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

[KingLlama]

I would just like to pop in and share my current fast-food breakfast sandwich rankings...

3. McDonald's Bacon/Egg/Cheese Biscuit, except replace the folded egg with a round egg.
2. The Egg White Grill from Chick-Fil-A.
1. McDonald's Sausage Egg McMuffin.

That's all. Enjoy your day.

 

[easyas123]

We have a cruise scheduled for March but I am not sure I want to go, even if they sail.

Ours is scheduled for the end of March/beginning of April. I will be sorely disappointed if it gets buggered up. I understand that the cruise line is currently operating and people are cruising there now, so fingers crossed - for us & you guys! My folks are cruising in Argentina & Chili in December & January and their cruise is a go, at least at the moment.

Excited for Survivor tonight

I REALLY need to get on the ball, I've been recording them but not watching yet.

Drive safely @eaasyas123.

Thanks! I've had to postpone my meeting this afternoon due to one guy coming down positive and several co workers needing to go get tested this afternoon. Better safe than sorry.

Found out today that my future DIL has Covid.

Hope she feels better soon! I have an employee whose fiance came down with it, then he did. They both were feeling poorly for about 24-36 hours and feel good now.

Back wasn't quite as bad last nite

Good, good. Hopefully it is starting to get better. Any luck getting into your Dr. for your back & long term cold? I had the oddest thing happen to me w/ my Dr. They had prescribed a new RX, got it filled and insurance covered it. Then dr. decided they needed to change dosage, and all the sudden insurance declined it?!?!? Had to jump thru a hoop or two, as did the dr's office, to clear it up. Then of course, the pharmacy didn't have it in stock, so here I sit, waiting from LAST Friday to get this RX filled.

It sounds to me like she's just navigating something that she's never done before and doesn't know the "rules", so she's figuring them out as she goes. For the moment, just embrace it and enjoy the time together.

Agreed.



Welp, as I noted above, my days schedule has changed. No worries, plenty to keep my occupied here in the office. And I really should clean my office.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Big hug Kirby and much prayer for your son and future DIL I have family who live in Houston who are not able to fly either. Post pandemic, they are considering taking a train trip (something they’ve always wanted to do) out here. That kind of multi day trip (for me) would be way too long and much (I am truly a homebody and not a traveler) but I have always thought a few hour train trip sounded like fun. Maybe this is something you could look into. Just an idea, my friend.

That is just so sad, dear AuntieMe3. I’m sorry

Much better, Lynn! I truly hope you would be able to somehow come.

Hug, Footballmouse, I’m glad at least your future daughter DIL had the grace good sense to invite you along today. I do hope your experience with her today shopping goes well ITA with what PollyannaMom said about your future DIL just trying to work out the new relationship between the two of you.

Glad you enjoy your McD’s breakfasts, King Llama. My cousin likes their McGriddles! Lol, I sometimes like their chocolate chip cookies.

You just have a good day, Easyas!

To all who have posted about possibly joining in on planning, I’ll wait a few more days and then just start a PM. We can always add friends to it

Most of all, always, have a wonderful Thursday, friends!

 

[Breezy_Carol]

Good morning.

I didn't sleep well last night. Just couldn't get comfortable and every time I rolled onto my right shoulder, it reminded me that I had my flu shot. Things should be better tonight.

Got up and finished prepping for Bible study this afternoon and made a grocery list. Then rode the mower in the backyard. After lunch, church then grocery shop.

Survivor was good last night, little shocked as to who went home

Me too. I liked that player.

Our next door neighbors have a new 2 month old yellow lab puppy. Stella is a real cutie. I kept stopping mowing to visit and talk to the neighbor. DH said he was going to have to get someone else on his mowing crew.

@Snowysmom, how are you doing? Even if you aren't posting, I hope you are reading. We are all thinking of you.

 

[Kirby]

I would just like to pop in and share my current fast-food breakfast sandwich rankings...

3. McDonald's Bacon/Egg/Cheese Biscuit, except replace the folded egg with a round egg.
2. The Egg White Grill from Chick-Fil-A.
1. McDonald's Sausage Egg McMuffin.

That's all. Enjoy your day.

Big hug Kirby and much prayer for your son and future DIL I have family who live in Houston who are not able to fly either. Post pandemic, they are considering taking a train trip (something they’ve always wanted to do) out here. That kind of multi day trip (for me) would be way too long and much (I am truly a homebody and not a traveler) but I have always thought a few hour train trip sounded like fun. Maybe this is something you could look into. Just an idea, my friend.

I forget about the train, thanks for reminding me. That would definitely be doable and I've never taken a train on a trip before.

It sounds to me like she's just navigating something that she's never done before and doesn't know the "rules", so she's figuring them out as she goes. For the moment, just embrace it and enjoy the time together.

Just what I was thinking.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Awesome! I will definitely (would have anyway just in case) include you in the eventual PM. You would definitely have great stories and pictures to from such a trip!

Quiet thread this afternoon. I hope that means all of you are having a good one!

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Thinking of @Snowysmom

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Do you guys remember I posted this recently?

Tired after some long shifts over the past few days. For a little while I had to sit with a 92 yr old patient with delirium who was having a tough time. Not my patient, so it was my first time meeting her. She reminded me a lot of my mother. And she couldn’t sit still. Very antsy wanting to pull everything out and off, etc. We talked a little bit and I asked her what kind of music she liked. She told me, “Jitterbug; Love Songs”, and something else I couldn’t hear. Remembering how we always used to leave 40s music on for my mother, and how much she loved it, I pulled some of those songs up on Spotify on my phone for her to listen to (starting with Louis Armstrong’s La Vie En Rose), and the smile and look of peace that came over her face actually made me cry. But in a good way. It was a nice moment.

The third thing was “Show Tunes”! How do I know? I learned this week at work she‘d passed away, and I saw it in her obituary. She was actually quite involved in music during her lifetime, but I had no idea about that at the time. It’s no wonder she enjoyed the music so much and it calmed her down. I’ll never forget that peaceful smile! I’m so glad I got to learn this information, as we don‘t always know what happens with people after we’ve cared for them. But even then I somehow knew it was a special moment.

 

[footballmouse]

Happy Friday!

Trying to get motivated to go out and walk this morning, just not feeling it but it's supposed to rain later in the day so if I'm going out I need to do it early.

Yesterday went well with the future DIL. She got her dress and I saw how it should be bustled, hopefully I remember in 2 months. We went to lunch and went over the decorations. We realized that the bakery that they're getting the cupcakes from was only a mile down the road so we stopped in and grabbed a couple of things, I ended up with an apple spice cupcake, she got the red velvet one and I bought Ds3 an M&M cake pop.

I watched a new show that started last night, Ghosts . It was funny, I'll keep watching it but I don't know if it will make it or not. We'll see.

That's about it for me today. I'm making chili for dinner so I guess I should get off the couch and take the meat out of the freezer. Have a good day.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Good morning, all!

It's supposed to be mostly sunny here today and in the low 70s - a very nice fall day. DH is off work, so not sure what we're going to do. I've been jotting down ideas all week, and we'll see what we're in the mood for after coffee.

Yesterday, I had my first "senior college" class. A nearby university is having some non-credit seminars for folks 50 and up (mostly via Zoom, of course). This month, I'm taking a four-part series on resilience, and I've signed up for a local history one next month. The first class was pretty good - a few technical glitches, but some interesting stuff. All "homework" is optional, but I bookmarked a couple of articles for follow-up reading, and wrote down a website where you can take a quiz on your personal happiness strengths. (I'll post back if that turns out to be cool.)

Have a nice day, everyone!

 

[lynxstch]

Good morning all everyone. Going to be a sunny 73 degree day, guess I'll have to get the neighbors son to cut the grass again. Keep hoping its done for the season, but it keeps growing.

On and off sleep again for both of us, hopefully this will end soon and we can get back to normal sleep schedules. Mr L still hasn't tried sleeping in our bed at night, I think that's a lot of the problem

Will be another day of trying to take it easy on my back to help it get better

@Pea-n-Me that is a very sweet way to remember that patient, and I am sure that it meant a lot to her!

Have a nice day

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Good Morning!

Hug, Pea, I do remember that lovely post of yours. Please may you always know that God used you to bring extra joy to that lady which you sure did! I believe from Heaven, she is now looking over you

Truly glad to hear that your day with your future DIL went to well yesterday, Footballmouse. Cupcakes are always tasty! Enjoy.

Good for you, PollyannaMom! I hope you do enjoy the class.

Your picture this morning is so cute, Lynn, thank you. I continue to pray, as you know, that you and Mr. L will settle into better and consistent sleep patterns!

It's a tad misty and once again cool here. Good day to be cozy! I am expecting some books in the mail from paperbackswap. Praying laundry goes quickly and dry-ly for dad as does brief shopping. I'll check back in later

 

[Snowysmom]

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. It has been such a difficult time and each day without Chris just seems harder and harder. I miss him so much. He was such a wonderful Husband, Dad, and Grandpa/Papa.

I have been trying to find a therapist but that is such an ordeal. It seems like everyone is booked up and not taking new patients. My son got some recommendations from work but they are booked too. I have a couple more to email to see if they are available. I would prefer face to face therapy but I do realize that these days telehealth is the standard.

I do feel like I don't have a home right now. I can't go back to my house right now as my loss is too new and frankly I am not sure I can be there alone. My DS and DDIL are wonderful and tell me I can stay as long as I need to. I have cooked a couple of suppers and help out where I can. The grandkids are young and very challenging sometimes. We need to clean out the house and that may take months. We are having a trash bin delivered to the driveway and I can see that being filled and emptied many times. Chris was a true pack rat. He was going to clean up everything once he retired. I know he would not want me living alone in the house and especially going up and down the stairs to do laundry or anything else in the lower level. He always told me not to go downstairs unless he was home as he was concerned about falls. I have knee replacements but he was always so concerned that I be careful. He would want me with one of the kids. He always told me they would take care of me and he was right. But I do have to get back to taking care of me too and maybe not relying on them too much. I feel like I am not a strong person as other women have this same loss and stay in their house. But, Chris did pass in the house suddenly and that makes it all the more distressing to me. The boys tell me we will figure things out once the house is cleaned out. They assure me it will be something I can live with, they can live with, and be happy with, and that we will all agree with the solution.

I am on a leave of absence from work for at least the next 6 weeks. All the calls and appointments I have to make and do are daunting. I may take longer if needed or work part time for awhile. I have to ask my boss if I can just work from my son's house and not go into the office at all. I don't want to drive route 495 in the winter and it would be about an hour and a quarter commute in the best of traffic. I hope someone else can be trained to do the check deposits. One coworker already works from home in a different state so I hope my boss will be as accommodating for me.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. It has been such a difficult time and each day without Chris just seems harder and harder. I miss him so much. He was such a wonderful Husband, Dad, and Grandpa/Papa.

I have been trying to find a therapist but that is such an ordeal. It seems like everyone is booked up and not taking new patients. My son got some recommendations from work but they are booked too. I have a couple more to email to see if they are available. I would prefer face to face therapy but I do realize that these days telehealth is the standard.

I do feel like I don't have a home right now. I can't go back to my house right now as my loss is too new and frankly I am not sure I can be there alone. My DS and DDIL are wonderful and tell me I can stay as long as I need to. I have cooked a couple of suppers and help out where I can. The grandkids are young and very challenging sometimes. We need to clean out the house and that may take months. We are having a trash bin delivered to the driveway and I can see that being filled and emptied many times. Chris was a true pack rat. He was going to clean up everything once he retired. I know he would not want me living alone in the house and especially going up and down the stairs to do laundry or anything else in the lower level. He always told me not to go downstairs unless he was home as he was concerned about falls. I have knee replacements but he was always so concerned that I be careful. He would want me with one of the kids. He always told me they would take care of me and he was right. But I do have to get back to taking care of me too and maybe not relying on them too much. I feel like I am not a strong person as other women have this same loss and stay in their house. But, Chris did pass in the house suddenly and that makes it all the more distressing to me. The boys tell me we will figure things out once the house is cleaned out. They assure me it will be something I can live with, they can live with, and be happy with, and that we will all agree with the solution.

I am on a leave of absence from work for at least the next 6 weeks. All the calls and appointments I have to make and do are daunting. I may take longer if needed or work part time for awhile. I have to ask my boss if I can just work from my son's house and not go into the office at all. I don't want to drive route 495 in the winter and it would be about an hour and a quarter commute in the best of traffic. I hope someone else can be trained to do the check deposits. One coworker already works from home in a different state so I hope my boss will be as accommodating for me.

One day at a time. Praying you can find a good therapist soon. My SIL joined a support group (online) and it’s been helpful, but I think it was three months before she had the strength to do it. I’m glad you are able to post and update us. Sending lots of prayers.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I am on a leave of absence from work for at least the next 6 weeks. All the calls and appointments I have to make and do are daunting. I may take longer if needed or work part time for awhile. I have to ask my boss if I can just work from my son's house and not go into the office at all. I don't want to drive route 495 in the winter and it would be about an hour and a quarter commute in the best of traffic. I hope someone else can be trained to do the check deposits. One coworker already works from home in a different state so I hope my boss will be as accommodating for me.

Thank you so much for making the effort to check in with us. I'm glad you're able to take the time off work that you need, and hope they do let you work from home when you decide to go back.

I agree with Pea about taking things one day at a time.

 

[lynxstch]

I too agree with taking one day at a time @Snowysmom--Its still too new and raw, take time to grieve and to start to heal, however long that may be. We are here if you need our shoulders to lean on, you are a part of the DIS family and we are here for each other

 

[Dead2009]

Just bought the 2022 Disney book so....gotta prepare for next year in advance lol.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

❤ Snowysmom. Thank you indeed for stopping by and allowing us to keep you extra lifted in prayer, we sure are, my friend! We're here and care. If ever you'd like to PM or email me, know, I will listen anytime. I'm sending you a quick PM now. One day at a time for sure. I am just so very thankful you have a good support system with your family.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Where are you all? This thread was slipping! and good night and sweet dreams to all.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Waking up the thread this morning...