were we are. All fresh & clean for a new day !!!!

See you all tomorrow !!

Hi all.

Cute graphics Junie....GG put up some Easter decals on the fridge yesterday.

It is nice today, the last day of skating for the kids at the ice arena tonight also. We are supposed to get a snowstorm tomorrow...it always gets milder right before. The usual 'calm before the storm' I guess.

The gardening catalog's are coming in lately. I am going to order a 'set' of strawberry plants....I have been taking runners from the set that we bought about 15 years ago. They were called Tri-star...I'd like to add another variety in another location. One for eating, the other for jelly. I am getting excited for the end of May when our snow will be gone

I am excited for your snowless season, too, Sunny.

The end of may, huh?? Well, bless you my dear. While we "can" have snow in may, we rarely do.

I would LOVE strawberries, but they are such work. I would like to plant some Blackberry bushes though. BUT I think that would be impossible b/c of the Japanese beetle.

I so wish they were not a problem around here...

Going to bed now--sweet dreams to you all.

Hi all.

Not much planned for today besides the usual house work.....hoping someone has a day ahead with more fun than me

Good Morning

Sunny, sadly the friend with a more fun day ahead is not me.

Sadly I have to finish my housecleaning and then do some laundry.

I wish you all a great day.

Wow. I didn't come in to say good night last night.I must have been tired.
Good morning. I slept a full eight last night. It was good. I feel more like tackling my day than have for awhile.
I hope all have a nice day.

I am soon to sleep.
Tomorrow we are going to be with my MIL as she has a minor procedure. I may be home tomorrow night, I may well stay with her at the hospital if she stays a few days. I will see you all when I am back.

Sweet Dreams have a wonderful tomorrow.

Sweet dreams, Carol.

Well wishes for your MIL, Junie.

Yesterday I did get the drywall repairs finished in GG's room and primed them. I am glad to be done.....drywall compound dust is the worst thing to deal with ever.

It has been snowing off and on every day...a few inches at a time but it does still add up. It is suppose to get a bit milder later in the week.

Today is laundry and mopping....baking as well hopefully.

Good morning. This is my new normal for now. But I will change it soon.
I will need to go to the bank and then shop for a bit. I need the usual milk and bread.
I hope you all have a great day.

I hope the procedure went well today, Carol.

I am back.

Thanks for the well wishes Sunny & Tina.
Yes, the procedure went very well. Now, I hope they keep her in the hospital for a few (if not more) days.

I did not stay, although I wanted to stay.

Going to make some popcorn...it will be my dinner as we ate lunch around 2:30-ish.

I will bid you all goodnight now--sweet dreams

Sweet dreams, Carol. I'm glad it went so well.

Morning All

I hoped to be able to say we found a house to buy but you know the saying about best laid plans well ........
We have a lovely realtor and she was doing a good job finding us places to look at... and the last one had a sunken living room right off entry way...Nana didn't see the first step and fell ..broke my right foot in 3 places.. so house hunting is on hold right now... may be a longer visit here than the week we planned..the ER doc said maybe a month after they can do the surgery to put in 3 screws .hopefully that will get done Thurs or Fri... then just depends on how fast I can heal,,, thank goodness the house here has no stairs,,, and hoping to get wheel chair tomrorrow..that will make it so much easier for my hubby to take care of me..kind of helpless right now and can't do much of anything on my own... guess I needed a lesson in patience... sure getting one....

I will let you all know how things progress but don't worry if it's a while before I get back here,,, they have me on some good painkillers so I sleep a lot ,even when I don't want too... please have a good day for me and send a couple prayers or good thoughts my way... may need all I can get before I am back to normal...


Nana

Oh my Nana....best wishes for a speedy recovery. Get those 'grands' to help out as well.

Glad things went well Junie.

We got an awful snow storm through the night...and they didn't cancel school. The early bus stopped to pick up the older kids and almost slid into them. The driver stopped far from them but the back end kept sliding sideways. I just got off the phone with the school board...the decisions need to be made locally, not from a two hour drive away.

Rant over....hoping today is a good one for y'all. Tina, can you drop off some milk to me as well

Oh, that is terrible news, Nana. You have my best wishes for your situation. So glad Joe is with you for the ordeal. Get back when you can and update us, but get better soon. Prayers.
Good morning. Today I will bank and shop. I never did yesterday. But things are getting critical now.
I hope it is a wonderful day for all.

Good morning & again, thanks. I just got off the phone with Marie's nurse, she is doing better today, so I feel better.

Nana..OM Goodness. I am so very sorry for your accident. So very glad Joe is there to help you. Take care & I wish you fast & complete healing.
Not to worry about us, we will be here as you can return. For now just take care of you.

Sunny, that is terrible, but that seems how they do things. Sounds like a call was in order, good for you for calling them. Did you let GG go to school ???

I think I will take a day off & do little of nothing.

I wish you all a great day.

Oh no Nana. I hope you're pain gets better and you heal quickly.

Sunny, glad you called about the school bus.

I went to the Council on Aging to figure out what I need to do about a supplemental plan for SS. My friend went there but had a different person. The lady I had told me up front she had just completed her training and I was her first person. She didn't know how to spell inhaler. Remember when the first grade teacher didn't know how to spell inhaler? This lady, Judy, had to click her computer program to list my medications and she clicked albuterol nebs instead of inhaler. I kept explaining that a nebulizer and an inhaler are two different things. I finally asked if I could just look at her screen and point to what she should click. My friend was there for 30 minutes. After an hour and a half I thanked her and told her I'd have to come back if I had more questions. It was awful. She kept loosing "her screen" and would ask for all my information again. I just can't believe there are people in the USA who have no idea what an inhaler is. If you don't use one yourself you'd think you would have had a friend or relative that used one. I mean every other child in school has one.

Never mind her not being able to spell inhaler, sounds like she was ready to mess you up big time--and as far as I know, any mis-information that the government has stays in their systems. (I hope it is straight now)

BUT let me ask---what is this about asking about a supplemental...(I need to know this as well)

I have never been in a room with someone who used an inhaler. I have never seen anyone have a breathing treatment. But I know the difference.
SS pays about 80% of your medical bills. You need a supplemental to help with the rest. For instance, the last year of John's life he wasn't hospitalized but still used almost a million dollars in medical care, just in transfusions, radiation, meds, hospice, dr, visits, etc.Well, Medicare took care of 80% and his supplemental took care of most of the rest (excluding his co-pay) . You want to find a plan that fits your needs. It really depends on what you think you will need.

I'm getting ready to say good night. I'll cruise around the net awhile and then go.
Sweet dreams all.

Thanks Tina, I thought that was the thing but I was not sure, so again, thanks.

I too am headed to sleep/ we are supposed to have storms tonight, so I think I will shut down while we are still calm & quiet.

Sweet Dreams to you all.

Hi all.

Sheri, I hope you get things straightened out...you'd think the new hiree would have some medical knowledge.

Today GG and I have to head up to DD's after school to look after GB...DD is having two wisdom teeth pulled. Grocery shopping is on my list as well.

Tina, supplemental insurance sounds like a necessity.

Good morning. I have to go out today. I've put it off as long as I can. So out I go.
It is a bit windy but warm today, so it will be a comfortable day to accomplish things.
I hope everyone has a good day.

I wish you all well in your endeavors today.

MIL to come home today. I will go up with the NH van to get her.

Supposed to be storms here today, but then they were supposed to come over-night & they did not, so we will see.

I wish everyone a great day.

The yard guys came again today. I love them. We are overcast and a little cool outside and I like this type of weather. Not too hot is a good thing.

Judy, the Medicare lady, also told me that I would need to call the supplemental (Medigap) insurance companies to see if my doctor is in their network if and this is exactly what she said "you're dead set against having to change doctors." That is not true. If a practice accepts Medicare patients they take the supplemental insurance. I called Andrew, who is supposed to be the smart guy at the Council on Aging, and told him Judy was giving wrong information. I don't know how long her training was but there is a lot of information related to Medicare and she needs more training.

Wonder how Nana is today.

Not all doctors who accept medical will be acceptable to all supplemental insurers. Some of them have their own networks. Do make sure your doctor is acceptable to whatever plan you like or keep looking.
I did go out today. It was good going and I got a lot done.

I hate this whole Medicare/supplemental thing. I wish we could just get Medicare..then be done---this "extra insurance thing" has me very upset.

and I want to know just how we are supposed to live----OK I am done complaining. Got my MIL home. I will be glad when she is all healed & well.

Hi all,

Well saw the ortho surgeon today.. I can't have the surgery till next Wed... I get a plate and at least 1 screw , will set off all the metal detectors now... I feel better now, Joe found a used wheel chair form me too so at least I can move around the house a little easier.. and go to town with a lot of help..bil built a ramp I can get in and out of the house easier too.. doc did say I have a 6 week recovery time after the surgery so we are here for a while... Doc gave me a scrip for a hundred more percosets too, afer tomorrow the most he could give me at a time is 25 and then have to go in again just for him to write a new scrip for it,, that would be a pain and kind of expensive but laws are changing around narcotic scrips so many are hooked on them now.

Hope you all have a good day and and evening.

Nana

I remember before medicare was available. More that half of my grandparent's Social Security checks went into paying for their health coverage. It is much better than it was. I hope it gets easier on all.

Hi all.

Nana, that is a long time to wait for surgery. It is time for your family to look after you now

I have a parent/teacher meeting to attend today.....then GG is picking out a gallon of paint at the local hardware store for her bedroom. It is pre-mixed so she only has 10 colors to pick from.....I'm sure she'll pick out the worst color among them

Have a good day everyone.

Good morning. TGIF. I'm going out again today. I will finally get to the restaurant supply store. I dislike using up my back-ups without resupplying. So that is what I will do.
That is a long time to wait for surgery, Nana. I truly hope it goes well. I am so happy you have family to stay with. And so glad that Joe is retired and you have his help. I know Carrie and crew are missing you.
Ten is a rainbow of colors, Sunny.
I hope everyone has a good day.

OH MY Nana......That is a long time--esp. when you add to it the time already past. I hope the time goes fast. I to am glad that you have "assistance" you sure need it.

Sunny, I guess there is no way you could give GG a limited number of choices..(you know, remove all of the awful colors?) Tell her "these colors will match your bedspread & such"..then let her pick from them.

Tina, I hope your day out goes well.

I am soon off t visit my MIL

I wish you all a good day.

I am headed to sleep now----so g'nite to you all.

Tomorrow I am going with my niece to visit Valarie ...(I am assuming they need a baby-sitter, but I am good with that.
I will see you all when I return tomorrow night.

Good night, Carol. Have fun with the babies and the boy.
Sweet dreams all.

Hi all.

Have fun with the grands Junie.

Tina, does the restaurant supply store sell loose, bulk supplies? I hope you got that errand completed,

Well GG picked a color called Wave, it is a medium based aqua color. The new bed spread set is purple and aqua so it will go well together. She has a bin style toybox in her room that is already purple, aqua, pink and lime green....and the bed frame itself is pink. That room will be hard on the eyes by the time I am done

We had a school meeting yesterday. GG is adjusting well...they said she is ahead of where she should be for her age. I am thankful.

Happy April Fools Day. I have no really big plans today. I will budget for the month and pay bills.
That sounds like a great color combo, Sunny.
No, the restaurant supply doesn't have loose bulk foods. They do have 50 pound bags of carrots and potatoes and such. And they carry large cuts of meat and bulk chicken and things. But I mostly go for the things like paper plates and trash bags and such. I pick up 25 pound bags of cane sugar and flour, too. And cleaning supplies.
I hope everyone has a great day.

I hope Carol had fun today. The pics I've seen on FB look like it was fun, Anyway.
I'm going to say good night though. Hopefully I'll hear all about it tomorrow.
Sweet dreams all.

Hi.

Tina, buying in bulk helps save money...glad you can do it.

I ended up having to run an errand for DH yesterday so I took GG to the movies at the same time. A reward for doing so well at school. We seen an animated film called 'Boss Baby'. I try take her every few months...it is an hours drive from here and an expensive adventure as well. It makes a nice 'treat' for her.

I am sure Junie had lots of fun as well.