Whats New Tuesday from the Sunshine State of Florida

Good morning Carla and OFFers! Carla, glad your sister is OK. Judy, glad your mom isn't hurt to badly from her fall. Not much new here.  My boss is trying his best to scare the H3LL out of me about my surgery tomorrow.  He grabs my hand, looks at my thumb and declares the surgeon is out to make a fortune off me.  Says there's nothing wrong with my thumb.  Last week he was saying to be sure to have the lab run cultures since it looked infected.   He needs to make up his mind, either there's something wrong or there isn't.  I know his scare tactic is to try to get me to cancel the surgery, but it ain't working. Oh yea, Friday morning he called me to say he had eaten something that didn't agree with him, was up all night running to the bathroom and would not be in, but call him if there was a problem.  We were waiting for a paraffin block to order special stains on a case.  The submitting doctor sent two blocks.  I didn't want to submit both blocks and double charge the patient, and didn't feel comfortable choosing one block over the other.  I called his house to ask if he remembered which slide seemed better.  His wife answered and said he had gone somewhere and wouldn't be back for a long time.  I told her I'd call again before I left for the day so that we could get things moving.  I called at 3:15, and he wasn't home yet.  So much for taking off sick!  I knew he'd be on the warpath when he came in yesterday because the case had not progressed., and I was ready to walk out the door if he started yelling.  After all, I tried.  I even called the submitting doctor to ask her if he had mentioned if one section looked better than the other.  Of course he hadn't.  He came in, I explained that the case was waiting for his decision.  Wow, no yelling! We are shorthanded at work today - two have called in sick already!  I'd better get moving! Debbie

Hi Carla and Everyone! So glad to hear your sister is doing well.  Scary stuff.  I sure hope it all settles down and she (and you) can have a little peace for a while. No news to share really.  Work is quite routine right now with it being the first of the month.  I've started using the Bill Pay system at the bank and I'm very disappointed in it.  It seems it takes quite a while for the company paid to post the payment.  My bank says it's paid and has been withdrawn but when I check with the company they haven't posted the payment as yet.  I had been paying electronically by going to each website and paying the company directly.  It was better.  I'm not sure I like using the Bill Pay but it was simpler to go to one site and post them all at the same time.   It just doesn't seem like it should take 5 business days to post a payment for the newspaper.  it's an electronic transaction and you would think it would be simple! Anyway, that's my ramble today!  LOL  Could I be any more boring?  LOL  This is how I am getting through this week as I wait for my appointment with the surgeon next week.  I just have an awful feeling there will be another delay before getting a surgery date.  I fight to stay positive but I have always been the type to "be prepared" as to not be disappointed too badly.  Positive I will be! Have a great April Fools Day everyone, Kathi

Good Morning Carla an all...... Carla I am glad to know your sister is doing better! Annette and Debie you both made me laugh reading about shearing you hubbies. Annette..lucky you...green grass!!! Judy you are seeing green grass too...not fair!!  We had a snow storm that lasted all day and night. I am so sick of seeing snow and putting up with the slush and mud...please come springtime!!! Lora...thanks for the update on your FIL. I will continue to pray for him. Judy...glad your mom is okay...it could have been worse. Thank goodness you were there to get her to the ER. As for me I ended up driving an hour and a half last night in the snow storm to get down here to my daughter Carrie's in St. Paul.Carrie called me at 8:30Pm last night. My grandson Lucas is sick and couldn't go to school today.My daughter had to open the store this morning and could not find anyone to watch Lucas...there was no other manager available to open either...she had to be there. Thank goodness my job is so flexible!!! Hope you all have a good day....hugs, connie d

ok -round 2--after hurrying to get to loews- i fille dout some pprs and took a computer test- disagree strongly disagree agree or strongly agree stuff--it's an attitude and behaviors thing-quick interview and we'll see- next step would be a call of some sort next week to say come in for round 2 or no go...not holding breath...paycheck would be nice tho very minimal- hours 20-25 but would be ok -better than nothing! nothing exciting in themail- the water bill...yippeee! michael had breakfast ready and now i am ready to go back to bed....very very windy here and cloudy-spose dto drop 20* today...ugggghhhh trying to get my act together to leave early friday am--need to do soem shopping for michael as he won't have wheels...probly shoudl make a list cuz memory is shot! has anyone heard of a toe reading?? got a flyer the other day for some workshop-expensive! with wonderful motivational type speakers and one gal does toe readings! i want one!!!!!!!!!! hmmmmmmmmmmmm ok- later! oh!! wonderful phone conversation with (my)boo...cannot wiat ti meet lil miss dyanmite friday!!!!!!!! with her blonde spikey hair!!!!!!

Good morning everyone. I hope that today is treating everyone well.  It is a bit cooler today than yesterday. It got to the low 60's yesterday and today it is only going to get into the 40's. The way I look at it is I will take it. It beats the lower numbers for sure. I just keep thinking that spring is right around the corner. I am just hoping that if I keep walking the corner will be here soon. It is cloudy, windy and there is not a sun out. I miss it when the sun is not shining. I will get through this, just for today.  I have the WLS support group tonight. I am going and it is on plateaus. I find that is going to be good since the scale is moving slowly right now. I up'ed the protein and that has helped some. But I want more. I know that I have to bet my big butt back to the Y too. I haven't worked out there for almost 3 (YES-3!!!!) weeks. I have done walking here but nothing like at the Y. I also got the approval for the weight training too and so I have to get that going. I will do better because I am NOT going backwards! I worked to hard to get where I am now to go back any. Misty is being a sweetie today. She didn't start that way this morning but I swatted her but with my hand and told her to stop. Since then she has calmed down some. She was all around my feet and legs this morning and I am unsteady enough I was afraid that I was going to fall. She usually does that when she has no food in her dish but it was full so I think she was just being Misty. She is such a sweet cat and usually very quiet. I lucked out when i got her. She is easily occupied and just finds a bit of paper and she can play for an hour with it. I went to WalMart on Saturday and we saw a necklace for a dog but Misty got it. It is a seqined strechy collar like think made with pink secquins and it has a silk pink flower on it that has 3 rhinestones in it. She loved it. I finally took it off her because Bill and I thought that it would be better on her after she was at the hairdresser and got her do done. I took it off her and put it on the table and she went and got it and started to carry it away. I got it and Bill told me to put it in the drawer. I did that and she just sat kept looking at me and the drawer. It was funny. I had to get it for her since she is such a girl. Everyhting about her is girly. She is even petite since she is fine boned and weighs 5 pounds. She is my little girl there is no way about that.  I better get going. I have to see about doing some things around here. My "cozy" apartment is looking messy since cozy is just my good word for small. I hope that you all have a happy and blessed day. My prayers are with all of you and stay safe and come back to the same place in the morning. I will check in later on to see the comings and going of everyone. Love and hugs to you my dear sweet family.