Quarantine and chill and kindness chatty clubhouse: Jump in and join the conversation! All is welcome!

[SpaceMan5]

Welcome to our thread!

Thank you! I have been kinda venturing outside the DL planning site a bit here and there

 

[flyingdumbo127]

We're glad you did, Space Man

 

[PollyannaMom]

My poor still are hurting I'm waiting a third time today to get a couple healthcare questions answered at last. Here's hoping this time someone comes on the line!

So sorry to hear you are still in pain!

Are they maybe afraid to give official medical advice without actually seeing you and taking a look at your feet themselves?

 

[Kirby]

Happy Tuesday evening! The Texas Rangers are going to the World Series!!! I don't watch their games very often but do support them, they are our local baseball team. Sort of like the Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks and the Dallas Stars. Maybe they will win this time. I've only been to a Ranger game, the Cowboys are way too expensive. Don't know about the Mavericks or Stars but I think that they are much more affordable than the Cowboys.

I finally watched last weeks episode of Survivor. While it didn't matter to me who was voted off, what a blindside it could have been if they had all been on the same page and just ignored what the school principal said (can't remember his name). I think this was a first for Survivor, two people already leaving of their own accord.

My sister's son and wife had a little girl Sunday. It is their first and her first grandbaby. And she was born on our mother's birthday. They named her Aoife Amira. Aoife is pronounced ee-fah.

I hope that your water issue is fixed now Snowy. I know that you are ready to take a break and sit back and enjoy your new place without worrying that something will go wrong.

Mona, I pray that you get some help with your feet. My BIL had feet issues for several years and then finally went to the doctor and found out he was diabetic and had neuropathy in his feet. I pray that your issue will be something more fixable.

We're finally getting some much needed rain this week. It got up into the 90's last weekend. Next week the highs will be in the 50's. I'm looking forward to it.

Spaceman, I'm not on here much but it's always nice to see someone join the group.

I'm going to Houston with James on Thursday. He is having his 6 month bone marrow test. He's doing really well. I hope that the test shows that he is still doing good.

No news on the grandkid front. It's all the same ole thing.

Ya'll have a nice night!

 

[flyingdumbo127]

dear PollyannaMom and Kirby, too, so much. I did finally get some needed answers that will make it much easier tomorrow morning for me to finally move forward with better healthcare. Nothing from the doctor yet. I just pray to get some good rest tonight. Grace of God, I did much better last night. The hardest times are always when I need to get up during the night to use the restroom. No fun at all

PollyannaMom, to answer your question, that may very well be. I can understand that. I even said as much to the receptionist yesterday. She did tell me the doctor would read an email. I hope he does surprise me with a reply.

Kirby, I'm so sorry nothing has changed for the MUCH better with your precious grandkids. They (and, of course, always you) are in my prayers, my friend. Glad the Rangers made it. I hope for those many Quackers that are Phillies fans, that they do well tonight, tooI'm also so sorry about your BIL. I never did have any feet issues ever until a little more than 2 months ago. I appreciate your and everyone else's extra prayers that is for sure!

Sweet Dreams to all!

 

[PollyannaMom]

The hardest times are always when I need to get up during the night to use the restroom.

Have you tried sleeping with your feet a little elevated? (using an extra pillow or a folded up blanket)

 

[Snowysmom]

@Kirby Glad to hear from you. Hope James' appt goes well.

@footballmouse I hope you are feeling better.

@flyingdumbo127 I hope all your healthcare needs get addressed and you can get the answers you need.

Good morning. It is supposed to warm up here for the rest of the week, in the low 70s. I am feeling better since I took the real decongestant. I don't like to take the strong stuff as it affects my sleep and can make me a bit jittery. This time it just affected my sleep. But, I had to do it to break the cycle. Now I am mainly just a bit congested but my face and teeth do not hurt.

Off to work. Have a good day.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Well, the Phillies lost, but I’ve had a lot of fun rooting for them this year. Hope the Diamondbacks win the World Series. They bested my team!

Glad you are feeling a bit better @Snowysmom !

I’ve had some health issues with sleep and feet, and working toward solutions. Not sure the answers I am getting are the right ones. I have worn braces on my feet and they were just too painful. Another doctor is going to see if another kind of brace will work. @flyingdumbo127 , . Feet issues are very complicated, I have always tried to just be thankful that I can walk at all. As I have gotten older, I sometimes do get down.

 

[lynxstch]

Good morning. Almost 50 overnight, and going to mid 70's today. I got the lawn mowed yesterday and cleaned up all the leaves that have fallen. Still have 2 maple trees on the other side that haven't really started dropping theirs yet. I'm waiting for Travis (tree guy) to call me. Dave's brother called me this morning and said that he (meaning Darryl), called the rental place this morning and got a quote of $983 for the rental and delivery. Travis got a quote of $740 last week. It doesn't matter to me since it's coming out of the total quote for cutting the tree, but it's taking another $200 off of Travis end profit. They want me to go down there and pay for the rental and sign for it. I'll pay for it, but I'm not signing the rental and being responsible for their equipment. To me that's the person cutting the tree's responsibility. He's supposed to call me when he goes to lunch. They are planning on doing it Saturday.

I'm off to do grocery shopping and errands. Have a nice day everyone

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Good Morning dear friends,

First of all, I did feel badly for all of you that are Phillies fans. I'm sorry. Here's to 2024 and for the Dodgers, too

Thanks, PollyannaMom, I should try that. I do elevate my feet a bit during the day which sort of helps for a few minutes.

you continue to feel better dear Snowysmom! Thank you so much on my feet, too. I will shortly be calling about healthcare to once and for all I pray get that straightened out.

Extra and a hug for you too dear Bobbi. I am sorry about the Phillies. How awful that you have been through a lot of feet wise, too, I'm sorry my friend I certainly can relate to how not fun at all that is! I will absolutely never take being able to walk easily and without pain for granted again one day God willing that is for sure.

Lynn, wishing you and Don a peaceful day, my friend.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Home and exhausted! Slept like a log overnight.

What a great trip we had! Flights got messed up coming home, though, so we actually had to stay 5 hours overnight at the airport gate to catch the first flight out the next morning. (Time change worked against us, arriving there at what would be 11pm on Arizona time but was actually 2am Eastern time.) That was the first time we’ve ever had that happen. So from leaving our hotel to getting home to our house was a 24 hr journey, without sleep aside from maybe a cat nap here and there. There was an elderly lady in the same boat as us - I invited her to come sit over with us for safety. She thanked me but said she was ok where she was (by herself in a chair). Last I saw of her was in Boston headed for a bus. Thankfully we were compensated by the airline, but it was a hassle. We had a woman pilot on the last leg of our journey, which was cool. I still don’t like flying. I always try to book non-stop and I will continue that practice. Changing planes is for the birds!

We were so happy to pick up the dogs! They went right into the tub and each had a bath, then I was blowing hair off of Grady outside all afternoon, lol. (Left it outside for nests.) Started Toto on his antibiotics. His skin actually looks really good. Hair is long, though. I might try to trim it up a bit tonight with the clippers. I moved his appt up to give it time for the infection to clear. It cost well over $600 to board the two dogs. I’ve read and heard that by some standards, that’s not bad. I just remember when it used to cost us just $250 for the week. (And don’t get me started on car rentals! Bad experience with one person at the rental counter this trip. But it has become sort of a funny meme for my family, lol. Have to just laugh sometimes.)

I am sorry to the Phillies fans here. We watched the game last night and I imagine how heartbreaking it was to lose in your own stadium after such a great season. (And we’d watched the other games in the series, and the Texas/Houston game at the airport.) If it’s any consolation, I’ve been in that situation many times myself as a Red Sox fan (who didn’t win their first World Series since 1918 until 2004 - so as a lifelong fan, there was a lot of heartache there!). We felt fortunate to go to that Diamondbacks Game 3, which happened to be when the chips were really down for them, and they were already down two games in the series. It’s actually, I guess, why tickets were going so cheap and we got to even go! But they managed to turn it around somehow and win the series. Pretty remarkable for such a young team. We’ll be rooting for them in the World Series, naturally. We were thinking about how the players also had to deal with time changes and jet lag and such, too. At least now I think they’ll all be in the same time zones (Arizona and Texas.)

Today is an unpacking and laundry day. Still working on it. Packing for an upcoming wedding trip at the same time to keep things simple. Thankfully I’d cleaned and mostly straightened up the house before we left. Did an online grocery order, too, so we got some food in the house. Made a simple pork roast dinner (with hot pepper jelly) and roasted acorn squash last night. It was good. We all took a short nap in the afternoon.

Mona, I hope what you’re working on pans out for you. I absolutely feel you have to see a PCP for your feet at this point. Your problem requires a full health assessment. Continue to let us know.

Please continue with prayers for DS this week! Kirby, am praying that everything is well for your son, too.

We have a new baby girl in the family, too! Born on the same day as my kids, as well!

Wishing a good Wednesday for everyone!

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Glad you are safely home dear Pea

Take care everyone and have a good afternoon

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Nice moon



Coming home over Boston Harbor



Typical morning commute on the Southeast Expressway

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Thread save. It's almost 4 here. I know it's evening for most all of you. AuntieMe3, my fellow LA Quacker, I sure hope you're well, thinking extra of you, my friend.

 

[lynxstch]

Shopping and errands were fine, the rest of the day was frustrating. I stopped at the rental place to question the difference in price, and come to find out, they don't even guarantee the equipment for any given day. They told me to call tomorrow and see if any were in , and if not, call Friday. Well I need it for Saturday. Then they tried to tack on an extra $10 for delivery and another $60 for fuel. And told me the rental had to be paid in cash. I made them print me out a quote. I left a message with Travis's wife to have him call me. He just did. He's not happy with this guys business tactics. Last week he was told they guarantee the equipment will be there, and were willing to take his credit card info over the phone. He's going to call around tomorrow and see if he can find another company that will have one this weekend. He's going to take a half a day off of work to do it. He kept apologizing over and over for all this hassle. He says he'll get it all straighened out tomorrow. I hope so, because I was nothing but frustrated when I got home this afternoon. I told Don at this point, I'm just leaving the tree there, unless we can find another place to do business with.

Have a nice evening all.

 

[SpaceMan5]

Trying to keep up with y'all.

Cheers!

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Just a hugeLynn!

 

[lynxstch]

Good morning. I'm the first one on today? It's going to be near 80 today. Warm right through the weekend, last blast of Summer maybe?

Nothing new here. Doing a little light cleaning and expecting Travis to call early afternoon and let me know if he's found equipment that can be here Saturday. If not, we're going to have to wait till next weekend. I guess a lot of people are cutting down trees at this time of year.

Don and all the cats are still asleep, so I have some quiet time to myself. Going to put a load of laundry in and maybe make a cup of cocoa and surf the web for awhile.

Have a great day!

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Lynn, how I would love to have morning cocoa with you! I hope you enjoyed, my friend.

Good morning to all!

 

[Dead2009]

Currently baking cookies and watching horror movies on my laptop. This is the life.