Thank God It's Friday!!!!!

Finally!! I will be at the Church fish fry tonight running the bake sale. Tomorrow is a big cleaning day. No big news with me. I finally got a pair of Khaki pants. They were a size 18--not an 18W. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

It's Friday It's Friday I love to do my Friday dance! Congrats on dropping the "W". Isn't that a great feeling? No more "extra cut", just normal clothing. Fantastic. Keep up the good work. A fish fry sounds great. There is a church in Danville doing that too. I think I will swing by there on my way home to grab supper. Annette

Good morning all! I am SO glad it's Friday! It seems like this was a very long week. Here at work, we do things that we refer to as PM's (Performance Management). Basically, you put what you want to do for the year and then at the middle & end of the year, you put what you did do. For our group, it changes so much through-out the year as the needs in production changes that the one at the start of the year is more or less wishful thinking. We had our meetings this week on what is expected as a building, as a department, as our group, and then us individually...which, that meeting took place yesterday. They are due the 28th. My son hs his next surgery next Monday...so...that leaves pretty much today for me to get it done. Ugh! Wouldn't be so bad if I didn't feel like it was a complete waste of time and effort. Ah well, that's life. My son had his next set of bloodwork done on Wednesday. We haven't heard the results yet but we are hoping for the best..which means, he'll be having the surgery Monday to have his abdominal lymph nodes removed. I know he has to be dreading that 12-14" incision but I know he's dreading the word 'chemo' even more so we are really praying that the results come back that the cancer markers have returned to normal. We have a strong trust in his surgeon...and that really helps. I guess so much which touches my life right now are things that I wish would just go away. Jay's cancer. The work PM's. Winter. Some people. Well..you all get the picture. But then again, that's life. You all have a good day! Sherri

What's the difference between 18 and 18W? I never quite knew that. Are W's bigger? Well, congrats on finding the khakis in size 18! I am tired this morning. I hope I get more chirked up by the afternoon. I have a big meeting for a client at 1pm. Linda Vicory

W's are normally cut a bit looser in the seat and thighs. They also have a bit more belly room and the waist to hip ratio is different. Annette

Good Morning Linda! I wanted to let you know that I had my 3 month bloodwork done and it came back that I was low in iron. I had been feeling really tired a lot of days, which was odd because I used to have a lot more energy after loosing a few pounds, but then all of a sudden I was tired at lunchtime and found myself dozing off at lunch. Then along came the hair loss. My doc said that a deficiency in iron can make you tired and contributes a lot to the hair loss. So, hopefully with a change in my iron, (I am taking 2 instead of 1 of the Bariatric Advantage 29 mg iron tablets, they are chewables) I will start to see a change. Have you had any bloodwork done since your surgery? Anyway, have a good day and I too am curious about the difference in the 18 and 18W sizes. Regina

I hadn't thought about iron. I went and got my B12 shot yesterday, and was hoping that would help with being tired. I might have to check out some iron supplements. I go for my next appointment with the dietician and surgeon in about two weeks in March. Linda Vicory

Happy Friday Everyone!!! Hope everyone can stay warm and dry this weekend. They are calling for plenty of rain for this weekend. Tomorrow I leave to go to Michigan to see my dad. His cancer is eating him up pretty bad. The cancer center released him for hospice care a few weeks ago and gave him less then a month. My brother saw him last weekend and said that dad looks pretty bad. My dad wants me up there to go over the will and funeral arrangements so that there are no "problems" between us kids (my brother and I) and our step mom. ALso he wants to go thru the house and tell me the things he'd like me to have for myself and Gagey. I'm sick to my stomach worried about how Gage is going to handle seeing my dad in the condition he is in. I've had a few talks with him but with his mental disabilities he's not getting it. He thinks him and grandpa are going to be able to go fishing. I've been doing a lot of soul searching lately knowing that my father is dying. Kinda have dove into working a lot saying it's because I want to get as much as possible extra into my bank account before I"m to big with the lil' one to work anymore - but the truth be told, I'm working my ass off to keep myself from falling apart. We have to more in less then a week and still no place to move too. One house we were gonna rent got bought underneath us. Others won't allow pets (not even our bird). Others are in the wrong school district for Gage and his special education needs. We have the chance to purchase a house on land contract - but we won't know for sure if we got the house untill Monday evening. My stress level is high. BUT - The pregnancy is going great. No morning sickness (knock on wood) and I've only gained four and a quarter pounds so far. I'm 2 months and four days along. I have my first baby appt with the OB March 5th and I"m excited. In general I'm really excited about this lil one. I'm all giggly about looking pregnant this time around because with Gage I was already over 200 pounds so getting pregnant just made me look bigger NOT pregnant. I've been buying maternity clothes already and I'm finding a small pants and med shirts are pretty much gonna work for me. Matt asked me to marry him a week before Valentine's Day. My engagement ring is absolutely beautiful. We've settled on a list of four boys names and four girls names. When it comes to this baby - I'm all giggles and smiles. Hope everyone has a safe Friday and a good weekend. Love & Hugs Jodi

I am so ready for the weekend! Work has been stressful more than normal this week for me. Not sure why... just seems like the piles of paper are falling down around my head. Will be glad for a break, even though I promised my DD we'd go roller skating tomorrow and now I just don't feel like it. It will be good for me though, right!? Hope everyone is having a good day. Kim