April Acceptance

[Lavande]

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Good evening friends,

Look at that - almost 8 pm & it's still light out, nice
Nice weather today, perfect for some outside time (away from the PI of course).
I plugged in the IP & made myself a batch of BBQ lentils, yum. Poured some of that over a baked (microwaved) potato & had a big tossed salad for dinner. My vegan dream meal, ha ha!!!

Star, you sound good, I like that. Planning your day around YOUR needs & not everyone else's is awesome.
Like you, I want to get rid of so much unused & unneeded stuff around here. One of these days I will!!

Cyn, your poor client sound like she's in the process of making herself sick, not good. Remind her to stop once an hour to deep breathe for a few minutes. That mindfulness stuff helps our B/P too

Pauly, how's the allergy monitor in your area? Any better?
We have leaves popping out on the trees right now & some of them can be troublesome.

SK, how are you doing today?

Have a nice night everyone.
I'll let you know the result of the fishing trip tomorrow night when I check in, lol

Lav

[SKendall]

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Hi everyone.

I awoke this a.m. bent down and didn't need to scream! I would guestimate I'm 50% better. Yay, relief at last. The spine injections are temporary and it depends on the person. I think 3-6 months. I was becoming so despondent and frustrated, but my outlook is much better. I was worried about the flight to Toronto. Now I can catch up on laundry and rehydrate.

Lav, a few days alone is good. We all need some alone time. What are they fishing for? Ocean fishing? Sounds like a great veggie dinner. What else is on the agenda?

Cyn, sorry about the moving anxieties of your client. Moving is very stressful. As Lav suggested some breath work and "everything will be fine" might help.

Star, you seem to be moving along nicely. Your sponsor sounds like a gem.

Pauly, the dust must be awful for your allergies. Summers in TX always got me to the inhaler, but so far, so good even with so much pollen on the car each day. Do you take benadryl?. but it would be okay for night time.? I would find it hard to be sleepy during the day.
Night, from a happy lady.

[Snoopy56]

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Good morning...

Skendall, very happy the shot worked and you are in less pain. Take care and enjoy your weekend.

Lav, what a great vegan dinner, supposed to be cooler this weekend, in the 50s, but 70s today and next week, so spring is here. Lots for me to think about yesterday, and went to a art museum in my city where the flowers were spectacular, it fed my soul with the color and the scents. Lovely. For some reason I was really hungry and ate too much yesterday, salads and soup, but still, too much. I do not know why I am so hungry and how I can get my appetite to be more reasonable, geez. This could get ugly if I don't get it under control. I am exercising today and in May want to try for two hours on a day or two a week, I wonder if I could do that? We'll see. Hope you keep busy and find something you want to do and nice to be able to relax. Enjoy.

Pauly, hope your Friday off is good take care.

Hello to busy Cyn.

Have a great AF Friday. We have to think of May names too, so let's go: Marvelous, meaningful, mindful....

[paulywogg]

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Morning friends,Star,maybe you're hungover cuz you're exercising more? I have days where I can't stop eating too everything just sounds good,,even if its not haha,had little Romeo yesterday,ok big Romeo yesterday so the kids could take Lou to Circus Circus to ride rides,we tried to make easy bagels with green yogurt,flour,baking soda and salt but he started crying so I rushed them into the oven,they were huge holeless blobs! Into the trash they went,me and Kell gonna try a new sandwich place today,hope its good,waves to Cyn,Lav,SK wishes for a fab,free Friday!

[paulywogg]

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*Greek yogurt,,,spellcheck,let's find something unique for May,,where's that thesaurus....

[Lavande]

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Good evening friends,

It’s an ugly day here, dark & damp, oh well. Nothing special happening either.
I have a theory about the appetite issue - prolonged winter-like weather is doing in my diet. Geez, I can’t lose a pound or two without gaining it right back.

SK, I am happy to hear you got some relief from your injection. I hope it lasts as long as possible so you can go live your life
The guys went fishing for haddock. Who knows what they’ll bring home? We shall see.

Star, I miss my 30 minutes of movement at Curves. I think I have gained 4 pounds since it closed last June. I really miss the company, t(st’s for sure. I know I’ll get mo ing more once we can spend some decent time outside. I’ve been busy putzing around with new embroidery designs today, never really get bored.

Pauly, I’ve made bagels lots of times but do it the old fashioned way. Making a dough, letting it rise, shaping the bagels then dropping them into a pot of boiling water before baking them. Easy enough but time consuming. Now I want bagels, ha ha!
Say Hi to Romeo for me

Cyn, hello to you, hope you are well.

Time to go put the chickens to bed & check to see if the cat has thrown up again. This cat is YB’s, not mine & she tortures me when he’s not here.
Have a nice night!

Lav

[paulywogg]

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Morning friends,Lav,can't believe its been that long since curves shut down,I'll bet you do miss it,Star,hope you have a nice day,Cyn,don't work too hard,SK,hope you can get Peggy to the park today or do something fun at least,ugh off to shake the grogginess and get myself ready for work zzzz,wishes for a happy,free Saturday for us all

[SKendall]

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Hello everyone,

It's going to be 83 deg and sunny today.

$25K for spinal injection that lasted 1-1/2 days.:sad:

Don't really want to talk about it, same old same old.

On a brighter note, saw Merle running today, not a 92 yr old running but about a 40 yr old running! Impressive.

Have a great day everyone.

[paulywogg]

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SK,Kell used to get the nerves in her back cauterized,would last about 3 days of slightest pain relief,I dunno if she's gonna start seeing her back doctor again or not,,she hasn't been complaining much and I don't want them prescribing her the narcotic meds again cuz she had a helluva time tapering off her small dose,we'll just wait and see I guess,I hope you feel better eventually and feel free to vent,,we don't get tired of hearing it,we're all in it together you know?

[Lavande]

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Good evening friends,

SK, I'm sorry your pain is back, that's just not right! Get on the phone to that doc's office asap & demand an explanation.
I hope you were able to enjoy your beautiful day.

Pauly, I hope work wasn't too bad, being Saturday & all, LOL

Star, nice weather here today & now a big, scary looking storm is rolling in.
Looks like the coming week will have our AC turning on - hitting 90 on Thursday, ugh, too hot.
This was he shortest spring EVER!

The fishing guys returned this afternoon with not nearly as much fish as the last few years. But they enjoyed themselves & that's really what it's all about.
Have a nice night everyone!

Lav

[treegirl]

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Hi guys!

Well , I got my coient moved ... I wouldn't say moved in, as there is lots of work yet to do, but she is happy and calm. Whew!

So good to hear where everyone is at this moment!

SK, what an excruciating development after such a hopeful start... really sorry! I truly hope you finally find some help, this is so worrying!

Star, what a busy gal you are! Congrats!

Lav, how are the adolescent chicks? Love thinking about them 'riaminbgb"

Pauly, your spirit sounds great -I congratulate you!

So tired I am falling asleep writing this!!! Please forgive spelling and all... cheers

[Snoopy56]

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Good morning...

Skendall, so sorry about the recurring pain, I agree with Lav, please try and call the doc.

Pauly, hope your day was good.

Lav, nice that the guys had a good trip. It was cooler here yesterday, we took the boys to the park for a short time, then they were able to go in the hot tub, it was protected from the wind mostly, so they had fun. Up at 5 today, waiting for one of them to get up. I feel pretty good, considering how busy I was. My house is trashed but that will be easily taken care of after they go home. Lots of warm sunny weather to look forward to this week.

Cyn, so happy the move is moving along.

Have a great Sunday.

[paulywogg]

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Morning friends,Star isn't it amazing how two tiny kids can make the house look like 10 kids were over? I looked around after the boys went home yesterday and there was crap everywhere haha,glad you had a nice time at the park,we were supposed to go to Foodie fest yesterday but it was too windy,with my allergies and Romeo being so little we said screw it and just went to our favorite Mexican place,at least we went and did something,supposed to meet up with Michelle at our face sandwich place today to meet her new bf,hubs already met them at a bar across the street last week,,says he seems ok but he's older than Michelle,exactly how old I dunno old enough to have a 22 year old daughter,hmm,Cyn glad you got your client moved SK,hope your day is good,Lav,I like a cloudy day sometimes but not too often cuz I started getting the blues,wishes for a super,sober Sunday for all of us!

[SKendall]

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Thank you ladies for your support. The steroid epidural does come with a caveat, I just wanted to believe it would be a correction. I am looking at spinal spacers like last year. I am surprised the dr. last year didn't see the deterioration then. As far as meeting the requirements for the hospital and ride home, I will employ an in home nurse for a few days.

On top of that disappointment, I won't see Viv again today. I have no words but some day Vivian will discover that her own mother has been detrimental to our relationship because of her neurotic insecurities. I just feel defeated today. When
I say defeated I don't mean I will drink again, that is never an option and I am allowing self-pity for today. Tomorrow, I will be back in action. It's not just the denial of seeing Viv, just so disappointed in my daughter's mentality.

Everyone seems to be clicking along nicely and I'll get it together for tomorrow.

[treegirl]

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Hello all -

Dear me, autospell really did a number on my post yesterday. Of course i was not mebeing half-asleep typing...

SK, you are truly a warrior. Good luck with the planning for the spine procedures - sounds like you have all in hand, brave soul. I am so sorry about Viv not being allowed to see you once again. Your heartache about that is so justified -- and your strength in keeping yourself together is so laudable. Yes, some day Viv will know. I can't believe that you are in the same town, going through all this medical stuff and your Daughter and Son-in-law are completely AWOL? What is up with that? Hang in there, and know that you are super supported here.

Pauly and Star, it is wonderful to hear the stories of the little ones coming over and having fun with you! Sorry about the houses being torn up, but I guess that's the price to pay for a good time. Hope all continues well and happy.

Lav, seriously, 90?! I haven't heard a forecast for days -- it was supposed to storm last week, then didn't. Then the day the movers loaded up, there was a long, heavy, freak thunderstorm. Saturday finally got sunny for a few hours, then rain in the evening and most of today... up and down, who knows what is coming next.

Last night as I was going down the steps to the lower level with my food plate in hand, I must have caught a heel or something, and took a big fall, totally wringing my right ankle. Honestly, it hurt so much that I though I broke something - it was such a shock. But I hobbled back up the stairs and grabbed a cold pack and took 2 naprosen. I elevated it and could step on it gingerly before bed. Iced it on and off during the night and it was able to bear weight this morning. Phew, I really thought I was in for a long haul, but seems as if it will be better quickly. Whew, what a lesson. Self-care and gratitude, the order of the day.

"I am safe and all will be well". Wishing all a good evening and a fine sleep.