Daring December

[Lizann]

Snoopy, fun drinks is a great idea! I bought a mango spritzer to serve for the holidays and then there's everyone's favorite cranberry juice and seltzer. I will also hide some sparkling cider to toast the parents to be when they share their news. It's the perfect reason not to have al in the house. Could it be any easier? I hope the arthritis doesnt get too bad!

On the agenda today is cleaning the house. And I mean a major clean! Nothing like company to whip my lazy little butt into gear!
I will also be making chicken gnocchi soup for dinner and I will be thinking of you Lav! Let you know how it turns out.

Have a great AF Wednesday!

[treegirl]

Morning all -
Welcome So Cali! Great to have you here - congrats on your AF time, and keep it going! There is nothing like the freedom that comes from closing that door - stick with us here!

Everybody's plans sound great - this is a super-quick post from me today, as I may have a client that needs help with a move asap.. . We'll see what happens.

In the meantime, keep it all going all. (Star - think about finding a good curcumin supp to take instead of ibuprofen - those nsaids really mess with your gut, and we don't want that! I have moved completely to curcumin for all pain management, and it works for me!)

Hello to Dill; it will be good to hear from you - take care all, and happy AF day.

[paulywogg]

Morning friends, thought I had a lot to say but now I can't think of anything, weird, too early probably,I'll just wish usall a happy AF Wednesday

[paulywogg]

Star,I agree with Cyn on the curcumin instead of ibuprofen, I always thought Advil was better than Tylenol and was popping those twice a day! Now I've read that they're terrible for the gut lining and cause all sorts of shenanigans, diverctulosis(spelled horribly wrong!) ulcers, etc,not to mention kidney and heart problems, it took me awhile to find a turmeric supplement I could tolerate though and I finally found NOW brand turmeric/bromelain mix,I hardly ever get a headache anymore and I used to have them daily,worth a try anyways

[Lizann]

House is clean and the soup was amazing!
Have a good night!

[Lavande]

Good evening friends!

Liz, come clean my house & make me soup, ha ha!! Good for you

Star, I currently buy most of my supplements from two places. Not cheap but good quality:

https://www.stopagingnow

High Quality Nutritional Supplements | NatureCity

I read an interesting story today about a young 35 year old woman, crippled with severe RA. Her doc had her on steroids & wanted to put her on Methotrexate. She researched & put herself on a plant based diet & 6 months later she was off the steroids & moving about freely without pain. That is truly amazing. She followed the FoK (Fork Over Knives diet) which eliminates inflammatory foods, oils, etc. There's always room to clean up our diets!!

Cyn, I hope your day went well with your possible client!
I found a giant chocolate lab circling my house - he was out there all day. He finally came up on the deck just as it was getting dark. We called a neighbor to see if he knew where the dog belonged. He didn't but took him home & supposedly to a shelter for the night. I couldn't let him in because my dogs were going nuts, Lol
Luckily it wasn't too awfully cold outside. Large, wandering dogs are not all that unusual around here.

Pauly, hope your day went well too!

Dill, are you OK?

Hello to So Cali!

Have a peaceful night everyone!
Lav

PS: update on that dog -
our neighbor just called to say the owner was located in Maryland. We only live 1/4 mile north of the state line but that dog sure did take a walk, ha ha!!

[Lizann]

Thanks for the update on the dog Lav! I will be able to sleep now!

[Snoopy56]

It's afternoon. I was unable to get into MWO till now, so glad it is fixed.

Lizann, my favorite drink currently is an Arnold Palmer, ice tea/lemonade mix, I really like it. My daughter is making punch for Christmas Eve, and will have booze in bottles next to the bowl if people want alcohol, I thought that was a great idea. Sparkling cider is fun too. It's fun to be creative and think of new things to offer.

Cyn and Pauly, I agree about the ibuprphen, I will have to look into curcumin. Thanks for the ideas.

Lav, thanks for the website link, will look at it soon. I know that being plant based would be the best, I will think about it. I notice all the bad things and symptoms increase. The poor doggy, lost, good your neighbor took care of it for you.

Hope to hear from you soon Lav.

Have a great night.

[Lizann]

So I guess that's why is quiet here today? Just a quick check in and goodnight from me. I'm starting work at 6am tomorrow. I hope it's not too busy!

[Lavande]

Good evening friends!

I was actually able to jump on here & start the Daily thread this morning after Cyn contacted me on FB & said the site was down. I sometimes think the outages are spotty.

Star, I picked up some flavored, unsweetened sparkling waters yesterday. I'll let you know how they are when I try them. I have them stored in the garage, can't even think of the brand name now.
Nice that the AL will be optional in your punch bowl

Hi Liz, I hope you have a decent day at work tomorrow. I have a long history of working every other holiday myself, so does my husband. My son was here this afternoon & he will be working a 24 hr shift tomorrow & a 12 hr shift Saturday. The fire dept in DC is lucky to have him

Cyn, I hope you are able to check in now.
Dill & Pauly, hope you are both OK.

My grandsons asked to come visit this afternoon so that felt pretty good after all this time. My son & the boys will be back Christmas afternoon, my DIL still wants to avoid us & I am thinking that's just as well at this point.
Tomorrow I will be getting my granddaughter for an overnight stay. Her parents will be celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary.

Wishing everyone a peaceful night!
Lav

[Lizann]

Lav, that sounds lovely. Enjoy the grand kiddies!

[dill]

Hello again AF friends, sorry for my unexpected hiatus. Life has overwhelmed me. The long and the short of it is my son had a relapse. I don't care to go into the details, but it has been very hard. We had the children with us over the weekend when things spiraled out of control, so at least they were safe and sound. But we had extra duties of care that we were not anticipating and still do. And extra emotional stress and worry. I don't really want to re-hash it just yet.

I just read up and it sounds like you are all well and enjoying the season. I will try to keep active here but it may be hit or miss for me. I hope you understand. I will do my best.

Hanging in there AF, but it's been a struggle. However, drinking will only make things worse. I know that.

Happy AF Friday everyone.

[Snoopy56]

Good morning...

Lav, I am so glad to hear that you saw your grandsons and that they are coming Christmas afternoon. Your DIL sounds like my mother-in-law, and that is not good as they both are about being right, and not about relationship. My MIL is a destroyer, and it sounds like your DIL is like that or heading that way. I wish there was some way to relay the info that it will not turn out well for her in the end. Oh, well, I wondered what is on your holiday menu? I am trying out many new recipes, for me, and so a little nervous that they work out, but I can read and follow directions,so there should not be a problem. Haha. I have to admit I paniced a little when the site was down, so will try and contact you on FB and request you as a friend. I do not want to lose contact if the site goes down.

Cyn, know you are busy, hope the weather is not too harsh. It is extremely mild here again, 50s and rain on Christmas day, I'll take that over snow any day. I went to a different yoga class yesterday morning, and the instructor played lovely Celtic music throughout, it was peaceful and gentle, I loved it.

Pauly, isn't it weird when you find out someone you know has a totally different life and is evil? Or does evil? Really scary and makes you rethink trusting others, which is not a good thing, but maybe it is. In the long ago past my husband worked with a guy who seemed OK, nice, then we found out later, after he had been arrested, he was robbing banks. Isn't that crazy? We could not believe it, but it was true and we never saw him again, thank goodness. I also worked with someone, not directly, that was a convicted child molester, and a liar and evil person too. I got out of that job as quickly as I could. You take care, there is both good and evil everywhere I guess.

Lizann, take care and hope your work day goes well. Nurses have tough schedules.

Dill, hope you are doing well.

Have a lovely AF Friday before Christmas Eve.

[treegirl]

Morning all -

Dill - :hug::hug::hug:. SO sorry that you have all of this to deal with - sending you lots of light and support. What a tough time to take all of this on. Sending light to your son, may he get back on track soon. Great job staying AF, keep it going!

Thanks Lav for getting the thread up again... sorry that I did not have time to check in again later yesterday. Such good news about your gsons, so happy.

Liz - you are like me, I would have lost sleep over that lost dog! Such a nice ending - I'm sure that dog's family was thrilled to get him back.

Pauly - it sounds like something went on that I didn't see as I read back... hope all is OK with you.

Star - your yoga class sounds just great. So glad for you. Congrats on your AF days, and good wishes for your party planning.

I'm in a rush to get ready to see these clients. I had an awful, terrible violent dream early this morning, and it's taking some time to shake it off... I need to get my head screwed on straight!

Wishing all a good day - stay strong!

To the light...

[paulywogg]

Morning friends, Dill,I'm so sorry about your son we're here for you though whenever you need to talk,Cyn,I posted on the daily thread that one of our customers and his son beat a homeless man with a pipe,he ended up dying so they're being charged with murder but the more I hear on the story from the news,I think it was kind of an accident, I don't think they went with the intent to kill,the mom worked at 7-11 and the homeless man and his girlfriend were asked to leave,they wouldn't so she called her husband to help and I think it got outta hand,everyone says she should have called the cops but from past experience at my shop when we've had to call them they won't come unless there's a weapon involved, very sad cuz this family has 4 other small children at home,now their lives are ruined Lav,I'm very happy to hear the grandkids will be there!! Star,you can add me on Facebook if you want,I'm not very active but friends with Lav,Mick,Liz and several others from here,I had to make a new one do I'm still in the process of requesting peeps,bleh,off to find food before I pass out,wishing us all a peaceful