Spring/summer Coffee Chat

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I thought that since the first coffee chat was getting so long, it is time to start a new thread.

What is everyone doing this spring and summer?

I am planning on graduating with my BA in psychology next month. I will find out this week, hopefully, whether or not I will get an assistantship at Abilene Christian University and thus know whether or not I will be attending there. That means I will also be moving before August to whatever school I will be attending. I will be moving my RV back home to get it ready next month too.

I hope everyone has had an excellant Easter!

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies! We had a great Easter,church was great it was packed for the main service we did have quite a few left after the main service as we have it first then sunday school. Anyway what we do this summer depends if dh gets a job in mangement,but if he does then we'll be moving .Hopefully we'll know something this week.Audrey has a youth meeting in June,if we are still here in the first week of august is girls camp.I do know I need to go through & get rid of a bunch of stuff that'll take a while. Hope everyone has a great day!

[cat lover]

Thanks for making the new spot DeBora! DH and I are at DS#1's for awhile today and I'm on his computer so things area alittle different! LOL They are having their half bath totally redone including the walls and they didn't get done last week and DS had to be back at work today. So we are here while the workers finish.

DH and I aren't planning anything special this year at all. Just enjoy the land and the quietness at home in the woods. Ds # 1 and his family may stay in the cabin in the woods some this summer as they will not be taking any big trips this year due to the bathroom remodeling. DS#2; I'm not sure if they will come up and stay or not;I don't think his wife is a camper!

Well guess I'd better get going; I brought some crossstitch with me and I can sit all day and work on it because here there isn't anything else I should be doing! LOL

Have a good day all!

[gabsmom123]

Hey Everyone,
I am so proud of myself. I was over the Easter program yesterday for the youth at our church and we did the play Champion by Carman. It went so well that everyone said that it was the best program that we had ever had. I was so excited.

[cau]

[SIZE="3"]We are playing the spring and summer by ear. So much depends on my physical condition. I am hoping to be off crutches, at least down to a cane so we can travel more.This cold weather set me back a bit. We are hoping to travel a lot this coming year. I'll have to buy a laptop for sure.[/SIZE;)

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, maybe you'll find out your news about moving about the same time I will hopefully find out about mine. The university was supposed to make a decision last week. So, I am hoping to hear something soon.

Cat, I hope you had a blast at your DSs house!

Gabsmom, congratulations on the program! I am glad that your Easter went so well.

Cau, I hope you get off your crutches and get a laptop. They are so convenient!

Well, today, as well as Tuesday and Wednesday are so long! My lab professor thought I had signed up to participate in an EEG experiment and told me that my brain was too old! Can you believe it? He told me that the cut-off age is 35. I don't plan on ever participating in an EEG experiment due to the scar tissue in my head. I told him that I was a subject in a different experiment. I sure hate it when he has a dozen deadlines to meet! Nobody can get along with him. He also changed the lab meeting twice because he has to go the the Mind Institute later in the week. I may also be participating in an eye tracking experiment in a different lab later in the week. They are having difficulties getting participants. I think because they have to set tiny little cameras near the eyes and it takes 2 hours. So, I agreed.

I hope everyone is having a great week. I am waiting for my last cream cheese braid to come out of the oven so I can go to bed!

[dval]

I am waiting for my last cream cheese braid to come out of the oven so I can go to bed!Go ahead and go to bed DeBora...I'll wait for it to come out of the oven:D
Of course, it may not be there in the morning........(evil laugh...)

[barbszy]

Gabsmom, congrats on a job well done!

My Big Kids will finish school in mid-June. Big DS and DH will head to Virginia for a week of Boy Scout camp just after the fourth of July. Those are the only definite plans we have for summer so far! Generally we "fly by the seat of our pants" for summer plans.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Go ahead and go to bed DeBora...I'll wait for it to come out of the oven:D
Of course, it may not be there in the morning........(evil laugh...)

Donna, I am SURE you would! lol

Barb, I hope your guys have fun in Confederate land for Boy Scout camp. lol

Well, I need to burn a lecture onto a CD so that I can listen to it at school. I have cream cheese braids to wrap and coffee to make. This is going to be one of those "I gotta have coffee" days!

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies!Hope all is well with everyone.Dh talk to one of the mangers yesterday to find out how long it takes to hear about the trainig manger job, he said it usually takes a month to hear something so it'll be in May before we know. I wish I could fast forward so we could find out something for sure quicker of course the way the months are passing it'll be here before we know it.Debora hope you get your news this week!It looks like we are going to have rain all day.Its suppose to get up to the 60's today.Hope everyone has a great day!

[mamab]

I'm going to spend the summer relaxing, as much as is possible with two boys that want to go, go, go all the time. LOL I'm also hoping that I'll be able to declutter my living room. We have entirely too many boxes of books. Time to sell some on ebay, I think. :)

[tater03]

First off summer has got to get here. I am beginning to think it is never coming. I really as of yet don't have a whole lot planned. Going camping and canoing and then hitting the amusement parks.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Actually, you guys can talk about what you are doing this spring, which is already here, as well.

I am waiting for my DH to arrive. I am hoping he won't be too tired to go out to eat as I need to get out of the house and not cook. lol I am still waiting on word concerning my assistantship. I have finally emailed them since the deadline to accept at the other school is approaching at the end of this week.

I hope everyone's week is going well thus far.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Actually, you guys can talk about what you are doing this spring, which is already here, as well.

I am waiting for my DH to arrive. I am hoping he won't be too tired to go out to eat as I need to get out of the house and not cook. lol I am still waiting on word concerning my assistantship. I have finally emailed them since the deadline to accept at the other school is approaching at the end of this week.

I hope everyone's week is going well thus far.

[Lizzie-boo]

Hi all. Well, I know what I'll be doing this spring and summer, settling in my new home in Pennsylvania!

I have a week and a half left of work here, then a week of packing and moving (ugh!) and will be in Pennsylvania by the end of the month.

WOW!

Liz

[barbszy]

Confederate Land -- LOL! I'm sure they will have fun. They went to this same camp 2 years ago. I think that Big DS is doing the High Adventure program which includes whitewater rafting, mountain biking and other scary stuff like that. The kind of stuff you don't tell your mom about until you are back home safe and sound with no casts on :eek:

[cat lover]

I'm sure your DS's will have fun at scout camp! I was always one of the assistant scoumasters to get to go! And I had fun too! It was interesting as when I got into it I was one of the first females so no plan for women there. But I got a trusted man to guard the shower house when I went--usually late at night when all those boys were supposed to be in camp and in tents! LOL

Cold here again 51 degrees and we can't use our wood stove so it is 59 degrees inside! Have to order a few new parts and get the flue and chimney cleaned, smoke is backing up! Hats on, double shirts, socks and shoes! Lots of warm coffee and I'm making stew, and soup to eat the next few days! DH said let's go sleep in the greenhouse; it has heat! LOL


Nothing else new going on here; at least at his minute! LOL

Lizzie-boo; good luck on all that packing! Have a good day all!

[sweetnell3]

Hello Ladies! Cat I feel for you not being to use your stove,we are lucky as we have central heat for a back up.It is already 62 degress here not sure how high its going to it. Liz go luck with the packing & moving .I don't even want to think about having to pack-up our thing as I got a lot of thing to get rid of as we will be living in a Apartment for a year to 3 years until dh get settle in mangement as we will have to move around a bit before he gets his own store. Audrey was told last night at karate by the teacher that she will be tested for her black belt here pretty soon.Anyway ds & I will be going out to eat tomorrow for a early birthday meal a day early as he has to work on his birthday Friday, he will be 24.Saturday is dh & I will celebrate 31 years of married life .No plans for Saturday yet like to talk dh unto going out to eat as Audrey will be gone to a church active & dance. Hope everyone has a great day!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Barb, some things are better for mothers to not know until after they are over! lol

Nell, I bet the wait is killing you! I know it is me! I emailed my school last night and told them that the deadline for other schools is fast approaching and if they could give me some type of answer so that I could make plans. (The deadline to accept schools is April 15th.) Good luck! Let us know as soon as you find out! Maybe we'll be closer neighbors soon. Wow! Congrats on the anniversary! Wish your DS a happy birthday! Wish Audrey good luck on her black belt! I know she will do well as she seems to love it so much.

Lizzie, good luck with the move. I know I hate moving. I wish I had a week and a half. lol Keep us posted on how it is going.

Cat, sorry it is so cold there. It is very warm and very windy here. The sky is brown in NM. lol I hope it warms up soon.

Well, I am in a hurry. I haven't been home from school long. I was in Anthony until 12:30pm, then went to the lab at 3:30pm, got stood up by a student that I tutor at 3:30pm so I dropped her as a student. I don't keep students on the books if they keep missing appointments. I got a lot of compliments from work in Anthony, which felt good. The professor at my meeting wants me to do some pretty complicated stuff on the program that I am writing for him. He has faith in my, but my brain hurts! Then, I had class tonight. DH goes back to Carlsbad tomorrow. So, I am going to enjoy time with him tomorrow before we both get busy again! Have a great evening and day tomorrow!

[cat lover]

Cold here and getting colder so I drug out the old kerosene heater and have it sitting on the stone the wood stove sits on and tuirned it on at 9 this morning. I figure with all high ceilings it will take all day to warm up in here; will turn it off though when we go to bed. The house will retain the heat over night and then I'll start it back up tomorrow morning. b Ordered the parts fo the stove and they will be in next week, but can't get the flue cleaned for several weeks so no more using the wood stove this season at all! Hopefully I can just use up the kerosene I have and not have to buy more of that either.

Put on a pot of beef stew using just 1/2 pound of beef so not too much for DH; jus enough to give it the flavor. Lots of veggies and I'll fix some cornbread with it.

DH has a bad cold so been feeding him chicken soup all day so he'll be ready for a change for supper.

I worked on another cross stitch picture for myself earlier today a bit. Have to go down and get the mail yet and then feed and water all the animals yet. After that I'm staying inside tonight!

Have a good day!

[sweetnell3]

Hello Ladies! Cat wish I could send some of our weather your way as we've been having temps in the 70's , but we are to get storms tomorrow & a little cooler. Hope your dh gets over his cold soon. Audrey gets to dress in her trek clothes for a active & dance that the church youth will have Saturday.Audrey has karate tonight so have to go to town later as I don't want her to miss any classes as they told her she will be testing soon for her black belt also at some piont they are going to honor one of the teachers who got Pals started in Paris as he's had to retire because of his health. He was really a big help to her when we loss my dad three years ago as was his wife. Anyway they want to test her before we have to move & also she has been a big help as a teacher as she has help teach the lower belts as the need has arose. Hope everyone is having a great day!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Cat, I hope your DH gets to feeling better soon.

Nell, I am sure Audrey will enjoy herself. Tell her good luck on the test.

I have so much to do in the way of studying and paper writing. I haven't been home long from a Psi Chi meeting. I am trying to get caught up on posts and emails while relaxing.

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[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies! Hope everyone had a good nights rest.I will try to go to town early today as its suppose to rain this afternoon,actually it suppose to storm. I hope it doesn't get to bad. Audrey mowed our nieghbors yard yesterday because we knew of the chance of rain. Just hope it is pretty Saturday as the youth active & dance is to be held outside on one of the member's land.Ds had a friend over last night that stay as a early get togather for his birthday,he's the ripe age of 24 today LoL! Hope everyone has a great day going into the weekend!

[cat lover]

Hello all! We are having lots of rain, supposed to be up to 2". Not going anywhere today except the feeding and watering in between storms! LOL

Need to get to work down in the garage and go through some totes and organize them better. Really need to condense some of my sewing ones! LOL

DH is living on chicken soup mostly, but starting to sound like maybe the cold is on he mend. He still doesn't seem to feel very well and I'm taking extra medicine so it won't settle in my lungs if I get it.

Got woke up at 5 so now I'm about ready to take a nap! Just might do that in a bit. Have a good day all!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I hope that the weather clears up for the dance.

Cat, I hope your DH gets to feeling better soon.

I need to eat breakfast, but the house has to warm up first. It is so cold. I need to study too. Bobby is in today's Busch race, but I am hoping the weather clears up in Texas today as Fort Worth was under a tornado warning yesterday and qualifying was cancelled. Bummer.

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[sweetnell3]

Hello Ladies! de bora I want to thank you for all the cute e-mails that you"ve sent me,the kids get a kick out of them also. Cat hope the weather clears up for you quickly. It is cool here so dh has the fire going it is only 45 degress here & cloudy.Audrey came home yesterday running a fever so decided not to go to the dance tonight.She is still in bed so don't know how she feels today yet. I'm thinking about going to town to a new store that has just open up to check it out will also go out to eat maybe as dh doesn't want to but hey I can still celebrate our anniveresy anyway LoL! Have a great day!DeBora did you every hear from that one school?

[cat lover]

Sweetnell, hope Audrey gets to feeling better soon! I wouldn't know what to do if DH and I did anything for our anniversary, we usually just let the day pass like any other ole day around here. So if you get a chance to go eat I'd go for it! LOL

We still have the kerosene heater going, DH still isn't feeling any better and I'm sure our jaunt yesterday didn't make him feel any better; thought the getting up and out would help, but it didn't.

The place I ordered the wood stove parts from called but they close at 4 today and aren't open tomorrow so it will be Tuesday before I can pick them up. I have a box of stuff for thrift store in the same town and they are closed on Monday so will wait till Tuesday to go. No fun droppig things off when I can't go in and see what bargins I can find to bring home! LOL

DeBora, hope your school choice decision is coming about! You must be a very strong person, new school and having to find a new place to live and all! I don't think I could handle all that change any more--- you go girl!

Have a good day all!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, happy anniversary! I don't know what Bruce and I are going to do on ours. I figure I will survive until May 11th and then we can worry about it. lol I hope Audrey gets to feeling better soon.

Cat, I hope your DH gets to feeling better soon as well. This weather probably isn't helping to get over illnesses either.

No, I haven't heard from any of the 2 schools, except for UTPB to say that they needed me to resubmit my assistantship and scholarship form. So, I still wait! Bummer.

[Sammi1961]

Hard to believe spring is here when right now we are getting hit with another snow storm. For spring this year I am taking over the vegetable garden from dh. I want to plant peas, green beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and green peppers. He was good at planting but not weeding or harvesting so this year I have decided to give it a shot myself - he can still do the strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, grapes etc. This summer ds1 is volunteering at our church summer camp for a week and ds2 will be attending swim camp there the same week (it is an over night camp so i will be almost kid free for a week other than my dc kids), We will spend a few weekends at our summer cottage and our camp in Bethel, Maine and in August have two weeks vacation at our summer cottage (which is on an island in Maine) and do day trips from there (the ocean, Freeport, Portland etc.) I am so looking forward to warmer weather and the chance to be outside. I am starting with my walking group again this May and also hope to do some hiking in the mountains. We are also going white water rafting again on the weekend of June 17. I get scared just thinking about it. I had a blast last year so have to keep reminding myself of that!

[sweetnell3]

hello Ladies! Sammi sounds like your group has a lot of fun things going on this summer! Hope you have a great & safe summer! DeBora hope all is well with you & that you are getting alot of studying out of the way! Cat hope all is well with you.Hope your dh is feeling better & that you are staying warm & dry.Have a great day all!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Sammi, you sound like you have everything all planned out. You are braver than I am. I have such a black thumb that I don't dare touch the garden! lol

Nell, I hope your weekend is going well. Yes, I am getting a lot of studying done. I wish I had more than 2 days off though. lol

Tomorrow is one of THE longest days of the week for me. DH is coming down tonight so we are going out to breakfast in the morning. It is the only time we have to be together during the one day he has here this week. I have an hour and a half between classes, but that doesn't include driving time. I keep telling myself that there are only 4 more weeks, including finals week!

I hope everyone else is doing well this weekend.

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies! Well it was a good weekend here,hope everyone else had a good one.DeBora who drives the number 12 race car? It was here in Paris Thursday they were taking pictures with it & the driver.I only caught a glance of it as I was getting on the loop.Cat hope things are going well with you. Have a great day all!

[cat lover]

Sammi, sounds like you are really going to have some fun this summer! I really miss all those type of trips, but DH and I just enjoy our home in the woods now, so guess that is better than us still living in the city! LOL At least this way we can enjoy the outside.

DeBora, hope your long day today goes well for you and gets over as you want it to go! Not much more time till you have some free time, maybe.

Sweetnell, DH is on the road to feeling better slightly; he still isn't sleeping well so taking naps; which either lets me get in a nap too or paly on the computer longer! LOL I think I may be coming down with something now though; yuck!

have to go out andturn the heat off in the greenhouse, and feed and water everyone, but need to get my butt in gear and get dressed first! LOL

Have a good day al!

[Coll]

Okay, since it is cold here, Spring will be spent indoors. We also have dance classes, soccer practice, volleyball practice, girl scouts and lots of Spring cleaning to do. Summer will be hopefully growing a small garden. And tending to my roses if they ever get a chance to warm up this year and bloom.
Maybe we'll take a road trip into the mountains. Not counting on that though.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Good Morning Ladies! Well it was a good weekend here,hope everyone else had a good one.DeBora who drives the number 12 race car? It was here in Paris Thursday they were taking pictures with it & the driver.I only caught a glance of it as I was getting on the loop.Cat hope things are going well with you. Have a great day all!

Nell, was it a blue car and the driver kind of short and stalky? Here's his Web site and then you can tell me: http://www.ryan12newman.com/ If that isn't him, it could be a Busch car.

Okay people, what can we do to get rid of the cold or cool weather? lol

I have been seeing so many haulers coming through the Interstate on their way to Phoenix. I wish I had time to wait to see if Bobby's if coming through.

I need to download my lecture and get ready for bed. I am pooped!

[sweetnell3]

Yes DeBora that was Ryan he was at the alltel store her as part of a grand opening as they had tooken over that business as it was a nother cell phone company before. I didn't actually see the driver but they were taken pictures with the fans when ds & I went by they had a little girl standing by the car taking her picture. I knew you would be the one person who would know who it was LoL.Audrey was wore out as she was asleep by 6;30 tonight. Ds brought home a birthday cake that they had given him at work ,there was almost half left over. The manger that gets the cakes didn't work until tonight so thats why he didn't get on his birthday.There was 3 more cakes there but the ones that they were for didn't work tonight so they'll have cake for the next few days LoL. Have a good night rest all!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Wow! That isn't even on his schedule either! If you had said Alltel, I could have told you immediately who it was! lol The drivers usually do their autograph sessons the Thursday before the race and it was in Texas so that makes sense. If you had of had the chance to see him in person, you would have found that he is a really nice guy.

I hope your DS had a terrific birthday!

[sweetnell3]

Hello Ladies! It is real cloudly here as we are to get thunderstorms here today! DeBora ,I'm bad at remembering store names that I'm not used to,guess I'm getting old LoL. Ds & I was on our way to pick-up some pizza when I saw the car but we were in a hurry so couldn"t stop. I guess it makes sense that they would stop here as we're not but a few hours from Dallas. Maybe they made a less minute choice to stop here,anyway I thought it was interesting to see the car here. Hope your week is going well as your day also.Cat hope you are able to get all your errands done today! Have a great day!

[cat lover]

Such a cute tag sweetnell! THat would be cute framed and sitting somewhere or to give a friend! THanks for the ecards too!

Ended up spending more time than I wanted in Jasper, but got the stove parts all picked up ans some other things done. DS#2 called while we were shopping and needs us to come down to his place Saturday and look at a ceiling it tore out. He wants to reinsulate and put up new dry wall , but isn't sure if there is enough support or not; so we'll have to figure it out! LOL

DH is starting to feel better, at least he's up and moving around now! He ate a regular meal this afternoon and hasn't had any soup today! LOL


HAve to run to our local little town early tomorrow and get to the bank; only open 1/2 day tomorrow; told you it was a little town! LOL A girl I used to workl with is coming up to visit on Thursday so I need to pick up a couple of things too.

DeBora, hope things are going good for you today! Have a good evening all!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, the media was saying once when we were in Texas that diehard fans are easy to spot. Just name a car number or a sponsor and they can list the driver and the crew members' names. lol I think I have a bit of a problem. lol You probably had pizza on your mind and that was more important than seeing Ryan. lol

Cat, I am glad that your DH is feeling better. My DH came down with a cold as well as one of my teachers. I sure hope I don't get them! Have fun running errands tomorrow.

My week will peak tomorrow and it won't be as bad as Mondays and Tuesdays. I work in Anthony until 12:30 pm. It takes me 30 minutes to drive back to Cruces and then I work in the lab until about 3:30pm. Then, I have class at 6pm. I have to remember to remove food and drink from Bonte after 9pm since he has to go to the Vet Thursday evening to be neutered. Poor baby. I already feel sorry for him.

Everyone have a terrific day tomorrow.

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies! Audrey is not wanting to wake up at all this morning lol.Of I can't blame her as I like to sleep when its raining also. Anyway DeBora I've never even give racing a second thought til you started talking about it so now when I see a car I pay a little closer attention to at least the number other than that I don't know anything about it. Cat hope you have a safe trip & you get all your businness took care of today. Have a great day!
I Am The Author Of My Own Story, Unfortunately I Wrote In Pen And Cannot Erase My Mistakes!

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies! Hope everyone is doing alright, it is very cloudy at this time I believe we are to have rain later today.There's an outdoor & home fair at the civic center in town today & tomorrow so it will probality rain LoL. DeBora prayer that Bonte will be alright I know it is going to be a hard wait on you til you know somethuing for sure. Cat hope all is well with you. Catch you later!

[cat lover]

Hello! Had a friend I used to work with come up and visit yesterday; she brought me three paw-paw trees she dug up from her yard. Now I need to plant them Sunday as everyday next week we have a very good chance of rain according to the weather reports. I've got them in the greenhouse right now trying to recover from being dug up before Iplant them.

Have to take all the recycle items to the center today, get DH's lotto ticket, and pick up some dog food. Also going to pick up newspapers a lady keeps for me and drop her off some fresh eggs.


Going to DS#2 house tomorrow in Louisville to help him with some construction he is doing. I think he just wants our opinion, not the actual help.

Have a good day all!

[sweetnell3]

Cat glad you got to spend some time with your friend,sounds like you had a good time. DeBora hope you are getting to spend some quite time this weekend at some point. Not sure what I'll do tomorrow may just hang out. Have a good night!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Cat, I am glad you enjoyed your time with your friend. Have a safe trip tomorrow.

Nell, enjoy your weekend!

I won't get to relax most of the weekend, but I will get to relax some. I have to work in the research lab helping put wires on the EEG subjects. However, I won't feel so bad when I take off on May 1st to have my nerve block. I also have to do laundry. But other than that, I will study or watch my race!

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies! It' s really nice weather here as its already 66 degress here.Got to go get a few things at town later after dh & Audrey get back as they've gone to mow the yards uptown.Right now trying to get so washing done.Hope everyone is having a great day!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I hope everyone had a good weekend. Mine was terrific. My Bobby came in 8th in the race and gained 4 positions in the championship standings. Today was tough in the I worked in the research lab and had a lot of things to do here. But, I am glad to be home and I am finally getting to relax before I get to studying.

[sweetnell3]

So glad you've had a good weekend.Cat hope all is well with you.We've had light rain off & on all afternoon but not not enough so maybe it'll rain harder tonight. We got great news at church today as our church was approved to be enlarge as we have got to where we are having around 140 attendance on a regular basis, but we may not be here to see the work won't start to 2008. Hope you have a great night!

[cat lover]

Busy day today; worked in the greenhouse, got some things planted in pots outdoors, and got to hang all the wash outside today. Suposedto have big chances of rain all week except for one day. If we do I mighjt be able to get started on some sorting I want to do in the garage.

Fixed General Tso's chicken, a rice side dish and a tossed salad for supper tonight. A little warm right. But that might be because I just came in from chasing something out in the woods that had all the birds and the dogs excited. I never did see or anything tonight so not sure what it was; so didn't have to shoot at anything tonight! LOL If we get that rain it should be quiet as far as "visitors" during the night all week; that's good because I hate going out in the woods in the rain!

DeBora you sound so busy you have my head spinning just thinking of all you've done today! Good Luck with the studies.


Sweetnell any word yet on DH's new job? It will be nice when you know so you can plan somethings. Hope you and your family have a wonderful evening!

[cat lover]

Sky is gloomy and rain is moving in and the weather people even said maybe storms; so getting as much done online as I can now because probably will not be able to open computer later.

We have to take Socks to the vet this morning. He has hurt his back right leg somehow. We noticed him limping Friday night and it has gotten worse over the weekend. Not sure if "arthur" is visiting him or if maybe he has dislocated his hip. My DS#'s dog dislocated his hip last fall and he was walking this same way so we shall see....

Hope you all have a good day!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, it sounds like people are dragging their heals in regards to letting us know something about our moves.

Cat, I hope Socks is okay.

Well, I need to get going. I still have to put on my make-up, eat breakfast, make coffee so I can leave for Anthony.

I hope everyone has a terrific day!

[sweetnell3]

Goood Morning Ladies! Cat it looks like rain here right now but supposet clear up later than we are to have rain the next three days. No word yet but we know it could be May or later before we know for sure anything.Got back in touch with a dear friend who moved off almost three years ago,she had change her e-mail address as had I did & we lost touch until a couple of weeks ago her dh & second son came to visit Paris ,he gave me the new e-mail so I was able to touch base with her.She has a son Audrey's age in fact her & he were good buddies at school.Anyway she wanted to move out there where they are in Amarallio[mispelled] she said they have 4 wal-marts & 0ne Sams LoL! Of course it would be nice to be close to her again as I've really have missed her.Well need to get off & get some things done as dh gets off early all this week & I've got to go get some food as the cupbroads are bare LoL! But really it is low anyway hope all have a great day!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, it may turn out that we'll both hear our news sometime after May starts. At least one school said they wouldn't find out anything until sometime in May.

I hope everyone is having a good Monday.

I just got home and have my second cream cheese braid in the oven. As soon as I finish my ramen noodles, I will take a shower.

[cat lover]

Hmmm, that cheese braid sounds good right now with a cup of coffee! Socks will be okay; seems it appears he was bit by ne of the other cats! I know our middle "child" has been after him and we always taught him not to fight back and he doesn't. He is old and big (24.25 lbs), so he doesn't move fast and she chases him! We heard a couple of screams the other day and that must have been when she got him. So he has steriods to take for 5 days and we put him on an antibotic as a precaution. I bought a nifty gadget to give him pills with from the vet. And the other is a liquid so I put him in the leg of a pair of sweat pants ( he can't move or swat in those), and give him the liquid. We have to do those meds for about a week. If he is still limping then we have to go back and get him x-rayed, but the vet didn't thiik there was anything broke. Right now he's just mad at me for making him take the meds!

Sweetenell, that was great you were able to get in touch with an old friend. We lost touch with some 25 years ago and last year got in touch with each other again.

We have to go finish getting that load of lumber today in between rain drops! Have a good day all!

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies! Cat hope you are able to get all your lumber in between rain.Debora those cheese braids sounds good! Guess if we get close enough to meet you'll just have to make me one LoL!Of coruse I would have to hid it from my kids LoL! Hope your day goes well. We are suppose to get rain today & a cool front move in tomorrow but this weekend get up to in the 80's.Going to fix cheese enchilada's today as my son wanted some,hope they turn out okay as I've only made them twice before & then it was a different recipe.Not sure about the sides yet.Catch you later!

[cat lover]

We managed to get all the lumbe home; rain came this afternoon about 5:30 and more getting ready to hit again soon. It was 86 degrees earlier and already down to 73 degrees.

Depending on how much rain we get tomorrow we may go to Jasper. I want to get the "Queen" and "Night At The Museum" DVD's. Need to get some chicken feed also.

Love the tag Nell! Hope everyone had a great day!

[sweetnell3]

Cat glad you made it home with the lumber okay. We are getting alot of rain right now it is suppose to keep raining all day tomorrow.Hope everyone is having a good night!

[sweetnell3]

A Great Big Good Morning To All! Right now it's not raining at this time but there is still a chance it might rain off & on all day. No matter plans today will just take it easy.Hope you all have a great day!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

It sounds like everyone is busy. I am home for a bit before I go back to school. I have a headache so I am going to try to sneak in a quick nap if I can.

[sweetnell3]

Peeking in to say Hi! Hope everyone is having a great day!

[cat lover]

Hi All! Got the oil change done in the Expedition yesterday; we don't use it nearly as much since we got the Neon to run around in. Sure makes a difference in gasoline!

Cloudy and enough sprinjkle today I can't even hang out the clothes to dry so have all the shirts on hangers in the laundry room and the rest on my grandmother's wooden drying rack; so glad I kept that thing! I try and not use the electric dryer much, it really makes a difference on the electric bill!

Need to plan some supper early; thinking of maybe a pot of beans and some cornbread. And a rice dish on the side. Got some fresh green beans yesterday at he store and need to plan on putting them in the crockpot early tomorrow.

Thanks sweetnell for the ecards! Have a good day all!

[sweetnell3]

Hello ladies! Glad you enjoyed the e-cards though I would let you know I was thinking of you.Well it looks like we will be getting baby kitties soon,as when momma cat start laying on my lap that it itsn't long for babies to be born. It is kinda funny she is laying on my lap right now & I can feel the babies move I'm guessing maybe 3 might be 4.Eager to see what'll they'll look like.DeBora hope your day is going well.Cat hope you get everything done that needs to be done.Well need to get off & vaccum the floor if momma cat will let me LoL.Also need to get carrier ready so she can have the babies in it & have alot of room for them as we have a fairly large one.Have a great day all!

[cat lover]

Oh so sweet; new kitties! DH thought I was nuts with the last bunch we had...I bought a bassinett and it is still down in the mudroom; the cats enjoy sleeping in it. I got it at a thrft store for $5.00. Doesn't have the stand so it just sits on the floor, but works perfect for the cats. And of course all the material comes off to be washed occasionally. Let us know when they arrive and what they are!

SUpper should be ready in just a bit so I need to go get the table set in just a bit. Have a good evening!

[sweetnell3]

Cat this momma cat is the type of cat that doesn't like to be held for very long but every time she's been pregant a feww days to a week or so before she has the babies she wants to stay in my lap so I figure it'll be soon on the babies. Well dh doesn't think the Sam job will come through as the are rearrange on how its run & are mainly keeping mangers already in the Sam's store. So it may be awhile before we will know if we have to move anywhere. Also the house uptown is still in the works so only the lord knows where we end up. So keep us in your prayers everyone. Have a good night all!

[LoriMae]

We are pretty much playing it by ear too. Dh is working a lot of overtime, Saturdays. So I think we will be seeing some of Oregon this year. We might pick mushrooms with dh niece and her dh. They are going to show us how it's done.

I just baked a carrot cake and now I'm baking oatmeal cookies.

Next week-end I'm going up to Bellevue, Wa for an Avon Seminar. They are having a motivational speaker. I need motivation! Some days are just like taking a step backwards. So I'm going on Fri and coming back Sat. afternoon.

[cat lover]

Sweetnell,that is like our cat that always had the kittens, she doesn't want to be bothered at all, but once she is PG she wants all the attention till the babies are all gone! Your family will be in my thoughts on your maybe move; it has to be rough not knowing for such a while.

LoriMae, we need to learn how to pick mushrooms well too! We have 30 acres so I'm sure they are there, I'm just not real sure enough yet on getting the right ones! I've studied the books over and over, but there are so many that look alike! I'm told once I find where the good ones are I can go to that spot every year! Good luck on your mushroom hunt!

The Seminar sounds like fun, at least it can count as a get away! LOL Have fun!

DeBora, hi to you too, I'm sure you are probably studying!

I have some Buckeye Ranch Chili cooking; it was in a gift basket someone gave us a while back and I just came across it yesterday. Figure I'd better fix it before the weather gets warm enough that we won't want chili for awhile. Problem is; it probably won't be ready till 10 tonight; it starts with dry beans! They are soaking after I boiled them a bit so....

Have a good evening everyone!

[Coll]

LoriMae, send me some of those cookies. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM! My favorite.

[cat lover]

Hi Coll, what have you been up to?

[sweetnell3]

LoriMae save me some of that carrot cake as I like it but my family doesn't so I never get to make it. Hi Coll glad to see you,hope the family is all doing well.DeBora hope the studing is going well.Cat that chili sounds good.Dvalliere how are things with you? hope all is well.Have a good night all!

[dval]

I've been doing a lot of lurking....:D
I'll be posting a couple more food tags...found 2 more.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Yes, I've been studying. DH was supposed to be here all week as he had the week off and he wasn't on call. They called him to work and he didn't know how to tell his new boss that he wasn't on call. A sore subject with me. Anyway, I have a major exam on Thursday and a nerve block on Tuesday. I am trying to get as much studying as I can before Tuesday since I may not feel like it after then.

I am glad everyone's week is going well.

Nell, congrats on the baby kitties.

[cat lover]

Hello all! Up early this morning and not sure yet what I'm going to be working on other than I saw the weather so laundry is already washing so I can hang it out on the line. Actually kind of cold out; only 55 degrees right now. I have all the windows open so I need to go get a sweater; 66 degrees inside!

Not sure yet what I'm going to fix for supper; the chili last night didn't turn out real well, so glad I don't have any more of that mix! It didn;t taste bad, just didn't have any flavor at all! It smelled really good cooking, but DH and I either one liked it so as much as I hated to it went in the compost!

Any kittens yet sweetnell?

[sweetnell3]

Hello Ladies! Cat no kitties that I know of yet but then again she's been outside & dh let the dog out yesterday so she hasn't been up to eat yet.I really need to keep her in but dh doesn't like cats in the house very much. Woke up about two with the chills then would get hot also sick at my stomach & headach so been staying in the bed alot decided I needed to try to stay up so I can sleep tonight. Fix chicken lo-mien for the meal :( then couldn't eat any but my famliy ate it up.Audrey really like she ate two big bowls of it! Will catch you later.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I hope you get over what you have soon. Get well soon. Maybe Audrey and your DH can take care of you?

Cat, it is cold here too and it has been raining.

My allergies have been killing me today and I have a major headache. I am trying to study for my exam on Thursday. Tomorrow at the mental health facility, we are having a pizza party and Movie Monday, so I am hoping that I can get some studing done while everyone is watching the movie.

I hope everyone has a terrific week.

[dval]

I hope you're feeling better, Nell!

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies! I'm feeling some better but am battling allegries & a miragane headache. Donna love the tag it is real cute I may have to snagg it LoL!DeBora good luck with your school work & nerve block this week. Cat how's the weather holding in your part of the country? No baby kitties yet ,fix up the carrier she was not to happy about it as she got out of it as soon as she could LoL,but it is ready for when she is now just got to put it where she'll feel the kitties are safe once they get here. Well gonna look around some more than get off for a while will catch you'll later! Have a great day!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I hope your allergies and migraine gets better. I am having the same problems.

I hope everyone else gets to feeling better soon.

I leave at 5:30am for my nerve block. I hope everyone has a terrific week.

[sweetnell3]

Good luck tomorrow DeBora hope this time it takes care of your headaches longer.There is a bush that has little white flowers on it that when in bloom really tears up my allergies & the smell really gets to me. There is one across the street right by our mailbox of course LoL. Also Audrey's friend from church just happens to have them all around the backyard.So I'll have to make sure not to go in her backyard LoL!

[ewriggs]

Hey y'all -

Can I join?? I'll probably mostly lurk since my hands are hurting a lot recently, but I do enjoy forum chats.

SweetNell, I just love cats and kittens - as those who know me on FC can testify. We have 3 who are the bosses of the house - and we are grateful they let us live with them!! LOLOL!! :rolleyes:

DH is doing most of the cooking these days since my rheumatoid arthritis has me wiped out entirely too much of the time. He's so sweet about it - and makes some of the funniest mistakes. I "told" on him on the "What's for Dinner" thread on FC. He tried to make up a crockpot recipe without ever having made anything in a crockpot - and we had "pot roast soup" as a result! :eek: ROTFLOL!! :D:D

Well, that's all my fingies can deal with for now.

Join me for tea?

Cheerio!
Elizabeth in Georgia

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[barbszy]

Elizabeth, of course you're welcome here! We're happy to have you!

If any of you don't know Elizabeth from Family Corner, then you are unaware that she is a treasure trove of recipes and fabulous food information. :)

But inquiring minds want to know--why is it that at FC your husband is "the ol' curmudgeon" and here he is DH? (Is it just because his FC nickname is too tough to type with your arthritis?) :D

[sweetnell3]

Erwiggs we be honor for you to join us! I see you around FC alot but never have really talk to you. We have one male cat & two females, only one is having kitties.Dd has a dog also so as you can tell we live animals.Hope everyone is having a good night!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Elizabeth, I read your post about your DHs "soup" in the crockpot! Give him an A for effort though. Jump in, we'd love the conversation.

Nell, I know what you mean about the allergies. I hope I remember to take my honey before I leave in the morning. I would hate to have my nose dripping or sneezing while I am on the table while the doctor is drilling on my head. This time, I am going to have him get more aggressive with the radio frequencies since that seems to keep my headaches at bay much better for longer periods of time.

Barb, Elizabeth probably has "curmudgeon" on autotype or something. LOL I hope you don't mind the teasing tonight Liz. Consider it your initiation. lol

Cat, I hope you are feeling better. I hope everyone else is doing well. I have my school stuff packed. We are going to grab something quick to eat on the way out. The hospital told me not to eat after midnight, but I eat anyway since I don't accept any sedation. The doctor allows me to leave as soon as he is finished if I don't have anything for sedation. It is a 3.5 hour drive, so we'll be leaving early. Well, I need to hit the hay. Good night all!

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies! Got some thunderstorms last night with some nickel size hail,we are to get more storms off &on all day.Audrey will get out of school early today as they are having a furnel for a 13 year old boy who died from an illness last Thursday.He used to ride Audrey's bus until they move to a differnt bus route,he was in 7th grade.Got the windows open so the house will air out.DeBora hope all goes well today & you have a safe trip. Have a great day all!

[cat lover]

Hello all! Ewriggs, glad you joined us here, jump in the conversation anytime!
Glad to have you jon us! Yes, you have to tell us about DH's crockpot dish! You are lucky though he will attempt!

DeBora hope all went well for your headaches and all. Sounds scary though!

Isn't it funny sweetnell how they have to have their own little spot for the kittens? The last litter Snowflake had we had a nice cradle all fixed for her and she had them in the corner on the cold concrete floor in the mudroom. We let her finish having them and then moved them and her to the cradle, she decided that wa a better place after all. LOL

We had to take Socks back to the vet yesterday, they had to sedatec him and shave the foot, we then found a puncture wound where Rerun had bit him. It didn;t become ifected though(probably because the meds we had him on kept that from happening), but he has developed water on he knee! Had it drained and he is finally almost feeling better. Gave him a cordisone shot in the foot also. Doctor said it might take up to 3 months for him to recover from it. His biggest problem is bcause he weighs almost 25 pounds and is 10 years old. Had to watch him close yesterday till he finally came out of it.

Have to hang out some clothes today; rain moving in tonight and off and on the rest of the week. Sweetnell it was 92 degrees yesterday! The weather is still messed up around here! LOL

Have a good day all!

[sweetnell3]

Cat you will not believe where the mommy cat is staying she has decided she likes on top of the woodstove laying on some newspaper LoL! I did put the paper in a box so she is all curl-up in the box all happy now. My ds has been joking that Candle will have the kitties on the woodstove LoL! Candle is ds's cat.Audrey will home here pretty soon, its still cloudy but its not raining right now.I'm glad it has clear up & hope it doesn't rain til after they bury the 13 year old this afternoon.Later Audrey has karate tonight so will be going to town.Have a good afternoon everyone!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I am so sorry about the 13 year old boy. Tell Audrey that I am sorry about the loss. I am sure it has had an affect on her, whether or not she was friends with him, it has to be difficult to lose a peer of the same age. We are thinking about her.

Cat, I hope Socks heals quickly. It is so difficult to see our pets suffer.

We got back about an hour ago. They had problems doing the RFT nerve block. At first, things went well. They got me on the table in the operating room. They got my hair taped back, out of the way. The doctor then cleaned and marked the area. When he gave me the injections in the back of the head to numb the area, it went better than normal as it didn't even sting, when it usually does. I thought that was going to go well. Then, when he started puting in whatever he puts in the occipital area to do whatever he does, he started having problems. The machine that does the radio frequency (RFT) wasn't making contact! (It usually feels like electricity pulsing in my head, which sometimes causes my arms to flail around like I am flying because they also activate the nerves in my arms.) I usually can also hear the machine making pulsing noises. So, the doctor had to take out a probe and put in a different one. I am numb, but I can hear the noises, which I will spare you the details of what that sounds like. After the second attempt, the doctor got stern with the new girl who was operating the machine. He thought becuase she was new and was making mistakes that maybe it was her fault. After another 2 more attempts, they had Victor, a staff member get some new probes or different probes. Those worked! They were able to get them to make the necessary contact. DH wondered why I went in about 9:30am and didn't get out until about an hour and a half later. The procedure, from beginning to end, doesn't usually last but about 20 minutes.

I knew that when the the feeling came back that I was going to be sore. I feel VERY sore, my neck is more swollen than normal, and I feel bad. But, I am hoping there was enough radio frequencies that "did their thing" to give me many, many months of pain free headaches.

We all laughed today during the procedure when they finally were able to get the probes to work because I said, "Whoo Pee! There's the sound of no more headaches!" LOL Anyway, I am going to be more sore than normal and may take longer to heal. The doctor talked to us afterward. We talked about our kids (he has one in Law school and one in Medical school) and how the procedure went. He was sorry that there were problems. I told him that in all the times that I have had nerve blocks that this is the first time I have ever had problems, so I am really fortunate.

DH and I are having TV dinners tonight as we are both extremely tired from the trip. It was 7 hours, round trip not including the procedure, stopping to eat lunch, and stopping to get some pain medication.

Now, off the subject, I have a food question. Thursday DH and I are going to a potluck dinner at a professor's house. It is a way for the professors to get to know many of the psychology students. However, I am conflicted as to what to bring. I want to bring poppy seed chicken for sure. However, I don't know whether to bring a side dish or a dessert. I have so many ideas that it is hard for me to pick just one.

I hope everyone is having a good day.

[sweetnell3]

DeBora sorry to hear that the treatment went badly but hopefully you'll be headache free for months. This is the second teenager that has died recently the first was a 14 year old that was killed during spring break back in March.He was thrown off a atv that he was riding,even though the boy had changed schools Audrey knew him well as he had went to school with her for a few years. Both boys were well liked and very popular. It is so hard when it a young one to died. As for what to carry to the potluck can you talk to some of the others who'll be going to get an idea of what they'll be taking? That way you can plan from there. Hope you have fun at this dinner. Take it easy & get plenty of rest.

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies! The kittens are here! So far there is only two a orange one & a graytiger with white on it.I don't know for sure if this all she's having or not.They are at this point only a few hours old.I lock her in the carrier last night as I could see she was having them,it was storming so I didn't want to put her out.She kept getting on my lap then she would go in Audrey's room then she would come back out & get back on my lap,I try to get her to stay in the carrier with the door open but she wouldn't stay ,I didn't have a big enough box for her so I put her in the carrier.Audrey may have some friends come home with her today,I will take them all to karate so her friends can watch her workout yhen if she's able will spend the night with one of them as they have no school tomorrow.Then I will pick them up Friday to bring out here & they are going help her get her room in order & just hang out.Looks like we might get more storms today at this point we'll see.Got my hair cut short yesterday as it had gotten shaggy feels so much better. Have a good day all!

[Bilby]

Boy am I waaaay behind the name changed no wonder I've had no notifications LOL

I' hope everyone is warming to in the spring time. It's cooling down here but today the temps have gone back to summer!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Cathy, I am glad that you found us!

Nell, I talked to a few others and they were bringing desserts, so I brought a main dish and side dish of spinach gratin. I am sorry about the young man that was killed. I hope Audrey is going okay with it.

Well, I need to go work on a paper and send that in so I can cross off one more thing off my to-do list so that I can graduate!

[cat lover]

Wow gone a few days and everybody has really been busy with one thing or another! DeBora, hope you are feeling better now, sounds like a horrible experience!

Sweetnell, any more kitties show up? Hope Audrey is doing okay after loseing a couple of friends, that is so hard to understand why some one so young has to go.

Bilby, glad you found your way back to us!

80% chance of rain today and of course it is already raining! Need to f=do some laudry so some of it will have to go i the dryer. I need to change our bed sheets so can't hang them on the wood dryer indoors! LOL Hope to get a break long enough to go out and feed and water all the animals. If haven't by noon will just have to go ahead and do them in the rain!

Have a good day all!

[sweetnell3]

Hello Ladies! Cat we ended up with two kitties.They are sweet though the young female ninja doesn't know what to think of them of course they are in the carrier so she & tigger can't get to close to them.The moma decided she likes the carrier. When the other cats are in I keep the door shut but when they are out Iopen the door so the mom can go as she pleases .Anyway all three are doing fine.Anyway sitting here waiting on Audrey to call for me to pick her up from a friends house whom she spent the night with last night.May go ahead & call her here in a little while.Need to go buy food but might wait to go shopping tomorrow as dh has plans to have a cookout at his parents house.Hopefully it won't be raining.Allergies are driving me crazey just notice today one of the bushes with the white flowers is growing right by Audreys window will have to get dh to cut it down.Not raining here but looks like it might this afternoon.Need to clean out ds's car before I go get Audrey as her friend is suppose to come home with her to spend some time out here with her. Kathy glad you found your way over here we have missed you.DeBora hope all is going well with you, good luck on this last week of school coming up. Have a good afternoon!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, you sound like me postponing shopping until I absolutely have to go. lol I hope your weekend goes well.

Cat, you sound terribly busy. I hope your weekend goes well too.

I only have one more week to go! I need to study for one more final that I have on Monday. I have a ton of things to do for the research lab next week. The professor wants me to stay for the summer. I told him that I am out of there! Nothing could make me stay. lol I am ready to go home! The exam I had on Thursday was easy, but the teacher decided to avoid ambiguous questions and answers this time and just test on what we knew.

I am still feeling bad from the nerve block, but it will heal.

I hope everyone else has a terrific weekend.

[cat lover]

Hello all! We spent Derby Day here at home and I didn't even watch the race live! Actually forgot about it. Was out in between rain drops working on the summer storage building. Have to go next week and order the roofing and decide on what siding we will be using. Going to the sawmill first to see what they have available that can be used for that.

Tomorrow I havea checkup in Louisville so the day will be gone by the time we get back home. Have several things to take to the boys so have to take the Expedition so gas will be bad tomorrow and it is $3.20 a gallon there!

Need to look in the freezer and see what is for supper tonight and maybe throw something in the crockpot. I know I have some fresh corn on the cob in the refrigerator I need to clean and cook tonight. Also need to clean out refrigerator and wipe it down. Been putting that off sor several weeks! LOL

Hope everyone has a great day!

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies! Hope all is well with all of you.It is really cloudy here just waiting for the downpour to hit.I've got a big pot of stew cooking in the crockpot so it'll be ready when we get out of church as we don't get out til one o'clock , but then again we don't have a evening church meeting like most churchs either. Doing okay except for allergies be glad when that one bush quits blooming then I'll be okay. Only one up right now so nice & quite here thinking about going to get a paper in a little bit so can read it before church the online version does have a lot of information in it so like to see whats all going on. Well have a great relaxing day!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Cat, have a safe trip tomorrow. I saw an Expedition limo yesterday! I actually saw several different types of limos yesterday. It must have been prom night.

Nell, thanks for the ecard yesterday. Rain has a way to bringing the allergens down in higher concentration, which makes our allergies worse. I hope your allergies get better.

My race was postponed until today because of rain. I am still feeling bad from my procedure, but it will heal in time. I've got to study for my last final today as well. I may reservations at an Italian resteraunt here in Cruces for Friday night. We are hoping DH's cousin, his spouse, their kids, and his other cousin will join us. DD and her family will be there as well as DD and his parents. That is why we need the reservations. DH's cousin's wife is also graduating and they live in Deming and they have invited us to their BBQ at their house on Sunday. DS's plane won't get in until 10:25pm in El Paso on Friday night.

I hope everyone has a terrific week!

[Bilby]

Nell
I hope all those allergy symptoms go away soon, ds1 gets hayfever and hates it, no fun. He's been sent home from school because of bad hayfever, they plant those big blossoming trees beside the classroom. Easy to grow trees bad for the sinuses.

Catlover
Is that Derby day as in Kentucky Derby? That sounds like our Melbourne cup in Victoria, they have a public holiday for that day ..... we in Queensland don't.

DeBora
I hope you had a good dinner out, I love a good Italian restaurant, they don't make you feel bad about calories and do they know how to cook!

It is a long weekend here, Labor Day. Had rain for all of 2 minutes and now the sun is out and a great big blue sky all around .... might do some gardening.

I hope you all have had a good weekend. :)

[sweetnell3]

Thanks Kathy! Once the bushes quit blooming I'll be okay,it just seems this year that ever where I go there that one kind of bush is like its following me LoL! Anyway in a few more weeks it should have all the blooms gone. This last Friday our kids were out of school for a weather day & will be out this Friday also.Then they have only two weeks of school left then they'll be out for the summer.She does have youth conference around the 22 of June ,then the first of August she has girls camp.Hope maybe as a family we can do something special this summer.DeBora good luck with your test though I'm sure you;ll do fine. Cat have a safe trip tomorrow hope all goes well. Well I'm gotta look around some more than call it an early night have a good night all!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Cathy, I don't go out to eat until this coming Friday. I agree about the calorie thing. I don't know what it is about Italian cooks, but you can never get enough calories with them! lol

Btw Cathy, my DH saw your dog having his birthday cake and he asked me if I had seen it. He said he'd never thought he'd ever see someone who spoiled their dog more than we did! lol

I hope everyone has a terrific week. I will be back in after my last final tomorrow night. Now, I must go study!

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies!Hope everyone has a good day!

[cat lover]

Catlover
Is that Derby day as in Kentucky Derby? That sounds like our Melbourne cup in Victoria, they have a public holiday for that day ..... we in Queensland don't.
:)


Yes, the Kentucky Derby. DH and I are both from Louisville, KY where it is ran. Neither of us have ever been to the Derby! We've been to Churchill Downs for scouting events , but that is all. Queen Elizabeth was there this year for the 133rd running of the KY Derby.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I hope everyone is having a wonderful week. I finished my final exam last night. I finally had a good night sleep. Now, I have a lot of work to do in the research lab. As soon as I compile all the data from the 2 experiments that I did and as soon as I finish writing a program for the next experiment, I will be finished there. That may take 2-3 days. I work in Anthony on Wednesday and Friday and I will be finished!!!

DS called last night and he is very depressed. He said that he is homesick. I think a few days with family may make him feel better.

I need to put on a pork roast before I leave for school as DH is coming tonight to help me with the heavy stuff. We need to get the trailer ready for company that is coming on Friday.

[Bilby]

I heard the Queen is in the US and that Mr Bush said she was basically 200 odd years old, he fluffed his lines LOL We always seem to hear about his fluff up lines!
I"ve been to the Melbourne when I was 10 but it's not really a place for kids, but I can say I've been.

Good luck DeBora on the outcome of your test resutls, fingers crossed for you.

Summer holidays, I bet the kids are all getting excited about the end of school approaching. We will be coming up to winter holidays at the end of June.

Michael ds1 is going school to school with the high school band to encourage the primary school kids to take up music today. H'es happy he does no school work for the day and gets to play guitar for ages!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Cathy, I don't think Bush was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. lol I wish I had a talent to play the guitar. I just don't have the coordination to play with both hands. lol Thanks for the well wishes.

I am hoping that I finish my lab work tomorrow so I will have time to clean up the RV before my mil comes with her white glove. I still will work in Anthony on Wednesday and Friday, which I love!

Have a great Hump Day all!

[cat lover]

Hello all! Been a whirlwind around here! LOL Thought we would have gotten to stay at home, but the guy called and said our screen we ordered was in, so had to go pick it up.

Icemaker is on the frtiz so.... just ordered a new one, by the time I paid for a service call and the time spent here and then parts a new one one wasn't that far off in cost. I'm pretty sure I can put it in myself. The guy at the place where I ordered it showed me what to do so we'll see how I do!

Rain to move in this afternoon so need to get in gear and get outside this morning. Slept in some because was up several hours during the night, something was after the chickens AGAIN! Caught a raccoon night before last and bet he wasn't alone!

DeBora so gald you will be free from school soon for awhile. Hope you have a nice break!

Bilby, winter coming up soon for you! I know that is so, but I have such a hard time thinking winter when we had 85 degrees yesterday! LOL How long will the kids have for winter break from school?

Sweetnell, hope you and your family are all doing well! Have a great day all!

[sweetnell3]

Just wanted to drop by & wish everyone a happy Mother's Day ! Hope its a great one for all!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Happy Mother's Day to all!

I hope everyone's weekend is going well. My graduation went well. My NASCAR race was postponed until tomorrow, so I ended up going out to eat with my family. Tomorrow, they are going to a BBQ while I stay home and watch the race.

[sweetnell3]

Happy Mother's Day Ladies! Hope you all enjoy your day! Hope everyone has nice weather today.Yesterday Audrey & I went shopping to buy mom&mil gifts when we got home Audrey called mom then we went down to visit her ,also to give her gift as we get out of church at 1;00 also we need to run mil's gift to her today after church she lives in town as mom live out here close to us.Any way we had a nice three to four hour visit .Well got to go to church will try to catch you'll later!

[cat lover]

Got to see the boys briefly on Saturday. We had a graduation to go to for one of our nieces.

Sunday DH and I worked outside at home; I spent the day cutting grass and DH worked on part of the summer furniture storage building.


Still eating things that thawed in the refrigerator freezer last week when it was on the blinks! Just about done with all that; only had to thow a little bit out.

Going up to the sawmill tomorrow in the monring and put in for another load of wood. Have a good night all!

Thanks for the ecard Sweetnell!

[Coll]

Mothers Day here was so nice. Beautiful weather, nice flowers for me, also a rose bush. Nice pictures drawn by my little one. A nice visit with my dad. An all around wonderful day.

[cat lover]

Hello Coll! Nice to see you! DH is still sleeping; the roosters woke me up early today! Having my cup of coffee and playing on the computer while I wait for DH to get up so we can get to the sawmill early.

Planning on getting back to some grass cutting today; storms are supposed to move in tonight and rain most of the day tomorrow. Started on cleaning up the garage some yesterday. So sore from the first long day of grass cutting after a winter break from it; won't take too long to get back into it! LOL STILL haven't put the mower deck on the tractor; really need to take a day and do that!

Supper tonioght will be whatever is next from the big thaw out! LOL

Have a good day all!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

It sounds like everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day. My car broke down Sunday evening. I spent all day yesterday with my neighbor trying to fix it. However, I ended up having to get a tow truck to pick it up and take it to the dealership. So, I wait to find out what is wrong with it. My MIL took the GKs and I home late last night. We are enjoying being home.

I hope everyone has a terrific day!

[Coll]

Does anyone eat breakfast anymore? I know I should but I'm not hubgry until at least 10 a.m. My doctor had a fit when I told him this. As you know breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Thats what he said. But what is a girl to do?

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Coll, you took the words right out of my mouth. When I am not in school and I don't have to go anywhere, I don't get hungry until about 10am either. I personally feel that eating just because it is time isn't the best way to eat. I eat that first meal whenever I am hungry. Then, I am usually hungry for lunch at about 1-2pm. Then, I eat dinner later in the evening. So, it isn't just you!

[cat lover]

We don't go with eating just because it is time either. We tend to eat less if we actually eat when we are hungry rather than just because it is " meal time".

DeBora, hope you car gets fixed and doesn't turn into a big repair! Speaking of cars, I was just wondering what regular gas is all your ways? It is between $3.17 and $3.49 a gallon here (that is today at this hour) LOL

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Well, it is going to cost $210. 18. They said that the neighbor who installed the starter didn't connect the wires correctly. Bummer. At least it isn't serious. We leave tomorrow to go to Cruces to get my trailer. We want to go get it and be back in time to watch the races on Saturday.

[Coll]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes to eat when I'm hungry, not when its "time" to eat. LOL. I'd rather eat around 7 p.m. but thats supposedly too late to eat dinner.
I like to eat that late because there is less chance of snacking before bed.

[cat lover]

DeBora,actually that isn't a bad price for a car repair! Glad that is all it was.

Coll, we usually eat late here; sometimes as late as 10 pm. In the warmer months we get outside and loose track of time and by the time we feed and water all the animals and clean up ourselves it is that late before I even get it started! DH and I when we were first married usually ate supper around 11 pm; guess old habits are hard to break! LOL

Sweetnell, hello to you and all your family!

Hope all are doing well and have a good day!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Coll, the cost wasn't for car repair. It was just for towing and to diagose it. I shudder to think what it would have been if we had anything seriously wrong or if they charged us to attach the wire! But, dealerships are more expensive than others.

Well, DH and I are on our way to Las Cruces to get our trailer. We are hoping to be back before tomorrow morning so that I can watch Bobby's pit crew during the pit crew challenge. They came in 2nd place!!!!

I hope everyone enjoys their TGIF!

[cat lover]

Hello all! DS#1 and his family were here all day and I do mean all day! From about 10 am till 11 pm; we had a real nice visit and got to spend some time outside as well as inside. Fixed lunch and also got to have supper together! They told me today they were reserving the cabin in the woods for a weekend in June so looks like more fun. They will be visiting a theme park during the day those days so won't see a lot of them. But we will be doing breakfast for them and probably no other meals as they will probably be at the park for lunch and supper.

Sweetnell, hope all is well with you. Haven't seen you around in a few days!

[sweetnell3]

Hey All! I've been around just not posting much lately as been crazy around here as school is winding down.This is the last week of school around here.The last two Saturday's been to visit mom trying to visit her once over the weekend.Anyway just thought let you know everything is okay.Have a good night!

[cat lover]

Glad to hear all is well Sweetnell! I know how crazy and busy things can get! I too haven't been posting quite as much. Seems with the weather changing to better and more outbuildings going up I have less time to sit also! LOL

Take care all and have a great day!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I am glad that school is winding down. Tell Audrey that if she wants to work on a few things this summer, I will be more than happy to tutor her so she can start school ahead of things. I know this is the only time that we both won't be crazy busy.

Cat, it sounds like you had a busy day yesterday.

I watched the race festivities yesterday. I have to write out some thank you notes from graduation. I need to also thank the people who gave me my scholarship. I am SO enjoying my time off! I am a free woman until Thursday evening. We are traveling to Midland to drop off the boys so my DD can babysit and pickup the grandkids. We will head to Houston to my DH's neice's high school graduation.

I hope everyone has a terrific week!

[sweetnell3]

Hello Ladies! Hope your day went well!We are now down to four cats as of today.The mommie cat & the two babies are doing fine aswell as the teenage female cat.When Audrey & I went to the store today we saw that our male cat tigger had got ran over by a car I know it was him because he had on a white flea collar.I hope someone will be nice enough to move his body as I can't do it myself as it would be just to hard .He was hit close to a house by the highway so I'm hoping the ones who live there will move him.Audrey has four days left in school this week then she is free for the summer.The last week of May my sister & bil are going on vaction so she ask me to look after mom during the daytime that week so Audrey & I will be doing that during that time.My nephew told me if I got the brisket he would smoke it for me so I'm going to try to buy a large one so we can half it as my family & mom really like brisket cook that way so both families will get meals out of the brisket. Thanks for the offer DeBora I will tell Audrey of your offer to work with her this summer.I didn't get a chance to tell her today.Cat hope you get a lot done outside before it gets to hot to work outside.Have a goodnight!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I am sorry about your cat. I hope Audrey enjoys her time off for summer. Be sure to smoke some extra brisket for me. I miss Texas smoked brisket so bad!

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies! DeBora my nephew would be willing to cook as much brisket as I can take to him as he loves to cook on his smoker.He cook several for our christmas eve dinner this year it was soo good! But you would have to come down here as I don't think I could mail it LoL! Cat hope you have a pretty day , it looks like rain here which we could always use.Have a good day!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Well then, I am there!

[cau]

Afternoon all, I too realized I have not posted in a while. Things just get crazy and time flys. Some days I don't know where it all went and it is time to home for Cass. Nell count me in for the brisket. I love it, I have tried cooking them in the slow cooker but it is just not as good same with pork for the pulled pork.
Contrats again De Bora, Enjoy your free time and the gk. The neices graduation sounds like fun.
I go Wednesday to a new Dr who will see if I am a candiate for a nerve block, cross your fingers. It would be heaven to walk without the crutches again. :)

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Cau, be sure to ask what the difference between those steroid nerve blocks and the RFT (radio frequency thermocoagulation) nerve blocks. The only ones that give me any relieve are the RFT nerve blocks. Good luck!

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies! Hope you are having nice weather.It rain most of the night but has about stopped now.Hope you all have a great day!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Cute rag Nell! I think it is supposed to rain later in the week here.

We will be leaving in the evening on Thursday to go to Houston. My niece is graduating from high school. We will drop off the boys in Midland so that my DD can babysit. We will also pick up the GKs and take them with us. Our DS is going to meet us in Houston and will leave from Fort Worth.

I hope everyone is having a great week.

[cat lover]

Hello all! So sorry about the cat sweetnell! Hopefully someone did take care of him.

We are finding ourself really busy now that the weather has finally gotten nice. Can't keep up with the grass already!

Well, just had to run outside; something wasafter the chickens! A raccoon! Not sure I hit him; he may have gotten away. We've had this one that has been a real booger about being live trapped so at this point however I can get this one! Will find out at light tomorrow.

Have a good night all!

[sweetnell3]

Hello Ladies! Its cloudy here today but not suppose to rain til tomorrow night. At 6 tonight the young women at church is having a pool party at one of the girls home its a good thing that its a heated pool LoL! It's one of Audrey's close friends house.Thursday is the last day of school for Audrey she'll get out early at one tomorrow. Yesterday was the first time I went up on the highway since Sunday as dh had to go to the doctor & someone had move the cat thankfully.He has a infection of the chest so the doctor gave him some medince.He will hopefully go back to work tomorrow. I've been a little under the weather but kept going LoL. Anyway Debora hope you have a safe & nice time on your trip. Have a great day all!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I am glad that somebody did something with the cat. I hope you get to feeling better soon.

Cat, I hope you got that racoon.

If I don't talk to everyone before I leave, I will talk to you when I get back from Houston. I hope everyone has a terrific weekend!

[cat lover]

Caught another possuum; raccoon either left (probably not-LOL) or I did hit it! Something was back last night, but the birds weren't too upset so I didn't go out; was too tired!

Going up to English for some milk, lotto and whatever else we need; not planning on going out this weekend anywhere! This is the one of the big weekends we have problems with 4 wheelers trespassing and tearing up the land so this year I will have my handgun with me if they do, maybe that will finally realize I mean STAY OFF! LOL We have the land all posted and signed and even fence up in problem areas and that hasn't stopped them before!So probably won't be a relaxing weekend for me. We have slight chances of rain all weekend so just hoping it storms all weekend here! LOL

Have a good day all!

[dval]

I promise to stay off Cat! :)
I can see where that problem would get old fast. Too bad you couldn't get some of those strips that the cops put across the road to blow out the tires during a high speed chase. That would learn them!!

[Bilby]

We have those US Cop shows on tv really late at night, there are some stupid criminals out there! There are in Oz too I must say.

I can't believe this time next week we will be in June, where has the year gone?

I guess everyone is getting ready for their schools to break up and summer to hit.

I hear there is a public holiday this weekend, wha'ts it for?

[barbszy]

Kathy, it is Memorial Day when we remember all soldiers who died serving in the military. There will be many parades and ceremonies at military cemeteries.

But it's also considered the start of the summer season....so people have barbecues and go swimming and (don't get me started) forget the real reason for the holiday.

[cat lover]

Yes there are really some stupid criminals out there! I had some one that wanted to put down some nails all along some areas, but told them thanks for the thought of help, but I want to keep the "help" legal! LOL I have already had a lawyer involved in it so I'm doing all the legal stuff and if it ever gets to court I want to be on the up and up on my end of it!

Storms are not much better of a chance here than they were, but we still have some chance so still hope it storms bad! LOL Friday morning here and quiet so far and they have a yard full of campers and 4 wheeler already. Tonight will probably be the real start of them wandering though! UGH!

Bilby, here is a link that tells all about the Holiday coming up!

http://www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.html

Have a good day all!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Kathy, if you can find them in your country, there are books called, "Dumbest Criminals" and they are a hoot! They are full of one story after another of dumb criminal stories. If you ever see one of the Cops shows from Austin, look for my cousin.

I hope everyone has an excellant Memorial Day weekend. I need to go take a bath and bathe my DGD so we can go to McDonald's. They spotted that last night. We still have 6 more hours of driving.

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies! Have a great trip & a safe one! Cat maybe it'll rain so much that they won"t get gat a chance to ride thier atv any this weekend.Have agreat day & weekend, also a safe one!

[Coll]

catlover, years ago when the VW plant was 2 miles from my parents home there were problems with the night shift employees throwing empty beer bottles and garbage at my moms car parked in front of the house. Mom called the mayor and told him in no uncertain terms were they putting up with it, (they had to claim 3 or 4 broken out car windows on thier insurance in a short period of time). anyway, mom said she was going to sit out with her gun and start shooting when she saw it happen again. The mayor was afraid she'd do it so he went straight to VW and complained. It worked for a while, now there are SONY employess doing it.
Its worth a shot to complain to the mayor or the cops.

[cat lover]

We live in a rural community where all we have is a commissioner board, and I have gone to them, the sheriff. Department of Natural Resources ( we live on private owned land in a National Forest), and the state police. They have all been out, but usually the 4 wheelers are all gone by the time they get here. Now that I have had a survey on my land done and know 100% when they are on my property the authorities can do more. Plus they know when they are trespassing as it is all posted, signed ,and etc. So yep, this time I will be down there with my gun. I informed all the authorties today that I will be doing that and mostly they said as long as I stay on my property with my gun and wait for them to trespass the law is on my side. I told them I'll also have a camera aready for pics! LOL Hopefully I don't have to use it! Don't want to shoot anyone , but maybe they'll stay away after the first time! I'm a pretty good shot so if they are meant to be hit they will be! LOL

They all took reports ahead of where they are all stationed so if they come here all I have to do is call and give my name and the authorities all know where to come!

[Bilby]

Memorial Day sounds pretty much like our ANZAC, which started from WWI but now covers the rememberance of all wars since. Thanks for the info.

I hope you all have a nice long weekend.

[sweetnell3]

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! Audrey went to the movies with two of her friends last night then ended up spending the night.She stay up all night so she is already in bed LoL. Now that schools out she 'll going to bed early LoL. Anyway not doing alot did go see mom though for an hour this evening .

[Bilby]

Michael hurt his tailbone while out with his mates yesterday so he called in scik to work for tonight, sunday.
Me I'm reading, washing, babking choc chip biscuits and not much else.

What movie did Audrey see Nell?

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies! Biby she went to see Pirates of the Caribbean 3 with some friends then she ended up spending the night also.Well it started raining last night & still raining today but thats okay as we didn't have any outdoor actives.Well hope everybody has a great day!

[Bilby]

That's the movie ds1 went to see on it's opening night with his mates last thursday, he loved the movie but said 3hours is a long time to sit ,especialy after a day of sitting exams at school, he was all "sat " out LOL
I'll wait for the DVD, we have a big screen to watch it.

[sweetnell3]

I hope to go see it while its playing here but if I don't get to we'll get on dvd.I hope to go see shrek 3 also as its playing here now also. Dd & I got a suprise when we got home there was a skunk in our garage,I guess that a down side to living in the country with no garage door LoL. Anyway was raining this morning but has clear of & now is hot. Hope your weekend is going well.Are your kids still in school there? Dd had her last day Thursday & will not start back til August 27.

[Coll]

I really want to see Pirates 3.
Shrek 3 can wait.

[cat lover]

Have had a quiet time, some of the authorities must have gone an talked to the 4 wheelers group ; so far they have stayed off my property!!!! So a nice quiet weekend for DH and I.

I planted another 21 tomato plants yesterday and another 8 sweet bell pepper plants. If all does well this year I'm going to have to find lots of people to share with. Everything in the garden seems to be doing well. Have already been eating the spinach, kale, green onions, sugar snap peas.

We too will wait for the DVD's. We have all the home theater equipment, but haven't started on the home theater building yet; trying to finish up the storage building right now.

Have a good day all!

[sweetnell3]

Coll I really want to see Pirates but it will be more than likely that it'll be next week before I get to go as I got alot going on this week as I've got to go down Moms all week to check in on her as my sister will be on vacation plus I've got to start going thru the house to get rid of a bunch of stuff. Dh is taking a week vacation the third week of June so hope him & I can do something togather but then we're trying to save some money up.Cat hows the weekend going so far Ihope you've hadn't had problems with tha atv's on your land.Have a good night!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Kathy, I feel for your DH! I broke my tailbone almost 2 years and I have never experienced more pain. I walked all over Mexico with a severely broken foot and no pain medication for a month and it was no big deal. I slightly fracture my tailbone and I want to die from the pain! I still cannot sit for long periods of time. I hope he gets to feeling better soon!

Cat, I am glad that you didn't have any more problems with those 4-wheelers. We've had problems with them when we've gone camping. It seems many of them have no respect for others.

Nell, tell Audrey to enjoy her time off from school! Enjoy your vacation with your DH! Our vacation time starts the 25th of June. We will go down and celebrate our DGS's birthday and then head for the mountains.

Coll, I hope one of those movies are on while the GKs are visiting. I think they would love to go to the drive-in again. Last time we went to see Charlotte's Web and brought grilled brats, soft drinks, and other fun things.

Well, as soon as my DGD falls asleep, I will go to sleep. We will meet DH's family at Denny's tomorrow for breakfast. Then, we will come back to the motel and pack up our stuff. Then, after we check out, we will go to my SIL's house and visit for a bit before we head for Midland. We will drive as far as we can and stay the night somewhere. I have an appointment Tuesday afternoon with a advisors in Odessa. After that, we will go back to Midland to get the dogs. We might also grab the GKs too. Then, head for Carlsbad. I hope everyone's week is going well. I am not sure when I will get Internet service again as we won't be getting to Carlsbad until Wednesday.

[cat lover]

Have fun in all your travels DeBora! Yes a lot of the 4 wheelers have NO respect for others property and they give most a bad name. I do know several people that have them and one group bought land to do all their stuff on and others wouldn't thik of trespassing! ALways somebody in a group that spoils it for all!

Going out today and plant the last of the stiff from the greenhouse. Might even do a cleanup of the green house today. I never did get it organized so now whilenothing is growing in it would be a good time! I do have a couple of tropical plants still in there trying to get them to recover.

I have had a broken tailbone also. Fell down the back steps on ice coming home from a camping trip. I hit my head and it knocked me out. My DH and the scoutmaster came by the house after dropping off the van and found me laying on the steps! It was painful!

[sweetnell3]

Hello Ladies!Cat hope you get all your work done.DeBora haveagood time on your trips & be safe.Well its raining here right now a nice slow steady one. I like it but the people at the lake are problity not too happy.Early this morning I had to go pick up dh from work as he felt like he was going to pass out, so I took him to. minor er to get check out.His sugar was low so the doctor told him to see his regular doctor as soon as he can to have test run. Then I went to check on mom after that I met a friend from church & we had milk shakes at DQ. We had a nice visit .Have a great day!

[sweetnell3]

Hello Ladies! Just wanted you to know I may not be on much as dh is in the hospital ,the short story is he needed a blood tranfusion as he was low on blood so they are running test to rule out that the cancer he had 10 years ago has not come back & to rule rule so other causes. Gotta to go but thought I let you know what was going on.Hope everyone is having a good day!

[cat lover]

Sweetnell, hope everything works out okay and take care of yourself too!

DH and I are just stayig around here today and probably work on the building under contruction. I need to cut kale, broccoli, and pull some sugar snap peas before the temperature gets really hot out.

Sometime this week we need to go to Jasper again and get chicken feed and pick up whatever else we ned to. DS#1 and Greta are having a cookout in Louisville this weekend so I suppose we need to go. Enjoy being with them and alll, but hate the drive to Louisville! DH wants to stay home so I need to convince him we really need to go!


Have a good day!

[sweetnell3]

Cat hope you have a safe trip.I'm checking out the threads a bit before getting ready to go to the hospital.Dh has already call wanting to know when I was coming & complaining about being hunger as they have him on a liqiud date til they do all the test they need too. I;m hoping it won't be tomorrow , that they can do it sometime today. It is already starting to storm so not sure if mom will still go to the beauty shop today to get her perm. I've got to come back out here to take her to that. Then Audrey has active tonight not sure what they are doing. So a lot of running for me I might get to rest tonight if I'm lucky LoL.Anyway going to check some other things out & then get ready to go don't know if I'll be back on today or not so have a great day !

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I hope your DH is okay! Please keep us posted on everything. You will be in our thoughts and prayers!

Well, I have a kitchen floor to sweep and mop as DGD spilled juice all over it. I also have laundry and dishes to catch up on as well.

[cat lover]

Got all the laundry washed and hung and dried; now all i have to do is fold! LOL 89 degrees outside so I;m working outside some and then bak in for awhile. DH has been outside since early this morning and won't eat any lunch, but I have found FF fudgesicle sticks on the porch! LOL

Got all the veggies pulled for supper and I also got the strawberries soaked. Sweetnell, sure wish we could get some of your rain. The wind is really picking up here so hope maybe some rain will finally move in.

DeBora, push your mop this way; my floor needs mopped too! LOL Well have a good evening all and Sweetnell; don;t wear yourself out! I know how it is when DH's get down and all the running ends up on you! Take care!

[dval]

Hi guys!
Hubby and I planted a bunch of stuff this weekend. He bought me a window box and bought some herb plants just for me. Sage, italian parsley, greek oregano, and dark opal basil. He planted 2 tomato plants for himself as well as a red hot cherry pepper and a concord grape vine. He also planted 2 strawberry plants and a yellow bell pepper for me. Hopefully we won't kill them all! LOL There are already 2 strawberries turning red and the sage smells divine! I didn't plant food, I planted 4 rose bushes.

[Bilby]

I'm on my just over "hump" day, thursday .... did I get that right DeBora?? LOL
All is well here now this week we've kinda been busy or stuff has just happened.
My car tinting has be redone by a new person.
The kids have had extra after school stuff to do.
DH picked up new mobile phones, new work stuff so been playing with the buttons.
I did my meals on wheels days.
Saw a tractor being taken out of a creek with a crane, can see the skid marks on the bank.
We have a new mattress arriving this afternoon. Anyone know of anyone that has a latex mattress? I have alatex pillow and love it not sure on the mattress, but dh liked it so we'll see!
I think that pretty much covers it up to today .... but there is the rest of the week to go!

I hope all those not feeling well get over your troubles and you have a great weekend to come. :)

[sweetnell3]

Debora thanks so much for the e-card &message today it meant alot to me. I wanted to let you ladies know tomorrow at 7;30 they are running test on dh so don't know if I'll be on any tomorrow will update you as soon as I can. Have a good night all!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, keep us posted on your DHs results.

Donna, you must have a green thumb! DH didn't get his tomatoes planted due to my hectic schedule at school this semester so I won't get my fried green tomatoes this season.

Kathy, hump day is on Wednesday. It is the middle of the week 4th day from the front of the week and the 4th day from the end. Does that make sense? lol

I hope everyone else is having a wonderful week.

DH is trying to get the DGKs to sleep. It is his job to put them to sleep and mine to get up with them. We are planning to all go out to lunch tomorrow with a friend of ours that I used to work with here in Carlsbad. Then, tomorrow night, we are taking the GKs to a carnival that is in town for the weekend. It opens tomorrow. We haven't told the GKs because they would be too excited to sleep. lol DH goes back to work on Friday evening, so I will have to take them to see Spiderman 3 by myself. We have plans to grill hotdogs, bring chips, cookies, and soft drinks.

[barbszy]

The other day we were at a picnic and on their deck they had one of those strawberry pots with a different herb in each of the little spaces. Darn, if I were any good with a garden I would want to do that! I thought it was such a clever idea. She had 2 kinds of parsley, basil, oregano, chives, lavender and I forget what else in there!

[cat lover]

Wow,dvalliere you sure have a nice herb garden started! All those recipes to use them in will be soooo good. I love fresh herbs!

Bilby, let me know what you think of the new mattress once you have tried it a couple nights. Once we have the home theater built I;m putting in a day bed instead of a couch and have thought a couple times of what type of mattress to get for it. I like to cover my mattrresses in vinyl covers. So my question is: do you still cover those typr or what?

Sweetnell, you and your family are in my thoughts, I know how scary waiting for the results can be. Take care of yourself and let us know when you can how things are going.

Barbszy, the biggest problem I ever had with one of those strawberry jars was just keeping it watered. The water tends to run out so it takes a good while to get it soaked! They are very pretty though!

Running to Jasper today, we have chicken feed, 55 gallon barrel, oil dry (I use it for cat litter-50 lbs. for $3.49) and several other itmes to get so we have to take the Expedition. Not looking forward to gas fill up time! But figure it would be cheaper in the long run than making another trip next week with the little car. With my luck we'll end up going again anyway! LOL

Have a good day all!

[sweetnell3]

Thought I would drop in to let you know that the test on dh colon was clear but unfortutionaly the docotor say he could feel a mass .Also he is concern with the stomach so running the scope test tomorrow so I will be gone all day again not sure when I get back on. The truth at this piont not looking good. Well going to drop in a fc to check in there & post on the pray thread. Thanks for the support!

[cat lover]

Sweetnell, I will hope for the best for you and your family and you will all remain in my thoughts. Please take care and know your "family" here are all concerned for you and your family. I wish some of us were closer to help out. I know the running and worry can add to your worries so take care and keep in touch with us. When you have a momemt through the day just know that we are there for you and you are not alone.

[Bilby]

Nell
I hope your dh tests come out ok, a strain on the family mentally I know but take care of yourselves, you have my prayers.

Cat
the mattress is very firm although you can get softer ones. The way it works is there is a main latex mattress then the 'softness level' comes from how thick a fibre mattress on top is (1 or 2 or 3 inches). We love a firm mattress, so our softness level is about 1 inch thick, and I can sleep on the floor. It is the same all over thickness as an inner spring one.
You can't turn them over, they are dearer than the inner spring mattress and ours is not an ensemble (2 big mattresses thick)
Supposedly they have a longer life and should not get a body dent over the years.
Great you're getting a theatre room we have one and I love it! So great for movie nights at home, we rarely go to the movies now.

Not much happened today, bought a pair of shoes on special, I luuuuurve shoes LOL and a couple of coloured singlets 1/3 priced to go under my shirts as winter comes on.

Anyone got any plans for this weekend?

[cat lover]

Thanks for the info on the mattress Bilby! We are having to go to Louisville on Saturday. We really don't want to go into the city (the air pollution is extremely high there right now), but DS #1 and his "family" are having a cookout and we really can't say no. We never make it there for Christmas usually because of the weather that time of year so I think we "need" to go to this one. (Haven't convinced DH of that-LOL) They don't have AC so I guess I'll have to take extra meds to try and counter act the air. We don't have AC either, but out here in the woods we don't have the air pollution problem and it stays much cooler with all the trees! Other than that we have no other weekend plans.

Bilby, how is your home theater set up? We are just starting ours so any suggestions would help. We are still designing the building. We got an Epson home theater movie projector with the built in DVD abd surround sound and had a 5 x 8 foot screen made for it. Reading through the materials on it we found we could expand to a 34 foot picture! But that kind of goes to extreme and wouldn't fit in the building either! LOL Might be nice outside on the deck, but then again since our home is log the picture wouldn't show well on it, but size wise it would be perfet with leftover space!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

It sounds like everyone has been busy. We took the GKs to the carnival last night. Tonight, DH has to go back to work and he will be working graveyard shifts. The GKs, Bonte, and myself will be going to the drive-in theater to watch Spiderman 3. I hope there aren't any spiders in the movie. lol I hope everyone has a terrific weekend. We are going to stay home after the past couple of days of running around. This weekend, we have at least 1 race to watch! The GKs always like watching Bobby race.

[Bilby]

Our theatre room is a separate room that has dark curtains to close, a single doorway that as where it's positioned doesn't let in much light. Our screen is 87inches by 45 inches ( I know you are supposed to go on the diagonal but I can reach that angle to measure LOL) The darker the room the better/ clearer the pic.
Our projector is a Panasonic PT-AX100E and you get quite a few hours viewing out of each lamp. (we use ours as our tv at night and got about 18mths before we replaced the globe) It is fixed in our ceiling at the back of the room in the middle. This has been our set up for nearly 3yrs now.
We have 2 separate single speakers fitted in the ceiling above our heads at the back of the room with 3 separae single speakers in the ceiling right in front of the screen. It all runs through our stereo so we can watch our DVDs and tv in good theatre quality sound, it is so great set up this way as you can hear things in the background like raindrops, or people walking that you would normally not hear.
Hubby does sound and speakers and electronic stuff, he installed ours so that when people asked what goes with what or where, he could tell them for our business or if need be show them our (our lounge is the demo room LOL)
If you want more info or a pic of our lounge set up let me know and I will email you privately.

[dval]

Donna, you must have a green thumb! DH didn't get his tomatoes planted due to my hectic schedule at school this semester so I won't get my fried green tomatoes this season. So far hubby has been doing all the work. He waters them before I get home from work. He bought all the plants already started. The basil was a 6pak of seedlings though, only about 2 inches high. Now they are 2.5 inches high so I guess they like where they are.
The other day we were at a picnic and on their deck they had one of those strawberry pots with a different herb in each of the little spaces. Darn, if I were any good with a garden I would want to do that! I thought it was such a clever idea. She had 2 kinds of parsley, basil, oregano, chives, lavender and I forget what else in there!That sounds like a good idea. I'm going to try that next year...maybe 2... one for herbs, one for strawberries....hmmm....I'll have to see how much we use the herbs first

I have to figure out a way to prop up my strawberries. Right now they're laying in the dirt. I need to get them out of it so they don't rot.

[cat lover]

I have to figure out a way to prop up my strawberries. Right now they're laying in the dirt. I need to get them out of it so they don't rot.

When I pull the straw off the strawberries from the winter I make sure lots of it is under the plants; that way the strawberries lay on the straw. Maybe if you didn't have straw over them or threw it all out you can place some under the plants.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Kathy, your theater room sounds fancy! Your DH sounds handy for things like that.

Donna, my DH deals with the plants too. I have a beautiful rose garden, because my DH won't let me touch it. lol

Nell, we will all be thinking and praying for you and your family.

Cat, I hope everything is going well with you.

The GKs went to the movie last night. Spiderman 3 isn't a good movie for toddlers. They were pretty bored. But, I think older kids would LOVE it. I really thought my DGD would love it since she loves the Batman series of movies. I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.

[dval]

When I pull the straw off the strawberries from the winter I make sure lots of it is under the plants; that way the strawberries lay on the straw. Maybe if you didn't have straw over them or threw it all out you can place some under the plants. I didn't have straw. These were all new plants we purchased. Is that what you use to keep the berry's out of the dirt?

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning ! Just wanted to let you know how much it means to my family the thought & prayers you have been giving us! They still have the biosp[ms] to do ,when we get results back from that we will finallly know what kind of treatment he will have to do.I've finally got rest yesterday & last night but know the rough part of taking him back & forth to treatments is yet to come.Hope everyone has a great day!Hugs to all!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, we are thinking about you, your DH, and your family as you have to deal with this fight. Be sure to take some time for yourself so that you won't get overwhelmed with everything. It'll be over with before you know it.

[sweetnell3]

I'm feeling better today & will try not to let everything get pile back up on me.Its just hard to be with dh plus try to make time for the kids at the same time.Will try to catch you later getting ready to go to church,then the hospital.Then get back home to rest & just hang out LoL!

[cat lover]

Wish we were closer so maybe we could help some way; just remember you and your family are in our thoughts! Just try and stay positive; I know it is hard as I have to stop and remember that myself as we are going through DH's health problems.

Had a good visit with DS#1 yesterday; missed DS#2; they were out when we dropped by there.

Spent today working in the greenhouse and getting it back into order from all the seed startings. Still have a few in there to plant and a houseplant I'm trying to save. It is a tropical something so the heat in the greenhouse is working very well for it! We still haven't had hardly any rain; been 2 weeks! Hoping for some soon! Take care all!

[sweetnell3]

Cat just knowing all my internet friends are here for me no matter what time I need them is a great big help! Plus we have all of our church family, all the people at Wal-Mart & most of all dh's family.Right now the kids are our main concern but know there are people ready to help them in any way they can. Ds pointed out that Audery is at the age he was when dh had cancer before, the only differents was that Audrey has a little more to deal with than he did. anyway Thanks alot for all all of you for the support for our family!

[cat lover]

I know you will be very busy, but keep in touch when you can. Don't forget to try and get some rest for yourself too; sometimes that is hard to do in situations and don't forget to eat too! Your family needs you to stay healthy to help them. I was reminded of that when I first had DH to care for; something we tend to forget! Again, you and your family are in my thoughts! If you just need to "chat" PM me anytime!

Looks like we might finally get some rain, it is very dark outside and getting darker,but so far not a drop of wet stuff! The news mentioned Marengo getting rain and that is past us so hope some drops here! I've been soaking the vegetabvle garden every other night and so far I've kept the animals out of the veggies! Now the strawberries are different story. I have yet to make cages for those beds so we may not get many this year as the chickens have discovered them! I'm amazed at all they will eat! LOL

Have a good day all!

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies! Just wanted you to know that it looks like dh will get out of the hospital today ,but it may be next week before we know anything.Have a good day all!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, thanks for keeping us posted. I am sure all will be well in no time.

[cat lover]

Thanks for keeping us informed sweetnell. Maybe if your DH got to come home that will make it a little easier on you with not as much running.

DeBora, are you enjoying being out of school? Did you ever get all the information so you could decide on where you are going this fall?

Spent the day yesterday and the day before chasing snakes! One in the greenhouse that did not want to leave and one in the outhouse of all places! I won! LOL

Have a good evening all!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Cat, yes, I will be going to school in Odessa, Texas. I am trying to take an assessment class this summer so that I won't have to go an extra semester of school. However, I don't think it is possible as reliable psychology classes aren't taught online and most aren't taught in the summer. I have to take a class about reliability and validity of tests before I can take tests on giving tests such as IQ tests and personality tests. Snakes are the one thing that I miss about Texas. lol I'd rather chase snakes than spiders.

Nell, I hope everything is getting better at your house.

DH and I couldn't get a place that we wanted in the mountains for our anniversary. So, we are going to stay at a honeymoon suite in Odessa that allows pets.

Well, got more catching up to do. The GKs are gone and I am exhausted. They wore me out. lol

[cat lover]

DeBora, hope you have a fun filled anniversary! You sure sound busy! Better than not having anything to do! LOL

DS#1 is coming up today and is planning on working on the building under construction and of course we are expecting storms today. Can't say too much as we haven't had any measurable rain in almost 3 weeks. The garden will sure love it! Supposed to cool off then too!

Have to go get dressed, I made a cake last night and we are just having sandwiches and chips for lunch today. Have to take DS to another way to get here today as the road they mainly use id going to be closed for a while for repairs and it is the only way everybody uses to get here. There are several ways. but they all use this one way because it comes from the interstate.

Have to go get dressed before he shows up at the door! Have a good day!

[sweetnell3]

Just thought I pop in to say Hi!Today dh had to get get his last b-12 shot his next doctor appointment is Tuesday then his treatments start Wednesday.Audrey has her doctor appionment Thursday so a kinda slow week.Dh's treatment will be every three weeks. The hardest thing will be the disable checks will be less than half of what we are used to so will have to really watch the spending.Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

[cat lover]

Hi all! I've been sooo busy and just realized this morning I hadn't been online in several days! DS#1 and his gang are coming up June 22-24 and going to Holiday World so I've been trying to get the campsite and cabin ready for them. Then one of DH's sisters and her DH are coming up the 30th and so we have invited all his other siblings and theit kids up for a cookout. If they would all come it would be 45 people! But they all probably won;t be able to make it. So I went to the processing plant and got hamburgers. hot dogs, and picked up some chicken and broke it all down and froze it. So this Thursay I'll have to get the last minte things for DS's visit and next Friday the last minte things for that weekend.

Plus I need to cut grass and just do a general house cleaning! Love visits, but sometimes they tend to turn into work! LOL

Sweetnell, keep in touch and just remember our thoughts are with you and your family!Hope Audrey's doctor visit goes well and they figure it all out! Tell her, your DH, and your DS all hi!

DeBora, you must be really busy too, as I haven't seen you here either!LOL Sounds like we are all busy!

Have a good day!

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies! Cat sounds like you are in for a lot good times with all your family visiting. Audrey & I will be going to town later to get a few things we need,thought about going to see Nancy Drew movie as its playing here at our town but may wait til Monday to go.Anyway hope all have a great day!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, does your DH not have any sick pay through his job? Keep us posted on the test results for Audrey.

Yes, I am busy. We are planning and preparing for our vacation that starts the 25th and 26th. Plus, today we went searching for a place for me to park my RV. Plus, DH's restless legs kicked me for a good while on Thursday night. Even though I screamed at him and everything, he would not wake up. Then, he rolled over towards me and the snoring started. I couldn't sleep at all between the snoring AND the kicking. So, I went to my anniversary celebration with zero sleep. It was not one of my better anniversaries. I was so pathetic as I had a hard time staying awake.

Well, I need to do some cleaning and packing. I hope everyone has a terrific weekend.

[sweetnell3]

He has short term disablity insurance at work that he will get til August 31 but its quite a lot of cut in pay.We are also filing for food stamps.We will just have to be careful with how much we spend.But we be cutting out alot of extra's like movies & things we don't really need.If we get in to much of a tight his family will help as much as they can so we are in good hands.Not sure how much sick time he will have left but he still has all of his vacation pay.As soon as I know whats going on with Audrey I'll let you know! Hope your vacation goes well have fun & stay safe!

[cat lover]

Sweetnell, you mentioned filing for food stamps... you might even be able to file for some help on your electric bill; the city we used to live in offered that to people so it might be worth checking into and see what all is available. Good luck on all of it.

Have fun on your vacation DeBora! Are you wanting to park your RV near where you will be staying next school year? That would probably be great so you don't have to move it around so much with the cost of gas!

I'm doing a little checkig in here right now, but I need to get dressed and go out and cut the rest of the grass today. Supposed to be our hottest day of the year so far...96 degrees! It is 76 degrees right now, rain maybe later this week! Hope we get it,but hope it isn't on the days we have activities up here!

Have a good day all!

[Lizzie-boo]

DeBora, my DH has bouts of restless leg, and I just hate it, too, since he doesn't even notice and I just can't fall back to sleep most times. Boo!

Pretty quiet here, just continuing with the same ole, same ole -- unpacking boxes and getting settled in, trying to figure out how to store all the "treasures" I've accumulated over the years in a smaller house, or what I can give up. Sigh.

Nell, hope your DH's treatments go well and he's better soon.

Liz

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I bet things are tough. I hope you guys get through all this quickly.

The doctor told me over the phone that he is now questioning whether or not DH has restless leg syndrome since he is able to sleep through it!!! Everyone else that has it falls asleep and continues kicking in their sleep. So, we are going to have to find another doctor.

[sweetnell3]

Howdy Ladies! DeBora hope you will find a good doctor that can help your dh with his problem.Cat yes we are looking into everything that might be of help.If need be our church will help with bills & food.We got the papers to file for the food stamps in the mail will send them off Monday. Anyway Audrey & I will try to go see the movie "Nancy Drew" to Monday to relax & have fun .Today later we are going to see a trailer house that we might try to get for our lot uptown it's a 16-54 two bedroom & two bath .It's only five years old,also its only 8 blocks from where our lot is so it would'nt have far to move. We are suppose to get thunderstorms today its been raining alot the last two weeks off & on. Have a great day all!

[cat lover]

Sweetnell, hope things are going okay for you all today. You are staying in my thoughts! Did you and Audrey get to see the Nancy Drew movie? I remember reading all those Nancy Drew books; they were lots of fun to read so the movie will probably be good.

DeBora, ready for your vacation? Hope you have lots of fun!

DH and I are just about ready for DS and his group for the weekend. I got the cabin all in order. Now all I have to do is go get the last minute food on Thursday and make the potato salad and thaw out a few things.
Got a new picnic table for campsite #1. The old wooden one had seen better days so we got one of the plastic top ones that is on a metal stand. We bought two of those when we had the BIG family reunion in 2003 . Decided then as the wood ones give out we'd replace them with the newer plastic and metal ones. They all fold flat also so they will be easier to store in the summer furniture building for the winter also.


Have the menu just about planned for the next weekend when DH's family will be coming up for a cookout. I don't think many are going to come, but maybe they will surprise us. His sister that just retired and her DH will be coming up so we thought it would be a nice get together for everyone, but most have plans already. So I told DH we would have it, have the food and whoever shows up we'll have a good time! We got the screen house put up and all the picnic tables arranged and the grass cut.

Had some rain yesterday here, but it lasted a maybe a whole 20 minutes! Guess the little helped, but we still need so much more!

Have a good day all!

[sweetnell3]

Cat I would love to share some rain with you seems like we've had rain off & on for three weeks now.Don't get me wrong we can use all the rain we can get but would be glad to share a little of ours so maybe the yard would dry out a little.

[Bilby]

I remember watching the Nancy Drew series on tv years ago, loved it, then there was the Hardy Boys, the only thing similar these days seems to be Veronica Mars.

The kids have now started winter holidays for 2 weeks, at least they will be warm at home ds2 refused to wear a jumper and is chilled when he comes home and he has a cough, grrr kids! LOL

Hope a good weekend is planned by all.

[sweetnell3]

I too read the Hardy boys & also The boxcar kids series. Never heard of Veronica Mars series though.Hope your kids enjoy thier break.

[cat lover]

Thanks for the rain Sweetnell! Your thoughts of sharing worked! LOL We got a little more yesterday and have had some duirng the night; not nearly enough, but better than nothing! Hasn't been enough to ruin DS's visit either. They made it up here yesterday morning, and so far we've had a great time hiking in the woods and just enjoying. They are going to Holiday World today. Two of their group are up and have had breakfast, waiting on the last two. Then they will go for the day to the park and return tonight.

Bilby, I missed the Nancy Drew series on TV, sure it was probably here too. I read all the books as a kid and loved them. Sold all my copies at a yard sale years ago, now wished I kept them so I could read them again! Seems so funny to hear someone talk about winter when we are having such hot weather; would be nice if we could even it out some for both of us!

Probably going to take a nap later today after they have all gone to the park. We watched a movie last night and with all the hiking I'm really tired. And then the youngest of the group was here at the house at 6 for breakfast! Glad they are having a good time!

Take are all!

[sweetnell3]

Cat glad you are enjoying the weekend with your company.Hope you get some more rain.We've gotten so much that water is standing in the yard.But thats okay we'll take all we can get right now.Have a great day!

[cat lover]

Got my nap in! They didn't get on the road to the park till almost noon, but they are having a good time. No idea of when they will return tonight, so we may do supper for them or not. Told them if they want when they return we could grill some polish sausage and hot dogs, we have plenty of potato salad and corn on the cob left from yesterday. I made some more SF stawberry jello with stawberries in it and just took a pan of brownies out of the oven.

DH and I are going to eat some supper as soon as we get back in from feding and watering all the animals, not waiting to see if they want to eat or not because if they don't then we waited for no reason. It will probably be really late when they come in anyway and we'd be starved by then!~ LOL

We had a nice downpour about 11 this morning and quite a bit of rain during the night so better than nothing and it hasn't ruined their trip either!

Have a good day!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I hope everyone is doing well.

Nell, how is getting a trailer going? How is DH and Audrey?

This has been a very hectic week. I have had my DD and her kids here. DD left yesterday, but I still have the GKs. We will take them to Midland tomorrow to DGSs 2nd birthday. Then, we will come home and get ready to leave for the mountains on Tuesday. I still have to cook up some bacon and sausage for my omelets for the mountains. Plus, the GKs and I haven't had a bath, so we need to do that. I want to get some of this done before my race today.

I hope everyone has a terrific Sunday or Monday for you in Australia. lol

[sweetnell3]

Dh is doing okay he has his good days & bad.So far the first hasn't made him real sick so hope it stays that way,he'll have the second treatment July 11.Audrey is doing fair having so problems with depresstion a little will ask her doctor about maybe getting some kind of help for that.Hope you'll have a great vacation!Have a great day!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I think it might be a good idea to get Audrey some medical help while she is going through this tough time in her life. It has got to be difficult to go through her age at the same time her father is going through his illness. I hope it all passes quickly for you.

I will be going on vacation and won't be back until July 4th-ish. I will see all when I get back.

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies!DeBora have a safe& fun trip !Yesterday was a good day for dh but had trouble sleeping last night,he got to go get iron in iv & have his blood check as they want to moniter it as it was going down so they are thinking they may have to give him more blood. I'm going to talk to Audrey's doctor when she see her again on the 9 if not sooner as the depression just comes & goes at this piont. Cat hope you get rested from yout fun weekend.Have a great day all!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I hope your DH continues to improve. I hope he gets well in no time.

I am running late in my vacation trip because I was involved in a car wreck last night. A man ran a stop sign at a major intersection and broad-sided me on the driver's side. I had to go the the ER, but I am okay but very sore. I am mainly upset that my precious Bobbymobile, which I emotionally attached is in terrible shape. I won't know the outcome of the situation, in which the other driver's insurance will pay for, until during my vacation. But, we will be leaving in a little bit. The accident happened at 10:00pm, and I didn't get out of the ER until after 1am.

Well, I have to go pack.

[katharina]

Bilby, I missed the Nancy Drew series on TV, sure it was probably here too. I read all the books as a kid and loved them. Sold all my copies at a yard sale years ago, now wished I kept them so I could read them again!


I could have written this myself! I read the whole series, too... over and over again. The only difference is that I told my daughter she could sell them on eBay a few years ago. :(

[Lizzie-boo]

When my sister and I were girls (a hundred years ago), she loved the Nancy Drew series (partly because her name is Nancy), and I loved the Trixie Belden books. I haven't thought of those in eons!

Liz

[cat lover]

Sweetnell, so glad your DH hasn't gotten sick from the treatments, I'll keep you, your DH, and Audrey in my thoughts! Hope your DS is doing okay! Tell them all hi and hang in there! Hope you are gettin some rest during all this and eating; sometimes we tend to forget ourselves when we have others that need attention, so pleasetake care of yourself too!

DeBora, how horrible! A wreck, glad you are okay and hope your Bobbymobile recovers also! Have a good time on your vacation; sounds like you need some "away" time!

katharina, I never have done the ebay stuff, but my DIL does it all the time; think I would probably have done much better on there than the old fashiopned yard sales! LOL But in the long run at the time I was just glad someone else could use the stuff! LOL

We have another gathering here this weekend, DH's entire family have been invited up; one of his sisters is coming up so we thought all could come here instead of them trying to run around and catch everyone. I know they all won't be able to mnake it, but we'll have fun with those that do come.

I need to check a few more emails and then get back to work! Have a good day all!

[cat lover]

When my sister and I were girls (a hundred years ago), she loved the Nancy Drew series (partly because her name is Nancy), and I loved the Trixie Belden books. I haven't thought of those in eons!

Liz

Oh, I hadn't thought of that series in a long time either; they were good reading also!

[sweetnell3]

Its been a long tiring day,dh & I went to the food stamps place where we got the lone star food card but when I called the number it say there was no balance so may have to called the food stamp place to find out whats going on.Then went to the cancer center because dh was still hurting & misrable even after taking pian pills they decided to put him in the hospital to watch him & give him some fluids he might get to come home tomorrow if he's feeling better. Cat hope you enjoy your company.Hope everyone has a great weedend & Fourth of July.

[Bilby]

You and your family have my prayers Nell take care won't you.

[barbszy]

How cool is this? I just looked out the window and someone has placed little flags, one in front of each house, along the side of the road here!

[ajrsmom]

How nice!!

[barbszy]

OK, maybe not. There's a business card attached. Those flags come with "strings."

Plus, Big DS just moved ours so he could mow the lawn. He brought it inside to show me the "MADE IN CHINA" logo on there :eek:

[ajrsmom]

Oh.....can you believe that someone would attach a business card to a flag and then put it in your yard!! :mad: :mad:

The business cards should be collected, then taken to the business and dropped on his desk!


We, too, have a real beef with our flags being made in China...etc....:mad:

[Bilby]

That is a big beef we have here, majority of our souvenirs are made in China. We are told it's because the tourists couldn't afford them if we Aussies made them. We've also been told it's to do with world free trade we take their products they take ours.

Happy 4th Of July to those who celebrate.
How are you spending the day?

[barbszy]

We are having a multinational day!!

First, Big DS is running in a 5K race.

Then we are going to watch a parade with some friends. Their town has a famous parade; we've never been. The wife in this family is from China and is now a citizen here. Her parents live there too. We'll have lunch there (homemade Chinese!)

After that, we're picking up Big DS's good friend who's visiting from Brazil (his family moved back there a couple of years ago to take care of sick relatives).

Then we're going to another friend's house. They have 4 teen daughters adopted from Romania and Bulgaria. But only 2 of the girls are home, so only Bulgaria will be represented!

So we'll be celebrating our country with people who really know what it's like to live somewhere else, where they do not have the freedoms we do. (And my Chinese friend would be quite upset about those flags!)

[cat lover]

Our day consisted of 1 the new trailer won't hook up correctly; we have no running lights so will have to call the equipment shop tomorrow! I just know they are going to tell me to bring it in! Hooked up to the truck the whole thing is 33 feet long! Not looking forward to driving it when I've had no practice time! 2; our chimney sweep had an emergency call near us so called me and asked if they could do ours today; of course I said yes and then we are done for the year on that. Then late this afternoon we had storms all around us, but we didn't get much rain from it. Maybe tomorrow?

DH and I are still eating leftovers from the cookout Saturday and our company Tuesday evening for supper. One of his sisters and her DH are here from Maggie Valley for a week. So we have had more company the past two weeks than we usually get all year,but it's been fun!

Sweetnell, hope you and your family are hanging in there and your DH is home! Tell Audrey hello and your DS also! Taske care of yourself too!

DeBora, are you back yet from your trip? I'm sure you had fun or maybe still are! Everyone else take care and hi to you also Bilby!

[dval]

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[sweetnell3]

Dh is home & is doing better. been raining for the last three weeks off & on.Hope some of you get some of this rain I'll gladly share.Have a great day!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I am back from my trip. I have a tooth that is hurting extrememly bad and the dentist can not get me in until Monday. Plus, last night I went out to tell my neighbors off becuase they were being noisy and I sprained my ankle. I thought I broke it because it looks deformed, but the xrays showed otherwise. I am sitting on my couch waiting to heal. I feel like I am falling apart. lol

We had a hail storm while we were camping. DH and I missed it as we were in town at a biker bar watching the NASCAR race. I joked with the family and said that we were safe with bikers while they were in a hail storm. My DGD loved playing in the hail later. The family had snowball fights. DGD said that God made the hail just for her to play with. lol

Barb, you sound like you are having a busy day. I heard on the radio the other day that most all American flags aren't made in America. There are only a small percentage that are actually made here.

Kathy, my DH took my DD and GKs to a firework display while I stayed home.

The business cards should be collected, then taken to the business and dropped on his desk!


Tami, that sounds like something I would do! lol

Nell, so sorry about your DH. I hope he gets to feeling better soon. Did you ever get moved? I hope you get your finances straightened out soon and that your DH gets healed soon.

Cat, is your trailer for vacations? What type is it?

[cat lover]

Not a travel trailer, but I wish it was! Just a 12 foot x 6 1/2 foot trailer to haul the tractor on. It will be nice for getting the wood we buy for building things also. Should make most trips down to one trip rather than the several just using the truck. I'm still considering an RV that we could just park and use as an extra place for people to stay when they come up here; some don't take to tents!~ LOL A couple weeks ago when we had a larger group up here it would have been handy to have!

Sweetnell, so glad your DH is home again! We have had some rain here and there, but are still behind in rainfall. Last night during the night though we had a storm that had lots of thunder and lighting.

dvalliere, hope you had a great 4th! We spent the day getting our chimney cleaned! LOL Some people near here had fireworks; copuldn't see them , but sure heard them! Kind of scary since we live in the woods and we are lacking so much rain!

[dval]

We lit off some fireworks in our yard but it was mostly small stuff. We always wet down the weeds before we start. :) The kids had fun with the 'bang-snaps' we bought. Those are tiny bundles of gravel & gun powder that you throw on the ground and they make a snapping sound. I've seen tap dancers use them while they are dancing.

[Lizzie-boo]

We had a pretty quiet 4th here, it was a bit overcast and rainy off and on all day. We got some painting done on the garage, but didn't see any local fireworks, only the ones on tv.

Liz

[cat lover]

Got the trailer fixed! Salesman came and it wouldn't light up on his truck either so he hauled it back to the shop. Got it there and it worked on everything else! Turns out his and OURS circuit was blown for the running lights! So I got to drive it for the first time on the road 40 miles; I had to take my truck and pick it up and stop at the car dealer with them both. So yesterday was "eventful"! LOL

Going to deliver the lumber to DS#2's house in Louisville today. They have I-64 closed down in Louisville for a month in a big section so we have to drive around the whole town to get to a place where we can go where we need to. So rush hour traffic on any of the three bridges is horrible so I'm delivering today to avoid that mess (especially with a new trailer I'm not used to driving-33 feet long with the truck and trailer).

66 degrees outside here right now, but it is supposed to go up to 92 degrees! In the city where we get our weather reoports from it is already 75 degrees so maybe we won't get that hot here in the woods!

DeBora, hope you are handling the tooth pain this weekend!

Sweetnell hope all is going good for you and your family today and you are getting some rest! You too, Trainlady!

Everyone have a great weekend!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Cat, good. I thought I missed something in that you got an RV or something. lol I am glad you got your trailer fixed.

Nell, I hope things are going better for you now. I hope you are able to take some time for yourself.

Lizzie Boo, I hope you enjoyed a terrific birthday!!!

Donna, it sounds like you had a terrific 4th. My family went down and watched the professional fireworks show since we had just got in from vacation.

I am wondering if any Aussie's have heard of Marcos Ambrose? He is a popular NASCAR Busch racer here and he is from Australia? They said that he is from Launceston, Tasmania. Anyway, here is more information (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Ambrose)about him for those who are interested.

DH kept me awake with his restless legs. I wanted to kill him since he was kicking my sprained ankle. So, I went to sleep on the couch. When DH gets up to go to work, he turns on the light in the kitchen to feed the cats. When he got through, he forgets to turn off the light when he went back to shave. I do believe that he is in the doghouse. lol Yes, my tooth is still killing me. I have a knot on my right jaw and my ear hurts. I hope the dentist can give me an antibiotics for that as well as fix the tooth. I feel like I am just falling apart. lol

I hope everyone is having a good weekend.

[dval]

I saw some professional fireworks too. I went down to Oakland Beach to watch them there on Tues nite. They were great and we were right under them.

[cat lover]

DeBora, sure hope you "hurts" get fixed quick! Nothing worse than a tooth- ache!

We didn't "see" any fireworks, but sure heard all the ones people were setting off around us! Jglad none of the woods went up in flames! That always scares me around the 4th! Luckily we have had some rain, just not real wet yet around here though.

Lizzie-boo; sorry I missed your birthday! Hope you had a great one!

We are running back to Louisville today; one of DH's sisiters called yesterday and told us she had found a row of theater seats at a flea market. We have been looking for some for the home theater we are designing.

DH had a lot of problem with his bad leg yesterday so not sure how he will be when he gets up this morning. I'm not ready for a hospital trip, but will have to wait and see how he does.

Have a good day all!

[sweetnell3]

Just popping in to say Howdy!Hope everyone is having a good evening!Took Audrey to the doctor who gave her some more asthma med refills.She explain to Audrey that with all the stress she is under it is natural for her to gain weight.Until things calm down it will be hard for her to lose the extra weight. Will take her tomorrow to have her eyes check & get glasses as it has been way to long since she's had her eyes check.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Donna, those professional fireworks displays are beautiful, aren't they?

Cat, that is great that you found some theater seats! Keep us posted on the theater room. I hope your DH gets to feeling better soon. I pray that he doesn't have to go to the hospital.

Nell, I don't know if Audrey likes to exercise, but it will help with what is causing the weight gain. Stress is a terrible factor in causing weight gain. Exercising will enable her autonamic nervous system to help her body to lose weight and reduce the symptoms of her asthma. Also, tell her that I am here if she needs to talk. Talking about her hears and concerns will also help. If not me, do you have any therapists available at your church or somewhere for free or low-cost? Either way, good luck! I hope you and the rest of your family, including your DH are doing well. I know that when there is an ill person in the house, other people's needs get forgotten. I am here for you too.

Well, I am slowly but surely starting to heal. Last night when I awoke to go potty in the middle of the night, I noticed that my foot didn't seem so swollen and deformed anymore. It is black and blue though. lol I am able to hobble a tiny bit of weight on it too! Whoo Hooo! I have to be careful as I tend to over do it. I am keeping it propped up and not using it unless I have to. Bonte came home from the Vet. Poor baby! I have him here snuggling on the couch with me. He cannot get up or walk though. Daddy gave Poncho some treats and Bonte wanted to get up to get some and couldn't. So, we have brought a tiny bit of the treats to him and he ate them without getting sick. He also drank a tiny bit of water. I hope he is back to harassing the house tomorrow. Sad thing though. When we went to get Bonte the first time, he wasn't ready to come home. When Poncho saw that we walked in the door without him, he put his tail between his legs and ran and hid. It was the same look he had when we came home without Jet-Bo. He immediately told him that Bonte would be home later. When we did bring him home, Poncho was the happiest dog! I think he was afraid that Bonte died. It broke my heart.

We went to pay our last respects to the Bobbymobile. They will be taking it away tomorrow. I really loved that car. I hope DH can find another good deal on another one soon. We still have to settle up with the insurance.

I hope everyone else is having a wonderful week so far.

[sweetnell3]

Audrey has been doing alot of workouts ,walking,running & added riding my bike today.Dh notice his hair is starting to come out,all the hair he has was around the bottom so doesn't have a lot to lose.Hope you can find a good car car soon. Cat hope your dh's leg is better.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, Audrey struck me as the type who is very active. I figured that she would have no problem exercising, like I would. lol I hope your DH isn't too vain about his hair falling out. Mine doesn't have much to lose either. lol

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies! Cat hope your dh is doing better.Did you get to go look at the theater seats? Debora hope Bonte is feeling better so he get around poor little guy.Getting ready to go town to get get food.Its raining here we were blessed with two days in arow withiut rain lol.They are watching the Red River as it could flood,won't really brother us as we are faraway enough it won't flood us but on the other hand we do know poeple that it will affect.We are okay as long as the dam holds up,but the camp grounds around the lake are affect & my sis & bil has been staying at the lake in a camper.Anyone needs our extra rain as we've had plenty this year LoL!Of course we'll miss it when it does stop.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, my DS said they've finally stopped getting rain in the Fort Worth area. Maybe yours will stop soon.

Bonte started chasing Prissy tonight and he's gotten in trouble a few times as well. I think he's feeling much better now. lol

[cat lover]

Hope your family didn't have to leave the campground Sweetnell! Would be bad to interupt their vacation.

Sweetenll, hope your DH is feeling okay and Audrey is doing well. Are you taking care of yourself too? Hope you are getting some rest with taking care of everyone!

We did go back Sunday and got the theater seats! They are in goodshape and cushioned and even lean back some! Will be a very nice addition to the home theater! I think weare going next week to get some lumber to start on the frame on the buiilding. As long as we get it under roof before winter we can work on the inside no matter what the weather. We also picked up a large piece of furniture the other day for it. It looks like a large peice that you would see over the movie screen. It is about 92" long and 28"deep and is cherry; will be a nice addition! We'll have to center it though as the movie screen is larger than. 92". Told DH we have to start the building soon; we are runing out of room for all th windows, doors and etc we are finding for it! LOL

We have had some rain here, but still almost 6" behind in what we should have. Send yours here any time you want!


Have a good day all!

[sweetnell3]

Cat that is great about your finds for your home theater.My sister & bil lives in thier camper as they do not own thier own home, they had a chance to buy the trailer they lived in for years from bil's parents but never would make payments on it so the parents finally gave up & have sold or trying to sale it now. Anyway dh seems to be doing fairly well after his 2nd treatment .Audrey is getting ready for a swim party with the church group later this afternoon. I'm trying to make me time but it is hard as I really don't have anyone to hang out with but my family but I am trying.We are still getting rain everyday not all day long but short showers .Of course it has may it where its not so hot this summer but we have more bugs. Anyway hope everyone is having a great day!

[cat lover]

Glad your DH is doing good after his treatments! And also that is great Audrey is going out with her friends, that should help her go and have some fun for awhile. Wish I lived close and we go have some get away time for you; we could have lunch and just plain get away! Just be sure to try and get some me time when you can. I understand not having anyone to have me time with; that is the same here; just DH and me. So when he doesn't feel good or me for that matter it leaves the other alone. Thank goodness we have online and friends here!

Your popsicle tag looks good and talked me into going into the freezer and getting one! Have a good night!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Cat, I am glad that you are getting all the things that you need for your theater room. I bet you can't wait to get it started and finished.

Nell, I am glad that your DH is doing well. I am sure he will have his ups and downs. Are you quiet and is your DH the one who usually socializes? I hope that you find something for you. Don't stress yourself out on anything as it isn't worth it. Btw, DH wanted a milkshake the other night. (I mentioned this on another thread.) He had said that he doesn't like Soy milk, but after tasting it, he decided that it wasn't bad. I think he doesn't like soy meat and associates soy with everything bad. lol He said that was the best milkshake in the world. I know that you have been trying soy milk so I thought you would like to know it makes great milkshakes.

I am going to bed soon. I didn't get hardly any sleep last night. Bonte is back to normal now. He has been getting into touble a lot! lol We even had a short dog fight because Bonte was really getting on Poncho's nervers. I was a bit concerned that Bonte was snarling at me everytime I touched his "arms" to rub him. He didn't have a problem with me touching him anywhere else when I was loving on him, even his tummy in the surgery area. Then it dawned on me!!! His little arms are where the Vet put the IV! I think when I touch that area he is afraid that we'll poke him with a needle. He is slowly trusting us.

I made a green chile meatloaf tonight. It was delicious, but it wasn't what I was wanting to do. Next time, I will make it differently and if it turns out, I will share the recipe.

I hope everyone has a terrific weekend.

[cat lover]

We are back off to Louisviile after we feed and water all the animals. Got all the framework and some of the decking done on the deck yesterday. Hopefully we'll finish it today, but rain is called for so just dont know. We may have to finish it next weekend.

DS#2 and his live-in are having some problems right now so we may be helping move him!!!! Things seem to have been heading downhill as she seems to want to play "mom" with him also and I think he's had about enough of it; so we shall see! Only thing we can do is stand behind his decision.

DH is ready to go feed and waer so I'd better close off and get in gear! LOL Have a good day!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Cat, I hope everything works out with your DS. I hope that if she isn't the right one, that he found out before they had any children.

Nell, how is everyone at your home?

I hope everyone else is doing well.

Today, my neighbors played loud booming noises. I finally called my other neighbor say that he would write down the license plate of the people that I don't think are supposed to be living there. (This was after 4 hours of hearing this noise.) I am 50% deaf and for me to hear it over my television, it was loud! These are the same people who were popping fireworks either outside of our house or at our house when I sprained my ankle when I went out to tell them for the 2nd or 3rd time to please take them further away. My DD finally went out and talk to them, but she used some not so nice words since I injured myself. Anyway, as I am giving out the license plate number, the male child went in and got a lady. As I was walking away (I was in the street) I heard the lady yelling something at me. I just ignored her. As I talked to my other neighbor, he said that he has called the police multiple times and they caught his grass on fire once. I cannot believe the police haven't done anything as we have a field on one side of us and an alphafa field on the other. I talked to the owner of the park where I live and he wants me to type up a complaint, which I did. I told my other, friendly neighbor, Ceaser, that he should call me the next time I call the police. I will be HAPPY to come out and complain with him. The owner said that there had only been one complaint. But, there are only 3 of us back here, so there are only 2 people who could complain. Also, I suggested to Ceaser that he should tell the police that he wants to press charges as if he doesn't request that, the police will only ask the other people to be quiet. I also told him that I would be happy to be a witness on his behalf. The reason I say this is most of the noise happens in the middle of the night. Our bedroom is in the very back of our home. There are a lot of walls and rooms as well an RV in between us and the noise. Also, we sleep with a fan on to drown out the noise. Not only that, but DH is a heavy sleeper and I sleep on my good ear so that I won't hear my DH snoring. lol But, I can't help but hear it during the day as our living and kitchen area is in the front of the house, which is much closer to these neighbors. I told Ceaser that if they wake me up or if I hear the noise again, I WILL be calling the police. I will tell the police that if the noise doesn't stop, I WILL be pressing charges the second time. I am not going to put up with it for months and months and months like I did before with the other neighbors. It is strange that in the nearly 8 years that I have lived here, this is the 2nd person I have had problems with. I was told that the reason these people are problematic is that they are on drugs. I was told what kind, but I forgot. But, I do know, from my work at the jail, that drugs are a real issue here in Carlsbad. Back a few years ago, the did a huge drug bust, from my office, during the wee hours of the morning. The feds busted a ton of dealers. There have been 2 murders as well that were drug related.

Anyway, I just wanted to get that off my chest. Don't be surprised if you hear that I am out dealing with the cops and the neighbors. lol

Well, I hope my fish is almost ready. I cooked the fish that DH caught on vacation. I thawed them out and baked them. I made some peas and rice from the leftover stock from my balsamic chicken. It really turned out excellant.

[cat lover]

Well, luckily she can't have more children, she had three when they moved in together so no children between her and DS. They've been together about 8 years, but he told me he is done putting up with her eratic behavior. They are adults so he will have to do what he feels he needs to. Since he is my son I stand behind him and will help him move if necessary. Talked him today and he said he got some slepp last night, but is still won out.

Sorry you are having neighbor problems; it really doesn't matter where you live there is always somebody to cause trouble. Here we are out in the woods and our closest neighbor I'm sure is making meth and gosh only knows what else is going on. Very wierd happenings and I know he is now being watched by several organizations. Just takes so long for them to get all the info they need to make a case! I never go out without my handgun straped to me even if I don't plan on leaving ,my 30 acres. He has done some petty stealing and vandelizing on my problem, but I haven't caught him in the act ...yet. He'll foul up one day! The police all know about it all and he's the one I've had trouble with threatening me. The sheriff has told him as soon as he is caught in the acts he will be prosecuted. Just hang in there and do everything legal you can. I also have a lawyer working with me on several aspects too.

We got some rain today, but not enough! Chances the next couple days too so hopefully we will get more.

Hope all is going well with everyone else. Let's see, Bilby; you all are winding down on winter now aren't you?

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I am glad that your DS doesn't have to be connected to this woman for the rest of his life if the relationship isn't going to work. 8 years is a long time to invest in a relationship and then have it end. I wish him the best.

Ever since I went over to the neighbor's house yesterday and took down a license plate number, we having heard a peep out of them. lol They saw me talking on the phone and I am sure they heard me giving out the numbers. But, they did not know who I was talking to. Today, I talked to my other neighbor. He said that after I came inside from getting the plate number, a couple of them jumped in the car and took off. lol I had heard they were on meth or something like it. They may have been afraid that I was on the phone to the police or owner. I was on the phone, at the time to my other neighbor. But, I did call the owner later. He also owns the mobile home that they live in as well. But, I am ready, just in case they want to keep people awake or make the noise so loud that I cannot hear.

I got my Direct TV hooked up for next week in Texas. I just need to get the Internet service set up now. I live in a strange location. I found a company, but their nationwide office shows that I can't get service there. But, everyone else in the mobile home park is getting it. They said I might have to check their local office. I really hate moving.

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning Ladies! Sorry I haven't posted for the last few days.Dh had his second treatment last week so Monday afternoon he started feeling the affects so the last few days have been a little rough but in about 2or 3 days he should start feeling better.So far he's been able to stay out of the hospital.Audrey got a call from our neighbor who is out of town at this time & ask her to mow thier yard for them they will pay her 20 dollars next week when they get in.Audrey got her new glasses Saturday so she's been wearing them to go use to them.Audrey will leave the 31 to go to girls camp & will be back August 2.She has a doctor appionment the 26 July so will see if we can find out anything on her health.Her thyriod is fine as is her blood count.Her asthma is still acting up but she has plenty of medince to carry her through the month.As for me I'm hanging in there as best as I can. Ds's work hours has been cut back so he's not able to help out with the bills much but we are still doing okay. Our friends out Wal-Mart are having a special bake sale for our family next week so that will help alot. Hope thing out with your nieghbors so everything will be quiet.Have a great hump day!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, wow! A lot is happening in your life. I bet you would be glad to trade it in for slower times. I remember my family and friends, who have had cancer, had really good days and really bad days when they were going through chemo. I hope they get rid of the cancer soon. I know he feels miserable. I hope you find out about Audrey's health soon and that it is something simple to fix. I hope she enjoys camp. Sorry about DSs hours. It seems sometimes that when it rains it pours. I hope things are looking up quickly.

I need to take a bath soon. I try to do it before my Judge Judy. It is the highlight of my day. I haven't been able to watch all the shows that I want since school started, so I am quite enjoying it. I will probably need a job with our finances, but we are going to wait until school starts so see how I handle that. After that, I am thinking about taking Bonte next door to play with my good neighbor's puppy. They can both wear each other out! Bonte is getting on Poncho and the cats' nerves with all his energy. lol

I hope everyone else is having a wonderful day!

[sweetnell3]

Dh has four more treatments to go so I'm counting down the weeks.After the next treatment they will run scans to see how things are going.I keep reminding myself that things could be worse so am thankful for the way things arre.Hope all goes well for you.When does school start for you?

[cat lover]

Seems you just got out of school DeBora and here it is almost time to get ready to go back! I'm sure it is hard to be moving again, but it will be worth it all when you have finished your school. What type of job will you be looking for when you graduate?

Sweetnell, hope your DH is feeling better today. Great Audrey is getting to go to camp that will be a nice break for her. Hope DS's hours get picked back up soon!

You continue to care for yourself also; don;t let yourself get worn down!

We are off to Louisville again Friday to finish the deck at DS's #2. Next week we have three doctor appointments so we will be busy with all that. Take care all and have a good evening!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I hope all the scans come back with great news. School starts on August 27th. DH can only move me during his 7 day off. We'll leave on Tuesday and spend a couple of days getting the trailer like home at my new place and then come back home.



Cat, is it just me or are ya'll making more trips to town than usual? I hope you have a good week.

What type of job will you be looking for when you graduate?


I will be a clinical psychologist and hopefully working in the legal system quite a bit.

My neighbor brought his female puppy over today. We sat on my porch while the dogs played. It is nice! After an hour of chasing each other, Bonte has pooped himself out. He usually has so much energy, that nobody can stand him. lol It must be nice to have all that energy! lol