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Angela, thanks for changing your profile pic. This one looks more like you now. Cindy, your daughter is very pretty and she does have lovely hair. Looks like she did have fun, I know I always did when we used to go to USC and UCLA games. I've never heard of Scentsy. We have PartyLite here, wonder if that is the same thing. Watching Desperate Housewives and then off to bed. Long week for me ahead. Hope Kat is enjoying her time.

I've never been to a Toy Party. Not sure I would know what to do with one.:biggrin:

Hey, home from our early morning walk. It's a cool 48 degrees. Love it. I even turned my electric blanket on last night. I stopped in the garage and pulled out some stuff to put in the church garage sale. I would love to have one, but they are to much work to get ready for. Today is a Roast in the crock pot day. Only supposed to get up into the 60's. My nephew is bringing the boys over to help us with the pool. I hope they realize that they have to get into the pool. I told hubby that we will give them 5 dollars a piece for the 5 minutes they will be in there. We did turn the heater on this morning but it is still going to be cold. Probably around 80 degrees. I'm rooting for the Chiefs today. I hope they at least try to do good. I don't know who named Dallas as America's team. They ain't my team. This is a long week for me. I normally work 10 hours a week. This week a lady is on vacation so I will be doing about 25 hours. Plus I have 3 Doc appointments and a breakfast date. Go "Texans".

Sex. You asked.

Bye Kat and Manda. We will miss you but have a great time. Darrell and I got up and went for an early morning walk. Temps were in the upper 50's. My favorite time to walk. You could smell someones wood stove burning. My favorite time of the year, Fall. This morning I got an e-mail from my high school friend. We met up with her and her husband right after the wedding. It was so good to see her and she had brought along her mom. Her e-mail brought back some painfull memories of growing up with alcoholic parents. I thought I had dealt with that yeas ago and buried it but her e-mail brought it back to the surface. She is dealing with her mom now and her drinking and what it has done to her health and to her family. My parents weren't that bad but we did suffer some from their drinking. So I guess I will be doing alot of walking in the next few weeks. Doing my therapy. A good 45 minute walk is worth 2 hours on the couch talking. Tracy, I will say a little prayer for your mom. I hope all works out ok for her. So, did the "Deer" win???

We deflated all of our rafts and rings today. So sad to be closing pool but it has to get done. My nephew is coming over sunday and bringing his fiance's 2 boys to help us finish up the job. Have been doing lots of stuff around the house here, cleaning, laundry etc, etc. Not much planned for the weekend.I have to work at Church tomorrow. Other than tha it should be a quiet weekend. I need a quiet weekend, I have a full work week ahead of me. One of the ladies is taking a week of vacation. She was nice enough to take my hours which is few, but she works alot so I will be busy all week. Kat, have a safe trip and enjoy the boys.

Wow, Irene. I hope you have the luck you are wanting with this huge change. Good Luck to you. Plain, I think that blouse was meant for me. She wore it specifically to meet me in. And then was grabbing my leg under the table. So I think you are out of luck. (all in good fun)

Not sure if I could swing it, but when are you all meeting. I told my boss I would not be taking anymore time off. So it will all depend. So I go to Radio Shack this morning and buy my sister a new cordless phone. It's the kind that has a second phone with it for the bedroom. I bought it because she has been complaining about her phone. She said she has no dial tone this time and is not sure if it is the phone or the phone company. I know she has previously had problems with it so I decided to just go ahead and get her a new one. I get over and get the phones plugged in to charge them and then I give her my cell phone so she can call her daughter to let her konw that she is ok. I go over to take a look at her phone and low and behold, the plug is not all the way in. I push it in and get a dial tone. (hitting head at this time). Just one of the many things I deal with with her. We did our shift at the hospital tonight. They were so excited to have us back and it felt good to be back.

Home from the gym. Tough go but I did it. Getting ready to head to the store and then over to my sisters. Told hubby, "you know what that means, I'll be in a bad mood when I get home". How sad is that. Jenn, do go to the Docs.Just to make sure Everything is ok. Kat, keep the thought about seeing your grandsons as your main focus. Let the MIL roll off your shoulder. She is not what this trip is all about. Angela, I been saying my prayers for your Uncle and I will still keep him in my prayers. Did Terri run away???? Everyone have a great day.

Sitting here watching Mike and Molly. It's the new show about a couple that meets at Overeaters Anonymous. I'm not giving it high rates yet. Very crude fat people jokes. Like I need to hear more of those. Our local Wal-mart is doing a 10 million dollar makeover. Went there today to get stocked up. I had to search for everything. I'm sure it will be nice when they finish it but right now it's a big huge mess. I shampooed the living room carpet today. It really needed it. Glad I finally got it done. Now just relaxing. Michelle, good luck on the job search. Kat, So glad you get to make the trip. Sure hope Manda gets to go also.

Jenn, glad to hear you are ok, were the kids in the car with you? I hope everyone is alright. Keep the Tylenol bottle close and maybe a good soak in the tub later today. Michelle, I hope you got some good sleep last night but I'm sure you probably had some tossing and turning. Indeed we are here for you to vent. We can handle it. Sounds like the Doc has give you some good advice. The last thing you want to hear is to get up and get moving, but I feel so much better when I am mobile. As much as I would love to just lay around all day and watch tv and nap, I make myself move. I know it's a big part of keeping myself healthy. My kidney Doc loves that I walk alot, says it's really good for my kidneys. I have stage 3 kidney failure and have managed to keep my kidneys functioning for years now with my being active. You can do this, you will find the strength. And best part is we will be here for you when you need us. First day back to work and then off to Wally world. Wish I could run in to Tracy or Angela while I was there. But as long as I can get in and out with out to much hassle, I'll be happy. Be back soon.

Michelle, Another bump in the road. You will find the strength to endure. You've come this far in life, you ain't done yet. I will be keeping you in my prayers that all runs smoothly for you.

Michelle, good luck with the Doc. Hope you get some satisfaction from your visit. Kat, I hate when things are one sided. That happens alot around here. Seems Darrell and I do everything while the others just sit back. That's why I didn't feel guilty being gons so long. Let them do for themselves. There is a funeral tomorrow at our church so I ran to the store and bought Ham, Turkey, Angel food cake, cookies and bread to take over to church. I stopped by Wal-Greens and took my camera card in and had pics made for some of the pictures. Got all the bug juice washed off the van and vaccumed out. A few other things and now I'm back home again to relax for a little till we start mowing this evening. This morning on GMA the did an episode on Teen and young adults struggling with Obesity. One got the sleeve and one got the Band. They are both happy with their choices and would do it all over again. It was a good little story.

Morning girls. Back to reality this morning. At 6:30am hbby is standing next to the bed shaking me. Time to get up and hit the gym. Sometimes I just want to hate him so bad. So up I get, feed the kitties, drink my hot chocolate, get dressed and head to the gym. I walked and rode for 2 miles and then did arm exercises. Done, I'm pooped. I did really good with my eating yesterday even with it being Hubby's birthday. I have that 5K coming up in October and I really need to get geared up for it. Today is car cleaning. Might take hours. You should see all the dead bugs on the grill. We did our best to rid the world of this burden. There might even be an alien on there. Looks like we made it out of Texas in time. Looks like you guys are gonna get some heavy rains. I was really amazed at the amount of humidity was there but then I realized that you were really close to the Gulf. Sounds like you guys might be having a small get together. I would love to be a part of it. But this trip cost us a small fortune. So hubby and I decided to save up and hopefully make the trip to the North East next year. We would love to see NY City and some of those states up that way. We can also stop and see Jenn while up there. Lots of new shows starting this week. Looking forward to them. Not sure why, my DVR is loaded with stuff I still need to watch from last year. Make it a good one.

Morning girls. We are Home. Oh it feels so good. Missed my bed and pillow and the kitties have followed us everywhere. Darrell headed to the garage a little while ago and they got really upset, thought he was leaving again. We did make it to Muskogee with the intention of spending the night there. So we went to a really good BBQ place to get something to eat and we talked about how we were only 4 1/2 hours away from home and that we could be walking thru our front door by 8:30pm. So off we took. Darrell drove and I napped. When we got to Carthidge Mo. I took over driving. By the time we got to K.C. it was storming like crazy, helped washed some of the bug juice off the front of the van. Thank You so much Kat, Terri, Tracy and Angela. I really wished we could have spent more time with you guys, but I will take the few hours that I got. What a true treasure it was. Memories to last me forever. Michelle, when my nephew was about 7 he started playing in the football league here. The videos are so funny of those little boys. What cracked us up was that the boys would all be running down the field chasing the kid with the ball and here would come Luke, skipping along. It was too funny to see. I love those memories. Enjoy all of their games. Ok, off to the store. Today is Darrell's birthday and he wants a meatloaf and mashed potatoes and gravy. Besides, it's our first home cooked meal in 3 weeks. :thumbup:

That seriously was too much fun. Darrell and I laughed so hard we had tears coming down. Tracy, It was such a pleasure to spend time with Macy. Next time I buy a lottery ticket I will call the little see-looker and ask her for the numbers. Tomorrow it's off to Muskogee, Ok. That will put us about 4 1/2 hours from home. We should get home in time to watch the Chiefs game on Sunday. It's been a great 3 weeks. I thank God for evey minute that Darrell and I got to share on this journey and I hope we have many more. But most I thank God for the chance to meet some of the most amazing people. Kat & Rick, Thank you for opening your house and your hearts and letting us be a part of it. Darrell really enjoyed meeting Rick and seeing the shop. Next time we will stay long enough to spend time so Kinsey can get to know some people from Missouri. Terri, it was such a pleasure to meet you. Thank you for taking time out of your schedule to fit us in. I won't look at a quilt again without thinking of you. Tracy and Frank, Not sure if I can find words to say to let you know what a great time we had. Thank you for opening your home and your hearts and letting us be a small part of your lives. Macy, Thank God for you. You are too sweet for words. I hope some day you overcome your shyness :thumbup:. Angela, I wasn't sure what to expect in meeting you but whatever it was sure wasn't what we got. You are a true delight, such a great personality and I look forward to getting to know you better. Now it's back to reality. Work calls and I really need some clean laundry. 3 weeks on the road, I need a portable washer and dryer. I can't wait to see my kitties faces when we walk thru the door. The last 3 days my sister has been calling and texting me to come home. She says the house just wasn't meant for us to be gone so long.

All's I can say is "OMG".

Geting ready to head out the door for an evening with T&A (LOL, I love it). Wish me and Darrell luck. I feel that Twang coming on.:thumbup:

Macy HAS to be there. I already missed Kinsey.

Up and trying to get my butt moving. I think I'm starting to get worn out, This has been a long trip. T&A, I'll call as I get closer. I'll let you guys figure out where to go to eat. As long as they have beer, it will be fine with us. We will be stopping at the Alamo on our way, so look for us around 5pmish. Yesterday at Carlsbad Caverns, we walked in and bought our tickets and then went and got our audio guide. At no time did anyone say anything about how strenuous the walk would be. We get outside to the trail and there is a sign that says if you have had open heart surgery, knee or hip surgery that they strongly suggest you not take the tour. That it is over a mile of steep walking. So we walk all the way down to the tour guide and she is waiting on us. There is about 8 other people. She starts out saying that if anyone has had hip or knee surgery in the last 18 months that they should not take this tour. So I tell her that I had had my spine operated on and she wanted to know when. I told he about 2 months ago. Her eyes lit up and she told me in no way should I be there. So Darrell and I walk all the way back up the hill and go inside. We go over to turn out audios in and the lady looks at us like "didn't you guys just get these"? We told her that they wouldn't let me take the tour because of the surgery. So she tells us to just take the elevator,:thumbup:. Sure would have been nice if they had explained all of this before we had made that big long ass walk down the trail and then back up. So then you get in this elevator and it takes you 75 floors down into the cave. Not for the weak person. It was a very fast trip. 1 minute to get down there. We ended up taking the short trail and that was at least an hour to get thru it. And by the time we were thru with that we were exhausted. But I have to admit that it was all worth it. What a beautiful place. Worth the hassle. Off to go dry my hair. Have a great day.

Do they serve Margarita's there????

DAMN, Texas is BIG.

Morning, I need to get in and take my shower and get my butt moving. Lots to do today. Looking forward to that southern drawl. I talked to my sister last night and I guess the weather has been horrible since we left. We should have closed the pool before we left. So I'm hoping that the weather will warm up a little when we get home so we can get that done. That way no one will have to get into a really cold pool. Guess that what the nephews are for, LOL. Looking forward to seeing Tracy and Angela. Should be tomorrow evening or the next day.

One of the Aliens found me, see what I mean. LOL.

We finally made it here to Carlsbad. If New Mexico is this big I'm afraid to think about how big Texas is. Tracy and Angela, we are going to tour the Caverns in the morning then head out for Texas. We will drive till about 5pm and find a place to stay then the next day drive into San Antonio. We will go to the Alamo and then figure out when we will head for Houston. I wish I could narrow it down a little more for you but this is all new territory for both of us and we are enjoying the sites. I'll give you a call tomorrow night and let you know where we are staying. Kat, that is funny that Rick also noticed. I even noticed the hand gestures. We always seemed to have our arms folded at the same time or on the table at the same time. We made it thru Roswell today and I am for one very glad we are out of there. :wub: Just wasn't looking forward to an anal probe tonight in my sleep. Darrell cracked up at me the whole time we were there. It was just giving me the creeps. I get very spooked by that stuff. :eek6: No scary movies late at night for me. LOL. :alien: