Wednesday, February 19, 2025

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For some reason yesterday's thread is locked and Diane S' post is in twice. Really weird. I sent a question to the tech group (don't have a lot of confidence that I will get an answer). ETA: OH Help did get back to me and said they couldn't figure out why it was locked but they unlocked it. Still weird.

Anyway, congrats to Diane S on beating the shark! And so glad that DD got some meds to avoid pneumonia or whatever complications may be brewing. Do you think you got enough encouragement from the group to see someone LOL?

Our one activity yesterday of going to the beach club was short-lived as it got super cloudy. We did have lunch there though. We went to the practice range in the afternoon and I practiced my golf. I was doing better without criticism;)

Today there are 2 activities but spread apart: water aerobics at 9 and bocce at 4. Oh wait! There is also a 3rd: Italian night at the clubhouse. But that just means we don't have to cook so that doesn't really count.

But first a Justice walk before I take DH to golf. Have a wonderfully wondrous Wednesday!

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Snowing here again--started yesterday, still snowing. Diane, don't come back!

The much advertised-in-the-news Kentucky floods aren't an issue for us, but the Ohio River is really up. A monthly luncheon we usually attend (Louisville Committee on Foreign Relations) meets at the Boat Club, and it's been relocated due to high water down on River Road.

Yesterday was a booger! I left home at 7:30 and drove to Columbus, Ohio, (113 miles from home) in a bit of a snowstorm. It wasn't dangerous, but it required massive concentration. The reason for this trip was to be sure I was ordering the right IKEA components for my closet/dressing room. I had an awesome consultant and brought home some things that were in stock there, ordered some more that will arrive next week, and learned that the really big 8-foot cases that every closet requires are out of stock. They're supposed to be back online the last week of March, which means we'll probably have to have the contractor come back after we've moved in downstairs to install the IKEA containers/drawers/hangers/shoe racks/jewelry tray/etc.

I have an appointment this morning at 10:30 at a sister gym to mine where they have a big ole standing gizmo that will better evaluate my body fat. It's not the gold standard, but it's better than that silly thing I squeezed at my gym the other day.

DD, for some reason I've been obsessing about some things you shared a few days ago about your mother's (clearing throat) self-centeredness. Jeez, honey, I'm sorry you have had to navigate those unpleasantnesses. But the good news is that you turned out so very well, so kind, and so generous. In fact, all you guys who are parents--whether your own parents were saints or not--are lovely with your kids. Although I didn't have to develop those skills, I do appreciate what good parenting looks like, and y'all get gold stars.

The big news is that hubby has to have surgery this Friday to remove all the long screws in the four toes on which he had hammer toe surgery in late September 2023--17 months ago. The screws are gradually working their way out of his toes--one is already sticking out. He's been in pain ever since the surgery and said so every time we've visited the surgeon since his surgery. I'll not say here now what I think about the surgeon who has pretty much belittled the problem until two weeks ago when the first screw actually appeared outside his toe, and then he freaked out, saying, "We have to operate now!" No **** Sherlock. Needless to say, because of our remodel the timing of this surgery is awful, but there's no way to delay it, since otherwise infection will set in.

So now I'm channeling my deceased sister who often said, "The only way through is straight down the middle." Let's do this!

Geez, poor DH! Unfortunately a percentage of surgeons seem to have a difficult time listening maybe because they believe they know everything. I have dealt with them in the past. Best to work with a level headed one.

Wow, screws working their way out? Sounds like a form of torture, not medical care.

Thank you for your kind words. The subject of resiliency is very interesting. How do people rewrite their script? I see it in my students too.

There have been many epiphanies along the way. One that really sticks with me is my therapist said, you still have the opportunity to have a healthy mother daughter relationship. This time you will be the mother. And she was right, it is a deep source of joy, mothering both son and daughter, but having daughter first was really healing.

I love what your therapist said! How true! And you have such a wonderful relationship with both of your kids and a great husband to boot!

Love what your therapist said

Oh man Ann! That sounds awful for DH! Liz is right, too many surgeons have a god complex and can't believe anything could go wrong with their work! I hope they can fix his loose screws without too much pain and damage!

Reminds me of a story told by my defibrillator rep. An old, very thin man had his defibrillator erode through his thin skin. Instead of seeking help from the doctor, the wife simply sewed pockets into all of his shirts to place the defibrillator in, wires still being attached to the heart! They only discovered this at the man's yearly check in! Can you imagine?

That man and his wife were seriously OG! Talk about tough!

Wisconsin farmers probably!

Will new tariffs affect stuff from Ikea? Does it come from Sweden or actually from China? ds