kiwi---isn't it awful when you can't reach them----dd didn't take her cell to ireland so i have not spoken to her in a few days and it drives me nuts----ella--that is sweet of you to offer to call for kiwonk,now could you try to call some bars in Dublin for me and see if dd is still partying????

Oh Kiwi !!!!! I am so sorry to hear of this pain surge. Sob away. I am having pain in my left shoulder. It began in my right shoulder and was annoying and now is in the left and severe so I can't put pressure on it. Can't open jars, heavy doors, etc. Must be stress for me as it moved and I am stressed.

I took Friday off to be with DS and dreamed this morning that I went back to work and the woman who taught my class told me it was finished. What was finished? My class. She finished it. Was I unemployed? Dunno.Woke up. Oh, I was told to go home or go see a doctor. Why did I need to see a doctor? To work out clarity on whom I report to. Yikes. There is only one person to report to but she is a you-know. Snappy and all.

So I headed down to Gainesvile after work Thursday, knowing I'd stop at motel as none were in that town. I got as far as Tallahassee (2 hours .. total trip 4.5) and felt sleepy. Got a lovely motel room big enough to walk around in for $64. Drove on the next morning, took care of DS, got him back to his dorm and sicky-poo and prodded him to either decide to stay in the dorm or come with me to find a motel as none were in town and I had to drive further. He came but had to stop all-the-time to throw up so we didn't get far. Motel I reached was $150 because of the same race taking up the Gainesville motel. Expensive trip. We got here midday yesterday and now he's in the shower getting ready to leave. He has a ride back. It's so nice having him here, even chipmunk faced.

Birthday is not til the 28th. I'm celebrating with chicken bones.

Happy Birthday to YOUUUUU Happy birthday to YOOUUUUU Happy Birthday Dear Bagzie Wagzie. Happy Birthdya to youuuuuu.

I have been that age. It is young.

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TODAY I AM TURNING FIFTY AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME ATTENTION---IF I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY,SO BE IT----I WILL BE FIFTY PLUS A DAY THEN---IF I CAN'T HAVE ATTENTION IN THE PASTURE,WHERE ELSE CAN I HAVE IT????the family and friends have been very accommodating so i cannot complain---the ds and dh got me a bose speaker to dock my ipod in so i have grand music in the kitchen where i spend most of my time-----i am so glad that ds has had the annoying teeth removed peaCH==now he can recover at leisure----also,i have hurting shoulders too but i think it's caused by the stupid computer and also THE TMJ that i refuse to have treated.:?:

Baggggggzzzzzz!!!!!! Omigosh! Happy Birthday! :balloons:

I know I'm just the new cow in the pasture here, but wanted to wish you a great day, considering that the 50th can be a little bitter-sweet so to speak. Now that I'm well past the water mark myself, it seems like you're still nothing but a teenie bopper to me, anyway. My 30th was the worst, believe it or not. One of my real-life mentors (he went to Clark University in Worcester when my sister was there and I was just maybe twelve or somewhere around there) was Abbie Hoffman, who coined the phrase, "Never trust anyone over 30!" That stuck with me, and when I turned 30, I thought, "Ohmigawd! Now I can't even trust MYSELF anymore!!!!" :rofl:

When I turned 50, I was fresh from a divorce, and had Atkins-dieted myself back to my college weight, and was feeling pretty good about myself. I was walking a couple of miles a day, and was in pretty decent shape. Then, I met my current DH, who really IS a dear, got WAY too comfy, and little by little have eaten myself back up to an astounding-freaking-size. :sumo: I'm thankful that he's so understanding & supportive, but sometimes even THAT can turn into enabling, you know? ANYWAY, hunny, fifty is nifty, so happy fiftieth!

Has anyone been in touch with Kiwi outside the message board? I'm wondering if she managed to reach her DD???

Have a lovely day, all, and especially you, Bagzz!

Ellabella :df:

My Dear Bagzie, You are hereby ordered to have a HAPPY BIRTHDAY. :bday2you: All the best people are turning 50 these days. You’ll be a smash hit at it. And there will be no more of this eisoptrophobia, you hear me? Because you are the cutest cow in the entire Atlantic Time Zone. :hug:

Originally Posted by ellabella:
Well, if you're still around, Kiwi, and you want me to try that, just give a hoot and I'll be happy to.

Thanks ellabella, as it turned out they had already made it home and were at the high school at the jazz fest. It seems the cell service outage was here in Maine. They left Boston around 1 PM and had pretty much clear sailing the whole way. In the meantime we were having a real mess here -- after several inches of snow Friday night, it turned to freezing rain just like it did in Mass. Good thing we have 2 4-wheel drive vehicles, because our new truck doesn't have a plow on it yet and our friendly neighborhood plow guy is out of town for the weekend. DH was able to get up and down the driveway with the truck and now we have 8" crusty ruts going up. It's not completely frozen solid yet I don't think, but I'm not sure anything else could get down the driveway. Oy.

After several hours of sleep yesterday (I took some squirrelled-away pain meds--you know, the kind they tell you to throw away after you're done with them), I was feeling almost human at dinnertime and DH came and got me and I got to see most of the finals concert. Didn't get to see the band from the local h.s.; they didn't make the finals, but I was glad to at least get there for some of it. And I delegated DD and BF to pull down all the signs. DD says she took a picture of one of them, so I'll post it sometime. Of course some of the signs around town bit the dust due to windy conditions and most of the rest of them were looking a little peaked after a day of being pelted with sleet and freezing rain, but they did their job. The indoor signs were spot on; I was quite happy with the way they turned out.

Anyway, this hip is a nightmare. I've been through it before -- it's bursitis, so I'm not going to the ER; I know exactly what they will do. I already have the medication they will give me and I have been icing it when I can stand it. I hope I can get a dr's appt tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Cowpernia:
I am having pain in my left shoulder.
.. dreamed this morning that ......Why did I need to see a doctor?

Maybe your subconsciousness is trying to tell you something. :shrug: But in the meantime, I'm beginning to know quite a lot about joint/tendon pain, and one of the niftiest tricks I learned is how to ice a sore place so that it really helps: You get a bunch of styrofoam coffee cups (yes, new ones), fill them to about drinking level with water and freeze them. When you need one, peel off the top of the styrofoam till you have exposed about 1/2" of ice, and hold the cup and glide it all over the sore joint area until the skin is about numb. It only takes a minute or so and is much more effective than an ice bag. Keep a towel on hand, it drips like crazy. You can put the ice back in the freezer and use it a couple more times before throwing it out if you want.

And then go lie down.

Wow, DS is throwing up because of the wisdom tooth removal? Poor baby, I hope he gets over it quick. You're such a good mama.

Originally Posted by ellabella:
One of my real-life mentors (he went to Clark University in Worcester when my sister was there and I was just maybe twelve or somewhere around there) was Abbie Hoffman, who coined the phrase, "Never trust anyone over 30!" That stuck with me, and when I turned 30, I thought, "Ohmigawd! Now I can't even trust MYSELF anymore!!!!" :rofl:

:lol: That's a hoot! My brother used to say he would never live past 30 (and most of us who knew him believed it), so when he did I think he was just flummoxed. We humans are silly, aren't we?

Wabby, I'm so glad things are moving along with the custody arrangements. Maybe a little light at the end of the tunnel? Things have got to get better.

Originally Posted by Painterwoman:
I got really stiff and sore in California because we HAD to talk and climb steps just to get to our motel room.

Imagine if all you had to do was talk to get up the stairs. ;)

Originally Posted by Painterwoman:
FDIL put a parchment square in the envelope telling where they were registered. Grrrrrrr. Too late to do anything about it. Grrrrrrr.

Kiwi—Best wishes for your Band Fest. 71 bands might be critical mass, whether there’s ice to slow them down, or not.

I've seen that card with places where the couple is registered many times. Really rubs a lot of people the wrong way. Oh well, at least it was on lovely parchment, right?
They did have a lot of schools cancel on Saturday, but it wasn't the majority by any means. The proceeds from the whole shebang might not be what was hoped, but everyone said they thought it was very well planned and executed, so the word of mouth will be good for next year.

Originally Posted by Cherry Cow:
(Hmmm, which is a more important goal? PhD or tight triceps?)

Ooh, good question! What sucks is having to choose, eh?

Well, DH is (somewhat reluctantly) feeling sorry for me, so he's going to make dinner. Ta.

Kiwi

going to start a fresh thread