Jan 2008--Ain't it Great?

Hello JJs,

I hope you all weren't too chatty since I haven't been back since Sun.  Came home & slept for 3 hours Mon & worked 3 hours OT on Tues.  Tonight I made a run to the vet for flea Meds & cat food but am home in time to check in.

D1, I can totally sympathize with the toenails.  I was terrible as a child, picking at my toenails.  I would literally tear them off the bed.  As a result I have very damaged & very strange toenail beds.  The nail will grow so far I them start to separate from the bed.  If I let it do its thing & disconnect it's OK but if I help it along.....OUCH!  If you get another painful one you might try a big glob of Micitracin or Neosporin, something like that with a pain killer in it & put on a bandage before you go to bed.  By the morning it will feel lots better.

Bummer on the insurance co. & their hardheaded ways.  Don't they understand we want to live a normal life again?

Kimberly, nothing like an ambulance run to add some excitement to a BBQ.  I'm glad she is OK.

OOOOOOLALA!  I like the Morning Magic as opposed to Afternoon Delight.  I hope my desire returns soon.  I'll watch him at work & remember how sexy he is & maybe get some ideas, then we come home & I'm too pooped to party.  Of course the night he decides to drink sends all ideas down the drain.  (That's where the beer should go!)

I'm noticing more of those aches & pains than I did in chemo.  Or is it that the rest of me feels so much better that I notice the aches more.  I don't want to say anything to anyone because they might make me go to another doc or take more tests.  This knee is enough.

Wow, if our mortgage pmt went up over $300 I'd have to do more than suck it up.  Of course, with all of the personal bennies it's hard to complain, but we haven't had a raise in 7 years.

Congrats on the office furniture.  I love to rearrange things & get organized anew.

Paula, glad to hear you liked Mama Mia.  I want to see it.  From the previews I can't imagine how you could walk anyway but happy.  I'm glad your dh was doing well enough for you to have some ‘me' time.  We all need that.

Kathy, I'm sorry you had the health scare.  I think we all are going to have things lurking in the back of our brains after this.  Is this OK?  Should I tell someone?  I know my onc is light on testing, believing you get too many false negatives.  But he says we just keep our eyes open for symptoms.  What symp?  Where do we draw the line between being a worry wart & ignoring something important.  I see him in 3 weeks & I'm going to try to pin him down a little more.

Carol, Oh no!  Our resident ray of sunshine is cloudy.  I'm so sorry.  I'm hoping that since your post was Mon. & it is now Wed. that you are feeling better.

My gf cruise last fall got diverted to Cozamel by Hurricane Noel.  The only thing I consumed on shore was Tequilla.  Yum!  And no Montezuma's Revenge from alcohol. 

All of this talk of Mexican drinks sent me to the fridge.  Found a Corona & a lime.  I'm a happy camper.

Topless, heh?  I haven't been that brave.  But we have a ranch.  I did cut the shoulder on one of my wife beaters.  Since my burn area was around the collarbone that worked just as well.

I didn't get any rad burns on my back, but they kept checking back there.  The ones on the front were bad enough, I'd hate to have some on the back.  If your skin really gets raw ask about Silvadene (sp?).  It has silver in it, but it works miracles on the pain.

Yes, go for the color on the head.  I did feel so much more like me.  And I actually am ready for a touch up.  In fact today I got it to spike on top.  I really like it & got lots of compliments on it.  I have a hair style!  Funny the little things that make us feel ‘normal' again.

Julie, I'm so jealous of your boating time.  I have to cross one of our reservoirs going up to the clinic.  It's not the big mansions that line it that trip my fancy, it's the people our on the boats.  For Pete's Sake, it's a week day.  Why aren't these people working?  I love the water.  My best place is on a sandy beach looking for seashells, walking in the surf.  But I'll take a day on my bil's pontoon with the rest of the family.  Too bad he lives 6 hours away.

PALady, you were in Indy?!?!?!  I must have missed that post.  I would have loved to meet up with you.  If you are ever this way again be sure to let me know.

I have degenerative disc disease.  They fused 3 vertebrae in my lower back, L3, L4 & L5.  They went in from the front & the back.  That was the worst thing, I couldn't get comfortable on my tummy or my back.  It really helped the back pain & sciatica.

Cathy, I'm so glad your ds is doing well with the teeth.  I remember when I had my cut out.  The roots came out in pieces.  I wasn't very brave.

The knee doc said the x-rays looked good, nothing broken.  So let's do a MRI.  Of course, another test.  He doesn't think the hardware in my back will present a problem.  He better be right.  I don't think he will be the one flying across the room toward those magnets if it isn't.  He said there might be something in there that will become worse by ignoring.  And if there isn't he has some things for me to do to try to reduce the swelling.  I'm pretty concerned because I can feel the popping & shifting going on under the knee cap & know that is not good.  Test is Fri., follow up is Wed.

I talked to the vet yesty & today.  Thumper is doing good, post-op health is good & she is adjusting to hospital life.  The optic nerve looks good, she just can't see.  They are not discouraged yet though so I won't be either.  I did tell the vet of our plan to take her if her sight doesn't return.  Justin can be a bit rash & I didn't want him putting her down in a ‘moment'.  Doc said she wouldn't let him.  She lost her eye sight in the 1^st eye rather quickly too.  She has glaucoma & the vet says it can go that quickly.  Scary.  But our Casey was fine when we left for work one day & totally blind when we got home.

The burns have gotten better each day.  Now just the center of the worse one is still tender.  Then it will itch & I have to stop myself from scratching this new skin.

Well my fav delivery man just brought a sandwich for dh & a salad for me.  It's calling my name.

Stay well my friends.  Here's wishes for good sleep, infrequent tears & sweet dreams.

Cathy and Palady, yes they gave me antidepressants but it made me cry all day, and I dont like crying. 

I go to the Dr again on Friday for more tamoxifen and the shot and I will ask for something else to help with the tamoxifen. I cant imagine going thru all this again and its not working; but I leave it all to God because he is the master planner of my life - cause what is going to be will be..  I am going to insist that we do blood work on my estrogen and see if that part is working, and then hopefully do a MRI next month and I pray that its in Gods Will that I am healed. 

Update on the Dr he was re-arrested this monday for 19 counts of felony.  He was doing rape, sexually assault, medical and medicare fraud and over prescribing prescription drugs.  He is in for a long time and he has a 4 million dollar bail and guess what his father is in charge of the government of bermuda so that is why his bail is so high.  They are not using me in the case so far the DA said I guess because I went back to him after the first assault, but I had too I had disabitilty with him,  I dont know if they believe me or not but the Detective called me again today to ask me more questions so I will have to call her back tomorrow when I am done with school and other stuff.  I am going to sue he civil and see how that goes.  Is this crazy or what???? God will do all the jugding now!

I will keep you all updated.

 Love ya and please keep me in your prayers as I do the same for ya.

Jenn -- glad your burns are getting better.  What's up with your doc thinking the hardware won't cause a problem with the MRI.  There should be someway to make sure before you get in that machine.

Julie -- glad you were able to start getting things ready for going back to school.  I know teachers put in a tremendous amount of preparation and I'm sure it feels good to get started on it.

D1 -- I'm not sure how I'd feel about dh cooking.  He handles the grilling in our house (in fact, he needs to get the salmon for tonight started soon), but pretty much stays out of my kitchen.  Even with the cooking classes we've had together I'm still pretty possessive about my territory.  LOL!  We're taking a Regional American cooking class this fall that starts next month.  We'll do a little bit of New England, Southern, Cajun, and Southwest.

Dana -- I am sure it is frustrating watching how slowly the wheels of justice turn. Keep focusing on the good in your life like being almost done with school.  Sounds like they have a very strong case against him.

Carol -- I had to laugh at your ex's monitoring your son.  Our kids were doomed from birth since dh and I are both in the industry.  We have our house setup where the boys are on wireless and we are hard-wired into the network.  That way we can shut off the wireless if they are staying up too late playing on-line games or not getting work done. I've told ds he will need to make friends with the computer nerds in his dorm since he won't have us to fix everything for him. 

Not much going on with me today.  I have a Herceptin infusion tomorrow, so am gathering up paperwork to do while I'm in the chair.  I have several thank yous, get well cards and notes, plus bills to do.

Have a good evening.

Hi JJ's

I have spent 2 hrs reading post and having a great time reading them, you all are so funny. I wish I could eat sun chips or any chips, I have a bad gall bladder (oh well). I was listening to my win amp player while reading post and it was on a rain storm and guess what it's storming outside, so I guess I'll just listen to the real storm. I'm going to do a couple shout out tonight and the rest tomorrow because my eye sight is going now.

D1  I'm so sorry about your toe nails, you are losing like one a day. My big toe nails looked horrible after chemo, but they did not fall off and my fingernails did not look so hot. I only lost my nail enamel. I can't complain. It is such a bummer for you and it's sand-el weather. Just remember they will grow back. Sorry about your insurance problems, I can't believe they let you buy the stuff and then told you later they don't take that insurance. That really sucks. Since you were friends were so many years, i'm glad you were able to keep in touch as much as you did. It's hard to stay in touch when your friends live in a different state. I feel for his wife and kids.

SIS Kimberly  Sorry that the little girl got hurt at the B-B-Q, thank God she is ok. Thanks for your honest opinion, I was also afraid that I looked washed out. I want to match the color of the wedding as best as I can. I do have a dark brown shark teeth necklace I could wear, I could check it out. No I don't think it would work. The colors of the bridesmaids dresses is chocolate brown and the sashes are beige. Brandy my daughter her dress is Ivory, her flowers will be white calla lilies and ivory roses. The bridesmaids flowers will be mango calla lillies and pink and yellow roses. Those are pretty much the colors of the wedding.  Enjoy your cation in Tahoe with your friend. My small bouquet of flowers will probably ivory roses. Not sure yet. I'm just going to have to make this outfit work I guess, Thanks for being honest. I did not want to wear dark brown, I did not want to blend in that much with the brides maids dresses. So I went lighter in color.

Jenn  I'm sorry about the office dog, losing her sight that is too bad. I hope your boss will give her TLC.

Carol  That is awesome you are going to CA to visit Kimberly. Pretty cool!

Julie  The boat rides sound really nice and fun, you need to get out and get some R and R. Good luck on the up coming surgery.

Paula  I'm so glad your husband is doing better, i'm sorry I have not been there for you. Do they know why he is having seizures?  You might have said and I forgot. Thanks for your compliments on my dress.

LiL Warrior  I'm also having trouble on Tamox, I have to take it at night because it makes me foggy and drowsy. It also makes me shut down, I will be talking to people and I get tired and don't want to talk anymore and I don't know what to do about it. I want to talk I just don't have the energy or my mind won't let me. I don't know if anyone else is having this problem. I can't think straight on it. I differently hate Tamox and I really believe it messes with your mood swings. i'm sorry that you are having the hot flashes so bad, sometimes I get them bad. Not every night.

Take care, i'm blurry eyed, will finish shout outs tomorrow. Good night friends.

Hi Ladies!

Jenn - Hope your MRI goes well today.

D1 - I can totally relate on the not realizing we don't have much hair. I do the same thing. When I wore my wig, I always wondered what I was seeing in the mirror too, as I didn't think it looked to bad, but man when I saw pictures, I thought they were horrid! That's why I gave it up and just wore scarves.

No whipped cream involved...you gotta get your mind out of the gutter!

In my next life I will have a dh who cooks. Mine doesn't even grill! If dinner is on him, its time for pizza or grilled cheese. He has so many other fine qualities that I just overlook it!

Carol - So is your hair the same length it was, just shorter? If so, lucky you! When you mentioned foils, I drooled! My beautician is hoping mine will be long enough to pull through a cap next week when I go. My fingers are crossed.

I agree with D1, you will be tired from the rads. Luckily mine never hit till about 2 weeks after - didn't last too long thankfully. You will probably recover quickly, too with all the exercise you do.

Dana - I have no answer for you on the sleeve. Nice of your dad to send you on a trip!

Sun is shining here! Have a great day all.

Good morning!

Still working on cleaning and organizing at home. Amazing how quickly things accumulate, isn't it? Our dishwasher bit the dust Tuesday evening. Boy, was I miffed to have to unload that baby and wash everything by hand! So... as if the $2,000 worth of medical bills that just came in wasn't enough strain on the budget, we added a new dishwasher to the mix. I know it is a luxury, but I replaced it anyway.

We're also dealing with a debt collection agency for an $820 medical bill that was never billed to our insurance AND for which we NEVER received a bill prior to it being turned over to the agency. We were first contacted in April and I gave the company my insurance info. Received a second phone call in May verifying insurance info AND another phone call in June checking our insurance information. Got a credit report Monday and learned that this bill is listed. So, I contacted NCO... spent over an hour on the phone, calling 3 different numbers and speaking with 7+ people... none of whom could verify that our insurance had been billed. (I know from my EOBs that no claim has been filed). Did a little research on the company and learned that there is already a $1.5 million judgment against them for violations. Also found out that I should have gotten a written notification of this account prior to any phone contact. So, I filled a complaint with the FTC and fired off a certified letter to NCO requesting the full details of this account. We have always paid our bills and had excellent credit, so this has got me fired up!

On a positive note, dh is feeling so good. Thank God! He is doing a few handyman jobs around the house (he loves that kind of thing) and installed the new dishwasher Wednesday. He's even thrown a few compliments my way-something he was faithful about doing all the years of our marriage until the brain tumor 2 years ago. Since then I've had a long dry spell without those warm fuzzies. It is so nice to see the romantic side of him again!

So, how are things in the Jewel world?

Looks like SISKimberly is off to Tahoe. How nice!

Carol- got your message Wednesday. I got a couple of salmon fillets with my king. Thank you again for the treat!

YIKES! Burning on the back, eh? Wonder if having the mastectomy is the reason you're experiencing that and the rest of us didn't... I think you're the only Jewel in rads with a pancake. I hope the grease is keeping it under control! So, you should be down to 10 rads to go, right? 2 more weeks and you're finished!

So, you're sporting a fresh new hair color! That's got to feel good. I'm still waiting to see what color mine is going to be. I see lots of my original brown, but I'm sure there's lots of silver in there. The longest strands have no color at all, making it difficult to tell the exact color...

Julie- getting geared up for school, huh? I have been to my classroom and dropped a few things off, but haven't worked on anything yet. We go to our career and tech ed conference next week and get our new curriculum, so I'll be getting started after that. I go back to work Aug. 14^th. I'll probably spend a lot of afternoons at school after conference. I am moving classrooms and I'd like to get that done before I start back to work. I'm the lead health occupations teacher and I'm getting the best classroom-I'll have my own bathroom, a laundry room, and a closet! Yeehaw!

WTG getting ds to help you organize your classroom. I plan to get ds and dd to help me move. As an added bonus, dd's boyfriend is something of a computer guru and I'll be taking him along to get my ‘puters cleaned up and ready for school.

Hope your dh is feeling better!

D1- LOL at the middle toes flipping off the rest! I know it's been a while since the first ones bailed ship. Are they growing back yet? I think I might keep mine. I trimmed them last week and most of the dark is gone. My fingernails are still weak and ugly, but most of the discolored areas have been trimmed away on them, too.

Ditto on the shock of looking in the mirror. I haven't worn a topper since mid-June and I forget how bald I look until I see myself. I had one of those compliments on the short ‘do this week. Nice to finally have enough hair that someone might think I intended to have this style!

I have to thank you and our other cooks here for inspiring me to get back in the kitchen. I've been totally NOT interested in cooking and have been just doing the basics for months now. I'm ready to have some fun in the kitchen again!

Norma- hey, I've noticed the same thing-my legs don't hurt as much. My doc started me on Mirapex for Restless Leg Syndrome back in June and I don't have to take it every night now.

Add my son to the video game junkies list. His biggest obsession right now is Guitar Hero, but he also loves to play Halo. I'm feeling a little guilty for letting him spend too much time on the games this summer... I know there are worse things he could be doing, but it just seems like such a waste of time...

We are having the same problem with visiting schools-the summer is passing too quickly! Good luck with your college searches. I know my ds will stay in state. He has the grades and ACT scores for our state Promise scholarship, which pays full tuition.  

Make sure to let us know when we can order the calendar. I definitely want one! How exciting to know someone who is involved in cancer research. His invention sounds promising!

LJ- glad you're enjoying the new DR. LOL-my cats have an affinity for the DR table also. We have an island in our kitchen where we usually eat. It took a good week squirting them with water to train them to stay off the counters. It worked. Wasn't up to the fight for the DR-figured I could wash the table down easily enough!

CathyCA- Wow! Sounds like your ds did VERY well, considering he had impacted teeth...

We are wireless here, too, and with the push of a button I can turn off the kids' internet access. Comes in very handy during the school months, but I have been letting it go this summer. Maybe I shouldn't have...

Hope your Herceptin infusion goes smoothly today.

Jenn- I'll be thinking of you today as you have the MRI. Hope that goes well... sharing D1's image of you bouncing around the MRI table...

Dana- you're in my thoughts and prayers, too. I'm pleased that the doctor is getting his just rewards for his terrible behavior. I'm also relieved that you won't have to be involved in the criminal case-you have enough irons in the fire right now! If they don't need your testimony to convict him, so be it. You will be able to concentrate on school and your health. It seems to me that your chances of winning your civil case would increase with his criminal conviction. Could you hold off on the civil suit until after you graduate? It would surely be a lot less stressful for you.

A cruise?! What a fabulous graduation gift!

Kathy- so sorry that you've got a bug, but good to know there's an explanation for the symptoms you had earlier this week. I know you're looking forward to being off this weekend. Rest well and feel better soon!

I teach CPR to my students, so did the AHA and ARC classes to certify as an instructor. It is one of my favorite things to teach in the classroom.

Sherry- my friend, you have nothing to feel guilty about. The great thing about the Jewels is that each of us has our own life to live, even though we are connected by BC. I get so much joy reading about what everyone is doing. By reading about the ways that our Gems enrich their lives, I find new ways to add joy to mine. I'm getting so much pleasure sharing the wedding plans and anticipation with you. Thank you!

Oh my! Look at the time... gotta run-I have a lunch date with some friends...

See ya, Paula

the youngest 'chia pet' signing in to say hiyas.  That's what the top of my head looks like.  Took my first tamoxifin this morning. only 1,825 to go (give or take a few).  I'm also taking a st josephs baby aspirin a day. The blood clot thing scares the hell out of me.  I called to get an annual PAP set up yesterday, and the soonest I can get in is 2 months from now.   I don't have to go bck to see the ONC until November, but will have my mam and chest xray done a week prior. 

If I keep my port in, it will need to be flushed once a month, still undecided on what to do about it.  One hand I want it out, deductible is paid etc... but I'm just so tired of surgeries, meds, feeling like dookie etc... that I don't want to deal with yet another surgery to get it taken out, I'm just tired of all this (sorry, a little vent).  I really am in good spirits though.  I just don't want to deal with anymore atm.  Maybe when I get over the muscle aches and get my lil piggies back I'll be able to make a decision.  Other than that, it's hotter than hell here, only 104 ish, that makes for hibernation.  Time to go start dinner

Hang in there everyone and take care

Kris

D1 - thanks for all the information.  I weight lift all the time, run and use the arm as normal and havent had any problems with it. I  asked the Nurse and Dr today and they said unless I am above a very high altitude I shouldnt be concerned. I will see once I get there what its like.  Thanks again for all your help.  I greatly appreciate it.

Cathy, the canopy is Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas.  I will see if I really want to do it, because I am scared of heights a little bit. But I always like to conquer my fears, and if Cancer hasnt killed me yet I dont think that will - he ha.

Paula, I agree allow the others to go to court and testify and I will wait for Civil. I dont know what is going to happen with the Civil, but it looks a lot better when you have guilty verdict but u cant sue someone really when he is doing big time in prison - well I dont think you can.  That is why I am going now for it.  I leave it all to God and allow his will to be done.

I went to the Dr today and he said no chemo still he and other Drs agree since I am so strong er and pr positive that tamoxifen is the way to go.  So i will be on this for another 4 months or so. I lost 9 pounds since last month and I plan on losing another 20 to 30 pounds.  Eating lower calories and lots of protein has been helping me.  My BP is really high from the zoladex shot and I have to get on high bp pills now which is fine because I have been getting migraines lately.  I am going next week to get blood work on my estrogen, and liver so I pray all shows good results.

I am thrilled to be on tamoxifen for a awhile cause I dont want to be on chemo while I try to go on this vacation because it sometimes zaps you. 

Thanks again Ladies for lovely me.

Love ya!!

Dh got up early to go fishing with our oldest son, so I figured I could get my shutouts done.  Other than going to a used book sale at the library and a few errands, I have a pretty boring day planned. 

Kathy -- congratulations on becoming a CPR instructor.  I was certified years ago and enjoyed eaching the classes.  I know a lot of hospitals require CPR of the family before they will discharge a cardiac patient.  Hope you and your family had a wonderful time at the church carnival.

SheShe -- make sure you talk with your onc about your problems with Tamox.  I'm not on it, so don't speak from personal experience, but I know it causes more problems for some than others and you have to weigh if the benefits outweigh the negatives.

Dana -- if you are only going to do one zip line adventure, I'd vote for Cabo.  There's not much else to do there, but Puerta Vallarta has a lot of other options including just wandering around a very pretty town.

PALady -- I'm going topless more and more.  I still wear caps if I'm running errands or something just so I don't get funny looks, but at places where most people know my story, I figure why not.

LJ -- that's great that you are back to exercising.  I think that really helps combat the rads fatigue.  Make sure you lubricate everywhere.  I didn't do under my arm because I didn't think it was really gettting zapped and that's the place that got red first. 

Paula -- sorry to hear that you are dealing with insurance issues.  We had the same thing happen to us many years ago.  Dh dislocated his shoulder and went to the ER.  We received several of the "this is not a bill" correspondences from the hospital, but never a bill.  We assumed the insurance had covered everything and didn't find out it had gone to collection until we were refinancing our house and it was on the credit report.  We had never even received a bill from the collection people.

Kris -- I still have my port because I'm receiving Herceptin until January, but I've read elsewhere on this site that port removal is a very easy, painless procedure.  I know how you feel about just wanting to be left alone, but it sounds like it's done in office with just steri strips for a few days -- no stiches. 

D1 -- We were on a Panama Canal cruise when we went to Costa Rica, so it was a shore excursion and I didn't pay a lot of attention to where we were other than I know it was on the Pacific side.  Have you ever tried cave tubing?  The cruise we're doing in December stops in Belize and I've had several people tell me cave tubing there is a blast.

I love taking cooking class, but don't make very complicated dishes at home.  Class is four hours, so there's lots of time for prep, cooking, eating and cleanup, but I never feel like taking that much time at home.  You show up and the ingredients are already there, so no shopping involved.

Carol -- Once you get to boosts it is definitely the downhill side.  I see the rads onc on Monday for what I hope is my final visit.  Just never clicked with those people.  Take care on your 18 miler.  We're only up to 7, which I'm doing tomorrow.

Good Morning Jewels,
I am back. It was a productive two days. We got my Study Skills class outlined pretty specifically and my Language Arts class outlined in a way that will make my life a bit easier down the line. Now, I just need to get the first few units put together so I’m ahead of the game when school starts, and then put future units together once the school years begins.

Tahoe was beautiful. It was in the mid 80’s, which is hot for Tahoe, but there was blue sky and no smoke. We are still dealing with smokey haze here in Lincoln, although it isn’t nearly as bad as it has been.  It should be clear by midweek according to the weather folk.

I hit some balls at the golf course. Putting, chipping (if you can call what I did chipping ugh), and I even hit some balls at the driving range. I think I can go back to my instructor now. WhooHoo.

Other than that, we cooked dinner in each night. I cooked one meal: poached salmon and butternut squash. My friend made chicken in marinara sauce, ravioli, and salad.

 OK, funny story. We were attempting to open a bottle of Viognier when the wine opener broke inside the cork leaving the screw part sticking out of the cork. We couldn't budge the cork, so went to Raleys to get a new wine opener and a wrench to pry the old cork out...HaHa not happening. So, we gave up on that and opened a different bottle. My friend will have her son work on that bottle for her later.

HOA vs our Fence update. The committee still does not agree. They want us to replace the fence with the original fencing and design. We’ll be attending the next meeting August 12th to discuss with them what exactly they are objecting to other than the materials we used…we used two of the OK’d three materials and the guidelines say only one can be used. Greg thinks they are pissed that we didn’t get their blessing from the start. We submitted our plans, Greg went to the meeting, and all they said was they wanted more details whatever that means. We did not provide them with more details as most everyone on our street did their work, took pics, then submitted plans.  During the meeting, there was NO mention of anything in the plans being out of compliance at that point. Wouldn’t that have been a good time to say, ‘we notice your fence plan is made of two materials instead of one, and that can’t be done’?  So, we’ll go to the meeting and see what we can do to soothe their ruffled feathers.

I’ve read all the posts, but am getting ready to spend the day with my honey, so don’t have time to do shout outs.

Have a great Saturday.  SIS Kimberly 

Have a blessed weekend my Lovely Jewels!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Saturday Eve,

Whew, it was a long one today, left the house at 5:45am and got home at 6:00 this eve.  Today's walk was another 18+ miler, with a lunch break at mile 12.  I was a bit concerned about the tightness in my chest and arm for today's walk, but between a gel patch and a wet bandana which I layed over my shoulder and let hang inside my shirt, all was good. 

I will be missing the team's training walk tomorrow, will have to hit the pavement here at home for atleast a few miles.  Off in the early afternoon for a family barb'que, at my "ex" sil's.  It is pretty cool that Kent and I have been included in many of my ex's family get-to-gethers.  We're just one big happy family which is how it should be when there are kids in the mix!!!

So Kimberly, We're planning on having our golf clubs with us, I'm not sure if my skin will loosen up enough to swing them (chipping and putting will work!!!), but just in case I'll be equipped.  We're planning to meet our friends on weekend two back up in Portland to golf and watch the Lady Pros.  So does the hubby golf?

Cathy, sorry to hear that your rad office personnel we're not "your cup of tea", I can honestly say that the office I go to they are ALL fantastic.  Although I won't miss the txt, I do enjoy chatting with the staff. 

Paula, you got it right gal, 10 more to go and counting.  So I'm wondering who's salmon you received?????   Hoping that Ed's tummy will continue to feel better, great news gal! 

I'm pooping out as I sit here tonight, will be checking back in tomorrow, here's to a great Sunday for all ...

Carol