what's new SATURDAY

Good morning Annette, it looks like it is going to be another hot one here in Mo. today. right now at 8am it is 78 already . I just went over to the rental house and turned the a/c on so we can get in there today and get some painting done. or rather priming first . some of it is wood paneling that we are going to paint over and if you dont do that you pay a lot for the color paint that cost lots more.  I got a five gallon bucket of primer hope that will be enough but doubt it. lol  My shoulder gives out on me pretty easy so i need to go get started i guess so i will hve times to rest it today off and on. Hopefully the rotator cuff will stay intact till we get this all cleaned up .  need to do some weeding in my flowers but==== talk to you all later.

Jan, All I can say is OUCH!!!!! Baby that shoulder.

Hi everybody, Wanted to stop in and say I miss posting regularly.  I still am working way to much and my time is getting more and more limited.   Bill and I just got back from a quick overnite trip to Pittsburgh for some financial issues.  UGH!  Things are ok though.  Great seeing people for a short visit but I always come back here feeling depressed.  I WANT to go back to Pittsburgh.  All in good time.  Retirement is now something I am looking forward to even though it is a ways away. I was pleasantly surprised today to find that even though I had a depression fling with food yesterday.  Not bad choices but too many good choices but the scale actually went down a pound.  Who knows what goes in my body!  I am having a strange pain in my side but it feel more like IBS.  I am going to wait a week and if it continues call my surgeon in Pittsburgh.  It isn't like I can make a quick trip to see him.  The stress here has been on a real high so IBS seems like it is very possible. All of you sound like you are doing well for the most part and even though I don't post too oftern I keep up as best as I can.  I can read posts at work, I just can't post at work.. Have a great day and weekend and keep cool if you are in PA. Hugs, Jan

  Jan, As my hubby talks of retirement and moving to Florida , I think of your big move. Makes me very nervous. I have only lived in 2 houses in my life ... my parents and right here. Maybe we should consider trying Winters only at first. Feel better soon Annette

Good Morning Annette and Everyone,

I'm trying to type while snuggling with Hannah. It's 6am and while we want to get an early start to Seattle. . . not quite this early. Erin is asleep on the couch and Clara is still snoozing.  They are getting so big, at least compared to what they were. Smiles are happening more frequently, I guess more like little one corner grins. So cute that I have to smooch on them every time I see one.

Erin is so looking forward to this little trip. She hasn't been out more than a few hours since the twins were born. She hasn't been home since her shower in February. Her best friend at home is expecting a baby any day, so it will be fun for her to see her. 

We need to get some packing done, but I seriously doubt that anything except baby stuff will take place. Erin made the most adorable books using "snapfish". They are hardback just like a child's book, but all about the girls from start to finish. I guess they are $25.00 each, but I HAVE to have one! Sounds like Ms. Clara is starting to stir. More smooches coming her way!

You all have a nice day.  It actually is NOT raining at the moment; a rare thing here in southwestern Washington. I remind myself that that is why it is so green here. Me, I prefer the desert and the sunshine! Gotta go grab a baby. Hugs,

Karen, You are so fortunate to have double smooches. I'll have to look into snapfish. Sounds interesting.

Im off to work Ill post later on. Bye for now. Carla

Aloha Annette, and all my OFF sisters/brothers.

Well, I'm up an ready to go to the hospital to test my babies....HOWEVER, Last night I had a terrible night......nausea, throwing up, stomach ache...all night!! I was going to call my boss at 6:00 and say no way could I go in, but I fell asleep around 3:00 and slept for an hour, and now I feel almost human again, so I'm going in.

Reading Cheryl's post about stomach pain made me sit up and take notice. This is second "episode" since I got home from Calif. and I keep thinking it's something I ate and nothing serious going wrong on the inside. I do see my bariatric doc on Thurs. so I'll tell him and see if he thinks I need tests.

It's pitch black outside at 5:05 a.m. but it will turn gray very soon. I can hear the ocean, and it's very warm....probably 75 right now. It will be a beautiful, healing day.

Yesterday I had my 90 day evaluation from my boss .... She's coordinator of the newborn hearing program. I got all A pluses, and a raise retroactive to Jan 11th. That was very nice...however 4% of $12.00 does not a millionare make!! LOL If I didn't love this job, I don't think I would/could continue to work for such low wages. But....I told her that I would love to be considered for something else within the organization and who knows what will come of that. I like to keep my options open....and so often that brings me something better than I could have orchestrated myself by pushing, trying to control everything.

My tummy is queazy, but I'm heading to the hospital. I hope I don't throw up on anyone. I'M scared to eat anything so will wait til I'm finished. Even water was coming back up last night!! In spite of my itty bitty problems, I am ONE GRATEFUL WAHINE!! I hope you all have a great Saturday, and thanks for sharing your lives with me.

Aloha nui loa,

Maui Karen

Karen, It was not a surprise that your evaluation went so well. Loving a job is worth more than a high paying position you don't like.  "Thank God for Clairol" or I'd have white hair (again) as I worry about you and now Cheryl too. May I stick my nose in your business for a bit? When you see your surgeon, please don't minimize your symptoms and/or wait for him to decide complete testing. As Susan and I have experienced, most tests won't show a constriction or scar tissue, but it is a good place to start.  The surgeon's seem to act more quickly if we point blank tell them we want to get to the bottom of the symptoms. Your body is already telling you that something is amiss with the weight loss, and discomfort. This is not a normal part of WLS. I hope I haven't offened you. Just being the old worry wart. Many hugs Annette

Good Saturday morning! I am up and moving around. I slept late~I didn't get up until 8:30 this morning. I felt good too. Bill is on vacation now. I told him last night that I have a honey do list a mile long for him to do while he is home. He just said that he wants to take a couple of days and do some fishing. I really don' t have a list for him to do. Just a couple of things. Nothing earth shattering. I think I might go with him a couple of times and read my book. We use to do that when we were first married. Bill mentioned to me a few weeks ago that I use to go fishing with him and read. He liked that he hoped that I would do that again this year when he went. I thought about that and I came to decision that is one of the reasons that I had this wls. So that we could do things together like we use to. I can tolerate the heat more now~I am not sweating bullets out there anymore, and that is a good thing for sitting out there fishing and reading. lol We use to go and hike but I am not sure that Bill can do that anymore because of the arthritis in his knees. Maybe we can try. If we find an easy trail out at the Bailey Homestead. That was always a fun place to hike.  It seems like it has calmed down some with the wind. The last few days it has been so windy. We had a couple of storms and one was really bad the other night but I slept right through it. Never heard a thing! I was just plain tired out I guess. We have had winds up to about 70 mph but things seem better right now. The sun is trying to come out. It isan't succeeding to much though. lol It doesn't seem as overcast as it was a while back.  I am planning on going to the grocery some time today. I know that Bill is going to want to grill out just about everyday and I need to get some things that he can put on the grill. I was thinking of some pork chops and steaks. I know that whatever it is it is going to hit me at the store. I hate shopping for meat. It just grosses me out so bad. I could become a vegitarian easily but there is times that I like to have some meat.  Misty is looking out at her back 40. I don't have to worry about here wanting out. She is so skittish that she jumps back when something looks like it is coming her way. Bill has the sliding door open and she just kept jumping back. She is one that likes to wander out the front door into the hallway though. I pick her up every time she goes out there and I tell her that she can't go out there since she could get out and then mommy and daddy would miss her and cry because she would get lost. She looks at me like she understands. Since then she just goes to the door and looks around. She is completely declawed and so it would not be a good thing if she got out. We live on the one of the busiest corners in the city too and she would get hit by a car faster than anything if she got in the road. She is a good kitty but she can be very adventerous too.  I better get going. There are some things that I want to get done around here. I hope that you all have a good day. Bloom where you are planted because that is where God wants you to be. I am sending love and big hugs to all. I am keeping everyone in my prayers and special ones are being said for those who need them.  Bill is watering his flowers. They seem to be coming up so good. The stargazer lily is really sprouting up like crazy. The strawberries are still growning but I wonder if there will be berries this year. lol The other lilies are sprouting. They kind of look like long blades of grass. My bleeding heart seems to be wanting to start but not much yet. That one is the one that I really want to grow. It goes back to my childhood and Grandma and Grandpa had one and then Mom had one at our house too. It just is something that goes way back for me. I also think it has a meaning because of the name. My heart feels like it bleeds for all those I love that has passed on. I hope you understand what I mean by that one. I don't mean it morbid or anything. lol Now I am really going!!!!!