Vonn, hope the tummy problem goes away. :hug:

TK, know what you mean about stuff taking longer. :hug:

Frank, hope you're feeling better today. :hug:

Sandy, LOL. Glad you and Jim have a doc that's great to talk to.

Renee, Love the face the woman next to him is making, LOL.

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Taking a break from my running around. Temps are still low, but we have high humidity here too. :P

Next project - go through the books that are taking over our house. :D Gonna get the ones we don't want together and take them to the half priced used bookstore tomorrow.

Kay, is it possible to grind the stems down? I am trying to get a mental picture of what they look like. lol Do they look like the same stems over here? You need my grinder. It's just a little thing that grinds it into weetle pieces. lol

hi all ...

well, would you say this is GOOD news?? received a packet from the dept of health services regarding my SSDI ... and they want me to go for a "neurology exam" with one of their medical facilities ... in Iron Mountain ... about 3.5 hrs from me .. .Sept 13 - Saturday.

they will pay for this exam ... and $38.08 for gas ... will call them with my updated address and phone number ... pray for me! thanks!

Vonn, definately go! Keep mum about the quilting thing though. lol

personally i would find someone to drive you there is no way i could do a 3.5 hr there get tested and drive back home and maybe even let them know there is no way you can make this appt cause you cant drive that far, let them find someone closer Madison is a big town thats bs

dont forget this is their doc who is paid by ssi keep that in mind he or she will not be unbiased let them find one closer

thanks, Sandy & Frank ...

they *may* call back (if this Disability Director is familiar with a map) ... and I have a call in to my regular doctor about the appointment (and tummy issues) ...

will be mum about the quilting corp... and really - I'm only volunteering for the program anyways ... yes, I've really thought this thru! and for income? my friends have been helping me hang on until something comes thru for me .. and will use my cane ...

will make a road trip out of it, and may just go up closer on that Friday ... the appointment isn't until 1220pm on that saturday ...

PS - yep, Frank ... I've learned so much from everyone on NT about 'their' doctors ... at least I'm going in the right direction .. .. so this is good news!

and - I won't be going to school at that time either ..

I tried to "borrow" either mi esposo's nut grinder, or his coffee grinder, but he wouldn't LET me contaminate his sacred utensilry...

:D

see, he LOOKED at the greenery, and pronounced it too DAMP to properly grind (too fresh, too resiny, plus we've got a high ambient humidity in the tropics)

so, he said it would simply muck things up thoroughly.

he suggested nuking or baking it to dry it out a bit, so that it would grind but I feared loss of medicinal properties, and hence, opted to manicure by hand.

and yeah, the stems and seeds are the same, the world around, LOL !!

LOL the woman beside him is his daughter...Barbara Bush!

Kay, I am cracking up at your hubby saying it was too damp. Jim likes his damp so much that he bought a cigar humidor to keep it in. lol