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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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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 just lost another damned post,,,,,, this is REALLY STARTING TO PISS ME OFF......
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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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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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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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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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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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Anyone want to venture a guess as to whether these names are a clear signal of dementia?
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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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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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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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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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Yikes! Is a cow pattie good or bad?
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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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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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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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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, 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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I should be in bed also, but my mother just went to bed. She loves her crime shows.

Thanks, Shawna!
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Maya i will talk to her tomorrow about it and ask her. As she is sound asleep right now since its 3 am lol. I should be asleep but I am working on art designs .. but i will let you know what she says...
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Shawna, has your sister ever heard of a topsy-turvy doll? My other grandmother made a couple of them for us when we were little. She passed them along to one of her other granddaughters when we got older. I would love to have one again.
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Ladee, I'm afraid I'm boring everyone with my stories.

Sometime I'll have to tell you about my cousins Sleet, Snow and Chillion. Those were their legal names. Truly they were.
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emjo --- nope, I'm not in Canada. I'm in North Carolina in a town so small, the speed limit through town is 20 mph. I have bunnies in my yard, a chipmunk who lives under the trailer that we use for storage, blooming crepe myrtle trees, a black walnut tree that was full of walnuts (gotta find a use for those things) and a cousin for a landlord who is an absolute godsend to us. Believe it or not, I do look for the blessings in this life. If I could only figure out how to turn the baseboard heat on now....

And I would love to take a train trip through New Brunswick. I have an affection for Bliss Carman's poetry and would dearly love to see what he wrote about.
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Is it just me or is the site messed up tonight with the coding I don't know maybe its me. I just got done talking with my sis Jeanne the one that I talk to nightly. She had me giggling cause mom kept calling me every five seconds sigh. Anyway I am going to try to help her out a bit with my site. You see my sister makes these wonderful beautiful dolls. Well she makes the clothes for the dolls most of them are native american but if you have an idea for one and the picture she can try to do whatever. Well I told her I would put pictures of her dolls on my site and see if anyone wants any for Christmas. Yes the doll is plastic but I might be able to get a porcelain doll for her to do not sure just yet. We will see so soon to be coming on my site DOLLS LOL
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ro, the house is getting 'winterized', it is a very tiny place so don't think it will take much to heat it.... but the electric is included in my rent, so I don't have to worry about paying extra.... don't think it is going to take much to get things ready for winter.....
Are things any better job wise, and isn't it this time of year that things slow down for you??? Are you getting paid without a lot of hassle??? Do I need to come over there and have a "sit down" with 'em.... I'd do that for you you know.... tell 'em Ro is already stressed, tired , not getting to go to her precious water and you f**kers need to give her her money... am sending lost of hugs to you tonite lady, hope things get better for you soon..... and I'll let you know when the house is done and ready for winter so you won't worry.... love and hugs..
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Maya, I fell in love with your uncle Bill, too. I had a uncle like that. Everybody in the family adored him. It's so good when you are an uncle and you are so loved by your nieces and nephews that they remember you all the time. My uncle (my father's brother) loved the sea, so every time I go to the beach I think of him and I plunge in the water and I say outloud: This bathe is for you uncle Lello! And they really never die until you continue to remember them.
Jo on the other hand I am very sorry about the pain you feel every time there is an aniversary of your son. But you are a strong woman and you live your life in the best possible way!
Carol it must be difficult for you. Maybe you could go step by step, Start with the hospitalization, see if your mother is better and see what happens next...
Ladee please please fix your house for winter. I think I already told you that. Electric heating is okay... Mine is on now, and all the cats are around it. It's chilly in the morning lately. I fear next week I shall have to start with gas heating for me and pellet heating for my mother! Gosh I am tired. I am going to work a hour and then I'll sleep a little bit..
'night everyone.
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Maya, thanks for sharing the great pics and memories with us..... it is very pleasant to be hearing about a good and fun childhood.... and the choclate cake maker and gumball keeper.... what a great gran you had..... thanks for sharing.... hugs to you
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carol, sounds like a good plan, and yes it may confuse her, but she will be getting care that will be getting her back on her feet... happy to hear she went to daycare.... that is some improvement.... I know sometimes when an older person has a broken bone, they are not as " body confident" if that makes sense..... I know I am experiancing that myself after my broken leg a few months back.... I am catching myself not doing certain things or doing them in a way I never did before.... so our elders have so many other problems and am sure they are not aware they are doing this... so hospital and rehab sounds like the right way to go.... just have some faith in yourself that you are doing what is best for her...... and you will feel more confident when she regains her strenght..... let us know how things are... hugs to you
Vic, hope you hear something soon about your dad... did mom get to come set with him awhile today and give you a break.......??? Let us know as soon as you find out something.... hugs to you...
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Carol - I do tiink it will give ur mum the best chance to recover - they can work with her there. So glad she has happy to go out today. (((((((hugs))))))
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