It's Monday morning, wake up everyone, what's happening today??

Jan,

Good luck with the knee. You have a positive attitude which has to help with the healing process.

Hugs
Annette

Jan, I am keeping you in prayers for your surgery tomorrow. Please let us know how you are doing when you can...we will all be wondering until then.

Sending love, hugs and lots of prayers to you....

Hope it's uneventful and that the recovery process goes well!

Hugs, Laureen

Good luck with your knee surgery. Hope it goes well for you.

Prayers going for your surgury Jan.

Good morning gang,
Well I was very naughty this weekend...darn Halloween candy!!!

To work off some of that sugar (and I didn't dump or even feel bad after eating all those nasty little candy bars!!) I worked out in the yard, raking and hauling leaves. Was sweating my butt off too. Got a blister at the base of my thumb...ouchy...and yep I was wearing gloves. My shoulder hurts too.

My darling hubby smiled and says "who needs the gym, now this is a workout!"
Hubby went to deep water aerobics with me on Saturday, I have 2 free guest passes so this is the second time he has come to the gym with me. He's a mason so when he works he is sooooooo working!! For him he needs no weight lifting class! LOL

We are getting our Hickory cabinets delivered this afternoon. Hummer is doing all the remodeling in our soon to be re-vamped kitchen.

Now because I was very very naughty with the candy this weekend I'm in the process of detoxing my body of sugar. I'm not a fan of protein drinks but I bought some Atkins Milk Chocolate Delight, it's not bad 15g Protein, 1 g. sugar, 160 calories and only 1 g. Net Carbs.
I just finished it and it didn't taste too bad, I just pretended it was chocolate milk.

You all have a great day, it's Monday and I'm wishing Friday was here!!

Hi All,
Jan Ill be thinking good thoughts for you tomorrow.
Today I am leaving to have lunch with Ruth and Gail, then going to Lake City to the support group up there and stay overnight with my friend. I just got back taking Lily to school and getting her dressed and her hair done. She looked so cute!!!!!
I had company over the weekend so I was so busy. Went on a 2 mile walk at the beach at sunset. It was so pretty.
Going for a 2nd job interview on Wednesday and maybe Chicago on Friday. Ill have to see how the job thing is playing out.
it is gloomy here this morning and a but cooler.
So have a great day everyone.
Carla

Good morning Debbie and everyone......

What a wild weekend!! Saturday was all about Halloween. We went to 4 parties...what a hoot!!! I love dressing up for Halloween!! Sunday was with friends watching the Vikings / Packers Game....woooohooooo...Vikings won!!!!!!!!

I wish I could have been with my grandchildren. Nic and Grace were too far away and the others were home with the flu.

I have an appointment with my pulmonary doctor today. Just my yearly check up....hope it goes well.

Margo....another near fire....oh no!!!! I continue to keep you in my prayers.

Jan..I wish you the best with your knee surgery...I will be thinking about you!

Eileen...hope you work situation gets better soon.

Sounds like most everyone had a good weekend...thats great!

Prayers for those in need. Share an extra smile today.

Love and hugs to all.....connie d

Good morning Debbie and my OFFer's!  I apologize in advance for this very long winded post, but since I'm finding myself without friends in my physical world, my cyber friends are all I have to turn to. If you don't want to read this drama, I understand, but I have to tell someone about what happend yesterday.

Yesterday was an absolutely wonderful day. Gary and I took about a 90 minute drive to a little town called Heber Springs where they were having a Christmas on Main St event. We had been there three weeks ago with the SILs and just had to go back. They had totally transformed the stores, all of the holiday finery out, lots and lots of snacks and goodies at each store, and many, many people.
We hadn't had lunch and even though the snacks were good, it wasn't lunch, so we walked all the way down the main drag to  a bed and breakfast that was still serving brunch. Linen table cloths and napkins, wonderful food, and only $25 for both of us. We had a nice drive home listening to our Chargers on the satellite radio, then just snacked for dinner.

Then, out of the blue BAM!  I got an e-mail from my son ripping me apart for not supporting him in his decisions, making references to how they haven't decided if they want children, and that he's been told as long as he can remember  how I want grandchildren. You have to know how much I stay out of those conversations with either of them because I know that Tess may not be able to have children and I refuse to put any stress on them about it. They're young, from a different generation, and need to make that decision themselves. I would love to have grands, but I just don't let myself get my hopes up over it.
He went on and on about how I don't support his decisions about school ( he's a few hours away from a BA in music composition/theory) and while I think it's a gift, when was the last time the Queen commissioned an opera? How is he going to contribute to their livelihood?

Well, I felt like a knife had pierced my heart. Not only does this harm my relationship with my son, but now my darling Tess, too. Obvioulsy she has talked to Jeff about conversations she and I have had, conversations that were initiated by her for discussion about their lives together. I feel betrayed and devistated. I sat in the living room and sobbed. Gary went outside, after reading the e-mail himself, called Jeff and asked what the hell he was thinking to send all of those things in an e-mail instead of just talking to me. Jeff called and said he was sorry for his aproach and I was too upset to even speak. He said when I was ready we would talk.

Ready?? I don't think I can ever be "ready" for this. I'm at a loss. What to do, what about my relationship with Tess? What about SaintBella? Right now I just want to run away. Find a hole and jump in.

Thanks for listening. I don't even need responses, just needed to get it out.

Susan, I am so sorry that had to happen between you and your family. I can understand your hurt and betrayal. I am glad that you could come and share your feelings and thoughts with us. That is an honor to us that you have that much trust in us. Thank you.

In my opinion I think you need to put some time between you and the kids. You need to come to terms with your feelings and now that you son is aware of what he did that he really shouldn't have it will give him time to sort things out in his mind too.

Just sit back and take some deep breaths and sort things out in your own mind. Personally I don't know why he thought that you were interfering just because you would like to be a grandparent...who wouldn't want to be? That is something that we are raised anticipating. We get that from our own grandparents and our parents. When we were kids that was just what our lives was suppose to be. So really you are just a product of your upbringing. But then again kids now a days don't think that way. In a way that is good since some just aren't ready to be parents or can't be parents or just plain don't want to be. So that is a good thing that they don't think that way all the time now.

I am sending love and hugs to you and prayers are being said for you to be able to sort this out for you....I know that given time things will be fine.