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Good Friday Morning Dailyites! 74 mostly cloudy- that's what the computer says.however it says nothing about how humid it is We had sprinkles aka rain yesterday, but no big storm. I worked 4 hours in LA, then printed the rest of my Orlando gig, had a one on one training session on the phone, and then started calling Orlando. For every campaign we have to sign a new form for rehire....even though i'm already working and the only time I should have to do it is when I am gone for 30 days, each campaign requires it. However neither I nor Chuck know how to sign papers when they are set up in Word, but I know that my "real boss" who I dont actually work with, but I am part of his group, knows how to forge my signature, so I asked him if he would forge it, and send it back to Mark. Mark was adamant that it be signed before I got on the phones, but since Mike agreed to sign for me, I got to work. I took DH out for breakfast yesterday at our favorite BBQ place, and picked up dinner at the same time, so we had sliced BBQ pork, Brunswick stew and he had potato salad, and I got the coleslaw. There is enough for dinner tonight , so we Q again! I have an appointment with the vein doc this morning, I was doing really well for 3 years post surgery, but after I fell taking the trash down the driveway (was that in May or April ?) my ankle has been swelling each day. I dont want to have another surgery, so I hope that I can find a way to put that off and still be "swell free." The vet called yesterday, turns out Munchkin has several types of parasites, and they are setting aside some meds for her. Without knowing how much they are, and these vets still take cash I need to call and find out how much to bring, but then it will have to wait until Monday to pick them up. I like the quote. When we read, we find out that some of those dark secrets we hide, or things we think, are often thought by other people, and then we dont feel so alone. We all read the daily, and I never feel alone here. Mexico scenes, but Uxmal is my favorite, and I have no idea where those pictures are-and then the last picture is from my favorite museum in Atlanta.

@0106Misty of Chincoteague was a must read book. I loved it. Being the daughter of a man who grew up on a horse breeding farm, all things horses were in our house. I still have Justin Morgan had a Horse, but that is it. Because of course the farm Dad grew up on was a Morgan horse farm.

Good Thursday Morning Dailyites! for weather update-see @StLouisCruisers cloudy, humid, strong storms, repeat, NOAA looks like our next 7 days are REPEAT, but the weather persons say less chance of rain...( I guess here it depends on where you are standing). During last night's rainstorm, I heard a crack, and felt the earth move, not sure if it was one of our trees, or a neighbors. It didn't take out the power...knock on wood. Gotta walk the dog, get something to eat, pick up some food for dinner tonight, and then work 3 hours for the LA job, and 4 hours for the FL job. I hope you all have a wonderful day! New Orleans

@rafinmd I hope the pain can be resolved, keep us updated on your trip to Urgent Care. And if you can, sneak a nap in today. Ok, I'm done whining! There is nothing but to do the right thing around home. I wish the day was a few hours longer to get things done, but to quote my boss from the 80's, All you can do, is all you can do, and all you can do is enough. Off to learn about my new campaign, I love you all!

Good Wednesday Morning Dailyites! It's 73 cloudy, rain expected 80% chance.... I lost my connection to NBC, I have watched the Today show for years, so now I am watching it not live on Peacock. With DH's not so great report yesterday, I am letting him sleep in. He says he knows that he should walk, and as early in the day before it gets too hot, but the right foot is still swollen, and red, and I still think he needs to see someone at ER, but he refuses to go. Two days ago he and I talked about him retiring from his part time job, that he hates, doesnt do well at, and even before this latest botched surgery, couldnt sit for more than an hour at a time in a real chair. He called his boss on Monday, no answer. He tried again, no answer, and then right before we were going into the hospital his boss called him, told him to take care of himself, that he had a job when he was ready to come back to work, so DH thanked him, didn't retire, and kept saying that he really wants to work. I made a major decision based on his memory, I got the pill cutter out and took the drug that they want to wean him off of, and cut 7 pills in half, hid the rest of them, and put the halves in his pill bottle. Turns out that even though the pain doc told him to only take half, he had continued to take the whole pill. Now he cant. The docs have given him Wellbutrin with the directions on how to take it, and what day to put his smokes down, he has yet to take it properly. So he keeps "restarting" the program. The MRI s that he had yesterday was to see how close the cancer has grown to his brain. I am hoping that the results will be discussed when he has his next appointment with the oncologist. I have taken over all of the household chores, along with walking the neighbors dog (still) and am trying to figure out at what point do I take over his bills, and banking. I am still sleeping on the sofa, which is not the coolest room in the house, but I am sleeping better. The furbaby alarm clock does not allow me to sleep past 7 no matter how many times I pet the alarm.... Last night I found out I am getting moved to another campaign, so I will be working two campaigns again. Split my time, the bosses said. How many hours a week? Work as many as you can. So I will have to be working between doctor appointments. Now I am wondering, if they aren't going to ask me to work during my vacation.🙀 Seasonal pictures from my bird sanctuary walks and "the island" walks-Stone Mountain Park.. and this is how I have been feeling recently-

@Vict0riannI have found over the years with DH and cancer, that the surgeon is just that, and your treatment options are through the oncologist. Keeping my fingers crossed for you that your oncologist is up to date with all the new treatments. DH had the first of two MRI's- the next was one rescheduled for a month from now, but thank Goodness that the hospital DID DO both MRI's today. They too thought the reason for changing the second one, was just stupid. (something about we cant schedule two exams at the same time in different rooms. Well the technician and nurse re thought that rule. Bless them. The nurse did tell me that DH told them he was in a lot of pain today, and they told me that he had fallen asleep, they are not sure if he was moving too much, but she said, the results did not look as good as last years. Which goes back to what the oncologist said-that this time the cancer has come back very aggressively. Another long day, with Krispy Kreme donuts involved....needed a snack before we got in to traffic. Thunder storms coming in, guess I should attempt to make dinner. @dfishPlease just be still for the rest of the day! I am sure there was a reason the nurse told you to enjoy the patio and drink coffee all day. Take care of yourself. You too @kazu! Rest and dont over do!

Hoping this works - I had to restart part 2. This time we spend time in town, for several days We visited the Maritime Museum (the one that is south of town) this is a view from the museum. We went to Granville, and ate our way through the afternoon. I had my vacation NA beer- OUr full day excursion to Victoria and the Butchart Gardens- in the rain, After the gardens, we could either walk through town, or visit the British Columbia Museum (where the bus would pick us up) BFF went for a walk, and DH and I chose the museum- yes I a a dinosaur freak! Loved these scenes with taxidermied animals The next day we visited local museums in Vancouver-on the way to finding one of the art museums, we found a quiet demonstration. Or art installation, not quite sure. We stayed at the Holiday Inn in town. Close to some great inexpensive restaurants, some wild nightlife, but while wild, not noisy in this hotel. We sat out in the evenings, and watched the world go by. I would recommend this hotel. And I would love to go back to Vancouver!

The vet visit was fine, and under a hundred bucks. Not by much.They needed a urine sample, and had to squeeze her to get it, She is not happy right now. I thought at first that sprinkles was referring to rain. Instead it's those wonderful crunchy ice cream toppings, in Boston they call them Jimmies. My grandfather and I used to walk down Commonwealth in Cambridge to Brighams and get coffee ice cream cones with Jimmies. I have been to Vancouver twice, once as the debarkation port, (when BFF treated to us to a wonderful day with a private limo and lots of high mountain places) and as an embarkation port, where we spend 5 full days wandering the city. So lets start with the one day visit- Our driver really wanted to drive us around and show us where all the famous people lived, after being on a ship surrounded by people we opted out on this part of the tour...in fact begged him to not bother. Chinatown- Totems in Stanley Park The harbour lighthouse Views from mountain one-did I tell you I hate heights, when swinging in a cable car? I told BFF and DH to sit down, and stop moving! Panic attack! Once on land no matter how high, I am OK. View from mountain two- the guys went further up on those itty bitty ski left to go up into the wind turbine- I got a different view from the ground.

Good Tuesday Morning Dailyites! I'm off to the vets this morning. I will return! It's another Momma Munchkin day, but I have to find her first. LOL.

Happy Birthday @summer slope

@dfish prayers for you and the medical team on Tuesday. @JazzyVI hope they can figure out what is causing the vertigo tomorrow. Maybe your body is yearning for being on a rocky ship. I know my brain is. Each evening I have what I call Kitten time, when I put out temptations on the kitchen floor, and all the kittens and the old "kittens" come together and feast. I never have to worry about sweeping up the floor, there is never a crumb left. But now the elders are tired, and the kittens are charged up and ready to go. Sweet dreams my friends, may you dream of your own "temptations".

@Nickelpenny and @GTVCRUISER I too like what you both did with your tiles. I have two tiles, and they are called coasters. We left a little after 9 this morning, and didn't get back until 6. Immunotherapy I guess went well, with the new Covid arriving, I sit in the waiting room, masked up, while he is in the back with the other immunotherapy folks. I go up and sit in the car or sometimes go to the shop and buy gnomes for my collection or candy for DH. He likes the Sunkist gel candies. I didnt stop at the shop at all, I was hoping his walking would improve, and we could visit the gnomes and candy together, but he is now using his cane, and he couldnt walk that far. I got lunch at the hospital cafeteria which serves the worst food. Both of us got heartburn from a cheese burger. We sat in the car, had lunch and waited for the next appointment. Next appointment was for pain management. Turns out the edema might MIGHT be caused by a new medication that he started taking for his nerve sensation that was caused by the radiation. When they increased the dosage, his arms and feet started to swell. So they are backing him down to half a pill, and then off of it all together, and then try gabapentin...again. And this doc addressed the fact that DH is having kidney issues, which neither of us had been told about. So some drugs wont work for him. Off to fix din din, and wipe out the remaining left overs.

@rafinmdI always enjoy reading the meal that you had on what day, and where. You mention crisps a lot so last year when we were on Nieuw Amsterdam every time they had crisp I thought of you and ordered one-found this picture while going through last years cruise pictures- Have a great day!

I thought Casual Pi was Cobbler. Good Monday Morning Dailyites! it's cloudy 71 degrees. Very Humid. But cool enough that the air is not on. I think I need to get a new dehumidifier. Yes, I do realize I talk about air pollution, planning the trips you have to take so that you dont drive all over, and I do realize that that is what most of you do anyway. And I complained last night, and then sat down and watched car races. Yesterday was be someone day, I was just being my normal nuts. @Cruzin TerriWhen my brain gets into the "what if" cycle, I remind myself that I am not in charge, there is a reason for everything, try to figure out if it's Karma and/or a time to learn something, and accept that sometimes life is not all smiles and sunshine, and turn it over to my higher power. That and it would be nice to have someone come sit with the DH so that I can have a little me time. LOL. I get some on Friday, when DH has a zoom meeting with one of his docs, and I will be having a vein appointment. Take care.

@StLouisCruisers If you want less hot and humid, I'll see you at the end of October. I think we are all in the same soup together this year. I guess i'm not pleading to the correct people about stop driving for one day a week. Stop putting gases in the air, one day a week. Falls on deaf ears. I am about to have ice cream, and sit down and watch a car race. And then to bed.

Todays pictures are to help you feel cooler. Glacier Bay.

Good Sunday Morning Dailyites! It's 74 degrees, cloudy and the humidity is so high, I'm off to get my snorkel gear. I dont mind it it rains, I do mind when it is just humid! In fact the computer says it's very HUMID. ...says rain coming..... DH wanted to get up and watch the pre race show, so I forced myself awake, and off the sofa, but he was more awake at 7:30 than he is now. So I guess I will wake him up for the race. Little Quiff spent the night with him, he said she stayed all night on the corner of the bed, but the bedroom smells like kitty pee, so I am assuming, she never left the room to get to a litter box either. We went out for dinner last night, I had wings, Vietnamese wings are really good! The waiter said he was glad I went back to ordering my usual meal, and the chef made extra sauce for me. Besides grocery shopping, and watching car races, not much on the agenda. Tomorrow DH has his immunotherapy at 10, which lasts about 2-3 hours in the office. And then at the same hospital, he has a pain management meeting at 3. I am taking the day off. I know he will be worn out, but I will be too. @StLouisCruiserskudos to you both for a rush to get home. I had to do that (rent a car and drive) from New Orleans one year, when the ship came in, during a snowstorm, but our bus, did not. But that was back in the days when we had to be at work the next day. I wouldn't do it now. Since out cruise last November, Tazi cat has been hiding in the back bedroom. Until the kittens found the back bedroom. She has come out and is now living under the sofa in the den. She wont come out to eat however, so I am now serving breakfast to a cat who lives under the sofa. I put the plate at the back of the sofa, and slowly but surely the plate disappears from sight, and after a couple of hours i pull an empty plate out. I think she enjoys seeing other black cats. @kazuI hope you are doing better today, with improvement showing every day. @grapau27Thank you for bringing us Father David, I hope he has a lovely summer break, and will miss him next week. @LambKnuckles and @RMLincolnthank you ladies for your always positive outlook on life. @Sharon in AZPlease wish Craig a very Happy Birthday from the crazy cat lady

@superomaI am happy that you two are feeling a bit better, don't over do anything! I have been living on the wild side recently and not been as vigil wearing my mask, but I need to start back up doing that. I can't get sick, and DH doesn't need anything more to go wrong healthwise! @Denise T I have 82 days until my vacation, I just figured it out, so I know when you give your countdown, that is my last day of work for a couple of weeks. I'm counting down with you ! Of course you will be at sea, and people will be cooking your meals, and I will be on land trying to herd cats figuring out what everyone will eat...so I am going to actually create a (OMG) schedule in advance so everyone knows that one meal a day is out! Aint cooking every meal! There are 5 of us, in 3 separate cabins, all three cabins have kitchens. But one meal a day to spend together is a great way for the 5 of us to travel. Thanks for your countdown! @kazu I am hoping that today is easier for you. Watch for soreness. @Cruzin TerriGlad to see that you are posting more. I hope this means you are not as fatigued as you were. @Seasick SailorBest of luck to your sister with the surgery. Prayers for her.

Good Saturday Morning Dailyites! @StLouisCruisersBest of luck for you today, I'd go with the vouchers Stay a night in town, eat lobster again, and get booked for a flight tomorrow with less stress. It poured here last night around 3, such a hard rain, I thought that the cats had on turned on the kitchen faucet full blast. Currently the computer says 70 and cloudy, but it just changed to Heavy Rain Later. It is very humid. Even if flights hadn't been delayed due to the computer glitch, they will be today due to the weather. Today is F1, 2 and 3-Work and wait for my box delivery. I must sign for delivery. For a box. A box that requires assembly. It is supposed to arrive between 4:15 and 6:15. And then I'm free ! Until Monday. My boss from the Opera job has told me several times that my name is being mentioned for a symphony gig. He has taken over the Orlando symphony sales, and that has been running for a couple of weeks now, so I dont think it's for that job. BUT Birmingham AL symphony will be another start up, and I hope it is for that. The kittens are 3 months old now. One leaves (Jersey) the first weekend of August, and while I will be sad to see Turnip leave, I am hoping that the woman I met at the vets will take him. Reality set in, I cant afford to feed and pay for vet bills when there are 9 fur babies in the house. 7 will be a challenge, but doable, and then we can afford to get Collard Greens neutered. Roofus aka Clownie, belongs to or belonged to somebody, he is neutered, and looks healthy, so I just feed him. And then there are the motley ones who show up when times are hard. There are too many strays in this world. @dfishI appreciate your hard work getting us the recipes for all these meals, but I admit today's meal,? It wont happen in this house. Ever. Have a great day!

Is it still Friday? Gosh what a long day. Watched a lot of FIA interviews, qualifying and practice, went and got lunch, came back almost snoozed, worked for 4 hours, made 1 sale. I worked enough to make up for the lost time, but if I work at 5 hours tomorrow, I will be over by 3 hours. I really ticked off my boss yesterday. And I didnt really want to work more hours, and see? the God of electricity took pity on me blew over a tree took out the power to the whole neighborhood and a telephone pole, The power has been fixed but the wires are hanging down with pink ribbons to let you know that there are low wires.....and I did drive past the entrance to the hood, and while the power is back on, the remnants of the tree are still in the street. I usually go out the back way anyway. A few other trees blew over yesterday, odd as we really didnt have much wind. But tonight, DH says he is going to bed, I have to fluff his pillow for his feet, turn on the sound of rain and waves for him, and hit my sofa. I am tired!

@smitty34877Tell your DB Happy Birthday from me, and a herd of cats! @Lady Hudson

DH cancelled his appointment. He called the surgeon from last week, and is waiting a call back, his artery is bulging, and he is in a lot of pain. This has been going on all week, but hopefully they will call him back today. In 2020 I broke the tip off my left elbow....spent most of the summer in a somewhat medicated state, but the pain went away, I went through PT, until medicare ran out, and the doc said I would have about 92 % use,. but today it is really hurting. Not sure why unless its the humidity. I hope you guys dont mind if I post a picture of the day of a place or time that made me happy. If so, let me know and I will stop. We were on Grouse Mountain, and our guide said that there hadn't been a grouse seen in years. Perhaps every one moves around too quickly, while DH and BFF headed to the top of the mountain, I saw this following a woman up a path.

Good Friday Morning Dailyites! We lost power last night at 9:15, I was still at work, it came back at 6 this morning. Way too hot and humid not to have air conditioning. DH was happy as he doesnt like cold, and he got the bed again to stretch out those arms and I got the sofa. Which was way too hot. I will come back ;later, but have to get organized for the day and get DH to his appointment. I am very tired!

I did get DH out today, told him it was a rehearsal for his appointment with the "shrinks" nurse tomorrow which is on the north side of town.I hate driving the highways, and I hate rush hour. Memorial drive, the 6 lane road near us was shut down at the bottom of one of the hills, luckily on our way out today, I could see that the road was down to one lane, and I got in the right lane, turned right at the first light and drove around the college and by passed sitting there for who knows how long. Even the fire truck could not get to the accident. Whatever it was had stopped traffic going both ways. Dh enjoyed his lunch, he ate the enchilada, he had some chips, he always orders refried bean and rice, and he ate half of them. We stopped at Pastries a gogo and he got a huge cupcake and ate all of that when he got home. I got a Filipino dessert made with Taro, the young waitress told me it was very sweet. She obviously never tried it. It is good, but not very sweet. I saved a third for a later day snack. My work hours today are 5-10, in California time that is 2-7 . I am hoping that I dont fall asleep before 5. I do have things to do, but really dont feel like doing them. Todays make me feel better picture is Ephesus.