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Wow, I cut about 6 inches off my hair yesterday. It got most of the blonde off, and it doesn't all fall in my face when I bend down.
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I like your new hairstyle. It looks great on you! 🥰0
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Does anyone have luck posting pictures here from their phone? I can post to facebook with no issues. I have tried different photo programs, files, copy and paste and all kinds of different ways and cannot get a picture to post except through my computer.
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Oh wow...looks like gallery pictures will copy and work.0 -
I can't post any pictures from my phone - neither on the app nor the website. I can only post through my computer.0
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Woo hoo! My washer was delivered yesterday. I washed 3 loads last night after I got home from my job. Two of the loads were medium-soil level and one was heavy. I am happy to have an agitator again... with my old high efficiency Samsung washer, I had to run each load twice in order to get clean clothes: first on Rinse-and-Spin and then as a Wash load. This was to get the clothes wet, so the load would be heavier and more water would be added. Before I started doing that, some of my clothes in each load would come out with dry areas!0
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Oh boy, Cindy! Laundry should go much faster with the new washer. We started out with the washer that came with the house - old! Mom had gotten one without the agitator, but it seems to do a really good job, especially compared to the old one. The dryer that came with the house is still working fine, we gave the one we moved from our house in Hickory to a friend who needed one, so, Lord willing this one will keep working for a good long while. Although losing a dryer isn't as critical as losing a washer - there is still the clothesline outside if the dryer goes down! LOL!
Connie, love the new do!
I download pictures from my phone to my computer. I have MFP on my phone, but I don't usually go to the site on there - takes too long to write a post! LOL! Here's a vacation photo, so the latest one for me!
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Looking good, Kim - and love the ocean in the background.0
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Well, I guess I'm not the only one with the pictures from phone issue. The copy and paste from Gallery works on pulling out a picture from meme, but not an actual picture.0
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Testing
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Well...that worked.0
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How beautiful. Wade has some good sunrise and sunset ocean pictures on his phone. He is the picture-taker in the family! LOL!
Wow, I slept for about two hours last night. I got sleepy and tried to go to sleep, then got awake. I kept having to use the restroom too! Ugh! I think I got a couple of hours here and there. Nap-time!
Down a pound this morning, from 238 to 237. Don't know if that will happen for tomorrow since I can't see myself getting my steps in today, but I can eat wisely!
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I got Bill in bed last night, but he couldn't get scooted away from the edge. Usually I can move his legs and he can move his rear. That didn't work last night. He was kind of panicking and wanted me to get his brother to help him. It was too late to get Kip and he couldn't lift Bill to help. I got him up and he slept in the recliner. Restless night for both of us. I got a transfer sheet that should arrive tomorrow , it is supposed to make moving a patient in the bed easier. Hopefully it works.0
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Oh wow, Connie, I'm glad you didn't try because that could have done a job on your back. It's amazing the equipment you can accumulate trying to take care of a loved one comfortably at home! We held onto quite a bit of what we had for Mom because we aren't spring chickens anymore!
Wade is working on getting the vanity in the bathroom. The sink that is there is built in and tiled on top. He has the sink out, he needs to strong-arm the top out now and then we should be able to just slip the vanity in - but we know nothing is that easy! LOL!
I struggle to get into our tub/shower, even with the handle on the side of the tub. Wade bought a kit to cut out the front of the tub, but we are going to try a step first, so I can get just a little bit higher and get my leg over the edge. I've been using bath wipes since we moved in here and they work really well, but my skin is getting so dry that I really need to be able to take a shower and use a loofa sponge. We used the wipes on Mom since getting her into the tub just wouldn't work at all. Two of us gave her her baths and they went very quickly and without any stress to her.
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Kim, have you tried one of the shower chairs that sits part way out of the tub, and partly in the tub and then use a shower sprayer that is handheld? That is what my Mom does. Our tub doesn't have a shower, but I found an adapter that just screws into the faucet and attaches to the wall at whatever level that you wish. I looked at one of those tub adapters, but I love a bath, and we have a jacuzzi tub, so I don't think it would work for us. The other bathroom has a shower only, but I can't get Bill into it anymore. He has to step up further than he can step...last time we tried, he cut is foot on what used to be the track for shower doors (had to take them down for Bill). I use a regular wash cloth with no rinse soap. I tried the wipes, but really like this foam soap and a cloth better. I do use a lot of cheap baby wipes, though! I use them for everything....wiping him, wiping the toilet seat, wiping the sink, wiping him down if he get sweaty before bed, washing his hands, etc, etc, etc.0
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I think I have about 50 packs of the baby wipes that we'd gotten for Mom. We'd gotten some for her and then found her stash! Eek! They did make cleaning her up so much easier and gentler on her. I hadn't seen the foam soap that doesn't need to be rinsed. I love using the foam soap for washing my hands, but I do have to rinse the version that we have. Wow, his step height is really low, poor thing! We do have one of those slide benches, but it wouldn't fit in our bathroom. I have a chair that fits in the tub and will use that once I get in there! LOL! We also got some of those strips you put on the bottom of the tub to keep you from slipping. I'd gotten a rubber mat, but Wade didn't like it. The vanity is in, Wade is hooking up the pipes now so hopefully by this evening we will have it going. Praise the Lord we have a sink in the laundry room, otherwise I would have had to brush my teeth in a cup or in the kitchen sink - ewww!
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I'm in California this week - in the Beverly Hills area. When I checked in to the hotel last night their system was down so I had to hand write out name, address, credit card information, etc. for them. I'm not thrilled with my credit card number, expiration date and CVV being written down all in one place, but there wasn't much I could do about it. Also, there are hotel workers picketing outside the hotel where I'm working (different from where I'm staying)... banging drums and making a lot of noise. I'm not sure what they think people are going to do... "Oh yes, I made these reservations days/weeks/months ago, but I'll leave here to support your picketing and maybe find a place to stay somewhere else."?0
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The world has gone mad! What the auto workers are asking for is nuts - it's the me generation where they think that they are to be given everything rather than working hard for it. 40% increase and 8 hours less a week -
Cars are way too expensive now, they will be out of reach of most Americans soon - but then, that is what they are trying to do to America, make us totally dependent on and obedient to government. Just as the Apostles said, "We must obey God rather than men." As long as it's according to God's Word, I will obey.
Not much going on with me, just hanging out mostly. Still working on the vanity. There is a minor leak in one of the connections so Wade is trying to figure out how to get that stopped before he closes everything up.0 -
I am pulling my hair out trying to get a doctors appointment for Bill. I really need help from an OT or PT teaching me to handle Bill. He is getting much weaker and I need to learn new tricks. I can't get him into a car right now, so can't take him to the doctor, and the doctor can't write the orders without an in-person visit.
There is a well respected "House Call" doctor in the area, but I can't seem to get them to answer a call or email. I have filled out all of the paperwork, but no calls. Please pray with me that we can get him to take Bill.
We called in-home Urgent Care the other day and they tried to order the PT/OT, but Medicare wouldn't allow it. The NP from Palliative Care tried to partner with the Primary Care Doctor and Medicare wouldn't allow. It is really weird that we can't get home health without going to the doctor....if he could get to the doctor, we wouldn't need it.0 -
I had a busy couple of days so I'm sorry I didn't respond yesterday. I'm agreeing with you in prayer that Bill would be able to be seen by the "House Call" doctor you need. It's frustrating how many hoops you have to jump through just to get quality care. Hugs and prayers to you. 💗0
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It's amazing how we can see that it doesn't make sense, but the system is blind to the difficulties! I can't imagine how you do it alone, Connie. It took three of us to move Mom, which caused a problem with getting her into a nursing care center - they wanted her to be able to be moved by just one person! Do you have a belt for him? Even with the mobility belt for Mom, it still took three of us because she wouldn't help at all - she just didn't understand what she was supposed to do. I can't imagine trying to do it without the belt! We had it at her waist for a while, but then one of the care nurses told us to put it up under her armpits, it didn't hurt as much there and we had better control. You are in my prayers!
Well, the vanity is finally in! Now to figure out what to put in the drawers and cabinets! I put the stuff I had on top of the previous vanity into the top drawer which is just three skinny sides since it surrounds the sink. Great for my pills, my eye drops, and my flossers. I put Wade's shaving stuff into the clear plastic box that I had all that stuff in since that stuff doesn't really work in a drawer! It looks really nice. Praise the Lord the kitchen and now the bathroom are done - well, I still need my step in the bathroom, but Wade can make that in an hour or so!
Woke with a terrible headache this morning and got sick. Oh, I hate that kind! Praise the Lord the headache is gone, but I always feel so puny afterwards. Thank the Lord my back feels better today than it did yesterday, just one thing to have to deal with today! I see these as growing times and praise the Lord for the strength to trust Him through it all.
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Vanity pictures Kim!!0
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God answers prayers! Wednesday evening I got a call from the housecall doctor's office telling us all of the records they need. They told me that they wouldn't be working on Thursday, but would call today if they got everything needed. I got a text yesterday that they set him up for a video visit to access needs, etc. It is set for Tuesday morning. Then they will get him set for a visit.0
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Oh, Connie, that is so good! Praise the Lord. My new vanity and my new kitchen. The countertops, sink, the cabinet color and handles, and the butcherblock on the island are all new.
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What a pretty vanity! I'll bet it's nice to have the projects done so you can enjoy the space. Ooh - those cupboards in the kitchen under your window... what a great way to utilize a space for storage!0
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Also... Happy Belated Birthday, Connie!
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Thanks, Cindy. We are going to put boards at the sides and bottom of the vanity to hide the messed up walls from the vanity we took out. It was built in, and taking it off wasn't easy. We are going to put up
ugh - beadboard around the kitchen rather than tile. Taking off the original tile chewed up the drywall underneath, so this will be the cheapest and easiest way to fix it! I do love having it done! Glad we had the laundry room sink while this one was being worked on! LOL!
I weighed a few minutes ago and was three pounds less than the day before yesterday. I wore my leg wraps and arm wraps yesterday and I think that is where that weight went! Ugh! My right leg wrap slipped off early in the afternoon - they say that they will fall off when there is shrinkage. I had to pull off the other leg that night, so it didn't do as well. Boy, I will be very lop-sided!0 -
Just left Beth's from walking with her. We did about 2.5 miles today on the trails at the park. It was a little drizzly when we started, but cleared up after about 30 minutes.
Her eyes aren't doing a whole lot better... she's still seeing two images that aren't combining to one clear image between them. Her husband has encouraged her to drive a little, so she's driven the two of them to the park twice. He's concerned that she'll be housebound if he's away... but she feels like he's pushing a little too hard. I left her house with a dozen eggs from her chickens and 10 or so Jonathon apples from their apple tree. We talked about apple crisp while we were walking and both decided we'd make that today. 😋 I also have plans to make chicken rice soup for dinner - it's a soup kind of day here.0 -
Mom made an easy cobbler, but it isn't low cal! 1 box of white cake mix, two cans of peaches (keeping 1/2 C of juice, 1 stick butter melted. Put the peaches and juice (apples, blueberries, etc) in the bottom of a 9 X 13 pan and spray with oil. Put the cake mix on top of that and then the butter on top of that. Bake in a 350 degree over for 20-25 minutes or until the top is golden brown. You can also do it with biscuit mix over the top, just make it thin enough that it will integrate with the peaches!
So sorry to hear that Beth's eyes aren't improving. Praying for her!
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Good Saturday morning! Hope y'all are doing well. Just checking in. Love you0
