What's New Wednesday!

Aime, prayers being said for N, you, and your family. I haven't been around much the last few days.  Sat. went to see "Made of Honor"  somewhat funny and cute, nothing special, shopping after the movie.  Patrick Dempsey is !!!  Sun. church, grocery, George boiled crawfish he caught Sat.  That's a big undertaking, lots of mess, but totally worth it.  Monday I called in sick - had two doctors' appts. and blood work.  No sense in going in to work for 2 hours and leaving.  Tues. played catch up at work.  Today appt. with new PCP, so leaving work around noon.  Both sons went crawfishing yesterday and took Ethan.  I'm told he had a ball!  They saw, of all things, a huge beaver.  Of course, being from south Louisiana, Ethan thought it was a nutria.  (We don't see many beavers around here.  Nutria, we have by the thousands!)   Monday the neurologist started me on Requip for restless leg syndrome.  My legs have been waking me around 3 every morning for the last several weeks.  They don't jump, just ache from the knees to the ankles.  Well, that's about it for me. HUGS, Debbie

Good Morning Aime & Friends! Aime, my prayers and positive thoughts will be heading N's way (and LP and Paul and all who are touched by N) today!   Margo, sorry to hear that you are having problems, but you've handled everything appropriately, so I'd say just go about your daily business and keep a positive outlook on it.  I hope Michael can get some relief in some other fashion sometime soon, prayers and positive thoughts going out for both of you! So let me say that while nothing is going on in my life at the moment, a good thing for sure, it seems that all around me people are having life situations that I can do nothing about but listen and lend emotional support and sometimes that just doesn't seem enough.  However, I am feeling tired and drained from going all the time and I just want to stop everything and take a complete break from the busy ness that is my life.   I haven't been to the gym since Saturday and I just can't seem to get myself motivated to go there, though I have been walking and inwardly I feel as though I am throwing a temper tantrum, last night I decided to take the night off from my meeting, so that I would have an evening to myself, well as it turned out, I had 4 messages on my answering machine at home and one on my cell phone, by the time I returned most of the calls it was past my bedtime and I felt like I was cheated of my whole purpose of taking the night off.. .  this too shall pass, I'm simply expressing how I'm feeling right now.  Hoping that this 4-day (for me) weekend goes a long way towards rejuvenating me, because I am mentally and physically drained. Anyway, thanks for lettiing me vent. Prayers, postive thoughts and hugs, Laureen

here's a huge sista hug for you my sweet laureen!!!!!  sounds like ya just need it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good morning, Aime and the rest of my OFF family. I hope today is being good to all! Aime, prayers are going up for N and also for you and your family.  Margo, prayers are going for you too. I think that you are handling the whole situation well. Sometimes you just have to let it go and let God take over to handle it.  I have to get a bone density test this afternoon. I have to get one every year. They do a whole body one now since I am kind of on the borderline of osteoporosis. It runs in my family since just about every female in my family has it, including my sister and my mom had it too. That is going to take the best part of the afternoon since the scan takes time and then of course I am going to have to wait because it is a law that you have to do that in a doctor's office. I wonder when they passed that law? If I had known that I would have protested! lol I went and played bunco last night. I had a good time and usually do when I am with them. I paid $10 for the night and won booby and floater prizes. So I walked out with $15 and a cute little garden bag. It looks like a little beach bag type thing and has little gardening tools on the outside of it. I guess you would put your seed packets it the inside. Heck~they gave the wrong person that one! I guess Bill is going to inherit that one for his seeds and stuff. lol I am sure that he is going to love the little purse~NOT. The sun is shinning so brightly today. It seems like it a *****illy but then I wouldn't know since I haven't stuck my head out the door this morning yet. lol It is suppose to start getting near the 80's in the next couple of days. They are saying that since we had below temps during the winter we might get the lower temps during the summer.  I better get going. I am sending love and hugs to all and prayers are going up for everyone and special ones for those who need them. Have a wonderful day, all you wonderful people!

N came through like a champ. The surgery went very well. Her doctor told us that she will be put on the transplant list in a day or two. As she is a type O, it may take a little longer. Apparently, competition is the reason. The doctor said it may take about 6 months for her to get the transplant. The next step is to have the heart pump put in. She will go home tomorrow if she is feeling well enough. She will go to her mothre's house as she will need constant monitoring. Her grandmother is here to help with her. I am still keeping her mother at an arm's length, but I think she has realized that we need to work as a team for N.  I hope my son will be able to rest some now. He has been so worried about N that he hasnt' been sleeping. LP is a sweetie. just grins and smiles at everyone. He is moving from one grandmother tot he next with ease. I will have him for the weekend again. Thank you everyone for your continued prayers. You are truly the best of the best!!!!

Glad everything went well.

Hi Aime and everyone: Prayers and thoughts for you, Paul, LP and N. Hope that this defibrillator will help her immensely. Get your rest too, because your family needs your strength. Margo, use your CPAP machine! I love your dog licking your nose to get at the air. How cute! I could see one of my cats doing that. Hope there is some resolution to the roofing fiasco. Not much going on with me. Slept better last night but still feel wrung out. Just really tired. Slept til 11, had breakfast, exercised, showered, had lunch, tried to nap unsuccessfully and here I am at work. Found out I made a big boo-boo Monday night for Tuesday's paper ... my boss seems to think it will be OK, though. Hope so.  We have two reviews tonight so it'll be late again. Hope everyone has a good day.