Good morning everyone! I hope to have a busy day today as long as the heat doesn't get to me. This morning I have to do all my errands within an hour or so before it gets too hot.

#1 is to get a windshield visor for my car to block the sun out. It gets dang hot in there without it and it takes the a/c in the car longer to cool it down. While my complex has covered parking it is reserved for those in the townhouses. Last year I was able to park under there after getting a dr's note. But they changed everything to assigned parking spaces for the people in the townhouses.

Of course I have this huge roll of canvas and can probably make my own. Hmmm, now I'm thinking . . . LOL.

I hope you all have a great day!

Just thought I would say good morning to everyone! The sun is shining here so it looks like we may finally have a nice day.

fin -- Do you ever go shopping in Polaris? I sometimes stay there overnight (Hilton Garden Inn) when I am driving back to see family. Although I probably could only handle a few stores in the mall these days before I would "poop" out. I really like the chinese restaurant at that mall. I can't remember the name right now.

Kay -- Hope you are really getting some rest today.

TK -- Sun visors are a must. Somone also told me that in the sporting goods section at WAl Mart they are selling some kind of bandana thing that you can get wet and then it stays cool all day. Might help you a little with the heat. Do you have a cooling vest? I am going to go see if my local Wal Mart has them (the bandana thing) in a little while.

Renee -- Just wanted to ket you know that I am still thinking about you and your kids.

Sandy -- My doctors scales always weigh me less than my own too. Now if they only weighed me about 50 pounds less I read your post on the endoscopy thread. I have dealt with all of the same issues. I had to go on nexium too after being on steriods last spring. The prilosec just was not working.

I lost 45 pounds last fall/spring (was not hungry during flare) and have gained 35 of it back since the fall. I am blaming neurontin. I got my appetitie back when I went on it. I always feel hungry even though I know I can't be. However, I know it is my fault too. I need to cut down on portions and make better choices. I don't really want to stop taking the neurontin since it does seem to help me.

Frank -- if you are reading this, I hope that you are feeling better and taking care of yourself.

Well as my husband will not accept my calls, I had an idea,the chaplain I talked to yesterday was lovely all though there wasn't alot he could do, but I talked to him again this morning and he is going to call andrews supervisor and get Andrews number where he is staying and HE is going to call and talk to him. Wish me luck!

Renee,

I am so sorry you are going through this. I'm glad you were able to talk to the chaplain. I think it is good that the chaplain is going to get involved and try to talk to your husband.

It's unbelievable how he can act the way he has. He should be ashamed of himself and maybe he will see that when the chaplain talks to him. If he doesn't see it, then he's not much of a man.

He needs to grow up and take care of his wife and children. If he wants a divorce, he should have the guts to do the right thing. That is all he needs to do is the "right thing".

I am sure the military will make him pay his debts by court order. Just keep plugging away until you get the right person to help you with all of this.

Bless your heart. I'm thinking of you and your kids and I am praying for you. Things are tough right now but they will get better.

My son's father left us in 1972 with nothing. My son was 2 years old and I was 21 years old. He just walked out with the car and all our money and I found out he moved to another state.

I scraped up the money to divorce him and he came back crying and begging for forgiveness. He wouldn't sign the papers so we published it in the law journal and it was done without his signature. I forgave him but didn't take him back. He never did the right thing and hasn't seen his son in 35 years and never paid a penny child support. I raised my son without financial or emotional assistance from anyone and it was tough but I did it.

I wish you all the luck in the world.

Renee, that's great that he's going to get them to call your husband. I still can't imagine why they think he was honest. Hopefully this chaplain can speak with him and make him realize that what he has done was so wrong.

wishing you the best of luck. I keep checking for your updates as I
think of you often. Take care of yourself Renee and those cuties you
have too.

Renee, I just thought of an idea. Since you are getting nowhere with the base, why not let your mom and some of your friends (hint hint) call and be witness to what has happened to back your story up? I know this has happened before in the military where family and friends called the command to verify what has happened. Maybe it wont go anywhere but it would cause Andrew verbal anguish when he gets back and cause his command to take notice that maybe he did lie.

I think that's a great idea, Sandy. Hang in there, Renee.

Thanks for the update Renee. Wishing you luck and still continuing to keep you all in my prayers.

Kay - UGH!!! Sorry about the controlled burn as well as the fact that you are having difficulty walking. Not very restful is it? Maybe when DH gets home he can take you out of there!

argh!

DH came home, and immediately plopped into bed for a nap.



(the heat in May here is debilitating...)

so, despite my eyes burning... I'm coping with TWO fans on full-blast.



I just hope they don't lose control of it or anything, 'cause it's pretty DRY here right now...

the rains are due "soon"

controlled burns are how Maya farmers do their "Milpa" farming...

they're burning off a few acres of jungle brush, then they'll plant in the rich soil left behind, and move on...

The milpa cycle calls for 2 years of cultivation and eight years of letting the area lie fallow. Agronomists point out that the system is designed to create relatively large yields of food crops without the use of artificial pesticides or fertilizers, and they point out that it is self-sustaining at current levels of consumption....

The word is also used for a small field, especially in Mexico or Central America, that is cleared from the jungle, cropped for a few seasons, and then abandoned for a fresh clearing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milpa