Thursday..

Good morning everyone!

Bill's surgery went well yesterday. Well..as far as we know anyway. They put gauze & a sheild over his eye so he can't see anything. Since he's totally blind in the other eye, he is truly in the dark right now. He gets the sheild off at 7 this morning. It usually takes about 2 weeks for his vision to clear to it's best after a cornea transplant. I think it took about that long with his first artificial cornea so it probably will with this one too. Today though, it should be at least as good, if not better, than it was before surgery yesterday.

Just as we were walking in the door yesterday, I got a call from the Mayo Clinic. I am to check-in at 6:35 the morning of March 17th. Yep....St. Patty's day. Let's hope that means I'll have the luck of the Irish with me. I should be getting a packet in the mail soon with all the info that I need to know. I never dreamed they'd be able to get me in so soon...so I'm excited & nervous both.

I have a personal situation that I could use some prayer for. God knows the situation...and he knows the hearts of all involved..so just please pray for us that this is resolved in a manner that doesn't hurt those who doesn't deserve getting hurt anymore than they already have.

Well..I better get dressed so we can head to Dr. Price's office. You all have a good & safe day with that snow out there!

Huggs!
Sherri

Sherri, so glad to hear that the Mayo clinic will be able to get you in quickly. Maybe now they will figure something out for you! Keeping my fingers crossed for you!  Prayers going out for the unspoken need. 

Not much going on for me today, just heading back to work....oh well!  Jimmy said that he would call me later today after his phone conversation with the director of Hoosier Uplands.  He is also supposed to hear back from the superintendants office later this morning as well, so hopefully we will get some good info.

Take it easy today. Hopefully the weather won't be too bad today.  I am so ready for spring to get here!

Take care and have a great day all!

Good morning all!

Sherri so glad Bill's surgery went well.  How exciting about the quick appointment at Mayo.  Hopefully they will find the problems and provide the answers so you are really on the road to complete health.

I get a change from spreadsheets at work today.  Instead I have to go back and get the numbers on what I've been working on.  Total number of payments, dollar amounts, hours to process.  There's a problem in the process but it has to be cost effective for them to write a program change to fix it.  A minimum of 1.5 million dollars, so they need the other info to see if it's worth it.  It will be a spreadsheet, just a different kind.

Everyone be safe, stay warm, blessings to all.

Julie 

Good morning all!

I am heading out to Indy today for my 9 month checkup!

I am excited to be going.  I will be having lunch with a few people who emailed me and then off to see Dr. Gupta.  I am hoping to get my "100 lbs. lost" t-shirt this trip since last time I was just short of it.

My PCP appt yesterday went well.  I was down 71 lbs in the past 6 months!  His nurses flipped when they saw me.  My PCP is also my sunday school teacher so he sees me all the time but he did tell me last Sunday that I look great!  It made me feel so good.

My personal trainer met with me yesterday.  She is doing it as  a favor for me now.  She wants to see me all the way thru the process to my goal and is just the sweetest thing ever!  I adore her.
My measurements and weight had not been done by her since Oct. 22.  So the results were good to hear because I kinda lost track of the whole thing.  Down 34 lbs. and 25 inches since then!!!  I was pretty excited.

I hope you all have a wonderful day!

Huge hugs,
Tracy
 

Hi all. I haven't been posting too much. I have been a little preoccupied. Today is my daughter Lucy's birthday. She should have been ten years old today. It's not as sharp a pain as it used to be, but there's still a hole in my heart. I know it will be worse on March 28th. That's  the day she died in 1999. I know the images will pop into my mind that day of finding her not breathing, and the ambulance and making them stop CPR in the ER. All of it all over again every year.

The good news for the week is that our tax refund should be deposited tomorrow. That means we can get some badly needed car repairs. We'll be able to plug along a while longer.

I am so sorry for your loss.. my heart aches for you!!! While I do not know what you are going thru I am a mother and know it would be impossible to forget the young men in my life...

Remembering that she is in a better place and that you will see her again I am sure doesnt help much while you are remembering all the events that led up to it.. but maybe our remembering is part of our healing..

May God wrap his arms around you and give you sweet peace.

Linda Kay

Good morning all
We have no school here today,we were suppose to get flurries  well we live on a hill and the traffic to town was 5 miles an hour .
So you know me i took the shortcut and bypassed most of it,got almost to walmart and blam my rear end was sliding all of us was a sheet of ice.
Today the inspector comes and then comes the paint and carpet so its almost finished.
Sherri i am a irish girl and i will say an irish blessing for you,glad Bill is doing okay.
Lachelle hope things get straightened out for you and the girls.
Tracy enjoy your lunch and take a picture in your shirt.
Linda sweetie im sending you hugs and do you do something for lucy today,my gfriend lives in georgia and her baby is buried here so they light a candle and say a prayer,she says it gets easier but it still live a void so huggs to you.
thank you everyone for kind words
have a good day and stay safe
If you hear loud rumblings its just me im gonna rock out and clean today and lately i wonna dance all the time.go figure

hey everyone...

Not much goin on my way...my babygirl woke up throwing up this morning so she is home from school and i am not on my way to indy with tracy! :( i so wanted to go and see everyone...i told her she has to give 2 hugs and the 1st one is from me:)

i have been talkin to my cousin a lot trying to get him to the board or atleast his children...he is legally bilnd...he is havin RnY on the 27th with huse and is very nervous...i think OH would ease his mind....

sherry...you are such a wonderful person ... i hope they find speedy answers and a quick and painless fix for you....you have been through enough...praying for a speedy recovery for bill...

tracy...praying for safe travels my friend....give everyone monster lovin from me...so sorry i could not go...i will miss you all...

Linda...i know how you feel to some point....i didn't get time with my angels like you did...but i have a hole in my heart missing my twin boys they were delivered at 6 months and did not make it...so huge hugs and know my heart goes out to you....

everyone else...i hope you have a wonderful and blessed day...always know i love you all...i know i don't post as often as i should but i do read as much as i can when my computer lets me...its about on its last limb...lol so all you ladies on our late night chats...so sorry for popping off and on so much...its hard to keep a conversation....but i love ya:)

hugs
Kim

Good morning, all!

Taking a break and thought I'd say hello before I get back to it. 

Pretty much the same ol' same ol' today - working!! Hope everyone has a great day!

Jenny

Hi Everyone,

It's another day with the nose to the grindstone.  I am so glad the sun is shining.  It is so much easier to do things with the sunshine.  Today I am getting materials to begin groups again next week.  It's takes so much preparation.  But I love working with the kids.  They make it all worth it.

Sherri-I am so glad Bill's surgery went well.  I hope his sight clears and all goes well.  Congratulations on your quick response from Mayo.  Hopefully they can figure you out.

LaChelle-I hope you get good news.

Julie-I hope you are more accurate than me.  When I start transferring numbers from one place to another, I have to really pay attention to what I am doing.

Tracy-We will chat in a little while at lunch.

Linda-I am so sorry for your loss.  You know through experience.  It will always hurt when we are reminded of our lost loved ones, but it changes as time passes.

Nancy-I am really glad you got home safely.  Be careful out there.

Kim-I hope your daughter gets to feeling better soon.  Our school nurse said last week while I was out, she sent kids home all week.  She said I picked a good week to be out.  We will miss you at lunch.  I am sure there will be other times for us to get together.

It's cold outside.  So everyone enjoy the sunshine from inside.  It is beautiful out there.

Carol