tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post7459340692897159475..comments2023-11-03T06:44:41.540-04:00Comments on Wednesday whining: Things will be more normal in a few weeks, but meanwhile....Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-45958925379364743172017-05-28T18:54:50.363-04:002017-05-28T18:54:50.363-04:00My mind is also boggled by the US having lost a gr...My mind is also boggled by the US having lost a great deal of standing among traditional and strong allies in the last week or two. Lot of damage out there, in addition to the horror show at home. It took many decades to build and sustain those alliances. And now we are seen as unreliable partners, taking only a very short time to get to that point.<br /><br />So hell yeah, we're focused kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-84070820547641362022017-05-28T17:54:34.674-04:002017-05-28T17:54:34.674-04:00QWP -- Bleah about the benign been-there-forever t...QWP -- Bleah about the benign been-there-forever thing in your eye suddenly becoming the object of attention. Hate when that kind of thing happens, and hope the recommendation is just, let's keep an eye on it. (So to speak.) xoxo<br /><br />I'm sincerely trying to be cool about the wedding in real time, just chug along ticking things off my list. And, that's working! I've kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-9806274159036448802017-05-27T20:31:13.417-04:002017-05-27T20:31:13.417-04:00Bunco is a dice game that requires exactly zero sk...Bunco is a dice game that requires exactly zero skill. It's all luck. Which means that it's a fun game to play while (a) drinking; and (b) talking about other things. This group doesn't do much drinking, but lots of visiting. I got my money back for winning the least number of hands.<br /><br />Hooray for helpful stashes and laying in supplies.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-13657486062695830572017-05-27T19:24:38.572-04:002017-05-27T19:24:38.572-04:00I have no idea what bunco is. But it seems genero...I have no idea what bunco is. But it seems generous to return your losses!<br /><br />Slowly laying in more picnic supplies; so far I have stashes in 5 different places. Not.Even.Close. to done. But AW, I just found some foldable canvas box/carriers that will be handy! (They were under the stashed GS cookies.)kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-32666954163626002552017-05-26T22:28:20.730-04:002017-05-26T22:28:20.730-04:00QWP, that is sort of intriguing, though I'm so...QWP, that is sort of intriguing, though I'm sorry you have to have an intriguing thing.<br /><br />Hugs to PK. <br /><br />W/AW: I played Bunco with the neighborhood women tonight (AW). I lost (W). But, if you lose, you get the $5 back that you paid to play (AW).<br /><br />esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-26343325128348790772017-05-26T21:51:51.819-04:002017-05-26T21:51:51.819-04:00Oh, PK. So many hugs. I hope that the GAL report i...Oh, PK. So many hugs. I hope that the GAL report is helpful (and that the GAL recognises the blatant parental alienation that's been going on).<br /><br />AW/W: E and I got through our eye exams unscathed, and she still doesn't need glasses (all the issues are borderline, and he's cautious about overcorrecting with growing eyes). But apparently I have a small, benign lesion on my Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08916789377072669667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-45156298981167684292017-05-26T20:27:36.309-04:002017-05-26T20:27:36.309-04:00Yay, they love the gift!Yay, they love the gift!kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-43298562342849128942017-05-26T19:04:07.766-04:002017-05-26T19:04:07.766-04:00OK, so my son has figured out what he needs, sound...OK, so my son has figured out what he needs, sound-wise, and arranged to rent it. Yay. And he'll want to store some stuff at our house, since it is close to the wedding site, all OK.<br /><br />And, this weekend he wants to come over and build some stands for something. Plus he said he needs to make a "photo booth" for the wedding, and I do not even know what that's about. kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-19194997652830968552017-05-26T17:18:43.432-04:002017-05-26T17:18:43.432-04:00((( PK )))((( PK )))kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-75442165784139709012017-05-26T17:15:01.753-04:002017-05-26T17:15:01.753-04:00((((PK)))))
((((PK)))))<br />Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-4761015317362753522017-05-26T16:36:05.250-04:002017-05-26T16:36:05.250-04:00Still waiting on the GAL report. Feeling anxious. ...Still waiting on the GAL report. Feeling anxious. Mother's Day was really hard with the lack of celebration from my kids. One of them did make a nice Instagram post, but not even hugs or anything from the other two. Toddler baked a coffee cake with me--she, at least, still enjoys spending time and doing things together. p_knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-63952197288306633002017-05-26T15:57:00.479-04:002017-05-26T15:57:00.479-04:00Score: I found several packs of cheerful appetize...Score: I found several packs of cheerful appetizer-sized napkins hidden here and there -- bought long ago for another event, but perfect! They are joining the growing tribe of Necessaries.<br /><br />The liquid bandage works, but as I recall, is kind of ouchy when applied. Here's to quick healing.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-23085360880568237782017-05-26T15:44:35.706-04:002017-05-26T15:44:35.706-04:00Folks, I am going to stop what I am doing right no...Folks, I am going to stop what I am doing right now and take a shower and slather on my special eczema lotion and hope that all the itchiness would just fireplacing stop already. Also the sneezing.<br /><br />Allergic to only cats and dogs my Aunt Fanny. I AM ALLERGIC TO THE WORLD.<br />Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-85730717496699740442017-05-26T15:17:48.961-04:002017-05-26T15:17:48.961-04:00Hmmm...it's a real mystery.Hmmm...it's a real mystery.<br />Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-6676327649714757372017-05-26T14:49:30.503-04:002017-05-26T14:49:30.503-04:00There is such a thing as a hypoallergenic bandaid....There is such a thing as a hypoallergenic bandaid. And the nurse (PA?) suggested that paint-on liquid skin stuff. <br /><br />Gee, I wonder where Mini gets her sensitive skin? esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-29396573363595911072017-05-26T14:38:51.201-04:002017-05-26T14:38:51.201-04:00Esperanza, check in your nearest pharmacy to see w...Esperanza, check in your nearest pharmacy to see what other coverage options they have.<br /><br />Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-78959127603585307032017-05-26T13:55:23.329-04:002017-05-26T13:55:23.329-04:00Bandaids usually exacerbate any itch that I have. ...Bandaids usually exacerbate any itch that I have. Like right now. The bandaid on my nose is driving me nuts. I'm supposed to keep the biopsy site covered, but I think the bandaid may be irritating my nose such that I'm going to have a bigger ouchy than I did in the first place. But if I take it off, my glasses (which are highly necessary) will rub on it. Thinking of removing it while I esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-41587745681143437342017-05-26T13:52:28.049-04:002017-05-26T13:52:28.049-04:00Even more decades for me... I've sometimes us...Even more decades for me... I've sometimes used large bandaids under the underwire, when there's irritation.<br /><br />My son's coming by later to see the setup for sound at the wedding site. Which is apparently not much of a setup -- speakers, and a jack for input from the sound equipment someone else brings. He understands what they'll need to bring, and I don't.<br /><kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-4585890859964461212017-05-26T12:30:18.808-04:002017-05-26T12:30:18.808-04:00Wow. It would be decades for me too. That must be ...Wow. It would be decades for me too. That must be some serious itch.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-68620597481948051972017-05-26T11:16:36.430-04:002017-05-26T11:16:36.430-04:00Poor Mini. And thanks.
Because of the one under m...Poor Mini. And thanks.<br /><br />Because of the one under my breast, I did something today that I haven't done in decades. <br /><br />I went outside of my house without a bra on. Now, I'm wearing a dress with a very fitted bodice, and I checked with MS before I went out to ask him if he could tell, but still.<br /><br />Decades.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-25491411547940534072017-05-26T11:11:23.990-04:002017-05-26T11:11:23.990-04:00Mini's seems to be triggered by a nasal allerg...Mini's seems to be triggered by a nasal allergy attack, which always happens in the spring. Then the eczema goes nuts, mostly on the fleshy parts. I'm so sorry you're so itchy, too. esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-89853927944393723472017-05-26T10:57:46.865-04:002017-05-26T10:57:46.865-04:00Esperanza, all my rashes seem to be on the bony jo...Esperanza, all my rashes seem to be on the bony joints, rather than in the nooks, except for one where my underwire was rubbing. <br /><br />Rash currently on top of ankles, knees, elbows, one shoulder, the knuckles at the bases of my biggest and littlest toes on both feet, the knuckle at the base of the middle finger on my right hand, and under one breast.<br /><br />ITCH.<br /><br />Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-9234786375629794522017-05-26T10:52:49.293-04:002017-05-26T10:52:49.293-04:00I love fresh artichokes. My mom always steamed the...I love fresh artichokes. My mom always steamed them and served them with breadcrumbs sauteed in garlic butter. Drool. I'm the only one in my house who likes them, so I hardly ever eat them. BUT every so often I find a can of unmarinated artichoke bottoms, and then I fry up some bread crumbs and GO TO TOWN.<br /><br />Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-19726299142823397612017-05-25T21:21:15.167-04:002017-05-25T21:21:15.167-04:00A lifelong friend of MotB (basically a family memb...A lifelong friend of MotB (basically a family member) was left off the picnic list by accident. But now he's got an invite, and he accepted! I think that's it for the picnic list.<br /><br />There will only be so many artichokes, and when they are gone, they are gone. It's possible some people don't like them so much, but my son does. ;)<br />kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-68672818809506730772017-05-25T17:03:20.952-04:002017-05-25T17:03:20.952-04:00Liz, re: armpits, she's using an Arm & Ham...Liz, re: armpits, she's using an Arm & Hammer deodorant with no issues. Armpits have never been a trouble spot. She's all about the backs of knees and insides of elbows, which made me think it was heat rash when she was a baby. We do unscented detergents, which I've grown to like anyway and now find regular ones to be overpowering.<br /><br />I got nothing on artichokes, thoughesperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.com