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Hi all. Haven't been on much so I thought I would stop by and tell yaall I missed u just been swamped. I'll try to be here more now. Thanks
🙃Julie
 
Well, tried some fishing last evening. Only on the water for an hour or so and we ended up loading the kayaks in the dark. Won't try that time again. Last Thursday I pulled a muscle in my lower left leg. It still reminds me about it. After working for several hours, I'll get up from my desk and I limp, trying to get the left leg moving. It still hurts.
 
The dermatologist told me today that she has a lot of teens that come in with acne who also have Crohns disease.
 
Hi Julie, it's nice to see you back. :)

As to what Cat said, some of the posts I have made are missing as well as other peoples posts on the same page. Very strange.
 
SandyUte said:
Hey, a lot of you posted while I was getting my rambling post ready. Nice to see all of you. Long time no see Shanen, missed you.
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Hi Sandy. Still hanging here in the background. Spending too much time at work and wishing the weekends and also summer were longer. Hard to believe fall is so near. Counting down the days until my first grandchild makes his appearance.
 
So excited for you Shanen. I suspected you were still there in the background somewhere. I wish you didn't have to work so hard...
Be back tomorrow.
 
Hi y'all I had hospital day today. Dietician then gastro then infusion. So I need to get back to eating four meals a day. Taking all my meds. Apparently put myself first, that's not easy for me. Also food diary. Then with gastro rechecking imuran levels to see if I'm still shunting. If so he will do something about it. Had a whole lot of blood and poo tests to see if tummy bug in Tonga has triggered my Crohn's disease. My magnesium levels are low. So they are being tested again too. Anyway I'm trying to rest up for a bit. Appointment with respiratory specialist end of August. Re sleep apnoea. Anyway am really really tired. But I'm still here
 
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Hi y'all I had hospital day today. Dietician then gastro then infusion. So I need to get back to eating four meals a day. Taking all my meds. Apparently put myself first, that's not easy for me. Also food diary. Then with gastro rechecking imuran levels to see if I'm still shunting. If so he will do something about it. Had a whole lot of blood and poo tests to see if tummy bug in Tonga has triggered my Crohn's disease. My magnesium levels are low. So they are being tested again too. Anyway I'm trying to rest up for a bit. Appointment with respiratory specialist end of August. Re sleep apnoea. Anyway am really really tired. But I'm still here
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Good to see you,Kirsty.
 
Aura said:
Hi y'all I had hospital day today. Dietician then gastro then infusion. So I need to get back to eating four meals a day. Taking all my meds. Apparently put myself first, that's not easy for me. Also food diary. Then with gastro rechecking imuran levels to see if I'm still shunting. If so he will do something about it. Had a whole lot of blood and poo tests to see if tummy bug in Tonga has triggered my Crohn's disease. My magnesium levels are low. So they are being tested again too. Anyway I'm trying to rest up for a bit. Appointment with respiratory specialist end of August. Re sleep apnoea. Anyway am really really tired. But I'm still here
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Ah Kirsty,you're supposed to come back from holiday refreshed and raring to go.To much hula hula and good food methinks.But worth it I bet.Nice to see you back me darlin'.:ghug:
 
Hello Everyone
Had a first rate flight..calm as a millpond and a very nice window seat with a window that had a push button to close out the light or open the darkness.i like to look out at the clouds as we pass through them but the staff closed it because people wanted to sleep...made it a little claustrophobic....
The food was incredibly good and more than I could eat....think there was a chef on board..
Lots of attention from the staff.......sometimes a bit overwhelming..
Current weather is rain all day and rain all night....interspersed with a little thunder at times for diversity...
Good for the grass and vegetable growers....not a conducive environment for tourists...but I
don't mind a little rain....now and again..
The countryside is so green and beautiful with brightly blooming trees and 🌺 🌹 flowers
It is astounding to travel one side of the world to the other 🌎 in the space of a day.
Cheers!
Winning....
 
Aura said:
Hi y'all I had hospital day today. Dietician then gastro then infusion. So I need to get back to eating four meals a day. Taking all my meds. Apparently put myself first, that's not easy for me. Also food diary. Then with gastro rechecking imuran levels to see if I'm still shunting. If so he will do something about it. Had a whole lot of blood and poo tests to see if tummy bug in Tonga has triggered my Crohn's disease. My magnesium levels are low. So they are being tested again too. Anyway I'm trying to rest up for a bit. Appointment with respiratory specialist end of August. Re sleep apnoea. Anyway am really really tired. But I'm still here
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My fitbit is my food diary now which has helped. Beside dairy and salad and others found out caramels affects me ....sigh.....love licorice caramels.
 
This place makes me smile, though I hate to see any of you suffering and you all go through so much. At the same time however, you are all so incredibly strong and inspiring. Again I'm going to have to say pretty much just "hi" as I can't keep up with myself right now, and will be back tomorrow to do my normal rambling on and on. (And on.) See? I can't stop rambling in my "little" posts. All is well though. Keep On Keepin On:thumright::dusty:
 
Well unfortunately the fairies didn't come during the night to do the ironing.....so must press on....Hahaha I did that accidentally.Don't know why I'm laughing,I HATE ironing.
 
For those of us who follow American football - can you guys believe it's already starting again? I mean, I know it's just the pre-season, but my Packers are playing tonight already! That really snuck up fast. I'm glad that Lily is still around and is doing okay, because she always barks for the Packers when they score a touchdown. She's my football watching buddy. It's bittersweet, my grandpa died last year and he was a huge Packers fan, we liked watching games together. Now he's gone. And soon my other football buddy, Lily, will be gone too. I'm going to be crying and looking like a crazy person when I have to watch games by myself (hubby isn't nearly as big of a football fan as I am).

Sandy, ramble on all you like! Don't let me be the only one here who rambles on! ;) I hope you're doing okay. I hope everybody is doing okay. Everybody hug your pets, and go Pack go! :D
 
My wife will watch the Redskins with me. My dad and I went to a couple of games together. Go Skins. :)
 
we were having a lovely peaceful afternoon.Hubby was "resting"his eyes and I was reading.I heard what I thought was the clock ticking but,long story short,it was the aquarium dripping onto the wooden floor.Luckily we don't have carpet or I wouldn't have heard it dripping.And doublely lucky it wasn't during the night or we were on holiday.It was panic stations for a while but we had a small spare tank in the loft so it's sorted for now.Going for a new tank tomorrow.Life's full of the unexpected.....
 
Quite a panic for you Carol.....lucky that you had an assistant to help.....how did you save the fish and what kind do you have...I'm sure they would have been quite upset with a tsunami.
Cat....live in the moment and enjoy every minute with Lily....especially while she is still reasonably happy.
It does seem impossible for the year to be two thirds completed and we are all that little bit older...where did the time go...mine went mainly to doctors and hospitals with a little bit of shopping and time at the beach....or so it seems.
The English menus are agreeing with me right now as long as I take it slowly and carefully....the salad is so refreshing but I have to be careful....take small doses.
Such a lovely change with all the family..
It was a very wet day yesterday.....teeming down.... but today is a huge contrast...sunny and warm as summer should be.We went to Waitrose for groceries...food is quite different here.
Hope you are all keeping well as possible and enjoying the summer
Trysha
 
Waiting for the hubby's colonoscopy to be finished. Sure is nice being the observer and not the patient. :rof:
 
Hi everyone... iv been awol of late, mainly due to the the lack of updates showing again.. if i dont have reminders i forget 😕also not had much free time.
Sorry to hear of some of your troubles folks n hope things get better soon.💕
Glad that lily is still goung to be cheering on the football with you Cat. 💕🐾
Trysha glad you arrived safley.. sorry about the weather. I did put in an order for sunshine for your visit..but who am i in the grand scheme of things 😃 💕

Sandy glad your feeling abit better hun. Now please stay well missis. I have decided that your not aloud to be poorly ...tho as i said in my note to Trysha who am i ☺💕

Ron glad your son n girlfriend got there safely.. eventualy. Hope they enjoy the trip. 💕

Carol the bookworm has been striking again i see 😃😃.
Iv got some ironing for you hen haha. 💕

Keep as well as poss peeps. Love to you all n big hugs 💕💞💝 :ghug: :ghug:
 
Love thy neighbor… but don't pull down your hedge. - Benjamin Franklin

Wish I saw this quote earlier. Our park that we live in requested we all take down the blackberry bushes.....well that started a war with our crazy uphill neighbors. She's on more meds than me and doesn't deal well with them. She kept saying we were on her property and a lot of other things really negative. She gone crazy before and we just avoid that area of the yard but recently I decided to work on our creek because of some marshy areas and boy was that a mistake. This time both her and her husband started the verbal assault. We've filed a members relation complaint as this behavior has happened before to other besides us. So hopefully with fingers crossed they will be kicked out.....but how do you do that when they own a house here.....they signed documents to act and behave and so on when first moved here so they are in fault but how could you make them leave.....this is puzzling me. They've had their house for sale for years now at a crazy price so no one is buying over twice the amount it should be so they are miserable but that doesn't give them the right to take it out on me....ya spent the rest of the night on the toilet foaming away....sigh.....hate stress....
 
Hello Mandy
Your post just showed up on LOW as I am reading.
Some of my posts have not appeared at all....don't know what's up with the website.
Thank you for the lovely sunshine today and better than the teeming rain of yesterday.
GIJane I just was reading a story similar to yours where neighbours have made misery for ten yearsand broken up a neighbours marriage by their nasty behaviour.these neighbours have caused court actions that have cost 200,000 pounds ie about 400,000$.... and it continues...quite incredible.
Good luck with your legal actions.
It is very distressing for you and needs to be dealt with immediately.
How are your fishes Carol...
Winning....
 
Fish are fine for now Trysha.We have male guppies and neon tetras an albino catfish and two smaller brownish ones.Oh,and not forgetting Tyson the snail.He keeps the occasional invasion of snails down.Those which come free with fresh plants hahaha.
I'm so glad the sun came out for you yesterday and I do hope it lasts.Waitrose is a good shop but few and far between up here.It's classed as being "posh" but that's not to say that us Geordies can't be posh when we want to be.
I would continue the thread on neighbours but you'd all think I was hallucinating so I'll spare you the details.Back later after we've been for a new tank (that's fish tank of course,although a military one might be a good idea for the neighbours ).I kid you not.:voodoo::voodoo::voodoo:
 
Thank you for the interesting post Carol...did not know that about the snails coming free.
Incidentally did you know the origin of the word POSH........it stands for
P -Port O- Onward S-Starward H- Home.......and relates to the expensive sailing travel by wealthy people in the olden days of the 19th century......expect you know this though since it's likely you read Agatha Christie books.
Another sunny day today...very refreshing
Best wishes to all the members being scoped...so glad it's not me...
Really tired with the time change....five hours difference which means I am getting up when I normally would be in bed....soon be accustomed to it hopefully....
Winning....
 
So how's it going Ron with the no food diet for the day before the big adventure....
Hope everything goes well for you and that you never remember what happened....
Enjoying the sunshine here.....
 
My Packers won yesterday. :D Ron, I see your Redskins and my Packers are playing each other next week! Of course it's still only pre-season so it doesn't really count, but should be a fun game to watch anyway. Good luck with your scope today!

So you guys know that I'm super thrifty, and cmack said we should all win more. I definitely won yesterday. :) Yesterday was $2 pants day at a local upscale thrift store. I bought 11 items total (3 skirts - skirts count in the $2 sale - I also got 2 pairs of jeans, 2 pairs of business trousers for work, yoga pants, sweat pants for sleeping in, linen pants which will be nice for the remainder of summer, and even a pair of snowpants which will be great for winter!). So with 11 items, my total was $22. But, then I remembered I had a coupon! My coupon was for $10 off any purchase of $20 or more. So I ended up paying $12 for 11 items. Major score! I got some really cute stuff too.
 
Cat-a-Tonic said:
My Packers won yesterday. :D Ron, I see your Redskins and my Packers are playing each other next week! Of course it's still only pre-season so it doesn't really count, but should be a fun game to watch anyway. Good luck with your scope today!

So you guys know that I'm super thrifty, and cmack said we should all win more. I definitely won yesterday. :) Yesterday was $2 pants day at a local upscale thrift store. I bought 11 items total (3 skirts - skirts count in the $2 sale - I also got 2 pairs of jeans, 2 pairs of business trousers for work, yoga pants, sweat pants for sleeping in, linen pants which will be nice for the remainder of summer, and even a pair of snowpants which will be great for winter!). So with 11 items, my total was $22. But, then I remembered I had a coupon! My coupon was for $10 off any purchase of $20 or more. So I ended up paying $12 for 11 items. Major score! I got some really cute stuff too.
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Wow Cat,that's what I call a bargain.Now all you have to do is persuade your old man to build more closets.:lol:
 
Carol, that is becoming something of a problem! We have a 3-bedroom house and it's just me and hubby, but even so, I've basically filled up all the closets. :p I probably should go through and purge some stuff that I don't wear anymore.
 
I have just been through that Cat...I asked a friend to help me so I could part with stuff,hard to do sometimes when the clothes have been sent from England by family members.You certainly acquired some good bargains...
It Took us a whole morning going through three closets...all done now but as soon as I reached England there are more things to bring back with me......
And this is only my third day here.......
Thinking of you Ron .........hope you have a good sleep during the procedure and don't feel a thing.
Now for a rest...
Trysha
 
Thanks, èveryone. The prep didn't work all the way so I am waiting for the results of the biopsies.
 
The Bank of England has seen fit to change the fabric of our paper money and the shape of our pound coin.£5 note was first a few months ago and it's awful.Slippy and it springs out of my purse (wallet).Next month it's the turn of the £10 note.Apparently the new material will make it last longer.Oh,if only that were true.hahaha'
In yesterdays paper,tucked away in a corner was this headline "Bank refuses to trim fat in note" The Bank of England has justified the use of animal fat in bank notes by pointing out by that it is also used to produce credit and debit cards.It said animal derived additives were common in carrier bags,mobile phones and even car parts and has rejected calls to ditch the use of tallow......I could go on but I just wanted to spread the word to our vegetarian and vegan friends.Was there no other alternative? Should this have been made common knowledge BEFORE and not after the notes were circulated ???
I'm fed up of being trampled over by those in authority who make decisions behind closed doors...enjoy your day every one.
 
Oh Ron, I'm sorry the prep didn't work as it should. By the way, the things I say here are in no particular order, I'm just, as writers would say, using "stream of consciousness" as I have a lot could say but limited amount of time. Speaking of writers, I was a huge Agatha Christie fan as a teenager while my friends read romance novels (not saying I wasn't interested in romance, particularly real life romance (I was a normal teenager) , but I liked mystery also). But I still didn't know that about the origin of meaning of the word posh (may have in the past, but if so, I forgot). Carol, I also want money that lasts longer haha. (Don't we all?) Money that slides out of wallets easily wouldn't be conducive to that. I also want more closet space (and storage space in general), as our older house wasn't built like the newer ones with huge walk in closets, etc. Frankly, I think there is going to be a big(er) housing collapse here in the US as people seem to be buying beyond their means (this time the fault of the consumer in addition to the lender). Our 3 bedroom house was built with small rooms (even for its day) and little storage. It was also built shoddily, with inferior products and workmanship. Even all the electrical plugs are upside down! (And we have aluminum wiring instead of copper, against code now.)
And Cat, i would love to have you for a personal shopper. Even paying you, I'm sure I would cone out ahead. And i hate shopping.
Jane, of my! I don't envy that neighbor situation at all! (And love the BF quote.) Maybe they could be kicked out from living there, even if they still legally own their house? That might force then to lower their apparently ridiculous asking price they have now. Keep your chin up and keep fighting for your rights. I also think most of us have had crazy neighbor situations at times. (As with Carol, will spare you the details of ours.)
Glad your fish are ok now Carol. Doug used to have a very nice aquarium when I first met him...
BTW, fishing again yesterday and Doug and I both caught our first ever tiger trout. We also caught rainbow trout (the typical fish we catch), but only kept 2 of the 6 we actually landed since there are only 2 of us, and frozen fish are not the same. We also entered a kayak fishing in Utah for August tournament, and I'm in second place! Well, I won't tell you that only 2 people out of several have submitted fish so that's why I'm in second, ha ha. :ycool: Doug couldn't enter his because he forgot to put the tourney identifier tags in the picture. :( But it was a great day nonetheless.)
Shanen, I hope your hubby's colonoscopy went as well as it could.
Can't wait for our Utes college football to begin (end of month.)
Winning!
 
Carol...I am surprised how decrepit the old bank notes are coming out of the bank machines
they are old and not very clean.
Would be nice to have crisp new ones although they don't go any further in purchasing power.
Good thing that printers ink is bactericidal.
Thank you Sandy for the very informative post....I never before heard of tiger trout...will try to find a picture to see what it looks like with a name like that.
Winning.....
 
Good to hear from you Sandy. Fishing sounds great. Crazy neighbors seem to gravitate towards this community too. I'm afraid there isn't enough space on the Crohnie forum's servers for all the stories we could tell, I best not even go there. I don't want to break the internet! LOL :)
 
cmack said:
Good to hear from you Sandy. Fishing sounds great. Crazy neighbors seem to gravitate towards this community too. I'm afraid there isn't enough space on the Crohnie forum's servers for all the stories we could tell, I best not even go there. I don't want to break the internet! LOL :)
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:ylol: re neighbors...
wish I could post pics re tiger trout and beautiful areas we have been lately. (I'm sure pics of tiger trout are readily available on internet, but they are spotted and not striped. Hmmm, I'm going to have to do some research on my own on origin of name. They are much stronger fighters than 'bows, though, and not as prevalent, so fun to catch.)
Back to my nap...
Zzzzz
 
YAY! I found a way to get pics on forum threads. You have to copy a pic from an album here on the Forum, so it is double posted basically. But it does work. So far. You just copy the URL address for your picture you want (from one of your albums), use the picture icon (the one with the mountains up near the formatting options) to insert the pic (delete the WWW where it puts it there automatically or it will be there twice) into your post. You do have to put a hard return in your comments before the pic insert or it won't work also. But at least you can insert a pic into a thread this way.
This pic is where we went yesterday (Trial Lake), though I think I have shown you a picture of this lake a few times before as it is one of our favorite spots. One of several lakes along the Mirror Lake Highway (one of the hundreds of lakes in the Uintah Mountains).
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SandyUte said:
YAY! I found a way to get pics on forum threads. You have to copy a pic from an album here on the Forum, so it is double posted basically. But it does work. So far. You just copy the URL address for your picture you want (from one of your albums) in a thread.
This pic is where we went yesterday (Trial Lake), though I think I have shown you a picture of this lake a few times before as it is one of our favorite spots. One of several lakes along the Mirror Lake Highway (one of the hundreds of lakes in the Uintah Mountains).
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Beautiful
 
Thanks Ron. I had to edit my post several times to make it more clear, so if any of you have questions feel free to ask. Sometimes I am as clear as mud.
 
Wife home from work,hubby snoozing on sofa.
Hubby "you're mother called twice today"
Wife "what did she want"
Hubby "I think she might have wanted to come in "
 
The nursing home just called my sister. When they first found my father outside he was unresponsive but by the time the ambulance got there he was responding. May have been the sun. Will know more later . Winning
 
Oh Ron hope your father is ok..:hug:

Well so many posts to catch up on...
Iv now lost thought of who said what!! So il say love you all you are all amazing💕💞💝
Hoping for good results for those waiting on them. Happy travels for those holidaying.
Bargin bunny Cat strikes again wowser girl you can get a bargin 👍

:ghug: 💋💋
 
Hope things are ok with your father Ron.....heat can really get to people and the more senior the more sensitive to the heat and sunshine.
Take care...
Winning...
 
Beautiful photo Sandy , looks like a great fishing spot , hope your dad is ok Ron
 
I liked it better when Donald Trump used to say "You're fired" to people" instead of to
intercontinental ballistic missiles. (and I'm not making a joke out of this)
 
For your viewing pleasure, since I'm too lazy to do Sandy's method of posting photos right now, here's a video of Lily. She came up to me yesterday asking for treats, and she was too cute not to get on video.

https://youtu.be/Sm2WFgQYGxI
 
What a lovely face Lily has Cat....
More shopping today had a good look around the mall...minimal purchases so far..I'm a space watcher since I have to travel with just one suitcase.
Winning......
 
Trysha, I can definitely relate to that. When we went to Japan, we of course wanted to buy souvenirs, but we also only had one suitcase each. I ended up buying 4 vintage kimonos, though (yes, 4!). I also bought some beautiful fabric. I had to jettison a bunch of stuff from my suitcase and carry-on bag just to get 4 kimonos and fabric to fit! Most of the other stuff we bought was very small, things like keychains. When I look back on my trip, though, I love love love my kimonos and my fabric. It was worth it. So maybe find one lovely souvenir that you love, and the rest just tiny things.
 
Where have you all disappeared to......not a single post today....perhaps the cyberspace ghost has run off with them
Thank you Cat for the thoughtful suggestion..
It has been a lovely sunny day again....I am truly fortunate to have such good weather...
Hope everyone is doing as well as can be expected..
Winning....
 
Been to work today. Though that doesn't always stop me from posting here! Sandy has one of the worst migraines that she has ever had today. The Migraine aura just came back for round 2 of this one. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers today.
 
I've had a migraine all day and my guts are unhappy, so I haven't been around much today. Feeling very bleh.
 
DougUte said:
Been to work today. Though that doesn't always stop me from posting here! Sandy has one of the worst migraines that she has ever had today. The Migraine aura just came back for round 2 of this one. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers today.
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Will pray, Doug. I hope she feels better soon
 
Hi Everyone
Good to see you all out and about this morning..enjoying the lovely sunshine.
Sorry you are not so well Kirsty and Julie and hope things will improve a bit as the day progresses.
The workmen have almost finished laying the bricks for the new driveway...never realized how complex these jobs are...amazing what we take for granted in everyday life.
It is quite an art as well as being a back breaking job.
Yesterday we toured a huge computer store...so much stuff in there...did not buy anything though....prices are much less in Canada.
Everything here is really expensive in comparison to prices in Canada.
Have a good day Everybody....
Winning....
 
Bought myself a new be!t yesterday. Then, I called Kindle support. My battery is draining fast. I am out of warranty and they gave me thirty dollars off a new one
 
Why do female black widow spiders kill the male after mating ?
To stop the snoring before it starts....
 
Joey has gone to the Bridge
Run free Joey Run Free
wait for me and we will run together again , always remembered always loved .
 
Julie, it may seem like only the demons inside will hold you, but we will all hug you here. :ghug:
 
So sorry for your loss Tony.....he is now free of pain and illness to roam the green fields of Elysium.
We are all with you
Take care....
 
Thanks everyone your thanks is really appreciated , time is a great healer , the pain I know will ease but the love and great memories will never be forgotten



I have to saw the vet was great , every after he passed and we were kissing him goodbye again she said to us , "shyss be quiet you might wake him and thats what he looked like , having a lovely sleep , which is a nice memory to have and just before he went my son gave him a last slice of ham which as usual was gone in seconds , will really miss him but life goes on and one day I will see him again .

and as the great Mark Twain said

" The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man's."
 
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I really feel for you Tony. It feels like just yesterday that my Gizmo took the same journey. May they run free and feel no pain.
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love that name for a dog cmack , at least we were able to give him a dignified passing , yet with humans we have to suffer until the end .

Run free Gizmo , keep an eye on Joey until I come to get him back .
 
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