The Old Folks Home

[ronott1]

I hit like just to let people know that I've read their posts and support them! Sometimes it's hard but......

@getaclue, very informative post. Well said and thank you. Yes, if people really want to get picky there is also an alcohol crisis. I took care of babies in the nursery that we couldn't figure out why the newborns were so jumpy. If you bumped their crib they would literally come up off the mattress, little hands in tight fists, red in the face and scream so loud you would flinch.24 hours later mommy dearest, usually in her early 20s would inform us that they had a hangover and had come in drunk when they were in labor.

Poor babies were alcohol toxic born to alcoholic mothers and definitely suffering from alcohol syndrome. I've often wondered what the little ones grew up to be.

No matter what it is a no win scenario with pain management. A few rotten apples as the old saying goes.

So I will continue to jump through the hoops along with the other folks suffering from degenerative bone diseases so we can live as normal a life as we can with our pain controlled as much as it can be and hope for the best. I just thank God I have two doctors and a list of diagnosis's that make the hoop not too small or held too high.

Sitting here making Christmas ornaments. Love it!
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Found the clear plastic balls at Dollar Tree and have been stuffing them with bantam feathers. Since they are molting, tis a shame to let those feathers go to waste!

The snowflakes were made with my DH's skill with the 3D printer. I'm adding glitter to them. I may be prejudice but I think they are pretty.

Nice!

 

[getaclue]

micro, those are really nice.

 

[microchick]

Thanks, it's amazing what you can do with a 3D printer. If you have a knack for programming and drafting, you can pick up a nice printer for 400$. DH and a friend who has a printer and also a HAM are using their printers to make knobs for radios and boxes to hold electronic parts.

 

[bruceha2000]

Make sure all the snowflakes are a bit different, like real snowflakes

The smoke is forecast to get bad today by early afternoon. Campus has been closed and I will leave work at Noon today.

We may go over 200 and into purple--that is the very unhealthy level

It was about noon here when you posted, you should have left then

How are your birds doing with all the smoke? Bad enough for people to need masks but I've not seen any for birds and they likely wouldn't take to them well anyway.

 

[ronott1]

Make sure all the snowflakes are a bit different, like real snowflakes


It was about noon here when you posted, you should have left then

How are your birds doing with all the smoke? Bad enough for people to need masks but I've not seen any for birds and they likely wouldn't take to them well anyway.

It is 11:40 here now. Pacific time zone

 

[ronott1]

We are still at 152 as of 11:00am PST. I am keeping an eye on the numbers an will go home when it gets higher or when I get the print station computer replaced.

 

[bruceha2000]

It is 11:40 here now. Pacific time zone

I know, but it is sort of like "the sun is over the yard arm SOMEWHERE"

Noon here? Close enough, noon is noon, it was time for you to go home Do you have air filters in the house so you can keep breathable air in at least 1 small room?

 

[perchie.girl]

six percent humidity here my nose is running and my face is puffy

 

[microchick]

Humidity has been weird here too, perchie. Both DH and I have enough post nasal drip to float a battleship. I've been doing the sinus rinses every night before I go to bed but last night I had a post nasal drip cough that kept me awake until my antihistamines kicked in. Still had it to a degree after that as DH said I woke him up coughing.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I hit like just to let people know that I've read their posts and support them! Sometimes it's hard but......

@getaclue, very informative post. Well said and thank you. Yes, if people really want to get picky there is also an alcohol crisis. I took care of babies in the nursery that we couldn't figure out why the newborns were so jumpy. If you bumped their crib they would literally come up off the mattress, little hands in tight fists, red in the face and scream so loud you would flinch.24 hours later mommy dearest, usually in her early 20s would inform us that they had a hangover and had come in drunk when they were in labor.

Poor babies were alcohol toxic born to alcoholic mothers and definitely suffering from alcohol syndrome. I've often wondered what the little ones grew up to be.

No matter what it is a no win scenario with pain management. A few rotten apples as the old saying goes.

So I will continue to jump through the hoops along with the other folks suffering from degenerative bone diseases so we can live as normal a life as we can with our pain controlled as much as it can be and hope for the best. I just thank God I have two doctors and a list of diagnosis's that make the hoop not too small or held too high.

Sitting here making Christmas ornaments. Love it!
View attachment 1589673 View attachment 1589674
Found the clear plastic balls at Dollar Tree and have been stuffing them with bantam feathers. Since they are molting, tis a shame to let those feathers go to waste!

The snowflakes were made with my DH's skill with the 3D printer. I'm adding glitter to them. I may be prejudice but I think they are pretty.

Your balls are so cool!!! What a fantastic idea. High here today was 20 with roaring winds. We got rain last night and then the temps fell significantly... everything was frozen shut with ice this morning. That was pleasant. Big snowstorm coming Friday. I get my snow tires on in a week.