WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2016

prbford64~here is the deal... I have worked at this dentist office 10 yrs, the original Dr died 8 yrs ago of a massive heart attack in the Dominican Republic over Christmas week.. he was my dentist for 21 yrs and I had worked with him for a year and a half
his wife sold the practice to 2 young Drs that kept the staff..all the others that came through would have brought there own staff and we were promised to stay as a group.. we have 2 hygienists, 2 Dental assistants( one of them being me) Dr Sullivan trained me so no schooling.. an Office Manager, Front end manager, and office assistant.. except for one of the hygienists,everyone is 50 and over ,and except for the the craziness of going paperless right now , we work as an awesome team..Now one of the owners no longer practices at our office,and the other one is supposed to be there 2 times a week, but over the last 8 yrs they have bought another 8 -10 practices and they are at an age that they are getting married and having children so he usually is pulled to another office to cover for someone out on maternity leave or something,he also travels to houston,tx as they are part owner in a practice there and that is where Dr Ho is from..
so they have associates,right now we have 2, Dr Sortito the one that is the one in question has been there for about 2 yrs, he is there full time.. but everyone in the office will tell you there is something just off about him, his dentistry is good,but no chairside manner,and he does not participate with or socialize at all.. whenever he has a free minute he is in a corner of the office texting.. he has no problem with the other assistant but with me,Oh lord it is oil and water.. now I have never been anything but nice to him,I always treat the patients with great care as does the whole office staff, and that is why we have the patients we do.. it was a private pay office when Dr Sullivan was alive ,and we have taken on more and more state patients , ones that get the free healthcare..
There is something just not right about Dr Sortito and over the last couple of years seems to be getting worse..
He is not approachable at all.. and because of the way he treats me,he makes me even more nervous,as when Zina is out I have to assist him and he can't stand it... so yesterday when I was looking at the schedule he had blocked off in red every other weds when I assist him in the afternoons in red NO ROOT CANALS all the way down the column... I assisted him weds with one ,and was getting more and more flustered as the procedure went on,and he started repremanding me in front of patient..,he was also barking orders at me with another patient that day..
Dr Ho owner of practice has to much on his mind to deal with all the drama ,and I dont know is Diane will..he is our only full time dentist and they dont want to lose him,but I have been there longer than him and the rest of the girls love and care for me .. even the troll since her MIL and dad has passed away has changed.. we are family down there except for him.. he is a real odd duck.. and he is just the type to come in one day and do me in..I am serious that is how odd he is.. so now this is what I have to contend with on a daily basis on top of everything else in my life geesh..
sorry for the long drawn out explanation .but now ya know the background of where I work...

Lisa happy sales and Ka-Ching! Hope it's a great success. Little in life is permanent except love. so true

DH and I are taking a breath over DD's part time ambition We are letting go. He took her out to lunch yesterday and they just enjoyed each other's company. I think it went a long way in keeping the peace.

Today is all about loving our nice weather, the garden and prepping for a milestone week. Graduation is Thursda NYKAREN

Good morning all!
Did a 45 minute swim this morning. I hope to walk round the ship after lunch for a mile, depending on the weather - it's lurching a bit. Grey skies.
After that I attended a lecture and then went to the Galley Tour. I had asked that they put this on, so found it fascinating. First the chef talked to us about the logistics of how they go about feeding 440 people at one sitting - all the buying, storage, health and safety, waste management, and enormous amounts of paperwork. They make all the bread, cakes and pastries on board and everything is cooked fresh for each service. The bakers are up in the night.
Then we went round the galley and chatted with the Chef's. Almost all the crew is Filipino. They have two below stairs chefs for their own food. The hot food area seemed small for so many servings. We saw the dishwashing area, the wine storage, the bakery, the cold food area and the hot and the beverage preparation.
When we came out they had put on a fruit and veg carving demo for us, making animals and beautiful designs. I want to copy the melon bear for the grandchildren. They also showed us plate decoration techniques, like the ones you get in posh restaurants when it's your birthday. The coloured part is apricot, mixed with icing sugar and food colouring. He was amazingly skilled, first drawing the design freehand in chocolate.
Then I attended a lecture on the fjord farmers of yesteryear. Amazing, resilient people who lived on tiny precipices, and climbed up and down sheer cliffs on ropes. Their children were "tethered" with a rope around their waste to prevent them falling to their deaths.
Now I'm writing to you and it's nearly lunchtime. The last day of a holiday is always hard for me. I do feel sad that our adventure is coming to an end. Got to fill in the appraisal forms and pack. Suitcases outside the door late tonight. It all feels very final.

Love to all. Heather

I love reading all the wise comments contributors are making here. What a wonderful place to get support!

Well Dr Sortito is actually an employee just like me,he has no authority over me...we are equals except he has more schooling ....his patients are here for 8 am appts and he shows up at quarter after to 8:30 and gets away with it .

Becca – Also reminds me of the hymn, “It is Well with My Soul [Live]”. Google it on YouTube.

Michele in NC – I was a ‘huge’ Dale Evans and Roy Rogers fan. That was my 30 minutes of watching TV on Saturday. When Santa brought me a full ‘cowgirl outfit’ and a ‘red wooden rocking horse’ I knew I was ‘set for life’. I got a Greyhound bus (which got destroyed in a wreck on Christmas Day) when we were driving Mimi home, and a doll, I named Ruth (only doll that I did not pull the head and arms off) the very day I received her. Plaid dress and hair braided in two pony tails. I’d ride that red wooden rocking horse so hard that the nose and tail would almost hit the floor.

The last time we went to the movies, DDnL#2 paid for all to get into the show; there were 5 of us; $$$ out the Wazoo; and then we bought our own snacks. I got some popcorn and a bottle of water for $5 and I got the small popcorn and shared it. Ridiculous the prices they charge now-a-days. So we usually wait until they come out of CDs. There is only 1 place in the West side of Albany that rents out CDs. DOS has Netflix – I guess we should start using the movie channels on our TV’s plan. We just never ‘think’ about it.

I agree with you … ‘junk food’. When we go to Logan’s I order a ribeye topped with sautéed mushrooms, baked potato, and vegetable; and take ½ of it home for the next day’s lunch (and occasionally) one yeast roll. I hate to leave food on my plate, knowing that it will just 'go in the trash'. This time I had to leave it because we had 4 or 5 more errands to do before getting home. The heat index here had to be 100 or better. The breeze we had was like opening up an oven after it has heated up.

Katla – Our Tux is an outside kitty; he does his job well; but, yesterday I heard him meowing loudly at the back door; and opened it just to find a fairly large mouse with a ‘salad’ to go with it. He was ‘so proud’ and I think he wants to make sure we know he is doing his job by leaving us presents at the back door. He just does not understand why “Cracker” gets to come in, and he doesn’t.

Miriam – A summer cold is the pits; I had one last year that lingered on and on. After 2 bouts of antibiotics and some pills for the cough; and still ‘hacking’ like a ‘smoking truck driver’ … I called my ‘lung MD’ because it was affecting the use of my C-pap machine. I went in to see him the next day; and, he put me on Prednisone – which knocked the coughing out in 3 days. Of course, I don’t like taking it (steroid) … makes my mouth get so dried out; but, it worked!

I just love when a MD says they can’t see you or ‘work you in’ for another week to 10 days. I don’t have any trouble getting seen by ‘somebody’ usually the next day … all of them have a PA or two. I’m like you if I get a cold and don’t see somebody quickly it goes to bronchitis, then pneumonia or pleurisy.

Grandmallie – My DDnL#2 used to work for a MD’s office after going through technical school to be an ‘assistant’. She said the MDs would ‘curse and scream at them’; and, she got tired of it; so she went to cosmetologist school at night and now works for herself in a large salon; where her only expenses are her rent on her space and all the supplies and equipment, and products she uses. She and another girl are planning on buying the shop from the owner when he retires.

Karen – I know sometimes it would be best to be able to have a face-to-face conversation with another to get those facial expressions. The ‘home schooling’ came up when my DDnL#1 (with only a HS education) was ‘thinking’ about taking her 2 girls out of the private school (to save money) and ‘teach them at home’. She made the mistake of posting that on FB; and, my middle sister (a teacher herself) commented on it about not being qualified to ‘home school’. It really pissed off my DDnL#1 (not that I am surprised). DOGD and I spent a day together yesterday and she brought up the fact that ‘step-mom’ (DDnL#1) cannot pronounce most words; and her grammar is atrocious. I used to ‘correct’ the girls growing up (like my Mother did to me); so that they would know how to use words that sound alike but have different meanings, such as "their, there, and they’re." Middle DGD ‘corrected’ her Mother, in our presence, and I almost wanted to make her ‘apologize to her’; especially when she said, “I’m only doing what Nana does to me!” That only made it worse. But, I just sat there and watched what happened. Made DDnL#1 mad; and she lashed out at her. For a parent to correct a child is one thing; but, the other way around, especially 'in front of others' is something altogether wrong. But, I do understand that she is sometimes embarrassed by the things she does or says. This is awful; but, DDnL#1's mother mutilates the word, "pretty". It always comes out "Purdy, purdy, purdy." My husband and I 'laugh' about it, but, not in front of her.

DYS and DDnL#2 are going to try the in vitro fertilization route; which will be their 'last resort'. They've tried everything else. DYS said they will wait until after their vacation in July; and, I don't know how many times they are willing to try it (I get the impression, maybe twice).

Cracker is 'so cute and sweet smelling' after her day at the 'doggie spa' at Pet Smart. I need to take a couple of pictures of her and share. She has such facial expressions (and I won't let them clip her face). Right now she is whining because DH made her come inside because they are expecting a couple of tandem dump loads of rocks to put in the driveway.

Lenora

morning pep peeps-
gonna go to the gym and spin for 3 hrs, see how far i get. after i reach my goal,, every extra mile will be gravy and i won't feel pressure to ride home or to work for the miles, for that matter, if i do it will be for the calories. my legs are tired, my *kitten* cheeks are sore, not from sitting down but the muscles i've been using. if i haven't lost any weight it better be because of muscle gain (we all know muscle weighs more than fat). i think i'll alway be 2nd female in WA as far as miles ridden, i'm cool with being in the top 20 for that matter.
kirby is at work, should be home by noon and i'm leaving the kids home. we'll see how far 3 hours will get me

Miriam: It is good that you know how to take care of yourself and deal with the medical system. Antibiotics have been seriously over used in the last several years but each situation is different. It is a shame you are caught in the general need to reduce antibiotic use when you are in a unique situation. Frustrating. :grumble: My mom was a lifelong advocate of what she called Jewish Penicillin--chicken soup. I do not wish to offend anyone with the term. It was a comfort and I always felt better and less congested after eating a bowl of chicken soup. I googled this topic and found many articles from medical sources supporting chicken soup to relieve cold symptoms. Perhaps it would help you feel just a little better until your doctor decides that you do need an antibiotic. :flowerforyou:

Heather: It sounds that you are homeward bound after a wonderful adventure. Bliss! :bigsmile:

Barbie: I've been on the waterfront in Seattle this year, but nowhere near the ferry terminals. The construction situation makes a huge difference. It sounds like you and Jake have made an excellent travel plan. I hope all goes well.


It is drizzly and overcast at the moment, but not actually raining. DH is awake, and I'm planning to talk with him about possibilities for putting a little fun in our day.

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

Tibetan proverb: "The secret to living well and long is: Eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure..."

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison