Oh Betsi, I'm so sorry Mike is feeling badly. I hope they can help him. Gotta get that blood sugar under control and the kidney issue cleared up ASAP. Please let us know how things go. I know you saw the news about Angie's dad, it does not sound good.

I'm glad you found mike a new car, I bet he will enjoy it.

Take care of yourself.

Glad you are safely in CO, Gayle! I can't imagine how much you miss Gary, especially in a place like that, that he would have enjoyed so much. I'm worried about Angie's dad, too. It sounds so bad. There are some things that I wish you and I didn't know any thing about..

Hi everyone! I will need to catch up later but I just wanted to check in and say I'm home :) We flew in late last night and were up for something like 28 hours (with little naps on the flights) and it was so nice to be in my own bed again! I am just finishing up some laundry this morning and then we are heading out to my parents' house to pick up the dogs!!! I miss them so much my heart hurts thinking about it. I am so excited to see them again!!!

Thanks for letting us know you are home safe and sound. I sleep better when I know my kids are where they are supposed to be:D

Ah.....Lindsey......I can't believe that the honeymoon is over all ready!! It seems like you just left!! I hope you had a good time and took lots of pictures!!

Gayle, I hope that you have a wonderful time in CO. It's such a beautiful state!!

Betsi, I'm so sorry to hear that Mike's having problems. Please keep us posted on how he's doing.

Glen and I had a good time in Wichita......it was sure hot though!!

It's been rainy today and while we haven't had much here, some have been posting that they've had a little. Hopefully the fields got some!!!

We're getting ready to leave tomorrow for the cabin on Tablerock Lake for my family reunion. It's the one that we usually go to this time of year. Glen's excited this time because he's going to scuba dive!! His dive buddy, Logan, and his wife are going with us. We've been friends with them for years so we'll all have a good time. Teresa knows quite a bit of my family so she'll feel comfortable with them. We'll be back home sometime on Sunday. I have so much to do to get ready!! Ugh........

Glad you're back safe and sound Lindsey, but Wow....sure went by fast!

Gayle I hope you had a great time in CO and that you took some pictures. I don't think I've seen much from that area.

Betsi, I will keep Mike in my prayers. Please keep us informed.

Today my cousin Kevin came out and spent the afternoon with me. Kevin has been researching his dad's (my mother's) side and I had some pictures I wanted to give him of relatives of long past. Some I kept, but made copies for him, others I let him have. I also gave him our grandfathers bible. He was really happy to receive it. We talked about so many things and I had such agreat time.

Tomorrow, I have phone calls to make concerning a house that Ricky is wanting to put an offer on, hope I can get everything done so I can enjoy part of the weekend.

Mike's heart cath went well, and all of his stents are open. The small branches off of the main arteries are blocking up. They are too small to treat with anything but medication, and he's been taking that for years. Sooo.. nothing new, which is always good news:) He has so much scar tissue in his groin from multiple caths that they have a really hard time getting the line to go in to even do the test. It was a long day in the hospital, but we get to sleep at home tonight! He'll be as fine tomorrow, just a bit sore.

Thank for the prayers and well wishes, everybody!

So glad all the stents are open! Did they mention to limit the activities that are causing his chest pain, or do they want him to keep going as usual? I know you are relieved to be home.

No, but when his chest hurts, he stops. He's determined to do what he wants to while he can. I know you understand:o

Yes, Betsi, I do understand, but at the same time, I don't want him to do any more damage to the heart. It's such a delicate balance!

Betsi, I do hope that Mike knows his limitations and will not overdo it. It's also great that he has you to make sure he doesn't.

Yesterday we were in at the rental house signing the lease with the new tenants. They seem to be good people and I checked them out thoroughly. One never knows though and just prays for the best.

I also stopped and looked at a house that Ricky may be interested in. He and his Dad will go look at it today. The guy is selling it himself so we're not sure how to go about this. I think Rick is going to talk to our favorite realtor and get his advice on this.

Something kind of strange happened to me Friday evening. I was sitting in the recliner watching something on TV when I felt like my jaw was feeling a little different. Almost like I had a toothache way in the back. My teeth didn't hurt and my bite seemed to be okay so I didn't really think much of it. When I got up to go to the bathroom, I saw myself in the mirror and the right side of my jaw was all swollen. It's right in front of my ear lobe and down a bit. It feels hot at times and yesterday I could close my bite on that side, but it hurt and didn't feel like it was closed. I was checking on-line and saw something called TMJ and even though it sounds very much like that, it doesn't in some aspects. Last night I took some ibuprofen and when I woke up this morning, it wasn't sore at all, but still swollen. I was going to go to urgent care to be on the safe side, but no Drs were in so I'm just waiting to see how it is on Monday. Not sure why these things happen to me. Guess all of my negative thinking draws it nearer to me. Gonna have to stop that!

The temps are suppose to go back up into the 90's again and be humid this week. We did get some good rain, not sure how much, but it made the weeds grow and some of the grass. I really wouldn't mind a week of rainy weather. This heat is awful. I don't see how you Texas people put up with it, of course, you all probably don't know how we put up with such bad winters.....me neither... :)

Welcome home Linds!!! I am so excited to hear about your honeymoon! When do you go back to work?

Betsi, I am praying for Mike, as always. He is right to do what he can as long as he can do it. My mother was that way, and so is Jessie. I mentioned that something she was doing with the kids was too much physical work for her. She didn't miss a bit, and just told me "No, I want to do it." I really respect her for that, and anyone else who has physical problems.

Gayle, welcome home too. It is good that you got away for a few days!

Diana, have a wonderful family reunion! That sounds like fun!

Janet, maybe you got a bug bite??? I hope whatever it was is now gone!!

I am just hanging out, going to the pool, relaxing. It's too hot to do much, and I enjoy having my friends here in the summer.

Went to a camp show Friday night. Mackenzie was a CIT at a drama camp, and it was so much fun! What a great bunch of kids. One is cuter than the next, and there were 2 boys who are really talented! Of course, Mackenzie singing blew everyone away. She amazes me! What a voice!


I haven't been going to Jessie's much. The kids haven't slept over in about a month either. Kass still has a very bAd cough from the pertussis, and the kids have been going to camp. I expect that they will spend some ti e here in August when camp is over. Kassidy can't stay in the pool too long. She starts coughing. Brandon has become very problematic. Mackenzie was telling me that she and Kass keep away from, him. She said that Steve is influencing him too much. They are some pair! Steve lays around all day. or does nonsense work around the work. (He built a koi pond). Brandon lays around on his xbox all day. I worry about him a lot! Steve is a terrible role model for him to copy! Thank God the girls take after Jessie!

I hope she gets him under control this year. He missed months of school last year. She has her work cut out for her, and probably let it go too far with allowing Steve to have control over him. These things creep up on you though, so I can understand it.

Your grandkids are at such a great age. I bet the girls are just a hoot to be around. If you're worried about Brandon then I'm sure you have reason to be. I hope Jessie can get him turned around before it's too late. It's just so sad that Steve is not the role model he should be.

Did you mention to Jessie about shaving their ears early? I really hope it helps, the puppies always look so cute with their ears up early, but heck...they're cute anyway.

Hi Everyone, I made it home late this afternoon. We had a good time, mostly just relaxed, browsed the little stores in town, did some sightseeing, listened to the rain and thunder and enjoyed the cool weather. It was in the low 70's during the day and 40-50's at night. It was glorious. Here are some pix.

1. a bronze statue in downtown Breckenridge
2. My view as I rode up the mountain in the chair lift
3. My favorite view sitting by the river. I think I was eating breakfast at a little french bakery when I took this
4. Columbine, Colorado's state flower

A couple more pictures.

1. an old wagon with pretty flowers,
2. opps, double picture - me on the ski lift again

Oh my gosh Gayle......the view in that 3rd picture is beautiful!! I don't think I've seen any place that beautiful in person. I'm glad you're home safe and sound and that you had a nice trip.

Great pictures Gayle!

We've been trying to get back to normal. On the weekend we did TONS of yard work because it needed it! I weeded and Scott cut grass and we cut some branches off the tree and pulled out some shrubs along the house that were half dead. When Scott was trying to cut out the roots, he cut the underground sprinkler line :eek: We were planning to completely redo the sprinkler sysem in the next few years, but I guess we might as well do it now! So we'll call around and get some quotes.

Today is my first day back at work. We still have a whole room of wedding stuff at home that we just piled before leaving before the honeymoon. We'll have to go through that as soon as we can. We're getting a little closer to normal! I will update the wedding thread with more stories later :)

Betsi, I'm so glad that Mike is doing better. I know that his health is a worry for you.

Gayle, I'm so glad that you had a good time. Colorado is beautiful no matter what time of year you're there.

Judy, I'm sorry that one of the kids is still fighting whooping cough but I'm glad that they're about over it.

Enjoy your time by the pool because it seems like it just doesn't last long enough!! I'm enjoying swimming so much right now and I wish that it could last much longer!!

We made it back from Tablerock Lake last night. We had a really good time......visiting and swimming!! Teresa already knew several of my family so she fit right in really well........and of course they all made her feel welcome!! Glen and Logan took off one day to scuba dive with the boat and were gone ALL day!! Everyone was worried except for Tereas and I!! They finally got back to the cabin around supper time! Come to find out they had gone clear to the dam.......over 100 miles away!!! Plus.....the lake is big enough that they got lost twice!! Silly men!!! At least they had a good time!! The next time they went scuba diving they didn't go nearly as far!! Ha Ha!!

We just mostly visited and swam......one of the girls sells jewelry so we had a jewelry party and then split the free hostess jewelry so we were all able to get a free piece of jewelry and one half price!! It worked out really well!! Anyway....it was still nice to get back home......except that the kids are about to drive me crazy!!!!

So glad you had a good time Diana......being in the water sounds so refreshing!

Today I went to town to have lunch with a friend. We use to work together years ago and have been in touch through Facebook. We spent 3 hours for lunch and still didn't run out of things to talk about. I had such a great time catching up.

Sounds like everyone is having a busy summer in one way or another. I have all of you in my prayers at night.
Yesterday my boss and i had a meeting in Middlebury which is Indiana Amish Country. Great meal. We put on a skit for about 30 to 40 other county recorders.
Got alot of laughs and it was fun.
Back to work today and Doctor appts tomorrow for me and my hubby..
Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Hi Linda, its good to see you here! I think you mentioned in another thread that you got some rain. I sure hope so. It is so terrible to have such hot temperatures and no rain.

I'm leaving for New Mexico tomorrow. My cousin in Albuquerque is buying Gary's Toyota FJ Cruiser and I'm driving it out to her. I'll stay a few days and then fly home. I have a lot of family in NM so I'm really looking forward to seeing all of them. I'll have my iPad so I'll check in when I can.

You are quite the traveler there Gayle... :) Just stay safe and have a great time. Glad you'll be checking in...I always worry about everyone.

I really didn't do much at all today. Did go to town to meet the bat guy so he could take down the net. There was no bat, so with all the holes sealed, it will die without food and water. The renters were not there but I called and let them know we would be getting the net.

Thanks Gayle, So glad you are keeping busy. Going to be a long day here. But that's okay.

Janet, how is your mouth?

I'm going for a massage this morning. My neck and shoulder are bothering me too much to ignore, so I better get there before I have to really go for treatments! I love a massage, but it is expensive! Better than suffering though!

Gayle, have aq good time! The OK pix are beautiful!

It's raining now, but might be sunny this afternoon. You just can never tell up here, and have to just go with the flow. I hope I can go in the pool. I agree with you Diana. Being in the water is just so wonderful! It's also the best way to cool off, especially if the water is a bit cold.

Mackenzie slept over two nights ago, and we had a wonderful time. Kass has asthma, which is why her cough is lingering. The doctor says it will more than likely go away as she gets older. He is a very good pediatrician.

I got through my first week back in the real world. It felt like the longest work week ever!

Tomorrow is Scott's birthday :) Hopefully he likes what I got him. It's our first birthday as a married couple lol. I finally got to shop in the "Birthday - Husband" section of the card aisle hahaha

I bet you are tired Lindsey, you've been running running running for weeks!

I'm in Roswell NM tonight. I drove 10 hours today. That's my butt limit.

Gayle, watch out for aliens!

I was thinking the same thing, Betsi!

Linds, that is so cute! I hope Scott's birthday is wonderful. What did you buy your husband?

It was raining yesterday and today, but I went to the pool for a bit when it cleared up. Of course, my friends came over too! We know what fun the pool can be, even in a light rain!

I'm taking a medication for my swollen jaw, Judy. Hope it works.


Lindsey, tell Scott happy birthday!!

I hope your jaw feels better soon Janet!

You are such a traveler Gayle!

I bought my husband a remote control helicopter hahaha! When I bought it, the guy at Best Buy wondered if it was for a nephew. I said nope, it's for my husband. Then he asked if my husband has Benjamin Button syndrome where he keeps getting younger :( Nope, I guess he's just childish! Oh well, he loved it! But he flew it twice and he broke it, so we are taking it back tomorrow. Maybe we can get a new one. There was some plastic piece that just snapped right off, and it is supposed to be the "best" so I wasn't happy about that. It wasn't cheap!!!

Tonight I took him out to eat at a really nice place! He had prime rib and I had honey garlic ribs. Mmmmmm! After that, we headed to the race track to watch a bunch of races! His coworker races stock cars so it was cool to see someone we know! He won too!

Betsi, I just barely escaped the aliens in Roswell. I triple locked my door and they pounded on it to get in, but I stood my ground and I guess they got sombody else, cuz I'm still here ;).

Lindsey, we bought a remote control helicopter AND a remote control flying duck for our son-in-law who is older than Scott. Like Scott, he LOVED them! I don't think guys ever outgrow things like that, and we wouldn't want them to either! I hope you get one that works!

I made it to Albuquerque about 10:30 yesterday morning and then we took off for Santa Fe shortly thereafter. We went to Spanish market, a big festival where individual artists have a booth with Spanish inspired art. There are way over 100 booths (but we didnt see them all). I prefer Indian market which occurs in August, but Spanish market was fun too, and it was great being in Santa Fe.

My cousin's house in Albuquerque is in the foothills of the Sandia mountains on the east side of the city. She has a HUGE picture window in the family room that faces the mountains. It is such a spectacular view. Last night we watched a family of quail, mama, papa, and 9very tiny baby chicks, scratching and eating in the yard, only about five feet from the house. So beautiful!

How beautiful that must have been, Gayle! You are so busy! Good for you...you are a smart, strong woman!

Linds, one of the grandpas buy my grandson a remote plane or car every year so that all of the men can play with it! That salesman is a buzzkill!!!

It's raining again. I could do some laundry, bathe Annie, and I am listening to The Age of Miracles, an audiobook, for my next book disccussion group. It is so boring!

Not doing a whole lot today. Last night Rick and I went to town to the Hotdog Festival. There are lots of flea market booths and food booths and even a stage with entertainment right on the downtown square. We walked around the square once and then went to the Main Street Pub for supper. I had the Tilapia...it was so good. Rick was getting on my nerves so bad that we didn't stay and came back home.

This morning I started doing laundry and cleaned up a nice old oak table I bought at the auction yesterday. I'm not sure what kind of table it is, kind of like an end table, but I love it and only paid $20 for it.

I was invited to go to concert today, but just didn't have the desire to go. I know I'm missing some great entertainment, but with Ricky working all the time now and looking for a house, I'm taking advantage of our time together. I really enjoy being with him. He is so funny.

Sorry that I've been MIA!! It's been pretty busy here and when things do slow down Dean makes it impossible to be on the computer for long!! That child is into everything!!

Still have been going to the pond almost everyday to swim!! So nice!! Judy, I see that you're staying cool the same way!! Enjoy!!!

This last week had everyone out of town at one time or another. Glen and I were gone last weekend. Feyn, Tammy, and the kids left a week ago for San Antonio and are expected back this evening. Jaci and Nate went to Wyoming to visit some friends then traveled on to Yellowstone and made a big circle. They were gone almost a week. Amy's family and Dae Lynn's family have both been out of town. Whew!! It's been hard keeping up with everyone!!

While Amy's family was out of town yesterday I dog-sat their little poodle, Toby! He's a cutie!! Reuger treats him like he's in heat and absolutely won't leave him alone.......and while that's going on Jazzi's snapping at him. Poor little guy! So....Reuger spent most of the day in his kennel and with him locked up Jazzi was a lot better. He's probably a little over a year old and was so playful and cuddly! You could tell that he was ready for them to come back home.

Gayle.....you're on the go so much! One of these days I'm coming down there and just follow you around!! You do so much interesting stuff!! I hope you're having fun!!......and I'm glad that the Aliens didn't get you!!

Lindsey, the guys are NEVER too old for toys!! I still buy Glen things like that!! I have found that anything that flies only makes one flight!! Maybe two if you're lucky!! They are a waste of money......sad but true!!

Janet, How's the jaw feeling? And how is Ricky's house search coming? Is he getting serious about this house? We're waiting for news!!

Linda and Betsi.....we need to hear more about what's going on. How is Mike feeling since his surgery?

Hi everybody! Mike is doing just fine. He has more good days than bad, so that's a good thing.

I went wedding dress shopping this week with my niece, Casey. We found a beautiful dress for her backyard wedding, which is Oct. 27th. She and Micah are head over heels in love. They are both 32, and ready to get married and start a family. I'm so happy for them! Casey has always been like a daughter to me, and I love her dearly!

I spent this week redecorating a night stand for my room. It was one of those brown wooden things that I have had for 35 years, lol! It almost went to the dump, but it came out really cute!

Oh, and here is a picture of Casey and Micah:D I took the picture of her dress with my phone, so it's not very good but at least you can see it. This one is 2 sizes too big, so imagine it actually fitting:p

OOOOOooooooo.......I love your nightstand!! How pretty!! I'm glad that it didn't go to the dump!!

Your niece is a very beautiful girl and her dress is just lovely!! I'm sure that the two of you had a good time going dress shopping!! I can understand because I have a special aunt too!!

WOW is everyone busy or what? Betsi, Lovely couple and pretty dress. Gayle
have a good time sounds like fun. Janet hope you are feeling better. I am a little down right now. Gary my hubby left a few minutes ago to make the trip back to wisconsin for work. Dustin and his new bride are here till Thursday and then he (Dustin) has to go back to work at the Blind School in Indy. Jennifer our youngest is at work thank goodness. She needs all the hours she can get. Then she is off to college. We move her in an apartment on August 15.
Today I worked outside. Tore out 3 bushes that have been here for 20 plus years. It was time. Have redone most of my landscaping in the front of the house. I would post pics but i do not know how. Have a great evening everyone.
Diana it sounds like you have been busy too.

Betsi, I really love the night table, it's beautiful. What a great idea! Your nieces dress is so pretty and so is she...gorgeous!

You sound busy too Linda. I need to get some shrubs trimmed, but wanted to wait until it was a bit cooler. I really need to clean the windows on the house, maybe I'll try to get That done this week.

My jaw is much better, swelling has gone down so it's not very noticeable. So glad to see Monday coming, I really like the peace and quiet.

Janet, I'm sorry Rick got on your nerves at the festival. When I started reading your post, I thought that maybe you had a good time with him:o That is sooo NOT fun!

I need to do some things outside, too, but it was 104 today. I stayed in all day until my brother called me to walk across the street so his granddaughters could show me their new bunny. So I ended up giving the bunny a pedicure because she was scratching the kids, lol! Then we ate popcorn and watched the Olympics for awhile, then I came home. Tomorrow I'm taking Kirby to get his summer haircut. He stays inside most of the time, but he's easier to bathe with short hair. He does sleep in bed with me every night, and I'm not sleeping with a stinky dog:p