Nourishing November~2017

[SKendall]

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I didn't log out the other day.
Lav, so sorry to heard of gd's hand. Poor little mite being a brave soldier:heartbeat: The missing chicken would make me fret as you probably are.

Okay, the mystery of dead battery was the darned key that I had to replace my lost one. It wasn't signalling something or other. Replace battery and new key = 356.00. Towing $80.00 and cost of new key replaced 8 wks ago $342.00. I'll call locksmith tomorrow and see how much I can shake out of him.

Speaking of cars I was at a red light yesterday and cars around me included a Tesla, Masserati and the new Lexus sports car. I was trying to add up all that moolah.

My health ins. was cancelled with husband's death so I've been shopping for a new plan. That plus car issues and the day was done.

Cyn, thanks for the pain info, will check it out. Yes, you do have a considerate husband. I am due for one and I'll probably take Uber home.

Pauly, you don't need me to tell you that stress is your trigger. Homework: How to manage my stress.

Weather was 74 with very high humidity and it felt like you could wring the air.

Star, yes babysitting for 2 with one teething is hard and stressful.

I caught a flea on Peggy today. Fall is always the worst time and she rolls in the grass. I don't give her flea treatment after I almost lost her on the Trifexis. I flea comb her everyday and that works well.

I'm tired so goodnight.

[Snoopy56]

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Good morning...

Just having my first cup of coffee and planning my day. Exercise and then my daughter and the kids are coming over. After this they will not be over for two weeks, I think, so will have some time to myself soon.

Lav, your granddaughter is so cute, I wonder the reason she did not ask for help? Sometimes you just can't figure kids out. Hope she feels better soon. Woke up achy, we are getting rain today and cooler in the 40s. Lovely weather.

Pauly, I get loving family but stress related to intensive visiting. I am not good at that either. Short sweet visits are best for me. What can you do if you start to feel stressed out? Sending you positive thoughts.

Cyn, I am looking forward to not having to cook at all for Thanksgiving, just helping out a bit. I offered to make something but was shut down, so will just help out if asked and even if I 'm not. We may get a hotel room for Wednesday night to be closer and not have to drive as much. We'll see. I am going to look into that today. Hope you slept well and feel good today.

Skendall, good to hear from you, take care.

Have a great AF Hump Day.

[paulywogg]

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Morning friends,Lav can't believe your poor little granddaughter didnt say anything,that makes it sadder Star,enjoy the visit with the kids and your girl,Cyn,that's awful about falling out of a tree as a kid,sheesh when I think of my mishaps as a child I'm surprised I'm still alive haha! SK,glad you got the battery issue solved,we're lucky cuz we don't have fleas here they'd have a heyday in Winslow's mop I think I'm over thinking my mom's visit,thats even if she does come down,I don't care if she'll think my house is messy,she should know by now my standards are low,I've made peace with Jon's death in my own way-no need to rehash it,if she wants to drink she can drink in the garage with hubs,if she starts getting crazy she can go visit Kell or Michelle,I'm sticking to my routine and I'm not changing it,I feel rude even being leery of the visit,that's my mom,I only get one and I'm not going to waste precious time with her,I did that with Jon when they were here last year and I regret that all the time,anyhoo,wishes for a AF wonderful Wednesday

[Lavande]

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Good evening friends,

I decided to hop in the car & go visit my injured girl. I ended up meeting them at the Orthopedic office so I was able to go in during her evaluation. Grateful that the displacement that was noted on last night's x rays is more of bend (greenstick) type fracture & does not require any surgical repair. Splints & braces are used more often these days making the old hard casts obsolete. She got to pick her own brace & was thrilled with it - go figure She can go back to school tomorrow & do pretty much anything she wants to do, yay!
I asked her why she didn't talk to the teacher after she fell & she kind of looked at me like 'why would I?' So, who knows??? She apparently has some degree of Lavanitude running thru her, ha ha!!

Star, that damp weather of yours is moving this way. Lighting the fireplace every evening helps keep things comfy around here.
Sounds like you have a nice family holiday coming up, that's great!

Cyn, I hope you have fully recovered today. It does take a while for your system to process out the sedation.
I'm getting a touch of aches & pains myself, nothing serious. Weather changes always make a difference.
I think I am going to roast up a big tray of veggies & skip the mashed potatoes & casseroles. This younger generation has different tastes anyway so keeping it simple makes sense.

Pauly, I cannot eat a big meal early in the day because then I want to sit & do nothing afterwards. I keep these holiday meals closer to the normal dinner hour then don't care so much if I sit afterwards, ha ha!

SK, you have really been hit hard with $$ troubles, so sorry. I hope you can manifest a windfall & get things caught up
This year has been crazy with fleas! We hadn't dealt with a flea problem since back in the early 80's. All of a sudden this year everyone is complaining about them. My son brought his two flea infested goldens over here (we didn't know) then our dog & cat ended up with fleas, ugh.
The cat ended up on steroids & the vet applied something topically on her & gave us something better to use on the dog called Vectra 3D. The Frontline & whatever else we were using on the dog wasn't helping, geez.

Well, I think everyone will sleep better tonight now that we know my little friend is OK. I sure hate to see kids hurting even when they aren't complainers.
Have a nice night everyone!

Lav

[SKendall]

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Pauly, a messy house vs. drunken daughter - no brainer. You have a really good game plan. A drunken rehash of Jon will put you back emotionally, and, as you say you have come to terms with it. He is in your heart, respect his memories and keep him there. If messy house is overwhelming, just do one thing for 15 minutes and the same again tomorrow or ask Kells to help.

Lav, your granddaughter is very brave. Sometimes we as parents and g/parents are more traumatized than the kid. Vivian had to get glasses and we were worried about her reaction and we got" I'm not sure if I will be able to see the board better, but I sure like my new look".

I went to locksmith this a.m. and he told me the chip in the key would not affect battery. I am now totally confused. Goodyear seemed convincing as did locksmith. I went on the i/net and could not find key/battery as related.

Lav, I don't think I got all the fleas so will continue to comb her. If I don't succeed I will get into that product. I have also used cedar oil and lemon oils as holistic solutions.

Not too sure what I'll do for t/giving. My friends in WA state have invited me. We'll see.

This is one crazy political world we live in. I wake up and wonder if trump has gotten us in a worse mess. His support base is pretty sound at 35%. Reminds me of Barnum Bailey "there's a sucker........" The Wall Street Journal said that Trump should not be taking credit for the stock market as it was on a 9 yr. run-up and he has been in for only 1 year and that's from his buddy's paper - Murdoch.

Also, we are looking at a crash soon.

Because of this murky moral compass in politics, I've been wondering about the real heroes. At the top of my list are always the parents of disabled children who rise to the occasion. Also billionaires who actually do something good with their money like Bill Gates of microsoft. He has given a lot of his money away, a lot. He has eradicated infectious disease in 3rd world countries and when I lived in WA state he supplied computers for all students. There is so much to reflect on with his life. I am going to focus on really good people who don't have billions.

Off my soapbox and goodnight lovely people.

[paulywogg]

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Morning friends,Lav,glad granddaughter is all patched up and on her way to healing SK,I think I'd trust the folks at Goodyear,your battery cannot just be draining for no reason,maybe a third opinion somewhere? Thanks for the advice about mom,it's not so much my house is incredibly messy,she just has laser beam eyes,shoot her house is about as cluttered if not worse than mine,she's just like that and a heavy drinker so she has no filter,I really hope she changes her mind about coming,I feel like lying and saying we all have a stomach bug! Waves to Cyn and Star and wishes for a nice AF Thursday!

[Snoopy56]

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Good morning...

Everyone left and I have been super busy trying to get my house back in order. No visits for at least two weeks, and that is OK with me as it gets really wild with two boys.

Pauly, you have alot of fun to look forward to with the second grandson on the way. Very happy for you. Glad to hear you are thinking about how to take care of your mom's visit, it's a mixed bag sometimes.

Lav, your little granddaughter is so cute, good to hear she is on the mend. We did book a room for next week, so we can help out and then go back to our room and relax without driving an hour each way. Roasted veggies sound good to me but so do mashed potatoes. I am trying to be flexible about every holiday, making the best of whatever occurs, and it is not always easy. It rained again all day yesterday, today cloudy and in the 30s and 40s. Brrrrr. I love it.

Cyn, hope you are feeling even better today.

Skendall, you really have alot going on. Politically I am taking a break today and not watching any news. I need the peace.

Off to my online cooking course and laundry. Living the wild life.

[Lavande]

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Good evening friends,

Things seem to be returning to 'normal', whatever that is, ha ha!!
My daughter tells me the little one had a good day at school & came home with a stack of handmade get well cards from her classmates. I love when kids do that stuff
They have their regular scout meeting this evening, so everything seems OK.

SK, my granddaughter has been quite brave. If only her mother & grandmother didn't have the medical backgrounds we have........
At this point in my life I often wish I could just forget everything I know - it would be easier on my B/P & nervous system, LOL
I would recommend that flea product I mentioned - keeping fingers crossed we seem to be 'flea free'!
I looked for a Popular Mechanics article for you re your car battery:
How to Find and Stop Car Battery Drains – DIY Car Battery Drain

Star, we only had a drizzle of rain overnight so I guess the storm system is moving slowly.
I hope you enjoyed your online class today!

Pauly, DO NOT give your mother so much control. You are not a kid anymore & you have every right to tell her no, stop, go away, whatever!
Quite frankly if she starts picking at you about your house just tell her to stop being so rude! Honestly, if anyone walked into my home & started doing that I would tell them to stop or leave

Cyn, hope you are OK & staying warm & dry, Brrr!!

Have a nice night everyone & pay no attention to the elected buffoons in Washington.

Lav

[SKendall]

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Good evening!. Spent the better part of the day trying to confirm that Wells-Fargo received death certificate, etc. I was met with a string of incompetents. I'll just deal with that another day (said Scarlett lol).

The fireplace I ordered is still outside my door - wrong colour. I can't possibly lift that for UPS so I'll slide it in tomorrow.

Pauly, your ad should read CHRISTMAS AND N.Y. SPECIAL FREE EGGNOG

I used to buy little caesar dog food for Peggy for about 75 cents a can OR the Kroger special sale of 10 cans for $10.00!

Laters.

[treegirl]

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Hi everybody -

Sorry to be away... just a really intense work time. I've been on the work hamster wheel since Tuesday, and it will keep turning. But I did my presentation today, and took care of Estate sale people at my client's house, so all is finally starting to get checked off the list. My poor pooch had to go it alone for a long time today, I just couldn't get back to him during all this - he lived, what a sweet patient sweetie he is... I'm sure he's missing the company of his big sister; we talk about her everyday!

Lav, so glad little girl is healing well.

Star, hope your cooking class was good - take care of yourself, you're putting yourself out a lot for everybody else.

SK - that is just wild and mysterious about your battery. Here's an odd thought, but it came to me --- are yourself drained? Are you supposed to be getting a message from your body or something? Sorry, sometimes I get wacky ideas...

Pauly, I think Lav better package up some Lavanitude and FedEx it to you for any visitors! Actually, you really sound like you have a good plan in place - good for you!

Totally worn out - going to sleep now and will start it all up again tomorrow - good thing I find this work rewarding!

Take care all, and happy Friday in the morning --

[Snoopy56]

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Good morning...

For some reason I woke up super early, so here I am, checking in.

Skendall, sorry about the car battery, do you need a new one? It seems once I have problems with a car battery, I am always better off just replacing it. Are you keeping the fireplace or sending it back? I hate when there are heavy packages that I can't handle.

Lav, I did enjoy my online cooking class and prepared a recipe I was not crazy about, but I know I am learning alot and it is fun and something useful to do. The temperature dropped yesterday and I have been achy ever since. I woke up with aches and pains, I think some hot soup is what I need today. I am going to exercise today and I need to go to the mall this afternoon. I will put off the grocery store till tomorrow, I have lots of food in the house.

Pauly, lots of stress related to the holidays. I just talked to a family member who had some managing to do to get the Thanksgiving day festivities acceptable to her and her family. Same kind of thing, mean comments, looks, everyone feeling uncomfortable. Some people, although we love them dearly, are a PIA. At least in my family.

Cyn, nice you like your work and are busy. I have been doing alot for my family, glad I have over a week without overnight visitors. Plus, I get to see everyone next week and go back to my hotel room. Take care.

OK, off for more coffee. Have a happy Friday.

[paulywogg]

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Morning friends,Star what was the recipe that didn't turn out good? I saw an ad for a maple walnut cheesecake that I was thinking of trying to make for Thanksgiving but I'm not sure,might save it for Christmas cuz cheesecake is more of a Christmas treat to me,gotta go search for a turkey today,for some reason I just haven't seen that many around kinda weird,Cyn look at you busy,busy! Sorry your doggie had to be left alone for awhile longer,yesterday Kell started screaming and I thought something bad happened,turns out Winslow was mounting Dottie and Kell freaked! I didn't know boy dogs could still be weird like that if they've been fixed? SK,sorry the fireplace was the wrong color Lav,pic of granddaughter was cute she's such a doll,last I heard my mom's probably not riding along with my brother,I think he is thinking about the situation the same as me and doesn't want to deal with her being all drunk and emotional,he's told her many times it's time to move on,will keep posted,wishes for a wonderful AF Friday!

[SKendall]

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MAE. I opened the box and the fireplace was black, just what I ordered but box said walnut. Oy veh.

I ordered some decorations from the UK. You know that Vivian (andI) love fairies and I ordered a fairy and is much nicer than I anticipated.

I still have some calls to make.

[Lavande]

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Good evening friends,

I did make a pot of vegan noodle soup & tossed a frozen vegan pizza in the oven for dinner tonight - yum

Cyn, you are busy lady!! Don't wear yourself out or I'll have to turn my Lavanitude on you, ha ha!!!
I have a feeling we worry a lot more about our dogs than we need to, they're happy when they have the house to themselves. I love it when I've been gone all day & it takes something like 5 minutes for the dog to wake up & come to greet me when I get home, LOL
I can tell she was sound asleep on her doggie couch.

Star, I have been getting fleeting aches & pains in my wrists & elbows.......sure sign of a weather change on the way. I generally try to stay busy & ignore stuff like that so I don't get miserable.
Not every recipe is fabulous, that's for sure but I think we learn something every time we try something new. Glad you are having fun with your class.

Pauly, are you OK if your Mom chooses not to come visit? It's a shame she's so difficult right now, maybe next year will be different. This is a good time to strengthen your quit not only for you but for your daughter & the new baby
Male dogs are total weirdos. My Golden humped everyone of my kid's friends who came over to visit. They were in high school by that time & thought it was funny that my dog was 'making love to their leg', ha ha, gross

SK, well, glad the fireplace is the right color!!! I hope you can get someone to give you a hand with it, geez.
I love to do little things to make the grandkids happy too. Vivian will love her fairies just as Lily loved her special cookie delivery today

Have a nice night everyone!

Lav

[treegirl]

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Evening all -

SK, good job looking inside the box! The fairie ornaments sound really delightful, have fun with that.

Star, I am glad for you that you are getting a little break from taking care of family... hope you find some great recipes soon.

Pauly, that's funny that Kell freaked out, ha! Yup, even without hormones those male dogs can get pretty excited, who knows! I hope whatever happens with family that you have some quality time with your brother... have a good work day tomorrow -

Lav, special cookies for the brave granddaughter - lucky girl! I hope your aches don't increase. I am fighting something off - just too many long days. I have a shorter day tomorrow, thank goodness. I think it is supposed to be rainy tomorrow - I managed to talk myself into clearing one gutter on the front of the house before the rain comes. That one is enough, no more for me this weekend.

Take care all! Wishing you a safe and comforting Saturday...