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Apr 18, 2015 12:52AM
And thanks for all your good wishes!!!
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Thanks Marianne and Juliie. Yes thankfully mum is a lot better but now I just need to catch up on other things. But as a dear friend from this group pointed out that's it's important to take time out for myself which is very true.
Marianne all the best for your hubby, he sounds like he's in doubly capable hands with a wife like you with your line of work :)
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Btw, its where you work, does that mean you can't even take a sick..."
Haha! The meals....oh the meals...
Sharon I hope your mum will be ok and she also sounds like she's in safe hands with a caring daughter that it sounds like she has :)
Good to hear your Mum is out if hospital now Sharon. I hope she continues to improve so you can both get back to normal soon.
Sending best wishes to Marianne's husband and Sharon's mum they are each lucky to have such a caring wife and daughter respectively. It's such a stressful time having a loved one in hospital.
B the BookAddict wrote: "Absolutely hilarious airline clip, watch it, it's bound to make you laugh:Dhttps://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embe..."
Hilarious... Reminds me of how cool Virgin Blue used to be before they qantas-ised themselves and stopped having fun on board.
Sharon wrote: "Hi everyone, sorry I've been absent from the group for a little bit. A few weeks a ago I had my mum in hospital which gave me and her quite a scare. But she is now a lot better and back home. In be..."Good to have you back Sharon. Glad to hear your Mum is home now. Thoughts and prayers with you both.
Sorry to hear about your family members in hospital, Marianne and Sharon. Glad your mum is on the mend, Sharon, and Marianne, I guess it might be a good sign that your husband is feeling well enough to complain about things...!
Ashleigh wrote: "Zoe was so cute today! She almost walked! She's such a sweetheart."Very cute at that age.
Best wishes to Marianne and Sharon and hope that your husband and Mum are soon on the mend.@Marianne Sounds like the hospital has things in hand.
@Sharon I bet you're relieved that your Mum is now home.
Thanks to everyone for their kind thoughts. And yes my mum is doing a lot better and it's good to have her home. Now it's time for me to get my reading back on track :)
Sharon wrote: "Hi everyone, sorry I've been absent from the group for a little bit. A few weeks a ago I had my mum in hospital which gave me and her quite a scare. But she is now a lot better and back home. In be..."Glad your mum is ok now - must have been scary for you. Even though you're busy make time for you. Even if it is only 30 mins with your eyes closed listening to music or nature patting your dog.
Marianne - hope your hubby picks up quickly. Thank goodness for your tablet, nothing worse than watching a sleeping hubby in hospital with no reading material!
Sally906 wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Hi everyone, sorry I've been absent from the group for a little bit. A few weeks a ago I had my mum in hospital which gave me and her quite a scare. But she is now a lot better and b..."Thanks Sally and yes it was a scare I think it took ten years off my life. And you're so right making time for me is also important. Finally started to do a bit of that today with sitting and reading. Didn't realise how much I'd missed reading :)
Sharon wrote: "Hi everyone, sorry I've been absent from the group for a little bit. A few weeks a ago I had my mum in hospital which gave me and her quite a scare. But she is now a lot better and back home. In be..."Sharon so sorry to hear about your Mum not being well and I can imagine it would have been quite a worrisome and scary time for you. I did wonder what had happened to you as I missed you here on AR. Glad to hear she's doing better now and is home and you can hopefully relax and get back on track. And back to your reading especially. :)
Hope your Mum is continuing to do well, Sharon.
An update: tomorrow, hubby will have a TOE (trans oesophageal echo) with a cardioversion. This will hopefully fix the problem, but no guarantees. Next step, if this fails or if he reverts, is ablation, which is done under general anaesthetic in Sydney.He is in good spirits but bored with being in hospital and quite fed up with the food. But fasting from midday so I can't bring him the requested Cheese and vegemite sandwich, even if it's with low-fat cheese....
Marianne wrote: "An update: tomorrow, hubby will have a TOE (trans oesophageal echo) with a cardioversion. This will hopefully fix the problem, but no guarantees. Next step, if this fails or if he reverts, is ablat..."Hope all goes well for him Marianne and this fixes the problem.A worrying time when loved ones are in hospital.
Wishing your hubby all the best Marianne, and for you also :)
Good luck tomorrow Marianne. Hope the procedure fixes your hubby's problem and he can go home soon.
Good Morning all, a bit later than usual...must be this weather ;) safe travels to work and other places today, it's a bit wet and slippy out there....in Sydney anyway.
Yeah, looking a bit wintery out there today. Just what you need on a Monday morning!
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Will be thinking of your hubby tomorrow Marianne and hoping that procedure works for him. Take care of yourself as well :)
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Marianne wrote: "An update: tomorrow, hubby will have a TOE (trans oesophageal echo) with a cardioversion. This will hopefully fix the problem, but no guarantees. Next step, if this fails or if he reverts, is ablat..."Good luck for you both tomorrow, sounds like he's a little bit cheeky Marianne ;)
Thanks all for the good wishes. Fingers (and everything else) crossed!!On the treadmill this morning, 7am, still 8k to go when the power goes off. Not a blip, stays off. Bummer!
OK, what can I do without power?
Well, I can make a batch of yoghurt, and cook up some soup and make a cup of tea with breakfast (metal kettle stashed away for this purpose), because I have a gas range (always grateful for that on these occasions)
I could write a few reviews but the battery on the laptop and the tablet and the phone are going to run down....
ditto to paying Mum's bills online.
I could pop down to the Post Office and the shops, but opening the garage door in a power outage is challenging, especially as it's dark in there in this weather (it's pouring rain and cold), not exactly walking weather, so perhaps delay that one.
Oh here's a man delivering something to me in a truck. That's right, it's the satellite phone Telstra are giving us because our phone line is out (lucky the internet is on another line!), but of course I can't charge it because the power is out.
I can use up the avocados in the fridge to make some guacamole, no power except my own required for that.
Let's just use the tablet to see how long it's going to be out (yay, another advantage of having a tablet with 4G). Oh bummer, midday.
I could tidy the house :(
maybe not.
I could have a cup of coffee and read :D
Oh look, 9am and the power's back on.
Well, breakfast over with, yoghurt and soup almost made. Guess I can check the mail then get back to the treadmill and read, or as Vicki said TRead.
And braved the weather to go to the PO for what? An exciting box of printer cartridges :(Although I did have to post 2 books I'd sold and my bowel screen kit (I know, sorry TMI!!)
That's more than I have done outside the door today, Marianne.
Marianne wrote: "And braved the weather to go to the PO for what? An exciting box of printer cartridges :(Although I did have to post 2 books I'd sold and my bowel screen kit (I know, sorry TMI!!)"
Yyyyyyeah!! Lol!
Marianne wrote: "Thanks all for the good wishes. Fingers (and everything else) crossed!!On the treadmill this morning, 7am, still 8k to go when the power goes off. Not a blip, stays off. Bummer!
OK, what can I ..."
Geez Marianne, what you get up to without power could generate enough power to light up a small country! I imagine your treadmill going.."thank goodness for small mercies!" Lol :)
You need to invest in one of those small, portable chargers for your electronic devices. You can take it with you for back up power. They are not very big and store quite a good amount of charge in them for extra power.
Marianne wrote: "And braved the weather to go to the PO for what? An exciting box of printer cartridges :(Although I did have to post 2 books I'd sold and my bowel screen kit (I know, sorry TMI!!)"
Double hilarious Marianne ;) So that's how you look soooo much younger than what you are. Walking walking walking. When the power is on at least!
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On the treadmill this morning, 7am, still 8k to go when the power goes off. Not a blip, stays off. Bummer!
OK, what can I ..."
Marianne wrote: "And braved the weather to go to the PO for what? An exciting box of printer cartridges :(
Although I did have to post 2 books I'd sold and my bowel screen kit (I know, sorry TMI!!)"
LOL!!! You should write a book Marianne...that was so entertaining:) Thanks!!
Really strong horizontal rain here in Sydney atm! :O
It's coming in under the front door!
Brenda wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Thanks all for the good wishes. Fingers (and everything else) crossed!!On the treadmill this morning, 7am, still 8k to go when the power goes off. Not a blip, stays off. Bummer!
LOL!!! You should write a book Marianne...that was so entertaining:) Thanks!! ..."
Wait till I send you my holiday emails....
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I'm glad to be home. I had to go to a meeting near the city this morning and then battle my way home on the bus at lunch time. It was bucketing down and the streets were just awash. I'm just drying out now with the heater on (and at least I won't be trying to get home with all the other damp people on the train tonight!)
Carolyn wrote: "I'm glad to be home. I had to go to a meeting near the city this morning and then battle my way home on the bus at lunch time. It was bucketing down and the streets were just awash. I'm just drying..."Excellent! Now a nice cuppa and a good book in a comfy chair ;)
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We just made the same comment Carolyn - so glad to be home; inside out of the terrible weather (and it's bucketing down here now!) I feel sorry for drivers trying to get home at the end of the day. There are bound to be accidents as those few people persist in not adjusting their driving to the conditions!
Bucketing down here. Wasn't the day to have to get flu shots. But changed and warm inside again now. We had one of those bizarre drivers on Satuday night. Thunderstorm, bucketing rain, lightning,the whole bit and a twit pulls out in front of us GRRR.
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No brains, some of the drivers out there!
☼♄Jülie wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "I'm glad to be home. I had to go to a meeting near the city this morning and then battle my way home on the bus at lunch time. It was bucketing down and the streets were just awash...."How did you guess what I'd be doing Jools?
Definitely not a good day to be out on the roads Brenda and Dale!
Safe trip home everyone, watch out for the maniac drivers!
Carolyn wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "I'm glad to be home. I had to go to a meeting near the city this morning and then battle my way home on the bus at lunch time. It was bucketing down and the streets ..."Ditto that! Glad to hear our AR folk arriving home safely.
I'm just back from the hospital in all this wild weather, was instructed to check the motorbike shed in case the rain was coming in under the door there too. It was, but not too badly: now old sheets & towels will stop it spreading.
Marianne wrote: "I'm just back from the hospital in all this wild weather, was instructed to check the motorbike shed in case the rain was coming in under the door there too. It was, but not too badly: now old shee..."Wrap them in garbage bags Marianne, if they get too soggy. Fingers crossed for you.
what Julie, the bikes or the sheets & towels?LOL
If I have to, I'll put them through the washer spin cycle and hang them in the garage, the towels, that is.
Marianne wrote: "what Julie, the bikes or the sheets & towels?LOL
If I have to, I'll put them through the washer spin cycle and hang them in the garage, the towels, that is."
Lol...I meant the wet towels, you can use them like sand bags then. Poor you, you can't take a trick at the moment! Its still bucketing down sideways here too :(
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