WHATS HAPPENING FRIDAY

Hey guys I need for you all to pray for me . Don’t know what to ask for really but I got a letter in the mail yesterday from Skaggs hospital. I had a mamagram done a few weeks ago and there is a spot on the right breast that needs further evaluation . That is their words not mine. Lol. I will go back on the 11^th for a ultra sound for that. I don’t expect them to find anything really I have very dense breast and have very cystic breast too.

If they think it is anything I am going to tell them to just cut them both completely off. Don’t want to fool with lots of meds and such. Never have cared about having big boobs at all anyway. Just that much less weight to carry around lol. But anyway just pray that there is nothing to look at. And that God will take care of it if there is. Thanks

 

I have spent Thursday planting and potting plants till I looked like a big mud ball .

I planted 20 Hostas over in the shade garden. Plus I have a big area filled with hostas that I bought 2 springs ago and planted. Got them from Lowes. Just a bag of them . They have really grown.

I had to run to the nursery in Kirbyville and get some more potting soil and found the best looking , prettiest Bougainvillea. It is yellow. I have never seen one that is yellow before,

also bought a big pot of Missouri primrose that will come back next year too.

I planted it by the pond in the back yard.

 

We had our firs****ermelon tonight after supper. Our great grandson, Brendan didn’t like it at all. Lol spit it out. He is 21 months old and usually eats anything. Just wasn’t to his taste lol. It wasn’t the very best I have ever eaten but it was pretty good.

 

Tomorrow is another work day , lol , that sounds sort of funny to say. So I am going to get the recap done an probably go ahead and post so I can get into bed. Have to get up early you know.

 

COLETTE: Hey good to see you on again. Sorry about the computer troubles.

Glad that someone can relate to me about the nursing . I love nursing but I just don’t want to put myself in a position to have all the stress that it can cause. Is it about time for you to get out of it? Or are you still hanging on for awhile yet?

 

ELIZABETH: Thanks for thinking about me , so maybe do so again today lol. Thanks for the compliments . I do love to talk to people so if that is what it takes I guess I will do ok.

 

The ponds and pumps are the right size. I bought new connecting hose and hooked it up and ran the hose underground so it wouldn’t show up to the water fall. Everything looks ok and runs fine. But if you leave it run all the time it will empty out the pond that the pump is in in about 12 hours. The ground around the pools are not wet like the hoses have a hole in them or anything so don’t know. The water will sit without running the pumps for days without leaking out so there is no hole in the ponds. Just cant figure it out. Im off Saturday and im going to sit out there and figure it out or die trying. Lol.

 

Yeah I wish someone lived close to me so we could share flowers. Where do you live it doesn’t say on your profile? Ozark?

 

TAMMY: Well did you hear anything from Natalie? Hope everything is allright.

Yeah when I go in to see my doctor now it is like ok jump up on the scale. And get weighed. Use to I hated that part. I think people think im weird , well alright they know im weird.

I just forgot all about chatroom Wednesday night. I was too tired after that day of work lol I guess.

 

Oh I so envy you younger people that are going to have so many years to do something good with your life after surgery. Go to school while you are still on disability, get signed up and get them to pay for it so you will be ready to do something with your life. Use this gift that God and your surgeon is going to give you. Make them both proud.

  

JANET: I answered your wow post but again I want to say how proud of you I am. Being able to get up out of a pool is no easy feat is it. You go from being light to heavy in a matter of seconds (as you stand) and when we are really heavy it is really hard on the arms.  But you have gotten light enough now to do it. YEA!!!!! What do you weigh now do you know?

 

Hey no need to be embarrassed when getting a bra fitting you leave your bra on. No way to measure with it off. Lol I even had them measure me so I could see if I was getting the right size. Yep 38 B  not much left of my girls as you can see. Lol.

 

The area at the pool . you can plant those elephant ears there too. They will help give a tropical feel too. They get pretty big and have the huge leaves on them that look like elephant ears. (what else) other things that will help with the tropical feel is cannas. Get a couple of bulbs and put them in big pots they have big leaves and bright flowers.

 

Since they change the posting area mine has been doing that too. I will post on someones thread and it may take up to two hours for it to show up.

 

Glad the daughter came in on time. I know you are having problems with her but I think you said someone said that it was a form of child abuse to not follow thru when you tell them a consequence for bad behavior and then not follow thru. I second that. Sure didn’t know that anyone else in the permissive world believed in that at all. One of my pet peeves is to hear young mothers saying to a child , if you don’t stop that im going to swat y ou or put you time out or what ever the punishment is. And they say it over and over to the child. And the kid just keeps doing what ever knowing that the mother is a liar. That she isnt going to do any thing. I have to grit my teeth together so many times when I hear them do that. Two warnings are more than enough for even a toddler. For a teen ager once is enough.

I admire you for the phone deal and the door and the computer and all of it. She isnt a child but if she wants to disobey then she should have to face the concequences.

I know it is hard to do right now thinking she wants to go live with her dad but I doubt if she really does she is just trying to use it for leaverage. Any way if he is going to be dead in a year what would she do then. Roam the streets of Vegas?  I really feel for you and what you are going thru with her. My youngest one quit school without me knowing it and 6 months later came in with her certificate for a GED and said I quit school last semester but I went and took my GED and passed with only missing one question. She had turned in a new address and phone number and said we were moving so there were no calls from the school and she was old enough that she could quit leally anyway. I sat down and bawled my eyes out over that. She only had a half of year to go to graduate . She had all As and Bs always had had and was always so bored in school . Now if I had it to do over I would have worked a second job if I would have had to to pay for her to have been in college prep classes or in this private school in town that was for gifted kids.

She was always and still has a very high I.Q. Got her in more trouble than if she had been dumb I guess.  We butted heads until she left home and moved in with her boyfriend. At 17 no less. No way that she knew what she was doing to herself by doing that. But it has been just one thing after the other since she was 13 or so …before that she was the neatest mamas girl. So loving and *****y but minded well. Then wham it all changed lol

But like I said she and I are friends now .

 

So sorry about Megan getting married to someone that you all don’t really approve of . But in that case all you can do is one of two things. To accept it or not. If you don’t then you take the chance of alienating her by not accepting her husband. Or keep her near by accepting and just being sup portative when the time comes if it does. You never know some of these lazy young men do turn out to be good men. Sometimes they need some not so gentle pushing.

 

When you get ready to sell stuff make up a list and send it around in an email to all your friends maybe some of them would be interested in some things you might have.

If you have any clothes that are too big on you from your before life left I know a girl that will need some of them . She has very little and is in 5x right now. She is having surgery July 9^th

 

So glad your stomach is feeling better. What sort of meds did they give you  for it? Im glad that you have some days now. I bet the pool will help at least while you are in it. Maybe think about covering it for the winter and heating it lol so you can swim year round.

 

LANA: Everytime I see your picture pop up here I smile. I love that picture and you have gotten thinner since it was taken I know but it is so cute.

So sorry to hear about your friend. That was so quick and those always catch everyone by surprise , Probably was an aneurism if it happened that quickly.

My ex-husbands wife after me did that. Was in bed on Sunday morning drinking their coffee , he went out to get the Sunday paper so they could read it  and when he came back in she was gone. That is the reason we all should be prayed up I guess we never know when God is going to call us home.

 

When I get a regular schedule  I will post it so you will know when I am there ok?

Would love for you to come see me at work lol . We do have some beautiful bras and undies. Have you all heard of some panties called skimp scamps.  Oh my they feel like baby skin. I bought a pair and you can not even tell you have anything on. They feel great.

 

Wow the quesadilla sounds wonderful I always loved  Reuben sandwiches. That was my favorite . I am going to try them.

 

Oh I agree with you about looking back and seeing mistakes we made in mothering. But as they say hine site is 20/20. all of my kids I have told them that and that im sorry if I made mistakes when I was raising them but I did the best I knew how to do with what I knew at that time. Now I wouldn’t do those things but would probably make other mistakes lol So Hopefully things I did didn’t cause them to much conflict in their life and they have learned to be a good person in spite of my mothering. Lol

Anxious to see the new pictures.

  

BRENDA: I use to be that way , being so private about things but I have learned to open up to so many people and things since surgery that I don’t even feel like I am the same person anymore. Which is a good thing. Now that I look back I don’t think I liked that other person. She was an old sad sack. Lol

 

I think you have done a fantastic job on your weight loss. Just stop and look at the pictures of your self. Think back 9 months ago when we were having surgery. I know I feel so much better. Yeah my back still hurts about 24/7 but the weight I have to carry around on it and my knees is so much less. That I thank God daily for that, as I know you do too.

I have about another 29 pounds I want to get rid of too but if it doesn’t happen I feel so much better that im not going to complain lol

I know how you feel tho I feel like that too. I would love to lose at least another 10 pounds before I see Dr. Hornbostel on the 19^th. Lol I guess to show off.

 

If you will just get in the amount of water you are suppose to daily it might help your back pain. Really they say dehydration will cause you to have more joint pain than you would have.

  

CONNIE: What happened to your arm in the nursing home. You probably said but I can only remember so much lol.

 

Hey where on Bull Shoals are you all going to go on vacation? What town or what ever?

We live on Bull Shoals lake below Forsyth.

I would tell my pcp all of your complaints and he /she should write them in your chart. You probably need to have a sleep study done anyway. In case you are dignosed with sleep apnea they will know for when they do surgery. .

 

BEV: glad to see you here on Whats Happening. Doesn’t matter if you have had surgery or not, Im sure you have a life and can tell us about yourself just the same.

Glad that you are going to the seminar Tuesday night. Look for Craig there , he will be there as support for his brother.  I know your insurance requires the 6 months but it is going faster than you thought isnt it? As I say , “Keep your eyes on the Prize” It will happen for you.

You will need to get off the pop. Im sorry but it is something that isnt needed in your life anyway. And you are doing this surgery to get healthy right? So why would you want to put something into your body that is unhealthy. The caffeine is what your addictied to in it so buy you some that is caffeine free and do it half and half for a couple of days and then little by little reduce the caffeine one to less and the decaf one to more until you no longer are addicted to the caf. Then you can switch to crystal lite an be completely off that. You probably will start losing more weight when you do that.

Hope you will go to the KC metro group again this month , It is a good way to keep the support going that you need.

 

MICHELLE: Hey great that you now have a surgery date. July the 6^th will be here before you know it.

 

Hey glad the grass is growing good. Keep i****ered well this summer so it doesn’t stress out. And next year you should have to worry about it too much.

Glad school is over for the summer. Maybe we can see you around some now. By the time you go back in the fall you willhave lost so much that no one will know you. Lol

 

SHERR: LOL I love the new pictures they are so cute. Silly girl. Yeah I was telling Joe about some of the neat stores over there. He laughed and said what are you doing spending as fast as you work ? Guess so  cause I have to have some of those cute clothes I saw there.

Glad the last migraine is gone. Hope and pray you don’t have another one. 

So how is the love life?

You and Lana can argue over the raiders and 49s all  you want . I am a die hard Cowboys fan from way back. When they were the team to beat. Just keep hoping and praying that one day they get back to that. Even if they don’t I will stay a fan of the COWBOYS.

           

Sure wish I could say I was only 8 pounds from goal. Whoo hooo  that is sure neat.

  

MELISSA: if you are reading this hurry and get well girl and come and play with us . It is really good for the sole. We all love you and hope and pray that you are doing better every day. Take care of yourself and just know we all love you .

 

ANDREW: if you are out there somewhere , man where did you go. The last time I talked you , you said that you had your computer fixed and would come back online. Hopefully everything is ok with you and Susan. WE all love you and wish you could and would come back to the board.

 

LOVE AND JOY AND PEACE ABOUNDS

JAN

Jan my prayers are with you,I am sure everything will be fine...hey glad you are liking your new job, I have thought about a part timer myself..dont know if I really want to or not I still have some problems with my feet, but they are so much better, and when I get the rest of this weight off maybe they will be even better..everyone have a good day........vesta

Howdy Everyone.... Well it's a bird chirpen sun shining day down here in the bootheel this morning.....I guess the rain is going to go around us once again.... So does Denise have an angel??? I meant to ask her and see if anyone would be posting later on how she is doing, but I messed around and forgot to ask her..... Gosh....2 more days after today.....Times really moven on now.....I know it will go fast this weekend because tomorrow I will be gone to Joes family reunion all day and then sunday I am going to go to church and then come home and clean and wash clothes and etc and get my stuff all packed up and ready to go.... The part I hate is that my surgery is soooo darn late in the afternoon....the wait till drive me nuts lol lol....I don't even have to be at the hospital till 12:30pm! But oh well I'm not going to complain...at least I have a date now and it's actually going to happen..... Jan..NO! Natalie has not called me back...I called them and they can't find the fax...So Joe took it to work with him yesterday and refaxed and made sure he got the info saying that they did get the fax...So I am calling up there again this morning and carring on till they find my fax!!!  Janet....So glad you are finally enjoying the pool......How long after surgery do you have to wait to go swimming??  How's things going with your daughter??? Did she have a hissy fit when she seen her door off to her room????  I hope things work out with her for you....I know how badly the other parent can screw things up just by being in and out of the picture.....I was the one that was always there and done with out to provide and etc....but the poop head that went 6mo and a year with out coming around or never done anything for them always had a thrown to set on!!!!!!!  But now that they are older and have had a chance to see for them selves what he is really like and all...they have a different view of him.....I hope that is what happens with your daughter.....I will be praying for you and your family over the situation... Have not noticed you saying alot lately about your step son....Is things shaping up with that situation some??? I did see where yall spent some time together the other day....Glad you had the chance to do that.... Mel.....How are ya Sis....I miss seeing you on the board..I hope to see you posting again soon! Jan...I will be praying for you!!! I started my annual exams when I was in my later 20's because of the breast cancer that is in our family on my mothers side....I had a scare once too....turned out to be nothing but I had to go every 3 months and get my boobs smashed for a whole year!!!!! I too feel the same way....If they have to take one I want them to take them both....Then by golly I just wont even wear a bra!!!!! I have hated those things since I first had to start wearing one..... Susan...Howdy! I guess if all goes well I will be seeing you in a few days....I am sooo excited about that.... To everyone else....Thanks for all the prayers you been sending up for me.....Please keep em coming!!! I have it planed to do great thru my surgery and have a speedy and wonderful recovery....but we know it don't always turn out that way...So please keep me in your prayers!!  Hope your all doing great and have a wonderful day....God Bless.....Hugs & Love.....

Good Morning Jan and OH Peeps~ Jan-OF COURSE you will be in our prayers-we are going to believe its just a shadow or a cyst. Nothing serious. I hate it when mammograms come back like that-I have had several in my lifetime-and all but one came back with spots. I did have to have a tumor removed when Steph was like 2, and it was horrifying until the results came in-the surgery was my easiest-my surgeon was so neat-and let me stay awake and talk to him the whole time-LOL....hows it goin over there? Everything look ok? On and on-and then they gave me a little more "happy juice" I guess to make me quit talking to him!! So-I am standing in faith with you, Jan and the rest of your loved ones that its a shadow or something small-ok? I was pretty excited when I got out of the pool by myself-because there is no rail, nothing to hold onto-just 4 steps, then the concrete-I climbed up and got out without taking forever or having a problem. I just stood there staring at my daughter. Then went over and jumped off the diving board-and got out by myself again-she just giggled and laughed at me the whole time!! Plus she said the bathing suit (dont really like wearing them) looked really good on me-and circled around my tattoo I just got-so that looked cool~Not sure I am ready to venture out in front of anyone else in a suit-but family is ok-LOL-they have seen me at my worst..... Oh Jan, how I agree about people "threatening" a child 24/7-I have been a FIRM believer that I should NEVER have an issue with my kids when I take them anywhere. They are told once-and I will count-IF I get to 3-your getting spanked. My ex sister in law and I got into a huge fight once-because at church-her son was throwing his "cars" at the back of her head-and she kept ignoring him until he really hurt her. I stood up, took him out of his pew-to the bathroom, and explained to him that "I" was going to take him outside and spank his butt IF he acted up one more time-and he said "my momma doesnt believe in spankings" and I said-son, I am not your momma-and I do-SO.....when we went to her house for lunch afterwards-he clocked me in the back of the head with his big old firetruck-I came up off the couch and spanked him-and my sister in law asked me to leave-as they do not believe in putting their hands on a child-and I point blank told her-well, THAT is why no one ever invites you to their house-cause your kids are out of control (she has 5) and you dont discipline them, you just yell and tell them you will-and never do-and they know you wont-and furthermore-IF you spare the rod-you spoil the child-and it states it in the scripture you are always throwing at ME....They started disciplining their children after that, and didnt realize until I brought it up how irritating it was to sit and listen to that!! Something AMAZING happened yesterday-I dont know WHY and I frankly, dont care-but my 16 yr old that I have grounded and such-came IN the pool WITH me (just her and I-and she didnt get in that pool once last year-not once!!) AND she talked to me about ALL kinds of stuff-and even offered to make dinner after she saw that I was hurting from shampooing carpets yesterday. I couldnt believe it-and even after the boys got home from my daughters (Megans) she hung out with us in the livingroom just talking and laughing....HHHMMMM-The prayers ARE working and I appreciate them more than I could ever say!! With Megan-I am embracing the wedding-and Aaron-I have to-or I will lose my daughter in the process....Im not doing that! I have found with Aaron that the ignorance in which he was raised with a bunch of lazy people who just wanted to "scam" the system and never work for what they wanted-they go gamble their welfare checks away each month and whine to their 4 kids that they need help financially. They resent Megan because Aaron moved out of their house-and he used to pay ALL their bills when he lived with them and now he wont even loan them $20......They have told Aaron they will TRY and budget gas etc for the wedding, but dont think they can afford to go-which chapped my ass-and I told the kids-GOOD-I DONT WANT THEM THERE ANYWAY....they said they would go IF the kids GAVE Them a tank of gas AND money for their food and whatever for the weekend AND paid for their motel-I put my foot down and said-we dont need them there-and we will be fine without them. We do love Aaron.....I know he loves Megan-and maybe our talk with him about being a hard worker went somewhere-Mike is LEGALLY 48% disabled and could quit his job tomorrow and be approved for disability...but its like Mike says-I am gonna wor****il I CANT-and it really urks him to see people like Aarons parents who have nothing wrong-laying around whining about being broke. Aaron knows that I worked with the same disabilities his dad had-for 6 yrs - and his dad got offered a job where he could SIT and make over $10 an hour and have excellent benefits-but he would rather sit at home and stay living off that $400 a month than work to better his situation-so no, I dont like anyone in his family except one brother-who lives about 3 blocks from Mel and Terry. Jan-the problem with a lot of my 5-6x clothes are that they are professional wear-from when I worked. A lot of the casual stuff either had holes or cigarette burns or I just plain wore out and had to toss. I dont have much left but skirts, suits, dresses and blouses. I gave some pants and tees away already to Tammy, but I suspect she will surpass the other things I have in a box for her-since she has already lost almost 60#...I cant believe it-I am kinda worried we never heard from her yesterday-I hope and pray that everything turned out ok. I will let you know what all I have left in that size when I organize everything. I am taking Prilosec 2 every morning. They are amazing! I am so glad they worked-because I was getting very worried about what was wrong with my stomach and praying it wasnt serious-my tummy didnt hurt that bad after surgery!! Well, I WONT be swimming today-BUMMMMMEEERRR!! Its been raining big time since like 2 am....still raining here, but not quite as hard as it was. Cant afford a heater for the pool, Jan-they are like 2 grand AND you still couldnt swim in Jan-Feb-unless we buid something around the pool to shelter it-and we just cant afford that. Wouldnt that be nice though? We have talked about buying a hot-tub, as it would help both Mike and I with our arthritis and other joint issues-but so far-other bills have kept us from saving for that-will wait and see what happens. Maybe in the next couple of years or so. Our bedroom is more than big rnough to put some double doors in it-and have the hot-tub outside the double doors. **Lana-sweety, I am so sorry to hear about your friend. I know that is so hard. I never get used to that-and working at the Cancer Institute as long as I did-I still couldnt really get used to one of the patients dying that I got close to-its so hard!!! I will keep you, and her family in my prayers. Thanks for the email about my parenting-coming from you-it means a lot to me!! I know it will get better. It already is-for right now anyway! **Tammy-where are you? What did Natalie say? Please let someone know, ok? I am worried about you. Love you girl! **Susan-what happened to you? You were gonna call back and see about the chat room and I never heard from you. I hope everything is ok-Love you girl. **Brenda-I really hope you like the vitamins and they do good for you! They do really well for me and my levels are all normal, so I hope that they do the same for you. A lot of us do it that way-to save money AND dont have to chew something that makes us gag constantly!  I also think your weight loss is amazing!! Dont be so hard on yourself-and you look wonderful...I know everything will come with time-just make sure that you take time JUST FOR BRENDA....be selfish-you deserve it!!  Maybe if all of you get together sometime this summer, we can try to make it that way for one of your get togethers.  I am going to post about the reunion today too-as some are asking questions about what it is-so I guess with the a lot of newbies-they dont know its for everybody-and everybody is welcome-the more the merrier and I really hope we get a good turn out!! **Rachael-dont know what time your leaving-but I am praying for safe travels. I hope you have a great trip-and that the grandmother is doing okay when you get there so you can spend some time with her. **Rebecca-I hope your surgery went well yesterday and that you are doing good-I have been thinking about you and praying for tou too-please let us know how you are. Well, I am gonna stop the novel now and get the post done for the first weekly weigh in...I will talk to you all later-have a good weekend and love and prayers to you all-Janet

Thanks for the prayers....We are leaving between six or seven tonight....like to travel at night with the baby....I am getting ready to leave work and go finish packing....I will post when we get back.... Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.... God bless  Rachael

Hello OH Board,    JAN: Of course prayers are with you. I also had a lump once and they did a needle biopsy and it went away which told the dr. it was probably a cyst.We have a history of cysts in our family.I'll most certainly say a prayer for you. I'm not good on directions here yet, but the campsite is at the base of the dam and near Mt. Home 8 miles west on 178. My arm I hurt when 3 of us went to lift a 300 lb. lady off the bed to a shower chair and she went limp on us. I wasn't gonna drop her so I lifted her up and put her up on the chair. I had a little help from the other two but they panicked,but we got her up there.Then we had to take her from the shower chair to the wheelchair after her shower and she  went limp again and that did it. I have a small bicep tear,I pulled the ligaments in my elbow and I'm going June 27th to see why I have intense burning and pulling on the inside of my arm.It happened in Nov. of last year and the workers comp dr. said it would heal up in about 6 weeks and I'm still waiting.      LANA: I also am gonna try your reuben. Even before I have the surgery. I love reubens.      TAMMYH: I haven't met you yet, but good luck on the surgery Monday.I'll say a pray for a speedy recovery and for the day to go quick for ya!      JANET:I get what you mean about in and out of the pool in a different way.That was the first moment I actually felt the weight on me. I felt so light in the water and each step I took out of the pool I felt the weight just settling back on my body. What a moment that was for me!Congrats on the accomplishment. Like they've said now you can do this alone. And great about your daughter and the mother / daughter time!!       Take care and God Bless Everyone  Connie

 

Hello Missouri, The weather is looking better here in Springfield at noon.  It was really rainy this AM earlier but now it is lighter in the sky and the carillion bells are playing and it looks and sounds lovely outside. We were so not busy yesterday.  Had a good visit with a couple of instructors who stopped by my office and did some housekeeping around the building as far as locks and keys and such and there is always some filing and stuff to keep me busy. Yesterday evening we went to Louviere's, a New Orleans style restaurant in Nixa, for dinner.  I know Jan has been there.  I love their catfish.  It is just right!!!  DH had a muffeleta sandwich and he said it was awesome too.  I was tired so came home, got in the shower, did some laundry, got into my comfy cozies and read until bedtime.  DD called and she is going to go to my friend's funeral today and also help the church serve lunch after the services.   I'm getting off work early, taking some comp time, and DH and I are going to Silver Dollar City.  He gave me season tickets for Christmas so we're making our first trip of the year.  We missed the first festival but I think Blue Grass and Barbeque is still going on.  I really don't care, we just like to walk around and see what's happening.  Good exercise and fun too.  I used to almost die at the hills but now I can do them pretty easily.   Thanks, Jan, for the compliment about my picture.  I like that one too.  Used it for my new passport.   Jan, I worked at a breast center for 15 years in California and your chances of this spot being nothing are pretty good.  When people have cystic breasts many cysts show up as spots and then on ultrasound they are proven cysts and need nothing done to them.  If you've been having regular mammograms even if the spot is not so good it usually is really treatable.  I know you, you're not freaking out, but we'll sure be praying for you anyway. I'm so jealous of all these people with pools.  I would love to even have a hot tub but DH just thinks I wouldn't use it and he's probably right.  We have a jetted tub in the bathroom and I've never been in it.  I just hate having to clean it when I get out.  I do plan to use a hot tub while we're in Virginia on vacation - told you my co-worker gave me a bathing suit she doesn't use anymore. I am so excited for Tammy-ammy to get her surgery.  I tried to call Becca just before I started posting this but didn't get an answer.  I called the hospital and they said she was discharged today to go home.  I'll try to get her tonight. I miss you, Melissa.  Am praying for you.  Love you lots. Janet, I think you are totally WOW in every way.  You go girl!! Brenda, thanks for all the nice posts.  You are an inspiration. Collette, Elizabeth, Bev, Michelle - so good to see you posting.  Love hearing from everyone. Sherr, you are definitely my kind of crazy!!! Andrew, where are you?   Craig - so glad you're enjoying singing.  Know how much it means to you. If I forgot anyone, sorry.  My mind is racing today, but it is off the track!!! Hugs to all of you. Lana

Good Evening Everyone:     Just wanted to say Hello to everyone and to thank everyone for all the prayers that have been sent my way. I know I havent been posting but I have been reading the post everyday. I will get back on here soon and be posting like normal. Just going thro some very personal things right now. The surgery went well enough. But found out some things afterwards that I wasnt prepared to hear. So please keep me in your prayers. It has been hard going thro this. More of a mental thing then physical thing. I love you all and your all in my daily prayers!!! God Bless Mel