Let's Say Howdy

1.  I NEVER get to bed at a decent hour!  I am always up too late on these boards or checking emails or watching my recorded tv on Windows Media Center. 2.  I cannot drive down the road without singing...I love music and singing and I have a very wide range of music appreciation/tastes.  I have favorites from the 50's all the way to present day.  My all time favorites could only be narrowed down....Supertramp, Elton John, Rascal Flatts, Toby Mac, Kansas, Eagles, Billy Joel, DC Talk, Nickleback, Audio Adrenaline, INXS, The Cure, Chris Daughtery, Third Day, Hillsong United...I can't stop...I GUESS I CAN'T NARROW IT DOWN!!!  the only music I hate is heavy metal...yuck!!  and elevator music!!! lol 3.  I married my high school sweetheart at 18 and he didn't turn out to be very sweet over the years....married 20 mostly unhappy years...the only good that came of it are my daughters (15 and 17 yrs old) was divorced 3 years...met my DH Vince ONLINE!!!  (Match.com)  We married 6 months after our first date and are extremely happy. In October 2007 I thought I might lose my wonderful husband but he survived open heart bypass  (double) and he had gastric bypass a few months later and has lost 100 pounds so far!! 4.  I have a hideous habit that has plagued me ever since I quit sucking my thumb in kindergarten.....I bite my fingernails!  The only way to stop is to put on fake nails but I will even chew on them!!!  Maybe I should just give in and start sucking my thumb again?????  lol 5.  I love my miniature schnauzer so much that it is scary!  Why?  Because he loves me so much!  It's wonderful to be adored!!

Schnauzers are great!  Ollie is part schnauzer (the sweet part).

Compared to you guys I'll probably seem boring, but here goes: 1. I've been married for 1 year & 2 months.  I love my husband and the way he has allowed me to begin to grow into the woman I am becoming today.  I also have one grown son who is an Ag teacher and a lovely daughter in law.  So far no human grandkids, but if baby pigs and dogs count, I'm a grandma of 30 or so!  LOL 2. I love to ride motorcycles & just last year my husband bought me my very own! 3. I have a long-hair "weenie" dog and think she's the BEST PERSON in the world... 4. I'll be going back to school in the fall to finish my degree in Health Information Technology (electronic health record, here we come!!!).  This is another way my hubby is encouraging me to grow. 5. Even though I'm not a real "wordy" person, I really love seeing what you folks have to say here on the boards.  You've made my WLS journey very interesting and successful to this point! HOODOO ~ thanks for asking us to do this.  It's been very informative & interesting! 

I love the long hair dauschunds (and I just bought a motorcycle)-it's in the shop now getting barred and blinged out.

I agree with the music.  LOVE 80's rock (ok hairbands)  I think the AWESOME relationship I have with my big brother has a lot of inluence over me.  Jim is 10 years older than I am and that's what he listened to while we were growing up.

Okay it is time for the Wolf to jump on this wagon.  5 Things you didnt want to know about me..... 1) I was very active in showing cattle when I was in high school and college.  I have shown cattle in Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, and Louisiana.  I was also on the national champion junior college livestock judging team at Connor's State College back in 1992-1993. 2) I am the youngest of 3 children, and the next to youngest of 9 grandchildren of my Kirk grandparents.  All of my aunts and uncles and both sets of grandparents all lived within 5 miles of me growing up.  To say I come from a very closely knit family is an understatement. 3) I am 47% (and growing) deaf in both ears.  I hear MOST conversations okay but if you ever notice I read lips a lot and sometimes ask for certain things to be repeated.  I have started slowly but surely learning how to do sign language. 4) I am a very good two-step and western swing dancer.  I practically lived 12 years of my life in country bars as a bouncer, bartender, back-up dj, and "bar-fly".  I gave that life up 2 years ago, cold turkey.  I miss dancing but dont miss any of the other stuff...specially the cigarette smoke. 5) I am one in 200,000.  Literally,  I have a medical wonder of a tongue.  It has large cracks and lines in it.  Doctors call it a geographic tongue.  If you ever meet me ask me to stick it out.  Just don't be grossed out, lol.

My brother...those are "RIDGES OF PLEASURE".....insert evil laugh ********here******... umm...wait seriously... ok now the laugh... T.

I THINK THIS IS REALLY GOOD.  1) I have an awesome husband he is a wonderful support for me and my new life. 2) We have 5 kids 2 girls are his and 1 girl and 2 boys mine. I have a son with bipolar disorder and it can be very difficult at times!!!!!! He is also 15.The oldest girl has 3 kids so I am a grandma at 37. 3) I am an ex-meth addict as well. I started using to lose weight. Imagine that. I am VERY fortunate to have made it threw that. I have been clean since 4/28/99. 9 years yea!!!!! (oh yea it did NOT work) 4) I work for the great state of Oklahoma, I love my job.  5) I love the Idea of wemon on motor cycles that is so cool. If I could ever afford it I would just love that!!!!!!!!! Maybe after all the kids are gone something like that could happen. The youngest 2 boys are the only ones left at home. I LOVE MY BAND Carrie

1.  Born in Italy, lived there for 15 years, then moved to California and lived there for 26 years...(only been an Okie for two years )...I love Italian food! Can you say PASTA??? 2.  Married for 5 1/2 years (second marriage), have one teenage daughter & three fur babies (2 German Shephers and 1 Yellow Lab). -Guess which one of them gives me gray hair?? 3.  Love 80s music!! My husband likes the 70s music, I tell him I was too young in the 70s to remember most of the music! HaHa!! That's what he gets for criticizing the 80s!!! 4.  I am very, very impatient..I want the weight gone NOW!! 5.  I lost both my parents within 2 years of each other - still not doing too well with that realization.

I'm not quite sure I can condense this down to 5 but here goes:

1. I am a Registered Respiratory Therapists at Foundation Bariatric    Hospital of Oklahoma. I have been a RRT for 20 years. Teaching and helping others about Weight Loss Surgery is my passion.

2. I have been single for over 14 years and have not gone out on a date  one single time. No, I don't shop at Christies Toy Box !! I tried that once and ended up chipping my teeth. LMAO. Just kidding. I am perfectly happy and don't need a man (or woman) LOL to complete me.

3. I have three children ages 34, 31, and 29. I have three beautiful grandchildren ages 8, 3, and 9 months. Now, these are the people who complete me. They are the love of my life.

4. When not working I spend alot of my time taking care of my parents who are 50 miles away. Mom is 82 and has been in a Nursing Home for 18 months. The hardest thing I've ever had to do is leave her there. My Dad is 90 and has lived alone since Mother left. Being lonely has started taking it's toll on him and his health is declining. I love them both with all my heart, and it is very painfull to watch them struggle.

5. I can be quite rowdy and love to make people laugh. Even though I am 52, I still feel like I am a teenager at heart. I am certain that I will never grow old in that aspect. I too bleed ORANGE. GO COWBOYS.

Okay that's 5 and time to stop. I look forward to meeting each one of you at some point. I am so glad that we are a bunch of LOSERS!!!!!!