Can't be without my friends. You all are a big part of my success.

Terri,

Beautiful quilt and beautiful Goddaughter. Ah, to be so young again.

Mini, So happy things are no longer being hidden from you. To quote Dr.Phil " you can't fix what you don't acknowledge".

Have you heard how your exams went?

Mini and Dawn, How I remember how long it took to get into the onelander. It will happen.....

Carole, I so wish and pray your headaches would subside.

Breathe, relax and rest... Everything can wait.

What's going on with Jack, having outpatient surgery? T&P with him.

BTW, Maddy having her first endoscopy tomorrow at 10:30am. Good thoughts are welcome.

Diane, How are youand your brother? Hoping for the best.

Di, I hope no news is good news. I pray all is well and improving with your brother.

Michelle, <<big hug>>, hope you are doing well tonight.

Janet, how is your mom doing? Any word? Definitely keeping Maddy in my thoughts as well. Is there something behind why they are doing the endoscopy?

Terri, beautiful quilt and very beautiful goddaughter. Oh, the innocence of youth.

Dee, studying hard? One day closer to you and Terri meeting.

Carole, I hope your Migraine has subsided. Those really can be so debilitating. Take care of yourself too. The boxes will be there.

Have a great day tomorrow everyone. I think my "funk" is subsiding.. PHEW!!!

Just stopping by to say "Hi"...

Today was better, I still had the Headache this morning, but the medication kept it at a minimum. I did not push myself today, and did not get as much accomplished as I wanted. But I did get over to the rec center for my minutes on the recumbent bike!

Terri, beautiful quilt and lovely Goddaughter!

Janet, definitely prayers for Maddy that all will go well...

Dawn, so pleased to read that your focus is back and your funk gone!

Michelle...it's always a relief to know the situation you are dealing with, and can take effective action. Your son will adjust, and likely will lead the way with his understanding of what he needs to do for himself. Seth did...and he continues to amaze me with all he has achieved.

Dee...how is the summer going? What new adventures have you been up to?

Diane, I hope and pray that you are home and your brother improving...

I don't know what the schedule is tomorrow. Jack has an appointment in the morning, and we will know more then.

Happy Friday everyone...hugs...

Carole.. hope all goes well with Jack!

Janet.. likewise, good thoughts for Maddy!

Doreen... keep up the studying! See you soon!

Dawn... shake off the downs! You got this girlfriend. Onederland here she comes!

Michelle... same to you.. Your son will learn what is best for him!

Diane... we need an update!

Love to all on this Friday. Happy weekends ahead!

Good afternoon ladies,

Maddy did well with endo. But they did wait until she was away from Paula and Jack and poked her at least 7 times for an IV. She is so bruised... Paula said "that will not happen again". All IV's will be done in her presence.

Dawn, she had to have endo b/c she is tube fed and they wanted to see why her tube seems to be leaking a lot. They think that the balloon that holds it in was being overfilled. The more Paula filled it, the worse the link got.

I took Delaney and Jack to the beach and then we had a picnic lunch.

They had ham & cheese sandwich from Subway. I got an egg white and ham wrap. OMG, I am still suffering from a stuck on just one bite.

Freaked the poor kids out. I explained what was going on and they felt bad they could not help me in any way.

Mom is at home, for now. She needs to get her strength back and have GB removed. I will be going to Gainesville next week.

I hope you all have had a good friday.

TTYL

Janet...I hope you are feeling better now...I imagine that could be scary for the grand kids.

Jay called a little while ago...Jodi, our DIL whose graduation we will be attending next month, God willing, already has a job with her first choice cardiology group at her preferred hospital. She begins her transition position the Monday following the weekend she graduates. She will be a rounding nurse with the cardiologist at the hospital until she passes her board exam, and then will become the ARNP for the same cardiologist.

She has worked so hard over the past 2.5 years with being a great mom, attending school, and continuing to work in the cardiac care unit at ORMC.

We are so happy for the entire family!

And, Jack is scheduled for surgery to repair a hernia next Friday.

I really need to learn the way home now, because I will have to do the driving. Some of the roads on the mountain still confuse me. Tomorrow will be our date night, so I'm looking forward to driving a test drive to see how well I do.

I'm taking the evening off from the gym, my right knee is inflamed again. At least now I am wiser, and won't push myself to the point of hobbling again.

I hope everyone is well, that Janet is feeling better...and hope that Maddy's medical team learns how to place IV's and finds out some answers to the leakage.

BBOTWE....!

Hugs...

Feeling better now.lol

Carole, I am so happy for your DIL. God Bless her!

Sorry Jack has to have a hernia repair, but I have no doubt you will handle it (driving mt roads) well.

Its funny any hospital can iv Maddy first stick, childrens hospital can never do it????

I totally understand knee pain, lol. Don't push it!

Hi, Ladies,

Janet, thank you (and Paula) soooo much for my "new Dawn" Water bottle. I LOVE IT and LOVE the card!!! You are an awesome C Mom!!!

Sorry to hear about your stuck today with your grandkids. Ah, the other "joys" of banded life. It's all worth it though. I am a little concerned about my band and will see how I am feeling when I do GO to my doc appointment on Tues. I have never had reflux and it has been off an on this week. I thought it was some food I ate but after several days, it seems it is more than that. I also have had intermittent pain in the middle of my back. Gonna stick to soft or mushies tomorrow and see if that helps.

My friend and I went and saw "The Heat" tonight. It was funny. Certainly, not kid friendly with a lot of f bombs, but funny! There's a scene we want to re-enact with scotch tape too, lol. My major news for today was that I went out in public wearing shorts. Of course it was a dark theater. I bet my friend, in our 10+ years of friendship has probably never seen me in shorts. Brad was shocked I went out in them. LOL.

Carole, I hope the procedure goes easily for Jack. I agree that a test run driving is in order. The last weekend in Omaha, I insisted on driving us to the mall 20 minutes away. The roads are very easy to navigate in Omaha but I just couldn't grasp where anything was. I realized it's because I never do any of the local driving there. Now after doing the one trip, I get it and it makes sense to me now.

Diane, I hope your brother is ok and thriving. I know life is throwing a lot at you right now. Know that you are loved and thought of often.

Terri, how's the walking going? It has been so nice here that I went to the outdoor outlet mall to get fresh air. It was really nice.

Dee, oh dear, I would be screaming not taking pictures if there were snakes in my yard, lol. I don't even like bugs....

Michelle, I hope you have a very nice weekend! Anything exciting going on?

It's almost midnight, guess I should call it a night (me and my reflux, that is).

ttyl