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I'm a big Remy fan, too. So much so, that I named our dog Remy when we got her from a rescue last year. I think it translates roughly from French as "oarsman" which I think is a cool term.colorluvr said:gemgirl said:colorluvr, Courvoisier V.S.O.P. It will help to chase all the bad stuff away, at least temporarily.
I actually prefer Remy VSOP like Soocool's DH, but I certainly wouldn't turn down a snifter of Courvoisier!
Back a few years ago (when I lived in CA and could buy alcohol at Trader Joe's) they sold the Claude Chatelier XO Cognac for $20 a bottle and it was really quite good for the price.... then one day I brought a bottle home and when I had a "sip" that evening, I thought, hmmmmmm, not as good as usual......I took a look at the bottle and then realized that they had started selling the Claude Chatelier VS (bottle looked the same and I didn't look at the label when I bought it - duh) for the same price.... It wasn't horrible, but it sure didn't taste like the XO. You can't even buy that brand here in OR.
I just looked it up and I can get Remy here for $40, so maybe when the fall chill sets in I'll treat myself.
Scorpioanne said:Big hugs to everyone who has stuff going on. We have stuff too but there have been some great developments in our lives that makes it not so bad so I figure DH and I are blessed.
lyra said:In better news, my daughter's bf asked her what style of engagement ring she wanted and what size stone and budget. Wow!I'm now suddenly a MIL-in waiting I guess. I feel a little like I have LIW-itis too. (I pointed her directly to a particular vendor and ring after she and I went out and tried on rings at the mall to see what style she preferred.) I don't want to say what she picked because for some reason I feel superstitious about it or something. The stone will be we think about .75 or so. Since she directed him right to the vendor I think he can't go wrong, so I don't think he'll show up here. Don't know. Have no idea what the timeline is, or anything. Who knows? I'm very excited for her though, and I'm impatient. This is something good to look forward to if it all works out.
Thanks for the greeting. I mostly lurk around as life has been too busy to put the energy into posting. I will be more "talkative" once things slow down and I don't have to go to bed at 9:30 pm!Gayletmom said:Scorpioanne said:Big hugs to everyone who has stuff going on. We have stuff too but there have been some great developments in our lives that makes it not so bad so I figure DH and I are blessed.
Hi Scorpioanne. I just wanted to welcome you to this thread. We're a pretty friendly bunch and appreciate everyone's input. Glad to hear that you have positive happenings in your life.![]()
lyra said:I had my shoulder MRI Monday, but I haven't booked the follow-up appt. with the surgeon. He was such a jerk, I'm afraid to. He said in June that as soon as I got my notice for the MRI, I should book then because he is so booked up. I don't know what to do now. I'm embarrassed and mad at myself, but I don't want to get attitude from him or his office staff. How silly is that? It had just slipped my mind until about 3 weeks ago.
In better news, my daughter's bf asked her what style of engagement ring she wanted and what size stone and budget. Wow!I'm now suddenly a MIL-in waiting I guess. I feel a little like I have LIW-itis too. (I pointed her directly to a particular vendor and ring after she and I went out and tried on rings at the mall to see what style she preferred.) I don't want to say what she picked because for some reason I feel superstitious about it or something. The stone will be we think about .75 or so. Since she directed him right to the vendor I think he can't go wrong, so I don't think he'll show up here. Don't know. Have no idea what the timeline is, or anything. Who knows? I'm very excited for her though, and I'm impatient. This is something good to look forward to if it all works out.
Scorpioanne said:Thanks for the greeting. I mostly lurk around as life has been too busy to put the energy into posting. I will be more "talkative" once things slow down and I don't have to go to bed at 9:30 pm!Gayletmom said:Scorpioanne said:Big hugs to everyone who has stuff going on. We have stuff too but there have been some great developments in our lives that makes it not so bad so I figure DH and I are blessed.
Hi Scorpioanne. I just wanted to welcome you to this thread. We're a pretty friendly bunch and appreciate everyone's input. Glad to hear that you have positive happenings in your life.![]()
Pink Tower said:I'm a big Remy fan, too. So much so, that I named our dog Remy when we got her from a rescue last year. I think it translates roughly from French as "oarsman" which I think is a cool term.colorluvr said:gemgirl said:colorluvr, Courvoisier V.S.O.P. It will help to chase all the bad stuff away, at least temporarily.
I actually prefer Remy VSOP like Soocool's DH, but I certainly wouldn't turn down a snifter of Courvoisier!
Back a few years ago (when I lived in CA and could buy alcohol at Trader Joe's) they sold the Claude Chatelier XO Cognac for $20 a bottle and it was really quite good for the price.... then one day I brought a bottle home and when I had a "sip" that evening, I thought, hmmmmmm, not as good as usual......I took a look at the bottle and then realized that they had started selling the Claude Chatelier VS (bottle looked the same and I didn't look at the label when I bought it - duh) for the same price.... It wasn't horrible, but it sure didn't taste like the XO. You can't even buy that brand here in OR.
I just looked it up and I can get Remy here for $40, so maybe when the fall chill sets in I'll treat myself.
lyra said:I had my shoulder MRI Monday, but I haven't booked the follow-up appt. with the surgeon. He was such a jerk, I'm afraid to. He said in June that as soon as I got my notice for the MRI, I should book then because he is so booked up. I don't know what to do now. I'm embarrassed and mad at myself, but I don't want to get attitude from him or his office staff. How silly is that? It had just slipped my mind until about 3 weeks ago.
In better news, my daughter's bf asked her what style of engagement ring she wanted and what size stone and budget. Wow!I'm now suddenly a MIL-in waiting I guess. I feel a little like I have LIW-itis too. (I pointed her directly to a particular vendor and ring after she and I went out and tried on rings at the mall to see what style she preferred.) I don't want to say what she picked because for some reason I feel superstitious about it or something. The stone will be we think about .75 or so. Since she directed him right to the vendor I think he can't go wrong, so I don't think he'll show up here. Don't know. Have no idea what the timeline is, or anything. Who knows? I'm very excited for her though, and I'm impatient. This is something good to look forward to if it all works out.
soocool said:Scorpioanne said:Thanks for the greeting. I mostly lurk around as life has been too busy to put the energy into posting. I will be more "talkative" once things slow down and I don't have to go to bed at 9:30 pm!Gayletmom said:Scorpioanne said:Big hugs to everyone who has stuff going on. We have stuff too but there have been some great developments in our lives that makes it not so bad so I figure DH and I are blessed.
Hi Scorpioanne. I just wanted to welcome you to this thread. We're a pretty friendly bunch and appreciate everyone's input. Glad to hear that you have positive happenings in your life.![]()
I go to bed at 9:30 pmI can't keep my eyes open much past then. Next I will be getting up at 4 am. Right now it is 6 am (getting up with DD, but don't have much choice she is so loud in the morning when she has to get up early). My girlfriend called last night and wants to get together for a visit and I told her fine as long as we do it during the day/afternoon because I have an early bedtime.
ksinger said:soocool said:Scorpioanne said:Thanks for the greeting. I mostly lurk around as life has been too busy to put the energy into posting. I will be more "talkative" once things slow down and I don't have to go to bed at 9:30 pm!Gayletmom said:Scorpioanne said:Big hugs to everyone who has stuff going on. We have stuff too but there have been some great developments in our lives that makes it not so bad so I figure DH and I are blessed.
Hi Scorpioanne. I just wanted to welcome you to this thread. We're a pretty friendly bunch and appreciate everyone's input. Glad to hear that you have positive happenings in your life.![]()
I go to bed at 9:30 pmI can't keep my eyes open much past then. Next I will be getting up at 4 am. Right now it is 6 am (getting up with DD, but don't have much choice she is so loud in the morning when she has to get up early). My girlfriend called last night and wants to get together for a visit and I told her fine as long as we do it during the day/afternoon because I have an early bedtime.
9:30?? How do you manage to stay up so LATE? Around here, it's more like 8:30 (at least for him - I do tend to push it all the way up to 9:30 every now and again. I'm such a rebel) and getting up between 4 and 5am.![]()
And yeah, I hear you on the late nights with friends. Can barely do it anymore. I might WANT to stay up late, but my body is saying, "NO way, sister!"
lyra said:So I'm the only one up until 3-4am every night?I'm slowly making my way to becoming completely nocturnal. And that's with available sleep meds. It's been a lifelong issue and I still don't accept it.
Thanks for the advice about the doctor. I don't have a choice in specialists in this case. He is the best, I am just so anti-doctor these days. It's more out of fear of need of treatment than anything. It's in my best interest to behave and keep appointments. I have no idea why I want to be a rebel now!Maybe if I could sleep like a normal person I'd be more sane.
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soocool said:Then I finally created a nightly routine, turning the computer off before dinner, showering at 7 pm and then doing 20 minutes of meditation every evening( primarily to keep blood pressure and heart rate down), keeping the lights off after 8:30/9pm (oh, and no phone calls after 7pm and then I limit it to 5-10 minutes so that I don't get excited or riled up). Now miraculously I fall asleep quickly and even if I have to get up to go potty in the middle of the night I fall back to sleep and rarely have to use the alarm to wake me- I'll wake up a couple of minutes before the alarm goes off. (Oh, is DD screamimg where is my so and so tshirt. I need to wear it to school today! considered an alarm?)
I don't understand how DH can fall asleep anywere at anytime? Do men have sleeping problems ?
Upgradable said:Just popping in to say I'm sorry I've been AWOL for a while. I've been struggling with working and fibro, so have been conserving what little energy I have. Posting hasn't been possible while in this mode.
But I just had to come someplace where I can celebrate the fact that I SLEPT LIKE A BABY LAST NIGHT!!!!!
I forgot how good a full night sleep is. I feel so much better today, I hurt less, and I've gotten more done that all of last week combined. And it's not even noon yet!!! Please keep your fingers crossed that this will continue for me. I can't over-state the importance of sleep in my well being.
Oh, and Ksinger and I are meeting Monday for a day of bling and bonding! We'll report back on how much fun (or how much whining and moaning) we had.![]()
Upgradable said:Just popping in to say I'm sorry I've been AWOL for a while. I've been struggling with working and fibro, so have been conserving what little energy I have. Posting hasn't been possible while in this mode.
But I just had to come someplace where I can celebrate the fact that I SLEPT LIKE A BABY LAST NIGHT!!!!!
I forgot how good a full night sleep is. I feel so much better today, I hurt less, and I've gotten more done that all of last week combined. And it's not even noon yet!!! Please keep your fingers crossed that this will continue for me. I can't over-state the importance of sleep in my well being.
Oh, and Ksinger and I are meeting Monday for a day of bling and bonding! We'll report back on how much fun (or how much whining and moaning) we had.![]()
soocool said:Yes, doesn't it feel good to catch those zzzz's?!
DH and I threw a going away party for my best friend and her husband yesterday. It was a beautiful day here and we had about 30 people including the guests of honor and us. Luckily, the weather was warm and sunny and dry so we were able to put up a tent in the backyard (certainly kept the inside of the house neat and clean). It was catered and they cleaned up as well. So after the last ones (guests of honor) left around 7pm (everything started at 12pm) DH and I went upstairs and plopped ourselves on the bed with the tv on. DD came home from a party around 9:30 pm and found us there.... fast asleep. She turned off the tv, let the dog out, and went to bed. We woke up at 7 am this morning with our clothes on.
DD said she thought she would never see the day when she was tucking us into bed. Had brunch with our friends and now just vegging for a while. I know I have a million things to do, just don't wanna right now.
Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and talk to all of you next week.
PS - Uppy and Ksinger, as RS said we are expecting pics! Have a great time.
risingsun said:It's nice to see you on this thread, Sara![]()
Upgradable said:two good sleeps in a row, church with hubby & kids (and guests OUPeargirl & her SO), nice lunch, productive afternoon (with small nap), cleaned kitchen after dinner, now snuggling next to hubby to watch Amazing Race.
wonderful weekend!!! hope yours was too!!