WHATS HAPPENING-----TUESDAY
Meeting tonight....cant wait. I miss seeing everyone so much that it seems like it takes forever for a month to roll around.
The meeting was wonderful as always. Vesta where were you? Missed seeing you. Now this wont do at all , you were suppose to be there tonight.
Hope everything is ok.
Claudette you were missed but as usual Glenna did an excellent job.
We had several new members there. Some all the way from St. Charles. And one from Above Sedalia. They wanted to come and meet the people that they talk to all the time lol.
JANET: 
Thank You Jon for the lovely present. I love it. It is so pretty and I am putting it out next to my new pond with some pretty flowers next to it. I think you will like where I put it , when you come to see me this summer you will be sure and see it.
Yes Janet Im sorry I didn't tell you before , yes I am taking Ricki as my angelette.
Was so good to see you tonight and you are really losing weight. Looking good.
Oh I meant to ask you how your oldest daughter was tonight but forgot. Seems like there isnt enough time to talk to everyone as much as you would like at the meetings. We just need more time.
Was going to ask you also did you get the results of your mri today? If so what did it show?
Hey I did have Andrews address but I cant find it now. Melissa had it at one time during our Christmas card exchange.
Be sure and read to Jon the first part of this post ok? Thanks again for him and you thinking of me. That was so sweet.
TAMMY: Your welcome for the information. Your front porch sounds like a good place for your house plants. I always sat mine in the shade under a big tree or on the porch or something similar, when I had house plants. Most of them don't like direct sun. but do like the fresh air and light.
You sound like me , you always have more people in your house than house lol But for some reason there always seems to be room for them doesn't there.?
MELISSA: good to see you too , you sure looking good. I cant imagine that you could possible have lost that much weight. That is amazing. I feel so sorry for you and your hubby with your fil. I will keep you all in my prayers. All of that isnt easy to deal with in the best of times .Wasnt the meeting wonderful ?
SUGAR: good luck on your trip to St. Louis and hope that they don't find anything at all on the cat scan. Hope you get to see Pam after her surgery on Wednesday. If so tell her hi from all of us. You are really looking good Love you little sis.
LANA: didn't get to talk to you as much as I would have liked one of these days im going to have to come up and have lunch with you so we can talk and talk.
BECKY: So good to see you face to face. Thank you so very much for the little gift. That was so thoughtful of you. I do hope that you will start getting on the board more now that you have met some of them face to face , maybe it wont be so daunting.
TAMI: Hello Beautiful. You are such an inspiration to everyone that has had weight loss surgery, of what you have done.
SUSAN: Great to meet you face to face and hope you had a good time. Wish you could be here more but I know that is a long way to drive for a meeting. But were we not worth it lol
Well I am going to post this. Wish more of you could have been at the Circle of Friends meeting tonight. It was great as it always is.
LOVE AND JOY AND PEACE ABOUNDS
JAN 
Thank You Jon for the lovely present. I love it. It is so pretty and I am putting it out next to my new pond with some pretty flowers next to it. I think you will like where I put it , when you come to see me this summer you will be sure and see it.
Yes Janet Im sorry I didn't tell you before , yes I am taking Ricki as my angelette.
Was so good to see you tonight and you are really losing weight. Looking good.
Oh I meant to ask you how your oldest daughter was tonight but forgot. Seems like there isnt enough time to talk to everyone as much as you would like at the meetings. We just need more time.
Was going to ask you also did you get the results of your mri today? If so what did it show?
Hey I did have Andrews address but I cant find it now. Melissa had it at one time during our Christmas card exchange.
Be sure and read to Jon the first part of this post ok? Thanks again for him and you thinking of me. That was so sweet.
TAMMY: Your welcome for the information. Your front porch sounds like a good place for your house plants. I always sat mine in the shade under a big tree or on the porch or something similar, when I had house plants. Most of them don't like direct sun. but do like the fresh air and light.
You sound like me , you always have more people in your house than house lol But for some reason there always seems to be room for them doesn't there.?
MELISSA: good to see you too , you sure looking good. I cant imagine that you could possible have lost that much weight. That is amazing. I feel so sorry for you and your hubby with your fil. I will keep you all in my prayers. All of that isnt easy to deal with in the best of times .Wasnt the meeting wonderful ?
SUGAR: good luck on your trip to St. Louis and hope that they don't find anything at all on the cat scan. Hope you get to see Pam after her surgery on Wednesday. If so tell her hi from all of us. You are really looking good Love you little sis.
LANA: didn't get to talk to you as much as I would have liked one of these days im going to have to come up and have lunch with you so we can talk and talk.
BECKY: So good to see you face to face. Thank you so very much for the little gift. That was so thoughtful of you. I do hope that you will start getting on the board more now that you have met some of them face to face , maybe it wont be so daunting.
TAMI: Hello Beautiful. You are such an inspiration to everyone that has had weight loss surgery, of what you have done.
SUSAN: Great to meet you face to face and hope you had a good time. Wish you could be here more but I know that is a long way to drive for a meeting. But were we not worth it lol
Well I am going to post this. Wish more of you could have been at the Circle of Friends meeting tonight. It was great as it always is.
LOVE AND JOY AND PEACE ABOUNDS
JAN 
Hello Guys & Gals.....
I knew yall were having a great meeting....I could feel it in my bones lol lol 
Sounds like everyone is starting to look pretty darn good with all this weight loss.....Yall need to take gang pics and post them for us all to see......
Jan sound like you have made a new lil friend!!!!
Yes it seems it is always full....I am ready to enjoy some time with just Joe and I....Luv em all but I am pooped lol lol......My daughter is moving out just in time for my sister to come back and end up staying with me while she is here with her son while he goes thru the things he is dealing with now.....So I am still several away from it being just the 2 of us.....
Janet.....I hope things go well tomorrow....Please call me as soon as you know anything....Love ya and will be thinking & praying for you sis......Is Jon feeling better??
So Mel was you and Janet sporting around in jeans tonight????? I am so proud of both of you....did she wear your jeans????? Yall keep up with those things ....if yall enjoy them so much I might need to borrow them lol lol.......How is your hubby and your FIL??? Would love to hear from you when you get time....
Soooooo...Becky and Susan......How did you like the meeting.....Wasn't everyone so sweet and caring?????? I am really grateful to have been able to go the time I got to go....It was wonderful meeting them all......I am grateful for the board too.....It has brought me so much comfort & I have gotten so much info on here.....And made some really great friends I am looking forward to being friends with for a long long time......
Sugar!!!!!!! When we going to get to see some new pics.....How much have you lost now??????
Well I am glad you all had a great time and safe trips.....Take care....Hugs & Love Tammy H.
Sounds like everyone is starting to look pretty darn good with all this weight loss.....Yall need to take gang pics and post them for us all to see......
Jan sound like you have made a new lil friend!!!!
Yes it seems it is always full....I am ready to enjoy some time with just Joe and I....Luv em all but I am pooped lol lol......My daughter is moving out just in time for my sister to come back and end up staying with me while she is here with her son while he goes thru the things he is dealing with now.....So I am still several away from it being just the 2 of us.....
Janet.....I hope things go well tomorrow....Please call me as soon as you know anything....Love ya and will be thinking & praying for you sis......Is Jon feeling better??
So Mel was you and Janet sporting around in jeans tonight????? I am so proud of both of you....did she wear your jeans????? Yall keep up with those things ....if yall enjoy them so much I might need to borrow them lol lol.......How is your hubby and your FIL??? Would love to hear from you when you get time....
Soooooo...Becky and Susan......How did you like the meeting.....Wasn't everyone so sweet and caring?????? I am really grateful to have been able to go the time I got to go....It was wonderful meeting them all......I am grateful for the board too.....It has brought me so much comfort & I have gotten so much info on here.....And made some really great friends I am looking forward to being friends with for a long long time......
Sugar!!!!!!! When we going to get to see some new pics.....How much have you lost now??????
Well I am glad you all had a great time and safe trips.....Take care....Hugs & Love Tammy H. 
Monday!! Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! What A day!!!!!!
Everyone, for your own safety...stay back!! I need to throw a hissy and then I might be fine!! Anyone that doesn't want to hear about it pass the next several paragraphs by!
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We have puppies!! Yes, their adorable but I am not happy about this at all! Our middle son's dog got loose this morning...again!! Slipped right out of her collar, she did! David was getting ready to go out and put her back on her leash when I made the comment that our boy will never be responsible if you keep doing everything for him! David didn't say anything but I knew he was mad. I called Roy and told him that HIS dog was loose again and that he needed to come get her hooked back up. He said he would be right over and that was that. Just so you know, I don't allow our dogs to run and he wasn't to let her run either. I could tell I woke him up but again, it's his dog and David has already rescued Roy's behind from my wrath too many times already, over that dog.
I repeat myself that I said "NO" to the dog coming here in the first place and David was the one that went over my head and told Roy that the dog could stay here. About a week ago Roy let's me know that his dog is pregnant and about to pop! Roy was hinting around for me to take care of his dog when it came time! I use to be a breeder! I said no and told him that he needed to take care of it.
We get back from our PCP, I made the appts. this morning (David's legs and feet pain and I still have a lot of yuck in my lungs...more antibiotics and a Toradol shot for back pain for me and new pain killers for him) and something tells me that Roy never came by so I went to check on his dog. She's still loose and running around with a puppy in her mouth (not feeling safe enough to lay down with it) just as nervous as she could be.
Now, you have to understand that I have had little to no contact with this dog and ANYONE with a brain knows that female dogs in labor, not unlike us woman in labor have a tendency to be agressive but I was going to try to become her friend and help her the best I could while having thoughts of torture for our son!
She was not in her dog house, she was in the woods, farther back. She started towards me (I think she thought I was Roy) and then headed back to the woods, I just kept walking towards her, talking sweetly. She laid the pup down in a hole she had dug, then picked it up again and heading toward an area that I wouldn't be able to reach her or the pups. Then with the pup in her mouth, she runs back to the area in the woods then she heads back out to me. I slowly bent down, she came to me, I let her smell me and started petting her on the head (I was hoping that I could at least get her to follow me to a safer place and to where I could get David's help! She started back to the house with me and then she turned around with the pup still in her mouth and ran back into the woods, only this time, farther back and under a thicket (a dense area of thorn bushes) and started trying to bury the pup!
I just kept talking to her and then decided that I needed help and headed to the house for David (he was the one that said she could stay!). As I started walking away, the dog started barking at me. I stopped walking and she stopped barking. I turned and looked at her and she started trying to bury the pup again so I turned back toward the house and she started barking. That poor thing didn't know what to do but at the moment I was all she had! I told her, well come on girl and she reluctantly obeyed. I bent down and she, being exausted from being so nervous and in labor, she had to trust me and gave me the pup.
I knew I had her attention now and that she would follow me anywhere. I took her to the house first, not letting her in but getting a towel to get the dirt and mud out of the pup's face and some old birthing sheets I had and then took her and the pup to the puppy pen that we still have up at the front of my house. I grabbed one of our dog's pools that I use to keep the dogs cool in the summertime and laid the sheets and the toweled pup in the pool and the momma jumped right in. This would be fine for birthing but we have some pretty bad storms heading this way so I need to get her some shelter. David came out and saw that I was having trouble closing the puppy pen gate and he came out to assist. He fixed that then reminded me of the storms and that the pups would drown in that pool...duh!! Anyway he and I got in the truck and headed back to were Roy's dog had been staying, got her house, water and food bowls and brought them back so maybe momma dog would be a little more at ease. About 2 hours later, the second pup was delivered...it took her that long to calm down! I figured with it taking that long to be birthed, it would be dead. To my surprise, it wasn't.
By now my blood was boiling! No Roy! I call him back, he is no longer answering calls!! Needless to say, he had several not so nice messages from me on his phone. He finally calls me back after I left a rather hostile message on his phone...it was about 9:30pm I had already had momma and her, now 5 puppies transferred back into momma's house with blankets to keep momma and puppies safe and warm.
I also left Gracee out for the night, she will let us know if anything or anyone bothers the new little family...Jake was just making the new momma nervous so he had to come in.
By the way...Roy said he was sick all day and had shut his phone off and hadn't gotten any of my calls after the first one and that he had been asleep and doesn't even remember talking to me the first time....yea right!! He brought up things this time that I had said in the messages I left but we hadn't talked about in our first phone conversation today! What it was is that he didn't want to be bothered with a dog that is in labor and that is his responsibility and the cough he was forcing was from smoking not from being sick and here I'm am, on my second round of antibiotics for pnuemonia crawling around on all fours, threw the woods and a thorn thicket looking for other pups or signs of her laboring!! So much for the shot of Toradol!
I was shutting lights off and locking doors by the time Roy finally showed up! He didn't come to the door but I wouldn't of answered it if he did! We will talk about this later...his Dad was already in bed and I wasn't gonna be the one to wake him. Besides, I needed to go pray and ask God for forgiveness because of the things I said and thought today!
Okay, all better now, well kinda....sorry but needed to let off a little steam!! MEN!!!!
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Anyway...hey guys! I hope everyone is doing Good!!
I was very happy to see the post from Pat on Charlotte and Virginia getting through surgery and doing fine!! Welcome to the loser's bench you two!!
Pam..I'm glad your feeling better about everything! Trust me hun...you will get through this and so will your friends and family!
I'm glad that your alls meetings went so well! That is a very good thing! Wish I could of been there!
Well, it's late and I am spent.....I'm too old for this puppy stuff....lol
I will be back in the morning...my grumpy hubby will be back at work!
Be Blessed!! Deb M
Hello Missouri,
The COF meeting last night was awesome. So many new faces, I just love that. We sure missed you Claudette but Glenna did a great job. It was nice getting to ask the Doctor questions about PS. He was great!!! And totally realistic I thought. Everyone looked so good, lots of changes to our post-op folks. And not just appearance, but health too. God is so good.
I think Janet and Mel and their Angeletts are going to start a Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants with Mel's lace trimmed jeans. You guys can just keep passing them down the line as new losers come on board. There were lots of clothes and samples exchanged last night.
I haven't been on the board much lately. I just haven't had much to say. Everything is going great for me but my co-worker is on vacation so my free time at work is a little short. I'll be back bugging all of you too soon!!!
Jan, do call me and we'll set up a time when we can spend some quality time together. Of course, Joe can come too. He's one of us!!!
Hugs and love to you all,
Lana
Lana-Hi~
I had already posted and went in and read yours-what a wonderful idea-and One I think we will do!!! We will have to put a twist to it somehow to make it our own, but THANKS FOR THE IDEA.... you are just too cool~Love ya. The Bariatric Babes traveling bluejeans or something along those lines-LOL....Whatya think? Love ya! You look great!
Dear Jan and OH Family~
WOW-what an awesome meeting we had~~~They NEVER seem to last long enough and we never seem to get to talk to everyone about all the things we want to-and what a turn out-that was fantastic!!! Everyone is looking SO GOOD!!
*Jan-First. let me say-your very welcome!!! I was so hoping you would like the stepping stone-Jon worked so hard on it-and he loves to make them!!! He woke up this morning and I showed him the flower you sent for him and also the pineapple and lilac plants-and he started clapping his hands and singing "Oh boy, Oh boy, Oh boy!" So-you made my lil guy very very happy!!! THANK YOU for the plants-flowers!! I am so excited to get them planted-I am going to TRY to beat the bad weather today and get that done!
Thanks for the compliment....I think YOU look great!!! I can only dream of getting as small as you~~I hope that your knees feel better soon..I know how hard it can be to walk when they hurt all the time and with all the bending, leaning and stooping you do-Im glad they allow you that freedom! I have NOT heard about the MRI-I guess no news is good news at this point-LOL....I go for my next spinal tomorrow and I was told that IF its gonna work, it will piggy back the first one and it may still take 7-10 days before I get relief. I really dreaded going to the meeting because I dreaded the car ride-thank God for my bottles of pills though....it made it all bearable 
I will check with Mel and see if she still has Andrews address-thanks!
My oldest daughter-her fiance AND my mother-well-I have pretty much laid it on the line with them NOT to call me with their Bullsh*t anymore! I will talk to them, but I do NOT want them calling me with he said, she said or anything they expect me to fix, because they ARE all old enough to grow up and be adults and I cant and wont listen to them anymore OR tolerate 50 calls a day with the drama! Thats the end of the discussion with them. She has changed her mind 3 times this week about where she is going to college-and everything is revolving around that loser she is engaged to! I had to throw my temper tantrum and be done with it-I am not giving my input, I am not helping out financially anymore-and I feel sad about the STUPID decisions she is making in her life-but cant control it......ARGH! Those 3 really cause a lot of stress for me, so I made the decision that I am not dealing with it. Her biological father and paternal grandmother said that IF she went to Columbia to Stephens all girl college (where she was accepted and received SEVERAL scholarships for-but HAS to live on campus because she is NOT married yet) that they would make her car payment while she is living ON campus-and Mike and I told her that we would pay her insurance and then whatever she worked and made-would be for her extras-and SHE doesnt want to be a part from that loser-because she wont be able to watch him 24/7. I CANNOT believe she would pass up an opportunity like that-I would have killed for an opportunity like that growing up-I just want to shake the crap out of her!!! So-I am just backing off-and NOT getting sucked into it anymore-she is gonna do what she wants-and she will have to live with her decision.
I had to tell my mom that she CANNOT live with us again. She is now asking if she can come stay "for awhile" to help with stuff until my back is better. Told her that I AM taking care of Jon AND my household and that it just wouldnt be good timing. I cannot help someone who wont help themselves. I love my mother so much, but I cant live with her. Maybe if I dont rescue her this time, she will do what she should have been doing since she moved down here last May-and if not-then I am sure she will move back to Minnesota-as she always goes from one to the other when things get tough! Also, she suffers from depression....I know thats a very real disorder, BUT, it affects ALL of us when she lives under our roof and then stresses the WHOLE family. She has 2 other places to stay-but doesnt like the one because there is no internet OR cable-and then the other doesnt have internet-but.......I didnt make that bed-I shouldnt have to pay for it-right?
My husband had to fire one of his employees last Thurs-and so this will be the 4th year they are telling him he CANT take a weeks vacation....Well, as the manager-he is suppose to get 2 weeks EACH year-AND 10 sick days. He uses maybe one sick day per year-and hasnt had but a day off here and there-he got approved for a 4 day weekend last August-and he got called 4 times that Friday and then had to go to work for 4 hours on Monday-what a 4 day weekend. He is getting run down-and I told him that HE IS going to take some time off this year-or he can find another job-and they can go under-they will NEVER stay open IF Mike isnt there....so, they have a choice to make-hope they make the right one-oh-and the owner and his wife make sure they go on their vacations throughout the year-but Mike cant-for 4 years now-how does that seem fair?
Okay-now...on to the meeting-IT WAS AWESOME....I learned so much...ecspically about the breast lift vs. Augmentation-I guess I never thought MY breasts would get so thin they would only make a B cup? HUH? I couldnt believe that could happen...I just wanted a lift-not implants....LOL...I guess time will tell-I have a ways to go yet, and they have already lost 10 inches through my chest area-so will see what the next year holds for me. Dr. Price seems to be hip too-he didnt seem rushed or inpatient with us-or like he had better places to be-and that was nice. He treated all of us respectfully-When My time comes for the breast/tummy to be done-I will DEFINITELY seek him out.....
*Glenna-you did a fabulous job, as always!!! You are such an inspiration-and Jess sure was funny!!! Thats the most I have heard him talk-and what a sense of humor!!
*Claudette-HOPE AND PRAY you are okay today and your course of treatment will not cause you pain and discomfort-please let us know how you are doing!!!
*Sug-was so good to see you-you look soooooo good!!!! Your skin color was excellent and if you werent feeling 100 percent, I would have never guessed it-you just looked wonderful-I was so glad to give you a hug after all you have been through!! Good luck on your next trip to St. Louis. I will keep praying. Hope all is well and you get that ALL CLEAR we want and pray for, for you!!
*Tara-was so good to put a face to your posts!! I knew you couldnt possibly look like the weiner dog!! LOL-I hope you like the ON powder-make sure you let me know. I wish I would have known you were looking for something, because I would have brought you some samples to try before buying-but its the ONLY ONE out of probably 10-15 that I hv tried that I LOVE!!! So-if you want-I will send you some samples first-let me know, ok?
*Lana-what can I say? SKINNY MINNY~~I could only dream of having LEGS like that, holy smokes!! You look so good!!! Thanks so much for the compliments~you made me feel beautiful, and I appreciate it so much! I love ya!! Maybe one Saturday I can come that way and we can hit the Salvation Army and half of half store?
*Susan-Girl-IT WAS SO GOOD TO MEET MY ANGELETTE!!!! Thanks SO MUCH for the present!! I cheri****!! I have it hanging next to my computer moniter, with the card right above it-and as soon as I get my different car-I will hang it off my rear view mirror. Thanks for thinking of me-and the angel is just awesome. It sure will bring me hope and faith on the days I am struggling as well!! It sure felt like we already knew each other, and I didnt feel like you were a stranger as well....I am glad you already got the results of the sleep study and will have that DONE with next week!!! We are rolling now-almost to the top of the rollercoaster ride-just a bit longer!! WOO HOO. Love ya girl!!!
*Pam-It was so good to meet you!!! I am excited for you and for Mel to get that call that you are on the losers bench. I cant remember your friends name (Ellen?), but she is soooo funny!! Your daughter is a sweetheart too-I hope you will ALL come back and become a part of our group every month!!! See you on the losing side-
**Becky-QUIT LURKING and LET US GET TO KNOW YOU~~ We dont bite-LOL....You might even find we are pretty awesome here and you may even like us-LOL LOL... It was nice to see you there last night as well!
To all the newbies-sorry I didnt get to talk to all of you. It was so sweet to hear everyones story and wish we would have all had time to mingle-but sure hope you come back!!
*Vesta-you were missed. Hope all is well!
*Tammy-I so wish you would have been there. I did get the name of a website for ya to go on line and check on plastics-when your ready. Its plasticsurgery.org. I know its a ways out-but you said to take notes. Dr. Price said the ONLY thing insurance usually pays for is the tummy tuck-with medical necessity....I think you already have that taken care of with the hernia-and will be in good hands with Dr. Scott-for sure. So.... Not sure what else you would be looking at or for. I hope things are settling down at your place-when is your sister coming back? Why cant she stay at her house? Not to be too nosy-but thought she had a place there-did she rent it out or something?
~~I am also posting for Mel today-her DSL IS DOWN AGAIN...and she asked me to post for her-she had a WONDERFUL time at the meeting-she was VERY excited to meet all of you newbies-and to meet her angelette Pam....Thanks Tami for the pants ...and Jan, thanks for the lilac bush...She is having her labs done today to see if she can FINALLY be done with the blood thinners she is on for the blood clot!! Keep your fingers crossed for her. Terry is doing good-and maybe even trying to overdo it. He does have a hard cast now, but still cant put any pressure on that leg whatsoever. He makes a good hop a long...LOL... As soon as they go and get the problem fixed, she will be back...and if AT&T cant get their crap together, she is going to switch to a different carrier. So, she should be back soon!
Well, I have my 2nd spinal tomorrow and since I know I wont be doing much, I am going to get off here and start my long list of things to do today. We are suppose to get some severe weather today. Please pray that it wont get bad-that scares me out here-we dont have tornado sirens etc and I have been a chicken since I was in a tornado in Minnesota as a teen-by myself-one of the scariest days of my life. I am also a bit nervous about tomorrow. I guess because I know what I am in for-and not looking forward to it at all~!
I will talk to you all later. Your in my thoughts and prayers. Love to all, Janet
I will check with Mel and see if she still has Andrews address-thanks!
My oldest daughter-her fiance AND my mother-well-I have pretty much laid it on the line with them NOT to call me with their Bullsh*t anymore! I will talk to them, but I do NOT want them calling me with he said, she said or anything they expect me to fix, because they ARE all old enough to grow up and be adults and I cant and wont listen to them anymore OR tolerate 50 calls a day with the drama! Thats the end of the discussion with them. She has changed her mind 3 times this week about where she is going to college-and everything is revolving around that loser she is engaged to! I had to throw my temper tantrum and be done with it-I am not giving my input, I am not helping out financially anymore-and I feel sad about the STUPID decisions she is making in her life-but cant control it......ARGH! Those 3 really cause a lot of stress for me, so I made the decision that I am not dealing with it. Her biological father and paternal grandmother said that IF she went to Columbia to Stephens all girl college (where she was accepted and received SEVERAL scholarships for-but HAS to live on campus because she is NOT married yet) that they would make her car payment while she is living ON campus-and Mike and I told her that we would pay her insurance and then whatever she worked and made-would be for her extras-and SHE doesnt want to be a part from that loser-because she wont be able to watch him 24/7. I CANNOT believe she would pass up an opportunity like that-I would have killed for an opportunity like that growing up-I just want to shake the crap out of her!!! So-I am just backing off-and NOT getting sucked into it anymore-she is gonna do what she wants-and she will have to live with her decision.
I had to tell my mom that she CANNOT live with us again. She is now asking if she can come stay "for awhile" to help with stuff until my back is better. Told her that I AM taking care of Jon AND my household and that it just wouldnt be good timing. I cannot help someone who wont help themselves. I love my mother so much, but I cant live with her. Maybe if I dont rescue her this time, she will do what she should have been doing since she moved down here last May-and if not-then I am sure she will move back to Minnesota-as she always goes from one to the other when things get tough! Also, she suffers from depression....I know thats a very real disorder, BUT, it affects ALL of us when she lives under our roof and then stresses the WHOLE family. She has 2 other places to stay-but doesnt like the one because there is no internet OR cable-and then the other doesnt have internet-but.......I didnt make that bed-I shouldnt have to pay for it-right?
My husband had to fire one of his employees last Thurs-and so this will be the 4th year they are telling him he CANT take a weeks vacation....Well, as the manager-he is suppose to get 2 weeks EACH year-AND 10 sick days. He uses maybe one sick day per year-and hasnt had but a day off here and there-he got approved for a 4 day weekend last August-and he got called 4 times that Friday and then had to go to work for 4 hours on Monday-what a 4 day weekend. He is getting run down-and I told him that HE IS going to take some time off this year-or he can find another job-and they can go under-they will NEVER stay open IF Mike isnt there....so, they have a choice to make-hope they make the right one-oh-and the owner and his wife make sure they go on their vacations throughout the year-but Mike cant-for 4 years now-how does that seem fair?
Okay-now...on to the meeting-IT WAS AWESOME....I learned so much...ecspically about the breast lift vs. Augmentation-I guess I never thought MY breasts would get so thin they would only make a B cup? HUH? I couldnt believe that could happen...I just wanted a lift-not implants....LOL...I guess time will tell-I have a ways to go yet, and they have already lost 10 inches through my chest area-so will see what the next year holds for me. Dr. Price seems to be hip too-he didnt seem rushed or inpatient with us-or like he had better places to be-and that was nice. He treated all of us respectfully-When My time comes for the breast/tummy to be done-I will DEFINITELY seek him out.....
*Glenna-you did a fabulous job, as always!!! You are such an inspiration-and Jess sure was funny!!! Thats the most I have heard him talk-and what a sense of humor!!
*Claudette-HOPE AND PRAY you are okay today and your course of treatment will not cause you pain and discomfort-please let us know how you are doing!!!
*Sug-was so good to see you-you look soooooo good!!!! Your skin color was excellent and if you werent feeling 100 percent, I would have never guessed it-you just looked wonderful-I was so glad to give you a hug after all you have been through!! Good luck on your next trip to St. Louis. I will keep praying. Hope all is well and you get that ALL CLEAR we want and pray for, for you!!
*Tara-was so good to put a face to your posts!! I knew you couldnt possibly look like the weiner dog!! LOL-I hope you like the ON powder-make sure you let me know. I wish I would have known you were looking for something, because I would have brought you some samples to try before buying-but its the ONLY ONE out of probably 10-15 that I hv tried that I LOVE!!! So-if you want-I will send you some samples first-let me know, ok?
*Lana-what can I say? SKINNY MINNY~~I could only dream of having LEGS like that, holy smokes!! You look so good!!! Thanks so much for the compliments~you made me feel beautiful, and I appreciate it so much! I love ya!! Maybe one Saturday I can come that way and we can hit the Salvation Army and half of half store?
*Susan-Girl-IT WAS SO GOOD TO MEET MY ANGELETTE!!!! Thanks SO MUCH for the present!! I cheri****!! I have it hanging next to my computer moniter, with the card right above it-and as soon as I get my different car-I will hang it off my rear view mirror. Thanks for thinking of me-and the angel is just awesome. It sure will bring me hope and faith on the days I am struggling as well!! It sure felt like we already knew each other, and I didnt feel like you were a stranger as well....I am glad you already got the results of the sleep study and will have that DONE with next week!!! We are rolling now-almost to the top of the rollercoaster ride-just a bit longer!! WOO HOO. Love ya girl!!!
*Pam-It was so good to meet you!!! I am excited for you and for Mel to get that call that you are on the losers bench. I cant remember your friends name (Ellen?), but she is soooo funny!! Your daughter is a sweetheart too-I hope you will ALL come back and become a part of our group every month!!! See you on the losing side-
**Becky-QUIT LURKING and LET US GET TO KNOW YOU~~ We dont bite-LOL....You might even find we are pretty awesome here and you may even like us-LOL LOL... It was nice to see you there last night as well!
To all the newbies-sorry I didnt get to talk to all of you. It was so sweet to hear everyones story and wish we would have all had time to mingle-but sure hope you come back!!
*Vesta-you were missed. Hope all is well!
*Tammy-I so wish you would have been there. I did get the name of a website for ya to go on line and check on plastics-when your ready. Its plasticsurgery.org. I know its a ways out-but you said to take notes. Dr. Price said the ONLY thing insurance usually pays for is the tummy tuck-with medical necessity....I think you already have that taken care of with the hernia-and will be in good hands with Dr. Scott-for sure. So.... Not sure what else you would be looking at or for. I hope things are settling down at your place-when is your sister coming back? Why cant she stay at her house? Not to be too nosy-but thought she had a place there-did she rent it out or something?
~~I am also posting for Mel today-her DSL IS DOWN AGAIN...and she asked me to post for her-she had a WONDERFUL time at the meeting-she was VERY excited to meet all of you newbies-and to meet her angelette Pam....Thanks Tami for the pants ...and Jan, thanks for the lilac bush...She is having her labs done today to see if she can FINALLY be done with the blood thinners she is on for the blood clot!! Keep your fingers crossed for her. Terry is doing good-and maybe even trying to overdo it. He does have a hard cast now, but still cant put any pressure on that leg whatsoever. He makes a good hop a long...LOL... As soon as they go and get the problem fixed, she will be back...and if AT&T cant get their crap together, she is going to switch to a different carrier. So, she should be back soon!
Well, I have my 2nd spinal tomorrow and since I know I wont be doing much, I am going to get off here and start my long list of things to do today. We are suppose to get some severe weather today. Please pray that it wont get bad-that scares me out here-we dont have tornado sirens etc and I have been a chicken since I was in a tornado in Minnesota as a teen-by myself-one of the scariest days of my life. I am also a bit nervous about tomorrow. I guess because I know what I am in for-and not looking forward to it at all~!
I will talk to you all later. Your in my thoughts and prayers. Love to all, Janet 
Good morning, sorry I had to miss ,but tks for missing me...one daughter was working and the other one just got home off of a trip and I knew she was tired...and my husband works on mondays and dont get home in time..I dont like to drive back by myself..so next time if noone can go with me I am going to come alone and spend the night in a motel and come home next morning.......I know I missed a good meeting, sounds like you all had a good crowd and a good time....vesta
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