tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89755436551136925842024-02-19T06:26:45.904-07:00Living BeautifullyInterior Design~French Decorating~Shabby Chic Decorating~Vintage~Crafting~Random ThoughtsConniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836857167023454619noreply@blogger.comBlogger1450125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8975543655113692584.post-82246856069835620322017-01-08T14:00:00.000-07:002017-01-08T14:00:25.611-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: purple;">I've been away from blogging for a while now. I joined Facebook and came to realize that is not for me. I still maintain a page there but it is only to see my great granddaughters antics. I've come to realize I loved the creativity blogger provides for me. Some women I know went the same path but couldn't get enough bloggers to view their blogs. I don't care how many view my blog. It's for me, nobody else. I have over 25,000 pictures to share tucked away on Photobucket. (I was one of their very first customers.) I love seeing beautiful things-eye candy to my eyes. Of course, it's always nice to have comments but I don't live for them. I just tuck myself away in our small home office and create, tell a bit about my life, post random thoughts I have, but there are always pictures on here. Always!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">This is my living room. I adore pink. Actually, my favorite color combo is pink and yellow. That sofa is 26 years old and is still in excellent shape. The two side chairs are Ethan Allen and Thomasville. My two favorite places to buy furniture. The sofa is an Ethan Allen and it shows how beautifully their furniture is since it's the original upholstery and in 100% great shape. The red rug is a recent purchase from Overstock.com, one of my go-to places. I've never been disappointed in anything I've bought there. The pink and white stripe curtains on the window are from them and I have about 3 pairs throughout our home. It's a small house with about 1800 s.f. so we have to be creative. I accessorize with faux flowers from Michaels as I like their's the best. And, yes, my walls are pink. A delicate shade, but pink. I've made most of my pillows and the flower drapes on the window are a Cyrus Clark fabric that I paid a pretty penny to get and had to do an exhaustive search to find it. They've gone out of business but some of their fabric can still be found. I have some of their fabrics and they truly are the most gorgeous of any I've ever seen.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">This side table holds a lot of things I've crafted myself. I don't do much anymore because our home is becoming overrun with it now. That little television is hooked up to our security system so we can see who comes to our door and choose whether to answer it or not. All those boxes under there have something in them. A great way to store things beautifully. I also wrap feather boas around some of my lamp shades. This is really a frou frou house. The pictures on this wall are a tribute to Susan Rios, my favorite painter I discovered in a picture gallery in San Jose, Ca. many years ago. I still buy her art to this day and hang it on my walls all over my home. I don't care at all what others think of my home. It's for me and my hubby. But I've yet found anyone who doesn't love the way it is and that includes <b>men</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">We have a dining area instead of a formal dining room as we just don't need it anymore. It serves us just fine. A woman I know in Texas has an etsy website for tutus. All kinds of tutus! I've bought 12 from her in white, pink and fuchsia. I attach them to old chairs I've found at estate sales, painted white and covered with the tutus and 2 of them with covers I've made from striped fabric I have. The chandelier I bought for $99 on line and added cute covers I decorated myself.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I also have flower pots I've placed around my house and added big chrysanthemums of different colors to each one. You can also see the Fairy Door I added to a "secret" place because fairies are secretive little creatures. Hubby made the little steps leading up to the door and I got a sample of outdoor carpet from Home Depot and glued tiny flowers on it and sprinkled fairy dust on it. The grand girls LOVE it! I tend to be a "fantastical" great grandmother.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">There is a burgundy sofa table under that white cloth. I put all the things I've been given on it plus things I've made. The very bright pink things on the right are little flower knobs I found at Hobby Lobby and picked up the last 5 they had. I have no idea what I'll do with them. I don't have enough to go on a china cabinet I have but they're just adorable being displayed there or I may find some other pretty ones to add and make it look great.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Below is a gorgeous porch party display that I found on the internet. I surf the internet for beautiful photos and I'm never disappointed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">This is another photo found that displays a crafter's fabrics. I think it's gorgeous.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Another photo of a French style home.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I have loved this kitchen for ages. If I had a dream kitchen this would be it. Lots of space, center counter, windows and a chandelier. Plus, it's white. I can do white but I think mine would maybe be pink walls and white cabinets.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">A lovely little vignette in an antique store. It looks to me like a piano converted into a home office space.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Talk about a "jazzed up" bathroom! This would be fun. I love it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">This is the color of yellow I like the most. This looks like a jewel of some kind but I'm betting it's very expensive.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Here is another cute idea for a small space to display your crafting supplies.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I'm not especially fond of wood homes but this one is gorgeous. I like smaller homes though after living in a 5,000 s.f. home for 12 years.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">This woman made a delightful sewing area in a tight space and it's charming.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">This is my test blog to see just how my template is working now. It's been a long while since I've blogged and I've realized I've missed it more than I thought I would. My blog will contain photos of "eye candy" since that is what pleases me. I'll ramble some but I doubt you'll find me borrowing. Well, okay, maybe, but it's my blog and I'll ramble as I please. And sometimes, there may be a story, but there will definitely be photos of my great grand girls as they are funny, cute, lively and rarely ever boring. As I said, I'll ramble. So this is just the start.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I am SO grateful this election is over and life will return to somewhat normal for all of us. I'm just grateful it IS over. So visit often or when you can. I'm still working out the kinks in my template. I just about destroyed it, but with the help of Michelle at <a href="http://shabbycreations.blogspot.com/">shabbycreations.blogspot.com</a> it's pretty much back to normal. She was a sweetheart to help me with it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">When I started thinking about returning to blogging a couple of weeks ago I looked and looked for a document I had made several years ago with all kinds of Random Thoughts on it. If sitting, watching a movie on my iPad or driving along and a thought came into my mind I'd quickly write it down on pieces of paper in my pocket for when I had the time to come in here and type it on the list I had made of just Random Thoughts. We all have them from time to time, but with me they became crucial.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I have lost a cell phone in this house and never found it. I'm not a fan of cell phones in any way and it took me until about 4 years ago to get one and that's the old flip phone with bluetooth so it'll work in my car hands free. I simply love my privacy too much, plus I love land lines. In a disaster the cell towers would go down first but a land line wouldn't be such a big problem.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">About 2 years ago this time of year I had a cough that just would not go away. We had our air ducts cleaned, which was several hundred dollars, bought a hepa filter, started being extra mindful of washing our dishes and even took furniture, piece by piece for a few days on each piece, from the room we occupy most on a daily basis, our family room. Kept coughing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Now I spend a lot of time on Netflix and Amazon Prime watching videos if I don't have a bit of cooking or cleaning to do or go out shopping or to a restaurant. Since we don't have a television and haven't for 25 years we bought 2 iPads. (I DO NOT share computers or iPads so we each have our own so as the keep this 55+ years marriage still going. I'm also an avid reader. I like the book in my hand. Love the feel and the smell. But I love mysteries most of all. I keep a list of every book I read so as to not buy one twice, which has happened.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Jeffrey Archer is by far my most favorite. I love any and all of his books. Then I like: Lee Child, Harlan Coben, Michael Connelly, Janet Evanovich, Linda Fairstein, Vince Flynn, John Grisham, Dean Koontz, Robert Ludlum, Andy McDermott, David Morrell, James Patterson and Daniel Silva-<b>excellent</b> books.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Johnny Depp is by far a man born to act. He is incredible and versatile. One of the best ever! It seems to be a natural thing for him to do.</span><br />
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I'm still here and will probably come up with a post tomorrow. Things get strange around here rather quickly. Actually, I can't wait to start!! I'm excited getting back into it.</div>
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<span style="color: purple;">As before, there will be "eye candy" in the form of beautiful rooms, homes, places and probably much talk about my great grand girls. There are 3 now and they are gorgeously darling, of course, and very smart and this is true. They get it from the other side of the family and not mine. But having great grand girls is one of the biggest blessings and thrills for us. I've always wanted to be a mom, grandmother and great grandmother. There aren't a whole lot of people in these days that get to see their great grand children. We are SO blessed to have this dream come true.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My last post was almost a year ago on December 21, 2015. I am not sure why I stopped it except that perhaps it was a health issue I was being diagnosed with then and devoted a bit of time to do things I just needed to do.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">It's been an eventful year for us and I haven't blogged as much as I used to, but I still love it, just doing other things.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">This is the newest addition to our family, Lorelai. Her father wanted it spelled that way but it sounds like Lorelei. We can do <i>whatever</i> we want with that precious angel.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"> And last but not least, this is what greets munchkins who come to visit us. As I said I love kids and whimsy. The little kids who see it when I open the door and have it running and roaring are enchanted. It adds to the whimsy. I call him "T" for short since he is a T-Rex and my oldest great granddaughter is fascinated with dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Yes, I have been absent for a long while, but I needed that break. Dealing with this lung disease can turn priorities around very quickly. I don't, and I mean don't, let it get me down. I pick up my sorry behind and make hubby treat me to a nice dinner or shopping or I get a date with friends who love me and go to a restaurant for a 4 hour "therapy" session.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Plus my granddaughter gave us our third great grand daughter and she is precious. Introducing Miss Lorelai. Her daddy liked the "a" better than the "e" for her name. We were going over for her birth at the end of October but she came a couple of weeks early. Very unusual for our granddaughter, but lucky for us we were there as she pulled something in her right leg/hip and was on crutches for a couple of days. The men took over with everything while we just held her and kissed her. She is a very good baby. Plus while there I started passing a kidney stone (my 15th one) and had to be taken to ER. They gave me pain killers for the "short" haul and said it way was too big to pass. So my gorgeous and sweet granddaughter took a whole morning calling around to get me an appointment with a urologist. We finally got a quick appointment (2 days later but I lived on pain killers so was fine) with one in downtown Seattle. I really wanted to go home but going back to Idaho through a desert with not much in the way of hospitals wasn't something I relished experiencing. So I just loaded up on pain killers and hubby drove the whole eight hours with me in a stupor. I wanted my comfort zone. Badly! We made it home and a few days later (today) my urologist zapped them for me and I'm now up at 3:30 AM because I've slept so much at the hospital today. I love pain killers!!!! </span><br />
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So if you want or need a reply always put your email in the body of your email or<b> change your settings where your EMAIL is the sending email</b>. Some of you don't have it set up that way and that means it isn't a "reply-able" comment.</div>
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836857167023454619noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8975543655113692584.post-20932850971562741192015-04-26T15:15:00.000-06:002015-04-26T15:15:00.998-06:00Life In The Slow Lane<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: purple;">The short story is I now have interstitial lung disease. The long story is coming to grips with it for the last six months.<br />
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It began last October or November with a dry cough. After 3 visits to the QuickCare in our area and a visit to my doctor and prescriptions with each visit nothing helped with the cough. My primary physician told me to go to the ER if my oxygen levels went under 90. They are better equipped to handle this problem than a doctor’s office. So one day I made a visit to ER as my O2 levels were dropping fast. Just couldn’t get enough air into my lungs. It went to 70 at the ER and my fingers and toes were turning blue. They admitted me that day.<br />
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Then they called a pulmonologist in to help me. He is a very kind man. After spending the night at the hospital I was released and set to a pulmonologist. After a consultation we determined I had interstitial lung disease. There are more questions about it than not. Not many cures even if they do find the root cause. In other words too many questions and not many answers. I just live with it and hope it doesn’t get worse. I never smoked more than the one or two cigarettes in high school to show me it wasn’t something I’d want to pursue.<br />
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I’ve had 3 biopsies in my right lung and they hurt a lot, mostly when I breathed. We’ll have the results of the biopsies in about another week. There may be nothing to do with it. I refuse to read the statistics about it as I don’t want to know any more than absolutely necessary. I’m in counseling with it and like the progress we’re making, like my counselor and all that kind of stuff. My only problem is I’m short of breath and tethered to air hoses for the rest of my life and I’m actually okay with that. Another great granddaughter is due in October and that brings incredible joy to my life at this time. I’ve always loved and wanted as many grands kids or great grand kids as possible. I love them immensely and they bring great joy to me and my hubby. And my current 3 grand boys and 2, soon-to-be-3, great grand girls keep us loved and entertained well.<br />
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We know where we’re going as we’re religious and there isn’t enough “convincing” in the world to convince our family otherwise. We’re fun-loving Mormons.<br />
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I now await the final results on this disease. I live normally, just more oxygen flows though tubes in my nose. I still go out with friends for lunches and sit around and hoot when they show up concerned about me. I have the best friends anyone could hope for in this life. I also have that new Lexus hubby bought me as a total shock but a great one for me. I’m still very humorous and cute and lovable. Nothing has changed about me except my lungs are compromised.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">The day I returned from the hospital I called a friend and asked if she could secure an angel food cake for me. She was over in 20 minutes with an angel food cake, strawberry glaze, fresh strawberries and whipped cream. She came in. I tucked a towel under my chin while laying in bed. She fed me slowly and stayed and talked to me for a couple of hours. What I <i><b>didn</b></i>'t know until after she sat there, fed me and kept me company was that she had a family of 8 in our ward over for dinner that night. When I called all whispery-voiced, she dropped everything and told them: "Gotta go. It's Connie." And then she headed to the WalMart store and then my house. I was stunned when she told me she left them all there, her hubby and 3 kids and the family of 8 to fend for themselves when I called. I knew then why I loved that woman so much. I'm 30 years older than she is, but her physical problems, in all their immenseness, have yet to be determined and she's a young-ish mom of 3 teens and in worse health than I am, compromised lungs and all.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: purple;">Then the next day, a friend came over, crawled into bed with me and we talked for a couple of hours. Her kids call me Miss Connie and my hubby Mr. Connie. I call them Miss Lainey, Miss Emma, Miss Sadie and Miss Avery. The darling boys are Mr. Miles and Mr. Graham. She's from California and her hubby is from this area and decided to set up his practice here, which is good since she's become so special to me. She's also a super person.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: purple;">My first shower a week after the surgery put me in a very deep sleep for a couple of hours. It was that taxing. Hubby takes care of most chores now. We'll see how it goes when I get the results back from the doctor in a few days.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I am going to continue posting, just not on a regular basis. I love doing this. It gets my brain functioning, keeps me young and gives me something I can do at home. Another dear friend has other things for me to do from home also. I'll do what I can. I'll work around the lungs, lunches and visits from kids and grand kids. I cannot just do <i>nothing</i>. I have to stay somewhat active, as much as is possible. I'll turn the dirty chores over to th' Man! He can handle it and he CAN handle it. </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">This is adorable but just too intense for me to make right now. I'll be doing simpler things from now on. <b>I have a request if someone can help me. I want a pillow made from a drop cloth with stenciling on it and a self ruffle. Does anyone know who might be able to make me a pillow for a living room chair with my requests? </b>I do NOT want to do it myself. Recommendations will be greatly considered.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">See what you can do so easily to add a bit of drama and flair to a room. Just put tiny cups in a glass jar. I'll get on that within the hour, trust me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Don't get me wrong. I absolutely love blogging and may continue, but very infrequently. And I have been remiss lately due to some health issues. You can view the story <a href="http://connie-livingbeautifully.blogspot.com/2015/03/may-post.html" target="_blank">here</a>. No one would guess by looking at me I'm so sick. I am on oxygen now and that's the only way to tell there is something the matter. When I sheepishly asked the doctor, a pulmonologist, if I could now get a handicapped sticker he said I qualify more than just about anyone he's seen. How's that for cheering up? I have not let this get me down and out. I still shop and go to lunch with the girls, my support group. One of them actually has a degree in grief counseling. I couldn't have picked a better friend! I'm also going to counseling simply because of depression. I love counseling!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I have a date with a thoracic surgeon in a week to set a date for a biopsy. We've determined I have <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/interstitial-lung-disease/basics/definition/con-20024481" target="_blank">interstitial lung disease</a>. If interested I've provided a link to the Mayo Clinic about this disease so you can see what I'm going through. I'm optimistic by nature but I'm also realistic. I'm scared and have shed enough tears to fill a sink. But I have a good support system. Anyway, here's something else.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Last Friday my hubby had a meeting in Boise he went to about model trains. He loves anything regarding trains. In fact, as I sit here composing this post he's watching an hour long video on the history of trains and how people love them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">When he got home he came to me here in the computer room and said there was a car in our driveway. Baffled, I followed him to the garage and looked and told him I had no idea who it belonged to and I had no one in the house visiting me. It was parked behind my Camry when we opened the garage door. I looked at him and he said, "It's yours. I bought you a Lexus." I was absolutely and I mean <b><i>absolutely</i></b> stunned and immediately started bawling. He hauled me out to see it and then took our old Camry to the dealer to turn it in. We've bought our last 2 cars from them so they're familiar with us and a friend is the Sales Manager there.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">He said, "I know this is your dream car and you're worth it." This is a phrase I use with him when I'm buying perfume, makeup and sheets. "I'm worth it." He made a dream come true. I'd never, ever have guessed he'd do something like this. Here I am with a relatively short expiration date and he does this!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">This truly is my dream car. My kids have luxury cars also—Mercedes, BMWs. I love the feeling riding in them, to say nothing of how we are treated when we drive up to a restaurant or hotel valet service! Of course, now that our daughter and her husband are planning on moving to Oregon, she's interested in trucks! I hate trucks!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Anyway, this sweet surprise is fully loaded. Wide angle video screen on the console for backing up, Sirius radio, heated and air-conditioned seats front and back, "no key" entry, just carry a little piece of electronic metal in my pocket, GPS, heated side mirrors, cherry red wood (bamboo! Toyota is innovative in using things that don't disturb the ecosystem too much) on the console, doors and steering wheel, windshield wipers that automatically come on when it rains, sun roof, automatic seats adjustable for the 2 primary drivers, auto-detection for tailgating, and so much more. Hands-free phone system, which I probably can't use since I don't have and don't want a smart phone. Hubby said it was fully loaded. I believe him. It'll take us several days to get used to it and can program every single thing that can be programmed and familiarize ourselves with its features. Lexus has been known for getting 500,000 miles easily on their cars so this is my forever car.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">This is the Lexus. I am absolutely <i><b>loving</b></i> it!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I'd love to have this roominess in my kitchen. I might cook more...maybe.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Don't you love the red toile and white dining chairs? My granddaughter just bought a new breakfast set and it has light chairs. Light chairs with a 5- and 3-year old?! She had towels over it. I explained plastic would be better. She could just wipe the spaghetti off of it instead of washing towels. She quickly agreed and found plastic. Gotta love a granddaughter that listens to her Nana!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I like those 2 chairs and ottoman. Those kind of chairs are very good for the body, too. I sit erect now because of spine and leg problems. This was a requirement from my chiropractor. Recliners are the worst thing for a body.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I'd make one but I have no idea where I'd hang it. Those little striped bulbs are adorable. I'd like to find some of those.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">One of the cheeriest kitchens I've ever seen. All pink and red.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">A beautiful entrance to a lovely home. Elegant.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I love how some people combine antiques and glitz/glam together. It's what I do and I love the look.</span></div>
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836857167023454619noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8975543655113692584.post-41089963621319762692015-03-25T19:40:00.000-06:002015-03-25T19:40:42.772-06:00My Life Has Changed Dramatically<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Yes, it's been a while since I've posted but there are reasons. I doubt I'll be a high-volume blogger ever again but I hope to post a few once in a while perhaps. I've had to explain to so many relatives and friends what happened that I wrote a Word document to just send around instead of trying to tell several different people. Here is that explanation and that's why the font and spacing are askew. I'm NOT typing this story again in here so it'll just have to be "off":</span></span><br />
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{page:WordSection1;}</style><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">In
November I started coughing, a gut wrenching cough that just wouldn’t let up. I
went to our local quickcare for help finally after realizing it wouldn’t give
up. I went there twice and then finally made an appointment with my doctor with
no satisfaction either. There were x-rays taken and 3 rounds of antibiotics with
no success at all. Friends kept telling me to do some “natural” things and I
did that, also, to no avail. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Then one
day I had a friend drop by and asked how my oxygen levels were. They’ve been
low whenever I had my vitals taken at the doctor’s office or quickcare. So she
loaned me her oximeter and when she put it on my oxygen was 87. Very low.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">I called
my doctor and she said if it gets below 90 to go to ER as they are equipped to
handle it better than her office.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Well,
last Monday at 10 am, I decided to do as she advised as I was still coughing
although the cough had gotten somewhat better, not good, but better.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">When I
walked in to the ER they took me in immediately. Started administering oxygen.
At one point I had to go to the bathroom, of course assisted by an aide. When I
came out she put the oximeter back on my finger and noticed my fingernails were
blue as well as my feet.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">The
doctor came in and said they were going to admit me. I was stunned. How did we
go from “just give me some oxygen” to “do you have a directive”? Huh?! Then
they told me I may be there for 3 days. Huh?!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">So they
talked about taking me up to the 3<sup>rd</sup> floor for admitting. As we
wheeled out of the ER and started NOT heading toward the elevators AND them
mentioning room 199, I started thinking “room 199 on a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">third</b> floor? Then they just kept wheeling my bed to a dark area:
dimmed lights, more silence than usual and told me I was in ICU.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">I was
immediately punctured with needles in both hands, inside elbows. Shots in my
stomach twice. Needles not just in veins but <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">arteries</b> in my hands. They needed “pure” blood for some tests. Then
came the monitoring cables, 5 in all hooked up to heart and lungs. So actually
I was hooked up to 8 different things.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">My Monday
was taking an altogether different tack than I thought!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">They made
me pee in a device to measure my urine output. The shot in the stomach induced
peeing. I was hooked up to 8 different things and starting to get a bit anxious
as one can imagine in this situation. Cat scan later. Xrays later.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">My hubby
was there the whole time. I have a young friend [I’m in my seventies; she’s 41]
I call for “emergencies” (fully loaded Coke, meaning sugar and caffeine, which I usually avoid!) brought me a large Coke and at 7
pm she went out for Subways for all of us. Then our bishop came to visit after
he got off work that evening.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">I take
Ambien and have for 20 years as a doctor prescribed it when we moved to Idaho
about then and he said he’s taken it for years. I’ve found it safe. I only take
it at night of course. I can nap just fine.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Well,
that night instead of Ambien the hospital pharmacy dispensed something called
Sonata, better for “over 65 patients”. I took it and didn’t sleep a wink all
night. I was really frosted and “wired” at that point because I longed for
Morpheus.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Here’s
how pathetic I was that night.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">I had a
cheap clock on the wall at the foot of my bed. I counted every single tick on
that clock for hours, making sure it was accurate. It was. Five clicks to each
numeral.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">I then
started playing with the “monitor” I was hooked up to displaying all my vitals.
I made sure the oxygen was up and the heart beat was fine AND the blood
pressure was good. It was.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Then I
started playing games with the one at the bottom that I could “regulate”. I’d
chuckle, bark, growl, laugh, guffaw, snort and any other noise I was adept at
making and see how that line changed, making little wormy waves or squiggly
waves. I did that ALL night.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">I didn’t
sleep from 10 am Monday morning when I awoke to 10 pm Tuesday when they let me
go home from the hospital that afternoon at about noon. I was wide-eyed and
bushy-tailed as they say.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">They set
me up with a pulmonologist at the hospital and he made me an appointment with
his office for Friday. He said my lungs were scarred. Scarred? From what? He
thought either from second hand smoking or GERD. I grew up with smoking parents
and hubby smoked when we married but he gave it up 30-35 years ago. I never
went beyond the cigarette in high school that convinced me smoking was not for
me. So essentially I was never a smoker. GERD? I had some episodes years ago
but after taking Nexium that disappeared and I was able to discontinue that
with no problems at all.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">I am now
on oxygen permanently. I am connected to a 60’ cannula<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that hooks up to a liquid oxygen tank in one
room. I can go anywhere in my house on that tether. I have 2 different smaller
containers, one that weight 7 pounds and another one weighing about 3 pounds.
More conducive to shopping as either can go into a shopping cart. All of this
is supplied to me by our local Norco store. That’s a store for devices and air
such as this and for me it’s all paid for. I don’t need to pay for anything.
They check in weekly or more to see how my liquid oxygen tank is doing and come
fill it 24/7/365. This runs around $400 a pop! Plus I am now qualified for a
handicapped sticker. My pulmonologist said I qualify for it more than most of
the people out there with a placard. I guess I am not “special”! This cost is
because my hubby served his country and is a retired Marine <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">and</b> it is also a tithing blessing.
We’re full tithe payers in our church and have seen miracles from being so. I
cannot tell you how blessed we are doing this.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Diagnosis:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Lupus: barely there. That’s when the white
blood cells go crazy and attack other tissues.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Asthma: some enlarged passages and some blocked.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">High protein: may be caused by bone marrow. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Bone marrow: a bit off, don’t know why.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">I’ll be on oxygen permanently probably.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">I get inhalers now because as I used them in the doctor’s
office I was getting more oxygen. So it helps me to breath better, more
efficient for oxygen to get into system.</span></span></span></div>
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last year I was <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NOT</b> having any
problems whatsoever. That’s why all this is such a shock. One day I’m fine,
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to find out why the scarring has occurred. I’ve never had anything that would make
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thought about lungs going bad. I said, “There isn’t a person in the world that
hasn’t thought about heart disease as they age, but lungs, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NEVER</b>! That’s why this is such a shock to me and my family.
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still consider myself one of the luckiest women in the world. I have wealth
beyond measure. I’ve never, ever said “why me?” I have asked why, but never “why
me”. I’ll endure and count the ways I am so blessed in this life. Oh yeah, I’ll
grieve, cry and then get on with it. It’s still a shock when so unexpected but
I’m still the liveliest woman you’ve ever met. Just tethered to a tube for the
rest of my life, but I’ve already scheduled for our next lunch with th’ girls.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Just before this happened my hubby and I were trying our best to scale down by getting rid of a lot of things. This was a massive undertaking. I emptied my craft room of 99% of the craft supplies by giving them to a sweet friend. I kept very little. But now our craft/sewing room is an extra bedroom for visitors and my hubby's office is now a room for food storage and our sewing machine is in there along with some minor exercise equipment. And we are now sharing an office together. I just need room for my kids, grandkids and great granddaughter. And that leads me to another announcement: We're having another great grandchild! This has excited us to no end. I've been after my granddaughter to give us more. Some people might say that's a private matter, but I don't care. She'll listen to me more than any other and I kept after her. They're excited also for a third child. I'm sure my daughter is excited to have 3 grandchildren now also.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;">And you all know how I feel about froufrou in this house. I hang things like this on door knobs with drops of fragrance to have my home smell good. It always smells delightful!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;">I am NOT fond of Indian food. I tried it once when a friend, who was a food critic for our local paper in California, took us to review an Indian restaurant. Nothing and I mean <i><b>nothing</b></i> that night was lower than <b>flaming</b> on my tongue. I don't like spicy foods in anyway. I thought the bread was safe but even that was ridiculously spicy. I drank 7 bottles of Seven-Up that night and vowed to never, ever eat Indian again! My daughter also went to an Indian restaurant in that town and same area and she threw up for hours. She spent the night next to the toilet and also vowed to never, ever again eat Indian! When she told us the story my hubby and I laughed our heads off. I understood, hubby didn't. Just laughed because it was so hilariously funny.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">As I've said before, we're "down sizing" the house a bit. Through the years my hubby has put up with me buying lots of froufrou for this house. We're now getting rid of a lot of it. I recently had a woman in our church ward and her two oldest girls come over and help me get rid of a lot of stuff in the craft room. Having 4 bedrooms in this house only one has a bed in it—ours. The rest were used for offices and craft/sewing rooms. In this stage of our lives the time has come to scale down and redo the rooms. We need at least one bed in one of the other rooms. So that's happening now. When our granddaughter and her family come, our daughter comes or our son comes with his boys we need at least one bed.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I attacked the plant shelves, cleaned them up and put less back up there. Put a few things on craigslist also. Now the time has come to actually take stuff to the thrift stores. A huge desk and credenza, books, etc. I buy very little for this house anymore as it's decorated pretty much as I like and the furniture I buy is Ethan Allen and that lasts a long time.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I'm not one that has to change frequently. When I achieve the look I want and love, why change it? I keep it fresh by moving things around in the rooms or from room to room for a fresh look. I cannot tell you the number of times someone has come to our home after many times before and said, "Oh, I've never seen that before." Well, one reason is because I change things around and two, there is so much "fluff" in this house they don't catch it all at once.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Hubs and I went to see the movie "American Sniper" and absolutely loved it. In fact, it was showing on all 14 screens of each of the 2 huge cinema complexes in our city and one hour apart. We still had to wait in line to see it. I think it was about one hero's insight into his job. And he <b>was</b> a hero in my book. He was ready to defend my country from evil. When it finished with scenes from his funeral and memorial in a huge stadium in Texas and highway over ramps lined with thousands of people and the freeways lined with thousands of people you could not help but cry. When the movie was over there wasn't a dry eye in that theater and silence was overwhelming. It just caught you in the throat. I've never seen our complex so crowded with people. My heart swelled at the love those people have for our country. So if Hollywood would make more "hero" movies they might make more money as I keep seeing where "American Sniper" is on its way to be an all-time highest grossing war movie. My congratulations to Clint Eastwood and the hero, Chris Kyle. War sure is hell but someone has to protect our country and the Marines, Army, Air Force, Coast Guard and our policemen do a bang up job! My heart will always be with our fighting men.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Okay, I’ve been a bit lazy lately.I woke up last Monday in an absolutely euphoric mood. It was odd but I got a lot done with my hubby. Getting back on track is a slow process but it’s happening. What have I been doing? Well, for the most part I’m being a slug watching trashy videos on Netflix on my iPad. I love not having commercials but since we gave up television 20 years ago it’s not something in my life but it truly is great watching old things without any commercials.<br />
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I especially like Poirot and Foyle’s War, two British series taking place in the early 40s. The costumes are so much more modest than the modern day movies. I got hooked on <i>Burn Notice</i>. There is so much action and comedy in it I wish there were more to watch. Great series. But Sherlock is absolutely the best series I’ve ever seen. Everything about that series went well, the cinema effects, actors getting along with each other so well, action, the main character being very talented playing a high functioning psycho. Just delightful.<br />
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Then of course the grand girls being here for Thanksgiving and having them be so funny with their antics and sayings was a true delight.<br />
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Miss C told her mother that her baby sister is <i>a little nutcracker in the moonlight of her heart</i>. (Where does she come up with this things?!)<br />
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One day her mum was telling her about dinosaurs because she was interested after I sent her a link for a diorama of the NY museum on dinosaurs. She was fascinated with dinosaurs then so her mum was trying to tell her anything she could about them. I think it got a bit quirky because Miss C then told her mom to “get a grip, Mum. This isn’t funny. It’s about dinosaurs.” She comes up with the strangest things.<br />
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Her mum was telling us in her preschool the teachers were telling her that Miss C knew a lot of words. Miss C said, “No, mummy, I have a large vocabulary.” This kid will never have a self esteem problem! :-)<br />
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Lately she’s been punctuating her sentences with “don’t you know” every time she tells us something. Sigh…..<br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I've been a bit nostalgic lately since we're scaling down the "junk" in our house.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">See, eye candy can be real candy also! I'm been chowing down on Mounds bars a lot lately. I have an uncontrollable sweet tooth lately!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Another room my friend would like also. Her hubby loves when they go to the woods and rent a cabin. It's the only time he gets rest being the manager of a large store.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">It's been a long while since I've posted a regular blog post but today just felt right. I think I'll be back at least once a week. A lot has happened.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I did another round of physical therapy—fourth time for the same injury in a fall several years ago now. I was exhausted, physically and emotionally and still very emotional and my sweetheart of almost 54 years helps and supports me a lot.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I had a "breakdown" in Costco in July; it was a Friday. I went over with hubby for his eye exam to help drive him home if they dilated his eyes. While he got examined I strolled around for some groceries. I was in one aisle and just felt myself welling up with tears. Immediately I went back to the optical department to wait for hubby. He finished and wanted to shop some so I said okay even though I really didn't want to shop.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">In the "syrup" aisle I just stopped and told him I couldn't go on any more. He went over and picked up our last item in the back of the store. A woman in the aisle I was in accidentally dropped an huge gallon of maple syrup all over the floor. That did it for me. I just broke down in tears. Hubby got me out of the store. I cried all the way home, went right into our bedroom and sobbed and slept until Monday, 3 days. It's been an uphill battle since then. I'm much better now, but my neighbor is a licensed social worker and referred me to someone who would be good for me. She knew I needed someone "neutral."</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">So I had more PT with another therapist and that did better than all 3 times with the former therapist. I finally got an MRI and there was spinal stenosis and nerve damage and my left hamstring is atrophying. I'm still doing the exercises but at home now. But I've had a great friend who has helped me along and I love her to pieces. She definitely understands as she has depression also. I can deal with it but it's harder in my 70s than the small bout I had in my 40s when we decided to leave California and move to Idaho.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">This is my 2 year old great granddaughter, Miss J. She has her own style and insists on dressing like this now and even going to daycare, this is the outfit. You can see she loves glitz and glam. She takes after her Nana, which is what my grand kids and great grand kids call me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">We're calling this style "Dollar Store Chic" as just about everything she has on came from our local dollar store. I think they went there 5 times while they were here. It was their favorite place to go and went there 3 times in one day!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">The kitchen cabinets were painted white over Thanksgiving so they came over here to visit us as the paint is oil-based and odorous and they had to leave the house. The light you see in the upper right hand corner is gorgeous. They have 2 lights over the island and they're crystals. I lost my breath the first time I saw them. I'd love to have them in my kitchen but we have vaulted ceilings and it would be a chore trying to change from the recessed ones we have. They are truly breathtaking in their kitchen.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">This is just a short post about a slipcover. The cover below is for sale. I gave the sofa and slipcover to my granddaughter but she decided she didn't want the slipcover so she brought it back when she came over for Thanksgiving.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I bought that slipcover from a catalog I used to get but the publication is no longer sending them out to me so I can't remember the name but it was an upscale one. The cover in question is a green and white ticking stripe as you can see in the photos below. It is in A-1 condition or I would <b>NOT</b> be selling it. Several people asked me if I ever wanted to sell it to let them know. I've forgotten who they are but it's now for sale. This is one item I'm NOT giving away to someone. It's a heavy twill I would guess and it's been washed a few times and comes out beautifully. No stains or wear on it. I just put it right back on the sofa. I paid several hundred dollars for it, about $400 OR $500 if I remember correctly. So if anyone is interested just send me a comment and I'll get back to you. I'll let it go for $200.00 and that's a fantastic deal. Those of you who know how much good slipcovers are worth will appreciate this. I had one made for the same size sofa in the 1980s and it cost me $800.00 at that time. This is a steal and I would not get rid of it except that we're scaling down and don't need it any longer. I think it weighs about 40 pounds to ship. I'll check that out if there is any interest in it. Here are two pictures of it in our family room. The family room doesn't look like this anymore but you get the idea for the slipcover. I am also posting it on craigslist so first come first one gets it. I can guarantee you will NOT be disappointed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">It's been a long 10 months for me. I've decided to make it official by telling you what's been going on and telling you I am taking a long break. I don't know for how long but since I love blogging so much and haven't been consistent with it for a while I thought I'd just make it official: I am taking a break and not sure when I'll be back.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">It started with the sciatica in my left leg and hip in the early part of this year. That took me a long time to figure out why so much pain. But then after months of exercising and chiropractic and massage something else happened.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I was getting out of bed one night to go to the bathroom and as I arose from the bed and turned I felt a "snap" or "pull" as I thought about it later on. It was intensely painful. This went on for a couple of weeks before I went in to the emergency room one night. (I already had some pain pills from the sciatica so I wasn't in any big hurry until things got worse.) I thought I had pulled a groin muscle. That's where the pain was, groin, <i>around</i> the upper part of the left leg. After 4 visits and 4 shots of the "heavy duty stuff" in about 2 weeks, I finally got a doctor who thought it was something else and ordered an MRI.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">She scheduled it immediately and found out there were lots of things going on: "arthritic changes" (whatever that means), disk bulges, spinal stenosis (abnormal narrowing), referral to spinal surgeon who does the "minimally invasive" of this kind of surgery and more PT when that's done. Can't you tell I'm just thrilled?! I've spent the last 5 months doing physical therapy every single day to a minimum of help and now I get to do more? Well, it is what it is. So I just won't have the physical or mental capacity to blog a lot at all so I'm just not making any plans to do it for some time. I may drop in once in a while but my focus at the moment is to get rid of the pain. My nerve endings are just shooting pain down my legs horribly and pretty much consistently. It's mostly affecting my left side but there is a little pain in both legs sometimes. I'm pretty much on pain killers most of the time. I don't drive much at all, don't get out much at all either. I'm frustrated and feeling sorry for myself on a pretty regular basis. But I am a very strong woman and will do what I have to do to get better. Prayers are always appreciated and I pray for others also. So that's it for a while. I'll still do Pinterest though as that doesn't require a lot of time and I'm not consistent on my pinning as I've got over 16,000 pins up now. But mostly I want to thank those of you who visit here and especially the few who leave comments. It's encouraging to know some people care enough to do that. Thank you! And I'm leaving you with just a few of some of my favorite rooms to view.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I also love this room, especially since it is designed by Charles Faudree, one of my favorite designers. It is genuinely homey without being too exaggerated. Lush sofas, ottomans and cozy, comfortable chairs. The floor would be easy to clean. Windows admit a lot of light. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Since the first of the year I've had sciatica. Then I went into physical therapy for it. After 4 months I'm somewhat better but still a burning hurt in my hamstrings. I'm now under the care of a massage therapist who is doing myofascial release for that area of my body. I am uncomfortable much of the time, but I have faith I'll be much better soon.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">But during all this I had a meltdown because of being in PT and Chiropractic also. I'm getting better with the crying but I'm still a bit weepy at least every day or two. I'm also very, very tired. I have some women who are a great support for me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">We were planning a trip to California, where hubby would go to Fresno to a model RR train convention and I would stay with our daughter. I decided to stay here in our home. It's an 11 hour trip to the SF Bay area where hubs would leave me with our daughter for 10 days. Then he would travel to Fresno and pick me up on the way back. Just about everyone had me convinced to go so I wouldn't be alone. At the last moment, I sat my hubby down and told him I'd changed my mind. I wanted to stay in my home, my comfort zone. This was terribly important to me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">He left early Monday morning. When he got to Reno he called me and told me he cried pulling away from our home. He was sad leaving me alone. I appreciated his sentiments more than you could ever, ever imagine but I felt good about my decision. I assured him I was fine and he called every day to see how I was doing. I suppose this happens when you're in the twilight years of your life. Sure I cry each day for missing the love of my life for a solid 9 days and pray that we're both well and have no problems. I told him on the phone tonight this is the last time we're apart. No more conventions, only going to visit kids, grandkids and great grandgirls. That's it. It is so much easier being in my own comfort zone, cry alone, go to a local restaurant if I want to and sleep in my own luxurious bed here at home. And I can clean my house and do some projects that have been put on hold for so long. But I'm getting much better and have friends who actually love me very much. I'll be fine. But, yes, it definitely took a lot out of me. I am getting my groove back though, trust me!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">If you love red, white and blue kitchens this will get your heart pumping. I think it's fabulous!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">If only I had this large a space to work in! But I don't do a whole lot of crafting anymore.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">This actually looks quite like a shop with its tall wall but it could be a home. Gorgeous idea no matter what.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">My friend, <a href="http://sweetnshabbyroses.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rhea</a>, paints these little birdhouses. I am the recipient of one of these, plus a few other painted things she's sent me through the years. They are displayed in various rooms of my home. I love the way she paints. She's very clever and very "neat" in what she does. She's been very sick for a long time and just lost her young hubby to a medical error when he had an appendectomy. I've talked to her on the phone and want to try and keep it up as she's very special to me.</span></div>
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836857167023454619noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8975543655113692584.post-35266918997294780732014-07-22T11:56:00.002-06:002014-07-24T08:16:05.425-06:00Back Soon!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: purple;">I shall be back soon with more photos and a bit of an explanation of my absence.</span></div>
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836857167023454619noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8975543655113692584.post-15090241007003116972014-07-16T14:23:00.001-06:002014-07-16T14:25:55.288-06:00Producers' Message with Reign of Judges: Title of Liberty TEASER - MUST ...<div style="text-align: center;">
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836857167023454619noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8975543655113692584.post-31236333799401295672014-07-08T18:10:00.000-06:002014-07-08T18:10:00.236-06:00In Regards to My Rant Post<div style="text-align: center;">
I deleted the rant post because that's what happens when those who disagree with what I believe start their venom and vehemence. It wasn't worth it to me. There are those of you who will agree with the rant and then there are those who don't agree but defend your right to say it and then there are those who attack and attack and can't let it go without baring their teeth when faced with an opposing view and then spew their venom. I can take it but hubby said it wasn't worth it. Belittling comments kept coming in from that one person. I won't say something like "I feel sorry for her" because actually I truly don't. I am sorry she disrupted it for those of you who had the courage to comment. Remind you of Nazi Germany in the 30s and 40s? Hmmmm?</div>
Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836857167023454619noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8975543655113692584.post-39104419078465450492014-06-15T10:30:00.000-06:002014-06-15T10:30:00.957-06:00Story about Watches<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: purple;">Yes, I know I haven't been blogging much lately but I'll try to do better. Just too much "chaos" in my life right now. And I am <b><i>not</i></b> happy about it. It will get better though.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">This is a story of an anniversary gift from our son on our 50th wedding anniversary a few years ago. Although we requested no gifts as he and our daughter were treating us to a 3 day weekend in Santa Barbara on the beach and that was costly enough, our son gifted us with 2 very expensive watches. We had a delightful weekend and then went home. We put the watches back until we could get a few links taken out as they were a bit big. I'm sure these watches cost a couple of thousand dollars because when we took them in to the jewelers they told us they were extremely good watches—or in jewelers parlance, expensive, which is typical of our son and daughter.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">It took us a while to get them into a jeweler who would do it. Yes, "a jeweler who would/could do it." They can only be done by the maker of the watches since there were no approved dealers in Boise. So our batteries wore down. Well, to have the battery changed we had to take them to an <b><i>approved</i></b> jeweler for these watches or send them in to the manufacturer. We took them to a jeweler who would wrap, insure and send them in to the watchmaker for us. It cost us <b><i>$250.00</i></b> to have the batteries changed. Needless to say, we will now conserve the batteries by pulling the stem out (this preserves the batteries) when we are not wearing them. They are beautiful and have a simple elegance. I just wish our kids wouldn't spend so much money on us. They are both very generous to their mom and dad though. Now that I think about it, they'll inherit them. Hmmmm. ;-)</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">This room is a favorite of mine. I like the arrangement of furniture, easy to converse when 2 sofas are across from each other...if you have the room. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Of course the colors struck me first. I am not a fan of old dark pictures on the wall. Perhaps these are relatives but I'd still like to see bright cheery pictures on the wall.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I like this room a lot also. Just a room large enough to accommodate several friends at one time. It's just a lovely room.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I had to show you this bar of carved soap. Who in the world would want to bathe with it after all that intricate carving was done? Just a stunning work of art.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">A beautiful bouquet of roses in a lovely blue vase. Those look like David Austin roses to me but I am no expert on this at all.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">A cute sofa in a french style. This looks rugged enough to have in a family room with a bunch of kids. I like this one a lot. I'll take it in pink however. :-)</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I have no idea where this shop is but it's certainly a stunning place <i><b>for</b></i> a shop.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">A delightful place on a back porch for two. I'd really like this on our patio but our patio faces south—in a desert—so you know eating out there isn't going to happen. I've resolved myself to that a long time ago. But this is how I'd like mine to look anyway. Beautiful!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Linking up with <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Pink Saturday</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I'm still doing physical therapy for the sciatica and now some chiropractic also. I've always loved chiropractic and it certainly can't hurt. I had a "massage" by a young man who is very familiar with the body. I hurt when he got though but I was hurting badly when I went to him, too. We'll see what happens. And I thank all of you for sending me personal advice. I am definitely taking the magnesium and it's helping. But I'm on pain killers at least once a day. That nerve sure can incapacitate you! It's certainly disrupted my life for 2 months now,</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Also, reminding you again to go to my Pinterest page with over 15,300 pins and 26,423 followers so far. I pin every single day and there is nothing on there but beautiful images. Go see for yourself because I doubt I'll ever get them all on my blog here.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">And you <i>know</i> you're going to get some stories about our great granddaughters, too. Right? :-)</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Some of the things the 4 year old said while we were over there recently:</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">At the dinner table: "Pass the French bread, my darling." [HUH!] But we did and she said, "Thank you." Her parents are very good at teaching her manners.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Then later at the table she said: "I have an announcement." And then told us what it was.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Then she told her dad to "Snap out of it. You need to focus, Dad!" We all just looked at her and wondered where that came from. Of course, she was trying to get his attention.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">When we speak to her on the phone she always says, "Thank you for the call. And I love you, Nana and Poppop."</span><br />
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will never be alone because I love you so much. To be alone you would
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<span style="color: purple;">When we took her on a surprise visit to ride a pony cart she later told her mom: "I had a great adventure today, Mom."</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">This is a story she told her mom on the way to work several months ago, all made up of course. She has an extreme imagination. "As a child living in Mexico we swam in the ocean and ate fairies with a little tomato and Parmesan cheese. And then I was a pirate captain in the Sea of Egypt who found a boy who wanted to be a pirate but didn't know how to swim. So we took him to Egypt Swim School, but when they got there it was actually a house filled with gems that were booby-trapped with nails and they all had to run away." [As my granddaughter told me: This kid is nuts! LOL] Oh, and she's never lived in Mexico.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I think we're creating a snob here!! But they <b>are</b> cute, great granddaughters, in general I mean.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Blue is a beautiful color and I like it a lot also, so I thought you'd like this elegant home to check out.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">A plethora of flowers over a draped door has me envisioning Mexico, which we visited many times. I love it more than any other place to vacation.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">This reminds me of Mackenzie-Childs ware, which I've loved since the early 80s. They are a very quirky couple but produce gorgeous items for the home.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Even antiques shows looks gorgeous with all the lovely items they produce for sale. Not many around Idaho though.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I thought this was a great idea for kids coming in from mud or snow or for washing the family dog. What a luxury this would be to the lady of the house.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Another flea market showing sweet sofas, desks and a plethora of desirable items we want. Cute!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">This is an English home—cozy, warm and life revolving around the kitchen wood stove.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I love this kitchen, especially the dining chairs and the french pastry cart.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Not sure what kind of flower this is. Looks like a multi-colored peony but I'm not familiar enough with flowers to be certain. Whatever it is it's beautiful.</span></div>
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