In shock

Oh BENNY That just made my day...Go celebrate !!!!! Yipppeee

And on a lighter note...I filed the paper work for a passport. Look out Canada!! If I do not have to have chemo, I am coming for Christmas.

Liefie.....Let no one underestimate the power of intelligent WOMEN. Hoping for a positive resolution to this mess by the weekend.

Okay, now Benny, call the mechanic and share some dessert and coffee. Seems to be my favorite offering...coffee We need a new story line, a romantic comedy to lighten things up!

Took the dogs for a walk, for the first time in 2 weeks. Gradually getting back into the routine.

Have a good evening ladies!

Wonderful news, Benny!!!!! Happy dancing, hang on all those on the raft

Morwenna - congratulations on the gold medal - can't wait for our next Timmies rendezvous, we'll get Benny playing the guitar. Nihahi - are you musically inclined?

Liefie - congratulations on a clear mammo - so nice of the radiologist to come in and tell you himself, glad you can go to SA with that off your mind; now we just need the SA consulate to get their act together. Looking forward to hearing good news on that front - hoping that it can be a worry free long weekend for DS, fiancé and the rest of you - now get busy on that dress hem

Momof2 - progress, take good care of yourself

Quick hi to everyone else, I've been having some migraine problems of late, all these weather changes here not helping. Bloodwork done yesterday for Friday's port removal . One more long day of work tomorrow and then an extra long weekend for me.

Take care

Morwenna - big congratulations - well done - now your chorus can relax and celebrate - you must be so happy!

Liefie - good for you writing those letters to the big guns - looks like some positive action could be about rotate place. Praying for you and this situation.

Momof2 - I also love coffee - so I understand the pleasure of the experience of a good cup of coffee. Glad the drains are all out and that you are more mobile.

Benny - how amazing for you to hear benign - now you can relax and forget about mammograms for a while.

Hope everyone else has a great week - I am off to Mexico for 5 days - looking forward to the warmth of the sun!

This is the first picture I have ever downloaded....Yay for me...This is my DD and soon to be SIL. This was one of many pictures taken for their Save the Date announcement. That's my girl

Hope everyone has a good day!

Jenifer

Jenifer, what a beautiful couple - they will be smashing on their wedding day! Oh, to be that young again . . . .

Last e-mail from S.A. Consulate yesterday afternoon made mention of a temporary passport that may be valid for a year. Nothing solid yet, but this is beginning to sound promising, and we are hoping and praying. This passport still has to get to Calgary from Toronto, and DS is leaving next Friday. I should have raised a stink much sooner, but DS wanted to fight his own battle, which is right. Somehow older people just have more clout, and are taken way more seriously, especially an irate rhinoceros mother - LOL.

Off to yoga. Laters, girls!

Benny, the most exasperating thing in these cases is that one first has to get nasty, and threaten them before there is action. Why? It just boggles my mind. They've got every possible document of proof that DS is a dual citizen of Canada and S.A., but they are still dragging their feet. He's held a S.A. passport for the last 15 years, and he also has a S.A. ID book. There is just no reason whatsoever to deny the passport.

Websister, you must really be looking forward to have that port out tomorrow? Best wishes that everything will go smoothly, and that you will have a relaxing long weekend. Sorry to hear about the migraines. How is the energy coming along?

Mom-lovely pic of your DD and FSIL! I am sure you are starting to get excited! I have four DDs....no sons. Two are married, and I hope the two that are not will just elope! I am STILL (11 years) so burnt out from both weddings being in the same year....I doubt if I have the strength to do another! How are the doggies?

Benny, maybe you could call the mechanic to help with the chickens? Okay, I am just kidding.....but YOU are an adorable pirate lady, and maybe he needs hijacking!

Liefie.....this could be turned into a joke...."How many SA consulate workers does it take to..........."

Websister.....deportation on the horizon.....how exciting! Celebration time!

Well, it is well after noon here, and I have to at least pretend to be doing something constructive, so I have to run....

Love you all!

websister.....hoping for a "smooth" deportation for you tomorrow!

liefie....don't get me started on red tape and bureaucrats....hope all ends well for Gideon.

momof2.....ditto/ditto....daughter and future SIL are gorgeous. She obviously takes after mom, eh! Hope the testing goes well, and that you get your post surgery plan sorted out soon. Love your "southern" stories! I see nothing wrong with starting weekends on Thursdays.....works for me!

movie....hope you and Dave plan a night out for his birthday....that is all that day should be..for both of you.

Okay, so This Cake is for Benny, Liefie, Maria, Websister, and all other sisters who have overcome the ups and downs of this thing we share.

The cake is yellow with pineapple filling...enjoy, sorry I could not get the coffee downloaded.

I need to practice more, but that will have to wait until my situation resolves itself.

Adagio - have a wonderful time in Mexico!

Dakota - bet you have another busy weekend ahead of you with your beautiful children, take some time to be good to you also - muah

Traii - hi DS picture on Facebook was so sweet

Benny - you make me laugh - you have had some adventures in your life - that situation at the border of China could have gone either way - glad it worked in your favor! Do the chickens lay eggs and, if so, what do you do with them - not part of your vegetarian diet?

I am good for a ride tomorrow but thanks so much for the offer. I do think the migraines are part of the weather changes combined with fatigue - that's what Dr. T is thinking - she has cut me back to three half days a week for the next three weeks, hopefully that will help. I told her they might have to put me out to pasture if it doesn't - do you think Diamond would like some company

Nihahi - we could do a mini-flash mob at Timmie's, maybe Benny will let me play the drums - softly

Momof2 - wonderful news re: funding for oncotype testing and thanks so much for the cake - I will have my piece tonight as I am NPO after midnight.

The genetics counsellor emailed me a link to the syndrome she suspects I have and told me they would be reviewing my case tomorrow with a geneticist - should be interesting, it would put a lot of puzzle pieces together for me.

Liefie - glad you didn't let that accusation go without challenging it - how dare they!!! Hope and pray all will fall into place now

Found it a little funny that I spent the week reviewing the booked surgical process at the various hospitals in our city, ending up at the one I will be having my port out at tomorrow. When I returned home I had a phone message from one of the people I interviewed this afternoon regarding instructions for my procedure tomorrow. Once again, thinking I am going above and beyond in my role to understand the patient experience and behind the scenes preparations!

Edi - hope you get tht Internet access worked out with DH, missing you

Take care everyone

Adagio, have you got your mammo results yet? Enjoy the sun in Mexico - what fun!

Edi, glad to have you back on the air, and yay for the oven of your dreams. Happy cooking and baking! I've always been fascinated with WW11. Read everything about it that I can get my hands on - there never was, and never again will be, a war like that. It has left an unforgettable scar on the world. Still remember how my father could quote parts of Churchill's war speeches, and it still sends chills down my back.

Websister, in your pocket today. Hope that procedure goes smoothly and with as little pain as possible. Also glad that you are getting more time off to get stronger, and to recover from that fatique.

my port and I had become quite attached over time so it was a difficult separation. I am numb Wonderful to have it gone! You guys throw a great pocket party!

Websister....I am sorry you were so attached to your port...give yourself a few days, and I bet you won't miss it at all....

Adagio, did I miss where in Mexico you are headed? If so, I am truly sorry, but would you please re-post, so I can feel really good and envious of your trip to the sun?

Liefie....the SA consulate is ridiculo...as my housekeeper would say......I think the pre-requisite for working in that gov't is the inability to think in a logical manner......so sorry you are having to deal with this.......how things have changed, and in terms of smooth workings of gov't, NOT for the better.....

Edi-so glad you got your new over! I will be expecting a cake in the very near future! DH needs to volunteer somewhere, so he can feel "useful" again....and YOU can feel some peace and quiet!

Mom....I will have a slice of that pineapple cake.....with tea, please! Will you serve that in Yachats?

Spent the morning trying to figure out which compression garment(s) i need for after my LAST surgery in early December.......very confusing.......PS will have to tell me which he prefers (which he doesn't like to do) so I at least know I am on the right track!

Can you tell I am obsessed with the icons?????

Love to all!

Hi ladies....just back from the first snowshoe trip of the season....the photos will have to wait until tomorrow..too pooped to post them tonight. websister...just came on to see how your "deportation" went...sounds like you didn't give it up without a struggle, but glad to hear you final let go!!! Rest up as long as you need....maybe part time employment is in your future, as opposed to the stress of trying to get to full time. Think of it as more time to enjoy your garden and grand daughter!

Movie...Ade and I sent you some "phone photos" as we were getting ready to head up the trail today....bad quality, but we were laughing so hard, we thought we'd share the moment with you!

momof2....you just sound amazingly strong and fun, sure hope to some day be able to meet you!