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[Suziecat 379]

Tracy, so sorry to hear about Nanny.

I agree with you and the kids. No sense in keeping them if you are not able to give them you full attention and to keep them safe without hauling them back and forth. And my hubby was the same way. He didn't like coming home from a long days work and having someone else's kids in the house running amuk. lol.

Keeping my fingers crossed that you get the house. Sounds like it would be a perfect plass for us to gather. Just have to get Jenn to fly to KC and she can ride the rest of the way with me and Janie.

Hi Yorkie.

[TracyK 3]

hopefully no news is good news....

[Jennifur 0]

hi guys

I actually slept last night, so stress must have been doing me in from a job i really was not meant to be at.

well, here i am... started a diet based on biggest looser cookbook today. OMG the food is amazing and cooked in normal Portion Control sized, not mass amounts. was 182 this am, I'll keep you posted!

[Jennifur 0]

tracy

My fingers are crossed for you. And I'm so sorry about Nanna, but you are right, should everyone be so lucky to have a full life and end so peaceful

hugs to you

[Suziecat 379]

It has started snowing again, so hubby started the fireplace. Looks like we will be staying home from the Hospital tonight.

[TracyK 3]

It has started snowing again, so hubby started the fireplace. Looks like we will be staying home from the Hospital tonight.

Sounds like a *snuggle alert*

[Suziecat 379]

I actually spent hours in the spare room cleaning it up. OMG. I can not believe what a mess he left me. It was enough to make me want to cry. Well, it's all done and I've repaired what was broke, washed what need to be washed. Hubby even helped me rearrainge(sp?) the furniture. I really like it this way.

So now I'm on to a nice quiet evening watching the snow fall.

[Kat817 19]

Tracy, I am so so sorry to hear your Nanny passed away--but like I mentioned to you on FB, what a gift that final day of clarity with the family was---for all involved.

Jenn, I agree--I think the job was a major issue with you. I NEVER thought you were happy in the job, you lost your "I can do it" attitude when you started it. So this is meant to be, you took it as long as you could, and now it is time for something different.

MIL is still in the hosp. looks like maybe she will come home tomorrow----but most likely Fri. My SIL is mad, so she is punishing them, by not doing anything for them. She is SOOOOOO much like her Mom it is scary! But it took MIL turning 80 to make her this way! LOL

So guess I will pick up FIL in the morning, go to Wlamart and get his Rx's, take him to the hosp. leave him, go to my Dr. appt. and then go get him at the hosp. From the Dr. to the hosp is less than 2 blocks. Decent weather, I would just park at the hosp. (valet) and walk to my appt. But it is so freaking cold!!! I am going to be drugged--valium is all----so I should be able to get to the hosp. sit and visit until I am capable of driving again.

Telling you all this is the first I have told anyone about it. NO ONE knows I am going to the Dr. tomorrow. I knew Rick had to go, and I do not want him there worrying about me....so I hid it. He is gonna wanna kick my butt!

So anyway, since I can't tell him, I haven't told anyone else.....so was planning pre MIL/hosp. to take a book, and kick back and recover enough to drive home. It could prove to be interesting! LOL

Wish me luck. And a prayer or 2 couldn't hurt either.

Suzanne, I am sorry you were left with a mess, but maybe instead of focusing on the mess, focus on the 'left'---you survived it, and you know you did all the right things!!

Tracy I am hoping for your house!! I LOVE the Diet DP bar....I am so there!! LOL

Well I am going to have Pistachio Almond ice cream for dinner, unless I get off my butt and find something else in a hurry.......I hear it calling me!!!

[TracyK 3]

WE GOT IT!!!!!!!! :thumbup: :smile2:

I am SO excited that words fail me! I will try to post a link to the realtor site so you can all see it. The ONLY downside to me is the master bedroom is tile. So, rug shopping is in my future for sure!

We do not have near the furniture to fill this house either but I love space AND it is less stuff to dust, so, thats a plus.

The kitchen is so huge...I stopped counting cabinets at 21...I am going have to draw a map of what I have in which cabinet. lol I am not complaining, better too much storage than not enough!

We are probably going to get the keys next week and we can take our time for the next 2 weeks moving stuff.

Kat-did you eat ice cream for supper?

Jenn-I want to get one of those cookbooks really bad. I want the mini meatloaf recipe.

Suzanne-if you have any spare snow could you send it my way?

Laura-how did your overnight party on NYE go for your son?

Irene-come see us! How are you doing so far? loving your body bugg I am sure!

Michelle-how was your Christmas? I'll bet your dd was SO excited Christmas morning. I know mine was! Too cute. Precious memories.

Cindy-I am addicted to Biggest Loser. There are so many people that I think I will like this time. I can not imagine weighing in front of my whole town....that took courage!

Have a great day everyone! <3

[TracyK 3]

http://www.har.com/FCWS/default.cfm?cid=1066

See if this works...

Edited January 7, 2010 by TracyK

[Suziecat 379]

HANDBOOK 2010

Health:

1. Drink plenty of Water.

2. Eat Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.

3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..

4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy

5. Make time to pray.

6. Play more games

7. Read more books than you did in 2009.

8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day

9. sleep for 7 hours.

10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:

11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.

14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.

16. Dream more while you are awake

17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..

18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.

19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.

20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.

21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

23. Smile and laugh more.

24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree...

Society:

25. Call your family often.

26. Each day give something good to others.

27. Forgive everyone for everything..

28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.

29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.

30. What other people think of you is none of your business.

31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:

32. Do the right thing!

33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

34. GOD heals everything.

35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change..

36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

37. The best is yet to come..

38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.

39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

Last but not the least:

40. Please Forward this to everyone you care about, I just did.

[Suziecat 379]

Tracy, I'm so excited for you. I see a gathering of "Homeless" hopefully this Spring or even Fall.

Can you repost the pic though? Thanks.

[crzytchr 3]

Yay Tracy!!! Congratulations!!! Oh, and the link didn't work. It just brings us to the Realtor website, not your house.

Oh, and I feel like a little kid when I say this, but...

There's no school tomorrow!!!!:thumbup: They have decided that having our little southern Louisiana children stand outside waiting for the bus with the wind chill in the single digits and then having them ride on a bus on roads that are icy might be a bad idea....no, really! Finally they are using their brains.:thumbup:

[Suziecat 379]

Cindy, You are so funny but...the kids here have been out all week. With wind chills in the -20's and a ton of snow on the ground the little rug rats are at home driving the Mom's crazy. lol.

[Kat817 19]

Rick is on his way home!!!! YAY YAY YAY!!! I cannot tell you how happy this makes me!

Turned this really crappy day into a pretty happy one! Crappy to Happy in 6 short hours! Maybe I should write a book! LOL

Did the grandparents dinner with my (well you know) DD and DH's ex wife, and her husband, and the Son Out Laws family. Ex wife's Mom was there, a really nice lady. Older DD went too, just to bolster Mom up! We sat at a long table, and I was seated right with the ex, I do mean right next to her!! Right there were her Mom and the DD's tho, so it was ok. It was a good half an hour after we ordered, in come the SIL's family, they left 3 empty seats on each side and sat at the opposite end of the table, and did not socialize with the rest of us at all. So it was not too bad!!!

Rick was so stressed making me go alone! It ended up not being a big deal at all. Through the years, we have made peace as ex's and all is well. She is on her meds, and did not try to "save" anyone at Chilis!!

Well ladies......I am having issues. I had a lump. Have a mass actually. I had the mammogram, remember....well it was flagged. So we re did it, a rolled mammogram that time. Mass still presented. So we did an ultrasound. Mass is evident. Blood work has a raised CA125 tumor marker. We were going to do a needle biopsy today, but now there is skin lesion in the area, so they opted not to, as the skin problem could contaminate the biopsy. So we MRI'd today, and will do a surgical excision on the 13th. Prayers and good thoughts appreciated.

Now I have to break the news to my husband over the next couple of days. I have not told him much, he was there, and could not be here, and I did not want him among the heavy equipment with his mind somewhere else....so now I gotta tell him. Deep sigh.

We are cold here, too, but so far winds are calm, and mean temps remain low single digits, to just below zero, then highs in the mid to upper 20's. Has been that way for 10 days or so. People have pipes freezing right and left. The city is actually applying a credit of several dollars to each city bill, and asking that everyone keep faucets dripping, as even the city main lines are freezing!

Well, I am going to go get some things done, my honey is coming home!!!!! YAY!!!