Time for updates & News from all...

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Time for updates & News from all...
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Sat, 06-02-2007 - 12:04pm

Time to have an on-line Koffee-Klatch-let's hear from everyone who can join us...

Janet-enjoy your visit & one-on-one time with Amy.Who is minding her kids & Noe while you do this?How long is she going to be taking the Phlebotomy course?Hopefully you can get Noe the transfusion he so desperately needs sooner, rather than later.(Adam used to do the same thing-he'd show them where to give him the IV or how to do the venapuncture)

DianeX-enjoy your holiday-not quite close enough for me to scoot over & visit over a coffee too.

Diane-glad to hear that Nino is working out so well-sounds like he is the dog meant to be in your home for sure.A lucky dog indeed.

Sue-how are you & dh?Is the rash still there?How are his burns healing?

Susiegail-I cannot imagine sciatica that excruciatingly bad.They do prescribe Demerol tablets-maybe only a small number-but certainly a good thing to have on hand, I'd think under the circumstances.

Kathy-good luck with the hunt to find a nice place to retire to, somewhere that will allow you the luxury of a roof over your head & food on the table too?

Elspeth-you are coming closer to me, Philly isn't THAT far away, but certainly not close enough that I can meet up with you & dh-unfortunately.So when you are in your hotel, enjoy a sip of coffee & think of us just a bit further north & a bit further east.I'd say pedal on over-but probably just a bit too far for that!(LOL)

Charla-how is it going with dd?Did she submit her final drawings for that contest?Is she going to be home again soon?And how is your mother managing in the new residence?

Shirley-is enjoying the very best of Spring that Calgary has to offer, I am sure!

Linda-I lose track of where you are-at the lake with Bill or in Anaheim with the girls & the grandchildren.I suspect we will soon be knowing you as "Mother of Danyell-the famous artist".

Who did I miss?As "the old lady of the board"I retain the right to have a "senior's moment" & forget someone.I did this post about an hour ago & iVillage lost it!So I had a "senior's tantrum" before trying it again!

As for an update from us?we are doing ok.Susan is in China, & hoping to meet Jonathan tomorrow.(they have about 24 hours in Beijing before going on to Inner Mongolia where he is.Hopefully 24 hours to sleep!)Adam's back pain seems to need more attention-so that will be job #1 for Monday-to get hold of his Palliative Care dr.He doesn't say it hurts more-it is a question of degree after all-but when bug bites or paper cuts become the end of the world-it is time we got him something more.We have beautiful weather today-so I intend to spend what I can of it, enjoying it because I understand the rains & cooler weather are coming for a few days.

So join my little newsgathering moment here-let the rest of us know how you are doing.

Nora

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Wed, 06-06-2007 - 6:07pm
Nora - I couldn't imagine sciatica that bad either...just goes to show. I didn't know that you could get Demerol at all outside of a hospital...hmmmm! I am started on my summer vacation, well, sort of, as I have a couple of research projects still in the fire, but I talked to my principal this morning and said that I had spoken with the others and I would be "telecommuting" if she didn't mind, and she didn't. God bless technology. DD had an appointment with the gastroenterologist at 7 am today at the Medical Center across the city, so DH took her...she got two new prescriptions which hopefully will help her condition, and then he dropped her at work. The weather here is what the meteorologist calls "unseasonably cool", which means it's foggy, windy and in the 50's - yuck! Sciatica now gone, I took a nice long walk this morning and also finally got some marketing done...DH and I had just about eaten everything but the proverbial kitchen sink. Am still trying to get some more planting done in the garden but it's not too much fun out there, weather-wise, right now. That's about it with me right now. All the best to everyone,
Sue

 

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Wed, 06-06-2007 - 10:50pm

Wow, only 306 posts since my last visit! LOL DH and I returned from vacation last week. We had a wonderful 10 days of meandering through the mountains. It took us 6 days to get from Chicago to Raleigh NC, and we enjoyed every moment of it. This week I'm trying to catch up on the past two weeks worth of work, then I'm off to Atlanta for a week to train the accounting staff at our office there.

After two weeks away from home, I had a bit of a "clutter crisis" when I got home. This place is just terminally messy. I went through about 3 months worth of mail and threw out all the extraneous paper. Then I went through my closet and got rid of a lot of clothes I never wear anymore, and got rid of about a zillion excess wire hangers also. Then a few days ago a friend of my daughter's, who loves to sew, stopped by. I probably gave her about 100+ lb. of fabric that either I've acquired myself over the years or inherited from my MIL when she died. Literally drawers and boxes of the stuff. She was thrilled to have it and I was thrilled to be rid of it. Who has the time??? I had tons of beautiful fabrics I had bought to make dresses and jumpers and princess costumes for my DGD when she was living with us - but never found the time to make. I'm a great idea person and shopping is my forte - but the follow-through - eh - not so much.

I did manage to get some annuals planted last weekend after I got home, but I didn't get too far. I got all the pots and boxes in the front of the house planted. That comes to 8 boxes and 5 pots. But I haven't even begun to actually put anything in the ground yet. The flower gardens are barren, the herb garden is just weeds, none of the boxes on the back deck are done, and in the past few weeks the perennial beds have been totally taken over by weeds and thistles again! In my next life, I'm going to be able to afford a gardener!

July 1 will be our 35th wedding anniversary, and if the weather is nice we're going to hop on the bike and take a long weekend together. Can't wait!

Deb

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Thu, 06-07-2007 - 12:41am

Time to stop lurking and come out of the woodwork, I think.....you all are just too friendly to resist!


I'm calmama, aka Barbara (I've stayed "calmama" on my other boards, but I'll "come out" here!), and cl with Elspeth at Parents of College Students.

                        Calmama54, from the beautiful


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