My Dear Bagzie, You are hereby ordered to have a HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
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.
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Well, if you're still around, Kiwi, and you want me to try that, just give a hoot and I'll be happy to.
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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.
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I am having pain in my left shoulder.
.. dreamed this morning that ......Why did I need to see a doctor?
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Maybe your subconsciousness is trying to tell you something.
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.
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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!!!!"  |
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.
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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.
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Imagine if all you had to do was talk to get up the stairs.
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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.
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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.
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Originally Posted by Cherry Cow
(Hmmm, which is a more important goal? PhD or tight triceps?)
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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
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!
