Melissa, good for you. Sometimes we need those days just to have fun. I'm sure that you have lots of "sick" days in your holding tank. Hope you and Aaron enjoy yourselves.
Angela, don't the kids get up later now? I used to feel like I was getting more sleep when they got up at 7:00 instead of 6:00.
Coco, have a good day. I'm sure dh will improve when spring decides to stay around for a while longer.
Vickie, I hope the play comes our way. We don't get a lot of theatre here, considering it's the nation's capital. We do have a beautiful venue which is the National Arts Centre. We were treating our friends last night and had two Entertainment Card Coupons. When we presented them at the end of the meal, she said that they couldn't be used for the meal specials. I explained that we've done it many times before, but she just said that she was told no deal. So, we paid $48.00 more than planned, which made it that much more expensive. Hey, we'll use the coupons another time, so it's not a big deal, but we spent so much this weekend with clothes etc. Oh, how I miss the pay cheques.
Sandra, how are you doing? I hope the pain is down again. When do you see your doc?
Kathy, is the doctor this afternoon? You'll look great in your Rangers shirt. I must admit that I've never followed them, but now I'll perk up when I hear the scores. Again, I know your weight concerns, (been there, done that). I'm so determined myself, and I know that if you are aware careful of what you are eating, that you won't be gaining all of your weight back. Have confidence in yourself, you'd be surprised. For me, I keep looking back to last summer when I was so upset with myself, and look forward to this summer with excitement of being where I want to be.
Okay, I probably was a preacher in my former life, have a good day all.
I'm sure Mondays are the biggest "call in sick but I'm not really all that bad" day.
Yep, that's me!
Hope all goes well for you at the doctor's office.
Vickie, sending : for Jim's report today as well.
We've been pricing laminate flooring this morning. Looks like we're going to have to wait on it. The fence takes priority right now, and we just can't afford to do both at the same time. Hopefully we'll get to it soon, because the carpet's pretty bad.
hi, chickies. slept in till almost noon. i should be gorgeous considering the amt of beauty sleep i'm getting. curtis called the doctor's office this am but the doc's out till wed. i'm stuck with these bandages till then. life goes on. they aren't too bad.
i don't have time to stay here right now. i'll be back later. curtis is working on taxes and i'm needed to help.
We're home now and I'm resting for a few minutes before we go to the DMV to get the handicap parking tag. I just got wiped out from being out and my foot is really killing me now. Judd has gone to get a tree to replace the big one that blew down in the front yard.
Well I just took a little break in my typing to go to the bathroom. While there, I managed to smash two fingers while closing the door. I tell you what, I am as sick as of crap as I can be.
DMV says the only way Judd can get the tag is if I'm not a licensed driver but otherwise, I have to go. If we don't go today, there won't be any other chance this week because he has to go back to work.
Kate's first apartment has fallen thru so they have found another one. They made the application last Saturday and will either move this weekend or next weekend. The other guy has backed out, so now it's just Kate and her boyfriend and a one bedroom apartment. I am scared to tell Judd but i guess eventually I'll have to because he's helping them move. She's a big girl and I'm sure it'll be okay, but it makes me feel like he thinks I didn't raise her right since she's going to be "shacking up."
I was looking for something else to be stressed out about, so this is good. God forbid everything go smoothly in my life. (Heavy sarcasm for those who can't detect it.)
Back home and trying to catch up....and I'm literally at home - had a very long drive back yesterday - and we were both exhausted. And of course losing that hour doesn't help.
Dh and I slept a bit better in the big bed (well at least I did?). Then up and out by 11:30 am for the bat mitzvah. It was a beautiful warm and sunny day tho!
The 'event' itself was a bit disjointed - this was a group batmitzvah (7 girls) - so lots of friends/relatives in a big hall about 20 tables of 8-10 people. While the food was good - it was very very slow and disorganized in coming. And we were quite appalled by the catering staff refusing extras - we wanted some extra crackers for our bread basket (for dipping in the hummus) and were told NO - NADA - whatever you get is it! Very unaccomoodating (we ended up getting some crackers from the basket on the kids table).
The lunch itself (teriyaki salmon -literally a sliver, with veggies and potatoes) was not served until after 2:30 pm and everyone was getting very ansty - girls were doing their 'speeches" but you really could not hear them over the noise, and chairs moving and dishes being served.
We finally changed and left around 4 pm - but were so tired esp with the warm sun beating down on us - drove for around 1.5 hours and stopped at a Mcdonald's/service centre rest stop. Ds and dh ate dinner? (don't even know how they could possibly be hungry?) then we actually moved the car to a more secluded spot in the parking lot so dh and I could nap! We set up ds with a movie on the dvd player (w/headphones) and tried to snooze (me in the back seat of the van (this is where being a short frouf pays off) and dh reclining in front passenger seat.
About an hour later we took off again - but we still had at least 3 hours ahead of us and got home around 10 pm! So I unpacked, settled ds in bed - and this morning could barely get up - so I stayed home and in bed til noon!
It is a gray gloomy day here - and I am hoping to maybe get out to do my license renewal (with a picture this time - ugh - and I'm not wearing any makeup!) and library. Of course we also need groceries!
Sandra - sorry you could not use your entertainment cards - what jazz dinner club did you go to?
Saundra - glad to hear you are resting and getting the sleep you need.
Kathy - can't believe you ventured out. I also think you should ramp up pretty slowly to doing things - I'm sure if you make 'healthy choices' your weight will not go up - please make sure to take your meds when you need them.
Vickie - I would have loved to see Wicked - glad you enjoyed it - and sorry about the dinner. I am a big believer in customer service so was happy to hear the manager took care of things for you.
Your bracelet is gorgeous and I hope you enjoyed wearing it!
Angela - love the retro chair - I think my MIL still has something like that!
Coco - sorry to hear your dh is not doing well - hope he is feeling better soon!
Melissa - had to laugh about Murph's tummy grumblings (probably sounds like my stomach when I'm hungry? ha ha ha). Glad it's nothing serious and congrats on the walking exercise. I too love the idea of the exercise ticker and may borrow it as well!
oh ya and I got my mastercard bill the other day and see a charge from the hotel in Rockville where I DID NOT GO, if you recall when I was replaced on my business trip to FDA. I KINDA FREAKED OUT - I was pretty sure I cancelled the reservation - but maybe I was so bummed out that I forgot? This is not good! I have since called the hotel and explained that I was replaced by someone else and could they please remove the $300 charge from my card (YIKES). Lady in accounting said she would but need to send her somethingi n writing which I will do tomorrow from work - what a nightmare!
I don't really want to venture out into the cold rainy gloomy day!
P.S. Kathy - just read your post - so sorry you are having a hard time...and that you hurt your fingers! poor you!
Can someone else take you for the handicap tag during the week? I sure hope you don't go out again - sounds like you need a bit of recuperation time from today's outing? What did the dr say?
Judd must know that Kate is a responsible mature ADULT and knows what she is doing - this is no reflection on you (and frankly I think it's a great idea to get to know someone by living together BEFORE making a major commitment and finding out you can't live together!).
It's 4:00 pm, I I just had my bath and finally got dressed. What a quiet day. I did a bit of cleaning and dinner is almost ready. I tackled the hall closet, and found at least ten single gloves. I know that if I throw them out, the mates will turn up, so I'm keeping them in a bag just in case. I haven't been out yet, but will take off to Farm Boy soon. Gee, seems like I go there every second day.
Frouf, those coming home from Toronto drives are so tiring. I can't believe how much we used to do it. We're going to London and Toronto in May, but will have almost a week. It is a cruddy day, and tomorrow sounds worse.
Kathy, I wish today had gone better for you. Like Frouf says, you'll get to the DMV one way or the other. My kids co-habitated well before they tighed the knot. It's 2006, and that's the way they do things, which isn't all that bad.
Okay, Bern will be home soon, so I'm going to get my coat on.
Well, we went and got the tag. It's a small office at the subcourthouse here in Mansfield, which is nothing at all like the bigger offices in Arlington and Fort Worth. We were trying to stay away from Arlington so that when the ballgame is over, we wouldn't be stuck in traffic with 51,000 people. It's the bottom of the 8th and Boston is winning 7-2. It's a perfect day for a ballgame, that's for sure.
Anyway, we only had to wait 5 minutes instead of the hours it would have been at the other offices. We got the tags and came straight back home. I am so worn out and the last dose of medicine didn't help so I'm thinking about taking more.
I have reversed my decision from last night; no way can I get up to cook and clean. I'll be lucky to be feeling better by next Monday when I have to go back to work. A day at a time is all I can do. The doctor did say my range of motion was very good and whatever I had been doing, keep it up. What I've been doing is staying off of it, keeping it propped at all times, and not putting any weight on it. He was pleased with the progress but says there's nothing we can do to prevent the bone from dying. It's just a "cross our fingers" and wait situation.
I'm not hungry but I think Judd is going to grill the hamburgers and chicken that his mom brought over. I got a chance to get in there and look at it all, and there's no way we're going to be able to eat all that stuff. Judd will have to take some to work with him. There are sweet potatoes, avocados, a case of tomatoes, lots and lots of meat, strawberries, raspberries, two huge containers of salad, a big vegetable tray, and all sorts of breads and buns. I wonder just how hungry she thought we were?
Thanks for all the encouragement about Kate. I have accepted it and really like Devan, and I'm sure they'll get married some day but right now they aren't. I told her I wouldn't be opposed to them going to the J.P. to get married and then having a big reception later on. But it's not up to me. I don't want to add to her stress so I'm keeping my mouth shut. She's a good girl. She also said she could pay rent with what she's currently spending on gasoline. She works a little over an hour away from home, and since she gets off anywhere from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m., I'd rather see her not have to drive so far in the middle of the night. The apartment is just a few miles from their office building. She and Devan work together (Wells Fargo) and can even ride together. I'd almost feel worse if she was living alone because I know for sure I'd worry about her more.
Hi Chicks. I can't stay but I wanted to get here and let you all know that Jim's results were not good. The biopsy was malignant and we are kind of freaked at the moment.
The Oral Surgeon was so upset and apologetic. He said he didn't believe it was malignant, he was just testing to be safe. He said he usually trys to prepare people if he thinks the news might be bad. He doesn't do what Jim needs done so he was going to give us a referral. I turned into my normal, control freak, terrier little self and asked if he could get us into this ENT Specialist as soon as possible. I think he felt so bad, he talked the Specialist into seeing us today. We drove straight from the Oral Surgeon to the ENT.
He's scheduled for bloodwork on Wednesday and a CT scan on Friday. He's on antibiotics now and has to do a peroxide swab until we go back to see the ENT a week from Thursday. He'll review the bloodwork and CT scan and then will schedule laser removal of the tumor. The Specialist thinks that it just became cancerous and that he should be able to do laser surgery as opposed to removing a section of the tongue. He'll biopsy it again while Jim is under to see if he needs to take more. TMI? Sorry if it is. I think it just made me feel better to type it here. Of course, I'm sitting here with tears streaming down my face. I'm trying to be strong for Jim and not get him any more upset than he already is. The Specialist seemed really together and confident and Jim is happy with the treatment plan.
We are not babysitting tonight. My Sister and BIL are taking over for us. We are just too wiped out. We are still going to the ballgame tomorrow and are planning to keep functioning as if everything will work out perfectly. Right now I hear Jim talking to our friend from the ballpark whom he called on the way home. They're talking about baseball so I'm glad he's distracted.
I'll be back later. A few prayers couldn't hurt! I didn't get to read so I hope you are all well. I've got to keep making phone calls. I have to cancel the shoulder surgery. The ENT says that is elective and he won't be ready for that for at least a month or so.
Kathy, glad to hear that you'll be staying put for the rest of the week. It is the BEST way to get better. Your MIL sounds pretty nice to have brought all that food over. Can you freeze some of it? It's good that you support Kate, she'll appreciate that.
Frouf, have you been to the Farm Boy out here? Bernie couldn't get over the prepared foods. We picked up a few of them, including some whole grain salads that look wonderful.
Vickie, I'm sorry the report wasn't as good as you expected, but also sounds like they're jumping on it asap. Jim will be added to my written prayer list and will be lifted up often, and you too. I'm glad they found out about it quickly and will be hopeful that a very large section won't have to be removed. Please keep us updated. I'm glad you're not going to babysit tonight; you need to calm down and rest up for tomorrow.
I'm trying to organize a "makeup tailgate" party for us. It'll probably be on the next Sunday home game, which is April 23 against Tampa Bay. If not then, the next Sunday game is May 7 against the Yankees. OR we could do Saturday 4/22 or 5/6. There are three Wednesday day games in May but I'd rather not do it during the week. Actually, Saturdays might be better anyway so all the people can recuperate before going back to work. Our friends tend to party a little hard.
Oh Vickie, hugs to you, and my best wishes and prayers to you both. I'm so glad you were proactive on this, and didn't wait another minute to start on the treatment plan. Jim's a lucky guy.
Have fun with the baseball stuff, and try to relax tonight.
Vicky honey, my prayers to you and Jim. It is good that baseball is here to calm you down. You are such a special couple and will get through this thing together. A very special hug to you both from Bern and I.
I just got this purse in the mail. I bought it for myself last week as a little get-well gift. There's a lady who makes them and sells them on ebay. I think it was around $16 plus shipping -- my total was a little over $21. It's very cute and VERY well-made with lots of inside and outside pockets.
Hi Everyone
Boy is it windy here tonight. We were in a tornado watch earlier. But that has expired. Just real windy. And cooling down.
I did make it to weigh in tonight. I lost 1 lb. I will take it.
VICKIE I will keep you and Jim in my prayers. And Cassie. Sounds as if they feel it will be alright. You can type all you want too. Believe me I kinda know what you are going through. I will have to pm you sometime if that is alright.
KATPO How are you doing. How did the Dr appt. go. Are you aloud to do any activity yet. If so take it easy.
ONTARGET How are you doing. Hope you are ok. Is the discomfort going away any. Did you get you some crafts to do.
SEPTEMBERSGOAL How is Murphy doing. Have you taken him and showed him his new yard yet. I bet he will love it. You will have a blast getting new stuff. I am so excited for you.
Well better get off here. The lights are flickering a little. So dont know if power will go off. Or if it is just the lines blowing in the wind.
Am thinking of everyone. Have a great evening.
coco
: for Jim's report today as well.
Vickie, I'm sorry the report wasn't as good as you expected, but also sounds like they're jumping on it asap. Jim will be added to my written prayer list and will be lifted up often, and you too. I'm glad they found out about it quickly and will be hopeful that a very large section won't have to be removed. Please keep us updated. I'm glad you're not going to babysit tonight; you need to calm down and rest up for tomorrow.
