nini Posted May 25, 2021 #1876 Share Posted May 25, 2021 2 hours ago, MamaFej said: My daughter signed a contract to be a band and choir director at a SoCal high school. I'm so proud of her! She also gets to teach an elective of her choice. She is leaning toward a music history course, but might do music theory, instead, with a goal of eventually having an Advanced Placement Music Theory class in a couple of years. I'm bummed that it's 90 or minutes away from home, depending on traffic. We were hoping she'd stay and help her brother take care of the house and dogs while we travel. We would have charged her rent, but would have returned most of it to her when she was ready to buy a home of her own. I think our traveling may be curtailed a bit. I don't necessarily want to leave the 19 year-old for several to many months at a time with the responsibilities of college, commuting, a part-time job, house and dog sitting, etc. It's exciting that she has such a good job straight out of college, with tremendous administrative support and a really good Boosters organization, so I suppose we will all figure it out. Congrats to her! where will she be teaching? I was born and raised in S. Cal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaFej Posted May 26, 2021 #1877 Share Posted May 26, 2021 16 hours ago, nini said: Congrats to her! where will she be teaching? I was born and raised in S. Cal. In the high desert. Exciting stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaFej Posted May 26, 2021 #1878 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Update on my cousin's 9 year-old. He had has 6 month post-chemo/radiation scan and there is "No new growth." They can't say, "cancer free," just that the site looks stable. We will take it! It made me smile to see that he was wearing one of the masks I made for him in the hospital this visit. 🙂 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nini Posted May 26, 2021 #1879 Share Posted May 26, 2021 3 hours ago, MamaFej said: Update on my cousin's 9 year-old. He had has 6 month post-chemo/radiation scan and there is "No new growth." They can't say, "cancer free," just that the site looks stable. We will take it! It made me smile to see that he was wearing one of the masks I made for him in the hospital this visit. 🙂 Such great news! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted May 26, 2021 #1880 Share Posted May 26, 2021 6 hours ago, MamaFej said: Update on my cousin's 9 year-old. He had has 6 month post-chemo/radiation scan and there is "No new growth." They can't say, "cancer free," just that the site looks stable. We will take it! It made me smile to see that he was wearing one of the masks I made for him in the hospital this visit. 🙂 I don't believe they are allowed to say "cancer free" or cancer survivor until 5 years of tests are done. My wife is having her 5 year scan in August and then they will label her a survivor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaFej Posted May 26, 2021 #1881 Share Posted May 26, 2021 23 minutes ago, memoak said: I don't believe they are allowed to say "cancer free" or cancer survivor until 5 years of tests are done. My wife is having her 5 year scan in August and then they will label her a survivor Yup. I'm closing in on 22 years, and I still have yearly screenings. So far, so good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVCruzers Posted May 27, 2021 #1882 Share Posted May 27, 2021 MamaFej--which part of high desert will she be teaching? We live in Apple Valley (home of recent American Idol winner) and I taught in Victorville for 38 years. Needless to say, I am retired! Where do you live? We renewed our passports and have our shots so ready to cruise. Like others, several cruises were cancelled but now have 5 booked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki S Posted May 27, 2021 #1883 Share Posted May 27, 2021 11 hours ago, MamaFej said: Update on my cousin's 9 year-old. He had has 6 month post-chemo/radiation scan and there is "No new growth." They can't say, "cancer free," just that the site looks stable. We will take it! It made me smile to see that he was wearing one of the masks I made for him in the hospital this visit. 🙂 That is amazing 🤩 great news!! Agree with taking the positives. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki S Posted May 27, 2021 #1884 Share Posted May 27, 2021 36 minutes ago, DormMom said: We renewed our passports and have our shots so ready to cruise. Like others, several cruises were cancelled but now have 5 booked. We also have renewed our passports, as it’s easier and quicker to do within a certain timeframe. Just need to have our second AZ vaccine, which is only a few weeks away. So we’ll be ready to go once we’re allowed to or could say the boarders are open. Only wait would Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted May 27, 2021 #1885 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Hi to all my Cruise Critic friends, I wish you could all be with me on The Rowboat today it’s warm and cloudy but it’s great to to be out on the water. 😁 The Captain of The Rowboat, Tony 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted May 28, 2021 #1886 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Day 22 on the road. Spending two nights in Fort Collins, CO because there are a ton of brewpubs here. 😁 (Hey! It was my wife's idea and planning. Really.) Had sliders and beer for brunch yesterday at Black Bottle Brewery then a sandwich and beer at DC Oakes for dinner. Today had beer and wings at Coopersmith Brewery (really great downtown area - wish my home town had such a nice place but sadly, if it did, it would be filled with "urban outdoorsmen") and then had Italian Nachos and beer for dinner at Obstacle Brewery. The Brown Ale at Coopersmith Brewery was likely the very best Brown Ale I have ever tasted. Most places don't have a Brown Ale and, if they do, it has no body and not a lot of flavor. The Brown Ale at Coopersmith Brewery is full bodied, with a rich creamy head and a wonderfully rich and full flavor. I wish I could get this stuff at home! It's a hard life checking out brewpubs but, since there are something like 23 of them in this town, we are doomed to not test them all. Tomorrow it's back on the road and back to camping. Colorado has some really beautiful scenery but when one is camping at elevations over 9,000 feet and it's still only May it can get COLD. Also, the air is thin for our poor old fat and out of shape bodies. Our house sits at about 225 feet above sea level. 9,500 feet has much thinner air. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taznremmy Posted May 28, 2021 #1887 Share Posted May 28, 2021 41 minutes ago, Thrak said: The Brown Ale at Coopersmith Brewery is full bodied, with a rich creamy head and a wonderfully rich and full flavor. I wish I could get this stuff at home! Do they have a "beer club"? Like the wineries do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug R. Posted May 28, 2021 #1888 Share Posted May 28, 2021 9 hours ago, Thrak said: Day 22 on the road. Spending two nights in Fort Collins, CO because there are a ton of brewpubs here. 😁 (Hey! It was my wife's idea and planning. Really.) Had sliders and beer for brunch yesterday at Black Bottle Brewery then a sandwich and beer at DC Oakes for dinner. Today had beer and wings at Coopersmith Brewery (really great downtown area - wish my home town had such a nice place but sadly, if it did, it would be filled with "urban outdoorsmen") and then had Italian Nachos and beer for dinner at Obstacle Brewery. The Brown Ale at Coopersmith Brewery was likely the very best Brown Ale I have ever tasted. Most places don't have a Brown Ale and, if they do, it has no body and not a lot of flavor. The Brown Ale at Coopersmith Brewery is full bodied, with a rich creamy head and a wonderfully rich and full flavor. I wish I could get this stuff at home! It's a hard life checking out brewpubs but, since there are something like 23 of them in this town, we are doomed to not test them all. Tomorrow it's back on the road and back to camping. Colorado has some really beautiful scenery but when one is camping at elevations over 9,000 ay it can get COLD. Also, the air is thin for our poor old fat and out of shape bodies. Our house sits at about 225 feet above sea level. 9,500 feet has much thinner air. Its a tough job but someone has to do it. Sorry you drew the short straw! 😂 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted May 28, 2021 #1889 Share Posted May 28, 2021 12 hours ago, taznremmy said: Do they have a "beer club"? Like the wineries do? Nope. Small brewery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted May 29, 2021 #1890 Share Posted May 29, 2021 14 hours ago, Thrak said: Nope. Small brewery. Hi Thrak, I’m happy your having a great time on your traveling Pub Crawl. 😁😁 It’s going to rain all weekend in Boston so I won’t be cruising this weekend. I will be sleeping on The Rowboat. I can’t tell you how much I like sleeping on The Rowboat when it’s raining. I just love hearing the rain hitting the deck. Enjoy the rest of your camping trip! The Captain of The Rowboat, Tony 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host CJSKIDS Posted May 29, 2021 Author #1891 Share Posted May 29, 2021 On 5/27/2021 at 10:39 PM, Thrak said: Day 22 on the road. Spending two nights in Fort Collins, CO because there are a ton of brewpubs here. 😁 (Hey! It was my wife's idea and planning. Really.) Had sliders and beer for brunch yesterday at Black Bottle Brewery then a sandwich and beer at DC Oakes for dinner. Today had beer and wings at Coopersmith Brewery (really great downtown area - wish my home town had such a nice place but sadly, if it did, it would be filled with "urban outdoorsmen") and then had Italian Nachos and beer for dinner at Obstacle Brewery. The Brown Ale at Coopersmith Brewery was likely the very best Brown Ale I have ever tasted. Most places don't have a Brown Ale and, if they do, it has no body and not a lot of flavor. The Brown Ale at Coopersmith Brewery is full bodied, with a rich creamy head and a wonderfully rich and full flavor. I wish I could get this stuff at home! It's a hard life checking out brewpubs but, since there are something like 23 of them in this town, we are doomed to not test them all. Tomorrow it's back on the road and back to camping. Colorado has some really beautiful scenery but when one is camping at elevations over 9,000 feet and it's still only May it can get COLD. Also, the air is thin for our poor old fat and out of shape bodies. Our house sits at about 225 feet above sea level. 9,500 feet has much thinner air. Sounds like a great trip. Enjoy some beers for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PurpleHays Posted May 30, 2021 #1892 Share Posted May 30, 2021 On 5/29/2021 at 2:27 AM, Lucky TGO said: Hi Thrak, I’m happy your having a great time on your traveling Pub Crawl. 😁😁 It’s going to rain all weekend in Boston so I won’t be cruising this weekend. I will be sleeping on The Rowboat. I can’t tell you how much I like sleeping on The Rowboat when it’s raining. I just love hearing the rain hitting the deck. Enjoy the rest of your camping trip! The Captain of The Rowboat, Tony Few things beat the sound of rain. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaFej Posted May 31, 2021 #1893 Share Posted May 31, 2021 FYI: in case anyone was contemplating having a tick embed itself in your navel, unable to be removed by yourself or your spouse/partner, in a place where there is no medical clinic nor urgent care open for 100 miles, necessitating a 3.5 hour visit to a local emergency room where you will be injected with 2 intra-muscular doses of Benadryl and two IM doses of different steroids, lots of anesthetic injections around the affected area, a rather unpleasant inflamed rash, lots of pulling and even more digging by the ER doc, bleeding, cauterization, multiple topical creams, and some creative bandaging, then sending your partner or spouse on a 1.5 hour journey to and from the closest open pharmacy for antibiotics and more Benadryl, rest assured, I have already done this. 0/10 Would NOT recommend. I'll be fine, but I really, really, really itch. I'm also rather dopey from all the Benadryl. I have also decided that I am no longer allowed to read any more about tick-borne diseases in Alabama, where we currently are. 5-11 miles per day of walking and/or hiking was helping with weight loss. I'm glad I already had over 11,000 steps in before I realized what was causing the itching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dickinson Posted May 31, 2021 #1894 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Oh my!!!!!! 😱 Glad you are now ok. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1980dory Posted May 31, 2021 #1895 Share Posted May 31, 2021 11 hours ago, PurpleHays said: Few things beat the sound of rain. I would agree, UNLESS you're in a monsoon or hurricane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PurpleHays Posted June 1, 2021 #1896 Share Posted June 1, 2021 13 hours ago, 1980dory said: I would agree, UNLESS you're in a monsoon or hurricane. I like the rain in a hurricane too. It's the wind I don't like. Fran (1996) was my first experience with a hurricane despite living the majority of my life in the coastal-ish south (FL, GA, NC). The rain didn't bother me but the tree-snapping wind did. She was downgraded to tropical storm about the time she passed over me, so I got a good chunk, but not the worst like the coast did. The rest since then have been pretty minor in comparison--at least at whatever house I was living in when they came by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1980dory Posted June 1, 2021 #1897 Share Posted June 1, 2021 9 hours ago, PurpleHays said: I like the rain in a hurricane too. It's the wind I don't like. Fran (1996) was my first experience with a hurricane despite living the majority of my life in the coastal-ish south (FL, GA, NC). The rain didn't bother me but the tree-snapping wind did. She was downgraded to tropical storm about the time she passed over me, so I got a good chunk, but not the worst like the coast did. The rest since then have been pretty minor in comparison--at least at whatever house I was living in when they came by. My first hurricane, I took a direct hit from Katrina. That was interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoriPhil Posted June 1, 2021 #1898 Share Posted June 1, 2021 (edited) MamaFej - yikes, and I can’t imagine how you were feeling on that drive to the emergency room! But you HAVE inspired me to get my Fitbit charged back up and start pounding out those steps. Edited June 1, 2021 by LoriPhil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaFej Posted June 1, 2021 #1899 Share Posted June 1, 2021 1 hour ago, LoriPhil said: MamaFej - yikes, and I can’t imagine how you were feeling on that drive to the emergency room! But you HAVE inspired me to get my Fitbit charged back up and start pounding out those steps. Thanks. Mostly, I felt silly, going to an ER with such a minor ailment, but it was literally all that was open for about 100 miles. Given how long it took for the doctor to dig out all the pieces, and how badly my skin reacted to the whole ordeal, I'm very glad we went when we did, and did not try to wait until today. As for the walkiing, good for you! I had. been repeatedly ill with numerous pulmonary infections for much of 2018 and 2019, into 2020, getting much better after social distancing and mask-wearing became a thing. Literal inability to exercise, lots of steroids, feeling darn sorry for myself, and laziness, I had gained nearly 45 pounds. I decided that I had had enough in mid January, and started walking in earnest again, along with improving my diet and some intermittent fasting. 30 pounds fell off in about 10 weeks. Then I hit a plateau for over a month and a half. In the past few weeks, I've dropped another couple of pounds (but probably set myself back quite a bit yesterday, sharing Memorial Day food and drinks outside with other campers). I have no interest in getting back the body I had when I was 25, I was much too thin then. I'd be thrilled to have the body I had 4 years ago when I was 50, confidently and confortably wearing a bikini on the Lido deck. Charge up that FitBit and get walking! You can do it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzyed Posted June 1, 2021 #1900 Share Posted June 1, 2021 On 5/30/2021 at 8:03 PM, MamaFej said: FYI: in case anyone was contemplating having a tick embed itself in your navel, unable to be removed by yourself or your spouse/partner, in a place where there is no medical clinic nor urgent care open for 100 miles, necessitating a 3.5 hour visit to a local emergency room where you will be injected with 2 intra-muscular doses of Benadryl and two IM doses of different steroids, lots of anesthetic injections around the affected area, a rather unpleasant inflamed rash, lots of pulling and even more digging by the ER doc, bleeding, cauterization, multiple topical creams, and some creative bandaging, then sending your partner or spouse on a 1.5 hour journey to and from the closest open pharmacy for antibiotics and more Benadryl, rest assured, I have already done this. 0/10 Would NOT recommend. I'll be fine, but I really, really, really itch. I'm also rather dopey from all the Benadryl. I have also decided that I am no longer allowed to read any more about tick-borne diseases in Alabama, where we currently are. 5-11 miles per day of walking and/or hiking was helping with weight loss. I'm glad I already had over 11,000 steps in before I realized what was causing the itching. Yikes! Hope all is ok now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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