Christmas Countdown - 2019

[sugar142286]

Throughout the Miami Valley, there were 13 tornadoes from that one storm system. In all of Ohio, from that storm system, there were 19 tornadoes! 19 is Ohio's yearly average for tornadoes.

Improvements are being made. The city of Dayton finally got water service restored. There are still some places without power, but it is done to a few thousand, there were 70,000 without power at one point.

Lots of resources have been coming in from all over, and several school buildings are acting as housing units for those who lost their homes. It will take a long time before things are back to normal. As bad as it is, it could have been worse had people not listened to the news and alarms. The fact that there was only one fatality from all of that is incredible.

It’s so sad what weather can do. Continued prayers!

 

[Xmasdoozer]

hi all

Hope you don't mind me joining in. I've been around the forums for a couple of years now but not been so good at joining in! I'm starting to plan Christmas 2019 in my head and have already bought some presents. My little girl has her birthday on the 27th December as well, so we need lots of organising!

Sorry to hear about the weather conditions some of you are enduring. My parents have just come back from the US and have been talking about the tornado warnings etc where they were staying. I'm based in the UK so we generally don't have these kinds of weather issues but thoughts go out to all those who are affected x

Jules

 

[Edge612]

Happy Final Day of May MMC! A beautiful day is expected today. We had some more rain showers last night. 4 day work weeks make me realize how long 5 day ones are because this one still seems long enough. Have a great Final Day of May!

 

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Isn't a little warm for EWS Eggnog?

It's never too warm for EWSE. HaHa

 

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

hi all

Hope you don't mind me joining in. I've been around the forums for a couple of years now but not been so good at joining in! I'm starting to plan Christmas 2019 in my head and have already bought some presents. My little girl has her birthday on the 27th December as well, so we need lots of organising!

Sorry to hear about the weather conditions some of you are enduring. My parents have just come back from the US and have been talking about the tornado warnings etc where they were staying. I'm based in the UK so we generally don't have these kinds of weather issues but thoughts go out to all those who are affected x

Jules

Welcome, Jules!

Join in and hang your stocking on our merry mantel; we're a friendly group and eager to share in the festivities, planning and every day life with each other.

 

[Crown 84]

Good Morning, Week-To-Go Anticipators!

And we are indeed on the brink of being ONE WEEK away from a critical Milestone marker!

Here are today's figures:
Days to the Season: 166
Days to Christmas Day: 208

And TOMORROW, we will be down to precisely, and exactly, ONE WEEK off from the Two-Hundred Day Christmas Day Window, and the commencement of a double-100's level count sequence to both of our 2019 goals.
(Wowzerinos!)

Our last hot, sultry day was had yesterday as we again climbed into the 90's.
Today will top us out in the upper 80's, with low to mid 80's predicted for Saturday.
That will certainly be a welcomed relief!
Today's opening reading is 74 degrees here in the capital city.

Have a Fabulous Friday, Friends.
And a really, really good Weekend Eve as well!

 

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Merry Greetings

I am off work for two days. When I was in the shower yesterday, I noticed the swelling and redness in my legs had spread to my ankles and all around my leg from the shin down.

The doctor was quite concerned and wished I had come to them sooner. He said they treat cat bites very aggressively and that they are worse than a bite from a dog and most snakes.

He started off by so-called freezing my right leg at the bite site. (Needed more freezing.) Then he dug out the four spots where his fangs and back teeth dug into my skin. The penetration of the top left fang did the most damage. He flushed it out and let it ooze for a while before a dressing was applied. I received a double dose of antibiotics and prescription for more to be taken over the next 7 days.

I have to go back up this morning at 9:00 a.m. to have an injection of Novacaine and something else before seeing the bone specialist to determine if the infection spread to my ankle; that's currently where I have the most pain.

The E.R. doctor also shared that he had to inform Public Health whenever a bite has taken place.

I didn't get speaking with the Health Unit worker, but left a message that I figured it was an isolated incident and that my cat doesn't go outside. He will likely try and get more information from me for his report.

I felt bad for O'Malley because I'm sure it's part of his grieving process. When I stop and think about it, I realize he was so used to having my husband around for company all the time and then on April 10th that all stopped. Gary went into the hospital and never came out. I was busy at the hospital so I didn't spend as much time with the cat and the last two days with exception of a quick check in and to fetch a camping cot ('cause there were no beds for me at the hospital); I wasn't around.

The two weeks following, I was out running a bunch of errands and didn't spend as much time, but I felt more time than usual since I wasn't at work.

I really think O'Malley was protesting me going away.

Luckily for O'Malley I have worked with children with Autism, schizophrenia and other disorders that lead to emotionally charged aggressive outbursts. Instead of being angry, I feel compassion toward O'Malley. He hasn't bitten me in three of four years and the last time was because I was doing dance aerobics in the living room and he thought I was challenging him.

I placed a pair of Gary's favourite jeans on the foot of O'Malley's mattress and he snuggled right in and rubbed his forehead all over them and then had a nap resting on the sleeping bag with his neck and head on the jeans.

I hope they don't make me put him down; that happened with a friend of mine when their old cat bit her father (who was the fire chief) and he wound up with cat scratch fever.

O'Malley is my link to Gary and if I have to live without both of them, it would be extremely heartbreaking.

If you are offering thoughts for me today that all goes well, can you toss something out for O'Malley too - he needs to heal from his loss too.

I haven't told my dad yet. I'm going up on my own today - I'll take a taxi, 'cause I doubt they'll want me to drive after the novacaine.

I know what my dad would do, but it wouldn't be an easy decision for him either as he is not really a cat person, but kept Pedro because he reminds him of my mom and whenever she was ill and needed a hospital bed set up in the living room, the cat would jump up on it and keep her company.

I will stay jolly through it; enjoy the last day of May - the last two months have flown by.

 

[Bradmac]

hi all

Hope you don't mind me joining in. I've been around the forums for a couple of years now but not been so good at joining in! I'm starting to plan Christmas 2019 in my head and have already bought some presents. My little girl has her birthday on the 27th December as well, so we need lots of organising!

Sorry to hear about the weather conditions some of you are enduring. My parents have just come back from the US and have been talking about the tornado warnings etc where they were staying. I'm based in the UK so we generally don't have these kinds of weather issues but thoughts go out to all those who are affected x

Jules

Of course we don't you joining in! Welcome to the Countdown!!

 

[Bradmac]

Merry Greetings

I am off work for two days. When I was in the shower yesterday, I noticed the swelling and redness in my legs had spread to my ankles and all around my leg from the shin down.

The doctor was quite concerned and wished I had come to them sooner. He said they treat cat bites very aggressively and that they are worse than a bite from a dog and most snakes.

He started off by so-called freezing my right leg at the bite site. (Needed more freezing.) Then he dug out the four spots where his fangs and back teeth dug into my skin. The penetration of the top left fang did the most damage. He flushed it out and let it ooze for a while before a dressing was applied. I received a double dose of antibiotics and prescription for more to be taken over the next 7 days.

I have to go back up this morning at 9:00 a.m. to have an injection of Novacaine and something else before seeing the bone specialist to determine if the infection spread to my ankle; that's currently where I have the most pain.

The E.R. doctor also shared that he had to inform Public Health whenever a bite has taken place.

I didn't get speaking with the Health Unit worker, but left a message that I figured it was an isolated incident and that my cat doesn't go outside. He will likely try and get more information from me for his report.

I felt bad for O'Malley because I'm sure it's part of his grieving process. When I stop and think about it, I realize he was so used to having my husband around for company all the time and then on April 10th that all stopped. Gary went into the hospital and never came out. I was busy at the hospital so I didn't spend as much time with the cat and the last two days with exception of a quick check in and to fetch a camping cot ('cause their were no beds for me at the hospital); I wasn't around.

The two weeks following, I was out running a bunch of errands and didn't spend as much time, but I felt more time than usual since I wasn't at work.

I really think O'Malley was protesting me going away.

Luckily for O'Malley I have worked with children with Autism, schizophrenia and other disorders that lead to emotionally charged aggressive outbursts. Instead of being angry, I feel compassion toward O'Malley. He hasn't bitten me in three of four years and the last time was because I was doing dance aerobics in the living room and he thought I was challenging him.

I placed a pair of Gary's favourite jeans on the foot of O'Malley's mattress and he snuggled right in and rubbed his forehead all over them and then had a nap resting on the sleeping bag with his neck and head on the jeans.

I hope they don't make me put him down; that happened with a friend of mine when their old cat bit her father (who was the fire chief) and he wound up with cat scratch fever.

O'Malley is my link to Gary and if I have to live without both of them, it would be extremely heartbreaking.

If you are offering thoughts for me today that all goes well, can you toss something out for O'Malley too - he needs to heal from his loss too.

I haven't told my dad yet. I'm going up on my own today - I'll take a taxi, 'cause I doubt they'll want me to drive after the novacaine.

I know what my dad would do, but it wouldn't be an easy decision for him either as he is not really a cat person, but kept Pedro because he reminds him of my mom and whenever she was ill and needed a hospital bed set up in the living room, the cat would jump up on it and keep her company.

I will stay jolly through it; enjoy the last day of May - the last two months have flown by.

Ouch! I hope your leg gets better quickly!!

 

[Bradmac]

TGIF, Christmas friends!

It's a bit cooler this morning! It was only 79°F when I got in my truck at 7:30, and I think it's only supposed to get up to 95° this afternoon. Nice!

Jacob called me yesterday to brag that he and his girlfriend were going to see Godzilla last night. He knows I've been looking forward to seeing that. He promised he would see it again with me. What a good boy!

Today is mom's last radiation treatment!

I hope y'all have a great day!

 

[Rich]

Merry Friday Christmas!!!
Looking forward to a fabulous day.

 

[sugar142286]

hi all

Hope you don't mind me joining in. I've been around the forums for a couple of years now but not been so good at joining in! I'm starting to plan Christmas 2019 in my head and have already bought some presents. My little girl has her birthday on the 27th December as well, so we need lots of organising!

Sorry to hear about the weather conditions some of you are enduring. My parents have just come back from the US and have been talking about the tornado warnings etc where they were staying. I'm based in the UK so we generally don't have these kinds of weather issues but thoughts go out to all those who are affected x

Jules

Hi Jules and welcome to the Countdown! We love to see new faces and hope that you stop by more often! We're all family here! It's always Christmas to us! Have a great day!

 

[ballcoach]

Good evening all! Hope you've all had a nice day! I have the next 4 days off and work today, so I'll be heading to bed soon, but wanted to check in and say hello. Talk to you all in the am!

Four days off is amazing. Enjoy and rest up!

 

[sugar142286]

Merry Greetings

I am off work for two days. When I was in the shower yesterday, I noticed the swelling and redness in my legs had spread to my ankles and all around my leg from the shin down.

The doctor was quite concerned and wished I had come to them sooner. He said they treat cat bites very aggressively and that they are worse than a bite from a dog and most snakes.

He started off by so-called freezing my right leg at the bite site. (Needed more freezing.) Then he dug out the four spots where his fangs and back teeth dug into my skin. The penetration of the top left fang did the most damage. He flushed it out and let it ooze for a while before a dressing was applied. I received a double dose of antibiotics and prescription for more to be taken over the next 7 days.

I have to go back up this morning at 9:00 a.m. to have an injection of Novacaine and something else before seeing the bone specialist to determine if the infection spread to my ankle; that's currently where I have the most pain.

The E.R. doctor also shared that he had to inform Public Health whenever a bite has taken place.

I didn't get speaking with the Health Unit worker, but left a message that I figured it was an isolated incident and that my cat doesn't go outside. He will likely try and get more information from me for his report.

I felt bad for O'Malley because I'm sure it's part of his grieving process. When I stop and think about it, I realize he was so used to having my husband around for company all the time and then on April 10th that all stopped. Gary went into the hospital and never came out. I was busy at the hospital so I didn't spend as much time with the cat and the last two days with exception of a quick check in and to fetch a camping cot ('cause their were no beds for me at the hospital); I wasn't around.

The two weeks following, I was out running a bunch of errands and didn't spend as much time, but I felt more time than usual since I wasn't at work.

I really think O'Malley was protesting me going away.

Luckily for O'Malley I have worked with children with Autism, schizophrenia and other disorders that lead to emotionally charged aggressive outbursts. Instead of being angry, I feel compassion toward O'Malley. He hasn't bitten me in three of four years and the last time was because I was doing dance aerobics in the living room and he thought I was challenging him.

I placed a pair of Gary's favourite jeans on the foot of O'Malley's mattress and he snuggled right in and rubbed his forehead all over them and then had a nap resting on the sleeping bag with his neck and head on the jeans.

I hope they don't make me put him down; that happened with a friend of mine when their old cat bit her father (who was the fire chief) and he wound up with cat scratch fever.

O'Malley is my link to Gary and if I have to live without both of them, it would be extremely heartbreaking.

If you are offering thoughts for me today that all goes well, can you toss something out for O'Malley too - he needs to heal from his loss too.

I haven't told my dad yet. I'm going up on my own today - I'll take a taxi, 'cause I doubt they'll want me to drive after the novacaine.

I know what my dad would do, but it wouldn't be an easy decision for him either as he is not really a cat person, but kept Pedro because he reminds him of my mom and whenever she was ill and needed a hospital bed set up in the living room, the cat would jump up on it and keep her company.

I will stay jolly through it; enjoy the last day of May - the last two months have flown by.

Oh Auntie! I am so glad you went and got further treatment. You were worrying me last night, as I was reading the description about the bite. It sounded me serious to me as well. Sounds like you are getting the right treatment. We have to do the reporting of the bites here too, even if it is our own animal. I pray for you and for O'Malley as well, that everything turns out well. I too believe that he is grieving. When my first golden, Ella, lost her best dog friend, she was a mess for over a week. She would eat, play, do anything. Then we Ella died, my second golden, Nittany, who is 3 now, did the same thing. They know and they grieve just like people. I'll continue to keep you in my thoughts and prayers, friend! (((hugs)))

 

[sugar142286]

TGIF, Christmas friends!

It's a bit cooler this morning! It was only 79°F when I got in my truck at 7:30, and I think it's only supposed to get up to 95° this afternoon. Nice!

Jacob called me yesterday to brag that he and his girlfriend were going to see Godzilla last night. He knows I've been looking forward to seeing that. He promised he would see it again with me. What a good boy!

Today is mom's last radiation treatment!

I hope y'all have a great day!

You do have a wonderful boy! Congrats to your mom - hope she is still feeling well!

 

[sugar142286]

Four days off is amazing. Enjoy and rest up!

Thanks, Coach! I am blessed that I normally get three days off for the weekend and since I work 12 hour shifts, I block my days just right, I am able to schedule Monday on my weekend off too, which makes it nice. Hope Doc, the girls, and you are doing well!

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Good morning MMC...I am asking for some prayers today..my dad passed away yesterday in his sleep. He had liver cancer and received treatment and was doing quite well. But he also has liver disease, his liver started failing along with his kidneys. He was in and out of the hospital a few times and I made an appointment for a hospice consult but he passed before I needed to. We are having his services next Saturday. My brother and his family will come up from NC on Friday.
I am doing ok and relieved he went peacefully. Hope you all have a great day. Hard to believe we are into June.

 

[sugar142286]

Good morning all! Phew - it was a busy morning getting the kids ready for school. They both decided at the LAST minute they wanted to pack their lunch, so as they were eating they were brushing their teeth and the bus was to come (since I don't get my license back for another month and half, but hey, I am almost there!), I still can't drive them to school, I was making their lunches. Today is their school carnival day, so I also had to put sunscreen on them, because for today and today only, the sun is actually going to possibly shine and then it's going to rain again tomorrow. They almost missed the bus, but as I tell them, if that happens, good luck, because I wake them up well over an hour before the bus comes. I can't even wait until jr. high and high school, especially with DD. Good Lord LOL.

As far as the right of the day goes, I think my sister and I may run to Target. We sometimes do that on my Friday's off to get Starbucks and to just gaze around and then tonight, DH and I are taking the kids summer clothes shopping to State College, Pa (where Penn State University is), it's about 45 minutes from our house. There is a GAP and Old Navy Outlet store we like to.

Hope you all have a great Friday!

 

[sugar142286]

Good morning MMC...I am asking for some prayers today..my dad passed away yesterday in his sleep. He had liver cancer and received treatment and was doing quite well. But he also has liver disease, his liver started failing along with his kidneys. He was in and out of the hospital a few times and I made an appointment for a hospice consult but he passed before I needed to. We are having his services next Saturday. My brother and his family will come up from NC on Friday.
I am doing ok and relieved he went peacefully. Hope you all have a great day. Hard to believe we are into June.

I am so very sorry for your loss, SFM. I will be thinking of you and your family, as well as saying prayers. (((hugs)))

 

[MerryCarey]

Merry Greetings

I am off work for two days. When I was in the shower yesterday, I noticed the swelling and redness in my legs had spread to my ankles and all around my leg from the shin down.

The doctor was quite concerned and wished I had come to them sooner. He said they treat cat bites very aggressively and that they are worse than a bite from a dog and most snakes.

He started off by so-called freezing my right leg at the bite site. (Needed more freezing.) Then he dug out the four spots where his fangs and back teeth dug into my skin. The penetration of the top left fang did the most damage. He flushed it out and let it ooze for a while before a dressing was applied. I received a double dose of antibiotics and prescription for more to be taken over the next 7 days.

I have to go back up this morning at 9:00 a.m. to have an injection of Novacaine and something else before seeing the bone specialist to determine if the infection spread to my ankle; that's currently where I have the most pain.

The E.R. doctor also shared that he had to inform Public Health whenever a bite has taken place.

I didn't get speaking with the Health Unit worker, but left a message that I figured it was an isolated incident and that my cat doesn't go outside. He will likely try and get more information from me for his report.

I felt bad for O'Malley because I'm sure it's part of his grieving process. When I stop and think about it, I realize he was so used to having my husband around for company all the time and then on April 10th that all stopped. Gary went into the hospital and never came out. I was busy at the hospital so I didn't spend as much time with the cat and the last two days with exception of a quick check in and to fetch a camping cot ('cause their were no beds for me at the hospital); I wasn't around.

The two weeks following, I was out running a bunch of errands and didn't spend as much time, but I felt more time than usual since I wasn't at work.

I really think O'Malley was protesting me going away.

Luckily for O'Malley I have worked with children with Autism, schizophrenia and other disorders that lead to emotionally charged aggressive outbursts. Instead of being angry, I feel compassion toward O'Malley. He hasn't bitten me in three of four years and the last time was because I was doing dance aerobics in the living room and he thought I was challenging him.

I placed a pair of Gary's favourite jeans on the foot of O'Malley's mattress and he snuggled right in and rubbed his forehead all over them and then had a nap resting on the sleeping bag with his neck and head on the jeans.

I hope they don't make me put him down; that happened with a friend of mine when their old cat bit her father (who was the fire chief) and he wound up with cat scratch fever.

O'Malley is my link to Gary and if I have to live without both of them, it would be extremely heartbreaking.

If you are offering thoughts for me today that all goes well, can you toss something out for O'Malley too - he needs to heal from his loss too.

I haven't told my dad yet. I'm going up on my own today - I'll take a taxi, 'cause I doubt they'll want me to drive after the novacaine.

I know what my dad would do, but it wouldn't be an easy decision for him either as he is not really a cat person, but kept Pedro because he reminds him of my mom and whenever she was ill and needed a hospital bed set up in the living room, the cat would jump up on it and keep her company.

I will stay jolly through it; enjoy the last day of May - the last two months have flown by.

Praying for you and O'Malley. I'm sure his being an indoor cat and not prone to biting will be in his favor. And it's not like he attacked a neighbor or a stranger; no one's complaining about his behavior. I agree with you that he was just stressed out.