Monday Morning
Good Morning,
I overslept this morning, and was surprised nobody had posted yet.
I have hand therapy this afternoon. Nothing exciting.
Got a call from a friend at church. They are starting their morning Bible study in February, and wanted to see if I could watch the kids.
It's cold. Nothing new.
Love,
Trish
P.S. I keep Tom and his family in prayer, now that Annette is gone. Praying also for all of you.
Albert Schweitzer
Morning Trish and all to follow!
Prayers for Annette's family! We will miss you Annette!
We ended up going to Carmel this weekend and had a good time with our friends, the guys played golf and Robin and I went shopping at Kohl's and Marshall's. We then went back to there house where Eric fixed us a Prime Rib dinner to celebrate our anniversary. Wow, was it ever good he is an amazing cook. They are coming to our house this weekend for Super Bowl and Eric's 60th birthday so I better get cleaning and baking...I'm making a German chocolate cake for him and of course tons of apps and dinner to go with it. Our son Michael is a big Bronco's fan so were going to be cheering on the Bronco's on Sunday.
Hope you all have a great day, thoughts and prayers for all,
Debbie
"Nothing is impossible. The word itself says I'M POSSIBLE!!!"
"No one said it was going to be easy, but it will definitely be worth it"
Good morning Trish and Debbie and all my OFF sistas!
Trish, I'm glad you are staying busy with your new church family. I hope your hand therapy goes well and helps!
Debbie, sounds like you all had a wonderful time in Carmel. How much fun it must be to travel up and down the California coast! One day Butch and I are going there. We have so many travel plans. I'm not sure how many will come to fruition, but California is definitely on our list.
Well, the great house hunt continues. We looked at another house yesterday in that same area that we like. The kids really, really liked this little house, but Butch kept finding too many problems with it. That caused a bit of tension, but like we told them, the house has to make sense as an INVESTMENT for us first. We are not simply buying them a house. We are making an investment with part of our retirement savings. We have to be smart about it.
I only have one doctor's appointment this week. They are slowly dwindling away. I have to go back to the wound care center on Friday. My goodness, but my wound is driving me crazy itching this week. I don't think our skin was meant to be "adhesed" (as in adhesive bandages) continually for 7 weeks. Itch, itch, itch. I just want to claw my belly with my fingernails. Butch says the "hole" is getting smaller daily. I sure hope so. I would give my eyeteeth to take a bath!!!
I've about come to conclusion that eating is more trouble than it is worth right now. Everytime I eat something, my stomach hurts and then I go through hours of gastric discomfort until I finally have a BM. (Sorry, this is TMI, but there is definitely something OFF with my digestive system since my surgeries.) I do all right with protein drinks and yogurt and slider foods, but REAL food is different. Yesterday we stopped for Mexican food for lunch. I had 1/2 a cheese enchilada and a couple bites of rice and beans. OMG. You would have thought I stuffed myself like a pinata, I was so miserable. I just don't know what's going on.
Chris is meeting with a babysitter this week to take care of the boys on the Saturdays when she works. Now that Christmas/inventory is over with, she should only be scheduled to work every other Saturday. I want you all to know that I don't mind your suggestions and I know you are only trying to help me, but we are not going to ask the kids to move into an apartment, just to move them out again into a house. For one thing, they are trying to save up their money to buy a second car for Mike to drive, and for another, there are no month-to-month leases available around here. We will make it. Hopefully the end is in sight now. Maybe a couple more months at most.
I am sorry for the grief that so many of you are feeling for our sister Annette right now. I know several of you have been here on OFF together for many many years, and the friendships we forge here are very real. Whether we ever get to meet each other face to face or not, we still love and care for and support one another like a family here. Our sister is gone and it hurts. But try to remember that Annette is NOT hurting anymore and is enjoying a new life with our Heavenly Father, free from pain and sorrow and troubles. If possible, try to rejoice for her, even as you miss her here on earth.
Nothing much going on today. We will have the boys tonight, so we are taking it easy today. I'm still in my pjs and so is Butch. We've become PJ people this winter! LOL! Got some more bookkeeping to do today. Will I ever get caught up again? I don't think so! At least I'm trying. I hate for my bookkeeping to be out of date! I'm very particular about accounting for every last dime every single month. Problem is I was more or less unconscious for most of December. I have to just force myself to do it, even though I don't remember most of it. I do better when I keep up with things on a daily or weekly basis.
Well, love you all! Hugs and prayers for everyone.
Vickie
Afternoon OFF family...
First of all I want to say how much I CARE ABOUT YOU ALL!!!! Some of you I have met in person and most I have not but still the bond is there!!! Nancy posted on Eileen's post yesterday about Annette being in all of us...YES she is and will be...she was a fine lady and a lot of fun!!! She will be missed for sure.
It is sunny here today and getting colder by the minute. So not looking forward to tomorrow when it will REALLY be cold!!!! Already getting calls that tenants doors are freezing shut...well maybe its the higher up letting you know STAY inside!!!!!!! Come tomorrow my guys will NOT go out in this cold unless it IS an EMERGENCY!!!!!!!!!!
Lunch is over time to take Bandit potty walk...like he will go as there is no place to go...haha.
Thoughts and Prayers for ALL that need them!!!!
HUGSSSSSSSSSSSS
Hi Everyone. Hope all is well.
I didn't have the opportunity to meet Annette - sounds like she was a wonderful woman. She is at peace now and hopefully her friends and family will find comfort in that.
Had my granddaughter over the weekend. My daughter has asked me to take care of her Mondays and Tuesdays. Right now her boyfriend is looking for work - hopefully, he'll find something soon. He is a real worker, and I know he is being diligent in finding another job. So finances are tight for them - and I can help her out without having to pay out anything. I know it will be temporary, so I have no problem. It will be inconvenient for her because she does not live nearby, but we'll make it work. She'll probably drop Taylor off on Sunday night and pick her up Tuesday after work. Taylor loves coming here because she is treated like a princess.
Only one medical appointment this week - Thursday morning. Final "informational meeting" - nutrition and exercise. Only a few things left. 1.) Sleep Apnea appointment in February -- if I have it, have to use machine for two months prior to surgery. 2.) One year diet - will be seeing PCP 2/4, and will have letter drafted for him - although he has not had me on a "formal" diet, we have discussed my weight at every monthly appointment, and we've discussed my weight loss efforts (Atkins, Intuitive Eating, My Fitness Pal, Calorie Counting, etc. Plus I did see nutritionist a little over a year ago.) He supports me 100% so I'm sure he'll be able to craft an acceptable letter (with my assistance!). Other than that, I'm set. I sure hope I don't have sleep apnea, but will deal with it if I must.
Got to go and take a look at the grocery store flyers, and make up a shopping list. I have no chicken in the house - and that calls for an immediate trip to the store!
Have a good day everyone.
Still learning. Currently in pre-op stage.
Ok, this is getting ridiculous. I made pancakes and bacon for a quick supper tonight. I had 1 piece of bacon and 2 small (3" diameter) pancakes. I had to lie down for 30 minutes afterwards because I hurt so badly. My tummy just felt like it was tied up in knots! I'm still not quite right, but at least I can walk around and function now. I wonder what on earth is going on? I haven't ever felt like this since WLS. Sigh.
Vickie
