Sleepy Sunday....SUP

Good mornin' ya'll.
Well, I have 2 boys (men?" asleep. One in his bed, one on the floor. They did stop at Taco Bell for lunch after golfing yesterday. Then later had nachos here. Then an ice cream sundae!! On top of nachos! I'd have such an upset tummy!
Got my princess dresses done and one of the wedding dresses. I'm tired of working with this satin material. Ready to go on to regular cotton dresses.
Little overcast here today. I'm OK with that. I'll be in my craft room anyway. I should finish the last wedding dress about the time the boys get up for breakfast. I don't have to have Blaine back to school til tomorrow at 2.
Everyone have a fantabulous day!

Good Morning Caroline and OFF Family,
Sounds like you'll be busy as a bee with the doll clothes.  I am busy with some tidying today.  I don't feel well enough for church this morning.  My back and head both hurt like ever.  I got the CT scan done of the sinuses.  Now, just have to get the MRI done of the back, on Tuesday.  

Today has me resting my back as much as possible.  The pain gets pretty bad.  I will also try to get to an AA meeting.  There's an anniversary meeting at the clubhouse where they celebrate the people with anniversaries.  That's always encouraging.

I hope everyone has a blessed day.

Hugs,
Trish

Trish I wish you lived closer to Willoughby Ohio so you could go see my pain dr about all that pain you are in!! He works miracles!!! Hope you feel better soon!!!

HUGS

 Judy,
I do have a pain doc that helps me with the lower back pain.  This pain I need the MRI for is only since I fell and broke my nose and did all that damage to my leg.  The MRI can give the pain doc an idea of what to do.  The orthopedist first wanted me to try physical therapy.  I tried it, but it didn't get rid of the pain at all.  The orthopedist thinks I might have nerve damage.  My pain doc does shots and rhizotomies for that kind of stuff.

Thanks,
Trish

Oh OK I understand now...

Morning Caroline and OFF family to come in yet today!

30* here this morning BRRRRRRRRRRR supposed to hit about 68* today!! Hope so!!! So tired of this chilly weather!! But then there is the threat of rain and storms for the next few days!! YUCK!

Went to the VFW last night for Bingo. Didn't win but had a few chances. Oh well had fun trying!

Can't believe tomorrow is the last day of April already! Where has the year gone?? Still have the Christmas gifts sitting here for Rick's family that they didn't want when we were there (Willoughby) shortly after Christmas because they wanted to come here....yeah right! Maybe they will make it here for this years Christmas! HAHAHA!!!

Rick's daughter asked me on FB last night if we were coming to Anthony's bday party today. I asked her what time it was. She said 530-8. I asked Rick and he said No! He said he had already told her that when she asked him several weeks ago. Its a 2 hours drive each way and even IF we went, we would be ignored so why bother! He IS right! So I guess a gift in the mail will have to do. I feel bad for Anthony but then those that do him wrong all year long will more then likely be there and have control of him AGAIN and we would not even get to SAY happy birthday to him IF we went!! So its best we stay away from there...besides we never were even told WHERE this party was at!!! And no its never at her home. Heck she hardly EVER has him anyway...seems he is always at someone elses place because she is always out partying!!! OK I said enough on this. You get my drift. Nothing has changed with this girl. And YES she is STILL on probation and why she hasn't gotten caught is beyond me!!!!!!

Well Bandit wants to go out for potty walk again and then I think I will make Rick some of my french toast and bacon for breakfast today. Sounds like a plan.

Thoughts and Prayers for those that need them!!

HUGS

I'm drinking coffee and eating a slices of fresh pineapple and strawberries.   Yesterday, I started mowing and before I got the last part of our back yard mowed, I had an asthma attack…so, I had to end outside time, so I will finish today but I will wear the mask to keep the crap out of my lungs.   We have these huge bushes that have really sweet smelling white blooms on them, but the damn things fill my lungs with pollen and shut my breathing down so easily.   I've decided that I will mow the rest of the lawn that is away from the bush first, so maybe my brething won't be so bad.   I don't know!!!  

Since DH's transplant, he cannot do anything that involves lifting, pushing, or pulling; so I do all the house and yard work.  We should hire someone to do it, and we could, but I put the money that we would pay for the yard work and the house keeping in a bank account for our vacation.   You'd be surprised how much money I have saved up since last year.   We had started having a woman come in and do some of the stuff that I didn't have time to do and we were paying her quite a bit of money.  True, she did a fantastic job, but I told DH that between paying her and the lawn guy, we could save a bundle and take really long summer trips.  So, that's what we do.  This summer, we are taking my grandbabies to Orlando and will have those grandkids in Florida come over and stay with us at the hotel and go to disney world with us.  The extra work that I do is worth the fun the kids will have.  

This evening, I am finishing the last of two manuals for one of the larger technical companies here in NWA.  The CEO contacted me a few weeks ago and had me look at their existing manuals and they were horribly written and were not effective…in fact, they were not readable enough for the average consumer.  So, they hired me to redo the two and he sent me an email and asked me if I would go over their training materials as another job so I said sure.   I can do that at night when I watch TV.  Editing is one of those jobs that is fun and non taxing.  Plus, the pay for technical writing is off the charts.   Can you sense that I'm a little greedy…well, it comes from that year that DH didn't work and I had to bust my butt teaching five college courses and tutoring on top of that, so when I am approached to do technical writing, I am afraid to say no.  I keep thinking with his eyes and what if so I feel urgency to stock up our bank account.   Sucks to live in fear, but until he gets both eyes working and lives a while without cancer, I am always afraid that something awful will happen.   I have to be prepared and I do make enough money at the university to take care of us both and comfortably so, but I am such a worry wart.  I raised my two kids alone on a nurses salary and the majority of that time was before nurses started making as much money as they make now…and it still isn't big pay in comparison to what others in the field make, which might explain the horrible job that some of them do.   And then my disability for those years that I was on disability was just enough to get by, so I know what it's like to need things and not have the money to buy the needed thing.  

Oh well, enough justification for my workaholic ways…I justify it enough with my family and friends here, so I shouldn't do so on the board.  Let's just say I like to be prepared for the worst.  

Well, the sun is getting bright out there and it is already hot, so I better get my butt in gear and get the lawn mowed.  Actually, it is a good thing that hubby cannot see far enough to the ground to see the mowing job that I am doing.  Since I hate outside work, I put the mower on low (by the way, it's a push mower not riding mower, so good for the exercise) so the lawn is really not getting a trimming it is getting a wax.   I should not have to mow for another two weeks. Oh yeah baby.  The underwear man from next door said, you might kill the grass and I said, dude this is Arkansas, you cannot kill grass here.  ****!   And he said it while standing at the fence without a shirt and in jockie shorts and yes they are white and yes his big ole belly is white too so it looked like he was…eww.  That is what I have to put up with when I am outside: crazy underwear man on one side, yippy dogs on the other, and pollen every where else.  Again…****!  

What am I doing today?  hmmmm  not much
I have a young guy who cleans my house, and he has been here vacuuming, sweeping, dusting, etc.  I always like the way that my house smells when he is done  -  nice and clean!
I went over to my newly purchased house this morning.  I took a look in the backyard and walked around with the same guy who cleans my house as he also does other things like yard cleaning, painting, etc., and he will be working there for me as I take possession of the property tomorrow. 
The house  is almost outside of the small city I live in, and it is a house with lots of character and low maintenance   -  I love it.  There are a few perennials, but I will be putting many more in over the coming weeks.
I'm hoping to get it ready to rent within a month.  It needs painting inside, cleaning and probably a sanding of the hardwood floors that are everywhere.  It'll be hard as I teach a condensed course in May for four weeks and won't have the time that I need to oversee/do much.  If I don't rent it until June or July that'll be okay with me as I want to have things right.  I have always treated my tenants well, and I have been blessed with very good tenants.  I'm hoping for the same this time!
I'm back to the college tomorrow to load final grades for the courses that I just taught.  How did that semester go by so quickly?  My parents always told me that time flies as one gets older; I guess they were right.  It's funny that as I get older, my parents get smarter. 
Have a great day
Margaret

Good evening OFF family and Happy Sunday!
Grammylew...you work wonders making clothes, wish I could sew, God has given you a great gift that you share with others.

Nothing new with me, went to church and sang with the Praise Team. Then went home to relax some before I had to go to work. The sun is shining but it's not that warm out but at least the sun is shining!

I haven't heard from my doctor in regards of my cat scan of my gut. I'm going to check on the computer and see if the radiologist has dictated yet. I'm sure it's just the adhesion's anyway.

Tomorrow taking my little car in to get it fixed thanks to the raccoon I hit. I have to drive hubby's Ford Sport Track and I'm not used to driving a larger vehicle. I like my little car.

Hugs and prayers for all in need. Debbie

Sleepy sweet day, sober 551 days and so proud of me.
Not really doing much. Hubby is out of pain meds and not a happy camper per say.
My right hand will have surgery next week to release the carpal tunnel. Can't wait. Doctor says it is a 4 min operation. After 36 years with problems boy was I stupid to wait till it got so bad. Hope the muscles will come back. Function too.
Dropped 2 lbs then they returned. Constipated and confused. I know the Calcium is constipating, but I take 2 fiber chews and 2 stool softener daily. I have increased my raw veg intake by 50% and now I feel bloated and fat fat fat. After being b/w 155 & 160 for so many years I am amazed at how horrible these 10 lbs feel around my upper middle and upper legs. Writing down my intake and drinking water all day. Taking extra long Yoda walks 2 x a day also. After the surgery and recovery we will start at the health spa here. There are many machines I can use in a routine and know how to use most of them from the many years of gym going.
We have had 3 days of sweet and needed rain here. Makes us happy to see how things green up.
Carolyn your energy always cheers me up. Love the things you make. Many prayers offered each day for our friends here.
Be well and happy, I try and succeed each day in being grateful for my life.
Monica