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

[Snowysmom]

Dazed Please take care and I too hope you have some help for snow removal. If not take it slow, take breaks, and just do what you can. Losing power is such a pain especially when you need something like a CPAP.

Taz I like the luggage you got. It sounds lovely and sturdy. Glad you are getting things set for your cruise.

It has been raining here all night. I have not been down to the basement as I know what is there. I will venture down when Kenny arrives. I did not sleep well due to my anxiety. I was up for a bit watching TV. I just find life is challenging lately and as I said before, Chris and I would be retired by now and that is really affecting my emotions. I won't retire now by myself as I need to fill the days with something and keep busy. I am hoping in 2024 to be able to see things a bit clearer and make some much needed decisions. As I told the therapist, when I make a decision it is never the right one and it would not matter which way I went, it would just be wrong. I lost my confidence and feeling of independence when Chris passed. I even get anxious doing work I have been doing for 15 years. I did talk with a coworker about this and she said she feels the same way so maybe it is just the pressure going on at work that is affecting me and others as far as work goes. I also get the thought that what if they can't stop the water from coming into my basement. I need to talk with Kenny and he can talk me off the ledge. Jeff is busy all weekend but he has Monday off. I have been wanting to have lunch with him for awhile just to touch base and let him know how I am feeling and what is going on and talk about his life too. I had time with Kenny while the GF was on her cruise. So I will work a bit on Monday and then Jeff is coming out for lunch. I am thinking Mexican food.

Have a good Saturday.

 

[lynxstch]

Good morning. We alternate between gray skies, to blue with white clouds. It's windy, but the temp is 40. Being in the valley, we missed the snow that fell to the west of us. One of my grandsons works in Oakland and it took him more than 2 hours to get the 1 hour away he needed to go. They hit snow a little more than half way there. We had some rain last night and have a wind advisory until 4 today, but we the worst of it went over us.

I was looking at the weather where my friend in CO lives. It's 8 degrees and it feels like -23. Brrr...

@dazedx3 I agree with the others, don't try and clear that all your self. I had to do the 5 then 3 inches we got 2 days later in batches. I just can't do it like I used to. I wish winter would leave and Spring appear.

I have a load of laundry in, and am about to clean both bathrooms. I started watching Suits on Netflix last night. I saw it when it was on USA and I loved it, so decided to rewatch it again. Without commercials it's much more enjoyable.
Have a nice Saturday, stay safe if you are in the cold and snow zones.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Hi! Just came to say the MRI showed that I did not have a second stroke, and that’s good news. I still don’t know why I get the feeling of lightheadedness. We have turned off the gas pilot light on our fireplace to see if that makes a difference.

We should get the news regarding Tom’s echocardiogram…and whether we will go to WDW later this month.

On Thursday we are planning Gus to an appointment to get an idea about his health. Specialist. He wheezes, and months of medication hadn’t helped. He has lots of soft bumps and growths on his body. We don’t want him to suffer, and right now, he’s not. I wonder if we should bother with the tests and take each day as the gift it is. With our other dogs, there were definite signs about when it was time to say goodbye. Gus is too old for anesthesia. He will be 12 nest month. We adopted him when he was 5. He has had chemotherapy, ( for cancer when he was 8) and we’ve had him for longer than the two years they figured the chemo would give him.

Am I crazy to want to know what’s wrong with him, while knowing we can’t fix it??

 

[Judique]

Hi! Just came to say the MRI showed that I did not have a second stroke, and that’s good news. I still don’t know why I get the feeling of lightheadedness. We have turned off the gas pilot light on our fireplace to see if that makes a difference.

We should get the news regarding Tom’s echocardiogram…and whether we will go to WDW later this month.

On Thursday we are planning Gus to an appointment to get an idea about his health. Specialist. He wheezes, and months of medication hadn’t helped. He has lots of soft bumps and growths on his body. We don’t want him to suffer, and right now, he’s not. I wonder if we should bother with the tests and take each day as the gift it is. With our other dogs, there were definite signs about when it was time to say goodbye. Gus is too old for anesthesia. He will be 12 nest month. We adopted him when he was 5. He has had chemotherapy, ( for cancer when he was 8) and we’ve had him for longer than the two years they figured the chemo would give him.

Am I crazy to want to know what’s wrong with him, while knowing we can’t fix it??

Great news that you didn't have a stroke. Fingers crossed that the ECG will be good news also.

You are not crazy to want to know what's going on with Gus. He's getting old but so long as he's not hurting I'm sure he'll want to be with you and Tom. Keeping up on his health is how you will have a better idea of what to do that is best for him.

 

[bobbiwoz]

@Judique , very good point! Thank you!

 

[SpaceMan5]

Chris and I would be retired by now and that is really affecting my emotions. I won't retire now by myself as I need to fill the days with something and keep busy. I am hoping in 2024 to be able to see things a bit clearer and make some much needed decisions. As I told the therapist, when I make a decision it is never the right one and it would not matter which way I went, it would just be wrong. I lost my confidence and feeling of independence when Chris passed. I even get anxious doing work I have been doing for 15 years. I did talk with a coworker about this and she said she feels the same way so maybe it is just the pressure going on at work that is affecting me

Sorry to hear about your stress and anxiety, seeing a therapist is so helpful.

It sounds like you really don't need to work other than to keep busy but it causes a lot of stress. What about volunteering or taking a simple job that is not so demanding? Take care

 

[lynxstch]

Good morning. Still under a wind advisory here, but the temps are holding steady in the low 30's so far. Just checking in to say hi.

Have a nice Sunday

 

[PollyannaMom]

Cute Pooh picture, Lynn!

I haven't been out yet, but it looks cold and sunny here.

No big plans for the day.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Happy Sunday

I'm so sorry for not posting yesterday. All of you are sure always in my Grace of God, I got such a good night sleep last night. What an extra blessing indeed. I look forward to watching worship a little later.

Dazed and Lynn for that matter, please take care of yourselves and get snow removal help! I get concerned about you and other Quackers plowing away in the freezing weather

Snowysmom, always wish you simple peace and extra joy. I do agree with SpaceMan that perhaps another job and/or volunteering might be a real positive for dear you. Please take care.

Praise extra to God dear Bobbi. That is wonderful news. Absolutely healthy extra prayers for you, Tom, and Gus. Thank you always for all the love you give Gus. ITA with Judique, too!

Judique and Easyas, prayers you both are having a good weekend and staying warm! Pea, you too, of course

PollyannaMom, extra hug and you also please be safe on your cat walks.

Taz and SpaceMan, extra prayer for healthy family members and of course both of you, you know that.

Kirby, AuntieMe3, Frog, Luckyrabbit, and all Quackers who may not have posted for a little while, thinking of you and sending a hug.

Love to all!

 

[Snowysmom]

SpaceMan I appreciate your insight. I hope to use 2024 as a year to find out what I need and want to do. I am thinking about getting my resume updated and maybe seeing if temping part time and volunteering will give me enough to do so I don't have too much time to wallow. I also would think about traveling a bit more and maybe spending a couple of weeks at a time in NH exploring different areas.

Bobbiwoz Good news about your MRI. I hope you get good news from Tom's Echo. I agree with Judique about Gus. Chris and I took Jasper to the vet to find out what was going on and due to easy treatments of meds we had him for another 10 months with good quality of life for him.

@flyingdumbo127 Glad to hear you are getting good sleep. So important!

Dazed I hope you made it through the storm safely and are taking your time with the snow removal.

It is a chilly windy day here. They are predicting snow showers later but right now the sky is blue with puffy white clouds. I went to Wegman's, Kohls, Home Goods, and Lowes. I needed a new drain extender for the front of the condo drain pipe. I have been looking for a standing lamp for behind my chair but I cannot find what anything that I like. I did a walk and will try to get another one in before the snow showers come in. The park and the lake paths are probably muddy messes so I will just walk around the complex again.

Kenny finished the backsplash yesterday. I makes a big difference in the kitchen. His GF is away this week on a work trip so I offered to make dinner for him and the kids on Wednesday. I am making ravioli parm with caesar salad and rolls. I may make some cookies today for Jeff to bring back tomorrow for his family and for Kenny and the kids on Wed. I just need to stay away from them.

Have a good Sunday.

 

[tazdev3225]

We were on page 2, that's not allowed.

Quiet weekend here. I invited my husband's best friend for dinner with plans to make baked chicken parm. When I went to the grocery store after church they had completely sold out of the chicken on sale. We had boneless pork chops instead. I had 2 and feel like I'll explode. I started watching how much I eat with the hopes of losing a few pounds. No sweets for the most part, no seconds, controlled portions but I allow myself a "cheat day" on sundays. I didn't even cheat that much and only went back for seconds to finish the spinach I made and feel stuffed. This diet better be worth it.

We are supposed to get some snow on tuesday and possibly a bigger storm at the endo of the week. I don't mind a little snow but I really hope we don't get a lot. I get to do all the shoveling. My knee isn't up to the stress which is why I am trying to lose a little weight.

I am off to bed to read, I have had enough football for the day and my husband has the TV for the next game too. Hope you all have a pleasant night.

 

[Kirby]

Good evening everyone! Just stopping by to say hello!

An artic blast blew through last night. The low dropped to 8 overnight but we've been at 14 all day. It will drop just a little tonight to 11. We're supposed to get some wintry mix tonight and spend Monday and Tuesday in the 20's, overnights in the teens and a warming trend beginning on Wednesday. And to think that we were under a tornado watch overnight on Friday.

I sent over our company tax stuff to our accountant yesterday. They make it so easy for me, I'm so glad we changed to a new one. Not that the old one was not good, she was but we had to drive into Dallas to see her and our new one is 10 minutes away. Plus almost everything is done through the computer with our new one which was not the case with the old one.

No news about Carol's case. James flew to New York today for work. He'll be there most of the week. I am so thankful he is doing so well and he feels good too.

I lurk mostly, send up prayers when needed and praise when good things happen.

 

[Snowysmom]

Tazdev I hope you don't get too much snow. I do the cheat day diet thing too. My cheat day is Friday. I find I don't usually cheat much unless there is something I am really craving.

Kirby Good to hear from you. Glad James is feeling well. I hope things work out well for Carol.

It is a cold morning here, 19. Tomorrow we are supposed to get some snow maybe 2-4 inches. And maybe more on Friday. I wish it would just stop. Jeff and I are going out to lunch today to touch base. I like to see have lunch or dinner with the kids one on one every so often to catch up. My therapist also tells me I need to keep them informed about how I am doing and talk about how they are doing. I don't like to burden them so I try to make it easy. I made chocolate chip cookies yesterday so Jeff has a tub of cookies to bring back for the grandkids. I have some for Kenny and kids too.

Off to work. Not a holiday for me. Have a good day.

 

[lynxstch]

Good morning. We got down to 16 last night, but are sitting at 22, heading for 30. It really doesn't feel that cold. I just went out and fed the cats and filled the bird feeders, picked up the rest of the branches from the wind, took some trash out and started up the car to let it run. It's a brand new battery, and I have one of those power jump things, but I really don't want to have to see if it works, lol. Might get an inch of snow overnight, but to the left of us in Garrett County, they will get 3-6". At least the winds are gone.

My sister in law still has no power at her house, waiting for the electric company to rehook the meter and turn it on. She's had no power since Dec 30. She brought all the cats to her mother in laws house across the yard where they are staying and put them in the heated basement in big dog cage things, which she should have done since day 1. She needs to keep on the electric company, there's no excuse for it. It would take maybe 10 min for them to put the meter back on the house and turn the power on. The work was done, it was inspected, they need to do their part now.
Good to see you @Kirby

Stay safe everyone.

 

[PollyannaMom]

At the urgent care waiting to get what I think is an infected cyst looked at. It originally happened over a year ago, was taken care of and has been fine, but seems to have come back. Send good thoughts!

 

[bobbiwoz]

At the urgent care waiting to get what I think is an infected cyst looked at. It originally happened over a year ago, was taken care of and has been fine, but seems to have come back. Send good thoughts!

Absolutely, prayers and well wishes to you!

 

[lynxstch]

@PollyannaMom Prayers and well wishes from me also

 

[PollyannaMom]

Absolutely, prayers and well wishes to you!

@PollyannaMom Prayers and well wishes from me also

Thanks! Drained, sample sent off, and antibiotics called in. The staff was really nice, and I should be feeling better soon

 

[Snowysmom]

PollyannaMom Glad it is taken care of and the staff was nice.

 

[dazedx3]

Hello, everyone

The snowstorm was horrendous. We got 18 inches of snow followed by wind. We have not had a storm like this in awhile. Now it is -8 degrees and should be frigid all week.

I was able to plow the snow even though I got the tractor stuck four times. The bottom of the drive was difficult because a giant branch came down.

I have been having some pain behind my knee for a few weeks, well, when I got off the tractor I couldn’t put any weight on that leg, DD took me to urgent care and they did an x-ray which didn’t show anything. I am trying to get into ortho but they said no appts til 2/5. That is the day I am supposed to be leaving for Panama. They are supposed to be calling me back.

“When it rains it pours” they say. DD is pretty sure she is having a miscarriage. We could use some prayers.