WHATS HAPPENING WEDNESDAY

Joe got all the sheetrock up in the hall way and kit that had to be replaced …everything is mudded in so now to get it sanded and see if there are any places that need to be re mudded. …then will need to paint the ceiling in the kitchen so we don’t get paint on the cabinets.

I painted (primed the whole back bedroom today ….yikes im tired , feel like someone beat me up???dont think they did anyway. I just about die when I go to bed so anyone could do anything and I wouldn’t know it I don’t think .

Got the beds moved out of the back bedroom , now need to find something to do with that old hospital bed. Any one have any ideas???anyone know someone that needs it? It is free. Has the side rails and everything. Lol if I keep going the way I am I might be needing it . I will be glad when this one is done tho may wait awhile to finish up the guest house now.

 

We are coming to Springfield today to pick up flooring from Lumber liquidators , hopefully we can carry it all home on our truck today. The sale is over Saturday and they have to have anything that is on sale out of the store by then for it to count or the price goes back up to normal price.

So another day that we don’t get much done. Darn. Andrew you all may move up and need to stay in the trailer for a few days till we get you room to move around in there.

Lol

We didn’t plan on going after the flooring until Monday when we went into Springfield for the meeting but to get on sale we had to do it before Sat. so………..oh well so be it.

 

 

ANDREW::::: So glad that you are taking it easy , I know you have a lot to do but first and formost is getting yourself well. You will have to have a lot of energy to get that truck all loaded and then unloaded.

We may have to play musical rooms and furniture when you get here lol

We are trying but life keeps getting in the way. Lol

Hopefully I can find someone to help Joe for a couple of days here and get this major stuff out of the way. Im trying to get the painting all done so we wont have to do that after the floors are in. hate having to clean paint up off of new floors.

Tell Susan she will really love the new wal mart here it is fantabulous. Huge I didn’t get to explore it really well cause Joe was with me and he hates looking . lol

You take care of yourself and we will see you in a little over a week…

 

 

BEC::::: what in the world were you doing up that early. I know you are an early riser but now that is early.

Oh boy the sleep study and all will really help if you do need a c pap machine that is just one more reason for the surgery. To add to the list , as if you needed any more reasons.

Those luffas grow fast now that they are that big. I didn’t have any to come up , don’t remember if I planted any …if you get a lot of seeds maybe I could get a few from you.

Oh collecting the seeds from the  Balsam , every bloom will eventually make a seed pod which has lots of seeds inside so off one plant you may get a hundred seeds. The pods are green and turn sort of light tan when they are ready to pick and when you pick them you need to wrap your fingers around the pod because they will pop right open shooting the seeds everywhere when they are ripe and ready to be picked. You should have plenty of seeds to share with your sister to plant any thing and all that she wants ….you will have them coming up everywhere next year out in the yard and in other flower beds too lol

Just have to pull them up if you don’t want them there.

Oh that sounds so good with the zucchini  will have to try it if Janet brings me a bunch of it. I have all sorts of things I will do with what ever she brings me.

I guess you saw that Lana did post today but still haven’t heard from Connie, she went to work and I guess she is just too too busy. I emailed her but will do so again and hope to get an answer

I think that would be great if you could go to DR. Hs support meetings I sure wish I could sit for more of them.

 

 

 

SHEILA::::  well I declare sweetie what in this world could possible be wrong with your head? Uh oh maybe I shouldn’t have phrased it that way ;lol .  but it is a puzzle isnt it?

What do you feel like it is? I mean it is your head , stop and think about it what does it feel like? Most medical questions are usually solved as much by the patient as anyone.

They will say all sorts of things cause THEY don’t know. Im really sorry that you haven’t found it out yet.

 

 

 

 

SUGAR:::::Glad that you made it back home ok. I bet Skyler was real glad to see his mom. He never has been away from her like that has he?

Sure hope that if you get Rick to go on a cruise that he will like it and go on more of them. There are some really great ones and can be so relaxing.

I always thought some of the things our mama use to say were so funny. They sounded so mean and strange that they were just hilarious

Especially if you knew our mama, most of the time when she would say something like that she would get to giggling. Not that she was a pushover , she did make us kids mind but she certainly wasn’t mean lol

The new wal mart is huge and yes I remember when I didn’t want to go in because it took so much to walk around, this one the other day I walked from one end to the other and then back again and didn’t seem like anything at all lol

Hey I might even get brave enough to try the mall one day. Lol

LOL you really would love to have a job at SDC wouldn’t you?

 

Call me in the morning I need to ask you something ok?

 

 

 

NANCY :::::I wonder what will happen to jobs like yours with the gas prices getting so high…will they increase your gas mileage? I would hope so .

Yes I thought he was the first King of Hawaii, or that is what I thought I heard when we were over there. Have you ever been to Hawaii ? It is one beautiful place that is for sure.

LOL I can relate to the pool incident . I had one and wont have another like it , you have to make sure the thing is perfectly level and I mean completely

I really am thinking about getting one of the good ones that the people come out and install for you.

 

 

 

JANET:::: ok girl come down out of the clouds. Lol. No that is fine just stay there. It is fun and part of the fun is planning and waiting .

You need to get that tummy tuck done before the baby is born so you will be able to cuddle and not hurt .

Oh no you surely aren’t going to be one of THOSE grandmas are you lol I can just see you now running around with the purse with the babys picture on it ,,,,,wait you want to see a picture of my grandbaby, as you pull out the folder with over 100 pictures in it. Lol

Just kidding you sweetie, enjoy and have fun and if you have a 100 pictures we will look at them and smile ok.

Glad your grandma got her new puppy ok.

Lana posted a couple of times today so we will quit worrying now I guess.

 

Oh yummy squash and zucchini can do all sorts of things with that.

 

.Oh I love Hostas I have lots and lots of them, all sizes and shapes and some have white stripes around the edges of the leaves. I have one that the leaves are real crinkled that he is suppose to get about 6 ft wide and about 4 feet tall. Cant wait.

 

Sorry to hear about Mikes dad and I will be praying for him and his improved health.

 

Come on down and we will hit the new wal mart and Branson Landing and a bunch of places if you want.

That would be nice to see Mike again. tell him he could come into the meeting tho.

 

I think Glenna said she thought she would be at the meeting this month for sure, I hope so.

 

 

 

DEBBIE  M::::ive been in and out all day and yes it was a beautiful day. We had a big bunch of stuff that we had to burn and got all of that done plus all the work we did inside too .

LOL ok we will go with you being exciting . lol I know I love your stories and tales. You have a way of telling them that makes you feel like you are there too.

We will all be praying about David and his procedure tomorrow . Hopefully it all goes well.

 

 

 

 

BEV::::well it sounds like you are getting plenty of exercise in. How much protein are you getting in during a day, how much is protein from a protein drink or powder or what ever or are you trying to get enough protein in from food alone? Let me know and maybe we can work on it with you.

 

Lol that is the way those kids are a little attention does a world of good for them .

Talk to you later. Let us know about the protein ok?

 

 

 

ANGIE:::::so sorry about your cousin, that is always hard to lose someone that young.

 

Now how lucky was that you found your wedding ring after losing it in the lake, glad you got a guard for it now. Don’t have the nephew around all the time to find it for you.

 

Sounds like you made out like a bandit for your birthday. Lol

 

Well we will pray that your test will all be what you think it is and nothing at all. ok?

 

I wind up cooking too much most of the time for us too. I most of the time eat with Joe for supper but like tonight I made Tacos. Well he ate 3 and I ate a ½ of one. I just use the shell for pushing it up on my fork lol and eat the fillings by their self.

 

 

 GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU

Hi, Mama Jan and MO Peeps!

 

Jan, I slept most of the day so needless to say I am wide awake!  I have been goofing around on the computer and saw you had just posted Wednesday’s What’s Happening Post and thought; hey I can be the FIRST one to reply!  So here I am!

 

I can only imagine how tired you must be of painting and doing all the remodeling.  I’m sure the place will be beautiful when you are all done!  You will have to post some pictures for all of us to see!

 

Luke comes home Thursday night.  I must admit I have missed that boy!  Jake is at Brown Sea Training at BSA until Friday night.  We’ve enjoyed the break but will be glad to have both boys back at home with us!

 

Luke did call his Dad Sunday morning from Tokyo, to wish him Happy Father’s Day.  My DH just about cried!  It was great to hear his voice.  He says the Lord is really talking to him and he has a lot to tell us.  I can’t wait to hear!  I remember praying for Luke while he was still in my womb.  We prayed for both our boys while they were still in my womb.  Our Heavenly Father is so faithful!  I can never thank him enough!

 

Jan – I wish I lived closer so I could come to the COF meetings!  I know you are going to be a GREAT leader!  You are one of the most kind hearted, generous women I have ever met!  I love you my friend!

 

Janet – Congrats on your new grandbaby!  I love my 3 year old Grandson.  I always tell him he’s my favorite (he loves that)!  He doesn’t realize that he’s the only grandchild I have so far!  Lol!  Guess I will have to stop doing that when more come along!

 

Well, I guess I’d better try and get to sleep.  I am going to put a load of laundry in the washing machine before I go to bed.  Since I’ve made the boys start doing their own laundry, I only have 2 or 3 loads a week.  I am lovin’ it!  Lol!

 

I hope everyone has a GREAT day!

 

Debbie D.

 

 

Well, I'm getting a early start on this since I'm up.  I took a nap at 2:30 and slept until almost 6pm.  I was really sore and tired guess I needed the extra sleep? I took both my fur kids for a walk again this evening when we got back my Romeo wanted to go again...lol  He has too much energy for me.  I have to walk them separatly cause the two together they act like little delinquents and want to go all over the street.   I have to get up early and go to the gym it's toning day that means more sore muscles...yikes!!!  I think I will go to the pool later in the afternoon still working on my tan. Jan, I don't drink many protein drinks I guess maybe that is the problem?  I get most of my protein from foods that I try to eat could that be my problem?  Should I be doing like several protein drinks and leave the food alone?  I love veggies and pickles!!!! Debbie D, I know your anxious to see Luke bet he had an amazing time there and an experience that he will never forget.  I wish my parents would have let me do things like that when I was growing up I would have loved to have gone on a mission trip.  How are you doing haven't heard from you lately hope all is well?   Well, guess I will take the puppys out to potty then head to bed I am starting to get tired again and for some reason I have been cold a lot.  My sister is hot and I'm cold so we have this battle of the thermostat going on...lol  I have to wear winter pj's cause i'm so cold...burrrr Have a great day everyone.

Happy Wednesday Everyone!   Tuesday was certainly interesting.  When I went for my psych eval, the lady that did it asked if I would be interested on working on finding out what's causing me to overeat & that I should consider counciling post-op.  So, I made an appointment & went to see her today.  She talked to me a little then hypnotized me.  I have done some of the hypnosis tapes before but never like this.  It was very interesting.       Jan, what are you going to do when the house is done?  My goodness you  work so hard.  I don't know how you & Joe do it.     Janet,  Nana,  that is SO GREAT!!!!!  I am so happy for you.   You said that you couldn't wait for "her" to get here.  Do they think it's a girl?  I knew Skyler was a girl from the moment I found out I was pregnant,  I don't know how, I just did.    Oh, speaking of Skyler.  I found out today that her "father"  is in prison in Puerto Rico.   LOL  What an idiot!   He was in alot of trouble here & I guess he thaught he could run away from it.  They caught him down there & I don't know what's going to happen now.  & he wonders why I won't go back to him.  LOL   DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!     I agree with Jan on the tummy tuck.  I would definitly get that done before baby  comes.  That way you can give all the lovin's you want & not have to worry about hurting the tummy.   You're gonna be such a great nana.         Tammy~ammy,  I am going to try to come see you in St. Louis.  I can't promise that I will make it, but I am going to try.  Maybe me & Skyler can get to the Science Center too.  She's been wanting to go forever.   PM me all your info so I know where to go & who to ask for.          Christine,   how are you doing.  I miss seeing you on here.                 I had better get to bed, I'm getting pretty tierd.     Love ya all!!! Angy

Morning All..... I'm up and David's still asleep so I will take advantage of my free time here.  It's supposed to be another beautiful day...go outside!! I will be inside with David most of the day but I guarantee if I get the chance, once he is home and comfy, I will be outside! Maybe just on the front porch, within ear shot of David but still, outside in the beautiful day that God has created for us! Yes, I ask that you all keep David and this situation in your prayers today... PLEASE!! THANK YOU!!  JANET...did you notice that both you and I posted on the same day that our pg daughter's will be giving our granddaughter's our middle names, if they have girls? Are we two peas in a pod or what?...lol  Jason will be giving Jennifer the same middle name as me but she won't be named after me. They said she is being named after someone else. Oh well...as long as their all healthy, thats all that matters! I am itching all over this morning, went out last evening to refill the dogs water tubs and Jake's pool and got ate up! The mosquitos tried carrying me away. You'd think with the radiation, they would leave me alone but noooo!!  For them, I must lite up now...geez!  I'm all rubbed down in benedryl lotion and David is all rubbed down in some anti-microbactrial wipes that they give you to use before any surgery or procedures now to keep you from getting staff infections.  They had a story about it on the news awhile back but I didn't know it was getting that bad. Does that say something about our hospitals now days?  He had to shower last night then wipe down with this stuff and I guess he has to rinse off this morning and do it again! He says it makes his skin feel tacky and David is one of those guys that doesn't like anything on his skin after his shower..ie: greasy lotions, powders...or tacky pre-surgery wipes...lol  Poor guy, he doesn't do doctors well anyway! Hopefully, in a few hours, he will be pain-free! I sure pray that this spine stimulation works...for his sake! Well, I'm outta here, busy day! I will try to be back later today to update! Be a Great Day!!...Love u guys, Deb M

good morning Jan and OH peeps..... i must say so far this morning i feel pretty good....i know it wont last but will enjoy it for the time being....  as to your Question Jan...i feel its the implant piece but im also wondering if its some thing to do with Migranes...i go to my reg Dr thurs so gonna talk to him about it and see what he thinks.....But i DONT really think its anything to do with " my diet" like they said  Came home from work yesterday and  got all my yard mowed and then Rach and kids showed up...she wanted to have a cook out and brought down hamb. and pasta salads....well she also invited  2 other ladies from trailor park and next thing u know we had 1/2 of trailor park here on my deck   LOL seems to be the place to hang out now a days... Sunday i got BRAVE and gave in and went and brought me a " scooter" hahahaha   now you should of seen me trying to learn to ride that...wobbling all over the place....going 2 miles a hr ...Kids said mom ur gonna have to go faster or its gonna fall over LOL   so faster i went up and down trailor park road.....monday after work i got a lil more braver and ventured out on dirt road in front of trailor park and whew that was FUN!!!! after my Dr appt in spfd i went to see my oldest son Travis and he gave me his Old  4 wheeler helment ( yuck its black and all scratched up) what can i do to it to make it look MORE like a womans???? any ideas out there? can it be painted???  didnt get to ride yest cos of all the company...so today i am off work so am planning to take the back roads and head into town...thats after i practice with helment on 1st cos i was walking thru house with helment on last nite and was walking like i was drunk!!!!  lol............  would really like to find a old 1/2 helment...anybody got 1 for sale????  if so let me know.....  wow there is so many people posting  how can u answer em all? just want u  all to know im praying for you and love ur stories... will post again tonight IF computer lets me and i survive my bike ride lol seriously the comp is acting up so it prob be next to go since im broke now  lol  supposed to be 80 and sunny today but its very cloudy here and its after 8 so hope the sun comes out.....have a GREAT day my friends!!!!! love and hugs

Good Morning Jan and OH Peeps~

How are you this morning? Im good. Still reeling in that overwhelming happy feeling about being a nana. You can probably guess where I ended up yesterday when I went to get my prescription at Walmart? Yep, the baby section. Ran across the first onesie I bought-its for either boy OR girl.... its camo and across the chest it says MAJOR CUTIE!!! Since Mike and I hunt and the whole family has camo-bought it. Couldnt resist. Even Jon was picking up little sundresses and saying-Oh mommy, look at this, isnt this adorable? This could be bad for the checkbook-LOL!!!

After Mike got home from work, we packed up and took the boys fishing. We caught roughly 12 rainbow trout, but only kept 8. We had a good time, but before we knew it-it was 9:30....Time to go!!! When we got in the truck, Jon said-I had so much fun with you guys today, thank you so much! Awww....Im so happy that my boys have such good manners. I sure try to instill good manners and respect in them.

Speaking of Jon-he must have been dreaming about fishing last night, because he was reeling them in, in his sleep-it was so cute!! He is going through a growing spurt and I swear-I cant keep up with him! He is ALWAYS hungry.....but he went almost a whole week where he didnt really care for much of anything, even his favorites. Wasnt sick-so figured it was one of those phases.

We may go fishing again tonite unless its raining. Its suppose to rain on and off today-but stopping in the afternoon-will see. One day its gonna rain all week and the next day its not-who knows? We have been keeping the sump pump right next to the pool so we can just plop it in there when it does rain and get tha****er off the paint. We are filling her up tomorrow. WOOOOO HOOOOO!!!! The pool will be filled by this weekend!~ Me so happy!!!

Im really not feeling very good this morning. Am really nauseated and have been trying to get sick, but dont have anything on my tummy....Not sure what thats all about, but hope it goes away soon-I HATE feeling like this-why I had terrible pregnancies-I felt that way the WHOLE time I was pregnant. Just awful.

I have relatives on my dads side that live in Burlington, Iowa. They lost their houses and they were suppose to be hosting the family reunion there over 4th of July weekend....Its not going to happen there...Im praying for all those poor people who are affected by all this crazy flooding and terrible weather.

Well, I better get this done so I can finish up some odds and ends and get to town. Today I do laundry for the kids. Hope its an easy day....feel zapped.

~~Lets remember Deb M's hubby today in prayer-he is having his procedure done. Im praying he finally gets some relief and that the procedure goes well and his recovery will be quick....

**Jan-I get tired just reading what you and Joe do during the day-cant even imagine being the one doing it all-LOL....Dont over do it. Andrew said if its not done, not to worry and I think he means that!

Thats too bad that they wouldnt let you just pick up the flooring Monday! Probably still cheaper for you to go get it than for them to have it delivered to your house, huh?

On my sunburn-I had it totally covered except one day-so not sure why it just kept blistering over and over. Have been using Mikes silvadine cream and its helping.

Cant wait to see ya Monday...Like I said-If I get to come, you will get some of my garden goodies!! Want to be there for moral support-but you really dont need it, cause your gonna do just great no matter what!

**Angie-Im sorry to hear about your cousin. How sad. I am praying for you and his whole family. Praying for good results from your biopsy.

Isnt something as simple as a watch such a huge thing to those of us who got super big and couldnt wear one before unless it was extra big-if you could find those bands around? Im so happy for you-what awesome gifts your getting!! Hope you have a great birthday!

**Sheila-Im so mad at that doctor for telling you that. I wish there was something I could do to help you out!

Im jelous about the scooter-what color is it? I bet you look cute riding it! Take a pic and put it on your profile-can you? Did you find a helmet yet? Is it too far to drive it to the meeting? Will you be there?

**Bev-Everyones doctors are different. Mine says that I should be getting ALL my protein in from actual foods, but truth be known- I just cannot eat enough to get it all in like that, so I still do some shakes. If you are eating enough protein-than you shouldnt have to do shakes-do you know how much protein do you get in per day?

**Deb M- PLEASE update us as soon as you get home and get David settled. We will all be praying that this works for him! I hope he finally gets pain relief-poor guy!!! Praying for you too-to have strength. Know you will-your pretty tough!

Yes, I read where your grandbaby will have your middle name too-isnt that awesome? I feel so blessed and overwhelmed with that. Anyway, I love ya and am thinking about you. Take care today!

**Deb D-One more day and you start getting the boys back under the roof! Your going to feel so good when they are both home!!! We will be praying for travelers mercy for both and cant wait to hear how Tokyo was. How exciting!!!

**Angy-Puerto Rico? What a doofus. He sounds like a real winner-NOT! So, he is exactly where he deserves to be!!!

No, we have no idea yet if its a boy or a girl-its just that Mike and I had a dream the same night-2 yrs ago-and in both of our dreams it was a girl and my mom just had a dream last week BEFORE Megan took her positive pregnancy test-and it was a girl in my moms dream too-Will be happy with either, Im sure-but girl clothes are soooo much cuter! Love ya and miss ya!!

**Tammy-Ammy-I know your still taking it easy and your butt hurts from sitting so much, but pretty soon you will be better than new!!! You know I love ya and will talk to you soon. Keep your chin up and soon it will ALL be over and done with!!!

Well, I am going to get off here, get a few things done and get to town. Am dropping Kenny off at Dialysis and then doing some laundry. As always, your in my thoughts and prayers. Love, Janet

Jan - try posting about the bed on freecycle.org to give it away.  I am riding my bike a few blocks everyday except yesterday.  One of my 1st cousins died saturday and I got the day off to go to the funeral in Ottumwa IA.  They have a lot of water there as the DesMoines river runs thru the city.   One of my cousins was having to to try and find a highway/bridge open over the Mississippi as he lives in IL.  Hopefully I-80 was open this am.  It really hits home when someone in your family passes away and they are younger than you!  Take care - Shannon

Hey Everyone,

Im feeling much better, guess the water and drinking of cranberry juice has worked, I’ve taken a few of the anti-biotics but they really made me feel yucky so I stopped them, yeah I know that’s a no no but things are clearing up and if it keeps on I’ll go back to the ER and ask for something different. 

 

Jan you and Joe are gonna need a long needed vacation when your finally done with the house  lol  Your almost done with the hard part, and really don’t worry if your not done, we’ll live out of one room or over in the trailor or something, we aren’t worried about it at all, I promise ya.  Now that I’m feeling much better I wish we were closer I’d sure help Joe hold up the cabinets and stuff but really, its all good, we’ll get settled once the house is done so again, don’t worry silly!!  It will all come together before ya know it!!

 

Deb M. I been praying for David all day,  we can’t wait to hear that he is doing good after the procedure.

 

I been corresponding back and forth with College of the Ozarks there in Branson and it looks as if I might qualify for a scholarship into their nursing program, if so I want to go back to college and get a nursing degree, I’ve done some classes online and that’s helped me to qualify so please keep me in your prayers that this will work out,  I really think this is what God has in store for me,  just another reason why we are suppose to be there,  God really does work in all sorts of ways that you would not even think of until your already in your journey.

 

Well I better get back to working in the house here, got lots to do before next week, seems moving day is fastly approaching, yikes!!! 

 

Y’all have a great day!!

 

Andrew