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Evening all! I hope everyone is safe, sound, and undamaged from all the storms. A confirmed tornado touched down about 1.5 miles from my mom's house in PA, but thankfully, there were no injuries. Another one hit Columbia, Maryland at the same time Mr. Six was trying to get home from DC last Thursday. Tomorrow is my iron infusion, and I am sooo not feeling it. I'm not worried about the procedure itself, it's the knowing of what's to come afterward. After being sick for nearly 10 years, blood draws/injections do not phase me. I'm to the point that if the person is good at their job, I don't even feel the needle anymore. But, I know the bone & joint pain that is to come tomorrow afternoon/evening. Taco Hell is making our dinner, and my reward will be cinnamon churros. I need to make a Target run before my appointment to grab a birthday card and gift for Mr. Six. I also want to find a Father's Day card from the cats for him as well. I always joke that he's my kitty daddy. Hope you all have a lovely (and safe) rest of the week!

Evening all. I am still, once again, finding myself in a flare 😞 This has to end by Tuesday night because the thought of having this iron infusion done Wednesday morning AND dealing with this level of pain, it's all going to set me in the frazzled zone really quickly. I've already convinced Mr. Six to grab dinner home that night, and Thursday meal will be an easy one for me to handle. Between the lovely (read: barfy) metallic taste in my mouth and toss in some bone/muscle/joint pain from the infusion itself, I'm not looking forward to it. I also have 2 other huge errands to run the same day. I'm seriously wondering if I can have my meds delivered Wednesday afternoon/evening by the pharmacy? Hmmm? I must call tomorrow to verify. Hope everyone had a nice, quiet, loud, party-hardy Saturday! Tootles until tomorrow!

I'm actually heading up to bed in a few minutes, but I did want to drop by and say thank you for all the love, well-wishes and support you have all shown. Being in this particular community, I feel like I have a ton on supporters, which gives me an extra boost to my day. Just for a short reference, IP is just a shortened name for Intractable Pain. I was able to find an easy (meaning quick) article on Wiki, and it's pretty accurate, at least in my situation. I will try to be around more tomorrow to answer any more questions, but I will leave the short Wiki article in question. This diagnosis came about from one of the ER docs I saw years ago, and I am still frightened by it :(

There have been many ups and downs here in our group. I'm sorry to hear about family pet losses. Ms. Matilda, Mr. Arthur, and Mrs. Pollina would like to pass on their hugs, love, and extra purrs. Dragon-You and your husband are still in my thoughts! I hope it's on the mend very soon. I have been dragging my feet about posting in here. I'm mainly concerned a family members knows about this place and will read things that I have kept quiet from everyone, save my mom, inlaws, and husband. I'm not putting it on Facebook either. I will be going in next Wednesday to have my 3rd iron infusion done. I've done one around this time of the year in 2017 & 2018 as well. This is just never a good time for my levels. I have ZERO symptoms though. I'm not tired, I have energy, and I still have some desire to go out and do things. What I do have a ton of is pain. Lots and lots of pain. THAT is what is keeping me at home and explains why I don't want to be around a ton of people when it will be people who don't understand. I'm heading to bed now (I'm currently smacked into the middle of a flare for whatever reason, and the combo of RX pain meds and sleep (along with Ambien), it's the only relief I can possibly get. I will be around sometime tomorrow to speak more about it. If anyone has any questions, please feel to ask. I'm an open book with 99.9% of my life, and I would love to help just one person overcome, and deal slightly better, with IP. Good night and sweet dreams😴

Actually Jill, the smiling faces are called emojis, and they are coming from the Unicode Standard. It has nothing to do with Jesus or some dude(ette) high on pot chilling out at Samsung or Apple just randomly picking them out. I know very little about the Anderson family, but there's a special place in hell for that husband/father. He is disgusting and should not be a parent to his kids. They're probably just tax write-offs anyway, but he doesn't deserve them🤬.

I did preschool for 2 years as well beginning at the age of 3. My parents then had two options. Send me to public school (small town of 3000, decent, but not great) or the school that was associated with our church (AOG). I went the private route, which didn't have kinder, so I entered first grade at the age of 5 and turned 6 about eight weeks into school. I went 4 years there, but then the church/school closed and I was in public. When all was said and done, I started my senior year at 16. I am the youngest in my class by nearly two months. It sucked. I wasn't even a legal adult when I started my freshman year of college. If I would have started in public, I would have graduated with Mr. Six instead of the year ahead. I'm 7 1/2 months old than him, but it doesn't bother either one of us. "Just because you don’t want to, doesn’t mean you have to, so just live and let live man." -This little quote by Derick shows how narrow-minded and weak he is as a male of the human race. I refuse to call him a man, in the same manner, that he refuses to refer to Jazz as a woman. Why can't he apply this to the people he condemns-women as a whole or members of the LGBTQ+ community? Oh, right. It's because he's a dickhead who feels he's been blessed to spew garbage to the masses because he was given a dick at birth.

In his defense, he never had those qualities to begin with. Can't miss something you don't have. He might want to make an appointment with Dr. Jill and have his Adam's apple looked at. It appears to be quite large. Mr. Six bought himself AirPods for work. He's in a cubical farm with 35-40 people. I would guess at least 75% of them have AirPods. He uses them every day (podcasts) and loves them for business trips. He actually bought me my own pair for my birthday last year. I use them every single day, so I feel like I've gotten my use out of them in the last 6 months. Are they necessary? Absolutely not. Are they nice? Absolutely. Are they worth it? Depends on who you ask, but we would say yes.

Fuzzy, I am so sorry for your loss. You have my sympathy and condolences. Re: Exhaust fans. This is right up Mr. Six's alley since he's a mechanical engineer/certified plumbing designer. His firm does not do private homes, but he does work on every other kind of building. I asked him if they were required, and he did say they fall under the international mechanical code. I'm assuming that is for new construction and if the bathroom does not already have a window. My parent's house does not have one, but it's over 70 years old. Our current home (built mid-70s) does have one since it's an interior room. Our bathroom has a 3-switch fixture. One is for the overhead light, which will turn the exhaust on/off. One is for the vanity lights over the sink, and the other is for a nightlight in the overhead light. We keep the nightlight on, but we'll change the bulb to different colors depending on what we have. It's not bright enough to keep you awake, but it's enough to light the hallway/doorway. I don't really hear it anymore, but it does help with humidity.

We own a 3-story townhouse with 3BR/1BA. Our dining room table with a traditional leaf that can be as needed. If we put that table under our light fixture, nobody would be able to go into the kitchen, as that door separate the dining room & kitchen is quite narrow. We will use that table for a family gathering to put food down to do a spread, but we don't eat at ti. My inlaws have the same problem. They would lose living room arrangements if they put that dining room table under their light fixture. In this case, it isn't a new house. It's the people living in them. The only thing that Derick can win at is sucking the life of everyone he comes in contact with. Including his own children.

jyn, you will be in my thoughts and prayers. If you need to vent, please know you have a ton of friends here who will listen ♥ Against my own internal guilt trip, I ultimately decided to stay home Easter weekend. Mr. Six did go up on Friday, but he ended up skipping the family lunch and came home Saturday. Poor guy ended up taking my technology-frightened mother shopping for her new cell phone. We got her off of our family plan, and she signed up with Consumer Cellular. His reward will be a new iPhone for himself whenever he wants to upgrade. He also helped his dad with a few home projects. I'm still stuck in a neverending pain cycle, which is making simple tasks a pain in the ass. I am way too young for this shit. I will also second (or third) the recommendation for Zaditor eye drops. The generic is $4.59 at Target, and I just got my second bottle a few weeks ago. They have been a lifesaver this season. And I finally found a way to get them in my eyes. If I see something coming at me, I instinctively close my eyes. I started having success when I have my eye closed, apply the drops to my lid and let it "soak" into my eye. It's not pretty, and while I may have to use 3 or 4 drops, it works well for me. I hope everyone is having a great Sunday. It is a gorgeous and sunny 63 degrees in Baltimore today. I'll take it!

I found a new collab for Muffin. (Some images may not be safe for work/children). Not exactly fruity but somewhat frightening

So these assholes have a hard line on deviled eggs, but they just laugh & wave off the molestation that took place in their own home, TO THEIR OWN GIRLS??? "It happens in every family". I would love to throw everyone single one of those eggs at Michelle. 1/2 boiled, 1/2 raw. They have gone beyond clueless and just moved onto downright stupid.

Netflixed announced the 5th and final season of Fuller House back in January of this year, so the decision was made well before the shit hit the fan. They dumped Lori on March 16th. The last I heard, they have not begun filming, so they need to rewrite the scripts instead of refilming the episodes. In one of the gossip mags, there was an article that mentioned the original cast could lose out on royalties/residuals if stations decide to remove Full House from their lineup. Her actions could affect a lot of people for many years to come. Shame, shame Aunt Becky. On topic-I stopped watching about 6 weeks ago. I'm sad to see Sara go. I don't have much opinion on Sharon. I could take or leave her. I'm not a fan of Carrie Ann. That woman has more baggage than an airport, and she's not as funny as she thinks she is. YMMV.

They're not so much coming from him as they are my mom. I also don't feel pressure from my inlaws. Mr. Six wants to go for a couple of reasons. Since we both only children, he wants to spend more time with his dad, who finally retired a few years ago. He also wants to see his uncle (type 1 diabetic who has been having some serious health issues) and his grandma, who will be turning 90 later this year. Due to his crazy hours last year, we only made it up for one trip, which was Thanksgiving. Those hours continued into this year, so I saw him very little then too. He did over 250 hours in 4 weeks. He took PTO because of the business trip, so it's just more time I don't get to spend with him. That makes me sound like a jealous "girlfriend" from junior high 😜

I'm so sorry to hear about your sister Nysha. Please know you have so many folks sending virtual hugs to you and your family. I hope you get some answers soon. Today has been a day of struggle for me. I've literally given myself a damn migraine because of it. Mr. Six had a business trip last weekend. He had a 600am flight from Baltimore to Austin, TX. He began his trip home from a regional airport, had a layover in Dallas, flew into Charlotte with only 35 minutes between flights, and then finally made it back home at midnight Monday night. I feel ridiculous for missing him so damn much while he was gone a short time. And here comes the struggle. We have plans to see family for the holiday weekend. I have zero, none, zilch, nada desire to go. And I have so much guilt. It's going to be the second weekend in a row that I won't get to spend time with him, and I have to share him with other people. I am almost in tears thinking about how much I'm dreading the trip. The car ride is horrendous to begin with, but I'm in the middle of a pain cycle (which is now spreading to my right hip), and the level or horrendousness (my made-up word for the day) is magnified. I know it's no big deal, but I just can't get out of my headspace with the whole thing. I can't say anything on social media since it will go back to my mom and inlaws within an hour. I just feel like I'm being forced into something I don't want to do, but the "threats" are coming from guilt trips. On that pathetic note, I hope everyone has a lovely Good Friday & safe Saturday. Take care all!!

Every year, like clockwork, we start seeing the first wasps of the year. I had one in the master bedroom wake me up (it was stuck in the window), so I made all three cats get out and closed the door. Mr. Six took a peek when he went up earlier, but our little friend wasn't around. I was stung by a wasp last summer, and that is so horrific pain. I called the on-call nurse associated with our insurance, and she assured me that I would probably be ok, but I had to look for the signs of anaphylaxis for 4 hours. I've been stung by bumblebees, but Mr. Six has never been stung by anything. With three cats in the house, I take no chances with any type of bee/wasp/hornet. They break and enter, I kill. Everything else gets take outside to continue living. With Jill having two small kids, I can't say I would have done anything differently. I know they are a vital part of our ecology system, but I wouldn't take that risk with kids who may or may not be allergic.

My immediate reaction was butthole lip. That can be the one thing that Jill is good at. Don't forget to sha-mash the like button 😉

That Amish-looking guy looks nothing like Jessa.

That medicine ball video is absolutely disgusting. Not so much the content (though I can even tell she has horrible form), but it's her comment underneath. Does she want a fucking cookie for not sexually harassing someone when she had the "opportunity"? I would love to see someone take that "senshus" talk of hers and sue the shit out of her for harassment. It's not an issue of *if*, it will be an issue of *when*. I've never gone to her NoBS (but full of bullshit) clothing website, but I'm guessing the quality is that of Lularoe fame. There's no way she has enough money and/or capital to get decent quality pieces. Having a dozen items is not exactly impressive either. Hell, a random person can make up to 10 designs to put on Amazon Merch. She couldn't have her crap without a backer or collab. Once she opens that gaping maw, and people hear what she has to say (all sexual, natch), companies have to beat feet & run for the hills.

We had to replace the dishwasher shortly after buying our townhouse in 2006, and we ended up at Best Buy and got a Frigidaire. That thing is so damn loud, it's not funny. There's nothing really wrong with it, so I don't feel the need to replace it. The urge is there though. My inlaws have a Bosch, and they love it. It is crazy quiet to the point it can't be heard when sitting in the living room. In the last 5 months, we had to get a new car (lease on previous one ended), a new fridge (it was nearly dead), and a new laptop for me (that was just dying a slow death). I was able to get a price adjustment on the laptop on Saturday and saved $212, which was a nice surprise. I just can't help but wonder what will be next.

Sadly, I think (general) you will have a hard time finding any correlation between weight and PCOS. Based on the article that I linked to regarding Lauren Ash, it appears that NIH is budgeting less than 0.1% to the condition. The money is not there, so it gets pushed down to the bottom of the barrel. I do not have PCOS, so I have nothing in the game. I just find Ms. Ash to have more research, education, articulation, and common sense than Whitney. They might be talking about the same thing, but just like the funding issue, Twit is at the bottom solely based on her delivery.

Someone needs to tell Twit that *this* is how you use your social platform to be an advocate for others.  She could learn a thing or six.

“We would love to have more kids if the Lord blesses us,” she told UsWeekly“As many as He wants to give us, we’ll be happy to take them.” This is what you say when your neighbor drops by with extra tomatoes from the garden. There is something in the water with this family.

Depression. Desperation. Either way, he shows up and gets a paycheck.

Birds of any kind terrify the bejeezus of out me, but those three are pretty cute Christina! This has been a crazy Monday. I woke up to 2 BGE trucks and a firetruck in front of our house. They eventually all left, but BGE is back with some bigger trucks this evening, and they are so dang loud! One of our neighbors has a transportation company for elementary students. Now this family just purchased the house late last year, but she has no clue as to what they're up to, and they are not disciplined from what we can tell. As evidence, when I was taking the trash out, a very nice police officer was pulling her son out of the back of her cruiser. Oops. And lastly, my laptop was dying a very slow and painful death. Thankfully, I was able to replace it on Saturday. For the most part, I like it, but there are a few things I'm not a fan of. I'll get used to it, but there are just a few stumbling blocks to get over. And really lastly, Mr. Six came home with an Amazon package this evening. He bought me an entire case of satellite wafers. I'm giddy. 😁 Have a good Monday evening!!