Good Monday Morning Cali!!

Happy Monday to all of you!! Today marks my first offical day of vacation and I could not feel more.....let me see....thrilled? heheeheheheh.....and no I am not rubbing it in to those who have to work all year round...it is just us teachers need the time off after harrowng school years in the trenches....especially us upper grade teachers of raging hormones....or as Steve calls them "Heathens!" 

Did all you dads and those pitch hitting as dads have a great day yesterday? I really hate these hallmark holidays and feel everyday should be a celebration of how we feel about our parents. I have always said that for whatever the issues we have had with them, there comes a point when you have to just say they did the best they could and they did not come with a manual like I didn't with my own kids. I just hope that you all had a good day!

Steve and Luana....how did your support group meeting go on Saturday?

Let's hear it all again for the all the new beauties in their avatars too!

Sue...I sure hope that you get to feeling better soon. Glad you got your cast off too...that has to feel better by itself! Did Miss Sammi calm down and her sweet personality emerge? Pancakes could have been the mood breaker in a good way! Did you have fun at your family event too? Glad your step family treats you like a queen!

Jean I think it is so damn friggin cool that you got out there for the challenge of your life...walked through your fears and I am sure know it is going to make you have a new sport kyacking. I know that was huge to face the fear and go for it....next thing....let me see....skydiving? Oh no this could be the biggest....a day without MAC!!!! Really proud of you Jean!

Lisa....planto be skinny....how are you doing? That stress test thing was a real stresser for sure.....and how is the smoking thing going?

Lisa who's daughter just had surgery...how are thing going? And Lisa....how skinny are you now? I do not think you have been posting...cannot remember seeing you!

Sharon Johnson....good on your daughter getting a job....I hope that your hubby finds something he likes too. Glad also that he was able to get unemployment...and like you said give him some time to find a job that he will like going to each day.

Maureen isn't it the best having the little ones around....love love the name Jayden....not a name you hear very often....how was the movie?

Lauren did you and your hubby have a good day? Did you watch NASCAR? I think Diane C is into that!!! I never have really watched the races unless I am at my son's house. My husband just found out yesterday that one of his nieces is in Germany on a foriegn exchange thing...and then they are going to have a student this summer too! Fun.! What is your daughter doing in Germany?

Terri aka horselovinlady....congrats on your niece graduation! Marysville can be quite hot as I recall...and I remember one year my husband and I were coming back from Oregon on our motorcycles and I felt scared there because they did not seem to take kindly to bikers....and a chick on a bike...I hightailed it outta of there after getting gas! Long time ago and I am sure things have changed since!

Darrol....good to see you posting...what courses are you taking on line? I am trying to figure out when I am going to SF....I am native to there..and was saying to Jeff that we need to take a little trip....I love staying downtown when I go up the at Union Square. I am going to see what exhibits SFMOMA has right now and that will probably drive my time up there!

oooopsie....hit the wrong button...and now I am back to continue!

Diane C....girl I am worried about you and I hope the doctors are keeping a good eye on you! I really miss you and Doug and as soon as you are feeling better...lets make a date to hang out! Make sure you give that sweet cute dad of yours a big kiss from me...and then kiss him again...he really is a dear!!!

JJ did you have fun yesterday? Gutting fish is icky, but having fresh fish is yum for sure! How was the music thing? Very cool he likes that stuff.....and cooler that you go and support his interests!

Susan A.....I remember how hard it was when you lost your dad....and even though this memorial will be bittersweet....you will be able to remember more good things and times you shared with him instead of just being so grief stricken. And did I tell you how friggin amazing you look?? OMG I am so happy for you!

Carol Iriving....such a GREAT wow moment you are having...and there are many more of those wow moments to come for you....you're doing great and just keep up all the hard work!

Fern you are doing great....so active so soon after surgery! Just think of how good you are going to feel in the next few weeks, months and then years!!! Youre doing GREAT!

YummyMummy1....how are you feeling? That had to really hurt falling...but you can look at it this way...at least you had some cush right now! Get better soon!

MommyTeacher aka Kim....how are you feeling? I know have IM'd me a couple of times since you have come home, but I have not been on line when you do. I guess we can call you a Kent doll now...you have joined the ever growing fan club of his....congrats to you! Look forward to seeing the new and improved you!

Shells how are you doing? Get out for a walk with the bowzer yesterday? And you had better get your protien in litte missy or I am going to have to make a house call..sit on you and force feed you!

Monica W...did your dad just go nuts over Jordyn? I bet he could not get enough of her while he was here! New pictre please!

Lola....how did the CBEST test go? I hated that test!!! Long long long!!!!

ThatKimGirl...congrats on the move...sounds like a good fit!

Lisa B....how did your fathers day, birthday, graduation weekend things go? You don't know where she got to be high maintance from....blame it on Diane LOL

JenDenni....I am keeping you in my prayers that things will be okay with the follow up tests. Better to be safe girl. I am sure it is not super comfortable having a needle biospy, but just hang in there and lets us know how you are doing gf!  

Kim S....congrats on your A's in your nursing classes. I know those are some hard classes!!! Good on your sticking to the high protien pre surgery thing!!! You go girl!

Vicki...how you be girl? Did you and the kids get to talk with Mike yesterday? I was browsing through an OH magazine and saw the article on you and your family...very cool!!!

Jodi how are things in your neck of the woods....garden coming along?

Well I had a good day yesterday..the kids came over and I made everyone breakfast...realized how little I cook anymore.....although that is going to change since I am home for the summer....Jeff always likes that I am home then cuz he knows I become domestic again! I got to spend the morning with the grandbabies...you all know how much I hate that!

Here are some pics;

love this shot of Ava

And Mr. Hunter still is not sure of himself when he gets himself on his tummy!!!

he is a funny little bean but I just love him to pieces and enjoy the heck out of his infectious laugh that he gets going at the silliest things!

Ava got her first real bump of knowledge yesterday...was trying to pull herself up and bumped her head a good one...I am afraid she has a black eye by now!

So my day was good...even was a pool pig with Jeff and had my poodella swimming....Mickey my boxer was swimming the day before....it was a 114 degree day yesterday and oh boy it is only supposed to be 111 today!

Remember to drink tha****er gang and have a great start to the new week....only 4 days until TGIF!!!

 

PEACE OUT  

 

Good Morning Janiane and everyone,

I am up well okay I haven't been to bed yet. We spent the night in the emergency room. Perry, my husband had some incrediable chest pain late this afternoon and so we headed to the hospital. I am relieved to say it wasn't a heart attack this time but he does have a pulmonary embolism in his left lung. The doctor said the pain he was feeling could of mimicked a heart attack. He is staying and they are doing more test in the morning.

We did watch NASCAR together and had a very enjoyable day up until the MAIN event. He says he tries to keep some spice in our lives. I wish he would quit trying so hard. :-)

Our daughter is part of Camp Adventure. She is working with children of our military personnel in Stuttgart, Germany in a child development center. She loves children and wants to teach pre-school when she graduates from college.

I will post more when I know more. I am pretty shot and I need some sleep. I will have to see if I can get in enough sleep so I don't get to work to late.

I hope everyone has a great Monday.

Lauren

I will be keeping you all in prayer. Monica

Thank you Monica.  You're an angel.  Lauren

P.S. Ava and Hunter are adorable!!!

Good Morning Janine and Calif Friends! Happy Monday!  I had a good time yesterday, I had 4 of my 5 grandkids here, one of my daughters and Tommy's Daddy for dinner.  We bbq'd, played Wii, and just had a good time enjoying each other.  I would post pictures, but for some reason it won't let me any more!  I don't know what I'm doing wrong...but it makes me sad.......You will have to look in my profile!  Kingsley is the baby, Kiandra is 18 months, Kiara is 4, and Tommy is 8.  thanks Janine for the well wishes........I am pretty freaked out.  I don't know why this time.  I am just really nervous.  My poor husband, I keep snapping at him, then I take a step back and apologize and he hugs me, and tells me we will make it through this too!  Thank God for him! Well, I need to go get Tommy up.......He is going to stay the nights here with us and then Dad picks him up after work (0530) and he stays the day with him and comes back to me in the evening. This makes me so happy, because this is the best place for him right now!  He's been through a lot in his little 8 years and he is just the sweetest little boy I know! Well you all have a great, great day! Love, Jeni

Good morning to all . . . and glad the weekend was good to everyone.  I spent Saturday at the US Open - and it was a NSV for me . . . because I must have walked 5 miles - was not miserable the entire time and felt great afterwards!  I could NOT have done this a year ago, so Yahoo to me!  Have a great day everyone! Chris

Good Morning Calif.....

Today is my day off. And I am up and thinking about moving. I have coffee and my eyes are open. I will wake up soon. I have all ready took Fresser out for potty break and I have my coffee. Life is Good.

Today I need to take GrandAunt Mo to the see the doctor. She has fuild on her knee and they are going to drian it. I am not all that sure how they do it for humans. Needle or pills. But I do know that with my horse, when he got "wind puffs" (fuild on the knee) we would use a needle and drain it. After about the 3rd time the vet just showed me how to do it, and I got really good at it. And yet Mo Mo wont let me fix her all up. LOL...Go Figure!! I would so happy to help her out.

Yesterday, I went for my 4 mile run. OMG!!! I thought I was going to die. Not because it was hot or anything. It was because I was lazy and did NOT run on thursday and I sure felt it. I wont let that happen agian. It felt good and I did get out there and hit the road. I guess that is all that really matters. But it took me 1:09 to run the 4 miles. I need to pick up my speed and keep up the running and not be a lazy dog. I guess that is my promise to myself. Lets see if I keep it.

OK time to get moving. I do wish you all a great day. Keep it real and smile, for you are loved.

Drink your water and take your vitamins

Love ya

LL

PS: Janine only 2 1/2 people showed up for support group. My sister, Becky and Katt, with her broken foot and all. She was late, and in pain, but atleast she made the trip. It was sad that no-one seems to want to come. I drive 30 mins to be there for them, and they don't even show up and with price of gas. Not funny. Steve and D get there house all done up and have snacks, we go out of are way for everyone, and they dont show. Sad!

LMAO Lu, you got me grabbing both my knee's and running and hidding. I have to say I was a kid when they did it to me the last time but it hurt. No way would I Let you near me lol. Give Aunt Mo a Big Hug, And I hope they numb her up real good. Big hugs, Celest

Come on you chicken. I was great at doing Montie knees. He didn't seem to think it hurt after the ice pack. He always so much more happy after the fluid was gone. OK maybe it took him a bit to get happy. But I still think I could fix her up and save a trip to the docs.

You are both whimpy, untrusting, loved ones.  :-D

Love Ya!

LL