WHATS HAPPENING WEDNESDAY
Today I spent the day digging up all my coleus and begonias and other tenders and potted them up . I have them all sitting next to the green house incase they say frost I can put them inside real easy. The ones on the front porch that are really big will just be scotted back onto the porch farther. They will be allright like that.
Also planted 100 tulip bulbs back in the back flower beds. Will give us something pretty to look at early in the spring before anything else has bloomed.
Raked 3 great big piles of leaves and dead stuff in piles too.
Cleaned some more on my greenhouse trying to get it straight enough so if I have to move the tenders inside will have room.
Did every one that has been to a Circle of friends get the announcement thru email? Several I got back saying it wasn’t a good address. So if you have changed your address lately can you email me your new address? Would appreciate it very much. Nutti yours always kicks back. Don’t know why im pretty sure I have your new address. Maybe your server thinks it is junk mail , you think?
Joe has been ok today , no more signs of anything happening ….he wanted to do stuff today and I told him that if he would just be good that tomorrow he could go back to doing what ever. We need to finish up some stuff over at Andys and Susans. We never have finished some things there , small things that wont take long to do but just haven’t had the time yet. Things keep getting in the way lol …or lazy one or the other.
Tomorrow we are wanting to get this small stip done to the floor in the rental. And the kick plate at the bottom of the cabinets. With the baseboard finished too. Nothing major.
Talked to Michele today and she is doing so well. She said she went to the store and bought enough stuff to make a crock pot of chili which will last her for awhile. I said well you cant eat that every meal lol you will blow up. She said she had some beano lol
She said to tell all of you that she appreciates the prayers and hopes that you all will keep on praying for her …I told her we would.
Yesterday was my oldest daughters birthday. And I forgot to call her and forgot about it till right now…but I did send her a birthday card last week hope she got it yesterday.
SUGAR::::: no we didn’t know anyone at the rally but met several that we became friends with while there. Our next door neighbors in the camp site were from
I want someone to come see me too but no one will , no one wants to come way down here. That is the one thing I don’t like about where we live but it is the only thing I don’t like about it. I love my house and my gardens and it is so hard to find good dirt anywhere in
The test Joe had was a myelogram with contrast, they wanted a more detailed look at his spine all the way up and down. , without the contrast it is fuzzy and they can only guess at some stuff. So this will help them really see what is causeing the pain in his neck and lower back….no not on anything that I have seen is that a side effect of this test but who knows. And the wild eyed look I have always thought was seizures but they say it is anxiety attacks. And that is what they put him on the amatriptaline for so I don’t know . he hasn’t had but one , spell since they put him on the meds….untill now and we had to hold his meds for 24 hours before he had the test. So I don’t know if that was part of it or what.
BEC:::::: well your as busy as a can be , gathering nuts and apples and such to horde away for the winter. Better make that man of yours something good to eat …
Lol you have spoiled him over the years about his food I guess. Poor man.
Im glad that you got to meet Deb that is awesome.
You are just becoming a little gad about aren’t you. Can you believe that you are the same person that was afraid to come on the board because you were afraid of people on the computer lol
I feel left out you need to come see me, although I don’t have nuts or apples lol
Im really kidding sweetie. But I sure would like to see you again too.
DEB:::::sorry that you are in so much pain…you cant sleep in a soft bed?
Lol that cool morning air was a real wake up call while camping. I didn’t want to get out of the sleeping bag for sure.
Don’t know about the bones moving but if you used wd40 where you said im sure something would be moving lol
Taking vits 3 times a day is just a habit that you need to get into…it will eventually get to where it is just another habit you know lol
You never bore me so don’t stop rambling, I love it lol
JANET::::: I know what you mean about getting so close to people that you talk to daily it is like family ….Uncle Joe Joe is doing fine today. He has been a little quiter than normal and seemed to be fine with me telling him he couldn’t do anything today . I told him that he would be going to the hospital no if ands or butts about it if he did the seizure thing again. lol guess he believed me cause he was good today. They told him to lay on the couch with a pillow under his head but of course he wouldn’t do that he had to go get in the bed and he started out with a thick pillow under his head but I guess he got off of it either before or after the seizures…but the pillow was still on the bed.
Im sure that you will feel better if you get the hysterectomy and tummy tuck and the knee surgeries done, I know it wont cure your back but it may just help it some….all of the pulling on the muscles from your apron cant do anything but make the back hurt more ….hope you get those two things done soon…you will not even know you really had the hysterectomy and the tummy tuck wont take that long to heal. Im really with you on the back surgery…I can see them doing something for some of it but the big back surgery I don’t know about that. Im like you I have never known anyone that would say they would do it again.
I saw a show on tv the other night where this big ortho guy said that there were lots better ways to treat back pain that surgery. And he wouldn’t recommend it for anyone really…
You know what with all the weight off your back the rest of your disc might take a long long time to mess up so lets look for the bright side here. And pray that God will take away the pain or at least make it bareable. Did you know there is an arthritis drug out not that is in a patch , im going to ask my doctor about it since we cant take anything by mouth ….there are lots of ways and things new that they are researching and working on all the time. So we are going to pray that something like that will help you . ok?
That is sad about Mikes grandma, poor thing. Will have to keep her in our prayers too.
And Mike is remaining there, tell him he will remember his dads face soon, it is just that it is so overwhelming to him right now and that is how his mind is dealing with it.
His face will come back to him…love you all and keep you all in my prayers always , thanks for any that you say for us. We appreciate it too.
COR:::::::I too love the fall of the year and yes it makes my bones hurt like crazy but I still like it. Love all the colors that God gives us to enjoy.
Sweetie why would anyone write you an angry letter about your faith or lack of it. That is your personal relationship with God and that has to be between you and God not me and you and God but I will be praying for you to find your way back if that is ok?
We love you and care about you always.
Hope to get to meet you one day soon. Am still praying about your approval too.
CASSIE::::: you are welcome and hope you come back to us daily ….
DEBBIE D. :::::::I am so glad that you had a great week end….where is Jamesport at? Mo or
Oh the Love basket sounds really fantastic, I may do that too.
Well did Jake win his football game?
What are you coming to Becs for just for a girls get away ?
Wow I didn’t know that about David….is he better now? What happened that made him better? Joe had a brain injury too in the frontal lobe but he has never been mean or anything ….he does get upset quickly sometimes but most of the time he is ok…..
I hope things are ok with you and your hubby now…
Joe has a lot of problem with short term memory ….if I tell him more than 2 things to do or to get he cant remember any of it then..it really gets agrivating some times but it is ok. I have learned to write things down for him ….saves lots of pain and angry …I think it was all just the mylegram nothing else….and sure were glad that we had a good trip before this happened we might not have gone on a trip if it had been before hand.
Your comment about the Lord only giving you what you can handle , I always tell him look you have lots more confidence in me than I do…don’t give me anymore Lord. Lol
Like I said I will keep you in prayer that it isnt mrsa……
Hope you get to see Deb
TAMMY V::::: CONGRATS on the new number seen on the scale…I know it gets tiring to see the same number over and over doesn’t it. I have been seeing the same number for almost a year. Makes me mad I just weigh now to make sure im not gaining anything. I haven’t done that either. So I guess you would say im maintaining. But I sure would like to lose a little more. Not a lot just a little.
Im glad that you are not getting upset this time when your son and family move away. They have to go sometimes. Our kids that is. And of course they take our grandbabies with them but that too isnt so far away really …..almost everything where I live is two hours away at least. Heck it take me 45 minutes to just get to the grocery store. Lol
….glad that you wont eat the cake…
Hope you get your heat done soon cause it is suppose to get really cold.
Keep warm….
LOVE AND HUGS
GOD BLESS…
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GOD BLESS YOU TODAY
JAN COOK
What a week so far and its only half over. We've had more appointments this week then I can spank a chicken at lol. Susan had one Monday and Tuesday, she had a diabetic eye exam and her PCP on tuesday, she's doing real good, her pcp says she's coming right along, he is still having trouble getting her sugar to stablize, one day its down real good and the next its up real high, we've been watching real close what she eats and all so I dunno, her pcp is sending her to a diabetic specialist so hopefully he can help her manage her sugar better, we're hoping to start her on the process of WLS which will help her so much. Today we have 3 appointments so its gonna be a long day, I see the nose specialist about my sinus's, if he wants to do surgery im just gonna live with it for now, I've had enough of the hospitals lol, then I have an appointment to pick up some new shoes that medicare helps buy once a year then Susan has her last appointment with the wound doc. her toe looks all good again and her leg is all healed so this should be the last time she has to see him, so its gonna be a longggggg day then friday I have a check up appt. with my pcp to make sure my b/p is doin ok which it has been, thank the Lord.
Jan I am so glad Joe is doin alright, when we got home yesterday I was gonna holler at ya to make sure he was doin ok but it didnt look like ya was home. I cant wait for the both of us to get settled again I really miss our walks, I walked a bit yesterday and for the first time it didnt hurt. The swelling is finally going down and the soreness is getting alot better, its taken long enough but im finally starting to feel normal again lol. I wanna get out there tomorrow and plant the tulips, they are gonna look so purdy, next week we are gonna get a couple large planters or tubs to plant the mums in and i'll get back to getting some of the flower beds around here fixed.
Thanks again to EVERYONE that has sent prayers our way, as you can see they are working big time, prayer does amazing things. Thank you so much too those that have sent cards to us, those have ment more to us then you realize, this Missouri Board group by far is some of the most awesome folks ever, its just one huge family spread out over the whole state. I am so honored and feel so priviaged to be a part of such an awesome group of people, the Lord has blessed and touched us through you all in so many ways through y'all, again THANK YOU!!!
Well I better get my day started, gotta get a shake in and stuff then shower and get ready to go, my appt is for 8:30am. You all have a wonderful blessed day!!!
Andy
I Corinthians 15:57 - But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
What did the Dr say about him having a seizure? Did you call and tell him? I still think those wild eye things are seizures too, have never heard of an anxiety attack making someone incoherent. But if the amatriptaline helped, I'd say he needs to stay on it, no matter what the reason for it.
Well, I cant stay on but for a minute Im out the door to go exercise this AM and get that out of the way. Today is the day that I have to work out on my own because I dont like the routine they do on Wed. So I think this morning I will go work out with weights a little and then do the resistance walk in the pool and then some leg workout in the pool. I do believe you need to change things up a bit to get a good workout. I may talk to the trainer about doing some floor stuff too. That way I can learn some new stuff to do at home with the ball and such.
I will talk to you all later on here, have a blessed day!
GOD is my ROCK! SUGAR 
Andy my friend good to see you post, tell Susan hi...
Well My daughter Linda and I are going to Scottsboro A L. and try to hit a big part of thrift stores between here and there plus yard sale, thats the only plan we have, so if you know any good ones that tell me...we are leaving tomorrow..
everyone have a good one.. love ya all...vesta
nene1940
Boy we had a nasty storm last night! Cracked and popped fierecly! It is a nice temp out this morning and breezy.... love that weather but I will not be seeing any of it too much I'm afraid..... I have not done much in the way of house work since Janet and Renee were here and now I have to get my rear in gear! ~tee hee
It has been busy busy week..... I'm so glad the pulling in my stomach is getting better.... I don't feel all that good yet but I can see a very noticeable difference..... it is getting better.
I got 6 bushels of apples yesterday..... the Winesap apples were really good this year and not hardly a blight on them.... I sure will enjoy them real well... I also got Fuji, Jonathan and Braeburn. I will have my work cut out for me for awhile now....hope to get a crock pot of sugar free apple butter on today so I can send some home with Debbie Darl'n on Friday. But don't know if I can get all that done.... the house has to come first! and then I have to get up in the "upper room" (craft room above the garage) to get the rest of the supplies for the project we are working on to bring all of you that are coming for the November 19th appointment.
Barbara B and Andy...... I'm so happy!!! ..... I walked 3 miles on Sunday and then 3 miles again last evening! Hopefully will be able to do that again tonight if it is not raining and then again on Saturday..... It's about all I can do and I'm plumb tuckered when I get back...... the neighbor has been walking with me...... she does not have a weight problem but has high cholesterol..... You are my inspiration I think of you both every time I start out on a walk!
{{{Deb}}} Paul and I hulled the black walnuts last night..... we put them in the cement mixer and tumbled them around..... it took a good long while to clean them but I bet I have the cleanest hulled walnuts in the county! All those made two five gallon buckets of hulled walnuts! Oh my goodness I was thrilled! He cracked a few going over them with his tractor and boyee are they nice big and flavorful!!! Thank You again for all the nuts! I'm just thrilled! I cracked a couple of hickory nuts too and they are just great!!!!
Mimi ~ I want to see you so bad too! It just seems we have not had the time to even e~mail much lately either.... I wish I could come see you! You and Joe Joe will have to get on that trike and come up here and see us... but then I guess it will be getting too cold for that? Oh my goodness..... I am gadding about a bit ... I'm telling you a MAJOR portion of the budget went to gas this year!!! I have piles and piles of gas receipts! I'm sure the most we've EVER spent in one year on gas!!!! With all those trips to KS.... his mom's and then other places I've trampled around too!
I'm so looking forward to Debbie Darl'n coming tomorrow... she has her annual appointment with Dr. H. tomorrow...... Even though she doesn't NEED me to go with her it just trills my heart to go after all the appointments she went to with me! This will NO where make up for all she did for me but it makes me feel good anyway.
Janet Doll.... I am praying for you.... I know the Lord is going to show you just what to do concerning all the surgeries and it will be something you feel comfortable with and have peace about! And you will NOT have to live in this much pain the rest of your life! Amen and Amen!!!!! There isa an answer in all of this and our precious Lord will reveal it to you!
I am praying for you all..... I know the needs are so many but also know we serve a great big God who as I said before knows the very number of hairs on our head! So I am just confident that He knows our every need and will work what he knows is the very very best for us.
I wish I could stay on here and chat I have plenty more to say but I just have to get started on the housework it will take me all day to do the things I want to do......
Love you all,
bec
Rain, rain, rain! The Lord must think we need it so no complaints here. We have a new kitten now. Someone dumped it at our house over the weekend when we were gone. Its really friendly but already have a cat and my Chihuahua in the house so it must join the barn cats, we have three grown outside. My heart wants to bring it inside so much but, my litter box says no!
Bec, thank you so much. We need to start a 3 mile walk club.....
LOLNeed to go so I can finish my grandaughter's jacket I am knitting. just need to find the buttons now. I will post picture of her in it in a couple of days. She hasn't seen it yet. probably tomorrow.
Love to all!
Lap RNY ~ 4/22/2003
5'0" ~253 starting wt. 130 lb loss!
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Extended Tummy Tuck with KU Residency Program
01/08/2010 ....Lost another 7 lbs with TT.
Dear Aunt Jan and OH Peeps~
Its HUMP DAY-the week is half way over already! Darrel has half day of school tomorrow and then is off on Friday. Steph has Friday off, too and wanted to go to lunch, but, the boys and I had already planned the "big" field trip and picnic lunch at the Audobon Center (Conservation Center) and its SO AWESOME out there!!! Jon and I were going to go last week, but Jon asked if we could wait until this week because he found D didnt have school and wanted him to go with us (touched my heart!) Now-watching the weather this morning-it says rain on Friday! (started today and raining straight on through!) Didnt have a plan B-but we WILL make one! We ARE going to use my "official" Yogi Bear (what we call it) picnic basket-and its so special to me-because it was my grandmas-and she took me on so many picnics-just out of the blue-with this picnic basket-oh, the memories that will follow! It has ALL the plates etc in it already (on one side-each side flips up). You put the food on the other side-anyway-she would pack that up-and then put a checkered table cloth over the top (inside) and then call my name and off we went, in the car-and we ALWAYS picnic'd where the ducks were and so AFTER the picnic-we would go to the other side of the pond and feed the ducks! I just remember her laying out that table cloth and we would sit right there on the ground and just chat it up and so, after 8 yrs of collecting dust on the shelf-I took it down to get it prepared and when I opened it-my grandma had several newspaper clippings of her and grandpa (they were a very active member of the community in Bella Vista, AR)-and the tears started to flow again. There was a specific clipping that meant a lot to me-and it was about the pond and land where we would picnic at-they actually had filled the pond years ago and all the ducks etc left and so on and so forth. Its back now-the pond and the ducks-BUT.. Sorry, got to rambling-I had forgotten those were in there. Am going to get them put in my scrap book I have for my grandparents. Some of the clippings are 40 yrs old already!!!
Yesterday, I went to town to visit with my parents and Megan. She had a lot of Mackenzies things she wanted to show me...AND....she wanted to show me a "special" project that she had for me to do-AND she was giving it to me. Explaination: My dad bought this real nice changing station-BUT...Its NOT just a changing station-its a dresser type cabinet (good sized)-that at the bottom portion, has 2 doors on it-then a shelf right above that runs the length of the cabinet-THEN...on top is the changing station for the baby-BUT...When she gets older-it CAN be removed-AND just be a very nice peice of furniture in her room. Its so nice and sturdy and my dad got it at a sale for $8. Well, she asked me if I would want to have it at my house for Mackenzies things AND....if I would paint it for her and decorate it (right now it is stark white-but beautiful just the way it is). Well-we are painting it a faint pink color and then we are going to paint those huge daisy type flowers on one door. (thats not the official name for them, but I really dont remember-will ask Megan again) anyway-there is going to be a fuscia (sp?), a yellow, and a blue, then the green for their stems and leafs. Stephanie (who is the artist in the family, really, really good WAS going to do it freehand) well-Megan asked me and I gladly took her up on it. I am going to set it in the corner-and then above it-I found a picture-with those SAME 3 flowers in it-I am hanging that above the changing station! I am going to use the shelf for her diapers, and little baskets and such I am getting together for her stuff (one basket will have her powders and such in it-and the other her little socks and then yet another for her little hair bows and prettys) and then I will use the shelves that are hidden by the doors for her clothes and cute little shoes!! I bought teeny tiny little hangers for her little prettys I have for her here already.....Well-Steph is talking to me again and TRYING to make ammends with us-so I have asked her to freehand the outline of the flowers and do the shadowing etc and I will paint them in...however-I KNOW she CAN do 100x better job than me. Maybe I will just do the overall faint pink and leave the prettys to Steph. On our relationship: I am leary-as Im not sure if she is doing that because she wants to go to AR the weekend of Holloween with her POS boyfriend and she KNEW her other grandma would NOT let her go-so, because of the timing-I am really just hanging out waiting to see IF she is going to keep trying-and meant all the apologies etc-OR if things will go back to the way they have been when she doesnt want/need something. Dont get me wrong-I am praying about it-and I WANT a relationship with her and I WANT to believe she does too-but something is just telling me its so she can go to AR with that POS boyfriend who is mooching off her big time... O, I cant even start thinking about that right now-it makes me so angry! So-enough of that!
So-I spent a couple of hours with my parents. Just had that urgency yesterday. When Dad and I were back in the office talking-he reached out and took my hand and told me that he was very sorry that Mike and I lost dad and that it made him realize that dad (Mikes dad) had something that MY dad WANTS really bad-he wants a good relationship with ME and with Mike, too-but mainly me-because he realized that with the way Butch was with me-"we" havent had that!! I started bawling and said-Dad-I just miss him so much and my heart hurts and I would love to have that with you too-and so, "I" am willing to give that a shot at 40-IF you are serious this time!! I would LOVE to have a good relationship with my dad. I AM a forgiving person-and I will forgive anyone that has hurt me. It hurts me real bad when people lie or steal from me-and trust me-your NOT getting another chance to steal from me-BUT....How can I say no when he is attending anger management and gamblers annonymous? He is putting forth an effort and as long as he does-I am ALL for it. I also told him it would be REALLY nice, IF he would step up to the plate and be the kind of grandpa that my children DESERVE to have SINCE HE IS THE ONLY ONE THEY HAVE EVER REALLY KNOWN! and now, is the ONLY one they have here. (Mikes adopted dad DOES do stuff with them tho) That made me cry again! LOL-I was a blubbering idiot-BUT...I sure felt better, renewed, if you will-when I left there!
Jon has been doing SO GOOD on his school work! He is doing addition right now-and that boy is doing AWESOME! He can do addition like nobodys business-all the way to 10! Im just so proud, and I have really been struggling with home schooling-as far as IF I am doing right by Jon-which I FEEL I AM-but you know-people can make you feel like crap about it, even when I have the best intentions! So-the Lord showed me that I AM doing right by Jon and I AM a good teacher and HE IS LEARNING A LOT! I have been praying about a lot of things that people are saying to me-OR situations that I am being put in, because someone is trying to put THEIR beliefs on ME-and I am pretty peaceful right now just saying-well, Im sorry you feel that way, and I have listened to your concerns, but I feel that you NEED to respect what "I" am doing and since "you" havent walked a mile in MY SHOES, I DO NOT feel that YOU should pass judgement on ME. I have been feeling like I have to defend everything I do lately, and I sure dont like that!
Darrel is starting art club next week! I am so excited! Stephanie was in it when she lived with us. They do so many activities and go on so many trips to art museums and such-like to KC and St. Louis-so he will LOVE that!! D brought home his art work yesterday and there was a charcoal pc of a fruitbowl with fruit, a fork and spoon and cup of milk or whatever-and I fell in LOVE with it!! its awesome! I asked Mike if I bought the framing for it-If D could use his tools and make the frame (Mike and the boys make a lot of my frames for me) for it. He is going to frame it and I am putting it in the kitchen or dining area-I LOVE IT! Reminds me so much of something my grandma painted years ago with oils tho.
Before I forget....My SIL has applied for a job at Dyno-where they do explosives...well, his brother already works there and they are looking at his application right now!! IF he were to get the job-his STARTING pay-would be in the double digits WITH overtime!! PLEASE pray that he gets this job!! They could move into a real place and be all settled by the time the little lady makes her appearance AND Megan wouldnt even have to go back to work for awhile while the baby is growing up-cause Aaron would make enough to support them very comfortably!!! Also-the insurance is really reasonable and REALLY good!!! (he pays almost $400 a month to insure them right now and that would be cut in half). I appreciate ANY PRAYERS you can send up for him to get this job!!!
Well, I am going to get my responses done. I hear thunder and we are under a severe t-storm warning-and I want to get this done and get off the puter before any lightning starts!
**Jan-Im so very happy to hear about Uncle Joe-Joe....Glad he was being a good boy!! LOL...Im sure thats hard when he is so active otherwise! Cant wait to give the big lug a hug and then kick him in the rear from scaring so many of us senseless!!!! LOL...No, but seriously-I am so thankful that he is okay-PRAISE THE LORD!!!! Anything you research back wise that you think is worth a shot-I would love for you to give me the websites etc-as I have been researching a lot of things too-I have heard about the device they put at the base of your spine that is suppose to "Shock" or whatever-the nerves and your NOT suppose to have anywhere near the pain you normally have-heck-I AM WILLING to give it a try! I would TRY anything thats not going to take my future mobility from me!
We can plant tulip bulbs right now? Do I need to cover the ground with straw when Im done? I have several bulbs right now-and thought I had to wait till spring? That would be great to get them out of the pots they are in and get them planted-have just the place for them...let me know on that! Guess what I saw the other day? Beautiful elephant ear plants.....ONE EAR-about 6-7 inches high, in a pot-for 10.96!!! WOW! They are beautiful and all-but heck, I cant afford that! LOL....Maybe since your so good with all of that-you could list some of your stuff on Craigs list and make some moola??? Youd be a milllionaire for sure AND doing it with something you love so much!!!! LOL...
So glad to hear about Michele-and we WONT stop praying, thats for sure!! Just so happy she is doing better!!! Love you guys and I am praying to see you on Monday! Where are you guys going afterwards?
**Andrew-Good to see you, buddy!!! So glad to hear that you and Susan are feeling better!! Please keep us posted on the appts and such and we will most definitely keep the prayers coming! Also-thank YOU AND SUSAN for your prayers as well-what an awesome family we have here on this board-huh? AMEN!
**Deb (pooh)-Bec said she got 5 boxes of baby stuff!! O-thank you SOOOOO MUCH!!! You are such a blessing to myself, but for Megan and Aaron too! You know, a young couple and since Megan has been so very sick-this is the first time in 7 yrs that she hasnt been able to work-she usually has MORE Than one job-in addition to schooling-and she had to stop ALL of it!!! So-financially, they can use all the help they can get...You are such a blessing and I LOVE you so much for thinking of us-that means A LOT to me...Loved you before that, tho!!!
I sure hope your feeling better today! Now that the storm has "officially" come in, I am not hurting as bad as I was yesterday. Thank God!!! You have been on my mind A LOT!!! Prayers going up for you and the family! Love ya!!!
**Cor-Sweety-I CAN TELL YOU THIS-YOU HAVE AT LEAST ONE FRIEND-ME!!! and I KNOW so many others on this board personally, and I KNOW I can speak for some of them when I say-they are your friends as well!!! I know you feel disconnected at times because of those stupid insurance denials BUT....PLEASE dont give up hope! I KNOW its hard-I KNOW!!!! Its VERY DEPRESSING, BUT.....WE... I am HERE FOR YOU!!! please dont ever think your ALONE-OR that we dont care! WE DO!! I DO! WE WILL root through these denials-and we will pray for that approval-or keep our fingers crossed-or whatever you would like us to do-but we WILL be waiting for that approval to have you on the bench with us!
If someone sends you angry PMs OR messages about your faith-tell them to mind their own business. The fact that you opened up to us and trust us with something like that, just goes to show that you are a caring, loving person and that YOU are a friend to us too! Thank you for sharing that with me. It has been tearing Mike up-and so thats like a snowball affect, you know? Im VERY Sorry for your loss! I know its so hard!!! Have a good day and know, please, that altho we havent met face to face-that I do care and love you!!
**Sugar-Did you have both knees done in Springfield? What ortho did you go to? Thanks for the thoughts and prayers. I sure appreciate them and YOU! Love you so much and so glad that you have become such an active part of our OH Family!!! I always knew you had so much to offer-your such a special lady, just like your sister-just love you to peices!~
**Deb D-I am so THRILLED you had such a perfect weekend with your hubby!! You DEFINITELY deserved it AND you should do it every single year....Time gets away from us tho, doesnt it?
The basket sounds so awesome! Love the reasoning behind it too-and thanks for sharing the story about your hubby! How inspirational that is! What are you and Ms. Bec going to do? Oh how I wish I could be there with you guys and share the laughs and such! Love you guys dearly!
**Bec- I WISH I could be there tomorrow with you guys! Bec-THANKS so much for picking up the baby clothes for me.....Your right-the blessings that come from people on this board-in which we havent even met some-are unbelievable!! I remember before I ever met you-getting this wonderful, inspirational book in the mail one day!!! (3 different times total!!! LOL) I knew that the Lord put me on your heart-BUT...It always amazes me when someone does something like that for ME....I am very blessed to know you AND for Deb and her giving spirit with the clothes and such and for all the loved ones I have now-because of this website!!! Thanks again and have fun with Deb tomorrow-I KNOW you WILL!!!! Give each other hugs from me...k? LOL.... What are you gonna cook for Paul? Did he already go through all those meals that you and A.J. made up that day? Maybe what he is REALLY missing-is smelling it all while your cooking it???? Poor Paul.. Tell him soon it will all be back to normal!!!
**Tammy V-Thoughts and prayers with you guys today as you have your party!!! let us know how it goes and please tell your son Congrats from us!!!
**Sandy-Prayers going up for you and for a good test result! How long have you had the infection? I get infections in mine a couple of times a yr (mine havent been anything serious)-so I am going to claim that its NOT MRSA and you wont have to deal with losing your income for a couple of months and so on!!! PLEASE keep us posted. We love ya!
**WHERE IS JEANINE? (Bec-did you talk to her yesterday?) SHEILA? (I text her and still didnt get answer on her surgeon appt-please keep her in prayer) SHERR? PEGGY? PENNI? LYNETTE? TAMMY H? Come on, peeps-just pop in and say Im OKAY and/or Im NOT okay-please pray for me....and pop out, k?
~Before I close-I just got a call from Megan....this is the 3rd day in a row she has had a migraine. PLEASE PRAY FOR HER and the baby!!! I told her to call her nurse right now! While Im at it, please keep the prayers coming for the rest of my family as well. My hubby and my kids and extended family too. Two of Mikes uncles are in the hospital right now (all have same mom, Mikes grandma and one is not suppose to make it through to the weekend and grandma just lost dad and dont think she can handle losing another. Thank you so much!
Well, Im off. Stay dry and I hope you all have a good Weds. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you today. Love, Janet
I'm sorry I haven't been here much, but as Janet told you yesterday I have a nasty eye infection. My eye was irritated a couple day's before surgery, but I just blew it off, and now it's swollen. My pcp said it looked like it had been scratched so now I have drops I have to put in every 3 hours.
Yesterday was the day from hell and my heart still isn't felling much better over it. Sunday a friend of mine told me Kala was getting married I honestly thought he was just pulling my chain, so when Kala called yesterday I asked her and sure enough she is, and from the way it sounds the whole wedding has been planned by her fathers side and NO BODY bothered to even tell me. Kala said she was scared to tell me and didn't know how I would react. Needless to say she knows now how badly I'm upset and hurt. I just can't believe she is going to marry this man she wouldn't even tell me they were dating until like a month ago and I've only seen him like a total of 5 times, he's barely divorced from his wife that he left to be with her. Yes, I have spoke my mind about him and maybe that was why she didn't tell me, but that is still no excuse not to talk to me. The only reason I feel like I do about this man (he's like 10 years older then her) is because I feel like he has been hidden from me, and I don't know the whole story. Kala has not really said anything about him at all to me, so what ever I do think I know about him I've had to come up with on my own and none of it's good, and I will be the first to admit I could be all wrong about him, but how will I ever know if I'm not given a chance to know him or know the whole story. I spent the whole day crying yesterday non-stop and have a feeling today is going to be just as bad. I just want my once so close daughter to come back and talk to me and let me back in. I will love and support her no matter what she does I just need to be given a chance. Please everyone keep her in your prayers.
Tiff's birthday party went great. We had 5 pumpkin pie's, a strawberry cheese cake, and an oreo cake OK I should say they had all of them, I had my shake. LOL
I'm down 31# and am able to do 2 miles now on my bike and I'm walking.
I hope everyone is doing great I haven't really been able to keep up much on the post as it bothers me to try and read very much right now, but know I'm thinking and love you all.
Love and Hugs
Renee
If He bring's you to it.... He will bring you through it. 
Well I was going to go to my mothers this weekend, but DH just called and they took his father into the ER for chest pain. We havent heard anything yet, so keeping fingers crossed that everything will be ok. You know when it rains it pours with my luck...or should I say BAD luck...so dont think I will be going this weekend. I was going to sneak in to the Circle of Friends support meeting on Monday night on my way home and just get a hotel for the night and then head back on Tue. But this has me dangling in the wind for what Im going to do.....So see Jan someone from the North of the state was going to try to come and put a face with all the posts...still up in the air though.
Yes Jan that would be fine with me for you to pray for the lord to help me find my way back home...I never had much and cant say that I still dont on faith....It just pushed back so far that I cant see it any more. That's why I have such a hard time sending prayers out to others...I feel like a hipicrite (sp). But I do want everyone to know that I do care and feel like all of you...just a little different right now. Sorry...But I dont know how else to put it. I have often wished that I could just walk into a Church and ask God Why...but I havent got the confidence to do that yet.
Sugar, I know that you all would not judge me for my feelings...but on that same note....not long ago someone told me that to ask for prayer we should give them too....so I just didnt want someone to get offended on how I feel. Im hoping that someday I will see the light and feel the Love that you all share for the Lord...I think that it would make me a better person...Inside and Out.
Ok again another downer post from me...thats why I dont post much. I promised myself that I wouldnt have another day today (tears rolling down cheeks..lol) like I did yesterday. I hope Everyone has a great and wonderful day....Stay warm..pooh...and bec...Im hoping to get to the lunchon that everyone is going to.....To everyone that I missed....Hugs to you all as well....see Im not that bad of a person...lol
Take Care
Cor
Not much going on here today. Bec glad you are enjoying the nuts.I was hoping you would. Janet you are very welcome for the clothes.If you decide you don't like them or your daughter dosen't just pass them on to someone else. I hope everyone has a great day.
Love and {{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}} Deb
