WHATS HAPPENING FOR WEDNESDAY

Thought I better get this typed up because of the storms I might not be able to later. I did some planting early this morning. I planted 12 daliha bulbs and then planted 8 hardy geraniums. They will both add lots of color to the mix if they do well. The dang rabbits are ruining my lilies . They are eating the tops out of all of them. And it couldn't be the common daylilies Oh no it is my expensive oriental and asiatics. I got out my spray and went around spraying everthing to keep them off of things. So what the frost didn't get the rabbits are trying to do me in. I have a couple of iris in bloom but they are the early old ones. I hope my hybrid iris will bloom this year. They always cheer me up so much. Hope everyone saw the request for prayer for Sugar. I haven't heard any more so I don't know what is going on yet. I don't know why she is having so much trouble and I had none. I wish God would have given me half of her trouble then we could have shared it and she wouldn't be in such pain right now. Please everyone please pray for her. She said she is going to feel stupid if it turns out to be a huge gas bubble. I told her well I hope she feels stupid then and it isnt a her heart. Joe left this morning for Mississippi to go pick up my granddaughter and her husband and two babies. They are to be evicted from their place on the 30th so we will let them stay in the trailer till he finds a job and they get another car and enough saved to move out on their own. I told them that he will take any joy he can find and quickly no laying around not doing anything for weeks and months. Don't care if it is digging ditches. At least that is honest work and will be a paycheck. After he has a job he can be picky and look around and apply on his day off for other jobs. He isnt very goal orientated im afraid. Don't know what it is about some girls that want to attach themselves to such losers. Janet you can relate huh? My granddaughter has a scholarship to college and she thru it all away to marry him. Did you all see where Dr. Hornsbostel came on line and answered a question someone put out there? Pretty neat isnt it. Thanks Dr. Hornbostel. We appreciate your input. TAMMY: LOL the story of my life , little boys and old men have always loved me to death . lol. Yeah you sound like me and our household. Sometimes I wonder why they all gravitate to my house . But I guess they know what softies we are. Lol Hope we can see you again soon. DEBBIE M: Wow sounds like you had a hard day of dogs and puppies and sons and everything else. I don't know why he wants to keep the dog if he is just going to put her out there in a back lot. Needs to sell her , give her away or something. And now he has puppie too to add to the mix. If he isnt going to take care of her then he needs to find a good home for her. What sort of dog is his dog? So I guess the puppies are mutts huh? Hope all is going better for the dogs now anyway. SHERR: good to see you on board. How are you doing? Is things starting to settle down with you some? How are your parents? I hope doing better. Miss you when you aren't on board. LANA: I will call you one day and yes we will set up a time to go shopping or something. Tonight just pray for my sister please. Do you like Cajun food? There is a new restaurant in Nixa that is great. In the strip mall across from Meeks. Loveras I think is the name. only one in that strip mall that has a French name. It is excellent stuff. JANET: tell my favorite young man Hello for me this morning. Did you and he get any of your plants put in the ground today. It looked bad over your way on the weather all day. LOL as small as me that just sounds too weird . lol. I still see the fat girl when I look in the mirror. Isnt that weird that we do that. My clothes are half the size I was, everything tells me I am not fat anymore, everything but my brain.Maybe it will catch up one day. Sounds like you have had it with all the people using you as a sounding board. They know what they are talking to you is a bunch of crock. But why they want to draw you into things is beyond me. I get that all the time too. I am beginning to learn that you cant solve everyones problems for them and is best if you just walk away and say don't call me unless you have something good to talk about. Just tell them that when the answering machine comes on and they can record to you what is their problem .and you may or may not get back with them. Lol Sure is heartbreaking to see your daughter make wrong choices isnt it? Wish they were still considered to be small children , my grandmother use to say that when they are little they walk on your toes and when they are grown they walk all over your heart. Would be nice if they would listen to us since we have been there done that but they wont so no need to hurt yourself trying to talk her into to doing something that she probably isnt going to do. Such a waste isnt it. Sounds like you and your husband and Jon need to go to Disney world or someplace that is loads of fun lol I hope your second spinal will help you out some. Will pray that that be so. MELISSA: I guess you got your computer up and running , did it stay on thru the storms? Do you get to go off the blood thinners? That will be wonderful if you do. Hope everything else is going well for you. VESTA: I really missed seeing you last night , I sure hope you will be there next month. Shoot by then we wont recognize you, you will have lost so much weight. NEWS ON SUGAR. She just called me and said that they didn't see any signs of heart attack and the cat scan didn't show any absesses in her abdomen again.. but did she the start of a small bowel obstruction. They are keeping her in the hospital overnight NPO so in case they have to do surgery on her. So she isnt out of the woods yet but at least it isnt her heart. So still asking for prayers for my baby sister. Oh if you are confused about this post look below on a separate post about what happened in St. Louis with her. LOL Well the thunder and lightening is getting sort of bad right now so I will get off her and post this and hope all is well with everyone. Love you all bunches. LOVE AND JOY AND PEACE ABOUNDS JAN

Howdy Everyone..... Jan....I am so glad Surgar did not have a heart attack!!!!! What do the do about the bowel osbstructions????? I have been keeping such a postive attitued that things will be ok so I can keep my family ok with me having the surgery but now I am getting kinda worried.....I know it goes well for most...but I live so far away from Columbia and I would be scared to death to go to one of these rinky dink hospitals around here.....If I have any trouble I will probably be going to Cape Girardeau and they can ship me to Columbia if it is anything serious..... Janet....Didn't hear from you again today so I hope things are ok.... Mel....Good to see you back on here.....How are things your way??? For everyone else.....There are so many now days to say HI to..........So I want to say Howdy to each of you....I hope things are well for all of you...... I am still doing my liquid protein diet....been at it almost 2 weeks now...I know it is all the prayers going up from you that have prayed for me becasue I know I could not do it all on my own....I don't have the will power I need to do this all by myself....It was really hard in the beginning but it is getting a little easier now....Well except for a few times like last night.....Those Brats of mine got in there and made double chocolate brownies and had the whole dang house smelling like warm chocolate!!!!!!! OH DID I EVER WANT ONE OF THOSE DANG BROWNIES WITH A TON OF BUTTER ON IT!!!!!! But I was a good girl....I did not even take a teeny lil bite!!!! Then they got in there tonight and made taquitoes and stuff and the smell gaged the crap out of me ....I love them too but the smell did not get to me the same....Strange huh?? Well A BIG THANKS TO ALL OF YOU TAKING TIME TO PRAY FOR ALL OF US ON THE BOARD.....I CAN NOT WAIT TO MEET ALL OF YOU FACE TO FACE.....SURE HOPE YALL LIKE HUGS EHEHEHEHHEHHE....GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU....Hugs and Love Tammy H.

Good Morning Everyone: Jan: any word yet on Sugar??? She is definaly in my thoughts and prayers. Please let us know when you hear something. Well I finally got my computer up and running again. Or I didnt but the repair guys from AT&T did. They put a new line in from the pole to the house from the house into our room. A new phone jack and wireing. So I should be good to go. Plus when I transfered serves from Joplin to Carthage. I had called AT&T to find out what the charges would be. I was told one price, but when I got my bill it was the higher price. So needless to say I called them. Come to find out the service guy that came out to hook up my phone. Reported that he was here 1 hour and had to install a phone jack. But when the repair guy came today. He noted that the phone jack that was in our room wasnt the standard AT&T jacks. So he called his boss. His boss called and talked to Terry and they are maken the adjustments to my bill and subtracting 128.87. PRAISE GOD!!!! Sometimes it really is a blessing when you speak up for yourself. Anyways got up this morning, called the AT&T repair guy to let him know my internet wasnt working, went and cleaned a house, went and had my PT-INR done (it went down to they upper my strength. But I go the 4th of May to have my altrasound done to see how the bloodclot looks) I go back in a week so they can check my levels again. Praying hard that they are higher and that I can get off this meds. Went to the bank, stopped at Food 4 Less, Went to the cable company, Dollar General, and Aldis before coming home. Put stuff away got car back in garage before it started to storm. We got over 3 inches of rain in 2 hours. Man did it ever pour!!!! Cooked supper, did dishes, watch Idol and now I am getting ready to crawl into bed. I am ready to streach out and relax. lol Remember today Pam Kealaiki is having her surgery today!!!!!! CONGRATS PAM ON JOINING US ON THE LOSER'S BENCH!!!!! I will post just as soon as her daughter calls me when she get out of surgery. Now if we can just get Tammy & Susan on the bench also!!!! (Tammy~ammy Hint-hint) Today I have a appointent at 9am. Then I will be waiting to hear from Pam's daughter. Then I am going with Janet to her appointment for her next set of shots. PLEASE GOD LET THESE SHOTS START WORKING FOR HER!!!!!! Then coming home to make dinner. Were going to have liver & onions. YUMMY!!!!! Cant make them like my Momma does. But close enough to enjoy them all the same. Well I hear my F-I-L up rummageing in the kitchen. So I need to go check on him and make sure he is okay or get him something to eat. And safely tucked into bed so I can hit the hay. I cant sleep if he is up cause I am so afraid that he will drop a cig or leave something on the stove. Thank goodness he hasnt cooked in awhile now. I offer to make stuff for him but he just into eating alot. Mostly tomato juice, milk, boost, bananna's, cereal, or donuts. But right now I dont care just as long as he does eat something. Please keep us in your prayers while at the meeting Susan (By the way Thanks for much for the idea) suggested I call the court houses or around to see if I could get a notery to come to my home and get these documents signed and witnessed. Then we dont have to get dad out of the house and Terry & I can take them to the court house and get them recorded. So LORD WILLING that can be done this week or weekend. Okay I pray you all have a great day. And I will make sure I post just as soon and I hear something from Pam's daughter!!! God Bless Mel Susan: It was so wonderful getting to meet you. Thanks so much for the wonderful idea on getting these papers noterised (sp). Looking forward to seeing you again and hearing the news that you have your surgery date. Tammy~ammy: Sorry sugar things have been so crazy here lately. You have been on my mind alot and in my prayers daily. Please give me a call when you get the chance. I would love to have another hour long gab session with you again!!!! I love you sweetie and thanks so much for the card!!!! Cindy: Are you here?? I havent heard from you since my last email. Please drop me a line or give me a call and let me know your okay. Carol P: Sweetie I got your message as I was in the store. I am sorry that you was unable to join us for the meeting Monday night. But just know what your always more then welcome to join us when I do go. I will try and give you a call something this week. Janet: Lordy gurl your rubbing off on me look at my post. LOL

Good Morning Jan and OH Peeps~ Any news on Sugar yet? I hope and PRAY the bowel undoes itself. That poor girl, it just brings tears to my eyes all she has been through. Talking to her at the meeting, I just felt her pain and I just am having a hard time comprehending WHY..... I also know that there are reasons-but enough is enough. She sure looked wonderful!!! Who would have guessed she would be in the hospital AGAIN the next day? NOT ME!! Jan-we did not get to plant anything yesterday....It was my intention and you will see in a minute WHY we didnt-the crappy weather didnt start until about 5 pm and when it hit-that was it-we now have flooding and standing water all throughout our property and my husbands workplace is flooded-they have over a foot of standing water on the streets surrounding his office-YIKES....we are suppose to get more off and on all day! Jon says HI and Good morning Flower Lady-he LOVES his flower-and is glad you like your prize-he cant wait to come down and see your slice of heaven!!! Yes-I am frustrated, but I knew what I had to do with my daughter, her loser and my mom. I love them all and want no harm to come to them, but I do have to put me and my immediate family first, and my sanity was about gone-so I made the right choice and now if they start bringing up their famous issues-I just say I have to go. End of it. At times I just really feel like they dont care-because I have repeatedly asked them to stop and they dont-and they KNOW it irritates the crap out of me when they act like that! Yes-I think you are little!! I know mentally you dont see it-but I HOPE AND PRAY you will see SOON how SMALL and BEAUTIFUL we ALL think you are!!! I DREAM of ever wearing a 10~~WOO HOO....How are your knees? When are your next shots? are they syn visc or cortisone? Yesterday-decided to take our recycling things to town-turn in the aluminum cans and paper products and then had a few errands to run...Well-as you will find out in a second-I only got ONE thing done.....See, we had 6 bags of cans. My dad works for the city of Joplin now and told me that I better get the cans in now as they were up to 70 cents a #.....it can change to half that by the next day....Ok-so Jon and I are going to take everything in, and run our errands-because we have his appt at 9 and my spinal at 1 today...we wont be doing anything then! I go out-I shake the bag of cans (they are ALL crushed already) and put them down, a secret among us country folks-IF the cans rattle after you put the bag down-leave the bag alone-it has SNAKES in it!! Well, I do that with ALL 6 BAGS and nothing. So I load them in the back of my SUV and Jon and I take off to town.....get to the recycling center-back up to the ledge-take the bags out, lock the car (purse etc) and Jon and I walk up the steps to load our cart with the cans. (the carts look like rolling laundry deals-only they are weaved plastic so the gunk from the cans goes right through the weaving-to the pavement) with me so far? I have 6 bags....Grab the first bag-tear the side open and start shaking the bag to get the cans to fall out-and to my SURPRISE - OUT COMES 4 COPPERHEADS.....I froze...I am DEATHLY afriad of 3 things, SNAKES, HEIGHTS and SEVERE WEATHER.....notice SNAKES are first on my list? Now-Jon has stepped right inside (I can see him tho) to watch the cans get crushed in the machine....I jump back, scream-and FALL ON MY *SS-sliding on the wet pavement-and my pant leg/shoe is about an inch from one of them...I dont think I have EVER moved so fast in my whole life-but I got up in a heartbeat-muddy from my toes to my fingertips. One of the guys comes and gets 2 of them (had gloves to his elbows) and I dont know where or who took the other 2, but I couldnt even breath....I go in by Jon, another gentleman finishes my bags-and then I dont want to leave in my car-because WHAT IF one is loose in my car? I was so happy when the manager guy offered to check out my car-told him he could take the seats out if he wanted to-new or not-peice it out-I dont care!!! So anyway-while I am waiting to be cashed out, my son is afraid of flies (YES A FLY-COME ON NOW~) and he keeps doing that scaredy cat screech-and it was making me jump out of my skin thinking there is another snake behind me or by him!!! I thought I was gonna die! So, we head home-I am hot, NOW my stomach is cramping so bad I think I am gonna crap my pants-and I have the heeby jeebys!!!! I get home in time to go to the bathroom-strip my muddy clothes off, wash up-then changed to my comfy clothes-and then the pain hits-my back and my knees-which I fell on my back, but used my knees to get up on the concrete! WHAT A NIGHT....WHen my hubby got home-I made him tear into the car AGAIN...and he said I even left the sunroof open-(WHO CARES NOW?) That was my drama for Tuesday. I have got to say-We are not collecting cans anymore-I dont care if the price goes up to a million dollars!!!! The men at the recycling place say it has happened before-but that didnt do anything FOR ME!!! Dont care-Im not letting anyone out here collect anything like that...I will give my kids the money out of my own poclket..... On top of that-I didnt get ANY sleep-every time I rolled around, it hurt-and when I would fall asleep-SNAKES filled my head-Its crazy, crazy, crazy!!! I could just vomit re-inacting that situation, thats for sure. I just thank God I didnt fall off that ledge-because its about 4 feet tall.....something probably would have broken in that fall! Well, I have my spinal today.....so I guess I dont have to worry about being pain free and then getting the shots-LOL.....I just hope that in the next week or two-I will have some relief. I have an appt with Jon this morning, so I am going to get us ready to go and then maybe come home and put ice and heat on my back and knees before this afternoon! I am keeping Pam and Sugar in my prayers today!!! I hope to see updates on them very soon! I will check on and off today-weather permitting!. Susan-did you make it home yet? Come on now-post and let us know your trip was ok. I havent heard from you yet-hope its because your just tired from the traveling. Tammy, sent you email last night-know you got it-had one from you this morning. Im glad all is going okay-stay positive-this situation with Sugar is rare-you know that. I know reality hits-but with all of us prayer warriors on this board-she will be ok. I am equally upset and wondering why-but I just pray for our Sugar and that she heals without surgery. My heart goes out to her and her family-I love you all. I will check in later-have a good day and stay DRY....Love and Prayers, Janet

Dear Jan, I just got on and have read about Sugar......what the hell???? My goodness.. enough is enough. Please tell her I am praying for her. I have big tears for her... she is strong I know, but this is crazy. Please let me know if I can do anything to help. Take care, I know this is hard on you as well. Thanks for keeping us posted. Tara

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE and PRAISE THE LORD!! Jan...I am very happy to hear that it wasn't Sugar's heart! That poor girl has been through the ringer hasn't she? I will keep praying and as the day goes on I will be checking back so please keep us updated! Jan...The momma dog is a mutt but I'd say she got hooked up with a bird dog. Most of the pups have brown heads and brown speckled bodies. There are two that are black like her. There was 6 total and so far all are alive. Haven't seen the boy since the night of the birthing. No phone calls, nothing. David says that if the boy doesn't come back soon that we will be getting rid of momma and the pups. I will be looking for shelters today, just in case. Sherr...Thank you for your concerns! Men can be such a pain at times!...lol I am glad to see you online and pray that everything is going okay with you and your little family! I was starting to get worried about you! You are such a big part of our lives and when your not around, you are thoroughly missed! Janet...Girl, you are in still in my prayers too! You have so much going on, I think your gonna need to be cloned before long...lol I have your daughter and that situation in my prayers too! My daughter is doing the same as yours and Jans. Why can't these girls open their eyes and see what they have and what they could have if they just tried! As for the turmoil with the family, I think you know what you need to do there and I believe you have that under control....don't let your guard down! Stay strong and I will be praying for that! Tammy...I just wanted to thank you for your Prayer Post! Whether anyone adds to it or not, I know posters are still praying as they look it over...I do! Monica...So sorry your in so much pain! I'm glad that you have someone there to care for you! I know when I'm sick or down with my back my hubby is very attentive too. Thank the Good Lord for our spouses! Mel...Did you ever see the post that I put up about getting help with your FIL? I can give you all kinds of suggestions that may help you with him. I don't want to bother you about it but if your interested, let me know. My FIL stayed with us until his death (CHF). I was his caregiver for several years through 2 heart attacks and 2 strokes, parkinsons, diabetes...the list goes on but I'm sure you get the picture. We had many of the same issues with him that your having with your FIL now. If you want help...just let me know! Rain, thunder, lightening...what a night! I slept like a baby!....lol I think it was just pure exaustion!...lol A beautiful day out but too muddy so I'm working indoors. I will be back to check on everyone. Have a very blessed day! Deb M

Debbie I am so sorry sweetie. No, I didnt see your posting on help for Dad. Please feel free to send me any information you have. I would love to be able to have someone come sit with Dad when I need to run errands or to be able to go to church or to get out with my hubby. And right now I just dont feel safe being able to do that because he is so unperdictible right now. I am be home all day long and he will sleep. But the minute I leave he is up smoking, trying to cook or whatever. Like today I had a errand to run. DH was here and Dad got up smoked a cig and told Terry he want a lighter and his cig in his room again. NOT!!!!!! I dont even smoke in bed and I watch what I do. He doesnt he lights up and drifts off and poof there could go the whole house if were lucky (not tht I am asking for our house to burn up. But I would rather lose our house then my F-I-L) and not just him. Aint Happen No Way No How!!! I will flat out refuse on that one. So yes I really could use any information you have!!! Thanks for your thoughtfulness!!!!! Love ya Mel

OLD POST ************************************************************** Melissa...I don't wanna stick my nose where it doesn't belong but I wanted to suggest to you that if you are your Hubby's Father's caregiver, did you could get paid for doing so? Does you FIL have home health care coming in to care for him? If not, you might want to look into it. We had them here for David's Dad and they were lifesavers for me! They bathed him, changed his bedding, help him with his physical and speech therapies as well. They were heaven sent as far as I was concerned! If you FIL has a condition that may take his life within the next year like heart disease or cancer, you may want to look into Hospice! They pay for all the meds that he is on that pertain to his illness. They saved us over a thousand dollars on the prescriptions alone! Hospice and Home Health Care will also will help you in renting any equiptment that is needed for your FIL like oxygen, suction machines, air mattresses to keep bed sores away if he gets bedridden, IVs...you name it and the best part is they do all the work of ordering the stuff for you so you won't have that headache. I know your FIL probably isn't that bad but I just wanted you to have a head's up in case he does get worse. I'm sorry that I have forgotten all the things that were wrong with him, I guess being sick myself took it out of me mentally as well as physically! I have just noticed people mentioning how much you were going through with him so I thought I would toss you a little info to help you out. Good Luck and know that I will be praying for you and your family! CONGRATS!! on the tummy tuck!! Way to go!!! ************************************************************** UPDATING... I totally understand about the smoking! My FIL didn't smoke but one night we left, Hubby and I to go get something for dinner! We thought Ralph (FIL) would be fine for a few minutes...when we got back we found the house full of smoke! My FIL had tried cooking...he has never cooked in his life, old school! Anyway, hubby immediately went through the house looking for fire...thank God there was none! What had happened was my FIL got hungry and forgot that we were out getting something (we were gone 15 minutes). He put a plastic bowl on a electric stove to warm up the ingredients! Of course, the bowl melted and that's were the smoke was coming from! My FIL was sitting in his chair, watching TV and was wondering what all the fuss was about! David turned the power off to the stove and it could only be turned on by the breaker box and Pop didn't know where that was. You will find that you will be baby proofing your house as your FIL gets worse. FYI, the ingredients in the bowl was leftover sauteed onion grease that I planned on using for something else. Bad thing was, what didn't melt, he ate! ewwww! Needless to say, we didn't leave my FIL alone again! He was another reason why I gave up gardening. I had come in several times to find him naked laying on the couch watching tv, naked and sleeping on our couch, peeing in my kitchen trash, in my bed-thinking it was his...this was all so out of character for him! He kept us on out toes!....lol Before the Lord took him home he was bed-ridden, on a feeding tube, and totally confused. The end days were ugly but the love we had for him helped us to overcome what we were witness too. We were given a hospital bed and we passed it on to another needy family after my FIL died but you may be able to get one if needed, through Hospice. My FIL, Pop as we called him was very compative at times, demanding his car, to be taken home and so on...David took his keys away right after he moved in after seeing how he drove from where he was living to our house. He got very demanding at times, very confused at other times, thinking I was his sister, his ex-wife (that one hurt) and his Mom (that was sad and made me cry). He called David by my FIL brother's name, and he even called David, Ralph (he own name)...lol Pop did so many things, I can't name them all nor remember them all. If you ever need someone to talk too feel free to contact me. Hospice and Home Health Care will also be more than happy to answer any questions you have. Trust me, there isn't a question that hasn't been asked! They are willing to walk you through everything you need or want to know about caring for your FIL. They know what it's like to care for an ailing parent and they will tell you that you need to get out and do things. It will drag you down so far that you will end up getting sick if you don't! You can find the Home Health Care Center or Hospice provider for your area in the phone book or through your doctor or hospital! Good Luck and you are in my prayers! Deb M

TEll Sugar I am praying for her, bless her heart she is having a time of it.....vesta