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Here's the new thread....will check back in a bit as hubby just came home from work. The job got rained out so another day off for him.

Mima, did you talk to the doctor about the bleeding?

Kate, thanks for starting the new thread.

Had a wonderful massage this morning! I think I fell asleep.

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

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Tammy- You didn't tell us what your wonderful message was.. I am still wondering around trying to find face book friends sites. I must be doing something wrong. After about a hour I just give up.
It looks like I may be out of town when you come to Disney. Christmas will be up at our daughters..
Our daughter is on her way down for a few days. So I may be mia for that time. She keeps me busy and out of the house.. We go to the beach and mall,shopping. Or we just sit and crochet. I am making another baby blanket for my G/G/son to be born in October .
We took my sister Mary for a medical test (colonoscopy) yesterday. That took up half my day. I have to put away my sewing machine and straighten up the spare bedroom for the daughter who sleeps there.
Yes Mima. Call your Dr. about the bleeding. That doesn't sound right to me.
Kate- We got about 10 minutes of rain yesterday.If it was even that.. It always moves inland when it comes off the Gulf. I live about a mile from the Gulf.. My yard is dry.. I have some mexican sunflowers. Last year and this year they haven't bloomed. Everybody else who has them have had loads of bloom. They are over 10 feet tall now. If I get no flowers I am just going to cut them down.. Maybe take them out all but one. I may do that anyhow..
Meme- I haven't found you on facebook yet..
Hello Happy...Joanne

Good morning everyone. I sent out a private e-mail to those of you I could find here with my facebook e-mail address so you may look me up there if you choose. I apologize if I omitted someone; just let me know and I will gladly send along the info. I am so afraid of posting an e-mail address because of spammers!
Quiet day today...a bit cloudy but still warm and humid. Very lush....had lots of rain night before last. Joanne, those mexican sunflowers are soooo gorgeous! I almost bought one for my back corner to provide a "screen" from the neighbors. I don't think they bloom this time of year, do they? I'll have to check out the one down the street when I walk Queenie to see if it's in bloom...it must be about 25 feet tall and very full...the lady planted it as a hedge. I've decided to put in a bougainvilla instead as they like it very dry. We live about 2 miles inland from the Intercoastal. Lots of weather activity here past few days.
I'll put those dates on my calander, Tammy. I'm sure we will be able to get together if only for a quick visit somewhere here. I'll be the short, fat, gray-haired lady in a silver Mercury Mariner! I can give you my address and phone number if you e-mail that address I gave out.
Had a very constructive day with hubby home. He'll be working very late next few days to try and make up the lost hours, I'm sure. Thankfully I have already paid for my final dentisit visit for the permanent crown on Wed.....now to pay the end-of-the-month bills! Off to get something done around here. Need to go to the local produce stand for more veggies! Hope everyone enjoys the day.
Oh, and I called that orthopedic's office yesterday....my size 8 fit nicely through the phone!! ;) I'll be scheduled by the end of the week!

Joanne, it was a massage, not a message. I'll be at Disney World itself from October 12-19. I'll be staying at the Saratoga Springs Resort. In December I'll be at the resort in Vero Beach, but I won't be going to Orlando.
Have a wonderful time with your daughter when she visits. We have had rain off and on. I wish I could send some of it down to you. I've never seen a Mexican sunflower. May have to look that up.

Kate, LOL to your description of yourself!! I'm not short, I do have gray hair that I cover with brown (lol), I'm fat, and I drive a silver Grand Caravan. See, we are almost twins! I sent you an email to that address, and I sent you a PM on here. I passed a stand with fresh produce after my classes this morning, but I was too pooed out to stop!

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Quick note to all facebook friends. Others rarely call me Meme on facebook. Only my grandchildren. So when there, call me by my first name or my real world friends will either think you are nuts or think you are one of my grandchildren. LOL If you don't want to type out the whole name, just put the first letter, that's what my friend, Carol, does.

So much rain ... I honestly don't know where it's all coming from. Daughter said it was standing in the streets in town today. We made the Nashville news tonight with video of yards and streets standing in water. Rained all day long and a chance of scattered storms tomorrow then a 60% chance of rain Thursday and chance of rain in the forcast all the way through 'till next week. Poor old bones. :rain:

Good morning everyone. Hot and sunny so far here today. Just made some yummy looking stuffed portabello mushrooms....and maybe some Greek chicken tenders en papillote for tonight! Finally got my appointment for the MRI and bone density tests...next Monday at 8 am. Will have to make a decision about surgery right after that I guess. Will see the orthopedic the next day and get the final report. Not looking forward to any of this ...
I have been trying to cut back on my meds and have been very uncomfortable these past days. Nothing seems to be effective lately so I feel like I am taking this stuff for no reason...but as soon as I stop taking it or cut back on it, I feel even worse so there's no winning this war I guess! Not sleeping great either...hard to get comfortable with this "throbbing" going on. I think a nap might be in order today! At least my sweet Queenie has been very cooporative lately....it's almost like she knows I'm not feeling 100%.
Meme, I will try to remember the Facebook name. Memory has not been kind to me last few weeks. That's why I've cut back on the meds....perhaps that is causing it. Which is worse...not being able to remember stuff or being in discomfort?
Off to vacuumn the house...it's had too much "traffic" lately with hubby being home. Just had my permanent crown put on this morning. I'm thinking about buying a digital camera....Hope everyone enjoys their day!

Kate, no worries about the name. Know how you feel about the memory.

I just bought a new digital camara ... mine was stolen last year. Got it home and found out the SD memory card doesn't fit into my printer. Bummer. The last one I had did so I don't know what the problem is with this one. Now I'll have to load the software and figure out how to hook the camara up to the computer to download my pictures. Hate doing that.

Hello everybody. Been working too much and no play time.

Today is housecleaning day, so no playing today either.

Meme - I, also, just got a new digital camera. I got a Panasonic and it is wonderful. Easy to use, which is the most important thing for me. Hope you get it all figured out.

kate - glad that you are making headways with getting your shoulder fixed. Probably vacuuming isn't the best thing for you to do, in any case. Haven't done it for years. When I have taken a stab at it, it caused pain and a trip to the chiro.

I am on Facebook, but do NOTHING there. Don't have time to add another board to my life:lol: I signed up because I wanted to see my daughters photos that she had posted - went and looked at them, and never went back. My gkids aren't allowed on the "net" sites like that. They can play games etc., but that's about it.

Tammy - I am glad that you didn't push yourself and decided enough was enough. Wouldn't be wise. Sounds like you have some nice plans made for the rest of the year. Good for you.

Joanne - enjoy your visit with your daughter.

If anybody would like to see the photos I took on my holiday you can go here and have a look http://imageevent.com/happycanuk/mis...bawhp2.tiger_s

The girl in the pictures is my gdaughter Ashley. She is now 11 yrs old. Meme, remember when we came here, the kids were just little. Now they are growing up way to fast. You can click on SLIDE SHOW at the top left hand corner and it will start. If you want pictures larger, just click on original when the photos begin.

Have a good day.

Ok Meme, I guess I won't call you what your grandchildren call you. lol It was sprinkling a short while ago, and we've had rain off and on all week it seems.

Kate,good to know that Queenie senses when you aren't feeling the best. Maurice is the same way. Today he isn't feeling the best though. Not sure what's up, but I'll be headed to the vet tomorrow if it continues. Tim gave me a digital camera for my birthday/Mother's Day gift. I love it!

Meme, I have no idea how to get pictures from the camera to the computer. Think I need to hunt up the instructions.

Anne, I always enjoy your pictures, and I'm headed there when I finish typing this. Ashely can't be 11 already!

Ok. I'm ready to go to Denmark now. I would love Legoland. I read a book about it to my 2nd graders! Wonderful pictures!

I pop my memory card into my computer and it loads.....never hooked my camera up to anything.

Been kinda overwhelmed and blue latey..nothing is going right here with workers and such and I am so tired.....did get some leather furniture for family room downstairs..but I think it over powers the room...not sure how to make it work...love my relciner but sofa and loveseat look too big.....all taupe so the room has no color yet....I hate decorateing and shopping is even worse! Just want it all done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have not been on the computer much too busy......

I can't figure facebook out either.....I like to look at all the pictures my nieces put on there.

Good "grumpy" morning everyone! Spent the day cleaning yesterday and took a fall on my wet foyer floor! Ouch! Really did my shoulder in with that one....had to lay there a few minutes before I could get up. Not feeling my best this morning either...tired and grumpy.
We're all talking about digital cameras now because I went out and bought one Wed. afternoon! A Kodak on sale from Best Buy and I love it! I can download the pictures either from the memory chip put directly into my computer or through a USB cord that came with it. It also has the capabilities of hooking up to a "docking" system to print pictures...have to buy that from Kodak seperately though. I would rather just download to my computer files. Now I need to find time to take some pictures!!
Candice, I know what you mean about feeling stressed out and "blue". I think this shoulder pain is more irritating than I want to admit....only because I really haven't accepted the idea of surgery yet. It's very frustrating to deal with because I don't like to be poked, prodded or disabled at this point in my life. I was hoping to age gracefully but it sure doesn't look like that is happening right now!
I think a nap is on the agenda for today. I need to get some meatballs and spaghetti sauce on first...then I will set the timer and lay down for an hour. Feeling like a big, crabby bit** today....not good! Bye for now....

Candice, sorry to hear things aren't going well for you. Wish I could help you out!!

kate, and good grumpy evening to you! Wish you were feeling better too! I really think we all just need to go away somewhere together and have fun.

Good morning. I had quite a busy week and our heads were spinning by the time we were done. Thurdsday night we went to a thai restaurant and it was deliscious. I ended the meal with fried ice cream and took 3 lactaid pills and was ok.Everyone but Fl seems to be getting rain.My dil and Evan are flying here today and my cousin's family is flying to Daytona beach. Auntie is alone but things got worked out so that people will be checking on her. One is me and she told me not to call everyday but she has my cell phone number, In a couple of days her son will be there.My dd was upset because I was not coming home permanently for birth which is March 31. I AM coming home-flying up for the birth and staying for a while but I need to stay in Ct. I do not drive on the highway and Ct is 1 and a half hours. They have a tiny house so I said I would stay in a motel nearby. It sounds absolutely ridiculous for me to be concerned about this at this time but I did bring it up-was not a good idea. It's hard that she is that far away and I don't drive on the super highways. It's hard that I am 71 years old and it's her first. Oh well. Jim is so excited-they want a boy and he wants a jr.
Gotta put stuff away. Brad put in the ac and it is so much less damp and smelly but it never gets cool enough for it to go on so we put it on when we leave.
Bye for now-Mima

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Hey everybody.. Our daughter was here for a few days . She left this am. Her hubby said he was tired of talking to the dogs and cows. They sold off most of their land but kept about 300 acres. He has cattle on it.. We went to the mall yesterday. I don't tell her anything I like or see or she will buy it. She spends enough when she is here.
Kate I hope your trip to the orthopedic turns out positive. You may get away with a injection.. I have a bad knee. Bone on bone. They want to fix it but right now I have too much here that needs care. My hubby does not do well if I am not here and who would take care of the dog and house. Right under our name on 3fc it says 'send private message'.I'll send you one.
Tammy I may be in Madison when you are here in Oct too. My G/G/grandson is due then and it is my G/daughters BD.. Debbie told us she wants us to try and come up then..
Happy -I haven't got used to facebook yet. Still learning..
Candice- Feel better.. How is your flowers doing?
Meme- OK I will try to remember to type your name on facebook.
Mima- Our family is growing too. I don't blame you ,I wouldn't get on a interstate either. I am afraid of highway 19..
Got to go and take out Christie and go to WM and Sams..
Joanne

Mima, you are so busy! Would a dehumidifier help with the dampness?

Joanne, I can understand you wanting to be in Madison in October!

This has been a pretty lazy day. Tim is at EMT classes and then goes straight to Arby's until they close, so Maurice and I are just hanging out. I need to go to the store and get a few things, but that may way till later. I feel a nap coming on! lol

Don't know exactly when we are heading to FL Tammy but i would love to meet you. Will know more later-sometimes we take 4 over to 75.
Came home because of mice and ants but I will go back with poison.
The AC takes great care of the dampness and we put it on when we go out . It's cool in here already so it doesn't go on automatically.
Went to the Country club for lunch and it was great. i had the haddock again.
Bye for now-Mima

Home for a day-1 dead mouse and lots of dead ants.
Suzanne sprained her ankle and can't have an xray but doc thinks its ok. She did get a boot.
She will have an ultrasound tomorrow.
Not much else-mima

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Well so far this has been a busy week. Louie had two tests for his heart monday,we won't know the results till the 20th. I doubt there is anything serious or we would had a call. I do hope the Dr. gives him a good talk. All he does is set in a chair and sleep when he is not eating or driving the car for me to get around. I am a good driver but he has this ego he can't let go . yesterday we has some bank business, today shopping for needed grocerys. I haven't had a minute to myself till 8 pm at night..
Mima- If you have mice and ants in your part of the house it is probably in your tenents part as well. We lived in a rental building a couple times before we bought our home and fought the mice all the time. had to move out of one place because they came out at night . The night one got in the bed I got up to go to work and told my husband I would not come back there. He moved us while I was at work that day.. Another time when we lived in Tampa right after we got married there was a problem with rats.. I came home from school (nursing school) and my sister in law told me ,'don't go up there ,you don't live there anymore." They moved all our things to Tarpon. I was done with my hospital training that day..
Tammy - Sorry but it looks like I may miss you when you come to Fl.
Hello Happy and Meme
Joanne

Mima, sounds like your pest hunting is working! Ouch to Suzanne's ankle.

Joanne, praying that Louie's reports come back ok. WIll he listen if the doctor tells him stuff? I'll make it to your part of Florida one of these days! Bob's nieces are in north Tampa, so it could be a plan. I don't plan on visiting with his family in south Tampa. I'll have to tell you about THAT situation sometime.

The mice and ants are in the camper!!!! Not here, Although this winter they might be. This house always has mice.
Suzanne is having an ultrasound today. We are all looking forward to the results. Her ankle is better,
Cookout saturday where I will see Evan and his cousin Evan will be there also.
Catching up on paperwork.
We are planning a trip to Nova Scotia in Sept. Another place we always talk about.
Bye for now-where is Kate?
Hey Joanne-at least he gets out of the house-men can be stubborn. Mima

Good morning everyone. Where to begin?? Such an interesting week! It started with a scheduled MRI and Dexa for Monday which only the bone density got done because I could not lay in the position they wanted for an hour to scan my shoulder. It was excruciating! I called the orthopedic's office and they prescribed Oxycodone/Tylenol for pain management and rescheduled the MRI for Thurs. (yesterday) In the meantime, I am trying to find a ride to the MRI facility so that I can take the medication (and not drive) and we don't even have a taxi service in this city!!(At least not one that answers their phone!) I realize this is the "slow" season around here with no snowbirds but come on folks, no taxi service?? It took me almost 3 hours to track down a personal transportation service that didn't want $50 to take me 4 miles down the road....as it turned out, hubby had the day off because of all the rain we have had. (The job they had him on was too muddy and wet to work in.) So, hubby took me for the MRI yesterday and after waiting over 45 minutes to get started (which made me very crabby on top of everything else) the pain medication didn't work all that well. We had to stop (so I could sit up) 4 times to ease the shoulder pain. I finally got through it....and was exhausted by time I got home. Then I get a call from the orthopedic's office saying they couldn't get me in until the 18th.....and that the doctor needed to discuss the MRI results with me. I told them that time frame was unacceptable for the results and that if I needed surgery he should call me and let me know rather than wait 2 more weeks...after all, I have to plan ahead for the dog, the house, transportation etc. She would "leave a note" for the doctor and hopefully he would call me. My reply???? "Let's see if he can give me a call back in less time than it took for him to get my records over to the transcriptionist". Hey, I admitted to the caller that I was tired and frustrated and that's the way it is....sh** or get off the pot! Got a call this morning from the doctor's office (yup...less than 24 hours, thankyou). I definitely have an "abnormal" MRI, (duh!) and will need surgery and please come in next Tueday instead of the 18th. So there we have it, ladies. I'm in the "pending" holding pattern for another rotator cuff surgery and I am not a happy camper right now.
I have to admit I am terribly frustrated that I have had so many "physical" issues since moving to Florida. I hadn't planned on "falling apart" once I got here. Isn't Florida suppose to be good for those "people of age"??? And poor hubby....like you Joanne, he is bone-on-bone in both knees and is not "ready" to do the replacement thing. I can just imagine what life will be like around here when he does decide to get it done! (Sorry if that sounds harsh but he can be a real stubborn Pollock at times!) I will know more Tuesday about when he can schedule this and hopefully will be able to coordinate things to keep things moving smoothly.
Need to get the dog brushed and bathed this weekend. There's a chore for me! She is actually pretty good about it but it can be involved and tiring. Everything I am planning to do will have an impact on the impending surgery plans now...getting all those little things taken care of I have been putting off so I won't have to deal with them while recouping. As my wonderful mom used to say "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men...".......who can finish that quote??
Hope everyone enjoys the day...sunny and very hot here lately with lots of afternoon t-storms and rain. Truly a mosquito heaven right now!! I'll check back in later....

Mima, what did Suzanne find out with the ultrasound? Your trip sounds nice!

Kate, I just don't know what to say! How frustrating for you with all of this going on. Keep us posted on things, and we'll be keeping you in prayers. We are having some sprinkles right now, and it is turning chilly again, at least for tonight. I turned the AC off earlier, and I just cracked some windows open for fresh air. also put on long pants and a sweatshirt! lol

Glad this week is over. I've had things going on every day, and sometimes it has been 2 or 3 things in a day. Nothing on the calendar for tomorrow!

have a great weekend!

Good morning all. Another sunny, hot day in Florida. Lot's of little things to do today....empty my herb pots on the patio, vacuumn the garage, wash the dog's bed, bathe Queenie....will have to divide this up over the next two days I guess.
Thanks for the thoughts Tammy. I am sure things will work out with the surgery...it's just so frustrating sometimes when things just keep happening. I'm sure all will be okay. I just like to "vent" occasionally :)
Hope everyone enjoys their day...off to get hubby going on some "projects"...

It is going to be a hot one here today. Someone at church said that maybe it is finally going to be summer. We've had so many cool days and nights this summer.

Kate, venting is a good thing. Gets rid of some of the frustration.

Not sure what I'm doing today.

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Hello Everybody.. Talk about hot ..It was 94 here today.. We are wishing for rain. I mean a good rain not a 5 minute one like we had last night..
Our daughter is at St George beach campground this weekend. It is her 53rd birthday monday.. I wish we could be there.It is such a nice beach. Camping is not for me.. Ofcourse she has a large 5th wheel. It is full today. Her two kids and daughter in law are there. Guess they will go home tonight.
Hope things get positive for you soon Kate.. I know how it is when you are hurting.
Mima- Decon.. That is what I keep in my attic just incase of a mouse.. We haven't had any that I know of this year.. Ofcourse mice, and bugs are a given down here.. We just keep fighting them. You are right men can be stubborn and the older they get the worse it gets..
Tammy- I am glad the week is over too. All we did was run to Drs and labs. I have to go to lab about every week it seems.
It's funny, I love the beach. We live just over a mile from one and I never go . No fun going alone..
Bye, Joanne

Lost my post-now I will write short sentences.Sorry about your surgery Kate. I have a cold-I gave it to Brad.Too soon for the ultrasound. They will try again.We went to see Evan and all the family. The cousins met and were bonding-2 of their parents grew up together. pastor gave a message on not limiting what God can do.

Joanne, I know you've talked about St. George before. I'm with you on the camping. Give me a nice hotel, and I'm happy. Hope your week isn't as hectic for you, and that you can take some time to just relax. When I was there and we drove down to the beach, it was so pretty! Pretty busy that day too since it was a Sunday.

Mima, that sermon sounds like the one we had yesterday! Our pastor is leaving the 27th for the Holy Land! She is so excited about the trip. She said that she feels blessed beyond words.

Meeting the retired crew for lunch today at Applebees. I haven't been there in a very long time. Hope there is something healthy on the menu! I finally hit 20 pounds. I've upped my calories by upping my proteins. Haven't really cut back in any other area, so this must be working. 2 weeks ago when I went to my class, I had gained a few pounds. That's when I made the calorie and protein changes. Since then I am down 5 pounds. I'll take it!

Hello to everyone!

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Tammy- Good weight loss. What eating plan are you using?My weight has been going up and down 3+ lbs for a while now. I am trying to get under 150. I have 3 + lbs to go so far this am. 5 if I want to stay a couple lbs under which I do.It isn't easy as I can only do so much with exercise. I walk but it isn't enough. I have no good excuse as I have a treadmil in my house gathering dust.I get about 30 min. a day with Christie.
Mima- Those were really short sentences.:D So Brad gave you a cold. That is what happened to me when I got so sick. Louie gave me the cold that turned into pneumonia. My son took him to Dr. The day after I was in hospital.He was really sick too. Lousy Dr. did not do his job. If he had put us on medication I think things would have worked out better.At least maybe not as bad.Our daughter called their office and made a formal complaint. We have a different Dr. now. We really like him so far. And he is only about 1 1/2 miles from our house. No driving on Hwy 19.
Kate. Don't worry about so much at home now. Just take care of yourself.. The house, hubby and the dog will be fine..
Meme- How are you? VBS must be done by now..
Hello Happy-I could stand some of your cool weather right about now..

Joanne, I'm doing First Place 4 Health. It's a Bible based weight loss program. You have a certain number of calories per day depending on age and activity level, you are allowed so many servings of the different food groups to get to your calorie level. I had been eating anywhere from 1300-1600, and I was either not losing or gaining little bits. I was getting very frustrated since I am exercising so much. I have upped my calories to 1700-2000 and I'm eating more lean protein. Seems to have kick-started things again. I honestly feel more energetic. The doctor and the gal at the Y had told me at the beginning not to drop too low because of the exercises that I was taking. Guess I should have listened! I just hope it continues to go in the right directiion.

Glad to hear you have a different doctor that is closer to you. Is Hwy 19 the road that I was on when I met you?

Well -hope this post doesn't go into cyberspace. I use a laptop so that's part of the problem.
I guess I didn't give Brad my cold butit has gone into my sinuses. I am getting my weeklyshot and then going to the chiropractor. He does something to my head that helps.
Sometimes we just have to slow down Kate. Hope you have the least amount of pain with this. Praying for you.
Finally going to the good supermarket. Nothing in the freezer except hot dogs. Brad will get us some ind wrapped Tyson chicken at BJ's.
very humid here. The house stays under 70 but I have to freeze.
Wew-that was close-post left but it came back.
Bye for now-glad you found a new doc, Joanne. Mima

Good morning everyone! Joanne and Tammy aere talking about the beach?? I also live just about a mile or so from the Intercoastal and I only go to the park area there once in a while to walk Queenie. It is way too hot here now so I haven't been there since spring. We can watch the manatees and dolphins right there swimming around. I'm not crazy about the water there though...it is very brown colored and yukky looking evn though I know it is clean...it just looks uninviting. The Atlantic Ocean is over a "causeway" bridge but very easy to get to. We live about 10 miles from the Sebastian Inlet Park....beautiful place with lots of surfing and fishing. I don't swim in the ocean here at all though....too many sharks for me! I'm a North Atlantic coast girl...not into sharks! Tammy, you will be right near the oean when you are at Disney Resort. That's about 2 miles from the causeway bridge coming over to my "highland" area. The Kirby Veterinary place I was telling you about for Maurice is a bit farther than I originally thought from the resort though...I just drove it the other day and the milage was more like 5-6 miles from Rt. 510 intersection. It is still probably the easiest to get to but not sure how they are as a kennel. I have never kenneled any of my dogs so I wouldn't know how to "rate" them. And the last time I was at Applebees, they had several Weight Watchers (points) meals on the menu that looked great.
Seeing the orthopedic today to set a date and get information about the surgery. definitely not looking forward to this...at all! I have already checked to see what my co-pays are and what is covered but i am going to let his office gather all this info and see if it matches mine....I don't want any hidden expenses with this. Wait until the doctor sees what my co-pay is for physical therapy....$45 per visit. That isn't happening...no way I'm paying that (3X a week for 12 weeks??).
Have lots of little appointments to get through this week....the satallite TV people, lawn treatment people and A/C maintenance people. Then I want to shamppo the rugs, wash all the windows and clean all the overhead fans. I've already bathed the dog, got the pool up to snuff with salt, acid and cleaning and washed/cleaned inside the car. And no, I haven't lost anymore weight!! I also haven't been sleeping too well. This shoulder takes forever to get comfortable with when I lie down so it is a lot of tossing and turning. Can't weight for things to get back to normal! (what ever that is!) Hope everyone enjoys their day...

Mima, I know when I have been to the chiropractor that it has helped with sinus problems. When I get a massage, that helps too.

Kate, I'm with you about the sharks, although I've been swimming in the ocean down there many times. I was younger then, maybe I'm wiser now! I've been in touch with Dogkidz Daycare and the Vero Beach Canine Country Club. Trying to decide which one would be best. They are about the same price. I can go visit Maurice at one but not the other. Tim and I talked that no longer than I'll be there, I really don't need to visit.

At Applebees I had a grilled chicken spinach salad. Can't remember the name of it, but it was less than 300 calories according to 2 different places that I checked. It was pretty tasty!

Let us know what you find out from the doctor.

I'm going away with my friend in a couple hours, we'll be back sometime tomorrow. Her last fling before she goes back to school.

Good morning everyone. Well, after a 2 hour wait at the orthopedic's office I finally got to see the doctor. My MRI does show a tear that needs to be repaired along with a bone spur he will remove. I am scheduled for surgery Aug. 27th. Hubby had already put in for some vacation time the first week of Sept. so now he will add 4 days to it for the surgery date. That puts him home until the 8th of Sept. I'll be on my own after that. Hopefully this doctor can do all the repairs arthroscopically, without cutting the deltoid muscle like my other shoulder. That would help in the recovery time. Let's keep our fingers crossed!:crossed:
Tammy, I'll ask the girl who owns the pet specialty store I shop at about those kennels...she hears everything about all the "dog" places.
Need to get going here....have to clean today. Starting a "to do" list to get organized before the surgery as I will be out of commission for a few weeks. Bye for now!

Kate, I have your surgery marked on my calendar. Glad hubby is able to take time off to be with you. I would appreciate you finding out any info about those places! That would be great!

good morning-my post got frozen yesterday. mammogram today! I have been praying for you, Kate. I was alone the day after I came home-counted on friends. It was ok.Brad got a call that there was a leak in the installation at a beautiful home that he worked on. It had dripped through the ceiling onto the bed and mattress. We have liability insurance so they will have to pay-there might be a 250 deductible/ It wasn't totally Brad's fault because the pipes weren't glued together but I guess he should have checked it.
Finally. my sinus headache has been replaced with asthma.
You have a nice trip planned, Tammy.
Hopefully we do too. going to Prince Edward island in September.
Suzanne is having another ultrasound today. Hope they can hear the heartbeat.
Bye before I freeze up again. Mima

Good morning everyone...and thank you for your kind prayers...it is appreciated. Mima, I've learned not to count on friends and neighbors for things such as this. My husband complains that I do too much for other people and should consider what they have/have not done for me...however, I am just not that way. I have always been a giver in respect to food and a helping hand. My neighbors do know who to call when they are in need and I am sure I could rely on them should I have the need and asked but I prefer to "pay my own way". I do appreciate your thought and prayers though!!
Tammy, I am going to see my friend who owns the dog supply store this afternoon to pick up some supplies for her royal highness. I will be sure to ask her about those two places and ask for a recommendation for possible others. I'll either post here or a private message. Right now I am waiting (as usual, I am always waiting for someone/something lately!) for the Direct TV repairman to get here. We are having a problem with our HD receiver...I think the most recent t-storm blew it up or something! The company actually wanted to charge me a $49.95 service fee for coming out to look at it. I pay a monthly lease fee for the box ($5) and another fee for the HD service($10). Boy, did they get an earfull! Not about to pay for repairs on equipment I do not own thank-you-very-much! They decided they would do a courtesy service call because I have been a "loyal customer".....smart move for them, huh? Boy, I sure can get bit**y about certain things now....

Mima, sorry to hear about those headaches....now asthma? It soounds like it might be related to the sinuses...do you take allergy pills? That trip to PEI sounds wonderful...I used to live near some people from there on Cape Cod. A lot of Cape Codders have moved to Maine or Nova Scotia...they say it is because those places are more like the Cape used to be 50 years ago. I do miss my hometown every so often but from what I hear, it has changed so much I would hardly recognize it now. I haven't been back since I moved to Florida....maybe I will make some plans to visit there this fall if all goes well.
Hate this waiting around for repairmen....they gave me a 4 hour "window" but I have errands to run and I want to get a move on here. Hope he shows soon. I'll check back later....hope everyone enjoys the day. We have rain forecasted for this afternoon and through the weekend. Oh goody....more mosquitos!!

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Hello Everybody..Still hot and humid here.
Been having a little problem with my sugar. Dr. made a change so hope that helps. If I could get my head together and lose more weight that might help.. I think I have been eating wrong again..
I need something to inspire me.. The daughter put up a humming bird feeder but so far no birds.
I hear thunder. I better get Christie out .. Back later. Joanne

Mima, if it's not one thing, it's another, isn't it? Hope you feel better soon.

Kate, did the guy ever show up? I hate waiting around on people also.

Joanne, I have a hummingbird feeder beside my enclosed porch, and I've seen some, but not lately. I also have a goldfinch feeder that was very busy up until a few weeks ago. Not sure where they went.
I sent you a PM by the way.