~cattleman cafe~ & another 24...

[abcowboy]

5:20am in Alberta, 24 more please, and thanks...

In the last 24 hours, these friends have signed in for 24 hours of wellness:
Jude58 Rava Ginger999 dill Mulburry

Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!

[Slo]

I got my sister-in-law off to the airport yesterday morning. Now I am at D1’s house to babysit while they have their first OB appointment for their pregnancy.

My foot is really bad, like the bones move around too much. The pedorthist yesterday has referred me to a podiatrist for tomorrow. I can only wear the one shoe; an Archie’s slide. I wear compression hose and tight plantar fasciitis socks to help hold it together.
The smooth rubber on the built-up sole has no traction, and it slipped on the wet pavement yesterday and I landed on my knee replacement. Now that hurts, and I’m so worried that it got damaged!
The bodywide neuropathy is going crazy lately.

Grandson Beckett is here, so I have to go. More later.

[abcowboy]

I didn't realize that Mr G had stopped drinking as well Ginger, do you know what his reasons were, he didn't sound like a problem drinker.

My dreams seem so real as well Mulburry, thankfully I don't have any drinking dreams, at least not in a long time.

Don't worry dill and Rava, I'll be around to celebrate those one years with you.

Hot and muggy sounds okay after all the rain Jude. We've had our hot and muggy and now it's back to rain lol.

[Ginger999]

Muggy is the worst to me! We just don't have humidity in central Washington so our first trip back east was a shocker! It's stifling. Not sure I could live with it but I guess if that's where God would have planted me I'd have gotten used to it

Mr G quit in solidarity to his "slippy" wife and after a few weeks he felt so much better that he stayed with it. I hope he sticks with it because it's so much easier when he doesn't drink!

Slo, you poor thing! I hope your knee is OK. That must have hurt like hell. Keeping you in my thoughts_/\_

Dill, if you get the small diamond art to try, i think you'll love the results. Mine hangs in my window and catches the sun. I love it.

Rava, have fun at the pool! Hey Mul and Jude! Here's to an easy day of freedom from the AL beast!

[dill]

Late check in here as today was volunteer day. I really enjoy the interactions I have with the patients that come through. I feel so fortunate that I found the perfect volunteer job for myself.

I had a vivid drinking dream just a couple of nights ago, Mul. It's strange how real they are and all the emotions that are bottled up in them...all negative. Anxiety and guilt and fear.... no enjoyment what-so-ever. Of course I can't recall the details of the dream at this point, but I do remember the negative emotions...

Ginger, I think you may be right about diamond art being a good hobby for me. I will definitely give it a try. The only immediate drawback that comes to mind is that it may be hard visually. I have developing cataract which are not bad enough yet to warrant surgery, according to Mr. Medicare. But my eye doctor says she cannot improve my acuity anymore because of the cataracts. She says once I have them removed, my acuity (with glasses) will improve. I used to enjoy doing melty bead projects with the grands and I see it as somewhat similar to placing the diamond dots, so we shall see.
For many years Mr. D never drank and we had no al in the house. But in the last year or so he has begun keeping beer in the fridge. He is totally able to drink one beer and he's done. But I am finding that just having the beer around and seeing him be able to drink so normally, well, it has been a bit of a trigger for me. I have never mentioned it to him because I don't think it's fair to make him feel he can't enjoy that. It does him no harm. So, I have remained silent and am just dealing with it. It's not a big deal, but it is a niggling thought.

Slo, I'm so sorry you slipped and fell on that knee! I almost can't bear the thought of how that must have hurt. Hope it's OK today. You've really been struggling so lately.

Waves Jude and Cowboy.

24 more for all of us here, please and thank you.

[Jude58]

Cool and breezy today, might be a good strawberry picking day! No time for booze, so I'm in for another twenty four!

[abcowboy]

5:20am in Alberta, another 24 for me please, and thanks...

In the last 24 hours, these friends have joined in for 24 hours of wellness:
Jude58 Rava Slo Ginger999 dill

Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!

[abcowboy]

Ouch, I imagine that did hurt Slo, hopefully it's feeling okay today.

Funny how we're all looking for hobbies as we get older, it wasn't long ago that drinking was my hobby. What a waste of time that was!

No lake trip this weekend, supposed to rain for most of the weekend and that's not good for trenching in the sewer line. So it's cross our fingers that next weekend will be better.

Have a great day everyone!

[Slo]

That is great that Mr. G is willing to help you now, Ginger -and that he is reaping the rewards too!
It is a surprise that Mr. D has changed his ways, Dill.

My sister and visiting sister-in-law were able to go strawberry picking this week, and were they delicious!
I couldn’t go because of this bad foot. And also can only wear these slides, and a compression hose and plantar fasciitis sock that I can’t get stained.

I am so sad and scared that I let my foot get so ruined by the bad shoes and improperly built-up sole and ill-fitting orthotics and bad advice by these “practitioners” that I was trusting for way too long. I can’t really hardly walk on it anymore. The damage could be permanent! I should have seen a podiatrist a long time ago! I hope he has solutions when I see him today. I am so sad & scared about being disabled for life.

The knee finally isn’t hurting & swollen so much today, so hopefully nothing is chipped, cracked, or broken.

How did the Oilers do, Mul and Cowboy?

I am doing something questionable financially, but I saw a condo that I loved that week, and I am selling this one and buying that one. That one costs a lot more, and I hope someone will buy this one, and more a somewhat decent price. The market has cooled, unfortunately.

Rain here too today.

[Ginger999]

Wow Slo! That's big news. Congrats. I hope the new condo is perfect for you and lifts your spirits. I know the place you're in sure hasn't. Sending good vibes for your appt today!

Dill, diamond art is pretty tiny work. I have a magnifying glass I use once in a while but I've had both my cataracts done already.

ABC, hopefully the weather will let you get back out to the lake next weekend. What an awesome getaway spot for son and dil.

Hey Rava, Jude, Mul! Techie, hope you check in soon!

Another busy day! I'm tired and need a vacation! I'll take another day of freedom

[dill]

That's big news alright, Slo! I hope it all goes smoothly and you get to enjoy your new condo soon!

Just a quick check in for me today. 24 more for all of us here, please and thank you.

[techie]

Hi All. I have spent time reading back and saddened by the loss of so many members. They may still be lurking and hope they decide to give an update status. Because I do not want to inundate you all with several pages of information, I have decided to bullet point my activity over the last year or so. I will follow up with a brief description of each bullet over the course of several weeks:

- one month in Costa Rica engaged in plant medicine ceremonies and teaching principles and practices of Spiritual Psychology w/ Mrs Techie.

- one month in Switzerland (Zurich & Lucerne) for immunotherapy for cancer reoccurrence. Current status, NED.

- one month in Stockholm to visit my biological daughter with Mrs Techie. Lots of drama trauma. More to follow…

- Mrs Techie’s book launch and book tour around the country.

- Traumatic car accident with both of us injured but nothing serious.

-Sudden death of two of our best friends

- Stanford reunion

- Biohacking and dedication to healthy lifestyle. Hiking Grand Canyon rim to rim w/ Mrs Techie and others.

Blessings x

[Jod]

Dill, am I remembering correctly that you don't buy from Amazon? They sure have a wide selection! My very first diamond art was a gift from a friend. It was just the right size to peak my interest! It hangs in my kitchen window and I love it! I tried to include the link but it wouldn't post it.

This is because the forum now is operating a new anti Spam filter.

Unfortunately it was set to Zero external urls allowed in posts so I have reset this.

Apols, the url is https://a.co/d/h6TXTLR

Please always PM me is there is something that is annoying

Cheers,

Jod