Daily Check In Thread For All... #133

Hope everybody has had a great day!!!

Took a nap, now got to start supper. It will take a bit...

Clouded up some, but still very nice out. I picked some green beans out of the garden for a friend. I have eaten plenty.

Take care all!!!

Hugs, Karen...

Hi all. I really dislike the change of seasons. Dreading winter. Drought has the garden and flower beds looking horrifying and there's little money in the budget for doing anything about it. Sigh. Well, all of these dead plants should make decorating for Halloween easier! Ha!

Slowly going through all of the stuff that is still outside. Don't want any bugs sneaking back in! So far, the only one's I've come across have all been dead. Only had to throw a few things out due to mildew and water damage today. 4 loads of wash yesterday and 4 more today. My shoulder is killing me.

Jamie, I hope things get better. I do know what you mean. Been feeling crappy myself.

Hang in there bud... I will too.

Hugs, Karen...

-waves at all-

Sorry I was gone for a few days. I lost my temper Wednesday night with some nonsense over on the Fibro board, and wanted to take a few days to cool off. Woman who clearly distrusts the medical establishment regularly posts whackadoo theories on alternative medicine. I have her on ignore, but periodically her posts pop up. Wednesday night, it was a Dr. Mercola theory that flu vaccine causes fibro.

For those of you not conversant with Mercola, he is an alternative doctor who does not practice anymore because he lost his license in Illinois. He markets his own supplements and health products online to supposedly protect the user from being poisoned by medicine and modern life (an anti-radiation blocker, a infrared scanner to diagnose cancer, sunscreen made from green tea as commercially made sunscreen is poisonous.) He originates wild health claims such as cancer might be cured by vitamin D and AIDS is not caused by HIV but instead might arise from "psychological stress."

Mercola is one of the biggest anti-vaccine propagandists in the US. His followers do not trust the FDA, government, pharma,or medical doctors. Indeed, these groups are out to kill people. Children's vaccines cause autism (of course), and adult vaccines cause fibro,cancer, auto-immune disorders, crohns, etc.

-off rant-

Anyway, I got miffed. And so after posting on Mercola, I took a wee break. And had some fun with a few a few different websites and blogs. One of my new favorites is the Encyclopedia of American Quacks. Go natural all you want, avoid medication all you want, you are free to make these medical decisions. BUT, don't spread misinformation from a less-than-credible source.

Today I will head to the gym after school, and then home. Looking forward to the weekend. Am still in job limbo, but waiting for(hopefully) an interview with a non-profit I phone-interviewed for. Supposedly to be a pretty weekend.

BE well friends and look on the bright side.

Dragging today. Haven't been sleeping well. Need a nap. Waiting for laundry to get done.

I actually did find some Karen. At least enough to get my daughters' second dresser scrubbed so she could put it back in her room and have a place for her clean clothes! 2 loads of my wash got done today too. I made spaghetti and meatballs for dinner, ate, and then crashed! Didn't nap, but did lay down and rest for about an hour. Straightened out my skein of yarn, did a little crocheting and now it's time for a shower and bed!

My uncle is in the I.C.U. Waiting for word from my cousin. She's an only child and her mom is in heaven already.

Not exactly in a party mood but, today is the day my son's girlfriends parents are having a party to announce that there is a grandchild on the way. I'll go because I love my son and want to be supportive of him and his girlfriend. My how times have changed. Unwed pregnancies used to be hidden at all cost!

hi. ps I do read the dailies........slowly, but I do not respond much, with my vision I get lost and at the moment my memory sucks. had a Naprosyn last night, feel much more loose and less tense. party hard pitmom. healing prayers for ya uncle. playing black Sabbath, sun is out, windows open. ttys. xx

Hello all. So, I went to the party. What a big family! Very loud! The news was accepted rather well by most of the attendees. The other 'grandparents to be', like myself, know the heartache of miscarriage, so we are feeling the joy of a new life coming into the world. Whatever anyone else might feel is rather unimportant to us. So glad we are on the same page on this!

Next day, I see on FB that my ex husband's widow is 'claiming' the title of 'grandma to be'! Um, NO! I am obviously still rather bitter and angry towards her. Must work on that. It only damages me by stealing my joy and my thought time. She is a thorn in my side. She also claims 'Margie's mother' when one clicks on her name. Furious doesn't even begin to cover it! Long story, won't go into it now. Pray for me!

-waves at everyone-

Jamie--I hate the phone. I have to work myself up to answering it. Anxiety.... and it is so loud!

Pitmom-Congrats on another grandbaby-to-be! I remember my step-mother vaguely. We were all older so she never got close with us, or to my father for that matter. The least she could do is announce herself s the second mother, or the other mother. Titles matter.

Sounds good, Karen! Wine tasting and out for the day, and lunch to boot. Plus a new friend!

We are cooler here and rain is forecast. At a high school. We went biking yesterday--20 miles at a steady pace. Came home and watched the games and the new Walking Dead series.

Trying to live life as positively as possible.

It's all relatively flat, Karen. We have a lot of bike paths in the area. This one, a canal towpath alongside the Potomac River, is owned by the federal government, and runs from Washington DC to Cumberland MD. I can do 20 with little problem now, after working out all summer. My record right now is 22 miles. I hope to get to 25 by the time it's too cold to go out.

Boy these kids are irritating. 10th grade is the worst, IMO. They have too many hormones to be human.

Good morning Myself and Chele,

I hope you both are having an awesome day today.

I have company coming tomorrow, hoping I can get the house in presentable condition by then. They aren't staying long so they may not even come inside. And the yard looks fabulous, so that part is done. Just the inside. Been working on it little by little all week.

I hope everybody is doing good.

Chele, I hope your relationship goes smoothly. Myself, I am proud of you for biking...

Hugs to you both...

Karen...

I forgot to add--Things here are tense, both in the house and in the area. Political fears about a possible/probable government shutdown is stoking lots of anxiety. BF is a federal contractor and during the last shutdown in 2013,he got really, really depressed. During a shut-down, federal workers eventually get paid, but contractors and other businesses that rely on their federally employed customers were out of luck to the tune of 13 days. Some smaller businesses throughout the region lost a lot of money.

I am trying to encourage BF towards positive thinking. It is kinda working now, but as the 30th comes nearer and the mess continues, he gets more anxious.