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Kristoff

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I once had a circular jigsaw puzzle that was about 30 inches in diameter when it was finished. It was really pretty: a floral background with lots of natural looking butterflies on it. I glued it together and had it mounted and sealed, and hung it on the wall in my office at work for several years!:)

I love jigsaw puzzles...but so do our CATS!!!!!!!!!! :mad::mad::mad:
We would have to lock them up in a room (and listen to them yowl and howl) while we worked on the puzzle. We ended up never finishing it and gave it away! :D:D:D

Your cats like to do jigsaw puzzles?? :confused: Clever beasts...
 

CarolM

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Good Morning All,

We are missing our regular early morning posters. @JoesMum how are our tweety birds doing? @Bambam1989 Has hubby come home yet?

My morning has started off better than yesterday ended. Besides the little baby that we found dead, I could not find my credit card yesterday, so had to cancel it. Thank goodness it hasn't been used, but it is inconvienent to replace it. Sigh.

TODAY is Jarrod's 13th Birthday. It is hard to believe that he is a teen already. Makes me feel old as my kids are getting so much older. BUT having said that I could not be a prouder Mom, even If I say so, I have good boys.

Anyway - I hope all have an awesome day......and I will not chat later again.
 

JoesMum

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Good morning all.

Having resolved that I would go get my shoulder x rayed as it isn't getting any better, I woke up with an awful headache and decided to postpone.

The sun is out, the sky is blue and I feel like I have a hangover despite not having had a drop of alcohol to drink since Sunday. :(

It sounds silly, but I am afraid of seeing medics about my shoulder. I keep putting it off. I am afraid they'll say I need something more than rest and/or time and/or exercise to fix it. It is painful, I'm not sleeping properly, I can't raise my left arm above my shoulder, doing up my bra is very difficult and if I stretch I end up with an agonising spasm... but I would rather put up with it than have major interference. My back surgeries, although successful, have put me off.

JoesDad says I am being silly... and I know I am... but whenever I need treament it seems like it always turns out to be something major not something minor. I know delaying getting it seen to could be making it worse and yet I still stall.

Tomorrow I must go. Don't let me talk myself out of it.
 

JoesMum

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Good Morning All,

We are missing our regular early morning posters. @JoesMum how are our tweety birds doing? @Bambam1989 Has hubby come home yet?

My morning has started off better than yesterday ended. Besides the little baby that we found dead, I could not find my credit card yesterday, so had to cancel it. Thank goodness it hasn't been used, but it is inconvienent to replace it. Sigh.

TODAY is Jarrod's 13th Birthday. It is hard to believe that he is a teen already. Makes me feel old as my kids are getting so much older. BUT having said that I could not be a prouder Mom, even If I say so, I have good boys.

Anyway - I hope all have an awesome day......and I will not chat later again.
Hi Carol

Happy Birthday Jarrod!

My baby turns 22 at the end of this month... That makes me feel old. Thirteen is nothing! :D

There is lots of courtship going on round the nestbox. Mr and Mrs are in and out, chirping at each other and clearly getting quite excited. I think they must be close to laying

It is such a nuisance losing a card. It's not until it's gone that you realise how much you depend on it. :( I hope the replacement gets to you quickly.

I lost my railcard in the last week. It's not the end of the world, but it gets us discounts when we travel by train and we have tickets for Sunday that need it. I ordered the replacement online on Tuedsay morning (£10 replacement fee) and it was delivered yesterday. I was extremely impressed.
 

CarolM

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Hi Carol

Happy Birthday Jarrod!

My baby turns 22 at the end of this month... That makes me feel old. Thirteen is nothing! :D

There is lots of courtship going on round the nestbox. Mr and Mrs are in and out, chirping at each other and clearly getting quite excited. I think they must be close to laying

It is such a nuisance losing a card. It's not until it's gone that you realise how much you depend on it. :( I hope the replacement gets to you quickly.

I lost my railcard in the last week. It's not the end of the world, but it gets us discounts when we travel by train and we have tickets for Sunday that need it. I ordered the replacement online on Tuedsay morning (£10 replacement fee) and it was delivered yesterday. I was extremely impressed.
Thank you re Jarrod.

Lol The oldest is turning 21 in August, but that is still a bit away, thank goodness.

OOOhh exciting stuff for our birdies. (Lol I feel like they are mine too)

And that is quick for your replacement card. I still have my normal bank card, so no train smash on the card, just the inconvienence of it that is all.

Oops the boss has just given me even more work to do, so I better get to it. Until later NOT.;)
 

CarolM

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Good morning all.

Having resolved that I would go get my shoulder x rayed as it isn't getting any better, I woke up with an awful headache and decided to postpone.

The sun is out, the sky is blue and I feel like I have a hangover despite not having had a drop of alcohol to drink since Sunday. :(

It sounds silly, but I am afraid of seeing medics about my shoulder. I keep putting it off. I am afraid they'll say I need something more than rest and/or time and/or exercise to fix it. It is painful, I'm not sleeping properly, I can't raise my left arm above my shoulder, doing up my bra is very difficult and if I stretch I end up with an agonising spasm... but I would rather put up with it than have major interference. My back surgeries, although successful, have put me off.

JoesDad says I am being silly... and I know I am... but whenever I need treament it seems like it always turns out to be something major not something minor. I know delaying getting it seen to could be making it worse and yet I still stall.

Tomorrow I must go. Don't let me talk myself out of it.
Oh dear. You sound like me. Okay we will make a pact, we won't let you forget...:<3::)
 

Kristoff

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Good Morning All,

We are missing our regular early morning posters. @JoesMum how are our tweety birds doing? @Bambam1989 Has hubby come home yet?

My morning has started off better than yesterday ended. Besides the little baby that we found dead, I could not find my credit card yesterday, so had to cancel it. Thank goodness it hasn't been used, but it is inconvienent to replace it. Sigh.

TODAY is Jarrod's 13th Birthday. It is hard to believe that he is a teen already. Makes me feel old as my kids are getting so much older. BUT having said that I could not be a prouder Mom, even If I say so, I have good boys.

Anyway - I hope all have an awesome day......and I will not chat later again.

Congratulations, proud mommy! Happy birthday to Jarrod!
And sorry about your troubles yesterday. :(
 

CarolM

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Good morning all.

Having resolved that I would go get my shoulder x rayed as it isn't getting any better, I woke up with an awful headache and decided to postpone.

The sun is out, the sky is blue and I feel like I have a hangover despite not having had a drop of alcohol to drink since Sunday. :(

It sounds silly, but I am afraid of seeing medics about my shoulder. I keep putting it off. I am afraid they'll say I need something more than rest and/or time and/or exercise to fix it. It is painful, I'm not sleeping properly, I can't raise my left arm above my shoulder, doing up my bra is very difficult and if I stretch I end up with an agonising spasm... but I would rather put up with it than have major interference. My back surgeries, although successful, have put me off.

JoesDad says I am being silly... and I know I am... but whenever I need treament it seems like it always turns out to be something major not something minor. I know delaying getting it seen to could be making it worse and yet I still stall.

Tomorrow I must go. Don't let me talk myself out of it.
I'll make you a deal. Mine is not as serious as yours, but my back has been extra sore lately and I also seem to have strained / pulled a muscle in my neck. I have been putting off going to the guy who gives me a really deep massage to release my tight muscles, I know I must go, but I am superpainfull for about 3 or 4 days afterwards. Here is the deal. I will make my appointment if you make yours!?!
 

CarolM

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Congratulations, proud mommy! Happy birthday to Jarrod!
And sorry about your troubles yesterday. :(
Thanks Lena. Today is another day, and yesterday is over. That is how I am looking at it, So all good. Besides I have you guys to come and rant and rave and complain to. Helps to get it off the chest and makes me feel better. So I could not ask for more......Well I could maybe ask to win the lottery, but I think that might be pushing it.:rolleyes:
 

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I'll make you a deal. Mine is not as serious as yours, but my back has been extra sore lately and I also seem to have strained / pulled a muscle in my neck. I have been putting off going to the guy who gives me a really deep massage to release my tight muscles, I know I must go, but I am superpainfull for about 3 or 4 days afterwards. Here is the deal. I will make my appointment if you make yours!?!

Deal! I’d go for the massage no problem, so you must too.

Pro-tip: Take ibuprofen about half an hour before the massage (never on an empty stomach, so have a couple of biscuits or some nuts or something at the same time) Then take some more ibuprofen 4 hours later. It really helps with the recovery.
 

CarolM

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Deal! I’d go for the massage no problem, so you must too.

Pro-tip: Take ibuprofen about half an hour before the massage (never on an empty stomach, so have a couple of biscuits or some nuts or something at the same time) Then take some more ibuprofen 4 hours later. It really helps with the recovery.
Whahaha. Nope not that easy for you. I will go for the massage for me, but you must go for the X-ray. And thanks for the tip. I will definitly be doing that then. Anything to help with the recovery.
 

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Hey all, I’m finally off work to enjoy some of the sunshine. Today I’m at Alton Water Reservoir. Its such a beautiful and tranquil place. There are people walking and cycling, sailing and fishing.
Until my children come along with their big mouths and peace no more.

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Good morning all.

Having resolved that I would go get my shoulder x rayed as it isn't getting any better, I woke up with an awful headache and decided to postpone.

The sun is out, the sky is blue and I feel like I have a hangover despite not having had a drop of alcohol to drink since Sunday. :(

It sounds silly, but I am afraid of seeing medics about my shoulder. I keep putting it off. I am afraid they'll say I need something more than rest and/or time and/or exercise to fix it. It is painful, I'm not sleeping properly, I can't raise my left arm above my shoulder, doing up my bra is very difficult and if I stretch I end up with an agonising spasm... but I would rather put up with it than have major interference. My back surgeries, although successful, have put me off.

JoesDad says I am being silly... and I know I am... but whenever I need treament it seems like it always turns out to be something major not something minor. I know delaying getting it seen to could be making it worse and yet I still stall.

Tomorrow I must go. Don't let me talk myself out of it.


Sorry to hear about your lingering shoulder issues - I have have a bad hip, really bone on bone, but don’t really want to have a total hip replacement. Although so many seem to have success with these surgeries, I just don’t want the long rehab or a botched implant. So, I make do... and delay as well.
 
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