Tuesday Chat

I just need to get through today and tomorrow at work.  Then, I'm off until Tuesday!  Friday-Monday I'll be in Maine with my Mom, Aunt, Cousin and a couple of their friends for a girls weekend. 

Poor Ari needs a run.  We put Frontline on her two days ago, so we could not take her down to the fields for off leash time - because any open field by us is by the river which equals Ari IN the river.  Now that it's been two days, she'll be getting an off leash run.  This morning she did a butt tuck zoomie around me while on leash.  It was quite a sight.  Thankfully no human or canine were injured during the event

TO ALL HUMAN BEINGS ON THE PLANET EARTH:

Please DO NOT e-mail me, call me, fax me, correspond with me or contact me in anyway regarding your flight being delayed.  I am NOT a member of Congress nor do I work for the federal government or the FAA, therefore I had NOTHING to do with the Sequester budget cuts.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Deb W.

ETA:  Happy Gotcha Day, Ruby.  I wish I could smooch you up in person !!!

Not feeling great today, not sure why.

My bathtub has been draining slowly for a few weeks. It's gotten to the point where it ticks me off, so have plumber coming today. I can't wait to spend the money.

sharismom

I can't wait to spend the money.

In the world of the Aesir, Hell is the coldest of the nine worlds (see synonyms for Minnesota)

Ole and Sven die and wake up in hell. The next day the devil stops in to check on them and sees them dressed in parkas, mittens and bomber hats warming themselves around a fire. The devil asks them "What are you doing? Isn't it hot enough for you?

Ole and Sven reply, "Vell ya know, ve're from Nordern Minnesoda, the land of ice and snow and cold. Ve're yust happy for da chance ta varm up a bit, don 't ya know."

The devil decides that these two aren't miserable enough and turns up the heat. The next morning he stops by again and there they are, still dressed in parkas, hats and mittens. The devil asks them again, "It's awfully hot down here, can't you two feel that?"

Again Ole and Sven reply, "Vell, like ve told you yesterday, ve're from Nordern Minnesoda, the land of ice and snow and cold. Ve're yust happy for da chance ta warm up a bit ya know."

This gets the devil a bit steamed and he decides to show these two just who is in charge down here. He cranks up the heat as high as it can go. The rest of the people are screaming and miserable. He stops by to see if his two Minnesota tenants are the same, and is astonished to find them in light jackets and baseball caps, grilling walleye and drinking beer. The devil says "Everyone down here is in absolute misery, and you two seem to be enjoying yourselves! Why?"

Ole and Sven reply, "Vell, ya know ve don't get too many varm days up dere in International Falls, ve just got to have a fish fry vhen da vedder is dis nice."

This absolutely incenses the devil, he can barely see straight. He finally comes up with a plan to set these two straight. These two guys love the heat because they have been cold all their lives, so he decides to turn off all the heat. The next morning, the temperature in hell is below zero, icicles are hanging off the ceilings, people are shivering so much that they don't even have the strength to complain. The devil smiles and heads over to check on Ole &Sven. He arrives and finds the two back in their parkas, hats, and mittens. They are jumping up and down, cheering, and giving each other hi-fives. The devil is now quite dumbfounded, "I just don't understand, I turn up the heat and you're happy. Now I turn off the heat, it's freezing and you're still happy. Why?"

Ole and Sven stop their celebration and look at the devil with a surprised look and say "Vell, don't ya know, hell froze over... dat must mean da Vikings von da Super Bowl!"

(I found this and thought I would share-most Ole and Sven stories aren't suitable for mixed company)

Doug -- thanks for that.  My folks are in Jamestown, NY which is where all the Swedes are who didn't move to Minnesnowda!

My Mom is "back" in the hospital.  I've worried 'cos she hadn't been able to keep *any* food down, nor water since Thursday, and all the signs she was obstructed!  (hernia surgery?  NOT good!).  I had no luck convincing her to go to the ER over the weekend --- but she did go to the Dr. yesterday and he admitted her right away. 

My parents wouldn't hear of me coming home to help (that would have been World War III). She told me she feels better this morning. 

Independant?  ph yeah -- my Dad couldn't find a handicapped parking space near so he parked at the top of the hill, got his rollator out of the car, sat down and walked it **backwards** down the hill "steering" by the brake handles??

So, yes, I've been on the phone to nursing supervisors, patient advocacy, etc. trying to get him some help (which he'll be too proud to take).  *huge sigh*

Maybe this is a nighmare - is it time to wake up yet?

seriously -- Tina, feel better.   

Happy Gotcha Day Ruby!!!

LOL Doug!!!

Super windy again but it'll be in the 80s and the winds will die down this afternoon. Not much else going on.

I hope you feel better Tina.

 Oh Callie - best wishes for your parents

Happy Gotcha Day Ruby - I can't wait to see you with your special toy!

Tina, DH & I have been struggling with not feeling very well for over a week.  Nothing terribly specific, just weak and unwell. I wonder if Bugsy is drugging us? Anyway feel better. I know I have so many energy sapping chores to do around here but I can't seem to work my way up to it after doing the paying work chores.

This morning while walking B two crows were going after a hawk. It was really amazing like an air fight from Top Gun or something. I am not sure who the perpetrator was but the crows were literally hitting the hawk mid-flight.

Jackie I hope things are going well at work. Keep calm and collected, the tortoise wins I think 

Lisa it isn't worth prison, of course if you come up with the right excuse you'll be a free bird

My back still aches today. Not worse, but not better. When I was in the shower, it hurt to arch my back to tip my head back to rinse my hair. If that makes sense. lol. It's so weird.

Also, DH is on like day 9 of a man cold, Sonja still has a bad cough, and she still hasn't pooped, even after two doses of rx stool softener/laxative. 

However, I did just get a big box of super duper awesome product from EffOff Bodycare yesterday, so it was fun to be able to try it out this morning.

 Janice I meant to comment about your back pain - I feel you back/kidney pain and also the high deductible pain. Please be careful though - a kidney infection is nothing to let sit (been there done that) - it can be extremely dangerous. It isn't just a UTI. If you are having shivers or quick temperature changes you will need to get to a doc stat.

I have an idea - let Sonja walk with Bugsy. Perhaps she hasn't had the right conditions for a poop. Bugsy is extremely fussy about the conditions in which it is appropriate to poop. They could may be find the right spot and conditions together 

 Lisa if you do end up killing the boss make sure you donate the body to my SAR group. We can always use new material to work with ;p

kpwlee

I have an idea - let Sonja walk with Bugsy. Perhaps she hasn't had the right conditions for a poop. Bugsy is extremely fussy about the conditions in which it is appropriate to poop. They could may be find the right spot and conditions together 

That made me laugh -- come to think of it, my Mom needs to go with them -- it might solve ALL the problems of the world this morning?? *smile*

 I did just get a call from Patient Advocacy, which was nicely done of them.  In particular, she thinks Dad is probably parking in the wrong lot altogether (one which is a lot farther away) so she was going to head for Mom's room to be "chatty".   I also asked her to check with the nurses station and make sure they *know* Mom is almost totally blind from the macular degeneration but she would *never* volunteer that she was blind.  She tries to hard to not *look* blind!

Lisa -- don't kill the boss -- it's too hard to get paid that way.

'k now maybe I can get something done.