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Hi Barbara,
They have put the stints in the bile duct and have cleaned them out two or three times. They have also put a stint in the drain to the pancreas. They just need to clean the bile duct out again. They have to do that every once in awhile. But the doctor that I have is slow on the uptake. So am looking for another doctor and it is not easy to find a good one. The really good ones have moved out of the area. I just need something to help with the nausea and getting sick. The protonix is for the acid reflux. It does help with the food trying to come back up. It just is not strong to help all the time. I do not know for sure how much of it we can take. I take two a day right now. When I could go to a gastro he would give me something else to help with all the sickness. I hope that I have not grossed everyone out.
That is so nice that Lisa and Joey did kiss. Maybe they have finally come to some sort of agreement. They now are realizing all of the problems and maybe Lisa is grateful that Joey and all of you are standing by her. I will keep praying for them all.
As for my daughters I buy them gift cards. They do not always like what I buy for them. Sometimes I will ask that what they want for Christmas and that really makes it easy. They will usually tell people what they want. Girls are better about that then the guys. But I am just the opposite of you. I have all girls so know what to buy them better the guys. My sils usually tell me what they want. My daughters tell them that if they don’t there is no telling what they will get. So they tell me now. This year it is all gift cards. My girls and the grand kids like to read. So that is another idea. I know that I am not much help . Gail and Adele will probably be better at it.
That is good news that Jerry’s mom got to come home. She will at least be home for Thanksgiving. I hope that things will work out for her. Was it at night when she got attacked? I wonder if that is part of the reason that she has sundowners. I am just really curious what is going on with her. She really went thru a lot of trauma.
I still have not gotten an appointment with a gastro. It is not going to happen. They said it is scar tissue that has blocked the bile duct.
Well that is about all from here. Have a good night.
ColleenI am thankful that all of us on here though we have a bad back, bad knees bad hips and are sick with something can all still walk and come on here and chat. We can still get out maybe not as much as we use to but we can still get out.
Hi Barbara,
It is better that your mil moved in with the younger brother. What makes them think that she will not know that she is not at home? Does she have dementia? It seems like she will recognize her own home. This may not go over too well at first. I think that you and Jerry have a good idea for her to go home and your bil stay with her there. She would be a lot more comfortable. This will be hard on your sil since she just had a stroke.
That is good news about Lisa and Joey. Maybe it is doing her good to see this doctor that she is seeing. Head injuries can be really difficult. I am just happy that you had a nice evening with her and Joey. She must really care about him it is just spells that she goes thru. I will keep them in my prayers and your mil.
Your chocolate pies sound really good. Your probably did not have to do a test run. The kids would have liked you pies no matter when you baked.them. Are all the kids going to be at your house for Thanksgiving? That will be nice. Only two of mine will be there so we will be a few short. It is not easy sharing my oldest daughter with this guys family. I guess I would feel different if they were married. I am not being very nice right now. I guess I have been spoiled all these years with all the kids coming home for holidays.
I hope that you had a nice night out with Jerry. It is nice that you could get away for awhile just the two of you. Hope that you had a good meal. We are going out to eat tomorrow. We might just get something and bring it home. Right now it is better for us to do it that way.
It is raining really hard here right now. We have been getting rain for the last couple of days. We have had 3 inches already and it is still raining. I am glad that we live on a hill. This water would be standing in our road if not. We will only have one way to get out of here tomorrow because of the low water bridges. They will all be running over. We will not get any mail either. Our mailman is selective about when he runs.
Well that is about all from here. Have a good night.
ColleenHi Debbie,
It is good to have you back. This site is harder to figure out then the old site. It took all of us awhile to figure it out. There are still somethings that I do not know how to do. I would love to change that picture that I have on here and put up a picture of my dogs. That would be a much better picture.
You could start a new fad. You could wear your crops and sandals and just get the ones that tie up your leg. I think they call it Egyptian style. Do you ever watch the Chew? They have a guy on there that always wears shorts and crocks. He is a chef. This has become his style and no one says anything. Just wear it like you own it and people will think that they are missing out on a new style. You could wear your boots with your crops. That would still be cooler. You could do like the kids are doing and wear the jeans with holes in them. My teenage grand daughters do that all the time and so does my youngest daughter.
It is good that you have made a new friend that understands your problems. Hope that you had a good lunch today. It is nice to just go out and eat lunch with a friend and not have to worry about anything. We are all just glad to hear from you no matter if it is short or a long post.
I am on here someday’s and then not others. That old stomach problem is back. It really does not like to stay away for very long. I need to find something to keep it under control.
Has your dog been eating anymore of your money? That is so funny that he did that and you pieced it back together again. He is a character. We have the two dogs now and the one I would gladly get rid of. He was supposed to be a puppy and it turned out he was 4 or 5 years old. Ron took him anyway since he thinks he cannot leave a dog homeless. So now we have him and he is a pain in the neck. He gets into things and runs off. We both kind of are use to him though and would not take him to a shelter. We are suckers that is our problem and those people knew it when they brought the dog over. We have had to train him not to kill our guineas. It has taken a long time. We have fox around and a coyote that comes in the yard. They both like to eat the guineas also. So we have to really watch at night and keep them locked up. They are fast at night and can run away from everything. At night they are lifeless. They do not run or fight back. It is really weird.
Well not that was boring. Talk about someone needing to get a life. How are you niece and nephew doing? Will they come by for Thanksgiving or just for Christmas. They must be getting a lot older by now. They will need to get their cereal. I am going to be a grandma again. The baby is a girl and will be born in January. I cannot wait.
Well that is about all from here. Have a good night.
ColleenHi Adele,
I still have not found Debbie’s post so will just answer the ones that are on here. I am not good at this anyway. I may not have the patience to do much looking right now. I will try again later.
My daughter and her family are stationed at Ft. Lenard Wood. They are here in Mo. Ron was stationed there when he first went into the Army. We had both been there but times were not as bad back then. He took basic training there. They sent him to Korea instead of Vietnam though. He was a medic so was glad that he was sent over there. He could not hear out of his one ear so they would not send him to Vietnam. They had enough trouble going on over there.
Shame on you for not noticing Gary’s Tom Sellek sweater. lol That is funny. I would miss Tom Sellek also. That show is so good. Did they ever say anything else about Donny’s wife on the show? She still had that bullet in her and never did hear if they pursued it any further or not. They cannot just leave it like that. Sometimes we miss it. We just forget it is on. I need to set it up so it tapes it every time it comes on. So if we forget and watch something else then we can still see it.
You do a lot of baking. I cannot imagine all the dishes that you have on the table. It must be a big table if you can still eat at one end of it. We do not use my crystal anymore. I guess we quit when we had all the little grand kids. They seem to drop things. Maybe when they all grow up we will use it again. We do not drink wine with dinner that much anymore either. It is because of all the meds that I am on right now. That really ruins the holidays. I like a glass of wine with a meal. You have to do so much to work it in it is not worth it.
Gail was really lucky that she smelt that burning before she left the house. That could have been terrible. It is not fun to have the washing machine to go out. I have the same on my washing machine so I do not have to hand wash my Quacker. Do you wash yours in the machine? I have a top loader though, Ron will help me take it out if my back is hurting.
I love the movie about Scrooge and the play. Have not see the play for a long time. It was a college group that did the play. I have not seen it at the Fox that is where the paid actors and actresses are at. Sometime the college kids do a much better job. They work at it harder. They want to impress people. Well at least they want to impress their parents and family.
Well that is about all from here. Have a good night. Hope that you are not getting all the rain that we have had. It has been raining for two days.
ColleenHi Gail,
If you just miss a day you really miss a lot. I have a lot of reading to do. The Amish do have running water. I am not sure how it is done but not with electricity. It may be a gas engine. They can use gas for the water and the refrigerator. It is funny to see. They cannot use gas run vehicles though. They can ride in a car if someone else is driving. It is really confusing and would be confusing to the kids I would think. They do have lamps that are run on gas but have to conserve what they use. It is just interesting. I need to read some of the books that I have on them again. It has been awhile since we have been there and I have forgotten some of what I knew. The group that you saw were probably Mennonites. They dress like the Amish and have some of their beliefs. They do have electric in their homes though and drive cars and can use gas engines, They also go to schools with regular kids. That did not sound right but you know what I mean. The Amish cannot they have to go to their special school.
I do take medicine for my stomach but it does not always help. If I ever find a doctor that takes my insurance I will ask for something that will help between taking the protonix. I have waited all this time for this doctor to call and give me the appointment and I finally got a hold of them and they do not take my insurance. Now I got their name from the insurance company. So that was very aggravating. I called the insurance company and told them about it and she just said oh I will look for another one. So here we go again,.I am looking for another insurance company.
I bet you are excited about Fruity coming home.lol It will be great to have Brent though. I guess if Brent comes with the dog that is not too bad. Maybe fruity will run away on the trip back to Illinois. Or like someone said maybe he will run off with a poodle that catches his eye. Where is Lady when you need her. I guess the Tramp is keeping her busy.
I hope that Kendall enjoys seeing Walnut.lol It will be fun for them to see the Nut Cracker. They have a local group that does that around here. They do it every year. It is funny because they have the older girls who move on and the younger ones take their place. They do it without any problems. I have not seen the Nut Cracker in a long time.
Gail have you ever tried the pie crust that comes in the fridge section. There are two of them in a box and they are rolled up. You just take them out of the box and put one crust on the bottom and the other on the top. it works out really good. If you ever decide to make a pie that needs a top that is a good way to go.
Well that is about all from here.
ColleenHi Adele,
I was trying to find where Debbie posted. I must be blind because I could not find it. I am glad that she got on here again though.
I agree we cannot play a nice war with these guys. They are mean and do not care about people. They do anything they can to hurt the innocent and stay away from people that can fight back. I am just really tired of all of this. I worry about my daughter and her family living on base. They have so many things that happen on the base also. I am always so glad to hear from her. My sil is home from over seas. He has been home for awhile a couple of years now. They were going to send them back again but changed their minds. There is no telling when they will be sent back again. I hate to think of our kids being too far away from us. You never know what will happen. They have made it harder for us to get on base now when we want to visit. We have to get a special pass to get on the base.
it was cloudy here all day long. It has been chilly here for a long time. I prefer the cold weather to the warm right now. If it goes up and down it is a good time for everyone to get sick. I am not ready for snow yet though.
Your muffins sound really good. Sometime the things that are made simple are the best. I like anything that is made with vanilla or almond. Almond cookies are really good. I have had a couple of different kinds made with it.
That really is a problem with the Amish no sparkle or shine. That could really make them depressed. They need a little bright colors in their live and to sparkle. They do not know what they are missing. I do not think I could live like they do. They have no electric, so no radio or tv. I do not know if they read the paper or not. That would be interesting to find out. They usually do not bother with things outside their little world.
Well that is about all from here. Have a good night.
ColleenHi Gail,
The only reason I know so much about the Amish is went to Amish country for many years. Just my mom and I. One year my oldest sister went with us. We went on tours in a couple of Amish homes. They also told us about the houses in the front or the back of the main house. It was fun to see how they ran their washing machines. Since they do not have electric in their home. It was like a pedal thing on the bottom of the machine and they would pedal it and make the machine work. It was interesting.
They checked my blood every three months until I got this new doctor. He is such a quack. I do not know what I am going to do if I do not get a new doctor. I really want to go back to my old doctor but have to call to see if they are going to take my insurance this time around.
I love the move White Christmas it would be fun to see the play. They are never the same on stage as in a movie. They do not have all the different sets and all the room that they have for a movie. It is amazing how they do get all of it on that stage. The only play that I have seen that it did not work out right was Little Women. They did not have anything that would work out and make it more like the movie. They did not have the second floor where Jo did all of her writing. They sat on steps when they were supposed to be in her room. I was a little disappointed. The actors and actresses did the best that they could and they all played a good part. It was just the stage that was all wrong. This was at the Fox Theater. I guess that is another reason we were so disappointed. You night out sounds like a lot of fun. Ron has never gone to the fox with me to see a play or a musical. He will not go to the college either. I have taken the girls with me though.
I am getting use to not feeling well. I do have stomach pain sometimes and sometimes it is just nausea. I have to try and get a hold of that doctor again on Monday. I hope that he is there this time.
Well that is about all from here. Have a great night.
ColleenHi Gail and Adele and Barbara,
It is terrible what happened to those poor people in Paris. I hope that they find the people that have done this. I agree this world sure is getting dangerous to live in. It is sad that you cannot go out with out worrying about getting shot or blown up. All we can do is pray for a better world and for the families that lost their loved ones in Paris.
Gail you are so lucky that you had the room to fix up for your mil. I guess she felt she would be too far from the family being down there. She must have had some fears about staying down there. We need to do like the Amish. THey have those houses for their parents to live in on their property and they move in when they get too old to live by themselves. I think that they give their house to the oldest and they take that over and the parents live in the small house. They all still work together and eat and everything together,. It is an interesting way of life. They are smarter then we think.
Adele I like Gails idea of one drink for the mince meat and one for me. That would make me a happy cook. Either happy or too happy to finish cooking. lol Your pies sound delicious. I am buying my pies at the store. I am not making anything from scratch this year. I think that I am going to have to have that other shot in my hip. So it will be simple things this year. I am having a hard time figuring out what all I am going to have this year for dinner. I will have the basic things but the extra I am not sure of. I did get some dishes from qvc and they will be nice to have. Then I will have of think of some type of salad or something like that. Maybe a mushroom salad would be good. I do not know all the kids like that. It will be interesting to find out if Christine makes mincemeat pies. I have not heard her say that she has. She is a good cook. She is always cooking such good meals. They would starve if they had to eat here all the time.
Gail I think that the people that draw blood are afraid that if you are over 40 they are going to have trouble drawing blood. They are just a pain in the neck. I have to have mine drawn every 6 months and go thru that every time. So I show them like you do where the best veins are so they can draw blood. They have to go thru the vein in my left arm they blew the one in my right arm. They did that a long time ago. So we just have to put up with it.
Nothing else going on here. Have not been feeling well so if I do not answer for a day or two do not worry. That is what is going on. Take care and will talk to you later.
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