WHATS HAPPENING FRIDAY

Wow im really sick and tired of spending all my time except for about 3 hours in the morning inside. But when I go outside I start feeling really weak…Im tired of it. You know me and staying inside. I just about go nuts. Today I went out into the green house and brought all my seeds that I have gathered into the house on the table after putting an old sheet on the table and did some seed packaging, so all of you that are coming to the COF meeting on Monday night that want seeds of some kind let me know. My list continues to grow and so if there is something you want let me know on here or email me at [email protected] and I will see if I have that seed. Will be easier than listing all the seeds I do have.

Some of the seeds that I will have later on aren’t ready yet. Like purple hyacinth bean vine, moon flower vine, morning glories, marigolds, luffa gourds, ****scombs.

Those haven’t went to seed yet and wont for awhile yet.

 

 My grandson in law, Ryan , started to college tonight. He is wanting to become a geography , social studies teacher. He loves all of that so is a good career choice for him. This my granddaughter Kim is going to start college in the spring, to get her associates degree so she can do substitute teaching until the kids are both in school , that way she can make some money without tying herself down if the kids need her at home.

We sat and talked one night way into the night about what they could do to get themselves out of the spot they are in right now. Sounds like a good plan to me and to them.

 

Joe had to fix a plumbing leak in the trailer this morning. I told him at least it was inside work and he was in the a/c. better than out working on the shed.

 

Well watched the end of (so you think you can dance) I didn’t have a clue who would win of the four they were all really good. I guess if I had had to pick one it might have been the little girl that won but who knows lol

 

 

TAMMY: Dr. H gave me the ok to take my B-12 shot twice a month , he said you cant really overdose on it since it is a water soluble vit. So I give myself a 1mg shot 2 xs a month. See if your doctor wont up yours. Do you give yourself your shot? It is a whole lot cheaper. The bottle of stuff is about 6.00 a bottle and the needles are only about 30cents apiece. So that is a lot cheaper than going to the doc for it and being charged about 30 dollars. Shows you how much money they make off of us. I doubt if you are imagining that you are getting tired so check on that. Also tho you might need your antidepressants increased.

 

The son and the girlfriend, he said they were going to take it really slow , since he hasn’t had the best of luck with wives. He has been married and divorced twice. He has a lot of issues that he refuses to deal with and I don’t know if he will ever be a really happy man..

I , of course love him, he is my son but I don’t think I could live with him for long. He has a pretty negative attitude. He is a lot like his dad , whom I divorced long , long ago.

The new girlfriend seems very pleasant, a pre school teacher and yes she is a strong Christian woman , which my son is too. And they both sing,

 

 

TAMMY  C: I bet you feel like a new woman without the drain and staples don’t you?

Lol I thought about that slide on the cruise ship too. I know it will be fun now. I never had the nerve to try it before. I knew I would get stuck. and yeah the helicopter flight that will be nice too. The first time we went to Hawaii I didn’t do a lot of things because I knew I wouldn’t me able to. Another thing I want to do the next time the chance arises is that seats in the top of the jungles. Forget what it is called but you hang onto the ropes over your head but you have a seat too and you are way above the tops of the trees in the jungle.

 

 

JANET: That is great and I hope things hurry along to get the adoption over and done with by the end of the year. That would be a good Christmas gift to the both of you.

 

I sure hope that Mikes ortho can help him with his knee problems. And get them fixed someway for him. Then poor you and your knees. Don’t know how you keep it up girl.

 

I think you are doing the right thing by keeping Steph away from your mother and that boy too. No reason for her to be there no matter what. You need to nip it in the bud as barney  use to say. Lol

 

Yes you better belive it the surgerversary date means more to me now than my birthday since if it wasn’t for it I might not still be around or at least wish I wasn’t around. I was so miserable before .

 

Did you call Nutti? Are you all going to come to the COF meeting? You better be here girl. Well you just better that is all . You will get those jeans up and on before long I just know it . You are doing so great in losing weight. Keep going and doing what you are doing.

There is a plastic surgeon in Springfield that takes medicare too or at least he did last year, Iam going to call him tomorrow morning and see if he still does. Iwant to set up an appointment for a consult to see what he will do and for how much.

 

 

BEV: Im so glad that you are feeling better yesterday . Idont doubt that it is the heat that made you feel so bad .

Did you go to water aerobics? I think if you just go and get there that you will find that the group is  really good and you will feel comfortable .

 

Wow sounds like you stay pretty busy with all the appointments and lunches and all.

That is really good that you go so much.

Take it easy in this heat and stay cool man , cool.

 

 

BRENDA:  the prayers will continue for Dennis and for you to feel better and that he can find a way to make his work less strenuious  

 

We are really looking forward to seeing you on Monday too. We have a really good COF meeting.

 

Yes long term disability is pretty much a rip off. So are the disability contracts of things you buy ,ask me sometime I will tell you all about that story.lol

 

 

TAMMY  V:  So glad that you made it back home from the funeral all in one piece and healthy .

 

It wont be much longer till you get to see Dr. Hornbostel. So just hang on. You should be getting a date before too much longer. That is great that you have made it thro 6 months of dieting. How much have you lost

 

 

LOVE AND JOY AND PEACE ABOUNDS

JAN

 

 

 

today I got to spend the whole day alone! it was a slice of heaven. I folded 4 loads of laundry and put it all away but the kids. puttered around in the kitchen for a bit and worked on a couple of mini projects. Im working on a tower and its been giving me fits!  this morning Im going to put porkchops in the crockpot with stewed tomatos and onion. they will be very tasty  this board is so busy its hard to say hey to everyone...but I am sending prayers to baby Adam and his family. was good to see Mel post! and hoooray for Janets good news! Jan stay out of this heat!  find other projects to work on.   Have a wonderful Day yall! nutti

Good Morning Jan and OH Friends, Well, Yesterday was so busy....and I didnt even have any of the kids home until 4:30 pm!! I thought it would be peaceful and relaxing, but I should know better-LOL... We went to the ortho appt-that took FOREVER!! He told Mike that his right knee/leg has gotten worse. He said-I see you were told BACK in November you needed surgery-and then we reminded him that a week later I was having my WLS and so Mike didnt want to be restricted in his walking or what have you, and then, of course-there was hunting....So-now its getting close to hunting season again! Geez! So-he told Mike that his knees wouldnt benefit from the syn visk shots-but he has put Mike on steroids, and then 2 different other RX that he will take every single day and then he will see Mike in 6 mos to set up his surgery. He told Mike point blank that he better see his A$$ there in 6 months-LOL....Anyhow-at least he didnt have a blood clot or a fracture-thats what I was worried about. He has fallen 3 times in the past 2 weeks-and I got the pleasure of seeing 2 of them, in the kitchen. So-Ive been nagging him to take it easy when he is home-which made him mad in the beginning, but then he thanked me last night because its helped him to feel a little better. He HATES to be restricted and loves to be outside doing ANYTHING!! I was glad that he will be on the RX's though, they seemed to help him last time-will see. He also went ahead and talked to me about the nerve burning and knew a lot about it-and he said that I should go for it-it cant HURT anything-and IF it doesnt work-they can still do the surgery, so its not like I have to choose one over the other. He also told me that my knees are just gonna keep giving out and giving me fits until I just break down and have the new ones put in. I already knew that-but it hurts (pouting-LOL).... I got to talk to Mel for a bit yesterday. I just cant believe this-she has ANOTHER INFECTION...coming from her belly button, and is now on antibiotics again-she just went through, what- 2 to 3 weeks of the IV antibiotic therapy? That was one of the strongest antibiotics you can get-and now this infection is back? Oh and wait-it gets better! She is also have SEVERE pain on the left side, I believe of the top of her incision site-and it hurts really bad AND when she coughs etc-the pain gets even worse-asked IF she could have her hernia there-or if it was a new one? She didnt know-but was going to have that checked out again. I am so freaking mad!! What the hell? Why cant she catch a break? Do you know-we havent had really any hang out time or anything-ALL summer long? I have seen her a couple of times-maybe a couple hours here or there-but NOTHING like before. Not even close. The longest amt of time I have seen her-was at the reception for the kids. Man, I miss her so much!! I just dont understand. I just want her better. Not even for myself...but for her-just to finally feel better-Please pray for her. I will keep you all posted. Megan brought Jon home-and he was so exhausted-he had such a good time-and LOVES to go to Megans house! She went yesterday and bought him some tennis shoes with Lightning McQueen on them (from the movie CARS) and he also got a Missouri Southern T-shirt and stuffed lion. We went to go take the camo camera into the woods to keep track of the deer and etc-and we got around the corner and Jon looked up at the weeds-taller than us-and said-Dad, are you crazy? Mike said-theres a path over here and Jon said-Im not crazy, Im not walking in there-and I got the giggles!!! He is so funny. On our walk back-we found a wood pecker dead next to the Morton building. My first thought was one of the cats got it-but it didnt have any marks on its body! I wonder if it died from the heat? He had the most beautiful coloring-his head was a vibrant red color and his wings were black and white. Poor thing. I made a batch of beef stew yesterday and I guess I got crazy, because I ended up with enough for 20 people, LOL...so I got it all packaged and I am taking some to Mikes parents and then a batch to Grandma today-I know its hot out-but they can always freeze it and have it later or eat it anyway, like we did. The heating and air guy that came to check the air unit yesterday has to come back today to finish. I felt so sorry for him. Not sure whats wrong, I know its been hot hot-but we cant seem to get the house to cool down under 85 during the day and it wants to run constantly-which means our elec bill next month will be over $400. We must have had a varmit chew through some of the duct work, because there is NO cold air coming from the vent in Stephanies room at all. Will see. At least its not suppose to be AS hot today for a couple of days-YAY. If I can get Meg and Aaron to watch the kids this weekend, Mike and I were going to try and go to the movies together. Not sure though, we are suppose to get rain tonite through Sunday.

I have a long list of stuff to get done today, so I better end this post and get to it. I need to get all the boxes in my carport gone through and ready for the sale and so on-so I have another busy day and then need to make several calls on top of that.

**Jan-that is so great about your grandson in law. Is he able to keep his job in addition to school? If not-at least they will only be broke for a bit until he is done with schooling-but I know that is so hard! I wish them both the best of luck-and they are so blessed to have you and Joe helping them. I hope they know how lucky they are. I know they do. When I talked to Mel yesterday-I am going to be riding to the meeting with them. I will be calling Nutti today to see if she wants to follow us OR ride with us- Im not sure if we will go out to dinner with you all afterwards-but I would like to be able to visit with Tammy and Brenda a little extra time. I think they will end up at your place since we are having so many issues right now with Stephanie, Cory and my mother-it hasnt been very pleasant around here and then with Mike having to lay on the couch with the knee gadget hooked up to him (it runs cold water through this pump hooked up around his knee-the cooler thing gets filled with water and ice) and so he is on that all evening pretty much and the family room is full of garage sale boxes and all.....I was hoping I could host them-but I think it would be so stressful for us to worry about whats gonna happen etc...and trust me-IT WILL~The crap is gonna hit the fan BIG time when she doesnt get to run off to grandmas house tonite for the weekend. So-will post tomorrow about the plans for the group.

**Brenda-when I worked in the benefits department-I was alarmed at what a rip off long term disability really was-and how many things they WONT pay!! That benefit cost the most for the people who worked at the hospital-and it paid the least. What makes me angry is its suppose to be a safety net-and unfortunately, like Dennis-most people just fall to the ground since they arent there when they are needed. Dennis obviously NEEDS IT....We are going to ALL stand in faith that something works out for you. God is greater than any insurance company OR benefit ever could be.  I had to give up my new car because of the high payment, and believe me-I really miss it-but we didnt have ANY other option! I have always felt guilty about letting my family down by having to stop working and I am very thankful for the amount of disability checks I get-but its no where near what I made working. Its probably even worse for the man of the house etc-so I think your right in not fighting with him about it and making it even more stressful around there than it has been! I think of you all often and I pray for you each and every day. Cant wait to see you on Monday and give you a big old hug. Love ya.

**Deb M-Any news on the Dr. Appt yesterday and what they found out? I have been praying Gods will for baby Adam and last I heard she was having some issues yesterday and was going in for the appt-Please update us so we know whats going on. I am praying for all of you. Love you. **Susan-Are you feeling ANY better? I sure hope so. Please call me tonite after 7 or sometime this weekend. We are going to try and get a chat going to iron out the rest of the reunion stuff. We are taking you up on the pinatas.  I will be talking to you about all of that probably before you get on here to read it-LOL... Love you and cant wait to see ya. **Mel-I will be talking to you in a bit-but wanted you to know I am praying for you. I love you bunches!!! **Nutti-I have some advice on the protein and the calories. You really cant eat enough this soon to worry about calories, thats what I was told from the nutritionist. The main things right now are enough liquid, protein and your vitamins-everything else will come with time.  I will be talking to you sometime today-I cant promise it wont be quiet-LOL....Take it easy and see ya on Monday, I hope. **Tammy-Ammy-Im sorry I didnt get a chance to call or email yet. This situation with Steph and her b-friend, my mom and then Steph being sick and Mike being hurt has just drained me, and on top of all of that-now all the stuff with Mel AGAIN and my breaking a pc of bone off my kneecap-things are crazy here. I wanted so bad to have you here-so I just kept thinking things would change and I would be able to host-but its not looking good-Im going to talk to Mel today and see if we will be able to join all of you at the restaurant after the group though, so we will have some extra time with you guys. I also need to get some info on sizes etc-since I have put back some stuff for you-but not sure now if it will be too big for you! So-I will call or email ya today. I feel like I am forgetting something or someone here. I have sent out some posts about the reunion and such-so I hope we get all the responses etc-so that last bit will be done. Well, I am going to go-Jon is getting bored and I have to get this day started and go and check on the dogs. As always-all my love and prayers. Janet

Good Morning Everyone:             WOW it is hot out there today. I can honestly say that I am looking foward to Fall/Winter this year!!! lol Just thought I would get on here and say Howdy while I had a few seconds. I am trying to straighten up the house. And lay out some things for Dad since we are leaveing tonight. And wont be bac****il Monday. Terry is mowing the yard before it get to stinking hot or to far over grown.         Looking foward to seeing everyone at the meeting Monday night. And getting things together for the reunion!!!!! It has been a long summer and I am definatley looking foward to haven a VACATION!!!!      I pray everyone has a great weekend. And I will see ya'll Monday night!!! Love ya Mel

Good morning Missourians and all others!

I dont know about anyone else, but my memory is so bad I have to type up my stuff on a note pad on the computer first and save it to post later,lol.  I have no idea why it double spaces. Oh well if that is the worst thing that happens Yah WHOOO! Lets see, I finally got my doctors office to tell me about the gallbladder test.  (I am mad they didnt even let Dr. Scotts office know ASAP when I went out of the way to sign that release and get it to them to release the test results to Scott's office)  UGH!  I tell myself how lucky I am to have insurance, (I know some do not, Rory doesnt) and it costs a fortune for just a doctors visit so I dont mean to complain but it seems like with all the doctors I have found who take this insurance here give you that additude like, "Hey, your lucky I take it, no one else does so deal with what I say!  THANKS FOR THE VENT, I really needed to just whine a little. So I was like, Nothings wrong with my gallbladder?  I guess not, I dont know.  I was like, Wow way to get involved.  This was from my doc's nurse practitioner.  I felt so loved, lol! I am just so glad to be feeling better with the ulser stuff I dont care.  I guess if it gets worse I will go to the hospital.  Another reason to love my governor!

Jan I guess ya gotta be a nurse to do the b-12 shot to yourself huh?  Does it really help to get one 2x's a month?  I am still so tired all the time.

I know that it is driving you nuts not to be outside with all your ground babies!  You take it easy, okay.  We will be praying for some heat this winter huh!  Dont know about me though, Winter is my favorite season of the year.  Maybe after I lose some more and I am not burning up all the time I will change my mind.  I have always planned on retiring with Rory up near Longmont, Colorado in the mountains and building a cabin. Guess I will wait and see if I get cold like everyone talks about and start to hate the cold,lol!

You must be so proud of your grandkids.  They seem to know what they want and are going after it.  Randi has informed us that she wants to be a crime scene investigator.  Of course she is only 13 so right now she cant even make up her mind what she wants to wear to school from day to day!

Mel Heard you posted but havent gotten time to read any whats happenings before todays.  I hope you are doing better. 

Wings Seems like forever since I called ya that.  We both been through some crazy stuff lately and my head hasnt been on straight, (if it ever was,lol).  I hope things are better with what we talked about.  Was Mike able to get what you asked me about the other morning?  I hope so.  I am sorry I was in such a big hurry and couldnt talk.  It was only the third day of school and Randi had already missed her bus!

Everone else have a great weekend! Love Susan I THOUGHT I POSTED THIS EARLY THIS MORNING BUT JUST NOTICED I DIDNT! HERE IT IS, LOL!

Hi Jan and all, Thought I would come out of lurking for awhile! I have been to the state fair 4 times so far and that is more than I have been in the last 53 years!!!!!! I was able to take my girls to the "BIG AND RICH AND COWBOY TROY" concert last nite. My DBF is friends with the fair director and we got free admission, great seats and armbands for the rides all week( which we haven't ridden anything cause of the heat) , I am tired but have enjoyed being able to physically do this. Last Saturday after spending 12 hours at the fair with my neighbors we came home, showered and went fishing for 12 hours overnite!!!!Boy were we tired Sunday. But we brought home 8 bluecats, one channel cat and 2 10" crappies so it was worth it. We had so much fun though if we didn't get any fish we did'nt care. It was me, 2 adult neighbors and one 1 ten y/o. We plan on going back this saturday nite to fish again. I want to tell all I am keeping you in my prayers and look forward to seeing you.  Julia

Hi OH and JAn Well I wish I had time to call everyone by name and chat and talk but the truth is, is that it is that time again  School starts Tuesday and I haven't a thing done!! I have been taking care of my sugar bear GD all week and she hasn't left my side. It's hard when she is here because you think hmmmmmmmmm spend time with her or get on the puter??? Spend time with her or get on puter???? Not a hard answer at all as we all know. She also starts school on Tues so we have much to do. O promise I am reading everyoes posts and so glad to see some of the old crew back and of course the regulars and then the NEWBIES. I love reading the newbies posts. I am glad my angel has made it back to the board. Mel I have missed you!!! I am praying for everyone!! I love you guys and hope to be able to participate more but we know how it is when school starts. Things get put on the back burner. Even my ones at home. I better go for now I need to put the little one to bed. HUgs