OMG ~ Discussions Starting 1-11-16 and Beyond
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Paula, your remodeling sounds much like what we did at my sister's house in November/December! WE gutted the kitchen and bathroom, walls and all, and rebuilt. It was a lot of work, but it looks terrific now. I don't know if I ever shared the final pictures with the group. They finally had someone finish their LR floor, and do the final trim, so they are DONE.
Patti, what a work of art! Your friend must be very special indeed. I have a quilt top that my MIL started and I finished, but I need to find someone to do the actual quilting on it.
Karla, looks like your dad/brother's house is really getting the finishing touches with you there. I hope Kerry got his x-ray today.
Janet, I wish I could take you for a nature walk! On a typical field trip, we see three habitats - the wetlands, the forest, and the stream or pond. The wetland center gets field trips four days a week, up to 50 kids per day, for all of April and May. We have already served almost 1000 children this spring. We are track to serve about 1600, and had to deny another 500 due to lack of availability. We do about the same in the fall, and there are five weeks of summer camp too. It is a terrific place!
Bert, good luck with the rummage sale. Our church used to do them twice a year, but the woman who ran them left, and nobody has stepped up. I have been giving stuff to Goodwill that I would normally save for the church.
Cindy, I've been thinking of you often. Will you be doing any camping this year?
I've seen lots of photos from Suzi Mack on FB - she seems to have retired and is traveling in her RV quite a bit!
Diane1 -
Good Morning, Ladies. It's raining this morning. Today is lunch with my retired teacher friends and then I have my LAST visit for the semester! I'm ready! This semester has been something else! The education department is in disarray due to resignations and technology not working for students.
Diane: You and John are so talented! Our rummage sale makes pretty good money for the church, but it is so much work. I'll help out tomorrow and during the sale Friday and Saturday.
Karla: Glad Kerry is doing better.
Waving hi to Janet, Patti, Cindy, and Paula. Have a great day!
Bert0 -
Good afternoon, it has been a great day so far. Lost at WI, 2 ladies made lifetime and listening to them really inspired me. Then drove across town to have lunch with the girls....with the top down, yeah!!!! Hair done and now I am getting ready for work. It will be a hard night as they are coming in to clean the floors. This means we have to move all the fabric and fixtures to the other side of the store. This is back breaking work so I hope we are not too busy. I think I might finally have my head in the right place to do WW as it should be done.
Diane, don't know how you get it all done! Glad you are getting away for a while so you can actually relax. How long is your next trip? Where are you going?
Karla, sure hope Kerry is responding to all the treatment and continues to improve.
Bert, are you going to continue with students next year? Good luck at the rummage sale. I know how much work goes into them, hope you make lots of money for the church.
Cindy, in my thoughts and prayers. Always here if you need me.
Janet, we are not warm enough for A/C yet but I am ready.,
Paula, hope you are recovering from your carpet pulling! Sounds like you are moving along at a good pace.
Patti0 -
Good afternoon.
Kerry is responding from the extensive care he got at the ER last night and the medications he is taking now. Still coughing some, but limited amount. Bless his heart it was pure scary last night when he was grasping for his breath. His Humana insurance has really came through so far. Thank you for all your concern and prayers.
I haven’t had much sleep in two days with all this going on. I am so glad to finally hear Kerry say he is feeling better, although weird from the meds. I made him a check off grid with a list of what meds and when each time frame to check off. I am staying here until at least Friday morning to see him through several days of this regiment. You see, he is mentally challenged and almost totally deaf so this is very hard on him. Put on top of this the fact that he has not gone to a doctors office or hospital since the mid seventies due to a severe phobia of medical professionals. He trust me and relies on me but usually says “no doctors, no doctors “! This time I worked some psychology on him by getting the Humana nurse line on the phone and letting him know they are recommending what he needs to do.
My dad is having trouble with his right arm. Can’t lift it up very far. Looks like rotator cuff issue. He sees his doctors the week after next. Geez.
I better go, tired. Thanks again for thinking of me.
Oh, they took four vials of blood from Kerry and the doc said his totals looked good except the WBC but that was due to bronchitis.
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Good Morning, Ladies. Today is a meeting on campus and Cole has a game. I'm not looking forward the the meeting, but will attend and "keep my mouth shut". (right!)
Patti: Yes, I'll continue next year. It's just been frustrating this semester as we, the clinical supervisors, are the ones who get many questions and try to find answers for them. I do enjoy working with the students, so hopefully the fall semester will be better. Congratulations on losing!
Karla: So glad you are there to help your dad and brother.
Waving hi to Janet, Diane, Paula, and Cindy. Have a great day everyone!
Bert
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Bert, hope the meeting is less fraught than you fear. I always go into those vowing to remain silent, and then, ...
Patti, hope the moving of all the stuff didn't have dire consequences for your body - be kind to YOU today!
Karla, how is Kerry doing? So many worries when a family member is ill, and Kerry's difficulties compound the concern. God thing he trusts you, and I know you did a great job of running interference for him at the hospital. Hope he had great nurses - I know my hospital stays were made or broken by the nursing staff. Nearly all of them were wonderful.
Diane, you are a whirlwind. Have you mapped out your summer trip yet? Online bill-pay and such do make it easier to be away from home.
Cindy, are they backing off a bit at work?
Ate well yesterday - made taco salad or dinner - healthy and tasty. I'll thaw salmon for tonight, which will be served with asparagus and little red spuds. I'll make a small tossed salad too. Before that, lots of errands.
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Good morning. It’s been a long week. I’m taking Kerry back to the clinic or ER today. His cough is not any better and he is unable to inhale the inhaler properly even with my aisstance. I don’t think it is getting in his lungs. He is on Levaquin, Prednisone, Albuterol inhaler and Mucanex DM.
They are so resistant here to prescription cough medicine. Kerry insists he is better and is breathing better now, but when he first got up at 5a he was wheezing. I’ve since given him the prednisone and the Mucinex and did the inhaler. He told me he’s eating too much since I’ve been here. Lol.
Yes, I’ve made a big pan of baked spaghetti first, his favorite, earlier this week and yesterday I made the best meatloaf and mashed potatoes for them. I’ve baked sugar cookies, Kerry’s favorite, and chocolate chip cookies last night. Can I say they love me being here?
I’ve been taking my time cleaning the house and doing some redecorating too. My older brother, Kenny, stopped by yesterday. He was floored how good the house looked. He lives in Dothan, about 85 Miles from here. It was great seeing him.
I’m going to a living estate sale this morning with my dad. He loves going to them. I will make sure Kerry is situated first. He is laughing and watching tv now.
Janet - thank you again for asking about Kerry and continuing to inquire about him.
Bert- yes they appreciate me being here very much.
Have a great day,
Karla0 -
Good morning, busy couple of days for me with work and trying to get the cushions made. Had major trouble with my upholstery machine and spent several hours just trying to figure out what was causing the problem. My last ditch effort was to change to a different type of thread. Never dreaming that it would make a difference, it did! I basically have one more seam, all the way around the cushion and I will be done. Moving all the fixtures from the front of the store to the back took less time than we anticipated since we had almost no customers the entire shift. And there was 5 of us all working together. Edd is gone for the weekend at the state pool tournament. This is usually when I get in trouble with my eating so I am being extra vigilant on tracking. Made it through yesterday with a blue dot. Today I work from 2-6. Have to run to the grocery after work to pick up ingredients for my tomatillo/pineapple salsa. Tomorrow is my DIL's sister's 40th birthday party. Two more of her sisters are in from Cali and the food will be Taco Bar, lots of authentic Mexican food, yum. The party starts at 4pm and will go to the wee hours. She is the baby of 8! I will go early and leave early. Won't be drinking and don't want to leave Frankie for too many hours.
Karla, sounds like Kerry is improving except for the cough. A good cough syrup to try, if he will, mix equal parts honey and vinegar and take a teaspoon when the coughing starts. Wonder if a vaporizer in his room at night would help keep his airway passages moist. Sort of like treating croup. Just something to try.
Janet, do you have your Derby hat ready?
Bert, good luck with the sale
Waving hi to Cindy, Diane and Paula
Patti0 -
Patti- thanks for the tip on the honey and vinegar. I know we have honey, i do have a vaporizer I brought with me we are using. I’ll check for the other and go get some if need be. I want to start making my own salsa too.
We have done better getting all the meds completed early. I have an appointment with his PCP tomorrow at 3p to go over test results and get a nebulizer treatment. I also found out today the only pulmonologist covered by his insurance is Pensacola, but now that we know from the chest Cat Scan he doesn’t have COPD or Emphysema, maybe she can handle him.
Finished the bathroom and my mother’s room and more on the living room. It’s nice to be here so long to take my time to not only clean, but decorate.
Hi to Bert, Cindy, Diane and Janet.
Karla0 -
The dining room and my mother’s room.
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My beautiful red haired mother. I found another photo album and box of pictures in her room. I thought I had them all. I always thought the song “Jo-lene” by Dolly Parton fit my mom. Her name was Jo, and she could have any man she wanted with that Red hair and green eyes. Lol
Karls
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Hello, hello, hello!
Hope everyone is doing whatever makes you happy. I have had a very productive and fun weekend so far. Got the cushions done and delivered but getting my machines to work correctly was maddening. But now all three are running perfectly. Birthday party last night, Mexican style, was a blast. So proud of myself with my food choices. One plate of chicken taco salad with guacamole and sour cream, lots of lettuce and salsa, few chips and that was it! I passed on the banana split cake and did not go near the food table again. 3 of Pam's sisters were in from Cali. We danced our buns off, lol. Got the surprise of my life, my granddaughter sang for us. In total shock,never knew she could sing and she brought me to tears with her voice. She has never shared this talent with anyone but her husband. My son and DIL heard her sing for the first time on Thursday when they went to karaoke night at the Moose. She has a very folksy voice. She promised to record something for me so I can hear her anytime I want, lol. Love this girl/woman more every day.
Getting ready to go hang with the Mexicans before they have to head back home,
Enjoy......whatever
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Good Morning, Ladies. MFP is acting up this morning. It says that I'm not logged in ......I had to click several times to be able to post today. Yesterday I made tacos, spanish rice, etc. for the kids. When it came time for ice cream (Jillian and Cole count on Grammy to have ice cream), all the containers had thawed. When I opened the freezer, it wasn't cold. So, I contacted Sears Home Service and spent the next 2 hours trying to schedule a repairman! He can't come until THURSDAY!!!!! The only good thing is our refrigerator is under warranty until 2020. I wouldn't have wasted my time with them if it weren't. The fridge is only 4 years old, too. geez! I threw away a lot of food, as I wasn't comfortable with refreezing it. The food wasn't totally thawed, but I don't want to take a chance.
I'm a little nervous to announce this, but Mike and I are going to be grandparents again! Lindsey is pregnant with twins! She has had a hard time as she has had several miscarriages. She's 13 weeks today. Last week she had her cervix stitched up in order to hold the babies in, then on Thursday, she had a huge discharge. She immediately went to the doctor, and he said he didn't see anything that alarmed him. She's seeing him again today......Mike and I are waiting to hear from today's visit.
Today is sunny and will be in the 70's. My visits are all done, so I finally can stay home for a change! I'm going to work outside. Have a great day, everyone!
Bert0 -
Bert, how wonderful! Prayers have started here for safe arrival of two healthy tiny humans.
Patti, sounds like a terrific weekend.
Karla, how is Kerry doing today? Is he able to self-administer his treatments?
Waving to Cindy and Diane.
Busy, pleasant weekend here. For Cinco de Mayo, we had margaritas, guac and chips, taco salad and burritos. Haven't eaten much today, which is good. My eating has been so-so but oh well. Tomorrow I have a manicure (very chipped nails right now) and rheumatologist. This evening I need to try on a couple of sale tops I snagged over the weekend - can return if I don't like them.
One big toe had a giant blister across the top so am being extra careful with it while it heals. Pretty sore but it will be fine in a week or two.
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Good Morning, Ladies. Yesterday was a gorgeous day. It will be cloudy today, but the temps will be nice. Lindsey went to her doctor appointment yesterday and the babies are good! Praise the Lord! She went back to work yesterday. She has also been released back to her regular OBGYN. Please continue to pray for her.
Janet: Thank you for your prayers. I feel like I'm walking on pins and needles every day. Blisters are no fun.
Have a great day, everyone!
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Good morning one and all!
Bert, so excited for you and Lindsey. will keep her ,and the little ones as they grow, in my prayers. I would think being released to her OBGYN is a very good sign along with returning to work. Totally understand how anxiety producing these next months will be.
Janet, sounds like good Cinco was had by us all.
This week already started off a bit off balance for me, nothing awful, just different than planned. I called mom to get her grocery list which somehow turned into taking her for a haircut, then out to lunch, followed by picking up her groceries. she was exhausted but happy. My sis had made plans to take her but she went into the hospital Sunday night with difficulty breathing. I need to call her husband and see how she's doing. My car was filthy and it looks like a flock of birds dive bombed it, so I gave it a good washing before going to work. today I am going to do the interior plus a bunch of other needed cleaning chores here. Eating has been something I can be proud of lately, hope it continues. Trying to keep busier and away from the kitchen helps. I want to find some time to sew up the material I bought for summer tops. I need to make the cabin curtains but want to do it at the cabin so I can make sure they fit perfectly.
Lots to get done so I better get to it.
Patti0 -
Hello all,
Been down for the past week. My husband got a bunch of work done in the house but there's still tons to do. Can't wait to share after pics with you guys.
Have Dr appt in morning then headed to grocery for much needed healthy foods. My eating has been off the rails. Time to reel it in before it gets too far out of control. Just hard to make good choices when you're feeling so bad.
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Good Morning, Ladies. Today is lunch with my BFF. I love spending time with her. Have a great day, everyone!
Bert0 -
Paula, glad to have you back but sorry you have been down all week. Do take care of yourself as you continue the remodel.
Bert, enjoy your lunch. Nothing beats time with a BFF.
Time for WI, lunch with the girls and then work. I got lots done yesterday. My car shines like a diamond now. Got all the downstairs windows cleaned, laundry, vacuuming and gathered several boxes worth of treasures for the garage sale. I wanted to paint a desk Edd picked up for $15 a while back but ran out of steam.
Waving hi to everyone and missing those not posting at the moment. But such is life, we all have times we need or have to step back from the cyber world.
Patti0 -
Very small loss but as long as there is a negative sign in front of the number I count it a win0
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Hello all. I know I've been MIA again. Everything is just so busy! Today was my last field trip at Jug Bay for the season. We leave in two weeks on our summer trip, and are trying to get everything done. John has been doing some needed Charly4 repairs, and we finished landscaping the front of the house, except for two rhododendrons that will be pulled after they finished blooming for the year. I think they overheard that, and are both blooming their hearts out this year! But they are 25 years old, overgrown and woody, and simply can't be pruned back away from the sidewalk anymore. So out they will go, probably next week.
We are also responsible for remodeling the church bathrooms, except for the painting, and that has become a bit of a nerve wracking chore. We thought they would be done last week, but the guy doing the painting didn't start until Saturday, and still is not finished! He has the walls done, but has only painted and brought back the partitions for the ladies room. We will spend tomorrow putting that restroom back together - new vanities (made by John), sinks, faucets, mirrors, lights, instant hot water, and wall heaters. John did the electric work today in both of them, so the lights and heaters are in. So tomorrow is partitions, vanities, etc. and that one will be done. Just hope the other guy gets the mens room partitions painted and back!
For our trip, we are starting by heading back to WI for Memorial day weekend. My sister is throwing a thank you party for everyone who helped, and we will be attending that. Then across the UP of Michigan, into Canada, and onward from there.
My eating has been pretty terrible. I just can't seem to get my mind in the game.
Diane0 -
Bert, of course I will keep Lindsey and the babies in my prayers. Hopefully things continue to improve. Glad you are done with the semester and can relax for a bit. Much as I enjoy my field trips, I feel the same way. It does take up 1-2 full days each week.
Patti, you have been a whirlwind! I wish some of that cleaning and organizing would rub off on me. I still have 12 boxes of photo albums from my mom's apartment, stacked in my craft room, waiting to be scanned or something.
Karla, how much longer will you be staying with your dad? How is Kerry doing? I know you miss your own home.
Paula, let's see some in progress pictures!
Janet, weird and so-so eating is better than off the rails eating!
Cindy, hope your silence means you are getting in LOTS of writing time!
Diane
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Good Morning, Ladies. Today, the refrigerator repairman is coming......I've waited since Sunday! If it weren't for the warranty, I would have called someone else in a heartbeat. He's to be here between 8 and 5!
Diane: John is so handy! Mike is good at many things, but home rennovations isn't one of them. It's so much cheaper if you can do it yourself. Your church is very lucky to have you and John to be able to do things.
Patti: You were on a roll yesterday! I got tired just reading what you did!
Eating has been so so. Have a good day, everyone!
Bert0 -
Good morning,
Bert hope you had fun at your lunch
Patti, that's right a loss is a loss no matter how small. You definitely got a lot done!
Diane, with all you have going on I'm surprised you have time to eat lol. You are a very busy bee. I'll post progress pics as soon as there are before and after pics to post lol. We are still in demo mode.
I didn't make it to grocery yesterday so I'm heading out in a few to do that. Once my husband is done with kitchen joists we'll pull old cabinets and start getting it together, hopefully in a couple of weeks, then I'll post some pictures. I do have some of the bathroom I gutted I can share but I think I'll wait till it's put together lol0 -
Good morning, it looks like a bad weather day today so am glad I got so much done the last few days. Asking for your prayers, my Sis is in the hospital and was moved to ICU this morning and is on a ventilator. They are not sure what is wrong with her at this point. She was confused yesterday but ruled out any sort of neurological event. I think she has a raging infection but am not sure. Will go later today to see her. Need to keep Mom in th dark for now, at least until I know more about what is wrong. My sister's son has been estranged from the family, lots of issues, but I was able to get in touch with him.
Diane, bet you will be glad to get on the road and relax a bit. Hope the church appreciates all your hard work. John is a wonder in the rehab department.
Paula, can't wait to see the before and afters. So satisfying to see it starting to come together.
That's all I have the brain for at the moment.
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Good Morning, Ladies, The repairman came yesterday and said it's the compressor; however, he didn't have one (of course) and had to order it. It well be installed NEXT FRIDAY! Geez.
The reason is there aren't enough repairmen in the area. I'm only using them as my fridge is under warranty. He definitely said to purchase another extended warranty as LG compressors aren't that great. He also said there wasn't enough ventilation where the fridge is currently placed. I said that my first fridge lasted 25 years in that same area, so I wasn't sold on his opinion.
Patti: Praying for your sister. I hope they can get a diagnosis soon.
Paula: Remodeling is fun, especially when you can see the end product.
Have a great day, everyone!
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Bert, that is ridiculous! My gf has a 2 week old fridge and is encountering the same problems. She got it at Best Buy. At least they are going to reimburse her for the food she lost but they had to wait over a week for the repairman to come, which is today. I hope they insist on a replacement and not a repair.
Seems good customer service is a rare thing these days.
Went to see my sis at the hospital yesterday. It was a shock and broke my heart to see her like that. They have her completely sedated because she was fighting them and making it worse. Her CO2 levels were very high and that was causing the confusion. I got to talk to the nurse and the resident in charge of her case. They feel it is severe COPD. They are treating her empirically for pneumonia but don't really see any on her X-ray. They will rule out a blood clot in her lung just to be safe. The plan is to keep her sedated and ventilated for a few days then slowly wake her and get her tube out. I will go this afternoon and see how she is doing. This way they will have all the test results and the Dr visits done and hopefully have more answers for me. I have filled mom in honestly and she seems to be taking it well. Had a long talk with her son and will keep him in the loop. He is an over the road trucker and currently headed to MN. The good news in all of this is that she is still breathing on her own. Then ventilator just assists her own breaths.
Let my anxieties eat yesterday but knew it was not helping so contained it to a couple spoons of pb and then some French fried onions, closed thing to chips in my house, lol. I did get lots of water in so it was all not bad. Plus we had baked fish, that should negate my bad choices, right, lol.
Time to do something productive
Patti0 -
Good news here, my Sis is off the ventilator and doing so much better. I was able to spend a couple hours with her this afternoon. She is already going the nurses a run for their money. I had to caution her because her smart answers may cause them to think she is confused and that could lead to unnecessary testing and concern. Not sure she got it but I hope they are on to her games. She just thinks she has to be an entertainer all the time. Anyway, I am breathing easier because she is!
Going to lunch with a group of nurses I worked with at UHC. Haven't seen some of them in over 15 years. They meet once a month and this is the first time I have been able to join them. Can't wait!
I am making chicken stock and my house smells amazing. Will be fixing baked cod and sugar snap peas and/or corn for Mom on Sunday. I need to find time to research and enrolling a Medicare plan soon.
Thinking of you all and missing those not posting.
Patti0 -
Hello all. Another day of terrible eating and very busy schedule. This morning we drove to Richmond to get the kayaks we ordered. Another fun addition to the Charly4 inventory, and some new activities for us this summer. But nobody local carries the brand we decided we wanted (Eddyline) so we had to go there to get them. Left home at 7;00, got back around 1:30. (fast food lunch on the road!) Then at 2:30 we left the house again. Tonight was the children's theater production of Marry Poppins Jr. that Carrie directed. They only get one run through in the actual stage, just a few hours before the single performance. We were her roadies: delivered the set pieces to the venue, set up her sound system, and set up the chairs for the audience, then came home for a little while, left again to take her dinner (and ate another fast food dinner - two meals in one day!), then watched the performance, broke down the set and delivered the pieces back to the studio. Then I came home and baked the cookies I need to take to a dinner tomorrow and for Sunday School on Sunday morning. Whew!
Tomorrow we are FINALLY going to be able to work on the bathrooms at church. We picked up the countertops on Thursday morning, had a few other things to do, and went there Thursday afternoon to reinstall the partitions, but there was a painting crew there. They were finishing up painting the narthex, but had also touched up the partitions for the ladies room so they still had wet paint and couldn't be handled! The men's room partitions still weren't there. I hope they delivered them today and by tomorrow the paint is all firm, so we can get this job finished!
Tomorrow night is my Mah Jong night with friends - I said I would bring dessert. I had these cookie molds I have been dying to try - sugar cookies that are pressed and end up with a little thumb print that you fill with jam. I don't know what the menu will be for dinner. Sunday we are having dinner here for mother's day. My DIL's mom and granny are coming (here already? Maybe?) for the weekend, so we will have them and her dad, plus my sister. I do have a healthy dinner planned for that except I am making a normal cheesecake for dessert (not a light one - because the store was out of reduced fat cream cheese!) But the rest of the menu is grilled pork tenderloin, broccoli, a quinoa/black bean/mango salad, and some bread (which I will avoid).
This will be my first mother's day without my mom. I sometimes feel like I am not grieving enough for her, but I honestly feel like she was so unhappy the last few months and in pain that I'm somewhat at peace that she is gone. I started to type relieved, but that is not the right term.
Patti, so glad your sis is doing better. I'm sure your mom is worried, but you did the right thing telling her what was going on.
Bert, repairmen NEVER have the right part the first time. I am so lucky that John can fix almost anything.
Waving hi to the rest.
Diane0 -
Good Morning, Ladies. Happy Mother's Day weekend! We are heading out this morning to watch Jillian play soccer. I'm grateful for the sun this morning as her games have been cancelled twice due to rain.
Patti: So glad your sis is better. What a relief for her and for you.
Diane: Yest, you are lucky that John can fix almost anything. Your mom's passing eased her suffering. It's ok to be at peace.
Have a great day, everyone!
Bert0
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