WHATS HAPPENING SATURDAY
JoeS appointment showed things wrong with his neck that I wish he didn’t have...his spinal cord itself is deteriorating because of pressure put on it by the disc in his neck that have slipped over against it plus he has two bone spurs pressing aginst nerves causing his pain in the left shoulder and arm and the left hand being numb he also has two more bone spurs down futher like in the middle of the shoulder area. He (the doctor) said he can fix it it is just an overnight stay in the hospital and no rehab afterwards ...they go in thru the side of the neck .to do the work ...oh yeah the disc that are slipping they put a piece of metal in there to hold them in place and then the bone fuses it self to that to hold it ricght.
Im not crazy about the idea of him having surgery again but if it will help him it will be a miracle in its self...then if the shots in his lower back help that he wont know what to think about himself. Lol . He will be having the surgery on the 21st of November. Two weeks from today...please pray that this is what God would have him do ...
I agree with Jeanine and several others when they say we should pray for our new president.. very important, no matter whether we voted for him or not wheather we agree with him or not...now is the time to pray that God use him for his purpose and his goals. He can use all sorts of people even the ones that don’t want to do things the way they thought lol...
Came home and decided to go ahead and put the straw on all my plants that need it...Took 4 bales and then put a big bunch in the lean to shed for Rebel to lay on...He slept in there last winter on straw...he loves it outside in the winter time...
By the time we finished with putting the straw down it was getting colder and darker so came in and got several things done inside th house...have all my laundry caught up and cleaned out the laundry room again...seems like I have to straighten it up every day or two. It isn’t very big so it gets cluttered easily...
Of course that is the way my whole house is. I surely wish we had built a master bedroom with closet and bath onto the back when we were doing all the remodeling. We sure do need it. Mainly the closet tho...if we just had a huge big walk in closet , we have thought about adding one onto the side of the bedroom but don’t know how it would look lol if we did that would want to make it bath and closet. ...
I need to go and buy a fire proof box for all our important papers , like insurance and passports birth certificates etc etc...dont know why that just came that we need but have been thinking about it for awhile ....do you all ever get stuff on your mind like that and have this nagging thought that you really need to do something ?
this afternoon I was having trouble getting on my laptop didn’t know what was wrong so I called my handy dandy computer whiz.Andy to the rescue lol and all he did was hold a button down long enough lol geez ...did I ever feel dumb...oh well good thing im older and that stuff don’t bother me as much as it did when I was younger lol
ANDY::::::: Thanks for knowing which button to push on my computer lol
Hopefully you all can get your test and surgeries done in the same time frame.so you wont have to run back and forth to Columbia a lot but if you all do remember the free Medicaid or medicare which ever transport. That will save a bundle...get in touch with Renee she can give you all the info on it.
Hey I will be ready to walk in the morning about 9 by then the sun should be up lol
Ok
Im really excited for Susan and her getting the surgery...that is going to be so neat that you all do this together...maybe the food bill will go down... lol
And we know it will get rid of her diabeties....
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MOSWEETIE:::::: I think a lot of us have back problems from carrying too much weight around for so long probably ....just don’t resort to back surgery if you can keep from it they say that unless it if for pinched nerves and or bone spurs it usually doesn’t help as much a physical therapy and other things do.....
The water iris can just be in a low area , they might not bloom as well but they will make pretty leaves and get pretty tall. Ohhhhhhh Joe wouldn’t be drinking coffee too well if he had covered any of my flowers up with gravel lol ....
Maybe you need to wear blinders when you go walking in the mall so you cant see anything but straight ahead lol
Hope you had a great day
JEANINE:::::yep I agree we need to always pray for our national leaders no matter we agree with them or not ..
Had every intention of calling you this afternoon or early evening and the time just got away from me...sorry sweetie.. I know you are doing really well on the liquid diet and know that you will do well on the diet that you will follow after surgery....keep on shrinking that liver and will make the surgery so much easier...
Don’t you just love the protein in the coffee? That is so easy to get in and taste just like a cappuccino to me or something good any way lol
I am feeling better today even tho I didn’t take any meds today for this and was sneezing all afternoon. But I feel better mentally anyway.. the meds may have been what was causing me to be dizzy ...probably were. But I needed them to stop the sneezing and stuff.
Next week at this time you will be on the losers bench with all the rest of us...and I know you are strong enough woman to stick with getting in your protein and water ...did you get lots of good tips from Bec about a timer and such? I think she did a real neat thing with the timer and shot glass and all....not many people can get so much in right off the bat. I wish I could go back and do t his all over ....i would take more advantage of the first year when you are losing so much so fast...i would have pushed myself more. But I didn’t so just have to go from here. So take advantage of the first year cause you cant get it back for sure.. lol
SUGAR:::: ok so what is the good news that you were going to tell us? When I talked to you this afternoon I forgot to ask ? glad you had a great day today....
You know Marys daughter may just be acting. I know that sounds goofy but I knew a girl once that did that even enjoyed the charcoal and all that they did to her , she enjoyed the attention and would do that about every two or three months. They would put her in a pysch ward for 48 hours and let her out and in a couple of months when people were expecting her to start doing normal things she would pull it again...the ER people knew her and didn’t want to do anything but they said they never could take the chance. So its not impossible that Her daughter isn’t doing the same thing?
The next person to have surgery is Waterfall 999 is tomorrow and Jeanine is the 14th...so we will have some more this month...
BARBARA S:::::: hope the dental appointment went well.
VESTA::::: you started different colored seeds of what flower?the red flower is a hibiscus?im glad that all the flowers I gave you lived. Shows what a good grower you are lol....lots of things you could plant on the east end that doeasnt get much sun....all of which im sure your aware of...hostas, lily of the valley , geraniums , impatients, quite a few things really according to whether you want lots of color or greenery. Something permanent or annuals. I will try to get up there some time between now and spring really I will but so many things going on just don’t know how to get it all done. Now with Joes surgery I will have to put my knee surgery on hold because we cant afford to be paying the excess that medicare doesn’t pay on two surgeries. Oh well. Love you too girl..
JANET::::::: im so glad that Mike is getting his bow fixed free...more good things need to happen for you all. Maybe that is what we need to pray for you all, is for God to pour down his abundant blessing on you and your house..wouldnt that be something?
I called the number Andy gave us for the church that Dennis and Brenda pastured and there was only an answering machine it didn’t say what it was so I said that if they got this message and this was the church then to call me back at my number. Still haven’t heard anything but there may not have been anyone at the church yet. Will wait till Sunday and if I haven’t heard back will try the police department there...... im worried really ...
That is sad about the poachers. Wonder why people do that sort of stuff. Just evil ...
Sounds like Tammy scored some big points with Jon ...he is a cutie...
Can give you all the water iris you can possible want just know that they will spread if you don’t put them in a container. For a pond or something big I would put them in huge big flower pots and sink the pots ., up to right over the top of the pot.
That way they can grow and fill the pots but not the pond. .
I know I cant find dreamfields pasty a anywhere down here. Do they have a web site that you can order from.?
I will be very anxious to read your book when it is published....would be great to say hey I knew her. Lol
Sounds like someone is price gouging on the gas...it is down to 1.83 in Republic at wal mart...
DEB(POOH) Yep sure were cold in them dar hills huh? Hope you stary warm today , and have you gone and checked about what is wrong with the stomach and side>? Hope so you know it wont heal itself. Stay warm..
SHEILA:::::: wow that would be awful that they gave your job away...that isn’t right to do that. Joe and I are doing ok today....hope you are staying warm with your wood stove. I love those but don’t like getting up in the morning to a cold house and having to build up the fire again. Lol running around and stuff till it gets warm again. Don’t that many of times. I wish I had a wood burning fire place but wouldn’t want the mess. Guess you cant have everything. God bless you and hope you can get your good job back soon.
DEBBIE D:::::::: glad your hubby wanted to go back to work today but if he goes back too soon he could make his self sicker. I know you will take good care of him this week end maybe he will be over the worst of it by then,,
Take care and wash the hands a lot taking care of DH most of the time things get passed back and forth in families because they forget to wash their hand. It is the best preventive you can do.
I dont s ee the Hemotoligist until the 20th. And they want to take labs again right then and compare them to what they did the other day...i really think im ok I don’t think it is anything to worry about , cant worry anyway. Im too tied up worrieig about and taking care of Joe right now..
SANDY::::::: thanks for the receipe....sounds good...
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I ended up in the ER earlier. I was so sick! I couldn't breathe, my chest and back hurt, I was so weak. When they took all my info and I had to tell them I had wls 10 months ago and lost 172 pounds they were all blown away by that. They actually thought I said I had lost 72 pounds and I had to correct them. The dr. told me that I was malnurished which I already knew that. They gave me a breathing treatment, hooked me up to IV gave me fluids, gave me narcotics for the chest, back and head pain. They had to switch my antibiotic the one my dr. gave me Wed. I was supposed to take a large dose the first day and no one told me to do that so since it was all messed up they had to change it all together. They sent me home with some liquid lortab and my new antibiotic oh and my inhaler. Said I have a severe case of bronchitis. I guess my breath sounds on my right side was deminished. I know I would get out of breath just walking across the room. I felt better after I got home but starting to feel bad again.
Well, sorry so short think I need to go to bed and get some rest.
Take care and have a wonderful day!
Hello sister and all, Well sis, go back on and read the Friday weigh-in and you will see my news. LOL! No, I'll tell you, I lost 2 more lbs. I dont know how or why but they just came off. 2 last week and 2 this week...Havent lost any for about 5 months and then boom! Well now Im only 2 lbs away from the goal I set for myself, so Im as happy as a little clam! I bought 2 new pair of jeans in size 10s and they fit really good (not even tight) and I couldnt be happier. After getting in them I thought, wonder if I could ever get into an 8? Then I almost tried to kick myself in the hiney! I think we get kinda weird once we start loosing, we want to just keep on, trying to get smaller and smaller. I wanted to lose the extra 5 just to give myself some wiggle room to gain now and again and not freak out. I think tho if I had my tummy skin removed, I probably could wear an 8...but that probably wont happen, so ....I REALLY am totally thrilled to be in a 10. I have a picture of myself back years ago (Rachelle was about 5) and I remember having to buy a size 12 jean, and I thought I was huge, but now I look at that picture and think, man I was sooooo thin! lol! GIRLS....IT IS ALL IN OUR HEADS!!!!! I think as soon as we get that one figured out, we can start being satisfied more with ourselves.
Well the taping of the pilot for Yakov's talk show was great! It lasted a long time but it still was great! And very interesting. It will air on NBC (channel 3 in Springfield local market) on November 22 at 9PM and again on the following sunday 23, at 1PM in the afternoon. He will have different guests each week and a different subject each week. This time it was on relationships and laughter. Did you all know that he has his degree in pshycology? Anyway, because it lasted longer than they thought they gave us free tickets to see his regular show and so Fran and I just stayed and watched it too! So it was late when we got home last night. For lunch yesterday we ran over to the Moon River Grill, boy that was pretty good....
My friend Mary has asked that everyone just really pray for her daughter and thier situation and for God to bring about what ever results he wants in the whole thing. She is so beside herself and I cant imagine going thru this over and over again. She wants all the pray warriors to really be on the war path over this one. She feels such a need for it and for some relief for it. So if you would, please keep Mary, Homer and Natalie in your prayers. I talked to her last night and she just sounded totally spent!
Well sis, Im glad Joe is going to get something done but I hate to hear that youre going to put off your knee surgery. Will Joe be down with this or just sore? You should try to manage to get that knee fixed soon. The longer you wait the more deteriorated those muscles will get and the harder the recovery.
Well I have down 11 people total to be at Peggy on the 19th and that includes Peggy. So if anyone has a different # please let me know ok??? I have ..........Sugar, Jan. Peggy, Deb D., Janet, Renee, Becky, Kerri, Cor, Barbara S., and Shelly....does that sound about right???? PLEASE let me know if there are more cause I really need a head count for a little surprise and the amount of pie! LOL! I CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So girls that are riding with me, when do you want to head up there? What time do we need to be going? I will leave here as early as we need to. I think Jan is coming up and spending the night with me, so we can leave early. It takes about an hour or a tiny bit more to get to Joplin, right? I will measure the time out this week as I buzz back thru there on my way back to Muskogee. By the way Janet, Im thinking maybe Tues...Ill let you know as soon as I talk to my friend and see what day works for her.
Well gang, I gotta get going to the gym this AM and get one more work out for the week! LOL! Since yesterday consisted on sitting on my behind all day long!
Jeanine I am sure praying for the liquid diet to go smooth and for the surgery to just be a pc of SF cake!!! Love ya! You are such a sweetheart and prayer warrior for everyone! May GOD bless you sooooo much! I cant wait for you to get to enjoy the lbs melting off of you and for your health to be restored to you!
Peggy, sweety, please let yourself heal! We dont want any problems for you....we will take you at your word that you wont do this if your not up to it! But GOD bless you for offering. Could I ask a question? What color is your dining room???
Bec, so what crazy thing are you up to this week? lol! You are so full of energy and vim and vigor that it is hard to keep up with you. Can you beleive the time is flying by like this? How much have you lost? I cant wait to see you again and get a hug...and Im sure Ill be able to hug around you a little further than before!!! YIPPEE--SKIPEE!!!!!!!! The 19th is getting closer and closer!!!! We are going to have sooooo much fun!
Well, friends, lets all pray for our country and the leadership that we have.....that GOD uses them the way HE wants and accomplishes his WILL in the lives of all AMERICANS!
Love you all so much and Praise The LORD!
GOD is my ROCK! SUGAR 
Hi there, Jan and OH Peeps~
OOOOHHH-do I HATE to even think it-but I really FEEL winter IS upon us! It is a TRUE blustery day out here....Not one little hint of sunshine-its perfectly grey here-very windy and very cold!!! Yuck, Yuck, Yuck! Im not even in the mood to look on the bright side of this crap since I am hurting like no ones business. I used to say the fireplace-but bringing the wood through the house to get to the fireplace is a NEVER ENDING mess to sweep in the kitchen and then vaccum or pick up on the carpet! ARGH! Not to mention the mess on the porch! (shaking my head in disgust).....
We have several loved ones and members in need of prayer. Havent seen an update on Susie yet, so lets pray that she is doing much better today and can go home and recover. Bev in KS is very sick-lets pray that her meds will kick in soon and she will get better..... Peggy still in pain and not feeling well. Lets pray and claim her COMPLETE recovery!!! Renee and her tummy. Her pcp did a culture on it yesterday. Lets pray all is okay with that. Deb Ds hubby is sick-same thing as Bev in KS-lets pray he is on his way to a total recovery too! We have waterfall having surgery Monday-and then Jeanine on 14th, lets pray that they have strength and peace of mind for their wls.....then we have Joe having surgery on the 21st. Lets pray the same for him and that this surgery WILL have benefits for him and relieve his pain. We have so many that are in pain right now-for one reason or another-but please pray a blanket prayer for all those loved ones-I dont want to forget anyone, so not listing individually. Thanks everyone!
Yesterday proved to be busy and a VERY frustrating day-by the time it was dark-I was so cranky-I couldnt even stand myself! I dont get in a mood like that very often, but geez, when I do-I dont like myself very much! I went into the bathroom and just sobbed, like a big old baby-having a big azzzz pity party for myself!
First-I had some running to do-and needed to get Darrels ss card-and suppose to meet with my mom and the kids (megan and aaron) when I went to town....well, when I got to the ss ofc-they would NOT use Darrels BIRTH CERTIFICATE as proof of b-date...Your NOT going to believe this-they wanted his shot record-(had) BUT.....it HAD to be STAMPED AND SIGNED BY HIS DOCTOR! Ok-so, no go on those 2 documents that I HAD WITH ME! She said that I either needed to go get it stamped and dated by the doc OR bring SOMETHING printed out by his school with his name AND birthdate on it???? HUH? Ok-well, newest report card IS on my fridge-RUN ALL THE WAY HOME.....run in the house-rip the report card off the fridge-and guess what? They no longer have the b-date AND first two sets of ss numbers on them (which that part isnt required anyway)! YOUR FRICKIN KIDDING ME? So now I have to dig around through old paperwork-because I know the old ones did-and I called the school and they verified. Said IF I cant find one, they will print something off for me on Monday to bring to the ss ofc. Well-the kids had went home and said for me to call them when I got back to town and they would come and meet me. Called and they met me at Name Brand Clothing-cuz Megan is growing out of ALL of her clothes! Waited for OVER an hour for my mom to meet us-like she SAID she was going to-and she never showed up! (enough to make me cry by now...) I couldnt wait anymore-cuz I HAD to get back home and get the dogs their food. They were out..I stopped and got Jon 3 new workbooks, went to the feed store-got the hogs (I mean, dogs) food (they load it there for you-thank goodness) came home, knew I couldnt carry the 40 lb bag-so came in and got a big (Thatsabowl from Tupperware-damn near a satellite dish) bowl, filled it up and at least got them an appetizer~ (they were looking AT ME like an appetizer.....thank goodness I went in the pen WITH food-OR I may be missing the padding on my body....Hmmmmm-idea here...LOL) to start. Put more wood on the fire-and then, as 5 yr olds do when you promise them something-Jon was just bouncing OFF THE WALLS-waiting, ever so NOT patiently-to go to Movie Gallery and get a video game.....every 2 seconds he would remind me....ask when we were leaving.. Ask when darrel would be home....ask this, ask that, this, that......ARGHHHHHHH!!! Calgon-PAAALLLEEEZZZZE take me AWAY!!! Get around the corner and my neighbor was having a sale. Stopped-dont know why-dont have any extra money to speak of......but....she had a long, beautiful, cedar chest-for 5.00!!!! I was talking about making them for the girls for Christmas presents-now, all I have to do is clean it up, use some liquid gold on it-and personalize it.....its beautiful and Im so excited! Then, as I was walking out of their out building, I saw this old, very sturdy, wooden high chair!! Its a bright green ugly color-BUT....a beautiful chair-her husband hand made it-and it went through their 4 children, she was telling me...she said-Honey, that would make a good plant holder! I said, Plant holder, NO WAY! I am going to use it for my grandaughter!~ Im going to strip the color off of it-and stain it! Its gorgeous-and he even had different decorations cut out of the wood!! Im so excited-she sold it to me for $3!! So, for $8-I got a Christmas present and a high chair! Well, Jon was about ready to jump out of his skin because I stopped-so I left....good thing too-didnt have any more money to spend there-would have gotten skinned by Jon had I spent any more time there! Have to go back today sometime and get the chest. Couldnt lift it myself...and she is an older lady and wasnt going to ask her to help me.....So, right now, Im just waiting for Mike to get up from his nap-so we can get my treasure!
Got to Neosho-and Mike calls me....asks if I can PLEASE stop and get him a cup of coffee-because he is taking timed tests for work on the computer and cant get up and make coffee and all that good stuff. I dont want to-because I am looking at Jon-and I am SCARED to tell him that there is ANOTHER delay in getting his game....I may need armed security to protect me! But...Being the GOOD WIFE I am, I risked life and limb-and stopped at the convienence store and got Mike his coffee and then took it to him at work. Mike says-If you wait for 15 minutes-I will be done with this test...Are you kidding me? If I wait for 15 minutes-I am really, either going to commit myself in a looney bin to get away from Jon OR hire security-this kid had been PATIENT ALL DAY-considering I told him at 10:30 we were leaving and had 2 stops before his game....(at least I didnt PROMISE the 2 stops-LOL...) I just promised we would get his game-LOL....didnt promise when-he just knew it would be Friday-because I DONT pay late fees, and HAD to return one! LOL...so-from 10:30 a-and its now 4 pm! We had been RUNNING all day with paperwork errands, home, store, store, store-home, animal feeding time at the zoo, sale-and now coffee, work, and hanging out? nah....not in the picture-not today anyway! Well, go to get in the Suburban, and I had a huge stack of paper from Mike-Jon uses it for whatever-pictures and stuff....well-my phone dropped and broke...AGAIN! I JUST got it fixed! Now-I am HOLDING back the tears...I am nearing a nervous breakdown-and it keeps ringing and ringing and ringing-BUT...I cant hear anyone-AND....the two times I could hear-and talk, it was 30 seconds, tops and it died. CRAP! My texting wasnt even working right. About every 10 sends, one would go through. It just kept saying-unable to send mess #?, to outbox to try again later! What the crap???? Ok-well, so the phone is flipping broke again. I dont give a crap. By now-my nerves are shot and I am ready to scream-I just want to get Jon to Movie Gallery and get home! Well, I get there-and they had ALL their used video games for 3.99!!! ALL of them...this is when the depression sets in-I am so disgusted with myself-because I dont have the money and if I would just talk to my dad-I know I could go back to work at the motel...and not be so broke...and...there were so many titles there-that the kids would like, and Aaron too-so-my heart was just breaking-I am feeling like a big, fat loser-starting to freak out about Christmas and all that-AND....my phone starts ringing NON STOP...from Megan, then Aarons phone....and they arent getting my text I try sending to tell them that my phone IS NOT working and I get a text from them saying CALL ASAP-ITS IMPORTANT....Oh God-Im thinking, this is bad...So...I stop at pay phone..phone broke. Next pay phone-its gone-the whole damn phone is gone! I stop at this gas station I always go to-run in and beg to use their phone-I call-and Im like-Are you ok? megan says-I just wanted you to know-remember this morning when I asked you if you knew where we could get $100? Im like yeah (I didnt have it to loan to them) She said-Aaron just won $100 playing a scratcher! Ok.....THIS IS WHAT my phone rang continously for 5 minutes-NON STOP! I would hit the ignore button rather than listen to it ring-and they would call me right back!!!! I told Megan congrats-she is excited because now they get to go see Larry the Cable Guy.....Thanked the gas station lady, hold Jons hand-start walking to the Suburban and I start crying and cant stop! Why am I crying like this? Im happy that they get to go see Larry the Cable guy-REALLY I am....I am happy they won money on a scratcher.....I WISH I would have had the money to loan them-or better yet-JUST to GIVE IT TO THEM-now, here is the hard part to admit-I was having a pity party that it wasnt ME! How stupid and babyish is that? Not that I wanted to win to go to that show-but JUST TO GET A BREAK! We just did get a break-a HUGE one, with the crossbow-and so now I feel ungrateful and I was thanking God for the help with the crossbow and the blessings he has given me and asking for forgiveness...We have a nice home, so we have shelter-all of my children are healthy, for the most part, We have food to feed the family, and clothes on our backs.....I NEED to always remember some dont have that-and not feel sorry for myself....I talk myself back into a better mood-praying and thanking God for what I do have on my way home-praying for everyone who is sick or in need-get home.....Mike is already home-and Jon wants to play his game right off the bat-so he does, tell him that he only has about 10 minutes and we have to run to town for some stuff Mike needs and to get plastic for our windows to winterize the house-have to get them on the inside because they will be doing the siding on the outside in 2 weeks.....anyway-Mike and I start talking about bills-and he forgot to list the layway pmt-and then I am crying again....kept it together till I got in the bathroom and there I go again!
Now, I KNOW, everyone says Christmas is not about the gifts... I KNOW this-Mike knows this-AND, ultimately, the kids DO know that-but-when your a kid.... All I know is that Mike and I dont have fond memories of Christmas time when we were kids-in fact-most of our memories about Christmas stink, so we have ALWAYS made sure that our kids have the Christmas's that we never did! We do everything-from putting out reindeer food the night before-to ringing the jingle bells early in the morning-indicating Santa has been here!!! Its like a magical time here-and maybe a part of it, is Mike and I love to see that twinkle in our kids eyes-when they see the tree Christmas morning and when they see their stockings-overflowing with prizes-there is NOTHING like it-and I would be devastated if I couldnt give them that! Theres nothing like it. We havent had that "family" togetherness for some 15 yrs or so-its just been the kids, Mike and I.....when my grandma first went in the nursing home and gramps moved into assisted living-they stopped doing Christmas and the other holidays-so its just been us-and really-its been kinda lonely some of the time.....besides the fact that we have had to share 3 out of the 4 kids with the ex's side of the family. For the past 2 yrs though, Mikes adopted parents have had us down there-and thats been fun-we really enjoy that family togetherness.....I didnt even realize what I was missing really-since it had been so long since I had it-but Im really looking forward to that this year......how did I even get on this subject? Sorry......
We just got back from getting my cedar chest......she had another one for $5 too-so Mike bought that one-and then she GAVE me a baby swing that I went over to look at-and see how much was marked on it.....So-Now I have 2 chests, one for each daughter. One needs to be refinished. I think the one will be beautiful with just some liquid gold....will see. If I have to-I will refinish both-they are both solid and they are both gorgeous-and I cannot wait to see the girls' faces when they get these hope chests....I am going to personalize them with their names-somewhere on them-and on the inside-I am going to have a poem, wrote to them, from me-laminated-and put on the inside......then, I have some of their treasures-baby clothes, report cards, things they colored and gave me etc etc-and I am going to put some of those treasures in there-along with like their first locket of hair, their first tooth, things like that!!! I sure hope they like it as much as I like the idea of giving them! As Mike was loading the chests up-I walked over and I was looking at a baby swing-perfect shape-BUT...NOT one of the new "fancy pantsy" jobs they have now-just one of the older-winding ones-but in perfect shape-even the padding was perfect-and a good brand-Craco....she GAVE it to me!!! She said-Just take it-its the last day of the sale and everything MUST GO!!! Its gonna be gone-so Id rather give it to you than someone else get it!!! YAY!!! Now, once I get with Sheila-I will have the other swing for Megan-and then the mattress for the crib I already have here....and I only need a few more things. IF I get time, I am going to make her bedding-not sure how thats gonna go-but.....I want to anyway. Just need a few things and I will have all her little necessities!!! YAY!
Well, considering I have been working on this post most of the morning-I better get this finished and get off the puter.....Mikes going back out in the tree stand this afternoon-geez-PLEASE PRAY that the poachers have LEFT SOMETHING for us-we need the meat!!! For Mike, its not about a trophy buck-that would definitely be a perk, dont get me wrong-but for Mike, its about the meat and feeding the family! LOVE the backstraps-taste as good, if not better than a filet mignon done perfectly-and the jerky-its DE-LISH!!! When you process the deer correctly-AND cook it correctly-it does NOT have ANY gamey taste to it at all!!!
**Jan-Oh man, I am SO SORRY about Joe and his surgery! That sux for sure!! I am praying tho, that it WILL give him SOME Relief!!! I would LOVE to hear that he would be pain free-but for him to be able to tolerate or be comfortable a little bit even, would be a blessing-I WILL be praying, you know that!
Where do you get your hay/straw at? I went back to Walmart and all of it was gone. I need 2 more... I thought about going up to our neighbors house-but they have those huge circular ones-and they feed the livestock with that-and I just want a couple of bales.....just to cover the e/e and tulips-and I guess I can just wait and plant them in the spring.....I would rather get it done now tho.
On the water lilies-I will let Vikki do the work of putting them in the pots-LOL....Our ponds out here are huge-I wonder how long it would take if we dont pot ALL of them? Do you think a couple of strays would over take the whole pond within a couple of years? She has some very large pots tho-so she can keep them tamed-LOL...
Sorry about your knee.....Maybe we can have them done together and share a room? LOL...I am going to try think about this and have been tossing around the thought of going to Sugs ortho and begging him to do both at once.......IF he will take my insurance. Will see.
Your in my thoughts and prayers-along with Mr. Joe and I love you both!!! Please dont worry too much-I know some is normal-but you KNOW, first hand, the power of prayer (Michele....for example) and we WILL PRAY every bit as much for Joe too!!! We love him too!! LOL...The big lug, you cant help BUT TO LOVE HIM!~ Hugs to you both!
**Bev in KS-hope your better ASAP....Im so sorry! It sux to be so sick!!! Your in my prayers! Keep us posted as your up to it!
**Barbara-How did your appt go? Your in my prayers too! Hope all is well!
**Sandy-THANKS for posting that recipe for me (well, and for others too, Im sure!!!) It sounds fantastic and I copied it already!! I cannot wait to make it! I think I will make a couple of loaves and put them in my goodie baskets that I make for our adopted grandma and Mikes adopted parents-they always have so much company around the holidays-that its just the perfect gift for them-goodie baskets with home-made goodies and then we always get mom some pinguin towels, potholders etc-and grandma a couple of puzzles and then also put in some cocoas and ciders and then a couple of candles-and wrap the baskets up with red/green cellaphan and a big old bow! I think the bread will be a big hit too!!! I appreciate you sharing that! Have a good weekend!
**Lou-so good to see you!! I know, its disgusting to waste money at the restuarant, isnt it? Good old doggie bags-OR....My hubby and kids will gladly eat my left overs! It sounds like your doing good and I am sooooo happy for you!! YAY for Lou!! Take care! Hey, whats that art walk you spoke of? Never heard of anything like that before-so just curious....
**Deb D-Did you get the tile all figured out? What kind of mosiac are you doing? Mikes cousin, in AZ, does that for a living and its so amazing the things he can make and how awesome it looks!! What a talent!!! What color is your kitchen now? What color are you wanting it? Cant wait to see pictures of it! Praying for your hubby-and for your tummy too-and also-that your boys wont get what hubby has-Love ya!
**Vesta-whats the possibility that you could go to KC with us on the 19th? See, you could go to Jans, go to Sugars WITH Jan, then go WITH Jan and Sugar and me and Renee and maybe Tammy-up to KC to see and meet everyone!! That would just be unbelieavable!! I miss my Vesta!!!! Think about it anyway-k??
**Jeanine-How you doing sweety? I am so very very excited for you! My ONLY wish is that I lived closer-so we could go through your journey together and walk-do the gym, whatever!! How much fun would that be? I think we would get in toooooo much trouble!!! LOL! Seriously-been thinking about you A LOT lately-your on my heart! I pray for you, for strength and for peace of mind...and we are all busy polishing your seat next to us on our ever growing LA~EW~ZERZ~ bench!~! Love ya, Jeanine! (((((HUGS))))))
**Angie-Thanks for the update on Susie.....Im glad you got some clothes....now, the song-streak, wont be about you-LOL...Wish you could make it on the 19th! How fun would that be? I will be emailing you soon! Hope your feeling better!
**Sugar-the taping sounds like it was fun! Mike went and saw his show a few yrs ago and said it was halarious. I didnt get to go-Knew I was too big to sit in those theatre seats! Will go again if I get the chance to! Love him! Glad you had fun!!
CONGRATS on the weight loss! Im so happy for you! You know I support you, no matter what-Cuz I thought you were perfect before surgery-LOL....I dont see HOW you have ANY more pounds TO LOSE, but.....CONGRATS!!! Sz 10.....looks like I know where I can get my 12s from, hint hint......Well, when your ready to get rid of some of em, keep me in mind and let me know how much-k?
Lunch would be so great-and if you bring friends-thats okay too.....I dont mind meeting others, if you dont mind them meeting me.....
Cant wait till the 19th! Whats the surprise? I LOVE PRIZES!!!! Can I have a hint??? PLEASE? PLEASE? I wont tell the others-I promise! LoL-love ya!
**Deb (pooh)-I agree with you 100%....I HATE to hear someone blame their parents/their past for their behavior....UNLESS you have been raised by wolves and been kept in the forest ALL your life-there is NO EXCUSE, except that you dont want to take responsibility for your actions, and Im sorry, its a cop out-and excuses are like butts-everyone has one-its what you do with it, that makes a difference! Thats my problem, like with Darrels biological womb-everything is because of her past-and its like COME ON, Your like 40 yrs old-get over it already and move on! You dont want to grow up and be a responsible adult-you want everyone to feel sorry for you because you didnt have a text book child hood-and its the past-LEAVE IT THERE AND MOVE ON! DANG! Instead of changing-she raises the kids she has with her-to be JUST like her-and whine about life and what they dont have and so on and so forth, just makes me sick!!! Oh well-its people like us-who KNOW and WHO CARE MORE about making the difference in OUR KIDS' Lives-people like HER-will never amount to anything and if you ask me-are selfish, and dont deserve children! Its ALL About them-NOT the kids! Just makes me sick...with the holidays upon us-she will sign up for every single organization AND THEN SOME-and get them to give her all kinds of stuff for her 4 kids-and as soon as the holidays are over-she is running from store to store to store-and takes back every bit of it-that CAN be returned and then uses the money for herself, her man of the day and her drugs-leaving the kids with nothing but a few things from the Everything is $1, $1 store!!! One year-she took $140 worth of JUST darrels stuff back to the store-and she told him he could pick something he actually wanted (all of that was clothes) and he picked a gameboy and she told him no-it was $99) she did, however-take him to the dollar store and let him pick 5 things!!! *B* - thats all Ive got to say about it-and even tho Darrel wont have anything to do with her anymore-I would bet ANY amount of money-she STILL puts him on the list for the freebies this year too!
Thinking about you a lot-and I am HOPING and PRAYING for the opportunity-to get that way around the holidays to see your home!! If we cant-maybe you can put a video up on utube or something so we can all view it? Its one of my favorite part of the holidays-we DO travel to take the kids to houses like yours-WISH there were more around here!! Wish we were closer-we would come by every single Night, if we could!!! Love ya girl!!! Im praying too-that soon, you can get back to normal eating-its around the corner-just hang in there!!! It WILL and DOES get better-I promise!!!!
**Andy-hows the swelling in your legs? I sure hope its better. Im so sorry your still having problems with that!!! you and Susan are in my prayers! Take care!
**Sheila-OMG! I cant believe your job did that to you!! Thats horrible! I will be praying so hard that something else comes open for you!! Do you at least have someone who is bringing the wood into the house for you? I sure hope so!!!
I wish you could make it the 19th-to Springfield-and ride with us to KC....If you dont have to work that day, do you think you could? We would have a BLAST!!!! Heck, I dont think Sug would know what to do with a bunch of rowdys in the van! She may not ever want to give us a ride again! LOL... Think about it and let us know!
I will be doing some research and trying to find out about maintaining/gaining weight.....will keep you posted-it wont be till next week-but I will forward anything interesting that you can use or review-K???? love ya sis!!!! Sure cant wait to see ya AND spend some REAL time with you!!!
**Bec-how did you and sis's project go? Did you get it done? Who keeps it now or is it a gift for someone in your family? I AM going to take you up on that offer one day and come up for a day or two and do nothing but "chat it up" and do crafts with you! I cant think of anything more fun and relaxing than that!! I cant wait!!!
Anyway-Im curious to see what the table cloth looks like....did you say that every year you and she get together and do something like that? Just being nosey I guess-just wondered......
I look forward to seeing you the 19th....I also look forward to going for a walk with you and all the dogs when I come visit...do you take tito with you when you walk? Love ya! Have a good day!
**Mosweetie-Hope your pain is better today. Your in my prayers.
**Tammy-so glad the kids are feeling better! Thanks again, so much, for the pkg and for my card! Love ya!
**Renee-where are you???? come out, come out, wherever you are!! Hope your feeling better, pain wise....I love ya sis....see ya soon, I hope!
Well, STAY WARM everyone! All my love and prayers-Janet
