Mindless Chatter Wednesday

stardancnminpin

So now here I sit with hubby and landlord trying to get the old one out and the new one in while my bedroom looks like it exploded in there. The girls have been locked up in their crates all day and I'm having a hot flash to rival all hotflashes! That, and it's 82 degrees in here because lowering the thermostat any more and the AC never cuts off! UGH! I hate days like today!

Wowzer, that does sound like a crummy day. That's how I felt when our AC went out. The whole house seemed turned upside down but for us, it was 3 days of anguish. Not that you need it right now, but at least you be able to take a hot shower again soon ;)

Yesterday I was able to leave about 4 and it was so nice to get home a little early. Now it's 3:40 and I want to leave at 4 again but I feel guilty. My boss is down south but he tends to call between 4:30-5:00, so I guess I'd better hang around. I don't really feel like doing anymore work though, so maybe I'll play scrabble on line

Union still hasn't come back with any great ideas yet but I know they're working on something. I think it'll have to go to a vote again though and that takes 3 days. Meanwhile, DH's last day is getting closer and closer

Great idea with the baggies.  Will try those for sure.

Sitting in the ER with DS they were showing live coverage from DC.  They said the shooter is an 88 year old man with ties to the hate groups.  He's in critical condition, the poor security guard is in grave condition.  I'm so sick of the hate in this country, and those who think it's ok to act on their hate violently or lethally.  OK, you've got a right to hate if thats what floats your boat, but you don't have a right to take it further.

 So...I'm sure a few of you perked up at the ER and DS.......DH and I had been out of town this morning.  When I stopped back at the station with him, DS was just getting there.  So, I left them both there, went off to run my errands and as I'm strolling through the grocery, y purse starts ringing.  By the time I unearthed it, I'd missed the call.  Check the caller ID and I had TWO calls from home....where I didn't think anyone with opposable thumbs was.  When I finally got through, I had a dreadful signal and DS is shouting something about the door.  Lost the signal and by the time he called back, I had a better signal.  Mind you, I'm in the grocery checking out and I hear "I'm hurt bad.  Bleeding massively.  Need help".  Holy spit!!  So the groceries get tossed in the car, I call DH who jogs home and arrives seconds before I did.  DS does NOT freak out...this is the guy who's had stitches in his darned tongue....who is the reason the ER staffs in every city we lived in knew us by name.  He's used to hurting himself and blood does not bother him, even his own.  So that phone call really scared the crap out of me.

When DS came inside, Tyler, who NEVER does this, jumped up on him.  This startled DS who wasn't expecting Tyler to do that and he went to swing the door shut and instead of hitting the door, he put his hand right through the glass. It was a HUGE, ugly, gaping hole, blood all over the place.  Luckily the ER doc did his residency at the inner city Detroit hospitals.  He chose Detroit so he'd be thrown in the trenches and get really superb trama training, seeing how there are plenty of those in Detroit.  He actually nicked the tendon sheath, but didn't cut into it.  And, I'm thinking because of this Dr's training, he was able to close it, very tidily, with only 6 stitches.  He couldn't use surgical glue because of the size and shape, and the stitches are the kind that have to be removed, and he gets to be on antibiotics for the next week or so.....

I certainly hope everyone else had a less exciting day!

Wow Glenda - I think you win the worst day contest today. That would've scared me to death. I'm not good in emergencies, although I've surprised myself a few times...until it's over and then I can barely stand. I'm glad your son is okay and glad that there was a well-trained dr. on staff to deal with it so well.

Glenda, that sure wins for most exciting day but I bet you wish you weren't the winner.   So glad he didn't suffer permanent damage to his hand.  I'm thinking a nice glass of wine and a restful evening would be welcome about now. 

stupid question -- if you only drink 1/2 bottle of wine (white, I'd gather, since it's not red!) -- can you save the rest?

We aren't usually wine people but we have two bottles from friends that I'm itching to open and try!

Sure, seal it as tightly as you can and drink the rest in a day or two, refrigerated.  If you don't drink it, save it for cooking.   And enjoy, you might just finish off the bottle if there are two of you. :)

eta: I put my water bags by the back door.  Just saw some flies buzzing around but I'm reserving judgement.  I didn't see any flies before I put out the bags. :(

NicoleS

stupid question -- if you only drink 1/2 bottle of wine (white, I'd gather, since it's not red!) -- can you save the rest?

We aren't usually wine people but we have two bottles from friends that I'm itching to open and try!

Assuming you mean just for a few days - absolutely. I do it all the time. Usually you can just stick the cork back in there or a wine stopper if you have one. I put mine in the frig for whites. You can also save reds but don't put it in the frig. Cheers

Oh yeah just recork the bottle and lay it on it's side in the fridge so the cork doesn't dry out.

I am steady as a rock in emergencies.  Calm, cool and collected, but I wanted to wet myself driving home since I KNEW it was bad if DS was calling me for help.  This is a guy who will suture himself when he has suture kits.  Once I saw it, big and ugly as it was, he wasn't gushing blood anymore, had it properly wrapped and elevated to keep the bleeding under control....then I was cool.  But the short drive home, I was frightened.  He doesn't freak, so that part made it worse.

Let's just say there will be no need to worry about recorking MY wine bottle tonight!

Thanks for the wine advice   It's chilling now; it was chilled when she brought it but the true wine drinkers had had a wine party the night before and I'd already had other types of liquor and didn't want to mix, so we couldn't drum up enough enthusiasm to open it before.  I'm actually surprised we had a corkscrew! 

glenmar

I am steady as a rock in emergencies. 

Oddly enough, I'm usually not, but when I really sliced myself up good at work last year, I was calm and had it under control.  Helps to work connected to the hospital!

Glad you had an experienced doc do the stitching... bad part and good part about hospital in which I work is that it's a major teaching hospital -- so a med student did my stitches.  They were just a wee bit too tight I think, unfortunately, and it caused some issues when the stitches came out.  The nerves never did regrow, either, so the entire pad of my right index finger is entirely numb. 

sharismom

I did post at the end of Tuesday's about the Dobe in my dream.  He was brown w/blonde markings.  The funny thing, too, is that Dobes don't show up at the shelter here very often, and we don't have one there now.

Tina, I don't really believe in "signs" and such, but if a dobe matching your description comes into rescue in the next few weeks, you would have to step back & say hmmmmmm.

Deb, thanks for the recommendation!  Jekyll & Hyde looks awesome.  I made reservations for tomorrow night!

We had a fun day today.  I took the kids to the Central Park Zoo.  Everything went very smoothly until, while petting a bunny in the Children's Zoo, our youngest asked the bunny...""Would you like to come back to Texas with us? Our dog Bevo eats bunnies your size all the time."  I'm not sure who looked more shocked, the zookeeper who was holding the bunny, or me.

DH sent flowers today.  The card said "I miss you already.  Can you come home early?"  He's so sweet.

Tomorrow we are going to Ground Zero.  I'm not sure if it's a great idea or not.

Also, the contractor said he was done, so we came back home...uh, except the PLUMBER isn't done so our shower and toilet are un-installed. D'oh. And everything is covered in a fine, white dust from when they jackhammered the drain out of the concrete shower. Dear lord, help me. I want to call in sick to work tomorrow.

BEVOLASVEGAS

Tomorrow we are going to Ground Zero.  I'm not sure if it's a great idea or not

I'm still not able to go to Ground Zero, and I didn't even live there, except for a brief time when I lived with a recording artist in Battery Park and traveled the subway up to Times Square via the WTC.  Even a year and a half ago, I still couldn't bring myself to walk the few blocks over there. 

Glenda - so glad your son is ok, but jimminy!!  Scary stuff.

Sigh.  I *think* he was testing to see if the Emergency Response Mom still exists!  Could have done it in a less dramatic manner though.....

I don't think that I would want to visit Ground Zero.  It's still too fresh, too raw for me not to feel so much rage at being there.....I love the historic battle fields, and going there I feel awe and respect, but I'm afraid visiting Ground Zero could turn me into someone I don't like very much.....and even if it's just for a short time, I don't think I want to feel that kind of rage and horror again.  I guess that makes me a pansy.....I just don't want to feel those feelings and have to try to stuff them down....