Small Talk: The Prayer Closet

[iwantcookies]

I started Big love. Is there that much nudity in every episode? Can’t watch in public 🤣🤣🤣.

[Scarlett45]

1 hour ago, iwantcookies said:

I started Big love. Is there that much nudity in every episode? Can’t watch in public 🤣🤣🤣.

I liked Big Love. 

[skatelady]

6 hours ago, zenme said:

My good news is we’re expecting grandbaby #2! 

My good news is we're expecting grandbaby #1 !!!

My daughter has been trying for SO long, so it's extra special. She's my youngest, and the only one who wants to have children, and I was starting to lose hope that I'd ever be a gramma. 

She's only 6 weeks along, so it's still a "secret" ..... I'm trusting y'all.... BUT I HAD TO TELL SOMEONE! 😁❤️😁

[zenme]

18 minutes ago, skatelady said:

My good news is we're expecting grandbaby #1 !!!

My daughter has been trying for SO long, so it's extra special. She's my youngest, and the only one who wants to have children, and I was starting to lose hope that I'd ever be a gramma. 

She's only 6 weeks along, so it's still a "secret" ..... I'm trusting y'all.... BUT I HAD TO TELL SOMEONE! 😁❤️😁

I’m so excited for you!! Congrats!!!

[Panopticon]

3 hours ago, Scarlett45 said:

I liked Big Love. 

I did too! But by the end, the ending was a relief. 

[zenme]

I miss Bill Paxton.

[Cinnabon]

4 hours ago, iwantcookies said:

I started Big love. Is there that much nudity in every episode? Can’t watch in public 🤣🤣🤣.

In public where?

[awaken]

Loved and miss that show. Still think about it. 

[zenme]

1 hour ago, Cinnabon said:

In public where?

Maybe on a plane? 

[iwantcookies]

1 hour ago, Cinnabon said:

In public where?

Outside of my house. Anyone who looks at my phone would think it’s pornography but it’s big love.

[zenme]

Just now, iwantcookies said:

Outside of my house. Anyone who looks at my phone would think it’s pornography but it’s big love.

Yes. When I’m at the gym I really wanna watch The Sopranos. I don’t put it in for the same reason!

[Love2dance]

Congratulations @zenmeand @skateladyon your expected grandbabies. What exciting news! Your secret is safe with us, Skatelady!😉

[andromeda331]

Congratulations @zenme and @skatelady! That's great!

[Scarlett45]

A little late to good news Sunday- my best guy friend (H) just got engaged! H proposed to his GF of 8 months. I am so excited. A WEDDING, I cannot wait. 

[Turquoise]

I rarely get on here on Sundays, so I'm always late on the good news...
Congrats to all who are expecting grandchildren! We're currently awaiting #3. Her sister arrived three weeks early last year, and she tried to make a break for it herself almost two weeks ago. She was stopped. My DIL is 35 weeks now, so if we can just get her to hang out a little while longer that would be great.

My family made it through "the dates" for my brother, and we got the news last week that my dad's cancer is Stage IV and inoperable. That said, if he responds well to these shots that we're on, we could have years with him yet. The good part is he's pretty much feeling like himself and is still active.

The last couple weeks have been...a lot. I'm looking forward to a better week this week.

[ChiCricket]

 Good news  to hear of all the new grandbabies coming. 

Grands are life's best rewards. 💕

 

But now to my sad news. My husband just woke me up and said his brother just called him to tell him that their 1st cousin Aureli just died of Covid this morning.

 I knew him well,  because he had stayed with us when he was working in Chicago. I used to play pool with him and his brother on our basement pool tablet.(they were amazed a woman knew how to play pool, and could beat them!)

He was such a sweetheart, always joking around. He met his future wife at a party at our house, too.  She must be devastated.💔 

:::sigh::::

After he was put on a ventilator, I just had the feeling he wasn't going to make it (since that's what happened with my nephew.)

   Oh, and supposedly he was vaccinated, but his grown  kids he was visiting in Florida weren't. 😡

I thought it was a low, low chance you'd die from it if you'd been vaccinated?

But he went back to Puerto Rico right after the Florida trip, and that's when he started not being able to breathe. They live out in the boonies there and their hospitals are really not very good. I'm sure that didn't help.

So can Covid just f*ck off already?!

 I am scared to death for my son and his family. The Marines just transfered them from Germany  to Tampa, and all four of their kids are too young to be vaccinated..

Ps...Does anyone else here feel like life will never get back to normal?

(Again, sorry for the book, and thanks for reading this far if you did.)

 

[GeeGolly]

16 minutes ago, ChiCricket said:

 Good news  to hear of all the new grandbabies coming. 

Grands are life's best rewards. 💕

But now to my sad news. My husband just woke me up and said his brother just called him to tell him that their 1st cousin Aureli just died of Covid this morning.

 I knew him well,  because he had stayed with us when he was working in Chicago. I used to play pool with him and his brother on our basement pool tablet.(they were amazed a woman knew how to play pool, and could beat them!)

He was such a sweetheart, always joking around. He met his future wife at a party at our house, too.  She must be devastated.💔 

:::sigh::::

After he was put on a ventilator, I just had the feeling he wasn't going to make it (since that's what happened with my nephew.)

   Oh, and supposedly he was vaccinated, but his grown  kids he was visiting in Florida weren't. 😡

I thought it was a low, low chance you'd die from it if you'd been vaccinated?

But he went back to Puerto Rico right after the Florida trip, and that's when he started not being able to breathe. They live out in the boonies there and their hospitals are really not very good. I'm sure that didn't help.

So can Covid just f*ck off already?!

 I am scared to death for my son and his family. The Marines just transfered them from Germany  to Tampa, and all four of their kids are too young to be vaccinated..

Ps...Does anyone else here feel like life will never get back to normal?

(Again, sorry for the book, and thanks for reading this far if you did.)

 

So sorry about your cousin.

And yes, it is very, very rare that someone who has been vaccinated will die from Covid. I too, feel like we're heading in the wrong direction. It makes me mentality and physically exhausted.

Below is a link to a lengthy, but good article, from which I pulled the quote.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/breakthrough-covid-infections-show-the-unvaccinated-are-now-putting-the-vaccinated-at-risk

"Even with delta, almost everyone who dies from COVID-19 — 99.5 percent of known cases — are unvaccinated people, along with 97 percent of people hospitalized for the illness. That suggests that the vaccines are still highly effective, said U.S. Surgeon General and Dr. Vivek Murthy during a recent press briefing."

[iwantcookies]

10 hours ago, zenme said:

Yes. When I’m at the gym I really wanna watch The Sopranos. I don’t put it in for the same reason!

Sopranos has nudity too? It’s on my list to watch 

[zenme]

1 hour ago, iwantcookies said:

Sopranos has nudity too? It’s on my list to watch 

Yep. Tony has an office in a strip club.

[SunnyBeBe]

Big Love is one of my top 5 dramas of all time. So good.  I don’t recall any nudity or bad language.  Well written and awesome cast.  
 

I am cautiously optimistic about my friend who’s in ICU after a massive heart attack last week.  Today, it’s reported that he has been taken off the breathing tube!  He’s breathing well so far.  His eyes are open, but he’s not responding.  So, we’ll just wait to see how he progresses.  So many are rooting for his full recovery.  Please continue with positive thoughts and prayers if you can.  I appreciate it.  

[Absolom]

9 hours ago, ChiCricket said:

I thought it was a low, low chance you'd die from it if you'd been vaccinated?

It is a very low chance, but it does happen.  75% of the deaths have been people over 65 I think was the statistic.  Being 65 and up or immunocompromised are two big factors in not having as good a response to the vaccine.  Every vaccine also has non-responders.  Those are people who just don't make antibodies with that particular vaccine.  One of my daughters does not make rubella antibodies no matter how many times they give her the vaccination.  I think she's up to four or five times now.  She still has no antibodies to it.

[crazy8s]

8 minutes ago, Absolom said:

Every vaccine also has non-responders.  Those are people who just don't make antibodies with that particular vaccine.  One of my daughters does not make rubella antibodies no matter how many times they give her the vaccination.  I think she's up to four or five times now.  She still has no antibodies to it.

I am one of those folks. i have had measles (rubella) 7 times, all document by a dr, even after being vaccinated as a child. still have 0 antibodies. when my grands have gotten the MMR vaccines or boosters, their dr says no visits to me for 2-3 weeks.

 

 

[SunnyBeBe]

I just read another update on my friend….he was taken from ICU to step down unit!  Thank you all!  His family is doing updates on CaringBridge.  Anyone heard of it before?

Edited August 3, 2021 by SunnyBeBe

[awaken]

22 hours ago, zenme said:

Maybe on a plane? 

Haha, I decided to try out Sex in the City for the first time on a recent plane trip. I had to skip a bunch of parts so as not to offend my seat mate!

big love definitely had sex portrayed between spouses and teens. 

[emmawoodhouse]

8 minutes ago, awaken said:

Haha, I decided to try out Sex in the City for the first time on a recent plane trip. I had to skip a bunch of parts so as not to offend my seat mate!

big love definitely had sex portrayed between spouses and teens. 

Regarding SATC...having SEX in the title should have been a hint as to the content. 😂

[SunnyBeBe]

Oh yes. SATC…..very provocative indeed.  Funny though.  One of my favorites.  Never gets old to me.  
 

Ref. Big Love….I’ll have to check it out again after all these years. He’s a clip that’s pretty Duggarest.lol   The happiest girl?  I don’t think so.  The looks on their faces says so much.  This is one of my favorite scenes.  
 

 

Edited August 3, 2021 by SunnyBeBe

[Love2dance]

@ChiCricket, I am very sorry about your cousin. I hope your son and family will be ok.
I started out being so sad about Covid, but now I’m just angry. So angry that we should not be in this position now. Things could be so much better. And I hate feeling this way. 

[Minivanessa]

@ChiCricket - dang, your family has been hit too extra hard by COVID. I'm so sorry about your husband's cousin. Sending good thoughts and prayers for your son and his family. 

And I DO sometimes wonder if this mess will ever end. I'm fully vaccinated and fortunate to live in a state and county that's got a high vaccination rate. But today without even thinking too hard about it, I started wearing a mask again for shopping and other indoor activities. 

[NotthebadVictoria]

1 hour ago, CalicoKitty said:

That could be.  I actually taught with a woman who had trouble getting her family organized in the morning, so she had her kids get dressed for school the night before and sleep in their clothes.  But, besides the Duggars, that is the only person I have ever heard of that did this.

My sister does this 🤦🏻‍♀️, it’s mortifying, her kids sleep and wiggle a lot so they are always frumpy and unkempt in the mornings 🤦🏻‍♀️

[ChiCricket]

3 hours ago, Love2dance said:

@ChiCricket, I am very sorry about your cousin. I hope your son and family will be ok.
I started out being so sad about Covid, but now I’m just angry. So angry that we should not be in this position now. Things could be so much better. And I hate feeling this way. 

    I just don't know how some people's minds work..I really don't. 

When I told our family group that he had died, my daughter wrote this:

"I'm so sorry to hear that.

This darn Covid seems like it's never ending sometimes. A friend of R's and mine from Florida lives with her children and parents. She (our friend) recently got Covid and then her children and father got it too. He died 3 nights ago. Nobody was vaccinated. "

 I also just found out that out of my sister A's seven grown kids, only 2 have gotten vaxxed. Two of her unvaxxed kids live in Florida, (with 4 kids among them) 

My niece  "N" told my sister that "I'm too young to get Covid!"

(She's 47.)

One lives in Wisconsin and has five kids (one of them who had to have a liver transplant a couple of years ago.) But she thinks all the vaccines have aborted fetal tissue.

The other two live here in Illinois. I don't know what their deal is.

 I am so angry with all the lies they were fed, and swallowed whole.

 Sorry for the rant, I'm just SO over selfish people...I don't think I can look at them the same way ever again.

Edited August 3, 2021 by ChiCricket

[zenme]

I hear you. My daughter’s in laws got covid last year at spring break before people stopped traveling. Now they just got it again a couple of weeks ago. One person was hospitalized. They never got a covid shot either. Dumb. 

[Readalot]

So sad.  A local preacher’s wife committed suicide a few days ago. In March she had their fifth baby. All are under the age of 6. I read she had post partum psychosis and was at an out of state mental health facility to get help when it happened. A tragedy that she seeked help but it didn’t work  

I can’t stop thinking about her and her children. 

[andromeda331]

1 hour ago, Readalot said:

So sad.  A local preacher’s wife committed suicide a few days ago. In March she had their fifth baby. All are under the age of 6. I read she had post partum psychosis and was at an out of state mental health facility to get help when it happened. A tragedy that she seeked help but it didn’t work  

I can’t stop thinking about her and her children. 

Oh, that is so sad. That poor family. 

[Scarlett45]

4 hours ago, Readalot said:

So sad.  A local preacher’s wife committed suicide a few days ago. In March she had their fifth baby. All are under the age of 6. I read she had post partum psychosis and was at an out of state mental health facility to get help when it happened. A tragedy that she seeked help but it didn’t work  

I can’t stop thinking about her and her children. 

How tragic. I wonder if the facility was supervising her properly if she was able to die by suicide in their care. 

[lookeyloo]

12 hours ago, crazy8s said:

I am one of those folks. i have had measles (rubella) 7 times, all document by a dr, even after being vaccinated as a child. still have 0 antibodies. when my grands have gotten the MMR vaccines or boosters, their dr says no visits to me for 2-3 weeks.

 

 

Well that could explain why I had regular measles twice as a child?  The doctor came to the house both times and I can remember it. He said I had the tell-tale spots in my mouth both times. Very sick both times. Is that possible?

[SunnyBeBe]

7 hours ago, ChiCricket said:

    I just don't know how some people's minds work..I really don't. 

When I told our family group that he had died, my daughter wrote this:

"I'm so sorry to hear that.

This darn Covid seems like it's never ending sometimes. A friend of R's and mine from Florida lives with her children and parents. She (our friend) recently got Covid and then her children and father got it too. He died 3 nights ago. Nobody was vaccinated. "

 I also just found out that out of my sister A's seven grown kids, only 2 have gotten vaxxed. Two of her unvaxxed kids live in Florida, (with 4 kids among them) 

My niece  "N" told my sister that "I'm too young to get Covid!"

(She's 47.)

One lives in Wisconsin and has five kids (one of them who had to have a liver transplant a couple of years ago.) But she thinks all the vaccines have aborted fetal tissue.

The other two live here in Illinois. I don't know what their deal is.

 I am so angry with all the lies they were fed, and swallowed whole.

 Sorry for the rant, I'm just SO over selfish people...I don't think I can look at them the same way ever again.

I agree.  Sadly, relationships in my family have been damaged….probably permanently.  People are not who I thought they were.  I was glad that a family member who is high risk got vaxed yesterday!  Finally.  She has a special needs, high risk child who is too young to be vaxed.  
 

 

[Turquoise]

12 hours ago, SunnyBeBe said:

I just read another update on my friend….he was taken from ICU to step down unit!  Thank you all!  His family is doing updates on CaringBridge.  Anyone heard of it before?

I have heard of CaringBridge. They offer space for family to share blog-style posts/updates for someone who has a recovery ahead of them (cancer, bad accident, etc). That way the family can update once, and anyone who is following will get the info.

[Scarlett45]

4 minutes ago, Turquoise said:

I have heard of CaringBridge. They offer space for family to share blog-style posts/updates for someone who has a recovery ahead of them (cancer, bad accident, etc). That way the family can update once, and anyone who is following will get the info.

Yes I’ve heard of them as well. Makes things easier to organized for loved ones who want to offer help and support. 

[Minivanessa]

I have also heard of CaringBridge. As @Scarlett45 said, it can be very helpful in keeping friends and family updated during a patient's illness/recovery, and if used that way can also help organize and coordinate assistance from family and friends. 

[Rootbeer]

14 hours ago, SunnyBeBe said:

I just read another update on my friend….he was taken from ICU to step down unit!  Thank you all!  His family is doing updates on CaringBridge.  Anyone heard of it before?

Caring Bridge is a great way for families to keep friends and more distant family informed, especially in the case of an ongoing illness and recovery such as your friend is facing.  Friends and family can also respond with support and encouragement to the posts.

It can also be used for folks to organize food delivery, etc to a family struggling with serious illness.

I've had a couple of friends use Caring Bridge for their husband and or child who were undergoing cancer therapy.  A couple lines every week or two is a lot easier to manage than a bunch of phone calls.

My friend, whose husband had colon cancer and died at age 47, leaving her with 3 young sons, also continued to post, usually monthly, for the first 2 years or so after he died,  Just updating how the kids were doing, how she was feeling.  It was actually great to see her progression from the depths of grief and back to life again and I think it helped her to put it in writing.

[Readalot]

8 hours ago, Scarlett45 said:

How tragic. I wonder if the facility was supervising her properly if she was able to die by suicide in their care. 

That is what I can’t get over. A neighborhood teen also committed suicide a few years back. His parents took him to a very well respected mental health facility where it happened. I don’t understand how places like these can’t proof their facilities good enough. Or just maybe the will to die was too strong? I feel for the families in these situations. They thought they were doing the right thing. 

[Scarlett45]

Small Talk friends- I did a thing. 
 

In The Royals thread we were talking about the new logo for QEII’s Platinum Jubilee. I went to the Diamond, and my heart longs to go to the Platinum- so I booked a room for those dates NOW (24hrs before the check-in cancellation). 
 

It’s very up in the air- 1. Covid, 2. Cost (I have a trip to Morocco that comes first in the line of priority), 3. QEII’a health and well being- of course anything can happen but, she’s 94. 
 

I will share next year if it ends up happening. 

[iwantcookies]

I’m going to quit watching big love. It’s boring and is dragging on and on. 

[Scarlett45]

10 minutes ago, iwantcookies said:

I’m going to quit watching big love. It’s boring and is dragging on and on. 

It gets REALLY GOOD. Some fine acting is in that series. 

[SunnyBeBe]

1 hour ago, iwantcookies said:

I’m going to quit watching big love. It’s boring and is dragging on and on. 

Boring?  Idk. It must be a different Big Love. 🤣

[zenme]

Well, you know those series can be hard to get into at first, while the establish characters and story, but it gets good! 

[SunnyBeBe]

20 minutes ago, zenme said:

Well, you know those series can be hard to get into at first, while the establish characters and story, but it gets good! 

It’s a been years since I watched it.  I think I’ll check it out again.  Maybe, my perception will be different.  I recently watched an old episode of Miami Vice and LOL.  It seemed so different from what I recall.  Back in the day I thought it was such an awesome show!  😆 Now….it seems so basic.

Edited August 4, 2021 by SunnyBeBe

[MargeGunderson]

@Scarlett45, how was coffee with the guy from the park? What was the amazing opportunity he had for you - was it a MLM?

[SunnyBeBe]

It seems we’re not the only ones struggling with trying be safe.

 

https://people.com/health/jennifer-aniston-cut-ties-with-few-people-over-vaccination-status/

 

 

[iwantcookies]

1 hour ago, SunnyBeBe said:

Boring?  Idk. It must be a different Big Love. 🤣

5 episodes watched meh not for me