Friday Roll Call

I am SO sorry to hear about your kitty.  It is heartbreaking.   I don't know if your 6 yr old would understand this, but tell him that I had a "talk" with my Shane who just went to the bridge on Aug 16th and I asked him to please take care of your son's kitty and to be his friend.  Though Shane was a dog, he grew up with cats too...so it will be good.

Please give your son a huge hug from me and one for you as well!

Thank You Monica. I was telling him last night that he could talk to Emma when ever he wanted, and I did her him through his tears telling her he loved her, and saying goodbye. He keeps talking about getting a new black and white kitten, and naming her Emma. I told him that we would first take Darcy (our other kitty) to the vet to make sure everything was ok, then maybe in a few weeks, we can go look at Animal Control.
I am just afraid that he is going to lose it taking Darcy to the vet, I don't want him to associate the vet with death.....

Okay, I am crying here now because this just brings back such memories for me. I wish I could come and hug you both!!  I know how hard it is on a kid to lose their pet.  Yes he can talk to Emma all the time and she will always be with him.  I would discourage him from naming a new kitty the same name though...how about the name Mia?  it's kinda like Emma but not..lol  does that make sense?
Is that feline disease contagious?  is it possible that your other kitty has it too?  I will pray that's not the case!!  

I think if you take him with you to the vet and show him that it's not a scary place and that most animals don't "die" there, he will be okay. He sounds like a great kid!  I wish we could meet you tomorrow!!

From what I have read, it can be contagious, so we are hoping that isn't the care. Darcy has already been screened for feline leukemia, so I don't know what the chances are of her getting it, but I want to be sure.
I told him that we could get another black and white kitty, but we would have to think of another name. When they chose Emma's name, they were also thinking about Emily, so I think that would be good. Our vet was making a pawprint for us, and I think once we have that, it will be easier to convince him that we should not use the same name again. I plan on taking him with when we pick that up, and definitely when we take Darcy in since I am pretty confident that she is fine.
As for tomorrow, maybe I should get Paul's address in case we will be able to make it. We are still back and forth about Great America, I am a little nervous about it being super busy, and I really don't want to take a stroller with us.... We'll see. If we do go, I would imagine we would be leaving the park around 5-6, so maybe we could stop by Paul's afterwards.

Paul, want to give me your address? I saw on one of the posts that you live on Bristol? I dated someone in High School who lived on Pin Oak, so I know right where you are I also worked over at the Cary Subway for 7 years, and lived in Oakwood Hills, so I know the area quite well. lol

SOB  I know the heartbreak of having to make the decision that you did. ((((HUGS))))

Good Morning IL family!

Glad to hear the stitches are coming out and that you are healing well!

Today I had to drive Tyler to school because his lovely bus came 10 minutes early and we were still fighting to get those dreaded rubber bands on his braces.  That is the hardest part for him.  Finally he gave up and I had to do it.  I have no clue how he's going to get them on after lunch today.  His mouth is sore today, mainly from the braces rubbing on his cheeks and also his jaw from having to hold it open for 1 /12 hours yesterday while they put them on.  I gave him some canned peaches and cheese for lunch today.

Tonight is the high schools 1st varsity game that we will be going to.  It's the 6th biggest rivalry in the US between West Aurora and East Aurora high schools.  It will be a good game I am sure.  Tyler's first game is tomorrow at 11:30am and then after that we'll be heading up to Paul's. I am very exctied to meet the people I haven't met yet and see the ones I have!  I have to run to the store today and get the water and drink mix packets...I'll do that later.  lol

I hope everyone enjoys the beautiful day we are supposed to have!

Hi all you lovely sounding people! Newbie Nina here. I can't wait to meet some of you tomorrow. This'll be such an adventure for me. I invited my husband to come to Paul's but I don't think he'll be able to come because we might get more customers because of the holiday weekend. For the past few days, I've noticed that the creative side of my brain is back & working again. Right after the op, I just couldn't think straight and I hated it when Mark asked me to make a creative decision for the store. But now I've designed a local ad, fixed a rug, begun redecorating our living room (in my head) and making some changes to a textile pattern I started working on pre-op. ooooh what a good feeling, is all I can say. I could just kiss my brain!

Til tomorrow....Ninahappy

Hi Everybody!  I picked up the pork sholder for tomorrow and it has been properly rubbed with all the right spices.  I'll start it in the smoker as soon as I get home and by tomorrow morning, it will be just perfect for all of my perfect friends to eat!  I'm really excited about the meet and greet.  You will notice that my ticker reflects a total lose of 50 pounds!  Today is a big day for me in that I never thought I would get to the 50 pound mark!!!  I've had struggles with my platau's, but the truth is that my average is 12.5 pounds a month.  Of course a lot of the weight came off in the first 2 months, but that doesn't matter at this point.  I'm still staying focused on being at 192 by Thanksgiving.  I'm fairly confident that I can loose 13 pounds in 3 months.  My goal after that is 175 by May 3rd.  That would mean loosing 17 pounds in 6 months, and again, I pretty sure I can do it.  After that, I will focus on earniong 9 gold medals in the 2012 olympic games in London...  Okay, I know I'm getting carried away, but what can I say!  I've got the greatest group of supporters in the world!!!  Maybe I'll leave it at 6 gold medals.  On the down side, I woke up at 1:30am and haven't been able to get back to sleep.  I'm okay today, but don't get excited if I'm a little loopy at the party!  For those who won't be able to make it tomorrow, have a great weekend.  For everybody else, I'll see you tomorrow.  And remember, the pool is clean and available, so bring a suit if you feel like it.

Paul

Good morning Janet and my Illinois family!

Another beautiful day out there amd I'm stuck indoors today cleaning and doing laundry. There is now only two of us and I feel like I have more laundry. Oh well want to get it all caught up before the long weekend! I can't wait til tomorrow so I can meet a few more of you and see those of you I have already met.

Janet glad your stitches are out..now you can finish healing.

Nancy, I know what you mean about those hormones. I hadn't had hot flashes or night sweats in two years and bam..here they are again! I just keep telling myself it's a good thing because it means my fat cells are shrinking!

Christie, congrats on the weight loss and getting your house back! Maybe now you will lose some of that stress that you are under.

Lucy, I'm glad to see you are back to posting..I've missed you! I hope that you and Pam have a great time on the cruise! I'm sorry to hear you will not be at Pauls tomorrow...maybe next time!

Lisa, you are right it is great to see so many more new people on the morning roll call. I'm looking forward to seeing you again tomorrow!

Tina, I hope that you will be able to get your blood sugar under control so you have no more trips to the er.

Dawn, hope you and Todd have a really nice evening alone! See you tomorrow too!

Jessica, sorry to hear about your kitty. It is soo hard to put down a beloved pet even one you haven't had for very long. They do become part of your family quickly.

Monica, can't wait to finally meet you!

Nina, glad to see you will be able to attend the get together at Pauls. I must remember to bring my camera....

To everyone else....have a wonderful day!

Good Morning all!

Today is Friday and we are so excited about the party tomorrow.  It will be my first social gathering since the surgery and a good test to see if I can make it at a gathering and handle the whole get the fluid in, only eat small amts etc...  I am so glad that it will be with all of you, because you all have been in my shoes and understand.  THANKS!!!!

Today I have an appointment with my endocrinologist as a f/up to surgery, down to 24 units of insulin and no oral meds from 110units pre op plus oral meds!   I am hoping we can gradually decrease the insulin to zero!  Today was the first day with NO LOVENOX!  Hurray, my belly looks like a truck ran over it from the injections and 13 incisions from 2 surgeries!! Oh my!

Then after the endo, I have meeting at school for Noah to set up a plan for the year for him. I meet with the teachers every year so we can all be on the same page especially with homework issues.  ( noah has many diagnoses, due to his biological mother lack of prenatal care and drug and alcohol use. he was born at 27 weeks, 1 pound 7 oz, and with drugs in his system)   He does great at school, very good student, very smart, but homelife is tough.  He keeps it together all day ( Thank God) and lets it all out at home.  Homework is an everyday issue.  So hopefully after today we will come up with a plan for the year.  He goes to a great school that is really understanding and supportive!

Then after the meeting, I have to go to my PCP for my follow up with him since I had to cancel last week when I had the flu.

Then off to the store for the party and home to collapse.  How long does it take to get any energy back?  I always feel like I could sleep for a year and get shaky towards the end of the day.  Im sure that is because of the whole process of not much nutrition and my body getting used to having less, but boy, am I exhausted!

Bed early tonite so we can have a great day tomorrow, I am soooooo looking forward to meeting everyone! 

PAUL,  THANKS SO MUCH FOR OFFERING YOUR HOME TO US AND FOR BEING SUCH A GRACIOUS HOST!  IT WILL BE A GREAT DAY!!!

Everyone have a safe and fun holiday weekend!