Man oh man...... This last weekend was not fun.  I was worried about DH's dad.  They went down to Stanford, and the doctors there did a bone marrow biopsy on the 29th.  The doctors said that they would ge the results Monday, the 1st..... they never got a call.  Finally, Wednesday, they got the call.  It sounded good.... That the stem cell transplant was doing what it needed to do.  On Saturday, DH's mom called & said that she had went to the store, and she came home to find DH's dad had passed out in the bathroom, but had hit the counter on the way down.... so, they were at the ER, trying to figure things out.  They admitted him & kept him for 2 days.  Nothing is cracked, or broken, so that is good news, yes, he is sore!!!  Some of this has been an ongoing issue with him not drinking enough water & becoming dehydrated.  He has been light headed & has passed out a couple of time and DH's mom has been fearful because of this.  Glad that the doctor's admitted him, and they were giving him fluids.  DH's mom is just beside herself.  It really sucks that we are 2500 miles away.  DH did ask his mom if she was telling the doctor any of the things that have been going on at the house, and said no........... So, Dh called and spoke with the nurse, and filled her in, which I am sure, she would tell the doctor, that way they are getting the WHOLE story & could treat him, and run the correct tests, and possibly visit putting his dad on anti-depressants.  (Dh asked his mom if his dad was "giving up", and his mom just bursted into tears)

I should hear more tonight on how they are doing.
-Jamie

Wow it's Sunday already!!!   Sadie had a great party yesterday.   It was small because people were sick but I'm glad they didn't come and share it.  Today we went to church and got some cleaning done but otherwise just trying to relax a bit.   We have bowling tonight so that'll be fun.  

I can't believe it'll be Thanksgiving soon!!  I have almost every weekend between here and Christmas totally booked up already AHHHHHHHHHHHH

Jamie,   I have problems sleeping too...but not sleep apnea.   My Dr prescribed me Lunesta a few yrs ago and it's my best friend!!  LOL

I am flat exhausted!!!  DH is off tomorrow, so I am already thankful that I can sleep in!!!  It is not that I do not have time to sleep, it is that I cannot fall asleep, and once I do fall asleep, it is not a good sleep.  Yes, I did have a sleep study (2 of them, actually-- the first one I did not sleep, imagine that??!!??)  I have sleep apena.  Got a CPAP last week, cannot fall asleep with the mask on.  Need to get in to the doctor, so that I can get prescribed something to fall asleep!!!  What a 20-20!!!!!!  UUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH  (pulls out hair)

I am happy that I have been able to pick up my crocheting again, I am working on a blanket for DH's parents -- they have a king size bed, so that will take a while.  But, I am in the process of whipping out a baby blanket for one of the guys here at work, who just had his first.  A girl.  I will be doing another for a boy to be born in January.  A lady in my work group is due then.  It will be her second.  She has a girl now, so to me, this boy will complete it!!


Have a fun party for Sadie..... RELAX & enjoy!!!!!
-Jamie

This year has been a REAL PAINFUL experience.  So much MORE smearing going on!!!  Thanks to the "write-in" bull**** we had an additional 147 people (basically protesting) added to the "one" write-in for election day.  And let's not forget the telephone polls & calls.  The phone rang at almost 9:30 Monday night.  DH goes to bed at 7pm, and Hunter goes to bed at 8pm.  Early to bed, early to rise at our house, but, come ON, after 9pm!!??!!  I left the phone off of the hook for the night.  It did wake up DH, but, thankfully, if Hunter did get woke up, he did not come out of his room.

DH went to the funeral yesterday.  She was 53 the hand out that he kept, and gave to me was really nice.  Her family came up from the lower 48, and his hunting buudy's son came up as well.

Here is a copy & paste of the write-up from NBC news
ANCHORAGE, Alaska —

Shortly after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, votes for write-in candidates were leading the U.S. Senate race with 81,876 votes and 41 percent of the vote, compared to Republican Joe Miller in second place, with 68,288 votes and 34.2 percent of the vote.

Democrat Scott McAdams was in third place, with 47,414 votes and 23.74 percent of the vote.

Write-in votes will not be hand-counted until after the initial count on election night, but many of them are presumed to be for incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

"It's incredible, absolutely incredible. I've been in Anchorage for 40 years and I've never seen anything like this," said Darrel Hess, a supporter of Murkowski. Murkowski's write-in campaign slogan was "Let's Make History."

"We're here tonight and it feels pretty good," Murkowski said soon after she and her large group of supporters arrived at Election Central at about 11:30 p.m. While some precincts were left uncounted, Murkowski was confident in her chances. "We're just widening that margin and it sure feels good," she said.

A hand count of write-in votes is expected to begin Nov. 18 and is estimated to take three days.

The Senate race became tumultuous after the Aug. 24 Republican primary, in which Miller defeated Murkowski.

Murkowski then announced a write-in campaign, and McAdams -- the Sitka mayor and nearly unknown Democratic nominee -- rounded out the top three serious contenders for the U.S. Senate.

"We ran a hard campaign, we fought all the way until the end and we've got a great base of supporters," McAdams said, but said he wouldn't make a conceding statement. "There's still a lot of votes left to be counted. There's still votes from rural Alaska, from Southeast Alaska, that need to be counted, but you know, we're staying positive and we're looking to the future."

Joe Miller told his supporters they could go home at around 10:30 p.m. and did not come to the Egan Center.

“What I ask you to do is go on home. Let's wait for the results to come in and we'll have more news in the morning," Miller said to his volunteers. “This has been about you. It's about we the people. I know for a fact the end result, it is going to be good for this country. We got people like you -- good people in this country."

“There's still votes to be counted and I would assume trickle in through the night, so you've got half the precincts in so we're going to wait for the rest of the results to come in. I'm going to get a good night's rest and we'll hit it in the morning," Miller said shortly before leaving his campaign party at the Snow Goose restaurant.

"I think it will be complicated and I think unfortunately it'll be a lot of lawyers trying to argue and a lot of people in public in front of cameras trying to say what their lawyers are trying to say," said Robert Campbell, Miller's campaign manager.

-Jamie

Thank YOU, Michelle.  It is so sad when people die unexpectedly & so suddenly.  I do remember you posting about your friend's spouse.  Her funeral is tomorrow.  DH works until 1:00, and then will head over from there, to attend the funeral.  She had just become an American Citizen in August, she went through that entire process, and got to enjoy 2 months.  And, she was also looking foward to using her right to vote tomorrow.  She had a couple dalmations, and used them for therapy dogs.


And, I actually do have good news.... My plan is to have this food log IN THE MAIL in another week, so that everything can be turned into the insurance companies, for my revision!!!!  Providing that I am approved, the paln is to have surgery before 2011.


Have a GREAT Monday!!
-Jamie