Good morning Lounge

[MissHoneychurch]

How are you today?

So I went to my surgeon today because of my toe. I had a surgery on it last November because of an ingrown toenail. Then in December I had to go again because they missed a piece of the nail. Now guess what ... I have problems again. Same toe, same side ... I will have the surgery coming Friday. The saga continues .... :mad:

Picture of the Day

[SeattleGirl]

1. Good morning, MissHoney

Lovely picture, as usual!

Sorry to hear about your toe. Foot problems really suck, don't they? Hopefully, third time is a charm, and it will get taken care of for good!

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

2. Good morning SeattleGirl

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

It really sucks. I have problems with my toe since years. I once had a surgery in the U.S. - no problems whatsoever. The German surgeries ... x(

[SeattleGirl]

3. I'm so sorry......

I have also had foot problems for years, so I have to be careful about the shoes I buy. Plus, I also get gel insoles for them, because it does help.

But whenever I see a woman walking by wearing tight, pointy shoes, I flinch!

[MissHoneychurch]

4. it isn't so much the foot

but the nails. My dad had problems too .. so I know where I got it from. In summer I only wear sandals that are closed in the front. Oh and I found a way to hide my one messed-up toenail. Fake nail :)

[SeattleGirl]

7. Oh, those lovely things we inherit from our parents!

I have my mother's bad knees, which she got from my grandfather (and which I unfortunately passed on to my daughter, who has had surgery on both!).

[MissHoneychurch]

8. I know what you mean

My mom has lovely long thin fingers .... me? I got the short thick ones from my dad and his mother. Thanks a lot.

[SeattleGirl]

9. Yep.

I have my mom's fingers too.

But I don't much mind, since she isn't around any more. It's kind of cool to look at them, and be reminded of her.

But the bad knees?

Those, I can do without!

[MissHoneychurch]

12. I prefer to be reminded of my dad in other ways

than ingrown toenails :rofl:

The other day I dreamt of him again. He visited me at my new condo.

[elleng]

28. So far I only have good things from my dad!

He's 95! and has few if any physical problems that I'm aware of. SO, maybe I'll live a long life (I should only be as happy as he's been!) My mother passed when I was young, and I know little about her physical stuff.

SO, carry on!

[MissHoneychurch]

32. Wow, that is a fantastic age

My great grandmother turned 95. So maybe I get her genes too and will live a long live. Both my grandmothers are in their mid to late 80s.

[malta blue]

5. No!!!

I'm so sorry :hug:

I am awake, but will try to catch a little more sleep. The dogs just chased a fox in the yard and have finally settled down again. Too bad my alarm goes off in 30 minutes :(

[MissHoneychurch]

6. Good morning malta

:hug:

Only 30 minutes before the alarm goes off x( :hug:

In the evening dogs are barking outside my condo (when their owners are making the last round with them) ... a lot of rabbits running around there.
This morning a little bit after 7am my above neighbor decided to wake me by playing his guitar ... good thing I was half awake already.

[malta blue]

14. You get to sleep until 7?

You Europeans ate so civilized :hug::rofl:

The fox was beautiful! I'm glad I checked once I heard the barking though. These two are the size of a healthy rabbit, perfect snack for the fox. The fox just kept circling the house. The dogs were in the driveway and Zeus would lunge forward and bark at it, the fox would turn. Then Egypt would bark, and it turned again. Maybe the fox would have decided they looked tasty....

[MissHoneychurch]

15. Well ... uh ... yeah

:D

Foxes are beautiful animals. Glad to hear that neither he nor your doggies got hurt.

[malta blue]

16. I have to get up at 545 for work

:(

[MissHoneychurch]

17. Ugh

x(

But you also have kid. So of course you have to get up earlier than me.

[Maeryanne]

10. ~*Gorgeous picture*~

I love this image ~ its clarity and shadows. Tell me about it!

Oh, and fast healing for your toe :)

[MissHoneychurch]

11. Welcome to DU

:hi: May you have a wonderul time here.

I took the picture yesterday at home. I bought me this bouquet of spring flowers. Then yesterday the sun was shining into my place and when I saw the shadows I just had to get my camera out and shoot the picture.

Btw, we have a Photography Group here on DU. You might wanna check it out. :)

[Maeryanne]

47. ThankYou

I would love to take a looksee as soon as my "sponsor" makes a donation on my behalf! ;) I have been slogging it out to make 20 posts, and now it seems I have another new addiction besides popcorn!

[MissHoneychurch]

50. You can lurk already

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=280

Btw, DU is a sucker, you always post more than you want :D It becomes an addiction very fast.

[Maeryanne]

54. Oh, right

that little thing I do! Occasionally, rarely, well hardly ever! {oh man, that bruise thing on the hand is really starting to affect me!}

Thanks for the link! :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

55. LOL

You'll get used to the special jokes in the Lounge :)

I see in your profile that you are from New Zealand. How did you find DU?

[Maeryanne]

59. Weeelll .....

ah yes, finding DU! :shrug: Now, that IS a long story ... :crazy:

It gradually became a matter of "can't beat 'em, so join 'em" or mebbe even I could coin "DU gf/widow" if someone else has not already? ;)

Kentauros has a Birthday on Friday 13 :party: :party: :party:

:popcorn:

[malta blue]

13. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Maeryanne]

49. Cheers!

"smilies lookup table" still more like "lockup" at the mo! :) D'oh! It was open already waiting for me, so that is why the link above didn't work!! :+

[Callalily]

21. Welcome to DU and

to the Lounge. I think you're going to like it here.

[Maeryanne]

51. Well, I have had a few

laughs already! ;)

Thanks for the welcome ~ I was kind of "encouraged" to come along :)

[SalmonChantedEvening]

18. Good Morning MissHoneychurch :)

:hi: :loveya: :pals:

Healing vibes and hopes for the end of the saga.

:hug: :hug: :hug:

All is well here, I'm off to play at work in a bit. I'd rather be sleeping. ;)

[MissHoneychurch]

19. Good morning SCE

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

Thank you!!! I would prefer to leave it at a triology as well :)

I wish you a great day at work!! Playing is fun, isn't it? :P

[SalmonChantedEvening]

23. Yep, especially when it's playing in traffic.

:D

Radio on and the steering wheel as a drum kit.

Stand clear. ;)

[Callalily]

20. Good morning MissH!

Was lovely flowers. Ahhhh . . . something about fresh flowers that brighten up a place, don't you think?

Sorry to hear about your toe and your upcoming surgery. Hopefully they can fix the problem and that you'll be on the road to a swift and complete recovery.

I've been having knee issues, and as much as I hate to, I'm just about ready to go back to the doc.

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

22. Good morning Callalily

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

I totally agree with you. The fresh color is part of it I think.

How was your weekend? Did you cook the Soljanka?

Here is a pic of mine

[Callalily]

24. Weekend was lousy.

I was nursing a headache almost the entire weekend. Very unusual for me - don't know what that was all about.

Yes, I did make the Soljanka and damn, I forgot the sour cream. Yours looks better than mine, and I used bratwurst for my meat choice. You must have used more liquid than what I used, so I think I'll change that ratio next time too. Also, I may use a different meat.

[MissHoneychurch]

29. Let's see

I used Pepperoni, bacon, Jagdwurst (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagdwurst) and Geflügelwurst (Wurst made of chicken). Also I used red and yellow pepper, onions and pickled cucumber (German style). And tomato puree and broth. That's about it.
I am sure your tastes good too. But with different meat. And it sure looks good.

I hope your headache is gone :hug:

And get your knees checked out.

[Callalily]

34. Oh yes, the Soljanka

was very good, but I'll definitely modify the recipe the next time I made it. Ohhhh, and you added some wonderful ingredients to yours. Now I'm confident that yours is much better than mine.

Yes, my headache broke on Sunday, but still lingered, but not as intense. It's gone now, thank god. I don't know how people who suffer from migraines cope.

[MissHoneychurch]

35. I cooked a big pot

froze two portions. Today I eat the last fresh portion. Gets better the more often you re-heat it. :) But three days the same is enough.

Maybe a weather change? One can hope :hug:

[Callalily]

36. Yea, when I cook, I typically

cook in big batches too. But I'm too lazy to freeze portions, so I just eat it until it's gone. :rofl:

Gotta head out to work now, so wishing you a great day.

:hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

37. Have a great day too

:hug:

Hope it will be a calm one.

[AirmensMom]

27. Good morning, Miss Lily!

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

It's been like spring here for a few days. The flowers just made it more so. I LOVE spring! :bounce:

I hope your doc can do your knee up so you don't have issues anymore. :hug:

[Callalily]

33. Good morning AirmensMom

Spring? What is that? Some type of new fangled idea?

We got about 6 inches of snow on Sunday, and it's raining right now! I'm soooo sick of this weather, it's making me cranky!

Yes, let's see if I have enough nerve to go see the doc. ;) I did last fall about this same problem, and I was given a series of exercises, which worked, but only to a point.

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[Inchworm]

25. Good mornin'

A li'l chilly here again. We had 2-3 days of "Spring." It was just a teaser I'm sure. The 70s did feel nice though :)

:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

30. Good morning Inchworm

yeah, we had that teaser too last week. It was a great feeling. Now we have temps in the 40s again.

[AirmensMom]

26. Good morning, MissHC!

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

Noooooo! :cry: You won't believe this, but I was just thinking about you the other day and for some reason your toe popped into my head. Maybe because I was taking a bath in bath salts and wondered if that would help your toe ... but that was before you said it was bothering you again. How strange, eh? I hope they get it taken care of this time. What a pain! :hug:

Love the pic! Makes it feel even more like spring! :bounce:

BTW, guess who stayed out late last night? Not as late as Sheba, but still late enough to worry me. Guess they are enjoying the nice weather. :shrug:

[MissHoneychurch]

31. Good morning AirmensMom

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

Not Simon??!!! :wow: *SHOCK* ... :rofl:

Doc told me "It doesn't look to bad" and gave me something to put on.
Me: "What does it?"
Her: "Anti-infect"
Me: "But it won't solve the cause"
Her: "No"

Thanks a lot. Friday is surgery at 11am. So if I post I will post late.

[Droopy]

38. Sorry about the toe, Miss H

I have never had surgery, but I know people who have. It can really set you back.

Just got in from work and a cute woman that I wrote to wrote back to me. And it wasn't to tell me to go to hell! Yay! I'm making progress. :) She said she didn't have a whole lot of time yesterday and she will write me a "proper response" some time today. Sounds promising.

[MissHoneychurch]

39. Good morning Droopy

The surgery on the toe itself isn't too bad. But it sucks that they still haven't gotten it right. I will have the surgery Friday the 13th. Maybe it brings me luck :eyes:

Oh how nice for you!!! And it is very nice of her to let you know that she didn't have the time to answer much but will do so today. I cross my fingers !!! :hug:

[Brewman_Jax]

40. G'day, MissH

:hi: :hug:

Oh, no! Not back to the table!

[MissHoneychurch]

41. Good morning Brewman

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

Yep, back to the table. Oh well, I will survive that too.

[Brewman_Jax]

44. At least you'll be home on the same day

and back on your feet in no time!

[MissHoneychurch]

45. Fortunately

and I have the weekend to recover. I could get on sick leave if I'd had the surgery, say today. But I have so much to do that I can't allow myself to miss too many days.

[Brewman_Jax]

48. Glad that recovery time is short

and you get to use the couch all weekend! Gotta be ready to work on Monday.

[MissHoneychurch]

53. I'm always glad for an excuse

to be a couch potato. :)

Yes, I have to be back at work on Monday. There is a workshop I need to attend.

[Brewman_Jax]

56. Workshop

on Monday? You need a break.

[MissHoneychurch]

57. Monday afternoon

I can deal with that. :)

[seaker]

42. Good morning

Thank you for the flowers;

[MissHoneychurch]

43. Good morning seaker

you are welcome.

[Blue_Tires]

46. i was looking for news from Germany and found this?!?

Gigolo Gets Six Years for Blackmailing Germany's Richest Woman

A German court has sentenced Swiss gigolo Helg Sgarbi to six years for blackmailing and defrauding Germany's richest woman, Susanne Klatten, and others of millions of euros. The trial lasted just five hours.

A smile for the cameras -- gigolo Helg Sgarbi at the start of his trial on Monday.
The Munich district court reached its verdict in the trial of Swiss gigolo Helg Sgarbi after just five hours because he confessed to extorting millions of euros from Germany's wealthiest heiress -- and three other women.

The 44-year-old Swiss businessman was sentenced to six years in jail. That was less than the nine years the prosecution had demanded because, the judge argued, Sgarbi had admitted his guilt. His defense lawyer had pleaded for a five-year term.

However, Sgarbi won't be given time off for good behavior because he continues to refuse to reveal the whereabouts of the €9.4 million he obtained through fraud and blackmail from billionaire heiress Susanne Klatten and the other women. That means he will have to serve the full six years. Prisoners are often released after serving two-thirds of their sentence, if they behave.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,612130,00.html


at least i have a new idea on how to make $$$ in a down economy!

[MissHoneychurch]

52. Good morning Blue_Tires

:hi:

I have no idea how she fell for that guy. He isn't even attractive in my eyes. And to give a guy €7 million because of a shady story .... unbelievable.

Good look :D

[Blue_Tires]

58. it is good to know women in Germany have that kind of cash to give away...