June 21, Friday ~ 1st Day of Summer

[karlinann]

Good morning Rounders! I feel quite rested this morning. Life is good.

That MRI order has been a thorn in my side since I went to the PM doc. The imaging place as of yesterday afternoon did not have the order from the doc. They did have the authorization from my pcp. I don't know how it got so messed up, but I do have an appt. for the MRI this morning, but if they don't have the doctor's order I won't get it. I would have to pay for the whole thing. I'm so frustrated with all of it. This should have been taken care of a year ago is what I think and I should not have had to suffer for a year. I'm spitfire mad about it.

I mowed the backyard again yesterday late. It had grown so much from all that rain, plus I had to get outside and move around to get myself straightened out.

Hope you have sunshine today Maxie. I hope all of you have a beautiful 1st day of summer. It's been a while coming. Naw on some watermelon, eat a corn on the cob, have some strawberry shortcake, eat some green beans out of the garden. Life is good.

Peace & Plenty.

[bethina]

Good morning...I am in a funk of sorts..Justdont want to anything. We are supppsed to get storms today. I don’t think I will get far from home.

I am excited for tomarrpw. Spending the day with friends. One friend has a salt water pool. So a few friends are gathering at her house.

[JoGee]

Good morning. ☕️
mmmmmmmm! Strawberry shortcake! Karlinann, I love the ones on cake slices, but not the ones on biscuits.

i think today’s weather drops into the high 90’s, and drop again for the next 2 days.
DD goes home Sunday, but said she will come back in time to help me move into my new place, in about a week. But another DD will show up on Saturday to get more stuff packed.
Its a crazy time for me right now. Everything is so confused right now. It’s hard to keep up with plans of any day, some of which go awry with new paperwork. Technology really hasn’t really made things easier with time. Today the realtor comes, and we will see what comes of that.

Mostly, I just don’t have the energy I’m used to. Plus I didn’t sleep after 3:30 this morning, as E was wandering around in my dreams. Wish I could blame it on the weather, but rain isn’t in the near future that I can see. If the rain we get is light, I like walking in it. It’s refreshing.

so another busy day ahead for me. ☀️ Have a perfectly awesome day!

[maxie]

Morning...mummmmm, strawberry shortcake! I like mine on cake and not biscuits too. Omg, that sounds so good!

Today is the first day of summer and we are going to have a hot day. Like Beth said, storms later predicted but we have missed the storms this week. The sun is shining and suppose to be even hotter tomorrow with a heat index in the 100s. Finally summer. Been a long time coming.

Today I have laundry I could do and ironing. I have a taste for stuffed peppers but would need to run out for hamburger and peppers. By then it will be to late to get them on so maybe tomorrow. I could go out for the ingredients today and lunch. Always have to grab lunch. More and more people must be learning about the Arby's chicken salad because I am having to wait in line. I see that Hardees now has iced coffee. Wonder if it is as good a McD's? Never a line at a Hardees.

I had always heard those of us with rural medical care were getting poor care but I think from hearing your story Karlinann, I am getting superior care. Last fall and summer I had all those x rays, sonograms, c scans and mris done which lead to them finding other things and needing other scans. Those appointments were all made for me and all I had to do is get there. My medicare and supplemental paid for all of them and I do not worry about where I go. Everything comes mostly out of our local small hospital and I seldom get sent from place to place. I do have to travel to a larger hospital for surgery but all pretesting etc., is done locally. I do hope you get your mri and some relief soon.

Jo thankfully this will be over soon and you get settled in to your new home closer to your children. They have certainly come through for you! Amazing the stuff we save through the years. I can honestly say after moving here they can pretty much fill a trash bag with my stuff.,,but it took a while to get there. Sometimes Jon surprises me with what he has still kept. I mentioned my sister was going to make a wall rack out of an old cabinet door and I could put a mirror over it and wish I still had that old bench. A few minutes later he says this bench? Yep he saved it...I thought it had made a fire a long time ago.

Well need to start my day. It is going to get hot today..hurraayy!!!! Beth use your sunscreen....

[Paula A]

I am having a chocolate smoothie for breakfast and Life is Good!!!
The wind is at 20mph and no one will be swimming today. I did not get up and go swimming, either this morning as I knew the pool would be full of leaves and petals and it was too dark to clean it and I am not getting in a pool that I can't tell exactly what is in it! I have rescued a baby opossum and a little snake and some frogs and once had to get out a dead rat! Ugh. I told the cat that was not allowed! It has been yars since that or the snake but nothing I will forget.

The interview went really well and the little boy will start the first of the month. I actually remembered to tell her my new rate and I just have to keep things straight in my head. I am not raising rates for parents who have been with me, but when I heard what everyone else is charging I thought enough Mr Nice Guy! And this little guy has been at a adaycare that was charging higher anyway. That got shut down because for the Third time Licensing came and she was Over her capacity! I mean, if you get caught once would be too much for me. I hate thinking of something like that on my public record...Fear is my motivator! She said to someone she just couldn't say No, but I think it wsa the moneyshe couldn't say No to...not wanting to say no is why you take your name off the referral list.

I actually thought last night that this morning was going to be Saturday! For at least a few minutes as I was planning on what I had to do and then it hit me: I still had one day to go. That has never happened, but since I don't wake up to a clock, but rather to dogs wanting to go out I would have been ok...
So since today is Friday I will just do more of my routine, I guess. Spaghetti for kids and a green salad with ground beef for me.

Not much else on the to do list, other than a few floors and one bathroom to clean...all in the daycare area.

I hope you all have some sun and fun and Jo, whatever is confusing, it may help to write down and see the problem to sort it out or at least have a concise statement to ask someone else about...I was amazed at the things I thought I knew the answer that were not the way I thought and in fact, were much easier.
God Bless you all!

[Paula A]

I love the homemade biscuit style shortcake as well as using poundcake. I grew up with the biscuit kind my mom and grandmother made.
the wind is rustling through the leaves and it sounds great.
i am picking up Applebee’s to go brisket tacos after daycare and then swimming. Pool guy comes today and hopefully not too much falls in the pool. I need a new net but that is on my list for tomorrow.

[karlinann]

I did not get the MRI. That machine was so incredibly loud that even with the earplugs in I could not tolerate it and got anxious and started crying. I have Asperger's Syndrome and cannot tolerate loud noise and that was LOUD!

So I called and cancelled my PM appt. for next week. They won't do the knee injections without the MRI and I can't do that. I can't believe how much trouble I have gone through to get those injections and it didn't happen. I'm frustrated, I'm angry, and I'm over it. Guess I'll just be dragging this leg around. I think it's awful that my insurance won't let my pcp give the injections.

[Paula A]

can the pcp give an injection without a rx?

[karlinann]

No, he is not allowed to give them in his office. That is why he has to send his patients to the Pain Management office next door. That was the place I went to and they were rude and didn't even have me down for an appt. It's crazy.

[JoGee]

My house is officially on the market. I have 2 weeks to finish up stuff here, but hope it’s done in a week.

[maxie]

Well those storms came in earlier than predicted. You still there Beth? Those were dandies! The rain blew in sheets and the wind blew until it rattled everything. Street lights came on. Made me glad I had taken a shower so if they picked me up in a muddy field at least I would have smelled good. We received an 1 1/2 rain in a few minutes. It is still thundering but the satellites are back up so I have tv and internet. Looks like it is not going to warm up today because more storms are coming behind these. I was out a few minutes ago and heard chain saws so something was knocked down. Not my job to check for damage so will save that for Jon when he gets home. Storms do not scare me because I learned a long ago there is nothing I can do and just accept what Mother Nature brings but if had fear you would still be shaking around here.

So sorry Karlinann that you cannot get any relief. My biggest problem inside those machines is laying still...tell me I can;t and it kills me because then I want to. Maybe give the pain clinic another chance and you will get more compassionate people...or have your doctor clear the way for you? No one should have to suffer because some people should not be in fields they are in. Report them!

Congrats on the house being on the market Jo.

Tv is back off and thunder getting closer again. Mother Nature sure was on a rampage this morning. She is mad at somebody and they must live around me!!

[cookielady]

Hello!!!! Would you believe it's been SUNNY all day!?!? It's only 70 but I don't care as long as we have sun.

The last few days have been busy ones. Thought I'd get a break with Blaise being in summer camp at the community college this week. NOPE! It's a good busy though. Glad I had Theresa come and help those couple of days. I'm going to use up all the crusts we made earlier this week. Yesterday I got a surprise order for 3 pies, then I talked to Josh about tomorrow's farmers market, and I made 12 pies for that. Plus I have to make & bake 5 pies tomorrow. Glad I got all the cookies baked off.

This morning I baked while Blaise slept. We then went to Arby's for lunch, stopped at a couple garage sales, then onto WM & Aldi's. At the one sale I got 2 scrub brush brooms to use in the pool for $1 each! The one was still in the store wrapper. I was thrilled. Kathy told me what she wanted me to get, so I got it! Made them take a dbl look at WM. I scooped up all their brand of flour since Aldi's doesn't have any right now. Thank goodness Blaise was able & willing to help me load & unload it all.

Came home and packaged up all the whole pies and sliced up and packaged the two large pies. I decided the sample I'm sending this week is my pie crust. Got all the signs made, and all the other little things that go along with a stand. Hope I haven't forgotten anything. I'll meet Josh after karate. Coming home and hopefully ice all 11 doz graduation cookies. I just want to get all the cookies done & in the freezer for next Friday's pick ups. Next Friday is going to be nuts. Thank goodness Blaise will be at Kathy's. I've got 3 pick ups, and then have a wedding to attend at 3:30pm...weird day & time.

I'm blessed! Have a good one all!!!!! JoG...you can unpack as slow as you want. Just have the necessary boxes market OPEN FIRST. KA...couldn't they knock you out to do the MRI?

[karlinann]

They could, but I wouldn't have anyone to drive me home. DH can't drive yet.