This Year is Our Year for Success!
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Preparing your bulk mailing sounds like a pain in the neck. How often do you do one? I like making a dry run whenever I have appointments in new locations. It makes it easier the day of the appointment.
I watched the first episode the Duggar documentary. I didn’t realize how cult like they are. And covering up Josh’s sex abuse crimes is beyond disgusting. I’ll watch the other episodes to see what happens to them. I think their shows got canceled once the abuse came out.0 -
I’m back home again and glad to be home. I enjoyed my trip but it’s good to be back.
The show “19 Kids and Counting” was cancelled after Josh’s indiscretions came out, but 2 of the married daughters agreed to do a show that I believe was called “Counting On”. I’m not sure how long that one ran or how many episodes there were. I think now there may be an occasional special episode with some of the married kids. Currently there are 9 kids still living with the parents. Most of the daughters who have married have broken away from the way they were raised, but I don’t know if any of the married sons have.
It was especially interesting to me because early in our marriage, DH and I attended a week long seminar that was the Bill Gothard Institute in Basic Life Principles. Our church (at the time) heavily promoted the seminar, so we paid our money and attended it. I don’t remember much about it except for the umbrella diagram that was shown several times in the documentary. Needless to say, I did not embrace the lifestyle or much of its principles!0 -
Preparing your bulk mailing sounds like a pain in the neck. How often do you do one? I like making a dry run whenever I have appointments in new locations. It makes it easier the day of the appointment.
I watched the first episode the Duggar documentary. I didn’t realize how cult like they are. And covering up Josh’s sex abuse crimes is beyond disgusting. I’ll watch the other episodes to see what happens to them. I think their shows got canceled once the abuse came out.
We do 5 mailings a year. Not enough to really justify the time and effort to learn this except it's apparently going to be the only option. I'm not sure I'll be able to do a trial run but that would be wonderful if I could.0 -
I’m back home again and glad to be home. I enjoyed my trip but it’s good to be back.
The show “19 Kids and Counting” was cancelled after Josh’s indiscretions came out, but 2 of the married daughters agreed to do a show that I believe was called “Counting On”. I’m not sure how long that one ran or how many episodes there were. I think now there may be an occasional special episode with some of the married kids. Currently there are 9 kids still living with the parents. Most of the daughters who have married have broken away from the way they were raised, but I don’t know if any of the married sons have.
It was especially interesting to me because early in our marriage, DH and I attended a week long seminar that was the Bill Gothard Institute in Basic Life Principles. Our church (at the time) heavily promoted the seminar, so we paid our money and attended it. I don’t remember much about it except for the umbrella diagram that was shown several times in the documentary. Needless to say, I did not embrace the lifestyle or much of its principles!
One would hope not! LOL! Of course where I come from we have the Amish who also have their strict rules and shunning of anyone who breaks them. So it's not just Utah. But the Amish don't practice polygamy.0 -
I saw the cardiologist this morning. They are so short staffed that she came out to get me herself and handed me the gown, etc. She's pleased with my results and doesn't need to see me for a year. YEAH!
She asked about labs and I told her I haven't had those yet this year because I'm trying to find a new internist. I have an appointment Friday. It just occurred to me one day I have all these fabulous specialists. The clunker in the doctor list is primary care. I'm so sick of them trying to foist "senility tests" on me I could scream. Finally decided I don't have to take it any more. I've got appointments two places. If worst comes to worst, I've discovered I can order my own lab tests online and there's an online source for cholesterol meds prescriptions (through GoodRX).0 -
I have my monthly visit at my weight loss clinic this morning. I’m down a little from my last visit, I think, but not as much as I’d like. However, since I was gone for 10 days and had less control over the menus, I think I didn’t do too badly. We’ll see what their scale shows. It usually weighs me lower than my scale at home does.
I spent most of yesterday researching an upcoming girlfriend trip to visit our mutual friends who moved to the Washington, DC area almost 2 years ago. It’s like herding cats to get 6 women to agree on travel plans! These 2 only want to fly on a certain airline, this one must have an aisle seat, that one might want to go earlier and spend time with her daughter and join us later, one might be going to Italy just before the time we are considering and another needs to be back by the end of the month for another trip they have planned. I was ready to pull my hair out by the end of the day! We did finally agree on dates, and I left it that everyone should make their own flight arrangements but try to arrive and leave at roughly the same time so that our hosts aren’t making multiple trips to the airport. If unable to do that, then I suggested that they plan to use Uber, so we don’t inconvenience our hosts. We are going mid-October and hoping for nice weather and turning leaves. Our hosts’ daughter works for Janet Yellen and may be able to arrange a White House tour for us, depending on what is happening at the time. I’m hoping that works out because when I visited DC several years ago, the White House was on lockdown and we could only see it from outside the fence.0 -
Having everyone make their own travel plans is smart. Trying to get everyone on the same flight would be an exercise in frustration. You’re picking nice time to go. Do you get much in the way of fall colors in TX. If not, the east coast colors will be a treat. We see reports of dangerous heat levels in TX. How are you making out in the heat?0
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Sounds like a great visit with the cardiologist. DH sees his next week. I hope his results are as well as yours. He had an echocardiogram and a nuclear stress test last week. We’ll find out how he did at the appointment.I saw the cardiologist this morning. They are so short staffed that she came out to get me herself and handed me the gown, etc. She's pleased with my results and doesn't need to see me for a year. YEAH!
She asked about labs and I told her I haven't had those yet this year because I'm trying to find a new internist. I have an appointment Friday. It just occurred to me one day I have all these fabulous specialists. The clunker in the doctor list is primary care. I'm so sick of them trying to foist "senility tests" on me I could scream. Finally decided I don't have to take it any more. I've got appointments two places. If worst comes to worst, I've discovered I can order my own lab tests online and there's an online source for cholesterol meds prescriptions (through GoodRX).
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Helene, we get some fall color some years, but nothing like you see in the Northeast. It has been almost unbearably hot for the past week, but so far our A/C is handling it well. I’m so glad we replaced those units last spring! My sister’s unit failed 3 days ago but they were able to get it replaced the next day. They spent most of the day in their pool, trying to stay cool. I’m coping by staying indoors as much as I can.
My 20 pound bear may be out of the closet soon! I’m a couple of pounds away now, but I’m hopeful I can dust him off in another week or two. It always seems that I have a big weight drop the day AFTER my appointment at the clinic, and that’s what happened again yesterday. The scale showed a 1.2 pound drop from Friday to today.
Fingers crossed that your DH gets as good a report from the cardiologist as Maryanne!0 -
We both had dental cleanings scheduled yesterday but DH had a letter saying his appointment was canceled and he needed to reschedule. Turns out his hygienist had surgery and will be out for months. They offered him an appointment in December when we’ll be in FL. He asked to be put on a cancellation list. I had my appointment and was talking to my hygienist about DH being on a cancellation list. She asked how far from the center we live(5 minutes). Someone had just cancelled with her for tomorrow and she was able to slot DH in. She told me his hygienist had rotator cuff surgery and they won’t let her come back to work for six months. She’ll be back in October. She went in and scheduled both of us for November appointments and gave us appointments for next June. We always chat a bit before my appointment so she knows we leave for FL before Thanksgiving. It was so sweet of her to take care of all our appointments. It was lucky I told her about DH and that she just had a cancellation.0
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Helene, we get some fall color some years, but nothing like you see in the Northeast. It has been almost unbearably hot for the past week, but so far our A/C is handling it well. I’m so glad we replaced those units last spring! My sister’s unit failed 3 days ago but they were able to get it replaced the next day. They spent most of the day in their pool, trying to stay cool. I’m coping by staying indoors as much as I can.
My 20 pound bear may be out of the closet soon! I’m a couple of pounds away now, but I’m hopeful I can dust him off in another week or two. It always seems that I have a big weight drop the day AFTER my appointment at the clinic, and that’s what happened again yesterday. The scale showed a 1.2 pound drop from Friday to today.
Fingers crossed that your DH gets as good a report from the cardiologist as Maryanne!
That's interesting that your weight drops the day AFTER the clinic. Power of positive thinking? LOL!
Here's hoping that 20-lb bear is ready to come out of the closet.
What's funny is I'm haunting ebay looking for discontinued jenny craig, NS and optavia foods but not dieting right this minute. When I get back to it, though, I'll be ready!!!!0 -
We both had dental cleanings scheduled yesterday but DH had a letter saying his appointment was canceled and he needed to reschedule. Turns out his hygienist had surgery and will be out for months. They offered him an appointment in December when we’ll be in FL. He asked to be put on a cancellation list. I had my appointment and was talking to my hygienist about DH being on a cancellation list. She asked how far from the center we live(5 minutes). Someone had just cancelled with her for tomorrow and she was able to slot DH in. She told me his hygienist had rotator cuff surgery and they won’t let her come back to work for six months. She’ll be back in October. She went in and scheduled both of us for November appointments and gave us appointments for next June. We always chat a bit before my appointment so she knows we leave for FL before Thanksgiving. It was so sweet of her to take care of all our appointments. It was lucky I told her about DH and that she just had a cancellation.
What a PITA but lucky on the cancellation.
I had a new appointment scheduled with an internist last Friday. They cancelled (why depends on which story you believe). I can't believe they didn't make accommodations. I mean maybe add one appointment a day until they catch up? But no, I'd already looked up her next appointment online and that's what they scheduled me for. Their cancellations work through text only and I'll be darned if I'm turning on my phone and carting it around for something that was their doing not mine. I'm not the one who cancelled. I then called my existing internist and changed that appointment again. They don't even seem to be suspicious. Guess they don't care!0 -
DH had his cardiology appointment today. He had an echocardiogram and a nuclear stress test done in the last two weeks. On one of his previous echocardiograms, he was immediately sent to the hospital because his stents started to re-block. He ended up having triple bypass surgery. So I’m alway a little nervous to get the results of those tests. Turns out I worried for nothing. He had great results and his doctor was very pleased. We celebrated with lunch and DH had a lobster roll. All around, it was a good day.0
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DH had his cardiology appointment today. He had an echocardiogram and a nuclear stress test done in the last two weeks. On one of his previous echocardiograms, he was immediately sent to the hospital because his stents started to re-block. He ended up having triple bypass surgery. So I’m alway a little nervous to get the results of those tests. Turns out I worried for nothing. He had great results and his doctor was very pleased. We celebrated with lunch and DH had a lobster roll. All around, it was a good day.
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We’re driving to visit a friend at his lake house for the holiday. We leave Sunday and come back Friday. It’s the same friend who stayed with us last spring and help us rebuild the stairs. The time when DH had the concerning results, he was hospitalized the same day. The Plavix he takes had to leave his system so he wouldn’t have heavy bleeding during surgery. He had triple bypass a few days later. I had visions of something like that happening and having to call our friend and cancel the trip. It was a huge relief to hear the tests were all clear.0
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DH had his cardiology appointment today. He had an echocardiogram and a nuclear stress test done in the last two weeks. On one of his previous echocardiograms, he was immediately sent to the hospital because his stents started to re-block. He ended up having triple bypass surgery. So I’m alway a little nervous to get the results of those tests. Turns out I worried for nothing. He had great results and his doctor was very pleased. We celebrated with lunch and DH had a lobster roll. All around, it was a good day.
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I'm originally from a tiny town 8 miles north of Gettysburg. One of my brothers recently moved back east after several years in the Pacific northwest and settled into an apartment in Gettysburg (it's a college town so rents aren't small town).
Anyway he emailed me that today is the 160th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. I bet the town is overrun with tourists!
(The local economy thanks the heavens for the tourists. When I went to college our second semester ended mid April and I'd go home and clean motel rooms from mid April to Labor Day. Continued to do it after I started teaching, only stopping when we moved to Baltimore and I stopped teaching. And my friends wonder why I don't clean house much. LOL!)0 -
Enjoying a few days at our frien’s lake house. Last night, he and I went to Tanglewood to see James Taylor in concert. DH preferred to stay home and dog sit than come. He’s strictly a classical music fan. Tanglewood is the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra but they’ve added more contemporary concerts scheduled for when the BSO isn’t performing. It was a 90 minute drive but we’ll worth it. JT was fabulous.0
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Enjoying a few days at our frien’s lake house. Last night, he and I went to Tanglewood to see James Taylor in concert. DH preferred to stay home and dog sit than come. He’s strictly a classical music fan. Tanglewood is the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra but they’ve added more contemporary concerts scheduled for when the BSO isn’t performing. It was a 90 minute drive but we’ll worth it. JT was fabulous.
Oh, what a wonderful opportunity!0 -
NS's parent company is bringing back Jenny Craig:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/05/business/jenny-craig-revival/index.html0 -
Interesting that the parent company of NS is buying and reviving Jenny Craig. Seems like it would make more sense to fold it into NS rather than keep operating it separately, since the two companies basically offer the same thing. But what do I know, lol!0
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Interesting that the parent company of NS is buying and reviving Jenny Craig. Seems like it would make more sense to fold it into NS rather than keep operating it separately, since the two companies basically offer the same thing. But what do I know, lol!
I'm guessing the two brand names both have loyal clientele with only some overlap. Because you're right; both have shelf stable and frozen food. JC couldn't be purchased though unless you bought coaching (that frayed a little over time; there was some food that cropped up on Amazon). Like NS, the quality of JC food went downhill over time as well.0 -
The amount of diet food in this house is getting a little crazy as I've been haunting ebay looking for discontinued ns, jc and optavia food. But it's buy now or it's gone forever so I'm buying and stockpiling. Sort of funny as right this minute I'm not dieting - I'm in my annual post cardiologist splurge mode.0
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I didn’t think I’d make it our seats the night of the concert. The ride from home to our friends house was about six hours. He took us on a drive up to Ft Ticonderoga and then we took a 15 minute ride on a small ferry across Lake Champlain to Vermont on the other side of the lake. The ride continued down the Vermont border until we crossed back into NY. It was a lot driving and my knees really stiffened up. It felt like about a half mile walk from the parking lot to our seats. It probably wasn’t that far but it sure felt like it. During intermission, I was talking to a woman who was in the handicapped lot. She said they had a shuttle that could drive us to our car. We left as the last song was playing and asked a cop at the gate about the shuttle. He pointed us to the people we had to ask and we’re able to get a ride right to our row. And we were a bit ahead of the crowd so we cleared the lot and we’re back on the road before the traffic jam.0
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I didn’t think I’d make it our seats the night of the concert. The ride from home to our friends house was about six hours. He took us on a drive up to Ft Ticonderoga and then we took a 15 minute ride on a small ferry across Lake Champlain to Vermont on the other side of the lake. The ride continued down the Vermont border until we crossed back into NY. It was a lot driving and my knees really stiffened up. It felt like about a half mile walk from the parking lot to our seats. It probably wasn’t that far but it sure felt like it. During intermission, I was talking to a woman who was in the handicapped lot. She said they had a shuttle that could drive us to our car. We left as the last song was playing and asked a cop at the gate about the shuttle. He pointed us to the people we had to ask and we’re able to get a ride right to our row. And we were a bit ahead of the crowd so we cleared the lot and we’re back on the road before the traffic jam.
There was a period when I went to a ton of concerts. Getting there, parking, etc. was also a struggle. That's why when I was able to watch a couple concerts virtually recently I thought "this is fantastic" I wish there were more virtual opportunities. Of course nothing beats watching a show live but I think those days may be behind me.0 -
I typed out a long post this morning, only to lose it when my wayward pinky on my damaged right hand hit something on the screen and took me to a different screen, thereby deleting my post. So annoying! Anyway …
I had lunch yesterday with friends and was very gratified that they all noticed and commented on my weight loss! My 20 pound bear is almost ready to come out of the closet! I’m debating whether to keep going and try for another 6-7 pounds. The age-adjusted BMI calculator shows me to be in an good place at my current weight and doesn’t indicate any advantage to going any lower, but I would really like to get into the 130’s and then try to maintain that. I think I will keep trying to lose until I see my doctor August 24th and then decide if I’m ready to move into a maintenance phase at that time. I also have an appointment next Friday with my consultant at the weight loss clinic, so I will be discussing with her as well.
I saw my hand doctor on Thursday for a routine visit. It left me a little puzzled as to next steps. He is leaving his current practice group and moving to a sports medicine group. He doesn’t know yet what insurances are accepted, so not clear yet if I can follow him to his new location. He gave me the contact info for it as well as the name and contact info for a doctor there if I choose not to follow him. He said I could follow up “prn” in 6 months. I know prn means as needed, so my confusion is over whether that means I need to schedule an appointment or not. At this point he is really only checking to see what progress is being observed in the healing of my ulnar nerve and whether there is any functional improvement from one visit to the next. I don’t know that I “need” to continue observation for that. Also, I’m coming up on the 2 year anniversary of the accident (November 30), which means that under Texas law I either need to settle the bodily injury portion of the claim, or file a lawsuit in order to extend the time frame to do so. I don’t really want to sue the individual who hit me, but I’m not sure that I will have reached maximum improvement by then. In fact, I’m almost certain I won’t have. The doctor said it could be up to 5 years, but that after a certain point, gains would be minimal and very slow. I kind of think I’m already at that point, but it’s hard to tell. So I’m confused as to what I need to do next. I guess I need to talk to my lawyer and see what he recommends.0 -
We get a lot of commercials for Morgan & Morgan. They say they are the world’s largest personal injury law firm. In their commercials, they say you’re not really suing the individual but they’re insurance company. Ask your lawyer if that’s true. I’d have no qualms about suing the insurance company.0
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Helene, I don’t really have an issue with suing the person vs the insurance company. In my mind, the other driver was extremely careless and deserves to pay for my injuries. I just don’t want the hassle of a lawsuit. Even if a suit has to be filed, I sincerely hope a settlement will be reached without ever going to court. Since there were at least 2 witnesses who clearly saw the accident and gave their statements that she was at fault, I can’t imagine that she and her insurance company won’t be willing to settle. I hope to get a settlement large enough to cover all of my medical bills and the lawyer’s fees. Since I don’t expect to ever regain 100% function of my dominant hand, I think that should be worth something as well, but I don’t know how that will factor into the negotiations.0
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They would be foolish not to settle. With the surgeries and rehab you needed, your case is well documented. And you should get something for pain and suffering. I wonder if the other driver has any understanding of the seriousness of the injuries she caused you. I have a feeling she doesn’t.0
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Pam - it certainly sounds like you could use some advice from a good personal injury lawyer as well as maybe a second opinion on the hand? Maybe your doctor moving on is a chance to do that without insulting anyone? Just a thought! And odds are the suit will settle.
WAY TO GO on the weight loss! 20-lb bear coming up and people noticing? YEAH!!0
