What's New Tuesday!

Good for you Girlfriend!  I wish you and I could have gone there since it was only 3 minutes from my other sister's house where I spent a lot of my time.  But maybe another time.  Or there is always a possibility of you coming to SC for a little time away (big smile on my face).

Great news Aime! I just want to tell you all that I am sooooo JEALOUS of your nice weather. We are having record lows. It's only 30 degrees right now and we had lots of snow yesterday. This is NOT FAIR! All of my tulips and lilacs and other spring flowers are getting confused and the people here are getting cranky! OK, my rant is over...for now. I am heading in to work early to try and get ahead...I hate feeling overwhelmed. We have had so many admits and discharges my head is spinning. Annette, isn't it fun to find really nice stuff at such a deal? Life is good....have a great day! Cheryl

Good morning Aime and Friends!  Aime, congratulation on great blood work results!  I didn't get a chance to read What's New yesterday - back at work and swamped.  I deserve a few minutes for a break, so here I am.  I walked in yesterday to a desk full of paperwork to sort through and several emails and phone calls to answer.  Got a little stressed and overwhelmed and unfortunately took it out on George when he got home.  He must have had a bad day, 'cause he snapped back (very unusual, but then I'm usually in a decent mood too).  I'm sure he was very relieved when I fell asleep in my recliner by 9:30, woke up at 1:30 and went to bed.  The boss was OK yesterday! Back to work!  It will take me the better part of the week to clear this mess! Debbie

Good Morning Aime and everyone...... First of all congrats Aime on your good test results!! Today is going to be a busy one. I am off to St. Paul in a little while to go to our main office for meetings. I will probably stop in to see my daughter Carrie and the kids afterwards if the meetings don't run too late. I miss my grands!! I had a  good day yesterday and a very relaxing evening. I didn't get much done after work but that is okay!  If you have been checking Nic's Caring Bridge site you know he is doing well. His counts are up and won't need to have the shots that he dreads this time around with the chemo. He is a little upset because it looks like he will be losing his hair after all. He really had hoped he wouldn't. The positive..... he feels like maybe it will grow back straight this time!! He always had straight hair and after the last chemo it came back curly. He hates curly hair!! Leave it to Nic to find something good about it!! Such a great kid!! I best get going for now. I will check in later. Hope everyone has a great day...especially our Birthday Girl Terri!!!! Hugs, connie d

HELLO....WELL YESTERDAY I HAD A GREAT WOW MOMENT!!! I SAW MY ONLY UNCLE IN THE HARDWARE!!!! (HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN OVER 5 YEARS NOW HE IS MY DAD'S LAST BROTHER LIVING) HE SAID I LOOKED LIKE A MILLION BUCKS!!!!!!!!!!! HIS DAUGHTER (MY COUSIN) DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT WAS ME!!!! SHE KEPT STARRING AT ME AND SAYING I LOOK SO FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!! I SHOWED HER MY BEFORE PHOTO AND SHE WAS SO SHOCKED AT THE CHANGE IN ME!!!! AHHH LIFE IS GOOD WHEN YOU HEAR COMPLIMENTS LIKE THAT!!!!

I MIGHT BE GOING FOR A MOTORCYCLE RIDE SOON!!! ONE OF THE CUSTOMERS TOLD ME HE WAS BY MY HOUSE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND WAS GOING TO TAKE ME FOR A RIDE ON HIS HOG....I WASN'T HOME...I WAS AT WORK!!!! SO ANYHOW HE SAID HE WOULD STOP BY ANOTHER TIME WHEN HE HAD IT OUT....WOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!!! I HAVEN'T BEEN ON A MOTORCYCLE IN YEARS!!!!!!!!!!! I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS ONE!!!!!

NOT SURE YET IF RICK IS COMING HERE TO SEE ME THIS WEEKEND OR IF I AM GOING TO OHIO TO SEE HIM...WILL KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS ONE LATER TONIGHT. EITHER WAY I WILL BE SEEING MY SWEETIE AGAIN SOON!!!!!

WISH I WOULD HEAR ABOUT A JOB IN OHIO FOR ME SO I CNA PLAN MY LIFE AGAIN. I HAVE THIS FEELING I WILL LOSE THE HOUSE IN DIVORCE SETTLEMENT. OH WELL SO IT GOES....ITS NOT SAFE HERE ANYHOW!!!

OH!! MY BIOTCH NEIGHBOR WITH THE KILLER DOG CAME IN THE HARDWARE SATURDAY AFTERNOON!!! SHE LOOKED RIGHT AT ME WITH A LOOK TO PUT ME 6 FOOT UNDER!!!! I SHOT HER A LOOK ALSO!!!! LOL ANYHOW I WENT AND TOLD THE BOSS I REFUSED TO WAIT ON HER AND WAS IT OK IF I DID THAT....HE SAID NO PROBLEM....SO I WAITED TIL SHE CAME UP FROM GETTING WHAT SHE NEEDED AND I LEFT MY REGISTER....SHE STOPPED AT MY REGISTER AND WAITED FOR ME...I DIDN'T MOVE TO GO BACK TO IT....SHE FINALLY PICKED UP HER THINGS AND WENT TO KATHYS REGISTER...I THEN WENT BACK TO MINE AND WAITED ON OTHER CUSTOMERS....THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL WILL I WAIT ON THIS BIOTCH!!!!!!!!! AND AFTER SHE LEFT BRIAN CAME UP AND SO DID THE OTHER GUYS THAT WERE WORKING TO SEE IF I WAS OK....I WAS FINE....THIS TIME. THEN SUNDAY NIGHT I WAS GOING TO TAKE BANDIT FOR HIS WALK AND IT WAS LIKE SHE WAS WAITING FOR ME TO COME OUT WITH BANDIT BECAUSE SHE COMES OUT WITH THAT FOKING KILLER DOG!!!!!!!!!!! SO BACK IN THE HOUSE I WENT FAST WITH BANDIT!!!!! SHE TAKES HIM FOR A WALK AROUND "MY" BLOCK AND I SWEAR THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT FOR ADOG FIGHT WHEN SHE CAME AROUND THE ONE SIDE OF THE BLOCK!!! I HEARD SCREAMS AND DOGS SNARLING LIKE A FIGHT WAS TO BE!!!! I HAD TO STAY IN THE HOUSE I DIDN'T OR SHOULD I SAY I COULDN'T HANDLE IT IF THERE WAS AN ATTACK!!!!! I JUST WISH SOMEONE WOULD TAKE CARE OF THAT KILLER SOON!!!!! I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE HATED LIKE I DO HER AND THAT DOG....

WELL ITS TIME FOR WORK AGAIN SO I MUST SAY TO YOU ALL...HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!!!!

 

Good Morning Aime and OFF Sistas and Brothers! Glad to hear that your PCP gave you such good news yesterday.  Hopefully that is just more indication that the stuff you've had to endure this past winter is behind you and only good things lie ahead of you! Well last night instead of going to the gym, I did my workout here at work, walking the halls in between editing documents for one of my bosses who asked me at 4:15 if I could stay late and help her out, so I didn't get out of wor****il 9:30 and home until 11:05 p.m., been a long time since I worked overtime, needless to say I'm tired today, but oh well, the extra money will help pay for my trip to Germany in June. Today is a beautiful day, I walked from the Port Authority to my job and wished that I could just stay out and enjoy the sun and warmer weather.  After work I will go to my AA meeting and then home to get some sleep. Hope you all have a good day wherever you are! Prayers and positive thoughts, Laureen

Good morning to my wonderful and loving OFF family. I hope that today is a great one for each and every one of you.  I am not feeling to good today. I went to the PCP and my blood pressure was 80/40. Now i know why I have a constant headache. I take medicine for my heart that is also blood pressure medicine. It helps to strenghten the heart muscle. So I think since I am now taking the water pill for my kindneys it is lowering it to much. this morning it was up to 104/64 so that is a bit better but I am very lightheaded this morning.  I have to take Bill's cousin to the eye doctor this afternoon. while I am in the area I am going to get my blood work that Dr. Stanish wants me to get. Now that I know it isn't a fasting test I can go this afternoon.  I started the liquid potassium citrate this morning. It was cherry flavored when it came but they added more cherry to it. I took it this morning and it wasn't bad. It was cherry with a tartness to it. The day is really nice today. The sun is shinning and it looks like spring is here. I am not sure what the temperature is but I am sitting under a doubled throw and still feeling a bit cold.  I better get going. I hope that you all have a wonderful, happy and blessed day today. I am sending love and big hugs to everyone.

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This is a test.....please forgive!!

Aloha special OFF family......Well, my test failed, butofcourse. I give up trying to get pictures in here, and admire to the max those who know how (Jan!!).

I'm waiting this morning for my bariatric doc to call before I can get out of here. He's checking up on how I'm doing on antibiotics for what he thinks is diverticulitis symptoms. I guess he was right because the stomach and backaches have ceased since taking the 'biotics.

It is a glorious Maui morning.....82 degrees already at 8:15 a.m. and people are already stretching out down on the lawn to soak up the sun. I have been so busy lately that I haven't had time to sit on my lanai and get even an hour in the morning. I want to go to Calif. TAN!!

Speaking of Calif......oh my....I'm expecting to be very busy. My son and DIL are in the process of moving into a new home, AND she has been having little contractions so we are hoping their little guy doesn't decide to arrive early before they are into the new house. I told my son to hire a mover...and not try and do it all himself...which is what is his tendency.

Also...my son just told me he got a promotion at work!! Talk about MORE STRESS. He was promoted to senior engineer at the company where he works......with his own staff now that he oversees. Luckily it's the same group he has been working with so not all new things to learn. He's a mellow, easy going young man and I hope he can maintain his inner peace through all that is happening in his life right now. He was a bachelor for so long (til 35) and now at almost 40.....he's got 2.75 babies below 4 years of age, 3 houses, a high power job, and a wife who is wonderful but demanding! Sigh. I need to go give MY BABY BOY a big hug and tell him how wonderful he is and how much I love him.

You are all sounding so busy and productive in your lives...and I am happy for all of you. If I'm not here as much lately, it isn't for not thinking of you...it's just for being too damned busy!! Hugs coming your way....feel them? Tight, tight, tight.........squeeze!!!!

Aloha nui loa,

Maui Karen

You are missed, but sometimes life demands more of us than we have time to spend and I find myself posting a little less these days too, but I still stop in to see what everyone is up to. . .  hope your son's life continues to be successful and if he inherited his mother's attitudes, he'll do just fine!  Glad you are feeling better, watch out for anything with seeds as that can cause flare ups if you have divictolosis or whatever it's called (lol)! Hugs going out to you too, your New York, by way of New Jersey sista!  Laureen