Oh Gayle I wish I could be there with you too!!

Betsi have fun in Seattle!!!

Diana... the shirt is one my matron of honor made for me... the front says BRIDE and the back says A Buck A Suck.... and then she safety pinned a whole bunch of Lifesavers candies to it. She made sure she kept them away from any embarassing areas! I had to go around the bar (thankfully with some girls who are more outgoing than me lol) and get guys to give me a dollar for a candy. The original meaning is the guy has to suck at it until it was gone, but I let the girls know I thought that was disgusting! So while we went around to these groups of guys, one friend would hold the shirt out (so they weren't actually against me) and make them bite it off. If they were really shy, we'd just take one off. Lots of guys were paying for their friends to do it so they'd be embarassed. It was less embarassing for me when it was embarassing for the guy lol!!! In the end I made about $40 I think and it paid for drinks for my girls and I!!!

Gayle, I am so sorry you are feeling like this, i hope you getting out with your friend helped. My mom's favorite saying was " i wish i could wave a magic wand and make everything better for you" i wish i could do this for you.
Hope you have a better day today, hugs to you!!

Thank you everyone. It did help a lot to go out with my friend. We had a great visit! I felt much better. I have class today so it will be a busy day. That's always good!

Gayle...I know it's going to happen from time to time, but I wish it didn't have to happen to you. It was good that your friend invited you out...and at just the right time. So good to know that it helped you feel a little bit better. We're always here for you....anytime.

Yesterday I was busy in at the rental house. I organized the kitchen area that Rick had all the cleaning and repairing tools so now it's where we can actually see the stuff..lol. I don't know how he gets anything done with having to spend so much time looking for something. I was able to clean the carpet in the main bedroom...what a freak'n mess. It took so long to get all the yuk up and make it look good again. I put handles back on the kitchen cabinets since we painted them. It's really shaping up. I hurt so bad today and was planning on calling the dr. here in a bit. I'm hoping I can get in on Thursday since he's not in on Wednesday. Just not sure what to say except I hurt and cry all the time. That ought to give him a lot to go on..lol.

Today I get my hair cut at 11:30...it as grown out so much so I'm anxious to get some of it off.

Yay!! Our home phone and internet is back on!! It's been off since yesterday......I was so anxious for it to be back on!!

I had such a busy day yesterday.......I shampooed the carpet in my bedroom.......mowed the yard.......cleaned the kitchen.......swatted 1,000 flies (I don't know where they are all coming from!!) and went swimming at the pond. Whew!!! I was so sore by the time I went to bed so I took a sleeping pill. I find that when I hurt I don't sleep very good. Also, I stubbed my little toe, the one I broke last summer, and I think that I've broken it again. Bummer!! It's all bruised and sore.

Today I've got laundry to work on. I've been feeling so good lately and feeling like getting some things done.....it's about time!!

Janet, you'll have that rental back in shape in no time!! You are so amazing at getting things done.

Lindsey....what a fun idea for a shirt. I would have definitely been embarassed!!

BIG HUGS to you Gayle. Glad to hear your keeping busy.

Lindsey that sounds like so much fun. You must have some crazy girlfriends. I don't think I could have done that. Wow, $40 payed for all your drinks. Alcohol must be cheaper up there than down here.

Done with my morning test and now I have to finish my homework. No wonder I rarely come to this section. I have a boring life and not much to say :o

Janet, I hope you get in to the doctor soon! And I hope you get some relief from the pain as soon as possible.

Diana, I'm glad you have your internet and phone back! That's a long time to go without!

Well it didn't pay for all of our drinks, becuase I didn't get rid of most of those candies until midnight and we left at 1:30 lol! Plus there were only 6 of us out, and one was staying sober :) So it bought us a drink or two each and I had some money left over lol :D But yes, my friends are pretty outgoing lol!

Got my hair cut a little while ago...looks okay..not the same as last time, but okay. Everytime I've called the Dr. they've been busy so I left my name and number and hopefully they'll call back soon. Sometimes when this has happened, they've forgotten to call me back.

Sounds like you were working hard yesterday Diana. I love getting things accomplished...just not how it makes these bones ache...lol.

Dr. didn't call me back so now I will have to wait until Thursday to call. I will call first thing and hopefully get an appt.

Not sure what I'm going to do today besides Rick's laundry. Suppose to be hot again and I don't like being outside when it's this hot. I could go in to the rental house and see what else I can get accomplished...I'll see how much energy I have this afternoon. Need to get a few odds and ends done around here first.

Hope you all have a great day!

I had a much better day yesterday! My students always lift my spirits. I also took mom out to dinner on my way home from school. Then we had to stop by Walgreens to get her a few things. We leave Fri. Morning for Gary's get together on Sat. We will stop by a cousin's house on the way on Fri and spend the night there, then on to the lake Sat. morning for the gathering. It will be hard, but I'm looking forward to seeing all of his family.

I'm not sure if you had seen it or not...and I hope nothing is wrong, but I haven't read anywhere about how Rex and Rowdy are doing. If I've missed something I'm terribly sorry.

You haven't missed it, I don't thnk I've mentioned them. They are doing OK. Rex was not as attached to Gary or to me for that matter. He is a sweet sweet guy, but generally does his own thing. Rowdy was the one who sat on Gary's lap everyday. He is OK. I'm watching him carefully - he is eating well and playing - but - he looks at me so quizzically sometimes and I know he's trying to ask where "dad" is. I try to sit down and sit still for an extended period of time every day or night so he can sit on my lap. I'm not one to sit still for long - I rarely watch movies because I can't sit still for 2 hours. LOL! But I'm really trying to sit with him and pet him. Gary rubbed his belly and back a lot, so I'm trying to do that too. He was used to Gary being gone for extended periods of time (fishing for a month or gone to the deer lease), but of course, he always came back, so I'm sure Rowdy knows something is wrong and is waiting for him.

I feel so badly that I'm not taking them with us this weekend. I'll have to load my suitcases Thrusday night (we leave Fri. morning) because if I load the suitcases and then leave at the same time, they will go ballistic. They are fine when I leave for work in the morning. We have a routine and I say (in the same tone of voice), "You boys be good, I'll be back". I've said this to them ever since we've had them and they usually don't even get off the couch when I leave the house saying those words. BUT if you leave with suitcases, OMG! :eek: they are just beside themselves, jumping, barking, and crying. It just breaks my heart. A lady who comes to the house to stay with them will be here over this weekend to stay with them. They like her and she will sit on the couch with them the whole time.

Oh, Gayle, how sad that Rowdy is missing Gary. I'm sure that's hard for you. They DO know when you're leaving. I know for us it's on Sunday morning when we go to church. I don't ususally get up and spend so much time getting ready to leave.......but they've figured it out. They don't eat very much or drink because they know that they're going to be in their kennel until we get home. It sounds like you have a wonderful sitter to be with the boys while you're gone!!

I'm glad that you're anxious to see Gary's family. It will be a hard weekend but they'll be there to love and support you. My thoughts and prayers will be with you.

I have two kids that are ready to drive me crazy!!! They have been arguing, tattling, hitting, and screaming. Dae Lynn and I have both about had it. She took them over to Damon so they could ride in the tractor for awhile but by the time they got there the tractor had broke down so she brought them back home. At least it's almost time for naps!!!

I worked on laundry yesterday and I'm planning on finishing it up today and working on getting my bedroom back in order from shampooing the carpet. It's so hard to do while the kids are around!!!

Today I rearranged Rick's room. It was pretty much thrown together when Mom moved into my room so now it's all organized and looking like a guys room now. He is much happier and wanting a small desk. I told him find one and buy it.

Also got all the laundry done and put away. Decided not to do anything with my desktop right now so I set it up on the computer desk that was Mom's. I really should have gone to the rental house, but I just had things I wanted to get done here.

Gayle, you're in my thoughts and prayers today. I know that it will be a bittersweet day. Hugs, Girlfriend!!!

I went to garage sales today but didn't find much. There were a lot of them but I wasn't looking for baby stuff or toys!!

Dae Lynn and Damon and the kids have gone to Wichita so I have the house all to myself today!! However.....with it being quiet I just want to take a nap!! Later I'm going down to the pond and swim!!