yea its another one...the NEWEST home of the S/D cheerleaders

[Shellie722]

Just a quick hello. Hope everyone is having a god Tuesday.

 

[Mickeyfaniam]

Originally posted by scarlett873


i love the drive by posts...

more PD Gail

 

[scarlett873]

well...i'm off to talk to the lender about our house!!! cross your fingers!!!!

i'll let you know tomorrow!!

 

[NHAnn]

Originally posted by Mickeyfaniam

more PD Gail

LOL---Debbie---WHERE do you get this stuff?

Hi everyone!

Good luck Brandie!

Shellie- I did not have a "god" Tuesday but it was not bad either hehehehe

Where's Teri??

 

[Mickeyfaniam]

EEK!! page 3

good morning

fingers crossed Brandie

 

[scarlett873]

good morning...

well, everything went well last night. we found a small glitch on one credit report and we're following up on that today. it shouldn't pose too much of a problem. BUT now we have a dilemma...do we go with the house that we fell in love with or do we go for something a bit smaller...after figuring out what the mortgage would be last night, our payments would be a smidge higher than we thought. matthew was trying to point out to me last night that until we saw this other addition and house, i was all set to go with the smaller house and i was just as excited about it. but i told him that after seeing this other house and addition, i'm not sure that i could go back to the smaller one. i just don't know what to do...

i woke up in a bad mood this morning because of all of this. i know that this is supposed to be a good thing for us, but it's frustrating and agonizing. so i start my morning off bad...and then, as i'm fixing my lunch for the day, i spilled tuna all over the front of my shirt! i was running late as it was and didn't have time to change my shirt...didn't really have a shirt to change in to either...so i now smell like a walking can of tuna...let the jokes begin...

ack...i need to start this day over again...

 

[CookieGVB]

Originally posted by scarlett873
then, as i'm fixing my lunch for the day, i spileed tuna all over the front of my shirt! i was running late as it was and didn't have time to change my shirt...didn't really have a shirt to change in to either...so i now smell like a walking can of tuna...let the jokes begin...

 

[Towncrier]

Brandie - My advice is to not worry too much about the mortgage payments if they don't differ by too much. When we bought our first (and only) home 17 years ago, we cheaped out on some items that would have only added a little bit to our house payment. By the time our house was built, we could have afforded those changes, but it was too late. And 17 years later, our house payment is a much smaller percentage of our income. Things may be a bit dicey in the beginning and you may have to make some sacrifices, but in the long haul, you are probably much better off going with the larger house if that's what you really want.

 

[Mickey's sunshine]

Hi everyone.

Teri, come out come out wherever you are!

Not much new here.

 

[scarlett873]

thanks for the advice TC...i'm actually feeling MUCH better than i was this morning when i posted! i've looked at some additional floorplans with this builder/community and i've found something that's a tad smaller, but may work better for our pocketbook right now. we can still do some of the upgrades that we want to it, but it won't hurt us in the end...matthew's quite the handyman and he's ready and eager to do a lot of the upgrades himself. this is just so frustrating when you aren't sure 100% that it's what you want!! we're going back out to the community tonight to chat with our sales guy...

but i still smell like a walking can of tuna...

 

[NHAnn]

HHHHHHHHmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....something VERY fishy is going on here LOL


Hi everyone!



PS---Brandie--good advice from TC on the house....
but you also need to BREATHE-relax, take your time making decisions- if you get real stressed out at this point we should invest in tranquilizers because it's ALWAYS something til you close.......and then.....it's always something as a homeowners ....and in general....it's always something anyway hehehehe

 

[CookieGVB]

Don't rush it - take your time and look at everything first before you commit to something. Just think of it as a vacation, and have fun planning!

How's the tuna?

 

[scarlett873]

thanks guys...i'm beginning to feel better and not so rushed anymore about this...we had put down a lot hold with the builder, but we're going to cancel that tonight...we can get another lot later...maybe even somethng better than we had before!

i knew the jokes would start once everyone woke up...

 

[CookieGVB]

Wow - Ann, just saw your post. GMTA!!!


And Brandie - you knew we'd be on a fishing expedition once we got on a roll!

 

[NHAnn]

Debbie--is Mike getting mail from colleges every day?? YIKES, DD gets more mail than we do now I think we're going to do a mother/daughter road trip for 2-3 days (her vaca is the last week of the month) and start looking. There are a couple in Mass and a couple in CT so far that she wants to look at. I'd like her to look a little further... in NY and PA but she's not ready to think about that distance yet I guess.


Where's Susie Poohsie today?
Teri??
Shellie??
SSB??
BT??

Now I'll be in trouble for forgetting someone

 

[Poohlovr]

Awww...thanks for asking about me, Ann.. You are the always kind, NHAnn.

Rough day at work today kept me there late. It's the kind of day that makes you think....

I had a 75 yr old patient, hasn't been doing too well, and slipping a little each day, with multiple medical problems. His family has kept him a full code. This morning the doc talked to them about it again, mentioning his slim chances for recovery, and they said they'd have to think about it. (I realize making your loved one a No-Code is a pretty hard decision for some people.) Anyway, this afternoon, 2 nursing assistants are working with this guy and I am out in the hallway talking with his daughter about his code status. She tells me she "thinks" the family has decided to make him a No-Code. While we talk about it(I can't go to the doctor with a "thinks" and ask for that order...big legal trouble), the monitor tech comes running down the hall and tells me his heart rate has slowed to 45. At first, I think his leads have come off, cause of the aides messing with him--otherwise, those aides in the room would have yelled for me--I was right outside of his door and they knew it....until I get to his bed and see that this man is as blue as a blueberry. One of the aides says "He's having trouble breathing". Our response? "He's NOT breathing" and I holler "Call the code" as I run to the daughter.
I tell her his heart has stopped...does she want him coded? No--definitely not (so, now you tell me ).
Now we have a problem. This guy does NOT have a No-Code order, but, the family does not want him coded and he is in a code situation. So,legally, we have to call the code, and the daughter can stop it once the ER doc arrives to run the code While that is happening, I am on the phone trying to get in touch with this guy's fool doctor (and he is a fool) to get the order for the no-code. After 4 minutes of listening to a recording and music, I finally get a person, ID myself and tell her I need to talk to this doctor NOW and why. It takes another 7 minutes to get him on the phone. . Of course, by this time, the code team has arrived, and my supervisor is telling the ER doc that the family does not him to be coded. After talking with her, the ER doc writes the order and the code is called.
I, meanwhile, am still listening to this recorded music.


Thankfully, the man recovered spontaneously, and was still alive when I finally left. He was non-responsive.

BUT...and here's the moral of my story...afterwards, when I am talking to the daughter and telling her what's going on with dad, she tells me that the family made the decision early this morning to make him a No-Code, but, she couldn't bring herself to tell me .
I realize this is a tough thing to do, but, is it any easier to watch me crack dad's ribs (and hear that crack, sounding like chicken bones on these elderly people) with that first compression? Is it easier to watch the ER doc stick that intubation tube down his throat as they ready him to be hooked up to the vent? Is it easier to realize, that with each compression, those ribs I broke may be puncturing his lungs, or, his heart? All the while knowing this as not what your family (or your loved one) wanted? ANd folks, the sad truth is, IF we are are able to bring your elderly loved one back, the average life span after that is 3 months....probably on life support

I know we all love our families and we want to keep them as long as possible. But, you know, there comes a time when it just isn't possible and we have to realize that. God didn't make these bodies to last forever. Why make them suffer so horribly, when death should be peaceful? Why hold on to someone who's tired of holding on and fighting the good fight and just wants to rest?
Why not make those wishes known before this even becomes an issue. What if that daughter had left before this happened? She was actually getting ready to leave when we started talking. Then all of the above would have happened to her dad....and nobody wanted it.

My husband is already aware of my wishes... If my condtion is ever terminal or vegatative---No Code.

Ok--off of my soapbox now....

 

[Mickey's sunshine]

{{{hugs}}} Sue. Sounds like a stressful day to me. I admire you for being able to be a nurse. I could never do that! I can not even look at blood and guts without getting totally grossed out. Laurie brought in pictures of Jorge's leg being messed up and I wanted to puke everywhere. They were pretty graphic on some. He has like 4 or 5 rods sticking out of his leg - gross.

I hope everyone has a nice Thursday morning.

 

[scarlett873]

well good morning everyone...

sue...sounds like a rough day...{{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}} to you to get through the rest of your week!

we went back out to the housing addition last night. and looked at some other homes...and found a new one we like!! i tossed this one aside because of the exterior. i thought the exterior was horrible...here's the floorplan but this floorplan was slightly different than the model they had open to look at. here's the exterior of the model open...i don't like this exterior but the way they have it, it's actually an upgrade that they did. the only exterior upgrade that we will do is to add an overhang on the front porch area. and here's the kicker...this one is 2432 sq feet...the very first one we looked at was 2184 sq feet...base price was $115,000. the second one we looked at was 2832 sq feet and base price was $125,000. this one...base price is only $117,500!!! granted it's smaller than the one we really like, but it's larger than the original one...and it's $10,000 cheaper than the big one we really liked! this will put us right at the payments we want and we're still in this new addition...yes, the first house was a smidge cheaper, but we wouldn't have a very big lot...very tiny yard space with that style. but this one gives us a fairly normal size yard! at least room for a swing set, you know, for the kids we don't have yet... when we were leaving the sales office last night, i looked at matthew and told him that when we get home, if he even hints at trying to reconsider any of this or make me start thinking twice about this, i would cause him bodily harm. he hasn't said a word yet...we did end up changing lots though. i wasn't crazy about the first lot..it backed up to a corn field and the back of our house would be visible to the main road in front of the addition. i just hated that...so, we settled for a regular lot...no additional money involved...this lot gives the illusion that have a bigger lot than normal because there's a sidewalk that runs between our lot and the lot next door. we're also closer to the lake and clubhouse! we'll be living on rising sun lane or drive or something like that...

so, needless to say, i'm feeling much better this morning about this than i was yesterday...

and...i didn't touch the tuna can this morning...

have a good day!!

 

[scarlett873]

wow...11:25am and i'm the only one that's been here today...

where is everyone?

 

[Mickeyfaniam]

here I am....I have been without internet since yesterday morning.
You may remember me mentioning cable problems last week....turns out it was caused by a big fire here in town.....anyway the town got that fixed, but then I lost my premium channels. So I called and they said they'd send someone out to fix it...He arrived just as I was reading about Brandie's tuna darn it!!
Had to put my wisecracks on hold

So he fixes my TV problem and he's on his way. I come back to my computer to post some tuna cracks and NO INTERNET
I got on the phone and told them to get that van back here
They say "no can do"...I need a cable "internet guy" not a cable "TV guy"
I tell them "he just left and he can just come back and undo whatever he did They say "NO" I have to have the "internet" guy
"OK OK get me one asap"
"NO" they have to order it and can't come till tomorrow
they offer me a choice of "time windows" I chose 8 a.m. At 9 a.m. I get a call saying he'll be late
Oh how I wish I had a CHOICE of cable companies....they have us over a barrel
Anyway...as you can see...problem solved. They told me I have too many TV's I have 5.....doesn't everybody these days have a lot of TV's
Thought i was going to need a amplifyier thingie but the guy was good, he got everything going without it so alls fine now

But you know what I kept thinking about...I'm missing Brandie's tuna wisecracks Not that I was going to pick on her or anything I wasn't she was too upset I'm too nice for that

Sue, sorry about your stressful day. And I know all too well about those code thingies. My sis and I had to sign to have meds withheld for my mom when she was dying from liver failure. They were keeping her barely alive but she was only suffering. And we had to give permission to shut off life suppport for my father at age 59. Very difficult place to be

Brandie, TC gave you excellent advice...you should listen to him, even though, I know you said you wouldn't take advice from me
And don't stress, it will all fall into place in the end

PS---Brandie--good advice from TC on the house....
but you also need to BREATHE-relax, take your time making decisions- if you get real stressed out at this point we should invest in tranquilizers because it's ALWAYS something til you close.......and then.....it's always something as a homeowners ....and in general....it's always something anyway hehehehe

good post Ann, made me LOL and its the truth
same with kids, you can wish yourself out of one stage but it will just take you to the next...and its always something with them too, ALWAYS
Yes on the college thingies. MIke doesn't want to go away though. He's going to choose something local. He doesn't even know what he wants to do yet

OK enough rambling from me...I sure am glad to have my internet back