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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Lupus / March 2004I think I'm baaack! Testing...
Hi again! I sure hope I have found this and set it up correctly. Boy, have the past 6 months been (as the teens would say) "jacked up". In June we went to Oregon (remember?) then arrived back in July... to start a remodel project. Well, July 31 we had a huge storm and it flooded our existing house and we lost EVERYTHING. The computers were fried from the electrical storm, not to mention the water damage... we had 6 inches of water downstairs. Ughh! Well, then we found out that our contractors were ripping us off to the tune of 25 thousand dollars (ouch) so in order to recoop some of our losses, we are doing the insurance work ourselves. We are finally back into our house again, although it's still not done. We lived in trailers on our property for over 6 months while we eradicated the mold, etc. Anyway, I've sure missed you guys and hope that everyone's okay! I am in the midst of a flare, but trying to get through. Yesterday I crashed, and today I'm slow... I have supersores on the roof of my mouth so it's hard to eat or drink. Anyway, lots to catch up on... -Kristin (in Tehachapi, CA) Hi Kristin, WOW! Your past 6 months have been *stoked!! (our *canadian teens say that... not jacked just btw - lol) You lay low for awhile now and get yourself back onto your feet healthy! Good to see you back though so sorry bout all your woes; specially the house thingy and losing your stuff... imo terrible to go through.... good luck to you and well wishes heading your way! Hugs from Shelagh "Kristin" wrote in message | Hi again! | I sure hope I have found this and set it up correctly. Boy, have the past [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] | to eat or drink. Anyway, lots to catch up on... | -Kristin (in Tehachapi, CA) Hi Shelagh, Thanks for writing back- it's good to hear from you again. I like the teen jargon- it sure does vary from area to area... :) Stoked down here means jazzed, excited, etc. I have been lying low- not much choice, I'm afraid. I work really hard on the days I can, then crash for "x" amount of days. (It varies.) I have been working on the decor for the new drywall- the kids' room is Renaissance, our room is romantic fantasy, dining room/kitchen is winery, living room will be lodge... downstairs bathroom is an outhouse (well, decorated like one- I put an angled tin roof in and everything) and the kids' bathroom upstairs is all old Coke memorabelia. I haven't gotten to the laundry or guest bedrooms yet. We still have to paint the outside- ugh! Well, I have to go- it's Jazz night tonight at the high school and my daughter is working it. :) Thanks for writing again, now tell me how you're doing...? -Kristin "Shelagh" <tiderington@shaw.ca> wrote in news:Yp19c.15388$li5.2602 @pd7tw3no: > Hi Kristin, > WOW! [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > way! > Hugs from Shelagh > "Kristin" wrote in message >| Hi again! [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >| to eat or drink. Anyway, lots to catch up on... >| -Kristin (in Tehachapi, CA) The house sounds wonderful! We've had quite a bit of remodeling here on the NG between my old money pit, Shelagh's old house and Wes buying a home. Doing it yourself is hard but in the end I think is worth more than paying someone else to do it. I'm so glad you are back. I've missed you. How are the girls? Is your oldest graduating from HS this year? Bev > Hi Shelagh, > Thanks for writing back- it's good to hear from you again. I like the [quoted text clipped - 61 lines] > >| to eat or drink. Anyway, lots to catch up on... > >| -Kristin (in Tehachapi, CA) Hi Shelagh, glad you are back. Sorry you are flaring. Your house sounds fun.We have done a lot of work on our house too. More the standard stuff. Texturing the walls and painting. Hang in there. Hugs to you. Wende > The house sounds wonderful! We've had quite a bit of remodeling here on the > NG between my old money pit, Shelagh's old house and Wes buying a home. [quoted text clipped - 70 lines] > > >| to eat or drink. Anyway, lots to catch up on... > > >| -Kristin (in Tehachapi, CA) Hello- You guys did your own texturing of your drywall? I'm impressed! We hired someone to come out and skip-trowel the walls. I really like the way it turned out. I faux painted the walls like old Mediterrenean stone walls. I like it. On other walls, I painted that Ralph Lauren faux sueded paint- it looks really neat! What are you painting? -Kristin > Hi Shelagh, glad you are back. Sorry you are flaring. Your house > sounds fun.We have done a lot of work on our house too. More the [quoted text clipped - 76 lines] >> > >| to eat or drink. Anyway, lots to catch up on... >> > >| -Kristin (in Tehachapi, CA) <snip>"Beverley" wrote in message | The house sounds wonderful! We've had quite a bit of remodeling here on the | NG between my old money pit, Shelagh's old house and Wes buying a home. | Bev "Kristin" wrote in message | > Hi Shelagh, | > Thanks for writing back- it's good to hear from you again. I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] | > and the kids' bathroom upstairs is all old Coke memorabelia. I haven't | > gotten to the laundry or guest bedrooms yet. We still have to paint the outside- ugh! | > Thanks for writing again, now tell me how you're doing...? | > -Kristin</snip> Hi again Kristin Bev was right about all the rennos going on here in the NG... she forgot to mention Michael too though... he bought a house with a beautiful yard and he and his new puppy are having a great time fixing it up too. Your place sounds very nice... you have some creative themes going on.. you'll have to take some pics and put them up at photoisland? I'd love to see what you have done.. Bev has a site where you can see her house and area. I am doing okay considering all. You make sure to take care of you first and the house second though! Hugs from Shelagh Howdy again, Another glutton for punishment in the house area, huh? Seems like we are in the midst of an epidemic. haha... Love the idea of a new puppy, though! We had a litter of 6 beagles on August 9th- they're all at their new homes now, but they were a God-send while we were in the middle of the trauma/stress from the flood. I am very thankful for them, that's for sure! I would like to see the photos- I forgot where they were. (Lost the link... ) I need to take some photos of the house anyway, so maybe I'll put some online for you all, too! :) Keep reminding me, I have NO memory lately. haha -Kristin "Shelagh" <tiderington@shaw.ca> wrote in news:1Di9c.22816$R27.3441 @pd7tw2no: > <snip>"Beverley" wrote in message >| The house sounds wonderful! We've had quite a bit of remodeling [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > you first and the house second though! > Hugs from Shelagh Hi there! Wow, I guess I'm not alone in my house "stuff"... I have taken to giving condolences when people tell me that they're building/remodeling/adding on to their homes... haha Thanks so much for asking about the kids- they're great! The oldest is a Jr. and is taking those SAT's, ACT's, AP', the PSAT, etc. She has her eye on Cal Poly SLO mostly, but still likes some others as well. Lauren (youngest) is in Mock Trials and the band (still playing sax). They keep me busy. Of course, both are still flying :) Today I am trying to catch up, but falling sadly behind... What are you doing with your house? -Kristin > The house sounds wonderful! We've had quite a bit of remodeling here > on the NG between my old money pit, Shelagh's old house and Wes buying [quoted text clipped - 70 lines] >> >| to eat or drink. Anyway, lots to catch up on... >> >| -Kristin (in Tehachapi, CA) Oh, tiling. I'll try to give you the nutshell version of this saga. It all started when the washing machine overflowed up through the downstairs toilet and I convinced my hubby to pull the toilet as it make snaking the line easier. (ROTFLMAO, I knew eventually it would be funny someday.) Well, nine months later with a limited budget and very limited time for a couple of do-it-yourself-ers we are just about ready to tile the kitchen floor. And since the weather is better for building fences we are back to that project. Also scraping about 100 years of paint off the porch. We've got to catch up! Tell the girls I said "HI!" Bev > Hi there! > Wow, I guess I'm not alone in my house "stuff"... I have taken to giving [quoted text clipped - 83 lines] > >> >| to eat or drink. Anyway, lots to catch up on... > >> >| -Kristin (in Tehachapi, CA) hahahaha... boy can I relate! Just now I was talking with hubby asking him when we were going to restart our 3 rail fence and he just said "don't count on anything until Fall"... since we have so much work to do "inside" and "on" the house, everything "outside" will have to wait awhile. Boy, I hate water in the house, don't you???!! Good luck on the tile- boy there sure are some beautiful arrangements available now!! Do you have a Lowes or Home Depot out where you are? Lowes has some great stuff.. metallic tiles, patterned tiles, renaissance tiles, mosaic... I could go on- I sure would love to have a chance to tile "something"... with an unlimited budget, of course! Hang in there, we can all band together! -Kristin > Oh, tiling. I'll try to give you the nutshell version of this saga. It > all started when the washing machine overflowed up through the [quoted text clipped - 96 lines] >> >> >| to eat or drink. Anyway, lots to catch up on... >> >> >| -Kristin (in Tehachapi, CA) Hi Kristin:))) Tis nice to see you back again. You and yours sure had a hand full of late. Hoping your flare does not last long . We your family here can feel the pain of water flooding and I have no use for persons that try steal your faith in others. Bruce On. " Kristin , go GRRRRR and press on :))) " > Hi again! > I sure hope I have found this and set it up correctly. Boy, have the past [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > to eat or drink. Anyway, lots to catch up on... > -Kristin (in Tehachapi, CA) > Hi Kristin:))) > Tis nice to see you back again. > You and yours sure had a hand full of late. Hi Bruce! I sure do hope that no one else here has gone through the loss of all of their security to a flood... Yikes. I wouldn't wish this on the short list of people I'd never wish anything on.. hahaha.. but especially not anyone here!!! You're right about the people that want to steal your faith in "people"... it broke us not only financially, but it really caused my husband and I both to shed a lot of tears when we were ripped off like that. It just got to be too much, you know? But we are pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps and plugging along- saying "Grrr!" all the way, eh? :) How are you doing? -Kristin > Hoping your flare does not last long . We your family here can feel > the pain of water flooding and I have no use for persons that try [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> eat or drink. Anyway, lots to catch up on... -Kristin (in Tehachapi, >> CA) Get some rest man you have been through the grind...... Like my thirteen yearold says when things are not in his favor....."its a bahogie" (bah-ho-giee) my fourteen year old says " thats just not right". I am not sure what it means ust a kid thing I guess. > Hi again! > I sure hope I have found this and set it up correctly. Boy, have the past [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > to eat or drink. Anyway, lots to catch up on... > -Kristin (in Tehachapi, CA) Hi Rhonda, Tell your 13- year old I like his style- and the 14 year old that they're both right- it's just not right. But what doesn't break us makes us stronger! I keep reminding myself that God won't give us more than we can bear. I questioned it when it was raining in the kitchen, but now I see that He's given us an even better kitchen. How are you doing? -Kristin > Get some rest man you have been through the grind...... > Like my thirteen yearold says when things are not in his > favor....."its a bahogie" (bah-ho-giee) my fourteen year old says " > thats just not right". I am not sure what it means ust a kid thing I > guess. It sounds like you have a great kitchen. I love my kids styles. They are pretty neat kids. I took the thirteen year old with me to get my meds and I asked him if he wanted to stop and get a rootbeer float at A&W. It was great thats something we used to do when he was several years younger. God never gives us anything more than we can bear because he knows us well. Now you have a better kitchen. I am ok trying to get through a nasty flare. I am awaiting my lab work results to see if anything has changed. I stepped on barbed wire last night and cut open my left foot. Other than that I am doing pretty well. How are you ? > Hi Rhonda, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > thats just not right". I am not sure what it means ust a kid thing I > > guess. Ouch, ouch, ouch! Just thinking about barbed wire in your foot makes me feel that pain... Is it better now? Ouch ouch ouch.... I love A&W- I used to go there when I was a teen in Fillmore, CA. Nothing better than a root beer freeze on a hot day! :) I sure do hope that your labs come back okay- I just had mine done and doc says that I'm the same. Now is that good or bad? I'm doing okay- lots of stress. Hubby is an engineer on the X-43 program (did you see it on TV?) and was one of the guys running the show on board the B-52 when it dropped (he pulled the pins so it dropped and monitored the experiment). He's really happy about how it went! I got to watch the whole thing from NASA in the Ops room, surrounded by astronauts, etc. Afterwards we went to a post-flight news conference and then to a post-flight party. I stayed out too late and am now paying the price, but it was worth it to see my hubby in the spotlight. He will be the head guy on ship 3 (his will go mach 10) and they started work on it today. Anyway, there was a lot of worry these past days working up to the flight (there was more than you can imagine riding on the success of this flight), and now the recovery from the stress is under way. Mouth sores are better for me, so I actually got to eat solid food. yeah! When do you get labs back? -Kristin > It sounds like you have a great kitchen. I love my kids styles. They > are pretty neat kids. I took the thirteen year old with me to get my [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> > thats just not right". I am not sure what it means ust a kid thing >> > I guess. > Hi again! > I sure hope I have found this and set it up correctly. Boy, have the past [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > to eat or drink. Anyway, lots to catch up on... > -Kristin (in Tehachapi, CA) Goodness me ! What a time you've had, Kristin. Glad to see you back on line. Hope this year goes smoother for you. Hugs J >> Hi again! >> I sure hope I have found this and set it up correctly. Boy, have the [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Hugs > J Thanks for the welcome back- I hope this year goes smoother, too!! We figured that we'll do all of our own construction from now on- we haven't ripped ourselves off YET... hahaha How are you? -Kristin >> Hi again! >> I sure hope I have found this and set it up correctly. Boy, have the [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Hugs > J Thanks for the welcome back- I hope this year goes smoother, too!! We figured that we'll do all of our own construction from now on- we haven't ripped ourselves off YET... hahaha How are you? -Kristin Hi Kristen, I am so glad to see you back. It sounds like you have been through the wringer. What a mess. I hope we will see more of you now. BJ-Sk. Canada > Hi again! > I sure hope I have found this and set it up correctly. Boy, have the past [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > to eat or drink. Anyway, lots to catch up on... > -Kristin (in Tehachapi, CA) |
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