WHATS HAPPENING SATURDAY

How is everyone today? It sure was hot today . I think I am going to have a pretty good tan before long. I am able to stay out in the sun so much longer this year. Tomorrow I hope we can get the pool set up so it will be warm enough to swim by the end of the month. If the weather stays like it has been it will be ready before then. I saw an ad yesterday on tv. About a 15x24 above ground pool that they come and sit it up for 350.00 included pump and everything. I think there must be something wrong with that price but don't know. I may call them to see about it. Would be a lot nicer to not have to take the pool down and put it up every winter. Several more new people peeking into our forum today. I hope they all keep coming back and let us get to know them . Planted some more petunias close to the back pond and then planted some up front by the new ponds too. We are going to get the front ponds running tomorrow hopefully anyway. Cant afford the one pump that we need but will do the other part right now anyway. So I can get my water flowers planted and in the water. I have never done any of that before so am anxious to get them going. SUSAN: it is so good to finally hear all about what has been keeping you away. Lord girl that list is long. That is a lot of excuses. Lol Sorry you have been feeling sick. Did they ever tell you for sure that you have MRSA? That is very very contagious. Don't know why they didn't tell you that at least. And is very very hard to treat. Do you know what that stands for and what it is? It is a bad staff infection that doesn't like to be treated with almost anything. That is great that you have been approved by your insurance company. Wonderful. Wont be long now hopefully. The Pineapple sage I gave you , should be planted in the ground. It will get very big . You may be able to save it by covering it really well in the late fall after the first frost happens. I took those plants from cuttings last year and got them started in my green house. The one that is only a stick doesn't sound like it wanted to make it. MELISSA: Oh boy how wonderful about the blood clot and getting to get rid of the meds for that. So Ok so now what? LOL yeah that is probably good practice for when you have a baby. I know it isnt funny about your fil but you cant change anything about what is wrong with him by crying so you have a good attitude to deal with him and his problems. He couldn't have anyone any better taking care of him. So now when do you go back to your gyn for more testing? Sounds like your tomato plant is ready to go outside in the ground. Bury it up past its first set of leaves so it will get a good start. I bet you will have tomatoes by the 4th. I have some on mine already but they are small and green yet. Hope they are as good as the ones I ate before. JANET: Thanks for all the info on the stepping stone. I hope I can find some this week end , If I can just find the molds I have 2 large bags of quickcrete already and will just go buy the stones and pretty pieces of glass. Glad Mike got a fair report. I have no doubt that you can make him mind and take it easy this week end. It is so sad how some people can just walk away from their kids isnt it? Well like you said (sperm donor) that is all he is. Just wants to see them when he wants to and doesn't want to when it requires any parenting at all. But im sure that you and Mike love them enough but I know it does have to hurt them . They will be ok one day over it. You shouldn't be surprised by the emails you have been getting. We all can see what a beautiful person your are. Your warmth and love for others shine thru. You have a special place in everyones heart because you put all of us in a special place. Just know that we are all so rich to know you and to have that special Janet love shine thru. Even thru all of your own pain and upsets you will take the time to talk to others about their problems. You are very special and you are loved girl. Your financial difficulties will work themselves out soon. Lot of people have had to file bankruptcy at some time or other in their life. But things will start changing soon. You said something about getting your hair cut at the meeting last month. You haven't done it yet? Are you still losing hair? How short are you going to get it cut? LANA: Yes I am hoping my crepe myrtles will come back soon too. So far there isnt anything on them but will not remove them until next year at the least. The wild violets if anyone wants any come and get the silly things. They invade everything. I spend about as much time pulling them up as anything else. I get huge ones too that just take over a flower bed. And then there is thousand and thousands of little one everywhere. Even in my gravel pathways they are taking over. At least I can use roundup on them there but the ones in the flower beds have to be pulled manually. They are so pretty when they bloom but then become such nuisances later on. I hope your tomatoes do very well. Sounds like you are ready to take care of them well. Lol Hope you enjoy your cinco de mayo day, and your naked burrito. That just sounds so cute I had to say it again. Lol Well guys it is getting late and my legs are jumping and jerking so need to take my meds for it but they will make me sleepy so will post this and get to bed. Love all of youl; LOVE AND JOY AND PEACE ABOUNDS JAN

Good Morning Everyone: Well I am headed off to bed. And thought I would post before turning in. Thought I was going to be lazy on Saturday but DH had other idea. No not them to difficult with a bum knee. Yes, I know TMI but you all know me by now so did that really shock you??? he he he Okay anyways he want to hit acouple of sales in the morning. There was a couple I wanna go to also. They had some clothes that my neice can wear. So you know Auntie has to go check them out!!! Then it's back home to change. Then I am picking up my neice from work. Were going to stop at Starbucks then meet her mom (Janet) at the beauty shop. To see them get there hair cuts. Then hopefully it is too the tatoo parlor to check out some designs. Then I dont know what we will do. You know with the 2 of us together anything is possible!!!! lol Well as you can see my first mission from being relased from the blood thinners is getting a tatoo. Hopefully I will have it by the next meeting. I have been waiting for this time to come!!! I go back to my OB/GYN on the 9th of this month to do another altrasound to see if the masses have shrunk anymore. I know they have cause God has it all in his hands!!! Okay when noticed I said when I get the report that they are all gone. Then they will schedule a date for me to do a dye test to check to make sure my tubes are open. If that a go then I get to do my cycle or maybe fertility pills??? Yes, I can see me getting preggy and carry 2 or 3. You guys know me I would be in heaven!!! lol I go to talk to a really kewl lady tonight!!! Her name is Angie and we talked or actually IM'ed for over an hour. I told her all about everyone here and how great you all are. I even invited her to our support meeting in Springfield this month!!! She is going to Dr. H so everyone that has had him please make sur eyou reach out to her and welcome her. I told her now that she has posted that the rule is she cant lurk anymore. lol Well I am going to la la land. DH is going to raid the refridge. Heck no I am cralwing into bed and closeing my baby browns. Nothing sounds good at this time of night!!! I hope you all have a great weekend!!!! God Bless Mel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THIS MUST COUNT AS THE BEST MOTHER-IN-LAW JOKE! A married couple was in a terrible accident where the man's face was severely burned. The doctor told the husband that they couldn't graft any skin from his body because he was too skinny. So the wife offered to donate some of her own skin. However, the only skin on her body that the doctor felt was suitable would have to come from her buttocks. The husband and wife agreed that they would tell no one about where the Skin came from, and they requested that the doctor also honor their secret. After all, this was a very delicate matter. After the surgery was completed, everyone was astounded at the man's new face. He looked more handsome than he ever had before! All his friends and relatives just went on and on about his youthful beauty! One day, he was alone with his wife, and he was overcome with emotion at her sacrifice. He said, "Dear, I just want to thank you for everything you did for me. How can I possibly repay you?" My darling," she replied, "I get all the thanks I need every time I see your mother kiss you on the cheek." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Mel, good joke. So happy to hear that you are off blood thinners. At the first sign of any pain in legs or chest make sure you dont waste time calling the doctor. Make sure you dont sit for long periods of time. If sitting get up and move around frequently Sure cant wait to hear when the good news of you being a mommy happens. God in his own time. Dont know if I ever told you but my second daughter and her husband got married they had 2 daughters real close together. Then for 16 years they tried to have another child without success. Then all of a sudden she is pregannt and lost the baby. A year later she had Luke and he is now 4 years old and a sweetie. His sisters are 24 and 22. So all in Gods time. Just wanted to say hello. Got lots to do today. God Bless!! Colette

I can tell ya MY what's happenin on Sat and Sun... This Chicks gotta work lol. How many feel ever so sorry for me . I think I'm going to Warrensburg to the races Sat. Night to watch my brother. Anyone in my area bored, and wanna go? Hot laps start @ 7 ;) Denise Thanks for all the additional friend requests. You guys are awesome. I'm lucky to find people in my area, that TALK! :O It's great!!!

Howdy Everyone..... So is anyone floating away with all the rain we have had....I seen tonight on the news we will have a few days to dry up a little then it will start again for about 4 days!!! Well I lost 2 more pounds this week... but I still have 11 more to go to hit my 50lb goal...I go to see Dr.Scott thursday and I have until then to loose about 5-6 more of the 11lbs.....I am praying so hard that I make it.... If yall hear a strange scream rolling thru the air thurday it will be me screaming like a mad woman, if he tells me I can start setting things up for surgery!!!!!!!! Things are still up in the air with my nephew but I want to thank you all for all the prayers going out for him!!!! If you read the prayer post you know that my sweetie is sick with H-pylori and my youngest step daughter has bronchitis....They both got meds today and hopefully will be feeling better soon..... Janet....Sis I am praying for you.....I want so much for things to get better your way!!! Hang in there things are surly going to start looking up soon.... Mel......I am praying for you as well....I know things have to be tough around your house hold with you and DH both having trouble getting around on top of taking care of your FIL that requires so much attention and looking after....I am with Jan...your FIL is a very lucky man to have such a sweetheart looking after him!!!! Krissy & Chante....I wish you both the best this week....May God bless and keep you both thru the surgery and your recovery!!!! Make sure the is someone to let us know how things are going....We will all be excited to hear you are both doing great!!! Angie W....Welcome to the board....And like Mel said..Now that you have droped in to post....dont be lurking we want to hear from you more!!!! We wil all be praying for you as you do your diet and head towards the goal you need to have your surgery.... Well I got me a pool this week...Don't know with all this rain when I will ever get to set it up, but I hope it is soon.....I am in hopes it will help with some exercising I need to start doing....My back and hernia hurt so much when I walk much that I am in hopes that doing exercises in the pool will be much easier and less painfull.....I am in hopes of toning some of this stuff up lol lol..... Well I gotta run for now...haven't drop in a day or so, so I thought I'd drop in and say Howdy to you all....I am headed to bed so I can get up early....Our big town of Campbell, Mo is having their city wide yard sale tomorrow and I want to get up and go yard saling and see what I can find.....Like I need more junk lol lol lol..... I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.....Hugs....Tammy H.

OOPS!!!!!! I forgot I wanted to say CONGRATS to all of you that are loosing so much weight.....I am so happy for each and every one of you!!!!!! Hugs..Tammy H

Well Hello Everyone. First off I want to say thanks to everyone for making me feel so welcome. And Secondly a BIG HUGE GIANT THANK YOU to Melissa, you have made me feel so welcome and have already helped me tremendously!!! I got 80 lbs of excess me to lose :D:D:D hopefully by September. My PCP says it's not gonna happen, he thinks I can do 20 by September. I looked and him and said and I quote "you're trippin" --- I think he was stunned because he said "What!" lol I was like I plan on losing as much as possible by then and he went on to say ok maybe 30 lbs. Yeah lol jus****ch and see mister!!! I was thinking of doing all liquid one day and then carb counting the next and continuing on like that til September but then I talked to Melissa and she told me how she lost her weight before surgery. So I'm leaning more toward the protein shakes and a sensable lunch. It's gonna be really hard for me, food is my drug. It's always been there for me. But at the same time I hate spending money on food!!! As I told Melissa food and I have a love hate relationship. I hate it and it loves my body!!! (so much it just HANGS around if ya know what I mean lol) So as far as this weekend for me goes I'm planning on driving to St Louis tomorrow to spend the night at my sister's and then attened two of my nephew's birthday party at the park. Then I will be driving all the way back home here in the Ozarks with my 3 yr old niece Celine. I will know for sure if I'm going in the morning---if you don't see me on the boards then I'm in St Louis. So that's "what's happening" for me this weekend. Again thanks for the warm welcome and any advice on the 80 lbs is warmly welcome!!! Always, ~Angie W

Angi, Welcome to the board. I Know you will have the weight off and you will be approved for surgery. Keep coming back and we can encourage you and pray for you. Colette

Dear Jan and OH Peeps~ Yesterday was AWESOME, except I did run the air conditioner in the car while we were running errands in late afternoon. Had some issues with the 16 yr old, so she was home with me-but, I did call BF Mel-and asked her and Terry to meet us for lunch. They did and we tagged teamed Steph-poor girl-she will NEVER be the same and knows now that "mamas got backup!" LOL LOL.... ~~Let me do my famous Baby Circle Dance That Mels Blood clot is GONE....WOOOOO HOOOOOO....Tattoo land-here we come! I cannot wait to show you all what we get-I have wanted this certain tattoo since surgery-and now I am glad to have my BF going with me-just glad she liked the idea too-LOL... Which really reminds me-I got a lot of responses yesterday for that "about me" email we were sending around-it cracked me up that so many people considered me a rebel-LOL-Im NOT really a rebel-Im just FUN!! I guess Im the best of both worlds-LOL Like-when you see that scary tough looking biker woman-only I am really nice-LOL LOL I have to admit MORE people are willing to talk to me more now-I guess the happiness I feel towards my body now-conveys on my face!! I am SO JELOUS that you ALL are getting POOLS and getting them UP-NOT FAIR, NOT FAIR-I am protesting here in Diamond, MO-because I have an actual inground and cant get the dang thing done because of the stinking rain......So-come on people-lets get together and pray for a week with NO RAIN-BEFORE JULY-and I promise I will invite all of my OH family out sometime this summer for a pool party and BBQ-Heck-I can feed this whole MO Board for less than $10 LOL LOL.....Love you guys-maybe I can come to your house and swim OR buy an above ground one myself! Shoot! Talked to my angelette yesterday briefly-called hospital for 2 hours-no answer to her room, called home-no answer-called the hubbys cell-she was one the car ride home! I called her back at 7 pm, no answer. She said the ride was killing her-asked how far it was-she said 1/2 hr-I had to laugh to myself-as I had almost 7 hrs on BAD roads-it hurt so bad I thought ALL my stitches and staples had come loose-screamed once before getting out of Columbia to take me back to the hospital because the pot holes from the foot and a half of ice were throwing us all over!!! YIKES. **Jan-good luck on the stepping stones-Im excited to see them! I know you will find the molds-of course, I dont know where you live-but IF you dont-send me an email and I will go pick some up for you here and bring them to the meeting, ok? About the sperm donor-I am just so hurt that my girls are hurting so badly-OMG-I can start crying JUST talking about it-those huge crocodile tears and the pain when they tell me what he has said-I seriously cannot even talk to him or see him right now-for fear I will be thrown in jail for violence! He told my 16 yr old that he is moving back to Vegas because the ONLY thing he had here was her and her sister!! Who the hell says that to their babies? He has caused them more pain in their short lives-than I can even comprehend. I have to come to a place where I can forgive him. I dont like Darrels biological womb either-BUT.....she does love the little guy-she just puts men, drugs and whatever else before them...If I put BOTH ex's together-we couldnt make a decent parent out of them! God knows tho-cause I havent been answering or taking ANY calls from him-and yesterday while me and the kids were out and about-he drove ALL the way out to my house (in middle of no mans land) so thank God I wasnt home! I took so much mental and physical abuse from him for 15 years that when I snapped one day (he was beating the crap out of me) that I started beating him back-the neighbors called the cops-and they took BOTH of us to jail for 20 hours- NO BAIL....but lucky ex-he was sleeping with one of the cops behind my back too-so not only did he NOT get handcuffed-his little lover was going to press charges against me-on behalf of the city of Joplin until I threatened to sue the city...they were dropped before I left jail~(didnt know they were sleeping together until a month later)But you know what? I dont care what he did or does to hurt me-leave MY kids alone-as far as Im concerned they are MINE and MIKES and I DO have SOLE custody-so I dont have to even let him see them-they are older now and they can see for themselves-but my youngest keeps saying that once he moves-she knows she probably wont see him before he dies-and she is upset, very much so-about this....I wish he would have never insisted on them knowing! WHY? He still hasnt told the ones in his family we are still close to-like his father or his one sister and one brother-dont think I am going to make my girls keep that a secret and watch everything they do or say around these people. Ok-enough of that. My hair-Oh my-I am so scared-but it really is so thin now-that I am sure it will look better-and it will grow back I HOPE....I LOVE my hair!! Ok-so-I gotta tell you-Mike and I sat and picked the new hairstyle-steph and I bought one of those magazines yesterday and we are both going in today-I dont want to give you all the details.....I just want to say-since you ALL know how much I love my hair-you are probably going to crap when you see what I have done! **yes-I am still losing it, in alarming rates** Ok-so FUNNY STORY-Jon found a little frog last night-we were all outside-and Jon kept trying to get one of my hairs off his hand-but he is holding the frog-well, he drops the frog-and it is dangeling in the air-by MY HAIR-its wrapped around the frogs from arm-and on Jons hand-Steph and I were laughing so hard I thought we were gonna wet our pants!! **Jan-thanks for all the kind words. Its Saturday and I feel so much better. I do not feel like I am going to cry every second-and I feel like a weight has been lifted from my heart and soul. Thanks OH family for the prayers-I feel today as if everything WILL work out and it will be okay and I sat and made a list of all the things I was thankful for-(thanks Lana) and I also tried to find SOMETHING postive out of every crappy situation....So-now I am looking at things like I SHOULD have been the whole time-I think I just got overwhelmed at everything AT ONCE and couldnt even stop and think about the situations to find the positives before the next thing hit me.....I think maybe my girls just couldnt have handled watching their dad die-so he is moving. (I worried about HOW they would handle that one-been there-done that-and didnt look forward to that venture with them) Then....with my back-probably would have been hurting me anyway-so at least NOW.....I am 140# lighter-and I AM NOT in a wheelchair! Lots of good things going on in my life-and I am not gonna give up-and THANKS to all of you who have been my wings-to keep me soaring, when mine were too damaged to fly-I love you guys more than you know!!! As far as the bankruptcy goes-its going to feel so good to be out of debt and I know that things will work out. I do. I actually cant wait-what a good feeling it will be to be able to breathe again and not have so many phone calls from people who want your first born and your soul! LOL~ The only thing I am still concerned with is that my youngest daughter has a stalker!! One of her classmates that moved from Diamond gave this kid her phone number and he lives in El Dorado Springs-and he has been on myspace (hers) and he has been telling her how much he loves her (after 3 days) and he is sending her a promise ring and on and on-and he called yesterday, but I didnt get to answer it-instead heard the message-and now I have Mike on the gun to be answering his next call and threaten him if need be! (the message freaked me out) He does NOT want to show his face here-I can tell you that right now....Between Mike and uncle Terry-that kid will be sorry he ever started stalking her. So-thats been on my mind along with everything else!~ Her myspace is going to be deleted this morning and then we may change her phone number-that is-IF he calls her after we have talked to him! So, prayers for that situation would be greatly appreciated-and IF anyone is reading this who has teens or kids on myspace-PLEASE regulate them-we do-but she snuck around and did it at school behind our back because she did get regulated here at home-so PLEASE make sure your kids know that there are people in this world that WILL hurt them and who are BAD!!! Ok-Im off that "soapbox"....... Well, I am going to get off here for now-I am doing my vitamins and shake-going to take steph to work-going to go to ANOTHER town to pick up Darrel from an overnite church lock-in that he went to last night, come home and plant flowers with the little guy-and then take a shower and get ready for my hair appt. Then I think we may spend the rest of the afternoon with Mel and Terry racing our cars..... **Cant remember if it is Angie or Denise (new girl whose brother races) What kind of races? Round track or drag? If its drag racing-I would LOVE to go sometime....My hubby and I are huge drag racing fans-and thats one of my goals one day-and I WILL do it one day-with all of you in the bleachers wearing one of my t-shirts-LOL LOL.... **glad to see the newbies on board-WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME!!! We would LOVE to see you post here-and tell us about yourselves!! **Chante-girl-your turn is right around the corner-how are you doing? I am going to call you today-meant to last night-but I went to bed early-I was totally wiped out-and when I put my little guy to bed-I fell asleep right next to him after reading him a story. Keep your chin up-WOOOO HOOOO... Alright-gonna get off here and make my men some breakfast. Love ya guys-Prayers and hugs sent your way-have a wonderful Saturday-All my love-Janet

Good morning everyone...boy we had the rain....Jan did you take down the phone # on the pools? I saw that too. some of my things that were looking dead are comming out now, thank goodness the trees are putting out again, everyone have a good week-end..God Bless....vesta