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Maya, as far as I am concerned I love your stories! You describe people and things so well that you see them before your eyes. I am looking forward to hear the story of your cousins with strange names!
Ladee, yes, my clients pay; the problem is that there is crisis in my field of activity and much less work for everyone, consequently, for me too. I am literally squeezing my brain to think of other ways of earning money. I hope I will have some idea sooner or later! Something that I can do nearby because with my situation is no more thinkable to go back and forth from Rome. I am making some decisions in January. I can survive until then.... Thanks!
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You are more than welcome Maya. I think i had one of those when I was little. She might know what they are I will have to let you know later ... I should be in bed but I can't sleep.
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Maya, I love your stories...like Ro said, I can 'see' what I am reading, maybe you missed your calling and should be a writer.... and can't wait to hear about the cousins.......
I live in a small town in Texas, our speed limit in town is 35, I thought I was going to loose my mind when I first moved here....I would go to neighboring cities just so I could drive 60, am used to it now, don't get in a hurry about much of anything now...
But thanks for the stories.... they make my brain relax......
Ro..... hope you come up with something soon.... anything else you can do from home? Have you done anything about your 'novel'? If you have a few chapters written, start sending it to publishers...... there are so many here in the US... something for you to think about.... and if they buy it, they front you money...... just think you could be famous here among us mere mortals.....
It's a dream of yours Ro, don't let everyday life dictate how your dream ends.....
Shawna...... GO TO BED......I am getting ready for work girl and you are still up...... and I think adding dolls to your sight will be good. I go to sight with dolls because I make ART DOLLS and I go to all sorts of places looking for ideas..... so yeah, two birds with one stone.....
And your sis can go online to find the topsy turvey dolls..... most are made of cloth, some sites have patterns.....
Ok, off to Dante's Inferno, Marie is getting a perm today, so Sonny and I will have most of the morning to ourself.... and by the way Ro, you asked recently if my caring for Sonny is enough to keep me at this job, yes, I have become so attatched to him.....so I just worked on my attitude about Marie, so far so good, no, I don't see myself leaving Sonny anytime soon.......
Hugs across the miles to you all this morning....
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Maya I talked to my sister she's going to try to do it and yes she's seen them before heck I think I've seen them before so she's gonna see if she can do it. I just got the pattern off a site so we will see and I will let you know
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Good Morning Posse!

I see a COW PATTIE in Maya's future..............and wonderful stories, don't be afraid that you are boring any of us....on the contrary I bet we all love them! Reminds me of reading the Reminisce magazine which I do every month.

ladee..........you're right about the chair. Last night I patiently went over "now push the button until the chair won't go any higher, now use your cane to finish standing, I'm right here beside you, no you're not going to fall, yes, we leave the chair up high because you can get back into it better and the dog won't pee on it"!!!! "Sit in the chair and push the button until the chair goes all the way down, now if you want your legs up just keep pushing that little button"............over and over and over and over. Gee the walker will be here any day, that ought to make things fun. She can't figure out how to operate a chair but "give me my car keys and I'll show you how well I drive"...........sure thing, just wait here while I get my helmet.....:)

Going to try my best to get a few things done around here today, thought it was supposed to rain but the sun is now shining. Need to go to the lake house to get a few more things out since I can't talk ladee into renting it....;)

I hope everyone has a good day....and try to get some rest if possible.

Love and Hugz to all,
Jam
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Yikes! Is a cow pattie good or bad?
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Sleet, Snow and Chillion were the children of a second marriage. Their father was a first cousin of my second great-grandfather if that gives you any indication of his age at their conceptions and births. He was born in 1848 and his second family occurred in the twentieth century, so he was elderly already. His last surviving child passed on this past spring. He would have been 163 when Beulah died in her nineties.

No one can say for sure just why the kids were named that way. My dad's oldest brother told me about them, but I thought he was just joking. Imagine my shock when I saw the census pages that they were listed on. The pages were handwritten and Sleet's name didn't look like Sleet. It looked like Slut at first, so I enlarged the page just to be sure of what I was seeing. Sure enough, it was Sleet. I came to find out that I actually went to church with Sleet and Beulah. Sleet went by her middle name Helen. I honestly can't say that I blame her.

I was going through old deeds one night and found Snow's married name. Turns out that she was living just across the river from me in Virginia. Then, when I did a search for her, I found her obituary. It listed one surviving child. He was listed in the phone book, so I called him up and introduced myself. I do genealogy and he was more than willing to answer some questions after he was convinced I was related to him. How many other folks would claim to be one of these folks if they didn't have to? When I referred to Sleet by her middle name, he kept saying "Sleet". I was trying to be polite and I think it tickled him. By the way, he's younger than my mother is and he's actually in my grandfather's generation in the family tree.

On my mom's side, we have Romulus, Americus, Adonijah, Adoniram, Narcissus, Hiram, Leah Nardy (yes, that's how she's listed), Margianna, Warnie, Monnie and Martha Clementine. I love those old names. It makes them easy to find in a census search. After all, how many Adonirams do you know of?

And now for a picture change. This one is my maternal grandfather. I took care of him as well. This picture is 111 years old.
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Since I do genealogy, I used to peruse the obits in the newspaper here via the internet. My paternal grandfather had a sister who was still living, but unless it's closer kin than that, you might not be told for months, so I kept an especially close watch for hers. She passed away at the age of 97.

The newspaper always posted them right at midnight. And every night for years, when I went in to tell my mother good night, I'd tell her that Aunt Myrtle wasn't listed, so the death watch continues....
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I felt like I just read a synopsis for a Lifetime movie, Maya. That's a great story. And I would go by "Helen" as well.
I was curious. With names like Sleet and Snow ... are their dates of birth maybe 9 months after winter? One was conceived during a sleet storm and one was conceived during a snowy winter? Chillion? Not sure what that could be other than they were "chilly" or as we say now "chillin'". Thank you for the story this morning. I loved reading it. And the photo is precious. SDPeg
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Maya..great story! Haven't had chance to read all back news...
Just wanted to let you all know we are doing ok. Yesterday we got result ...fist, dray took looked great it looked like they were able to draw 90% of fluid off dads lung. Fluid showed infection and echo must have shownd some CHF. I was too happy about fluid that I didn't ask questions about heart. Will do that today when doc comes.
Dad seems much more alert today. He sat up and PT helped me to gat him to stand. Maybe we will be able to go home in a few days. Will check in later maybe I can catch up on all the posts.
Love you guys..You all are in mt mind and prayers daily.
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Anyone want to venture a guess as to whether these names are a clear signal of dementia?
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Vic, when they changed my mom's blood pressure meds, her heart rate went down so low that she filled up with fluid in her lungs. I'd take her vitals and every single day, her rate would get lower. The doctor wasn't real concerned until she ended up in the ER on IV diuretics to get the fluid out.

The med change was all it took to put her into CHF. They changed her meds again and she's doing much better in that sense. Now, we have to get all the other conditions stable again. It's like one number goes out of whack and they all fall like dominoes.
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The same thing happened to my dad. He was in hospital for CHF and they lowered his meds. He got up to use bathroom and fell. At least he was in good hands. Those nurses were in his room asap and I could not have asked for a more attentive group of people that day.
I like your illustration of the dominoes. That is true. My mom has hypothyroidism and that caused so many problems that I couldn't tell if she was still grieving (well yeah I know she is) or depressed or ill or the thyroid. We are so complex aren't we?
I will just remind myself that dominoes was one of my favorite games as a kid! SDPeg
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My dad was fussing at me one day and for the first time in my life, I fussed back. He told me that he was my father and I couldn't talk back to him. I told him "Yeah, I'll believe that when the blood tests come back." With that, he stopped fussing at me and just spent the rest of the day glaring at me. I look too much like him to get off that easily.
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Loved the stories Maya, their wonderful, we do have to wonder where some folks minds were when they name their children like that..but as long as they were loved and cared for, the name doesn't matter.

A cow pattie is actually a wonderful thing, I've been trying to get one since I started here and still haven't, might have to ask Jam to issue me a honorary cow pattie..lol..

Glenn and I are still sitting in Spanish Fork, UT.. will be pulling out of here on Friday, heading towards CA, want to be there before the 31st, as that is my step daughters birthday. From there, I am not sure which direction we're going to head, we'll be in CA for at least a month and probably more, have friends and family scattered up and down CA..

Sometime during this trip, I want to go to AZ, TX (ladee is going to have to put up with me for a couple of days..lol..) and then onto Arkansas to see a friend that I haven't seen in 15 years. These stops I guess will be considered our way back home.. we're still debating on if we are going to move or just stay where we are and travel. We've survived this trip in a little camper, thinking if we do this again, I want either a travel trailer or a class "C"...lol...

Have a wonderful day ladies and gentlemen, I'll have more pictures on my facebook page this evening, we're going to Salt Lake City and see the temple.
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Starri, I drew the line when my niece wanted to give her child the name "Coyote". I told her that she might as well go ahead and tattoo "Kick me" on his forehead, because that's exactly what was going to happen if she did. She named him something else, but I don't think she's really gotten over being mad at me for that.
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I just lost another damned post,,,,,, this is REALLY STARTING TO PISS ME OFF......
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Hey everyone I hope ya'll are doing ok. I have been home for the last 2 days with Connor he has had a little virus or something. But he feels alot better today. He was running temperature and he was saying that everything hurt, chills,sore throat, throwing up and diarrhea. But he didn't have much of the last 2 i mentioned thank god. Just glad that he is feeling better.
Talked to sis today and she said dads ent drs office called and said that they had gotten dads culture back from the neck swab they did on the mucus from around his trach and they said it was a bacterial infection and they have put him on bactrim(sp?) so she was going to go pick it up. She said that he has been coughing with everything he puts in his mouth. And she said that his mucus in his trach was turning dark brown again. Probably another kind of infection going on. We get one thing cleared up and something else jumps on him. Can't win for losing. Still have not heard anything from the lung dr. Well i just wanted to check in and i will be talking to ya'll later. I have loads of clothes to fold( i hate folding clothes) UGH!!!!!
Ladee- what is this little black creature you have on your site. Have you got a animal dressed in a two-two with black shoes on??????????? WHAT IS IT??????? Love ya'll ((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))) Stormyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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I didn't think about putting shoes on my cat, damn,maybe next time... it's just a silly little clay doll with a silly little sign that has a silly litttle statement on it..... Glad little man is feelling better....... let us know anything else you find out about dad...... you know, you haven't answered any of our questions about how does your dad feel about what all is going on..... please enlighten us...... hugs
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Well, Ladee I don't really think dad knows whats going on with his health. He is very hard of hearing. Completely deaf in one ear and where's a hearing aid in the other ear. So i know he probably doesn't hear too much of what is being said at the doctors visits or for that matter understands the medical termonology that they use. I don't know if dad would want to know if he is dying or not. I know sis has said recently that she doesn't know if she would tell him or not because i guess she thinks that would be the end of dad even trying to live or fight the disease. So i guess dad is probably in the dark about it all. He doesn't ask questions about what the doctors say and we don't really say anything about what they have discussed. I guess that sounds terrible that we don't tell him what is going on,but we really don't know how much to say about what could be going on with him. So we are kinda between a rock and a hard place. I just know that if the cancer has spread then i am going to have a time with sis because she is not going to want to call in hospice. I will have to be the one to do that. But she has poa i don't. She will not want to admit that the disease has won and that dad will have to find out because he will know something if hospice falls up there in the house. I will chat more later tonite got to go bathe the rug rat (Connor) love and hugs stormyyyyyyyyyyy
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Stormy, thanks for sharing with us about dad....yes,it makes it even more difficult if he is not even asking questions...... and if sis is in a certain amount of denial, then it really is a catch 22 isn't it.... in your heart of hearts, what do you feel is going on with him???? You don't have to answer if you don't want to, I'll understand, Ok?
It has been a hard road for you two girls, and I guess I just worry about your dad and what all he may be feeling... but ya'll know what is best for him..... the whole thing just makes me so sad...... doing all this running from doctor to doctor, still no answer really, it would make me crazy, so believe it or not, we do understand why you went on the great computer search.... it is human nature to want answers when you are scaired and worried...... and I hope you know we were not fussing at you for worrying about your dad.... we just know that all that research changes nothing in the end.... but we do truly understand why you were doing it.... to get some answers..... but like so many things, we just end up with more questions....
You, sis and your dad are in my prayers Stormy, if for no other reason than to give you strength to continue to do what needs to be done.....my heart hurts for you, but know you are loved... You are appreciated for what you are doing for your dad, and you will have gained so much knowledge and experiance to help others.... at least it will give all this some kind of meaning and purpose.... hugs across the miles to you.....
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Stormy sweetheart my heart goes out and I will think of you tonight when I say my prayers. It can not be easy being stuck in the situation where you are not sure what to do. Loves and hugs
Mom is doing okay today ate pizza from yesterday since I couldn't eat it. Got some rest and got some work done then had to go with niece and mom to take little ones to get flu shots. Poor Alena and Nicky were screaming by the end and hiding in my lap. Working on more ornament designs and such. Maya my sister is gonna get the material next month then shes gonna try it if it works I will contact you. Niece has not popped yet and I sold another water bottle. Birthday party sunday and hopefully more orders for water bottles coming in we will see. Unfortunatly I did scare my sis tonight the phone messed up and and I had to deal with mom so she called a couple times and got no answer ... i called her back said sorry and we are okay now.
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Vic, I am glad your father is better... They have freed his lungs and this must be a great relief.
Stormy, your father doesn't feel well, so I think he understand by himself that there is something wrong... You might try to give him a softened version of what is going on.
Starry I am happy to see that your trip is going on beautifully... You are going to have nice weather in California!
Maya, loved your story. In Italy, during the "Dallas" period, many children were named "JR" and "Sue Ellen", which would be good if they weren't followed by an Italian name. JR Maccheroni doesn't sound good. Sue Ellen Cecioni, either. I heard with my ears a mother calling her daughter "Macarena" (in the years of Macarena of course). Some parents have named their children with the names of TV programs!!! At least Snow, Forrest, names like this, are cute.
Ladee I am happy to see you in a good mood...
Jam no hope with the chair. You can explain it 2000 times, it is pointless!
I don't feel like working but I have to.
'Night everybody!
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Aww... Ladee you are going to make me cry......... Thank you for understanding it all (all of the above). I just feel like you have gotten me and what all I have been feeling and thinking. It is sooo frustrating not knowing from day to day. It's even more frustrating knowing that the doctors know what is going on with him and them not telling us. I just don't understand "why" they can't tell the families. It's like it's this big secret that they have to keep. I feel like they are waiting around til dad gets worse before they tell us anything or until there is nothing else that can be done. I mean; me and sis and brother know that this is a rare cancer, one that tends to spread especially the older you are dad was 76 when they found it and the size of the tumor was 5 cm size of a lemon. It was invasive into his windpipe. And they took out some of his lymph nodes also. So us sibs know that the cancer has probably spread. ( Especially since he has swollen lymph nodes in the chest,groin, neck and under each arm). But to just be able to hear it from a doctor, would mean a great deal if for nothing else then to stop all this wondering....... Because unless you know for sure there is always that little voice in your head saying "well it could be this or it could be that". Or a infection or something else. And you asked what i think is going on with dad, well i am probably wrong about this but oh well from what i have research i think dad has a autoimmune disease called graves disease. He has some of the symptoms of it and from his tsh level it was low this time and it has been fine for a long while now. Then all of a sudden it's low and it says that having a low tsh level means hyperthyroidism- which in turns you can develop graves disease. It is the most common reason why people have hyperthyroidism. Maybe one day we will find out if he has it. And as for the cancer goes i feel that it has spread to his lymph nodes or his lungs or both. Thank you for understanding it has meant alot to me. Love and (((((((((((((((Big HUGS)))))))))))))))))))))))) stormyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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Stormy: I feel your pain. We all feel that fear called "fear of the unknown" and that's the ugly part of life. You and your family are in my prayers tonight. I pray for comfort, peace, strength, courage. I have walked in your shoes and empathetically send you hugs across the miles. With love, SDPeg
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maya - blooming myrtle trees and walnuts sounds great - Bliss Carman does have some wonderful descriptions and the Maritimes are absolutely beautiful - keep telling your stories - your have a fascinating family with a penchant for unusual names
cow patties are for anyone who write the post numbered ending in 00 - e.g. 3300 as you did - it is a prize for hanging in with us
ladee - hope u had some quiet time with sonny while marie got her perm
shawna - think it is a good idea to have dolls on your site too - hope u sell lots of water bottles at the party
jam - hope the col is enjoying her chair
vic -glad dad got up a bit today - sounds like he is getting the help he needs
starri -so glad your trip is going well now -see lots more travel ahead for u
stormy - doin' good girl - hope lil red is better - ladee really said it didn't she -sweetie, if ur dads thyroid has been removed he can't have Graves, I don't think - just his meds dose is too high don't worry about why in any case -it just needs to be adjusted - mine goes up and down and my daughters and we have to adjust our meds -or that dr does rather -and nobody - not even the specialists know why
ros - prayers for work for u and rest -I have seen some strange names around here - michelin - after the tires - for one
sdpeg - fear of the unknown -u got that right
everyone else - know we are thinking of you - let us now how you are
late here - having a good break, put a few pics on face book - walked , saw deer, soaked in the hot tub, while Gary baled hay - to morrow we will go to see the park -hope it doesn't rain but think we will go anyway
love, hugs and prayers♥♥♥
jo
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My mother's incision has developed a complication. Nurse talked to surgeon's assistant and told her. Next thing I know, the appointment was moved up five days. I don't deal well with the assistant because when the latest abscess started and I called the surgeon's office to see what they wanted me to do, she was rude and basically dismissed it all. Next day, my mother was in emergency surgery for it. Assistant called two days later as I was leaving for the hospital to ask who had ordered home health and asked to speak to my mother. Imagine how funny it was to me that Miss Priss didn't even know that the surgeon had performed surgery on my mother two days before, especially since she had told me three days earlier that she is the only one he responds to. She had to do a mea culpa the next time we took my mother in for an appointment to check the incision. I wish the nurse in the ER who gave my cousin and myself supplies to clean and pack the smaller incision had to do the same. Ever hear of a nurse handing family members of a patient admitted to the hospital supplies to do something like this themselves? It really happened. She gave us packing tape that was too big to fit into the smaller incision, so I went looking for her to get the right size. If you could have seen the look on the ER doctor's face when I told him what was going on...
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Oh, I forgot to tell you what the complication is. About two inches down inside the incision, there is a ledge and her body is producing skin to cover it with. Only the incision hasn't filled in enough for it to close yet, so they're going to have to use a scalpel to shave it off. So, my mother's about to be flayed, so to speak. I don't know if they'll do it as an office procedure or if they'll admit her. I won't know until Friday.
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And that baby in the picture is where my mother got her blue eyes. She has her mother's face, but her eyes are his. I look at her and I get reminded of Granddaddy. To my grandfather, there was no problem, no illness, no setback that a bowl of ice cream couldn't fix. He would always go get ice cream to make any problem better.
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emjo --- Have you ever read "The Yule Guest"? I sat there and bawled like a baby when I read it. Something about his poetry just touches me like that.

I started buying his books on E-bay and ended up with an amazing collection at an even more amazingly low cost. I bought a first edition of his first book for next to nothing. It appraised for five hundred dollars.

And if you read his letters to his last love, you'll see how much of a rascal he really was. She was kind enough to donate them, even though she requested that he destroy hers. Hell hath no fury....
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