WHATS HAPPENING FOR SUNDAY

Whewwwww.. I worked today at Hanes and Lord you would have thought the world was going to come to an end. I never saw so many people in my life. We had 6 people on the floor or the register all day and we all were running as fast as we could go. We had everything in the store on sale at 20percent off. Plus no state tax. Of course Branson still had their tax but that was all.

Of course I had to take advantage of all of this too. Lol

But with 20percent off and then my 30percent off. That is 50percent off total so I got everything for half price lol. Well I do have a goodly stock of bras and panties now.

Im really tired tonight so I don’t think I will make this very  long ok?

My boss at Hanes said today that she didn’t really want to take my resignation and would like to keep me on the books as a worker if I would . I think I have to work maybe a couple days a month to keep up and then when Christmas comes around maybe more. I told her I would think about it , that I just didn’t know how much my knees would take.

She assured me that she would  see that I got all of my breaks and all anyway we will see. I told her that until I worked at the nursing home a couple of days I wouldn’t know how much I would be able to do there.

 

 

TAMMY  V: hey congradulations on the new baby in the family. I know that it is sort of bitter sweet news. But know that your sister is happy . Oh my I don’t know how you will be able to do it, taking care of that many young babies. I couldn’t do it , My nerves would be shot for sure.

 

 

Lol just had to laugh at ,Shane, cleaning your computer. Lol

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You ask if anyone from Kirksville would be coming to the Reunion , Craig is going to try to come. So maybe you can get intouch with him on here. He lives close to there I think?

 

Oh my if you have the energy to nourish 4 babies and all then you have plenty of energy to nourish plants. Lol  Actually they are sort of alike in a way. Plants and babies. If they aren’t cared for right they will lose their life .

If you want to look at some of my pictures of my gardens look at my signature , there is a website there that you can click on and it will take you to my pictures.

 

 

JANET: I know you will think of something good for Hubbys birthday. But  I know what you mean. Joe is always doing some silly cute and romantic thing for my presents. Like hot air balloon rides, ride in the horse drawn carriage in Eureka Springs, Took me on a row boat ride on a quite lake once that had swans all over it. Lol

Picks wild flower bouquets for me. And me I haven’t got a shred of romantic ideas to my name I guess. The best I have ever come up with is notes in his lunch box when he use to work lol

 

Arent the wow moments neat? I know some of them to others don’t seem like a lot but to us they are major. That is something to be able to wear a Large with nothing in front of it.

You know like XL or XXL just to get to the L alone is fantastic.

 

No noone got heat stroke , where the shed is going is in the shade and the water hose is right there handy . but really they only did about 3 hours worth of work. Because after the holes were dug and the post set in concrete they had to set up so they couldn’t do anymore for that day. And today they took off. They will probably not finin**** until Monday or do some more work on it anyway. It is just too hot to work after about noon.

I told Joe that if they wanted to work on it he needed to get started by 8am so they can stop by noon.

 

What are you wanting to plant, trees, shrubs? I would wait until fall now, if they are in containers, water them twice a day and maybe keep them in the shade since it is so hot. Until it cools way down. to plant much of anything right now is going to be a back breaker as far as careing for them.

 

Yes my kitchen is mainly roosters. I have a really neat set of rooster canisters., dishes, glassed, several pictures and lots of chicken little what nots. I have roosters cookie jars too. I have some shelves to put up so I can put out some more of my rooster items.

I saw this big beautiful rooster soup tureen with ladel that I would love to have for the center of my big dining table.

 

 

DEBBIE  M: LOL where do some of these kids get the idea that all you want to do in this world is to do for them? Sometimes we need to do some tough love and make them survive on their own merits. That is more or less what I finally had to do to my youngest daughter. And you know what? She did.

 

“When the grandkids moved in here they said something about Kim getting a job too along with Ryan ,her husband. They didn’t ask but I told them that if I thought I could that I would tell them I could take care of the two babies of theirs, At that time they were 3 months and 20 months old,  But that I knew I couldn’t do it so I wasn’t going to tell them that. And so they never really ask me too. That is just too hard to carry around a baby all the time,.

 

So glad that you are peaceful with the  situation. IF the mammogram came back ok didn’t they do the mammogram on the area where the lump is?

Just continue to be blessed with all th prayers going out.

 

 

SHERR :  well I guess I got the dates wrong on the calendar for your birthday. Sorry sweetie but so good to see you come on and talk to us some again . Im sure your mama will be ok with her surgery on Mnday. We will keep her in our prayers.

 

Sounds like you had a great birthday. Life in general is good isnt it? Take care of yourself and know that we are here for you. Please let us know how mama does on the surgery ok?

39 ? wow wish I were that age again. That is such a baby . lol. My youngest daughter turned 40 last November. Sure doesn’t seem like she should be that age, I don’t think of my self as being any older than that. Lol  Love every minute of being that age and enjoy it to the hilt.

 

 

 

TAMMY: Yeah I would call the bus company and sure let them know how unhappy I was with them. That is stupid isnt it? Not only all the wear on the person traveling but to the parent sitting at home .

 

I bet he was wishing he had , had you to take him after all of that.

 

Hey 4 pounds a week, isnt anything to sneeze at you know.? That is a really good weight loss in fact , I sure wish I could get that sort of weight loss again. Lol

Im really lucky now if I get a pound a week.

I was just looking at ankle bracelets last week, wondering if I was too old to wear one. This one was so pretty but I passed on it for now.

 

Hey I have turned the hose on myself lots of times when I am in the yard working. Feels good too.

 

 

MELISSA: I sure hope you are feeling some better. And that they find out what is wrong soon. We are still praying for you big time. Love you and lots of hugs.

 

Please remember my sister , Sugar in prayers as she has surgery Monday morning.

 

Love and hugs to all

 

 

LOVE AND JOY AND PEACE ABOUNDS

JAN

 

 

 

 

Good Morning Everyone!!... Hey I can say it at 12:03am, technically it's the morning!! Jan....the mammo was just the boobies. The lump is up by my neck but just over the collarbone on my left side. The mammo wouldn't pick it up but they are doing a sonogram the day before they do the core biopsy which I guess they will have the sonogram back on me that day so they know where to go. Me, myself I don't see how they could miss it but better to be safe then sorry...as you know being a nurse, there are a lot of nerves, veins and stuff up there that is valuble...don't want em messin up! My daughter, oh I'm telling you. If we acted like that with our parents, we wouldn't be able to sit down for a week. I believe they called it "disrespect" and they didn't care if you were grown or not!....lol Well, at least I know she got the message. My phone rang tonight and it was her number but no message so I called it back but she didn't answer so I left a message. She called back and David took the call...she said that her daughter (the 14 month old) made the call accidently that it wasn't from her. After our last phone conversation and email with me telling her that I could watch the kids but couldn't do the taxi thing she went off, I guess. She is supposibly up there telling everyone that would listen to her that I refused to watch the kids after telling her that I would and now she has no one! So now her bf's mom is going to take a vacation day to watch the kids, the aunt in law will watch them on another day, another of her friends has stepped up on two other days and she said her bf would just have to suck it up on another day so the week is covered and I'm not needed! Of course she went through a few rounds of...I know you have your health issue but I'm having to deal with a lot of stuff here and with my health issue, it's putting even more stress on her! Welllll excuse me! Didn't mean to rain on her parade! If I wouldn't of told her she would of been mad too...so what the heck, I would of been wrong either way! I told her that most of what she is going through is her own doings and that she has to live with what decisions she has made. I also told her that I didn't have a choice because if I did, I would of chose to do without the lump. I also told her that she will make it through, that I too had an alcoholic husband while trying to raise 3 children, work 2 jobs, be the bookkeeper AND took care of the house, cooking, cleaning...you guys know the routine and I did some of this while being a caregiver to my dying Mother so I really don't need to hear her dribble! She also told me that she sent me an email that she wrote while she was upset and for me to ignore it...lol I'm gonna post it...that is if I ever get it!....lol David and I have come to the conclusion that she just doesn't care! It's all about her and the world just has to deal with it! I have thought about writing the mother in law to see what my daughter is telling everyone but she will run right to her and confront her with whatever I tell her which of course will make her mad but what the heck...she already is. My thing is I don't want Timothy to overhear the conversation! I think he's already heard too much! What do you guys think.....ask the mother in law or let it be? To give you guys a taste of her compassion, I asked her how everyone was dealing with the bridge collaspe? Her response was, well we watched it the first day but like 911...enough is enough! Get over it already! My jaw hit the floor...she has to be getting this attitude from the people she lives around up there....because like I have said before....she wasn't raised that way! I feel so sorry for those people up there...what they must be going through. I'm just thankful that it wasn't worse and I do believe the hand of God kept it from getting there! My oldest sister called me today...we had a nice talk but she can't believe that my daughter is acting the way she is. I wouldn't be surprised if my daughter didn't get a call or email from my sis...lol She is very set in her ways and doesn't like "family" being messed with even if it's by other family members! She said, Debbie you didn't tell her to hook up with that guy...I believe you even warned about him and those kids...she had them, you didn't and it's her job to take care of them...her and that worthless ol man shes hooked up with....lol My sis has a way with words! I found out tonight that my daughter has to get up early, taking the kids to the babysitter at 6:30am so she can make it to work on time. Her bf works a part time job and sleeps until 11:00am and doesn't want to be bothered with the kids and she doesn't see a problem there! Trust me, if that was my ol man...he would be up AND he would be helping with the kids! ...but not my problem!! ;-) Well, enough of my complaining! Everyone have a great day and don't forget Church!! :-) Love & Prayers, Deb M.

Deb,  i just had to reply to ur post....ask mother n law or let it be? my suggestion is to let it be cos u wont like what u hear trust me i have a son just like ur daughter such a shame they both with some one or we could hook em up together since its ALL about THEM!!!! oh i would of had the switch to my azz if i pulled what these kids pull now a days...   my son.......i love him to death but friday decided enough was enough!!!! now i just have to stick with it and follow thru.... my story starts 3 1/2 yrs ago he moved his g/f in without even asking well after a yr of them i decided the heck with it im moving to town since they think they r big kids they can live in old house ( all they had to pay was elec and phone) well 2 1/2 yrs ago when i moved to town i brought me a nice trailer and have been living here since well 3 weeks ago Levi ( my son)  told me his g/f was gonna leave him   if they didnt move to town they have  13 month old and she is preg again.....well i did make the mistake of telling him if he saves up the money and can prove to me he can pay the bills i would switch houses with him, even though he had a job working for my dad when he got his azz out of bed and it was across the road, so he came to town and got a job well they all 3 showed up on door step wanting to spend 2 nights to save gas money cos supposedly his car is a gas hog and they live 13 miles from town,,i said ok .. BIG mistake its 3 weeks later now and after 3 weeks of making 40 or 50 bucks a day ( 6 days a wk)he had given me 36.00 to save....well fri i came unglued my elec bill had more than doubled with them here so told em they had to go home! he stopped by yest. and begged and pleaded to give em 1 more week well we went thru this a wk ago so i said no so now im the BAD MOM cos he says she is gonna leave em cos she dont want to go back to country and he says his car wont make it well his daddy lives around the corner and he drives by his  house twice a day so he should of gotten car fixed!  so now i am the bad person but geez if u cant save more than 36 after 3 weeks u cant pay lot rent and elec here,,,,i really feel bad but i do believe they need a case of TOUGH LOVE...am i wrong here?????? i live like 4 miles from his new job how much gas can he burn cos thats what he always says  mom had to put gas in car...geez give me a break!!!!  he just doesnt appreciate ALL i have did he has had 2 1/2 yrs of rent free living what more can a young couple ask for?????? ok tks for letting me vent i feel a lil better....its hard to be a mom to a kid who has NO respect....so i know how u feel Deb and we have to try to hang in there   right? love

I just had to write you to tell you that....in the picture you have put up you look identical to a picture I have of my Mom. From the way you hold your head, your expression, smile, hairstyle, the blouse, the background. The first few times I saw it I had to look twice...sometimes a third time...lol My Mom has been gone for a few years and and if I have read right, you are younger than me. You look so much like her in the pic I had to bring my Husband in to see! He was like "yeah she does look a little like her!".....a little? Holy cow!! the could be twins...almost!! Anyway....everytime I see your pic now...it just makes me smile with memories of my Mom and I thank you for that! As for calling and or emailing the MIL...I think you and Janet are right, I will let it be.  That behavior seems to be most in the generation of the young 20's and 30's out there....man, if most of them act like that. This world really won't last long! I'm glad I had my life before them! Their poor children and the generations that come after them! God Help Us All!! Love & Prayers, Deb

Good morning Missouri... Yes I made it through the week at work....I tell you what it felt like I was meeting myself coming and going...I should have just brought a cot and stayed there a couple of times in the last couple weeks....our second clerk is back now but she may be getting a new job....so I am still doing some clerk duties as well as my own...and to top that off my very good friend that works with me, her last day was Friday so I am helping the person who took over her extra duty because he can not be there all the time....wow, it is crazy at the work place....but I am dealing....just stay tired....lol

Well Dalton stayed the night with a little friend from school last night and maybe tonight also....so I have Jaiden and at this moment she is watching Little Einsteins....she absolutely loves them...Hubby is at work doing his vending jobs and I am sitting here writing to my beloved second family....No big plans for today just need to get my uniforms ready for this week....have big numbers of troops coming in again this week.... Hopefully next Saturday I will be taking Dalton to BBig Surf at the lake....the christian radio station I listen to is have a Luau...and there will be two live Christian bands there....the tickets are reduced and they will have all kinds of games.... Missouri family, I just want you to know that even if I do not post, I always try and read and make my prayers known to the Lord....I keep each and everyone of you and your families in my prayers.... I will post to the Sunday prayer request because I have issues that need prayer...God bless to each and everyone of you and your families....much love from my family to yours... God bless Rachael

Jan,  to answer ur question u asked  awhile back no my fiance isnt a mass murderer he was just young and stupid...( like most men) hahaha well i a, praying for sugar that she has better luck this time around..... well i decided to tell the kids how it was and sent em back to the boonies for now and when they grow UP and can save money we will switch houses cos i would love to move back to the boonies cos then u can run outside in t shirt if u want hahaha i just hope  they dont stay mad to long cos i wanna see my baby Parker he is  13 months old and such a joy to my life ya know? my daughter n law has her kitchen in Roosters too and it looks cool that reminds me i wanted to ask u if there is a coca cola store in branson? i heard there was but havent been down there in yrs and if so do u know where it is? my kitchen is all in coca cola stuff, picked most of it up at yard sales or flea markets but id like more stuff  hahaha hope every one stays cool today and lots of love to all

Well I made it back in one peice. the funeral went off without much family drama...this is a major thing in our family. I had never helped plan a funeral so we were all pleased with the outcome. my sisters 3 boys and my DH,son and daughter and my brother were pall bearers. my brother is disabled so her youngest sone who is 12 helped him. we had all of the boys dressed the same. dark blue shirts with matching ties...black jeans.  my brother in black suit and daughter in black outfit.  I wish I was the kind who takes photos at such things because they all looked very impressive carrying our gran to her final resting place.    I did something to my hip climbing out of the van at the motel the night before the funeral so I was back to using my cane which I hadnt been for about 4 months. it still hurts...like a pinched nerve in the hip or something. I am very glad to be home. in the air...but today we are going to look for a new something to drive. I want another minivan and DH is pushing for a car of some kind.  better get dressed! Have a great day nutti

 

Good Morning Jan and OH Peeps~ Is everyone having a good day so far? Hope so!! I feel much better than I did yesterday. Actually, I woke up feeling pretty good and Megan came out to get that big tent all packed up and brought back-so I went into town with her to get my prescription filled-and pick up a few things at Walmart-and I got really sick just as we were getting out of the car to go in the store. I was sick for the rest of the day-I just hate that feeling of constant nausea and the pre-vomitting saliva-( sorry for being so graphic guys) its the worst thing! I had some things to do-that didnt get done and I really didnt care-LOL...I hope that this crap is over with finally. I thought it was in the morning too-so I hope this is it for real!~ I didnt know if I was gonna make it home before getting sick or crapping my pants. Megan wanted to stop and get a bite to eat at Long John Silvers-and I started throwing up while we were waiting for her to get her food-YIKES.  I was going to take the boys swimming last night, but didnt have the energy to even get off the couch.

So-today I must get my laundry finished and get some stuff done around here. Wanted to get Steph and go get a couple of outfits for her for school since there is no tax-but not sure if our schedules will coorespond today or not. Will see. She is working some extra days-I have to take Darrel to get his schedule tomorrow and then Steph to get hers on Tues. I wish we could just do it the same dang day-if there are kids all in the same district-it should be an option for people! To top it off-the orientation and all of that is on a totally different day-so we are just getting the schedules. Dont need the orientation and all of that too-

I didnt get to talk to Mel or Susan yesterday. Wish I would have been able to, but I just felt too sick to even answer the phone. I thought in the beginning it would pass-but it never did. The worst thing to me was that I felt hungry off and on-and I rarely get that feeling anymore-but I just didnt know what I wanted-and nothing "sounded" good. I did eat some yogurt-however, I had to put it back in the fridge 3 times before I got it finished. I drank some flat Sprite Zero-it was the ONLY thing that wasnt making me sicker-

Well-I know you have all heard about the bridge connecting Minneapolis and St. Paul. I was born up there and lived there most of my life-I cannot tell you how many times I have been over that bridge-and so I have been worried about a lot of my family and friends that still live up there and commute~Megan called everyone to check on them and so far-so good. How devastating!!! I have been praying for all those people and the ones still missing. Whenever we go up to visit-we like to plan our arrival at the morning time over that bridge because the sky scrapers and all the lights-are just beautiful when the sun is coming up-we have so many pictures we have taken from that bridge-I just cant believe it happened.

~~~~HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANNIELLE~~~ I hope you have a really good day!!

**Jan-I know it was busy yesterday-I cant believe how crowded Walmart was. So many screaming and fussy kids-and it didnt take me long to get cranky-with the jerks that just run into you with their carts or stand right in front of you. Megan thought we were gonna get into a fight there because I was getting so angry. Its one thing to be crowded, its another to be down right rude and arrogant-and I AM the type to say something right there and dont care~Some lady huffed at me when I said excuse me-I was pushing the cart down the isle to get some notebooks and she looked right at me-and stepped right in front of my cart and stopped-and I said-Excuse me-and she turned around and huffed-and I said-Lady-dont huff and puff at me-YOUR the one who looked right at me and stepped in front of my cart and stopped instead of letting me get by! She said- WELL, I NEVER.. and I said-NEVER WHAT? Been to the ER to have a crayon removed from your butt? I looked at her like-yeah-just ONE more word-and she took her little cart and huffed off mumbling under her breath-and another customer was standing there and said Good for you and they all laughed!! To top it all off-since they revamped the store-the isles have gotten MUCH smaller (thank God for the wls) and so there isnt much room anymore-and of course, they cant put ALL the school stuff in the open areas, they must contain it to the smallest isles-ARGH!

Yes-I will wait to plant. Wasnt sure if I could and still have everything bloom in the spring-but I will do what my plant lady says and just put everything under the carport for shade-do I still water it? Like the lillies and such? Not sure. I have lillies and tulips that need repotting and then a couple of other bulb things to get planted. Wont hurt my feelings to wait for cooler weather, thats for sure. Right now-I wouldnt care anyway-until I am feeling a little better. Im glad the kids arent back to school yet-cause Darrel has been a huge help with Jon the past 3 days that I havent felt good. Mike said he would cancel his race-but I told him no-Darrel was home and could help.

Mike was in 4th place-which is still a cash pay out-until the next to the last heat-and then he broke. He fixed it and it broke again. He has to upgrade his parts to be stronger to be able to handle the motor he has in the Nitro car-but havent had the money. He is starting to work back up at the track he was partner in for a bit-He will start that on Thurs-and that will give him an opportunity to make his hobby money by selling stuff he builds and/or fixing or building for other guys. They do a lot of bartering, so he doesnt always make the money-but he gets free stuff/supplies and can sell his stuff there and not pay the commission. He isnt going to work there like he used to-which was like 35-40 hrs a week IN addition to his full time job-but prob 2 nights a week-tops..... The National Event is the same day as our reunion-so not sure if he will be going with me or not. Its hosted here in Sept-so there is no travel involved-so thats a really good thing-and wont have to worry about that. Will see what happens. If I dont get that stuff out of storage and have the sale-I wont have to worry about coming-because I wont have the money to attend myself, so I HAVE to get that stuff out of there and get the sale going - plan on doing it the 16th and 17th Will see what happens. Of course, I have to wait for the kids to help since Mike and I both have bad backs and all of that. Wish me luck. To top it off-his right knee (he needs surgery on it too) gave out last night and he is really messed up right now! Dang it. I wish he would go get the surgery and get it over with. Our ortho doc told him a week before my surgery that he needed surgery-but he wanted to wait until after the 1st of the yr.....and here we are - still waiting.

If I lived closer-would have come to Hanes-I NEED new undies. I only have a couple of pr that fit correctly-and up until recently, didnt know for sure what sz I would be.....I just do a cpl of little loads of laundry a cpl times a week~It works for now. Dont like or want to spend money when I dont know what sz I will be next month, ya know? (I know you do~~) Im sure I will level out soon.

Since Mikes work shirt fit yesterday-I went into his t-shirt drawer when Meg and I got ready to go to town and I wore one of his racing shirts yesterday....I did try on his shirt that is my fav and I can get it on, but couldnt button it all the way down in the tummy area-but I wore it out-and he stood there-in shock and just shook his head at me. He knows it will be a losing battle. One more goal to check off the list- YAY~ Your Joe sounds like my Mike!! He does the most romantic things-I love it. I try to do that for him too, but it never seems as cool as what he does for me. Not sure still what we will get him-but it will work out. I think we are going to make some cupcakes or something and take to his work on Tues-to share with his co-workers, and plus the boys will be happy-cause I am gonna let them make them. LOL....Or a pie-he loves pie or cheesecake-will see. Havent figured it out yet. To top it all off, our "official" 10 yr anniversary is Sept 29th-and I want to do something special then, nothing fancy-but special.

**Deb M-You asked in your post yesterday about contacting your Daughters MIL-well, I think I would just let it go. If you think about it-Im sure you arent the ONLY one who sees your daughter as everything being JUST about her-you know? And - if the MIL will just go and tell your daughter what you say to her, than its just going to start a big old B fest-and thats the last thing you need to deal with right now, you know? You have enough on your plate without worrying about all that crap on top of it-and we ALL know that when things get repeated-they dont always get repeated in the same manner in which they are said and etc-so it could be 10 times different than how you mean it to be. I will pray for your daughter. I hope she gets her life straightened out-and I hope that she realizes what she has with you and David-you know? Im glad you are more peaceful now. We have all been praying for you. I just know your gonna be a-ok!!!! We love you-I love you.

**Sherr-YOU ARE HERE.....YOUR ALIVE AND KICKING!!! YAY... Im so glad you had a good b-day!! It sounds like it was just perfect. I love those kinds of b-days!! Actually, I just love those kinds of days! We will be keeping your mom in our prayers. Im glad you sound like your feeling better and I hope you continue to be okay. I pray for you and your family and fur family every day.

**Tammy-Ammy-Im so sorry about the trip from hell for your son! Thank God he made it safely though!!! Let us know what happens with the bus people-ok? I hope and pray that they give you your money back. How is everything else going? Cant wait to get your email-Will be waiting for it. Love ya.

**Susan-How did the shopping with Randi go? I hope it all went good. How are you feeling? I hope your improving every day. Please call or email me when you get time just to let me know HOW you are, ok? Love ya.

**Rachael-I am so glad to see you on here. We miss you when you arent here. I am sorry your so busy at work-I hope it slows down for you soon!! I hope the kids are good-and we love you. Take it easy.

**Sheila-In Branson-just in case no one else responds-down town they have one of the original Five and Dime stores-and they carry A LOT of Coca Cola stuff. Last time I was there-I didnt see any specialty shops JUST for Coke-but I KNOW the five and dime carries it-because we have family members that go to that store to get some rare finds with Collectible Coca Cola stuff and its pretty neat-they have EVERYTHING there, even ALL the old time candy you cant find anymore. We always go there when we go to Branson. Its one of our favorites.

Well, I am going to close for now. Will see you later. As always, your in my thoughts and prayers. Have a good day. Love, Janet

Nooo, Momma J, you were right, it was 08/03!!  I posted the next day, and told you guys about my day :) Has anyone else tried the Pillsbury Reduced Sugar Cake Mixes, they use Splenda in them, and the frosting too, deliscious!!  The yellow cake mix and white frosting... YUM! Been over taking care of mom, and soo hot now, need a shower :)  xoxo to you and everyone. Sherr

Hi Jan and board, sorry I have not been on much lately but I have been gone alot..congrats on tou and Lanas lost... 10 pds and I will have lost the 100..it has slowed down for me but I do that then I will drop 4 or 5 pds..I am so pleased with my loss, I cant believe it has been 7 mos.. I am gonna call doctor H. tomorrow I am having so much trouble trying to potty, nothing I try works I went to ergent care the other night, that was embaresing...lol, I took 1 bottle of the lovely green bottle stuff and worked..but I cant do that everytime..oh well thats all the trouble I have had . Hope everyone had a wonderful Lords day..love ya all..Vesta