Gayle and Lindsey, I hope your friend and Scott finds out what is wrong. Heart problems can be such a worry. I have MVP and at first it was scary to me but I don't worry about it much any more.

Gayle, I'm glad that your daughter and her family are getting prepared for the hurricane. It never hurts to be prepared and ready for what MIGHT happen.

We had some rain over the weekend!! YAY!! Not much but we'll take what ever we can get. Glen's hoping that it will help the beans put pods on the beans......now the worry is that we don't have an early frost!! There's always something to worry about!! It's been such a bad year for farming!!

I didn't do much over the weekend. I went to a garage sale on Friday and got a few thngs. It was close by and there were a lot of tools so I ran Glen by too and he got a few things as well. Saturday I was going to go to garage sales but it was rainy so I decided to stay home and clean things up a little. It was so nice to straighten up and actually have it stay that way!!! I haven't had that for a long time!!

Yesterday we had a special speaker at church and he was so interesting. When Haiti had their earthquake we bought a whole water system to be sent there and he was in charge of getting bought and there and he told us how helpful it was and is still going. We ended up going out to eat for lunch and again for supper with them and some other friends! (His wife was also here.) He started Hope Internation Ministries which works in the Dominican Republic. It was so interesting to hear of what they do there and what God has been doing. They take doctors, nurses, and others there and do clinics and surgeries on people. To hear about the miracles was just so awesome!! I'm thinking that maybe I might be interested in going next year!! We'll see!!!

This morning it's just Dean and me!! I think that Dae Lynn and I are having a garage sale next weekend so I'm going to be busy getting things priced. We have a LOT of stuff to get rid of and I know that Glen will be happy to have that pile of stuff out of the basement!!

Woke up to heavy rain this morning. Rained the whole bus route and after. Looks like it has stopped now, but I loved hearing the heavy rain. When I first walked out this morning it was like getting it in the face with a wet towel. So humid.

I have some kindergarten students on the bus that I'm having a hard time dealing with. They will not listen, so here in a bit, I'm calling their parents. They'll need to work with me to get these kids to sit still and speak quietly without screaming and yelling and trying to stand in their seats. Next step will be writing them up and sending them to the office. I'm just getting too old to put up with other parents lack of parenting.

This morning after I got back from town, a place in Kokomo (about 25 minutes east of me) are offering Home Health Care classes. I had inquired about them last spring. Well, they called to tell me that WorkForce One is offering to pay for the classes to those who qualify. Not sure what the qualifications are, but know that it doesn't matter if you are working or not.

The Mulberry Retirement Home is also offering CNA classes next month. I just don't know if those two opportunities are for me or not. Need to really think about this. I had inquired about them late last year or early this year, can't remember for sure. All I know at this point is I want to do something different than driving the bus, just not sure this is it. I would still need insurance and I'm not sure if either of those offer it. Boy...aging not only sucks for health, but for the workforce...lol.

Looks like it's going to start pouring rain again, so I think I'm going to go sit in it for awhile...I know....crazy, but it feels so good.

Diana, I just know you would love going on the medical mission trips. I have a couple of great friends who have been going to Honduras on medical missions for over 15 years! They say it is an incredible experience.

Janet, I don't know how you do it, driving the bus, with rowdy kids! LOL! Being a CNA in a nursing home is very hard work. I'm thinking being a home health aid might be somewhat easier, I'm not sure because I've never known anyone who worked as an aid in home health. But I do know that working as an aid in a nursing is very very hard work. That said, nursing home residents really NEED someone who cares about them!

Hi everybody! I'm here, and I'm fine, and it sure is nice to be missed :)

What a week! I was in the hospital from Monday until Wednesday evening, then I was home Thursday, then I went to Dallas with my sil Teresa on Friday! We had a girls weekend planned for a long time, and I didn't want to mess it up. We usually go in the summer and near Christmas, and have for a few years. It's Teresa and her sister, her sisters daughter, and Teresa's daughter..my precious niece, Casey. We spent the time getting a facial, a pedicure, and an hour massage:D We had a hotel suite with 2 bedrooms, a kitchenette, and a den so we just stayed around there and talked and talked! Their pool and hot tub were beautiful and we enjoyed that, too. Of course we shopped some..Dillard's was having a great sale..and only went out to dinner once!

It's sooo nice to be home! I hope I don't have to go anywhere for awhile. We should get lots of rain from the hurricane, and I really hope we don't lose power. It just depends on the wind:rolleyes:

I owe I owe so off to work I go. Will check back in tonight when I gethome. Everyone have a good day. Would LOVE TO STAY HOME!!!!! :)

Betsi, I'm so glad that you checked in. We were worried knowing that you had been in the hospital!! Are you feeling all right? Are you having to watch your diet?

I'm so glad that you're getting rain, Janet!! I sure wish that we would get a little more. We've had about an inch or so.

Janet, I don't know what to tell you about your classes. I do think that nursing is a good choice but I really don't know much about it. We have a man that's paralyzed and he gets to have someone help him out. It pays $17 an hour. I'm not sure what it entails.....the problem is that he's difficult to deal with and he only keeps them for awhile then fires them. I'm sure that you could find something like that.....only with much nicer people if you ask around.....after you take the classes. Who knows......maybe you would still be able to drive the bus and keep your insurance......at least until you find something that has insurance.

Glen and I went out last night and went through a trailer of stuff that was left from Nancy's garage sale. Some we threw away, some we kept, and some we're putting in our garage sale. There was also some things.....like ceiling tile.....that needs to go back to Dae Lynn's house.

Afterwards Glen and I went for a short 4-wheeler ride. It was so nice to get out and not have to worry about what was going on at home. However.....I'm having a really hard time getting into the fixing supper thing!! And going to the grocery store......Both are things that Dae Lynn did!!

Well I need to get off of here and go work on garage sale stuff!! YUCK!!

Betsi, I'm glad you got to do a girls weekend! Sounds like fun!

What a day I've had! Well, starting last night I guess.. I thought I had some sort of stomach bug. I was having stomach troubles all night, until I took some medicine for it before bed. I fell asleep okay. I woke up at about 3 in the morning feeling really nauseous. I was so tired and didn't want to get up and go throw up so I kind of just made myself lay there and deal with it. It took at least an hour before I fell asleep again, but I know I woke up at least one more time with nausea.

I kept getting waves of nausea on the way to work. When I got to work it happened a couple more times while I was sitting at my desk. All I could do was look away from my computer, stare at my desk, and breathe through it. At around lunch time, my stomach started cramping up really bad. I told my cousin about it and she said she was convinced I was pregnant!!! :eek: I said no way... but the more she talked about it the more I kind of thought it COULD be.... So she told me I had to go get a test after work. So I did. And I'm not lol.

I'm kind of relieved because Scott and I are planning a trip this spring that I am really really excited for! It's a once in a lifetime kind of trip and we had just decided that we actually CAN do it and are getting ready to put the wheels in motion lol... of course I would be thrilled too if we were to start a family now but it's not in the plan at the moment!

LOL.....that's the same thing I was thinking!! Sometimes you don't get to plan these things! You just have to go with the flow when it happens......later you're always glad that it happened.

Well, the garage sale has been put off until November. That works better for me. I kept asking Dae Lynn if she was ready for this weekend because that's what we had planned a couple of weeks ago.....but it ends up that neither one of us will be ready by then. Dae Lynn's stressed with moving, work at school, cleaning the church, and moving back with Damon. She was almost in tears yesterday when she came to get Dean so we decided that it would be best if we did it later. We've found that garage sales do better at the beginning of the month because that's when people have money......October is out because we have Homecoming and people spend all their money there......so it's November.

I'm going to clean Dae Lynn's bathroom today and work on some of the kids room decorations. I'm anxious to get it all together and in their rooms. The ideas just keep coming and coming!! Getting the right color of spray paint is hard when you live in a small town.

Do you have many people show up at garage sales in November? They are pretty much done here by then and don't start up again until spring. They take so much work, but are worth it, especially getting to visit with people, and of course the money.. :)

I hope things can settle down a bit for Dae Lynn. Does Damon try to help her out some? Some are lucky to have men that help, others... just make for more work.

Today at 4:55 PM will be one year that Mom passed. I've done pretty good so far today, but then I cried Monday and most the day yesterday. After my bus route I went to the cemetary and put new flowers in Mom's favorite color on the site. I really miss her....as much as she drove me nuts...I miss her. I don't think anyone loves you more than your mother.

After visiting the cemetary, I picked up a friend and we went to McDonald's for breakfast. Not a very healthy meal, but it was good and so was the company. Saw a few others there that I knew so that was nice too.

Not sure what else I'll do today, probably not much...just not in the mood. I have quite a bit I would like to get accomplished within the next week or so, so I'm glad we have a 3 day weekend coming up. Think I'm going to start with the garage again, so when I start in on the house, I have a place to put the things I no longer want.

Diana, a garage sale in November sounds heavenly to me! It's still pretty warm the first of October here. I bet it will work out just fine.

Janet, glad you had a nice breakfast/visit. It's always nice to see and talk with good friends.

I'm going to the lake (in southern Oklahoma) for Labor Day weekend. It will be hot though, unfortunately, the hurricane has pushed HOT dry air over Texas and Oklahoma. It's supposed to be 100 almost every day. Oh well, the humidity is supposed to be low, so it won't be too bad (hopefully).

A garage sale in November can be iffy here. You never know what the weather will be like but Dae Lynn has a barn that we can always move into. People here are always ready to find a good deal so I don't think that will be a problem. I may take some things down to Marva's for a garage sale. They have a craft weekend down there where people also set up garage sales and last year I happened to be there and I couldn't believe all the people who showed up. It's the last weekend in September. I have bought a lot of nice school clothes to go in the flea market but a new owner has taken over and they don't want clothes so this will be a good way to sell them.

Janet, Damon's not being very good at helping Dae Lynn. The move has been hard on both of us, I think, because we're so used to working together on meals, cleaning, and taking care of the kids. We're both doing a lot of readjusting in our . Of course, it's a lot easier for me than it is for her. I think that as time goes by Damon will help out more. He's used to living on his own and not helping much with anything. She did say that they are getting along pretty good though. That was good to hear. Dae Lynn's just overwhelmed by all of the changes going on right now.

Jaci and Nate stopped by the house the other evening......with a brand spanking new car!! We knew that they were looking and were ready to buy. They got a 2013 Ford Explorer!! I have NEVER had a new car!! Nate's family is different in a lot of ways than ours is. They always buy new vehicles (Actually this is Nate's second NEW vehicle. He also bought a new truck when he graduated.) and trade them off in five years. HA HA!! That's usually when we buy them!! They also farm with new tractors and equipment.......so different than the way we do it. I'm happy for them. Jaci will be well taken care of by Nate and his family.

You all are so Busy. Hope you all have a great weekend. I just did the normal today. Worked at work. Dr tomorrow. Garage Sale here Saturday. November is way to late here to have a sale. This will be my last Sale. Seeing as how we have been up her 10 years and all other sales were bombs. will see what happens. Have a Safe weekend everyone.

Good luck with your sale Linda. I always found that living in the country...my sales did best in early spring before too many others were advertised. People are so anxious to get out to sales they'll drive clear out here. One time...we had between 25-35 people outside of our garage waiting for me to open the door. Then it was a steady stream all day and I made over $350 from mostly small stuff. Hopefully you'll have a great sale, if not...wait till early spring.

Have a great time Gayle....it sounds so nice to be able to be near a lake. Enjoy and relax.

Diana.....I doubt very seriously I ever will be able to have a brand new vehicle. Mom even had to wait until she was 87....lol. I would love to have a Honda CRV, but it will never happen. So...I'll drive my van till it dies I guess.

Anyone doing anything over this 3 day weekend besides Gayle? Looks like I'll be home for the most part. The guys will be working on Ricky's car and I think I'm planning on cleaning out the garage again. Seems like things keep getting piled in my garage and I'm tired of it. Gonna get my wagon, load it up and dump it in Rick's garage. Maybe he'll get the hint!!! LOL! Not sure what else I'll do besides church on Sunday.

We are suppose to get so much rain from Hurricane Isaac. It said on the news this morning that central Indiana (including me) can expect anywhere from 6 - 10 inches of rain depending on which way it actually goes. So...whatever I end up doing, I'm sure I'll have to have an unbrella... :) Supposedly it's moving in this evening and I believe it will. Even though it's beautiful out right now, the wind has picked up.

Whatever you all do, stay safe and have a great time. Also...don't forget to check in here once and a while....this place has really been sssslllloooowwww......

Gayle, Have fun this weekend!! Drive carefully!! We don't have any plans for the weekend.......remember I'm married to a farmer!!! Labor Day is like any other day! The only thing is that I won't have to watch Dean on Monday.

Janet, I hope you don't get as much rain as they're predicting. That's a LOT of rain! We're on the western edge and we've got out fingers crossed that we get a fair amount. They're predicting rain but not much so we're holding our breath!!!

I finally got Dae Lynn's bathroom cleaned. I took everything out and washed curtains, shower curtain, and rugs. She had gotten foundation in one of the drawers and it was really hard to get out but I did finally get it. She is not the most careful or the cleanest person. Out of all four of my kids Dae Lynn is the messiest. Oh well.....her room and the bathroom are now clean. Now I just need to get the kids' room cleaned. I think that I'm going to wait a while on that because I need to paint it. I really don't want to leave it purple with stars!!

Glen's sister, Brenda, has been here for a day or two and last night we went to Burke's (Glen's other brother) and ate hamburgers and visited. It was so beautiful outside and the moon was so bright! Oh.....and tonight is the Blue Moon!!

Today I'm hoping to get my Cricut out and start making pictures for Dean's room.......oh, and I'll be spray painting too. I'm not ready to do Karlie's room yet. I'm still working on ideas for her's. I can't wait to put it all together!!

Well, we only got a tiny bit of rain from the hurricane. I think it turned toward Janet!

I haven't done much this week. Yesterday I cleaned out and organized my pots and pans. They were to the point that there was a crash every time I tried to get one out, lol!

Tomorrow we are having a surprise retirement party for my brother, Jim. He taught high school Biology forever, and he used to coach, too. Everybody is meeting at our favorite catfish restaurant in Shreveport, then Jim, Teresa, Mike and I will go over there by ourselves like we usually do. He better be surprised when we walk in and all our family is there, lol!

Diana, I can't believe you're going to paint over your purple with stars room, lol!!
Janet, don't drown in all that rain!

Diana, I love the new Explorer!! I have never owned a new vehicle either, other than my motocrycle, which was brand new but the previous year's model and priced to sell :)

Scott bought his Camry new in 2008 and said he wouldn't buy new again. He got everything he wanted, but he said the depreciation as soon as you drive off the lot and it is now a "used" car is just not worth the price in the beginning! So we bought our SUV used too.

There are some end of summer garage sales around here now, but most happen in early spring. Most years, snow is flying by October so they can't go too late :)

Good luck with the party Betsi!

I am heading to my parents' house for the long weekend! One of my closest friends is getting married on Saturday, and the weather might be iffy! There is a 40% chance of showers on Saturday and they are planning to get married outside in the park. If it does rain, they will move it inside the rink.

I am excited to see lots of people I haven't seen in ages! This friend lived two doors down from me and I was basically a part of her family growing up. I even went on family vacations with them! When I was 14, we went on a camping trip with her cousin's family. Her cousin also brought a friend, and it turned out they both had a crush on me lol. I had to choose between the two of them, and I chose his friend. He was 16 and he could drive :thumbup: but he ultimately broke my heart lol. I saw her cousin a lot of times back in those days but haven't seen him now in years! He is now married with children so it will be great to be able to catch up!

The rest of the weekend will probably be spent at the lake. Hopefully we can get some fishing in!

Lindsey, it sounds like a fun weekend!!

We didn't get any rain from the hurricane. I think that part of our county did but we're on the western side and it missed us completely.......we were so close!!

I hope that you're not drowning up there, Janet!! At least you'll have a couple of days so the water can drain away before you have to drive the school bus.

I'm having an awful time with heartburn. I can't seem to find anything that helps so I may have to go to the doctor. I've just been miserable.

Betsi, I hope that your surprise party really surprises your brother!! Have fun!!

Diana, go to the doctor! Heartburn can be a symptom of many things in women.

Lindsey, I hope you have a great weekend. It sounds like lots of fun!

Mike and I went to see a movie yesterday. It's so hot here, there's not much else to do:rolleyes: I'm still watching my diet pretty close. My goal was to keep off the 10 pounds I lost in the hospital, and I did that. Now maybe I can lose a pound or 2 in the next week. Same old story of my life, lol!

Good luck with the weight loss!!! You're doing really good!!

Betsi, I think that I have acid reflux. I had some medicine that irritates my stomach because it's suppose to be taken with food and I don't always do that. It's not a med that I have to have so I've cut it out.....hoping that it will get better but that's not happening. I've been miserable so if it's not better soon than I will be heading to the doctor. I just know that once she gets me in there she's going to run all kinds of tests to check other things as well and it gets expensive.

Just trying to catch up with everyone!! Y'all have been busy!!! We all went to Schlitterbahn Waterpark in New Braunfels yesterday and had a blast!!! We had been trying to go all summer, but couldn't get everyone together at the same time. With a nurse and a fire fighter in the family, plus other conflicts it wasn't easy! We took turns playing with one year old Emma so her parents could have some fun. We all declared it a wonderful day, definitely a "do over"!!

Rex and I had to hurry home after lunch today. I'm coaching a group of young people to participate in a Bible competition in November, so we had to get back. There are several adult helpers, but I'm the leader and this was only our second practice session.

Tomorrow will be labor day for me... Laboring on laundry, mopping and such. We had Emma's birthday party here a couple of weeks ago and some of the decorations are still up. I think we've had enough of Minnie Mouse for a while. Lol

I want to hit a couple of furniture stores tomorrow, too,just to get ideas. Karen took her bedroom furniture with her since they bought a house. She had a really nice queen bedroom set we had bought her for graduation, and Melissa & Garrett are moving out to an apartment (finally!!!) in two weeks, so we have a couple of bedrooms to furnish. We have good queen mattress and box springs in both rooms, so think I'll just get bed frames for now and take my time redecorating. :)

On Saturday, I had planned to clean out the garage again but my friend Diane was on her way to see her Mother and wanted me to go with them to Lafayette. She still is having anxiety issues, so I was glad to go. I usually don't like shopping, it's not even on my list of 1000 favorite things to do..lol, but I had a really good time. It was raining most of the time, but we didn't let it stop us.

Yesterday, I went to the first service at church. Still not sure which time I like best. :) I do love the music. After church I went to Wal Mart and picked up a few items and then headed home. Ricky was gone most of the day and didn't return until 9:30 last night. With the rain and wind, I still worry when he's out on the roads somewhere.

Today, not sure what I'll do. Have a bit of an upset stomach, so I may just lounge around unless I start feeling better.

This Isaac storm has really brought high humidity. It has been horrible to deal with. I will sure be glad when cool fall weather arrives.

I made it home from Oklahoma about 1:00 today. I had a nice trip, it was very quiet and relaxing with only a few family in for the holiday weekend. We just ate good food, visited, and did a bit of shopping. I bought some exercise clothes and some athletic shoes. I'm starting a "Get Fit" class at the university next week and really didn't have any workout clothes. I'm looking forward to it! I think I may take a nap this afternoon! :eek:

Glad you're home safe and sound Gayle. I gotta ask....what do you do with the doggies when you're gone? Do you have someone come stay with them? I'm sure you'll like your exercise class.

I just saw where the YMCA here in Frankfort are starting line dancing classes on Tuesday so I'm considering doing this. I'm sure there will be people I know, but would like someone to go with me. The other thing....I sweat sooooo bad, it's embarassing. I haven't line danced in years and not even sure I remember any of the steps.

I did get the garage cleaned out today. I'm so glad it's done and there is room on both sides of my van now. Someone keeps dumping stuff in the garage I use instead of taking it to the shed or the garage they use. From now on....if I find anything out there that wasn't out there when I finished today, it's going on the wood/burn pile out back.

Not feeling too bad now, I don't think I was sick to my stomach, I think it was more nerves than anything. Anyway...I worked hard in the garage, got soaked from perspiring and now I feel much better.

Tomorrow I hope to have time to take the cat in to get her stitches out. I need to run to the bank first so if I don't have as much time as I would like, I'll wait until Wednesday.

The 3 day weekend sure didn't last long... :)

Gayle and Janet, those both sound like good exercise programs! What a great idea. I sure wish we were closer so we could go exercise together. Wouldn't that be fun?:D

Jim's retirement party went well. He was really surprised, and there were 27 people there! Today was my brother Ronny's birthday. We took a cake and presents out to his house, and he was so surprised. My brothers are great!

Tomorrow Mike has to go to the dermatologist, then pick up his sleep apnea machine. I hope it helps him feel more rested when he wakes up. I'm anxious to find out how many times his sleep was interrupted during his test.

It's SO hot here. I'm ready for WINTER!!

Yes Betsi and Janet, it would be so much fun to exercise together! That would really motivate me!

Janet, I take the dogs with me everywhere, unless I'm flying or going on a trip where they can't go, but that is not very often. When I can't take them, I have a lady who comes stay at the house with them, or I take them to Houston to stay with my daughter (or I meet her half way). Gary's family absolutely adores them and would be really upset if I didn't bring them when I go to OK.

My weekend was pretty good! I had so much fun at my friend's wedding, even though it was rained out. The ceremony was moved indoors and it was still beautiful! I caught up with the bride's cousin and he told me I look the same as I did when I was 15!!! I don't know if that's a compliment or not :confused: lol. I caught up with another friend I haven't seen in probably 10 years, and we danced all night! Scott and I walked home in the rain at 2:30 in the morning :)

We spent the rest of the weekend at the lake. It rained Sunday but was nice enough on Monday to be outside. Scott was in a bad mood most of the weekend but I'm not even going to talk about that here. It's just exhausting to think about it and how we had to leave. I was not happy about it!

Anyways, work is super busy as usual so I am going to be keeping myself busy for the next few months with lots of overtime.

Lindsey, it sounds like you had a good weekend despite the rain and Scott's bad mood. It's always fun to catch up with old friends, isn't it!

Betsi, the retirement party sounds like fun. How is Mike doing with the C-Pap machine. Gary was supposed to use one, but he hated it. He used it off and on (more off than on) for years. It definitely helps them to sleep better and it also takes a strain off the heart which is caused by stopping all the apenic episodes. The heart has to speed up and slow down all night when you are having apnea episodes and that puts a strain on the heart. I don't think Gary ever believed that, but it is true. I think Gary's heart failure would have been improved if he'd used the C-Pap consistently, but he just wouldn't. I hope Mike uses it!

I hope he does too, Gayle! Tonight will be his first time to try it, and I think he'll use it.

I'm off to get my hair cut and colored. I never know what color I will be, lol!

Marilyn, it sounds so nice to go shopping for furniture! I have Jaci's room empty now but instead of putting a bed in there we've decided to put a hide-a-bed that we have and move my desk in there. I'd like to put a little tv too so the kids can watch in there or play video games......which I'd have to buy a video game as well. I can do my crafts and projects in there and it will be a lot more usuable to us like that than a bedroom......but the hide-a-bed will still make it a bedroom when we need it.

Betsi, I'm so glad that you have family close by since your boys live so far away!! Your parties sound like fun!!

Lindsey, How nice that you got to visit with old friends!! It sounds like you had a good weekend......well......except for Scott's bad mood.

Janet, you are so busy!! Cleaning out the garage!! You should hire yourself out to organize other people's stuff!!

Exercising together would be so much fun!! I could use some good motivation!! My scales are broken so I'm not sure where I'm at but I don't think that it's good :(

We didn't do much over the weekend. Glen worked......I was home. I did work on pictures for Dean's room and they've turned out soooo cute! He has a nursey set that I'm copying off of and using my Cricut to help cut out designs. I'll get some pictures when I get the room all done. Today I'm spray painting picture frames and a little cubby shelf that I bought.

Dean's been sick......actually their whole family has been.....but Dean's is hanging on. Yesterday you could tell he was miserable unless you gave him ibuprophen. Today he's better.....a little......still croupy. I just hope that I don't get it.

Glen's going to Mermot Springs this weekend with his dive buddy, Logan. There's a 100 mile garage sale south of here that I went to last year and had a blast.......so I think that Jaci and I are going on Friday........I just realized that I need to have Dae Lynn find another sitter.....OOPS!!! Jaci's excited about going and wants to take her new car. It makes me a little nervous taking a brand new car!!! Oh well.....I guess it has to get broke in sometime!!

So much going on with everyone WOW! Sure wish I was at your place to go with you and Jaci to all the garage sales!!! I had heard about a town flea market near here, but have never been. My friend Diane asked if I had ever been and if I would like to go. I think she said it was the 22 and 23, so as it stands, unless something comes up, we are going to plan on going. She said it was mostly crafts that people make and I just love love love those kinds of things.

Diana....since you been here I keep shopping for rings...lol. I absolutely loved yours! I did buy one from Avon, not nearly as nice of course, but it's pretty. It came today. Looks a little cheaper than I had hoped, but for $19.99...I can't expect much...lolol

We've been having quite a bit of rain here lately. Don't think it's got us caught up to what we should have, but every bit helps. I posted pics of a storm that came through today and I guess tonight we are suppose to have some really bad ones. I'm so ready for a good storm, we haven't really had any for quite some time.

Yesterday was my older brother's 66th birthday. I had posted on his FB page and sent him a card. For some reason I was afraid to call him like I always do. Hadn't spoke with him for awhile so I wasn't sure what to expect. Anyway...I called and glad I did. He was very nice so I felt comfortable. The only thing I don't care for is everytime I call, whether it's his home phone or cell (which is what I called) it's always on speaker. I never get to speak with just him. His wife listens to everything and when I ask him something....she answers. Very disturbing. But...hey...I'm really not complaining, it was a good conversation.

Monday ended up being a laundry and cleaning day. I didn't get to the furniture store as planned. We really dont want to buy furniture right now anyway. We're planning on selling our house soon and building again. There are a couple of features we really want, and our next home will be a one story. Our taxes are too high where we are, so also want to build outside of the city. We plan to find a place to rent, if possible for a while, or may start building and then sell. With all the eagle Ford Shale activity combined with industrial expansion, rentals are expensive and difficult to find. We plan to add another bedroom before selling, so our house will be 4 bedrooms with 3.5 baths, but y'all probably don't want to hear all the details on that. We should be able to sell easily with the demand for houses so high.

Rex and I went to a diabetes education class today. It was very informative. He's really committed to doing what he needs to do to get and stay healthy. If I'd known all the symptoms of diabetes, I could have told him about 6 months ago that he needed to get to the doctor, but live and learn.

I got the results of my fasting blood test today and my total cholesterol was 211 and LDL was 166. My cardiac risk factor is 6.2 and they said should never be more than 5.0. They are giving me 6 weeks to try to get it down with diet and exercise. If I fail they want me on medication. I do not want to take statin drugs. So I have to get busy. I may go vegetarian and see if that helps. I'm already eating pretty healthy and taking krill oil. So plan to exercise like crazy and cut out meats completely for a while. I will still eat some fish. Sorry this is all about me. Next time I'll try to comment more on all your activity.

Betsi, I do hope your husband uses the c-pap. I believe it's very important and will help. Rex should use one but says he just can't tolerate it.

You always sound so busy, Marilyn!! Maybe you should put off buying 2 sets of furniture and just buy one so you have a place for company to stay. I'm sure when you finally move you'll want an extra set for a guest room anyway. Then I'd just leave the other room empty.....or make it a play room for when Emma is there.

Adding on sounds like a lot of work but I'm sure it helps that your husband does construction!! Must be nice!! Maybe we could trade our husband's work.......Glen could plow up your yard and yours could remodel my basement.......sounds like a good trade to me!!!

Marilyn, I know that Glen's diabetes was way out of control before we found out. His eyes were even showing the effects of diabetes......so much that it scared him. He was losing weight, it was so bad. Just make sure you watch carbs as well as sugars because carbs convert to sugar in your body. With Splenda it's so much easier to stay on the diet because you can still have sweets......just not with sugar. And good luck with your next tests!!

Betsi, I'm anxious to hear about how your hair appointment went!! What color are you now?

Janet.....Cool!! You bought you a new ring!! Bling is in......so you go, Girl Friend!! Next thing you know we'll have you in a sparkly shirt and jeans!!!

We got a little bit of rain this morning.....not much again. We have some good chances the next day or two......probably while Jaci and I are at garage sales!!

Janet, I'm glad that you went ahead and called your brother. It's good for you to stay connected. Jerry probably feels comfortable about letting his wife listen in on your conversations. No big deal. I'm sure that if you needed to talk to him privately then you just need to ask.

Glen's got his stuff out to go diving. He's so excited to go! Jaci's excited about the garage sales too......so am I. We'd love to have you go, Janet. I do hope you have a good time with Diane!! I texted Marva and I'm going down there the end of this month and adding some of my stuff to her garage sale. You wouldn't believe the people that showed up at her house last year!! I'm hoping to do pretty good. I think that I'll take some things out of my flea market booth that haven't been selling and take them too. Then I can change things around that I'm selling and add some new stuff.

Well.....Dean's asleep and I have things to get done. I spray painted some things to go in his room.......and I have the blue fingers to prove it!! I have a few more things to paint and make on the Cricut. I ordered a new cartridge that's princess stuff to make some things for Karlie's room......which has changed with a different bedspread. It's a good thing that I hadn't started buying much or making things for her room or I might have been upset. The colors on this will be much easier to match and do things with. Hope everyone has a great day!!

Oh....and Janet, how did you like your new can opener?

Boy do I feel guilty....You all are so busy...I have just been sitting on my back side crocheting and watching TV in the evenings when I get home from work. Trying to get Headbands done for Craft show in November. If they don't sell will donate to Project Help here in Angola.
I need to go on a diet. I have gained 10 lbs and I do not like it. I hate getting old. I am not big by any means but 10 lbs for me is alot to gain. Nothing fits.
So tonight I am crocheting again and watching TV. :(

I think you're right Diana about staying connected. It just made me uncomfortable on speaker because I would ask Jerry something and Betty would answer. I didn't call her...I called to wish my brother a "Happy Birthday". I would never mention it to her or him, so I will just deal with it.

We are all doing great with the new can opener Diana....:sidesplit: Works really well, quieter and doesn't take up space on the counter...what a deal!!! :coolsmiley:

Linda....I sure wouldn't feel guilty about crocheting and TV, if I could cook like you I wouldn't feel guilty about anything. I saw these things for sale and thought of you. They were on a site for $5.00, aren't they cute? Attachment 7169 Didn't know if you had seen these before or not.

If they don't sell at your craft show, you should stop in at All Aboard in Frankfort, unless you all have a place like that there. She's wanting more things that people make to sell.

Not sure what I'm doing over the weekend yet....I'm just so glad it's almost here.

I'm home this weekend, for once! Lol! I'm going to a small town arts and crafts show tomorrow. I just love small town festivals.

I have a list of things to get for my mom and I have shopping to do for myself too, so that will take some time.

I'm starting exercises classes on Monday. They are MWF 7-8AM. The classes are at the University and so I will need to shower in the locker room after the class and then go to work. I will have a locker to keep my things in so I want to get a second set of makeup and hair products so that I don't have to drag everything back and forth everyday. All those things will add to my shopping list. Whew!

THEN, I am having my mom's 90th birthday party at my house on Oct. 6th. There is plenty of time to get ready for it, but I do want to start thinking about it and keeping my eye open for things I will need.

I'm hoping to have a restful, fun and productive weekend!

Today I got a call from my dear friend Linda (the one I've been friends with for over 35 years), well really her daughter Lori. Linda's Yorkie Lizzy had it coming out both ends and has some hot spots on her back. No one was able to get her to the vet so they asked me and of course I took her in. She had a reaction to some flea/heartworm medicine and has an allergy to fleas. We found 2 on her at the vet. Lizzy was sent home with 3 different meds and some medicated conditioner to leave in. So after I got her back home and got Linda calmed down, I gave Lizzy a bath for her. Linda just isn't able to do that right now because of her health and her daughter and her family weren't going to be home to do it.

Came home and was starved....ate about 8 of the little Chewy Chips Ahoy cookies and a glass of milk.....but that's all I had so it was my breakfast and lunch too. I'll do better tomorrow.

It's been one of those days.....kind of got that blah feeling, so looking forward to tomorrow...hopefully I will feel better.

Janet, you are a good friend. That was really sweet of you!

Gayle, I'm so glad you are taking care of yourself. I bet your mom is excited about her party. Sounds like fun.

Mike left for the ranch yesterday and will be home Monday. I'm leaving Monday to ride to Dallas with Teresa, my sil. She sees a knee surgeon on Tuesday, to talk about knee replacement. Both of hers are bone on bone, and hurt so much. My knees are tolerable right now, so she needs to go first so I can see how much it hurts, lol!

Wow!! What a weekend I had!! So busy!!

Jaci and I went to the 100 mile garage sale on Friday. She hadn't been feeling well so I wasn't sure if she was going to go or not. She sounded bad but said that she felt fine. We found quite a bit of "stuff". We knew that there was a chance of rain so we kept checking her weather on the car (it's pretty fancy) and sure enough a bad storm came up. We were at a garage sale when the rain started and Jaci and I ended up helping a woman take her stuff into her garage. Personally......I was worried about Jaci's car because there was talk of hail. The woman ended up offering to let Jaci park in her car port but Jaci turned her down.....I didn't hear that or I'd have made her put it in there anyway. As we drove away the wind picked up really bad and limbs were coming out of the trees. We parked by a building and waited the storm out.....thank heavens it's didn't hail. Jaci's MIL bought a brand new vehicle this week and was at the garage sales too so we were all worried about their new cars. The rain pretty much ended the garage sales for that day so we came home.....after a trip to Wal-mart.

On Saturday Jaci and I had talked about going back to the 100 mile garage sale but I decided that I was too tired and needed to get some things done at home. I ran into the few garage sales that we had in town. Jaci had seen an antique hoosier cabinet the day before and had kicked herself for not buying it all day long......well....it ended up that it was still there so I called her and we ended up buying it. She was excited!! I went to the other garage sales and I hit a great one!! I bought a lot of stuff to resell!! I got two really nice king sized bedspreads, two leather jackets, a really nice leather ottoman, a bag that goes on the back of a 4-wheeler (that we've been wanting to buy and just hadn't because they're so expensive), and a whole lot of other things!!! When I got home I had garage sale stuff everywhere so I started pricing things and worked at that all day.

On Sunday I got up and went to church. I had two new little boys in my class so it was a hard morning. You could tell that they weren't used to sitting still for very long but they loved the craft that we did so it ended up being a good morning. After chuch Jaci and I went out to eat since Nate wasn't with her and Glen was out of town. Then I found another garage sale......we don't ususally have them here on Sunday. After that I went to Dae Lynn's and watched the kids while they painted the inside of their trailer house. The renter left them in a huge mess so they're trying to get it back in shape to get it rented out.

Mom and Art stopped by Dae Lynn's to talk to me about their will. I had asked some questions a while back about what they want done and it made them realize that getting a will was something that needed to be done. I've made it clear what I want that's Mom's because my Mom came with a lot to their marriage and I want some of it to come back to us. They had a quiestionaire to fill out to help the lawyer know what they're wanting to do. My Mom will have everything in order so it probably won't be to hard to take care of when the time comes.

Glen got home late last night. He and Logan had a good time scuba diving. I was so busy that I hardly noticed that he was gone. One of his good friends is in town this morning so we're going in for a late breakfast and visit with him and his wife.

Where do the weekends go. Glad you could help your friend Janet. Gayle have fun planning your moms party. That sounds like a good time. Betsi knee surgery. Ouch.
Diana Garage sales 100 miles. No way.
Hubby and I headed to Frankfort Saturday morning and Jennifer called us to let us know her car was broke down along the side of the road. So we went to where she was only took 2 hours to get there but she was going same place we were going.
So Gary put water in radiator and they took off to Frankfort with me behind them.
It must have been a stuck thermostat. ANy way made it to frankfort. Our oldest daughter had a Pampered Chef party only 3 guest there. Me Jennifer and a neighbor. BUt got to see the Grandsons. They were so busy. Then Jen and I went to see my dad in nursing home. He needed a shave so I gave him one. He does not
know what day it is. So depressing. Then went to Gary's mom where he was checking out Jen's car. Didn't find a thing wrong with it thank goodness.
She went back to Muncie and Gary and I went to Red Lobster in Kokomo to eat for our 23rd wedding anniversary. Whirlwind trip as always but no one can make the trip up to see us. Go figure. Oh well. Sorry. Mowed on Sunday and Gary left for Wisconsin. Never enough hours in the day. Everyone have a great week.
I also made more headbands and sold 4 of them at work today. YAYYYY>>>>

You are really busy too, Linda! It sounds like everyone had a good weekend.

Diana, I don't know how you do it. 100 miles of garage sales. Sounds like it got cut a bit short with the storm. Thank goodness there was no hail!!!

I went to an arts/crafts festival in a small town near where I live. I bought some earrings, the kind where you can change out the little dangle things. It was called earrings in a jar. The earrings and dangles were in this little jar with a cork in the top. So cute! BUT, when I got home all the dangles were there, but the earring part that goes through the ear wasn't in there. I called the lady (thank goodness she had given me her card) but she didn't answer. She had an email address on the card, so I sent her an email. She emailed me back and we were going to meet Sunday (she doesn't live far from me) so I could get the earrings, but our schedules weren't compatible, so she's going to mail them to me.

I had lunch Sunday with a couple of friends. We ate at a little restaurant out in the country. It is owned by neighbors of the friends I ate with. They were plowing a field right next to the restaurant so I posted on FB how much I love living in the country.

The husband of the friends I ate with is going to buy Gary's boat, so they came home with me to look at it. David has been fishing with Gary, just last March, so he was familiar with the boat, he just wanted to look it over again. He is so excited and so am I. It is nice knowing that a friend will have Gary's boat.

i started my exercise class today. WHEW! It was hard - I don't think the actual class will be as hard as it was today, because we got fitness tested today. We had to do various exercises until we couldn't do them anymore, e.g., pushups and jogging/walking a mile, and record our times and repetitions. That was really hard and I'm sore now. We will take the test at the end of November when the class is over to see if we have improved. There are about 20 people in my class of all ages and genders. I am VERY out of shape, so it will be good for me!