WHATS HAPPENING FRIDAY

Good Morning Aunt Jan and OH Peeps~

Right off the bat this morning I would like to ask for prayer for Dennis-he is having his WLS today in Mexico and his wife, Brenda-she didnt know what time for sure. Im sure Dennis will have A LOT of people praying for him-as he is a pastor-BUT....We all know there is power in prayer-so lets pray for a safe and successful surgery and also that Brenda will be able to post and update us!!! I just cant believe with people with the co-mos Dennis has-AND the life threatening diabetes he has-with the pump and all-that the insurance companies have the right to turn him down. I sure hope that we can get the bill passed stating that ALL insurance companies HAVE TO COVER WLS!!!!

Yesterday I didnt go to the motel to talk to Carl. I couldnt do it. I prayed and prayed about it, and I never had a peace of mind over it-and I just knew that IF I did confront him yesterday-that the outcome would not have been good. I was already angry over my money and pills-and then add someone messing with one of my kids. The good Lord knew that I dont have THAT MUCH PATIENCE!! I really didnt want to even leave the sofa yesterday...BUT....I DID HAVE to go get my rx's filled from the evening before at urgent care. Kids, let me tell you, it took every ounce of my being to muster up the strength to get in the Suburban and go to Walmart. I went to Neosho since it was closest for me. I usually go to Joplin-but then again, Im usually paying some bill or what have you. When I got to the pharmacy-the pharmacist actually came out to the bench I was sitting on and put her arm around my neck and asked if I was okay or if I needed her to call someone to help me out. Wow-I havent been there in 2 yrs-to that specific walmart because when I was post op by abt 3 weeks and I needed an associate to lift a microwave into my cart-and this rude girl told me I would just HAVE TO WAIT-she was too busy-and no one ever came back to help me.(was a xmas present for Meg and Aaron) I never went bac****il yesterday!!! I was shocked that she came out....I told her-I just need some pain meds-as soon as I can take something, maybe I will feel better. It helped me out after about 1/2 hr-but it didnt last very long. I STILL feel like my tailbone is coming right out of my skin-and I know how it hurt before-all of us post ops do-I have to sit sideways and it feels like it is snagging on a pc of bone or something and gets stuck and pops! ?????? Its driving me crazy-the pain is making me NUTS-MORE SO THAN NORMAL!!!!

Has anyone watched the new talk show/show-whatever called Doctors? They have different situations they speak of-and like 5 doctors on this panel??? I watched it yesterday and this lady had been in chronic pain for 10 yrs and she kept going to the doctor-different ones-and they kept telling her that her injuries were healed-leave it alone and yadi yadi-well, she was beat really bad 10 yrs prior by her ex husband-and he actually broke her sternum and ribs etc-as he jumped up and down on her chest and so on-WELL......It seems that she had a fractured rib that healed right into her liver!!!! Now-they arent going to mess with that-BUT.....one of the doctors at Cedar Sinaus (SP?) the fancy California hospital-they are going to burn the nerves in her back that tell her that it hurts!!! IF that will work for that pain, it should work for this pain, right? Whenever they had her on the preview and she was saying I cant stand living like this anymore and she was crying-It made me tear up too....For the simple fact that some of my first memories of my life-are of crying that my knees hurt so bad at age 4....then-after several knee surgeries-being too fat to have them replaced-I thank God every day that I had an honest ortho-because Aarons dad-he is much larger than even I was-AND his ortho-DID a total knee replacement and guess what? Just like my ortho said-IF I do it when your this size-the prostetic knee wont hold up for more than 6 months at a time-Aarons dad has gone in every 6-7 months for his prostetic knee to be replaced!!!! Hes been doing this for over 2 yrs now! He NEEDS the surgery to safe his life-its NOT JUST his knees-but he has every co-mo you can think of-and Aaron keeps TRYING so hard to get him to have the surgery, cause he is home bound and such-but he just wont do it. Its very frustrating for him. Its just like I told Aaron-people will do it WHEN they have had enough of living like that-right? Just like Wally-I love him dearly, he is like a brother to me, and yet-I cant do anything or say anything to MAKE him WANT it-it has to be their decision, not ours..IF I had MY way, I would have everyone get the surgery and see how it changes their life.

I will be going to Renees one day next week-either Tues or Thurs-so Jamie can fix a couple of spots that the curl didnt take-right in front-would be bangs IF they were short-but anyway, it doesnt even look like they were rolled-its so straight. Darn it! I was wondering-its been a long time since I have had a perm,and my old hair dresser-would leave the solution on my hair almost double the time for processing, because my hair just wouldnt take. I cant wait to spend time with Renee again tho. Her bobsie twin is coming back from Houston-he should be home by now-I believe she said he would get home between 2-3 am. I have friends in Houston-they are headed this way to stay with their daughter for a bit. Wallys pretty close to Galveston-and he is going to be at his dads for awhile. I just pray that everyone is safe-and Jan and Sug-will be praying for your sis!

Well, I guess I will get this done and get the weekly weigh in posted.

**Jan-so glad you guys got a trailer. Is the one thats done-does it match? Thats so cool. Im so happy for you guys. So-your going to drive the trike even if it rains?

Im so proud of your Michele!! Its so hard going through a divorce, even if the man is an *SS, BUT... She will be stronger and better off without him. Thank goodness they dont have kids together-that would mean she would have to deal with him for the rest of her life-you know? Maybe we should get together and have a "divorce the jerk" party. Does she have any good/best buds that DONT drink that will and can help her out through this tough time? I sure hope so. I will continue to pray for her!

I still dont know about tomorrow. Guess will have to see how things play out. Wish I had a definite, but unfortunately, I dont. Im sorry. I know you guys will have a good time no matter what! Love ya.

**Sugar-I know exactly how you feel about the female thing. Im sorry thats happening to you. I pray its over with before you leave for your vaca. Its bad when you have to stay so close to home OR stay home because you cant leave for fear of a mess!! Thats how mine has been lately-AND-I can get mine every 2 weeks-whenver-there is no rhyme or reason-unlike before when it was like clock work.... Oh, I hope your able to go down and see everyone at the reunion- AND I hope someone buys those tickets from you-do you have a not quite free sight that you can post them on? Or maybe put them on Craigs list? You still might get some hits-wont hurt to try, would it?

I will buy some of your 12s when you get ready to get rid of them....thats what size I am in officially. I can still get into some 14s, but they are big. Have to wear a belt with the pants. Sheila gave me some of the cutest things! Anyway-You will be in my prayers for everything and Im sorry. I hope you feel better soon. Love ya.

**Shannon-It sounds like you got some really good buys for the gs!! They arent gonna want to leave! I wish we had more stores like that around here, but we dont. Our Salvation Army store is so high priced, you may as well get the stuff brand new!

**Jeanine-I sure hope you get to go meet everyone at the reunion. Your such a doll!!! Heck, I cant wait to meet you myself! Thanks for the prayers. I appreciate them and I appreciate you. Love ya.

**Bec-You crack me up! 9 more days and your on the bench with us...I cant believe it!!! FINALLY!!!! heck, weve been polishing your seat for so long now-we are gonna have to put some super glue on it to keep you from sliding off-LOL...J/K-we WONT let that happen-it just goes to show-that IT CAN happen even after you have had problems....Never give up!!! Its worth fighting for and getting!! I am so very proud of you and for you! Youve come a long ways doll-its YOUR TURN TO SHINE!!!! WOOOO HOOOOOO.....Bustin a move for Bec!!! Love ya!

Geez, feel like I am forgetting someone-I usually do-its not intentional-I can just be a little airhead sometimes....I see it after I post-but my puter takes such a long time to get in-that I usually dont have the time to start all over!! LOL-Sorry. I pray a blanket prayer over everyone here-and I love you all so much. You will NEVER know how much you guys mean to me. The prayers and all-It means a lot!!! You guys are always in my thoughts and my prayers as well-Love ya, Janet