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Post by karen54171 on Mar 25, 2024 11:38:02 GMT
Good morning. Our little bit of snow from yesterday is mostly melted, with rain today and tomorrow. High of 45.
Robin, yay on your DH eating off the hospital menu!! Yes, the hospitals have really changed their whole kitchens for better, for the patient. I am happy you will be able to take DH home today, as all that running does wear on a person. My DH went through all that in 2007 with how strict his eating had to be for a while, after going down to Froedtert Hospital. It was really a challenge as to what to feed him, but eventually he was able to eat normal.
Gareth, thanks for the info, about your DH and his TV, that makes me feel a bit better. My other worry with the living room TV, which is 66" is, if the living room is small, will that TV be hard to watch, like it is right in my face. What are your plans for Easter?
Anngie, oh my, I am so sorry for all that snow you got!!! We got officially an inch and 60 miles west of us got 13". We were just a little too warm for that snowstorm, but not done yet, as it is supposed to rain off and on into tomorrow, which is the best possible hope for us here, with the drought. I always hate looking at those snow piles the plows make, as then we look at those as they are getting dirtier and dirtier, for a while. Yes, everything went well Saturday; I wrote down everything that is going to the girls, which is what I needed us to do. I will call the apartment business office today.
Carol, here too, Easter was a big thing for dressing up. But there were some Easter's that were early, so it was a bit colder yet, so we had to wear our winter coats to church. I am sorry, but I do not remember if you said what you are doing for Easter. Are you traveling to see DGS?
Hello to Marsha and Pinky. Pinky, I hope you were able to make it to the funeral.
I am sorry, as I must not have been really clear about the issue with dessert and Easter. DD told me Saturday that her hubby wants some kind of carrot dessert, so he is making it. Along with the ham, and coleslaw, and whatever DD is making. Which ticked me off a bit, as then that does not leave a lot for the rest of us to figure out what to bring. DS said she is making some snacks. Ok, the official word from DD is that I can make the potato dish.
I just opened the blinds in the living room and see all the roofs and grass has snow. So that hopefully will melt today.
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Post by RobinS811 on Mar 25, 2024 12:39:36 GMT
Karen, glad you only ended up with 1 inch, that is like nothing, hopefully nothing froze. Good that you figured out what the girls are taking. Of course if it ends up that you have more room that you think, you might change your mind. It is so hard to tell if you are looking at an empty apartment and don't measure. With the TV, it is so hard to tell. It really depends on where you will be able to put your couch, and the TV. I am guessing you will sit on the couch if you are watching. Glad you figured out what you are bringing. If they are doing Cole slaw, would you make a potato salad, or a hot potato dish? You can always take the easy way out and make either roasted potatoes or mashed, I find those the easiest. For mashed potatoes, I learned when I was getting the food from Blue Apron, that if I had Yukon gold potatoes, where the peels are thinner, I could mash the potatoes with the skins on.
I am not sure whether DH will be home today or not. They said probably. A different doctor came this morning, and did not know that the other doctor said he would have a CT scan today. I was over there for about 2 hours yesterday, did a small amount of food shopping to get white bread, some yogurts, cottage cheese, things like that for breakfast that I didn't have for him, then went to CVS for a prescription. I should have really straightened up but ended up not. I think I mentioned this yesterday, but I was binge watching Virgin River. I finished Season 4, and ended up watching 3 episodes of Season 5 also. This was totally mindless TV. Now I will have to see what TV I can end up watching the rest of Season 5 on because as soon as DH is back, I know it will end up that the den TV is out. Even if he says he will be down in the basement doing something on the computer, he will surely come up when I am in the middle of a show. This is not something he would watch in a million years. I ended up getting in a little reading, The Secret Life of Sunflowers, which I have about an hour left to read on. Today is a nice sunny day here, and will get into the 50's.
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Post by gareth on Mar 25, 2024 15:48:28 GMT
Thankfully we didn't get all that much snow yesterday. For awhile though it was snowing so heavily you couldn't even see across the street. It ended up being a lot of icy slush that's all gone today once it warmed up. Gloomy now, Rain is predicted getting to 60Âş
A former coworker/friend called this morning on her way into town and wanted to meet for breakfast. She's done that to me before. Sorry but I need a little more notice than that. I'd already started breakfast and was in the middle of walking. She told me another one we'd worked with has pancreatic cancer. She didn't know what her prognosis is but doesn't sound good with that type of cancer. She's at least ten years younger than me though everyone always thought she was older from the way she dressed and acted.
Karen, I'll have to reread what you wrote. I totally misunderstood what he was asking for. Why did it tick you off? Have something else planned? You could always make baked potatoes in the crockpot. Easy to transport and keep warm.
Anngie, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! What are you doing to celebrate? Tomorrow is my sister's BD and Wed would've been my mom's.
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Post by pinky on Mar 25, 2024 15:55:11 GMT
Good morning from snowy windy South Dakota. Definitely a snow storm out there----maybe not a blizzard but a snow storm. it is 27 degrees now and that is the high of the day with the wind picking up more as the day goes on. Schools are closed in most of SD. Sioux Falls schools and a few more schools down in the SE tip of SD are open as they are getting rain and it is warm enough so far that it is not much of an issue----yet anyways.
We had visitation for my DBIL yesterday for those that could make it and the funeral has been postponed until April 12th. Family members that came from a distance left right after visitation so they could get home before the really bad weather set in. The roads weren't great going up and coming back but doable. At the funeral it will be a closed casket now but he was shown yesterday. We found out right away yesterday that the funeral would be postponed. I feel bad for the fact that all of the beautiful flowers will not hold up until then but with other funerals the funeral home had and Easter falling in there it was the best they could do. It is what it is!!
Karen---Hope they let you know today on where you stand on the new apartment so you are able to move forward with what's happening.
Robin---That is a good sign they are giving your DH normal foods. It will be a bit of a learning experience on the foods he cannot eat but I am sure you will figure it out quickly. My sister that had the same thing said the seeds in tomatoes and popcorn were the worst for her.
This is a great day to do some farm bookwork so I should really get to it. I will enter checks into Quickbooks so do not really have to concentrate to hard so I can listen to The Women for most of what I do today so a win win there. I also need to straighten up in this office and organize some things. It has been rather a mess since we did taxes and I have let it go so that is where I will be so will check in a few times.
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Post by pinky on Mar 25, 2024 15:59:33 GMT
Gareth----we were posting at the same time I see. So jealous of your 60 degree weather and the rain that we really need. So much better than the snow. I think we have 4 to 5 inches of snow but it is not done yet. Too bad you weren't able to go for breakfast. I would have put my breakfast I was making on hold to go out but that is probably just me-----I love breakfast out.
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Post by mikendanni on Mar 25, 2024 16:26:58 GMT
Robin – my 98 year old aunt (or maybe she is 97?? Not sure). Anyway – she had breast cancer 30 years ago and they did a mastectomy. All was ok until a few years ago when she was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. I think this was before Covid. She went through radiation and chemo and she must have been over 90. It went well, apparently there is some residual that they will treat with a pill but at her age they don’t think that will develop into something that will make her sicker before her time comes from just being that old. So I say your 90 year old aunt is good to go for treatment, as long as her doctors think she is healthy enough to undergo treatment. If the doctors thought it would not be worth it, they would say so. Glad to hear dh is feeling better and I hope they release him today, although if he is a whiney as you say you may be ready to send him back!
I don’t blame Harry for walking away from the Royal family based on what he went through as a child. But I do think that doing the interview and writing the book was just spiteful. And if their objective was to have a quieter life out of the spotlight and away from the criticism that they were living with, they sure went about it the wrong way. (BTW my nickname for ds is Prince Harry).
Karen – when dd moved into her apartment she thought she’d want a tv in her bedroom and in her living room so she was thinking she'd buy a second one, but she has realized that she only watches in the living room. If she wants to watch something before going to sleep, she watches on her computer. She doesn’t have cable, only streaming, so it’s the same shows. Sounds like you and Bob had a nice visit, and glad you are starting to get organized for the move. Can you get a floor plan with room dimensions from the manager so you can plan? That’s what I did when my mother moved so we knew what would fit and where it would all go before we moved.
Pinky – sorry the funeral had to be postponed but with the weather that was the right call. Will it end up being very small since everyone was in for the visitation this weekend?
Quiet weekend here as usual. I did go to Kohl's to return something and came away with a blouse that may be too big. It was on clearance so I couldn't find a smaller size to try so I ordered it. I ran into someone while I was working on ordering the smaller one and got distracted and ended up placing the order twice. Oh well, I have to go return one anyway so I guess I'll return 2! Saturday night was the Purim service at the synagogue (the story of Queen Esther) and that's all about fun and it really was a good time. Yesterday I stayed in all day. Got a few things done - made a pot of split pea for dh, white chicken chili for tonight's dinner.
Apparently my "girls' weekend" is back on. RV texted and said her dh and ds have booked their trip to Vegas first week in July so that's when we will be going. I'm not happy about that - first of all I don't want to be traveling July 4. Secondly it's a payroll week so not a great time for me to be gone. But I'm trying to determine how much of this is just me being spiteful because she's been such a pain to work with and it's been so hard to come up with somewhere to go because she has been everywhere. So I spent this morning trying to come up with something (good thing Boss is home recovering from surgery). We were looking at wine country Sonoma CA but airfare for me would be $1200+ and I think that's too much to spend just to get there. It's been frustrating. We have a zoom call scheduled for tonight and I think I'm just going to say you guys come up with somewhere and then if airfare is not formidably expensive, I'll be there, otherwise have fun without me. We need a budget, and nobody wants to come up with one, probably because it is so much more expensive for me because I'm not near a major airport.
Off my soapbox now.
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Post by RobinS811 on Mar 25, 2024 17:34:22 GMT
Marsha, thanks for telling me about your aunt. I could not believe what Raini said, and obviously you thought I was interpreting it wrong, which she confirmed that I wasn't. I hate to say to her, but I now hope something happens to her in 10 years and her family tells her not to take any treatment. She often says weird things, so maybe I shouldn't be surprised. As I said, and I am not sure that you saw, I think she should have kept her mouth shut if that was how she felt. And, when I said to her my aunt is in great shape, how does she say she's not in great shape because she has cancer. As far as Prince Harry goes, I think the book was OK, maybe some of the TV interviews not so much, but William is taking no responsibility for his part in this. I think that this monarchy could be falling apart.
Karen, I must have missed where you said you saw Bob, even though I went back and looked.
Gareth, glad your snow ended up with a lot of nothing. I would have done the same as Pinky, I would have ditched my breakfast and met my friend. I was debating calling my friend over the weekend, but then decided I didn't want to get myself ready to go out.
Pinky, I can't imagine listening to The Women while entering things into quickbooks. We don't use quickbooks, but I do have an accounting part of our case management program that needs things entered into. I am behind on that of course, I just have too many things to do. I guess they are waiting for the funeral so his DD can get there?
We don't have flowers at funerals, but I know it is a big thing for others. What are you doing for Easter? I think you probably told us, but I forgot.
DH is not coming home today. His white blood count was up again, so they are waiting. He may start to make some phone calls from the hospital. He wants me to bring him some things. I will do that, eventually, but may leave a little early, and go to the hospital. To me it's not really a big deal to go over there, but maybe that is why I am tired today, although I was up during the night longer than usual. My nose for some reason was very stuffy, so couldn't get myself comfortable. I bought Omeprazole over the counter and have been taking it the past few days, and it seems to be working! Success! I was taking Pantaprozole prescription for a long time, but I didn't feel that it worked. They should work the same, but maybe not. Maybe I shouldn't be hoping this much.
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Post by carol2 on Mar 25, 2024 19:03:47 GMT
Robin, sorry DH is still in the hospital. The name Raini sounds familiar. Did she used to be on this board or another I may been on the old WW boards? Anyway, a woman at church was told by her doctors in the hospital that nothing could be done for her cancer and should get her affairs in order. Her sons started getting in touch with a big cancer hospital in Dallas and got her in. She had chemo and it has been 10 years. Unfortunately the cancer has returned, but she is still fighting and has gotten 10 years more with her family. I think she is 90 now.
DH went to a town about an hour away to play golf with a college friend. Since I have the whole house to myself I'm doing a little deeper clean of the house than usual.
Marsha, if you don't want to go on the trip, tell your friends no and remember that is a complete sentence. You don't have to go into a long explanation of why you can't go.
There are usually flowers at funerals around here. We usually contribute money to a charity if the family has one requested.
We don't have anything planned for Easter. Our church is having a short sunrise service but we aren't going to it. We'll have a service at the regular time, too.
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Post by mikendanni on Mar 25, 2024 19:06:22 GMT
Robin - I have a prescription for omeprozole and it has really helped as I used to have to take tums every night before bed. It is cheaper under prescription than buying it over the counter, at least for me it is. I'm glad my story about my aunt was helpful. I agree, everyone ages differently and it's not fair to make assumptions about a person's health just based on their age. Sorry dh is still stuck at the hospital. He will probably be less antsy if he has something to do.
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Post by Anngie on Mar 25, 2024 19:18:51 GMT
Karen, you have mentioned Froedtert Hospital a few times, is that a medical center? Have you decided what kind of potato dish to make. Scalloped potatoes or German potato salad? Mashed potatoes can be made early in the day and then kept warm in a crockpot until you eat. That’s what I do for Thanksgiving/Christmas.
Robin, I’ve seen Virgin River suggested often and wondered how good it is. I take it it’s good as you’re on to season 5. I’d like to start Peaky Blinders which Cillian Murphy is in. Oh wow, I remember Raini from WW a few years ago. Re Harry/William - it was never clear who said the things Harry claims was said about how his children would look. To be honest, I tended to think it was their father maybe. But the animosity is much more between Harry and William, so now not so sure. Sorry to hear DH won’t be going home today. He must be feeling better if he’s asking for work to be brought to him. More running for you, though.
Gareth, to be honest, I agree with the others. I would have dropped whatever I was doing to meet a friend for breakfast, lunch, dinner or just coffee. Life is short. We’re going out to dinner to one of our favorite Italian restaurants for my birthday. Interesting, tomorrow is my brother-in-law’s birthday and Wednesday is my niece’s (his daughter).
Marsha, omg the girls weekend is back on! Can’t say that I’m surprised. I think it’s a great idea, hopefully you can find a place you’re all happy with. Are you hoping for a restful few days or an “on the go” type of weekend?
Pinky, I’m jealous of any place where it’s above 50 degrees and no snow. I fee so bad for your sister. I’ll bet the last thing she wanted was to put off the funeral. I’m glad to hear the trip there was doable. I can only imagine how bad those roads can get. The drifting must be atrocious.
Thanks all for your birthday wishes!
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Post by mikendanni on Mar 25, 2024 19:57:08 GMT
Anngie - Froedert is a big research medical facility just outside of Milwaukee so it's the go-to place for second opinions from here. That or Mayo in Rochester, MN which is further, or the University hospital in Madison, but most people go to Froedert. I liked Virgin River. A bit sappy but good. As for the girls' weekend, I'd be happy to sit at a beach and read a book then go out to eat but I think we will need to have somewhere to go or we will kill each other (haha!)
Carol - Re the girls' weekend - tbh I'm not sure I'm not just being pissy because I don't like how RV handled this whole thing, and I still don't like how she controlled the timing in a manner that works for her. But my more rational self reminds me that I do want to go and I did have fun with them when we went last time so I'd only be punishing myself by not going. And since I'm not running to AZ every other month I have the PTO available. So it becomes a matter of figuring out where to go. In the end I know this will cost me way more than them because of where I live and I resent that but it's not their fault that I don't live near a major airport.
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Post by pinky on Mar 25, 2024 21:25:39 GMT
Marsha-----I actually expect the funeral to be quite big. With the weather yesterday not very many attended so that was small and so I think many people will be at the funeral. Most of the ones at visitation yesterday were family and I think about 98% of them will be back for the funeral. Great that your trip is back on but I have to say I would be a little pissy about the whole thing too. Hope this is not upsetting to you----I assume since you mentioned it I am not being too nasty----but I kind of had to smile about you calling your DS Prince Harry.
Robin----Sorry DH isn't being released yet today. No the reason for the postponement of the funeral was because of our snow storm in SD. The DD did make it and is going to stay with her DM (my Sister) for several days so that is nice.
Carol---I can deep clean better to when DH isn't around----why is that???
Anngie----yes I think my DSis hated to put this off but it just seemed like the right thing to do. Burial is in a small town cemetery about half between here and Watertown so it would have been so nasty for that so I think they did what needed to be done.
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Post by pinky on Mar 26, 2024 1:01:50 GMT
Happy Birthday Anngie----Not sure if you seen my birthday greeting on FB or not but I had meant to say Happy Birthday before in my post. I hope you have enjoyed your day!!!!
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