Saturday Roll Call

Afternoon all!

What a dismal day.  I awoke this morning to find our backyard now has a little river running through it.  I don't think it should pose any problem to our house but I'm keeping my eye on it.

I am 6 days away from my Lap-Band Surgery!  I get worried that somehow I've forgotten something.  I mean I purchased recommended food for my healing and adjustment time but I worry that I have the right things or enough.  Then I think to mysely, "Your not living in the outback....you can get what you need!"  I tend to worry needlessly (a family trait handed down). 

Just going to chill this weekend and listen to the rain fall.  I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Kim

Hello Christine and Illinois friends,

 The retention pond across the street is at street level now, and then I saw my backyard 1/3 flooded , this is not looking good, as more rain is forecast for the weekend. 

On other stuff, I was off work for a colonoscopy and endoscopy, the doctor thinks I may have H-Pylori bacterium and maybe celiac disease??  He said this is maybe why I am anemic.  He said the results will be confirmed next week

The doctor says no need to put surgery off, but now I am worried. After wanting surgery day to come I am now feeling apprehensive, maybe I can get results Monday before surgery Tuesday?   

Today’s plan to clean house then run out and buy the last few items for my hospital stay.  I also need to see if my family in Texas is ok, I am hoping I will be able to find out  through the family in California.

Connie I pray your son and his home are all right!

Christina sorry you have a leak,
  Everyone have a nice day.
Cathy

Keeping you and yours in prayers-good luck Tues.-I'm sure all will be fine-you are in GREAT hands-see you on the loser's bench-it may be on pontoons-but you'll find us!!!  Big Hugs-Janet K

So far all of my kin in Texas are alive and well though some have damage and two have bad damage to their homes.  That goes with being beach bums I guess.  DWs uncle lost his carport except for the one pole that flew through his hose and tv set.  My son still has not called but he does that and will have been off on a fishing trip.  Yes he is smart enough not to have been fishing in the bay this week.

Food wise I went to Buona Beef today and so have very few calories left for the day.  It was a volunteer appreciation lunch for our computer connection group.  I should have not eaten the bun but that was most of the order.

Today is a horribly miserable day here.  We woke up this morning to water coming in our basement windows, pouring in.  Then as we were trying to keep all that from ruining our nicely finished basement, with the help of our teenage neighgors, their mom called and asked to send them home.  I walked them up to thank them saw that the entire street was flooded.  

Since then, we are now waist deep in water all the way to our front door, all of our neighbors are under water and all of their basements are flooded.  The water keeps rising and the water keeps coming.

We were supposed to have Brigid's party today and we had to cancel it because of the flood.  No one can get near our house.  I cooked all night last night and was for once all ready and now of course we had to cancel.  We can try to have it tomorrow, but IKE may be coming this way and causing more issues.

My son is losing his mind over not being able to do anything and no one coming over!  He has bad ADHD and Obsessive compulsive disorder and he is right now in a manic phase where he is obsessing about  not having the party and the fact we cant find the gameboy.  Which I truely cant find, believe me, if  I could find it , I would give it to him!  I may just jump out a window into the lake outside and go for a swim.  At least it would be peaceful and quiet.  You got to love your children, no matter what, but you dont always have to like them.  Today is one of those days.  God Help me!

So the hardest part about today is not getting the time for the propper nutrition and water.  SO my goal right now is to drink, drink, drink, and try to eat some good protein. 

I Hope everyone else is fairing better than we are here and everyone is safe.

I keep watching the destruction in Texas and that put all this in prospective, we  have our home, and our health,and our lives, not so much for those poor people down there.  I am praying for them and their families.

Oh Eileen,

How awful your day is going! I am so sorry that it's so bad there in Mt.Prospect! Sorry for Brigid's Birthday being cancelled and all the hard work you have done.

Hey Eileen PM me if you need anything, i am just northwest of you, and really would not mind helping out in anyway.

DO take care of yourself , don't neglect your needs - holler for help it's here if you need it.

Cathy

Hi all. It has been a few days since I have posted but I have had a lot going on with my dad in the hospital. I had always wondered what I would do for stress after surgery since I loved eating it "away" but I handled it all well. I spent the rainy day picking up my dad and bringing him home. He was in the hospital a week was very glad.

I hope all had a great rainy sat!!!