WHATS HAPPENING MONDAY

We have two birthdays today. Colette Swan and Tara both. So happy birthday girls. I already sang to you so you don't want to hear that again im sure. Also today is Debbie D. surgery date. So keep her in prayer. I have got to get back to exercise today. Missed a day last week, well missed a day of water aerobics but picked up a day of water yoga. Which probably did about as much good as the water aerobics. It doesn't seem like it is near as hard to do as it was the last time I went a few years ago. Lol But I guess that is because im 75 pounds lighter lol. Boy the weight is sure coming off really slow but so far I have lost 3 pounds this month I guess that isn't bad and about as much as you really should lose in a month but I want it all gone now. We sure get impatient sometimes don't we? I guess I should be thankful that it isn't gaining instead. Which I am but want the rest of my weight off NOW. The weather was really deceptive yesterday. Beautiful sunny day and got up to 50 degrees but that wind about cut you in too when you went outside. I had Joe to get me a couple buckets of compost and put it in the green house so I could sift it and repot several plants. Im starting to run out of room lol still have room for some more but am going to have lots of certain kinds of plants. I had two bio domes of impatients(60) to all come up but one of the other 2 not a one came up . Wonder what was up with that. I emailed my seed place and told them about it. So they will probably send me more seeds. Need them to get in soon so I can get them planted and up before May. I have about 50 plants of Bunny tails, about 50 of angel hair grass. So don't have any idea where I will put all of them. Will be planting daily all day long for awhile lol. Scott: Good to hear from you. Been awhile since you have been on here. Good weight loss buddy. You had your surgery 5 days before mine . I sure haven't lost 147 pounds lol. You aren't too far away from your goal weight are you? Im about 30 pounds away from my goal weight too. That is what I am waiting for is the warm weather . I will be so busy planting things and working in my garden im sure I will lose the rest of the weight this summer. Janet:, janet,janet, breath, girl lol That is a lot of stuff you did in one day. No wonder your back is hurting. Lol that was a lot of running back and forth. Hopefully the tulips will be ok if you get them in the ground soon, mine are up about 2 or 3 inches and will be blooming by May or should. Just put them in the ground with the amount out of the ground that was coming up. Tomorrow is suppose to be in the 60s. I just wish this stupid wind would quit blowing. \\ Did everyone mark on their calendar on the 1st that March came in like a LION....we will see if it goes out like a Lamb. Never have done that , to check I mean. Colette: Happy Birthday girl. You all sure make a lot of trips to Texas don't you? Have to go see the kids huh? Did you go to the doctor about your fall? You didn't break anything did you? Hope not. Your group meeting is the same day as our is . The 4th Monday of every month? I sure wish we could have more than one a month but don't guess that is possible. I know I would go if there was one. I stay pumped up about all I learn for about 2 weeks and then start going downhill after than lol Vesta: You are more than welcome anytime my flowers are blooming. My Iris are all in bloom in May and the other things are just getting ready to bloom so anytime that you want to come or come several times during the summer and can get a good look at everything. . Yeah not getting enough exercise will slow down the weight loss that is for sure. Water aerobics is a good way to exercise as it is easy on the joints and bones but works the muscles and is good cardio if you push yourself enough. Melissa. You need to slow down girl and quit pushing yourself so hard. The house will rent , just be careful of who you rent too. Get references. Melissa sure wish I had some of your tulips. I didn't get enough last fall to finish filling in this one bed. But will put a marker everywhere I want to put more in at this fall and get more and put them in then. Tammy: So sorry to hear about your grandbaby being sick. I have put her on my prayer list and im sure others have too. Please let us know how she is doing. So is the daughter that has the baby your child or yours and Joes together? I hope the getting Joes youngest daughter to live with you all works out. Oh look to be drinking your protein shake for a long long time. Most people have at least one a day to keep their protein intake up to where it needs to be. It is hard to get 90 grams a day in with just food. It wont be long till you are getting new clothes too. We are here for you and any questions you might have or anything you need. LOVE AND JOY AND PEACE ABOUNDS. JAN

Good Morning Everyone: Wow 2nd time I get to post first. Maybe I should go play the lottery on Wed. lol Boy can you imagine??? We would have 1 heck of a reunion thats for sure!!!! Cant sleep I started spotting again last night. I felt sore and stiff when I woke up for church. Didnt sleep well the night before was all over the bed. After church went to Wal Greens to drop of DH scripts. Showed the house to 4 sets of people. 1 is a young women that has 2 small kids. Her rotten husband just up and walked out on them. Doesnt pay for child support or anything. I checked out her references and they came back great. Would be willing to try and help her out. Well see what happens. Anyways came home changed clothes and started supper. Went to pull the chicken out of the oven to sprinkle cheese over it. And had a pain hit me in my private area so hard I about dropped to my knees. I have taken several pain pills but cant get any relief. I am suppose to go to my appt on Tuesday to the OB/GYN but I dont know if I am going to make it that long hurting like this. DH is snoring away was tempted to wake him and have him take me to the ER but I dont have the heart. Plus I hate going to the ER or any Dr for that matter. I have surfed the tv channels (Nothing ON). Been surfing the net and it hurts to bad to sit. Cant find a comfortable position to relax. Suppose to go show the house again today. I may just send DH but doubt it. I need to go pick up my mail that I havent received in over a week. Go pay some bills, Drop off my book to the libarary. Thanks goodness I made enough for supper last night that we can have left overs. Today and Tuesday it is suppose to be really beatiful out. I am going to replant my tulips today or Tuesday. Need to get ready to pull out my Amerillo's (sp) out from under the house and repot them. There are so many in the flower planter that they are not blooming. Well I am going to go get something to drink. And try and get comfy again. I pray everyone has a great day. Debbie D. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Colette Swan and Tara: Happy Birthday To YOU God Bless Melissa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A man walked into a supermarket with his zipper down, and his fly wide open. A lady cashier walked up to him and said, "Your barracks door is open." This is not a phrase men normally use, so he went on his way looking a bit puzzled. When he was about done shopping, a man came up and said, "Your fly is open." He zipped up and finished his shopping, and remembering what the cashier had told him, finally understood. He then intentionally got in the line to check out where the lady was that told him about his "barracks door." He was planning to have a little fun with her. When he reached her counter he said, "When you saw my barracks door open did you see a soldier standing in there at attention?" The lady thought for a moment and said, "No, no I didn't. All I saw was a disabled veteran sitting on two duffel bags." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hi Jan and all, Mel I loved that one I guess my depression is starting to cycle. I am so awake and I need to be at the hospital with Deb D at 8am.I am also taking Ayanna my oldest DGD to get her driving permit. I already sent my daughter a note of sympathy so she will have it when she gets to work in the am. I will really miss not being a few blocks from my girls when I move. It was really cold Saturday in Columbia but the kids were great. Our school did not place though. We were fortunate enough to see the school from Davenprot, Iowa perform. They were top quality just like watching a professional group perform. The contests are all show choirs. I love to watch the kids sing and dance.So much more talent than American Idol!! Well I am now staring to get really sleepy so gotta go! JULIA

Good Morning Everyone!! Sorry I missed yesterday, was feeling dark and gloomy...lol The sound of this trip and sun shining through today is making it out to be much better today!! I am Praying for Debbie D. today! I pray that her surgery goes smoothy and that there will be no complications! I also pray that she gets to go home quickly and has a fast recovery time! Also, that she adapts to the foods she needs to eat/drink and has no cravings for the bad foods that got us all here! To all the upcommers this week...my prayers are for you as well! To all those that have needs, they are being prayed over! I also would like JOSH's address if anyone has it! I would like to send a card! Thank you! Nothing much to say but I do ask for prayer for my marriage! I'm not gonna go into details but I think David is going through another mid-life thingy and this one could hurt our 24 year marriage! We pray the Devil OUT of our way! We have lives to live for JESUS and NO ONE else! Satan!!....be gone, in JESUS' name!! AMEN!! GOD be with all of us this day and every day! We need you more now than ever before! Cover us with your love, showing us how to be at peace in our hearts and in our minds and to have courage and the strength to carry on!! AMEN!! Love you all, Debbie M

I'm so blonde!!!....lol please forgive me! ************************************************************** COLETTE and TARA ~~~HAPPY BIRTHDAYS~~~ **************************************************************

good morning everyone, Prayers are with Debbie D this am for her surgery. You know we have a strong prayer group on here. Dear Father, Please remember Debbie this am and keep her and the physician in your care. Restore her to health ( a much better health too). We ask this in Jesus name. Happy Birthday to Tara too. Cant believe I am another year older already. Just want to say I feel so much better and younger than I did 3 years ago- 2 for that matter. No big plans - going to work today for half a day and taking another staff member for lunch since it is her birthday today also. Then DH has plans for this evening - what I dont know for sure. We miss the little guy we used to see all the time. But we came across a free Boston terrier (we have one) and we are taking him to them. They want a dog and my friend wanted to get rid of this one. He is so cute and so much fun. Will almost be hard to give him up. If all holds out with hubbys health we are going to Vegas in April-free trip with our youngest daughter. then we have already rented a cabin in Mountain Home Arkansas for a fun trip with all our kids. They wanted to go fishing again to that location. In between I will be busy. Dont think I can make the reunion, but who knows - if it is a good time and not too far, I may pop in for the day. Well, everyone have a great day. Colette

Hey Collette, where is the cabin in Mtn Home? I used to live there and my folks owned a place called Fish & Fiddle Resort. Of course there are so many places down there, but it is a pretty area. Lake Norfork is the best! Loved living there! Sugar

Sugar, I want to say it is white river resort. the fishing is great. Also I will be keeping you in my prayers on surgery date. God will keep you in his care. Colette

Dear Jan and OH Peeps~ I would like to be typing what a wonderful Sunday I had-but it was very much the opposite and one of the worst days of my life...Ordinarilly, I wouldnt sit and talk about this, ecspically with people that I havent met (some of you) but I feel like you are my extended family and so here goes..... I sat down with my daughters yesterday and told them that their dad (my 1st husband-a mistake!) is dying....It was the hardest thing I have ever done-and I can tell you-that my WLS journey (including surgery) was easier to handle than yesterday! They BOTH looked at me like I had just socked them in the stomach with my fist!!! Thats when I started to cry, when I saw the looks on their faces, and that I had just told them something that broke their hearts...As a mom, I feel like a mama bear trying to protect her cubs and I couldnt...that made me mad...By the time I went to my oldest daughters house to pick her up for the talk, I had the dry heeves...But, I pulled it together and got the job done-and now am picking up the pieces and probably annoying them checking on them all the time to make sure they are ok. I know that everybody thinks their kids are special and I am no exception...My daughters just have the biggest hearts and they are 2 of the nicest girls you would ever meet. They got me through so much by just being who they are-you know? I am so proud of them and it just tears my heart out that they have to go through this. Anyone who feels like sending a prayer this way, it would be so greatly appreciated!! THANK YOU..... Then tt Mel-having her problems again and that wigged me out to say the least. I told her that I wish I could take it away from her-but then she said she would take my back pain away so we would both still be in pain-I told her, who said "I" was gonna take your pain? I just wanted to take it away from you! LOL....But, I really would take it from her, whether I had to have it or not...I wish she werent going through this and I wish that they would figure it out so we would know and can move on. GEEZ!!! Cant wait to get the process started looking for our place for the reunion!! I used to be the event planner at the hospital I worked at-I did the fund raisers for our cancer patients who needed help with financial/medical needs and then I headed the fun ones group for 46 women. I had a lot of fun, and so I am really looking forward to this....its gonna be great and we are going to have a BLAST...but then we are like family already...I would like to find a place that has something for the hubbys to do if they want (and I like fishing too-so I may have to go out and fish) and would like to find a place where we could rent boats/pontoons/jet skis if we want and maybe a couple of guys or something could all split the price of the boat or whatever...I think the pool is a must...and I will make sure and ask about being able to wear shirts and shorts in case someone doesnt feel comfortable in a suit yet. A lot of places will let you as long as its not cut off shorts...Its mostly the motels etc that dont allow anything but suits. Jan-had already thought about the picnic day or whatever, having everyone bring a dish to share and we can try all kinds of different good stuff.....Lets face it-our support people will eat way more than us losers....LOL...if you put all of us together, we couldnt eat but a couple dollars of food all weekend...lol...Mel and I had already talked about going one night early to get things set up and all. She has a trailer she can pull behind her car, so if someone doesnt have room for their supplies, coolers etc, we can meet somewhere (if possible) and use that trailer. Well, I started my calcuim yesterday, bought the chewables at Dollar General and they make me feel like I am getting a treat!! YEAH...They were about .75 cents more than the pills-and had 20 less in the bag-but I take so many pills now, didnt want to add to it. As soon as I meet with my NUT on the 13th of this month, am going to check on the pre-natal vitamin and get rid of some of the rest of these pills. I got on the scale today and have LOST 108# now-YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH.... When I got home from my talk, told my hubby I was going for my walk-and he OFFERED to go with me (I about fell over, he is very active, but not for excercise!!) we got the BIG dog out, since I would like to walk with him instead of the baby, but cannot control him, he is WAY too powerful and he can drag his heavy owner all over with just one pull-he knocks me off my feet...so we took him so Mike can work with him on healing, stop, sit etc-he did REALLY well and we walked a mile-and it felt good. When I got hot-I took off my coat-and I tied it around my waist....I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT....I was so happy, I think it put a little extra bounce in my step. Those little things-they sure mean a lot when you have been big most of your life!! Happy Birthday Colette and Tara-Hope your day is wonderful like you guys are!! Debbie-you are in our prayers for a safe surgery and cant wait for you to be on the bench next to us-WOO-HOO...... Tammy-Christa and your family are in our prayers. We arent going to claim anything like they are thinking...we all know that miracles can happen and we are praying for the precious baby as I type this. Hope your trip was good and that you were safe. I also hope your step daughter adjusts okay and isnt a handful. TO everyone else we have been praying for:Mel for your problem and finding out what we are dealing with, Lana for your arthritis, Julia for everything going on and finding a place and hope you feel better, Sherr and family and babies-hope your fine-CALL ME WOULD YOU-you hermit you!! LOL Claudette for feeling better and no more problems...Sugars daughter for protection, Jan and Lanas hubbys to feel better-I know there is more-but you are in our prayers. I tell you, I am so glad I have lost all of this weight, cause I sure have been on my knees a lot this year so far!! I love you all and hope you have a great day and a safe one as well. TT you later. Love, Janet