~cattleman cafe~ & another 24...

[Slo]

That’s exciting about the new tractor you’ll be running, Cowboy!

I need time with these little grands while they’re still young and like & need Grandma time! Too bad I’m impaired, but I need to do what I can anyways.

I’m watching The Handmaid’s Tale with my sister lately. It is gruesome, but good.

Have fun with crabbing and kayaking today, Rava! You as well with volunteering, Dill.

That is a big baby, Ginger. Congratulations!

Thinking of you, Jude, as you grieve and take of your husband post-op.

I woke up too early again, but got a swim in anyways.

[Jude58]

Cowboy, that sounds like a lot of tractor to run, but I'm sure that you'll do fine!

Good morning cafe! Here's to an AF day for all of us please...

[dill]

I think my Ford Edge is big and I would be very afraid to drive anything larger. Well, I have driven a pick up truck... But that's my limit. I am so impressed by folks like you, Cowboy! Cory is lucky to have you. Still no movement on the hospital closure. I saw in the City Council minutes that they are working on a zoning proposal for a new facility, but I don't rightly know what will happen. I think it will be decided in June/July.

24 more, please.

[Rava]

Good morning Cafe. Can’t believe it’s already Friday! Cowboy, that new tractor sounds great. You will be a pro at it in no time! I think I will continue with the cortisone shots on the knuckle until they no longer work. I have an appointment next week and will ask about the joint surgery tho. It’s nice to have options. No crabs yesterday. It was a complete bust but we did see about 15 dolphins throughout the day swim by in pairs. Beautiful for sure. Hope everyone has a Good Friday. I was thinking last night of how when I first quit drinking I would stand awkwardly at parties, etc with a bottle of water or a coke and everyone would pester me about why i wasn’t drinking. Now putting that fizzy flavored water (in a dark color like blackberry, raspberry) into a wine glass changes everything. Even my attitude because I fit in without the questions and awkwardness. It might sound strange but really helps me feel normal at functions. 24 more please and thank you.

[abcowboy]

5:23am in Alberta, another 24 for me please, and thanks...

In the last 24 hours, these friends have joined in for 24 hours of wellness:
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Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!

[abcowboy]

I didn't realize you have a Ford Edge dill, don't you have an EV as well?

Sounds like you've found what you needed as an af drink Rava, things like that make being sober a lot easier when out in groups. Good for you!

[Slo]

Ah yes, I can see that having a dark red-colored fizzy water in the wine glass would make a difference. And better than de-alcoholized wine, which usually doesn’t taste very good.

Dill, so it’s the hospital that you volunteer at that might close? I have a Ford Escape.

I called my uncle yesterday, and we visited on the phone for over 3 hours! I was feeling lonely, so it was wonderful.

I am struggling with the weak, dizzy & lightheaded symptoms from my POTS today. Hope I will be able to pull it together.

[Ginger999]

Oh my! I forgot to check in. Seems my life is sooo crazy right now but sooo great and grateful for all the stuff going on.

It appears I may be headed for a new joint in my thumb but can't get into the ortho dr until June. In the meantime, I've found a small joint brace that is working wonderfully, if I wear it all the time so I am.

Waves to all my friends! I'll take another day of freedom

[Jude58]

It's crazy how long you have to wait to be seen by a doctor lately. It's kind of scary where the medical field is going these days, and to me it seems as though doctors have incredibly busy schedules, and that compassion is going the way of the dinosaurs. Kinda sad really...

Mr. J has a 1999 Ford F 350 and it's a beast to drive. Thankfully, I don't have to use it that often!

24 more please...

[abcowboy]

5:20am in Alberta, I'll have 24 more please, and thanks...

In the last 24 hours, these friends have joined in for 24 hours of wellness:
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Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!

[abcowboy]

Mr J's truck is a classic Jude, I'd love to have a truck like that!. Funny how we get so used to the vehicles we normally drive, I know when I drive Bubba's Flex it seems like my butt is almost touching the pavement lol.

Have you had problems with your thumb all along Ginger, or is this something new that's cropped up?

I can't imagine spending 3 hours on the phone with anyone Slo, but then I've never been much of a phone person. Glad you got to spend that time with him though.

I bet it was pretty cool watching the dolphins Rava, too bad there was no crabs to catch though.

[Rava]

Good morning Cafe. I agree about how long it takes to see a doctor. It’s almost like you just need to treat yourself. Took me 3 months to see a hand doctor for my knuckle. Their office doesn't even have reminder calls or anything. So if you miss an appt you are out of luck! Too many old people in Florida so seeing a doc in a timely fashion is nearly impossible. Hope everyone has a sober and healthy day. 24 more please and thank you.

[dill]

Yes, Cowboy, we are a two car couple. The Edge is a 2013 and the RAV4 is a 2021. The truck is an F250 we bought some time in the 90's and it is mostly just used here on the farm. It's such a gas hog we drive it as little as possible. We primarily drive the RAV because our trips back and forth to town fit easily withing its 40 miles of electric.

It's sad how hard it is to see a doctor these days, Jude. My doctor is in high demand, so she has had to hire a PA to take some of her regular patient's wellness appointments. So, I can see her only once a year and that's only if I'm lucky. This coming May, I had a scheduled appointment but was just informed yesterday that she had to cancel and I have to see the PA. I'm sure it will be fine, but I like my doctor and have a high level of trust in her. Hopefully I'll see her next time around...

Slo, I am amazed you could talk for 3 hours on the phone! I don't enjoy talking on the phone. It's great that you and your Uncle had such a good long conversation.

Hi Rava and Ginger!

24 more hours please and thank you.

[Ginger999]

Here and AF! I'll take another day.

[Slo]

Oh, I can’t talk for 3 hours on the phone -he can! Some people have the gift of gab, which I love; but I’m not one of them. My uncle (69 almost years old) fell into alcoholism too. His mother was actively rejecting him when he was a teen and I was a child. I heard lots of gossip about how terrible he was (not true -he was just being scapegoated). But, right after his mother / my grandma died in 2011, then he went cold turkey on alcohol and quit for good! And, a year ago, he went cold turkey on cigarettes (in conjunction with cardiac surgery), and is smoke-free now too!

I went out to see my niece play high school soccer last evening with my sister & her friend. Unfortunately the weather turned, and it was back to freezing & damp & windy out.

Today I babysit Huxley for 8 hours. That is a long time for me to be able to handle a 2 y/o boy.

I am miserable and scared and lonely; fearful of the future, and missing my home so much and sad about my divorce and feeling adrift , lost, and terrified.
I never got over it, and just can’t seem to move on. It’s been three years.
This B6 toxicity recovery does cause a chemical terror, anxiety, loneliness etc., and boy do I feel it. I just…don’t want to go on. I will probably have to go back on the full dose of antidepressant to try to cope.
Just, feel like I messed up my whole life, and my body.
I am so glad that you all have partners and a nice home that you share with your partner.

Need to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. 24 more hours today please.