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I. Was. SO. MAD!!!!!! This show is like an abusive relationship and I just keep coming back for more. *sigh* It was only an hour this time, I noticed that, but they covered a ton in that short time frame. I like how they've reviewed the episode afterwards the the last couple of times. It's kind of a better understanding of what's going on in the show.
I can make a suggestion for Dustin - Daredevil on Netflix is pretty good if he hasn't watched that yet. Thanks to my BF, I'm all about all the Marvel characters. Looking forward to Antman coming out in theatres soon! The title is so stupid, but it's Marvel, it has Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas, so you know it's going to be great!
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I have some exciting news, too! I got engaged last week! My boyfriend (now fiance!) and I were on vacation in California and he proposed on a cliff overlooking the oce..."
Yay! I know I said it already, but I'll say it again! SO happy for you guys!! Keep us up-to-date on the wedding planning. That's a combination of fun and stress, but I have a feeling it'll be more fun in your case. :)
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Wow.....all kinds of exciting things happening around here!"
Right? New baby! New engagement! Hopefully some good news from Jencey soon! You ladies need to keep us up-to-date.
Thanks for the suggestion Stacy.....I'll mention it to Dustin! :)
Completely random: I am currently reading The Lying Game series by Sara Shepard (author of the Pretty Little Liar series). The number one complaint I always heard in reading that series was "would you just finish the series already! This has gone on long enough! Stop trying to milk the cow and get to the end already!!"
I'm on book 3 of this series, and still have 3 more books to go before I get to the end of the series. I'm having these same thoughts! How in the world am I going to make it through 3 more of these before finding out the ending?! Get to the point already! Sheesh! I don't think I'll be reading any more of her series at this point.
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I am currently reading The Lying Game series by Sara Shepard (author of the Pretty Little Liar series). The number one complaint I always heard in reading that series was "woul..."
I haven't started that one yet, but I've read The Heiresses and The Perfectionists (only the first book in both) and liked those.
I loved the Lying Game series. Hey, at least it's shorter than Pretty Little Liars! ;) I haven't read the Heiresses yet, but I liked the Perfectionists.
I haven’t been on a while, and I’ve missed you guys!!! It’s always nice to get back on and read through all these past conversations and remember exactly why I love being in this group so much.Jency – I’m so sorry you’re going through that. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. If you haven’t watched Lost yet, I HIGHLY recommend it. I always got lost (haha) in the moment while watching it. Seriously, I couldn’t think about anything else. On the weekends when I made myself get away from the TV and hang with friends, I’d be sitting there bouncing up and down thinking "Lost Lost Lost Lost Lost Lost Lost Lost Lost" in my head over and over. And sometimes I would say that to my boyfriend who watched it with me as well haha. So anyway, I recommend Lost. And Dawson’s Creek, Gilmore Girls, Friends (favorite show of all time), The Office, The Walking Dead and American Horror Story. Those are good at capturing all my attention.
Kourtney – congrats on the baby!!! And extra exciting that you had books waiting for you at home. :)
Stacy – love Game of Thrones! My boyfriend got me hooked on it. Yeah, it sucks that they do one season a year. They should do one spring and one summer season or something.
Suzanne – congrats!! Yay!!! That sounds like a really cute proposal. :)
Random thought: are any of you coffee drinkers? I don't really drink it - if I'm tired, I just power through it. Earlier this week I was REALLY tired at like 4pm, and I had to do something at work that requires a lot of attention and detail-oriented work. So I grabbed some iced coffee from Starbucks. I also don't like soda, but I had some that evening and I could NOT sleep at night. OMG. It was terrible!!! My body was sooooooo tired but my mind was wide awake. So today I'm obviously exhausted from not sleeping, but if I go get coffee I'm afraid I'll be up all night again. Haha it's a vicious cycle!!
They've started showing Dawson's Creek reruns on tv, and my sister and I are thinking about rewatching the whole series. I also might rewatch Felicity. I drink coffee, but only iced and/or stuff like lattes and frappuccinos. Coffee can help wake me up (I need it in the mornings!), but I can also fall asleep an hour after drinking it. ha.
Ohhh Felicity would be a good one to rewatch! I have all the DVD's somewhere. Right now I'm binge watching Hart of Dixie and watching Grey's Anatomy with Scott. It's really hard to watch an episode from start to finish without having to do something for the baby!Bianca - I don't drink coffee but having gone 10 months without any caffeine I thought I was having a heart attack when I drank half a root beer! My heart started racing and I got a bit flushed. Needless to say that adrenaline boost kept me up!
I've never seen Felicity! I really want to, but it's not on Netflix. I'm going to see if Half Price Books has it for really cheap. Hart of Dixie was really good. I binge watched the first few seasons and then watched the last one while it aired. I was so sad when it ended!
Still haven't seen Greys...there are SO many seasons that i feel like watching it would drain all of my free time haha as well as keep me from reading!
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And The Office, I tried to get her to watch that. We watched a couple of episodes and it bored her. I just finished Gossip Girl earlier this week (I'm actually kind of sad it's over, the actors/director/producer did a great job and I feel like I actually knew the characters), so last night I started back on The Office. I watched it religiously the first few years it was on TV, but then, I lost track of what time/day it was on and I'd only catch it here and there. So re-watching it from the beginning is fun. Especially after reading/listening to Mindy Kaling's book, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?. There's a chapter in there on the show and I was surprised to find out she was a writer for the show when it first started. I thought she was just an actress.
Hey, just checking in. I am halfway through chemo. I haven't been watching much television except for So You think you can dance. I have been working on my staff summer reading challenge in the mean time. I start a new treatment on Friday. We meet with the surgeon next week.
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Sounds like everything is going as planned then? Good luck on your next steps, and keep us in the loop!
I will. Just had chemo with the new drug. It is better than the last one so far. Here is my good random: I won the staff summer reading challenge at work.
Glad your new treatment is a bit better than before Jencey. And congrats on winning the reading challenge.Not much going on for me. Just having typical summer fun down at the campgrounds. Work is crazy as usual, but nothing out of the ordinary.
Hope everyone is having a nice summer!
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That's awesome! I hope things continue to look up for you!
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Originally, we wanted to take the kids the Mackinaw Island, but that whole trip will be pretty pricey and we just can't do it right now, unfortunately. But, at least we're getting away somewhere for the weekend. Hope everyone has a great one!
Stacy have fun on your trip. I will highly recommend if it becomes in your budget to do Mackinaw Island. I went as a kid and there is a lot to do there. You also will get lots of exercise. So what is fun and interesting this week. I had my first chemo with the new drug. Has anyone ever had a reaction to something you have taken in a major way. I have had 4 nights of insominia. Mine I think came from IV Benadryl.
I haven't been able to follow the fall television lineup anything new or good coming?
Jencey, what books are on your staff reading list?! That is awesome that you won. :)I'm sorry about the insomnia, but please do keep us posted on any updates. Sending you positive thoughts!!!
I didn't have to read a specific list. I could also attend book events in our area. Thanks for everything else.
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I hope the insomnia has ceased for you, that really sucks. But everything is going according to plan otherwise, I hope?
Fall lineup....the only show I can remember coming out is Supergirl or something like that because my daughter wants to watch it. Oh, and football! :) A week from Saturday is Notre Dame's first game!!!! GOOOOO IRISH!!!!!
Jencey - even though you now have insomnia, is the new drug working? How are you feeling now? Even though I've been MIA I've been thinking about you wondering how you were doing!We moved our lil family into a new house and discovered it is REALLY difficult to unpack and clean with a newborn! I have her on her activity mat right now and she is enthralled with the butterflies on her mobile as they light up. I have 6 more weeks of the longest maternity leave ever and will start looking for work-from-home opportunities to help bring in money. And still unpacking! One of the first things we did was build our new bookshelves (we have a whole room just for our books and couches to read on!!!! Wheeeeee!!) and unpack our books. I have TONS of books compared to Scott! Yikes!
We also had Katherine diagnosed with acid reflux and lactose intolerance. We got her medicine for the reflux and switched her to a soy formula and that seems to be working, only now she has constipation from switching formulas! It's been difficult to say the least. She cries. She screams. I cry. I scream. She is in pain. That hurts me to watch. Ugh.
Stacy, Your welcome! I am glad that you enjoyed the other location. I know that I too can be very conservative with blackjack. Caution is sometimes good!Kourtney, Good to hear from you! I hope the packing goes a little smoother for you. I hope your baby can have a stronger stomach as she gets older. It is interesting though what you listed about her condition.
So here is my update. The insominia is gone. The doctor prescribed something stronger for me to sleep with. It turns out I had a reaction to IV Benadryl and am no longer getting that drug. I have two more chemos and I am finished. I am not looking forward to having it this weekend. We also got information back from the geneticist. It confirmed somethings we as a family already knew. I inherited the cancer from my mother's side of the family.
Glad you're almost done with your treatment Jencey.....thinking of you & sending you healing thoughts!Kourtney, my oldest son was notorious for projectile vomiting his formula all over the place.....even after I switched him to soy formula. Now his son, my 17-month old grandson Brock, has been diagnosed with acid reflux. He is off formula though at his age, so it's not as bad. He is on prescription medication for it though. All I can say is hang in there.....it will get easier and believe it or not you will miss these baby times when Katherine grows up.
Hope you all have a wonderful day! :)
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Kourt - that sucks, poor little peanut. I have GERD but didn't start that until a few years after having Morgan. I can't imagine having to suffer through at at Katherine's age. And I know it's stressful for you knowing that your baby is in pain. It's still rough for me when Morgan is sick, and I know my mom still worries about me when I'm sick, even though I tell her not to. Being a parent is hardest at these times because there's nothing you can do other than what the doctor says. Those are the times when I really want a magic wand to wish it away. :(
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Looking forward to an interesting and hopefully victorious season!!
Oh man! If only acid reflux and constipation were our problems now! We have done 3 ER visits I'm 3 days. First she had a fever of 103 and we were told pneumonia. Our doctor didn't trust the diagnosis when that night she got too dehydrated so we were sent to a different hospital. There we were told no pneumonia but she had a virus of some sort. Then when we thought everything was good she developed a rash when a doctor called us saying something came back on her blood culture that could be something but it might not be. Yes they were that cryptic. My poor girl has been poked prodded and bruised beyond belief. She seems to be ok now. I finally slept last night as I crashed from exhaustion. Needless to say, I haven't been reading too many books lately. Scott is off to London for 2 weeks (we were supposed to go too but not anymore). Maybe I can read while she sleeps?
Couple more weeks and she starts daycare. I'm scared!
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Oh holy crap Kourtney! That's a lot to go through with a child, let alone an infant as young as she is. I hope things are better now, did they ever give you a straight answer on the blood culture?
Yes, Kourtney! I hope that things are getting better!I am going to leave off with a good random. Last chemo this Friday!
Yay! Good for you Jencey! That is definitely good news! :)
Oh Jencey that is great news!!! Things have been ok on this side of the world - and no Stacy we never received an answer about her blood culture. She seems to be healthy now. Just back to her constipation issues which I'm trying to deal with. Her dad is overseas since last weekend and it's been a long week. One more week to go on our own and then we pick him up from the airport and I down a bottle of wine!
I have been watching Sherlock and love it! I now really want to read the original stories. Just add it to the many books on my shelf!
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Kourtney - that is really odd, they should've gotten back to you on that. I mean, I guess no news is good news, but still......
Safe travels to Scott! I have a couple bottles of wine in the fridge I can drink for you if that helps. ;)
The Sherlock series is awesome! I think we still have the last episode of season two to watch. You're talking about the British version, right? It kinda makes me want to read the books too, but I probably won't ever get round to them.
Yes it was the British series I was watching. We bought so many of the Barnes and Noble classic books for our shelves so we have the complete works of Sherlock Holmes. It's a big one! Maybe one day, but first I'm going to try and clear off some of my shelves that have been around for years (and now it takes forever for me to read a chapter much less a whole book!)And drink a few bottles for me! I can't really drink as I'm on baby duty 100% of the time and after 3 ER visits I'm too scared to not be able to jump in the car at any time. I did get to go to a happy hour as I will be returning to work sooner than planned and needed to play nicey nice with my coworkers. My parents watched her for a couple of hours. One beer never tasted so good!
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I completely understand where you're coming from on that. I wouldn't drink on the days I had Morgan until she was like three or four years old.
I know you're not happy at your job, are you thinking about looking for something different now?
Hi Ladies!Just wanted to say a quick hello & send hugs to everyone. And I wanted to tell everyone on this string that although I get really busy & don't have time to post as much as I'd like to.....I really value the friendships we have fostered here on this site. You gals are all special to me & I so look forward to reading your comments & posts about what is going on in your lives.
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Jencey, that's great news! How did the last round go?Kourney, hope the baby is doing better today. Stuff like that is always scary.
Julie, you are too sweet! You are all special to me as well!
Thanks Julie! I am hanging in there but really tired. I am working my long weekend so it really takes it out of me. I can't wait to feel better with getting these medications out of my system. I also have the a test coming up to see where we are. My biggest issue is to get my car registered this week and see the Radiation doctor for a consult. I haven't received paperwork yet. Kourtney- I hope the baby continues to do better. You will be glad once the testing is over to know and adjust to what she struggles with.
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Just wanted to say a quick hello & send hugs to everyone. And I wanted to tell everyone on this string that although I get really busy & don't have time to post as much as I'd like to....."
Aww, thanks Julie! I feel the same way! :) Most of the time, I get home from work and the last thing I want to do anymore is pull out the laptop. The GR app isn't the most user friendly so I only use it to update where I'm at in the books I'm reading.
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Yeah the app really isn't that user friendly! Especially with these discussion groups. I like the layout of it on the website MUCH better.
I agree with you guys.....I really don't like the app at all! :(
I think I have a book hoarding problem. Haha. I keep checking out more books from the library and buying more from Amazon/other book stores even though I currently have SO MANY that I haven't read yet. Hahaha. And then I run into the problem where I don't know what to read next because they all sound so good!!!Random, I know, but that's the point of this board after all. :)
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LOL, I feel your pain. I used to have TONS of unread books until I got sick of moving them every time I moved. Which wasn't often, but often enough for me to say no more. I got rid of all the ones I could get from the library. No point in having them if I can just get them there.
And you're right, sometimes it is really hard to decide what to read next. That's why I started the challenges so many years ago. I figured if I had a set list of books to try to get through, I wouldn't waste a bunch of time trying to figure out what to read next. It works for me for the most part, but then I sometimes have to decide which book to read if there's more than one that I really want to read right now.
Here's my random:Baby started daycare for 4 hours/day this week! Mommy cried yesterday and today (day 2) was a bit better. No tears for me. She's now cleaned up and sleeping away. As for what to do while I'm home alone? I've been reading of course! I took a long bubble bath and finished up a book I didn't really like that I wanted to get rid of, and then read some more of the 11th Princess Diaries book (which I'm loving!) Feels good to be able to breathe a bit and get some reading done!
I know it's hard, but it is so important for Mommys to get their alone time. It's good for both of you!
Alone time what's that?!? Right after I posted this the lil nugget came down with a head cold. She's being kept away from daycare until I go back to work on Tuesday. Sometimes life is cruel. Worst feeling to watch her suffer and not be able to do anything.
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Oh my goodness Jill, where are you located? We've had quite a bit more rain than what we usually get this time of year, but no where near what you were forecasted to get! Hunker down and stay safe!