COLD DARK ROOM

[Kristoff]

We have a bit of rain today. I’ve opened the windows — maybe Mother Nature will wash them and I won’t have to...
Also, I was planning to grab a coffee with a friend this morning, but I forgot. And so did she. [emoji85]

 

[CarolM]

Crap
I've been reluctant to take any pain meds and the only remedy so far...a cortisone shot...Missed the mark.
I feel for you. Chronic pain is miserable.

For some reason I did not see this post, saw it in my emails so have been looking for it this morning. Sjoe but we all talk alot.
Back to the post now: Thank you Ed, I have accepted it, it is a part of my life now, so I just deal with it. I had the cortisone shot right in the beginning, and it actually worked, but for a week. (at the time I was also drinking wheat grass juice, and did not know that it would work so well - as I think the wheat grass juice leached most of the cortisone out. Wheat grass juice is fantastic detox juice, tastes like crap but really good.) So if you can find a Doctor that can do it right, then it works well. I had to go into hospital for 1/2 a day, and they put me under then used a MRI machine to place the cortisone on the right spot. I wonder if I can get them to do it again for me. Hmm worth a shot. Good luck on your side, sciatica is not a walk in the park. But as long as I can manage the pain and lead a relatively normal life, then I am okay with it.

 

[CarolM]

That was one top choice!

 

[CarolM]

“Long” holidays?? That’s less than a month!
No one tops Russia, of course, with their 3 months of the summer holiday, but also in Turkey they finish mid- or late June and can start early in September — depending on the dates of the Eid.

I still want some long holidays. Maybe I should move to Russia and become a teacher.

 

[CarolM]

We have a bit of rain today. I’ve opened the windows — maybe Mother Nature will wash them and I won’t have to...
Also, I was planning to grab a coffee with a friend this morning, but I forgot. And so did she. [emoji85]

Well Thank goodness she forgot as well, otherwise you would have felt terrible.

 

[JoesMum]

Our schools finish 22/06/2018 and start again on 17/07/2018. I wish I was still at school, so that I could get the long holidays as well.

Do you get a long holiday over Christmas too seeing as that’s your summer?

Our schools get 2 weeks at Christmas, two weeks at Easter and 6 weeks in the summer. Making 3 terms (semester)

In addition there are 1 week half term holidays in the middle of each term.

 

[CarolM]

Good Morning All,
It looks like it is going to rain a little later. The wind is pumping, the skies are grey and it is cold, not snow cold, but cold nonetheless. Hubby went to the doctor because his stye was not getting better. The warm compresses helped, but did not take it away. The doctor said that the stye was under the eyelid, which is why the cream we had was not working, it was not actually getting to the stye. And it had become really infected. Probably because he is diabetic, they always take longer to heal and get things worse (Shame). Anyway he was prescribed eyedrops, anti-biotics and probiotics, and booked off until Thursday. Knowing my husband though he will more than likely be working from home remotely, as it is month end and he has Japanese representatives coming to visit Cape Town next week, so he has to prepare a presentation for them. He just does not have the luxury of being able to take a sick day or two without having to still work. I really feel for him. And I cannot moan when he is being a big baby, as he is already dealing with enough stress, so I don't want to contribute anything and make it worse. Sigh. Life is fun - isn't it.

Anyway enough problems, I hope everyone is having an awesome Monday and that it is a good start for the week.

 

[JoesMum]

We have a bit of rain today. I’ve opened the windows — maybe Mother Nature will wash them and I won’t have to...
Also, I was planning to grab a coffee with a friend this morning, but I forgot. And so did she. [emoji85]

No sign of rain in Oslo again

 

[CarolM]

Do you get a long holiday over Christmas too seeing as that’s your summer?

Our schools get 2 weeks at Christmas, two weeks at Easter and 6 weeks in the summer. Making 3 terms (semester)

In addition there are 1 week half term holidays in the middle of each term.

They broke up on the 10 Dec and went back on the 17th Jan. And this year they will break up on the 12 Dec and go back on the 9th of January. We have four terms for school. The July and December holidays are the longest otherwise they generally have a week's holiday.

 

[Kristoff]

No sign of rain in Oslo again

Unexpectedly we're having a storm now...

 

[CarolM]

Unexpectedly we're having a storm now...

oh dear. We have one on it way too. So Snap! Keep warm and stay safe Lena.

 

[Kristoff]

Good Morning All,
It looks like it is going to rain a little later. The wind is pumping, the skies are grey and it is cold, not snow cold, but cold nonetheless. Hubby went to the doctor because his stye was not getting better. The warm compresses helped, but did not take it away. The doctor said that the stye was under the eyelid, which is why the cream we had was not working, it was not actually getting to the stye. And it had become really infected. Probably because he is diabetic, they always take longer to heal and get things worse (Shame). Anyway he was prescribed eyedrops, anti-biotics and probiotics, and booked off until Thursday. Knowing my husband though he will more than likely be working from home remotely, as it is month end and he has Japanese representatives coming to visit Cape Town next week, so he has to prepare a presentation for them. He just does not have the luxury of being able to take a sick day or two without having to still work. I really feel for him. And I cannot moan when he is being a big baby, as he is already dealing with enough stress, so I don't want to contribute anything and make it worse. Sigh. Life is fun - isn't it.

Anyway enough problems, I hope everyone is having an awesome Monday and that it is a good start for the week.

Hope he heals soon... xxx

 

[JoesMum]

Good Morning All,
It looks like it is going to rain a little later. The wind is pumping, the skies are grey and it is cold, not snow cold, but cold nonetheless. Hubby went to the doctor because his stye was not getting better. The warm compresses helped, but did not take it away. The doctor said that the stye was under the eyelid, which is why the cream we had was not working, it was not actually getting to the stye. And it had become really infected. Probably because he is diabetic, they always take longer to heal and get things worse (Shame). Anyway he was prescribed eyedrops, anti-biotics and probiotics, and booked off until Thursday. Knowing my husband though he will more than likely be working from home remotely, as it is month end and he has Japanese representatives coming to visit Cape Town next week, so he has to prepare a presentation for them. He just does not have the luxury of being able to take a sick day or two without having to still work. I really feel for him. And I cannot moan when he is being a big baby, as he is already dealing with enough stress, so I don't want to contribute anything and make it worse. Sigh. Life is fun - isn't it.

Anyway enough problems, I hope everyone is having an awesome Monday and that it is a good start for the week.

I hope your husband feels better soon. That sounds very unpleasant

 

[CarolM]

Hope he heals soon... xxx

Thank you Lena. So do I.

 

[CarolM]

I hope your husband feels better soon. That sounds very unpleasant

Thank you Linda, Actually it has been. Not nice at all. But now that he has the right medication, he should hopefully start getting better. I told him that once it heals we must make sure to keep the eyedrops in the fridge, for the next time he gets one. He gets them every now and then, but it has never been this bad before. But I think that it was really bad this time, as he has been under alot of stress at work for the last couple of months, so his body's immune system is down. He has finally started to take the vitamin tablets that I got him a few months ago, and hopefully he carries on taking them now. He is like my eldest son and are both stubborn.

 

[Lyn W]

Yay! When does the term finish?

19th July for us....!!

 

[Lyn W]

Which reminds me that I thought of Adam as I took a photo of this street food van yesterday... dreadful pun

“In queso emergency pray to cheesus”
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Same sense of humour as the owners of Holy Cheeses.

 

[Lyn W]

They broke up on the 10 Dec and went back on the 17th Jan. And this year they will break up on the 12 Dec and go back on the 9th of January. We have four terms for school. The July and December holidays are the longest otherwise they generally have a week's holiday.

Some schools in UK have 4 terms I know of one on Somerset that do - ir at least used to they may have reverted to the usual 3 terms.
It all balances out.

 

[Lyn W]

Unexpectedly we're having a storm now...

Still missing Wales!
We could do with a good drenching though - just not flood levels.

 

[Lyn W]

I'm back home.
There's a giant storm out there in the Gulf Coast and I pretty much drove through some of it.
However. Of the 500 miles home, I only spent about 2 hours driving in the rain and only about 1 hour in heavy rain. I made it in just over 8 hours. So it was good time.
I was greeted by a delirious little dog. Kelly was also happy to have me back....Just not as much as Suki.
I understand completely.
It's good to be home.

Glad you are home safely Ed, and what a lovely welcome!!!
I'm sure if Kelly had a tail she would be wagging it just as much as Suki!!