Another Unofficial Chatterbox Thread- Everyone is Welcome!

[sameyeyam]

Don't I ever buy anything good to eat? I swear I have a house full of food and no junk food!! The closest thing I could find to junk food was trail mix. Think the kids will notice if I pick all the m&m's out of it??

 

[tinkermell]

Hi ladies, Albort and Grumpy if you per chance read this.

I am sitting in a hotel room in Eugene Oregon. Tomorrow, my Sister has her surgery for cevical and uteran cancer.

Her spirits are really good, and feels that they will be able to get it all out. I hope and pray that that is the case.


Friday Dave and I leave and go to see my other sister in Bend. Her DH had an colonostomy last week, and they perferated it. So he had to go back in for emergency surgery and had part of his colon taken out. So instead of that sister being here in Eugene with us, she is taking care of her DH. I tells ya.............When it rains it pours.

I don't think Megan has had those babies?

I hope all is well.

Bernice, are you coming to the pizza party?

 

[sameyeyam]

Working nights is crappy until you establish a routine.
I would go crazy waiting waiting waiting until I could wake up hubby. Many times woke him much too early, but I missed him terribly.

I only worked one night shift as an LPN, it wasn't my "thing" -- kinda boring shift at a nursing home and then it was hard to sleep with lil ones in the house.

I've been thinking of going back to school in the fall. One of the programs I looked at is to be a sleep tech (it is actually a really long fancier title that escapes me right now), however since it is sleep that is being evaled.. it means working nights. Job posting I read was work full time at 3 nights per week (12 hr shifts?), that I might like. 3 miserable days of trying to sleep and that's it

Unless having off and on days really screws me up?? hmmmm hmm hmm

I've worked swing shift before and don't have a problem with that, but I'm sure I could never work graveyard. My best sleeping hours are about midnight to 4am. So what do you do on the sleep tech job? Dip their hands in warm water and see if they pee? Plug their nose and see if they wake up? Tickle their face with a feather and see if they hit themselves? Draw a mustache on them with a marker? Guess you can see now I wouldn't make a very good sleep tech!

 

[funnygarcia]

Don't I ever buy anything good to eat? I swear I have a house full of food and no junk food!! The closest thing I could find to junk food was trail mix. Think the kids will notice if I pick all the m&m's out of it??

Just say .. what? It came that way, it's a new kind.

Hubby was telling me that too.
"we went to two different stores and there is still nothing to eat in the house."
ummm what do you call the salad, apples, cereal, milk... is that not food?
grumble grumble grumble

It's food that requires thinking and action (cooking) vs open a box and dive in.

He got scolded by his nurse and neph for high potassium and phosphorus. I gave him the "I told you so" look at his last clinic visit.

 

[sameyeyam]

Hi ladies, Albort and Grumpy if you per chance read this.

I am sitting in a hotel room in Eugene Oregon. Tomorrow, my Sister has her surgery for cevical and uteran cancer.

Her spirits are really good, and feels that they will be able to get it all out. I hope and pray that that is the case.


Friday Dave and I leave and go to see my other sister in Bend. Her DH had an colonostomy last week, and they perferated it. So he had to go back in for emergency surgery and had part of his colon taken out. So instead of that sister being here in Eugene with us, she is taking care of her DH. I tells ya.............When it rains it pours.

I don't think Megan has had those babies?

I hope all is well.

Bernice, are you coming to the pizza party?

Hi Melody! Sending lots of prayers and hugs your sister and BIL's way. She has the right attitude and I'm sure things will go well. Sometimes the hardest part is waiting for test results after the surgery. But once she learns the results and meets with an oncologist to develop a game plan...then she will feel more in control.

 

[sameyeyam]

Just say .. what? It came that way, it's a new kind.

Hubby was telling me that too.
"we went to two different stores and there is still nothing to eat in the house."
ummm what do you call the salad, apples, cereal, milk... is that not food?
grumble grumble grumble

It's food that requires thinking and action (cooking) vs open a box and dive in.

He got scolded by his nurse and neph for high potassium and phosphorus. I gave him the "I told you so" look at his last clinic visit.

DD is taking a Health & Nutrition class and is starting to read the labels on everything. Not that I buy a ton of junk food, but I really don't like having to justify granola bars to a 16yo.

 

[funnygarcia]

Hi ladies, Albort and Grumpy if you per chance read this.

I am sitting in a hotel room in Eugene Oregon. Tomorrow, my Sister has her surgery for cevical and uteran cancer.

Her spirits are really good, and feels that they will be able to get it all out. I hope and pray that that is the case.


Friday Dave and I leave and go to see my other sister in Bend. Her DH had an colonostomy last week, and they perferated it. So he had to go back in for emergency surgery and had part of his colon taken out. So instead of that sister being here in Eugene with us, she is taking care of her DH. I tells ya.............When it rains it pours.

I don't think Megan has had those babies?

I hope all is well.

Bernice, are you coming to the pizza party?

Talk about one in a million chance .. I'm sorry your family is having such a rough year. Hope things turn out well with the surgery and life is better as the months wind thru the rest of the year.

No babies, she posted schedule for induction is on the 3rd.

I think I am passing on the pizza party. I might meet up with the group going to the 2:35 show of the Billy's.
My trip wasn't actually planned to be part of the ladies group, good air fare and hotel rates landed me in that week. Just need a break from the unending snow (more this week in forecast- ugh!) and cold.

 

[sameyeyam]

Time to go wake DH up and time for me to head to bed. Goodnight Melody and Bernice.

Melody, tell your sis to go kick some cancer butt!!

 

[funnygarcia]

I've worked swing shift before and don't have a problem with that, but I'm sure I could never work graveyard. My best sleeping hours are about midnight to 4am. So what do you do on the sleep tech job? Dip their hands in warm water and see if they pee? Plug their nose and see if they wake up? Tickle their face with a feather and see if they hit themselves? Draw a mustache on them with a marker? Guess you can see now I wouldn't make a very good sleep tech!

They monitor EEG, breathing, heart rate to determine if the client needs CPAP. Some techs learn how to fit people with the CPAP masks and do direct patient teaching. Some of the same skill sets are used to do neuro monitoring in surgery ( that part I don't quite get.. unless it's brain surgery I didn't like my surgery observation day as a student nurse..I'm sensitive to smells, smell of the cautery used is icky!)

 

[funnygarcia]

Night Alison

 

[MotoXPrincess99]

I'm also predicting that Sarah will get engaged this year and Pix will be welcoming a new addition to her family in 2010.

In addition, I am predicting the Shawna will post on our thread sometime in the next 6 months.

I doubt it... In August of this year DBF and I will have been together 10 years! Wow, where did the time go. I don't think we're every going to get married. We're good the way we are, and it wouldn't change anything really anyways. And if I ever get married it's going to be at Disneyland and we don't have that kind of money right now so we're good.

 

[funnygarcia]

But getting engaged does not necessarily mean you set a wedding date.

My sis was engaged all thru college and four years more living together before they finally decided to have a wedding.. in our parent's backyard.

After hearing of the two families squabbling over wedding plans for what was to be a simple informal ceremony and a fun party to wish them well. I told my mom I planned to elope. Much easier, less expensive.

Unfortunately, my dad decided for me that I needed a wedding (before baby arrived), informal and simple.. but it would have been just fine with us to skip it and go to a JP at a later date.

Some day we will do the vow renewal thing; complete with the fancy dress, tux, dinner and dancing. We had thought of it for our 5th year... then it was our 10th anniversary... then it became our 15th anniversary.. here we are at 16 years ... like I said "some day"

 

[MotoXPrincess99]

But getting engaged does not necessarily mean you set a wedding date.

My sis was engaged all thru college and four years more living together before they finally decided to have a wedding.. in our parent's backyard.

After hearing of the two families squabbling over wedding plans for what was to be a simple informal ceremony and a fun party to wish them well. I told my mom I planned to elope. Much easier, less expensive.

Unfortunately, my dad decided for me that I needed a wedding (before baby arrived), informal and simple.. but it would have been just fine with us to skip it and go to a JP at a later date.

Some day we will do the vow renewal thing; complete with the fancy dress, tux, dinner and dancing. We had thought of it for our 5th year... then it was our 10th anniversary... then it became our 15th anniversary.. here we are at 16 years ... like I said "some day"

That's true, but I know he's not going any where and he knows he's stuck with me.

 

[XTinabell]

I doubt it... In August of this year DBF and I will have been together 10 years! Wow, where did the time go. I don't think we're every going to get married. We're good the way we are, and it wouldn't change anything really anyways. And if I ever get married it's going to be at Disneyland and we don't have that kind of money right now so we're good.

Aha! I thought I would never get married either, dh(fiance if you will) and I were together for nine years, will be 10 this august. And he just proposed at christmas time. So never say never. We have no plans to get married yet, we're enjoying being engaged and I must say I love having a ring!

 

[funnygarcia]

Typical MN weather...
yesterday was beautiful sunny and 35 degrees. This morning grey and overcast skies in the 20's. We have ice and melted blobs of crusty snow.

Fast forward to noon, the snow begins to fall. Lightly at first, pretty white fluffyness.

Now 2 hrs later, the snow is fast and furious with low visibility. Of course only the outlying areas closed schools, first ring suburbs and Mpls/ St Paul schools are in session.
I'm watching smaller cars skid and slide round the corners onto the side street. Our main road through here is a designated snow emergency route, lots of traffic .. but I haven't heard a plow yet this afternoon.

The forecast is for the snow to end at midnight. Expected 5 to 8 inches accumlation.. oh joy




Is it spring yet?? because we seem to have skipped that season all together here.

 

[MotoXPrincess99]

Aha! I thought I would never get married either, dh(fiance if you will) and I were together for nine years, will be 10 this august. And he just proposed at christmas time. So never say never. We have no plans to get married yet, we're enjoying being engaged and I must say I love having a ring!

Hmm, we'll see..Everyone refers to him as my husband anyway and I call his sisters my sister-in-law and vise versa. Same thing with his nefews and nieces, I'm aunty Sarah to them.

 

[funnygarcia]

staley!!

Awesome deal on diapers!!

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=1194409

 

[funnygarcia]

bleh, I tried a new healthy recipe... even two large handfuls of cheese could not save it from tasting blah blah blah blah.... what a waste.

 

[tinkermell]

Good news ladies!!

My Sister's surgery came out great. They were able to get all the cancer out. No radiation or chemo it looks like!!! Thanks for you works of encouragement and prayers!

It pays to get your yearly pap done. Because my Sis was faithful on hers, the cancer was still in the early stage. It had not spread beyond her uterus to the blood vessels outside of it. So be diligent on that, and mamograms if you are in that age group.

Bernice, I am sorry I will miss you. Have a wonderful "warm" trip. I hope the weather is great while you are here!

 

[funnygarcia]

Good news ladies!!

My Sister's surgery came out great. They were able to get all the cancer out. No radiation or chemo it looks like!!! Thanks for you works of encouragement and prayers!

It pays to get your yearly pap done. Because my Sis was faithful on hers, the cancer was still in the early stage. It had not spread beyond her uterus to the blood vessels outside of it. So be diligent on that, and mamograms if you are in that age group.

Bernice, I am sorry I will miss you. Have a wonderful "warm" trip. I hope the weather is great while you are here!

I'm glad surgery went well, that is wonderful news!