Thursday

Good morning all.

Its Thursday already!  This week seems to have flown by me.  I hope all of you have a wonderful day and only good things come our way for everyone on the board here.

Please remember Ellen's family in prayers today as they go thru the process of grieving for Nick and having to bury a second family member this week.  My heart breaks for them.

I am still not up to par with my internet so please text me if you all need/ want to reach me.

Huge hugs,
Tracy

Hello everyone.I am still job searching, though I've had several interviews. I'm waiting for a job interview that would get me into a full time job, and not just prn positions.

I'm going to the support group meeting tonight and looking forward to seeing Christie and maybe even Beth! ;o)

Zachary was diagnosed with Roseola yesterday, which explains his fever, irritability, not eating/sleeping, and now the bad rash he has. I sure hope he feels better soon and gets back to his happy self.

Good morning everyone. 

I'm about to hit the shower so I can drive up to Carmel for my appointments today.  Looking forward to support group tonight and seeing Melissa, and maybe getting to meet Beth as well.

Ellen and her family have been heavy on my mind.  My heart is breaking for her, and all the sadness that seems to have visited our close knit OH family in the past couple of months.

Too bad the doctor's office doesn't let me weigh nekkid - on my scales here, as of this morning I have lost.....  

.....  75 freakin' pounds!!!!  Yahoo!!

I'm sure that fully clothed and on the doctor's scales, it's not going to be that much, but I'll still take it - while I'm rockin' my size 18 jeans!!

Have a great day everyone.  Melissa, I'll see you tonight.

Good morning..

My mind just is not on work today. It keeps going to Ellen & Dana. I have a meeting at 9 so I'll have to concentrate then. Right now, I have my MP3 going to try to occupy the piece of my mind that is in Thorntown but so far, it hasn't worked very well. I think Tiffany is going to try to take tomorrow off so she can go to the funeral with me. She is such a good daughter.

Bill & I will be flying back to MN on Sunday & returning home on Wednesday. While there, I'll be doing another 24 hour urine collection and meet with a endocrinologist-dietician, the gastroenternist, and a hernia specialist. I am really hoping that between the three of them, a resolution will be agreed upon. I'll be in contact via my cell phone and laptop.

Sherri

Morning all. Its been a few days since I have been able to post. Been really busy getting ready for Easter.  I have worked all week, and will have Easter weekend off.  We are heading back to Illinois for the weekend and spend it with our family. We have missed them so much! Too bad it is only for Saturday and Sunday, but thats ok, since we have to get the girls back for school Monday morning.
So sorry to hear of the losses on the board.  It is such a shock to loose someone so young, especially at their own hand.  My thoughts and prayers heading out your way.
Hope everyone else is doing well.  I am having major computer problems, and it takes me on average 15 minutes to get my pc up and running when I turn it on......then, once it is on, it takes a couple minutes for each page to load, as if it were on dial-up! I am on DSL, so I know it is my pc, and not the net.  I need a new pc bad, but that isn't going to happen, so I will just have to deal with this for awhile. 
Time to get ready for work again.  Have a great day everyone. Take care, and if I don't pop in this weekend, have a wonderful and safe Easter.

Good Thursday morning everyone!  I am off work today, first day in seven days.  I have two loads of laundry to finish up today and then that is done, I started yesterday as quick as I got off work so I didn't have to spend my entire day off dealing with laundry.  I don't mind doing laundry, I actually like it, but it keeps things looking messy because I have to fold it on my dinning room table. 

I called my oldest son yesterday to see what we should do for Easter.  Its always been on of my most fav holiday's, I just love to watch the kids hunt eggs.  We decided to skip this year and let the grandkids go with their other grandparents because I just don't feel up to cooking a big dinner and entertaining.  I have Sat and Sun off work so I think I will get some things done around the house that seem to be looming over my head and making me feel a lil nervous.  I need to get some yard work done and things cleaned up from the winter months, the winter wrecks havoc on my yard because I have a ton of trees.  I also need to get all the plants repotted from the funeral service. 

I am so sorry for the loss of Ellen's nephew, its so very tragic.  Its really sad to think things feel so hopeless to someone so young.  My prayers are with the family as they try to work through this loss.

Jeannie

Jeannie,

Nick is Ellen & Dana's grandson. He's lived with them the majority of his life so he was more like their son.

I hope you get to enjoy the grandkids some for Easter. We were planning on it but now it looks like we'll be flying the friendly skies on Easter.

sherri

Sherri thank you for correcting me, I don't know why I thought I read it was her nephew, I am sorry I missed that it was her grandson.  It has to be so painful, no matter the relationship.  We have had so much loss lately on the board, I am so glad that some of you have become such wonderful friends that you will be able to be there to support Ellen during this time. 

Jeannie

Oh no... I just read about Nick, Ellen's grandson. I can't believe this happened. Suicide seems like the worst loss, because it just didn't have to be that way. I mean, my girls, it's hard, but this.... I don't know what to say. I know there have been times my depression has been so deep, it lead me to that type of thinking, but I always pulled up the strength to tell myself that's not an option. I tried cutting on my wrists once. That's why I have the butterfuly tattoos there now. As a reminder, not there, not ever again. A reminder that life keeps moving forward.

Oh my dear Ellen, I weep with your for our beloved children. I have a folksy CD by a singer named Gillian Welch. One of the songs is called Annabelle. Annabelle is the woman's daughter who has died. The refrain says,
"We cannot have all things to please us,
No matter, how we try.
Until we've all gone to Jesus,
We can only wonder why."
I find those words so true right now for me.

Another song on there speaks to me too, stating,
"When he calls me, I'll be able, to meet my family at God's table."

I have to believe that for me to be able to go on. I just don't understand why so many of us, have had to shed so many tears this year so far.

Linda:
I  agree this has been a sad year for so many.  i am dealing with some personal issues and now my mother-in-law passed away on Tuesday.  I have lost 3 family members since December.  I am already wishing 2009 to fly by.My thoughts and prayers are with Ellen and her family and all others dealing with heartaches and health issues.

HUGS
Deborah