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Beth 73 said:
ris, Mogs, Linda....how I long to give back to the three of you ( along with Chris and China , MaryAnn , several others who are consistently on this journey with Elmo and I).
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Beth 73 said:
Thank you, Linda :bighug:... the debt is beyond payment , especially to the three of you, Chrisand China, Tuxedo mom....
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There's a simple way: pay forward. :)

Remember that we are here helping you because others in their turn have held our hands when we needed help.

Beth, it is both a delight and a privilege to be getting to know you. You are such a kind, loving and wise woman. I am very glad that our paths have crossed.

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MrWorfMen's Mom said:
Beth, I worked in technology and loved it but now have limited patience with it.
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Ditto.

In a former lifetime I was a telecoms design engineer and project manager. But then I ran away and became a picture framer! :) Got rewarded well financially by the former but my time as a framer was truly rewarding work. No one ever thanked me for my work on switch configuration, call centre routing plans or mobile messaging services but there were times when my work as a framer brought tears of happiness (sometimes bittersweet) to those who were kind enough to entrust their precious stories and memories to my hands.

(((My customers)))


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Critter Mom said:
There's a simple way: pay forward. :)

Remember that we are here helping you because others in their turn have held our hands when we needed help.

Beth, it is both a delight and a privilege to be getting to know you. You are such a kind, loving and wise woman. I am very glad that our paths have crossed.

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Oh, Mogs, the honor and privilege is fully mine....so wonderful to be a member of such a loving, caring group of kindred spirits !!!!
 
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Critter Mom said:
Ditto.

In a former lifetime I was a telecoms design engineer and project manager. But then I ran away and became a picture framer! :) Got rewarded well financially by the former but my time as a framer was truly rewarding work. No one ever thanked me for my work on switch configuration, call centre routing plans or mobile messaging services but there were times when my work as a framer brought tears of happiness (sometimes bittersweet) to those who were kind enough to entrust their precious stories and memories to my hands. (((My customers)))


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Oh Mogs, how rewarding!!! Living in a small town as I do I run into former students and it makes my heart swell. Not much money in teaching in a small town school but some rewards are beyond price. My first group of first graders turned 41 this year but I still see their 6 year old faces when we come across paths. Loved every minute of it!!
 
Nigel&Noah said:
Beth 73, you'll have good luck with that name. Our Elmo was the absolute smartest cat we ever had. He could stand up high enough to see over a bathroom countertop. An Alpha male and a real Daddy's-Boy. Long life to Elmo!
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Thank you!!! Elmo got his name from my kids who were avid Sesame Street watchers....haven't gotten to name a cat in 30 years but sounds like I need to be glad they chose Elmo's name !!!
 
Beth 73 said:
Oh Mogs, how rewarding!!! Living in a small town as I do I run into former students and it makes my heart swell. Not much money in teaching in a small town school but some rewards are beyond price. My first group of first graders turned 41 this year but I still see their 6 year old faces when we come across paths. Loved every minute of it!!
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That's one of the great things about teaching - the legacy you leave with your students even though you might never know or you learn of it many years later. One of mine is my mom's doctor and another is joining the leadership race for one of the major federal political parties. :) I had some great times with my students (older ones - 15 to 18 year olds) and several apologized years later for being little sods when I taught them ...

It's a pleasure helping you, Beth. As the others have said, pay it forward. Prayers welcome and I'll check out those two books.
 
I'm so glad you like the framing treatment, ladies! :)

The piece above is one of my all time favourite projects. I framed it as a showcase piece for display in my gallery area. It has a double mount, and both of the mounts have little fillets to give a frame-within-a-frame-within-a-frame effect.

I absolutely loved framing. It's such intimate work: people bring you souvenirs of their travels, art that makes their hearts happy, their treasured possessions - and their photographs. With your regulars you get to share in the joys and sorrows of their lives: births, First Communions, graduations, weddings, marriages, births, and passings. Some of the most poignant and moving things I was given to frame were mementos of premature babies who sadly didn't survive. :( It was an honour to be able to do something to provide a little comfort to their mothers. :bighug:

I also offered photo restoration and editing services. I developed a good reputation for the restoration of old photographs of customers' family members. My parents were in their forties when I was born and my maternal grandmother was in her forties when she gave birth to my mother. I never got to meet my grandmother (she passed several years before I arrived on the scene) but my mother had a photograph of her from the time when she, my grandmother, was in her prime and she was beautiful to look at. From I first saw that picture I developed a fascination for old family pictures. It's lovely to be able to see the faces of ancestors one never got a chance to meet; to get some little bit more of a connection with them. I restored my customers' family photos as though they were my own and they really appreciated the care and attention I gave to the work. :)

It gave me tremendous pleasure to earn a crust by creating beautiful things which brought happiness to others. The accident put paid to all of that. I miss it. :(


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Beth 73 said:
Living in a small town as I do I run into former students and it makes my heart swell. Not much money in teaching in a small town school but some rewards are beyond price. My first group of first graders turned 41 this year but I still see their 6 year old faces when we come across paths. Loved every minute of it!!
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Great teachers are wonderful, wonderful people! The gifts you give to us, your students, stay with us all our lives. Thank you!

I bet your students were mad about you, Beth! :)

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Critter Mom said:
Great teachers are wonderful, wonderful people! The gifts you give to us, your students, stay with us all our lives. Thank you!

I bet your students were mad about you, Beth! :)

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Ahhh, Mogs, thank you... taught first grade(5-6 year olds) and then 4th grade( 9-10 year olds).... didnt have our own children til I was into my 30s cos I had my kids at school . Teaching in a small town was a great experience .
 
Kris & Teasel said:
That's one of the great things about teaching - the legacy you leave with your students even though you might never know or you learn of it many years later. One of mine is my mom's doctor and another is joining the leadership race for one of the major federal political parties. :) I had some great times with my students (older ones - 15 to 18 year olds) and several apologized years later for being little sods when I taught them ...

It's a pleasure helping you, Beth. As the others have said, pay it forward. Prayers welcome and I'll check out those two books.
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"Little sods" .... I love that !!! I adore teenagers too ! Most adults I say that to have thot I have a screw loose:confused:
 
Critter Mom said:
It gave me tremendous pleasure to earn a crust by creating beautiful things which brought happiness to others. The accident put paid to all of that. I miss it.
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Mogs, I wish you had been able to continue doing the work you were so passionate about but from where I sit, I think you have shifted that passion to this community and for that we are all grateful. Nursing was my passion and I miss it to this day but the staff cuts and the "politics" of dealing with doctors who did their rounds like a general inspecting military troops without a modicum of compassion, and staff/patient ratios that were downright unsafe at times made it impossible for me to look after my patients as well as I wanted to so I ran for the hills to keep my sanity. :(
 
MrWorfMen's Mom said:
Mogs, I wish you had been able to continue doing the work you were so passionate about but from where I sit, I think you have shifted that passion to this community and for that we are all grateful. Nursing was my passion and I miss it to this day but the staff cuts and the "politics" of dealing with doctors who did their rounds like a general inspecting military troops without a modicum of compassion, and staff/patient ratios that were downright unsafe at times made it impossible for me to look after my patients as well as I wanted to so I ran for the hills to keep my sanity. :(
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Linda, I totally understand. I was partially driven from education due to the same thing...superiors who had no idea what teachers dealt with in the classrooms and increasing govt demanded unnecessary paperwork. What a loss to the nursing profession the day you left . :(
 
Beth, I resigned the day after I got called up on the carpet for asking a "famous" orthopaedic surgeon to wash his hands between patients to prevent a patient recovering from osteomyelitis (bone infection) from getting re-infected. The surgeon's previous patient was growing a healthy crop of Staph Aureus. Nasty stuff! This doctor did rounds with an entourage of "worshippers" practically licking his feet and apparently I embarrassed him! That was the straw that broke this camel's back. I wasn't there to massage the doctor's ego and I was mortified that the Director of Nursing saw fit to tell me I acted incorrectly rather than telling the doctor I did the right thing.

My last day, surprisingly, the Director of Nursing came up to the nursing station and told me what a great orthopaedic nurse I was and that she was sure I'd be back . I made sure I never set foot in the door again!
 
MrWorfMen's Mom said:
Beth, I resigned the day after I got called up on the carpet for asking a "famous" orthopaedic surgeon to wash his hands between patients to prevent a patient recovering from osteomyelitis (bone infection) from getting re-infected. The surgeon's previous patient was growing a healthy crop of Staph Aureus. Nasty stuff! This doctor did rounds with an entourage of "worshippers" practically licking his feet and apparently I embarrassed him! That was the straw that broke this camel's back. I wasn't there to massage the doctor's ego and I was mortified that the Director of Nursing saw fit to tell me I acted incorrectly rather than telling the doctor I did the right thing.

My last day, surprisingly, the Director of Nursing came up to the nursing station and told me what a great orthopaedic nurse I was and that she was sure I'd be back . I made sure I never set foot in the door again!
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How sad, Linda, because I know you were a fabulous RN. I have many friends in nursing, one a Nurse Practioner.They r the life blood of the medical community. Here in our little town we have several doctors backed up by nurse practioners and when we call we ALWAYS request Janis. Never have seen the doctor in all these years!! We love nurses. And trust them more.
 
Well, aren't we a group of folks who were passionate about their work! I'd have gone to the wall for my students and in my last year or two got called into a "careerist" principal's office three times to explain what I'd done or said that wasn't "board policy". I'd never had that sort of confrontation with an administrator in all of my years teaching prior to that. They knew they could count on me to run a tight ship, do a good job and not bother them with discipline issues. This last guy was far more concerned about how he looked to his higher ups.
 
@Beth 73 I too trust nurses more than doctors. It had been my goal initially to go back and get my Nurse Practitioner degree but sadly until perhaps the last 10 yrs or so, the only place a Nurse Practitioner could find work in that capacity here was in extremely rural northern areas where a snowmobile would be the major method of transportation for a good part of the year and I'd go out of my mind with that long a winter. It's snowing here again BTW. A real good blow this time. Man, Mother Nature has it in for us this year. Another major dump expected tomorrow into Saturday too. I may be hiring a snow clearing service at at an inflated rate no doubt, if this keeps up. :rolleyes:

@Kris & Teasel @Beth 73 I have always viewed as teacher's job as one of the hardest there is. I really don't know how you guys did it. My hat's off to you both. I was lucky enough to have a number of amazing teachers that I worshipped through public and high school. Kris, I'm sorry to hear of your similar experience. It's so disheartening when you put your heart and soul into your work and all you really have to do to succeed and stay out of trouble is tow the party line because nobody cares about the important stuff anymore.

BTW Kris, I just called for to order some more AT2 strips from Glen Shields. The price has skyrocketed by $17.00 per vial tax included. :mad: I think Abbott is trying to kill the meter now that they sold it off to Zoetis. I am now going to have to decide whether to use the FS meter or use the FS strips in my AT2 meter. Enough of this gouging for me come Jan 1,2017! A New Year's resolution I'm guaranteed to keep! :woot:

Can you tell me roughly what difference you found in the readings using the FS strips in the AT2 meter? I did some comparisons ages ago and can't remember off hand what they were.
 
Kris & Teasel said:
Well, aren't we a group of folks who were passionate about their work! I'd have gone to the wall for my students and in my last year or two got called into a "careerist" principal's office three times to explain what I'd done or said that wasn't "board policy". I'd never had that sort of confrontation with an administrator in all of my years teaching prior to that. They knew they could count on me to run a tight ship, do a good job and not bother them with discipline issues. This last guy was far more concerned about how he looked to his higher ups.
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Ahhh... i am a dolt...didn't realize you were a fellow educator, Kris....yeah !!! My last principal was a wiener:cool:....just sayin':rolleyes:
 
MrWorfMen's Mom said:
@Beth 73 I too trust nurses more than doctors. It had been my goal initially to go back and get my Nurse Practitioner degree but sadly until perhaps the last 10 yrs or so, the only place a Nurse Practitioner could find work in that capacity here was in extremely rural northern areas where a snowmobile would be the major method of transportation for a good part of the year and I'd go out of my mind with that long a winter. It's snowing here again BTW. A real good blow this time. Man, Mother Nature has it in for us this year. Another major dump expected tomorrow into Saturday too. I may be hiring a snow clearing service at at an inflated rate no doubt, if this keeps up. :rolleyes:

@Kris & Teasel @Beth 73 I have always viewed as teacher's job as one of the hardest there is. I really don't know how you guys did it. My hat's off to you both. I was lucky enough to have a number of amazing teachers that I worshipped through public and high school. Kris, I'm sorry to hear of your similar experience. It's so disheartening when you put your heart and soul into your work and all you really have to do to succeed and stay out of trouble is tow the party line because nobody cares about the important stuff anymore.

BTW Kris, I just called for to order some more AT2 strips from Glen Shields. The price has skyrocketed by $17.00 per vial tax included. :mad: I think Abbott is trying to kill the meter now that they sold it off to Zoetis. I am now going to have to decide whether to use the FS meter or use the FS strips in my AT2 meter. Enough of this gouging for me come Jan 1,2017! A New Year's resolution I'm guaranteed to keep! :woot:

Can you tell me roughly what difference you found in the readings using the FS strips in the AT2 meter? I did some comparisons ages ago and can't remember off hand what they were.
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If you go look at Teasel's SS you'll see I have a page with my comparison data shown. I do a few comparisons every time I open a new vial of AT strips. The AT meter is set at whatever cat code the new vial of AT strips wants. So far, all I've had was 38 as the cat code. I realize that there are many permutations and combinations of variables that could be tested out like trying several known cat codes with each vial of FS strips or comparison testing each new vial of FS strips against my current vial of AT strips but there's a limit to the complexity I want to deal with! My tests so far show a difference of around 3% to 7% between them with the FS strips reading higher. I keep that in mind when I evaluate any borderline low BG number and retest with an AT strip if I'm unsure. So far there have been no horrible surprises.
 
@ Kris Thank you so much for that info. If memory serves that is pretty much in line with what I determined many moons ago. Maybe I'm not totally losing it quite yet. :woot: Now to decide what to do. I just about choked when the pharmacist told me the new price for the strips. Her excuse was that THEY (the pharmacy) hadn't been keeping up with cost increases. At least this time they had some in stock! So I'll go get my 3 vials and keep them for rechecks on those days when Menace forgets her parachute and jumps off the cliff! :rolleyes:
 
MrWorfMen's Mom said:
@ Kris Thank you so much for that info. If memory serves that is pretty much in line with what I determined many moons ago. Maybe I'm not totally losing it quite yet. :woot: Now to decide what to do. I just about choked when the pharmacist told me the new price for the strips. Her excuse was that THEY (the pharmacy) hadn't been keeping up with cost increases. At least this time they had some in stock! So I'll go get my 3 vials and keep them for rechecks on those days when Menace forgets her parachute and jumps off the cliff! :rolleyes:
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They've been getting pressure from the Ontario Veterinary Association too about selling meds and prescription food. That might be one reason they've raised their price. I pay about $102 for a vial at my vet's. I have about 2.5 AT vials ahead of me here but rarely use those strips these days because I'm confident that the FS strips aren't way off base. I did all 3 BG tests yesterday with AT strips as a spot check. Usually, though, it's a one off comparison if a number is wonky.
 
Hi Ladies,

It has been lovely sharing stories here today - even if the subjects of some of them were sad and/or frustrating. I want to write a proper reply but I'm really not good right now (exhausted; aches and inflammation getting worse) so I'm going to knock back a full dose of zolpidem and head for the leaba as soon as I've fed the Noodlebug.

Blessings to you and your furry childer. Thank you for the wonderful company. Will catch ye on the morrow.

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Got so excited about his AMPS no shoot that forgot to give his morning thyroid meds...don't know if that makes a difference....he has slept all day,litter box normal...
 
Critter Mom said:
Hi Ladies,

It has been lovely sharing stories here today - even if the subject of some of them were sad and/or frustrating. I want to write a proper reply but I'm really not good right now (exhausted; aches and inflammation getting worse) so I'm going to knock back a full dose of zolpidem and head for the leaba as soon as I've fed the Noodlebug.

Blessings to you and your furry childer. Thank you for the wonderful company. Will catch ye on the morrow.

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Go rest, Mogs!
 
Beth 73 said:
Got so excited about his AMPS no shoot that forgot to give his morning thyroid meds...don't know if that makes a difference....he has slept all day,litter box normal...
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Missing one dose of thyroid meds shouldn't be a problem or affect BG much if at all.
 
I'm with Kris. Give him his shot tonight. Same dose 0.25 minus drop. That wasn't bad at all for a day without insulin. Elmo is being a good boy!

@Critter Mom Wishing you sweet dreams and a restorative sleep tonight! :bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug: Scritches for the Noodler!
 
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Beth, that is a million dollar question. If you look back at his AMPS readings after the evening skipped shots, he's doing what he did before... basically the same reading. No worries. Elmo is now leading this dance and your job is to follow and learn his steps. Even if he changes them up a bit or takes two steps forward and two steps back, you just have to follow.
 
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Beth, that is a million dollar question. If you look back at his AMPS readings after the evening skipped shots, he's doing what he did before... basically the same reading. No worries. Elmo is now leading this dance and your job is to follow and learn his steps. Even if he changes them up a bit or takes two steps forward and two steps back, you just have to follow.
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But I have you all as partners :):bighug::):bighug:
 
Yeah negative ketones. :D Yes you have us as partners and thankfully none of us have had to scream STOP STEPPING ON MY TOES at Elmo lately! Elmo is being such a good boy!
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I've just poked around the web for free stuff and downloaded most of them. Feel free to copy what you like and use them! I think I might be an emoji junkie! :smuggrin:
 
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