A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall CoffeeHouse 2264--It's my turn to open the door

welcome in everyone !!!

Thanks for opening this up, Carol Jean. I love your decor. I'll just stand here polishing the bar waiting til someone comes in....

thanks much, Merme. That would be lovely if you could do that.

I am going to get some housework done. I'll be back later, bye

I'm making dinner and Maxi and his pal Dom came in from building their snow fort. Now they are on the laptop, excited about tomorrow's trip to go snow tubing.



Merme

I am in for the day. But may be in and out for the evening with t-storms.
Boy with Tamara here we really blew through CH's. But that is not a bad thing at all.

I have a million things requiring my immediate attention right now, but I will always be nearby...

I like that you keep an eye out, Bill.

Sorry you have so much to do, though!


Merme

I am in for awhile. We just finished supper, and I say the dishes can wait until tomorrow. :wink:

Bill, don't work too hard---the thing about work is it usually waits for ya..

How did your dinner turn out tonight, Carol?

Ours was good.

I fell asleep afterward while Maxi was listening to Phantom of the Opera.



Merme

Good night all. I am tired.

Good night, Merme--Good night, Tina

My dinner was ok, merme--but we have decided not to make that seasoning any more.

it was an insult to some really good quality meat.

I am going to bed as well.

Good night all.

Good Morning all, I am just stopping in for a minute...I have a doctors appointment and grocery shopping to do today. I'll only be in much later.

Have a great day all....Coffee is on and there's cornmeal muffins.

I'm sorry I missed Tam.

I was stewing some golden apples with cinnamon and butter.

Good morning. I would rather be asleep though.

Tina I second that comment. I would stuill be in bed too. but natured called & I had just enough sleep to make me get up. I call foul.
Sorry I missed Tamara as well.
Good morning Merme. I would love some of the stewed apples. We could eat them with Tamara's corn muffins huh???

U third that comment! I had to get up to get Maxi off to school. It was a short night.

hey, third is good.

any way you cut it, I would still like to be in bed.

right now, I am, off paying some bills & getting my Valentine's out in the mail. I'll be back later---

This is me being HAPPY! YAY!!

I am posting from my own PC, hallelujah!

I called my nephew/computer guru to ask what was wrong with my monitor? He was still asleep but his girlfriend told me what to do and it worked perfectly! YAY! And we're back!

Just popped back to see what was what--
I am so happy for you , Merme. That is great news.

what was your monitor doing to prompt the call???

My monitor would not come out of "power save" mode! The screen stayed black but would give a message to press any key to make it come out of power save. I pressed keys galore and it wouldn't respond.

My nephew's girlfriend told me to manually shut off the computer and let it reboot. I did and it worked!

She said sometimes a glitch will occur in which the pc is telling the monitor to stay in power save.

I'm relieved it was nothing serious!


Merme

My nurse was just here to do my leg. Now I am ready to leave for dialysis.


See you all around dinner time.


Merme

Mornign,
Guess I missed just about everyone... got up . had my coffee and read the paper ... got boys up and fed - dressed and Papa took them to school... Nicoli is still sleeping so we are letting him... my oldest is coming in hour or so to take me to opthamologist appt- to see about cataracs and when and if something can be done soon.... sure hope so ... I am setting my comp at 200 sometimes to read stuff.... Joe's surgeon told him he could wait for surgery till May... wants to get thru his allergy sneezy season first... so now it's my turn ....
Well off to finish doing what I have to .... have a good day all....
I have some oatmeal with cinnamon/honey and raisens made to go with Tam's corn muffins and Merme's stewed apples....
Nana

oops look like I missed Sherri.

the oatmeal sounds good, esp with all the trimmings.

I have just about finished with getting my mail ready to go, so here in a few I wil be out the door.

Merme, so glad that there was not anything more serious wrong with your monitor.

I guess I'll be back around lunch.

Keep warm !!!

Oatmeal does sound good. I have been bringing in wood and raking. So a warm up would be pretty good about now.

Popping in on this whiteout of a day - so far about 9 inches here and the plow guy just did our driveway for the first time today. The snow is supposed to get heavier as the day progresses!

I've just had oatmeal too - yummy and good for the tumyy on a wintery day! I added golden raisins and fresh blueberries to mine.

I was a bit concerned that my daughter would miss her only class for today since the weather is bad. She has to walk 25 minutes to get to the academic area of NYU, and it's also snowing in NYC. When I first checked their website, about 2 hours ago, it said that all classes were open as usual today. Don just told me that they just changed it - all classes that begin after 12:30 have been cancelled for today and the entire university is closing as of 1p.m. Her class is at 2. I am so glad for that, as Amy cannot miss this class that she had today, and I'm sure she would not have gone in this weather - can't blame her for that.

Both my guys are home today also, so it's not like a regular weekday for me.

so glad that Amy does not have to go out in the bad weather--AND glad that the rest of the family is home & safe.

I hope you all stay safe & warm.

I'm home!

Am glad Amy's class was canceled in a timely manner! Glad everyone is home w/ you, Lynne.

This morning I was wondering again how you & Don made out w/ your visit to CT. What kind of shape are you guys in today?

Today my alarm clock didn't go off again. I was awake already, waiting for it because I've thought lately it hasn't been working. So my girl taught me how to set Maxi's cell phone. We'll use that until I get another alarm.

Our snow hasn't started yet. They are calling for a dusting.

The manager to our complex just stopped by. He said our fuel bill was unusually high this month. He took apart my thermostat and adjusted something he said wasn't set right. My bill should go down now! YAY!



Merme

Afternoon all,
Well I got back from doc office finally,, they dialated my eyes so it is just now coming back to my cloudy normal- good news is I can have surgery in March.. 10 and 24.. and the lenses they wil put it will make it so I only need to wear reading glasses ..isn't that cool... wll even help the astigmitism which I have in both eyes .... of course my insurance won't pay for the lenses that will do this so we will pay out of pocket for the rest- Joe said whats 2200 when the glasses have been 1400 every yr- ......... so Yay!
I have to call my reg doc office and have a physical before the surgery too- so need to call them tomorrow to make that appt....
Well off to get busy- boys are home now!
Nana

Hi everyone. We are expecting a wintery mix tonight thru Sat. I guess we'll see in the morning if I wake to snow But I'll be prepared to leave for work early due to the drivers here even too scared to drive in the rain

That is great news, Nana. I hope it all comes together for you fast and easy.

yea Nana, I am going to remember the lense thing if/when I get cataracs.

sounds like a good thing.

So far we have about 10 inches - can't tell how much more we've gotten since it got dark this evening. Pretty much everything stopped today, including mail delivery and recyling pick-ups. This is the second Wed. in a row that we did not have pick-ups - our garage is overflowing with glass, plastics, and newspapers!!!

HI!

Nana I'm so glad your appointment went well. I had early cataracts and had them removed at age 42 and went ahead with the interocular lens implants as well. I've never regretted the decision or the surgery since. It was a quick recovery time also and my lenses perform great.

The only trouble people typically have with the lens implants is easily resolved. The man-made lens do not refract (bend) light as well as your natural lenses do. So, there are times when you'll turn your head to a certain angle to the light and you'll see the rainbow prism effect!

So, most people invest in those very dark, oversized sunglasses -- the kind with the rim which prevents light from coming down behind the glasses and they also have the sides shaded as well. Usually less than $20.

As Joe pointed out, those implants will perform for you in a way that ordinary glasses will not.

Also glad to hear Joe's surgery can wait a bit.

Merme

Good luck with your lenses, Nana! They can perform miracles with eyes these days!

My mom has been complaining of double vision to her eye dr. up here in NY for a few years now. He didn't know what it was, and just tossed it up to a connection with her Parkinsons.

Well a friend of my parents in Florida recommended an eye dr. there, and mom went on Monday. This dr. performed 4 hours of tests and came up with 2 things. She has a freckle on one of her eyes - a pretty common thing, and nothing to do about that. BUT... he is making her new glasses with prisms specified to her vision - he says she should be able to read again - she loves reading for relaxation and hasn't been able to for years! What a difference a different dr. can make!!!

that is so good to hear about your mom, Lynne.


I so hope that she wil be able to read again

I was watching a medical show about a baby boy with a rare disease. the mom said you need to keep going to Drs until you can find one that will listen to you and take you seriosuly.
then the dr said not all Drs know everything--one needs to shop around untikl yo get a dr who knows how to help you.

it took then 4 years to find what was wrong with him. they were even going to specialists

That is what frustrates me so much about drs. - how do you know when to stop looking for an answer? It can get so exhausting, not to mention expensive!

One way to find reliable doctors is to ask your primary who he works with the most AND who he sees himself.

If you mention "I am thinking about seeing Dr. Smith" and your primary says "Oh, Joe? I know him well! Great doc! I (or my wife) see him." That is a strong endorsement. If, on the other hand, your doc (who of course is well connected) says "I do not know Dr. Smith. Let me know what you think of him..." that is something else altogether!

Once I made the mistake years ago of having a primary care doc whose office was near where I live but didn't have privileges up at the big hospital in town.

It turned into such a mess! He didn't know & didn't have relationships with all my other docs. When I was in the big hospital, he couldn't come see me and was totally out of the loop!

Never again!

Yes I am finding that with many dr.s here and their hospital priviledges.

I do not care for my internist anymore and am looking to change to another, so I wouldn't ask her right now for a referral. I need to find one that I do like in this area - Don uses a guy in NYC, but that is not good for things that need immediate attention since we are 40 miles out of the city.

that distance strikes a cord in me because that is just about the same distance I had to go for Drs that treated me thru all of my "troubles".

my Gastroenterologist,(total mesh repair) my 2 Orthopedic Drs. (shoulder & spine care) & my gynocologist are all about 45 miles away, but in the same complex--AND, remember, I do not drive in the kind of traffic or the type of roads there are that lead there.

BUT I go/went there because that is what is best for me.

after being messed up on 3 surgeries, going to Drs. & hospitals that were "convienient", I decided that what was best was what I was going to do.-- it was very taxing on my family, but I felt it was necessary.

I wish you luck my friend, please keep me posted as to how you are doing.

I am going to bed now everyone--nity nite

I always get docs associated with a teaching hospital or a University hospital. They tend to stay on the cutting edge of latest knowledge and techniques and the younger docs are overseen by the older ones.

The difficulty w/ a teaching hospital and docs is that you end up exposed to many more people than is comfortable because they want all the learners to learn. So, your doc might walk in with a group of 7 or 8 student docs! At the office though, it most probably will only be one or two student docs.

And you are right, Lynne, you don't want to drive 40 miles for urgent care.

Up here people are brought by helicopter to my hospital because they don't have much up north.

I'm about 16 miles away, which isn't bad, but when I'm on the ambulance with another heart attack, those 16 miles seem like 1600.


Merme