WHATS HAPPENING FOR SUNDAY

Hi Auntie Jan and Peeps~

Ok Jan, I get the hint!~ I have been reading up-just havent been posting. I needed to take a break. I KNOW its just me, but I cant stand being "that person" that always has negativity and such going on. I had decided not to post until I had good things to post about.....I know that Jan, Bec and Sugar have been shouting out to me, to get back in here. Its not even been a whole week yet-guys!!! Gheesh!

Before I go on-my heart is going out to Marilyn with thoughts and extra prayer! Also to Colettes friend, Helen, whom both have been dx'd with cancer. They have been put on my prayer chain and we will continue to stand together and pray for their healing. Physical and emotional. I am so thankful that Joes surgery went well and that he is doing so good with his recovery!! AMEN~ Also-we have some that will be traveling tomorrow-Susan and Andy will be going to Columbia for Andys appt and Susans seminar. Please pray for good news for BOTH of them and travelers mercy. We also need to remember a couple of others in prayer as well. Tammy has to go through more testing as they found something on her mammogram. Also-for Renees daughter, Tiff. Its her health as well. Please, peeps, lets pray that there test results will reveal nothing and that they will be okay. Thanks so much! Renees little grandson, Ryan-had to have surgery on Friday. He had a staph infection in his penis, rectum and scrotom!!! An abscess or something-never heard of that before-but he is just a little guy-not even 2 yet......so if you could say some prayers for his recovery. Also, for our peeps in wls recovery, Jeanine, Susie and Waterfall.....that they continue to recover fully. Every time I think I have remembered everyone, someone else pops into my head. We have Bev in KS....havent seen her in awhile, but she was sick...Deb (pooh) has been sick AND we havent seen her on here in a bit-lets pray that everything is okay with her. Sheila and her issues right now-she could use prayer. Thanks......IF I forgot anyone-PLEASE add them to your post.

Well, Tues evening rolled around and it was pretty evident, that unless healing came that night-that I would not be going on Weds....by the time I got Jon all settled and such-it was a little after 9 pm, and I didnt want to call the ladies that late-figured that they may have gone to bed early due to having to get up so early. I was up with Jon that night about 15 times....it was awful and I think I MAY have gotten an hours worth of sleep-IF that. Weds morning-BOTH boys looked and sounded horrible. I KNEW I wasnt going. I KNEW I had to get Jon to the dr. I didnt want Megan being subjected to anything catchy-and Vikki (MIL) said she would gladly watch one or both of the boys, even sick-BUT.....it would have to wait until Grandmas dr appt was over (she had a small stroke, but has been having f/u visits)-and that was at 11. The ladies couldnt wait that long to leave for KC, so I never even brought it up. Well, I talked to Renee (weds morning)-I really wanted her to go up, even if I couldnt. I knew everyone would love her-just as much as I do.....she said it was on her heart to come and spend the day with me anyway-sick kids or not...I was such a mess. Crying off and on and just feeling lousy. My heart WAS with the ladies going to KC-and now, Renee wants to come and spend the day with me-felt like a crybaby! Since I dont ? when the Lord lays something on MY heart-I couldnt argue with her about being with us for the day-however, I was worried about HER catching something from us-being that her daughters wedding is right around the corner! I had missed Jans phone call while I was in the bathroom with Jon getting his nose all cleaned out-Plus, he kept saying he had a hair stuck in his throat and he couldnt get it out. He was pretty stressed out. I finally gave him a 1/2 pc of bread to eat (suppose to get hair out of your throat). Called Jan back and talked to her and Sugar. I did really good not to start crying until we had to hang up-then I couldnt stop bawling. I know, what a baby, huh? Jon only did 2 days of school work last week, thats how sick he was. He also did one of his art projects and didnt fini**** because he wasnt feeling well. Ok-so fast forward. Renee gets here and we are visiting.....theres a knock at the door around 2 ish and its Vikki. She tells me and Renee that we NEED to go and get out of the house and have a couple of hours of "girls" time. WOW. So, I took Renee to Name Brand Clothing, which is AWESOME!!! Some really good buys for pennies on the dollar. I got a pr of designer jeans-really really nice ones, for $3 and 3 bras that were each $3. Renee got the CUTEST baby doll blouse (black) with a bow right at the chest or under......(it is SOOOO NICE!!!) and a velveety jogging suit....really nice! Since she wouldnt take any gas money from me-which I wanted to give to her since we were running in HER car and so on-I took her to a mexican restaurant and we split an appetizer platter. Then, we stopped at the parking lot across from the motel so I could see Stephanie and give her some female supplies and money. She brought her Sr. Picture proofs and they are so BEAUTIFUL!!!! I LOVE THEM ALL!!!! So, have to figure out which ONES I want to put on the wall.....

My mom came out to meet Renee too. We had already decided that Renee was going to spend the night, because she cant drive at night and it was getting dark already (sky was grey and dark looking). She called her oldest daughter to make sure she could run an errand for the youngest daughter in the morning and once that was settled, we knew she could spend the night. We had talked about going to Precious Moments the next day-she has never been and I have-but they had closed early and so I only got to see the outside Christmas display. So, we had decided IF Jon was feeling good enough-we were going to go. My mom said she would love to go with us, and I told her that was great-just to call and let us know. I told Renee I would hi-light her hair on Thurs before she went home-and we were talking about a cut too-(yes, I have gone to beauty school...many yrs ago-dont hold a license-but still do everything on friends and family-except my own hair-LOL). Anyway-we were headed to Walmart when I saw Sug had called. We met them and got the baby clothes from Deb (pooh) for my new grand daughter on the way, clothes from the clothing exchange and the presents from Bec and Sugar. Since the trunk was full (Renees future SILs car) we had to put everything in the back seat-and it was filled from floor board darn near to the ceiling! Best of all, we got to hug Sugar, Jan and Susan! Two or three times each!!! LOL... Then, it made me cry again-because I KNEW I missed some WONDERFUL FELLOWSHIP! I did have the best 2 days with Renee that I had had in a very, very long time!!!

So, after meeting the ladies-we went to Walmart and got Renees color and came home. Started dinner immediately and then unloaded the car of all our treasures. Mike and Renee got to REALLY, OFFICIALLY meet and talk. We really didnt get much time, tho-because of dinner and getting the kitchen picked up and such. Seemed really rushed all the sudden. Anyway-after the boys were all tucked in and everything, Renee and I stayed up and I went through the tub of clothes from Sug and whomever else....she said there was stuff in there from Deb D.,. and some others....LOVED THEM ALL!!!! Cant wait to wear them. There was a couple of really nice pr of dress pants in there-and I WAS NEEDING a pr of dress pants for the wedding. I decided against the dress-because I dont wear them very often-and I figured I would get more wear for my money out of dress pants and a blouse. So-I have my outfit for the wedding now-and I am soooooo pleased! Love the colors too! THANK YOU SUGAR, DEB D, AND whomever else donated the clothes to me.....I APPRECIATE IT!!! Thank You, Deb D for the jeans for Mike too!!! He bounces back and forth between 34 and 36 and when he is in 36's-he has to either be really uncomfortable (staying in the 34s) or wear brown carpenter cords (the only ones he has IN the sz 36)....LOL...the cords are nice-but dont always want to wear them! He didnt want to spend a lot of money on pants right now, with things being so tight-so thanks sooooo much! Then, got the most adorable scarecrow from Bec-JUST ADORABLE.......and a goodie bag from Sug-along with a little gift for Megan. That night, Renee and I went through 2 out of the 5 boxes of baby stuff-OMG!!!! Those are some of the cutest, most adorable baby clothes I have EVER SEEN~~!!!! Then, its as if someone knew that I was an Eeyore fanatic-cuz there were like 5 Eeyore outfits-and I havent ever seen ANY!!!! I was SOOOOO EXCITED about that!!!! Anyway-I just sat there, in awe-about the clothes and looking at the piles and piles and piles of baby stuff-and thinking that even IF I bought everything there from garage sales-there were hundreds of dollars of clothes there! I dont know HOW to ever repay Deb!!! Deb-THANK you SOOOOO MUCH!

Renee had given me the most beautiful cross necklace and matching earrings!! Just beautiful......Wow-I was sooo spoiled from everyone! I didnt have anything nearly that nice to give to anyone else....I had clothes for Renee-so she wouldnt be naked the next size down-AND.....Jon had made her a bird house and thank you letter for a tiger and monkey that Aunt Renee bought him! He was so attached to her the next day-he didnt want to leave her side! When he found out she was going home-he didnt want her to go-and when we got in the Suburban (had to pick up Darrel at 4:30 at school from Art Club) and she followed us-he kept saying, Mommy, just call Auntie Renee and ask her IF pretty please on the moon IF she will come spend the night with us again. Mommy, When will aunt Renee come back? Everything was about Renee. He adores her.

We did NOT go to Precious Moments Thurs-it was amazingly cold and windy-BAD out here. The wind just cut through you like a knife...It was awful and there was NO WAY that Jon was going out in that! Kinda glad too-cuz the hair cut took a bit longer than normal because I had to keep taking breaks because my back hurt soooo bad! So it took a couple of hours (3 I think) for a 45 min hair cut. I felt so bad! Her hair looks KICK BUTT tho!~ I even considered going and getting mine cut like that-thats how much I like it! I sure was nervous the whole time cutting her hair tho-ecspically with the wedding coming up! Her stylist, Jamie-doesnt make sure that the sides etc are even with one another and Renees Right side was over an inch longer from the top to back behind her ears from the left side-and some of it was even worse! I was amazed! Im glad that she was better about giving a perm than a haircut-and even at that-I had to go back twice! I hadnt told Renee at the time-But I was so angry-because Jamie (hairstylist) kept trying to talk me into bangs and layers in front and I kept telling her ABSOLUTELY NO BANGS and NO LAYERING in front! Well-on the very top of my head-2 sections, one on each side-she cut them, about 2 inches long! All the rest of my hair around that is 6 inches or more-and those 2 sections HAVE to be tucked in-OR they stand straight up! Im NOT sure what she did-But I had decided that I was NEVER going to her anymore! Well, when I was starting on Renees hair-I was telling her that her hair was BAD uneven AND then I told her what Jamie did to MY hair-Because I really wanted to go back and scream at her! I was SO MAD! (she did that cutting it like that the 2nd time I went-NOT the first when I bragged about how good she did!) I wont ever go back to her again!

Got off track again. My mom had called and said that she wasnt going to make it to go to Precious Moments with us-told her that we werent going anyway-and told her to come out this way and visit....so, here we go-I cant-I have my diarrhea back (ALWAYS does when "I" ask her to do ANYTHING)....I said wear a depends-Im SURE you can make it out here and then you will be fine....Then-I dont have any money-well, EVEN if we went to Precious Moments-the tour is FREE AND if you come to my house- Its not like I have an admission price.....SO, then I finally told her-fine, I will give you gas money if you come out this way-so then, when those 2 excuses didnt get her anywhere with me-she then says she really doesnt trust her car to get out here and back. Thats when I said-well, I will come and get you-and bring you home-but nevermind......I KNOW you will just be all depressed and mopey IF you have to come out here-so forget it. She says "Are you mad at me?" Mom, I tell her-Im really disappointed. Can you tell me when the last time you were at my house was? She gets quiet and I said- LAST CHRISTMAS! Now-she has been out here to pick up the girls or something, but never got out of the car and no visiting etc....So she says-NO.....We were out on Mothers Day and played on the RC track racing the cars-remember? I said-Oh, mom-guess what? That was Mothers Day 2007 and Mel and Terry were out here too......This past mothers day was right after Mels mom died-and we didnt have a Mothers Day get together out here... She says-Oh yeah......and then, Im sorry. Its okay mom, I know your sorry, but that you wont do anything to change it. Im doubting that she will come out for Thankgiving, Will see. I didnt even want to have T-giving dinner here. Too much cooking for just us and the kids. Megan and Aaron are going to his folks place-and Steph, I thought, May go to her dads side of the family-but she said she would come out AND spend the night out here-so I decided to do a "small" dinner. We thought we would be going to Erik and Vikkis, but they are going to Ar, to their daughters place-and taking grandma.....

So, Friday rolls around, and Megan comes to get me and Jon-and we go to the OB Dr. with her to hear Mackenzies heart beat and then take Jon to Urgent care. He has bronchitis and they give me a script for him-but say basically, it has to run its course. Ok......WELL......We get home sometime in the afternoon and I am walking to the laundry room and I notice that 2 of our 4 new tires (new to us-but used ) that Uncle Jesse gave us for the Suburban-2 of them are GONE!!???? WTH? So...I call Mom and Dad (vikki and erik) and ask if they know of anyone that came out-cuz sometimes their son will come out or uncle Jesse etc and they said no. BUT....Grandma says that she saw a tan and brown truck pull up between our garage and morton building-and that the one guy who got out of the drivers side-was wearing all camo AND had an orange vest on and that she saw them go into the morton building and grab stuff and put it in the back of the truck-and she didnt think anything of it-because, at the time, she said-as soon as Megan and I came out of the driveway-they came in. within a minute, she said. Funny thing-is that Mikes adopted brother, Stein-was right behind Megan and I in the driveway-and he saw the truck and the 2 guys too-turning INTO the driveway when he was leaving the driveway-and they waved to him-he thought they were friends of Mikes or something since they were dressed in the camo and so on.....

So-they took 2 tires (so now we can get to pay $125 for each front tire we need) and they took a tree stand out of the morton building, some tools and we just dont know what else right now! They also went down the trail to where they have a covered carport type area on the back of the property that houses a boat and a couple of cars-and Grandma said they were back there for quite awhile. She felt so bad when she found out they were robbing us-and what big kahunas they had-considering Grandma was outside and she looked right at them AND their vehicle and Stein saw them too. What the heck? So, we have 2 thoughts-2 yrs in a row (not this year tho) Mikes tree stand was stolen from the archery only conservation property in Tipton Ford-which is about 2 miles from us-and the stands had our address on them. So, they may have just been waiting so it wouldnt be so evident on who??? so-we are going to drive by the conservation area a couple times a week and see if that truck ends up out there and if it does, I will write down the license plate number and call the cops. We figure its that OR from that guy that I let Dozer out and Dozer bit him so many times????? we just dont know. I feel really violated tho-because it was broad daylight out-and they didnt know that I would be gone-the Suburban WAS parked out here.....and I rode with Megan! Well, we have decided we are gating the top of the driveway-and NO ONE is getting through the gate, unless they have a key to do so-and there is NO WAY for them to drive around it either-too many trees on one side and barb wire fence on the other. So-yeah.....its like Murphys Law around here lately. This is WHY I havent been posting. Nothing freaking GOOD to report, for the most part. Not because Im not TRYING to be postive-CUZ I AM.... But, it sure is getting harder and harder-I can tell you that!

So, Saturday rolls around and I just cannot get going, I am so drained and my throat is so sore that it hurts to swallow-and both boys are complaining that their throats hurt too. Jon is afraid of going back to the dr-He doesnt like them messing with him...so he gets mad. Well, I decided that we were ALL going to Urgent Care....so we did. We ALL have strep throat AND bronchitis. Of course, they didnt check Jon for strep throat on Friday-and I am SURE he had it then too! So, they got z-packs and the u/c doc wanted to argue and argue with me about the zpacks-I kept telling him-they DO NOT work for me-NEVER have-AND I have had other docs argue with me and give it to me anyway-just to STILL be sick when the pack is gone and I have to go back and I just told him, Listen-I have way too much going on the past 2 weeks to start over in 5-7 days with some more meds because these didnt work. PLEASE just listen to me and IF you can give me Cipro for strep, please do-because that has ALWAYS worked for me, and its on the $4 list at Walmart and I can afford that. So, we got our antibiotics and cough meds and last night, for the first time in a week or so-no one was up coughing constantly-a couple of times Jon coughed, BUT...Not to the point he was waking up and gagging and so I FINALLY got some sleep last night too-so today I FEEL renewed-but my pain level is a little high today, like we are going to get a storm or some front or something is coming through!!!

Well, I am going to get a couple of responses done and relax for a bit. I took my antibiotics with just milk last night and got extreme stomach cramping, so this morning I took it with a 1/4 pc of toast. So far, no cramps or anything, thank goodness! Hopefully, by tomorrow I will feel better. The boys are acting much much better today and no fevers or anything....YAY.....My throat is STILL killing me, but I use that throat spray and it helps for a couple of minutes..... Oh and the doc said that he would recommend going to the burn unit in Springfield for the 2 burns on my left hand. He said it looks like it will need grafting....he did give me a script for burn creme, since my PCP never got back to me on that-they will most likely call me tomorrow and say they will call it in. Will most likely get it filled so if I need it in the future, will have it on hand. Anyway......

**Jan-Im sorry, I havent been on, just because I dont have anything good to report. I really am so tired of posting crap, so I just may not be on here as often. Hopefully, soon it will stop. I did call to get myself into a christian counselor (right at the church) and they have a sliding fee scale, so its only like $5 for me. 2 of my drs think that I am getting depressed and said IT IS from all the pain. So, I am TRYING to do 2 things-get into a doc that will TREAT my 4 different arthritis DX's, TRYING to get them to treat that so they can slow it down OR something.....AND-getting the counseling to try and learn HOW to deal......BUT....yes-my PCP DID put me on an anti-depressant and they HAVE jacked around with the dosing on and off for a couple of months and I just got fed up and said no more! I REFUSE to be a drooling idiot. I called several docs that I got their names and numbers from the arthritis foundation and do you know that NONE of them were accepting ANY new pts? There was one-that didnt accept medicare/medicaid pts, the other 3 just werent accepting ANY. PERIOD...... I was really bummed out that day! Its really been laid on my heart to see an arthritis doc so that they will treat my arthritis and get it to slow down some. Most times, I feel like I am being just eaten alive and its just a really BAD feeling AND very very painful. There just HAS to be some doc that CAN help me. There HAS TO BE.....

So, Im very sorry. I wasnt trying to worry you or anyone else-and thats WHY I have sent you an email-to let you know that I AM okay-Im soooo very very glad that Joes surgery went well and that, so far-recovery is going good!!! I was praying for him constanly!!! Please give him a hug and tell him I am glad he is doing good-and then have him hug you too-I was with you in spirit-and was claiming Joes successful surgery and recovery-and that it would speedy as well. Was praying that you had peace of mind and strength. Did anyone go to the hospital with you? If not, Im sorry you had to be alone! Wish I could have been with you myself!

It was good to see you Weds night and get hugs! You give some of the best hugs! Wish I couldve been with you guys. I know that it was just a super day-because you ladies are too special for it to be anything but perfect! Thanks for the hugs. Dont think I will be making it to the meeting tomorrow unless I am doing a lot better. Will see tho. Love you guys and thanks for everything-the prayers, the love-all of it!!!

**Sugar-THANKS for bringing the baby clothes down from Bec. I appreciate it!!!! Thanks for the goodie bag full of goodies and also for the present for Megan!! That brought tears to my eyes-thanks for thinking of her! Thanks for the clothes-LOVE THEM ALL!!!! I did not have ONE pr of dress pants-now I have several and I appreciate you for thinking of me-ecspically since you have such good taste in clothes!!! LOL....Thats good for me! You looked WONDERFUL AND....I could tell that you had lost weight since I saw you at least months meeting!!! WOW!

I will email you and we will get the Christmas Party worked on! I think go ahead and book the church for that night.....that will be good! Cant wait!!! Doesnt look like I will be able to attend tomorrow nights meeting-Not 100% sure yet or not-will see. IF I can-I WILL BE THERE.....we can still use donations for the party, EVEN if we dont have to pay for the potluck fees!

Anyway-THANKS for everything.....and LOVE YA!!!!

**Deb (pooh)-THANKS FOR THE MOST ADORABLE baby clothes I have ever seen!!!! OH MY!!! Because of you, dear friend, we will not need one more newborn clothes except for her coming home from the hospital dress-which I just found the other day and as soon as I have the extra money, I AM going to buy it and matching shoes-and other than that-we are set! We are also set for 3-6 months too! I just CANNOT get over HOW adorable that stuff was. It made me soooo excited as I sat there going through them. Me and Renee agreed that we will be changing that lil' princess 10-15 times a day-LOL-JUST so we can see her in all the precious stuff you sent her!~ I dont know HOW to thank you! I WISHED you would take the money-OR let me buy some things for Nikki.....SOMETHING! Im NOT very good at receiving-I am a giver, like YOU......but, I just want to do something-something!!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!! I LOVED the Eeyore outfits-he is MY favorite character!!! So-I WILL be putting my lil' gal in those outfits as often as I can! My mom took all the lil' ducky outfits-cuz she collects ducks-LOL.....anyway-I APPRECIATE it MORE than you will EVER KNOW!~~

Havent seen you in awhile-HOW are you? Please let me know. If you dont feel like posting, send me an email. K? Youve been on my heart lately. Hope everything is well. Im praying for you AND the family. Love ya!

**Bec-THANKS For the adorable scarecrow!!! HE IS SOOOO CUTE!!! Love it, Love it, Love it!! You are SO TALENTED!!!! I just know that you could do a craft booth and make oodles and oodles of money!!! You make everything so adorable!! Anyway-Missed you. Thank you for the present. Love you!! Cant wait to see you at the Christmas party....Now that I know your coming-I cant release any surprises to you-secrets are secrets!!! LOL..

Are you going to maybe come early the 22nd? It would be fun to have a girls lunch or something? I am coming to Springfield early that day-I have a couple of things to do- and wanted to get to the library early to help set up-but now it will be at the church-so, still gonna get there early. IF you get a chance to tho, have already talked to Sug about going to lunch that day-and were going to check with a couple of others....Renee is-and Im not sure who else-BUT.....the invite is open to you! Love you. Have fun with Amanda!!! Does Jo get to come home too?

**Deb D-THANKS for the clothes for me and the jeans for Mike!! I REALLY Appreciate it!!! Im not sure on the womens clothes what came from who-but I LOVED All of it-in fact-there were 2 outfits in there that were exactly the same-brown and white, capris with the drawstrings at the waist and bottom of the legs-button up shirt-kinda looks like they are shaped leaves????Anyway-2 outfits exactly the same-but one is a 10 and one a 12 I think-anyway-Renee and I are going to keep them and then when she can get into one of them, we are going to dress up like twinkies one day-LOL.....I figured either 2 of you had the same taste in clothes OR someone liked it so much, that they bought one for each size they went down!!! LOL.... Theres rumor you may come down to the Christmas party? That would be so wonderful to see you! Thanks and love ya!

**Peggy- I sure did miss you! I hear it was just wonderful! Sorry I missed it and sure hope that soon, if you guys do it again, that I can go. I hope your feeling better-and I pray for you every day! Love ya!~

**Cor-Im sorry I missed you! I am SO THANKFUL For your approval-I had prayed and prayed about that. I remember so well all those denials and just how depressing it was and how hard it was-to be happy for others getting the surgery and you keep getting denied! It was so hard...I understand that-So I am so thankful that you didnt give up and that you STAYED a part of our family! We love you too much to let you go!~ I WILL see you and meet you- I WILL.....Anyway-Love ya and take it easy and your gonna be on the bench SOON! WOOOO HOOOO!!!!

**Barbara-Hows baby doing? Sorry I missed you Weds.....Would have loved to see you and your crafts you were bringing to show! Did they take pics of them for us? Are you coming to the Christmas party for COF? Anyway-Take care. Love ya.

**Sandy-sounds like you have been having so much fun with your family visiting and your cooking!! Yummy-makes me so hungry when I read what you cook!! You are always making something interesting and good!! Im so glad you get to stay in a suite-I wouldnt mind that either...would feel like a treat to me too-whether or not you get room service or whatever-LOL...Im kinda weird-but I LIKE staying at motels/hotels..... Have a safe trip and have fun!~ Love ya!

**Susan-Im sorry I missed being able to visit with you on Weds. Im so excited that your journey is beginning and I am praying that it goes smoothly for you! So much has changed in the 2 yrs since I had surgery-and a lot of people dont have to go through the testing that I had to-so, I am praying that it goes quickly for you and for travelers mercy for you and Andy! Make sure and let us know how it goes! Oh-and I found out that MY surgeon-she accepts straight Medicaid-BUT...NOT medicare-so YOU could get her-you might see what her wait is tho-because I heard from several who asked for her-that her wait at that time was a couple of months-but that could change too-so it doesnt hurt to check on her scheduling when you get into your initial appt with Dr. Suttmoeller.....

**Andy-Im so excited for you and cant wait to find out what the doc says tomorrow! I am praying for both you and Susan and I just know everything is going to be wonderful!! Maybe you guys could get your surgeries the same day and be roomies and all that good stuff? How awesome would that be? Anyway-you guys are in my prayers. Oh-and I am on the board on the wall in the office of MO Bariatrics-you can say-Hey, I know HER!!! LOL!~ Take care.

**Tammy Ammy-You are in my prayers...my thoughts and in my heart! PLEASE dont get discouraged-its most likely nothing, but I know with your family history, its hard NOT to think about it.... BUT...there are so many prayer warriors on here that are praying for you and we are CLAIMING and standing firm-that it is NOTHING... I wish I were there to give you lots of hugs. KNOW I love you and take it easy, ok? Oh-and congrats on the new DIL to be! Glad you like her!

**Renee-I am not sure HOW to thank you for the 2 days of FUN! I had so much fun and yet-felt bad that you were stuck with me and sick boys-rather than all those wonderful ladies!!! I know what your reasoning was-and I sure feel lucky (and undeserving) to have such a friend like you......a best buddy and its like the more we know about each other, the more in common we have-seems like we really should be related or something-like we share parents.....which one of us would like to have been the adopted one (we'd definitely fight over the right to claim to be adopted, wouldnt we)? LOL.....

Im so sorry we didnt get to Precious Moments for you! Maybe one day when your girls arent doing something, we can do a day out and I will bring my girls too-BUT....Im sure Jon WILL want to come-because he adores his Aunt Renee!~

Thanks for the cross necklace and earrings! LOVE THEM! LOVE THEM! LOVE THEM! I am so spoiled!!! I had something here I WANTED To give you, but since it was for Christmas-I wasnt going to ruin it!!! LOL....Im sorry! So-all I can think of-is that I gave you my "special" jeans...Like sisterhood of the traveling pants and I cannot wait until you can wear them-because they are soooo darn comfy!

I absolutely LOVE YOUR HAIR.....NOT just because I did it-But, it looks so good on you-makes you look younger AND so hip AND fitting of your "sassy" attitude! (yes, stole that from Bec).....I am so glad that I did get to cut it so we could find out what Jamie did before you went to a hair saloon! They would have thought you were TRYING to cut your own hair!

The wedding shower is going on RIGHT now, as I type this and I am TRULY BUMMED that I am not there to celebrate with you guys! I debated all morning over coming, but besides the fact that my throat is just raw, I was so afraid of making any one else sick! I couldve made myself go-but not sure I would have had much fun. I am really hoping that this week we are ALL better and hopefully I can come that way this week-maybe after Thanksgiving OR Weds-so we can go to the animal shelter with Tiff for one of his field trips. Although Darrel only has school Mon and Tues-due to Jon missing 3 days this week from being sick, we will make it up next week.

Im praying that Larry gets to come home for Thanksgiving! I know how much you miss him! Anyway-thanks again, dear friend, for the FUN, FUN times! I had a blast laughing, talking, talking and talking! Seems we can talk forever-and in fact, its like we get together and have so much to talk about, that half the time we dont even get a chance to finish something we were talking about-and then remember it later on!!! LOL.... I really have missed "adult" and "friend" time!!! I NEEDED That! I am so thankful too-that we got kicked out of the house to do a little running. Wi**** could have been more-but I am thankful for the time we did have! Again-I love you and I am very blessed to have you and the girls in my life!!!! I LOVE being an aunt!!!! Hope the little guy, Ryan-is okay and I am also praying for Tiffs results to be NOTHING!!! We are claiming this in Jesus' name!

I will talk to you soon, Im sure. I love you and THANKS for everything! Meant the world to me that you were here for 2 days and we got to hang out!!! Thanks!

Well, I guess I have made up for a few days of not posting. Sorry its so long. Love and prayers to everyone. Love, Janet