good monday morning to all revue

well its monday morning again and i wish everyone a good week.  im going to go
back to work for a few hours today.  i think that will be good for me.

we had a wonderful party for bob yesterday, must have been between 50 and 60
people  overall.

my sons made a wonderful DVD presentation of pictures they found on bobs
computer back to his school days and early childhood right thru our wedding
and pictures of the boys growing up.  it was beautiful, ran about 12 minutes
total.

im hoping life will slowly return to normal around here, ( although not sure what
normal is anymore).

I wish everyone a good week, hugs to all in need, big warm hugs.  you have all been
here for me for the last few months and that means so much to me.

Jacki

jacki...i am so touched by your story of bob's party and the photos of him to share with your family and friends.....so often; looking back can be so wonderful......i know that my michael wants no "traditional" funeral when he passes- it took me a long time to convince him to allow me to have a memorial type  event- which i think will become a "party"......we need to honor our loved ones--

i have a comment and i pray that you take it correctly (words don't always come across properly on here!) --we were all so shocked when your wonderful husband came on to tell us of your accident -how quickly our lives can change and the processes of healing that we all go thru....and i was touched by your postings as your healed- i wonder now if it was God's way (or your higher power) of giving you some additional very special time with bob before his passing? i hope that you understand my thoughts!i know that the time was challenging; however, i think it had purpose......

take care of you at work today.....big warm hugs back at ya!!!!!

up here in cold michigan we are expecting more snow- i think eileen's and pat r's areas will get more than nan, jan and me.....i'm under and advisory and they are under a warning....we'll see...i made some phone calls for new tires- wish they were already on the car! they are not a common size to be in stock so they need to call around...

my dad had a colonoscopy a week or two ago --i lose track of time-and today is the day he'll hear what the biopsy showed of the mass they found- and will determine what action will be taken--i am trying to figure out how i could drive down to jaxville florida to be with him.....biggest issues are of leaving michael here alone- would love to drive our car to keep cost down but then he has no wheels other than at mercy of my mom --renting a car is not much cheaper than flying ---no really great ticket prices right now--really feel the need to be with him tho.....

wrapping up stuff with my portion of the census- not a clue what happens in our area next week- we'll not be "at goal" in numbers so i dunno-wish i had some clue in order to plan finances and time etc...ah well- go with the flow!

well- time to fix my hair and get gorgeous....hahahahaha....

sending hugs and prayers.................

thanks margo for your lovely post, actually i kinda agree with what you said.  we had a
special closeness during the past year, we even talked about it a few times.

im sorry about your dad, i hope everything goes well and that perhaps he will not
need surgery, but if he does my prayers are with you.

the plane tix are outrageous, i dont know how they expect people to pay some of
these crazy prices.

have a great day,

jacki

Good morning, ya'll.

Well, yep, it's Monday, AGAIN.  Keeps coming around just like clockwork.  I've made 2 pies this morning already.  Just easy, refrigerated ones.  My aunt and uncle will be coming for a short visit either this afternoon or tomorrow afternoon.  I wanted to have something for us to have with coffee.  But I don't have the energy for making a nice big fat apple pie.

Today is my last neupogen shot.  Then Wednesday they will check my WBC and platelet count.  If those aren't better I get a transfusion.  Oh happy day.  I am feeling very strange in different ways the last few days.  Not sure if it is the meds, or what, but I need to talk to the doc about it on Wednesday.  All this chemo, radiation, chemo is supposed to be a preventative measure since they found no cancer cells in my liver or bile duct, but it is all sure making me feel unwell.  My aunt's doctor likened it to weeding your garden.  You get rid of the weeds, but you don't know if some of the seeds have dropped and are taking root.  She is going through the same thing I am, but hers is colon cancer.  Oh well, we just keep keepin' on!!

Rain is gonna start here after lunch sometime.  I guess we have to pay for the fantastic weather we had this weekend!  But Spring is just around the corner and everything will be budding and cheering us all up!

Have a fantabulous day!

hope all goes well grammy

Jacki:

The memorial service sounds lovely, just the thing I would like to have my family do for me when the time comes, which I hope won't be for a long time.

Your sons did a wonderful thing for both their dad and you.  And to have all those people there to honor his memory tells you that Bob was well-loved by a wide circle of friends.

My prayers are with you and your family,


Maria

ty maria for your kind words

Words cannot express the deep sadness I feel for you right now.  Just know I'm sending warm blanket hugs to you.  You could use that DVD presentation as your screen saver on your 'puter and watch it over and over again, and it'll bring smiles to your face.  I have scanned in pictures running on ours, mostly of the kids and us while growing up.  It's nice to see on a daily basis.
I hope that getting back to work will help in getting you back to 'normal'.
Take care Jacki.  Spring is coming...
Jan

Good morning Jacki and all my OFF friends,
Jacki, I think of you often and I'm glad to see you are doing well.  Margo, I'm on the Travelocity email list for good deals on flights where I'd like to go.  You enter the cities you need or want to go visit and Travelocity emails you when the rates drop.  My cousin lives in Atlanta and a flight from NY to Atlanta dropped to $108 round trip last week.  And I could book it through May!  That is less than it would cost me in gas and tolls to drive there one way.  Check it out if you haven't already.
We had another low attendance for our Sweetheart Dance for the second year now.  It must be the economy.  233 tickets sold this year, opposed to 350 tickets in past years.  But the band is good and we had fun.
Tonight is my Tiger Cub meeting and I haven't got a clue what I will do with them.  I have lunch hour to figure it out.
Nothing planned for the weekend, yay.  I'm having dinner with a friend on Weds.  Need to vacuum and dust the house bad.  Think I'll do it tomorrow night.  I got all the laundry done yesterday.  I'm losing again.  I've been working hard at not eating.  Just proteins and veggies and liquids.
We are expecting some snow tomorrow.  They are saying light acumulation which means we'll probably get dumped on.  25* this morning.
Have a great day everyone.
Bev

Jacki - My thoughts are with you today and prayers to keep your strength in dealing with your loss over time. 

Off to work.  I'll get payroll done, say my good-byes then head to Kansas City.  Surgery is tomorrow!

Prayers please!

Wanda