Tuesday Morning Herd Check-in: Grazings and Greetings of the Moosekin

by: JanF

Tue Feb 26, 2013 at 05:54:01 AM EST





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JanF :: Tuesday Morning Herd Check-in: Grazings and Greetings of the Moosekin
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29 degrees in Madison WI (2.00 / 29)

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Watch this comment for news of slksfca's hip replacement surgery which is scheduled to begin at noon Pacific time. We have members of the Silks Information Network strategically placed all across North America to bring you breaking news.  

Words have meaning. Our words will reflect what is in our souls.

Morning Jan (2.00 / 18)
Thanks for keeping us updated on the surgery. Fingers, toes and eyes are crossed.

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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Thanks so much for posting this... (2.00 / 16)
slksfca has been on my mind all morning. Sending good vibes his way and hoping for a positive outcome!

"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle"...."We make a Living by what we get...We make a Life by what we give."  
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Here's the first post-op update. (2.00 / 12)
http://www.dailykos.com/commen...


"Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ~ Desmond Tutu
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Recap: (2.00 / 12)
- Out of surgery at 5pm Pacific
- At least one hour of recovery then to his room

If he was in surgery for 3+ hours, my guess is that he will be in recovery longer.



Words have meaning. Our words will reflect what is in our souls.

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ha...forgot to hit refresh...I've had this open (2.00 / 10)
most of the day...along with the tip jar in new day...as she posted some where else...thank goodness nobody put me in charge of the nations security...we would all still be speaking english...you know...with that funny accent.

great news about silks..!!

"No disrespect intended, please accept my apology and disregard my previous comments."~GTP

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SIN report..!! (2.00 / 12)
silks is thru the surgery...according to nurses surgery went well...he spent an hour in recovery...x-rays...currently is his room resting and drugged...no phone contact with the silky one yet...might not happen until tomorrow...but an attempt will be made.

all good news so far...I will report any news I hear thru the night.

"No disrespect intended, please accept my apology and disregard my previous comments."~GTP

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Thanks, Glen! (2.00 / 11)
If you talk to him, send him my love. And remind him that tomorrow is Wednesdai Woozles.

Words have meaning. Our words will reflect what is in our souls.

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phone contact was made... (2.00 / 10)
" Just spoke with him on the phone. He said he was told surgery went very well. His throat is sore from being intubated but that is normal. He's groggy. He's waiting for food. He's in good spirits. He's watching tv but has no idea what it is. lol.

I'm going to go up first thing in the morning and deliver his worldly possessions including his phone. I'll let you know how our visit goes."



"No disrespect intended, please accept my apology and disregard my previous comments."~GTP
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Please pass along love from Ebby! (2.00 / 10)
And thank you so much for the good report.  Very much appreciate your sharing the good news.
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Okay, if he won't have his phone or computer 'til morning, I can finally crash. (2.00 / 9)
Thanks for the update. Zzzzzzzzzz

Words have meaning. Our words will reflect what is in our souls.

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Thank you! (2.00 / 5)
I've been checking off and on. So glad I checked in before bed!

Peace, Hope, Faith, Love
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Good morning Jan and Mooses! 48 in Wilmington, I'll take it. My (2.00 / 26)
eyes are still watering from "teh Bertha" :)
Paws crossed for slksfca!

"Pin your money to your girdle and don't talk to strangers."  My Grandmom's advice when I went away to school.  I don't wear a girdle and have never met a stranger.  Sorry Grandmom!
Morning nannyboz (2.00 / 16)
Who has lap duty this morning?

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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Oh hai! Atticus was on this morning. He beat Racer to it :) (2.00 / 10)


"Pin your money to your girdle and don't talk to strangers."  My Grandmom's advice when I went away to school.  I don't wear a girdle and have never met a stranger.  Sorry Grandmom!
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G'Mornin' ((JanFab)) (2.00 / 26)
Good thoughts and positive energy is being sent to ((Silky))

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"Hair on fire complicates the decision of how to deal with the knot in your knickers while clutching your pearls with both hands." ~ wordsinthewind

Mornin' K! (2.00 / 16)
Hope you have a great rest today.

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Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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Good morning! (2.00 / 24)
There is going to be a cold rain today. It's 33 degrees now and will go up to 39. We may have freezing rain tonight, but most likely the freezing rain will stay up in the mountains.

I woke up thinking of slksfca. I see I am not the only one :-)

Thanks for any updates.

I'm almost ready to leave for work. I'm glad I was able to check in here first!

Peace, Hope, Faith, Love

Good morning (2.00 / 14)
Here's hoping the freezing rain fails to freeze!

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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Morning moosekind (2.00 / 25)
27 here in the Shenandoah Valley, headed for a high of 40 or 41 depending on which weather service you ask. Supposed to have sleet and freezing rain and all whatnot, but the timing is listed as right when the temperature is highest so who knows. I expect light rain.

In keeping with today's theme, thinking of slksfca. Is someone here due to be informed how things went?

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Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

I believe JanFab's 'tip jar' will keep us informed today (2.00 / 14)

From tip jar.......
"Watch this comment for news of slksfca's hip replacement surgery which is scheduled to begin at noon Pacific time. We have members of the Silks Information Network strategically placed all across North America to bring you breaking news."  

"Hair on fire complicates the decision of how to deal with the knot in your knickers while clutching your pearls with both hands." ~ wordsinthewind

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Morning all. Thank goodness for UPS system as the power has (2.00 / 23)
gone out here (Columbia).  We got 5-6 inches of the wet, heavy stuff.  The wind howled all night and the trees are bent over.  We are almost out of the snow area and no more should be falling in about an hour.  Happily, the temperature is above freezing.   Guess I should have either grabbed a shower or made some coffee when I got up at 5:45 but did neither.  Hope the power isn't out too long because the beeping of the UPS battery is going to drive me nuts.  (No pleasing me!)

"I base most of my fashion sense on whether or not it itches"  -- Gilda Radner
OK, you got me... (2.00 / 15)
To me UPS stands for United Parcel Service so I'm not able to make heads nor tails of your post except to hope that your power is back on by the time you read this.

UPS??

Spring. I'm ready for spring.

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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iriti, UPS in this case = uninterruptible power supply (2.00 / 15)
something that keeps vital gadgets going when other power is down.  

I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.

-- Oscar Wilde
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Iriti, (2.00 / 15)
I have one on my computer - it's the box between my desk and the sofa - otherwise known as the battery back-up/surge supressor.  

No matter where you go, there you are...

Buckaroo Banzai

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Aaaaah (2.00 / 13)
Never heard it called a UPS before. Thanks both of ya!

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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Yay! I'm so glad CenturyLink provided me with one since they (2.00 / 15)
were never able to figure out why my internet went out so often.  I was able to check in with the power company and found that only 2500 customers in my area lost power.  That had it restored in about 45 minutes.  I live in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Columbia, lots of trees which no doubt caused the outage.

"I base most of my fashion sense on whether or not it itches"  -- Gilda Radner
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I'm happy it wasn't off for long (2.00 / 15)


"Hair on fire complicates the decision of how to deal with the knot in your knickers while clutching your pearls with both hands." ~ wordsinthewind
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Me too! Just in case, I grabbed a shower and made coffee. No (2.00 / 14)
precip, of any kind is showing on the radar but there is a forecast of snow showers this afternoon.  We'll see....

"I base most of my fashion sense on whether or not it itches"  -- Gilda Radner
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High winds finally dying down here in east TX (2.00 / 24)
Sending good thoughts to slksfca and hoping that everyone on the surgical team is bringing their best skills, teamwork, and energy to the task.  

I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.

-- Oscar Wilde
Yes it was so windy yesterday in SA (2.00 / 17)
nearly knocked me off my feet as I was pumping gas.

32 currently. Forecast shows at least 10 more days of lows in the 30's & 40's and highs in 60's and 70's.

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Good morning everyone (2.00 / 23)
31 here in St. Charles.  I think it's just gonna rain here but we will see.  Here is hoping for a smooth surgery for Scott today and a quick recovery in the days to come.  Have avgreaybday everyone.
Oh, that haircut I was gonna get my two year o,d yesterday?  Didn't happen, he freaked out just getting to the chair.  So we left after I apologized to everyone.  Ugh.  So after his nap I sat him in the middle of the kitchen table and cut it myself.  So, add that to the list of things my mom self is doing that I never thought I would do.
Sorry your 2-year-old didn't like the haircut (2.00 / 16)
Isn't it odd that certain things seem so upsetting to some kids. And it's not the same things for every kid either. Wonder what it is about haircuts or even the chairs that freak a lot of kids out? Because your son is far from alone.

Hope you do just get rain. They're predicting ice here, but it's supposed to be so warm that I'm skeptical.

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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34 degrees here in Northern Virginia (2.00 / 25)
With sleet and freezing rain promised for later.  If it happens it will be the first correct weather forecast for several weeks.

Still recovering from the first 45 minutes of the Oscars--was so overcome by vulgarity I fainted and had to have an IV of strong English tea to be revived.  I keep hoping that next year the Oscar emcee will be funny--but, sadly, that doesn't happen any more than the weather forecast coming true.

Bob Hope did it well.  Why can't they bring him back to life (holographically, of course) and let him do it again?

Must go off to toast the crumpets for breakfast, then slather them with melted butter and honey.  Yes, really.

I don't know slksfca but join the other meese (moose?) hoping for the best outcome with the surgery today.  

I LOVE crumpets! Used to find them occasionally in a Houston (2.00 / 17)
grocery store but nowhere in Colorado Springs or so far in Columbia.  Good with honey but I especially liked them topped with butter and the wonderfully southern mayhaw jelly.

"I base most of my fashion sense on whether or not it itches"  -- Gilda Radner
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pittiepat, what's mayhaw jelly? (2.00 / 11)
Never heard of it before...I love hearing about new jams and jellies.
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Here's an explanatory link, Diana (2.00 / 10)
http://www.mayhawtree.com/

"Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ~ Desmond Tutu
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I don't know (2.00 / 14)
...that I've ever had a crumpet.

In fact, I'll admit my ignorance. What's a crumpet? I'm assuming some sort of baked or pastry product given the melted butter and honey.

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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Crumpets (2.00 / 11)
Trader Joe's has crumpets that crisp up wonderfully in the toaster but they taste like saltines. Maybe I'll look for better ones now that you've mentioned them.

Let there be light. Then let there be a cat, a cocktail, and a good book.
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Sunny and 30 here in Saugerties NY - but expecting (2.00 / 23)
nasty winter weather tonight (snow, sleet, freezing rain).

Will now go back into paper-grading hibernation :)



"If you're in a coalition and you're comfortable, you know it's not a broad enough coalition"

Bernice Johnson Reagon

Good morning (2.00 / 16)
Can't see much attractive about paper-grading, but the fact that it doesn't require you to go out in the ick is certainly one thing in its favor!

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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somebody oughta send good focus clarity to the (2.00 / 23)
 silk surgical team, so they operate flawlessly for our boy.

Here day say rain, and maybe more later, besides warmer.

I think my transistor radio had a song including lyrics very much sounding like
If you ain't Dutch,
You ain't much
If you ain't Dutch,
You ain't much.
-and it went on like that. I think. I don't usually hear stuff like that, silly like some of us are, on air. It funny.  

Morning zenor! (2.00 / 16)
Rain is good, compared to snow, sleet and ice!

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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good morning Purple People! (2.00 / 22)
opened the back door off the kitchen and i can
hear the waves roaring, i'm 2 blocks from the
lakefront. the sky is that grey expectant color,
snow's a comin'!

thinking about silky all morning and am sending
some deep cosmic healing nebula energy his way.

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have a great day everyone!

time...it seems to move so slowly until that day, when it doesn't.

Beautious (2.00 / 15)
How much snow are you supposed to get, DO?

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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tom sayz 3-7". (2.00 / 15)
I'm outside now and it's awfully warm though, at least 40 degrees.l
Heh, says a lot when 40 feels warm. :-/

time...it seems to move so slowly until that day, when it doesn't.

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50 starts shorts weather up this way. (2.00 / 13)


"Hair on fire complicates the decision of how to deal with the knot in your knickers while clutching your pearls with both hands." ~ wordsinthewind
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Hah! (2.00 / 14)
When I lived in Montreal, as soon as the thermometer reached the 40s or 50s in the spring there would be masses of people (mostly women) out sunning themselves on balconies or in yards or parks, many of them in bikinis. Me, I'd still be wrapped up in coat and scarf! :-)

There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed. ~Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
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silky, are you at hospital? (2.00 / 16)
Chicago folks do the same, out come the shorts and i'm still wearing my down parka.

Oh and the temps have suddenly dropped 20 degrees and it's raining ice pellets, sideways. Blech, glad i have a short day.

time...it seems to move so slowly until that day, when it doesn't.

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Still at home. (2.00 / 16)
The lovely navajo has just texted me to say she's on her way and will get here by 9:30.

Sorry you've got ice pellets while I have sunshine. Wish I could send you some!

There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed. ~Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

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good on aji. (2.00 / 12)
You'll be in my thoughts {{{silky}}}.
Try and keep us in the loop when you can.

time...it seems to move so slowly until that day, when it doesn't.

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they're two different people (2.00 / 5)
aji and navajo.

Thinking of you silks.  

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in Austin, going to Dallas (2.00 / 23)
don't know how much I'll be online the rest of the week. My mom is back in the hospital -- she was there the first week of February, had been moved to a rehabilitation place to get stronger, but got worse yesterday & is back in the hospital. The weather was insane yesterday & my brother didn't want me driving in it (40 mph winds here, snow in Dallas -- just north of Dallas in the Panhandle, highways are shut down). But it looks ok today. I just need to trade some work duties around, consume some caffeine & go. Maybe some food and caffeine.

Thanks so much for yesterday - that was really nice. If I can put together a diary for the day donations will be matched, I will. Music will probably revert to U2 (I'm just a little obsessed)

please donate at my Hill Country Ride for AIDS page.

Be careful driving (2.00 / 20)
I hope your mother gets better.  
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Be safe! (2.00 / 16)
Sorry about your Mom; hope she gets stronger again quickly.

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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Cold and rainy in Dandridge, TN. (2.00 / 23)
And glad to be here for it.

Still and always love the adventure of travel, but god I love to be home.

Getting back a day early I managed to be there last night when my daughter was inducted into the middle school Honor's Society, which was wonderful beyond words. A gymnasium full of kids and parents, Roxy walking across the stage, cake in the cafeteria. She didn't want to do it but was ebullient and chatty afterwards. Determined not to have me say anything that would draw attention, but smiled when she turned in her chair at the front of the hall (the benefit of alphabetic seating) and saw me give a surreptitious thumbs-up.

They gave me a big crystal trophy for my talk in Doha. I threw it away in the bathroom at the airport so I wouldn't have to check a bag (and security brought it back to me at the gate, which was sweet). I'll keep the trophy until it just becomes something else taking up space and gets sorted out of the house, but that small smile will stay with me forever.  

"Conway, whom experience had taught that rudeness was by no means a guarantee of good faith, was even less inclined to regard a well-turned phrase as a proof of insincerity."  James Hilton, Lost Horizon

It is the little things, no? (2.00 / 17)
I always sit in the very back at things because I get physically uncomfortable in the middle of crowds. But even now my daughter (now 16) will peer around looking for me whenever she hits the stage and give me a smile or a barely-there wave.

Glad you made it back in time for that.

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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Thanks, me too. (2.00 / 15)
'Small' is a relative thing. I appreciate the invite to speak in Doha, and the mechanical effort to get an award made up with my name on it. But those were small efforts so I appreciate them in a small way. I like the bit of tape on the top of the award more (may leave that on), because some folks at the airport were kind enough to pull it out of the trash, find out where I was, write that on a piece of paper and tape it on and get it to me. That was nice.

But that smile? That was a big thing.

"Conway, whom experience had taught that rudeness was by no means a guarantee of good faith, was even less inclined to regard a well-turned phrase as a proof of insincerity."  James Hilton, Lost Horizon

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nice calm morning (2.00 / 17)
I really like the way it looks here after a big blow with everything stirred up and scoured clean. I'm trying to convince mr w to blow off chores to go out exploring the draws to see what has been uncovered. He's trying to convince me I'm impeding progress and we could get another window in today if we stayed home. An appeal to my practical side will sometimes win out but it's never my first thought.

"But what people usually want with free speech is the ability to speak their mind and not have people think worse of them for it." Josh Marshall  
Sending good and healing thoughts to slksfca. (2.00 / 18)
It is 40 degrees here in central NJ. I am so glad that it is getting warmer.
Morning BJM (2.00 / 16)
Are you supposed to get any bad weather this evening? Hope we aren't sending it to ya!

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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We are expecting a lot of rain, but no snow. (2.00 / 16)

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Cloudy here with snow this afternoon. Can I go back to (2.00 / 16)
bed now??  I'd like to sleep until the HR person gets in contact with me......  But, first I need a nap!!!  I guess I didn't sleep all that well last night.  I still haven't found my motivation to work....
Yep. (2.00 / 14)
Need a nap to recover from your sleep, then a sleep to recover from you nap.

Eyes still crossed.

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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Healing energy sent to silky from Pikes Peak. (2.00 / 17)
It's 21° and spitting snow this morning, so I'd better get the trash gathered up and out to the curb while I can.

Scott, you behave yourself today. Candles are aglow!




"Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ~ Desmond Tutu

Morning, Nurse Kelley (1.93 / 15)
Can you take our trash out while you're at it? Do they pick up trash in most weather there?

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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I'll get right on it, iriti. (2.00 / 15)
I've lived up here for eleven years and I can't remember a time the trash truck didn't make it. The county does a great job plowing the roads.

"Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ~ Desmond Tutu
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Good morning, Moose-ites. (2.00 / 16)
My weather today:

42°F
Current: Partly Cloudy
Wind: N at 0 mph
Humidity: 85%
Predicted high: 64°F

Still sleepy but trying to wake up. It's harder without coffee. I am REALLY jonesing for a nice hot mug full.

All packed, just have to keep myself busy until 9:00 when I'll get dressed and wait for the doorbell. The intrepid navajo has volunteered to be my chauffeur, which is extremely kind of her.

There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed. ~Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

Boxer hugs to you (2.00 / 16)
((Scott))

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"Hair on fire complicates the decision of how to deal with the knot in your knickers while clutching your pearls with both hands." ~ wordsinthewind

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Aww, that couldn't be more CUTE! (2.00 / 15)
Thanks!

There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed. ~Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
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It used to be much more civilized. (2.00 / 15)
You'd check in the day before surgery and get something lovely in your IV in the morning. Having to pack and travel without caffeine is barbaric!

Love you, Darlin. The hard part is almost over.

"Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ~ Desmond Tutu

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{{{Kelley}}} (2.00 / 15)
I'm having caffeine withdrawal. Addiction isn't pretty. ;-)

There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed. ~Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
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I took my own coffee to the hospital last summer, (2.00 / 14)
so I know all about caffeine addiction.

Is your cell phone all charged up?

"Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ~ Desmond Tutu

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Yep. (2.00 / 16)
All my electronics (phone, tablet and Kindle) are charged and packed. Now I'm just browsing comment threads and waiting for the clock to strike 9. WITH NO COFFEE. ;-)

There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed. ~Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
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Thirty more minutes! (2.00 / 13)
Last minute waiting sucks. You're apprehensive, hungry, might have a headache from caffeine withdrawal, and - after all this time - just want to get it the hell over with. Got several of those t-shirts.

Don't forget:



"Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ~ Desmond Tutu

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LOL, you've made my heart at least... (2.00 / 13)
...do high kicks! :-)

There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed. ~Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
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You're in all our thoughts (2.00 / 16)
Got a lot of energy heading your way today for an easy and successful surgery and quick healing.

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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Thanks, I appreciate it! (2.00 / 15)


There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed. ~Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
[ Parent ]
Big thanks... (2.00 / 17)
...to everyone for the good wishes and positive vibes!

There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed. ~Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
thinking (2.00 / 14)
fierce thoughts for you silks.  

"But what people usually want with free speech is the ability to speak their mind and not have people think worse of them for it." Josh Marshall  
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Here's lookin at you, kid. (2.00 / 15)
I'll be sitting here sending ferociously good vibes until I hear you are out of surgery and doing fine.
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Thanks! (2.00 / 15)
But WHERE did you get that video of me???

There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed. ~Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
[ Parent ]
44* and cloudy in Bellingham today.... (2.00 / 14)
And at some point in time there will be rain....and more primroses. I can see an empty pot from the kitchen window so more spring color is needed!

Love is the lasting legacy of our lives
So... (2.00 / 17)
...navajo has just texted me to say she's on her way. I'm signing off now to take care of a couple of last-minute things. Thanks again to everyone for the outpourings of love and support, and I'll check in when I can. Hugs to all!

There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed. ~Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
A very late good morning Purple Folk... (2.00 / 13)
Still a little breezy in my part of North Texas. Yesterday was definitely a blustery day, good grief! Thinking about all my family, friends and fellow Moose in the snowy areas...My family in Lubbock is not impressed with all the snow. My aunt in particular had a few, ahem, vibrant descriptions regarding her opinion of snow on her Facebook page. In short she's not impressed!

Working on a few little orders today.After all the talk about crumpets, I would love to find time to bake, but I don't think that will happen. SOOO I guess I'll indulge in a nifty recipe I found on FB for making little single servings of cake made in the microwave. 1 box of Angel Food cake mix and 1 box of whatever flavor you like (Swiss chocolate for the rest of the family, sugar free Pillsbury chocolate for me) Mix the two together in a gallon size zip lock bag. To make a little mini cake, stir together 2Tbs of water and 3Tbs of mix in a large coffee cup. Pop the cup into the microwave for 1 minute. Eat it plain or add any kind of topping you like. We made up frosting for the big cake eaters and keep it in the fridge, I like a little butter or whip cream on mine. It's simple and it works for that little something quick and sweet..

Sending good thoughts and healing vibes to Scott as he undergoes his surgery today :o)


"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle"...."We make a Living by what we get...We make a Life by what we give."  

Thank you for the recipe (2.00 / 13)
It will feed my dessert addiction AND provide a use for my mugs with business names of long-ago clients. It's a nice way to remember them, now with more sweetness!

Let there be light. Then let there be a cat, a cocktail, and a good book.
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You are welcome! Happy to share :o) n/t (2.00 / 11)


"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle"...."We make a Living by what we get...We make a Life by what we give."  
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made it to Dallas (2.00 / 6)
Word of advice - never pack when you're thinking about other stuff. I left my glasses at home, so I have to wear my contacts till bedtime. Will call my eye doc tomorrow & ask them to e-mail my prescription so I can get a cheap pair from a 1 hour place.

Anyway, my mom is being kept sedated because of all the tubes. We went by to see her, stayed about 20 minutes. She seemed to be trying to wake up, but until the tubes come out of her throat, that would probably be a bad idea.

Hanging out at my mom's apartment, watching tv. Putting eye drops in about every 15 minutes. I know it is totally psychosomatic, because I can't take my contacts out.

Tomorrow: hospital, gym (I know how to get to the gym without getting lost), hospital. Glad I've got 2 books.

please donate at my Hill Country Ride for AIDS page.

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