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Made about 800 cookies yesterday (5 different types) and will need to make several hundred more before Saturday's party. We have our 11 month old grandson for the next three days so I'm going to run a couple of errands with him in tow later this morning.
Even though DH & I tag team with him, baking while he's here is out of the question. Straightening and cleaning are also hit and miss. Five minute chores only. Still haven't set up the Roomba. Maybe today.

This time of year I typically bake every day to stay ahead of it, but that was before he was born and we signed on for watching him. Most days we have him, I collapse on the couch when he leaves and stay there through the evening.

I'm setting my brain to bake a few of batches of biscotti this evening. I definitely DON'T want to be baking cookies on Saturday, pre-party, because I'll be making pizza for several hours throughout the party.
 

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For the last 5 days I’ve taking care of Mom. Been cooking, changing diapers and playing cards. She goes back to her house when my niece returns tomorrow. At 97 years old she needs full time help and my niece takes care of at her house. I take over when my niece needs a break. She really wants to stay in her house to the end and were both pretty dedicated to make that happen. This is her back when she enlisted into the army and became a RN during WWII. The army gave them an honorary 2nd Lieutenant title to keep the enlisted men away!

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StarSong said:
Made about 800 cookies yesterday (5 different types) and will need to make several hundred more before Saturday's party. We have our 11 month old grandson for the next three days so I'm going to run a couple of errands with him in tow later this morning.
Even though DH & I tag team with him, baking while he's here is out of the question. Straightening and cleaning are also hit and miss. Five minute chores only. Still haven't set up the Roomba. Maybe today.

This time of year I typically bake every day to stay ahead of it, but that was before he was born and we signed on for watching him. Most days we have him, I collapse on the couch when he leaves and stay there through the evening.

I'm setting my brain to bake a few of batches of biscotti this evening. I definitely DON'T want to be baking cookies on Saturday, pre-party, because I'll be making pizza for several hours throughout the party.
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Hope you like the Roomba.
 
Pepper said:
I'm nervous. My brand new downstairs neighbor has been starting up with me over perceived noise between 8:45 AM and 10 AM. She's been banging on my door, started leaving notes stuck to my door. She's making me nervous. I do not answer the door, don't want a war, but it seems inevitable.
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I went through that once. The couple downstairs said I was "jumping over furniture" (which was ridiculous) and slamming doors. I was there by myself and didn't even close the bathroom door, so what doors would I be slamming?

Also, I had a dirty evening job and needed a nightly bath (around 10 pm). That wasn't allowed!

The condo belonged to my sister, who was away for a few weeks. When she came back, they stopped complaining. Maybe they felt reassured hearing the noises they were used to. (In my opinion, she was much noisier than me.)

As she's new, I can only hope she will eventually get used to things and back off. Having your son talk to her might help, since he's a man.
 
- Exercise and housework.
- Finish shoveling so I can drive my car tomorrow.
- Walk to store to get meat that I have rain check for (I hope they have it this time).
- Walk to post office for mail. I get only one thing a month (redundant, because I get the info online).

This looks very lame, but it's quite an ambitious plan for me. I might not do all of it.
 
I was too angry yesterday to write. Went to the cardiologist PA after waiting in a room for about 1/2 hour got up, went to the nurses station, said I was leaving and handing the surgeons name to her; and asked for a referral so I could go.

She asked who I was seeing. 🤬. Very hard to keep myself calm, so angry about the whole situation. (Btw, I have been warned, once again by a moderator, that I may be permanently banned from senior forms for my views/posts. What can I say? I’ve stated several times that I try not to get drawn into certain conversations. 🤦🏻‍♀️. So if I am gone one day, I’ve either died or been banned 😂. I can’t decide which I’d prefer 🤪)

The nurse asked to wait a second, went and got the PA who was in the break room, and we went back into the room. (This practice will not see you if you are 15 minutes late. Therefore, I don’t think I need to wait more than 15 minutes in a room. Plus I am 🤬.). He said he‘d give me the referral, and asked what was it for.

OMGosh.

He hadn’t looked at my chart, hadn’t pulled up the hospital record, hadn’t a clue. 🤦🏻‍♀️ So hard to keep my mouth shut. I explained I had been to the hospital. Just a second he says, let me look at the record. Oh, you‘re here about the blood clots. Actually since this appointment was made weeks ago for after pacemaker placement check, I was not. 🙄

Just give me the referral. Blah, blah, blah. You need a lung CT, yes, yes I do. I’ll send the referral right over. And he does. And I go to the surgeon office and make sure he did. They have it. Once the doctors look at it, they will call.

Surgeon offices calls. I see you need an ultrasound of your leg. 😱🤬. Nope. I explain how incompetent the cardiologists are. I explain I already have the ultrasounds. (I don’t say I need a lung CT. Doctors, generally, don’t like to be told what you need/want.). Oh, she says. I’ll send this back to the doctor and call you back. That was yesterday, so far no call back.

I did reach the oral surgeon. A great guy with great staff. I have an appointment with them on Wednesday to discuss what to do. His receptionist says he may just put me on antibiotics for a while, at least until I get off the high dose of blood thinner and start on the lower dose.

That was my yesterday. Today I am waiting for a callback from the surgeon. I want surgery on my leg to remove at least the clot behind my knee. It is extremely painful, and there is a continuous charlie horse in that muscle. (It seems I don’t have a DVT partially blocking 4 veins; it’s 4 DVTs each partially blocking a vein.)

It is sNOwing, blowing, 14 degrees
 
well i been waiting most of the day for a tradesman to sort out one of the windows,,was on phone this morning to him,,yep be there,if i cant make it,iwill phone,,ok i says,,the arsehole didnt come,didnt phone,and im in a angry mood,,just to make it worse,its the second time hes done this grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
 
NorthernLight said:
- Exercise and housework.
- Finish shoveling so I can drive my car tomorrow.
- Walk to store to get meat that I have rain check for (I hope they have it this time).
- Walk to post office for mail. I get only one thing a month (redundant, because I get the info online).

This looks very lame, but it's quite an ambitious plan for me. I might not do all of it.
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Even by MY standards.. and you all know how much I can cram into a day... that looks like you've done a fair days work... :D

First your exercise.. then housework... then shovelling snow... then out to the store .. that's enough for one day

Have you tried your treadmill ?.. what do you think about it ?
 
Aneeda72 said:
I was too angry yesterday to write. Went to the cardiologist PA after waiting in a room for about 1/2 hour got up, went to the nurses station, said I was leaving and handing the surgeons name to her; and asked for a referral so I could go.

She asked who I was seeing. 🤬. Very hard to keep myself calm, so angry about the whole situation. (Btw, I have been warned, once again by a moderator, that I may be permanently banned from senior forms for my views/posts. What can I say? I’ve stated several times that I try not to get drawn into certain conversations. 🤦🏻‍♀️. So if I am gone one day, I’ve either died or been banned 😂. I can’t decide which I’d prefer 🤪)

The nurse asked to wait a second, went and got the PA who was in the break room, and we went back into the room. (This practice will not see you if you are 15 minutes late. Therefore, I don’t think I need to wait more than 15 minutes in a room. Plus I am 🤬.). He said he‘d give me the referral, and asked what was it for.

OMGosh.

He hadn’t looked at my chart, hadn’t pulled up the hospital record, hadn’t a clue. 🤦🏻‍♀️ So hard to keep my mouth shut. I explained I had been to the hospital. Just a second he says, let me look at the record. Oh, you‘re here about the blood clots. Actually since this appointment was made weeks ago for after pacemaker placement check, I was not. 🙄

Just give me the referral. Blah, blah, blah. You need a lung CT, yes, yes I do. I’ll send the referral right over. And he does. And I go to the surgeon office and make sure he did. They have it. Once the doctors look at it, they will call.

Surgeon offices calls. I see you need an ultrasound of your leg. 😱🤬. Nope. I explain how incompetent the cardiologists are. I explain I already have the ultrasounds. (I don’t say I need a lung CT. Doctors, generally, don’t like to be told what you need/want.). Oh, she says. I’ll send this back to the doctor and call you back. That was yesterday, so far no call back.

I did reach the oral surgeon. A great guy with great staff. I have an appointment with them on Wednesday to discuss what to do. His receptionist says he may just put me on antibiotics for a while, at least until I get off the high dose of blood thinner and start on the lower dose.

That was my yesterday. Today I am waiting for a callback from the surgeon. I want surgery on my leg to remove at least the clot behind my knee. It is extremely painful, and there is a continuous charlie horse in that muscle. (It seems I don’t have a DVT partially blocking 4 veins; it’s 4 DVTs each partially blocking a vein.)

It is sNOwing, blowing, 14 degrees
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Bizarre. A couple of weeks ago, I went to the local clinic for the *first time ever.* The doctor pulled something up on the computer and said, "Oh, you've had this before." I said, "No, never."

What was he looking at?

And people wonder why I seldom go to the doctor.
 
Hospital appointment in the next county.. got there very early.. so I did some shopping at the nearby retail park.. and got a lot of Christmas treats.. and food..

Very thick fog, and dark when I came out of the supermarket , and rush hour and so driving was no pleasure, and everywhere I went the roads were being dug up so we had long waits at temporary traffic lights ..

In and out with the Consultant.. told me I need more MRI's.. and he will chivvy them on.. because I've been waiting for an appointment for over a year now..

Cost me £3 to park for 25 minutes at the hospital .. scandalous , One woman who was holding up the queue at the ticket machine was tearing her hair out , she couldn't get it to recognise her registration to pay, then she made a call to try and pay by phone, and couldn't do it that way either.... she'd been there for ages, before she realised you have to pay when you Exit.. and not when you arrive as she had done :ROFLMAO:...so all of us who were waiting missed our chance to get parking for free.. ( 15 minute grace)

Got home, put everything away... made some sausages and Maple cured bacon and egg Quiche... with Potato salad for dinner..

..and now I;m here with a cuppa tea.. :coffee:
 
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Continuing to slowly digitize hundreds of 4x5 film landscape and nature images taken decade + ago by photographing 48 shots per slide with A6000/85mm+ 16mm extension tube on light pad, then focus stack blending quadrants, then stitch blending each 4 quadrants, finally Photoshop. Not close to drum scan quality but better than my old expensive Epson transparency scanner. Will be working on this for months ending with older 6x7 film. Also breaking up those hours reading just arrived used book "Your Inner Fish".
 
@Aneeda72 ..good lord I can understand your anger and frustration.. not only at the incompetence but the fact that you're in such pain... I'd be extremely upset too..who wouldn't ?

Thankfully if they mess up like that here.. and believe me they do sometimes.. at least we're not having salt rubbed in the wound by receiving a bill in the post ... :unsure:

Just a word to the wise.. we don't have moderators Per se.. on this forum... we have one Owner/ Admin.. and he works hard to make this forum work and keep everyone happy, and sort out all sorts of problems here..all by himself while holding down a job away from us old biddies.. :sneaky:..his name is @Matrix ... he's good guy but it gets very monotonous for admin when people have to be reminded to stick to the rules.. so don't piss him off.. :sneaky:
 
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It is a damp and chilly day here, the kind that makes me want to stay in bed all day. My joints ache, my energy is low. Might be getting sick but more likely it's just an age thing. I can't lay claim to many accomplishments today but it could change later. Who knows?
 
Leann said:
It is a damp and chilly day here, the kind that makes me want to stay in bed all day. My joints ache, my energy is low. Might be getting sick but more likely it's just an age thing. I can't lay claim to many accomplishments today but it could change later. Who knows?
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awww.. well you know what Sista... there's never a better time to feel poorly when you don't have anywhere you need to be..so wrap up, get comfortable and ride it out... 🤗🤗
 
@Aneeda72 I have often found the receptionists at the dentist or oral surgery, to be more knowledgeable and competent, than some of the PA's or doctors.:rolleyes::rolleyes:
I would call that other one back, the one you are waiting to call you back with a correct response. Who knows which was wrong, the office that sent the referral or the office that received it. Yikes.

And @hollydolly is correct; it's even more angering when we get the bills. Or in the middle of the night, in pain and distress.

NorthernLight said:
went to the local clinic for the *first time ever.* The doctor pulled something up on the computer and said, "Oh, you've had this before." I said, "No, never."

What was he looking at?
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Another good question!:eek::oops::rolleyes:
 
Pepper said:
She lives with her boyfriend or husband. It is a co-op, not a condo. He is the new owner, don't know if she is on the shares. She'd be a dope if she weren't.
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Considering she’s such a wacko, her BF/DH would be a dope if he had her name on the title.

I didn’t know there was a difference between a condo and a co-op. Condos here are owned, or may be sublet to someone else, and every owner has a say in the running of the building/exterior. Most us usually have a manager and a strata board and everyone votes on any big decisions.
 
Jules said:
Considering she’s such a wacko, her BF/DH would be a dope if he had her name on the title.

I didn’t know there was a difference between a condo and a co-op. Condos here are owned, or may be sublet to someone else, and every owner has a say in the running of the building/exterior. Most us usually have a manager and a strata board and everyone votes on any big decisions.
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With a co-op, you're buying shares of a corporation and the apartment is your dividend. New York State has laws particularly for co-ops. They're practically their own nations. The co-op boards can get away with murder.
 

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