WHATS HAPPENING SATURDAY

Well first things first I posted pictures of the new puppy on my profile if anyone is interested in seeing her and if you have a cute or different name let me know . Just cant think of anything to name her and I guess need to call her something besides Miss Whiner. Lol Oh and she is a Jack Russel Terrier. Worked most of the day cleaning flower beds and spraying weed killer on the rock pathways around our house. That is an all day job. Have to pick a day that is sunny but no wind and had both today so thought better get to it. Hopefully won't have to do it again for a few months. I hope to see a lot of you at the support meeting (Circle of Friends) on Monday night. It is one of the best you will ever go to. Claudette do you still have Lisa's phone number , the girl that lives in Forsyth? I was going to call her and remind her about the meeting and I have lost her number some how. I thought I had it in my phone but I don't have. So if you can email it to me I will call her and remind her about the meeting. She was so excited about them the first two she came to but didn't come last month and I missed her being there. Anyone that isn't there gets missed really badly. JANET: hey come on in and raise Cain anytime you want. Don't know what my hours will be but know im not going to work full time. Don't want that at all. I have too many flowers to take care of. I have a few small elephant ears bulbs left over that I haven't planted anywhere. I will bring them to you on Monday night. Like I said they are small but if you plant them in the sun and give them lots of water they should grow. Yeah I think I would plant my morning glories directly into the containers that you want them growing in . They are sort of temperamental about being transplanted most of the time anyway. Well if I see Julia it will be next month before I do. I sent her a note off yesterday to tell her how much all of us missed her. I bet she misses us too. She was so involved and to just cut it off completely has to hurt. Im with your husband on the bigger collar for your dog , just get a leather belt and put on him. That must be one big dog. Do you have any idea what he weights? Jon letter was mailed out today so hope he has fun. Will send him another one next week. I think I have some morning glory seeds left. I know you are so very proud of your daughter for graduating from college. Boy some girls can really be stupid about stuff cant they and still be so smart too. That boyfriend of hers sounds like a real winner. With her being so great and such a career oriented how can she not see that he is using her. Especially in what is her field of study. Wow. Stick to your guns about her car and phone. She will thank you for sue one day. May not be soon but she will do it some day believe me So did you find something for sure that you are wearing to her graduation? We will all be praying for Mel for her surgery on the 25th Im sure that God has something good for her and Terry in mind. Oh girl I feel so bad for you about your back. That is for the birds that it is hurting more now than it did be fore the shots. You need to go to the doctor and get things arranged And to do something. I know you don't want to think about surgery but it may be our your only chance for a good life. I will keep you in my prayers as usual. I know what you mean about the mental aspect of pain is what gets too you probably more than the pain itself. It can really do a number on your mental attitude. LANA: Don't know what to say about Dr. Hornbostel not doing lap bands. I know in the seminar I went too he said he didn't like to do them as much since the results were slow for everyone. Don't know avbout that.. I did send Deanna off a email to ask her about it to see for sure. TAMMY : So sorry about the test showing that you hadn't quit smoking yet? That demon is a hard one to break isnt it? Have you quit now? Just remember that it is another thing that you have to do just like the liquid diet and other tests and such. We will all be praying that you will be able to do it. Does your husband smoke? That really does make it hard but look at it this way if you can get thru for the next two weeks without smoking then you will have all of the worse part of it done. You can do it I know you can , you are a strong woman. You can do anything that you have to do. We can listen to you gripe all you want but you cant give up no way. You will make it we will all pray for you without ceasing CRAIG: so very proud of you and all you have gone thru in the last few years. Now the last part of the old Craig is gone. Great , wonderful . Get that singing voice in gear and try to sing. That is an art that has to be practiced all the time to make it better. But we will be expecting something at the Picnic. Lol Looks like that is all the post for today, short list, everyone was out doing something ? come on line to my post and tell me about it. LOVE AND JOY AND PEACE ABOUNDS JAN

Howdy Everyone.... Boy am I glad today was a whole new day.....I slept till noon! LOL LOL....I been lazy all day and haven't done a thing! I will pay for it tomorrow, you know how that goes if you miss a day with kids in the house...... Jan.....Your puppy is a cutie!!!! I think Precious would be a good name for her.....I named my puppy Baby Girl.....I was like you and could not make up my mind. Then one day I was talking to my step daughter and I asked her if she was bringing my lil baby girl with her when she came to the house and for some reason it hit me that's what I wanted to name her lol lol.....So when she brought her she asked me if I had made up my mind what to name and and I told her that I had decided on Baby Girl and she had a fit.....The mommas name is Lil Girl...LOL LOL LOL... She said they had for what seemed like forever and she couldn't come up with a name and she caught her self saying well lil girl what are we going to name you or lil girl lets go potty....So she decied to keep it that cause she had started coming to her when she called her that.....So she thought it was so cute that I had chosen Baby Girl...... Thank God ours dosen't whine....But MERCY...HOW DO YOU GET THRU THE POTTY TRAINING!!!!!!!??????? She was doing so good at first and then all the sudden she has started using it in the house even when you take her out side often....We even have down potty pads and she has used it on there a few times but now it's where evere she decieds to go!!!! This is the part I hate most lol lol lol.....And she has the sharpest teeth I have ever seen!!!! Our toes will never be the same LMBO!!!! YES I HAVE QUIT SMOKING!!!! I finished the last pack I had today....And I did not go get anymore and don't plan on it either.....I have worked so darn hard on that crazy ole diet and I don't want to mess up now and not get to have my surgery.....But now I have to wait and see...On top of all the anxiousness I will have these next two weeks waiting for the 4th to get here I have to worry as well....Because if my carbon levels (or what ever they call them) don't go down by monday they will send me home and I will have to reschedule.....And the girls in the pro-op class with me were getting dates yesterday and they weren't getting theirs till like the 18th & 19th of June!!! But I have no one to blame but myself!!!!....No thankfully my hubby don't smoke..... He hates me smoking too, so I know he will glad of this lol lol.....Most of my family smokes though, so I am making me a sign to put up so they will know I don't want them smoking in the house.....Yall pray really hard for me..... I have quit smoking before but ended up munching alot more while I was doing it!!! I CAN'T MUNCH NOW BECAUSE I HAVE TO START MY 2 WEEK DIET MONDAY!!!!!!! Janet gave me a tip on something that worked for her and her husband, so I am going to try and get some of it this weekend and I hope it helps.....Thanks for the confidence you have in me!!!!!! Janet.....Sis I am sooo sorry about your back!!! I will be praying extra hard for you!! I know you must be so darn proud of your daughter!!! Is she looking forward to going to Columbia to school? Would you like us to pray she runs into prince charming and he sweeps her off her feet?!! LOL LOL LOL...... I missed not getting your call back tonight....I figured you back got to bothering you too much.....but that's ok you can call when ever you feel like talking again. Mel......I guess I have missed some stuff during my few days of sleeping off muscle relaxers and my long ole trip to Columbia.....What is it you are having surgery for? I know you had a few different issues going on but not sure which you are taking care of at the moment. Hope you had a good visit with you mother and yall had a safe trip....Hope to hear good news on Terry when you post......How's things with your father in law??? Craig.....Wow....What a wonderful thing....I know you must be on top of the world! CONGRATS!!!!!! Seen we had others with surgery dates !!! Congrats to all of you.....If any of you are going to be having yours around June 4th-6th drop me a line so I can come see you while I am there! Hope you all do fantastic!!! Wanted to say to all you of you that are being denied or fighting with insurance companies and all.....I am so sorry!!! I have a sister in law going thru the same thing....I know she wants it so darn bad and she REALLY needs it as well....She has sugar and bad heart problems among a few other things but still can not get the surgery....And does not have the means to pay for it on her own....I know it must be hard to get on here and see others excitement and carring on about getting excepted or getting dates for surgery.....I pray for each of you all the time and hope you all get your chance soon!!! Met a few ladies at the pre-op class thursday....Told them all about the Mo board!!! Don't know if it has always been listed but the OH site is listed in the paper work they gave us as one of the places to go to get info and etc for the WLS..... I really bragged on all of you.....So we might see a few more newbies soon....One of the ladies is having surgery the day after me! Well hope your all doing good and have a wonderful saturday.....I am going to try to stay good and busy tomorrow and will be chewing a ton of gum lol lol.......Would like to go to some yard sales but I spent so darn much on my trip that I got to skip it this week..... God Bless you all.....Hugs....Tammy~Ammy

Good Morning all...this won't be a long post. I have a very busy day! Brunch with Ladies from the church at 9am until noonish then going to the movies with Timothy (GS) and his Mom to see Shrek, then down to El Dorado Springs to drop off some birthday presents for Brooke (GD), then back with Timothy and his Mom to see Spiderman. Tomorrow, it will be attend Church, then a Graduation then back to Church and I'm already tired!....lol Jan...on the puppy....how about Miss Chievous (mischievous) because in those pics you have of her she sure looks like she is....lol Sorry I don't have more time this morning....I will try to get back on this evening to check on everyone. God Bless all of us and I pray that we all have a super weekend! Everyone be safe, whether your traveling or staying home! Show your families you love them....give them an extra hug!! Love & Prayers, Deb M

oooops.....forgot, you could call her "Missy" for short!....lol Good Looking Terrier there Jan

Good Morning All, "BIG WOW MOMENT" I went to my PCP yesterday and he didn't recgonize me thought I was a new patient!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I showed them the list of blood tests that I was supposed to have done each year and he wasn't sure about my insurance paying for all the tests but his office girl found a code for "Post Gastric Bypass" so they drew "9" tubes of blood!!!! I have never had that many tubes drawn at one time!!!!! They are supposed to Fax the results to Dr. H's office for my apppointment next month. Jan my husband LOVES Jack Russell's! He wants a wire haired one, He has had 2 Fox Terriers. He suggested the name "Muffin" - "Little Miss Muffin". I weighed 187 at the doctor yesterday so their scale is right with mine. That's 113 pounds gone!!! I pray everyone has a wonderful day, it's cold here this morning. "40" degrees!!!! Hugs Brenda

Dear Jan and OH Peeps~ Oh Jan, your baby is so cute!! I will try and think of something to name her too! I will post it when I think of it. Thanks for the tip on the morning glories-I will plant them right in the cans then....and I would love elephant ears-would they still bloom this year? Do they like being in the direct sun OR some shade? Im trying to find something to plant on the north side of my house that is in the shade most of the morning hours AND the bunnies etc wont try and eat like the strawberrys-so as long as the bunnies and deer dont want to eat them all-they would be beautiful over there-and it would be perfect for them-BUT there is a lot of shade in morning. On Dozer, last time we weighed the heifer was last fall and he was weighing in at 180# and I think he is bigger now-because his collar USED to fit 2 fingers in it sideways and when we had to take it off him-we couldnt squeeze one finger in there regular, much less sideways-we have a shetland pony that lives across the street and my dog is bigger than that pony-taller and wider! I have pictures on my profile of him and Sebastian-but they are both bigger now-ecspically Sebastian-he is growing so big so fast-I am thinking he will be as big as Dozer and that scares me.....Terry can vouch for how mean Dozer is-Mel was petting him, he was letting her-and then Terry reached over the fence and Dozer grabbed his shirt pocket trying to pull him through the fence!!! HE was going to eat Terry like a scooby snack-LOL! He doesnt like men really AND never when Mike isnt around! Jon rides him around the yard AND in the pool-just gets on him and goes all over the pool. ~~~~~~~Today is graduation!! She didnt want to go-but I said oh girl, this is such an accomplishment-we gotta go!! She doesnt like to sit in there and waiting while everyone gets their diplomas-I guess she is like me-I KNOW I graduated from college, but I didnt want the hassle of the day and didnt go and quietly went and got my diplomas afterwards. Her graduation/birthday party is at Del RIo afterwards-and I AM NOT looking forward to that-with everyone ELSE thats gonna be there-I am gonna feel like I am stuck in HILLBILLY HELL....Mike has forbidden me from toasting Megan because I have had this recurring dream where I go to toast-and I tell Aaron, his parents, Eric (my ex) and his mom what I think of them and why-and the whole time Mel is standing there holding the biggest margarita you ever saw-going-"you go girl" Let it all out now-Tell it like it is-and AMEN.... So, note to self-no toasting AND no margaritas-LOL LOL~ Also~If certain family members of Aarons (Megans fiance) dont wear undergarments-I am liable to lose my mind!! It wont be a good thing-so I am going to surround myself and sit by ALL my family and friends and the rest of them can go sit across the room!!! Where I dont have to see them directly or act like I care what they are talking about-LOL LOL... Ok-so let me get the rest of this done as I have to get my hair and make up done and get the boys in the shower and dressed! I spoke to Susan yesterday and her daughter is out of the hospital. She sounded so much better and I am so glad. Please continue to keep them in your prayers so that they all continue to heal and everything goes ok. Tammy-I am so sorry I didnt get to call you back. I was hurting so bad-I just laid there with the heating pad on-and when the guys were outside doing whatever-I fell asleep and was so groggy and so tired and in pain that I really didnt even think about calling you bac****il 3 am-when I got up and thought it was morning (like 6-7) Im sorry. I know the no smoking will be so hard-but honey, you CAN and WILL do it-and everything will be okay. YOU HAVE TO DO THIS.....YOU WILL...everything you have worked for is going to rely on this one thing-so I know you-you will prevail-its how you are. Get the smoke away and get sunflower seeds and it will work-stay away from stressful situations and dont let others smoke in your home or around you! STAY STRONG! I love you and want you to succeed. I am so happy for Craig-thats so awesome-and I bet he feels like a brand new person. I am so pleased. I hope he knows how much we all love him! Ok-on the back pain-I just dont know what I am going to do.....I didnt post it, but I did talk to the doctor......the side that I got my shot on-wasnt the side that swelled up and bruised-it was the other side-ok-so the doc asks what I hv been doing since the shot-went to town, celebrated with my daughter etc-went to wal mart-and he asked me why I hadnt just gone home and laid down 24-48 hours afterwards-told him I was never advised to do that-the epidural doc said just to "take it easy" nothing about laying flat and rotating ice and heat every 1/2 hr-I even called Mel to ask-they were more concerned with IF I had a driver or not!! Maybe they "thought" I wouldnt be up and around-but taking it easy to me, just means not to excert myself-not laying flat for up to 2 days, you know? We are giving it up to 2 weeks to feel better-and I am being sent to a pain management doc for some sort of pill regimen-as I have refused to have the surgery right now. I NEED and WANT to get some more time in for the weight loss beforehand. The soonest I will do it is September. They have found a good nuerologist towards Cape-and I may go there. Will see. All I know is that I have been at the same weight for almost 6 weeks-bouncing back and forth with the same 5-6# because of the steroids Im sure-but I am getting frustrated-and I do not want to be down for 3 months with recovery and I will. My nurse that practices with my bariatric surgeon asked if I had considered going on an anti depressant-and I really dont want to-but I do understand that mentally-and ONLY because of the back pain etc-I am mentally killing myself with worry about the weight not coming off and being that old, fat, depressed person who COULDNT live life-and I am so afraid of being that person again-I cant stand it! Ok all-I gotta get off here and get this day started. I am looking forward to graduation but not the after party! I am praying that all goes smoothly today and the good Lord gives me the wisdom to keep my mouth shut when I am cornered in Hillbilly Hell- so please pray for me! LOL LOL.... I love you all and hope you all have a wonderful Sat and I will talk to you later. All my love and prayers-Janet

Good Afternoon Everyone: Hidy Ho everyone; I got back from my parent house yesterday around 3pm. Straighten up the house and pretty much just stayed indoors for the rest of the evening maken phone calls. This morning we (Terry & I) got up showered and went and ran some errands. Had to go to a salavage yard for my nephew. His wife lost her car because her parents were stupid so they have no car now. He has a Montie Carlo but it needs parts so we were out getting them today. My sister is coming up on Sunday to spend the night then Terry & her are going back to the salavage yard to pick everything up. While I go meet with my Anstilogist Monday morning, then run my errands before coming home to jump in the shower and get ready for the meeting. Sunday I will proabley try and mow the yard here. I will be doing it by hand since we left our lawn mower down at my parents house. We brought theres back with us to have someone here locally look it over. Cause Lord know they dont know what they are doing down there. Anyways I figured I better try and mow tommorow and get it over with before it rains or something comes up. And since Friday is surgery day I know I wont be able to get to it after that for a week or so. Anyways we went to my neices graduation and after party. It was really nice. She (Megan) looked so beatifull!!! You could just see the glow all around her eyes!!! Makes me wish I had never quite college!! But your never to old to go back which I plan on doing this fall. Anyways we just got home. I was stripping off the clothes as I walked thro the door. lol Terry will be helping with laundry tommrow since I will be outside. Plus I need to run to the grocery store and get some staples in the house. All & all it was a really beatiful day and I couldnt be more proud of her and all that she has accomplished!!! I pray that she has a blast when she goes to Columbia to college up there!! Okay now that I have caught everyone up on my last couple of days. I think I am going to get something to drink and curl up on the bed with Terry and watch a lil tv. I pray everyone is haveing an awsume weekend. And that you all are getting a chance to get out in the beatiful weather. Take Care Mel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An old hillbilly farmer had a wife who nagged him unmercifully. From morning till night (and sometimes later), she was always complaining about something. The only time he got any relief was when he was out plowing with his old mule. He tried to plow a lot. One day, when he was out plowing, his wife brought him lunch in the field. He drove the old mule into the shade, sat down on a stump, and began to eat his lunch. Immediately, his wife began harassing him again. Complain, nag, nag; it just went on and on. All of a sudden, the old mule lashed out with both hind feet; caught her smack in the back o f the head. Killed her dead on the spot. At the funeral several days later, the minister noticed something rather odd: When a woman mourner would approach the old farmer, he would listen for a minute, then nod his head in agreement; but when a man mourner approached him, he would listen for a minute, then shake his head in disagreement. This was so consistent, the minister decided to ask the old farmer about it. So after the funeral, the minister spoke to the old farmer, and asked him why he nodded his head and agreed with the women, but always shook his head and disagreed with all the men. The old farmer said: "Well, the women would come up and say something about how nice my wife looked, or how pretty her dress was, so I'd nod my head in agreement." "And what about the men?" the minister asked. "They wanted to know if the mule was for sale. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~