WBRepo-Ship of Thieves-Remember the Magic Pt 17

[Tink rules]

my box of chocolates comes from See's Candies.

you do if you know the swirl top of your favorite. And I know mine.

I'm chocolate illiterate...

 

[Tink rules]

Ken...

I know you are going to be a great coach!!!

and after all that work... I think the family needs a trip...

 

[gaylean93]

checking in....

busy weekend here. If you've been following on facebook you know exactly what we've been up to. But for those non-facebookers, here's the recap:

Took the girls to the first day of soccer - and what a gong show that was. Not too impressed with what was going on.

We've signed both girls up for additional practice sessions and were told that the practice sessions were 1/2 hour before their games on Saturdays and Mondays. It even said it on the soccer associations website. So, because Kaleigh's game started at 9 we were at the soccer fields for 8:30am. Only to find out that the practices actually started at 8:15am and have a 15 min. break between the practice and the game. Makes sense but it would have been nice to have been told ahead of time. Add to this that she was the only U5 (meaning players born in 2005) kid out there for the practice, so she got lumped in with the U9/U10 boys. It didn't phase her and she still stuck it out and did the drills requested - what a little trooper. We chalked it up to first day and hope there are more kids next time!

So the practice ended and we head to where the games are suppsoed to be but the Association wants a meeting with all of the U5 parents first. They have big sign outside stating this, yet still a lot (and I mean A LOT) of the parents and kids ignored it and went to their respective fields for the games. So we end up wasting more time trying to round up all the parents and getting the meeting going. The meeting was because they actually only had 2 coaches for 8 teams. So they needed parents to step up and coach the other 6 teams. And of course Kaleigh's team was one of them. I knew one of the other parents who's kid was on the team and she wasn't going to be able to coach and I knew nobody else so I volunteered. As it turns out there was only one other set of parents there for another kid on the team, a kid who Kaleigh goes to daycare with. So it now turns out that I am the coach. We only play 3 on 3 so it won't be too hard to manage and I told the mom's that one of them has to manage the bench each game while I worry about the on field play, and they agreed (although I think it will fall to Shannon most of the time). So in the end I had 3 kids to play 3 on 3 soccer with against another team for about 35 minutes. Those kids were tired at the end of the game.

Over on shaelyn's side things went much smoother. She has a coach who seems to know what he is doing and had things organized. He even made sure to call us the night before. What was surprising was how well Shaelyn did on the field. She plays 7 on 7 and her team is made up of u9/u10 girls. So she is on the bottom end of that group. But, and I will admit I am more than a little biased, I thought she was one of the better players out there, particularly when the coach moved her from defense up to offense where she really shined with her hard work and tenacity. But again, she was running lots and was quite tired at the end. I could easily tell she was tuckering out near the end of the game.

Shaelyn's got one tough schedule. She has practices and games on Saturdays and Mondays and she will play the occassional game on Wednesday. However, she has also signed up for cross-country running at school which she does Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. So on Mondays she will go to school, run 3kms after school, then come home and go to soccer practice for 1/2 hour and then go play her soccer game for an hour. I expect Monday nights to be pretty quiet evenings around home.

For the rest of the weekend, we went up to Prince George to do some shopping and to take Shaelyn out for her report card dinner, which was a few months late. We have a tradition that when she brings home a good report card she gets to pick a place to go out to dinner at. This time she wanted to go to a restaurant in Prince George (they have a bigger selection of restaurants). And if you were looking on facebook, you saw the pic I took of her and the food she ordered - her favourite food - ribs. And she darn near ate the whole half rack she got!

The next day (today) we went and saw the Dreamworks movie "How to Train Your Dragon". We don't get many opportunities to take the girls to the movies because I hate our theatre here in Quesnel. This movie was really good and the 3d effects were really well done. All 4 of us enjoyed it, although Kaleigh had a few spots where she was a little frightened but she still enjoyed the movie.

And now we are back home and getting caught up and just relaxing a bit.

Well you're lucky so far. Ethan can practice 4 hours a week so we have 2 to 3 practices and one game. We have NEVER had a coach that has coached before. He runs around a lot but he's not aggressive with the ball so he mostly runs around A LOT!

 

[Tink rules]

My brother coached soccer when I was a teenager.

He wanted me to play.

Not that I wasn't coordinated, but it was about the time my dad had left and my bro had decided he was the man of the family and he and I were batting heads about it.

That and I hated getting up on Saturdays...

 

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Marilyn...

Are you awake yet? The others have gone to bed...

 

[granmaz]

I am awake but have been busy before coming on here!!!!!

Bank Holiday here today(Public to you all), so even though it is quite like most of my days it does feel lazier!!! Guess it is the guilt feeling that goes on public holidays.

Have son and daughter in law and 2 girls popping in for tea and cakes this afternoon!!!!

Might go for a walk this morning and potter around a bit. Normal Monday chores like bed changing and hoovering though.

No post today, so no letter from the hospital.

 

[granmaz]

Nice to see the Friday night chatterers here. Don't you know it was Sunday???

John took 2 grandsons to see How to Train your Dragon in 3D a few weeks ago and they all enjoyed it.

 

[granmaz]

A year ago today we met Ian and Sukie for breakfast at Olivias. Vanessa and family were supposed to be joining us, but understandably cancelled as it really was a long way to go for breakfast!!! We waited quite a while for them which meant we were still eating our breakfast when the queue was forming for lunch!!!!!

Of course Monica was meant to be there too, but she was away on a cruise somewhere!!!

 

[Tink rules]

Well...

I tried to go to sleep, but it didn't work.

I've got a cycle going on now where I get in pain, have to take the meds, then I get depressed FROM the meds and then I have to take something for that that makes me sleep at odd hours because, well they just make me loopy and then it's all messed up. & I also have alot on my mind lately. No answers to any questions I need answered and lots on my plate.

& mom want's me to go run errands for her later.

I don't know if I'm going to make it. She has to get an eye test for her license. We have until the 13th to get it done.

She gets very mad at me when I go through these cycles. I think she thinks I'm being lazy or that I'm sleeping strange hours as an escape, but mostly it's because I've had to take meds and once I get past or get over one cycle, I get hit with another.

I am calling the Dr. this week. I think most of my problems are hormonal (sorry Bubba...TMI I know... but since this thread is mostly women...) I've been getting cramps that I people have told me sound like they could be labor pains they are so bad. And they last for 3 days. It is not fun...

So it's time to go get poked and prodded ONCE more...

No plans for the future. Can't make any until I can get this under control.

So... anyway... that's it for now... thanks for listening.

Time for me to try and go back to sleep.

Oh and Marilyn...it's 73 degrees here and it's hot and muggy... (and I think my a/c is dying...)

 

[granmaz]

Well...

I tried to go to sleep, but it didn't work.

I've got a cycle going on now where I get in pain, have to take the meds, then I get depressed FROM the meds and then I have to take something for that that makes me sleep at odd hours because, well they just make me loopy and then it's all messed up. & I also have alot on my mind lately. No answers to any questions I need answered and lots on my plate.

& mom want's me to go run errands for her later.

I don't know if I'm going to make it. She has to get an eye test for her license. We have until the 13th to get it done.

She gets very mad at me when I go through these cycles. I think she thinks I'm being lazy or that I'm sleeping strange hours as an escape, but mostly it's because I've had to take meds and once I get past or get over one cycle, I get hit with another.

I am calling the Dr. this week. I think most of my problems are hormonal (sorry Bubba...TMI I know... but since this thread is mostly women...) I've been getting cramps that I people have told me sound like they could be labor pains they are so bad. And they last for 3 days. It is not fun...

So it's time to go get poked and prodded ONCE more...

No plans for the future. Can't make any until I can get this under control.

So... anyway... that's it for now... thanks for listening.

Time for me to try and go back to sleep.

Oh and Marilyn...it's 73 degrees here and it's hot and muggy... (and I think my a/c is dying...)

That all sucks Michelle. Shame you can't take your mom to the Dr's with you so he can tell her you aren't putting it all on!

I do think sometimes though that loved ones block out that there could be anything wrong with their relatives and they are a bit scared of that being the case, hence the poor responses and lack of help.

I'm glad you have made that appointment and can get it all checked out. Could be something that is easier to sort out than you might think!!!!

 

[HollyTyler]

You missed her by 4 minutes Holly.

 

[HollyTyler]

Last time we had a "chat" she was here but said she had to go anyway

That's because it's usually around 1am and I'm falling asleep at the computer!

 

[HollyTyler]

Wow Ken, I'm exhausted just reading about your weekend! You've got some busy girls there.....yay for them and soccer and running! I saw the picture on FB of her ribs, wow!

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Hi All....done with one doctor and onto the next soon. I saw the plastic surgeon about the leg. There's no way I'm going to do what he suggests. He said he would cut the whole thing out of the leg. He said it will look like a shark bite. Then he would use a wound vac and he said it's a sponge attached to tubes that get changed every other day. He didn't say how long I would be doing that. He said it would get rid of all the infection and leaking. Then he said he would reconstruct the leg using skin graffs and "other" sources. I'm not willing to do anything that radical. I would rather take another three years to work on losing weight, getting rid of the edema, using the pump on the leg, elevating, soaking and cleaning. I know if I lose more weight it will get better. I'm working on it everyday. I would rather make slow and steady progress than do such a radical lengthy procedure. There's no way I would be able to let them do all of that. He said he wants me to have an ultrasound to check my vascular circulation and an xray to check for bone cancer. I'll have the tests done, but that's it.

Now I'm off to see the rheumatologist. I'm going to ask him about steroids. I know they reduce the edema in my leg. We'll see what he says.

 

[MouseFaninQueue]

Well...

I tried to go to sleep, but it didn't work.

I've got a cycle going on now where I get in pain, have to take the meds, then I get depressed FROM the meds and then I have to take something for that that makes me sleep at odd hours because, well they just make me loopy and then it's all messed up. & I also have alot on my mind lately. No answers to any questions I need answered and lots on my plate.

& mom want's me to go run errands for her later.

I don't know if I'm going to make it. She has to get an eye test for her license. We have until the 13th to get it done.

She gets very mad at me when I go through these cycles. I think she thinks I'm being lazy or that I'm sleeping strange hours as an escape, but mostly it's because I've had to take meds and once I get past or get over one cycle, I get hit with another.

I am calling the Dr. this week. I think most of my problems are hormonal (sorry Bubba...TMI I know... but since this thread is mostly women...) I've been getting cramps that I people have told me sound like they could be labor pains they are so bad. And they last for 3 days. It is not fun...

So it's time to go get poked and prodded ONCE more...

No plans for the future. Can't make any until I can get this under control.

So... anyway... that's it for now... thanks for listening.

Time for me to try and go back to sleep.

Oh and Marilyn...it's 73 degrees here and it's hot and muggy... (and I think my a/c is dying...)

The poking and prodding is all worth it if they find an answer and can get you off that lousy cycle. So as i told Deb - go get checked out. See whomever, where ever is necessary. you have a cruise in just under a year you have to be in top notch shape for!

 

[granmaz]

Hi All....done with one doctor and onto the next soon. I saw the plastic surgeon about the leg. There's no way I'm going to do what he suggests. He said he would cut the whole thing out of the leg. He said it will look like a shark bite. Then he would use a wound vac and he said it's a sponge attached to tubes that get changed every other day. He didn't say how long I would be doing that. He said it would get rid of all the infection and leaking. Then he said he would reconstruct the leg using skin graffs and "other" sources. I'm not willing to do anything that radical. I would rather take another three years to work on losing weight, getting rid of the edema, using the pump on the leg, elevating, soaking and cleaning. I know if I lose more weight it will get better. I'm working on it everyday. I would rather make slow and steady progress than do such a radical lengthy procedure. There's no way I would be able to let them do all of that. He said he wants me to have an ultrasound to check my vascular circulation and an xray to check for bone cancer. I'll have the tests done, but that's it.

Now I'm off to see the rheumatologist. I'm going to ask him about steroids. I know they reduce the edema in my leg. We'll see what he says.

It sure does sound radical, but I am glad you are going to have the tests done in the meantime as they do sound a good check up. It is a big decision isn't it?

 

[HollyTyler]

Well...

I tried to go to sleep, but it didn't work.

I've got a cycle going on now where I get in pain, have to take the meds, then I get depressed FROM the meds and then I have to take something for that that makes me sleep at odd hours because, well they just make me loopy and then it's all messed up. & I also have alot on my mind lately. No answers to any questions I need answered and lots on my plate.

& mom want's me to go run errands for her later.

I don't know if I'm going to make it. She has to get an eye test for her license. We have until the 13th to get it done.

She gets very mad at me when I go through these cycles. I think she thinks I'm being lazy or that I'm sleeping strange hours as an escape, but mostly it's because I've had to take meds and once I get past or get over one cycle, I get hit with another.

I am calling the Dr. this week. I think most of my problems are hormonal (sorry Bubba...TMI I know... but since this thread is mostly women...) I've been getting cramps that I people have told me sound like they could be labor pains they are so bad. And they last for 3 days. It is not fun...

So it's time to go get poked and prodded ONCE more...

No plans for the future. Can't make any until I can get this under control.

So... anyway... that's it for now... thanks for listening.

Time for me to try and go back to sleep.

Oh and Marilyn...it's 73 degrees here and it's hot and muggy... (and I think my a/c is dying...)

 

[CustardTart]

Well...

I tried to go to sleep, but it didn't work.

I've got a cycle going on now where I get in pain, have to take the meds, then I get depressed FROM the meds and then I have to take something for that that makes me sleep at odd hours because, well they just make me loopy and then it's all messed up. & I also have alot on my mind lately. No answers to any questions I need answered and lots on my plate.

& mom want's me to go run errands for her later.

I don't know if I'm going to make it. She has to get an eye test for her license. We have until the 13th to get it done.

She gets very mad at me when I go through these cycles. I think she thinks I'm being lazy or that I'm sleeping strange hours as an escape, but mostly it's because I've had to take meds and once I get past or get over one cycle, I get hit with another.

I am calling the Dr. this week. I think most of my problems are hormonal (sorry Bubba...TMI I know... but since this thread is mostly women...) I've been getting cramps that I people have told me sound like they could be labor pains they are so bad. And they last for 3 days. It is not fun...

So it's time to go get poked and prodded ONCE more...

No plans for the future. Can't make any until I can get this under control.

So... anyway... that's it for now... thanks for listening.

Time for me to try and go back to sleep.

Oh and Marilyn...it's 73 degrees here and it's hot and muggy... (and I think my a/c is dying...)

Doesn't sound fun, Michelle - go and get checked out, hun... Hope you get answers to those questions and that there's light at the end of your tunnel asap.

Hi All....done with one doctor and onto the next soon. I saw the plastic surgeon about the leg. There's no way I'm going to do what he suggests. He said he would cut the whole thing out of the leg. He said it will look like a shark bite. Then he would use a wound vac and he said it's a sponge attached to tubes that get changed every other day. He didn't say how long I would be doing that. He said it would get rid of all the infection and leaking. Then he said he would reconstruct the leg using skin graffs and "other" sources. I'm not willing to do anything that radical. I would rather take another three years to work on losing weight, getting rid of the edema, using the pump on the leg, elevating, soaking and cleaning. I know if I lose more weight it will get better. I'm working on it everyday. I would rather make slow and steady progress than do such a radical lengthy procedure. There's no way I would be able to let them do all of that. He said he wants me to have an ultrasound to check my vascular circulation and an xray to check for bone cancer. I'll have the tests done, but that's it.

Now I'm off to see the rheumatologist. I'm going to ask him about steroids. I know they reduce the edema in my leg. We'll see what he says.

Oh, Deb!!! I am so sorry there doesn't seem to be a swift, straightforward solution to this problem. Thinking of you and sending you plenty of PD!!! Hope you get the steroids and they help...

 

[HollyTyler]

Hi All....done with one doctor and onto the next soon. I saw the plastic surgeon about the leg. There's no way I'm going to do what he suggests. He said he would cut the whole thing out of the leg. He said it will look like a shark bite. Then he would use a wound vac and he said it's a sponge attached to tubes that get changed every other day. He didn't say how long I would be doing that. He said it would get rid of all the infection and leaking. Then he said he would reconstruct the leg using skin graffs and "other" sources. I'm not willing to do anything that radical. I would rather take another three years to work on losing weight, getting rid of the edema, using the pump on the leg, elevating, soaking and cleaning. I know if I lose more weight it will get better. I'm working on it everyday. I would rather make slow and steady progress than do such a radical lengthy procedure. There's no way I would be able to let them do all of that. He said he wants me to have an ultrasound to check my vascular circulation and an xray to check for bone cancer. I'll have the tests done, but that's it.

Now I'm off to see the rheumatologist. I'm going to ask him about steroids. I know they reduce the edema in my leg. We'll see what he says.

 

[Tink rules]

That all sucks Michelle. Shame you can't take your mom to the Dr's with you so he can tell her you aren't putting it all on!

I do think sometimes though that loved ones block out that there could be anything wrong with their relatives and they are a bit scared of that being the case, hence the poor responses and lack of help.

I'm glad you have made that appointment and can get it all checked out. Could be something that is easier to sort out than you might think!!!!

Thanks Marilyn...

Mom's been going through medical and pains stuff with me since my accident in '88... What I'm going through has only been around for about 2 years... (since right after the cruise...) I think sometimes she just gets tired of it. And sometimes she just doesn't know what it is I go through...

Hi All....done with one doctor and onto the next soon. I saw the plastic surgeon about the leg. There's no way I'm going to do what he suggests. He said he would cut the whole thing out of the leg. He said it will look like a shark bite. Then he would use a wound vac and he said it's a sponge attached to tubes that get changed every other day. He didn't say how long I would be doing that. He said it would get rid of all the infection and leaking. Then he said he would reconstruct the leg using skin graffs and "other" sources. I'm not willing to do anything that radical. I would rather take another three years to work on losing weight, getting rid of the edema, using the pump on the leg, elevating, soaking and cleaning. I know if I lose more weight it will get better. I'm working on it everyday. I would rather make slow and steady progress than do such a radical lengthy procedure. There's no way I would be able to let them do all of that. He said he wants me to have an ultrasound to check my vascular circulation and an xray to check for bone cancer. I'll have the tests done, but that's it.

Now I'm off to see the rheumatologist. I'm going to ask him about steroids. I know they reduce the edema in my leg. We'll see what he says.

Deb... do what you think is right. You always have the option to do the other down the road if you need, but lets hope it never comes to that!

The poking and prodding is all worth it if they find an answer and can get you off that lousy cycle. So as i told Deb - go get checked out. See whomever, where ever is necessary. you have a cruise in just under a year you have to be in top notch shape for!

You know...sometimes you can be such a sweet guy. I'm going to do it just so I'm up to par when it comes down to chasing you after you steal my chocolate covered strawberries for real this time...