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Post by busymom on Dec 6, 2023 10:05:57 GMT -5
I've had double pneumonia as an adult. It's awful stuff. I think it took about 8 weeks for me to even begin to feel halfway normal again. That's why I want you to be sure you're looking out for yourself.
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Post by busymom on Dec 6, 2023 12:20:26 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! I've already been to a couple of stores this morning to try & work on my Christmas shopping. Also, one of our neighbors just had their first baby, so I'll be dropping off a baby gift for their little boy.
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Post by Sharon on Dec 6, 2023 20:23:35 GMT -5
toomuchreality thinking of you and hoping you are able to get the rest you need to get well.
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Post by toomuchreality on Dec 6, 2023 22:07:14 GMT -5
toomuchreality thinking of you and hoping you are able to get the rest you need to get well. Thank you. ♡
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Post by snapdragon on Dec 7, 2023 15:14:54 GMT -5
Hi all,
I need to make some more tea and actually do something physical around the house. It's been mostly phone time today.
Found my Christmas cards late yesterday and plan on finishing them to mail Friday.
Off to have food and beverage.
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Post by busymom on Dec 7, 2023 17:15:12 GMT -5
Good Afternoon Kids! Thankful it is almost Friday, as it's been a full day. First, I went to the dentist this morning to have the work finished on my crown. Then, going home they closed the entrance to the highway, but I know this part of town well, and knew where to drive to get back on track. Unfortunately, I spotted a sign for an estate sale, and just had to check it out. I bought an antique child's toy before continuing the drive home. Then, after lunch I went to Lowe's and bought 2 new light fixtures for our smaller bedrooms. (The electrician comes by late next week, to put them up, and replace the fixture over the dining room table.) Then, DH has been working on the basement all day, and I did some decision-making on things we could throw out. If you're bored snapdragon, you can help me vacuum the dead bugs we found underneath some of the boxes. The basement actually looks really good now, and almost ready for the guys that'll be here Monday to expand our ductwork. Whew! I need a break just from reading this.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Dec 7, 2023 17:44:23 GMT -5
You have been very busy.
This is why I don't stop at estate sales. There would always be something I think I need.
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Post by Sharon on Dec 7, 2023 19:11:04 GMT -5
We were told today that we need to put in as many hours next week as we possibly can, testing and verifying job setups. The weekend of the 15th we are moving all of our stuff to the cloud. All the employees would like to wait until after the first of the year but the big boss wants it done before the end of the year. I'm glad the Christmas shopping is pretty much done, but I do need to wrap. Christmas cards probably won't happen this year and the house is getting dirtier and dirtier. Tomorrow evening I will have the three youngest grandkids over for dinner and then into the evening. Saturday I do hope to paint my office area, it was primered last Saturday. There is a bell choir performance late Saturday afternoon I would also like to attend, but we shall see. Looks like Sunday will probably be spent working.
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Post by busymom on Dec 7, 2023 19:42:23 GMT -5
We'll probably be mailing out most of our Christmas cards AFTER Christmas this year. There's just been too much going on since before Thanksgiving. That's not a big deal in my family, as plenty of people have too much going on during the holidays. We've even received Christmas cards more than once during the Spring after Christmas.
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Post by Opti on Dec 7, 2023 19:46:12 GMT -5
I've had double pneumonia as an adult. It's awful stuff. I think it took about 8 weeks for me to even begin to feel halfway normal again. That's why I want you to be sure you're looking out for yourself. Yikes, I've heard of similar cases and hope I never have to experience that.
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Post by Opti on Dec 7, 2023 19:48:51 GMT -5
Whew! I barely made it to my dr appt, on time. Traffic was WAY worse than I expected, at that time of day! Dr did exam and took xrays of my lungs. I have pneumonia throughout both lungs. She starting me on a stronger antibiotic for 2 weeks and prescribed more cough meds. Said we'll reevaluate in 2 weeks. Unless I continue to get worse during the next week. Lots of rest and fluids. She said, no wonder you feel terrible. Luckily I haven't had an extreme fever with it. So that's my story, for today. When I go back to DD2s, I might move Golden Sister's car out of garage and park mine in there. She's not even here, to know if her windows need to be scraped! I had to scrape mine today, before I could leave. And I didn't have a scraper in my car. Grrr. No more house sitting for me! On 4th of July (this last summer), when topic of house sitting came up, I asked both my girls, how often they took care of my ferret(s) for me, when I asked? "ZERO!" They wouldn't even come over and check on my ferret, or feed him. They just said "No" and walked away. Me bringing that up, greatly upset DD2. She said, she was never going to ask me again. It was the truth! It was her husband who ended up asking me to house sit. We'll see what the future brings. *I'm glad I went to the doctor again, today.Thanks for all your support! ♡ Next time they say this, go with TY, I agree. I think you should hire professionals instead. They are probably younger and healthier anyway.
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Post by Opti on Dec 7, 2023 20:01:49 GMT -5
How's your medical coverage for urgent care? Sometimes it's just easier for me to pay the $35 copay there instead of trying to get into doctor/pediatrician for $25. Most urgent cares let you setup appts online so you don't have to wait on site as long. Honestly, I don't know. I've never been to urgent care. I'll have to check into it. Thanks! TMR, fwiw I was able to get quick telehealth visits through my new health conglomerate. The current doctor who saw me and realized the zpak wasn't enough, was able to fit in a telehealth visit in less than 24 hours. I had to take whatever they could drum up the following day, but if you are home sick, I think it really doesn't matter on the time. Just something to think of in the future. I am still so weak I could not walk to my regular bus stop nor the closest store today. I am worried for you. The older you get, the more careful you need to be with certain things like respiratory infections.
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Post by toomuchreality on Dec 7, 2023 20:24:25 GMT -5
We were told today that we need to put in as many hours next week as we possibly can, testing and verifying job setups. The weekend of the 15th we are moving all of our stuff to the cloud. All the employees would like to wait until after the first of the year but the big boss wants it done before the end of the year. I'm glad the Christmas shopping is pretty much done, but I do need to wrap. Christmas cards probably won't happen this year and the house is getting dirtier and dirtier. Tomorrow evening I will have the three youngest grandkids over for dinner and then into the evening. Saturday I do hope to paint my office area, it was primered last Saturday. There is a bell choir performance late Saturday afternoon I would also like to attend, but we shall see. Looks like Sunday will probably be spent working.
You're going to be BUSY between now and Christmas! I remember when the company I worked for years ago, went from everything being hand written and filed, to being entered and stored on computers. Not only did we have a whole new system and way to do everything, all the handwritten information had to be entered into the new computer system. Years and years of information, company wide, had to be redone, along with keeping up with the daily stuff we normally had to do. Mandatory overtime. No breaks or lunches were allowed, for a couple of months. Then one of the ladies I worked with contacted EEO and reported them. Suddenly, breaks and lunches were absolutely required, to be taken. Which we were happy for, but we still had mandatory 12 hr work days and Saturdays, until it all got done. Too bad, if you had kids and no sitter. Or anything else. If you wanted to keep your job, you did what they said, when they said it. What a nightmare. I hope yours goes better than that. It was a boatload of work! Have fun with your grands, if you can and I hope your office gets painted.
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Post by toomuchreality on Dec 7, 2023 21:00:23 GMT -5
Whew! I barely made it to my dr appt, on time. Traffic was WAY worse than I expected, at that time of day! Dr did exam and took xrays of my lungs. I have pneumonia throughout both lungs. She starting me on a stronger antibiotic for 2 weeks and prescribed more cough meds. Said we'll reevaluate in 2 weeks. Unless I continue to get worse during the next week. Lots of rest and fluids. She said, no wonder you feel terrible. Luckily I haven't had an extreme fever with it. So that's my story, for today. When I go back to DD2s, I might move Golden Sister's car out of garage and park mine in there. She's not even here, to know if her windows need to be scraped! I had to scrape mine today, before I could leave. And I didn't have a scraper in my car. Grrr. No more house sitting for me! On 4th of July (this last summer), when topic of house sitting came up, I asked both my girls, how often they took care of my ferret(s) for me, when I asked? "ZERO!" They wouldn't even come over and check on my ferret, or feed him. They just said "No" and walked away. Me bringing that up, greatly upset DD2. She said, she was never going to ask me again. It was the truth! It was her husband who ended up asking me to house sit. We'll see what the future brings. *I'm glad I went to the doctor again, today.Thanks for all your support! ♡ Next time they say this, go with TY, I agree. I think you should hire professionals instead. They are probably younger and healthier anyway. Heck, they are pissed that they have to pay $700, for their trainer, to take care of their 2 dogs, for 10 days. I think they were hoping I would back down and say the dogs could stay at their house, with me. Not a chance! That is one rule I have stuck to, ever since they got their dogs. They're not my responsibility! And even though they're not a year old yet, they're way too much for me to handle. They're huge and massively powerful. Nope, nope nope. Taking care of their house, cat and fish is enough for me to handle, at my age. And for this length of time, while being sick, there's no way I could take care of 2 massive French Bulldogs too. I think 1 weighs 70lbs and the other weighs 85lbs. My daughter just got a new Cadillac SUV a few months ago and her husband bought a fancy new truck, a couple of weeks ago. We just went to Disneyland in Oct and now they're on a 10 day cruise, with their daughters and his family. Although he complains about money, they just hired 2 more employees, before they left so they don't seem to be hurting, financially. If they want it, they buy it. So they can pay for the dogs to stay somewhere else, if they want to go somewhere. And maybe next time, they'll find someone else to stay at their house too.
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Post by busymom on Dec 7, 2023 21:03:54 GMT -5
They got a good deal on dog care, toomuchreality. If I went on vacation, and my daughter couldn't watch my dogs (which frankly, she probably won't be able to next year) I can't get by any cheaper than $100 per day, and that's for a place with a good reputation.
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Post by toomuchreality on Dec 7, 2023 21:46:25 GMT -5
They got a good deal on dog care, toomuchreality. If I went on vacation, and my daughter couldn't watch my dogs (which frankly, she probably won't be able to next year) I can't get by any cheaper than $100 per day, and that's for a place with a good reputation. Yes, I know that they're getting a good deal. 15+ years ago, DD1 paid $50 per dog, just for day care. If you didnt pick up by 5 (or 6pm?, you were charged $25 per dog, per hr, until you picked up your dog. It was only day care, not 24 hour care. I guess that's one way they can afford eveything they do. He's a good talker and gets what he wants. I try not to get into issues with him and DD2.I hate to argue. They do not. They want to win, at all costs. So I just acknowledge what they say, especially if it doesn't effect me.
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Post by Icelandic Woman on Dec 8, 2023 13:33:49 GMT -5
Happy Friday Muffins!!!
One more long week and then 3 short ones!!! WooHoo!
We may get 1-2 inches of sNOw tonight into tomorrow but then back to the 50s and then 40s next week!
Have a Wonderful Weekend!!!
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Post by busymom on Dec 8, 2023 13:48:08 GMT -5
Good Afternoon Kids! I went to 2 grocery stores this morning, and picked up one more Christmas gift. I am NOT impressed with food prices right now, so I'm adjusting my meal plans accordingly. I need to get most of my Christmas shopping done NOW, because next week I'll be stuck at home for most of the week while the contractors do their thing.
It is dark & gloomy here once again. Tomorrow we've got just a touch of snow in the forecast, but I don't plan to be driving in it.
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Post by Sharon on Dec 8, 2023 14:19:30 GMT -5
My last Christmas present item is bouncing around between 2 mail processing facilities at the moment. So far it has bounced back and forth 4 times.
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Post by busymom on Dec 8, 2023 14:39:28 GMT -5
I'm still waiting for 3 Christmas gifts to be delivered. USPS is seriously s*cking at package delivery these days. There should have been plenty of time for everything to arrive before Christmas, but right now I'm not so sure.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Dec 8, 2023 16:01:40 GMT -5
My last Christmas present item is bouncing around between 2 mail processing facilities at the moment. So far it has bounced back and forth 4 times. Sharon, call your post office. They can intercept the package once it starts doing that and get it to you much quicker than it will be otherwise.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Dec 8, 2023 18:48:35 GMT -5
Peeps, I am exhausted reading about your week. Not that mine was easy. Got the car serviced and did my second in the series of four steroid shots in my back. So far, the shots are working well. I hope to keep doing them and never need surgery. Dealt with the usual crapola with my coworkers. I am sooo glad I am not in an office setting. These people would have disappeared into the Everglades by now. I am supposed to be meeting my brother and SIL after my race tomorrow. They disembark from a cruise at Port Everglades and drive north. My race is on their way home. I will text them when I am done, and see where they are at. Knowing these two, they will be late and/or doing the no-show thing, like last year's attempt at this (at that time, my SIL had to be taken home. Seems she developed a boil on her butt that needed lancing. My guess is that she sits too long at the ship gambling machines, but what do I know?) We do have some family drama to deal with - my brother's first wife, who is in a nursing home following a stroke, lost her third husband this week. He was a druggie and drinker, had cirrhosis, cancer and lingering head trauma from a fall. Not sure which of the three did him in, but he died Monday. His family has now totally abandoned her. They had no kids, he has no money or estate; not even SS. He never worked long enough full-time to get the benefit. He was getting SSDI, but of course that's over. Ex-SIL never worked (unless you call being a professional moocher work) so she has nothing. She is in a Medicaid facility and of course, hates it because it's not the palace she thinks she deserves. She was in rehab, but they kicked her out for being uncooperative with the therapists. Her nearly 90-year-old mother cannot care for her (she uses a wheelchair; has little use of her left arm or leg), her daughters and their spouses both work and none of them have a house that can accommodate a wheelchair or the means to pay for private care. So now, somehow, she becomes a family problem. Um, really? This woman who tried to kill my brother in front of the kids? Nah, I'm good.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Dec 8, 2023 19:27:20 GMT -5
I would definitely be good, Nancy.
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Post by toomuchreality on Dec 8, 2023 19:32:21 GMT -5
Peeps, I am exhausted reading about your week. Not that mine was easy. Got the car serviced and did my second in the series of four steroid shots in my back. So far, the shots are working well. I hope to keep doing them and never need surgery. Dealt with the usual crapola with my coworkers. I am sooo glad I am not in an office setting. These people would have disappeared into the Everglades by now. I am supposed to be meeting my brother and SIL after my race tomorrow. They disembark from a cruise at Port Everglades and drive north. My race is on their way home. I will text them when I am done, and see where they are at. Knowing these two, they will be late and/or doing the no-show thing, like last year's attempt at this (at that time, my SIL had to be taken home. Seems she developed a boil on her butt that needed lancing. My guess is that she sits too long at the ship gambling machines, but what do I know?) We do have some family drama to deal with - my brother's first wife, who is in a nursing home following a stroke, lost her third husband this week. He was a druggie and drinker, had cirrhosis, cancer and lingering head trauma from a fall. Not sure which of the three did him in, but he died Monday. His family has now totally abandoned her. They had no kids, he has no money or estate; not even SS. He never worked long enough full-time to get the benefit. He was getting SSDI, but of course that's over. Ex-SIL never worked (unless you call being a professional moocher work) so she has nothing. She is in a Medicaid facility and of course, hates it because it's not the palace she thinks she deserves. She was in rehab, but they kicked her out for being uncooperative with the therapists. Her nearly 90-year-old mother cannot care for her (she uses a wheelchair; has little use of her left arm or leg), her daughters and their spouses both work and none of them have a house that can accommodate a wheelchair or the means to pay for private care. So now, somehow, she becomes a family problem. Um, really? This woman who tried to kill my brother in front of the kids? Nah, I'm good.
Holy moly! I'd be giving Her a hard pass! Why would you invite someone like that, into your life? Nope, nope. NOPE! The road she's on, is her own asphalt! Don't make it yours.
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Post by Opti on Dec 9, 2023 2:04:52 GMT -5
I'm still waiting for 3 Christmas gifts to be delivered. USPS is seriously s*cking at package delivery these days. There should have been plenty of time for everything to arrive before Christmas, but right now I'm not so sure. There are many people on vacation and USPS is a subcontractor as well for Amazon and others. I saw three different delivery vehicles here in less than one hour. Order volume is way up so I'd try to find out where the problem lies as its more than 2 weeks before Christmas per my calendar. I am not however trying to have anything to arrive in time for Christmas as I no longer do Xmas gifts unless it is my critters. The stuff I buy on sale for me are not Christmas gifts for me as I am usually waiting for the once yearly sales to buy shoes or whatever at the lowest price I know it usually sells for. The gifts you are waiting on, was it USPS on both ends, i.e. shipped from a USPS facility to another USPS facility?
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Post by busymom on Dec 9, 2023 11:37:00 GMT -5
I'm still waiting for 3 Christmas gifts to be delivered. USPS is seriously s*cking at package delivery these days. There should have been plenty of time for everything to arrive before Christmas, but right now I'm not so sure. There are many people on vacation and USPS is a subcontractor as well for Amazon and others. I saw three different delivery vehicles here in less than one hour. Order volume is way up so I'd try to find out where the problem lies as its more than 2 weeks before Christmas per my calendar. I am not however trying to have anything to arrive in time for Christmas as I no longer do Xmas gifts unless it is my critters. The stuff I buy on sale for me are not Christmas gifts for me as I am usually waiting for the once yearly sales to buy shoes or whatever at the lowest price I know it usually sells for. The gifts you are waiting on, was it USPS on both ends, i.e. shipped from a USPS facility to another USPS facility? They've been passing packages from one delivery company to another, like they're passing a football. I might expect a delivery from USPS, and then a UPS truck shows up. Sometimes FedEx gets involved too, but very rarely these days do I get a package from the original company I was told would deliver it. It's frustrating to keep up, and I'm thankful I get text messages so I can halfway keep up. It must be a nightmare to work for any delivery company these days. It's certainly NOT unusual for packages to arrive after 8 pm here, and since it's dark by 5, I imagine reading house numbers is a royal pain.
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Post by busymom on Dec 9, 2023 13:40:38 GMT -5
Good Afternoon Kids! We're supposed to get a dusting of snow, but so far nothing is sticking to the ground. Doesn't mean the roads couldn't get slick, so I'm staying home. Lots to do anyway.
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Post by Opti on Dec 9, 2023 14:19:53 GMT -5
Fun drama in a street bordering where I live. I do not know what happened, but I am fairly certain that sketchy guy who does live in the complex was in the lead car that contained 4 people. The Acura SUV behind them had one nicer dressed black guy in it, but that does not mean they do not know each other. Did not see any damage, weirdly the guys in the front car moved stuff out of the trunk into the back seat. All men. One sketchy looking white guy and three black/brown?
Sketchy black guy in the complex is rumored to have been released from prison and may have his hand in drugs or whatever. He certainly does smoke more than his share of weed in the more around the complex. I have had to walk through MJ smoke from him or his female SO on more than one occasion while walking to the bus. Hope it appears in the police blotter section of out next monthly free area paper. We've got warnings from complex management that people are trying to break into cars and to please lock yours.
So I went car shopping and car looking after doing some micro gardening. (Walked around vehicles within sight of the drama. One is a relatively new Jaguar sportscar. Black on black, my least favorite of all car color combinations but a dealer standard. Think I am going to take a nap and then a short walk for Moon Shadow's romaine lettuce (pricey at the Spanish market) and maybe get the slick Xmas cards for my two sisters.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Dec 9, 2023 14:36:51 GMT -5
Peeps, I have had a great day so far, though not exactly to plan. The race was great. Finished 8th of 23 in my five-year age group, so not unhappy with that, and very happy with the time. Never ran in a winery before. Weather was good, but a little warm. I got a text on the drive up from my SIL, so I knew it could not be good. She got COVID on the cruise. Yup, Miss Anti-Vax Forever got COVID. I did not text back "neener neener neener!" Just advised her and my brother to get home and to the nearest doc/clinic/hospital to get treated. I know she won't go. They will check her vaccination status on the state website. So I got a quick bite on the way home, and got new running shoes for asphalt races, and some socks. Also did a Walmart stop; it was surprising civilized in there, considering it was late morning. Got home and unpacked the car. DH said he was not ready for lunch yet, so we trimmed the hedges. I have two loads of laundry done and the house vacuumed. I had two chicken breasts from last night that I did not cook. Mozzarella cheese was on sale this week, so chicken parm it is.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Dec 9, 2023 19:45:57 GMT -5
Your newsletter today is spot on, Nancy.
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