hump day-what's new?
I have a WLS support group meeting tonight... not sure if I'm going. I feel like I get all the support I need right here. Plus some of the stuff they talk about is so lame... I find it to be more of a waste of time than anything... however the speaker they have before the meeting is usually beneficial so I'm still undecided. HAHA!
Aloha and good wee hours of the morning! It's 4:00 a.m. and I'm dressed and ready to go to the hospital to fill in for a colleague who is sick. I'll be testing babies for her. I like to get there before the docs arrive to do their rounds and circs..........so I usually arrive by 5:30 a.m.
I put on my size 8 black jeans this morning.....first time since I had the panniculectomy....and they fit great! Better than before because there is no belly hanging over the top. Oh yeah!! My scar is fading and I actually don't feel too bad wearing a swimsuit now....except for the Sharpei thighs!
Floyd...it's great to hear you so happy. Margo I'm always just glad to find you here. Annette.......I miss your kitty stories! My ex just got a black kitty to take the place of his dear "Smudge" who he lost. He got an older kitty from the shelter and soon will have that little furry guy crawling all over him. He so LOVES cats! I think that is part of the reason I fell in love with him years ago.
OK...I'm procrastinating! Time to get out into the dark morning and to work. My drive this time of the morning sometimes is gorgeous...especially with the full moon right now on the ocean, AND sometimes there is a cruise ship in the harbor which I can see all lit up as I drive on the high road to the hospital.
Hugs to everyone......needing them or not!! I ALWAYS need/want them!
Aloha nui loa,
Maui Karen
I put on my size 8 black jeans this morning.....first time since I had the panniculectomy....and they fit great! Better than before because there is no belly hanging over the top. Oh yeah!! My scar is fading and I actually don't feel too bad wearing a swimsuit now....except for the Sharpei thighs!
Floyd...it's great to hear you so happy. Margo I'm always just glad to find you here. Annette.......I miss your kitty stories! My ex just got a black kitty to take the place of his dear "Smudge" who he lost. He got an older kitty from the shelter and soon will have that little furry guy crawling all over him. He so LOVES cats! I think that is part of the reason I fell in love with him years ago.
OK...I'm procrastinating! Time to get out into the dark morning and to work. My drive this time of the morning sometimes is gorgeous...especially with the full moon right now on the ocean, AND sometimes there is a cruise ship in the harbor which I can see all lit up as I drive on the high road to the hospital.
Hugs to everyone......needing them or not!! I ALWAYS need/want them!
Aloha nui loa,
Maui Karen
Good Afternoon Margo & OFFr's,
Taking a little break from the new full time job I have, which is about networking, tweaking my resume, posting it online and taking care of Dillinger and me. . .
I feel better today then I did on Monday when the shock of unemployment hit me and the reality that there is very little in the way of jobs that I can live on out there, which is not to say that I am unwilling to consider anything, but I must be real here, when I say at this point in time, I am not willing to work at a job that cannot help me towards my living expenses and may hurt me in the long run, so I will continue to pursue whatever is going to help me towards that goal. Not to mention my dear son, who means well, but makes an ass out of himself sometimes (but then again, I've been known to do that myself), kind of left me feeling like I was some sort of a slacker, when he told me that "I'd better get another job NOW and not procrastinate about things". He plain old pissed me off, as I am not a procrastinator about things that are of great matter to my living situation and he should realize that about me, just by virtue of all the things I have overcome and accomplished in my life, so that along with finding out on Monday that I will not even get enough unemployment benefits to cover my mortgage payments, just put me in a dark place for a little while, but I'm over it now and back to believing, left foot, right foot, breathe is the way to get through this, trusting in God's plan for me and just putting forth the effort will lead me wherever it is I am meant to be next. . .
Anyway, got up this morning, took a shower, got dressed and sat down at the computer to see what is happening and post resumes. Now I'm going to go to the gym and take care of my physical self.
You all have a good day.
Hugs, prayers and positive thoughts, Laureen
Taking a little break from the new full time job I have, which is about networking, tweaking my resume, posting it online and taking care of Dillinger and me. . .
I feel better today then I did on Monday when the shock of unemployment hit me and the reality that there is very little in the way of jobs that I can live on out there, which is not to say that I am unwilling to consider anything, but I must be real here, when I say at this point in time, I am not willing to work at a job that cannot help me towards my living expenses and may hurt me in the long run, so I will continue to pursue whatever is going to help me towards that goal. Not to mention my dear son, who means well, but makes an ass out of himself sometimes (but then again, I've been known to do that myself), kind of left me feeling like I was some sort of a slacker, when he told me that "I'd better get another job NOW and not procrastinate about things". He plain old pissed me off, as I am not a procrastinator about things that are of great matter to my living situation and he should realize that about me, just by virtue of all the things I have overcome and accomplished in my life, so that along with finding out on Monday that I will not even get enough unemployment benefits to cover my mortgage payments, just put me in a dark place for a little while, but I'm over it now and back to believing, left foot, right foot, breathe is the way to get through this, trusting in God's plan for me and just putting forth the effort will lead me wherever it is I am meant to be next. . .
Anyway, got up this morning, took a shower, got dressed and sat down at the computer to see what is happening and post resumes. Now I'm going to go to the gym and take care of my physical self.
You all have a good day.
Hugs, prayers and positive thoughts, Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
It is afternoon already. This house is too quiet; no cats stirring, no phone ringing, very strange.
the furbrats have been too calm since we lost Joey. Isabella follows me and meows to be combed. She has hefted her plump body, all 20 pounds of it, up into my lap for a combing. Tony wants to be held all day & all night. That's not new. Tony has always been our BABY. Jimmy needs kisses. He pushes against my face and leaves his wet mark on my glasses. Nicki expects to have space on my left side during the day and shares my pillow each night. He pulls my hair if I don't give him enough room. Rebecca has found a place to dig out pink insulation which she deposits in the bathroom. Annie, oh dear, poor Annie has been on her best behavior. She worries me the most because good behavior is NOT in her nature. I wish they would get into some mischief and act like their normal furry selves.
Time to get all pretty for the interview and photos. The person called and asked for a 'before' picture too. For some strange reason I am feeling nervous about this. Cameras always do that to me.
Kisses
Annette
the furbrats have been too calm since we lost Joey. Isabella follows me and meows to be combed. She has hefted her plump body, all 20 pounds of it, up into my lap for a combing. Tony wants to be held all day & all night. That's not new. Tony has always been our BABY. Jimmy needs kisses. He pushes against my face and leaves his wet mark on my glasses. Nicki expects to have space on my left side during the day and shares my pillow each night. He pulls my hair if I don't give him enough room. Rebecca has found a place to dig out pink insulation which she deposits in the bathroom. Annie, oh dear, poor Annie has been on her best behavior. She worries me the most because good behavior is NOT in her nature. I wish they would get into some mischief and act like their normal furry selves.
Time to get all pretty for the interview and photos. The person called and asked for a 'before' picture too. For some strange reason I am feeling nervous about this. Cameras always do that to me.
Kisses
Annette
Annette 
Hi Margo and my OFF family:
I slept really late today ... til 11 a.m. ... I was really lazy. I'm still sleepy. Just feeling out of it. Yesterday was a long day at work. I had to get up early for my appointment and then get to work early for our meeting. The meeting was very interesting -- learned about SEOs (search engine optimization ... how to get your story up to the top of a search engine's list) and aggregation (how newspapers and other media use each other's stories). I was fascinated and after the meeting, I talked to Meegan, our Web team leader, about teaching me more about the Web site and posting ... this is the future, and if I'm going to stay here, I need to learn more skills. We commiserated about that: she's 52 and has had cancer; I'm 53 and my body is crumbling. So anyway, I have volunteered to do more on the Web site. Last night, I did all the food posting (by the way, the recipes were really yummy yesterday, go to www.mlive.com/grpress and look for the recipes.
Anyway, that was my day yesterday. Now I'm on the phone with Carla. She's back in Florida and feeling pretty good ... back to her old self.
Have a good day.
I slept really late today ... til 11 a.m. ... I was really lazy. I'm still sleepy. Just feeling out of it. Yesterday was a long day at work. I had to get up early for my appointment and then get to work early for our meeting. The meeting was very interesting -- learned about SEOs (search engine optimization ... how to get your story up to the top of a search engine's list) and aggregation (how newspapers and other media use each other's stories). I was fascinated and after the meeting, I talked to Meegan, our Web team leader, about teaching me more about the Web site and posting ... this is the future, and if I'm going to stay here, I need to learn more skills. We commiserated about that: she's 52 and has had cancer; I'm 53 and my body is crumbling. So anyway, I have volunteered to do more on the Web site. Last night, I did all the food posting (by the way, the recipes were really yummy yesterday, go to www.mlive.com/grpress and look for the recipes.
Anyway, that was my day yesterday. Now I'm on the phone with Carla. She's back in Florida and feeling pretty good ... back to her old self.
Have a good day.
Hi There,
I am up and at them, Went to the bank, Mall starbucks and they closed it!!!!!!! man they cant do that to me!!!!!!! So I went to thte other one . then went to look for yet another GPS yupo my 2nd one got stolen too. I am having bad luck with GPPs's........
someone lifed itout of my purse when I went to the bathroom on the plane!!!!!
I am so glad Im not in Denver this morning. It was 2 degrees this morning there andhere is it 82.
Ill take 82 anytime of the day or night!!!!!
Well on to the grovery store.
Carla
I am up and at them, Went to the bank, Mall starbucks and they closed it!!!!!!! man they cant do that to me!!!!!!! So I went to thte other one . then went to look for yet another GPS yupo my 2nd one got stolen too. I am having bad luck with GPPs's........
someone lifed itout of my purse when I went to the bathroom on the plane!!!!!
I am so glad Im not in Denver this morning. It was 2 degrees this morning there andhere is it 82.
Ill take 82 anytime of the day or night!!!!!
Well on to the grovery store.
Carla
Val,
Hope you feel reassured after the surgeon consult.
I had to pick my husband up at the airport this afternoon as he had been in Florida with his daughter the last week,
Tonight I have a meeting about an hour away from where I live, so i better go put "my face" on and get ready.
Hope you all had a good Wednesday.
Jeane
Hope you feel reassured after the surgeon consult.
I had to pick my husband up at the airport this afternoon as he had been in Florida with his daughter the last week,
Tonight I have a meeting about an hour away from where I live, so i better go put "my face" on and get ready.
Hope you all had a good Wednesday.
Jeane
Hello, Margo and all. I am late today getting on here but at least I am here and it is still Wednesday. So that is a positive.
I have had pretty much a day from h3ll. I sure hope that tomorrow is better. I think it might be since most of the stuff that happened are things that can't happen again.
I got a call this morning from my gf's daughter (my gf passed away about 12 years ago) and told me on my voice mail that her ex husband passed away and if I could call Dustin (their son) and talk to him and she would talk to me later on. I called Patti back and got her voice mail and then called Dustin and got his too. I left messages and waited. Patti called me back and told me that Lewis died from a self inflicted gunshot to the head. I was in a total state of shock. All that kept going through my head was the h3ll that he must have been going through in his own head. There is a lot of stuff that went on during their marriage and most of the problems was with Patti. I am not saying that Lewis was rosy but if you ask Patti it was all his fault. We all know that it takes two. All I know is that Lewis was always special to me and my heart breaks knowing what he must have been going through. I can't get him out of my mind. I am hoping that they bring back here for the burial but something is telling me that he will be buried in Terra Haute. I hope not and so I can say my good byes to him.
Right after I hear about Lewis and get a call from my cousin and he informs that they are going to put his dad (my only living uncle) in hospice. He will be 92 in June and his prostate cancer is getting much worse. I know that is painful but losing him is too. Uncle Bob and Aunt Virginia celebrated their 64th anniversary yesterday. They got him back to my cousin Dorothy's house from the heart doctor and he wanted to go to bed instead of sitting with the family for dinner and cake. Dorothy was h3ll bent that he was getting up and Uncle Bob looked at my cousin Bobby and said to him why is he letting her do that to him? Finally Bobby told Dorothy that was enough. Let him go and if he doesn't want to get up he didn't have to. He wanted to sleep and he should be allowed to sleep. Dorothy is a control freak and thinks she knows everything. She is definitely not someone that I would want to take care of my dying parent. If you know what I mean.
My week has been running here and there for everyone but me. The rest of the week isn't any better. I had to get my great niece from school today and tomorrow and then Friday I have to take my sister to the ophthalmologist and then right after that I have to take DIL to the doctor. I have to get her there since they are going to see about the medication from the gestational diabetes. I am so looking forward to Saturday and I am going to sleep in! I don't care what happens but I will get out of bed if and when I feel like it.
I better get going. I have chicken in the crock pot for the next two night dinners. I just have to figure out what I am going to make with it. I just have to make sure that Bill doesn't know it is chicken two nights in a row! Maybe the 2nd night he will think it is steak or something!
I am sending love and hugs to all. Prayers and special thougthts are being said for everyone.
I have had pretty much a day from h3ll. I sure hope that tomorrow is better. I think it might be since most of the stuff that happened are things that can't happen again.
I got a call this morning from my gf's daughter (my gf passed away about 12 years ago) and told me on my voice mail that her ex husband passed away and if I could call Dustin (their son) and talk to him and she would talk to me later on. I called Patti back and got her voice mail and then called Dustin and got his too. I left messages and waited. Patti called me back and told me that Lewis died from a self inflicted gunshot to the head. I was in a total state of shock. All that kept going through my head was the h3ll that he must have been going through in his own head. There is a lot of stuff that went on during their marriage and most of the problems was with Patti. I am not saying that Lewis was rosy but if you ask Patti it was all his fault. We all know that it takes two. All I know is that Lewis was always special to me and my heart breaks knowing what he must have been going through. I can't get him out of my mind. I am hoping that they bring back here for the burial but something is telling me that he will be buried in Terra Haute. I hope not and so I can say my good byes to him.
Right after I hear about Lewis and get a call from my cousin and he informs that they are going to put his dad (my only living uncle) in hospice. He will be 92 in June and his prostate cancer is getting much worse. I know that is painful but losing him is too. Uncle Bob and Aunt Virginia celebrated their 64th anniversary yesterday. They got him back to my cousin Dorothy's house from the heart doctor and he wanted to go to bed instead of sitting with the family for dinner and cake. Dorothy was h3ll bent that he was getting up and Uncle Bob looked at my cousin Bobby and said to him why is he letting her do that to him? Finally Bobby told Dorothy that was enough. Let him go and if he doesn't want to get up he didn't have to. He wanted to sleep and he should be allowed to sleep. Dorothy is a control freak and thinks she knows everything. She is definitely not someone that I would want to take care of my dying parent. If you know what I mean.
My week has been running here and there for everyone but me. The rest of the week isn't any better. I had to get my great niece from school today and tomorrow and then Friday I have to take my sister to the ophthalmologist and then right after that I have to take DIL to the doctor. I have to get her there since they are going to see about the medication from the gestational diabetes. I am so looking forward to Saturday and I am going to sleep in! I don't care what happens but I will get out of bed if and when I feel like it.
I better get going. I have chicken in the crock pot for the next two night dinners. I just have to figure out what I am going to make with it. I just have to make sure that Bill doesn't know it is chicken two nights in a row! Maybe the 2nd night he will think it is steak or something!
I am sending love and hugs to all. Prayers and special thougthts are being said for everyone.
It's not what you gather, but what you scatter
that tells what kind of life you have lived.
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