Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

Thanks again all. I hear you and I'm doing what I can as I need. I'm not avoiding the oxy as much. took another last night. Prob gonna take another here shortly and lift the feet and ice the hands/wrists. Big weather change @6:45am... horizontal rain and rapid temp drop. Before that was ~73 and 80% humidity, no wind & I had to have the AC on to keep from bed sweats. After that was a LOT of wind, rain and wow... it is now 42° so over a 30 degree drop in ~ 5 hours. Supposed to be down to 24° tonight, then 30 tomorrow night with chance of sleet, then back to above freezing temps. Got chilly out doing animal chores. While I was dropping their pellets into their bowls a pack of coyotes lit off sounded like right inside the woods at my back corner. LF started howling back. Mel paid them no attention. Guess he knew they weren't a threat. OK, outta here.

The same cool weather just hit here, windy and slightly rainy. Temp dropped 12 degrees in a matter of 5 minutes. It was 80 yesterday, going to be 36 tonight and a high of 48 tomorrow. So warm Tuesday, I went fishing and caught 2 bass at the pond. Oh well, it was good while it lasted.

B&B Happy goats said:

i detest taking any pain med period. I don't like the way they make me feel, but when pain level gets so out of control and is maxing signals to your pain receptior in your brain, you need to take the meds, to bring everything back to a semi normal functionl base to work from.

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I hear you. But given what Percocet does to my head, I'd see if they had something else to offer first. I'd be bedridden the entire time I was on Percocet, can't function when your brain in not inside anymore.

farmerjan said:

Or god forbid, LUPUS?

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Is lupus painful? My Dad's aunt had it as long as I knew her which was 31 years. She was in a wheelchair but still did all the cooking and laundry and such. I recall her fingers being bent up but I don't remember her having pain. Of course we only saw her a few times a year so there could have been plenty of bad days I never knew about.

Yes, it could be any of a number of things, including Lyme, Lupus, Mold, gout.

The best way to improve ones health is to build up the immune system, and for someone with your dietary history, you are starting at the right place . . . Eating a healthy diet (hopefully low carb). Good Job, LS!!!

It's down another 10 degrees at 32. Wind has backed off some, but not a whole lot. wind chill is already low 20s. Not bothering Mel though. He has his arctic fur on and just lays down, closes his eyes and dreams... Well I know he knows where the shelter is, and can and will use it. Bully for him! Heck of a front line... Extends from NY state all the way back down here into TX.

That roller-coaster weather sure isn't kind to any of us as we age....I never stop thinking of the "fun" I thought I was having then....and how the definition of "fun" has changed for me now....

It's dadgum cold here! I spread another bale of pine shavings in the sheep shelter and closed them up. The two new lambs are doing good, just want to make sure their mommas keep them warm and snuggly tonight. Winter took a week off, but it's back now.

Joe, I know your goats are loving their new barn in this weather!

We are supposed to be down to 20 tomorrow morning and I'm glad all of the current batch of lambs are fat and sassy.

A/C yesterday - heater tonight...

frustratedearthmother said:

A/C yesterday - heater tonight...

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Same here.