Thanks Gumpy. Just fixing to head home, kids BP went down to 80/40 and took its sweet time coming back up. Had trouble keeping her conscious for a few minutes there. Scared the snot out of me.
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That must of scared the daylights out of you, Terri. I hope she is better, now.
Was just going to empty the incubator and a Khaki Campbell is hatching. Head is out, but his butt needs to be out.
Got a call from Animal Control to go to a nearby kennel and pay a quarantine bill. So I went out there to pay, and they said they don't take payment. Then animal control shows up, dropping off a stray. So I wrote a check out for $250 to the Village where we live. So they have a deal going with this kennel. Even if you show proof of all vaccinations, they still will hold and charge you for a 10 day rabies quarantine. It's quite a money maker they have going. Since the dog is young, good looking, and sweet (except to other male dogs), he is going to be adopted out. This time the officer said nothing about inspection of our yard to quarantine old dog. I suspect her mom, the fire chief talked to her.
Was just going to empty the incubator and a Khaki Campbell is hatching. Head is out, but his butt needs to be out.
Got a call from Animal Control to go to a nearby kennel and pay a quarantine bill. So I went out there to pay, and they said they don't take payment. Then animal control shows up, dropping off a stray. So I wrote a check out for $250 to the Village where we live. So they have a deal going with this kennel. Even if you show proof of all vaccinations, they still will hold and charge you for a 10 day rabies quarantine. It's quite a money maker they have going. Since the dog is young, good looking, and sweet (except to other male dogs), he is going to be adopted out. This time the officer said nothing about inspection of our yard to quarantine old dog. I suspect her mom, the fire chief talked to her.
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One baby khaki campbell looking very cute. I hope another hatches. I'd hate for it to be a lone duck. It would be a very spoiled lone duck.
Thank you. I really appreciate it.
@Terri9630 have they tested your daughter for postural or othostatic hypotention ?, the reason why I am asking this is it is a condition that when standing the blood pressure drops considerably as opposed to sitting position where the blood pressure is a lot higher. Usually caused by either a leaking heart valve (loss of pressure) or in other cases being born with veins and arteries too big for the body where the blood pools in the feet when standing and takes longer to circulate around the body causing a lack of oxygen to the brain. Well worth her also being tested for this through taking her blood pressure both standing and sitting.
As I have this condition (from a teenager) it gives similar symptoms of dizziness, passing out, turning white and shaking which are similar to a diabetic attack. It took years for them to diagnose what was wrong with me too and in my case my blood sugar levels would drop dramatically too when I had an episode, mine was the latter having been born with veins and arteries too big for my body after they ran tests on my heart. I usually sit where I am when it happens and take salt which raises the blood pressure or eat a piece of fruit.
Treatment advice I had was to eat 6 smaller meals a day to level out both the blood pressure and blood sugar levels, stand up slowly, when standing wiggle feet and move so as not to be standing in the one place for too long to aid circulation and to stop you passing out and carry salt or snacks with me for emergency situations.
You and your daughter are in our prayers.
As I have this condition (from a teenager) it gives similar symptoms of dizziness, passing out, turning white and shaking which are similar to a diabetic attack. It took years for them to diagnose what was wrong with me too and in my case my blood sugar levels would drop dramatically too when I had an episode, mine was the latter having been born with veins and arteries too big for my body after they ran tests on my heart. I usually sit where I am when it happens and take salt which raises the blood pressure or eat a piece of fruit.
Treatment advice I had was to eat 6 smaller meals a day to level out both the blood pressure and blood sugar levels, stand up slowly, when standing wiggle feet and move so as not to be standing in the one place for too long to aid circulation and to stop you passing out and carry salt or snacks with me for emergency situations.
You and your daughter are in our prayers.
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They have a tentative diagnosis of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome but today's test was to see if her adrenal system is working right. As a newborn she had a hole in her heart and a crimped artery so we have had several scans of her heart. They said everything looks normal. The cardiologist wants her to drink a minimum of 90oz of liquids and 8-10mg of salt a day and eat a bit all day long. She is never hungry so I have to tell her to eat. She had to wait to start a high salt diet after today's test because it would affect the results. While she was having symptoms they checked her blood sugar and it was at 90 but at other times it will be in the 50's. She has always had digestion issues and trouble staying warm enough. She had 3 blankets on her for a bit and was still cold. She had these, and other, problems at birth but they stopped by the time she was 3. Now their back.
Today is also the first time she has lost consciousness, I'm glad we were already in the hospital. I'd have freaked if it had happened at home.
@Terri9630 well she is living with something similar to me so tell her from me to carry snacks with her wherever she goes and if feeling dizzy to eat straight away and also adopting the sitting wherever you are helps during a dizzy spell as well, because from experience, I can tell you fainting while sitting hurts less than doing it when you are standing 
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@Terri9630 well she is living with something similar to me so tell her from me to carry snacks with her wherever she goes and if feeling dizzy to eat straight away and also adopting the sitting wherever you are helps during a dizzy spell as well, because from experience, I can tell you fainting while sitting hurts less than doing it when you are standing
She knows she's supposed to eat and she's getting better at recognizing the early signs. I'll pass along what you've said in the morning.
Started off the morning with the usual sitting in front of the warm fire and a couple of cups of hot chocolate. Once warmed I stain removed some clothing and put on a load of washing then hung it on the clothes line and DH repeated the process with another load of washing. Then I went and watered half of the back yard with the washing machine water. DH washed the dirty dishes and cleaned the benches in the kitchen and wiped them and put them away. I then sorted out the plastic storage container cupboard wiped it out and cleaned the front of the kitchen cupboards.
Into the kitchen where DH washed the final batch of sweet potatoes and I filled the stock pot up with water and set it to boil on the stove top and once boiled we put the sweet potatoes into blanch and took them out and put them in iced water. I then prepared the dipping lemon juice solution and the sweet potatoes are still cooling.
DH has vacuumed the whole house and we took the two loads of washing off the clothes line. DH went downstairs and got 3 wheelbarrow loads of firewood and passed it all up to me over the side of the veranda and I stacked it on the firewood rack.
Next up will be to hang the lavender from the curtain rack in the hallway to dry we picked yesterday and onto the peeling, chopping and dipping the sweet potato slices in the lemon juice solution. Once we have done that we will see if we have any energy left to fold up the two loads of washing.
Tonight's tea will be our usual homemade pizza with roasted chicken we packaged from cooking up 2 chickens last night and of course blanched and frozen veges from our gardens including tomato and capsicum.
We will have a good box of sweet potatoes to take to church on Sunday to give away and already have one request for 4 large sweet potatoes to give to a family on Sunday.
Into the kitchen where DH washed the final batch of sweet potatoes and I filled the stock pot up with water and set it to boil on the stove top and once boiled we put the sweet potatoes into blanch and took them out and put them in iced water. I then prepared the dipping lemon juice solution and the sweet potatoes are still cooling.
DH has vacuumed the whole house and we took the two loads of washing off the clothes line. DH went downstairs and got 3 wheelbarrow loads of firewood and passed it all up to me over the side of the veranda and I stacked it on the firewood rack.
Next up will be to hang the lavender from the curtain rack in the hallway to dry we picked yesterday and onto the peeling, chopping and dipping the sweet potato slices in the lemon juice solution. Once we have done that we will see if we have any energy left to fold up the two loads of washing.
Tonight's tea will be our usual homemade pizza with roasted chicken we packaged from cooking up 2 chickens last night and of course blanched and frozen veges from our gardens including tomato and capsicum.
We will have a good box of sweet potatoes to take to church on Sunday to give away and already have one request for 4 large sweet potatoes to give to a family on Sunday.
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It's only 3:33 AM but I can't sleep. To much on my mind I guess. The job at Lowes didn't pan out I guess. I think that they feel I'm to old! I'll find a job if I have to be a greeter at McDonalds! Lol
Sorry to hear the job didn't pan out for you @gumpy but keep trying. Is there any other building hardware stores around you perhaps even smaller ones ?, do up a resume if you don't have one and drop one in everywhere you go photocopied on bright coloured paper, I once got a job because my resume stood out being on fluro pink paper . This is usually how I got jobs that weren't advertised.
. This is usually how I got jobs that weren't advertised.
well since its raining again..... I somehow got stuck looking at vintage costume jewelry online and found out a ring I bought for like $1 at a flea market about 15 years ago sold for $22(!!!) lol
I can't believe how much costume jewelry is selling for. I have some of my mom's old Sarah Coventry and Avon jewelry. Glad I never got rid of it now. I guess I should separate it from my other stuff so I know whats what. I still wear it even after all these years. Some of it has actually come back into style because of this Boho style thing. lol so silly "boho" is just what I used to wear back in the 70's (!!) lol
I can't believe how much costume jewelry is selling for. I have some of my mom's old Sarah Coventry and Avon jewelry. Glad I never got rid of it now. I guess I should separate it from my other stuff so I know whats what. I still wear it even after all these years. Some of it has actually come back into style because of this Boho style thing. lol so silly "boho" is just what I used to wear back in the 70's (!!) lol
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I'm in a really bad mood and tired of all the work an d no play ,sick animals, boredom and heat!
Not sure which job I'll tackle today ,lawn tractor needs a starter won't be here till Monday, push mower is not fun and grass is wet till noon in all this humidity. It rains everyday =for past 3 months and my get up and go has got up and went.
Not sure which job I'll tackle today ,lawn tractor needs a starter won't be here till Monday, push mower is not fun and grass is wet till noon in all this humidity. It rains everyday =for past 3 months and my get up and go has got up and went.
Prayers for you and your daughter @Terri9630 .
Hang in there @gumpy ,something will turn up. Maybe you could do like Jeff Dunham's Walter and be a greeter at Walmart and tell everybody "Welcome to Walmart,get your S*** and get out"
Hang in there @gumpy ,something will turn up. Maybe you could do like Jeff Dunham's Walter and be a greeter at Walmart and tell everybody "Welcome to Walmart,get your S*** and get out"
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Prayers fr you and your daughter @Terri9630 .
I second these emotion's.
Hang in there @gumpy ,something will turn up. Maybe you could do like Jeff Dunham's Walter and be a greeter at Walmart and tell everybody "Welcome to Walmart,get your S*** and get out"
Thanks. She's feeling better today. Made her sleep in the living room so I could keep an eye on her. She thinks I'm being silly....Prayers fr you and your daughter @Terri9630 .
Hang in there @gumpy ,something will turn up. Maybe you could do like Jeff Dunham's Walter and be a greeter at Walmart and tell everybody "Welcome to Walmart,get your S*** and get out"
Sorry about the Lowes job. I was up all night too. Didn't fall asleep until sometime after 5.
Sounds like your tractor can't get no traction!
Been like this for months here as well... But, having no job has made it easier to get other things done. At least when the house isn’t full of kids and it’s not raining. I figure the job thing will sort itself in time. Your not alone in your struggles.
My wife is the assistant director for a summer camp for a youth and teen group. She and our son left today for 10 days of summer camp in the mountains leaving me home (blissfully) alone. I work anywhere from 40-60 hours a week off the farm and we are making and delivering hay now, between downpours, so it's pretty busy here. We have roughly 15 egg chickens that need to be fed, watered, locked up at night, etc and maybe 15 peeps that we decided to let hatch with another dozen in the incubator. We also have a fish tank, 3 house cats, barn cats, and a dog. Usually DW handles the critters but this week, starting today, I'm on double duty. It's a busy time but I enjoy it. I love my family but I look forward to this week every year.
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She will love you lots if you clean up after yourself before she gets home
been doing a lot of errands this week , got sidetracked with oldest daughter in california hospital. she said they took excellant care of her. sil who is a nurse said if she hadn't got there when she did she was fixing to be in serios trouble. she had sephios. i'm not sure i spelled that right. anyway she had a place on her back that swelled up and turned red, she also said that it hurt and the red had started coming under her arm and belly.it also had fever. her blood sugar was 325. it is clearing up and her blood sugar is now mostly 115, but last night went down to 52. i don't understand all of this but i do know that 52 is way too low. she is back home and under her doctor's care; she is keeping her on the insulin for now'
Hi @timmie that would be sepsis or septicemia which is basically the body is unable to cope with an infection in your body and starts shutting down as the infection goes around the whole body and the redness and lines (usually black looking or a nasty dark red) you get radiating out from the wound are an indication of the infection spreading further. It is also quite common for most people's blood sugar to be high when they are ill and lower once the infection is dealt with both in diabetics and in most people. She is very lucky she went and sought treatment when she did otherwise as told to you she would have been in serious trouble.
We started off the morning with warming up yet again the icy winds are a killer here on the mountain. After warming up a bit we folded up two loads of washing and put them away and then DH washed up the dishes and cleaned the benches and I wiped them and put them away.
Out onto the veranda next where we packaged up the rest of the sweet potatoes into a box and the 4 large ones requested from a family we visit and will take the box to church to giveaway tomorrow. We then saw one of our next door neighbour's and asked him if he wanted some too and he grabbed 2 large ones one for him and one for his vegetarian daughter to take too.
Back inside again where I swept and boiled the kettle and prepared our dish washing liquid and ammonia mix to mop the floors and fireplace surroung with (2 tablespoons of ammonia and 1 tablespoon of dish washing liquid in 2lts of cold water and top with the same amount of hot water). This cleans both greasy vinyl floors and tiles beautifully and makes them shine.
Just read our lesson for church tomorrow and now sitting down and relaxing in front of the fire again to warm up.
Out onto the veranda next where we packaged up the rest of the sweet potatoes into a box and the 4 large ones requested from a family we visit and will take the box to church to giveaway tomorrow. We then saw one of our next door neighbour's and asked him if he wanted some too and he grabbed 2 large ones one for him and one for his vegetarian daughter to take too.
Back inside again where I swept and boiled the kettle and prepared our dish washing liquid and ammonia mix to mop the floors and fireplace surroung with (2 tablespoons of ammonia and 1 tablespoon of dish washing liquid in 2lts of cold water and top with the same amount of hot water). This cleans both greasy vinyl floors and tiles beautifully and makes them shine.
Just read our lesson for church tomorrow and now sitting down and relaxing in front of the fire again to warm up.
Any time I think that I have it bad, I look around and realize how good I have it!
I'm helping one neighbor install a 4K surveillance system this morning, then going to another neighbor to install some new ceiling fans. I should charge, but paybacks are often nicer.
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My wife is the assistant director for a summer camp for a youth and teen group. She and our son left today for 10 days of summer camp in the mountains leaving me home (blissfully) alone. I work anywhere from 40-60 hours a week off the farm and we are making and delivering hay now, between downpours, so it's pretty busy here. We have roughly 15 egg chickens that need to be fed, watered, locked up at night, etc and maybe 15 peeps that we decided to let hatch with another dozen in the incubator. We also have a fish tank, 3 house cats, barn cats, and a dog. Usually DW handles the critters but this week, starting today, I'm on double duty. It's a busy time but I enjoy it. I love my family but I look forward to this week every year.
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