Where is a rolling on the floor laughing icon when you need it! LOL Your friend is funny Alffe!

Granddoody is doing better. He does have a cold but no more stomach issues

Scott is having a sleep over with 4 of his buddies tonight. I guess that means i'll have 5 smelly 16, 17 and 18 year olds raiding my fridge and doing who knows what to my house tonight.

We have some old friends coming to town for this weeks first N.D.football game and are meeting them and another couple for dinner..they refused to let me cook for them.. maybe cause moi won't be here to help me clean up the stovetop.... His wife said he has to rest as he's in the middle of radiation treatments....~sigh. He is such a lovely man and refuses to discuss health issues.

And another childhood friend, someone who was the picture of good health at our last years 50th high school reunion died unexpectedly...his children are just a wreck.

The message is what you want to make of it.....life is short...each day is truely a gift.....and remember, the shortest prayer....Help! Help! Help!

I'm preparing to go visit a dear lady and trying to do it in a restful fashion. YEAH RIGHT! LOL

I'm sorry about your friends, Alffe. You have yet another sick friend coming to visit who dreams about sitting in your lap and being gently rocked.

I just hope I plan it right to get there AFTER the Notre Dame game starts.

Note to self...get Kathy's phone number so I can call her when I am arriving to take a break with her before going to the Alffe's. I can hardly wait to negotiate going around the Chicago area all by my lonesome. But so looking forward to hugging our Ms. Kathy in person. ((Kathy)) (Last internet hug you'll get from me until I return. )

Oh heck, who am I kidding. I've driven all over the United States all by myself, I'm just old and starting to wonder why I do it. LOL.

Road prayers for Ms. Doody this Saturday please.

Road prayers being said dear Doody! I'm brave like you are... yep, its called courage! Good on you!!!!! My motto: Watch out for the other guy!

Hug our KathyM for me too plllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeezzze

and of course Mr and Mrs Alffe!!!

Prayers and positive thoughts heading your way...

I hope you enjoy your visit with Kathy and the Alffes. Oh boy, you get to see Cooper too!

I only started doing road trips on my own ... when I was left on my own ... and now I can actually enjoy it! Of course I like travelling with my kids too ... and now that my son has his Learner's License he thinks he's ready to 'spell me off' for driving on the highway! But I'm not ready!! (I want him to take some driver training lessons first.)

Thanks you guys. I just get concerned about car problems, most especially now that mine is getting on in years. Like its owner.

And yeth, I get to see Cooper too. I can hardly wait. (Little does Alffe know I'm really going to see Cooper. )

I don't even have my bags packed and I'm leaving tomorrow late afternoon to stay at my daughter's. Otherwise, it'll be 3 weeks to not see granddoody. When I get back, granddoody is going with dad to see his great-grandparents on the other side of the state...BUT, sweet daughter is going to spend the weekend with me when I get back so I am so excited about that as well. Girls' week with Ms. Alpo and girls' weekend with daughter. What could be better.

Anyway, taking off tomorrow to stay with them and leaving early Saturday morning. Take a break at Chicago with Kathy for a couple and then head to Indiana and timing it to NOT run in to Notre Dame game traffic.

I'm hoping to go to church on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Alpo, then he is leaving us alone for the week and traveling elsewhere. Heh.

oh my..... you and alffe alone AND TOGETHER!!!!!..... LOOK OUT INDIANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL...let's see, I just had all the leftover Sherpherds Pie from the restaurant, for breakfast....ahhhhhhhhhhh. We had such a good time last night with old friends...felt good to be laughing.

Cooper has been groomed for his Aunt Doody...come to think of it I did get a haircut on Monday so guess I am also. *grin

Today I'll do a little grocery shopping and maybe dust...maybe not.

What's on your plate?

Its been a busy day... i took my FIL to the dentist this morning and he has to have a root canal on the 6th
Met my husband for lunch since today is pay day
Went to the hosptial for all the pre-op stuff you have to do. I still dont know what time i have to be there on the 7th. They said to call on the 6th between 3 and 5 and they'll tell me then...
I am NOT a last minute person so this is driving me nuts not knowing.. LOL