What Did You Do Today?

[DianaB]

Jordan had an incident with his mother, the police were called, and he's back with his grandparents in another town. I'm not sure what's going to happen with the situation.

Today Dae Lynn had a guy coming to put in a phone jack so I had to run in and let him in. I loaded the Tahoe with some more of her things. I know that if I don't just take them in they'll just sit and sit here. I put them in the garage where she can go through them when she's ready. Now I just have a couple more big boxes of books and toys and a fan. Then she'll be pretty much out.

Other than that not much is going on. I guess I better get off the computer and get my own house cleaned!!

[Janet]

Not much going on here either Diana. Took the cats in this morning for spay/neuter and declawing, have to pick them up tomorrow after 10. Did some cleaning and then shredded newspaper for the litter box. Guess they can't use regular litter because it can get in where their claws were. I'm learning so much more about cats than I ever wanted to...lol.

So glad tomorrow is Friday and the weekend is around the corner. Temps are going back up into the 90's so that won't be fun, but it's better than snow....I guess.

[DianaB]

Surely you have to just use the paper while their paws are healing and then go back to the kitty litter......don't you?

[Janet]

Yes.....they said just for a couple of weeks. I'm really angry, the Vet didn't send any pain meds home and I can tell Kitty is hurting. I'm going tomorrow and get her some pain pills. Don't understand why they didn't send some home with us.

[gja1000]

One of my good friends was in the hospital this week with heart problems. She thought she was having a heart attack, but nothing showed up at the hospital. They kept her overnight and sent her home on a heart monitor. PLEASE everyone, stop falling out of doors and getting sick. I need you all to be well.

[Janet]

Guess we're just trying to keep you on your toes...lol. Hope it's nothing serious with your friend and that she's feeling better.

My friend Diane....the one who just joined but hasn't posted yet is going through something that is hard to figure out. Not sure if it's stress, anxiety, mental, we just don't know. They've done a few tests on her, but nothing really decided on what's wrong. Please keep her in our prayers also, I would appreciate it.


This morning Kitty was still sitting on her haunches with her front feet in the air, which tells me she's in pain. So Ricky headed over to the Vet to get some meds for her. They gave enough for 3 days...and it better be enough or I'm headed right back over there. She's not crying much, but I know she's hurting. Skeeter seems to be doing really well, but since they sent him meds too, we gave him one. If he doesn't need the rest then I will be giving them to Kitty. It just breaks my heart for her to be in pain.

Ricky and I went to Lafayette to a Best Buy store there. Since his laptop computer died, he has been wanting another one. He still has his first laptop, but it runs so slow. We just use it as a back up. Anyway, I had some money put back from my inheritance to give him for all the help he gave me with Mom and afterwards. They are really busy with back to school, so it will be tomorrow before he can pick it up. They are going to get it all ready for him and get rid of all the nonsense stuff and create a backup disc for him too. He's really anxious to get it home. I think he's going to be amazed at how much faster it will be and how much better the graphics are on it.

On our way back home we stopped at the Rossville Summer's End Festival. They had a lot of booths and a lot of people. We did a walk through and then came on home. That's been my day so far. Don't plan on doing much else, it's so hot outside today and I just feel like being lazy now.

[gja1000]

I made a quick trip to Houston this weekend. Brooke called on Thursday and wanted me to come down. We've had a lot of fun today, shopping, baking and just being together.

They say the hurricane coming into the gulf may hit closer to New Orleans and there was a message from the hurricane center tonight that after it makes landfall, it may drift west at full strength to HOUSTON! We just saw that a few minutes ago on the tracking models, so I guess the kids will get things ready tomorrow. They already have all their emergency packs and three generators, but will need to get some gasoline, water and food that doesn't needvpreparation, in case they are without power. The trackers won't really know till Monday where it will make landfall or what it will do afterwards, but I the kids are going to get ready anyway. Bryan has been through a hurricane when he lived in FL, but it's been a long time.

[Lindsey]

Janet, I hope Kitty is feeling better! I can't believe the vet didn't send pain meds to begin with!

Gayle, hurricanes must be awful! It's a good idea to be prepared ahead of time.

Yesterday we did a lot of shopping! Scott had a doctors appointment at our new doctor in the mall, so I shopped while he was in there One of his fingers for months has been just scaley and dry and the whole front of the finger looks like the skin has just been eaten away. He didn't want to go but finally went. It turns out it's contact eczema and he now has some cream to put on it every day. Hopefully it gets better!

And he actually brought up his heart issues to this doctor too, which I didn't think he'd do because he keeps saying he's fine. I didn't even push him this time! Every once in awhile, his heart will just start beating really hard and fast, and he feels like he's out of breath. It happens almost every time he eats, and then other random times too. It has happened his whole life. He went to a doctor when he was younger and living at home, but it didn't happen when he was at the doctor so the doctor said he was fine.... I made him go again to our old doctor here in the city and he did some bloodwork but it ended there. This new doctor is making Scott go for bloodwork on Monday and when she gets the results she will refer him to a specialist. I think he really needs to have his heart monitored for a day or two so they can track when it happens!

Anyways, while we were out I bought a few new shirts, Scott bought some tools I know nothing about, we bought a wheelbarrow for yard work, and we got groceries. We also found time to go to the bank and change him over to my account and close his old one. Our bank was having a customer appreciation day with free drinks, sno kones, cupcakes, and TACO IN A BAG!!! Ohhhh taco in a bag is my favourite food ever. I don't know if it's popular where you guys are, but you just crunch up a small bag of Doritos, cut it down the side, add some ground beef (with taco seasoning), lettuce, tomato, sour cream, salsa, and catalina salad dressing, and enjoy! I just spent $7.50 a couple of weeks ago on one at the fair, so when it's free, I'm all over that lol!

Today my plan is to highlight my hair and make cabbage rolls! Scott just left to play a round of golf, so it's pretty quiet around here.

Oh yeah and we got all of our wedding photos on Friday and I put a bunch of them on Facebook yesterday, so go check them out if you haven't seen them

[Janet]

Did check them out and I love them. All the wedding photos I've seen have been beautiful!

[gja1000]

Lindsey, your wedding pix are so wonderful. I don't know how I would ever decide!

Yes, I do know about taco in a bag. My sister-in-law made them a few weeks ago. They are really good!

[DianaB]

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!!

[Janet]

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.

[gja1000]

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!

[Blueyes]

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 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

[2tiredmom]

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!!!!!