That would be wonderful! However, I don't have anyone to drive me TO the hospital. My psychologist and his wife were going to drive me home. One of them would drive their car and the other would drive my car to get me back. It's not chiseled in stone though. They are just going to "try" if they can. It all depends on the date too. My psychologist does these seminars sometimes and they are out of town and last several days so if he's gotta do one of those, he won't be available. But it will have to be a 2-person thing since I am planning on going down there the day before, getting a hotel room and doing the whole magnesium citrate thing there in B'ham. Don't wanna take magnesium citrate and drive 3 hours. I will need all the help I can get during those days though. Anyone who can come to my apartment and help me is going to be VERY welcome. I don't blame you for not wanting to leave the a/c. It is so freaking hot. I am burning up right now and I have the a/c on about 65 degrees and it's nighttime. My parents' a/c went out yesterday a few times, so I'm hoping theirs doesn't go out during this horrendous heat. It's a relatively new a/c, so it shouldn't be going out already. My a/c has never been anything to write home about. The vents need cleaning out, for one thing. Damned apartment. Well, I am going back to sleep. I am so tired. I love you! Joni

Hey everyone, My outdoor dogs tend to get fly bites on their ears. I have spent money on a lot of stuff...layered their pen with lime and hay and kept them out, ect. My girl dogs ears are awful...beefy red sores on both. I sprayed some antibiotic spray on them but they are terrible. Anyone experienced this and have an idea that worked. Oh...I also used Flys OFF from the Pet supply store. Thanks, Beth

Hey everyone...We are selling my hubby's truck..going to look for my daughter a cheap car...cavalier...or so forth. I have been looking in the auto trader, ect....anyone have any ideas where to find a reasonible car for my teenager...not very much money...she is the crash queen....LOL I love her Beth

Thanks Lindy!

Girl -- I could write a whole soap opera over the events that have transpired in the past couple of weeks! I think I've finally reached my boiling point and am in a "get it done" mode now! My brother, the Locust Boy, pissed me off so bad that I rewrote my Will on Monday and did an "Absolute Exclusion" clause and will be moving NO LATER than the 1st of September. He's so pissed at me about the move (he's already 2.5 months behind on his house payment, everytime the utlities get cut off - I've paid out of pocket to turn them back on [only for him to go out and spend $600-700 on CRAP for his boat], the constant raiding of the fridge, the boundaries he keeps stepping all over, etc. -- I've had it!) that he's even blaming me that it's 110 degrees outside! So now that I no longer have that "monkey on my back" things are looking much better on the home front for me (although very bleak for my brother, who will most likely go under within a couple of months of my leaving -- and I can't feel sorry for him since I've tried to help him and it's futile - he's dragging me down with him!) Helmut left Thursday for New York and we've left things sort of up in the air. I want to travel, I want a great job, I want to explore -- he wants me up his ass in New York and I'm not sure I want to go there -- so that one is being played by the ear as well. Finally cut the "friend" loose who stabbed me in the back... and let the "anger" baggage go as well... it wasn't doing me any good to dwell on it -- she actually did me a favor when I look at it in retrospect. Been doing a lot of "spring cleaning" in my personal life. Getting rid of the baggage, deadbeats, and negativity. Still a bit down in the chops over the job front -- but discovered I didn't complete the online resume and have since corrected that -- so there's new hope. Lots going on girl -- I feel like a nut case some days -- others not so bad! I'm still around -- although not online here much (spending entirely too much time on USAJobs.com and some other U.S. Department websites). I still have my heart set on getting paid to travel... now that would be the life! Love ya girl -- drop a line or call anytime!