General Chit-Chat Part 2! Showing 851-900 of 2,680

[Jenny]

@Karin, welcome back! :)

@Laura, that's such a relief, and such good news. Hope they will find out the cause of it soon. Many hugs!

[[deleted user]]

Laura, so glad to hear about your daughter. I am sorry she had to go through a bone marrow examination as I know they are not pleasant. It is reassuring as the 'nasties' would show up in that.

I'm currently feeling a bit stressed out. I'm trying to buy a flat but am on a tight budget and all I can find within a short commute is tiny one bedroom flats. Looking further afield but worried about the commute in. Will probably also need to look at places to rent in case I can't stretch my budget but it feels like throwing money down the drain when I could be paying off a mortgage at the same rate!

[B the BookAddict]

Evelyn, I am about to buy welding gloves which are sixteen inches long. My bil says I should just pay more attention to what I'm doing. Men!

[B the BookAddict]

Margot Kidder, Suprman's Lois Lane, has died at 69.

[Angela M]

Bette , glad you are getting those gloves !

Heather , looking for a place to buy can be stressful for sure . Good luck with the search !

[Esther]

Heather wrote: "Laura, so glad to hear about your daughter. I am sorry she had to go through a bone marrow examination as I know they are not pleasant. It is reassuring as the 'nasties' would show up in that. I'..."

I am not a fan to renting and moving is stressful but maybe if you could take a short rent in the area where you want to buy you it would be easier to find something suitable to buy a little while in the future.

[Esther]

Karin wrote: "It's the absent Karin checking in. Things are still busy, so I have not been equally active in my active groups and lately I haven't been on paticularly regularly at all. That said, I read White Te..."

Congrats for you and your son, Karin.

[Esther]

LauraT wrote: "Hi all.
THings are a bit better today: we have just received the first results of the bone marrow examination, and they are good: no alteration whatsoever.
We still have to understand why she is s..."

Laura, gald to hear you have some more positive news. My best wishes for your daughter.

[Leslie]

I have finally gotten fed up with the increased ads on this site enough to install an ad-blocker to my Chrome browser. So much better now :)

[Marina]

Leslie wrote: "I have finally gotten fed up with the increased ads on this site enough to install an ad-blocker to my Chrome browser. So much better now :)"

That was a very wise decision :) I installed Adblock Plus a long time ago and have never regretted it. It is especially useful when browsing recipes/cooking websites, which are mostly crammed full of ads and extremely annoying.

[[deleted user]]

Esther wrote: "Heather wrote: "Laura, so glad to hear about your daughter. I am sorry she had to go through a bone marrow examination as I know they are not pleasant. It is reassuring as the 'nasties' would show ..."

I'm now thinking about renting for another year and saving a bit more money. Hopefully by then I will also be able to buy with my boyfriend which will increase our mortgage amount. I am looking at a couple more flats slightly outside the area this weekend.

The problem is, I've moved 9 times in the last 10 years so I'm really keen to set down some roots and renting is particularly expensive in Oxford. Luckily I know the area well enough to know where I want to live, but finding somewhere I can afford is a little challenging

[B the BookAddict]

Marina, GR has been so much more enjoyable since I installed Adblock Plus.

[Evelyn]

B the BookAddict wrote: "Evelyn, I am about to buy welding gloves which are sixteen inches long. My bil says I should just pay more attention to what I'm doing. Men!"

Welding gloves sound perfect!

[Marina]

Heather wrote: "The problem is, I've moved 9 times in the last 10 years so I'm really keen to set down some roots"

I hear you, dear Heather! I've moved 7 times in the last 17 years, which is not much compared to you, but I do feel the need to set down roots. I will be moving for the 8th time in August/September, and I hope it'll be MY home. My boyfriend sometimes talks about possibly needing to move due to work reasons, but I'm totally against that because I need to stay somewhere where I belong.

[Esther]

Heather wrote: "..renting is particularly expensive in Oxford. Luckily I know the area well enough to know where I want to live, but finding somewhere I can afford is a little challenging ..."

It was a while ago but I spent my teen years in Abingdon so I know Oxford well.

Before I was born my mother moved 7 times in 6 years and between 3 countries!!
Me, I last moved 5 years ago from an apartment I'd lived in for 17 years!

[Esther]

Evelyn wrote: "B the BookAddict wrote: "Evelyn, I am about to buy welding gloves which are sixteen inches long. My bil says I should just pay more attention to what I'm doing. Men!"

Welding gloves sound perfect!"

What she said :0)

[Joan]

Laura, I’m glad to hear that the results are good - fingers crossed that she feels better soon.

Heather - the nomadic life can be frustrating - but just think about how nice it is to call the building manager to fix things like stopped up drains.

I’ve long thought that going about in a caravan or living on a canal boat sounds fun but the truth is I’m better with deep roots.

[LauraT]

Hi all again!
Even better news today: Marta's plates were 121,000 this morning! This means that the treatment - i.e. Cortisone - is working well.
Now she'll have to diminish it gradually and finally stop it, hoping the value won't alter much. Still we are really glad things have taken this bend!
Thanks all for your support

[[deleted user]]

LauraT wrote: "Hi all again!
Even better news today: Marta's plates were 121,000 this morning! This means that the treatment - i.e. Cortisone - is working well.
Now she'll have to diminish it gradually and finall..."

That's excellent news! I'm so glad to hear it.

[Angela M]

Laura, do glad to hear !!!

[Marina]

Thanks for the update, Laura. I'm so glad things are going better.

[Marina]

An interesting article for those of you who love audiobooks:

17 Secrets of Audiobook Narrators: http://mentalfloss.com/article/540364...

[Joan]

Marina wrote: "An interesting article for those of you who love audiobooks:

17 Secrets of Audiobook Narrators: http://mentalfloss.com/article/540364..."

That was interesting, thanks.

[dely]

LauraT wrote: "Hi all again!
Even better news today: Marta's plates were 121,000 this morning! This means that the treatment - i.e. Cortisone - is working well.
Now she'll have to diminish it gradually and finall..."

What a relief! I hope everything will go on for the best.

[B the BookAddict]

Laura, that is great news.

[B the BookAddict]

Laura, that is great news.

[Joan]

LauraT wrote: "Hi all again!
Even better news today: Marta's plates were 121,000 this morning! This means that the treatment - i.e. Cortisone - is working well.
Now she'll have to diminish it gradually and finall..."

Laura- wonderful news!

[Esther]

LauraT wrote: "Hi all again!
Even better news today: Marta's plates were 121,000 this morning! This means that the treatment - i.e. Cortisone - is working well.
Now she'll have to diminish it gradually and finall..."

Thanks for keeping us updated with such good news.

[Nancy from NJ]

Great news. Hope your daughter continues to improve.

[Diane S ☔]

Wonderful news, Laura. Thanks for keeping us updated.

[Ruth]

Great news Laura. I hope she continues to get better.

[LauraT]

Thanks all! Next blood test on this coming thursday. I'll let you know

[Alannah]

Fingers crossed Laura. Hope it's a good result.

[Nancy from NJ]

Best wishes for the blood test. Can u ask them to put a rush on the results? Waiting is so nerve wracking.

[Angela M]

Laura, good luck to your daughter and please do let us know .

[LauraT]

Just finished talking to the doctor who is following Marta: the plates are back to normal values; now we have to start reducing the Cortisone.
Finger crossed!

[Angela M]

Laura, great news ! Yes , fingers crossed moving forward!

[Alannah]

LauraT wrote: "Just finished talking to the doctor who is following Marta: the plates are back to normal values; now we have to start reducing the Cortisone.
Finger crossed!"

That's good news, fingers crossed for you and your daughter!

[Diane S ☔]

Wonderful news, Laura. You both must be so relieved.

[[deleted user]]

So pleased to hear this Laura

[B the BookAddict]

That is great news and such a relief for you, your daughter and family.

[Ruth]

That is great Laura. I am happy for you and your daughter. Hope things continue to go well.

[Leslie]

LauraT wrote: "Just finished talking to the doctor who is following Marta: the plates are back to normal values; now we have to start reducing the Cortisone.
Finger crossed!"

So glad to hear this Laura!

[Leslie]

My mother has been "cleared" to return to her condo the beginning of June, which is great news for my family! She has been learning to operate an electric chair (sort of scooter/wheelchair) so that she can get around outside her unit with less stress on her heart/lungs. Also we will be hiring an aide to come in for a few hours daily to help out; Mom doesn't like this idea so we'll see how it works out but personally I think she doesn't realize yet how much of a convenience it will be. For myself, it will be a relief to know that she will have someone to help her if/when I can't be there!

I am hoping that I will have a bit more time for myself once things get settled & be more able to participate here.

[Nancy from NJ]

Laura - hope reducing the cortisone works. How old is your daughter?

[Nancy from NJ]

Leslie hope your mother likes the aide and you have mire time to yourself.

[Marina]

Laura, that's great news. I hope things keep improving for your daughter.

Leslie, it's good to hear that your mother is finally going home. Many of my elderly relatives don't want an aide, but I guess they just don't realize it's the best thing for all people involved, themselves in the first place. I hope she'll come to understand that.

[Chrissie]

Leslie, how is it going for your Mom now?

And Laura, how is it going for your daughter?

[dely]

Great news, Laura! I hope things will improve further.

[dely]

Leslie wrote: "My mother has been "cleared" to return to her condo the beginning of June, which is great news for my family! She has been learning to operate an electric chair (sort of scooter/wheelchair) so that..."

Let's hope everything goes well with the aid so your mother accepts it.
Also the mother of a friend didn't want such an aid, but at the end everything went well. Her mother was afraid that this person would have done everything and she would have felt totally useless. But then she realized that this person did only big houseworks or errands she wasn't anymore able to do, while she continued to do her small daily things.