Hi All, Its Humpday(Wednesday) April 29

george i feel for ya on the job thing with your son-so hard when we are overqualified for something (like sears job) and yet there are simply not jobs out there!

we are getting ready for michael to try to get back on the workforce -workers comp may put him thru vocation rehab--the man is 69 -hard of hearing and has his right shoulder still messed up from his fall of 3/6/06 --and what jobs are there out there for him? he is a licensed chemical applicator/paint & body man/ has done bill collecting/USED to be able to work construction/has a bachelor's in pre environmental law and probly can't get a job at wallys as a greeter--- can't type for beans and is very computer illiterate-yes- we are thinking of moving to panama on the pensionado visa plan!!!!

Good morning, ya'll.

Today I am finishing packing, getting groceries, cash etc. for my trip to Texas on Friday.  My Sis and I are going down to 'see to' Mom.  We have appts to see her 3 doctors, go to the bank, talk to a CPA, talk to management at the assisted living facility she lives in, all kinds of things that need to be done.  We'll be there for 10 days.  By then Di and I will either be ready to strangle Mom, each other or ourselves!!!  But at least we'll KNOW what is going on!

I have to do all the last minute things today because tomorrow I will be at MY doctor having an ab ultrasound and such to check for gall stones.  I can pretty much figure the day will be shot after all that.

Everyone have a fantabulous day! 

morning carla and OFFers...

well this weather is really something here in ohio!!! first we sweat our butts off then we need to wear a coat!!!! its bearable today temp is at 50 or so and supposed to go to mid 60's. we shall see....

margo that kid here in ohio with the swine flu was in mexico and that is where he got it from...its a sad situation.

carla and eileen thanks for the updates on brenda!!! glad to know she is doing so well!!!

finally found a dr to see here in ohio...can't get in til the 22nd of JULY!!!!!! holy crap!!! they said if my knee gets hurting worse to go to ER and have it checked out and until i SEE  this new dr she  is NOT my dr til i am officially seen....but if they have a cancellation they will call me. yeah ok...

still waiting to hear how my blood tests came out...should be any day now i imagine. hopefully they will be better!!!

ricks aunt was in hospital with pneumonia over the weekend. she was released yesterday and supposed to be going to her sisters (ricks moms) today.

took rick to unemployment yesterday for another seminar workshop...there they told them all that if they go to school to learn a new trade they will LOSE their unemployment benefits!!! now how stupid is that??? last week they told him they would help him get his CDL and now this week if he goes to school he loses his benefits!!! why?? because he isn't out looking for work!!!!! sighs.....wish his boss would call and say work is back and so are you!!!! life sucks being so frigging broke right now!!! got enough money to pay rent for may and then we are broke...all my income tax money is gone with the rent and other bills this time. what he gets from unemployment isn't enough to make ends meet. i can't get any more hours because i am at the limit as it is now. they do not go into overtime at all. jobs are hard to find to even consider getting another part time job for me...heck he can't even find a job to help us out!!!! GRRRRR

well have to get going need to go pay the rent and go to help his mom out at her cafe...have great day everyone....SMILE ;)

Good Morning Everyone!

Just a quick pop in to let you know I survived my week with the twins. It was exhausting, fun, demanding, frustrating, did I say exhausting? During the week they were in daycare from 8-5pm. I shouldn't have gotten tired but did. I had them for an hour before daycare: changing, dressing, feeding, loading up in those miserable infant rear facing car seats! Then after daycare from 5pm til about 7 or later when their daddy would get home from baseball games or practice.During the week most nights they slept soundly from 7pm-at least 6am. He's a teacher and coach.

Mike arrived on Friday and the weekend was full of twins! We went on a picnic meeting our son and his girlfriend in between Seattle and here at Fort Steilacoom. A beautiful day. There was an infant swing at the park with 4 "leg holes." Don't know if it was meant for it or not but we put the girls in back to back and they absolutely loved it. I'll post pictures on my profile sometime today.

Our daughter, Erin, had a wonderful, relaxing 5 days on Maui. She missed her family but it was good for her and she was ready to come home!

Now we're home. Happy to be home but missing them already. Lots of landscaping and planting stuff to do this week. Still pretty cool at night. Our spring is really late this year. Can't believe it's almost May!

Interesting visit with Michelle at Vitalady last week. I am determined to get a spreadsheet starting showing all of my lab results from the past 5 years. Need to schedule my yearly tests and find a new gynechologist. Mine of 30 years died last year and I just haven't had the courage to do the search for a new one. But must. . .  Also want to schedule a bone density and I have a little growth on my right hand that looks suspicious. I've had one skin cancer removed from my face and this could possibly be one.

Think I'll go see my PCP and have her look at that, get prescription for physical therapy or massage for my arthritic neck which is so stiff again. Back, neck, arms. . . couldn't have anything to do with toting 20 lb twins all week could it? Will get labwork form and requests. Last time when they listed "malabsorption" as a code my insurance actually paid for most of the labs. Go figure.

Must get shower and get in gear. Hugs to all.