Recent content by Myquest55

Just chiming in to offer my support! I was given a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer on June 1st. My second chemo treatment is this Thursday - I go every 2 weeks for 4 months, followed by 6 weeks of radiation. The nausea has been the worst symptom so far. Dr. told us that the average age for...

We tried to change over months ago but somehow our accounts became crossed (their instructions were less than clear) and we could not complete the transition. When I called Soc. Sec. they could not fix it and said that Tech. Svc. would call us back OR we could go in person to the local office...

I too probably misread my parents situations. I can only hope that we all can learn from that and take the time to actually EXPLAIN to our offspring and family, what is going on with us. DH has Parkinsons and his anxiety has ramped up to where he no longer wants to travel - anywhere! We have...

Good to hear! We tried to create our new sign-ins last fall but the website totally screwed up our attempts and no one from Soc. Sec. Tech Service every called us back. IF we want to access Soc. Sec. online we will have to go to the local office (which, I have heard, has moved 4 times with no...

I do both. I am currently a member of an amazing local group that meets at the town Recreation Dept. every Friday morning. It is the most welcoming group and we always find something to laugh about. Our membership list says about 28 gals and we regularly have between 18 - 22 every week. I...

I want to point out that all this fuss isn't just about the stock/bond markets. We have pissed off EVERYONE and it is affecting people's livelihoods. Our state of Maine relies heavily on the tourist industry. There have been several local news articles here about how so many people (mostly...

OMGosh, yet another dark and cloudy day! We could really use some sunshine....and NOW it is snowing again. But, once the coffee kicks in my plan is to continue with my phase one Swedish Death Cleaning as we get ourselves ready to move into the ultimate Retirement Castle :-) It takes us a...

I haven't changed a thing - yet. I also dabble - some stocks are actually up a few cents and some down a few cents so overall, things are holding fairly steady. We're just not sure what is in the future.

Has anyone else tried Delta Dental? We have coverage yet, from DH's place of work in Tenn. I called the Maine branch of Delta to ask the price of coverage here and it is several hundred dollars more than we pay a year so we're keeping the Tenn. coverage. We have not had a problem with it from...

My husband and I each got one of those cards a couple of years ago. It is part of your benefit. You do NOT put your own money on it but it does have limitations. Turned out you can only use it to buy stuff from their catalog, only use it at certain pharmacies and only for certain items that...

Muppet's Christmas Carol is also our favorite!! Especially the one without the long song in the middle. Apparently it is THE movie that best represents the Dicken's book. Otherwise, I like to "find" any other holiday film by happy accident and enjoy.

I introduced a Solstice celebration to my family some years back. I think they were suspicious but it went well. It gave me the opportunity to dig into our north Atlantic heritages (Dutch & Irish) to find some old recipes and make some traditional foods. It was great to read about your Yule...

I too, started out babysitting in Jr. High for about 50cents an hour. I worked for my cousins in a bindery for a couple weeks one summer in high school but don't remember the wage. Once I became a junior in high school I got a proper job at the local Library as a page ( was a runner to the...

I'm in the US but still want to compare a bit. I had my youngest son in 1988, in Scotland and it was much more relaxed and easy (even though he was 10 lbs) than the US military hospitals. Dr. kept a close eye on any test results but didn't do the UNNECESSARY the military does to cover their...

Taylor Swift is not my musical cup of tea but I admire her greatly. She is smart, talented, kind, and respects her parents. She donates to the local foodbank in every city where she performs and is generous to all her staff. Her fans, and staff, adore her - she could rule the world! We...