It was a busy day yesterday so I didn't have the chance to get on here. I was at mum and dad's for the day yesterday. I also saw my sister and her children so a really nice day. Yesterday was my sister's s youngest child's birthday it is hard to believe that she is ten years old the years sure do whizz by. It is amazing the things kids get into there heads. My sister's next to youngest is 11 years old and she is in her last year at primary school (elementary school). My sister saw a bruise on her chin and thought she had fallen especially as she has mobility issues due to Perthes disease. No fall had taken place but she had been sucking on a beaker in order to straighten her teeth The sucking on the beaker had created a vacuum I suppose and that had caused a bruise. I would think that my sister will get her a visit to the dentist to reassure her or maybe start treatment to straighten the teeth if necessary.
Just finished my dinner of a selection of vegetables with lean pork and then stewed apples and rhubarb with yoghurt. I had never had the combination of stewed apples and rhubarb until about a couple of months ago when someone told me about it and it is a real great combination.
RONNI Glad I brought a smile to your face about the comment about the cost of cherries here. Has you probably know it is very expensive to live in the UK full stop compared to say Canada or USA. I suppose that is as most things we have to import into the country as we do not have enough to sustain ourselves here or we do not have it in the UK.
Yes I know what you mean bringing back bad memories of school and the taunts because of your weight. People can be so cruel and I am sure some people think because you are obese you are "deaf". I would be a rich lady if I had a £1 for every time people past horrid comments about my weight. This is the first time since I was about 13 that I am somewhere near a normal weight but even so I still expect to hear the nasty comments. Or when shopping someone to tap me on the shoulder and say the ladies outsized department is over there.
A yard sale is an excellent way to clear out your unwanted stuff and make a bit of extra cash into the bargain. Here in the UK we do not have yard sales but our equivalent is called a car boot sale. Car boot sales are organised events which you pay a small fee to have a spot at the sale. Then you sell things from the boot of your car or on a table from the rear of your car. They are popular events on Sunday mornings and many people go every weekend to one.
LOOKINGFORMEAGAIN to the thread. Sorry to hear that your in a lot of pain. I think many of us who write in this thread have or do experience pain on a daily basis so we do understand what you are going through. It is hard when the loved ones around you have never experience pain on such a level as you have and can never fully understand what you are having to go through.
We all deal with things differently and cope in different ways. I must say that your not alone when you use food as a comfort. I can put my hand up to that one big time I use it as a crutch to get through difficult times in my life.
I must have to say I am not sure what DS is as here in the UK we are not quite into abbreviations. I do not now if investing into a TENS unit would help with the severe pain that you experience. Another technique that I know you can use to help with the pain other than food is distraction. So do something like watch a television programme or film, read something , play a game or post on the internet. Anything that helps you stop focusing on the pain. Try to exercise as much as your illness allows as it helps produce a natural pain killer into the body. I can not walk particularly far but I go on a regular basis sometimes it is a real effort but 9 times out of 10 I feel much better after I have been.
I am not sure if you have been to your doctor to make sure that you are on the correct medication maybe it is a time for a tweak in what you are taking will be a big help. I just recently was in agony every day and just increasing one of my pain medications with the doctors say so to one extra tablet a day it has made a huge difference to my quality of life.
I hope some of the ideas I have given gives you a little rest byte from the pain or avenues to explore
ROSEBUD Sounds a good idea to use whatever fruit you have in store to make a fruit salad. One tip I will give that maybe a help if by error you get any fruit in syrup. Drain into a sieve or colander and then run under the cold water tap to wash off all the syrup solution. Drain throughly to make sure the water has gone then use as normal maybe with yoghurt or mix with other fruit.
I am resting my legs as much as possible as yesterday I did a lot of walking but saying that I enjoyed it. I went into my parents home town and walked around the shops. I picked up a bright pink top in the sale which will go with skirts I already have. Saying that I do need to invest in some lighter weight skirts for summer as I have none now I have lost the weight. One thing I love to do is look round some charity shops some times I pick up some really pretty clothes or books. I didn't find anything this time but mum found a lovely blouse which was white with some really pretty fancy button. Plus some embroidery in white on the front panels.
Sorry to hear that you have picked up some tummy bug from some where. I hate to pick these type of bugs up as they leave you feeling so rotten. Plus weak for a couple of days afterwards.
I don't think I have anymore news for now though I do have a few chores I want to catch up one of them being ironing So till next time hope your all enjoying your weekend. Though before I go I must say hello to NUMSPTER, VALDINE, MEOWEE & BEVERLY JOY I think that is everybody sorry if I have missed anyone. Well time to go and have a tackle at those chores
HI LADIES ~ well, we had another cool day with some light rain and drizzle for most of the day. My tummy flu was acting up again with some chills and a bit of fever, so I laid down for a while this afternoon.
We had a lovely sight here today ~ over 31 (that I could count as they were moving a lot) RED ROBINS came here today, from down south I'm sure. That's the biggest group I have ever seen all together in a few trees. They perched in the trees across the road, just right for a good view from our livingroom. They kinda had a scraggled look to them -- like they were thinking, 'Gee, why is there still so much snow here? ... and why is it so yucky here today? ... and geepers, we came all the way up here for this?' DH says that I have quite the imagination; but I just like to tease him!
There has been another large flock of blackbirds and starlings and junkos as well. There is also some other cute small ones that I haven't seen before (probably some kind of finches as they have so many types), so I'll have to try and get them identified as well. It was nice to see them all; plus we saw a flock of what looked like snow geese or very large white birds of some that looked like geese heading south; and of a course another small flock of ducks or geese; and some seagulls (which are quite a bit smaller).
I just stayed home to rest today while DH ran a couple of errands for me. We had homemade pita pizza for supper tonight; one of our favorites. They are yummy, but much, much lower calories becuz of the whole wheat pita crusts I make them on. Tonight we play some cards (gin rummy) to try and help refresh DH's memory; if he doesn't play something for awhile, he totally forgets how to play the games.
PURPLE ~ glad you liked the apple-rhubarb combo; this is one of my favorites too. Another one I love is cherry-rhubarb as well (tinned cherry pie filling works well but it does have some sugar in it); and either one makes a wonderful fruit crisp too. Good tip about rinsing the tinned fruit to get rid of the extra sugar from the syrups they put them in. The only one I can get here in juice is the pineapple.
Hope everyone has a TOTALLY SERENE SUNDAY!!! They are predicting some sunshine for tomorrow; hope they are right as that would be perfect for Sunday. Take good care ladies ... ROSEBUD
Nearly got my chores done this weekend only got to hoover later today. I did my most hated chore of ironing whilst watching television last night. Today the weather one moment is nice and warm and the next cloudy and chilly. It is the weather that is so hard to know what to wear. DH has just been watching the grand prix which was won by Jenson Button. Today also another big sporting event happened in the UK which was the London marathon which takes part every year on a Sunday in April. Did not get to see it but I will watch the summing up of the marathon which lasts about an hour.
ROSEBUD Gosh that was a lot of robins that visited you, I have never seen more than a couple at once. I did see a photograph of a friend whom is able to hand feed a few that visit his garden. The picture was wonderful the gentleman who feeds them brought the photograph along for my niece to see.
I see you have a very vivid imagination, I like you have the knack of imagining all sorts. I loved to write stories at school that involved lots of imagination. You either have the brain that thinks outside the box or not. The trouble with me is I am not a great speller and never have been. I can see a word is spelt wrong but I am clueless how to rectify it. Frequently I have got the wrong vowel or letters in the wrong order. I would love to have the art to write a novel but my writing is no where up to that standard.
We are fortunate here that a lot of fruit in tins comes in natural juice. The only ones that I can think that don't come in natural juice are the tarter fruits like rhubarb, gooseberries, raspberries and blackberries. I can get pears, peaches, pineapple, apple, mango, apricot and mandarin oranges to name a few in natural juice so I compared to you are very lucky.
Sorry to hear that your tummy bug is still lingering around and you still feel under the weather. Hope it goes very quickly.
No more news from these quarters. Going to do a bit of relaxing before I tackle tea. So take care one and all purpleorc
HELLO LADIES ~ we had a good day today with some strange things mixed in; the sun was shining through interesting misty clouds for most of the day. So, we decided to go for a drive to my Dad's cottage; made a light picnic lunch and spent the afternoon there. There were lots of birds out there too and we had a nice peaceful time. Then got home just in time to put our roast chicken dinner on with lots of veggies (long green & yellow beans, whole baby carrots, cauliflower clumps, celery & onions, and small new potatoes).
My muscles were a bit sore today, so just took it easy; this stomach bug makes you feel kind of nauseated but managed to enjoy myself despite that. Called my Dad and things are getting better for our step-mother though she is spending most of her time resting up as it will take her a while to recover completely, but she is able to sleep in her own bed now.
Anyways, while making dinner, a salesman came to our door and had to shoo him away as pleasantly as I could, although I knew the product he was selling was odd for our area. We've had a lot of problems with salesmen showing up here from the south trying to get the people to buy utilities through them rather than our local providers. I just don't like the vague and erroneous sales techniques these folks use. I don't like it that salesmen are coming to our door at dinnertime on a Sunday evening to try and sell us something we just don't want or need. Well, that's my rant for this week; and I know it's early.
We had a scare with our NIKO tonight; he invariably chewed and swallowed a piece of plastic that got caught in his throat, but then asked to go out so he could eat some grass and sticks. Dh went and found him some grass from the front and he ate it. Then he drank about a liter of water and seems to be OK now; we pray that this will pass and he'll be OK. I hate those clear small pieces of plastic film as they fall on the floor and are so hard to see with our bad eye sight; I wish they had some bright color markings on them so you could see them better. We have to watch him like a hawk as he is young and doesn't know the harm they can do; I think he does now.
PURPLE ~ yes, that was a huge number of robins in one place; and when we went for our drive today, we saw another two dozen or more along the country roads. Maybe we just weren't out to see them when they arrived before, but we sure noticed them all this year. There really seems to be more birds of all kinds here this year; even some of our neighbours mentioned it to us as well. I told DH maybe they have decided to come north becuz of the clean air and cooler temps and more stable weather compared to other places -- as this is where they come to breed each summer. It has been so hot and dry in the southern areas over the last couple of summers, so that would make sense really.
Gee, you can get lots of fruit in natural juices; one thing that is good besides fresh fruit is that we can get more of it frozen now than before, including individual kinds and nice mixes too, so I have been buying more of that now as well. I divide them up into small serving containers and thaw them out for lunch and they are great for picnics as they are thawed by lunch time.
Well, time to put my legs and feet up as they are tired today; got lots of fresh air today though. Take good care ladies and hope you all have a MARVELLOUS MONDAY!!!ROSEBUD
HELLO LADIES ~ well, I am so happy to report that our dear NIKO is totally on the mend; his remedy of eating the grass that DH found him worked and the plastic was expelled with the grass (sorry if that's too much information) ... Our boy is well again; we were so worried for him, but his natural instincts kicked in and helped him. He is a very intelligent little fella and such a joy for us to have him as company.
The day started out with a little sunshine and lovely whispy clouds, then the rainclouds rolled in with some wind; and it did get up to 63 F today, so that was nice. It was quite foggy when we woke up and a bit muggy, but that finally cleared up. Boy, could really feel it in my muscles today; my back and legs and feet: felt a bit like the Tinman from OZ today.
Made a nice big pot of homemade cream of chicken & asparagus soup today (with lots of other veggies too) for our lunches this week. We just had hamburglers for dinner tonight becuz they are easy; I had a bit of coleslaw with mine too.
Did some more sorting of books, and trying to get rid of some. We are getting new flooring put down in some of our rooms soon (by our landlord), so we have to get rid of more stuff. We have done well over half of it so far, but did a little more sorting today.
Not much else to report right now; will be busy at home sorting and tossing and donating to goodwill what we can. I really want to get rid of more stuff; I really don't like having all this stuff that we don't use anymore. That's how I am deciding now: will you use this any time soon? If not, then out it goes ....
Take good care ladies; hope you all have a TERRIFIC TUESDAY!!! ROSEBUD
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Did not manage to come on yesterday as I went clothes shopping in town so by the time I was done I was shattered. Not only did I do a fair amount of walking I seemed to take my clothes off in changing rooms like a 100 times. Alright a bit of an exaggeration on my part Well I found mainly what I was looking for which was some summery skirts. Though trying to get an under-slip for the skirts was mission impossible I went to 3 shops and was unsuccessful. I know on one occasion the shop assistant hadn't got a clue what an under-slip was. I suppose they don't wear them now and don't mind showing off tomorrows washing So I think I will have to try two more shops I have in mind which are the other end of town another day. I also bought a new garment like a spanx but by a British make though do the same thing. Pulls you in in all the right places and smooth down our body lumps and bumps
I am off to my weekly treatment so very shortly so this will be a fleeting visit but I so wanted to drop by as I did not manage to do so yesterday.
ROSEBUD Thanks for holding the fort as you always do I am always wary of door to door sales persons as you never know whether it is a scam or they are a cover for trying to catch you off your guard and rob you. So like you I get rid as soon as possible but politely of course as that costs nothing to be polite and use manners.
The trouble is with some dogs they are a garbage bins when it comes to eating all sorts of wierd and wonderful things which are certainly not dog food We have been lucky that way with Rizzie as when we first had him he was no longer a pup as he was 19 months old. The worse thing that he has ate that he shouldn't have was the net bags that whole a meat joint in shape whilst it roasts. Well I threw one into the dustbin in the kitchen well obviously it did not make it the full way in and hung on the side. Which for Rizzie was fair game so he munched his way through it without out my knowledge until it appeared later when it passed through him Yes they are smart animals dogs knowing what naturally will do the trick like grass it still stays with them.
Well I must make a tracks and get ready to go now so bye bye till next time purpleorc
HI LADIES ~ well, our day start out with cold and rain (which really bothered my muscles today); but thank goodness (and GOD above), those clouds rolled away and were replaced with lovely sunshine for the afternoon ... so I just had to take our boy, NIKO, and go out onto the porch for a little while and do some reading in the warmth of all that sun!
Just did a bit of sorting in the morning and washed a wall rug today; but that was about all my poor legs wanted to do. We had fish and salad and veggies for dinner, then both DH and I laid down for a few hours after dinner. DH pulled a muscle in his lower back (one he has pulled before, so it is easy for him to restrain it). He tries too hard sometimes and pays a price for it.
So not much else going on here right now; we have a while to get ready before they do the floors in here as they are doing other places first. We'll just rest for now and take our time and s l o w l y move one book shelf and one small cupboard out here to put things we don't want damaged in any way.
They are predicting a full day of sunshine tomorrow; so, that should be awesome! Hope you all have a WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY tomorrow!!! And take good care ... ROSEBUD
Here our weather is sunny today though the looks are deceptive and there is a cold wind in the air. Really nice if you are sheltered from the wind in places like the car which then act like a greenhouse. Did a little shopping today and picked up fresh vegetables. The fruit at this shop today did not look so nice so I have given it a miss. Not that I think I will be buying a large quantity unless DH shocks me and comes up with the idea of having fresh fruit salad. Otherwise only grapes needed tomorrow when I do my weekly grocery shopping. I have also been for a walk with DH and Rizzie but my right leg is now protesting big time I think I maybe have gone too far. I must admit on the last leg of the journey back home my right leg was tightening up as to just go into a spasm. I was blessed and did not get a spasm but the warning signs was out big time.
Watched a programme last night which is called "born to be different" and they have followed 6 different children with various challenges both physical and mental. It is great to see that programmes like this are made to break down the barriers that exist at times between "normal" and disabled people. The children have been followed for years and they are now 8 years old and next week sees the children at nine years old. The various challenges these children have are varied from down syndrome, Spina bifida, Achondroplasia, Arthrogryposis (effects both arms and legs which causes them to turn inwards) , Tuberous Sclerosis (causes multiple seizures and is a genetically condition) and finally Partial Trisomy 9P (which is a rare chromosome disorder which has restricted life span). The more barriers are broken down the less prejudices there will be. I best stop else I will be on my soap box about this subject and prejudices. I hate prejudices in any shape or form whether because of someones colour, sexuality, race, religion well I think you get the idea
ROSEBUD Sorry to hear that your DH has re-injured his back again I know that if you have injured them once it is so easy to do so again as it leaves it weak. My DH decided that he would walk to the petrol station and get a gallon of petrol in a can ( for the lawn mower). I advised him that it was maybe not a good idea with his shoulder but oh no ignored my advice. Now he has learnt the hard way and has hurt his shoulder. It has been well over a week since his act of superman well at least that is what he thinks he is and it is still painful. I hope your DH back gets better soon as I know how hard he works.
It sound idyllic sitting out on the porch with your NIKO. I have no porch to my home here we tend not to have the traditional porches that you have in Canada and USA. Our building seem to be constructed differently on the whole as I have said mostly out of brick or stone. Plus most homes are on two levels. The bedrooms and bathroom upstairs and the kitchen, lounge and dinning room ground floor. Though I live in a bungalow which is prefab as they call it. After the second world war there was an acute need for housing which was cheap and quick to construct. The initial idea these in time would be replaced by the tradition style home though this has never occurred. So I live in one of these such bungalows which was put up shortly after the war. My sister also lives in one though but hers is a house not a bungalow. Some of our gardens in our bungalows still have the Anderson shelter as a little shed. Each home had one of these put up after the war and the Anderson shelters where just being got rid off by the council after buying a job lot. Anderson shelters were small air raid shelters that you constructed and put up in the garden of your home. You dug a hole in the ground and then put this shelter into it then packed soil on top and the sides of the shelter. So when the air raid siren went off you went into the Anderson shelter in your garden. The few remaining shelters that are in our gardens here have been painted in various colours to stop them from rusting. We don't have one in our garden but my next door neighbour does. Below is a picture of the Anderson shelter They have bricked up the two ends and in one inserted a door so that you may put a padlock on the door.
No more news or gossip for that matter so I will close so I hope you have a really nice Wednesday it is hard to believe it is another bank holiday weekend this weekend. (well it is here in the UK not so sure about other parts of the world). So with no more news to tell I will love you and leave you for today so take care ladies till next time
HI LADIES ~ we did indeed get a whole day of sunshine today; it was a bit cooler but the sun sure warmed things up for us and made it feel warmer than it was. This morning I made some bran muffins and we had homemade soup for lunch as planned. Did a bit of light housekeeping (dust-mopping) and vacuumed our little new throw rug in the livingroom. Well, that was enuff for this old bod ...
After lunch, I put my legs and feet up for a couple of hours, trying to do what the doctor ordered; and felt a little better for that. Then went out for walk in the back yard shed to look for some stuff that was still missing from our move. Someday, we'll get all this stuff sorted out as it's still a bit of a 'hide and seek game' at this time!
HI PURPLE ~ My legs have been acting up a bit this spring: we think it is the damp, cool weather that may be causing it. Maybe when the warmer weather comes, my legs may feel a bit better. I do have to remember not to overdo it and also to make sure that I rest often and start the walking out slowly each spring and work my way up. This winter was harder than the past as that move really exhausted DH and I; plus we really needed a winter to recover from it all. I hope your leg is recovering for you too.
That TV show does indeed sound very interesting about the kids with the different physical challenges. I think it's so good to share their real life experiences with the general public, so everyone can have a better understanding of the challenges that disabled persons face each and every day. Too many times, there are gross assumptions made about disabled persons, plus a kind of judgementalness that is verging on persecution, as well as different forms of discrimination, as you well know.
The biggest thing for me these days, is accessiblility to places; you know public places or stores being built without elevators. Imagine that in our town, they built two seniors homes for the elderly and disabled with two stories, and never thought to put an elevator in them??? To me, that is perplexing -- especially when so many seniors have mobility issues. Right now, EVERYONE is clamoring for those first floor apartments, becuz everyone thinks they should be entitled to a ground floor place over someone else who truly has physical mobility barriers.
I have had this discussion now with two different persons trying to explain to them what 'real' mobility issues are. Our government has offered funding for retro-fit repairs and renovations; and this should be top on the agenda in my books, but no-one wants to get at it and take advantage of their offer of infrastructure funds. Endless time is wasted on studies, and proposals, and talk, and nothing gets done. OK ... yah, there I go again ... ranting away!
Time to stop boring you all! DH is resting at this moment; he says he feels a bit better, but he must have really hurt it bad this time, becuz he is having problems bending (well, he just can't bend right now), but he says the pain is lessening with each day. This may take at least a week for him to feel better, I think.
I really like the deck they have here at this place; it is ground floor and the steps were made very low with rails on both sides on purpose, to make sure that someone like me (with mobility issues) could come in without too much difficulty. We kept looking until we found this place; and I had to emphasize in my ad that we must have a ground level place, so I was so glad to find this one for sure ...
Those ANDERSON SHELTERS were a clever idea; after that war, couldn't blame England's people for wanting to build them. I think they would look really nice if they painted them a nice FOREST GREEN or a similar color and they would blend in well with the landscape, don't you think?
Well, it's getting nigh on time for my evening tea break; and that's pretty much all the news I have from here too. Most of our snow is almost gone now -- just a few patches where the snowhills were, but they'll all be gone soon too I think. We were hoping that most of it would be gone by the beginning of May, and I think it will be pretty close to that. People were even out raking their lawns today and the 'FAIRIES' were out cleaning up the streets of all the sand left over from the winter too!
We may do a bit of shopping tomorrow; don't have too much to get but I do have to buy some new muffin tins as the ones we have the metal coating is starting to come off (don't like that very much). Just don't know what kind to get to prevent that, and I find they all bake differently now. Oh well, will take a look around and see what's out there.
Take good care ladies, and hope you all have a MOST PLEASANT THURSDAY tomorrow!!! ROSEBUD
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well just done the grocery shopping this morning and just returned home. So this is my time to relax and chill out to recharge the batteries. must admit I am tired today though I think that must be due to the extra medication I had to have yesterday evening as my trigeminial neuralgia flared up. Though it was my fault that a flare up occurred. I thought it was warm enough just to transfer from the car park of this village hall to the village hall it's self without scarf . Well I got it wrong big time and paid for my misjudgment. I asked DH at half time (break that we get playing cards ) get my scarf from the car. I have a reserve scarf that sits in the car at all times.
I have been busy also since my return from shopping as I have prepared a big container of fresh fruit salad for tea, plus prepared a sandwich also. So teatime will be quick today as all preparations are made just a matter of serving them. Bought my first new potatoes of the year today ready for the weekend so looking forward to those. DH won some stewing steak so I am going to make a casserole with that for the weekend. Will be having bolognese tomorrow with a little beef and mainly beans with carefully weighted out pasta.
ROSEBUD Sounds though you were busy yesterday what with the bran muffins and soup plus housework no wonder you had had enough. I think most people would have needed to put their feet up.
Like you I have not done so much walking due to the weather not being so nice, so I am trying to gradually build up but my legs are protesting My right leg is fine this morning after me overdoing it and really misjudging how much I can really do without causing pain. This sure is a balancing act that you know all so well. It must be worse for you as due to your weather you able to no walking at all so building up your strength and stamina must take its time to do.
We seem to be reasonable when it comes to disabled access any complexes such as you described would have a lift in them. More and more shops especially the big one have a double set of doors that open automatically which is good if in a wheelchair or have mobility issues. The trouble is more for me some of the fire type doors which have this automatic shutting mechanism which makes them stiff and hard to push I find difficult. I am sure the elderly population must have the same problems. So there is still more room for improvement but we are getting there. The majority of places have now disabled toilets with adapted taps, different lock system on the door which is easy, There are rails around the toilet itself plus an alarm system to pull if in difficulty. Like I say there are areas that we need to develop upon but we sure are stepping in the right direction.
I live in a bungalow as you know which has been semi adapted for disabled people. I have a walk in shower for starters and a bathroom which is larger than most. The doors are wider than the average door for wheelchairs to go through and the hall way is like a small room in itself as nearly all the doors to the rooms are off this one hall. This is so you may manoeuvre easily to each room. We have one shallow step into the home so it is not wheelchair friendly though this would be changed for me if my mobility needs changed that I need ramp access to my home. So I have no worries if that should happen in the future. All I need to my knowledge is the social service to come to my home and find out what my needs where and if they could help me with anything else. I have already got a perching stool which is really good for long periods in the kitchen to save your legs and back. This is similar to my stool as you can see the seat of the stool is slightly tilted so you sit or perch as the stool says. It has adjustable legs to make sure that whatever your height you can still put your feet on the floor. When my back or legs play up this is a godsend and helps no end. I never knew that there was such a contraption but I am sure glad they gave me one. They gave me one for free and when you no longer need them you give them back so they can be used by another customer. They were really nice when they came to see me and really helpful. Nothing like the scheme sounds in Canada
Yes I think it was a great idea that our council had for recycling the Anderson shelters, I think your idea for one painted in forest green would be a lovely idea though I do not remember seeing one painted round our way like that. Most are painted white with a different colour door like red, blue or black.
You made me smile when you say the "fairies" had been getting rid of the last remnants of salt from the road. For a minute I did not understand as I understood "fairies" to be the name we give for dandelion seeds when in flight. At the moment we seem to have lots of "fairies" dancing about on the wind. So you could see why it took a while for the penny to drop
Well no more news her to tell so will close. Hope you all have a lovely Thursday so till next time take care
Hey all - just keeping it short. the fatigue has gotten progressivly worse.. and things are slipping at work. I have started a drug called amantadine.. just today (a coworker has a full px leftover and assured me its what the ms clinic we go to hands out for fatigue) i've got a call into the clinic but have yet to hear back
i thought i could manage this on my own but i cant. i have to tell my boss i have ms. and soon.
HIYA VALDINE ~ sorry to hear your MS is acting up on you bigtime; will send up some prayers for you that you will regain your strength, and find some relief from your new meds. Maybe you should confide in your boss ~ you may be surprised to find out that she already knows; but either way, then maybe you could have a wee break now and then to recharge.
You know, just taking a Monday or Friday off (with their blessing) could give you the little help you need; or maybe even in the middle of the week, like Wednesday to rejuvenate (two days on; one off; and two on). There are many scenarios you could try, to see what works best for you ... We really enjoy hearing from you -- so, please do keep in touch, and let us know how you are fairing!
HI PURPLE ~ we had a busy day of shopping today too; had to pick up some meds and some basic groceries with lots of veggies today. Also picked up some BBQ spit chicken which is fast becoming my all-time favorite way to eat chicken. You are indeed way ahead of us in the helps available. There is supposed to be helps, but they are hard to come by here; most of the time, the disabled here have to fight for help or have family or friends help them instead. It's a lot better now than it used to be in the past, but like you say, there is always lots of room for improvement.
I remember my mom taking food to a severely disabled man (a quad) because by the time he paid his rent and basic expenses, there wasn't a whole lot left over for groceries, as they are really expensive these days. This is why the food banks have popped up all over the place, but it is sad that so many people have to turn to them for help; but it has become a necessity for many very low income persons.
Anyways, tonight I am resting up my feet; tomorrow will definitely be a rest day for me. DH found his back wrap belt -- which is a wide elastic brace that helps give him support. We had forgotten that we bought it for him the last time he pulled it; and it really helped him a lot today.
Anyways, very tired tonight, so gonna keep it short; take good care ladies ... and know that you all are in my thoughts and prayers all the time (daily, in fact) ... ROSEBUD
HI, I'M BACK ... I just had to pop back in and tell you all that I just remembered that this is the last day of April, so I have started a new thread for May already. We'll just have to wait and see if MEOWEE has returned by tomorrow morning to put it up into a red sticky at the top of the page for us. If she isn't back, I'll ask another moderator to come by and put it up for us, OK-doke?
Hope you all have a wonderful evening (what's left of it)! ... ROSEBUD
The sucking on the beaker had created a vacuum I suppose and that had caused a bruise. I would think that my sister will get her a visit to the dentist to reassure her or maybe start treatment to straighten the teeth if necessary.
to the thread. Sorry to hear that your in a lot of pain. I think many of us who write in this thread have or do experience pain on a daily basis so we do understand what you are going through. It is hard when the loved ones around you have never experience pain on such a level as you have and can never fully understand what you are having to go through.
I hate to pick these type of bugs up as they leave you feeling so rotten. Plus weak for a couple of days afterwards.
So till next time hope your all enjoying your weekend. Though before I go I must say hello to 
DH says that I have quite the imagination; but I just like to tease him! 
We have to watch him like a hawk as he is young and doesn't know the harm they can do; I think he does now.
Our boy is well again; we were so worried for him, but his natural instincts kicked in and helped him. He is a very intelligent little fella and such a joy for us to have him as company.
Well I found mainly what I was looking for which was some summery skirts. Though trying to get an under-slip for the skirts was mission impossible I went to 3 shops and was unsuccessful. I know on one occasion the shop assistant hadn't got a clue what an under-slip was. I suppose they don't wear them now and don't mind showing off tomorrows washing 
Yes they are smart animals dogs knowing what naturally will do the trick like grass it still stays with them.
They have bricked up the two ends and in one inserted a door so that you may put a padlock on the door.
To me, that is perplexing -- especially when so many seniors have mobility issues. Right now, EVERYONE is clamoring for those first floor apartments, becuz everyone thinks they should be entitled to a ground floor place over someone else who truly has physical mobility barriers. 
. Well I got it wrong big time and paid for my misjudgment. I asked DH at half time (break that we get playing cards ) get my scarf from the car. I have a reserve scarf that sits in the car at all times.
This is similar to my stool as you can see the seat of the stool is slightly tilted so you sit or perch as the stool says. It has adjustable legs to make sure that whatever your height you can still put your feet on the floor. When my back or legs play up this is a godsend and helps no end. I never knew that there was such a contraption but I am sure glad they gave me one. They gave me one for free and when you no longer need them you give them back so they can be used by another customer. They were really nice when they came to see me and really helpful. Nothing like the scheme sounds in Canada 
