Wow! It's been a busy couple days for GG. Lots of interesting topics.
Freda - When my step-son was in the 12 YO range we dealt with him picking out clothes that were not our choice. I feel that it's OK to let them pick out weird colors if they are comfortable with them and will wear them. One time my SS picked out jeans and after he wore them decided he didn't like them. We had to battle that one out! We would not put more money into other jeans for him since they had been his choice, so he wore old beat up jeans rather than wear the ones he didn't like. His choice, and didn't cost us any more money. Now when step-daughter started pickout out things that were definately not age appropriate, we had to draw the line.
Gayle - I agree with CK's suggestion. Management needs to actually work the job to understand the needs of the employees. We had that problem where I worked, too. It was a mail order pharmacy and the orders had to be worked in date order. No one else in my department would take the oldest orders first. They just grabbed orders randomly. A few times a day, I would stop and sort the orders, putting them in age order. Then when we were reviewed for productivity, I was told my productivity was down. That was because I was the only one stopping to sort the orders by date. This was people's meds. They had a right to receive them in a timely manner.
Lynn - I am not a big sweet eater, and being diabetic, it's a good thing. I bake, but do very little tasting. My family wants those cookies!
You're insurance was high! I paid $375 per month for mine, but it didn't include RX. At the time, mine were all generic so it wasn't a problem, until the DR started adding drugs that had no generic. $$$$$
I too have lost my confrontational tendancies. But DH, who is usually quiet, has picked them up, big time! Sometimes I have to walk away when he is arguing with someone because I'm so embarassed by his yelling. LOL But he gets things taken care of.
Wow! 208,000 miles. What kind of car is it? I need to buy a car that lasts that long. DH takes good care of our cars and they can last a lot of years, but we don't put those kind of miles on them. Good job!
Karen31 - I lose my voice often. Several times so completely I could not make a sound. One time it lasted a month, so I went to an ENT and got it checked out. It was nodules on my vocal chords, that gradually went away. He said I need to keep my voice down and my talking to a minimum. DH LOVED that suggestion. LOL
Donna - I put egg and bread crumbs in my meatloaf, but I don't do much kneading. I read somewhere that you should just mix it loosely with a fork so as not to make the meat tough. I will try kneading it more. Also, I used to buy whatever grade of ground meat that was on sale. Now I mostly buy the really low fat grade...92/8. Maybe the meat needs to have more fat in it to hold it together.
Bobbi - I'm so glad I could help. I did several Google searches, with the artist's name and "bears" "green bears" etc. Each time I would get a list of websites to try. Some of them had so much stuff on them that I could not find your item when I scrolled down. Then I got lucky with this one. Would you sell yours? Or are you just interested in knowing the value?
Rie - I don't know what kind of readings your Dad is getting with his diabetes, but I will say that you are in better control with yours than anyone else I have heard of, and I think your standards are really high. While that is a good thing, I have read lately that older people with heart disease should not try to have "tight" control over their diabetes. It can cause early death. They said an A1c of 7.5 is fine in these cases, even though the recommended number is 5 or 6. Mine run anywhere from 5.5-7.5 and my doctor is OK with that. And you know from posts I have made here that my FBS is not really very good. I know you want what's best for him, but he just might be ok with it the way it is. As far as working, I think it keeps older people living longer, having something to do like that. The work he's doing now is probably easier than the farming he did before. Yes? If it is putting him at risk, maybe the doctor can talk him into cutting back on his hours.
When I got my C-pap, I refused a face mask. I use the nasal pillows. It was very hard to get used to, but I was told I had to use it at least 4 hrs per night for insurance to cover it and they called periodically for readings. At first I would take it off in the middle of the night, but eventually I got so used to it I even put it on if I lie down on the bed to watch TV. I always use the ramp feature and the humidity. My main problem is with nasal and mouth dryness. Since I've had this colostomy, I have gotten accustomed to sleeping on my back, and that is helping with my CPap also. When I was in the hospital I could not use my C-Pap because I had an NG tube in my nose that got in the way. They just kept me on oxygen during the night and I slept with my head elevated. If he can get used to using the C-Pap I think it will do him a world of good. Prayers going up for him.
Marie - My irritation on my stomach is greatly improved. I talked to a wound care nurse at the hospital and she told me what to use and left some at the front desk for me. I think as long as the wound is not open or infected it will not interfere with the ability to operate. That's just my own un-medical opinion. LOL
Everyone have a great weekend!