WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2019
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Tracey – while I was out, Denise called me wondering where I was. Then she said mentioned how I’ve been alone so much. I apologized for yesterday saying that I should probably have asked if she needed help. I know how scary it can be. Later I’ll tell her that giving a bath does not even come close to the scardness of cutting his nails for the first time. I remember how I felt. If I cut too low, she’ll (jess) start bleeding and I don’t want to do that. Plus, her fingers sometimes would curl around my finger. Good for you swimming in the deep end
I was very surprised that the first store I went to didn't have a pizza wheel. They had lots of gadgets but no pizza wheel. But there was a kitchen store next door that had one
Michele who found a pizza wheel.1 -
NYKaren-Sounds like a great time was had by all. What a neat experince for everyone.
Barbie--Love the picture, thanks for sharing.
Pip-Thanks for sharing your story. Sounds like Kirby was right where he was to be at that time.
Lanette--I answer phones all day at work and when I am home I let it ring unless it is someone I REALLY need or want to talk to.
Mary--Prayers for you and Linda.
Katla--Happy Birthday to DH, the cake does sound good.
Beth--Glad the surgery went well and pray DS does well with recovery.
Rori-I hve never heard of a cane that can be a stool. That could come in handi, let me know what you find out and where to get one.
Tracey- I agree with Heather, you should sell your projects. Looks so good.
Katiebug-Hugs. I know it seems like this year I have been to so many funerals and visitstions. It makes me sad to think I know more people that have passed then I do alive.
Michele- I agree that they are not being fair. Hugs!
Lisa-I hope you feel better soon.
Well ladies I have gone on long enough. I have the weekend off and planning a motorcycle ride Sunday with our group.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE
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Good News! The physical therapist told me today that I will probably be finished at the end of the next two sessions. I will be so glad. Still having trouble going down/up steps using the replaced knee. But, will do exercises to strengthen. Hoping to get up the courage to see about joining the gym near me that has the Silver Sneakers program and equipment that might help.
I seem to have lost 7 lbs since my surgery.
I hope I don't gain it back.
DH's brother and his wife are driving up from South Florida on Monday, so, we have been trying to clean up the house a bit. They will be visiting her elderly sisters and our brother-in-law who we got into a memory care facility this week. He hates it there so I don't know what we will end up doing. My husband plans to get his house in condition that he might can go home, but, I am sure he doesn't need to be there by himself.
Allie ~ I hope you will enjoy the Joyce Myers meetings and that you will find someone in your hotel to share the experience with.
Michele ~ Safe travels home. I guess Denise did not go shopping with you, but, at least she must have finally realized that they had left you alone to much. Young people are single minded and sometimes not considerate at all.
Tracey ~ I agree with everyone else who has said that you should start selling those crafts. Have you ever tried Etsy?
I used to sell vintage jewelry there and on eBay before the market became so glutted with the jewelry.
We are going to my grand daughter's hip hop recital tomorrow. It will be sunny and glad to have something to do as the weekend days always seem so long.
Carol in GA2 -
(((Pip)))
Carol Awesome news about your knee progress!
Vicki I know how busy you are at work. ((Hugs))
Michele Are you packed? Car full of gas? Air in the tires? Snacks & drinks for the road?
Tracey SOLs = Standards of Learning.Public schools in the USA have to prove, through testing, that their students are proficient in certain areas of study in order to be accountable to the Federal government and to remain accredited. Students can opt out of all but 5 SOL tests, I believe, although the schools don't advertise that, and let students and parents believe they are mandatory. The tests are given in elementary, middle, and high school, but I think the only 5 that are required to graduate from high school are the end-of-course SOLs for high school level math, science, history/social studies, English, & foreign language/fine arts.
We would have opted my grandson out of SOL testing if he was still attending brick & mortar school, but for online school re-enrollment, SOL testing is mandatory, so he took SOL tests last year to get into online school and this year to be able to stay enrolled.
Machka I met the kitties this morning and I am in love. The mama cat is a purr monster, & the little guy barely has his eyes open, but is already so playful.
Allie ((Hugs))
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Grandson made it through Math SOLs this morning, and seemed really relaxed & calm afterwards. I had decided not to ask him anything about the test, but it didn't take him long to offer that he thought he had done pretty well. I am so proud of him. He doesn't think he did quite as well on the Language Arts SOL last week, but I'm sure he did fine. He has his final SOL next week in Civics & Economics, then iReady benchmark tests on his computer at home, and then he will have completed all of his work for the year! 3 weeks ahead of time! In the meantime, I am reading a creepy book to him and he loves it, so I will probably just keep reading the books in that series out loud every day while he configures cars for his virtual garage. He used to read voraciously, and I am trying to get him back into reading books, so he can read this summer instead of spending so much time on screens.
Work Wednesday night was one of the busiest, most difficult work shifts I have ever had. Didn't get home until after MN, didn't sleep well Wed night or last night. Now I have a headache. I ate leftover salmon and Caesar salad for lunch, and now I might just take a nap.
Karen in Virginia4 -
Carol – so happy for you!
Well, denise and Pete just left for their evening out. Pete was “be sure he’s OK, have your phone handy” I could see that he just felt uncomfortable. Not with me. With leaving PJ. But what is going to happen when he goes to work? He’ll be gone for days. So this is a good thing for him. First a few hours, then a few days. It’ll all work out. And they know that he’s going to be well taken care of. It seems that Denise has gotten more relaxed. I don’t know…how long did it take for a new mother’s stomach to go down? Maybe another grandmother can tell me. Her stomach seems to have gone down a lot. Then again, she’s wearing a lot of loose shirts so it’s hard to tell. She doesn’t want me to let him sleep too much so that he sleeps during the night. Not going to happen. Hey, a grandmother has two obligations….to spoil and to love. And I intend to do grandmotherhood proud! As it is, I spoil the cat by feeding it first thing in the morning. So why not spoil PJ and let him sleep when he wants to?
Michele who is going to love and spoil PJ while she can
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Karen in VA: SOL as Standards of Learning make sense. We use those letters for bad luck. :ohwell:
Michele: Loving and spoiling PJ while mom and dad are out is an excellent plan. Enjoy every minute of it!
I was having trouble with my iphone and went into an apple store because the phone was down to the red zone and didn’t charge at home. I spent quite a while at the apple store at Washington Square Mall. They checked out the phone. Its only problem was that it wasn't charged, so I stood there charging my iphone for quite a while. I must have a bad cord at home and I think it is the one by my bed, so I bought new cords. Now I can replace any cord that doesn’t work as it should. :bigsmile:
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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1948Peachy wrote: »
We are going to my grand daughter's hip hop recital tomorrow. It will be sunny and glad to have something to do as the weekend days always seem so long.
Carol in GA
It’s not at Hilgrove HS, by any chance, is it? My granddaughter has a hip hop recital tomorrow, too.
After two funerals today, I’m looking forward to something fun tomorrow.
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": Loving and spoiling PJ while mom and dad are out is an excellent plan. Enjoy every minute of it!" I think I just died and went to heaven!
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Machka-I admire you completing your Masters Degree with everything you have going on. I was able to complete mine and my Ph.D. coursework when I was single, and I know what a grind it is. As I finished Ph.D. coursework, I married my husband. Had child 1 while trying to finish dissertation. Almost gave up on that when I got pregnant with number 2. My husband (who had no college), encouraged me and said finishing would be a good example for our kids. I defended dissertation 8 months pregnant-figured if they gave me too hard a time, I could just have labor pains! I am glad I finished.
Pip-I understand what you mean about holding the loved one as they breathe their last. I held my sister-in-law in my arms when she died much too young. I held my mother and while my heart was breaking, at least she felt our love. I held my husband and was able to tell him it was ok to go and that I had no regrets. Next Thursday we would have been married 33 years. He has been gone nearly 4 years. I haven't had anyone put in my life to stand beside me and take care of me, but I am ok with that.
Ginny7 -
stats for the day:
bike ride hm 2 gym- 7.23min, 12.8amph, 123mhr, 1.57mi= 64c
apple watch- 61c
ELIPTICAL- 30min, 133mhr, 107ahr, 4160steps, 10incl, 5-9resist, 2.93mi= 196c
apple watch- 231c
bike ride gym 2 dome- 4.59min, 17.7amph, 118mhr, 1.47mi= 55c
apple watch- 41c
bike ride puy 2 sumn station- 14.57min, 12.2amph, 139mhr,3.04mi= 131c
apple watch- 107c
jog sta 2 wrk- 4.55min, 131ahr, 145mhr, 9.32min mi.51mi= 64c
apple watch- 56c
jog wrk 2 sta- 139mhr, 4.06min, 8.56min mi, ..45mi= 65c
apple watch- 51c
bike ride dome 2 hm - windy 19.52min, 144mhr, 7.9amph, 2.61mi= 220c
apple watch- 149c
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Wow what a day.... so went down to venue around 2 and saw people walking in the side door so I went that was but for volunteers only.... went back out and waited at the front door with a few other people it was going to be a long wait as the doors didnt open until 5. Well they were short volunteers..guess who volunteered... my feet are killing me but I was the door greeting people as they came in.. I got a free t shirt and tomorrow we get 2 free books or DVDs for our volunteering.. she is one spectacular lady that's for sure.. I walked back to the hotel it's about 1/2 mile.. sorta hard in the dark and in a strange city.. but got here safely..was smart and packed nuts and water.. and will pack lunch and have a big breakfast tomorrow.. have to be up there by 7 :30 doors open at 8...
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Aarghhh! Going to have to buy new refrigerator. Anybody have a recommendation?0
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Good morning all! Happy Friday! I don't have Trentin this weekend! Woo-hoo! So...this weekend will be filled with yard work and mowing the back yard. I also need to get my playhouse and picnic table taken apart and moved outside, then put back together. I think I will have Colin do the playhouse and picnic table job. We will see. It rained last weekend and I couldn't have a fire in the fire pit and do s'mores with Trentin, so maybe we will try to do that tonight. No s'mores for me, though. I splurged last night and ordered a pizza with cheese, red onion and mushroom on half and yes, I ate all four slices (1/2 the pizza). It was a 12 inch (thank goodness I didn't order a bigger one). I also had a Mike's Hard Black Cherry. So naughty, but so enjoyable as I ate and watched about four episodes of Grace and Frankie. Love that show! Lily Tomlin kills me.
Pip- I am a firm believer that people are put into our lives at the right time and for a reason. Kirby was there for you at that time; just as your boss was, as well,( and most likely) a catalyst in putting you onto "Kirby's path" quickly and decisively.
Barbie- LoveLoVeLOVE that pic of you and Jake! Where was that taken? Looks like a vacation pic. Seeing you with your dark hair is neat. It brings it full circle, because I immediately can see you with your gray/white hair. Just as beautiful. Same face. I know we all change, so to say "you haven't changed" would not be right; but ... you haven't changed! lol
Tracey- You are doing amazing work with your crafting! So many different things you are doing! That cup. Um...is the saying supposed to be a little naughty? Or is that just where my mind is going? lol I know it is talking about coffee (or tea) but it is a very vague phrase; and with the word "swallow" hidden on the bottom... I think I might want one of these. lol
Rebecca- I met Tim when we were 14, at the mall. My friend asked me to go to the mall with her to meet a boy that she liked (Tim). Well, I don't think I said two words to him. I thought he was gorgeous and felt awkward and ugly and like a third wheel. I went home and told my mom I met the boy I was going to marry. She thought that was funny. He called me 30 minutes after I got home. Found my phone number in the phone book (after calling a few other folks with the same last name in the area, finally called the right house). Lost a friend-gained a boyfriend/husband (many years later). Some things are meant to be.
Lisa- Glad you are feeling better!
Heather- 8k!! I see a half marathon in your future!
Well, time to fly. My little potty trainee is here. ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
Awe cute story, yep some thing's you just know. I remember going out with my girlfriend, and guys would ask me out. Nope, I have a boyfriend! Oh where is he, he's out to sea. They all thought I was nuts. My aunt told me, when he comes home from being out to sea, I had to take him to a doctor! You know because sailors have DISEASES! Um, thanks auntie for that piece of info!
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I don't mind getting shots in the arm. I don't mind bloodwork. Medical people can do a lot of things to me. But I have a real "thing" about my eyes ... or anyone else's eyes. And shots in the eye .............. I might have to be sedated for something like that!!
Machka in Oz
It’s amazing what you become used to. It’s been almost a year now I’ve been getting these once a month. Believe me, if I still drank, I think I’d have downed something ahead of that first one. However, they make sure one is completely numb and immobilize the eye pretty much, so I’ve gotten accustomed to it, very much like when I began wearing contact lenses in the later 59s.
KJ (Kelly), I’m so glad the world has people like you in it to take care of the adjunct potty training/diaper changing. My second was just walking when she and her 2 years older sister first went to day care. Heart-rending “MUM-MUM-Mum!!!” when she realized I was leaving. However, after a while she potty trained herself watching the older kids. She’s a very bright woman who took her memories of day-care to heart later when she was faced with a boy and a girl 1 year apart, then two years later 2 boys a year apart. They were soon joined by a boy the same age as the older of the 2 boys, and she very successfully (with the help of her daughter, who was a born mother and teacher) raised those 4 boys and adopted a baby boy 5 years after her youngest was born. She’s down to one boy now, and claims she can finally keep her laundry done, doesn’t run out of cereal the day after grocerying, and her house no longer smells like a gym bag when you get near the “boys’ rooms”.
Barbie! Kirbymay be a hottie, but you and Jake sure were cute!
Pip, by the way, you’re pretty cute too, and it looks to me from that earlier photo a few pages back, like he’s pretty much delighted with his catch all these years later. I mived Allan (my late husband) in with me and my family after knowing him about 10 weeks, 4 of which he’d spent on a psych ward for serious depression. He warned me he had a life-threatening illness (depression) the girst night we spent together. I managed to keep my deepest heart in check for the next two years until he had ECT, or shock treatment and was discharged again. When he was prescribed Wellbutrin he was able to reveal the man I knew was living inside him. I let myself live him wholeheartedly from that point on.
Folks, don’t ever let yourself think that a failed marriage, or even two, dooms you to a loveless life. I not only had two failed marriages, after them I had a relationship that descended to the depths of hell. Emotional and “minor” (it’s NEVER minor!) physical abuse, death threats, holding a carving fork to my 7-months’ pregnant belly, and all this to keep me so off-balance that I didn’t realize what was happening to my two older daughters. It took a year of deep counseling and another year and a half of dating and being in a decent relationship. We dated 10 years, and finally succumbed to the need to marry for insurance. We had 18 more great years before he died, raising my daughters, grandoarentung! He’d never thought he’d have that. Our life together was mostly joy. It can happen. Get help to recover from any bad relationships.
Long-Winded Sharon Near Seattle
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1948Peachy wrote: »Good News! The physical therapist told me today that I will probably be finished at the end of the next two sessions. I will be so glad. Still having trouble going down/up steps using the replaced knee. But, will do exercises to strengthen. Hoping to get up the courage to see about joining the gym near me that has the Silver Sneakers program and equipment that might help.
I seem to have lost 7 lbs since my surgery. I hope I don't gain it back.
Carol in GA
Congratulations!!
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As I mentioned earlier, we went to the symphony last night ...
Machka in Oz
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DrKatiebug, im being faced with similar things - hearing of acquaintances, mostly, or relatives of in-laws, etc. it just seems like at the end of winter there’s a spate of these. Once summer begins it seems to improve. The ones that devastate me, even though I may not know them, are when someone of my daughters’ or grandchildren’s age gas a serious health crisis or dies. That hits too close to the horrid fear most parents live with - and the correlate thought “Thanks heaven it wasn’t mine!” which horrify me, but I know is instinctual.
kellymlowder - you’re very welcome here. We’re a very chatty bunch, but just pop in with questions, comments, or whatever is crossing your mind. Please give us a name and locale, so we can keep you separate in our minds from other Kellys.
Machka, do think about volunteering at a shelter or rescue organization. There are so many kitties who just need a temporary person to keep the loving spirit alive in them. Or who just need touch, just the same as we do.
Ginny, I held my brother as he died from liver cancer much too young. He wasn't even 59 yet. He'd gotten out of hard drugs years before but Hep B and C - he wasn't a good candidate for the treatment they had then. Depression problems even before treatment. I was hokdingy husband as he went. Later, after the girls went to bed, I crawled in beside his body and cradled and crooned and cried for him until the undertakers arrived a couple of hours later. It was so healing! He never did feel cold or stiff. I could tell him things I never did tell him. He had real problems hearing love talk. So it was my chance to tell him how happy the times he'd written a poem for me or made a special trip to get flowers just because or fixed my salad before work every night meant that he lived me just as much as I loved him! I think his death gave me back happiness with him in ways I hadn't had it for the last 6 months. He was not happy being taken care of. He lived to give care, and was embarrassed to take it. Being born in 1929 to a poor family with an alcoholic father and an emotionally abusive mother was something he never fully recovered from.
Allie! I'm so delighted for you! What a special chance! I hope tomorrow is wonderful too, especially since you get to take back memories and MIRE.
Machka, you and your DH clean up very nicely, as the expression goes. Don't you live to dress a bit now and then?
Sharon, Undressed, Near Sesttle1 -
✔️ 1. weighed in 59;(weight back up!)
X 2. tracked yesterday
✔️3. 30 min exercise yesterday
✔️ 4. five minutes meditation yesterday
✔️5.Spend at least 2h on long term writing project yesterday
x 6.produce at least 10-finished pages per day average long term yesterday(from May 13 to May19 )
X7. Take care of at least one shorter (1 pagish) writing or administrative task/bill, (union work doesn't count)
✔️8. At least 15 min cleaning
✔️ 9. At least 15 min filing/paperwork
X[/b10.average 1100 calories net
• Overall Feeling : discouraged
• Tracking yesterday : not at end of day
• Exercis yesterday :little walk and cleaning
• 1100 calories net average yesterday :no, went over
• Long term writing 2h: meeting with teacher
• produce at least 10-finished pages per day average long term project yesterday(from May 13 to May19 ) yesterday : no
• Short term writing/admin :no
• Bright Spots : slept ok
Grateful :
1. ok night's sleep
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well I am up and showered and the sun is out~whoo hooo.im having my tea and catching up with stuff before I leave..there is about an hour and a half break in between sessions so will pack some food with me, all they have at the venue is a dunkin donuts and I dont need any carb laden stuff.. I was smart and brought some hard boiled eggs and nuts and string cheese with me so that is what I will bring with me.
I did walk to McDonalds on thursday and got the most sorry looking quarter pounder with cheese ,no bun no ketchup you have ever seen that was a waste..
I did have scrambled and bacon yesterday morning.. and did alot of walking so I am hoping I haven't gained..
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Morning, afternoon and evening, all,
Karen in VA – Love hearing your grandson’s progress, and your hand in making sure that happens.
Pip – Thank you for your story. Explains a few shorter comments you’ve made in past years. Toughest person I know that I haven’t met yet.
Carol – That is GREAT news. So pleased for you. Steps are still an issue for me, as well, but hope to start making progress there. Congratulations on the 7 lb. loss! Intentional movement, as well as changing the pain you've lived with so long, can work with amazing speed its miracles to perform.
Michele – Traveling grace as you head for home.
Katiebug – Something my sister and I have always agreed on is that, because of so much pain in our younger lives, when we are happy, we acknowledge it, recognize it, and squeeze it for every drop of joy we can wring from it. So many people in this world simply can’t seem to recognize when they’re happy and keep searching for it. We revel in it. Enjoy your hiphop recital, dear heart, you deserve that joy.
Which reminds me of one of my favorite authors, Spider Robinson, and one of the laws of a fabulous place he invented—“Shared pain is lessened, shared joy increased.” That’s what this place, and you people are for me. Pain-lesseners, joy-increasers. Thank you for that.
And to share a little joy with y'all... I woke up with energy this morning for the first time in months. Small victory. I think I'll go clean something.
Love y'all!
Lisa in AR9 -
Off to the Swing Dance. This is what I am wearing.
Love Heather UK XXXXXX22 -
heather cute shoes! Have a fun time.
Allie love hearing about your healthy choices and strategies. It sounds like you are in the zone
I too am making healthy choices while traveling and having packed snacks is a big part of success for me. I’ve brought nuts and clementines when dinner choices were not super—-steam tray pasta bakes and breaded chicken
The hotel has oatmeal and fresh fruit for breakfast, hooray And I scarfed extra fruit and hard boiled eggs for later. Long day of listening/evaluating students—last festival of the year for me and I’m looking forward to a beautiful spring day tomorrow.
NYKAREN4 -
help
need refrigerator recommendations
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Saturday -- First cycling in a month!! Great to be back on the bicycle again.
Distance: 12.11km
Elevation: 127m
Moving Time: 56:07
Elapsed Time: 1:05:17
Speed: Avg: 13.0km/h | Max: 34.2km/h
And then rowing ...
Distance: 3,188m
Elapsed Time: 20:08
Machka in Oz4 -
Karen in VA ~ We got a Frigidaire Galaxy French Door. It is huge and has so much storage room. Having the freezer on the bottom is great...no huge packages of meat falling out on your toes. LOL3
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KetoneKaren - I'm afraid I may be in your shoes before too long. We love our KitchenAid french door fridge, but it is getting quite old. I believe it is about 10 years old without looking up the receipt. We have been very happy with it. I would look at the new ones if I was looking now.
Okie in the TX Hill Country where we are expecting thunderstorms soon so I can sit outside on the covered porch with my book and be in one of my happy places2 -
KetoneKaren wrote: »help
need refrigerator recommendations
not LG please
Oh Karen! When we first moved into this house 11 years ago we got the top of the line Amana with French doors, bottom freezer. A month after the 3 year extended warranty went out, it stopped working..... finally got a repairman out and he fixed it and said we could get another extended warranty. We figured since he just fixed it, it would be good to go for a long time, right? No, within a year the very same part went out. So disgusted.
So I went to Sears and got literally the cheapest Kenmore with a bottom freezer they had on the floor that had enough room for our needs. And a few weeks after the 1 year warranty .... the fridge light started blinking and went off! So we deal with it. Light in freezer works tho.
If I had the bucks I'd probably get a Bosch or Thermador or expensive high-end one.
Otherwise, our little local appliance store sells and services Frigidaire so when this cheap one conks out, that's what we'll end up with. I figure this small businessman cannot stay in business if he sells brands that aren't quality to start with. And that he can come fix within a day (maybe quicker) and not have to wait several days or a week to get on the repair schedule.
So I guess my recommendation would be to not go to Home Depot or Lowes, but deal with a small local store and see what they have if you haven't done so already.
Good luck! I don't envy you!
Lanette
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Refrigerators: our kitchen aid side by side was still going strong at 18 years old when we sold it. It’s only problem was it did not match our new kitchen. The Samsung we replaced it with starting rusting on the door after 3 years. When it started making a horrible noise we chose to replace rather than repair. We got another Kitchen-aid, this time a French door. I like it, but only because we have an upright freezer in the pantry that meets most of our freezer needs. I’m not a real fam of the freezer on the bottom. I miss my side by side. But I do love all of the fridge being up top, so I guess I’m just a whiny-butt!
The point of all this rambling is I do not trust Samsung at all! I advise against the brand.1
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