WHATS HAPPENING WEDNESDAY

Surgeries for the month of May as far as I know them are: Chante on the 7th, Ricki Bates on the 10th those are all I have listed , Who else is having surgery this month. I know there is more. Today I spent helping my granddaughter get things unpacked and put away. She gets started on something and then one of the babies needs her , she gets that one setteled and the other one starts in. I told her she needs to get them on the same nap schedule lol so she can have some mommy time. Poor baby I remember when I was there I didn't think I would make it thru it. Lol TAMMY: hey there you are was wondering where you were . How is your sister and your nephew? Hope all of that will work out for the best. You ask how was Sugar, It isnt so much that she wishes she hadn't had the surgery. But more that maybe God was trying to tell her not to have it, she had a lot of things happen to stop her and she kept pushing thru toward the surgery. So now she thinks maybe God is punishing her? I don't believe that , she is a good Christian woman . I think it is just because she has been in so much pain since surgery that her mind and the Devil is trying to do her in. I know I have been praying for her daily. And sometimes several times a day. DEBBIE: wow you mowed 7 acres? That is a lot you know. I bet you were tired. Just thank God you have a riding mower. Lol Can you imagine having to mow with a push mower? Oh if you don't see my answer on your post about the pictures of the creature on your flowers those are hummingbird moths. They have been around for ever I guess. Maybe not as many as there are now . They are weird aren't they? JANET: That hurts to have the ribs out of place like that doesn't it. My chiro. Re=alings mine when they get that way. The last time she said the whole rib cage was pushed forward. Don't know but it felt better after the chiro. Popped me. Mine also can fix me when my kneecaps go sideways. Now that one hurts really bad. The condition not the treatment. You poor girl and all of that wrong with you and you so young. You can expect someone old like me to have all of that stuff but when you are your age you shouldn't have all of that. Not right. LOL I rolled almost with your telling of the blueberry pop tarts. What mother hasn't had something similar happen at some time or the other. I wonder what all of these people that you walked in front of thought of you and all. Maybe no one saw it since you would think someone would say something wouldn't you.? Couldn't you just die? Thank God the pain you have been having is leaving , maybe? Lets pray that it does. Ok flower questions. Yes you need to deadhead marigolds to keep them looking nice. But if you miss some it will stil bloom. They will continue all the way to frost and it will have to be a pretty heavy one at that. Iris since they have already bloomed, Go ahead and plant them, you know how to plant iris don't you? You know you have to leave the rizome tops out of the dirt. Make sure you get the spidery roots all covered but the big bulb part(rizome) the top of that is left uncovered. If it doesn't rain on them you will need to water them about every couple of days till the roots take hold into the ground. Then don't worry about them any more. I usually when I am transplanting iris I cut the stems into a fan shape abut 4 inches long that way they don't topple over because of this long leaves. Iris like SUN . You can plant them where ever you want to as long as it is in the sun and they don't get crowed. About every 3 years you may need to thin them out so they will bloom pretty the next year. LANA: Klutz!!! Lol Yeah I can say it , it applies to me more than anyone else I know that is for sure. That is for sure about wal-mart they always have some of the neatest stuff don't they? Don't have any hints about makeup I give up on wearing it anymore. It gets down in the wrinkles and makes them seem more so than they are. Lol. The hair thing mine got very thin too that is why I have it cut so short. But my hairdresser swears that I am getting lots and lots of re growth too. I have been taking all of my vits and all of it daily since about 4 months before surgery so don't think it has anything to do with that. Don't know. MELISSA: well did the doctor say what was wrong with your knee. I know that hurts. When is your MRI to be done. Do you have a chiropractor that you go to sometimes? Sometimes it can be put back into place if it has just slipped sideways. I know you are in pain I hope you get some relief soon. Bless your heart if it isnt one thing it is ten isnt it. Take it easy and stay off of it as much as you can. Colette: Will keep Mel in our prayers for a quick recovery. Hey you be careful about those wrecks. I seem to remember you having a couple of mishaps this past winter didn't you? That could have been very dangerous what happen on the interstate. Be careful.....and God Bless you too. LOVE AND JOY AND PEACE ABOUNDS JAN

Good Morning, Today is one of those days I wish I could of ignored the alarm and turned over and forgot about working. These rainy and dark days are soooooooo long at work. Well my grandchildren have gone home. We had a great time. Motherhood is so foreign to me, I don't know how some do it. I have gained better perspective of why Moms always talk about being so tired and unable to get things done. I think I will stick with raising my pups. Prayers are going up for those that need healing. Also for the ones having surgery. Everyone is so great on here, I really think of you as my extended family. I wish everyone a great day, stay dry and safe. Hugz, Tara (I'm never right under Jan....everyone must be

Dear Jan and OH Peeps~ I debated on posting today because I just have such a heavy heart. I cried on and off ALL day yesterday-through the night and already this morning-I DONT KNOW why!! I cant shake it-and I feel so sad! **Krissy B has her surgery today in St. Louis. I am her angel and her hubby Jessie is going to call me when she is out of surgery and I will post. I talked to her a couple of times yesterday and she was very peaceful when we hung up the phone last night. I told her that if she needed me whether it was 3 am, to call-took the phone to bed with me-and I didnt get any calls-so I am just holding her up in prayer and polishing her seat next to all of us on the losers bench! My hubby either has another bleeding ulcer OR a hernia. He is going to go in today and find out. He is in a lot of pain and I am so frustrated-I am so angry-I was thinking on my way home from the attorney yesterday-when the hell are we gonna get a break? Then I got mad for feeling sorry for myself! I felt like a million bucks most of the morning EVEN with this weather change, which usually hurts like crazee!!! When I got done at the attorney (3:15) I was in more pain than I have ever been in, in my life! I couldnt hardly drive I was crying so hard. My ortho doc said to me-that he KNOWS that this must be hard because of the changes in my life etc and that WHEN I feel good-I dont want to be on the couch laying around-and I dont-I am afraid of this-and I dont want to end up where I was for so many years before-and so depressed that I didnt care what happened around me-I love my life now-I love living-I am having fun, and I dont want to let things get in my way!! I, like Sug, think maybe I am being punished for something, but I dont know what or why. I do try to be a good person, I love everyone, I help when I can-so what am I doing wrong? What lesson am I not learning? Is there something I am missing? Ok-so I am going to throw it out there-due to my income being cut in 1/3, my overwhelming medical bills AND prescription costs-My husband and I are having to file bankruptcy. I dont want anyone to feel sorry for me, it just happened-and I worried like crazy that my husband was going to resent me, because we worked so very very hard to get to where our credit was good and got everything cleaned up from us going through our divorces and all that-to turn around and be in this position!! BUT...I just got the nerve to point blank ask him one day-(he has been VERY ANAL about his credit-even pays a monthly fee to make sure there are no strikes on his credit report etc) SO-I asked him IF he knew back then, what he knows now-would he have wanted me to have the surgery? He told me-I would do it over every single day of my life seeing the changes in you AND our family-and how happy you are-you cant put a price on that-dont give it a second thought-no amount of good credit would ever compare to how happy I am to see you like this! He asked if I would do it over-and I told him honestly yes, but I would never want him to resent me. He assured me he does not. So-thats the attorney I went to see yesterday. Yes, Jan-I could just die from embaressment-and since my rear part isnt as big as it was before-I KNOW someone had to see it there-I am the type to tell people that their skirt is tucked into their pantyhose or you have something on your rear-I would rather be told than to walk around like that-thats for sure! Oh well, just something else I can laugh about~Its never ending with Jon-thats for sure! When he watches COPS now, he always says-is that the polieman that was gonna take you to jail mamma? Then the room gets quiet-like I am a fugitive or something-So then I have to explain I got pulled over for speeding....Thanks Jon!! I am gonna write these in his baby book and I have already told Mike when he starts school-they are ONLY getting Mikes cell # and work #, as I am sure with this one-we are gonna get calls!!! LOL LOL. **Jan-thanks for the tips. I wont worry right away about the Iris's, but Jon and I are going to sit on the porch today and get our seedlings started. Its kinda gloomy and raining right now-but I have a covered porch the length of the house and so there is plenty of room to work out there and not get wet. So, we will get some of the stuff planted today and then when we get a nice day-we will go plant the marigolds on the side of the house the driveway is on-and although I wont be able to sit on the porch swing sipping coffee and watching the birds (LOVE to do that) and see the pretty flowers-when someone comes up the drive-they will see the beautiful flowers there! So-we bought this cardinal climber (vine looking flowers) do they attract the cardinals? Just wondering-we have soooo many cardinals here~they are so beautiful and last night when I was sitting out there-I saw a baby baby bunting-and they are so beautiful!! I wish I could catch one-just to stare at its beauty!! We already have a turtle out on the porch in a big cage (he is a noisy little fella too) and then a lizard in another cage-EW! I knew they were thick this year-but dont really understand why since it got to freaking cold so late etc! Mel is going to see my ortho doc on the 10th. I hope he can help her and that it can be fixed-I cringe when I look at it-or see her in pain, because I have been there! Told her that she didnt have to compete with me anymore~! LOL....I hate that I cant do more to help her and Terry and Bob...what a mess! Well, I am gonna get off here and do some other stuff, get in my shake and vitamins and get the day started! I hope all of you are well and safe!~ All my love and prayers. Janet

Good Morning Everyone: It looks like another rainy day here in Missouri. I know they say April showers bring May flower but how many flowers do we need here??? LOL No, actually I love rainy days. I am just going to prop up in a chair or bed and rest my knee. I went to my PCP yesterday and bless his heart. He told me he wasnt even going to poke at it because he was afraid if he did I wouldnt like him anymore. I told him I porabley wouldnt since they put me thro the mill last night. I got an appt with a Ortho on the 10th here locally. I never have been to him personally. But I have went with my BF and he was so sweet and gentle with her. My PCP ordered an MRI and I have to go have that done on Monday night at 9pm. I didnt even know they did them that late at night. Hmmm learned something new everyday. On the way home from town we stopped and got something to eat. Terry wouldnt let me cook something even if I used his walked that has a seat on it. I didnt put up too much of a fuss as by that time I was really hurting. Dozed off and on most of the evening. Dad had one of his spell (or whatever you call it again last night). He came out into the kitchen talking about the garbage disposel and that the dishes needed to put in it. Terry went in and was talking with him. Dad said that women in my bedroom said there was a sink of dished and they needed to be put in the disposel. Dad perceeded to thry and put forks and in it. Terry had to interceded and explained that Dad must of been dreaming cause there wasnt anyone in his room with him. And we were the only 3 people in the house. Terry got Dad something to eat and Dad went back to bed after awhile. Then about 2 hours later while in his room Dad yells to Terry about the dishes again. Terry told him he would take care of it. I know I have to get him to the doctor to get him check out and to find out if he has Alt's or not. One day he look like he is okay and the next day he is just out there in la la land. I feel so sorry for Terry cause the last 2 days he has had to help with dad. Not that he mind or anything. I just know I am the type of person and try to handle it all on my own. lol Well the guys are sleeping. I just got done checking my mail. And mailing off some money thro Paypal for some shirts they had on Clotheing Exchange. Hopefully I will hear from her soon as to when they are being shipped. Yea!!! I got all my vitimins taken and trying to finish my 20oz bottle. I think I am going to go prop my leg back up and watch tv as it is starting to throb. I pray everyone has a blessed day and that Krissy come thro her surgery with flying colors!!! Have a great day and I will post more later. God Bless Mel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THIS IS FABULOUS!!! It was written by an 8-year-old named Danny Dutton, who lives in Chula Vista , CA . He wrote it for his third grade homework assignment, to "explain God." I wonder if any of us could have done as well? .... and he had such an assignment, in California , and someone published it, I guess miracles do happen ! ... EXPLANATION OF GOD: "One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die, so there will be enough people to take care of things on earth. He doesn't make grownups, just babies. I think because they are smaller and easier to make. That way he doesn't have to take up his valuable time teaching them to talk and walk. He can just leave that to mothers and fathers." "God's second most important job is listening to prayers. An awful lot of this goes on, since some people, like preachers and things, pray at times beside bedtime. God doesn't have time to listen to the radio or TV because of this. Because he hears everything, there must be a terrible lot of noise in his ears, unless he has thought of a way to turn it off." "God sees everything and hears everything and is everywhere which keeps Him pretty busy. So you shouldn't go wasting his time by going over your mom and dad's head asking for something they said you couldn't have." "Atheists are people who don't believe in God. I don't think there are any in Chula Vista . At least there aren't any who come to our church." "Jesus is God's Son. He used to do all the hard work, like walking on water and performing miracles and trying to teach the people who didn't want to learn about God. They finally got tired of him preaching to them and they crucified him But he was good and kind, like his father, and he told his father that they didn't know what they were doing and to forgive them and God said O.K." "His dad (God) appreciated everything that he had done and all his hard work on earth so he told him he didn't have to go out on the road anymore. He could stay in heaven. So he did. And now he helps his dad out by listening to prayers and seeing things which are important for God to take care of and which ones he can take care of himself without having to bother God. Like a secretary, only more important." "You can pray anytime you want and they are sure to help you because they got it worked out so one of them is on duty all the time." "You should always go to church on Sunday because it makes God happy, and if there's anybody you want to make happy, it's God! Don't skip church to do something you think will be more fun like going to the beach. This is wrong. And besides the sun doesn't come out at the beach until noon anyway." "If you don't believe in God, besides being an atheist, you will be very lonely, because your parents can't go everywhere with you, like to camp, but God can. It is good to know He's around you when you're scared, in the dark or when you can't swim and you get thrown into real deep water by big kids." "But...you shouldn't just always think of what God can do for you. I figure God put me here and he can take me back anytime he pleases. And...that's why I believe in God." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hi Jan, I keep forgetting to tell you that the stepping stone outline-I got in a kit last Fathers Day-but you can use the mold over and over ****il it cracks or whatever) You can buy the molds at any home and garden store-or even at like Hobby Lobby-I have never looked at Walmart-but they may have them too-you can also buy the concrete mix in bags by themselves-but in the kit-it usually comes with enough stones or decorations to do a couple of stepping stones. It also comes with the mixing stick and whatever. I saw some that were round, heart shaped and then smaller ones at Michaels and Hobby Lobby when I went to get the concrete for you and Mels-they also sell the stones seperately for .99 cents. Sorry I kept forgetting to tell you that. Also-if you have popsicle sticks-they work wonderful for any writing you may want on it. What I like about it too is that they only take about 1/2 hr or so to be set up enough to decorate-but then they have to be left for 24 hours-then you take it out of the mold and wa**** and shine it-thats it....good luck-I hope you all have as much fun with them as Jon and I have. Love, Janet

I am so proud of myself! Last night most of my family 7 adults and 5 kids all went walking and to my surprise I was able to walk over 1/2 mile. Now I know to some of you that may seem like nothing but for me that's a big hurdle that I just crossed. I haven't been able to walk that far all at once for I don't know how long. I have been wearing a pedometer all day and every day and for the entire day I walked over 1.65 miles, did about 5500 steps and burned over 450 calories so I was very happy with my results from yesterday however today I'm paying for yesterday. My legs and foot is killing me but I'm not going to let that stop me I'm going again this evening and see how far I can go? I finally have found a light at the end of my tunnel, with my surgery after this supervised diet it gives me hope every day where as before I decided to have this surgery I had no hope. I want to thank all of you who post here for all your words of wisdom and encouragement it really makes this process a little more bareable! May God bless all of you and especially those with up coming surgeries and struggles. Bev~

Beverly, Good for you. I'm so very proud of you. I know you can do this no matter if it takes 6 months or whatever. Your walking is awesome. I can remember when I first started at the gym I did the Nu-Step, couldn't even walk on the track or treadmill and had to go really slow, then I went faster and harder and then started on the treadmill. Now, I go to the gym twice a week, walk 2 miles and walk at 3 to 3.2mph. I am so proud of myself. My doctor says that is fine. It takes me 40 minutes with warm-up etc. I can't say I love it, but I don't hate it either and I know how good it is for me. When we go shopping or on vacation I can keep up with DH and that's a miracle in my book. I even climbed the HILLS at Silver Dollar City without dropping dead!!! SOOOOO keep up the good, excellent work and before you know it you'll be a loser and will feel so much better than you have in years. Hugs and love, Lana

Hi Everyone, Things are seeming to be a little better today. Mel is able to walk again. Seems just like how TIA's act. and the last 3 times this has happened it lasts about 12 hours, and then he is ok again. When he was hospitalized last time, they could not find anything. This was the first accident of claim to insurance for me. During the winter I slid on ice on our country road and had to be pulled out. No damage or anything at that time. I thank the Lord for keeping me safe. Will let you know if blood work shows anything. God Bless all of You!! Colette