Sudokuaholics Anonymous 9A

Suzy, thank you for letting us know how Nola is doing.

IH spent last night at his apartment, after spending the day at his plant. He told me that he would definitely be home for supper tonight, so I stewed up a round steak in the last tomatoes from my garden. Just as it was done, he called from the plant to tell me that he was spending another night out there. Why he can't call before I start cooking, I don't know.
It tastes delicious, tho'.

Hi Everyone, I've just caught up on Nola and I'm glad she is ok.
I'm standing at the window with my laptop on the ironing board. The internet connection doesn't always seem to work on the other side of the unit.
I thought for a while that we may need a boat to take us home but it was only rain - not flooding.
Poor old Queensland has been really hit hard in the last week.
I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas. We just sat and ate and drank - fairly usual for my family - but it was very pleasant.
Kevin came down about 11pm on Boxing day and stayed until yesterday morning. He has to work on New Years Eve but might try to come down so he can go home with me on Saturday.
I must admit that I've not done much. Lazed around, read some books, hit the shops, eaten out, hit the shops, had nanna naps and hit the shops some more. When it's wet there isn't a lot to do except hit the shops. I haven't actually bought much, just wandered around and had coffee.
Keep well all and I'll probably be back when I get home.

Sounds like a perfect holiday, Vicki ♥

That video was chilling. My thoughts are with all in Bundy.

Head cold is still knocking me for a loop. I'm really dragging. I'll see you all tomorrow.

I just did something REALLY stupid. Maybe the head cold kept the brain cells from working. I got up on a step stool (the kind with 2 steps) to check on the baby budgies in the higher nest box. They're doing great BTW. Instead of stepping down onto the bottom step, I stepped off. Hit my head hard on the concrete floor. Almost knocked myself out. I now have this enormous lump on my head, and the head and neck hurt like H*LL!!

Heidi!!! Here is a cold compress for your head xoxo

Greetings and Salutations, Everyone!

We finally have internet service after more than a week without! Oh, how I have missed all of you! I hope the holidays have been good to you! Looks like I have more than 10 pages to read, but it's nearly 1 a.m., so I don't think I'll be doing it now.

{{{{{HUGS}}}}} to Everyone!

Oh, my, Heidi! Please be very careful! And no one is there to check up on you in case it's a concussion! Sending positive and healing thoughts to you!

Ouch Heidi, not gonna say anything about dumb or stupid because I resemble that remark having given myself a few bumps on the head too.

Welcome back Julie - have missed you!

Heidi, BE CAREFUL.

Hi Julie, we've missed you.

Can't sleep, don't feel well. My chest feels heavy and achy - I think I've got a chest cold. Yikes - don't want one, don't need one.

I can't sleep either, Theresa. Between the head cold and the egg on my skull... which I believe IS a mild concussion... I'm not sleeping. So I just made up another gallon of a Kool-ade/ fruit concentrate mix that I adore and will go back to trying to read in a few. I've gotta take plenty of fluids with this bug.

It's wonderful seeing you back, Julie. I was just thinking about you an hour ago, and wondering how the knees are doing with this schizophrenic weather.

A pharmacist once told me that when the chest is really congested to try and drink as many warm or hot fluids as possible. I've just had two cups of coffee and a glass of warm water - still don't feel any better, but I'm awake!!!

Suzy, how long is your mum with you? Has she interfered much with Ebob?

She leaves tomorrow Theresa and she's having a panic attack that it's all going to fall apart as soon as she goes. That means she is giving me all sorts of advice... well, telling me what I have to do actually - phthhthth

Hi everyone.
Thoughts are with you Nola.

Back again!
Hi Julie - great to see you back!
Heidi - sorry about the fall - hope you're OK!
Hi Viv!

Hi CynB.
Yes ouch Heidi, what a decent bump by the sounds of it.
Welcome back to you Julie.
Warm day here today.

John is coughing worse than ever.
He gave up the smokes for 6 weeks but now back into it with a vengeance.
Went into Target to get some jeans for son for his work and came out with 3 pairs of shoes also that were 40% off.

He is working heaps of shifts at the fish and chip shop now.
Looks like he will be going back to do Year 12 next year.
The second plumber has said he is not putting on an apprentice either.
Cannot guarantee them work.
These were the 2 biggest plumbers in Port.

Port is full of tourists now.
The beach was packed on Boxing Day etc.

Has anyone ever done one of those photo books - where they take your selected photos and make them into a coffee table-type book? I have just spent the last few days, particularly most of today, picking out photos of Andrew's life to make into one for his 40th. I still have some to scan that I don't have negatives for. Then I have to sort them chronologically and then cut them down from 100 or so to about 60. That's going to be the hard part!! They're all special to me! I've included some of his father, step-mother and half-siblings. BUT none of his ex!
About their father, my kids hadn't spoken to him in about 8 years (his choice, not theirs) but both kids are now taking steps to reconcile with him again and he is responding positively, which is the right way to go. And the grandies deserve to know their real Grandad. They'll still love their Poppy - hearts can extend to love everyone, can't they?

Viv - sorry about John and the coughing. It is extremely hard to give up smoking when you've been doing it forever - and enjoy it!
Sounds like a good deal - go in for jeans - come out with 3 pairs of shoes - works for me!

As long as the shoes are for you!!!!

Yep the shoes are for me Theresa. Lol Hehehhe
I am still up here as I am doing Ethan's work gnihsaw. What a stink,if not work clothes it is towels as he is always in the water.

My norton anti - virus had nearly expired so put on one for another year this morning.

Evening all,
Just dropping in for a sec.. Nola's son has posted on FB that the floods there won't peak for another 2 hours... And in the video I gave you the link to, only the top 2 feet of the tree in the middle of the roundabout at 0:45 are now showing..

Thanks for the update Suzy.
Glad I do not live there.

Nite all.

Morning all. Coffee is ready if anyone wants a cup. Hope things clear up down under soon.
Heidi, hope your head gets better soon. Are you going to be able to drive to Chattanooga or can you delay it for a few days?
Julie, welcome back.
Vicki, glad you are having a nice trip.
Hello to everyone else I have forgotten.

Good morning friends, a cloudy and warm day in store for Alabama. Temps forecast to near 60 today, mild for December. If I could see the sun, I would be outside enjoying it!

Yesterday I dekooc three dishes. and froze entrees to have next week when we will be out each day. Meat loaf, baked chicken breast and Al's favorite, Hamburger helper, potato stroganoff. Had half of that dish last night, now I have an extra 6 meals main dish in fridge and freezer. Today perhaps i will do spaghetti sauce and calico beans.

Sloshy thing is chugging away, I think I shall hang inside. Without sun, they likely will not dry outside today. Why hang them out, then bring them in to hang again?

OH MY, just had a scare. Loud crash, and I could not tell what or where it came from. A quick look through the house, nothing out of place. Then I heard the washer, off balance and a ratteling sound. Opened the laundry pantry and my large soup pot had shaken off the shelf, landing on the washer, and now was ratteling as the machine spun off balance. Poor hubby, what a way to be awakened this morning. He was a bit grumpy, but I would have been also.

OK, back to hanging clothes, the jeans went on the line since it is low humidity and windy, perhaps they will begin to dry.

Wishing you the best Mean possible today.

OOOPS, Mean = Maen, but you probably know that.

or The swollen egg on the head has gone down a lot. It's no longer sticking up over an inch... it now has to be felt instead of being visible from across a large room. It still hurts, tho'. And the head cold hasn't let up an iota. Hopefully it will end in time for the drive to Chattanooga in 40 hours.

Wow MizT, it doesn't sound like you've stopped over the last while. It will be nice next week though to have meals prepared when you are so busy. I cooked up a few pounds of hamburg last night - we had spaghetti for supper. Hubby had leftover spaghetti for lunch today. The rest of the hamburg will come in handy for Hamburger Helper, which my hubby likes also. I don't care for it that much - must be a guy thing.

My chest is severely congested. Every time I go upstairs or do anything even a little bit strenuous, my chest aches. Hope it's not a bout of bronchitis coming on. I had high hopes to get a lot of stuff done today, but I think I'll probably be sitting down knitting a lot. I had a three hour nap this morning and then over to help my daughter a little bit. Very little because I was winded from the stairs. I think I can handle forced relaxation.

Hi all,
Thanks for your well wishes,everything is settling down now that the rain has stopped and the river has peaked.I feel sorry for those who have lost everything.I haven't heard different, but luckily no lives were lost.

Oh Heidi..how is your head you poor darling?

Welcome back Julie,we missed you.

I hope all having holidays are having a great time and those that aren't feeling well,are better soon.
My best wishes to Al for the next round of chemo MizT.
Catch you all later.

Heidi, if yours is the head cold that has been going around here, do not count on a 40 hour cure. More like 8 to 10 days and that if you have antibiotics. They are saying this one is bacterial. OH and then, you are still tired and draggy for another week. Are you running a temperature? REALLY sore throat so you do not want to swallow anything? Tummy a bit upset too? Oh I do hope not and do hope you improve soon.

Theresa, hope you get better soon too. Nasty germs going around now.

this year, I thought I was all set for year 7 with no cold or flu, I had flue shot and pneumonia shot, then this unknown bug came along. NOT FAIR! but who said life was fair??

Nola, thanks for the good wishes for Al. We are expecting great things from this combined chemo and radiation. How the induction chemo he has just finished goes is supposed to be indicative of how the combined will go and docs think that went great. Everyone crpss fingers that the new machine at our center is up and calibrated by Monday. He does not want to drive the long drive to the other one.

Heidi, glad the bump on the head is going down, hope it is all gone and no longer hurting by now.

I can almost smell and taste again. I smelled garlic and onions on our hot chicken patty sandwiches I am making for lunch. Hope I can taste them, tired of having sawdust and cardboard to eat. Did you know ir you can not smell, you do not salivate to help get the food chewed? At least I did not!! Lots of tiny sips of water with my meals lately.

Get well wishes to all who are not feeling well, in case I forgot anyone.

MizT.... It, fortunately, isn't THAT cold. I caught it from IH, who had it for a grand total of 3 days. No fever, no sore throat. Just a LOT of head congestion. The bump on the head is STILL hurting like crazy. I cannot touch that side of the head without pain. It's still swollen, but not as much as before.... probably because I applied an ice pack immediately. ..... OK, I couldn't find either of my ice packs.... I applied a bag of frozen beans.

Good morning. Nice to see you here Nola. You have certainly been in every one's thoughts. How did things go with the place your son lives in? I lived on a river that flooded. Our home was up high but we used to watch the river come up and all the destruction.
Nice to see Julie back. We have missed you.
Hope those with colds get well soon.
Just hope everything is working out Al's way and he can have his treatment close to home.
Heidi, that fall is a worry, especially when you are at home alone. At least you had a big lump and not internal pressure.