Parboiling turnip greens to freeze for my oldest child. She'd better take care of me when I need it and not ship me off to a home like she threatens.......
Like everyone in the world, we had our "bubbles" and for the most part, people in the Atlantic Provinces adhered to the guidelines and within a few weeks, we had a handle on the virus. Distances were still kept but slowly returned to a somewhat normal existence. The only people permitted to visit Newfoundland are people from the other Atlantic Provinces and people who work away from home out of province. Apparently we cannot keep people from entering and leaving the province if they have work commitments. Other than that, no one else is supposed to enter the province for any reason until a vaccine is found and proven to work. I think the last thing anyone wants to do is get involved with anyone because of the threat of covid. Just because someone is permitted to fly home for a turnaround from work doesn't mean he/she hasn't been in contact with someone who is asymptomatic. It would be nice to step out for coffee, dinner or whatever but I'm still loving that 6ft distance. Come see me after vaccination!
Does size matter. I'd like to ask the men if a lady's weight and bust size matter in the scheme of things or is that only ladies are concerned about.....
One of my dogs actually ate my daughters homework.... I stapled what was left onto a piece of paper and sent it to schoo. l got a call stating that it was the funniest thing they'd seen in a long time.
I get exercise but not at the pace I'm used to or the intensity. The dog and I hiked 3-4 times a week over every terrain we could. I can't do that now. I can't walk for any distance - grocery shopping nearly cripples me with a combination of knee, shin, ankle and back pain. I use meditation for relaxation and sleep. Love listening to Steven Aitchinson . Trying not to use sugars/sweets..... meanwhile as I type this, I'm noshing on Reeses Pieces with the whole peanuts inside.....Mmmm.
Getting something right.... I've gone up 7 points between 1st and 3rd exams.
Oil was dreaming someone had broken onto the house. I looked at the closet - and with the shadows there - it looked as if a man was going through my clothes. Thank God my son was downstairs and I didnt want to scare the bejesus out of him or I would've had whatever agency I could find summoned! What a freaking rush....... All done now....... went to the bathroom and now I'm good.
Regardless of the generation, rudeness is a thing taught by parents & grandparents. They may not necessarily realize the kids are copying their mannerisms but there it is. If behaved in a rude manner, I was scolded or, should the offense deem it, the wooden spoon came out. My kids were taught manners as babies and I followed up with this all through their lives. If they should not realize someone was behind them and the door shut in their face before they could catch it, the first thing they do is apologize...... like their mama taught them.
A guy sent my letter so I started to converse with him regarding my money, who was going to contact me, what I should spend it all on, if he got a cut for informing me and what the % was. Then when I was asked for an awful lot of personal information in order to claim my winnings and a one time administrative fee of $7500.00, I contacted him again to ask for a loan as this letter stated that if there was anything they could to make claiming easier to contact them. I didnt get a reply, another letter or my winnings....... sheesh.
Honestly, for me to publically tell about what I've done to show some kindnesses is somewhat tooting your own horn and in some ways, degrading to the person/people that was shown the kindness. What I do for someone will remain between us. Should I give to an organization, I would tell if asked because it isn't something that points out one person.
My break was classified as "a bad one". I snapped the bones and the tibia also cracked vertically from the break down to the ankle. I was in surgery and had a nail and screws put in place to stabilize the bone for healing and sent home. After 10 days, I had back slab taken off the leg and it was put in cast for 3 weeks. When the cast came off, the first thing I said was that the bone was crooked. The swelling was awful. I was assured that it was normal to look like that and if I used crutches for two weeks and then used 1 crutch for two weeks, I'd be able to run, jump, etc. At the end of that month, I went back to the orthopedic surgeon and showed him my leg. My instep was measuring 13" in diameter, my ankle was as big as what my knee used to be and my knee was the same size as my thigh. I was reassured that all would be fine, go to physio and don't worry about it. I went to physio, explained everything to the therapist, he hemmed and hawwed - gave me some exercises to do at home and charged me $70 each time I had an appointment. My leg wasn't getting any better, still swollen and still painful. I was told that I was milking the system, could walk unaided but refused to, etc. This went on until June 2019, the last straw was when the surgeon, who I had seen multiple times since January, asked me what I thought he should do because he wasn't supposed to be seeing me after the initial visit to have the back slab taken off. I saw my GP and asked her to fix my leg. She sent me for xrays and we found out that the screws that were in my bones had sheared off (broke off), the bone collapsed and the nail was now a part of my ankle and knee. I had been walking around like that for 5 months and my ORTHOPEDIC surgeon couldn't see it. I had 10-12 xrays in 5 months, at varying stages of supposed healing, and he couldn't see what was wrong. Trying to make a long story short, I had a 2nd surgery to replace the nail/screws from the first surgery. I didn't know until the morning of the surgery that the same doc would be doing that surgery as well. The tib is still crooked, I walk on the side of my foot because of it. My lower back is constantly in pain because my balance is screwed. Now I've been told that there is nothing else they can do that wouldn't possibly cause me worse pain than what I have now. Yes, I've checked with a malpractice lawyer to see what can be done. All I have to do is magically come up with $7000 to have a surgeon from another province look at my xrays and make a determination as to the validity of my malpractice claim. OK, that's it.
Not in Newfoundland proper but if you went to Labrador, you would probably see them. I remember seeing them years ago...... Absolutely breathtaking......
I believe that if "bad" people were shown kindness at an early age, they wouldn't be so bad now. It may bother you to show kindness to those you think don't deserve it but would you rather think about a good thing you did or a disservice?
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Parboiling turnip greens to freeze for my oldest child.She'd better take care of me when I need it and not ship me off to a home like she threatens.......