Weather report -- rain, cool, and gloomy. We are paying for the relatively mild summer with a yucky Fall. ( I think I have been talking to my 4 year old niece too much --yucky)

Going to get my hair highlighted and cut.

hello hello.

not much time, I have two kids out sick today. so far just sore throats
with mild fever. Lots of people we know are sick with the swine flu so
Im hoping its just a cold.(fingers crossed)

Im so glad Jim is feeling better Sandy.

Hugs to everyone else.

Sandy, that's great news about Jim.

Well, the move is over. They still have umpteen boxes to unpack and they're having a sofa delivered tomorrow.

I got to meet his GF's parents and they're so nice. Her Mom and I got along very well. She looks just like her mother. They could be sisters! Her Dad's so funny. He had us all cracking up with his Steve Martin impressions. I think GF thought he was going to embarrass her but we all loved him!

I'm pooped and I didn't even do any of the heavy lifting today. And there was an elevator so no stairs to climb up and down! Those apartments are really nice. I could see myself living there. It's very secure with an underground parking garage and everything. The mailboxes and trash shute for each building are even indoors.....you don't have to go outside for anything. Each building is locked and you have to have a resident swipe card to enter.

Okay, I've got to get something cold to drink and go relax for a bit. It seems like Saturday or Sunday to me since everyone was off work today.

Good afternoon, everyone...

Sandy, I hope and I pray that Jim's all right...you guys have had enough...
Sox, hope it's just colds...keep us informed...
Vonn, congrats on the excellent grade!!
Kelly, it would be great if you could find something close to your DS, wouldn't it? Hope you enjoy the quiet...
Barb, hope you get to buy those years...what a difference it could make!!
T...good bargain hunting...glad you found the book at the right price...
Weave...

Saw the urogyne yesterday...DH went with...he was impressed by how compassionate and gentle a man the doc is.
I have to have surgery to put the bladder back where it belongs. It's day surgery, but no heavy lifting for 3 mos! I thought he said no "intimacy" for the same amount of time, but my DH didn't believe me...or he didn't want to
My bladder also has involuntary contractions, which he hopes the med I'm on will help reduce. I've been taking it wrong, so he told me to take it 1 hr. before breakfast, and then in a few weeks we'll see if it's improved the urge thingy at all.
I'm having the surgery on Nov. 16...and we're celebrating Xmas over Thanksgiving...which means I'll have to give up control and let everyone do everything...something I am definitely not good at. I need to get gift shopping done soon, since I also can't drive for 2 wks afterwards.
It's one thing after another in life, isn't it

Going to the inlaws for dinner and then driving to my sleep study tonight. I'll miss my guy tonight...

Hope everyone has a wonderful evening!!
Take care!

Debbie - Good luck at your sleep study as well as your upcoming surgery.

Sox - Hoping the kids just have little colds and not much else.

OK, remember the part where I posted "and anything else that may come up that's not on my list." Well, it came up shortly after I posted that. LOL My dad is coming home today from the hospital. I spent a few hours helping out at their house to get things ready. My mom gave me my "chores" and left to go to the hospital. YEAH!!!!

That's wonderful news, Tricia!! Hope he knows that rest will speed recovery...

Debbie -- Good luck with everything!

Tricia -- that is good news about your dad.

Well, I think the hair genie that caused Sandy's hair to be too light also got me. The back looks great, but the top is too light and a little orange looking. I am going back on Tuesday for her to fix it. Why did I tip her???

.....another quick check in. The flu has arrived at our house. Youngest son came home from school yesterday sick. This morning his temp was 103. He has a bad headache and body aches. I kept him home and pushing lots of fluids at him.

Sandy, glad to hear Jim is better.

Vonn,,, congrats on the A.

Kelly, I get that move bug ever so often... we moved 8 times while DH was in the military. SO every 4 years a fresh start was nice. So now every couple of years, I rearrange furniture and buy new curtains and rugs. Feels like moving without the heavy lifting!

Barb, I think they deliberately make figuring retirement pay complicated! DH retired from military service with 28 yrs. The formulas they use are confusing and trying to make life decisions on "possible" pay is soooo frustrating!! If it was just the two of us, we would be fine. BUT with two sons still depending on us, he had to find a second career!

TKRK, glad to hear dad is coming home! Praying for his continuing recovery.

Deb, hope the sleep study goes well. Sorry to hear about the surgery, I think that one may be in my future too. Between the stress of two children and MS, my poor bladder/pelvic muscles are barely hanging in there.

Fin, Sox, Sarah, Supermoo, Holly

That's good news, Tricia. I hope he does well and is more comfortable in his own home. The hospital is the worst place to try and get any rest.

howdy all ...

quick update: .. I had the LIP biopsy and had a salivary gland (looks like a BB) removed .. will know the 'results' on Monday ... but I have a sore lip ...

the joke today is: My lip got quilted!!

I had a job interview - and can take the job ... tax preparing ... but, I would have to move for sure ... to Green Bay ..

so, we'll see what transpires the next couple of weeks ... I don't have to give her a 'definite' until the first week of December ...

have a great night!!