Dear Donna, I am glad to hear you are home. I was wondering how you were doing. I would love to hear all the details from your point of view! I haven't had surgery yet and I love to read the good, bad and the ugly! I will go to your profile and hope you write more on there! Take care and I'll talk to you later! Billie

Hi Sherri,, You have been given some awsome advice! I am going to use some of it! I have an 11 year old daughter and my husband thinks that if I have the surgery then how will I help my children when they have problems like this. They will see that I have taken the "easy way out" and what will I say? I have to say that this has crossed my mind as well. It is all things that must be thought about throughly! But I was glad to hear all the responses. Has anyone else had to deal with the "easy way out" situation with children? What do you tell them? Sherri, what did you tell your daughter? Good luck! I hope she can get through it. I think counseling is a great idea! She has a lot going on inside. Besides, can you imagine watching your mom go from over eater to very small eater and having the fear that she will get small as you get bigger? It would be strange and scarry I think. forget all the stuff teens have to deal with anyway! I wish the best for both of you! Billie

Thanks Kaye! I'd like to hear everyone's stories, too!!!

Sherrie, You have been given some really good advice. I have to agree with Gordon and Melody. I would have given you a cross between the two. Take care and take a big deep breath and pray hard. I believe a mother's prayer has a special place with Heavenly Father. Grins, Kaye

These are great questions! I love learning about all of you. Please, everyone, join in with us. I have had a very busy week but am enjoying catching up on everyone. Question of the Day- 9/11 1. Where were you when you learned about the 9/11 attacks? I was at home. I had had a very rough night and did not get to bed until after 8 am central time. I told my husband, when he got up for work, that something was wrong somewhere and I just couldn't put my finger on it but some thing was terribly wrong. I felt it all night. So I had been on the internet trying to get some work done. I forgot to turn the internet off to free the phone line. I went to bed and then later my cell phone woke me up. I didn't get it in time so there were 2 messages. The first was from DH and he just said to turn on the television. Well I did that and the first thing I saw was the pentagon. Just then the second message played. It was my daughter near DC. She said, "Mom, Todd, (her DH) is at the Pentagon and I can't find him!" My heart died and I aged 10 years then. Well I was still in shock from seeing the devastation and then to hear this made me crazy. He was not in the Pentagon but NEAR the pentagonand we found that out a couple of hours later. 2. What did you do in response? (donated money, supplies, lit candles, etc.) I immediately started praying and went and donated blood. 3. Did/do you know anyone involved? See above. At the same time, my friends brother was working at the twin towers. He was one that didn't make it to work on time that day. My dd lived in a neighborhood with many folks that worked at the Pentagon. Very nice people and some were hurt badly. Her Father-in-law was the Bishop of her ward. The stake president, was due to leave on a business trip, to CA,on the morning of 9/11. The night before he felt that he couldn't go till he had a meeting with the Bishops etc. He felt very strongly that he needed to do it so he postponed his flight and called a meeting. You have probably guessed that the flight he would have been on was the one that hit the pentagon. Indeed, Heavenly Father looks after us. I can imagine how grateful the stake president's wife is that her husband was obedient to the spirits promptings. Again, Hydi, thanks for these great questions. I am interested in hearing everyones answers. Grins, Kaye