General Chat

Rita I did catch on to your pun lol

Enjoy your Horlicks, and have a good nights sleep.

Linda it sounds like you have had a briiliant day. You will no doubt be ready for your bed as well pretty soon.

I will say goodnight god bless, speak to you tomorrow. Mo xxx

Morning friends,
hope everyone is feeling better today and ready to face the world.
Jean good luck for your results today and hope you are soon back home.
Take care,

Cath xx

Morning everyone. it is dry but that is all I can say at the moment. I saw the news and up north they have snow again poor things. I know someone who will come and shovel your snow away if you live in Scotland.
morning Stephen.
Catherine I read you bit on the twins aborted thread. I am lost for word at the parents so will not add at least until I calm down.
MoI didnt know I had done that Pun till I read back what I had written.

I am ging to do my washing now, I changed the sheets on the bed so I have more todo as I forgot the bath towels last week silly me.

see you later
Have fun

Rita

Morning all, we've got rain at the moment, I hope it stays for a while, it might get rid of the snow...........as long as it doesn't freeze.

Mo, I used to have a black velvet choker with a cameo on, I had it so tight one day I nearly passed out. I've still got a leather one, with imitation diamonds on it.

Maddie, I don't have pearls for the same reason as Mo, we were always told it was pearls for tears.

Rita, it's not me that does the photos, it's the computer, all I do is click buttons.

Cath, I bet that cordial isn't sold up here.

Linda, my dad used to say the best cough medicine always tasted horrible.

Hope Jean gets good results today.

Pauline you still need to know how to do these things on the computer .not everyone can. I know I cannot.

I missed that bit about opals. when my Dads sister died in 1964 she left me her jewllery and some money and her mini piano. the rings are 18 ct and one is five saphires and the other diamonds also a five stone Opal ring. my Uncle Charlie gave them to her over the years The opal he brought her just before he went back to HMS Hood. When he got to the docks he was told he was posted to another I think it was HMS ISIS and the Hood left without him and went down as we all know. my aunty would not wear that ring she said it was unlucky the reason being all Uncles treasures had gone done on it all his photos of his famlly and his son( my cousin Ronnie photos ).He didnt have any left. and his son died when he was five they could not have any more children.Ronnie was a twin the other died not long after being born.Uncles trunk had been left on the Hood.
Mum said the opal was lucky as Uncle Charlie had missed going down on the Hood. but Aunty didnt see it that way. she was upset about all the photos lost and how it had affected my Uncle. Lucky my Gran had a photo and so that was a happy note. I have that photo still a big one of Ronnie on a pony.
I must admit I dont wear the ring that often. I cannot recall the last time I wore it.
I am thinking of our Jean now I do hope she will be out today,

Rita

I HAVE JUST HAD MY NEXT SCAN APPOINTMENT IN, 15TH FEBRUARY AT 11.40
I was worried it would come in a day before my Warfarin blood test but that is due 8th February.
Two weeks after the scan I have to go for the results to St Luke's cancer hospital.
so I am trying to forget it for the time being.

I think Marilyn must have either not taken her computer with her. or cannot get a connection.otherwise I think she would have got intouch. even if it was just we arrived safe or weather lovely.

Rita

Rita

Hi Rita,
I am lost for words at the sheer selfishness of the couple who aborted twin boys. Children are a blessing not a right and should be loved and cherished no matter what sex they are. I feel sad they lost a daughter but nothing can ever replace her.

Hope everyone is ok today, weather here is sunny at moment but heavy rain forecast for later.

Cath xx

Afternoon everyone. Hope you are well and warm.

So I think we are agreed that both Pearls and Opals are unlucky.

I prefer Diamonds anyday. lol

Just come back from the shops, and it is very grey outside. Quite miserable.

Supposed to be a bit warmer this week, I do hope so, I am fed up with the cold.

Gonna try and do a bit on my tree today, keeping warm.

Think I might do a bit of pruning and Arboury. Thats posh, eh.

Sees ya later.

Maddie
x

Afternoon all.
As a child of about 9/10, when we were travelling to Malaysia by boat, my mother threw her Jade ring into the ocean, as she swore it was unlucky.
Ooooh I wanted to spit, as I loved that ring. It was a big square Jade ring, set in gold, and I always felt envious of her when she was wearing it.
I wanted to cry when she threw it into the sea.
But being of that age, I had no idea of what the bad luck was that she had suffered.

You will be envious of me today, we have got sunshine, and bright skies.
But it's still chilly outside.

Catherine
I was disgusted with that couple to abort twins boys because they wanted a daughter I had to read that twice.it is terrible thing it upsets people in different ways but to me that was really wicked
I understand in Australia it is barred anyway. when you think of all these children in homes wanted to find a family it is so sad.

Mo perhaps some one caught a fish and that ring was in it ? Lol some of the films they have on TV show that happening/

Maddie it was two sister in a workhouse you were looking for. in Devon ? I cannot find the paper now where it was all written down. I had a clean up of papers yesterday
I dont know what is wrong with my arms but they are aching. painfully today. I am cutting my Steriods down gradually on Doctors orders so I am wondering if it is that ?I have Polmalgia Rheumatica and take them for that , they stop the pain I get in my bones which is severe at times. so I will have to wait till I get a blood test done.
Oh the joys of getting old.


Rita

Started raining !!
Mo, I love jade and not being superstitious would wear it, mind you i like opals too. Theres not many jewels I don't like, lol. I have a ruby ring that was given to me on my 21st birthday, its a family heirloom that is passed down to all named Catherine and I'm the last one.................soooooooooo.
I don't wear it often as I'm scared of losing it.

Cath xx

Oooh rubies Cath, a lovely gem. I wish someone had left me a ruby ring, but no such luck.
I don't blame you for not wearing it very often, it has a lot of history to it.

Rita, I had to laugh at the fishy tales. I would hope that if someone did find it, they had more luck with it,than mum apparently had.
I do hope it is the decreasing of the steroids thats causing you the aching limbs Rita( not that I want you to suffer) rather than the flu coming back again.

I wonder if we will hear from Jean, about her results. I hope they let her home soon, or she will be going stir crazy being stuck in the hospital.

Afternoon everyone,
I never made it back to work today but I have to go back tomorrow.
I woke up this morning and I knew that I'd feel like death if i went to work.
It's raining here.

Mo I was wondering if Jean had good news I do hope we hear soon.?
she must be terrible worried
, I wonder who is looking after her horses. ?
I was told if I got pain to revert back with my steriods. I was on 10 I am now on 7 a day, but I will wait till I get the blood test done before I go down another one
I supose all the others are busy.? I have more to me to play around with the computer than most on here.they are all so busy with families and work.

Rita

Pat, if you are no better tomorrow, don't bother to go back. There is no point going in,and feeling awful.
Plus they will not thank you for giving them the germs, even though one of them probably gave it to you in the first place. lol
Stay warm and indoors.

~~~~~~~~HELLO~~~~~~~~its me, LOL.
The nurse has just managed to get my laptop set up.

The doc came to talk to Susan at 2 o'clock, [a right misery he is]
I have something called Sarcoidosis [dont know if that is spelt right]
he said it must have been in my system for several years, as this is the 4th time I've had it. The only thing they do is put me on bed rest, so I said I can do that at home, but he said I have to stay here for another week, sob, sob, sob!!!! but at least now I can chat on here.
The nurses are little darlings, so kind. and they work so hard.
I have told them I will make my own bed in the mornings and tidy round my little room after I've had my breakfast in bed.
Hope you are all ok, and all our poorly friends are starting to feel better.
Bye for now, have to get ready for tea.
Take care and stay safe.
Jean xx

Jean so good to see you back online !!!
Last year this time I too had sarcoidosis, how odd. We really do seem to pass our germs around on here.
Really it is an auto immune disease.Mine cleared on it's own in a couple of months.Some of the girls on here will remember I was ill. It usually goes on its own but sometimes steroids are prescribed.
Do you have any other auto immune illnesses? I also have underactive thyroid, the alopecia and borderline diabetes. I think my system is shutting down sometimes.

You enjoy the bed rest, I actually carried on, looking after little M but I didn't go out much.

I hope the horses are OK as I think Rita asked too?

Take care Linda :O) XxX

Senior Texting Code (STC). Since more and more Seniors are texting and tweeting, there appears to be a need for a STC (Senior Texting Code). If you qualify for Senior Discounts, this is the code for you.

ATD: At The Doctor
BFF: Best Friend Farted
BTW: Bring The Wheelchair
BYOT: Bring Your Own Teeth
CBM: Covered By Medicare
CUATSC: See You At The Senior Center
DWI: Driving While Incontinent
FWB: Friend With Beta Blockers
FWIW: Forgot Where I Was
FYI: Found Your Insulin
GGPBL: Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low!
GHA: Got Heartburn Again
HGBM: Had Good Bowel Movement
IMHO: Is My Hearing-Aid On?
LMDO: Laughing My Dentures Out
LOL: Living On Lipitor
LWO: Lawrence Welk's On
OMMR: On My Massage Recliner
OMSG: Oh My! Sorry, Gas.
ROFL... CGU: Rolling On The Floor Laughing... And Can't Get Up
SGGP: Sorry, Gotta Go Poop
TTYL: Talk To You Louder
WAITT: Who Am I Talking To?
WTFA: Wet The Furniture Again
WTP: Where's The Prunes?
WWNO: Walker Wheels Need Oil
LMGA: Lost My Glasses Again
GGLKI: Gotta Go. Laxative Kicking In.

Hi Linda, I also have Diabetes, and my kidneys are not functioning properly, have Angina and Osteoperosis, apart from that I'm fine LOL.
The horses are all ok, have a couple of girls who help out when needed.
Hope you are feeling better now.
Take care.
Jean xx

Jean,
Hello nice to see you back.
Dermot, your list of abbreviations was very funny.