WHATS HAPPENING THURSDAY

I really don’t want to write much tonight. I have been in prayer all day trying to remember what I might have said to cause some others heartache or stress or pain. I have even gone back thru all of my post that I have ever done on here and cant find anything.

I know no one is perfect and I know I may have said or done something at times that would be  thought   of different than what meant for it to be ...when you write something it is hard to convey the true meaning of it . not enough ways to let it be known that it wasn’t meant for harm. And who says that everyone has to agree with everything you say on here. If you espress an opinion and others think you aren’t right or they think differently then that is their right...im just really tired of all of this tonight. So will do my responses and leave it alone.

  

TRACI::::: I am so happy to see you back on the board. This is great. How is your health issues? The iron levels staying up where they are suppose to be now? How are the kids doing and more importantly how are you doing with home schooling them ? Didn’t know about the new grandbaby.. that is exciting. Will be different to have hubby home all day wont it? Just so glad to see you back...i am thrilled as sometimes I need back up about how you should eat and what vitamins  etc etc. lol a lot of people want to take short cuts that I am afraid for them...i guess I worry about people too much.

  

BEC:::::: oh thank you for the treadmill, I know I need it , I just cant walk out in the cold weather. Just too cold for me...no matter how much I bundle...this morning I thought I had everything covered and un oh no I forgot my nose. It got so cold that it took for ever to warm up .

 

Thanks for all the encouragement sweetie. I really needed that today. I hate it when there is discord and pain. And I always feel like it is at me , wish I wouldn’t feel that way because I have gone back and checked the boards all the way to when I first wrote my first post on here. I have read and re read post today till I am blind. Anyway I prayed and prayed today and I have peace about it now . anyway thank you sweetie ...love you

  

VESTA::::: Dec. 22^nd...i thought if you want to come up early you could come here and ride in with us then ride back here and stay all night . anytime you and Virgil want to come up and spend the week end or any time just come on up ...you are always welcome. Always.

  

SUGAR::::: hey dear sister , slow down , you are going to be meeting yourself on the other side of the front door , lol

Your Joy party is tomorrow? Anything special other than just a Christmas party?

Hey you want to go up to the beautiful butterflies Christmas party on the 13^th in the afternoon? I would like to go but cant drive that far myself , I don’t trust me to drive that far...let me know...

  

PEGGY::::::::lol I remember those days too . all winter long with short sleeves and capris and bare feet. Even going outside like that . people would say aren’t you cold and I would say no why? Now I cant get warm...i am cold all the time. I wear sweats and heavy heavy socks all the time in the house plus sometimes I will have my heavy fleecy robe over all of that. And still be cold. But I would much rather be cold than all of that sweat all the time..

Will keep your son in my prayers  and the girl he broke up with also...

Yes there are a lot of people that it is hard to remember them when they don’t come on the board. We all try our best but of course we are human and we do forget , not them especially but forget them when we are trying to remember them in our prayers. ...i have tried going down the list that OH has over to the side of our peers but it is hard to go thru there and IM each and everyone that hasn’t been on in awhile....maybe each of us could take a letter of the alphabet and do just those lol ....

  

COR::::: WOW 4 MORE DAYS AND A WAKE UP????? Or 3 more days and a wake up lol....renovating is a hard hard job , ask Joe and I we have done so much of it in the last 8 years that we are old pros at it now. The popcorn ceilings will probably have to be scraped off first. Most of the time if it has been awhile since it was painted it will just flake off like what you said. Lol

Not funny I know and then there not being a match of tile is a pain in the butt I know.

 Take care of yourself and don’t get the crud now...you are too close.

   

JANET::::::I hope you have rested well with the heating pad today...there is nothing wrong with taking care of Janet once in a while you know.... little Jon, that is horrible about him getting hit with the door. , I would imagine he would have a swollen nose and headache and every thing else ...

You are always in my prayers. Sweet girl...take it easy again tomorrow , let us know about the phone call tomorrow. Is it still not legal  to shoot ex’s????  let me know when it becomes part of the law lol

  

Well cant believe I finished before midnight, just barely, I have to get up early tomorrow, Joe has a doctors appointment at 8 in Branson , then I have one at 11 with the sleep doctor then I have one with my pcp at 2 , I forgot and didn’t go today so have to go to morrow. Have to pee in a cup for her. Lol she wants to see if the kidney infection is gone this time. I don’t think it is actually and I have been drinking as much water as I can...

 

LOVE AND HUGS

GOD BLESS

 

Howdy Guys & Gals.....
Wow did we get a thunderstorm down this way late this evening.....So weird for Dec... Although a few years ago we had tornados in Dec & Jan....You just never know what whacky stuffs going to do on with the weather!

Jan.... Girly stop being offended by what others think or say!!! There are alot of people on this board...It is impossible to keep up with everyone and everything at all times... I keep telling myself I need to get me a note book so I can keep up better cause sometimes Im lost on things going on and get confused as to who it even concerned....
I hate it that anyone on the borad feels left out or not as involved as others.... But there are so many that come and then are just gone....Heck I have been trying to reach the lady in Poplar Bluff about coming to meetings and I did get a response once saying she would like to attend a meeting to get back with her if we did one and I did but still have not had a response back from her...... And almost everyone I agreed to be an Angel for don't even come on the board anymore, email me or anything....
I just figured it was like it is with me....At times I get so caught up in all the things going on around home and family I don't get time to get on for several days at a time..... And with some I figure they just don't have a need for the extra support so they don't keep coming..... And if we don't hear from a person then we have no way of knowing what's going on with them.....Im sorry for any feelings that have gotten hurt by lack of communication on here.....Im at fault with that as well....Sometimes when I don't have much time I just jump on to read a few post quickly to see whos doing what or how things are going and then get off to go on to what I have to get done....Well if I don't post no one even knows I even done that much!!!!
I belive it is as much your responsibility to put effort into making yourself a part of things as much as it is others making you apart of it!!!!!
And as far as expressing yourself and saying how you feel about things....We all have that right and if someone says something that you don't like or bothers you, I think you should confront that person and get it resolved..... Others aren't to blame for anothers actions!!!!
And there are way to many people on here to be able to please everyone all the time...  I love you to death and love your post...It's usually the first one I read cause I know most come here to post what's going on with them....And I think you are a sweetheart and would never do or say anything on pourpose to hurt anyone..... And as you said sometimes it can even be that when posting we say things in a differet way than we actually mean...And at times our words can be miss understood....
If someone said something I didn't like to me or about me or I wasn't sure what they meant by what they said then I would go to that person to take care of it....I would not take it out on the others here......
Im sorry you felt heavy hearted enough by all this to not post like you usually do.....

My suggestion is if someone don't like a certain person  or what they post then they should just not read it!!!!! We have that right!!

And to anyone that is bothered by some of the negative things that get said on here...
DO NOT LET THIS CRAP BOTHER YOU.....THIS BOARD IS FOR ANY AND EVERYONE.....We are all suppose to be friends...So if you need to rant...get on here and rant...If you feel the need to share your life or issues with us then  you should do so..
As for MYSELF....I enjoy getting on and hearing all that is going on with everyone.... I live way down here in the Bootheel and there's not alot of us WLS peeps down this way....Or not many that are on the board or try to get together....And I feel kinda lonely at times..So I love being able to come to the board and being apart of things in at least that way.....To be honest about it...Brenda and I have talked about you COF Peeps alot!!!! And I will confess for both of us!!!! We are sometimes jealous of you guys!!!! Yall are so lucky to live closer together and be able to have such a great support meeting....And to be able to get together and do things together even outside the meeting!!!! But we would never ever degrude anyone of that or put any of yall down for that....We love all of you guys and have been tickled for the few times we have been able to make it to a meeting to share it all with you!!!! We always talk on the way home about how welcome we felt and how much fun it as to get to go and if it were up to us we would come a WHOLE LOT MORE!!!
But life is what it is and as I said Im thankful for having the board to come to and thankful to have always been welcomed here...Im coming back every time a get a chance no matter who don't like me!!!

If you have an issue with someone it will not get resolved by sulking and going away!! If you really want to be apart of anything you have to make an effort...It's your board too and there are plenty of wonderful people on here to get to know if that's what you really want.....

Well now my fingers are tired...LOL.....I do love you guys and I do feel really sad for any of you that have had an issue with how things are on the board....And hope that you know that your welcome back any time you choose to come back....
My prayers are with each of you....
God Bless ya!!
Luv & Hugs.....Tammy~ammy

Here's my post from yesterday, well last night  lol  I knew I posted it to late lol

Hey Everyone,

Hope y'all have stayed warm today,  it wasnt to bad I guess this morning but seemed like the afternoon got colder when it started getting windy and it started raining good.  Had a really busy day running errands,  didnt think it would take us all day cuz we really didnt have all that much to do but by the time we went one place we'd think of another place we had to go to quick, ai yi yi.  Im so tired tonight Im fixin to go to bed after I post this.  I got a call yesterday from MoBar,  I have all the test scheduled they want me to get finally,  dunno how we're gonna do it except trust in the Lord, its gonna be a busy busy month I guess.  I have an appointment on Dec 9th for a Cat-Scan at 8am then for a  psyc. eval at 11am and have to see the Nutritionist at 2pm, then off to stay the night with Bec, w00t w00t we are SO looking forward to that,  then visit Cor the next morning,  what a busy time thats gonna be,  then I have to go back up on Dec 18th for an EDG and Upper GI, this day we'll use the medicate ride service which will be such a blessing,  then back up there again on Dec 22nd, Susan has her first appt with Dr Fearring and I have a follow up appt with Dr. Suttemoller to go over all the test results,  there's another blessing,  Susan getting in to see the surgeon already,  they had told us at the seminar that not to expect to get in to your first appointment before february.  So see, we are just blessed by God all over and really dont even realize how blessed we are, wow!!  Well anyway I better get this posted before Jan posts Whats Happening Thursday  LoL  Y'all have a blessed nights sleep.

Andy

***Jan*** Gurl dont be taking all this drama to heart, which I know you can't help cuz thats just how you are,  God is in control of the situations on here,  HE definetly knows how big of a heart you have and that you would NEVER in a million years try to leave someone out or hurt anyone,  if these people can't see that then they need to take it to the Lord,  He will tell open their eyes if only they would let Him.  Anyway enough of that,    hope everything goes well with all your doctors appointments today,  it looks like its gonna be a cold one out there this morning.

We gotta run back into Branson this morning,  have to get Susans PCP to fill out the paperwork for her surgeon,  spose we could do it closer to time to go but thought we better just get it done now.  Hopefully the rest of the week we can stay home. 

***Bec*** Im so excited about getting to meet you and your husband,  its gonna be a blast,  your such a total blessing to invite us to your home,  I really feel so honored and blessed, thank you so much!!

***Peggy*** You called me Onery the other day,  Im really not  lol I dunno wot my wife told ya but it just can't be true LoL  You saw there in the COF meeting how quiet I am,  of course with all the ladies there talking I can't get many words in edge wise  LOL just kidding,  see Im just as innocent as pie   Jan will tell ya Im innocent too  LoL

Well I better get this posted and lay back down a bit, its cold and Im gonna go snuggle up under the warm bed.  Y'all have a great day.

Bless ya's

Andy

GOOD MORNING TO ALL SURE IS COLD OUT THIS MORNING SURE IS TOO COLD TO WALK ANDY AND I GOT OUR SHARE OF WALKING IN YESTERDAY JAN YOU AND JOE HAVE A SAFE TRIP TODAY REMEMBER JAN YOU ARE A ANGEL YOU ARE A VERY NICE PERSON WE ALL LOVE YOU.

PEGGY THAT SURE IS A NICE PICTURE OF YOU ON THE BOARD NOW YOU LOOK REALLY GOOD WHEN YOU COME TO THE CHRISTMAS PARTY ON DEC 22 WE CAN TALK ABOUT HOW ANDY REALLY IS JUST KIDDING LOL CAN HARDLY WAIT TO SEE YOU THERE YOUR HOUSE SOUND'S LIKE IT IS REALLY LOOKING NICE FOR CHRISTMAS.

BEC ANDY AND I ARE LOOKING FOWARD TO SEEING YOU NEXT WEEK THANK'S AGAIN FOR THE INVITE TOO STAY AT YOUR HOUSE AND MEETING YOUR HUSBAND HE SOUND'S LIKE A GREAT PERSON JUST LIKE YOU.

COR ANDY AND I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU WE WILL BE AT HIS DOCTOR'S APP THE DAY YOU HAVE YOUR SURGERY WE WILL COME SEE YOU THE NEXT DAY.

I BETTER GO FOR NOW HAVE TO GO TAKE A SHOWER AND GET READY TO LEAVE FOR BRANSON SOON LIKE ANDY SAID A BUSY MONTH FOR US I HAVE TO GO SEE MY HEAD DOCTOR ON THE 16 I TOLD ANDY I COULD ALREADY TELL THEM I WAS CRAZY AND NUTTY LOL ANDY SAID HE COULD TELL THEM IT WAS TRUE SEE HOW ANDY IS LOL HAVE A GOOD DAY ALL WE LOVE YOU ALL AND ARE PRAYING FOR EVERYONE SUSAN

Okay Sis...Repeat after me...."It is not my job, nor responsiblitiy to satisfiy everyone who comes on this board!" Everyone *****ally reads your posts knows that you are a kind hearted person who has everyones best intrest at heart, so dont get your panties in a bunch....THIS too shall pass.  I am sorry that there are those who feel left out but to them I will say only this...

1st to have a friend you must first be one. If you dont post, we cant and wont know what is going on in your life and that you need comfort or whatever.

2nd if you have a specific problem with one person, take it up with them.

All of you are welcome on this board and I dont think anyone who posts on here would ever think of themselves as snobs or in clicks. Of course some of us live closer to  one another and get together sometimes but that isnt at the exclusion of anyone. LIKE we always say, the more the merrier...come join what ever we are gathering for. We would love to have you.

and 3rd, How in the world is anyone supposed to keep up with everyone on this board all the time???? There are what? -a hundred of people or so on here? I cant keep up with everyone that is for sure. And I dare say there are several that I have never personally ackknowledged or written to but that doesnt mean I dont care and that I dont pray for their needs when they ask...

Ok, enough said about that!!!

Today is the lunch and I need to get around and get ready to go.

Sis, I would love to go up there on the 13th...(where? What time?) Dont know what else might be going on that day. I wanted to take the kids to the free movie...but they are probably busy anyway. I'll do a little checking and see. Is it near Lake Ozark? If so I could take you to Windemere and show you that place.

Okay, no posts to anyone else this morning, to busy...talk later and love you all...even those who dont think we care. WE DO!!!!

Good Morning Missouri Friends,

I too thought all day about the recent posts... and I think Tammy~Ammy's post put it well.  I sincerely and I can say this because I have not one ill feeling toward anyone... even the one that I know blocked me, I am concerned about her, I know from others post that she has had some difficulties and in her family too, I truly am concerned for her and sincerely hope all of her needs are being met. 

You know I have been reading on the board for nearly three years and there have been several people that have come on and said the same thing... it truly saddens me that anyone feels this way. 

It would behoove us all to take a look at the situation and examine ourselves and if we know we need to improve then strive to do that, but if we know we have done our best then all we can do is rest in that and not let it effect our doings.  I don't know what else we could do? 

I too have received nothing but wonderful good encourgment here and I know there are those that probably skip my post because of my beliefs and just my personality... and like Tammy said .... that really is ok. 

I sure hope and pray those that have left will truly find that place where they feel comfortable.... I know I have and am very very thankful for all the Lord has done in my life thru all of you!

I have come to know in the past few years that life is WAY WAY too short to live in discontent and we really do become ineffective when we are in that state.  I truly pray every one of us will find that place we belong and not settle for less until we have found it!

The Lord's very very best blessings to ALL of you!

Bec

Good morning everyone.

Jan you are like a sister  to me, and I love ya, your blunt and to the point and that is what a leader needs to be and yet you are there to be very loving to us when you need us... that is why I wanted you to come and talk to my class...

Janet bless your heart you have had this past year maybe this next year will be better we are praying for that.

Cottonmom I am so proud of you, you are taking care of business...

Traci good to hear from you...

Newbies you are all in my prayers.

Susan you will soon be on the bench, and I have beat everyone to dust you a place on the bench.....lol....I am waiting for you.....vesta

LOL when we  need you not when you need us.., lol but I guess it can go either way...I read my post and said wait a min. this dont sound right...lol...vesta

I am fairly new to the board and I can honestly say I have had such a wonderful experience. Jan you have gone out of your way to be nice and helpful, do not ever think otherwise. Some people look at the world thru clouded lenses, not rose colored ones and nothing you do will make them happy.If they do not feel comfortable on the board there are others out there. Being on the board is voluntary. You cannot be everything to everyone.

I think I have hit my first stall. I was up a pound and back down one but its been up and down for several days. I wasn't expecting it so early. I wonder if its because I am eating more food now. I am not complaining just wishing the scale would move down. I expected to lose slower than most people and am not too concerned.I just wanted to be in onederland before I stalled and I am not.Maybe I am jus****ching the scale to close.

I do not always reply to everyones post but I do try to read them and some of you really inspire me. I may not say it but you really do help me and those of you having trouble I do keep you in my prayers. I guess I just want everyone to know you are really helping me even if you don't know it.

Stay warm today and Its not too early to say Merry Christmas to all.

All I can say is AMEN!  Jan....you do more than any of us have ever even thought of doing.  Sugar, Tammy~ammy, Bec, Vesta and the rest hit the nail on the head.  There are always differing personalities and you only get out of this board what you put into it.  I am speaking from experience here...I once felt left out until I realized that I had to make an effort first.  There are way too many people that lurk and occasionally post to be able to keep tabs on every single one.  It can't be done.   What you have done is incredible...we have an active, caring board and that is because of you and this daily post.  Remember, I have been here for a while and I remember when this board was dead.  Your heart for us has brought us together and we appreciate your efforts.  You are deeply loved, my dear.

Andy....I know about you "supposed" quiet types...so I have my eye on you, buddy.  (snicker)  Susan sure has her hands full, doesn't she?  Oh but wait, you're an angel...I almost forgot!  (yeah right!)

Susie....you will stall...you're body is freaking out.  You've also been thru a little more since you were so sick.  You're probably dropping inches...just ask Bec.  But just hang in there and don't let it get you down.  I stalled all the time and would get so frustrated...especially since it seemed everybody lost faster than me.  But you will start dropping pounds again...just remember your body is going to try to stay the same, so it will give you a fight every now and then.  Just look back at how far you've come!

Well, I need to get busy...today seems to be a little better so maybe I can get some more done.  Too much to do....

Love you all,