Now I really did it :((

[MarionC]

Kate!

 

[missy]

GM girls! Happy Snowy Caturday Saturday! Speaking of which here are some kitty photos for your viewing pleasure.







Twix and Pearl and Luna. We visited them yesterday and spent a lovely winter afternoon strolling and visiting neighborhood faves. It was brisk but nice.

@Tekate oh girl you look so beautiful. Vacation and sunshine agrees with you! And woohoo to Chris finding a studio in Brooklyn! Wonderful news. Close to family and not too far from friends either . By car we are only about 25 minutes away so in case you or he needs us fyi we are here for you.

That necklace John won for you is gorgeous. You have a talented and sweet loving smart DH. You guys are a perfect match.
The water is so blue in the DR...looks like a beautiful peaceful painting. You should print that photo with you and frame it. I love it.

@AV_ I prefer routine. I know from the outside looking in at my life some people might find it boring but I find it reassuring. I love normalcy (as much as I can be normal that is lol) and routine. But somehow excitement and adventure find me anyway . Hope you are enjoying whatever you are doing this weekend. I don't think I ever asked you-do you have any furbabies?

@Sandeek I started the search for your dress but so far no luck but I am not giving up. I will do a more intense search and let you know if I find anything good. You will be a beautiful Mother of the Bride no matter what you wear but I would love you to find just what you want. You deserve a dress as beautiful as you are and that is a worthwhile challenge.

@Jimmianne good news and bad news. The dressy ponytail holder came last night. Woohoo. But it isn't what I thought LOL. My reading comprehension needs work but in my defense I was hurrying to order it to possibly get it in time and I missed the actual complete description. It is for an up ponytail and it isn't secure enough for a down ponytail. LOL. Greg said he will try to make it work for me though so we shall see. Thanks again for suggesting something like this and well next time perhaps I will be more careful when ordering.

Here is a photo for you. Bling for the ponytail. The good news is if we cannot make this work it can be used as a bracelet. It is very pretty actually. Just intended for an up ponytail as it cannot hold tightly to one that is down and needs the gravity of the updo to stay in place. I am not sure they really spelled that out on their website but I probably just missed it.




Hope everyone is enjoying a lovely weekend and stay warm and dry! (((Hugs))).

 

[AV_]

@missy No cats - I can't imagine they'd survive my way of life, unless they also did a thesis, or I had a barn with mice (the letter could become the case).

 

[AV_]

@Tekate I hope you have enough time to enjoy such a beautiful place!
The gold disk pendant is exactly what I enjoy most... I was wearing one yesterday! (not a prize, but a keepsake - March 1 is a traditional celebration, so it seemed only right to wear & remember)

 

[AV_]

There is this plan for tomorrow afternoon:

I found out (Instagram!) that a writer working with VCA tried & failed to find out what the namesake design has to do with the Alhambra. I need to be taking some pictures & send ...

Pretext for a walk

 

[Austina]

Hello lovelies

So glad you’re having a lovely time @Tekate, what are holidays for, if not for doing nothing and eating! Sounds perfect to me! Lovely necklace, you should wear it more often. Continue enjoying your well earned break.

Don’t work too hard this weekend @AV_

Aww to the kitty pics, and Fred admiring your opal, he’s a puss with very good taste.

Glad you enjoyed your outing with your g/f @missy, those cakes Sorry the ponytail thingy didn’t work out, I’m sure you’ll look gorgeous whatever you decide to go with. Have fun tonight, and lots of pictures please

@Jimmianne ‘our’ brooch looks good with everything and you look pretty good too!

Hope the weather isn’t too brutal @marcy and you’re keeping safe and warm. to scoring a doggie to keep the other furries safe, he’s really cute.

Glad your Drs appt went well, and yay to dinner out. You don’t have to live vicariously through us @Calliecake, you could always visit.

Hope you and the munchkins are having a fun weekend @Scandinavian.

Ooooo, a MOTB outfit @Sandeek , how exciting.

Sending continued good thoughts @ringo865

Nothing exciting happening here this weekend, we’re watching Serenity with Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConnaghey, well, I’m half watching.

Have a great weekend

 

[junebug17]

Good afternoon everyone!

@missy, sorry the ponytail holder wasn't what you expected, but you will look great! I hope you have a wonderful time. I'm glad Fred seems to be getting most of the meds and I hope he's doing better soon. and yes, if you force the nebulizer on Francesca she will probably run away whenever she sees it. I do hope she is able to use it soon. Love your green wig, so fun! Tommy and your opal ring are both beautiful

@Tekate, so happy you are enjoying youerself! You look lovely, and the necklace looks great on you. such beautiful scenery

@Jimmianne, that brooch is just so lovely, and so are you!!!

@Scandinavian, oh no to the leak and the damage, I am so sorry! What a headache, I hope you can get it taken care of as quickly and as smoothly as possible. How exciting construction on your new house is beginning soon!

@Austina, great news about the gates! So cute that Dottie hops right in the car! Zoe definitely is not a fan I think it will be good for Shirley to have company during this really hard transition period, I really do feel for her.

@marcy, nice you are having your jackets remounted into dangles! And how cute the girls gave you a Valentine's dog, that was really nice. I'm glad you're enjoying the lifting and have found an exercise you like, it's hard to get motivated otherwise...and exercising with a friend helps too.

@av, I find it so interesting that there are so many 4 day holidays where you live! I hope you make progress on your work, but find a little time to relax as well. Hopefully you can help that writer out!

@Calliecake, I hope you're enjoying your new phone! Nice that you and dh went out to dinner, that sounds like more fun than car shopping at this point!

Thank you everyone for your support and good wishes about my family member! Xxx

Not much going on here...laundry, watching golf, a few errands. Dh and I are trying out a new restaurant tonight.

Have a great night! <3

 

[MarionC]

Missy, it looks beautiful but obviously needs Greg. How frustrating that it didn’t just WORK.

Austina, so happy that you like our brooch.

 

[marcy]

Hi NIRDI’s! Happy Snowy Saturday.

Callie, awe that is so sad your sweet fur baby starts crying when you get near the vet. My friend does like to lift and Marty has been coaching her; she had a lot of pain with one of her hips and it has cleared up since she started lifting. I honestly think my knees are slightly better; the right one is always in bad shape but feeling a bit better today. Thank you. I hope you are enjoying your new phone; nice that you got one free. What phones did you get?

AV, nice you are enjoying a long weekend. They are always a treat.

Scandi - I am screaming silently at finding a dead mouse on the floor.

Missy, that was nice of the gals at Kays giving me a sweet stuffed puppy. You girlfriend sounds like a great person and nice to spend time with. Those cupcakes look fabulous. Your black opal ring and Tommy look fabulous as always. Nice of Tommy to read the nebulizer directions. Cute kitties you visited yesterday. I am totally with you on preferring routine. That is a very pretty ponytail holder. I hope you guys figured out a way to get it to work. I am anxious to hear about the gala tonight.

Jimmianne, I like it - feline fine Friday. You are looking lovely in your flower Friday foto.

Kate, that is great Chris found a studio that is near his cousins. Beautiful beach shot and you are looking pretty and happy; I like the pendant. Very cool. i’ll post pictures of the jackets when I get them back. They are maybe an inch long so not very big; but sentimental so I’ll wear them.

Austina, we are getting quite a bit of snow and I don’t plan on leaving the house until I have to go to work on Monday. I think the little doggie is cute. Did you like the movie?

Junebug, I think I’ll enjoy the earring jackets as dangles. I definitely needed to find some exercises I like to do and Marty is thrilled I am lifting. I doubt I’d stick with something I don’t like doing. I know me there. How was the new restaurant?

We went out for supper last night and made it home before the snow started falling. It’s been snowing since last night now; not super heavy but steady. Marty went to the gym this morning since I wasn’t awake yet. He said the roads weren’t too bad. I finished my book, got the March newsletter out and sent off my article. I started laundry a while ago but will finish most of it tomorrow. I found the last batch of sheets in the dryer I forgot to take care of from my pig wrestling night.

Take care.
Marcy

 

[AV_]

I finished my book, got the March newsletter out and sent off my article.

All this FINISHED writing!

Don't I wish.

It took me so long to turn a pile of notes into a decent To Do list of workable parts, that 'finishing' anything feels surreal.

Happy to hear that lifting works for your knee. I am getting into a 'routine' of at least weekly long walks - a favorite routine I haven't done since turning twenty; not exactly sport yet.

 

[missy]

GM ladies! Happy Snowy to be Sunday! We are expecting 5-8" this afternoon into tomorrow morning. Just in time for my surgical consult at 8:30 AM tomorrow lol. Cannot make this stuff up. It's the winter that never ends.

@junebug17 aww thanks sweet Junie. How was the new restaurant? I hope you enjoyed a wonderful time out last night! Hugs to you and Zoe.

Sweet @Jimmianne aww that's OK. I love it anyway and can wear it as a bracelet. I did not have Greg try to make it fit because at the last minute (and I do mean last minute) as I was getting ready I decided my hair looked ok half back half down like I used to wear it so I went ahead and wore it like that. Nothing fancy and I am also so gray but glad I decided not to color it. Not worth the risk and I decided I am going to age gracefully and do nothing that involves potential consequences and you know how super reactive and hypersensitive my skin and scalp and eyebrows are so I am leaving things alone. Your hair is so beautiful and I live vicariously through you that way. Love the brooch so much! Hope you are enjoying a wonderful weekend.

@Calliecake thanks for all your kind and sweet support yesterday. And for letting me try wigs on for you to evaluate haha. That was a few hours we will never get back and omg cannot believe how late I started getting ready. Luckily my thin hair dries in like 30 minutes. One positive of having such thin hair I guess. Do you know that might have been the first time I wore makeup in over 6 months.

@Austina be careful what you wish for...I will share my photos with you all and well it might be photo overload. Was that movie Serenity good? I never heard of it. Or at least I don't think I did. My memory these days. Hope you are enjoying a lovely weekend.

@marcy thank you kindly. We seem to be experiencing your weather these days. Please take it back where it belongs. Hope you enjoyed a lovely dinner out last night and haha hope you won that pig wrestling. Speaking of laundry that is what my dh is taking care of right now. St Greg (as my mom calls him) is right. Hope you don't get too much snow and hope you have a good Sunday. How is the lifting going? So pleased for you that it is helping your knee. I agree you will enjoy the dangles.

@AV_ take heart. You are making progress each week. More than you even realize probably. I love walking and try to do it often weather permitting and even weather not permitting at times haha. Enjoy those weekly walks. Wouldn't it be nice to share with a dog? Just asking... See my tag line.

@Sandeek thank you so much for letting me share and vent. Especially with all you are going through. You are such a dear. I hope lunch yesterday with your DS and FI went very well and that you had a lovely rest of the day. Sending you much love and hugs and healing vibes. Praying that you things start really improving for you!!! I am so glad your ID doctor is on top of this and knows his stuff. (((HUGS))).

@ringo865 I am continuing to keep you in my thoughts and prayers and send healing dust your way. No need to respond. Just know we are here for you.

@canuk-gal I hope March is not behaving like a lion by you and that all is well. Sending you (((hugs))) across the miles (to borrow your lovely phrase if I may). XO.


We had a splendid time last evening. Best time we ever had there maybe. Met such interesting amazing people. I met a woman novelist who writes historical fiction and I cannot wait to read her books. She is lovely and was a joy to chat with last night. I met a very interesting neonatal specialist and she was also a pleasure. And we saw Greg's colleagues who are always a delight and in fact Peter said he only attends these things to see me. Such a sweet talker he is haha. I am hoping he sends me photos he took of us but in the meantime I am going to share some of the evening in photos with you girls. You asked and I am happy to oblige.

Just wanted to say the low light made all the photos blurry. At first we thought it was my camera but we took with other people's cameras and same issue. Did the best I could.

Also it's so funny but do you guys remember the grade school classmate I reconnected with last summer but we never got to meet up as planned? They live around the corner from the museum and she came last night just to say hi with her dog and dh. LOL the museum people were gracious to let them in during cocktail hour and we got to visit with them for a bit. It was great seeing her. Really a delightful surprise. Well not a surprise last night as she asked if she could the other day and I said we will do our best to get them in. They didn't partake in cocktails though as they were not dressed up and had the dog but they were able to come into the lobby and we visited for around 30 minutes. And now we have plans to get together for real. Its like 40 plus years between us never happened. How did we get to be so old?

OK enough chatter from me and here are some (not great sorry) photos.

My friend M had us come to her apartment before the affair and she took photos of us. And lent me her velvet wrap too. Have I said what a doll she is? Love that girl.

This one I had her take in front of the mirror so you could see the back of my dress.



The requisite kissing pic



The requisite dinosaur pic



sadly the blue whale pic did not come out. Oh well, next time.



After dinner wandering around the museum for a bit and checking out some of the exhibits


and Teddy and me getting chummy. No worries Greg approved.
Check out Bubbalah. She is very shiny and personable all the time.





My friend P, her sweet pup and her dh.
A terrible photo (the lighting in there so sucked) so I am blocking her face and should block mine too but well too late you already know my ugly mug
She is OK with me sharing btw.





and finally (LOL sorry for all the photos...you did ask)



Have a marvelous Big and small Dog Sunday ladies! (((Hugs))).

 

[Scandinavian]

@missy, you look fantastic!

We spent the weekend in a hotel made of ice and snow!


Talk to you girls tomorrow

 

[Scandinavian]

Hi NIRDI’s! Happy Snowy Saturday.

Callie, awe that is so sad your sweet fur baby starts crying when you get near the vet. My friend does like to lift and Marty has been coaching her; she had a lot of pain with one of her hips and it has cleared up since she started lifting. I honestly think my knees are slightly better; the right one is always in bad shape but feeling a bit better today. Thank you. I hope you are enjoying your new phone; nice that you got one free. What phones did you get?

AV, nice you are enjoying a long weekend. They are always a treat.

Scandi - I am screaming silently at finding a dead mouse on the floor.

Missy, that was nice of the gals at Kays giving me a sweet stuffed puppy. You girlfriend sounds like a great person and nice to spend time with. Those cupcakes look fabulous. Your black opal ring and Tommy look fabulous as always. Nice of Tommy to read the nebulizer directions. Cute kitties you visited yesterday. I am totally with you on preferring routine. That is a very pretty ponytail holder. I hope you guys figured out a way to get it to work. I am anxious to hear about the gala tonight.

Jimmianne, I like it - feline fine Friday. You are looking lovely in your flower Friday foto.

Kate, that is great Chris found a studio that is near his cousins. Beautiful beach shot and you are looking pretty and happy; I like the pendant. Very cool. i’ll post pictures of the jackets when I get them back. They are maybe an inch long so not very big; but sentimental so I’ll wear them.

Austina, we are getting quite a bit of snow and I don’t plan on leaving the house until I have to go to work on Monday. I think the little doggie is cute. Did you like the movie?

Junebug, I think I’ll enjoy the earring jackets as dangles. I definitely needed to find some exercises I like to do and Marty is thrilled I am lifting. I doubt I’d stick with something I don’t like doing. I know me there. How was the new restaurant?

We went out for supper last night and made it home before the snow started falling. It’s been snowing since last night now; not super heavy but steady. Marty went to the gym this morning since I wasn’t awake yet. He said the roads weren’t too bad. I finished my book, got the March newsletter out and sent off my article. I started laundry a while ago but will finish most of it tomorrow. I found the last batch of sheets in the dryer I forgot to take care of from my pig wrestling night.

Take care.
Marcy

@marcy, my scream was nothing but silent...

 

[Ally T]

@missy You look beautiful & your hair looks amazing like this

 

[missy]

@missy You look beautiful & your hair looks amazing like this

Aww thank you so much @Alex T and I feel the same about you gorgeous lady. You’re beautiful inside and out.

 

[AV_]

@missy You two look so good together, I am hardly seeing anything else in the photos ,)

[and still got a shiver of irrational dread just from a vague mention of approaching a dog - this is a long story]

 

[marcy]

Hi NIRDI’s!

AV, I certainly identify with writer’s block but I have never tried anything like what you are doing. Good luck!!! Great idea to go for walks. Sadly my right knee is very irritated this afternoon but I doubt it can be blamed on lifting. It’s just worn out.

Missy, sorry to hear you have to venture out in the snow for a doctor’s appointment. Good luck though. Did I miss or forget something that you are having surgery? I hope things go well no matter what. Your hair looked fabulous the way you fixed it. You and Greg looked smashing as well. It looks like you had a great evening and how nice to catch up with an old friend. I didn’t send our weather your way; we’ve still got winter falling from the sky here too. The sun is out even though it’s only 3 degrees. I am guessing we got 6 inches of snow. I think St Greg is a perfect name for your DH. Like I just told AV my knee is quite ticked off right now but that’s nothing new.

Scandi, those ice sculptures made me more cold than I already am - and to be fair that’s not hard to do. Glad to hear your scream was silent; I don’t think I’d be the controlled.

Hi Alex T.

We are up to 3 degrees but the sun will be setting soon. I have on sweats today so I did stay warm. I had my laundry done by lunch and Marty just did supper dishes. Life is good.

Take care.
Marcy

 

[missy]

GM girls! Happy Snowy Monday to all. And for those of us in NYC the schools are closed.
Thank you for all your lovely comments on and offline. Very much appreciated especially since you girls know the internal struggles I have had dealing with my hair loss.

@Scandinavian that hotel is awesome and I am glad you guys had a wonderful time. I am cold just looking at that gorgeous photo .

@AV_ aww that is such a lovely thing to say, thank you. I am sorry about the pup fear and I can understand past trauma affecting present feelings about animals. If you lived closer I would take you under my wing and show you the sweetest pups around and maybe that would help ease your fear. Sending you comforting ((((hugs)))). Any special plans for the upcoming week?

@marcy aww I hate to hear about your knee pain and hope this is a good week for you. I have a very large Myxoid cyst (getting larger all the time) on my pointer finger and it is invading the nail and deforming the finger at an alarming rate. It started a few years ago and my dermatologist and I were monitoring it and about 6 months ago or so he sent me to a derm specialist for eval and the specialist punctured it at two separate visits to no improvement at all and it has to be removed since it is deforming the finger and nail. So I am seeing a hand surgeon today for an evaluation. Of course there is no good time to remove part of my finger and I am not looking forward to it but today is just the eval. If they are open that is. I would like to get this done before bike riding season as I heal slowly and do not know how long my hand will need to be protected.

Yes 3 degrees is cold. That is headed our way. The meteorologists are predicting record breaking cold temps this week. So I guess my museum plans this Wednesday with my friend are out as I have like a mile to walk each way to meet her at the museum and I dont want to see the exhibit (Frida Kahlo) that badly hahaha. Hopefully the temps will warm up next week and we can reschedule. I could uber it but I prefer to wait till the temps warm up and I can walk there.

How is your snow situation? Not sure how many inches of snow we have yet. Hope you have a good Monday Marcy and that you are feeling well.

@Sandeek thinking of you and sending warm hugs your way. XOXO.

@Tekate hope your vacation is going swimmingly.

Yesterday we strolled around and visited the rescues and also went to see Tundra. Aptly named for this weather haha. She is a gorgeous girl. Wow. She deserves a series of photos so here you go. From yesterday. What a love.




Our own little retrospective slide show if you will.

So as I wrote above NYC schools are closed. Not sure about the hand specialist's office yet as my endocrinologist's office emailed us they are closed today. They must have emailed all their patients as I do not have an endocrinologist appointment this morning. So I am planning on heading out there despite train delays and will hope for the best. They did call last night asking me to come in half an hour later due to the weather but I am very surprised the NYC schools are closed. They rarely close and I am also surprised my endo's office is closed so I wouldn't be completely surprised if the hand specialist's office runs into issues opening today but since I didn't receive any other call from them off we go. Wish me luck.

Have a wonderful Monday girls!

 

[missy]

Forgot to say that yesterday when we got back in the late afternoon we decided to just go ahead and try the aero chamber with Francesca because her lung inflammation and breathing has been getting worse and she is coughing multiple times a day and that is just when we are at home to hear her.

It was not easy and she struggled and also held her breath when we put the chamber over her mouth and nose so wasn't breathing in the meds but after we took it away and put it back (all the while I was laying on top of her to hold her down and Greg was administering the aero chamber and med into it) she finally took a breath and hopefully she got the meds into her lungs. It was almost comical that I had to lay on top of an 8 or 9 lb kitty to hold her down while we administered the meds.

We held the aero chamber there over her mouth and nose for 6 breaths for both the inhaled steroids and inhaled albuterol so fingers crossed we can continue doing this for her and she will be able to tolerate it and it will help her lung inflammation and breathing. We are supposed to do this twice a day, 2 puffs of each, for both the steroids and albuterol so that is 4 administrations a day. Yesterday we only did the albuterol and steroid once (2 puffs each) to start her gently.

Then I called my sister to tell her and also to get reassurance that this would bring francesca relief finally but my sister said she hopes it will but could not promise it would so that was a bit upsetting. I guess since the steroid shot didn't work (and that works for the great majority of cats) that there is potential this might not help her and then I don't know where that leaves us. Debbie said if it doesn't help we have to get X-rays again of her lungs and see where we are. Anyway just sharing Francesca's latest updates and appreciate all your good thoughts and wishes for her. Thank you girls and XOXO.

 

[Scandinavian]

Another day in the "swimming pool house". Awful. Please send me dust that I might keep my sanity for a few more days. Going dog training tomorrow, then competition with furbaby T this weekend. So stressed my gut hurts. Will try to take some nice mountain pictures for you girls.

Lots of love to HRH @missy ! Poor little thing! How did it go with your dr appointment? And how is Fred?

LOL sorry for the joke @marcy, I think my scream could have been a good application for any of the Scream movies…

@AV_ So sorry to hear that you don't like dogs! They are some of my favourite "things" and way above most humans, LOL.

@Tekate, you are too kind in your observations, but I do try, LOL. And yes, I was (very much) hoping that the old house would hold it together for a few more years before needing any work.. Even worse, as it is now, the new can't be postponed, and because the old is old, the insurance will not cover half of the work needed. Grrrr.. Aaaaaand - we have no summer house for the summer... Oh well. At least we will get new furniture. Silver linings…

@junebug17 Thank you! The whole water thing was a bit of a shock. Hope you are well? And Zoe?

@marcy, Please bake me some cookies. I need them.

Hugs!

 

[missy]

Hi girls. So I’m getting surgery this Thursday at Lenox Hill. I have a pre surgical clearance appointment for tomorrow to get the ok to go ahead. I won’t be able to get the hand wet for 2 weeks. And I can’t workout for 2 weeks. Also for 2 weeks must keep hand above heart so that should be interesting.
Typing will be charllenging with one finger.

It brings up memories of my leg surgery which was very unpleasant and scary so yes I am nervous but hopefully it will go smoothly. Fingers crossed. Oops I mean everything but left index finger crossed.

@Scandinavian sending you buckets of dust.

 

[missy]

And of course this thread needs photos right?



Scary

 

[junebug17]

@missy, you and Greg look fabulous! Your hair looks lovely styled that way too! I'm so glad you guys had a good time. And how great you were able to meet up with your grade school friend. Sending lots of positive vibes that Francesca is getting the medication, and I really hope it helps her. I know it's stressful to have a furbaby not feeling well. Sorry your cyst is getting worse and I hope the office is open so that you can get this taken care of asap. Tundra really is a gorgeous kitty!

@Scandinavian, wow, I've read about those hotels, how great you stayed in one! Was it really cold lol? What a fun experience. Beautiful pictures. I am just so sorry about the issues with your house. And I'm sending lots of good luck dust to your furbaby for her competition...try not to be nervous! (((Hugs))). I'm doing ok, thanks! And Zoe is doing well too, she can be a little grumpy sometimes but we still love her.

@marcy, sounds like you had a nice weekend and got some things taken care of. Sorry your knee is acting up and I hope it's feeling better soon. Be careful in the cold and snowy weather you're having right now.

@Tekate,forgot to say I'm so glad Chris found a place!

@av, good luck with your work! And it's understandable that you would be fearful of dogs after having a bad experience, so sorry about that.

The restaurant was good! Casual but good quality food, and convenient to get to. Nice to have another option close by. Yesterday was a quiet day; I came down with a cold and it's definitely nothing serious, but it's just enough to make me feel kinda blah. I volunteered to take ds's car in for a new tire today, he hit a pothole on the way home from a show and got a flat tire...so I'm currently hanging out in the service waiting room. Thank goodness for free wireless internet lol!

Hope everyone is having a good day so far!

 

[junebug17]

@missy, just saw your post...sorry you have to have surgery but at least it's being taken care of quickly. And it will be good to have this taken care of once and for all. Sending good thoughts and hugs!

 

[missy]

Thanks @junebug17, and I hope you feel all better soon! XO.
And hope your son’s car is fixed quickly. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. You’re a wonderful mom!

 

[missy]

ETA forgot to say they’re making me remove all my rings the monsters.

 

[AV_]

@missy The hand trouble sounds nasty... What are they doing to you! Two weeks are only fourteen days.

 

[missy]

@missy The hand trouble sounds nasty... What are they doing to you! Two weeks are only fourteen days.

They’re opening up the finger and doing something to remove the bone spur (sawing it down or something like that) and fluid and close up the cysts and stitching me up. He said I need more than a local anesthesia because my hand must be steady. So that’s is worrisome to me. I don’t do great with anesthesia. It’s a double ganglion cyst and it has gotten large. So that also gives me concern. I’ve been following my dermatologists (plural derm’s) advice so it’s not like I’ve been neglectful but here we are. Too large for an easy procedure but hopefully the surgeon will do an excellent job and my body will respond well.

Yes 14 days. Sometimes 14 days go fast but other times when one can’t do much it can go slowly...

 

[AV_]

@missy I dread anesthesia too... Only ever had a mild one (it knocked me out for about one hour) that fealt like a really good sleep.

Local anesthesia is somewhat worse on me than average: I get seriously disoriented etc. & take a day to sleep it off. I am told this is because of low blood pressure (I also get rounds of arhitmia from local anesthetics). Just keeping my dentist entertained & poor (he needs to call an anestheologist & it is not I who is paying - at least .).

Truth be told: the knockout was not as bad as the locals. I hope it will be the same for you.

___
Leaving the dig phobia story for another day - it is certainly not loath of dogs, but some kind of irrational reaction. I never got to getting help with it.

 

[Austina]

Hello lovelies

Oh no @missy, I’m sorry to hear you need surgery, but better to get it over and done with, and quickly too. Less time to sit and worry. That’s going to be fun managing one handed! When I had my knee surgery I used to stand in the shower with my leg out. You will be fine, so try not to work yourself up, you’ve conquered worse, so you’ve got this.

You both looked fantastic on Saturday night, talk about glamourous couple, swit swoo What a bonus meeting up with your friend too.

Hopefully you’ll be able to nebulise Francesca with more drugs, and help her breathing, poor little girl How’s Tommy? Look at Tundras beautiful blue eyes

Nice to find a restaurant close to home where the food is good @junebug17 Sorry you’ve got a cold, I hope you’re not feeling too rough, and get over it quickly. Keep warm and drink plenty.

Ugh, sorry about your knee @marcy and double ugh to all that snow. It’s soooooo cold there, keep wrapped up nice and warm. I’m not sure why, but Serenity was only released here Saturday, and we were able to view it free from our satellite supplier. Just as well, because if we’d paid to see that junk, I’d have been cross. It was everything I hate about a film, not sure what was going on, in terms of what was real or not, then when we did find out at the end, it just didn’t make any sense. On the plus side, we went to see Mary Poppins Returns today, and enjoyed it.

Hope you’re enjoying all that lovely sunshine @Tekate and having a relaxing time.

Sorry that the cabin is such a mess @Scandinavian, what a headache. I’ve seen those ice hotels, sounds like fun. Good luck with the doggy comp this week.

@AV_ I used to be terrified of dogs, I was chased and bitten by a dog when I was a child. You wouldn’t be afraid of Dottie, she’s very calm and gentle.

Hi @Jimmianne how’re things with you?

Shirley has gone to California, I think they were driving because of the dog, so it’ll be a 3 day road trip.

We had lunch out before going to the cinema, somewhere we’d been to lots of times before, but were disappointed today.

I was looking for some new tankinis today, but couldn’t find any, lots of bikinis, but I’m too old for them now. Colin, ever the master of the back handed compliment, said I could still wear them because “he’d seen worse”! I told him that was hardly a ringing endorsement

Big wave out to all the NIRDIS