WHATS HAPPENING FOR SUNDAY

Hello everyone!  What a beautiful day we have to look forward to.  I'm feeling fantastic.  This drain is a drag, its achy when I get up after sitting or sleeping.  But other than that I'm great.  I went yesterday and had a manicure, my husband is so sweet he sat there the whole time and didn't even complain.  He said he thought it would make me feel better and he was right. I think just getting out is good.  We've been walking in the am and evening which is nice.  I got some protien in today. YAY! I was nervous but it was all good.  Today I'm going to go visit my Grandma and Grandpa they keep calling I think it will help them to see that I'm doing good and everything is ok.  I talked to Renee yesterday and I saw she did a post.  She sounded good and is getting better everyday also.  I just can't believe that its over.  All that waiting and being scared and boom its over.  What a relief.  Well I'm going togo puton some makeup and drink some diluted apple juice, its my new best friend.  Havea great day everyone. BEC  thanks agian for the flowers, I have them in my kitchen window and think of you everytime I look at them.  JANET, that was a funny post about me visitng Renee. I really don't know what they gave me but I went from sicker than a dog to the happiest girl in the hospitol.  The dr came in while I was brushing my teeth and he said UM LOU do you know you're the first person I've ever seen up and in thier own clothes?  I think it was a combo of meds and me wanting to get the hell out of there.  I think I get it from my mom.  She's fiesty.  Anyway, I hope everyone enjoys this beautiful day!  Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers it means alot.  Lou (~.~)

Good Afternoon Jan and All.
 Just got home from church, Got a pizza in the oven for Gail and Nikki. Boy is smells and looks good. I added exra canadian bacon,pepparoni,and cheese to it. But of course i'll be haveing my tomato soup LOL.
 We are haveing an all you can eat Chil and soup supper next Sat, With the works, I'm making 4 pie and taking other stuff too. I am also going to go out this afternoon and try to sell some tickets for the supper, Since it isn't a Church here where we live, I probably won't have much luck,But i'll give it a good try .Wish me luck. We are building on to our church so every lil penny counts.And they have been so good to us we owe them alot.So i'm hoping i can at least sell a few or at least get some donatations for the building fund.
 Well Pizza is done so gotta run for now, I'll be back to write more later.
 Love Deb

Hello Missouri,
Love you all so much. So glad Lou and Renee and Bec are doing so well.
I think New York might have been daunting for me except that John is from New York (Brooklyn) and worked in NYC for several years and knew some of the basics - in fact many. But he thought I did really well on the subway remembering whether to get on the downtown or uptown line and pushing my way on. However, a young woman did offer me her seat on the subway - John wondered how that made me feel and I said I hated it!!! I am NOT that old, am I?
I'd like some prayers for my daughter, Stacy. She's just having some normal financial challenges right now but she seems kinda down and I would like all of you prayer warriors to add her to your list. She could use some of the blessings like Michelle finally received from the Lord. I think Adam (DGS) causes Stacy aggravation and that hurts me. I don't know what has caused him to be such a pain in the rear - been blaming it on being 14 years old but he's so angry and doesn't pay any attention to her except to be mean and hateful to her. When I go for Christmas I'll know more what's going on.
John mentioned today that it's a shame that there aren't any restaurants in Springfield that compare to what we ate on the East coast and I have to agree. Even the deli sandwiches were spectacular - but it's a good thing because it's hard enough to stay on the straight and narrow without Magnolia bakery cupcakes and banana pudding two blocks away!!
Hugs and much love to all of you. I continue to keep all of the board in my prayers.
Lana

OOPS!!!
Forgot to tell you all that I ate lobster in Boston and nearly made myself sick. I'm sure it was the drawn butter I dipped it in!!!! What a weenie I am.
Lana

Good Afternoon Mama Jan & MO Peeps!

Had a great day yesterday!  Spent the day at the Craft Fair in Mound City, KS.  Saw lots of cool stuff as usual.  Bought a few things.  A really need homemade game for our family. I always try to buy a new family game for Christmas.  So this one will wait till Christmas.  Bought some great home made salsa and pesto mixes as well as a cute skirt.  Also bought a HUGE pot of beautiful yellow mums.  I really need to take a pic and post it.  It was only $13!  I LOVE a good deal.

Tomorrow I am subbing for the 6th grade Special Education Class out a Jake's middle school.  Yes, I did check and they are having school tomorrow!  lol! (You'd have to see my post from Friday).

DH and are going to a B&B next weekend in Jamesport for a couple nights.  I hope the weather holds out.  It should be beautiful this time of year.  We really need some alone time.  Has been awhile and we always look forward to going.  We're going to stay at the Arbor House.  Haven't stayed there before.  Hope we like it!  I'm sure we will.  Haven't been disappointed in any of the B&B's we've stayed at in Jamesport.

Mama Jan - I thought you were gonna take it easy on poor ole Joe!?  Doesn't sound like he's getting much rest. lol How's his back?  Hope it's better!  It literally wears me out just thinking of all the stuff you two are always doing.
When is your bike trip?  I'm sure the countryside will be beautiful this time of year.  Hope you all have a great trip.  We will miss you and be praying for you! 

Bec - I wish you were able to come with us.  Like you said, you'd love it!  We will plan on you coming next year!  Matter of fact, any of you ladies who want to make a day of it you're welcome to come.  I live about an hour away from Mound City, KS.  It opens at 9:00am and you really need to be there by then or you will have a hard time finding a parking place.  I will try and remember to post it closer to the time next year.  It's always the 2nd weekend in October.  The more the merrier!   So where are you off to this week?  Where ever it is I hope you're not doing too much!!  You gotta take care of yourself!  Hope that pain goes away and you're able to quit taking the pain meds, however, you keep taking them until the Doctor told you to stop!  Love you!

Janet - My Dad hasn't gotten back the tests results yet.  He should be hearing from Dr. B sometime within the next week or so.  Some of these tests are sent to Mayo and all over the country.  So they take awhile to get back.  Don't worry about offending me.  Thank you for asking about my Dad.  I appreciate your concern and your prayers!  Glad you were there to help Renee' in that elevator!!  Sounds like to me the Lord was with you two as well!  Glad everything turned out okay.

Lovely Lana - I'm jealous!  I really want to go to NY and see all those sites!  My DH's sister lives in CT only about 45 minutes away from NY City.  She has a 5,000 square foot home.  She's told us we could stay there if we wanted too and wouldn't' even have to see anybody if we didn't want to.  That would save us a lot of $$.  I want to take the whole family.  Who knows maybe someday we will.   Did you take pics?  You need to post them, I want to see them!

Renee' - Glad you're feeling up to posting.  Sorry to hear about your drain.  I never had one, however, most who have didn't like them.  I know you'll be glad to get it out this week.  Hope you feel better and stronger every day!

Lou - Ditto on my post to Renee'.   Way to go to you both!

Vesta - you are such a sweet heart.  If I ever get back down to Ellington, I will stop by and see you.  It holds such sweet memories of my Grandma.  She lived in a little shot gun house.  It did have indoor plumbing, however, she heated her house with a wood burning pot belly stove.  I always felt such love when I was with her.  She's been gone 11 years now.  I still miss her.  PTL  I know I'll see her again some day!

The rest of the MO Peeps - hope you all had a great weekend.  Enjoy this week.  I guess it's suppose to start raining and getting colder.  I'm hoping it hold off until we get back next Sunday from our weekend get away. 

Love all of you,

Debbie D.

P.S.  Where's Peggy?

Hi Deb....

I'm green with envy about you getting to go to that craft fair ~tee hee and so glad you had a good time... sounds like you got some neat stuff.  When I go to those I have a pen and pad and am constantly writing things down so I can make them too.... wouldn't it be fun to do something that is NOT Dr. related!?!?

You asked about Peggy.... I think she is care giving for her husbands aunt who is having some health issues.... I'm praying that the Lord is giving her strength for each day!

I sure hope you have a great time next weekend! Your quite the gad about! ~tee hee .... then you will be coming down to see me the next week.... David will be trying to "pin your fins to the floor!" ~tee hee  That's what Paul tells me when he thinks I'm gadding and he misses me!  The booger! ~ha

I'm being a good girl and taking my pain medicine and walking..... getting in all my vits, water and protein.... man I don't know what I would do without all the timers that are constantly going off around here... this sure is a challenge to get used to.... my pill box with all vits goes off several times a day and my timer around my neck is constantly going off to remind me to drink.... I am hoping to get used to this sooner or later then I won't need the timers so much.....

You have a good day tomorrow.

bec

Wow, it's been one heck of a weekend.  I was so sick Friday well, I woke up sick and couldn't got to work but as the day went by I started feeling better.  I spent like 13 hrs. cleaning out my garage and bringing up clothes from down stairs and hanging them up and trying to get the garage sale together.  Well, I was so tired and hadn't eaten all day I was worn out after doing all that.  I had to go to Walmart to get 2 garment racks to hang more things up (I had a lot more clothes then I thought).....Well, it was like 1:30am and I thought I was done and ready to go to bed well the garment racks started falling so I fixed them so I thought!  All of a sudden all 4 of them that I had plus this thing I made up by using 2 ladders and a pole all came crashing down clothes and all.  I was so upset cause I had spent 13 hrs. on all this and on top of that I was sick.  I was like I can't deal with it, I am going to bed and so I did.  I didn't think I was going to have a garage sale after all.  I felt bad canceling it cause several people saw my add on craigslist and was coming.  I got up at 7am and decided to try and do this.  I had a folding table that I took up and took all the pants and instead of hanging them up I folded them up and put them on the table freeing up space to hang good stuff.  Well, to make a long story short it all worked out and I had my sale.  I opened it at 9am and by 11am I made $300.00.  I was so excited and I can't tell you how many times I got to tell my story about my wls.  I knew I would have lots of questions so I had my little picture book there with my before and now pics.  I had a few lapbanders come by and they both told me how unhappy they were with the lapband and how they wished they would have had RNY.  One lady lost 60 pounds and gained back 20 so she was not happy.  Even though I was exhauseted it was fun.  I met a lot of over weight people and I just hope that by sharing my story and easing some of the fears they had about RNY I hope I made a difference in their life or decesion.    I still have a lot of clothes left and some that didn't even make it in the sale so I have decided to do it again the last Thurs. and Fri. of the month since I don't work those days.

I spent all day shopping!  I was trying to find some cheap clothes on sale or clearance I found a few things that are cute and fall like.  I still haven't found any pants I like.  I'm short so it's hard to find nice pants that are short.  I don't want to spend a lot on clothes because I know they won't fit in a month!

I bought my Halloween costume last night so that was fun!  I was going to be Dorthey from the Wizzard of Oz but I found another one that I liked a little better and it looks better on me.  I will have to post pics of it soon..... I got the make up for it today just can't find the wig I want going to look when I go to KC this weekend there are more Halloween places in KC then here.

I got my hair cut today.  I didn't know that by cutting your hair it turns darker!  It's weird but my hair looks really dark even my sister noticed it.  I went to Penny's and they wanted $30 for a hair cut, shampoo and style.  I thought that was a little high but I decied to go ahead with it.  I told the girl I had wls so my hair was very thin and I wanted something that would make it look fuller.  She said not short but a little past my shoulders would look the best.  I was like "ok" I didn't want real short anyway.  she did her thing and she asked me if she I wanted her to style it I said yes and she told me it would be $30 and I was ok that's fine.  After she styled it the front looked funny up by my bangs.   I asked her if she trimmed my bangs and she said no that she liked them off to the side.  I asked her to trim them a little so she did. Still something was off and I wasn't liking it.  She said it had to do with the way she styled it so I tried playing with it.  She acted like she was done and didn't know what else to do.  I just gave up and went up to the cashier.  The cashier told me it was $35.  I asked her where did the other $5 come from?  She said the length, I was like Ok!  I have never heard of charging extra for length not in a haircut maybe a perm and besides I was told it was $30 not $35.  On the way home this all just didn't set well with me.  I don't mind paying extra for things or services as long as I feel like I got what I paid for, you know what I mean?  It bugged me so much I called and talked to the manager.  She is going to refund me the $5 and she wants me to come back tomorrow and let her master stylist fix my hair the way I want it at no charge to me.  That was good that she did that, the rest of my hair is ok just not liking the front so we'll see if the master person can fix it....

Well, I think my stall is over I was at 194 Friday and now at 192 maybe it was because I was throwing up all moring Fri. not to mention not being able to eat that day.  I just hope it continues the weight loss I mean.  I hate stalls!

Well, guess I better go for now the pups are wanting their dinner.  Take care and have a good night.....

I have been so busy this week and the one coming up seems just as bad. I just can't seem to say no when they ask me to work. I guess its a good thing because it keeps my mind busy. Work seems to come in spurts. I substitute so its never the same schedule.  I am looking forward to meeting all of you.You all seem so nice and supportive.  I have my scope on Weds. so things are begining. I just wish I could go to sleep and wake up and it would all be over. Guess it will happen soon enough. I just know I am ready to start a whole new life. I have told everyone what I am having done. No secrets. I am not ashamed. I may even be a little proud I am doing this. I want to be on the losers bench.