Junie Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Thunder, lightning, and hail! Oh, my! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Junie,stay safe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, Junie said: Thunder, lightning, and hail! Oh, my! Don’t take unnecessary risks. Don’t go swimming in the sea. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Ikslo, stick with chemistry because he's interested. Do experiments outside. Can't help with the allergies - start planning now. (#felpful) will he like art history? A lot of people like history of US unless they disagree with author bias. Might as well give it a shot. There's no good US spine out there. (#morefelpful) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Dh is driving in this right now because ds17 just got off work. The storm is expected to stick around for a few hours, so dh wanted to leave and get home before it gets dark. #alittleworried 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Hi. Third sleep. Feeling better. Hot. 1 hour ago, ikslo said: We have tons of Chemistry stuff. It’s a matter of what will be packed/available and what we can do within the limits of “not our house.” Also, many kitchen chemistry activities invariably use ingredients to which he is allergic. So too much effort on my part to find work arounds. ETA: I don’t mean to sound down on your ideas, Slache. They are actually helping me think through all this. Keep throwing them out there! I like telling more experience people what to do so they can tell me why I'm wrong. True story. ? 1 hour ago, ikslo said: What about a year of Art History? Hmmmm. I majored in it, after all. Then I can push this what to do about history decision off for another year. Will he like that? Sounds awesome! 1 hour ago, Tsuga said: For science, environmental science is always really fun and ties in with biology AND chemistry and you can do it outdoors. What about Earth Science: Applied Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Agronomy, and you spend all year learning about plants and weather and growing stuff in weird conditions? That's what I would do if my kid would agree to homeschooling next year. Oooo. Purty. 1 hour ago, ikslo said: I wish we could do anatomy/dissections every year. Lol Do it! 1 hour ago, Junie said: Tonight's dinner: Steak Potatoes Green Beans Salad Fried Apples I also made hard-boiled eggs and prepped blueberries and strawberries for tomorrow's breakfast. And Embrel. 49 minutes ago, ikslo said: What do you call a cow with no legs? Ground beef. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Thanks Slache. Enbrel is out of the fridge. I'll inject it in a couple of hours. It stings if it goes in cold. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 36 minutes ago, Critterfixer said: Editing. I finished my housekeeping and cooking and school for the day. I'm fixing to do a spot of weed-eating. But I don't feel like I accomplished much today. I think you're doing just fine. Tell that critical voice in your head to quiet down and ease up on a body. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Dh and ds17 are home. :) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 I thought it was Embrel. For like evs. No meatloaf. ? I haven't Tai Chi'd yet. Matt wants us to study theology together. I don't like studying theology with Matt. I don't really like studying anything with Matt. He's... passionate? I am not. Especially about politics. Gug. Opposites attract and are then irritated by eachother until death. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 9 minutes ago, Slache said: I thought it was Embrel. For like evs. No meatloaf. ? I haven't Tai Chi'd yet. Matt wants us to study theology together. I don't like studying theology with Matt. I don't really like studying anything with Matt. He's... passionate? I am not. Especially about politics. Gug. Opposites attract and are then irritated by eachother until death. Every time I have to give my list of meds, the nurses always call it Embrel. It's a common mistake. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Weed-eating done. There is one more section to do, but I am beat. I almost decapitated a turtle. (Not one of my Turtles) Poor guy. And he was entertaining a lady turtle too. I don't think she had a clue I was there. But I got the male's nose. I checked on him about ten times. He has quit bleeding and seems okay. I hope he hangs around so I can watch him, but I wouldn't blame him if he ran for his chelonian life. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 My Turtle took the turtle a grape. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 MIL had a heart attack and stroke. She opens her eyes and turns towards my voice but is otherwise unresponsive. The stupid thing is that by admitting her to the hospital she gets kicked off of hospice and will have to be reput on it. (Reput looks funny but I am too tired to figure out the correct words. ). 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Slache said: . Opposites attract and are then irritated by eachother until death. This is what dd19's developmental psyche professor said. 27 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: MIL had a heart attack and stroke. She opens her eyes and turns towards my voice but is otherwise unresponsive. The stupid thing is that by admitting her to the hospital she gets kicked off of hospice and will have to be reput on it. (Reput looks funny but I am too tired to figure out the correct words. ). (((Jean & Mr. Jean & MIL))) Praying for you all and that you can get the needed support without too much hassle. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 I miss JJM. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 24 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: MIL had a heart attack and stroke. She opens her eyes and turns towards my voice but is otherwise unresponsive. The stupid thing is that by admitting her to the hospital she gets kicked off of hospice and will have to be reput on it. (Reput looks funny but I am too tired to figure out the correct words. ). The paperwork hassle for re-placement isn’t too bad, IME. It happens more often than one would think. I think we should all go to single payor, and I chalk situations like this up as yet another reason why.... but dd went back and forth in and out of hospice without issue when we left to do a long shot drug study through NIH. It was literally 3 signatures and we all moved on. I am sorry—on so many levels. Dying can be hard work for some...and no one really has the right words for when the process takes months and years. And not everyone is always on the same page on what is dying and what is just normal old age issues and that is hard too. We are in the middle of this too—the in between grey space. It’s a hard place to be. Much love to you and yours... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 (((Jean and Family))) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Sorry to hear the news Jean. I hope things go smoothly with transitions. I have never understood the hassle between hospital and hospice. It seems strange to me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 I think I will get up with DH tomorrow and finish the weed-eating early. Then I have to plant the runner beans for the chicken arbor. Right now I am lying in bed half-dead, but not all dead because ITT regs. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 (((Jean and family))) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 I am home with the kids. Dh should be home within the hour. I don’t know if MIL will survive the hospital this time. She tends to rebound a bit at home (assisted living). The practicalities of death are that we got to see her now “just in case”. We have been in a gray area with her for a couple of years now with some steady decline. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Day 116 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 I'm only on day 1, but I did my Tai Chi because I am super sexy ninja chick. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 I'm sorry, Jean. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 I Enbreled. 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Slache, how long is your Tai Chi workout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 1 minute ago, Junie said: Slache, how long is your Tai Chi workout? There are two parts. The first part is gentle stretches and foam rolling as prep work, that's about 15 minutes. The second is learning the sequence which can be between 7 and 15 minutes. It is simple but not easy, low impact and gentle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Dh and I went on a walk after supper. It was 90F out so we only made it for a mile. I have been in the ac and drinking ice water for a while now but I still haven’t bounced back. My body doesn’t adjust to seasonal change well. I am hoping to walk daily with dh this summer. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 10 minutes ago, Slache said: There are two parts. The first part is gentle stretches and foam rolling as prep work, that's about 15 minutes. The second is learning the sequence which can be between 7 and 15 minutes. It is simple but not easy, low impact and gentle. Which form are you learning? I mostly did a Yang form -- I'm looking to see if I can find the exact sequence I learned -- and I was beginning to learn the Sun form. ETA: And swords! I almost forgot that we used swords! :) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 6 minutes ago, Junie said: Which form are you learning? I mostly did a Yang form -- I'm looking to see if I can find the exact sequence I learned -- and I was beginning to learn the Sun form. ETA: And swords! I almost forgot that we used swords! ? It's not technically a tai chi workout, it's just too long to explain each time so I call it that. https://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/tai-cheng-workout.do 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 12 minutes ago, Slache said: It's not technically a tai chi workout, it's just too long to explain each time so I call it that. https://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/tai-cheng-workout.do I pulled up the video with Dick Van Dyke. I was trying to picture him as the old banker in Mary Poppins doing Tai Chi. That would be amusing. :) 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Bailey is grooming Rusty with no gate between them! It’s a miracle! 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 7 hours ago, ikslo said: What science subject mastery test? #confused can you plan the lessons for me? Okay thanks! I’ll need them by August, lol. I could plan a few. How many days do you do science? Our schools.have subject tests at some point. I forget when. I don't know if homeschoolers have to take them. Point is, you don't have to teach one curriculum to prepare for the test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 5 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said: MIL had a heart attack and stroke. She opens her eyes and turns towards my voice but is otherwise unresponsive. The stupid thing is that by admitting her to the hospital she gets kicked off of hospice and will have to be reput on it. (Reput looks funny but I am too tired to figure out the correct words. ). I'm so sorry. Also, what a ridiculous rule about re-applying for hospice. In what situation are you in hospice, then go to the hospital, and when you get out, you no longer need hospice care? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 18 minutes ago, Tsuga said: I'm so sorry. Also, what a ridiculous rule about re-applying for hospice. In what situation are you in hospice, then go to the hospital, and when you get out, you no longer need hospice care? Yeah. It's some kind of a red tape thing. We might actually end up with a different hospice provider - whichever one has the quickest turnaround. What this does, in combination with some of the games that the assisted living place is playing, is keep MIL in the hospital longer than we want because she can't be released from the hospital without certain things in place for her comfort and well being. I realize that it is common but it is still frustrating. Well it's a red tape booyah! 1 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 That is really hard to deal with. Hugs. There is no rainbow hug smiley. I am sending it to you with my brain waves through the breeze that ristles the tree branches. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Good Tuesday Morning. ☕☕ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 5 hours ago, Tsuga said: I could plan a few. How many days do you do science? Our schools.have subject tests at some point. I forget when. I don't know if homeschoolers have to take them. Point is, you don't have to teach one curriculum to prepare for the test. I was kidding. Thanks for the offer, though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 I am going to attempt yard work if I manage dog walk. My arms and shoulders are complaining loudly this morning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Good morning! My replacement backpack came yesterday and it does not fit. Too big. So it's back to REI today. Our local store is having an anniversary sale starting Friday, so if I find a pack or two that work well, I might be able to get it on sale this weekend. I woke up way too early. Did you get any sleep, Jean? coffee. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 I was up from 2:30 - 3:30. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 25 minutes ago, Another Lynn said: I was up from 2:30 - 3:30. Me too. :/ ((Jean)) Coffee! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Hugs to all y'all. I KNOW there have been things going on and I hope all works out well for everyone and everyone stays safe, what with the weather and all. I have been away from my computer and my desk for a bit, and even away from my phone and texting periodically, so I am behind and not going to try to catch up. Dad has a week this week in which he doesn't have any medical appointments (yay!), but there are still plenty of other things going on, AND I decided it is high time we updated his medical power of attorney and got him a state-issued photo id. Yesterday we took care of the medical POA, medical directives, and out-of-hospital DNR. He tried to put that off until today (because Mondays are his "bad" days), but I told him no, it had to be Monday. (We had discussed that last week, but he didn't remember.) Friday we will visit the DMV. DD13's last ballet class is today, and the class will put on a small performance for any family showing up -- it will be during the last 15 minutes of the class period. I really like these daytime homeschool ballet classes, as does DD13. No pressure for older newbies, no expensive costumes or late night recitals, no conflict with other evening activities. To do today: visit website for DMV supercenter to see if I can book an appointed time in advance (DH thinks so) contact school counselor again to ask for more hand-holding level of help getting DD13 registered for fall (because I keep forgetting what must get done when, since my brain is stuck in Dad mode) go get some blood drawn for a CBC my new PCP wants (the only blood work she wanted that my endo hadn't already done) review and coordinate all calendars contact Dad's accountant about the IRS letter's request make sure my camera is ready to shoot video of DD13's class's dance get some walking in hopefully get to yoga this evening make photocopies of Dad's newly signed forms, plus scan them into the digital files get a little non-think time so perhaps some of the scattered thoughts will come back to roost again (walking and yoga would help with this, but so would sitting in the sunshine) I hope everyone has a good day! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Good Morning! I overslept. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Ikslo, my DS took science with an online teacher in middle school. He loved that class! She also offers some writing and English. Let me know if you want her info. They have live classes with homework assignments. DS took her at the same time as he was doing AOPS and Lukeion and said her class was the most fun. It was a nice class but the work load was not as intense as the other two providers!The classes vary every year, but this year she has Evolution, Forensic Science, Global Nutrition, Environmental Science, Ecology, and Anatomy and Physiology. I think DS took Genetics. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 I can't move my arms. No heavy lifting for me today, nope! I got up and got out in the pen with the shears, and trimmed everything down first with shears, looking for turtles. Found one and relocated her. Then I fired up the weed-eater and finished the work from yesterday. Whilst trimming the sumac outside the chicken house door, I accidentally cut the fan cord. So I had to find a new extension cord and get that set up. Then the chicken house was dirty, so I cleaned it. Now I'm stiff, sore and filthy and have some new blisters that popped. I have earned my morning cup of tea and a hot shower. And I still have beans to plant. Better do that, but not until I finish my tea. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!~D Tuesday!! i hate Tuesdays. Too busy trying to get everything ready and get DS1 down to the semi-Big City to the South for tutoring. However, it does give me a couple hours while i’m There to go to Costco or Home Depot or something. Tonight I will go to Costco. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Critterfixer said: I am going to attempt yard work if I manage dog walk. My arms and shoulders are complaining loudly this morning. That’s not good. I hope they feel better soon! 1 hour ago, Susan in TN said: Good morning! My replacement backpack came yesterday and it does not fit. Too big. So it's back to REI today. Our local store is having an anniversary sale starting Friday, so if I find a pack or two that work well, I might be able to get it on sale this weekend. I woke up way too early. Did you get any sleep, Jean? coffee. Boo for backpacks not fitting and waking up too early. Hope you can get a good deal this weekend. 1 hour ago, Another Lynn said: I was up from 2:30 - 3:30. No!!!! 1 hour ago, whitehawk said: Me too. ? ((Jean)) Coffee! Boo on insomnia!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 12 hours ago, Susan in TN said: I miss JJM. I do, too. Has anyone heard from her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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