I'm Up So Here's The New MMP

nellie, I stop at the CB in Columbus or Seymour IN for a good salad when I go up to see my dad in cooler months… Their breakfasts are too much of a carb fest for me though. I lived twelve years in the town where the corporate headquarters and original store was. Your neighbor was right about superglue and fixing a broken nail, although I’m not so sure how well it would work with a quicked one (the only time I’ve ever quicked Nelson, I used cornstarch). I hope your rowing machine wasn’t too heavy. I would have called for an uber. :slight_smile:

Yay on your new beau OW !

{{{butters and hubby}}} Take care of yourself and I hope Mr.B recovers well. Were I closer, I would host Buddy Boy for you.

Glad your wife’s tests came back good Cookie.

sari, when my grandmother’s arthritis got bad enough that she needed a shower on the main floor of the house, my grandfather installed a pre-fab one that was big enough to put a metal kitchen stool in for her (this was the sixties in their old farmhouse). It worked for them while they were still alive.

Irked, came home in the chilly rain, walked Nelson and et. I’m starting another project in the studio tonight, so I’ll be printing pictures and sketching the layout for them.

Stay safe and healthy y’all!

Don’t try to figure it out. You got off easy.

Did a beer run, and napped. Time for the Stanley Cup Finals. And it’s National Drink Beer Day! :beer: :slightly_smiling_face:

Also Blessed You Kippur to Thel and everyone else who celebrates.

{{{{Butters}}}}

You’re gonna get a work out, one way or the other. But gld your stomach is better.

Welcome Wheelz!

My inner Eight Year Old Boy is giggling hysterically. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

I don’t actually say it. I just attach a copy of the relevant email – which I always save.

My inner Eight Year Old Boy is giggling hysterically. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
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I knew I could count on you, doggie!

My first thought was of my first Hot Wheels car: A Ford Woodie.

Much love, Butters. Hope this is soon a distant memory that you and your hubby can look back on and laugh and go “gosh, that sucked.”

My sister came in this morning, so we… wait for it… actually went out. Like, somewhere other than a doctor/some-variety-of-therapist appointment. I mean, not like a crazy ~night on the town,~ but to get lunch (which I actually did eat a decent amount of, which is the first thing I’ve eaten in… four or five days?) and, while we were waiting between order and pick-up, we stopped at a CBD place and I picked up a couple caramels. I’ve tried it before, but not recently. It’s never quite been my thing, but if it’s helpful… I mean, I would grow a mullet and change my name to Blobfish Montgomery if I really thought it would truly help. Going to briefly ask my doc about it, too, mostly to make sure none of my medications will interact or anything, but also just to see what she thinks of trying medical pot (like the kind that needs a prescription). I’m not super attached to the idea, but it might be worth a try.

Also early-fantasy-stages considering learning to train service dogs. Like to train and then provide for other people who would benefit from them. In a perfect world, they would be shelter dogs and I would do it for free for people who can’t afford a service dog, but I do understand why that’s a bit naive. I just think if I had some purpose in life, I would feel better about the space I continue to take up, you know? And if it helps animals and also other people with disabilities, all the better.

I’ve been using this Pachamama CBD tincture every day for the last month. One eyedropper is 1 mil containing 25 mg of cannabidiol. I take half a dropper around 7 am and another half dropper right about now (7 pm). I never liked to smoke weed-- I’d much rather drink (back in the day) as the effect on me was more predictable. Anyhow this CBD formula has worked wonders for me. The best way to describe it is it makes me feel normal, or at least what I imagine normal people feel like. That is, not about to fall off a tightrope into The Abyss most of the time (which is my customary emotional state). This formula has Holy Basil (tulsi) in it and YlangYlang. The latter gives the oil a taste a bit like hand lotion-- yuck, so I usually chase the dose with an Altoids peppermint.

YMMV, but the important thing is to give it a good try (if you’re going to try it). Take it consistently every day for at least a couple of weeks. It helps if you can find a reputable store with someone behind the counter who knows their products.

BTW, I tried another Pachamama formula which is supposed to be for relaxation and sleep, but I felt like it made me anxious. So I’m going to take it back to the store tomorrow.

Full disclosure: I have had a couple of panic attacks and had to resort to my .25 mg xanax to bail me out. But only a couple, so that’s a vast improvement.

RE Service Dogs-- one of the charities I support heavily is Guide Dogs of Texas. I sponsored a dog in honor of the birthday of a friend of mine about three months before he died. (We knew his death was imminent.) He was thrilled, and after he died, I met the dog and the man who became his companion. I have a picture of the two of them on my mantle next to the picture of my dear friend. I think this is one of the most worthwhile occupations that anyone can have. Good luck pursuing it!

Well I made it back to Miami and the hotel and the horsepistol. Hubs got a Picc line tonight so I think we shall be going home either tomorrow or Wednesday. Yay. I know they have to get the visiting nurse set up. He is still not eating much at all as he complains the food sucks though I did get him to drink a boost or similar. A nutritionist told me to call the VA and they will send cases of the stuff free of charge.

He got up and walked around a bit with the PT girls and a walker. He gets dizzy standing as his BP is low on purpose and of course the weakness of not eating. I shall ask our family doctor for some Marinol or another appetite booster. The pharmacist told me the Marinol would help his mood too. I guess I shall have to force feed him. I can figure out something. Also,we gotta get started real soon on that elevator. My neighbor, a retired nurse, says the fire dept will do a courtesy help up the stairs type thing. I may stop by and ask. Otherwise it’s the employees and neighbors. He will walk again just needs to build himself back up.

And it’s all over the news that Trump only paid $750 for the last few years of federal tax. Makes me sick to think how much we pay as self employed and even my job. Once we get home my two weeks ROM starts which means I can’t go to irk for two weeks. I will probably be needed at home anyway.

Welcome newbies and thanks for all the best wishes and hugs. I will say I will Be happy to be home And have my critters under one roof. And for once there is not even a tropical event to worry about.

You were (as always, I’m sure) so right. Holy f–uh, frankfurters. The postal clerk helped me get it in my cart and wished me good luck in that dubious no-chance-in-hell tone I take as a challenge. It was zero fun, but I got it through downtown and then up the three hills and was only about 14 blocks from home when a friend happened to drive by. She was heading the other direction but insisted on loading the box into her trunk. She and her teen-aged son will bring it up later. I’m grateful, but kind of feel like I wimped out. I insisted to her I could get it home, but she wouldn’t listen.

Wheeling the cart downtown, I passed a guy who saluted me with a can of Bud. I was tempted to grab it out of his hand and chug it.

Dot, (aka Blobfish Montgomery–such a great name!), I hope the CBD helps. I don’t know what meds you’re on, but you’re wise to check on interactions. And I’m a big believer in the healing properties of helping others. You have a lot to offer. We can see it even when you can’t. (P.S. Please EAT regularly! It’s awfully hard for body and mind to function properly without fuel.)

Butters, I hope the transition to home will be smooth and not too hard on either one of you. Question: You’re looking after Mr. Butters. Who’s looking after you?

Please give us her address so we all can send her a thank you card! Her karma will come around also. I believe in that.

I kept thinking about you all afternoon-“nellie isn’t going to need to exercise on that rowing machine for a week by the time she gets it home”.

Boo

Okay. These two statements completely contradict each other. Or is “helping others” a good thing as long as you’re not the one being helped, hmmmm? [Thel peers at nelliebly over the top of her glasses.]

She’s a sweet person who could use some good karma, so I hope that’s true!

Oooo, I know that look! I don’t think I contradicted myself, though. Helping others IS very healing. There are plenty of people who need help, so it doesn’t need to be me who’s the beneficiary. :slight_smile: I’m really aware of this failing. My mother was the same way, and all us kids picked it up from her. In my case, it got even worse because in my marriage…well, let’s skip that. Just take it from me that I learned never to rely on anyone else and that I could get through almost anything by myself.

My friends get frustrated with me. I’ve heard more than once that I need to get past this. Easier said than done, though. Luckily, they seem to like me anyway.

I’ll stick with you nellie whether you get through it or not. So there! (full on determined direct look :eyes: )

Some Mumper help me out here with the Blanche quote from “A Streetcar Named Desire”~more or less “I depend on the kindness of strangers”.

I’ve actually ridden on that streetcar and I’ve gotten better about accepting kindnesses (not related to having ridden the streetcar-probably more related to walking around the French Quarter Sunday morning [gasp]drinking champagne :clinking_glasses:gotten from walk up windows-that freed me up about several things. Letting go. Being good to myself. Small pleasures could just be enjoyed, didn’t have to be deeply examined)

Way too many ( ) and - - - in there but hopefully something is intelligible, however grammatically tortuous.

Had a Zoom support group meeting tonight that was worse than no support at all. At least leaving a Zoom meeting is easier than having to stand up and walk out of a room.

Realizing I just mooshed two different topics into one post I think I should give MMP sleepover camp a break…

Good night. Sleep tight.

Boo

“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers” is the quote.

I’d have to re-read (or re-watch) Streetcar to offer a meaningful interpretation of what Stella meant by that. But I do believe that letting someone help you is sometimes the best way of helping them.

You said so well what I was trying to say-thanks, wheelie.

I used to say I was going to get a vanity plate that said, “Blanche” because I’d been helped by kind strangers so many times (flat tire, stuck in snow, etc.) That kind of help I accepted gratefully.

I know that sometimes it’s a kindness to allow people to help me. I learned that lesson years ago when I worked in social service. Long story, but a woman and her daughter had just moved into town with nothing after fleeing an abuser. An agency found them a tiny studio apt., another donated clothes, and a third gave them food. But they had no soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, dish detergent, etc. The apartment had one bed, a kitchen table (no chairs), and a pole lamp, period. It was almost Christmas, and I had little money left after buying presents, but I couldn’t stand that they had so little, so I went out and bought all the sundries they needed plus a few toys and (Here’s the silly part.) wrapped each in gift wrap (Merry Christmas! It’s paper towels!) and took the big box to their place. They had a new addition: a little Christmas wreath someone had given them.

They were heartbreakingly appreciative. Just as I was leaving, they begged me to take the little wreath. At first I said no, please keep it, but I saw in their pleading eyes that they needed to give me something, so I accepted it. I still hang it every year.

So when I know someone needs to give me something, I’ll accept it, but if they don’t really need to, and especially if it’s going to inconvenience them, well, that’s when I’m Just a Girl Who Can’t Say Yes.

Ziva is NOT happy, nor is Taz. I had to take their food and water up last night because Ziva is being groomed today. Since they’re shaving her, she’ll need to be sedated (being the skittish thing she is) so no food or water allowed overnight, which means Taz lost out also. I did let Taz have a drink at the sink, but until Ziva is crated, he’ll have to wait. I have to get her to the vet by 9, but I’ll probably crate her earlier and let her whine, just so I don’t risk losing her under the bed.

Yesterday, I got the universal remote I ordered, so I set it up in the bedroom. It’ll control the TV and the Roku, but not the cable adapter, so I can stream, but I’ll need the cable box remote to watch TV. No biggie. I picked a new show on AcornTV last night and, well, I saw most of it. All of a sudden, FCD was coming into the room asking if I was awake. The TV was on but in screen save mode. Now I’ll need to figure out at which point I fell asleep.

The show took place in New Zealand and I had a terrible time following the dialogue - not attuned to the accent or localisms. And, frankly, I’m not sure I’ll watch the series - the initial premise didn’t grab me much. Or maybe I was just tired.

Anyway… shortly, I’ll go fetch the toddler and sometime today I’m hoping to scrub the breakfast bar stool cushions. Yeah, I’m reupholstering them, but I don’t want to put clean fabric over dirty. Once they’re clean(er) I can set them under a ceiling fan to dry and tomorrow I can put on the new fabric.

nellie - I know what you mean about not wanting to take help, but seriously, yo need to get over it. I hate that I can’t do it all myself, especially as I’ve gotten older. I hate being an inconvenience. But sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Or not do. It’s not a moral failing. So knock it off!! :wink:

And so it begins. Happy Tuesday!

Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis snerk 69! snerk Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 71 with rain/tstorms/apocalypse predicted for this afternoon. We shall see. The agenda includes laundry plus goin’ over to the church house this afternoon to de-ick the brass tops of the candles (they get sooty) and put in new wicks. Only doin’ that for the ones we are usin’ at present. The rest will get done when they get done. Sup shall be tacos 'n fixin’s. OLÈ!

Butters yay for Mr. Butters gettin’ sprung! May it be today.

Nellie your neighbor is da bomb!

Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, onward into the day! Rah.

Happy Tuesday Y’all!