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Mom told me today that her friend saw her trying to walk yesterday and had tears in her eyes; so mom said she would get up and show me. I told her not to; it just makes me feel helpless and that I should be finding her a nursing home... she said never mind; that was the end of that. Aaaargh....
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My whine - I have to go tomorrow morning for my annual transesophageal cardiac ultrasound. It checks for back heart wall damage. Always end up with a sore throat for a few days.
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FF, interesting about the socks. MIL is always saying her feet are cold. I wonder if she wore socks to bed and it caused the knee to swell, and she said it made a snapping sound when she got out of bed, that she turned wrong. She has an appt. with the doctor tomorrow that gave her the cortisone shot before. We were never told she was to go back in 6 months for another. I am hoping that does the trick. Turns out she had the shot in the other knee and that one has held up. Hubby is taking off work to help get her down those 3 stairs to the car. I am going to ask her about the socks....sometimes she has 2 pairs on.
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Katie, by chance does Mom-in-law wear socks with tight bands to keep the sock from falling down, or knee high stockings?

One day my Dad's knee was quite swollen, for him it turned out the socks he was wearing to bed were just too tight. After buying him loose fitting at the top socks, he never had the problem again.
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Grrr....MIL has done something to her knee...not red or bruised, looks like it may be a little swollen but she is hobbling around but hardly moving off the couch. She got mad when I said the knee may be a "little" swollen... she saying it is huge and bruised. It is not. Hubby looked at knee too and agrees no bruising or much swelling if any. Offered to take her to doctor or ER and she absolutely refuses...saying she cannot get down the 3 high stairs to the door or off the front porch. Doesn't want an ambulance called, etc. Last time this happened SIL was still alive and somehow the neighbor got her to ER and she went the next day for a cortisone shot and knee got better. The doctor is to be called today. MIL is very stubborn and dramatic. She really should not be living in that old house but refuses to leave...no one should even consider her moving! Yet those 3 stairs....
I fear she is going to be a huge problem with her stubborness, and worry about my husband's heart condition. I'm worried too after all I have been through in the past with my Mom's long bedridden decline until she passed away 2 years ago. At least my Mom was a good patient and did what was needed. MIL does agree she needs to call doctor today that she saw for the shot last time. She was supposed to return 6 months after the first shot of cortisone and get another but SIL was supposed to handle things and she died of misadventure. Now the test of her getting down those 3 stairs with the 2 of us to help. The trouble with MIL too is we cannot tell how much the pain is real and how much is drama....Another weird thing...she said a week ago that she needed a broom for her garage so I brought one, the garden helper accidently took it so I need to bring another until he can return it....then I go into her basement and see 4 brooms by the bottom of the stairs!!!
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Veronica, are they actually going to call the little mite Bacon?

Why????
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Veronica, oooohhh. Elder brother is psychic! I wonder what other areas he has an affinity to? Let's hope nothing to do with spirits. Because if he does, he will definitely need greatgrandmother's help in this area. Out of curiosity, why did he say that his brother's name is Bacon? Does he love bacon?
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There are also a large number of grandparents raising their grandchildren. Neither situation is ideal but sometimes it’s the only option. Having said that I think people need to be aware that they should be planning their entire working life for their old age and care. Just an opinion but I believe many problems are a  lack planning of and being financially responsible.
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My whine for today, I cannot believe how many grandchildren are taking care of their grandparents and come on the forum for our advice. Of course when I think of grandchildren I view someone no older than 16, but I know some grandchildren can be 40 years old and the grandparents in their 80's or older.

For the grandchildren who are trying to go to college or are married and have very young children, it just doesn't seem right, unless this is a family tradition/culture. Then I worry that when their own parents become older, they are right back doing caregiving.
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This is not a whine or anything to do with horses or Royalty.
My old cleaner/ friend was expecting a greatgrandbaby who also has a 2 year old brother waiting. The brother has just turned two and is extremely bright and advanced for his age.
Mom's sonogram revealed the baby was to be female and her name would be Grayson. The older brother kept touching Mom's belly and saying "That's my brother Bacon in there" he was corrected many times but still insisted it was his brother.
Well surprise surprise the baby was a boy!!!!!!
Greatgrandmother is very psychic so it seems elder brother is too.
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I saw comments about horses here and thought you were all chatting about Preakness. 😆 I forgot about "the horse incident" with the royal wedding. I didn't see that part, but read about it.

Edit:  Found a video clip of the issue.  That didn't last all that long, with the one white horse with rider getting skittish during procession.  Was there something else or was that it?  Looks like the rider handled the horse very well, I can't imagine reigning in a big horse like that one.  
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Book, that rider did well to stay on. The swaying and bouncing were a sign of the horse's efforts to shake him off and make a run for it, and he must be an amazingly good horseman to have kept the wicked little miscreant in hand.

I think it's true to say that nowadays comparatively few cavalrymen (and women) arrive in the army already knowing how to ride. As they say, "if you can't take a joke, you shouldn't have joined," and what happens if you join a cavalry regiment is that you get given your horse and you are expected to get on with it. And it isn't until you see these horses up close that you appreciate quite how big they are. But you don't last long if you don't get good pretty quickly.
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MsMadge, someone was watching over you. Karma rewarding you, etc... I don't believe it's a coincidence. I'm happy it all worked out! =)

P.S... I chuckled with the image of Viking and what was done to celebrate/honor the Royal wedding.
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What a strange day

After being quoted $1,100 to have the stolen moulding replaced on my car, I ordered pancakes eggs and bacon to go to have breakfast with the Viking

Never had such a belly laugh when I enter the dining room aka the crown room to see mom sitting in a rhinestone hat with the royal wedding streaming on you tube

Left in time to run a couple of errands and get home in time to watch the Preakness - what a race in the fog - I hit all my exotic bets and won $1,100!

Don't know if we will have a triple crown in 3 weeks, but I'll be rooting for the hometown boys
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My 1st cousin & his wife dropped by this afternoon. His wife asked if anyone watched the wedding lastnight. SIL asked what wedding. I said that I did - but via the computer. She looked surprised. She was even more surprised when I excitedly was able to talk more indepth about Princess Diana. She got so excited that she finally found someone who has some knowledge of the Royalty in England. Then her hubby was ready to go. Cousin's wife said that we must continue our conversation in July in our next get-together.

As a side note, I was trying to google about that naughty horse everyone's talking about. Here I was thinking it was the rider. I wanted to re-watch it again.... Did you know that Meghan forgot to curtsy to the Queen in the chapel? I didn't realize it.... So I'm re-watching Prince William's wedding to see if Kate Middleton curtsied to the Queen when she walked down the aisle towards William.
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Really great wedding, watching re-runs tonight at 9:30 p.m.
The star was the naughty horse.
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What a fantastic way to wake up with a cup of coffee for me! This set the tone for a wonderful positive day. I sat and watched the wedding at 7am here. It felt like I was a guest there with everyone else! It made me realize I need more positive things in my life! I loved the dress and veil too! The ceremony and music was just beautiful. Happy, positive feelings....:)
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I started watching the wedding at 7 a.m. eastern time here in the States. I honestly had forgotten about it and turned on the TV to watch "Good Morning America". Then there was the bride going up the steps to the church. Oh my gosh, talk about timing.

I was hoping to hear the music used in Masterpiece Theater "Victoria" inside the church. When Prince Albert walked down the aisle a male singer sang out, and when Queen Victoria walked down the aisle, a female singer sang out.

Thought the twin boys carrying the bride's train from her dress were so darling. And it looked like Prince William & Kate's two children were behind the twins. The son was holding hands with his sister and another young girl his sister's age :))

Tear started to come when Prince Harry had Megan by his side, and he was wiping away tears.

After the wedding, the Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, only 19 years old, played beautifully !!

Saw the white horse who wasn't happy with the noise from the crowd. He almost went backwards into a fence. He was one of the two white horses in front of the horses pulling the carriage. Looking from the front, he was the horse on the right.

Then I had to race to get ready for my volunteer work. People were talking about the wedding there, too.

It was soooo nice to see positive news for a change :)
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Serving wenches! That’s the words I was looking for. I would post here the photo I took of these pub wenches who served our meals. But I don’t think it’s right to do so without their permission. It was neat! The pub felt as if we were eating under a bridge with arched rooms..

I don’t know enough about horses to know which one was naughty.... Thanks for the tidbits about the horses colors... From the back view, the rider on the left white horse was swaying too much left and right. He looked like he was going to fall off. He was the same rider who was really bouncing the hardest. If his horse is the one you’re talking about... he,he,he.. made his rider look like a newbie.
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The horses are always the best part of any ceremony. However like many flower girls and page boys they do misbehave at times. It is also possible that this is a new rider horse combination and horse is used to his old rider. if that is the case it is more likely that the rider jumped off as soon as they hit the mews and threw the reins to the groom and said "I am not riding Mr f*****g Plymouth/Londonderry in a ceremony again and headed for the nearest pub with serving wenches.
Sorry CM brings out the British in me.
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Here we are, it's in today's paper...

The Windsor Greys pulling the Ascot Landau carriage were: Milford Haven, Sir Basil, Tyrone, and Storm. The outriders, including the one who had taken a dislike to his rider and kept trying to bolt, were Plymouth and Londonderry. So either Mr Plymouth or Mr Londonderry will not be getting any festively decorated sugar lumps this evening, that's for certain.

The black horses all belong to the Household Cavalry and are more used to the very large crowds.

The ceremonial horse I shall always love best was the white charger who led the Sovereign's Parade at Sandhurst. He was so blasé about the whole thing that he was practically yawning and filing his hooves. At the end of the parade the horse has to walk up the steps of the building into the College, and you could almost hear him saying "oh no! - not this again, do I have to..?"
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I got up at 5:00 to watch. I kept dozing off. I love the hats. And all of the colorful dresses. My Mom loved to watch the big weddings and ceremonies.
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I missed the wedding...😞. It aired 4am my time. I did see the carriage ride. Everything I saw was so beautiful. The couple, the grounds, everything, beautiful.

OMG! Just changed the channel. Looks like it is re airing on E! Channel 236 on DIRECTV! Bride is on the way to the Chapel! My schedule for yardwork just came to a halt!
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I wouldn't know a bad Windsor mew if I saw it. Fill us in CM. So much culture of those brits.
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As part of my job, I was able to travel to London in 1994. I was part of the tour group to visit Windsor Castle. That was my very first time to walk on a cobbled road. Our tour guide said that we can go visit the chapel but I bypassed it because I wanted to go inside the castle. I now fully regret not checking it out... Inside the castle was beautiful. It had wall-to-wall and ceiling decorations/paintings. We weren't allowed to take photos because the camera flashes would damage the originals (furniture, paintings, etc..) I bought a Windsor Castle postcard in lieu of taking photos of it... I recommend that if you ever do stop by London, remember to visit Windsor Castle, watch the guard, go to an 'authentic' pub in which the waitresses are dressed like the olden times with caps and aprons. Wonderful place, but too little time to see everything.
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That horse from the Windsor mews is going to get SUCH a talking-to when he gets back to his stable. *Very* *Naughty*. All the cavalry horses were looking down their noses at him, really letting the side down.
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Yes, I noticed that, too. I also felt sorry for those horses in which their riders seem to bounce too hard. Others seem to know how to bounce with the prancing horses.
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Cwillie, with the commentary after the wedding, I now know that the older woman who did the reading is Princess Diana’s sister, Lady Jane.  I had wondered who she was.
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Those poor horses, they look terribly nervous, so much crowd noise.
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No bets. Prince William has 3. The question is how soon will we hear about baby one?
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