Goooooood Moooooorning California! It's Monday

Today is going to be just marvoulous.  I am still feeling sickly after spending a day in bed yesterday!  But I am going to get up and face this day with Gusto!  I am choosing to enjoy it and love it and just be the best I can be today.  I am going to laugh and I am going to smile and I am going to be me.  I think that will be fun.  I am freezing none the less but I am happy to be up and about this wonderful morning.

What is everyones plans for today?  Me lots of phone calls lots of work to be done and lots of living.  

Everyone do something just for you today.  SOmething good and something fun and something that makes you smile.  If it makes someone else smile all the better and you get an extra point for that. 

Well off to the coffee and the farms.  Everyone have a blessed day.

Rhonda

Good Morning Rhonda and Cali Friends,

Rhonda what a great plan for the day you have.  I need an attitude adjustment this morning, so that's just what I needed!

Today brings work, and the Bridge is still closed!  So it can either be nice or a mess!  I have to leave a little earlier today so plan for the mess and hope it's nice.

My Step Mom ended up staying one more night so Ron will take her back today.

I hope everyone has a great day.

Hugs,
Barb

Good morning Rhonda and Cali,

Today brings another week on the road for me.  Let's see how traffic is!  I have lots to accomplish this week so hopefully I will be able to do it!  I am still trying to find a preschool close to home for Ms. V, I need to look at one more (tours are hard to come by).

I am going to stay positive this week and hopefully that will help me get everything done.  Everyone have a fantastic day!

good morning, kids!  Long day for me... full day at work, and then, my ultra kind eye doc (ophamalogist, no less!) is going to refract and fit one of my students (she has no insurance, and lives w/older sis) for FREE...what a sweetie!

So, auntie me will take cherelle to eye doc after work and then home again... i love my health care professionals who do some pro bono work for needy people... God bless them!!

Sorry for all y'all in the Bay area... w/the Bay Bridge being out...must be a nightmare... but, wow, i'm glad they're being cautious with it!

Happy anniversary to Ms. Rhonda and to Mr. Gerry! 

And...special love to Diane's doggie, vickie... xoxoxo

Lori

Happy Anniversary Rhonda and Gerry!  Hope today is a fun day.  Today is my first day of out patient physical therapy (been doing exercises at home).  Leg was hurting a bit last night, so I'll probably call the dr. office and talk to them about the drainage I see.  It really doesn't feel all that bad, but better safe than sorry, I say.

Hope you all have a good Monday!

~Naomi

Happy Anniversary to you and Gerry!!!

On a wonderful note.........MY KITCHEN IS DONE!!!  Floor is in, all the trim is up and most of the furniture is back in.  My table is still outside as we're waiting for another set of really strong muscles to bring it in side.  In the dining room area in addition to the wainscoting and red chair rail, we put up red base board and trimmed out all the corners in red and two electric outlet covers in red.  It POPS!  My neighbor came over and hurried back home to get her husband.  He then looks at me and tells me I am to NEVER show his wife my projects again (he was joking) as it's going to end up costing him money in his house.  TeeHee.    I'm going to give myself a 2 week rest then I'm starting in on Rhonda's room -- oops I mean the guest room.  I have the most beautiful bed frame I want to set up but the room needs paint and new carpet first because once this bed frame is up, it ain't moving nowhere.  It's huge.

I've got something weird going on with my guts.  I have absolutely no desire to eat.  Just don't want to.  I know I have to so I make myself eat 3 times a day at regular eating times.  I make sure I have at least 2 oz of dense protein and get it down.  All the regulars that tickle my fancy.  Well, about 75% of the time it makes me sick and it comes back up.  It's making me mad.  My protein shakes stay down and don't bother me.  As does yogurt, refried beans and all the soft foods.  I'm thinking I'll stick to softs and ground meats for now and let my tummy relax.  I'll re-introduce the dense proteins like steak and chicken in a week or two,  Oh and I'm constipated like nobody's business and gassy (I'm always gassy - just worse than usual - poor Joe)

Just make sure you all take your vitamins, get your water in and shake your booootay!

Hey Momo!

Thanks for slipping, means you are thinking of me.  I Can't wait for your Southern Visit too.  Your room here is a mess.  Keep eating!  You got to.  I ate too much salt yesteday and now swollen like a piglet and 4lbs of water is sitting in my legs and fingers.  So water water and water for me today.  Well at least it is not liek the old days when I would gain 12 lbs in a day of water weight.  I also took  a water pill this am so I will be visting the potty all day I am sure.  WEll I better get going to work.  MOMO and you have a wonderful day.  I can't wait to visit my room soon.  Love ya and miss you bunches.  Fun Gals pals weekend is a coming up.

Rhonda

For our first craft fair at Rhonda's house we'll be dressing up picture frames.  Get a couple of picture frames and we'll head to the dollar store and get some colorful dice and sea shells and all kinds of fun stuff.  I'll bring some bullet casings and we can get some bits of bark and dried grass and stuff and we can make some earthy frames too.

Or everyone can bring a hat and we could decorate hats!  After a trip to the craft store!  Or we could paint. 

Don't worry about my room - I can sleep anywhere with a soft blanket and a good pillow.  And my teddy bear. 

Good morning Cheerleader Rhonda and the rest of cali,

Well it's Monday folks.  Another new week with new adventures. 

This week of course brings work all week, but I have an appointment tomorrow with an allergist.  My allergies/asthma have just gotten so bad that I just can't deal with it anymore.  It's like having a bad cold all the time.  Add antihistamines and asthma inhaler to that and I feel crappy most of the time.  So I am finally breaking down and going to give this guy a shot.  I just want some relief already. 

Then Friday brings me Iron Infusion #4.  Hopefully this will be it for me for a while.  I see the hemotologist in December and we'll determine then where we go.  I know my counts have been steadily increasing with each infusion so hopefully it will be enough to hold me for at least a year.  That is if the iron has been binding.  I seem to be missing something the makes the iron bind to the blood.  Add to that the additional lack of absorbtion from the WLS and I tend to be a sleepy camper among other issues.  Oh well, lucky they can give me iron through a needle when I need it.

Don't know what else the week will bring.  Suppose I'll just take it day by day and see what happens.  Need to have some surprises to keep it all interesting.  Hope everyone has a wonderful day and remember to do something special just for yourself.

Stephanie

Good morning to everyone!  Yes, it's Monday and there's lots to do.  Hope everyone has a great day and week.....