WW Clubs and Groups - WW Feisty & Sexy 50-60 yr old #31

G'day all,

Slavika yes it is a big screen and I just love it, I remember when you got yours how thrilled you were. The main reason I wanted a big screen was because of the work/hobby I do with photo restorations etc.
I enjoyed reading about your plans for presents for your grandchildren. They are going to be feeling very grown-up with the special luggage! :)

Glenda I cannot believe the similarities in our lives. :dizzy: :?: Yes I also have one 'friend' in particular that I have been friends with for over 30 years and even named my daughter after her. Things began to change as dh and myself became more succesfull in our lives. Since we moved to our present house I have seen her once. Her dh mows my lawns and he is very chatty. If I am home I always have a chat to him and ask how is wife is, his answer always is that she is very busy. They seem to be living seperate lives. I am also a bit tired of the 'one way' street and when I think back over the years, it has always really been a bit that way...disappointing but alas....

I was telling my sister about my dd and she got very emotional and said that something had bothered her for a long time, she said that she was just so angry that I should get cancer and now when she looks back she realises she did not give me much support. Funny how people close to you react in such different ways to big events in our lives.

We are voting tomorrow and the elections are over again for another 4 years. I get so sick of all the rubbish politicians sprout :mad: be nice to see a news service not dominated by politics.

Have a great weekend all,
Cheers
Maria

Hi Everyone:
I guess I have finally got my brain together, coming to terms with impending surgery. It is amazing to me and also very humbling, to learn of so many friends who have been down the same road, being there for support. I got a great blessing and prayers at our church Wed. eve. and that is very uplifting too.

Yesterday I had a ct.scan, and had to drink just gobs of that awful chalky stuff. Some the night before and then more the morning of the test. That goop is the worst part of the whole thing.:yikes: :eek:

My DH has to go see his Dr. on Monday - the appt. that was rescheduled from the difficulties with H. Jeanne. We have joked a bit about maybe we will share the same room, if he has to hav surgery on his back to remove the cyst. I do hope that can just be our little joke.

Slavika: your grandkids will love their 'grown-up luggage'. Kids want to be adults so darn fast, and then when they get there they wish they had their carefree kid years back. Glad you lost you 1#. I have kept saying I want to lose weight, but I would never have chosen the method that is coming up to do it.:D:

Trudy: Hope your neck pain haas gone away.

Maria: Your new monitor sounds great. Is it the flat screen? Ours is 17" and we like it a lot. My two daughters are older now, than your dd was when she got the word about your cancer. So they are being supportive, and both want to come down here to help, or to be here when I have the surgery. And for them it would mean giving up some of their income to make the trip. So I have to wait and see just what the schedule will be. We have so many friends here in the park, and we have a big extended family at our church, so we are having lots of loving support.

Peggy: I bet you are happy that you finally made the decision to stay in your home and sell the other house. I just got my hair cut and a curly perm. I told her I wanted it short and curly. I was tired of the straight look. So that is what I got. All my lady friends say they like it a lot, but DH's first comment when I got home was to tell me he didn't like it as it looked like I had on a wig. :p

Glenda: I can understand your feeling about the one way street with some friends. Always waiting for you to call them. It does make you wonder just who is the friend. I found in one instance, my not calling anymore, finally brought her around, and in another instance when I stopped calling, that was the end of it all. You just have to do what makes you feel good, I think

Lily: What is happening in California? Were you anywhere involved with the most recent quakes that made our news? Hope not. The weather across the country has been so strange.

Karen: I forgot to ask you if you have had a lot of problem with too much water in your park. We are fine here, but there are some places in our area that are having big time trouble. Some friends of ours had to evacuate their home since the sewage treatment plant and connecting lines were compromised by flood water, and they won't be able to get into their houses until the water goes down. I'm sure glad we are nearly at the end of hurricane season this year. Other years I must admit, I never even thought that much about it, but we have had our brains well impressed with the idea of storms now.

Slavika: Don't give up on Florida. The weather is really beautiful here most of the time, and this year was just a fluke.

I'll be keeping you all posted as to what is happening. Ann

It is a gorgeous day today. As soon as I post I am going outside with a cup of mocha coffee.. :coffee2:
Today my DH and I cut the top off our Tie plant and will re-root it again. It was so huge, touching the ceiling and into the drapes and end table lamps, just too big for our living room. Now the spot looks so empty.
Karen I sent everyone an article on Cholesterol, but yours keeps on coming back to me. I am sure I have your correct addy. :dunno:
Ann I have the tests done quite regularly and I agree that the goop is the worst. Hard to get down without gagging. When is the surgery? Your postive attitude is the best thing you can do for yourself. We, of course, will all be sending all the best vibes we can, and keeping you in our prayers. You are so lucky it was caught early.
Maria how did the vote go? Do you have a new Prime Minister? We have a minority government as a result of our last election and we could be back at the polls any time soon. I just hate politics.
Glenda you would think that friendships would get easier over the decades. When you have been friends with someone for a long time, all the petty jealousy should be long gone.

Off to my lounge chair... :bubbles:

G'day everyone,

Ann good to see your post and pleased that you are getting your brain around your current health problem.
Interesting you also have 'friends' like Glenda and myself have experienced. I guess if the truth is known we must all have similar experiences.

Trudy voting was early this morning. I will be surprised if there is going to a change in government.

Just as I now am beautifully set up with my new screen, garden looking great, summer around the corner...dh received a phone call last night and it looks like they want him to continue on with some other project after this current one finishes. At the moment he is commuting to Sydney each week but with the new project we will have to again live in a serviced apartment for the duration :(
I guess the positive is that we remain in Australia and hopefully I can fly back from time to time.
Perhaps this will finally give me the opportunity of doing my daughters scrap book that she has been asking for.

Off to an aunt of dh's 85th birthday.

Cheers
Maria

Maria: She shut it off as she was very upset. The word Cancer to almost anyone means death. Its not true nowadays. I do beleive she is going into it now for the same reason. She doesnt remeber but really she does and wants to help where she can. Just my thoughts.
Wow new Monitor! Cool! Mine is only 17" And I love it. I go from work to here and it a big difference. Only have a 15 at work and I hate it!

Glenda: Its so hard to let go of Best friends. I had one since High School. Even when I moved away we would call on a weekly basis. Then it quit. I grew, she grew, we Out grew each other. Im thinking of her now writting this. I cant give you any advise I lost my best friend. I think we just grow out of each other. Its Hard thats for sure. :grouphug:

Slavika: Same here! A week ago I was wearing my Sweater as I was soooooooo Cold. Did this for a week. Now Air is back on as Im roasting. Oh my god! Princess will love that luggage I can just picture her puling it. LOL! She will be grown up to have this luggge. Pull it thru the Airport like it to. To cute!
This will be you. I dont know this child :dunno: :lol:
Been very crazy at work. Hate it

Ann Love you! I will help in any way I can. Feel free to email me. You are in my thoughts.
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Hi all,

I didn't even get to the computer yesterday as were busy all day and then last night we went to the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Theater to see "Songs My Mother Taught Me: A Tribute to Judy Garland" By her daughter Lorna Luft. I was great! The Florida orchestra played all the music and they were wonderful. :encore: She played to a pretty full house. Singing all those wonderful old songs that her mother made famous. And stories about how they came about. Very emotional in places There were times when I was close to tears. :cry: And all I could do gulp them back as i didnt want to make a fool of myself. But as we were leaving I saw others were dabbing at their eyes so I would have been in good company.

We will have a new addition to our lives next week i think i told you all that DH has had his heart set on getting a small dog since we got her. Well Wednesday we found the cutest pup. He is 1/2 Yorkie and 1/2 Brussels Griffon. He's called a Brussel Sprout. :D He won't be ready to take home until next week . He is adorable. now we have to come up with a name. I thought Sprout was a good one but DH begs to differ. I'll let you know . SIL is thrilled too .

Speaking of SIL she is coming home tonight. She has had enough of the chaos :stress: and is ready to come home to peace and quiet. Her heart was in the right place that she was not appreciated for her efforts. Too bad. i just hope it doesn't take her weeks to recuperate as it did last year when she came to live with us.

My son said the other day that he and his family are still thinking of coming down in December. I hope it works out. One of the girls is still too small to go to Disney. But as we told him there is plenty of other stuff to do even if we just hang out at the pool or the beach. There will plenty of time to see Disney.

Ann we are having some trouble with water in parts of the park. Some are under the water boil again for a time. YUK ! I hate the water boil thing. Keep us posted on what is happening with both you and DH. Know we are here for you.

Well because we were out last night we taped the debate and DH wants to watch it so I'll I gotta go because i want to see what kind of a show both wannabes put on.

Karen

Hi all,

Been enjoying the nice weather. It is so nice not to have the air on and not have to turn the furnace on yet. Been cleaning up the yard. I love this time of the year just hate all the leaves that I have to blow and mulch. Seems endless sometimes. My nieces dd is up for homecoming queen at her high school tonight and glad that the weather is cooperating for all the girls in their pretty dresses.

Ann I am so glad to hear you sounding positive about your surgery. That stuff you have to drink the night before is the absolute pits. All the prayers going for you have to give you some comfort. Wish we were all closer so we could pitch in and help out.

Slavika your grandkids are growing up aren't they? Soon you will have a teenager. I like the idea of giving an unbirthday present so that they don't feel left out.

Maria that site you posted looks interesting. I bookmarked it and am going to look at it later. Who knows maybe I will learn something. They might have something for the dumb and dumber like me. I think your dd was so scared of you having cancer that she reacted in the way she did. It was her way of dealing with it.

Karen glad you got some time to enjoy something for a change. You have had a lot to deal with since you moved south. I would get tired of boiling water too. I watched some of the debate. They are all so full of promises and plans now-just have to wait and see what really happens. Too many spin doctors.

Glenda I still have a couple of best friends from high school. But we just see each other a couple of times of a year for lunch. Hope your lunch turns out okay. Sometimes it can be awkward.

Got to go and make some cookies before we eat all the chips.

G'day all,

Elections over and no change, we keep our same prime minister for a 4th term in office.

It is a magnificent day here and we set off at 7.15 to walk down to the next surburb over, (a very touristy area) had some breakfast there and then walked back along the beach home. Pleased we did it this early because it was getting quite hot by the time we were home again at 10 am.

Karen I rather like the name 'sprout', sounds like a cutie, who can resist any puppie though :dizzy:
Good to hear things are getting back to normal and no more hurricanes in sight!
What is the 'water boil thing' that you hate?

Peggy I have never had the experience of having a yard full of leaves, it always looks so pretty in pictures. When I did have a big garden, most of my trees/shrubs were the non-deciduous type which basically means a bit of a mess all year around rather than huge leave drop in autumn :D
I am very pleased that my standard mulberry tree is in full leaf again. We bought it last year as a 10 foot tree and were a bit worried if it would survive, it has and it is looking lovely.

Off to do some ironing so dh can pack for the three weeks he will be in Sydney. I will just go over for a weekend. Then we hope to have some holidays and then, at the moment, it looks like we will be packing up again for a long term project in Sydney but it could of course all change yet again :dizzy: :( :eek: :rolleyes: :mad:

Have a good weekend all,
Cheers
Maria

Just a quickie: Last night was one of those nights when I couldn't sleep too well. I guess it is at night that I can't turn off the brain, but that happened even before my problem came about. And DH has a problem sleeping as he has pain from the back. I hope that his appt. will prove to find a solution to that. And we had an 8:00a.m meeting today. :yikes:

we have a new neighbor and right now he is down here without his wife, to see to the hurricane damage to the house. She is recovering from shoulder surgery. so we had him over for dinner tonight. I was all set to grill london broil on our outside electric grill, only to find that it had 'bit the dust'. and had to use the broiler on the stove. It turned out okay, but I hate to clean the broiler pan. I think we are going to be friends.

I have been trying to make plans as to what to do with the chorus here in the park. Have a couple of possible solutions in mind, but really have to wait until I know just what the time frame is. Also my directing job at church for the Christmas Choir. But I think that will take care of itself. Not to worry.

We had a windfall today. My dh old union has been in the process of disbanding, selling their property, etc. for several years. We had about given up on getting anything from his share of the corporation, but today we got a nice check, and we have decided to buy a new living room chair.

Time for beddy bye now. Hope I can sleep the night through. Thanks again for all the love and support. Ann

Maria, The Water Boil thing is when the water has been off for some reason (water treatment? There has been so much rain our water in some places has been some problems) we have to make sure the water we use is pure. So we have to boil all water for at leasr one minute before we use it. :mad: That goes on for at least 3 days or until we are told otherwise. It is a pain *#* :censored:

Picked up SIL last night and had dinner before we came home . Then had coffee and cheese cake for dessert to celebrate her birthday :hb: when we did get home. I finally found her a robe with snaps that i have been looking for for weeks :gift: One that doesn't say old lady when you wear it. She is tired and was glad to be home. But all in all in pretty good shape. She said it was good to be back among sane people , ones who don't fight and yell and scream all the time.

Have already been to church this morning. The service here in the park is 8 am. Then fixed breakfast after we got home.

I am still fixing up the place. Friday i bought some new pillow shams at Penny's got a really good deal on them. they had been $26.99 got them for $4.77. I have a blue chenille bedspread and the color of the shams match perfect. Was very pleased with my self. Also found some chair cushions at Walmart to use on the chairs in the bedroom in our little sitting area. They will do until i fine the right chairs for in there. i do enjoy being able to just disappear in to my room and watch TV or read if i want.

Well guess i'll go for now. We are still talking about what to name the pup.

Karen :shrug:

Hi all: Just want to say all your prayers are so appreciated. It is nice to know that people are sending up prayers on my behalf from all parts of the globe. It is very uplifting, and also humbling too.

Karen: How about calling your puppy Griff? How big will he be when full grown? I 'm not sure about the size of the Brussels Griffon, but I know yorkies are very small. What color is he? Will you have lots of hair to brush and comb?

We are once again having some difficulties with our dog. She sometimes wakes us up in the night and needs to go out, or if we don't take her we find little treasures in the a.m. So we have put puppy pads in all her favorite places, so at least for now she is using those. I know that the time is going to come when we will have to make a decision that we don't want to. But her hearing is going and also her sight. You can see the milky look in her eyes. She's been such a good companion, that it is going to be a very difficult decision.

Tomorrow DH will go to the neurologist to see what solution there might be for his back problems. I hope he has something positive to say. Right now he is hurting, and I have a tendency to have a short fuse, now and again, and things get a bit 'dicey' now and again. We will both be better when we have some definitive answers.

Sorry for venting a bit, but I know friends are always good listeners. Love you all. Ann

G'day all,

Another small loss to record this week :)

Ann sorry but I still like 'sprout' for Karen's puppy.:D
You sure have a lot on your plate at the moment :( I hope your dh gets some answers for his back pain.
Talking of short fuses, I am afraid mine has been a bit short this weekend. I am so sick of the likelyhood of having to pack up again for a while :( What is worse though is that there is never any certainty until the day before we leave and more often than not everything changes again.
I guess there are worse things to cope with :dizzy:

Karen that does sound like a bit of a pain having to boil your water before drinking it. Good to hear your sil appreciates to be with 'sane' family.
Your pillow shams were a fantastic bargain, don't you just love getting bargains like that!!

It is a very warm day here and promises to be even warmer tomorrow, 38 degrees :cool: :o
If it does indeed become as hot as forecasted, it will be the hottest October day on record!
Weather is definetly changing.
DS was home for dinner last night (his wife had a late shift) Next week they are off to the obstetrician and after that they will let everyone know that they are expecting. Now it is only the very immediate family (and you priveledge people ;) :D ) who know about the baby.
They will find out the sex of the baby and will not keep that a secret :cp: DS's father-in-law doesn't want to know so they have said they won't tell him but cannot promise that someone else will not tell him :D
I think it is rather nice being able to refer to the baby by name, he/she will be well and truly part of the family before he/she is even born.

Peggy do you know if you are having a grand daughter or grand son???

I have a bit of photo restorations to do.....

Take care all,

Cheers
Maria

Starting weight: 94.9 kg :(
goal weight: 72 kg :)
todays weight 84.8 kg :)
.2 down from last week :)
total loss till now 10.1 kg :)

Wow, so much is happening and has been going on. Where to start?!!! First of all, Ann, I so understand sleeplessness. When I was first diagnosed, before I had real answers and a plan of action, I slept at night, but woke at 4 in the morning wide awake and terrified. Could not go back to sleep. I combatted this by praying and praying for everybody and everything and myself included. That was a comfort. Just seemed that at 4 in the morning I was totally defenseless and needed comfort. I am so sorry that you both are having health problems because when we feel bad, we just aren't ourselves. I can be that proverbial witch (or a word that rhymes), but I just tell my DH to forgive me in advance, that I feel bad, and just cranky.

We have a very elderly dog also. She sleeps with us and I just know that soon she won't wake up in the morning. My DH picks her up and puts her in the yard and then puts her on a chair. She is totally deaf and has the milky eyes. But she has been my baby for such a long time. We got her 3 days before my first cancer operation and she has taken care of me for years. There has never been a sweeter little dog. As long as she doesn't leave me treasures, we will baby her. Just breaks my heart that she is in this state.

Karen - you are such a wonderful SIL. Thank goodness your SIL has a sane home to come to. If you ever want another houseguest, I am in the market. Just kidding!

Everybody's weather is changing. Today I have on a sweater. It has rained for 3 full days. We visited kids over the weekend and got home late last night. I need to spend a whole day going through clothes. Should have seen me this morning looking for something that fit that was the right season. Maria, the different seasons we are going through always just get me. I am such a spring and summer person that I am envious of you right now.

All, just wanted to let you know that our son Cody is a changed young man. I am so in awe of the difference in him. He might just be all right. There was an article in the paper about phobias and how crushing they can be and how they can cripple people's lives. Cody is a good example.
Glenda

Karen I think that Sprout is a really cute name. We had a litte Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, her name was Victoria, but was rarely called that. Usually we called her "Tortie" or "Toria" my DH would call her "Gordie"... she came running no matter what. I think once you get attached to the pup, the right name will appear just like that. Slavika had some great pet names for her little doggies.
It seems that you have a more social life in Tampa. I know there weren't a lot of places to go in Brainerd. Have fun.. :dancer:
Maria There are a lot of advantages to knowing the sex of the baby beforehand. I would have loved to know, but my DD and her DH wanted to be surprised. There were so many little things we could have picked up on specials that I had to leave behind. I guess it is all up to the expectant parents and they choices they make. YIKES... 38c... I would die. I find 30C hard.
Ann I am like you and Glenda... do not sleep when I am troubled. I do my best worrying at night, when everyone else in the whole world is asleep (as least that is what it feels like). With me it is the unknown factor. I always think I can deal with things when I know exactly what is going on. My DH can sleep through any crisis. Once you and your DH get a plan of action regarding your health, I am sure you will be able to tackle it with all your strength.
Glenda I do not like late fall weather at all. Right now it is still absolutely gorgeous outside, but the dreaded winter is approaching. Nov and Dec are really bad months for me. It is darker earlier and it always seems to take so long to get over to Jan when the days gradually will get longer. I got my winter duds ready today. Put away the shorts and t-shirts and brought out the bulky sweaters. I just wish winter wasn't so long. The change of seasons is great, but why does winter have to go on for such a long time?... especially here in our latitude.

We had our Thanksgiving celebrations yesterday at my brother's place. Lots to eat and drink, and my DH rolled me home around 10:00 pm. Our little :angel: was with us and she is always good to make any event fun. My brother and family are taken with her, so they always have a little gift for her too. We got her a "Elmo Goes On The Potty" doll... :lol: :lol: it is so cute, and they got her a "Buzzing Bee" that buzzes, shakes and giggles a lot. We all had fun with the toys. I know that traditionally Thanksgiving is not a gift giving event, but Grandparents use any excuse to get something for the little darlings. She is cutting her eye teeth right now. Some of her teeth have really given her trouble. These have given her an upset stomach, so she has been sick a few times. Ahhh, this too will pass.

Hope you all are having a great day.... bye bye.. :df:

G'day all,

The forecast is till the same, we are in for a very hot day :cool: :( :hot:

Yes sleeplessnes nights are a problem for me as well when I am worried. There have been times that I have been so tempted to see the doctors for some sleeping tablets but never did.
When I first received my diagnosis my doctor gave me about 1/2 dozen sleeping tablets to see me through the first few days.
I am the sort of person who wants to talk about it all the time (I bet that came as a surprise to you all :D ;) ), trying to rationalise why this was happening. I read so many books on how people coped and there were some very uplifting books out there.
My dh had no need to talk about it nor to read any books.
I did join a support group for a little while which was a great help.
The other difficult thing I found was telling people why I was in hospital etc.
invariably it was me who was consoling my visitors that things were really not quite as bleak.
All in all a difficult time that I now look back on as almost a positive in my life. It certainly made us look at life very different.

I knew you had good taste Trudy, there won't be too many other dogs with the name sprout Karen :D
Sounds you had a good thanks giving. Some of the toys available now are just so cute. I am going to be such a sucker for buying toys/books, any occassion will be a good reason ;) :D

Glenda Great to hear Cody has turned the corner. I know what you mean about our different seasons, it is always very hard to comprehend for me the amount of snow you get when we are in the middle of the summer :?:

Have a great day all,
Cheers
Maria

:wave:

Hi Everybody :)

Maria I see lot's going on with you again.....first off congrats on the weight loss. Good for you! :)
Once everything gets settled as to when and for what length of time your DH will be in Sydney you will feel better.
It's just this not knowing "things" that is the real pain in the .........., well, hee hee :D , I wasn't going to say arm. :lol:
Karen I was telling my grandchildren about the new puppy you and DH are getting. I had looked up both the Yorkie and the Griffon on the computer and they are both small cute as a button dogs. The kids thought the name of the "new" breed of dog, "Brussels Sprout" was really funny. :) I think the name "sprout" is the one used in the Jolly Green Giant commercial. Our last little dog was named "Nikita" and we called her "Kita". The puppy before her, had a registered name and it was , "Charo Nina Santina" and we called her "Coochie" (picture DH calling her outside, "coochie coochie"). :lol: We didn't care if she was registered or not. She was going to be our pet not a show dog but the breeder we bought that little Bichon from insisted that all the puppies she sold be registered. I just love dogs. :love:
Ann My thoughts and prayers are with you. I think it's just great that when you hit this rough spot on the road, along comes some good news like this "windfall". :) My DH back is still bad too, and I hope that soon he is feeling better.
Glenda and Ann I know what it's like to have a dog that is old and sick and have to make that final trip to the vets. DH simply could NEVER take the dogs and I don't know how I did it either. I would cry all the way there and then just sob my heart out in the parking lot when it was over. The worst........walking back into the house the first time without my little companion. I hope both of you have your little doggies for a long long time. :)
Peggy how did your niece's DD make out? I bet the girls all looked just beautiful.
We had a wonderful time at the lake on Sunday at our friend's cottage for Thanksgiving. The weather was just wonderful for this time of the year. At sunset we sat out on the deck and the lake looked like a sheet of glass it was so still. Before we could see them, we heard the snow geese, "talking to each other" as they just filled the whole sky in formation after formation. It was just an incredible sight to see. The gorgeous sunset, and then all these hundreds and hundreds of geese....heading for the farmers field to put down for the night. It was a wonderful ending to a wonderful day. We decided to come home that night and then yesterday we went for yet another Thanksgiving dinner at our son/dil home. DH and I were the only "guests" and it was very special. At dinner our dil asked each of us what we were all thankful for. Without exception, after being thankful for family/friends, good health we all said we were thankful that THIS winter we would get to spend holiday time together as a family in a place as beauitful as Maui. :love:
I am not going to Weight Watcher's today but I am having Tea Time, so I better get going or my friend Trudy and the other gal will be here and there won't be any goodies to eat while having our tea.
Lily what do you mean,
"bye-bye"? :(
That's all my news for now, talk to you all later.

Yes Lily: What do you mean by that last post - bye bye. I choose to think that is all thaat came up from a long and lovely post you were sending.

We have an added problem with our little old doggie-- she is getting very grouchy and touchy. She acts like she is going to take a leg off, when you want her to do something she doesn't want to do. Had to get her out of bed this a.m. to go and get groomed, and I had to tip her out, and then put a pillow down and keep her moving toward the door, all the time she is growling and acting very nasty. Once she gets moving then she goes back to her old self, all lovey and Cuddly. It is a puzzlement. don't know just what we will do if she gets worse with the growling bit.

Slavika - Trudy: Your Thanksgiving celebrations sound very nice. I especially like the being able to watch the snow geese. We used to like the big formations of the Canada Geese that flew over our home up north. When they started, you always knew that winter wasn't too far off.

DH went to the neurologist yesterday, and he is going to set him up with another Dr. to have a different type of epidural, in a different spot, hoping that will help with the pain. He is trying everything to help keep DH from having to have surgery. We appreciate that.

I have found someone to take over the chorus here in the park while I am recuperating. And the choir at church also. So things are taking shape okay in those departments. I will be very glad when this appt. on Thurs. is over, so that I will know what is going to happen and what the timeframe will be. It is terrible how ones imagination can get the best of you in the middle of the night, and you feel an ache or something different and of course the mind immediately goes to the worst case scenario. Guess the :devil: is just getting at me.

Maria: I hope that your waiting for the Sidney adventure will soon be solved so you can make some plans accordingly. That must be a really hard part of your DH work, the never having definitive plans that you can count on.

Glenda: So glad that Cory continues to do well. It must be such a relief for you and your DH. Do you have to take your doggie out in the middle of the night ever? We are having that problem now. She is 14yrs old, and sometimes she acts very much younger, likes to play with her toy, and run a bit. She is getting to be a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde I guess.

Karen: Hope you are done with the 'boil water' restriction. I guess I would sure buy a lot of bottled water to drink. I am assuming of course, that it is only for use in cooking and drinking. Have you hit on a name yet? We didn't have that problem when we got our dog, as someone else had already named her when we got her. She was then 1 year old. When she is with you for a while, you will know just the right name.

Peggy: I'm sure by now you have lots of leaves raked, but if your yard is like ours used to be, you just get them cleaned up and then you have to start again, because theynever all come down at once. Good exercise, tho'.

Time to think about some sort of dinner plans. I don't seem to be into too much cooking right now. And we have a Bible study tonight. I guess it is good that I can keep busy. Love you gals. Ann

I think Lily was saying Hi with the little waving man and they bye bye because she is snowed under with a lot of work and doesn't have time to :write: more.... just a thought.
Ann When you are up at night, maybe try playing game on the :comp:, just do anything to keep your mind off your woes.
Nice seeing you today Slavika :cofdate: was fun.
Maria I did get some sleeping pills to help me. Right now I am trying very hard to go down a dose and eventually get off them. I have to admit that I use them as a crutch now. I did have cinlical Insomnia, It has been a long time since I stayed awake for several days. :dz: We do what we have to do I guess.

My little :angel: and DD came over this morning. DD had a doctor appointment and so we got to play with the little one. She is still cutting her eye teeth. She is a real trouper. It is a good thing that babies don't remember what they go through with their teeth. A work mate of my DD took her 6 yr old daughter to the dentist. She had 2 abscessed teeth and 3 fillings.. can you believe that? It seems the little girl wasn't eating, after the dentist saw her she said it hurt to chew.

Bye Bye for now...

I didn't do my attachment right... click on it to see my worm. :lol: :lol:

Ok Trudy I clicked on your attachment and saw your little green wormmie.....hee hee :lol: :D :lol: what's that expression......"simple things for simple.......well we won't go there. :devil:

G'day all,

I was about to close down but thought it unusual that I had not received any posts notifications....surprise, surprise there were a number waiting for me :)

I agree with Trudy, Lily is obviously very busy but sti;; wanted to say 'hello'. The 'bye bye' is part of her usual signature.

Yes I also have a different word that I use for 'pain in the arm' Slavika
DH has put in for holidays so it will not be until mid November before we go onto our next project. His current project is finished end of October. I will go over to Sydney the weekend after next, just to break up the time a bit.
The names of my dogs were 'Lucy' and 'Curtley'. The taking care was really left up to me, dh was the one who would 'train' them. What a joke, he was more pathetic than what I was! We are both too soft with animals, I don't think we will ever have a dog again as much as we love them.
Your time at the lake sounds just so peaceful and beautiful. You painted a wonderful picture of the sunset.

Sounds like everything is under control Ann but before you know it you will be taking over the reigns again of the chorus.
I am intrigued by the treatment of your dh's bad back with an epidural. I had an epidural with the birth of both my children, which worked a treat but I wouldn't have been able to walk :?: :dizzy:
I hope all will go well for you when you see the specialist tomorrow. The waking up with pains and aches and immediately thinking the worst, is exactly what I did for quite some time. Just ask Ann and you will be re-assured.
My experience has been that all the medical staff I dealt with during that time, were just amazing, so caring and compassionate. They definitly are very special people :)

Trudy I have never been that bad not sleeping for a few days :eek:, that sounds absolutely horrendous. I am not surprised you were taking medication to sleep. I have a bit of an addictive personality and I know I could not trust myself having them in the house.
I used to be a very heavy smoker, gave up almost 20 years ago now. I don't seem to be able to do anything in moderation. If we have a cask of wine, I just don't stop at one or two glasses :( hence we do not have cask wine. I won't open an bottle of wine by myself but a cask is just too tempting :dizzy: A bit the same with junk food, if it is not in the house I am fine. All rather pathetic but there you are.
I am very envious of someone like dh who does EVERYTHING in moderation, of course it can also be a bit boring ;) :D
That is amazing a 6 year old needing those fillings! Both my children have never had a filling in their life!

Off to make myself a stir fry, it is 6.30pm...time to shut down for the day.

Cheers
Maria

Today is puppy day , and we finally settled on "Sprout". We have most everything we will need I hope! Have been wondering if ther is such a thing as a collapsable(is that a word?) play yard for a pup. He is too little to just have on a leash he will need to run and I'm sure he will be faster than any of us who live in this house.

Ann I'm thinking of only good thoughts when you cross mind mind which is often. And prayers going out all the time. Be sure to let us know what the Dr. says. Hope your DH gets some relief soon.

I agree that Lily was just stoping by to let us know she is just busy not gone.

Thanks to all of you fir siding with me on Sprout. My DH just laughed when I told him of all the opions i was getting. My DS last night thought it "rocked" He was thinking right a waay of the Jolly HO HO Green Giant. Too funny.

DS and wife are in MN on Leave for two weeks. They are picking up his daughter at her school tomorrow and she doesn't know they are even there yet. Should be fun for them. They will also go to the schools of my other Grands and surprise them too.

I have to go have a few things to pick up a the Super Walmart befor we pick up Sprout.

Ann stay in touch.

Karen

Karen LOL LOL....I am so glad you guys settled on the name SPROUT ....even my grandchildren will be pleased. It's just a perfect name. :) I assume Sprout is a boy puppy???
How about buying some of that "cheap" plastic fencing that you can put around flower beds and gardens....that should work.
Congrats on the new addition to your family. :D :lol:

Karen good choice, I just love the name 'sprout' and I was not swayed by the Jolly HO HO Green Giant, in fact I have never heard of him :D

I hope you can post a picture of sprout, or email me and I will be happy to reduce the image so you can post him/her for all of us to admire. Everybody loves a puppy :love:

Cheers
Maria

Hi all:

Yes - I agree that Sprout is a cute name. And Karen I think that there are portable pens for dogs. This summer when we were stopping at a rest area, a van pulled up near us, and they put out two of those collapsable pens. Can you believe they had about 6 of 7 dogs with them in the van. Check Petsmart or one of those big pet stores. There is one in Lakeland just after you get off rt 4 on the way to Sams Club.

Trudy: I can't even imagine not being able to sleep for several days. I am wiped out if I am up for a couple of nights in a row, and that is with having some sleep.

Slavika: Loved the Quilt. Beautiful thoughts. I'm working towards one like that, but have a ways to go, I'm sure.

Maria: I could be a potato chip junky, so we don't keep them in the house . The type of Epidural that DH will have is an injection of cortisone into the area, to try to help reduce the inflamation. The first one didn't work very well, so I think the one coming up will be in a bit different area. Time will tell if it works. Sure hope so. I like your interpretation of Lily's email.

I will tell you all of my tomorrow appt. as soon as I can. Thanks again for your love and support. Ann

p.s. Trudy: Loved your little green worm. Especiall the expression on his face. And also the animal pictures were great. Lots of chuckles. I'm a push0ver for animal photos. Ann

I am glad to hear you listened to your friends... :lol: Karen. Can't wait to see Sprout.
Maria Green Giant is a canned/frozen vegetable product. The advertising goes... "In the valley of the jolly green giant.... ho ho ho" :lol: His little side-kick is the "sprout"... too cute. Of course they are green and wear a empty pea pod for a hat.
Ann I hope the cortisone treatment works.
I love animal pictures too.

Has anyone been watching the tv program "Lost"? If so, what do you think is out there? SPOOKY.

Bye bye... :bubbles:

Glad all of you are in agreement over the name of our new puppy. Yes Sprout is a boy puppy. We had a good night last night he only wimpered for a few seconds then went right to sleep until 4:40 am and he was up for the day. Kind of reminds me of my babies.

Trudy i have been watching the show" Lost " didn't see it yet from last night. Will have to watch it later. We also watch The Tpo Model Show and they conflict for I tape Lost. I think I like it but i did miss the first one.

Ann I'll check out the petsmart. Thanks

Got to go haven't had breakfast yet.

Karen

Ann, our Kassie doesn't get up in the night. She sleeps between us in the middle of two pillows and we have to get her up to go outside. So far we have had no problems with pottying. She has lost all of her teeth on one side so her tongue hangs out. We have towels all over the bed and couch where she sometimes dribbles with her mouth. I never would have thought I would put up with this, but for Kassie we will. She is also cranky, but I think she just hurts. She is like us, once she gets up, she can move fine.

I hope your interpretation of the "bye-bye" from Lily is right. She isn't leaving us!

Karen - Don't you think Sprout is a cute name? Starting all over with a new home and a new dog, but you are keeping the old husband?

Slavika - I think your Thanksgiving thank you was perfect. It is always great to have family with us and to be able to travel with them is just perfect. My DIL was telling me about one side of her family. They are land-rich people with big ranches and several of the old ones have never had children. They have had big feuds when someone sold some land. One old guy died a miserable lonely death. I said I would rather have the hand of a friend or some family member than all the land in the world.

Well, it is cold here. Not my favorite weather.
Glenda

Not only is it cold and rainy but some snow flakes fell too. They did melt, but they FELL. The A/C was running last weekend, go figure that out.

Last Tue at Tea Time, Slavika had some Turkey Soup simmering on the stove. It had this heavenly aroma.... I admit to some drooling. Today I bought chicken and right now that wonderful fragrance is wafting through the house. Can't wait for din dins.

Today I had a Opthamologist appt. The usual receptionist wasn't at the desk. She had been with the Doctor for 17 years, she was the best. Well, her obituary was framed and on the desk with sympathy cards and flowers. She died Aug 20 during heart surgery to repair a valve. Apparently the surgery was a success, but they couldn't restart her heart. She was only 57. Her daughter is filling in for her, but here eyes just filled up with tears when I asked where her Mom was. How upsetting that was. My doctor is having a hard time without her, she used to read his mind. You never know ... all the money and wonderful posessions don't mean a darn thing.

Talk to you all later... bye bye... :eating2: (me with my soup..} :lol: :lol:

Yup! keeping the old husband. Took to long to get to where he is today.He is A Keeper. :love:
Karen

Hi Everybody :)

Ann I've been thinking about you off and on all day today. How did you make out at the doctor's? When did he think he would do the surgery and how long a stay does he think you will have in the hospital? I know they don't keep people in too long any more.
Karen I think your little Sprout is the luckiest little puppy of all, that he got you and your DH to love him for his whole life. :)
Glenda for years, every time we went to Maui, people we had met would say, "when are you bringing your family out here on holidays?" First off, most of them are American's and not dealing with our Canadian dollar which wasn't always as good as it is now and most of these people have way more money then we do. We would be in Maui sitting in chairs near the ocean and watching the little kids playing and then yelling to their grandparents, "watch me grandma, watch me grandpa", and of course we would wish that our family was there with us. :( Well this year was just the perfect year for this to happen. DH is still employed and as I told all of you I am now receiving a pension and I really do feel like I have the "money" now, and that I can share with my kids. I only paid for the grandchildren's air fare because our Son had enough in travel rewards to cover his flight and our dil. We rent the condo anyway, and we rent a car when we are there and the difference will be that this year we have rented a van. Groceries will cost us a little more, but that's ok, we can cover that, and our Son is saving for all the extra things that they might like to do, like whale watching, marine world, snorkeling, things like that. Our son asked the other day what he could possibly get for DH and myself for Christmas this year and I suggested that he treat us to the "Luau" that we would all like to attend together while in Maui.....and NOTHING MORE!!!! :) That would be great. :) I told our Son that this year we would hear our grandbabies, yelling, "watch me Baba, watch me Papa", and that will be the GREATEST gift either of us could ever receive. :grouphug: :love: :love:

Darn it, Slavika, you made me tear up! That "Watch me, Bapa and Watch me, Papa" did it. There is No Thing as important as those words and the experience you will have.

Ann, thinking of you a lot. Hope you can forget for awhile. I had to wait a week for my first surgery because of a holiday and it wasn't fun, but the difference is, I was so sick and so swollen. You have no symptoms so you just put it out of your mind because "IT" should not rob you of the joy of each and every day.