What's New? It's Tuesday!

Hi there all,
It's about 4am, gonna get my coffee and I'll be back!

Cheryl

Good morning !

I am up even earlier than yesterday. too much thinking about what needs to get done at work!

Today is my last day before vacation starts! Yay!

Not too much excitement here, temps down and huge thunder, wind and lightening storm last night. Because we have to have window open or we'll suffocate, we now have nice dirt layered over everything! Gross!
Guess I will be doing some real cleaning be fore we take off on Thursday.

Hope you all have a great day!
Thinking about all of you with sadness and stresses...and giving you all a hug.
Cheryl

Good mroning Cheryl and Friends!

Happy vacation Cheryl!  I don't remember where you're going, but if you're like me, it has to be better than work!

We're expecting a good bit of rain again today and through the entire week.  I'm ready for some dry weather.  I believe I'm starting to grow mold LOL

Nothing new, just wanted to check in - gotta get back to work!
Debbie

Good morning Cheryl and everyone else!

I'm still having a bit of a logistical challenge giving the IV antibiotics to my dear sister, along with her IV nutrition at home - while trying to work full time and take care of all the other details of life.  I am so blessed to be healthy - this whole experience is showing me just how precious life and health is! 

Blessings to all of you.

Ev

Hi Cheryl and everyone:

Man, I'm envious of all of you who have summer vacation plans. I never get time off in the summer ... too difficult! I'm too far down on the food chain here (although not as far down as before ... well, now that Kate has gone over to the Web desk, I'm one from the bottom again) to get consideration for summer time off. So I don't even try. I really need some days off. I'm just so tired.

I didn't even get up for ceramics today. The alarm went off, I hit snooze with the intent of getting up and then turned it off completely. I didn't get to sleep until 3 a.m. and was just too pooped to get up. Still feel out of it. I did exercise this morning although that half hour on the bike was really rough. My knee hurt the whole time.

Called the ortho doc's office today to ask about my bone scan but got an answering machine so I left a message. I really want to hear some answers. Why is my knee hurting so much? If I need to have more surgery, let's get it over with it. I'm just so sick of being in pain. I know you guys are sick of hearing about it, too. I get up in the morning, and for a few moments while I'm lying in bed, I feel OK. Then I get out of bed, put weight on my leg, and it hurts all over again. I'm beginning to think this was the worst decision of my life. I might as well stuck with the bad knee as it was. At least it didn't hurt quite as much.

Cheryl and Floyd, enjoy your vacation. Floyd, sounds like sciatica to me ... it's what happens to my left side when my sciatic nerve is acting up (my left knee starts hurting and buckles and I get shooting pains in my big toe).

Connie, it was good of you to go with the newbie to the support group. I always try to be there for newbies, but it's online for me; I can't go to group because they're at night and I work then. You are a good friend. I know you're struggling emotionally because of Nic. He's a real trooper; kids are so resilient. He wants to be in school with his friends and be a kid again, not deal with cancer at all.

Well, my cleaning lady comes today ... this place is full of cat hair. It'll be nice to come home to a clean house. It always smells of Pine-Sol when I get home.

Have a good day.

Good Morning Cheryl and Friends!
bright cooler morning here in NW Ohio!  I turned the AC off this morning and have the windows open wide.  My tub surround story is not ended yet!  I have one more wall to go (smallest and hopefully easiest!)  Got the wall with all the fixtures done yesterday with much stress and work out!  Karen C, come on down!  I could use help believe me!  LOL
I have a dentist appt this morning (5th time I've seen him this month! LOL) just for a check up this time.  Then coming home to get this tub surround DONE and hopefully start on the floor.  I will have to drag out the wet saw again, it is fairly easy to use once you don't put too much water into it!  I'm about ready to be done tiling for a while, my hands are getting sorer then normal.  (arthur visits daily) I haven't done much else on my vacation.  Tomorrow I am going to get the oil changed in the car, meet someone for lunch and window shopping then seeing sleep doc.  I think I could EASILY love staying at home, IF I had the $$ to do so.  I have enough points at the hospital to retire, but I would have to work full time someplace with good benifits so, why?  I like my current job, just would like to be home more!  I suppose I could take a transcription course or a coding course and work from home after retirement.  Those jobs don't drop in your lap very often however.  Well, guess I should get something done before heading to dentist this morning,  the whole house needs a good cleaning from all the dust etc I have stirred up!  Have a great Tuesday all! 

Perhaps custom tile laying and remodeling is your future occupation. You could become a "house flipper!"

Good morning my dear OFF sisters and brothers in hiding too.

Nothing much going on here this morning. Misty is watching over her back 40 acres. She watches then goes and eats for a bit and then she watches and then goes and does something else. Then of course she goes back and watches some more. Right now she is watching.

It is a sunny day today and it is suppose to be hot again. I am in constant amazment that I can stand the heat now. This is the first summer in I don't know how many years that I can go out and I sweat but I am not a big sweathog by any means. Hmmmmmmmm.............some things never cease to amaze me. I am not sure how I am going to be this winter. I just can't seem to take the cold anymore.

I go to the heart doctor this afternoon. I am thinking that he is going to want to take another echo. That is doable. There is nothing to those. Just lay there and do some thinking. I can think anytime. But then again sometimes thinking gets me in trouble too! lol

Things here are very tense. I am not speaking to Bill unless I absolutely have to. It is amazing when that happens. There isn't much that you absolutely need to speak to them about. lol He has hurt me really bad and I am never going to forget this. It has put a rift between us forever and nothing is going to change that. No matter what happens. Whether I stay or go or whether he stays or goes. I am not leaving anything out of the realm of possibilities. If you know what I mean by that.

I am not always that close to Shawn. I have no idea what he would say about what went on. I do know through these past 20 years that he is very manipulative and will do and say what he needs to to get what he wants from who he wants it from. I am very guarded around him and I am not going to put my guard down with him at all.

I am calling the therapist that did my evaluation for surgery today. I am going to go see him. I am not just talking about it like I did before I am going to do it. He told me when I had the evaluation done that he was there for me if I needed him. He is very easy to talk to and very laid back. I know that I sometimes use to have problems talking with men but I feel different now after surgery. I am much more sure of myself now. I know that if I am happy and satisfied with him I can always change therapists. That is doable. I know that things need to be changed and I am going to be one that makes the changes. No matter what the changes are.

I have to get blood work done for the urologist too. I just remembered them this morning. I am glad that they are not fasting tests so I am going to get them either before or after the doctor appointment this afternoon. It may be after since you never know how long it is going to take. My doctor is in the same hospital that I am having the tests done so that is not a problem.

I guess I had better get going. I am sending love and hugs and lots of thanks for all the caring that you have shown me these past few days. I really appreciate it and the knowing that your support is there is so helpful. It is wonderful knowing that I have so many caring sisters. I am sending prayers up for everyone and special ones for those in need of them.

morning cheryl and my off family!!!

well i have this song stuck in my head and not sure why because i haven't heard this song in ages!!! "you get a line i'll get a pole we'll go fishing in the crawdad hole..." driving me insane it is!!!!!!! like chinese torture in my head!!!!! GRRRR

bought some nectarines last night and ate one when i got home...OMG the stinky gassy farts!!!!!!! rick said no more of those!!!! LOL (can't have bananas either!!) got those walking farts still this morning from them!!!! LOL hope the stink is gone by the time i have to go to work!!!!!!

having some car troubles now....car stalls and i am not sure why!!!! almost hit the street sign on the way home when i tried to turn onto my street!!!! car just stalled out...rick took it for a ride and all it did was run smooth!!! the tacometer went to the redline 8000 it started doing that a couple weeks before the tree fell on it...when you shut it off its fine again...now its stalling out!!!! i am scared to drive it back to michigan now!!!! what if it stalls on the freeway???? i am calling my lawyer at 9 and let her know i am having car trouble and see if i can get out of going there....but i am sure i will still have to go damit!!!! belts are all ok rick said it could be computer trouble starting....oh great!!!!!! like i have money to get that fixed....what next????? sighs...

got a new pair of shoes last night!!! they are rebokks and are white with pink on them!!! i love them!! now i have to wear them to work and see how they feel on my feet!!!! but then they should be ok because there is cush in them!!!!! ahhh comfort again for my poor tired feet!!!! and they were only 25 bucks too!!!!!

got another newbie at work training for the food court...she seems really nice too...when i got to work yesterday the woman that trained me had utter kaos there!!! she made chicken wings which didn't need to be made yet...only a couple hot dogs on the roller cooking...pizzas just coming out of the oven...dirty tables except maybe 2 small ones and tons of popcorn made!!! so talk about scrambling to get this all taken care of and then getting busier than all get out and i run out of hot dogs!!!!! i had put more on to cook but they weren't ready to sell yet because the internal temp wasn't hot enough!!!! but i got it all done and the boss saw all this running around i was doing getting things straightened up...he asked if i was having a bad time of it...i said nope its all under control now..and i did mention what the mess was i walked into...he said yup sounds like gloria...so apparently he knows how she gets??? she is an elderly woman in her late 70's and is talking about retiring end of the year. maybe thats a good thing??? she is a nice woman tho...they call her "granny" lol

had a short thunder storm last night just as we were getting in bed...lots of lightening and a few big boomers...some rain also...got up this morning and tons of mosquitos out there!!! i just don't understand it...they come around here and spray for them but it seems they breed more with whatever they spray!!!! so glad i have bandit on heartworm medication!!!!

well its 9 so i am calling my lawyer and see what she has to say about my car troubles...i am sure it won't be good news that i don't have to go to michgan...but i can hope...LOL

hope you all have a great day today!!!

hugs

Judy,

It's called "Down in the Boondocks"

Hugs, L