Thursday..(decaf) Coffee's on!

Good morning ladies & gents! I trust you all woke to it being a beautiful, if cloudy day. I'm still sleepy so at this point...I'm awake is about the best I can do! LOL! My sister (the one who is almost 3 yrs post-op) is coming to Indy today so we're meeting at Wendy's for lunch. It's always good to see her & us compare notes! LOL! I need to bring my camera & try to get some new pics of us together! I'm hoping work won't be as today as it has been. I think I just have to enter my data in an Excel chart & write my report on it (if the data looks ok). Then I'll have all the loose ends done & be ready to be off for my 6 week vacation! OK..so medical leave isn't a vacation, but it will feel like it as nuts as work has been lately! You all have a terrific day! Sherri

Just imagine how nuts it will be when you get back!!! Things went from bad to worse yesterday, not only did MY car break down, but hubby went to leave and HIS car had a flat, i guess he ran over a nail trying to jump my car. So we have a third car, albiet it cant go on the interstate due to tranny problems, so he had to take it to work. Then my uncle and & I had a HECK of a time finding a tire for it. Finally did to find out that where my sis in law wrecked it is going to have to be pulled out or ill be looking for another tire again soon. Got a tow truck ready to go picky MY car up, only to find that my car was GONE. The city didn't even leave it there 6 hours before they picked it up! So had to go down to police headquarters and pay the impound fee, and now i can send a tow truck driver to go get my car... sighs. Then someone broke into our house yesterday. Not much taken, but it's the princple of the matter. But I'm only 1.5 pounds from my August 4th goal! Sure hope I can burn that off by then. For now, it's time to get cleaned up, head to the Y for a workout, and then laundry until its time for work! Have a good one all!

OMG gril! You need to invest in a bus pass!! I certainly hope your luck turns around QUICK! In light of the recent sniper shootings, the police may be more leary of cars parked anywhere near an overpass. Even though they made an arrest, there always seems to be copycats with that kind of thing. I sincerely hope that your day today far out-shines your day yesterday! Oh...and get a BIG dog! A dobbie maybe.. huggs! Sherri

Good Morning, Darrah, I am so sorry that you are have such UNLUCKY things going on, hopefully the goodtimes are on their way! I am so sorry also that I didn't get back with you sooner I just didn't get home to get your email until I responded back. I really would have been glad to help you, though! Sherri, hang in there. I know it seems a ways away but just think about AFTER your surgery, and when you are really ready to outwalk us then, 10 miles a day before, gosh what will you be doing? Will be thinking of you and wishing you back to no pain and lots of steppin'! Hope everyone has a great day. This is my last day this week, as tommorrow we will be going back to Ohio to visit the BEACH WATERPARK agin. My son goes back to school Monday, so we wanted to do something fun, one more time.I will check in later tonight, and be back Saturday! Till then keep up your great journeys! Hugz Dawn

Dawn.. No snoozing tommorrow, ok? lol I am SO looking forward to walking again!! The PT here told me to keep it under 2 miles a day total! Shoot! I get that much when I'm at home on the weekends just going to the bathroom, the computer, & the kitchen! My norm here at work is ~5 miles (when I'm not stuck at my desk entering data or writing a report....like today...and yet, I still have 2.25 miles in so far today!). To think, pre-op, I would have LOVED for some medical person to have ordered me NOT to walk! LOL! Have fun in Ohio....but no more getting burned, k? Sherri

Hello all!! OH Why can't it be Friday.. Not that I'm looking for to Friday,, but it's better then Thursday. I have another Sleep Study Friday night with a CPAP machine, for my moderate to severe sleep apena. I'm nottttt looking forward to it. I HATEDD the last sleep study.. all those wires, and the camera that you can hear when it moves.. and having to ask a 100 times if you can go to the bathroom.. uggh.. It was horrible night the first time... I don't don't don't wanna do it again!! Trust me!!! I know I'm gonna have an anxiety attack just thinking about it again!! Uggh!! Okay I'm done venting! It's been crazy at work!! One girl is out,, she left for Vegas yesterday... Must be nice... and i have to do her job and mine,, and still work on a HUGE school projet that is due the week after next with a nuratic group of people. Oh my life is soo full of stuff,, between work, and school, and home.. I have to say there are 24 useable hours in a day ,, but I'd like just a few hours for sleep.. Oh well.. Have a great day, and thanks for letting me vent......

Hi everyone, Sherri- girl, you must be joking-right? Foot surgery isn't like you are going to Vegas again-HA! Well, if you do as well as I am praying you do, maybe a litle "get-away" will be in the works for you before you go back to work. Keep us posted on how you are doing,ok?! Darrah- I have been where you are lately, as well. We even had a flat on our big pick-up at the campground, & luckly my son-in-law was with us, so we could take it to get it fixed. YEP, they do tow you away -mine was in no time! I think the wrecker got the there before the ambulance did! I didn't like paying for the "fee " either-since my car was totalled & I hsad to leave it there. Oh gosh, just got a call to tell me the person who hit me wants to sue for "damages" GRRRRRRR!!!!!! OF COURSE HUBBY & I HAVE BEEN over it all.Thank goodness our Ins. is handling it!!!! Oh well, enough "venting". I hope everyone has a "sunshine on the inside day" cause it looks like more rain here. (((Hugs))) Ellen

Oh my! Well, in GOOD news, the car is out of impound. I appriciate the offer for help Dawn, but apparently they towed it in less than 6 hours after it broke down, so before I even posted my car was gone! So the car is now out of impound and on the way to the mechanic's and thank GOD it's going to be less to fix it than I thought.

The worse thing really to me (other than not being able to walk) is the 6 weeks of no driving. If it was my left foot, I'd be able to do the pedals but not with it being my right one. I hate the idea of HAVING to stay put! No vacation no...but I want to get me a lawn chair and get some natural rays while I'm off. I also want to learn how to use my knitting machine. See? I have things planned for while I'm off...just no.......shopping! I get cabin fever real easy so I'm telling those who live near me: If you are going somewhere & want company, give me a shout!! Could be worse...could be in the middle of winter. Then I wouldn't be able to enjoy the heat of the sun OR the heat of the hot tub! At least in August, I'll have one of the two! LOL! Sherri

Good Evening! Looks like I am a little late updating as usual. Had a busy day yesterday so I was kind of tired today. I went to lunch with my mom and her friend. I just opted for some broccoli cheddar soup. Pretty dang yummy! Last night I went out with mom and another one of her friends and I had some cheddar soup. It was yummy as well. I was actually bad and sat last night for a couple hours and ate the remaining cheddar soup while watching TV. My tummy hurt this morning as a result. So I have been really concerned about my protein intake. The couple shakes I have tried made my tummy do flips. Then I mixed some Isopure with juice and it left a nasty taste in my mouth. So I was getting worried because I haven't been getting my protein for 9 days now. So I remember Mariah stating she liked the Profect stuff and I had a couple samples in my fridge. Well this AM I decided to try one and sure enough it was great! I drank 2 tubes this am which is 50 grams of protein! So I just ordered a case Now if my liquid vitamins would just get here I think I could be the perfect bariatric patient! Sam