21st May

[Mick]

Re: 21st May

Hello everyone how are we today then? hope everyone is doing well. Temperatures today are pretty high for over here it is 26 degrees now. Both rabbits are in the garage in the shed it's too hot for them. Just being to the shop getting some bits and pieces to go away with, hopefully the weather will be like this over the weekend. Need to make sure I pack a hat and a spear when I lose the first one!

Hiya lav and how are you today then? Hope everything is well over there. have the carpets comeupgood? Are you getting some of this sunny weather we are having as well?I hope so.have a good one

Hiya ppqp how are you today then?all good apart from the online game getting chopped .porkies..porky pies...slang for lies.are you back at work today?

Hiya slo how are you doing today. How is the little fella? I know all about meniscus and acl..I did mine in when I was running. I felt the pain and being a real clever clogs decided at the time I could run through it. I did, but it put an end to my running in total, which if I am totally honest was no bad thing. When you are running you are focused and objective driven comma and don't have time to look around you Who start when you walk, you have plenty of time to take in your surroundings and everything that is going on bit of a crazy trade-off I know but I enjoy walking a lot more than I did running, although in part of my life the running wasn't a voluntary issue neither was carrying the backpacks! Best of luck in getting yours sorted.

Hiya teegee and pie hope all is well with you

[Pie]

Re: 21st May

Post housecleaning day, and my little condo is smiling. This team wasn’t as thorough as the first; noticed some nose prints on lower windows. Got out my glass cleaning gear, and shined them all up, inside and out. So, at the end of the day, condo is clean, and I got some exercise.

What do you all eat for lunch? Got any ideas to share? Hoping for some easy options.

Happy hump day, all!

[porqoui]

Re: 21st May

MAE ALL...another nice day here, sunny, no smoke and temps around 20C, just where I like it.

Slo...no lilacs here yet, I do like the smell of them too. Sorry to hear Huxley is so sick and I hope you don't catch it. I had a hard time reading your description of what you're planning on doing for your chronic knee pain. Sure glad you know what you're talking about. DF stands for Doug Free, that's my boss's name. LOL I have all the workstations configured that staff can't download anything let alone games. I'm talking about my own computer at home.

Mick...I hope your weather stays good for your trip too. When you said you need to remember to pack a hat and a spear I thought you were going spear fishing. LOL Then I realized you meant spare. Yes, a spare hat would be a good thing too. Yup, I was back at work today and it was unusually quiet this afternoon while I was doing the online portion of my First Aid course. Then I realized I had closed my Outlook (email). LOL Had a little bit of catching up before I left for the day.

Pi...I like that...my little condo is smiling. If the only touch up you had to do was nose prints I think you still came out ahead. Can't help you with lunch ideas, I usually just skip it. I notice most of my coworkers eat left overs and they all look so good. If I have any left overs I usually leave it for the boys to eat during the day. I'm sure others will have some ideas for you.

Waves to TG and Lav, we'll probably end up X-posting. Have a good night all....:smile:PPQP

[Lavande]

Re: 21st May

Good evening friends,

We have everything put back where it belongs except in the basement. The carpet is taking a little longer to completely dry down there in the family room. I don’t need that space right now so it’s fine with me.
Still sunny & dry here which is nice. Some cooler weather moving in tomorrow they say. Now I hear we are on track for the driest May on record. Everytime they’ve predicted rain this month it didn’t appear. Strange for tis area but it is what it is.

PQ, good thing the antivirus software was doing it’s job. We had problems with our laptops for a while but we found out it was the kids downloading some BS games, haha. They don’t touch our laptops anymore Lol
Being certified in First Aid & CPR is a good thing & required to work almost anywhere here. Also a newer thing is Stop the Bleed - learning how to pack wounds after a mass shooting to save lives. Unfortunate but necessary these days. Enjoy your First Aid class. YB taught them & CPR classes for several years when he worked at the college.

Slo, your plan to get the knee pain under control sounds good. I hope it all works out for you. Sorry Huxley is still sick, poor guy. Is there a cool steam humidifier running in his room, they help a lot for the little ones. Hope he feels better soon.

Mick, yes the sunny weather is hanging around, thanks
I must have missed where you’re heading this weekend. A hat & a spare is a good idea haha!!!

PIe, I have so many nose marks on my windows & doors I’ve just learned to ignore them, haha. Glad you’re enjoying your clean house

Hello to Cyn, hope all is going well for you!

Have a nice night everyone!
Lav

[Mick]

Re: 21st May

Hiya all. How are we today? Hope all is well with you. Weather is overcast today but warm.not long taken the rabbits down to their holiday home .virtually everything packed up now, oil water etc all checked just a few bits and pieces left but not a lot. I've. packed lots of t shirts and shorts so it's bound to rain.

Hiya ppqp how are you doing. Yep it's a spare hat.this machine is racist doesn't understand Scots.how are things at work?did you do the online first aid course?are you still df? Have a good one

Hiya pie how are you?all sparkling clean?I usually have an omelette..3 eggs, tomato onion,slice bacon chopped up,mushrooms..that will be either breakfast or lunch. Trying to lose a bit of weight.

Hiya lav,how are you?we are off to a get together with loads of motorhomes..a rally. There are crafts groups etc on.I ain't really a crowd kind of person, so we shall see. Glad you have got the sun too


Hiya everyone else hope the world is turning well for you

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[Lavande]

Re: 21st May

Greetings friends,

Just checking in to say HI. Nice day here, a touch cooler which is perfect for me

Mick, hope your trip is fun, you just never know with these things. Keeping an open mind helps a lot. Hope your weather holds up for you too.

Hello to the rest of the crew, may check in again later.

Lav

[porqoui]

Re: 21st May

MAE ALL...weather was a little cooler here today too and no rain. I have tomorrow off so it's the start of my weekend.

Mick...safe travels and I hope you have a great time.

Lav...I don't think I've ever seen such a short post from you. LOL Did the carpet in the basement dry out enough?

Waves to Pi, Slo and TG, hope all is good with you guys.

It's the weekend before the provincial elections. I'll sure be glad when this is all over. It's gotten just ugly. Have a good night all....:smile:PPQP

[treegirl]

Re: 21st May

Mae all,

Goodness, I'm sorry to miss so many days... just trying to keep up with everything - online course, volunteer work making lunches for the homeless, my elder person that I see... somehow it all adds up to long days. And I can't seem to shake away this low-back pain that has been nagging for weeks now... sometimes better, sometimes worse... walking definitely doesn't help... so trying to figure it out. Pain is tiring!

Mick, good luck on your trip - I too thought that you were taking 1 hat and a spear... maybe to get it out of the water if it dropped in? LOL. Loved the jokes, thanks. I hope things are getting more settled for your FIL... perhaps he is still in the care center before going home? Wishing you safe travels and good weather.

Lav, so glad the carpets are done... at last, you can put all away! I hope that you get some rain for all the lovely things you have planted. My elder friend was in a lot of pain today with a muscle in her low back that acts up... I had to text the daughters to see if there was a care plan in place - well, there is one, but no one is doing it... so, I got Tylenol in her and a capiscum Salonpas and eventually it helped. But I had to really help her sit up, and get up when she went to the bathroom... so I'm thinking that I needs some classes (In addition to CPR, which I also should take) to help me know best practices for assisting a patient physically. Not a CNA level, but whatever else is available...

Pi - I love the emphasis on sparkle!!! It's the best, and really raises one's spirits, doesn't it? Good for you.

PPQ - good luck with getting a new router... I just about lose my mind when things don't work at home - which is my office also -- I have several ways to communicate with wifi, but none of them are brilliant, and none of them talk to my printer... ah well, someday I hire someone to figure it out...

SLO - so sorry to hear about Huxley's sickness again... I hope you are able to stay well. And what a story about your knee - I have a friend who just had surgery... sounds pretty tough... I hope they did it right!!

Today is the anniversary of my husband's passing... I've done okay, but the feelings of being "without" are still very much present. I have had such lovely notes from the people who were close to him... that is very sweet. I need a good rest tonight, and hopefully things will be brighter moving into June...

Bless you all for being here -
TG

[Pie]

Re: 21st May

Yes, TG the clean condo is uplifting. Particularly because it’s evidence that I once again give a f*ck about my surroundings, and am willing to put in some effort. Same goes for self care, hygiene, nutrition… everything except alcohol, until even that became too much of a bother. Such a crap way to live; everyday was a repeat of the one before.
I thought that I understood addiction, but am learning new things that are helping me to move past my dependence. Feels like out of the darkness, and into the light.
Today’s to-do list is not terribly exciting, but it will keep me moving. Thanks for being here, friends!!

[Slo]

Re: 21st May

Good morning, everyone:

I’m back home last night after driving up & down to D1’s house to help out with the three grandkids yesterday. Miracle: all three of them were healthy; no colds or anything for a change! It was a nice day. Mabel takes good naps. Beckett is still struggling some with potty-training, but that’s a boy for you. I think he just gets distracted and forgets. Cooper-pooper sure loves his mommy! He loves smiling at her.

TG, oh what a hard day to go through as you remember your husband’s day of passing and the unexpected, unfortunate loss of him from your life. I am so sorry that he is not still here with you for some more years.
Pain is tiring, and so hard for both you and your elder to suffer back pain.
It is good to learn how to safely transfer people who can’t move themselves well. My former sister-in-law would do it all wrong when she was caregiver to my MIL. And then complain about how hard it was, and how it hurt her back. When really, my slight-of-build, fairly mobile MIL was not that hard to get up out of a chair! Verbal cues would have done most of it! So I would show SIL how to do it, but she would forget due to her own burgeoning dementia. And then MIL’s brother would copy her and try to pull his sister up the same wrong way…aargh!

More later, as Young Daughter is here and wants some attention.

[Mick]

Re: 21st May

Just got here. There are over 1000 motorhomes and caravans
Here. Took us over 3 hours to get here. Forgot it was a bank holiday this weekend just getting hooked up and unpacked and go for a bimble. Hope everyone is well have a good weekend 16851106210304526396355564127512.jpg

[Slo]

Re: 21st May

That’s a huge motor home gathering, Mick! Maybe especially so since it’s Spring heading into Summer now, and a Bank Holiday weekend. It’s a 3-day holiday weekend here too, but I’m not doing anything, which is fine by me, as I can use the time to pack & prepare for my weeklong road trip vacation that I leave for on Tuesday (niece’s wedding).

Pie, I do best with a large, hearty midday meal; so more like a dinner for me. Like a hamburger & fries, leftover dinner food, etc.
I hear you about how self-care, hygiene, surroundings, & nutrition go south while in active addiction. I noticed some of that in myself, and I notice it in others. I have seen that people’s homes can really end up a mess when in a severe alcohol addiction state. It’s good for us to care again!

[Slo]

Re: 21st May

So you have ugly elections too, PQ!? I hope you?re having a wonderfully relaxing weekend. I?m just having 3 nerve blocks around my knee, if insurance will cover it. Now I know what a DF/AF day is! Ha!

Mick, that ostrich in the wood needs no explanation! I like the ice hole joke too!
Running is pretty bad for the knees long term, so I?m glad you can see the plus side of walking instead.

My mother?s apartment looks really nice! It is a nice blend of the things she?s had that are familiar, plus new things. Everything fits in there well. She is not used to apartment living yet though, and misses her old house & life some -like her yard.
She still hasn?t fully gotten her multitude of stuff out of her old house here, even though the estate sale is looming closer; so I helped her on Wednesday to go through more of her stuff. She finally got around to her two old cedar chests (one was her mother?s), where her supposedly most precious things are stored?we just chucked most all of it into the garbage or Goodwill. All us kids? first shoes, baptismal outfits, baby clothes, diaper pins; her old dolls, photos, cards received at one brother?s birth, all the mementos from her sister?s death, all her memorabilia from many Neil Diamond concerts, etc. So much for keeping shit! What?s the point?!

Lav, Huxley does have a humidifier in his room, so hopefully they use it at night.

TGIF!

[Lavande]

Re: 21st May

Greetings friends!

Still very nice here, we’ve been lucky. Soon enough we will be getting smacked with heat & humidity as usual for east coast summers.
My outdoor cat went missing for 3 days, then returned. If she has a litter on board she needs to go haha. Don’t want or need anymore cats around here.

PQ, enjoy your 3 day weekend! Sounds good to me. Monday is Memorial Day here so we are trying to get son & his family here Sunday for a cookout. We haven’t had any gatherings except for limited Christmas celebrations since the pandemic. The basement carpet dried enough so the furniture & TV are back in place downstairs. YB wants to get a bigger TV for down there, I really don’t care haha!

Cyn, I’m sorry you’re missing your husband. I can’t imagine how many are dealing with the same pain. Please know we care & wish you loads of strength :hug:
I just checked - if you Google Safe patient transfers there’s loads of instructional youtube videos to show you exactly how to help with the transfers without hurting the elder or yourself!!! This is exactly the same thing we learned in nursing school 50+ years ago!! I never hurt my back while working because I paid attention to the body mechanics. I hope you can rest up this weekend & get caught up on sleep too.

Mick, love the big puffy white clouds in your photo. I hope you have a great weekend.

Pie, Rome wasn’t built in a day so please don’t kill yourself trying to get everything caught up. The important thing is you are on the right track now & little by little you will be exactly where you want to be.
My personal theory is a lot of us used AL to numb emotional pain & depression. Once we come out on the other side free & clear of addiction we do realize it was a crap way to live. You’re doing great, keep up the good work.

Slo, glad you had some snot-free time with the grandkids, Lol
I guess your Mom needs some time to adjust to apartment living. Hopefully there’s some nearby activities to keep her occupied.
I am not that big of a hoarder but I do have some ‘memory’ stuff around. I just think about my kids having to clear out this house after we’re gone & I don’t think they’d be real happy to deal with all that stuff. They both live in smaller homes & wouldn’t have room for any of it anyway.

I think I need to go walk a mile, haven’t gotten enough walking in today. Wishing everyone a nice night!
Lav

[Mick]

Re: 21st May

Mae all. How are you doing today then?hope all is well with everyone. Got settled in OK,van set up etc for a power supply ththey are using generators to provide electrical power .it only gives 6 amps as opposed to 16 which you get on a normal hookup.so you have to work out the amps of the electrical equipment that you use at one time..who remembers Ohms law from school?anyway I tripped the electric for our section this morning..easy enough to reset .watched a couple of good tribute bands last night. One called badness, the other the illegal eagles..

The WiFi isquite fast atm,because no one is up,but it slows down as the day goes on.

Hiya lav how are you doing?glad carpets are dried out and kit is all back in place .I am a hoarder to acertain extent, but it's things I enjoy. What happens to it when I am gone won't bother me.did. you get your walk in?

Hiya ppqp how are things over there?hope all is well. Yes it's pretty good here as a change though not be rushing back.to try and make sense of it..we usually go to places that we like to explore around the areas.,not going for something specific. Her we are at a rally in a field in the middle of nowhere .not sure if that gets the point across anyways hope you have a great weekend

Hiya slo,how are you doing?hope all is good with you. Have you any plans for the weekend?

Hiya pie and teegee, hope you are both well

have a good weekend folks