WHATS HAPPENING THURSDAY

The pool is up and filled. Now to wait till the water warms up. Hopefully it will be warm enough Sunday to get in it for some of them. Shouldn't take but 3 or 4 days to get the water temp up to a decent temp. It sure got hot and humid today and then all of a sudden we got wind and the temp dropped about 20 degrees in about 10 minutes , the sky looked bad and the wind was getting wicked but it all went around us. Nothing. I bought my own mothers day present today. I bought several dollars worth of flowers that I needed for some instant color. I just don't have the color this year that I normally have this time of year. I guess the frost messed up the timing on everything. So I bought some plants to make some instant color. Ricki is having surgery Thursday in Sedalia. Good luck Ricki. I know you will do well. I got a letter as I know some of you did with the phone number of a lady that is having surgery on the 25th of this month that doesn't have internet and she needs some support. I called her number and her husband answered said she was out for a while. He and I talked for about 15 minutes. I think he needed the support too. Dena ask that there were lots of people that she had lost their email address and was wondering if they would email or call her and give it to her. She said anyone that didn't get the email , I mentioned before that those were the ones she didn't have any more. So if you didn't get this letter please call Dena. MELISSA: I am so so sorry that you are having to go thru the troubles you are facing right now. Honey God is still in control I know you know that but sometimes it is a hard thing to take. God knows the desires of your heart and he loves you and wants you to be happy. Trust in him and we will all pray that your desires will be met. Just know that we are all here to hold you in our hearts and minds and we will all pray. We all want for you the things that you want too. And we know that you would be one awesome mommy. Many hugs and prayers are coming your way babe. Keep that ugly stick handy because after you use it on the devil for Sugar, we can use it on him for you too. JANET: Well will hope and pray for you that the rain will go around you all for a week. How is that. We really need the rain here yet. I know in your area it has been raining a lot. LOL ok I will give up on getting you to like snakes. I think they are sort of neat but I have always been weird . Don't guess you would want a boa for a pet huh? I know someone that has one for sale lol cheap too. Oh that is Scarey about a rattler or copper head being in those weeds. Tell him to watch and stay on the path, maybe they wont come out there but who knows. Oh I cant imagine having to watch a 13 year old that much. But he should be old enough to be quiting all of the silly stuff . Your husband needs to really lay the law down to him and tell him that if he doesn't behave that he will go live with his mom permanently. Maybe it would be enough to get him to straighten up . do you think so? We will all be praying for your mom and that everything will turn out ok for her. Your tattoo sounds neat and pretty but im sort of like you are about snakes Nope not me. I admire you for getting it , since that is what you want and this battle of losing weight is all for us to be able to do some things that we haven't been able to do for ever and ever. So enjoy your tattoo honey . I know that you will enjoy it. BRENDA: No I haven't heard from Julia. I do have a phone number and a address but not an apartment number if anyone lives in that area that would like to go over and see if they can find out something about how she is. I have written to Tressia several times and not gotten an answer don't know if she isnt getting my email or what. She use to get on the board some before she had surgery just wish she would now. I read your excerpt from her letter to you about 105 pounds that is terrific for her. Im glad that she is doing so well. I got an email from Sky the other day asking if it were alright if she came to the picnic in Sedalia with us and I told her that would be wonderful if she could come. We would all love it. So hopefully she will be there. Hope baby Gracie is beautiful now with all the grooming and love you give her. SUSAN: That is the way I feel about the post on here too. I love each and everyone of them . Everyone has something to contribute. And Susan just hang on to your panties (that will soon be too large) cause the ride after surgery is a wild one that makes you wonder why there isnt enough hours in the day to get done all you want to do. The energy level is so much more than before . It is so great and you realize that you wasted so many years not doing anything so now you want to do it all. On the Chat room idea, When I first started coming on here some people went to the chat room some and Dr. Hornbostel use to come in there some and would answer questions. Don't know if he would still do that or not. Would be neat . Plant question: there are so many varieties of tomatoes that it is just a preference of your what you want. Red, yellow, white, green, pink?? Yes there are all of those colors in tomatoes and more. Even purple. Lol Tomatoes don't do well if you plant them before all the nights are above 50 degrees. Anything below 50 will cause them to be stunted and not do well. I plant my tomatoes by a fence and use old panty hose torn into strips to tie them to the fence, But you can use any method that works good for you . They do need some support and I haven't found anything that works too great. If I have to plant them out in open I use to take wire fencing and make big cages to go around them that stands up to them better than anything. LANA: Dr. H. said that the pain we have in the left side was where the old stomach was stapled and it takes awhile to totally heal. I don't know if that is the pain you are feeling some or not. Yeah they say no corn because it doesn't digest right. I haven't tried any yet but know that even before surgery it use to give me pain. Lol I haven't tried the Just the Cheese snacks yet. But I too order the protein bars from www.freshenergybakery.com. They are great and I love the tropical ones the best I think. They have loads of protein in them too. One bar has anywhere from 38 to 42 grams of protein depending on what flavor you get. You know I feel the same way about the protein drinks , you can look around a find one that you can do but no one says you have to love them, I just happen to really like the taste of (ON) but I think I would still use it or something only because I know I have to have the protein and I know I cant NOT eat enough of anything to get enough protein in for a day. Like you said think of it as medicine and just do it. Bought the great grandson a shovel and pail today and he spent more than 2 hours out in the driveway scooping up gravel and filling up the pail and then dumping it out and starting over again. Ahhhhhh simple pleasures lol would be nice if we could all be satisfied so easily . I am going to Springfield early in the morning have 9:00 am appointment with Dr. McClain for shots in knees. Was suppose to start last week but got postponed till tomorrow. I hope it works again, like it did 6 months ago. LOVE AND JOY AND PEACE ABOUNDS JAN

Good morning all..Jan If you will send me Julias add. and phone # I will hunt her up as I go to Sedalia tues. for my checkup. My prayers are going up for all that are needing prayer on our board. We were going camping this weekend but decided it is gonna be cool and damp, gonna put it off... God bless all....vesta

Dear Jan and OH Peeps~ I had to laugh when I saw your first comment about the pool-wanna guess how far we are in getting OUR pool done? Thats right-we are actually going 2 steps backwards as the more it rains, the more we have to pump out! IF it rains much more-we could just add the chemicals-but since we have to seal it and paint-we have to pump it dry for the 2nd time already-and yesterday was nice-I am starting to miss my pool-LOL.....so your saying I can come over and swim? LOL LOL....I am glad you got it up and its filled. A little jelous-but happy for ya-LOL ****We have a lot of prayer requests for today and since Tammy is on her way to Columbia-please check out the prayer requests today...there are many on our board who could use the prayer. Thanks! Ok-so on the snake deal-asked my hubby if that snake he killed was still there-cause he wanted me to come out to the track yesterday-and he said it was-so I figured it would come to-and bite me-and I didnt want to go out there-so he held my hand and I went over and it was coiled up-and I said-they all do that-and he poked it with a stick and said - honey, its stiff-its dead.....and he flipped it over...I almost threw up and I got dizzy-and I started sprinting through the field to get to the track-holding my hubby the whole time-tears starting to roll down my face-and his car was on the track already and he was holding the remote to it-and guess what? He hit the remote to make his car move and I SCREAMED and started running!! Mike was laughing so hard I thought he was gonna wet his pants-I started crying it scared me so bad!~ I just dyed my hair last week and I am ready to dye it again....Pretty stressful stuff going on! ( I know your probably laughing....do you think a hypmotist could help me with my fear of these creatures?) My heart is just aching today...I can feel my moms pain, Mels pain and I am so worried about Chante. I am stronger than I was last week-I guess the good Lord knew I needed my strength because its so important for me to be there with and for my loved ones, right? Let me say-that the worst feeling to me-is to see them suffering and know I cant take that away and I cant make them better. Although Im not sure if I could handle it if I had that power-I would be pretty tired, but I am anyway....I wish I could make my mom healthy and give her a TRUE LOVE so she would know how it is to be happy-truly, and she does deserve that! I wish I could take Mels pain away and wave a magic wand and make her pregnant (not ME personally, but you get the picture) and give her a baby...I wish I could just donate my plumbing to her that I am not using anymore anyway! I wish I could go to St. Louis and see Chante. Then, I watch the news and I get so sad-whats going on with our world? I mean, wild fires in Northern Minnesota? Thats unheard of! Georgia, California and a couple of other states-the tornadoes-the hurricane now-GEEZ....I just have to wonder.....It sucks to put your kids on a bus and ship them off to school everyday and worry about them coming home. I wish the world were a safer place to live in nowadays and that it could be like it was when I was growing up-you know? Yesterday I took Jon to my daughters house-and she asked if he could spend the night-he overheard her-and started clapping, saying Oh boy, Oh boy, Oh boy---PLEEEZZZEE mama-can I stay? Sure buddy-but I didnt have enough clothes-so she was sending her fiance over to get some for him. Talked to him last night to say goodnight and he told me that he was having an OK time, but promised he still loved me-and would be back when he woke up. (sounded like he was feeling guilty for not being home) assured him that everyone likes being away from home once in awhile!! Assured him it was A-OK to be having fun-and we wanted him to have fun...He is gonna be so bummed out when she moves and he cant see her every week or so! Came back home to get paperwork for attny and then met Mel in town for her appt with the OB she sees. All I could do when he was talking to her was ask my question, which I think made him upset-cause I asked IF he did lap surgery on her-was he going to remove the masses-and his smart ass comment was-what would be the point of going in? I thought to myself-buddy, if you werent going to be operating on my best friend-I would tell you EXACTLY what I thought of your stupid ass-I think you are just scared of surgery-he is so hung up on her hernia surgery AND ALL HER COMPLICATIONS....that why the hell you didnt take care of this **** 3 months ago? Your gonna be a smart alec to me? WHATEVER! I sat back, lowered my sunglasses and put myself in prayer and all the sudden the tears just started coming-I couldnt stop them and I was trying so hard-and then my dang nose started to run! He is more worried about the past to concentrate on the FUTURE which is why her and Terry see him.....Lord, give me strength not to open my mouth and scream...give me strength to be there for my sister who is hurting. Let me say or do the right things...please Lord just give her the peace to know how much she IS loved and that she WILL be a mother one day, I know this in my heart-she will-and how lucky that child will be-because my children think of her as their second mom and they feel so blessed to have her in their lives. Please Lord, just wrap your loving arms around my Mel and bring her peace and pave the way for her to continue on and give her her hearts desires. Went to see my ex and his mom after the appt. As nicely as I could said that IF I was taken to court again, I would tell the sheriff etc that there is an active warrant from Jasper county about his being at a felony level on back child support. Told him how much he has hurt my daughters and I will be damned if I didnt start bawling again.... DANG IT...how tuff is mama bear when she is crying? But maybe that was what was suppose to happen, because when I finally looked up-they were both crying too. He told me that he would stay IF I wanted him to-but he isnt happy here and doesnt like living here and he would love to take the girls with him, but knows they belong with their parents and that he cant be the kind of parents we are. Said that its better this way too-so they dont have to watch him go through what our friend Clint went through (he died of cancer tho-but the end stinks just as bad)...I know he is right. Thats been on my heart since he told me he was staying here-was how were they gonna handle being around and watching him deteriorate and die? How hard that is to be in the room when someone passes on.....something that stays with me in my loved ones I have been with when they pass on. From there-went to the grocery store-I hate this particular store because, no joke-I get overcharged on at least ONE item EVERY TIME I go-and this time was no exception, but due to the stressful day-they got the blunt of my displeasure....told them that they do that on purpose and that I believe they should give me the 2 items for free like Walmart does if its under $5 and so does Dillons-but told them they were too afraid of backing their gaurantee with that because they would go broke and shut down-and I believe they stay in business this way-the bread was on sale for .99 and was regularly 1.99-and so they overcharged me by double on both loaves of bread-she said-Im sorry maam, but its not OUR policy to give it to you IF we ACCIDENTLY overcharge you-and I said-well, MAYBE you should make it your policy to give us a jar of vaseline when we check out-because you are constantly screwing your consumers and you can consider me a "FORMER" customer from this moment on. Said that "I" for one, cant afford to shop somewhere that takes money from my household etc by screwing me. Told her that IF I wanted to be screwed all the time like that, I would still be married to my first husband-and the manager decided he had better give me the bread for free-and then I said-nope, I will pay the .99 for each-but it just cost you a couple thousand dollars a year of my money. Forgot to stop and get gas-so today I will probaby have to take a small loan out to fill my car up with gas-GEEZ.....not gonna be able to afford to go anywhere IF this continues....they say that there is a problem with the refineries-yeah-its called-summer and they THINK everyone will just keep paying these prices...I dont know about anyone else-but our travel will be very limited, because I cant afford to pay $75 to fill my tank a couple of times a week to take a trip or whatever..... I was getting on the freeway-sunroof open and my B$TCH hat and sunglasses on (the hat keeps the hair from whipping my face and getting in my mouth) anyway-I am coming up the ramp and this semi-he wont get over and no one is in the other lane. I Was soooo mad-I had to stop on the ramp and then start back up in the other traffic, he made the van in front of me hit the shoulder-so I went flying around him and gave him the bird out my sunroof.....and after that, got in front of him and I sure felt a lot better-LOL LOL....doesnt take much, does it? I hate it when they THINK just because they are so freaking big they can shove the little guys around..... Today I am going to finish cleaning out my closet and my dresser. I have started it several times and not finished it as of yet. Jon is still with Megan so as soon as I go park the car in the garage and get dinner out of the deep freeze-I am attacking my room.....Mel goes to ortho doc today (my hero) and then to her PCP so she is busy today...may go see her later today-just to give her a big ol sis hug. I have some paperwork (bills) to go through and get to the attny as well-but I will drop those when I go to town tomorrow. Susan and Krissy-Im sorry I missed your calls-I went to bed early-I will catch up with you both sometime today-ok? Love you both. Lana-I know what you mean about the protein powder-I too know I have to do it-like medicine-but I really like ON and I bought the wrong one-and it doesnt taste nearly as good as my other one-but I have 70 shakes left-LOL....I will use it all up! Hope your good. Love ya Jan-Hope the shots work for you-I will be keeping you in my prayers, OK? Love ya! I am gonna get off here. I will post after I hear something from Chante or her family. Everyone have a good day and thanks for listening to the ramblings of the crazee woman-LOL....All my love and prayers. Janet

Good Morning, Just wanted to let evetyone know I heard from another MIA. Here is part of the e-mail: Hi Brenda! Thanks for checking up on me. I have been more of a lurker on OH than a poster lately though I do post occasionally. Life has been good here. I have lost a total of 205 pounds since last April. I am able to do so much more and therefore am not on the computer as much as I used to be. Hope all is well with you - you are looking fantasic!!! Deanna I'm am so glad she is doing so well!! Jan- I'm glad Sky is coming to the picnic! Grooming Gracie yesterday, really gets me down in the back when I do it, but she looks so pretty when it's done!! I keep the bracelet's around her ankles and a poof on top her head and of course a poof ball on tail. I usually trim the rest of the body to about an inch to inch and a half long but since the hot weather is here now I went ahead and cut her really-really short {can we say buzzed it} lol. Janet - I'm so sorry that your life is in such turmoil right now, but as you know God can fix it!!! Just have to keep praying. If this is not to personal, I was wondering what is causing your ex to die? I thought he had cancer? Mel - I pray for you that you can have a baby!! My daughter-in-law and son wanted a baby so badly! She had like ten miscarriages and had given up on ever having a baby. But I hadn't given up and God hadn't given up! Though prayer and praise to God they now have a beautiful son that will be 4 in August and she is going to have a little girl any day!!! It's not over til God says it's over!! Please remember me in your prayers, my granddaughter {oldest} Sydney {17} has lived with us off and on her whole life. She was sexually abused at the age of 3 by a stepfather{lower than scum}, her sperm donor of a father has never had anything to do with her, she keeps a picture of him in her room. I don't know why I guess because she is yearning and seeking his love and exceptance, it hurts to see a child wanting love and not getting it. We have always tried to give her extra love but it never seems to be enough. She suffers from being Bi-Polar and she sees a psychiatrist every couple months has been seeing a counselor that comes to school since she was a little thing, she is taking medication. Anyway she doesn't get along with her current stepdad {different not the abuser} so she has moved back in with us again. The problem being now that she doesn't show any affection or love to me or her papa, just acts like we are here to run her butt everywhere, we have to drive her to school because the bus won't run this route anymore because no children are registered at school on this route. It's 20 miles round trip every time!! She works after school and we have to drive her home from work, which is another round trip 20 miles. So that's 40 miles a day to take her to school and pick her up from work. She's griping because we won't come pick her up at school to take her to work!! It's a very short walk from school to her work and I'm not driving another 20 miles to do that! With the gas priced the way it is that's stupid and besides that she never offers to help pay for gas { I wouldn't take her money anyway, but it would be nice if she would offer}. I know it sounds bad me griping but you kinda get tired of doing-doing-giving-giving and never getting even a hello when she gets in the car and a good morning when she gets up! Me or my husband can pass her in the hallway and she acts like we are strangers just moves over so we can pass like she doesn't want to touch us! We have bent over backwards and turned our lifes up side down to do for this child to try to make up for for the things in her life that have hurt her, but without hearing a thank you or a I love you it gets old!!! Well I am sorry I rambled on I guess I just needed to vent. Thanks evertone. Huggs Brenda

Hello Missouri, Good to read posts from you guys. Chante scared us to death last night didn't she??? Glad to read she's doing OK now. I had a call from Glenda Summerlin, she had her stoma dilated and she's feeling so much better. She and I had our surgery one day apart and have consistently lost exactly the same number of pounds - and we still are doing that. It's very weird. I have decided that some of my stomach pain is from gas and Claudette suggested that I may have become lactose intolerant. That is a big deal to me because I eat so much cottage cheese. Claudette gave me the name of the prescription drug she takes for gas so I asked my PCP if he'd give me a prescription. I'm also going to start Lactaid - I have some so I'll take it when I get home. I didn't eat cottage cheese today and haven't had the pain so I'm wondering if she's not right, she usually is!!! YEAH Claudette!!! I leave tomorrow at noon for North Missouri and the reunion so I won't be back on the board after tomorrow morning. Now while I'm gone you all be really good and don't do any scary things, OK? I'll still be praying for all of you - have a four hour drive to get there and four hours to get home Sunday night so God and I have lots of time to talk during those drives by myself. Hope you all are feeling well. I am so glad we have this board to come to to share our ups and downs and to pray for help for each other. I love you all. Hugs, Lana

Good Evening Everyone: Just checking in with everyone. I thought today was going to be a relaxed day but it didnt turn out that way. I went to my Dr. Appt for my knee. Never did get to see the doc cause I had to leave and head over to Joplin for my appt with my PCP to get a medical release so they can schedule my surgery for the masses. Then I had to go over to the hospital because while I was at my first appt. They refused to send over the report on my MRI becuase the hospital is showing their butts to this doc due to some thing going on with him. Well needless to say by the time I left the hosptail thay knew I wasnt a happy camper and what I thought of them. When I walked out the door I could hear one of the girls say WOW she was really P'ed off. YUPPERS!!! Then I went to the bank. Stopped at the smoke shop for my father in law. And got something to drink. Now I am home getting ready to cook supper and relax for the night. Thanks to everyone for the encourgeing words and prayers. I WILL NOT GIVE UP. I was just having a moment of poor Mel. But now I am bad and ready to give it hell to fight for what I have always dreamed of. Still kind of in shock and numb but I am tying to leave it in the Lords hands. Cause I know I cant do it on my own. Anyways thanks so much for the support. Lana: I know I cant get the hug right now. But I will hold you too it at the meeting!!! Love ya beatiful!!! I pray everyone has a great day!!!! God Bless Mel Tammy~ammy: CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello Missourians! I didnt make it all to the board yesterday, and havent had a chance to read all the posts. So if something is going on I will find out later, just know that I pray for my OH family every morning and love ya everyday. I have some good news, I get to go to my classes on on the 14th, (this Monday) and then go to my appointment with Dr. Hallenfon (sp) at 12:00 which is cool because he will be one of the people I have to talk to for the classes. Amy said I might get my surgery date that day!!!!!!! Yeaaaaaaaaa!!! We will see. I have learned not to get to excited until something happens forsure when you are dealing with WLS. So say a prayer for me. What do you guy think about a certain day once a week, every 2wks or once a month for a chat? Just wondering how everyone else would like it. Maybe I will start a post on it to see if anyone else is interested and have any suggestions. Jan Thanks for the advice about the tomatoes, I have heard of a big boy tomato plant and a zebra, I think it would be neat to have a lot of different colored ones. Would make a cool looking salad to take to get togethers. Tammy Girl I am so excited about your appointment! I am hoping that I may get a June date the first or second wk too! Maybe since I am there before you if they give me a date I will just ask them if they can give you the same if ya want. I mean if it is a really soon date. They most likely wouldnt but ya never know. Lana Please be careful and have a safe trip. I am glad to hear that someone else prays while they are driving. I do too. I have pulled up to somebody and they most likely think I am crazy talking out loud to the Lord, but oh well until the Lord complains I'm gonna keep on with the prayers, lol! Mel I dont blame you for getting mad. That sounds like bull#$it!! I hope that you get it straighten out. Just by the things you have said and the support to Wings, and everyone on this board I know you will make a great mother. So happy Mothers day early!! Sending big (((((((((Hugs and Prayers))))))))) your way! Wings I am sorry I missed you too. I know how busy you have been lately and you have been worn out to the bone. Just wanted to say hi and tell ya about the last dr visit. You take care of yourself too, I know you take care of so many others that you forget yourself. To Bel, Vesta, Brenda, Chante, Charlotte, and the rest of my OH'ers I just want to say a hello and I hope you are all doing good. Love Susan