Suziecat

Pam, Just wanted to wish you luck. I'm sure you will have a great time this weekned. I will be thinking of you. Holler when you get back. Hugs to you.

Phew!!!! Busy, busy day. One good thing about being busy is that it keeps me away from the food. Breakfast- oatmeal Lunch- cottage cheese and pinapple, string cheese snack- handfull of peanuts about 8 lifesavers. 80 ounces of water. BLT's for dinner but I'm gonna have a salad and crumble a few bacon strips on it. Weather is suppose to turn cooler next week so I'm going to try to get outside as much as I can this weekend. If I had a dog I would take it to the dog park. Unfortunetly my sisters doggie doesn't play well with others.

Uggghhhhhhhhhhhh, I hate mornings, especially this early.

Home from my class and finished folding some clothes, ate 4 crackers and butter and a string cheese. Took my medicine so now I''m off to bed. Pam, take a few of you "I Love Lucy" tapes to sit and watch with him. Laugh till it hurts. Just try to have as much fun as you can. Tell him constantly how much you love him. I will be thinking of you the whole time. Night everyone.

I've been super busy all morning. Cleaned my shower and mopped the floor in the bathroom. It's all shiny and clean. Doing laundry. Went thru my closet and pulled out clothes that are too big for me. Can't decide if I will take them to the clothes exchange this weekend or donate them to Goodwill. Now I'm getting ready to go to my staff meeting. I've had- Bowl of oatmeal 2 Werther's 1 piece of beef jerky. After my meeting it will be a chef's salad. So far so good.

Terry, I was just wondering if you ever made a bracelet for yourself with the beads we sent you? A friendship bracelet.

Pam, Good luck on your trip. This what I have to say to you about going. Stop fretting over the little stuff. Go with the thought in your head that you are there to enjoy your time with your dad. Do the things that you NEED to do and not the things that you think you have to do. Like not crying. If you need to cry then do it. Let your dad know your feelings and that it's all part of your love for him. You are going to miss him and it is going to hurt, but you will be ok. Hold his hand when you need to. Hug him the whole time you are there. Talk to him about anything you want to talk about. Tell him all about us. Share your life with him. Ask him questions. Take walks. Go get ice cream. Watch a movie. Just be you and everything will turn out ok. Don't worry about what your going to wear or how your hair looks. Your dad won't care. He's just going to be so glad to see you. Enjoy, enjoy and enjoy your time with him. That's all that counts. He loves you and you love him and everthing else is in the past. I'm sending all my Purple Power to you. You will have your Violet Angel sitting on your shoulder the whole time.

I just went and looked at the pics of Susanne's eye. Ouch, Ouch, and Ouch. Poor thing.

Good Morning. Janie, maybe sometime after the first of the year I can come and pick you up and we can go to Tunica and meet up with Laura. We'll have to watch the weather but it's something that we can do on your days off. Today is my day off. Yeaaaaaa...... I have my Tai Chi class tonight. I've had about 3 people ask me when they can sign up for the next class. So it looks like I might tae the class again. I do really like it.

Pam, I tried to answer you but for some reason it wasn't going thru. Sorry about that. I was looking forward to it. Maybe next time.

Just got home from our hospital shift. It was ind of an easy night. I lie it that way. I don't like coming home all pooped and tired out. Thursday is my only day off from work and they have scheduled a staff meeting for tomorrow. Well, at least it's for only an hour. This one will be interesting. She is cutting work hours. Actually she is cutting store hours so that affects us. The clients are real unhappy about it. They don't like the fewer hours to work out. So I'm anxious to hear if things will change. I have a slight chill in my bones. I don't think I'm coming down with anything. It's the cooler air coming in that's doing it. Guess it's about time to get the electric blanket out and on the bed. Have a great evening.

I started smoking when I was 16. In January of 1990 I got a real bad cold that just got worse everyday. I than got Broncitis and things got worse again. One morning I lit a cigarette and thought my lungs would explode. My Sisters took me to the Doctor's and they sent me right to the hospital. I had pnuemonia in both lungs and it was bad. I was in the hospital for 2 weeks and it was another 2 months before I could return to work. I never lit another cigarette. I think the pain I remember keeps me from doing it. I have plenty of days were I would kill for one. Sometimes they still smell good to me. I'm so glad hubby quit this last March. Than in 1998 I had started bleeding very heavily every 2 weeks. The 3rd time it happened I got my butt to the Docs and made it in time. My biopsy showed I had A-Typical Endometrial Hyperplasia and needed emergency surgery. It turned into a nightmare from there. I got soft tissue infection and had to have 2 more surgeries after that. Followed by 4 months of a home health nurse coming 3 times a day to clean my wounds. I spent so much time in and out of the hospital. I was never so glad to be discharged from a Doctor. I'm sorry I had to have had the hysterectomy but I'm also glad it's over with. I have no monthly's now. Amen for that. Going to bed now. I have an early morning shift and right now I'm pooped. Talk to you all tomorrow.

I stopped and got gas this morning. $2.88 a gallon. Man-o-man. I hope it stays down. Loved it. Water retention big time this morning. I mean big time. I've been munching on some pretzels for the last few days and all that salt is showing up now. Crap. Kind of cool here today. A little rainy but mostly windy and overcast. Almost a Winnie the Pooh day. Blustery. I put up my Halloween stuff yesterday and when I got home today Hubby was out in front putting up the outdoor stuff. Now if I can just keep my mind off the halloween candy that I stashed in the spare room I'll be fine. Pam, that is so sad and scary about the boys. I'm hoping that God will help them get through this with as little pain as possible. Everyone have a great day.

When we were on the Train, the people across from us were taking their picture. So another couple tried it and than I decided to try it. This is what I got. LOL.

I'm starting my new week out in Rocktober mode. Need to do this. I was a bad girl over the weekend. TracyK, You keep doing your best and we will be here ANYtime you need us. We will send whatever powers you need, even if it's nanner powers. I for one am in AWE of you. For all that you have been thru it's amazing you still have hair. Keep up the good work. Here's some more pics from Saturday. Isn't he a cutey????

Hey. Just finished loading the dishwasher and cleaning the kitchen. I made a pot roast with potatoes, carrots and peas. Biscuits and gravy. I also made an apple cake today. I only make this once a year. First, it's lots of work and second, it's 500 calories a bite. Seriously, and I even make cream cheese frosting for it. yum yum yum yum and yum. Have a great week everyone.

OMG, I just scrolled and got the pic of Robby sleeping behind the big ballon. I laughed out loud. That was to funny for words. Looks like our little trip down to the creek and the goose chasing wore him out. I had a lot of fun with him. I can't imagine him and the others all together. I would be so worn out. Kudos to Tracy for having all the energy to raise all those boys.

Good Morning. It is beautiful here this morning. Have to enjoy it today because they are calling for rain tomorrow. I'm off to go get Sis and take her grocery shopping. I was supposed to have taken her Thursday but she didn't feel like going. Now it's my turn to feel like not going. Heck, I just got back from stocking up at Wal-mart. I've had enough shopping for the day. I need your recipes for that snack stuff you guys have talked about. The one with the candy corn and peanuts and whatever else you put in it. I've been thinking about it for days and now I want to try making it. Let me know how. Thanks. Other than it being "Football" day, not much else going on. I'm gonna put a roast in the crock pot soon. Oh, did I tell you guys that they hired a new person at work. We have to get her trained and than she will take over the am shift. No more getting up at 4:30am. Except for the next week or so till she is trained and ready to go solo. Have a great day and I'll check in later. Hugs to you. TracyKS, How did you get that ballon in the truck? Did it fit?

:sad: :thumbup: :party: Way to go Pammy. :party: :thumbup: :thumbup: :huggie: :tongue2:

I know that I enjoyed myself. I met alot of new people and had some good talks with some others. That Robby is a hoot. I'm glad he's not mine though. I just don't have the energy to keep up with the young ones. I don't know how you do it Tracy. I did have a good time with him though and am very thankful he decided not to go swimming. LOL Nice quite evening here. We are going to watch a movie and just relax. Have a great evening everyone.

:cursing: :cursing: :smile: Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday, Dear Tracy. Happy Birthday to you. And Many More. :cursing: :cursing: :cursing: :cursing: :cursing: :cursing:

Getting ready to go do my "Walk". I'm really looking forward to seeing Tracy again. And also to meet some others that I only know from the website. This is so exciting. Everyone have a great day and I'll check in later. Hugs to you all.

Tracy, you made me cry when you were talking about how we worked so hard to get where we are to only run into a roadblock. That is so true. It's so frustrating. I wish I had magical words for you. But you need to know that if one door was closed another will open. That is how I found Malley. Keep your chin up and your mouth closed. Especially around Sonic. See you tomorrow. GOD, Help me. I have Halloween candy in my house. My cousin called and wanted to go to Sam's wholesale and I went ahead and bought the candy. Hopefully if it never get open and I wont get into it. My next appointment with Malley was for the 13th. They called and we changed it to the 16th. I got into work today and I have a staff meeting tht day so I called and changed my appointment to the 20th. Now if I can just keep my mouth shut till than. LOL. Pam, you are my rock star. I look up to you and all that you have accomplished. Be very proud of who you are and where you have been. It's a long road and one you won't be walking alone. Hang in there. Judy, You guys have a safe trip. There's a crisis next door so I will be over there this evening for awhile. I'll check in when I can.

Good Luck Tracy, let us know what he had to say. Had my Tai Chi class tonight and I am worn out. Came home and mashed tators and fixed cresent rolls. Dinner was delicious. I could only handle about 3 bites of the swiss steak but the potatoes were wonderful. And the green beans also. Long day for me tomorrow. I have to be at work at 6am and work till 1pm. Everone stay safe and Hugs to you all.

Just got back from my second trip to Hobby Lobby. I love that place but have to watch myself and make sure I don't walk out with a fortune in "Stuff".