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REFORMEd SHOPAHOLICS. Week IV November 27

sydsgma1 — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 18:39:28 GMT

This is a busy day..church and I have to leave for a 3 hour practice in about 10 minutes. After we are going to get a new dryer since ours is terminal..lol.

M and Syd are bCk in Minnesota. They had to get up at 5 but made it ok. We had a good time while they were here.

My back continues to be annoying, but I can function.

have a good day.

Re: REFORMEd SHOPAHOLICS. Week IV November 27

chprsp — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 20:20:48 GMT

Too bad about the dryer, Barbara. I hate when appliances break down and need replaced.

A 3 hour practice. I'm betting you'll be tired after that.

TT woke me at 3 AM having to go out. Of course that meant all three had to go out. Once I got them back in I stumbled back to bed. Usually the dogs are good all night but not last night.

The yard is cleaned up and the garbage is out. I have laundry that needs to go in the dryer. Other than that it's a fairly quiet day.

Re: REFORMEd SHOPAHOLICS. Week IV November 27

LindaLatte — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 22:48:58 GMT

Sorry about your back and the dryer, Barbara. Glad M and Syd made it home okay. I'm not sure when youngest DGS has to go back to college -- perhaps not until tomorrow or the next day. I may be mixing that up. You certainly are having a busy day. I bought a new dryer fairly recently (year or so ago), but the washer is pretty old, so I'm afraid it will need to be replaced fairly soon. I'm in denial at this point.

It is a shame the dogs would not let you sleep last night, Claudia. Glad you are getting things done, and I hope you don't overdo it.

It was pretty crazy at DH's facility yesterday evening when I went to feed him dinner. I arrived a little after 4:30, and they had already finished dinner (which is more like lunch). And, there was a lead caregiver who normally works in another building. Some of the residents were really acting up -- wandering into others rooms, doubting that the caregiver was giving the medication others needed, etc. Fortunately, DH was fine.

Today, things were back to more normal, and one of the caregivers decided to cut DH's hair. He is mostly bald, but he has some places that were growing pretty crazy -- standing up on end, etc. She did a good job. I had gone to church and the gym, but made it in time to feed DH most of his lunch and walk around a few times.

I need to vacuum/clean as well as do some ironing, but I'm not moving too fast. I have baked a pumpkin pie without the crust (not a crust fan), and cranberry nut bread is in the oven now. I plan to go back to visit DH and feed him dinner assuming he has not already eaten.

Hope both of you sleep well.

Hugs,

Linda

Re: REFORMEd SHOPAHOLICS. Week IV November 27

LindaLatte — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 17:49:08 GMT

Good Morning/Afternoon! Hope both of you are doing okay today.

I had been looking at a sweatshirt at Lands End, and ended up ordering it because they are having a 50% off sale for Cyber Monday. Not really a need, but something I have been thinking about for a while. Also donated to a couple of charities, and plan to donate to a couple more tomorrow when it is "giving Tuesday". Also transferred some money to my SIL for her car payment today. Money is flying out of here for some reason. LOL I want to pick up some groceries this afternoon, and I hope that will be that for spending today.

I got the ironing done yesterday evening, but put off much of the cleaning until today. Still working on that, but I did get my "longer" walk in this morning. I'll leave to visit DH in a little while.

Pretty cool here this morning, and it is supposed to be cooler than normal this week. They are even talking about freezing temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday night, so I took off the hoses outside.

Have a nice day!

Hugs,

Linda

Re: REFORMEd SHOPAHOLICS. Week IV November 27

sydsgma1 — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 18:03:46 GMT

Yes, Linda, it is a little chilly here. The house was 61 when we got up, so I turned on the heat.

i made a grocery run...while I was in line, the woman behind me rammed her cart into my back while the bags were being loaded. It hurt a bit and I gave her the "look". I think she got the message. Arghhhh.

Sydnie called and said that Pepper was happy to see them...even though she was very spoiled at the kennel. Lol. She was taken to the vets home at night and they kept her in the office area during the day.

V was good and did te floors for me this morning. We did get a dryer..nothing fancy and it matches the washer we purchased in Lanuary.

Linda..lands end has some nice things...I order from them periodically. I bet your house looks pretty with the decorations up. Enjoy your visit with dh.

Claudia..hope your day is going well and all of the animals are behaving.

Enjoy.

Re: REFORMEd SHOPAHOLICS. Week IV November 27

chprsp — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 20:52:15 GMT

I've ordered from Land's End too. I like their squall jackets and their fleece is nice and warm.

I know that must have hurt, Barbara. I accidentally hit a woman's heel with the cart and couldn't apologize enough.

I'm sure Pepper was delighted to see M and Sydnie even though she was spoiled while they were gone.

Re: REFORMEd SHOPAHOLICS. Week IV November 27

chprsp — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 20:58:36 GMT

This morning the treadmill was still out front after the garbage was picked up so I stopped by the local office on my way to drop off donations at GoodWill. A bit ago I heard a truck outside and it is now gone. Whew.

R will back tomorrow afternoon for bowling and then head back to camp a day or two later.

This time of year the expenses seem to mount up quickly.

Tonight is leftover spaghetti and meatballs from Pellegrino's. I have laundry to put away still and I keep putting off vacuuming upstairs.

Re: REFORMEd SHOPAHOLICS. Week IV November 27

LindaLatte — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 23:29:53 GMT

Good Evening! Sorry about that grocery cart incident, Barbara. It would be your sore back -- hope it is better today. Glad Pepper was so happy to see Syd and M -- must be a very cute dog.

R seems as busy as ever, Claudia. Glad the treadmill is finally gone. I heard the end of a somewhat interesting story about mattress re-cycling/trashing. There is a machine that can compress the steel inside into a compact cube -- but it weighs something like 100 pounds. Some places like Goodwill either don't take mattresses or charge for take them. I was thinking about how heavy a treadmill would be. Yikes! Wonder what they do with it, or how they would compress it before disposing of it. My mind is really wandering today. LOL

I took my shorter walk, but after almost an hour I realized I didn't have my house key. Fortunately, it was sitting on the sidewalk in front of the house. Not good for Linda.

The senior lunch program and the gym went fine, and DH is napping on the chair now. We did walk around a few times, but I guess he is tired. They must have given the problem lady some medicine since she is asleep in her room. One of the caregivers said she spent the whole night chasing her around. It is always something.

Army DGS is being transferred to work directly under his Commander(?) He won't get any sort of raise, but it is a sign that the leadership thinks he is doing a good job, and he is pleased.

I'll be happy to have a free day tomorrow. Maybe I'll get some cleaning done or something. I decided to bring a birthday cake in to the senior lunch program next Tuesday (day early, but....) Thinking about getting one from COSTCO. If not, I will use Safeway. Probably carrot cake. Although I could make my own cake, I will give myself a break.

Sleep well!

Hugs,

Linda

Re: REFORMEd SHOPAHOLICS. Week IV November 27

sydsgma1 — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 00:04:49 GMT

I am late in posting. The day got away from me..we played cards this morning and I only had 45 minutes before I had to go to choir practice. That was good but I got very tired during it..that sometimes happens with ra where you feel like you hVe been hit by a truck.

Decided not to cook so v picked up some chicken from Frys...not the healthiest but it tastes good.

It continues to be chilly here...long sleeves and socks for sure..besides long pants.

Linda..glad they got something to settle that lady down. My aunt , who had dementia, went through a period where she was very verbally abusive and agitated.

That is nice about your dgs....glad you found your house key.

Claudia...hope you are having a good day.

Pepper er weighs a huge 9.6 pounds.she is going to need a sweater all of the time this winter.

sleep well

Re: REFORMEd SHOPAHOLICS. Week IV November 27

chprsp — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 02:11:55 GMT

I'm late posting. R came home early last evening coughing, short of breath, and back pain. The clinic couldn't see him till Wednesday so off we went to VA urgent care mid morning. Got there by noon got out after 6. He's on an antibiotic and muscle relaxer after lots of tests and a ct scan.

Hope everyone had a good day.Will read the posts tomorrow. So much for cleaning.

Re: REFORMEd SHOPAHOLICS. Week IV November 27

sydsgma1 — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 20:09:48 GMT

Good afternoon. I am back from my massage...I think it helped my back. I still have very low energy so hope I survive my voice lesson..llol

nothing exciting here. V is out running his errands.

Claudia..hope r is feeling better..he seems to really push the edges of his health. Hope you can get your tasks accomplished today.

Linda..you are so ambitious with your exercise...I never dreamed that my body would give me so much grief..I move a lot around the house but long walks are a thing of the past. It is good to hear that dh is doing well.

one of my friends brought me some New Yorker magazines..one of my favorites.

may you have a good day.

Re: REFORMEd SHOPAHOLICS. Week IV November 27

LindaLatte — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 20:21:31 GMT

Good Afternoon! Sorry about R's health, Claudia. I would be so exhausted after all that time at urgent care. Hope he is better today, and you are able to relax a little.

Do hope that massage helped, Barbara. Hope you have enough energy for your voice lesson. It must be so hard dealing with RA, etc.

Very cool here this morning -- only 30 degrees. I did a Leslie Sansone DVD (new) which was pretty vigorous. Then I went for a walk. Visited DH and fed him lunch. The new lady was okay when I saw her, but the caregiver told me she was very bad last night when she had to change her -- hit and scratched her in several places. This is a very nice caregiver -- hard working and good to the residents. She will be going home to Mexico for Christmas, and she will need to cook for her Uncle(s). I was sad to learn that her granddaughter (not sure if she has others) died at age 6. Her DIL was in an automobile accident (failure to yield as I understand it), and the little girl was killed. I can't imagine how horrible that would be.

DD seems to be in good spirits, and we are getting birthday/Christmas gifts settled -- mostly just gift cards or money, but......

Should continue to be a quiet day for me, which I appreciate.

Hope both of you have a nice evening!

Hugs,

Linda

P.S. DH said (pretty much out of the blue) that I was a very nice person. Melted my heart.

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chprsp — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 20:33:54 GMT

I do hope your back was helped by the massage, Barbara.

Last night I was so tired when we stopped at Perkins that I put my teabag in my cup, reached for the carafe (unfortunately it was the wrong one) and poured coffee into my cup. I took the teabag out after a minute or two still not realizing what I had done. I finally realized when I went to take sip and smelled coffee. Lol.

We were anxious to get back to the dogs since we had left about 10:30 but we hadn't had lunch due to the long wait. I had given R a couple glucose tablets but at 7 pm he really needed food. We got home by 8:30. Amazingly there were no accidents but the boys were very glad to go out.

I picked up groceries at Shurfine and Wal-Mart. Tomorrow I plan to finish up at Wegman's.

R got very tired at bowling. At one point he tried to pick the bowling ball up left handed but it was too painful. He has an orthopedic appointment the 15th. Right now he plans to go to hunting camp tomorrow but it depends how he feels.

Linda, that's great for Army DGS. I panic when I misplace a key. What a relief to find it.

Pepper will look very cute in her sweater.

Re: REFORMEd SHOPAHOLICS. Week IV November 27

sydsgma1 — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 20:26:20 GMT

Goo afternoon..it is sunny but a little cool..I will not complain about 60 on December 1.

This was bridge morning..I had terrible cards but enjoy the people. One of the women has had to begin using a scooter because her arthritis has gotten so bad.

i rarely order from qvc anymore, bit I wanted to try the d and c sweater from 2 weeks ago. It finally arrived but when I opened it up, it was not my order. So I called to get the refund and mailed back the package this afternoon. That is the second time it has happened to me. This is one of the reasons I tend not to order.

Linda..some people with Alzheimer's get violent...that would be terribly difficult. Glad you and dd have Xmas figured out. Mine was not at all stressful this year. I hope your day is going well with dh.

Claudi?.hope you got some rest and feel better today. I have been tired enough to be pretty dysfunctional. Hope r is feeling better.

enjoy your day. (((((Hugs))))

Re: REFORMEd SHOPAHOLICS. Week IV November 27

LindaLatte — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 23:29:21 GMT

Good Afternoon! It is in the low 60's here as well, Barbara, which is not bad at all. But, it was pretty cold again this morning -- 30 degrees, and I tried another Leslie Sansone DVD and then took a short walk when it warmed up a bit. I went to the gym, and raced home to change before I went to my Caregivers meeting. No chance to eat lunch. I enjoyed the meeting, but I probably will be hungry before dinner.

DH seems to be quite sleepy and a bit shaky this afternoon. Hope that he improves soon. I'm glad he isn't nasty or violent at all.

They add a few Christmas decorations each day, which is nice. I have been bringing in some for the tree as well.

Sorry that Q messed up your order, Barbara. That would discourage me from ordering. I remember when I ordered quite a bit that would happen sometimes. Usually, I decided that I really didn't want the item after all. I received the Halo charger TSV today, but I haven't opened it up yet.

My broker called when i got home from the caregivers meeting to say that the check for my IRA rollover had just arrived. I was wondering if it was okay since the other place said that they closed the account last Wednesday. Apparently, they just mailed a check. I am supposed to hear from the financial planner soon. Really lucked out since the stock market was pretty high when they closed the account.

Hope things are going okay there, Claudia, and R doesn't need to go to urgent care or anything.

One of the ladies in the caregivers group said that her husband had a stroke right before Thanksgiving, but didn't say anything until a couple of days later. He seems to be recovering fairly well, but it is not helping his dementia. Others told some pretty sad stories, but it really helps to share. Everyone was telling me not to worry about leaving DH for my trip next week (three days). I certainly hope he will be okay.

Have a nice evening and sleep well!

Hugs,

Linda

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chprsp — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 23:48:08 GMT

It's in the mid 30's here so 60's sounds great, Barbara.

I finished up the grocery shopping this morning as snow was forecast for the afternoon. It was quite windy at Wegman's which made it feel much colder.

R still isn't feeling great. He decided not to go back to hunting camp until the end of next week. As happened last spring his ribs bother him when he coughs.

Finally heard from Whit. She had decided to go up to the pipeline protest which imo not a great idea but ended up not going because she had no gas money plus couldn't find a car block (I think that's whAt she said) to start her diesel car in extreme cold. Then she didn't have a tent or working sleeping bag and heard there were blizzard conditions. Needless to say I'm relieved she didn't go especially with her medical problems. She still needs to message us her address rather than giving it over the phone. I don't want to get it down wrong with my hearing loss that's possible.

The only thing I still order is Linea. His pants work well for me and I like the wknd swing sweaters. Other lines at the Q I do not have much luck with.

I need to contact the vet tomorrow. TT's paw is better but the pad further up his leg is very sensitive.

Linda, I hope your day is going well and DH is fine.

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chprsp — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 23:56:02 GMT

I see you were posting while I was typing , Linda. I hope DH feels better soon. Mother used to say"some days are better than others."

I'm glad the check for the rollover came through and the market was high when they closed it out.

I think DH will be okay while you're on your short trip. We found mother lived in the moment and had little idea of time passing. I think if he asks for you the staff should be able to reassure him that you'll be back soon.

Re: REFORMEd SHOPAHOLICS. Week IV November 27

sydsgma1 — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 17:51:59 GMT

Good morning. It is a little cool and cloudy. I made a grocery store run for food for the weekend. I like to get fish for Friday because I think I mentioned that m and Syd do not like the smell. Lol.

i am still pretty fatigued..I have prednisone I can use but prefer not to.

M just called and she does not think she got the New York job. Her vp is doing a good job of messing her up for jobs...she is not sure but thinks it is negative news.

Linda..hope dh is feeling better today...good job on the Ira rollover. You know you will have to start withdrawals at 70'and a half. To me that was the only downfall. I think your trip is next week. Your caregivers group is so good for you. Dh should be fine when you are gone...like Claudia said, they live in the moment.

Claudia, it was good that whit did not go to standing rock.. From everything I have read, it is not very safe. Do you think she is ok?!! I know how hard this must be for you. (((Hugs))))

need rd to move a little bit. Enjoy your day.

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LindaLatte — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 21:20:09 GMT

Good Afternoon! Glad Whit did not go there for the protest, Claudia. Like Barbara, I heard that it is not necessarily safe in addition to being very cold, etc. I do hope she keeps in touch with you and R and is okay. It is certainly difficult when your adult children make some questionable choices, but really nothing you can do about it other than hope and pray. Hope you were able to get some help for TT. Sounds very cold there -- hope you are keeping warm.

Pretty cool here as well, Barbara. When I went to the gym yesterday morning, there were quite a few people swimming -- only about 50 degrees out there! Of course the pool is heated, but the getting in and out would be awful to me. I figured most were "winter visitors" who don't mind the cold Hope you will feel a bit better soon. I like fish, but I know that it can smell up the house sometimes. What a shame if M doesn't get that job. Really wish the VP didn't make it so hard for her.

I know that I will need to take the money out when I'm 70 1/2, and it is certainly on my mind. Actually, that is what got me started on the rollover idea -- I didn't want to take money out and just spend it or more likely give it away to DD without having any sort of plan. Hopefully, the financial adviser will help me with those decisions.

DH seemed much better today -- eyes open and no shaking. We were able to talk to his DD today -- missed her yesterday. I think her new administrative duties are already starting to be a bit of a strain. There is a doctor who needs to retire, but does not want to do so. And, he says he has nothing else to live for -- difficult time.

I'm headed out to the Hallmark store soon, and I'll be visiting with DH later. No other big plans.

Hope both of you have a nice evening!

Hugs,

Linda

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chprsp — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 00:21:52 GMT

What a shame if M doesn't get the job. I hope she's wrong this time.

The vet is continuing TT's current meds and adding tramadol which I can pick up Tuesday. I also scheduled the 3 kittens for their shots Friday. Fingers crossed I can corral all 3.

This afternoon we took my Century Riviera and Hall pottery up to the auction house. R added in the model kits of planes which should sell well according to the auctioneer. All 104 of them. He bought them on eBay when he had to retire and they've sat for 12 years. He was a bit obsessed with them at the time and wouldn't consider he was overdoing it. Since he suggested selling them I jumped right on it, wrapped up my pottery and off we went. Now I have a metal shelving unit in the cellar that I can store supplies on.

Linda, I'm glad DH is better today and had a chance to talk to his daughter. Having mostly administrative work would be stressful.

Yes, I'm very relieved Whit wasn't able to go there.

No snow yet. Tomorrow morning I need to pick up TT's refill at the vet clinic. I also need to pick up more dog food plus stop at jewellers to get our rings checked.