WHATS HAPPENING TUESDAY.

What a great day today was. We did a little work in the yard and then showered and went to Springfield to shop at wal-mart for some things , went on over to Sugars for awhile then to food -4-less for my protein powder and some goodies that are so much cheaper than they are down here. Then to the really good part about the day. We went to the Circle OF Friends meeting. What a crowd we had about 30 I would say that were there as best as I can remember and count.  Lots of new people too. Sorry that lots of the regulars were missing and you were missed a lot.

NUTTI:  we were looking forward to meeting you and you didn’t arrive. So sorry . But hopefully you will get to come next month.

Are you going to Little Rock today(Tuesday)? What time is your surgery on Wednesday?

Be sure and take a picture of you tomorrow to put in your before and after book.

It really is lots of fun to look back at it a year from now and think, man did I really look like that? And since you will have a picture of it you will be able to always remember how you felt and looked and not want to go there again.

 

After the meeting we went to  I HOP , Joe was hungry . I ordered a 3 cheese omelet and gave most of it to Becky to eat. Joe had this huge big sourdough bacon burger that I don’t know how he ever got his mouth around it let along eat it. Lol

 

Really was a good meeting and wish more of you could have been there. Remember to mark your calendar on the 23 of July for the COF meeting and that it will be at the Library Center at 4653 S. Campbell . I think it is on the right as you go south …Am anxious to see our new meeting place.

 

Oh I forgot to mention that when shopping at wal mart I bought some cute capris that were on sale. Got them all mix and match stuff so I have several outfits with just 3 pair of capris  and 2 shirts. Plus one that I have at home that will go with all of it.

Im still in size 10 altho they are getting really loose now. I tried to get on a 8 but no go lol

It would have come a lot closer to being good to go if I had the tummy roll gone.

 

 

 

ERIN : From what everyone says the drain doesn’t hurt when it comes out. Just feels weird. So I would assume that it doesn’t lol.

 

So tell us about the new house. What does it look like and all.

Will you be going back to work when you move to Topeka ? Im sure your job was very disappointed that you wont be coming back to work there.

 

 

 

ELIZABETH : Girl I don’t know how you do anything you are working so much. How do you manage to eat anything? Or exercise or anything else besides work. Wow.

And I think I am tired from doing 2 days a week lol

Then when you have a day off you mow 10 acres with a push more. SUPERWOMAN.

That is great on the weight loss. . With all you do you will be in that size 4/6 before long

Know that you and  Mike are in our prayers and hope that one day you will be able to come to a COF meeting. We still miss you.

 

 

 

JANET: boy we really missed you , Melissa, and Nuti tonigh. Certainly wish you could have been here. Was a good night. Remember next month that it is in a different location.

 

How is Melissa? What did her doctor say? Can you tell us ? Am anxious to hear when they will be doing surgery.

 

Im glad that you decided to take it easy for a day and take care of Janet. Sometimes that is what has to be done or you don’t do well at all, or I know I don’t.

 

Your pool area sounds so cool. Mikes cabana huh? That is too cool of an idea.

 

The yogurt pie you are talking about is that the reciepe that I put online the other day or a different one? They sure are good aren’t they? I love them , yours sounds really really good.

Yeah don’t you just hate it when you have to use the laundry mat? About a year ago my old washer took out on me and I had to go there, the same day I stopped at the local hardware store and bought a new one lol

 

Oh when is the wedding? I know it is in July but when? Will you send me your address again in an email so I can mail your daughter her little present. It isnt much but I want her to have it. Does she still plan on riding into the wedding in a horse drawn carriage?

This sort of ties into that. Just a cute picture frame I found for her that is shaped like a horse drawn carriage  and the place for the picture is where the people would be on a carriage like that . cool huh.

 

I will try and get all my stepping stones done this month. Ok Thanks. Mortar is what is put between bricks. It is concrete without any rocks and such in it. Is nice and smooth.

 

Thanks on the heads up about the protein powder . She had me to get her some tonight at food 4 less tonight. With her card. Hope it helps her lose the weight. She is really working on it. She walks around our block 5 times every morning. So that is about one mile and one fourth of another one.

 

Yeah I like to think of the losers bench ,doesn’t get any longer but the ones that are on it their butts keeps getting littler and littler all the time so there is always room for the newbies.  Lol

 

I think a lot of my neck problems is my posture. It is awful since surgery, I really slump , I said my dad would be horrified about how bad I slump. He was a stickler of good posture when we girls were young . he would constantly tell us to stand up straight. I think when we lose so much weight so fast a lot of it is muscle in our backs and it really makes it hard to stand straight unless you start exercising  well and I don’t.

 

 

 

TAMMY: water exercising is the best thing you can do for yourself , especially when you haven’t been able to do any for a long time.

How come you had to move your pool? No it shouldn’t take long at all to heat back up this time.

 

Well that was nice that your daughter gave you that stuff instead of trying to sell it.

 

Well I call them smoothies. Don’t know what the real name of them are lol

I use 8 oz of soy milk you can use what ever you like milk wise. Then a good handful of Frozen strawberries or what ever fruit you want. A couple of spoonsful of splenda and about 4 oz of a strawberry flavored water.blend it on high until it is all crushed and blended and then put your protein powder in and zap it just a couple of swirls enough to mix it but that is all. If you blend the powder too much it will get real foamy.

 

 

RIANNA: great to meet you girl. So happy for you and your surgery date. That will be here before you know it. You said you are going on vacation Wednesday. Where you going and is your boyfriend going too?

Take care and will you have your computer with you or have acess to one for the month you are gone? Let us know how your surgery goes. Is someone going to let us know?

 

 

CHELE 06: that is neat that you and Reanna have the same surgery date isnt it?

 

Sometimes the message board isnt as active and other times it is slammed. Just have to realize that the people that have had surgery will start having a life again and  just forget to get on sometimes. But we have all sorts of new ones coming on to take their place.

 

Glad you have your van fixed and that your head is beter.

 

 

LOVE AND JOY AND PEACE ABOUNDS

JAN

 Well here it is 2:45 am and I am still up. I can't seem to sleep anymore..It is really wearing on my nerves. I guess I could ask my doc for some sleeping pills. My cousin takes ambien and she says it doesn't make her all goofy when she wakes up. Just hate to add another pill to my collection.  I went to the seminar in Jeff City tonight, didn't think I was going to be able to go as I washed all my shirts in with some things my granddaughter had in the wash and after they were dry I was taking them out of the dryer and she had an ink pen in there. Well  I had ink spots all over my shirts. I started to panick because I don't have alot of clothes I can wear and it was 4pm.(I wanted to leave by 5 because I had no idea where the Truman Hotel was.) Anyway I grabbed the dawn dishwashing liquid and dabbed over the spots, washed them over  and it took all the spots out. I swear that dawn works on everything.. Got out of Sedalia about 5:30 and found the hotel in plenty of time..Dr Fearing was the doc there tonight and she explained everything really well. So now I will fill out the paper work and get it sent in. I have a dr appt. Aug 1st with my pcp so I will have him fill out his part and do labs then and that will be done..The only thing I didn't like was they said if you do the 4 hr class it costs 293.00. They don't file that with the ins. and it is due at the time of the meeting. I think I would rather do that  as they have all their people there and they know what they are doing..If I take the 2 hr class I have to set all the appts  myself. With the nut, exercise people etc and unless they work with bariatrics they may not do it right. Don't know where I will get the extra money but if this is the course I am supposed to take the lord will provide.. I guess the first thing I had better do today is call the ins people and make sure they will pay for the surgery. I only have medicaid now since I am on disability. Sure couldn't afford to cobra my ins from my job..I know some others that have used medicaid, but will call to make sure...Wish me luck, and prayers wouldn't hurt either.... Well my sister called from VA today and told me she was coming to vist over July 4th so she can see my Aunt and Uncle that are coming from CA..I am excited as I haven't seen her for about 3 years... Wished Springfield were closer to Sedalia, you sound like you have fantastic meetings.. Well good luck to all the newbies trying to get in all the water and protein. That is still mind boggling to me..and to all the ones waiting for surgery.  I am finally getting tired so maybe I can get some sleep..good night.....

Jan.... I just about spit my coffee out on the monitor when I read you posting.... NO NO NOT 10 ACRES... only 2 but it still feels like 10 *lol*... if it were 10 I would still be out there mowing ! *LOL*... 2 is hard enough along with all the gardening to go along with it.  I dead head my flowers (and there are literally a TON of them) so that adds to the mix.  Our gardens are so pretty...just wish that I had more time to create even BIGGER ones but I don't have the time to do that plus the time to tend them this year. Tonight is a C Barrel night... tomorrow (wednesday and thursday) will be Aussie Jacks' and then I will close at C Barrel friday...and back to the bank on Saturday morning and Sat. night back to Aussie Jacks.... WHEW for sure! I came thiiiiiiiis close to going to the meeting last night but I just HAD to get some things done around the house to stage for the upcoming week since I won't be home in the evening.  I know I know... I keep "threatening" but one of these days you will fall over in a dead faint when you see me walk in the door.  More less you will probably want to know just who in the heck is that??? *LOL*.....  I just wish that it was a bit closer for me to attend... but oh well..... *g*... Still doing good on the food schedule that Mike and I are on.  He has lost 12 lbs....and not to be outdone *g* I have lost 13 lbs.  .... we are really doing well.  We were shopping at Wallyworld last night and we noticed that we were both getting that icky feeling... looked at the time and we both realized that we were both well past the times that we usually ate dinner.  So what to do?  Well we went back to the meat dept. and each of us got the lean select style cuts in the individual packets.  When we checked out the checker got the weirdest look on his face when we told him to hold out the diet Green Tea and the Diet Pepsi along with the little packets of meat.  That we were hungry.  I looked at him and told him that those were our "candy bars"...   meatsicles...*g*....  filled the bill perfectly ..... I'm sitting here eating my boiled eggies...mmmmmmmm delish!... gosh I am so thankful that I love eggs or else I would be in bigtime trouble.....   last night Mike grilled the most delicious t-bone steak for each of us...  mmmmmmmmm good. I'm hoping that everyone is doing well this a.m. I know that there is alot of pain in alot of our regulars lives.....for those suffering pain and inflamation from bones/joint/muscle issues there is something that I have found that really helps.  VINEGAR.  It has anti-inflamatory values plus it is good for weight loss.  I usually use the cider vinegar on my salads.....  I know what it feels like to just wake up hurting.  Oh do I.  I just had my knee FINALLY replaced a year ago June 29th.  Prior to that I have literally lived in pain (massive pain) for years and years.  I am the type of person who will just not take pain pills even when I need them.  I have to be practically comatose with pain before I will take them (this is just me and not meant to slam those that use them)... I just don't like the way they make me feel.  Very disconnected... easier for me to just grit my teeth and deal with the pain than to have the funky feeling and still dealing with pain.  My personal choice there...  but anywho, sorry for rambling.  Cider vinegar really got me through many a sticky moment... and I DID notice a lessening of the inflamation when I used it.  I have also use Cider Vinegar tablets and have some in my bathroom.  They are not that expensive at Wallyworld.  Just throwing a tidbit out there that might help someone out.  Plus vinegar is good for many other things that ail us.  Just google it and you will see! Well I have rambled on once again....   Everyone have a blessed day....  you are all thought of and  lifted up in prayer daily... Blessings to everyone... Elizabeth ---------->

Hello all!  Glad to finally be able to come and post.  I had been having so much trouble

with being sick to my tummy, but am starting to have that less and less!  I want to post

about the problems I had after the surgery but havent been able to do it yet.  I am working

on it, its kinda long.  I hope that you all got a chance to get together last Weds in a

chatroom.  I really enjoy the time we spend there, (I am afraid to be there with these

staples, I end up laughing so hard my tummy hurts the next day,lol).  I will be gone this

Weds too, and I am sorry I hope you all still go, its everyones idea and its a good one. 

Well I gotta go try and get my pills in again, that is the worst part now with the surgery. 

I can only take about half of them and I am full of the sips to take them and I have to try

and wait another hour so I can get the rest in.  Janet was right when she said that it seems

like you just get done getting in your morning pills and its time to start trying to get in

your afternoon ones,lol!!

I have a couple of questions if anyone can help:

When do you start your b-12 (under the tougne)?  HOw often?  and if your getting the once a

month shots, (I remember Jan saying the last week the shots seem to wear off before she is

due for another one), can you take the shot and then the last week take some under your

tounge? Is there a difference in B-12 liquid and B-complex Liquid.  I read in my paperwork that if

you take the complex you dont need the b-1 pill, but you still need the B-12 liquid.  I am

confused, the only liquid I can find for under your tounge is the B-complex plus B-12. 

Icant find just B12 liquid.  Thanks for the help!!

JAN Okay I get the hint,lol.  Sorry I have been away, with the surgery and my back it has been

kinda hard to get back in the swing of things.  I promise I will not go away after the

surgery.  I dont know what I have to offer as far as help but if I can I will because so

many of you all helped me so much, without you all I wouldnt be where I am!!!  I HOP!!! 

Okay, I am surprised Mel and Janet are not all over you about pancakes, lol!  Hope your neck

gets to feeling better soon.

TAMMY-AMMY How are you doing girl?  Thanks for the phone call last week, it is so great to have people

who have just gone thru the surgery to help as well as those who have had the surgery a

while back. 

MEL I hope that you are feeling better soon girl!  YOu and your family as always are in my

prayers and thoughts every single day.  I love you girl, please listen to Janet.

ERIN Sorry I havent gotten that story about the hospital posted yet!  I know that I need to do

it, so just in case there is someone out there with the same problems that I have when

having the surgery never has to go thru what I was made to go thru there!!!  I wouldnt wish

that on my worst enemy!  I plan on telling Natalie about it on Weds when I go to get the

drain out.  How is your fluid intake going.  It is a struggle for me.  Cant seem to get more

than about 35oz aday. 

LANA Just wanted to say hello and let you know I was thinking about you.

JANET I hope things are gonna get better soon with your mom.  I cant belive the trouble that

clinic is giving you about getting a friggin straight answer!!  My prayer and faith are with

 ya girl, (I know they better no mess with someone like you for too long or they will wish

that they didnt!  Thanks for all the help on the phone, I was really worried about not going

 you know what, (You were right I did,lol)  And dont you every worry about talking to me

again about things going on with you, or I will have to come down there and .......... Well,

I cant do much with this drain right now, but you better just not worry about worring me

again, ya hear!!!  Everyone else take care.  I wont be back to post again until Friday Morning, I am going to

visit with my Aunt for a couple of days, we lost my Uncle Sunday Morning to a heart attack. 

I was so glad that they came up to visit me while I was in Columbia having surgery.  I hadnt

seen them in a couple of years!!  You all take care, Love Susan

Good morning everone. Nothing really new here. Ready to get my drain out so I can go to Topeka and job hunt.  Pray I find a grreat job. It is going to be hard since I'm leaving such a great job.  Jan-The house well I hate to say to much cause we aren't in contract or anything. But it's beautiful!  Susan- When you get around to it. I wish I could of saw you in the hospital but I didn't have a way to find you.  Tammy- How are ya doin'? Rianne-I talk to you alot and am lovin it!  I'm so happy you got approved!  July 16th is so close!! I love you girl! Janet- Give me a ring some time. I know you have a lot going on. You're in my thoughts and prayers.

Good morning Missouri... Hope this post finds everyone doing ok....I am at work and very busy..I only have five more working days until I am gone to California...I can't wait...Can't wait until I can see my little man....I really do miss him...My daughter is back to her normal self....and she is eating us out of house and home... My sister was in a car accident yesterday...she is just bruised on her neck and around her midsection..thank goodness my niece and nephew were not with her...So just keep Gena in your prayers....they may have total this car...and then she will have to find yet another car...

Well I hope that everyone has a wonderfully blessed day...

God bless

Rachael

HEY everyone!!!! What an awesome day so far!!  I got my approval yesterday.....and a confirmation on my date and I'm just SO excited!  Of course, I'm going to be gone for a LONG time from home....and I won't get to see Jon for like a month....*pouts*  But, we'll make it through.... I'm bout to go eat some breakfast, I fasted b/c I thought I was having lab work drawn but then my PCP's ofc said they couldn't fit me in today so I'm getting it done tomorrow instead.... Janet and Nutti~~Really missed ya'll last night!!  I was really hoping to meet ya'll....but I'll be back for the August meeting so I'll just have to meet ya'll then!  By then I'll be one month POSTop :-O  I just can't believe it's really going to happen! Jan~~I really enjoyed meeting you!!  Thanks for the recipe, it looks delicious!  I am leaving tomorrow to go on vacation to New Orleans for a week with my mom.  A work associate of hers is having a wedding on Friday for her daughter so we're going for that and staying for a few extra days!!  Jon is not going with us, in fact it's gonna be like 2 weeks til I see him...I'll be home for a few days and then I'll be gone again for 2 weeks for SURGERY!!  But, we'll talk on the phone and stuff. I will have computer access the entire time I'm gone so I'll be posting as normal as much as possible...but also, my ANGEL is none other than the wonderful ERIN!!  So, I'm sure she and I will be in touch and she'll keep ya'll updated as much as she can with her move and all.... Erin~~Girl, you are the greatest!!  I love you to pieces and I'm so glad we're getting to talk and getting to know each other!  Thanks for everything, and I appreciate you SO much for being my angel and helping me!!  Oh, a quick note, my puppy went to the door yesterday morning and WHINED to go outside!!  YAHHOOOOO!! :-D  I think he just likes the treats though...haha Lana~~You're just as sweet as ever, thanks for all the compliments.  I really enjoyed meeting you, and you are truly an inspiration! I love you all and I'm praying for your safety and your happiness!!! RIANNE

Chelle~~  I swear I thought I typed to you...but it's not there...I am SO totally excited for you!  Also, I'm glad we're going in on the same day and we can track progress w/ each other and learn from each other's stupid mistakes ;-)  I'm loving the chance to get to know ya, you're most wonderful! **hugs**

Hi Jan and OH Peeps~ How is everyone today? I hope all is well~I wish I could have come to our great meeting-but it just wasnt meant to be-and I knew that in my heart early on....I want to just get on here one day and post all wonderful and rosey things-but it may be a bit before I can do that-I sure am trying as hard as I can to stay positive, think positive AND keep the faith! I sure do have a lot to be thankful for and happy about-and I think sometimes the things going on, overshadow the things I am thankful for-but-I am still very hopeful that everything will work out with all of my loved ones.

The washing machine is operational (temporarily anyway)....so I went to start my laundry ASAP so I could TRY to get it all caught up before I lost the washer again-and lo-and behold-I took a nasty fall-and I think something broke in my upper part of my knee-it feels like a pc of bone is trying to penetrate through the skin-and blue as it can be. It just throbs and aches where it feels like that bone is going to come through????? GEEZ, Louise-am I the ONLY one who understands that I dont have time for all this "stuff" to happen to me right now? Got places to go and people to see-LOL LOL...So-IF you see something in the news about a lady whose knee is wrapped-bandages on her foot-a splint on her finger and hunched over because her back hurts and she has gone looney-dont worry, its me-and I will be back soon-LOL LOL I called my moms doctor first thing yesterday morning...ended up speaking to his nurse-point blank told her-Listen-my mom is coming to her appt at 2:30 today and IF you dont order the necessary tests TODAY....I will retain medical power of attorney over her first thing Tues morning, and then I am going straight to an attorney-and I will own your asses-I am not screwing around anymore-enough is enough and you give HER the run around-BUT I promise you-YOU WILL NOT get away with that, with me! I also explained to them that they had BETTER give her a diagnosis BEFORE She left the office so she can get on a program to help with her medical expenses.... She then tried to pull the HIPPAA riot act on me-in hopes she would be able to end the conversation there-until I told her that I would hold while she went and got my mothers chart-where it clearly states that they are allowed to speak to me regarding ALL medical findings regarding her condition-HAHAHA-Guess they didnt expect me to know what I was doing! She told me at one point to change my tone-and I asked her then-IF you mother was bleeding out her ass and HER Dr. kept giving her the run around about this test or that test-would YOU just sit by and hope that it wasnt colon cancer while your mom got worse and worse? Didnt think so....I expect a phone call from my mother today saying that the tests she needs are being ordered-or I will personally be taking care of this tomorrow-and then, more than likely you will be out of a job when I sue the doctor for malpractice/negligence. My mom called and sure enough, they are ordering her test AND giving her the diagnosis's that she needs for the program....sometimes it pays to give em a little incentive. *wink wink* Was going to call Mels doc next-but she had already called. Mr Wonderful and his nurse where BOTH "out" yesterday-how convienent-I guess this crap of I will call you back today or tomorrow (told her that LAST TUES) was just to pacify her-and he better hope when she goes in to him today-that he has at least made a phone call-cause Im seriously on overload with these *****s who keep letting people suffer and taking their lives in their own hands. Its no big deal to them-its not one of their loved ones-Im sure if it were-the problems Mel and my mom are going through, would have been fixed 6 months ago. Mel is going in at 3 pm today and I really really WANT to go-but I am seriously afraid of not being able to contain myself if Mr. Wonderful decides to get ****y(which he has been known to do)-he may be pulling that stir up out of his ass!!! I know-I know-sounds harsh-but his answer for everything is pain meds-and she NEEDS  to see a surgeon WHO CAN operate and get those masses/tumors out of there and FIX her bowel-not just ignore her until something bad happens and we have no where to take her around here that could even take care of this problem! I havent been this scared since my daughter was born over 16 yrs ago-and thats saying a lot!!! So-PLEASE keep them BOTH in your prayers!! They need all the prayer that they can get. I appreciate it so much. Jan-I keep forgetting to ask you-did you give Julia the info on the reunion when you saw her? Yes-the yogurt pie I made was from the recipe you posted-Oh, it was soooo good!! I didnt have any last night-but then again, I really didnt care about food of any kind-just wanted to quit hurting...my knee, my back, my foot, my finger and my tooth-told Mike it would be cheaper-and easier-just to take me out to the pasture-LOL...I didnt have to cook last night, thank goodness-just threw the lasagna in the oven from Sunday and the guys ate leftovers. That was kind of nice. Jon wanted to go in the pool last night-but told him no....maybe today-will see.

The wedding is July 7th. I sent you an email with my address and thanks for thinking of Megan. I know she will appreciate it as much as I do! I will take pics and I will bring them to next months meeting-I will even try to get there early so that I can show them off.

On the stepping stones-the concrete does seem smooth, so maybe it is the mortar type they sell in those individual bags. They even sell colored stuff now and you can make it any color you want-I thought about making some in different colors, like red, white and blue. Maybe a couple of purple and hunter greens, will see. IF I do-will let you know how they turn out so you can try it too!

**Rianne-YAY on being approved-I am so happy for you-and could hear the excitement in your voice-sorry I missed meeting you at the COF...I know you are just a doll. Have a good vaca and hopefully I will see you next month or August. Good luck honey-and hey-do you have an angel yet so someone can post on how you are?

**Chelle-glad you got the van fixed-and I know what you mean about "forgetting" the cell phone-although Im always worried something will happen IF I dont take it-so alot of times I will take it and put it on silent. When Mike and I go away for our 10 year anniversary-there will be NO phones!! Thats for sure! There is no such thing as relaxion when our phones are with us. Love ya and hope your doing great. Thanks for the email.

**Lana-congrats on being NORMAL? Well, at least IF we have to pick something to be NORMAL on you-I would prefer it be your BMI or weight and not your personality-LOL LOL....Im so sorry I missed your hug and kiss last night-I love ya and I hope you had a wonderful vaca.

**Susan-It seems to me I started my flinstones and Pepcid etc-when I came home from the hospital. The B complex you have (you showed it to me) IS the right one. I do still take B1-but you dont HAVE to-it wont hurt IF you do-it may just make you pee more, and my B's were high on my labs last time-but she said that it was okay and so I am going to take the B1 until its all gone. I take the B12 under my tongue 2-3x per week-a lot of times 3x per week so I dont feel sluggish.  Im so sorry to hear about your favorite uncle. I know that stinks and so hard to understand since he was just up at the hospital visiting you! Im so sorry-you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers and I love you. Im glad your tummy is feeling better. Miss ya.

**Elizabeth-thanks for the tip on the vinegar-someone else told me that a couple of months ago-and I thought they were nuts! Doti told me that she faithfully takes 2 TBSP every single morning and she swears by it-and this woman NEVER gets sick-so maybe there IS something to it-and trust me, I would TRY anything-within reason-if it was going to bring even a little relief. Dont worry, didnt take the pain pill comment personally-some people get loopy from it-but I dont. My pain is so severe-I dont even get a buzz-much less loopy from it. I, too-am waiting to get my knees replaced, I need both of them done-and I sure want them both done at the same time-so I only have to be in the hospital ONCE-and be done. I think if they only do one...I will wait for a couple of years for the other one-until I cant stand myself anymore-I just hate hospitals. Anyway-appreciate the tip. I laughed when I read what Jan wrote-she must have gotten your 2 acres mixed up with me saying we mow about 10-but not with a rider. We use a brush hog for some, rider for some and push for the fenced in areas. Thats what I was saying, IF we did ALL ours with a push mower-right when we finished...it would be time to get right back out and start again-LOL...Have a good day and thanks so much for the tip. **Nutti-Again-Im sorry about last night. I wished more than anything that we could have gone-but even if we would have taken my car-I would have been a nervous wreck all night. Will call you sometime today...make sure and find out who will be calling me tomorrow-what time surgery is-all that.  Tell your daughter thanks for the info on my daughters b-friend-it was exactly what I expected to hear-but very happy to have someone verify that-so it wasnt just "me" not liking him...I appreciate her for telling me. Thanks again and talk to you soon-and thanks for the name of the good doc you see-Mel may end up with her before this is all said and done. **Rachael-glad the baby is better-what a relief. Is she going to CA with you? I bet you will be so happy to see your little man-seems like hes been gone all summer...I know he has-just must be so hard for you. Take care and Im thinking about you.

**Bev-I sent you an email. Your very welcome for the advice. Anything to help-I wish you only the best-if you need anything-Yell at me-ok?

**Has anyone heard from Deb M, Brenda, Cindy, Connie, Vesta, Sherr or Andrew?  Post if you have-they had been on-and now arent-and all had different issues going on. Thanks.

Well-I am getting off here. Have more calls to make and some things to take care of today. I hope you all have a wonderful day. All my love and prayers-Janet

Good morning OH Board,      What a blast I had at the meeting last night. I almost didn't come cause I was doctoring my hubby,but I dosed him up with aspirin and cough medicine and figured he'd be fine for a few hours. I really had a great time and I sure see why Claudette is the leader!! What a funny,smart, beautiful person she is!!       JAN:I had agreat time talking with you and your hubby. I sure learned a lot from you at the IHOP.I'm real glad I went there too. No wonder everyone thinks your so special.You're a very special lady.      BECKYM:Glad I got to see you again.Here's hoping you get answers for your questions from the insurance people.      GLENNA: It was nice talking to you and your hubby too.He reminds me of mine.Funny,funny man!! I'll call soon so we can go to the tea room.I've wanted to check it out.      JANET: I'm sorry we didn't get to see you last night.I hope all is well with you and hope to see you at the next meeting.      LANA: I'd like to know how you got those gorgeous legs?? You looked great! Well again what a great time I had and thank you to all who made me and my daughter feel welcome.God Bless you all.                             Connie