TODAY'S THE DAY!!

HI ALL, AND PLEASE REMEMBER TO COME BACK AND LOOK FOR MY BLOG ON AUG. 9TH WHEN I GET BACK FROM C.A.!!  YOU CAN CHECK OUT MY FACEBOOK PAGE BY GOING TO http://bit.ly/BonelliHayesWALK2012.  MY SISTER VICKIE IS SICK, AND I DO NOT BELIEVE SHE WILL MAKE IT THIS TRIP.  SHE AND MY DAUGHTER FONDA WILL BE DOING THE ICE CREAM SOCIAL FOR OUR ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD, WITH ALL THE ALZHEIMER'S FUND RAISING ITEMS, WHILE I AM GONE.  PLEASE DON'T FORGET, IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT COULD GO INTO OUR RAFFLE BASKET OR IF YOU CAN THINK OF SOMETHING GOOD THAT WE SHOULD TRY AND GET DONATED, LET ME KNOW!!! THANKS SO MUCH, AND I'LL BE BACK SOON!!  JUST ME

JUST ONE MORE DAY AND IT'S C.A. HERE WE COME!!

IT IS GOING TO BE JUST WONDERFUL GETTING TO SEE MY SON AND HIS FAMILY AGAIN.  LAURA IS SUCH A SWEET HEART, AND THE GIRLS ARE REALLY ADORABLE.  I HEAR CANYON (MY GRANDSON) IS GETTING VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE TRIP TOO.  HIS DAD JUST GOT HIM SOME NEW CLOTHES, AND A FLORIDA ID CARD FOR THE TRIP.  I AM TAKING A COUPLE GAMES FOR US TO PLAY, BUT I KNOW HE WILL BE TEXTING MOST OF THE WAY (IF THAT IS ALLOWED ON THE PLANE).  WHEN I GET BACK HOME, I WILL BE BUSIER THAN EVER, AS VICKIE AND I ARE GOING TO HAVE A TABLE OUT IN FRONT OF PUBLIX TO RAISE SOME FUNDS FOR ALZHEIMER'S, AS WELL AS WALK THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE LOVELY ARTICLE THAT WAS PRINTED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS LETTER ABOUT MY SISTER'S HUSBAND GEORGE, MY MIKE, AND THE UPCOMING WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S.  WE WILL ALSO BE TRYING TO RAISE SOME DONATED GIFTS FOR THE GIFT BASKET WHICH WE RAFFLE OFF TO RAISE MORE FUNDS.  IF ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS ABOUT WHAT WE COULD PUT IN THE BASKET  OR IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PUT INTO THE BASKET, PLEASE E-MAIL ME WITH THAT INFO.  WE ARE LOOKING FOR JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.  HAIR TREATMENT, NAIL CARE, SPA TREATMENTS, GOLF GAME, RESTAURANT GIFT CARDS, YOU NAME IT-WE CAN SURE USE IT!!  WE ARE EVEN GOING TO HAVE A GARAGE SALE TO RAISE FUNDS, SO IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE US TO SELL FOR A GREAT CAUSE-THAT TOO WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED!!!!  ON A DIFFERENT NOTE, I MAY HAVE TO TAKE PRESLEY BACK TO THE VET TODAY.  HE HAS BEEN EATING, AND DRINKING WATER, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS BEFORE.  HE ALSO HAS NOT HAD A FULL POOP LIKE BEFORE, AND YOU CAN SEE HIM PUSHING SO HARD TRYING TO.  I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THE VET SAID TO DO, BUT I GUESS THIS WILL BE NIGHTMARE PART 11 FOR PRESLEY.  POOR DOGIE, HE IS THE MOST GENTLE LOVING DOG I HAVE EVER SEEN.  EVEN THE VET SAID SHE REALLY WAS IMPRESSED WITH HOW GENTLE HE IS AND HIS SWEETNESS.  WELL, TODAY IT'S GET ALL THE REST OF MY PACKING DONE.  MAKE SURE I TAKE EVERYTHING ON MY LIST.  I ALSO HAVE SOME LAUNDRY THAT NEEDS DOING BEFORE I GO,  AND A LITTLE HOUSE WORK.  I SURE DON'T WANT TO OVER DO IT AND MESS UP MY BACK BEFORE THE TRIP!!  I HAD A WONDERFUL DAY YESTERDAY THANKS IN PART TO MY DEAR FRIEND IRMA.  SHE MADE A DELICIOUS LUPPER (A CROSS BETWEEN LUNCH AND SUPPER)  MEAL FOR ME THAT I DID NOT EXPECT.  WE HAD A LOVELY VISIT, AND SHE ASKED ME TO GIVE MY SON MIKE A WARM HUG FROM HER AND HER LOVE.  SHE SAID WHEN MIKE (MY HUSBAND) PASSED,  SHE GAVE HIM A HUG, AND HE GAVE HER SUCH A WARM HUG IN RETURN-SHE REALLY LIKED HIM AND SAID YOU CAN SEE HE HAS A KIND HEART.  HE DOES.  WELL, IF I AM GOING TO GET ANY THING DONE TODAY I MUST GET STARTED ON IT NOW!!  SO TILL THE 9TH (THE MORNING AFTER I GET BACK IN TOWN), I WILL SAY SO LONG-I WILL MISS ALL MY DEAR BLOG FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND I HOPE THEY ALL MISS ME TOO!! JUST ME

GETTING READY FOR MY TRIP!!

MY TRIP TO C.A. IS NOW JUST 4 SHORT DAYS AWAY, AND I AM REALLY GETTING EXCITED!!  AFTER THE MEETING LAST NIGHT A FEW FRIENDS AND I WENT TO JEREMIAH'S FOR SOME ITALIAN ICE.  I HAD THE SUGAR FREE CHERRY, AND IT WAS YUMMY!!  THEN I CAME HOME, PUT MY DOGIES OUT SIDE FOR THE LAST TIME OF THE NIGHT, AND THEN OFF TO BED I WENT.  MY SISTER VICKIE AND I HAVE EARLY MORNING PLANS, AFTER ALL,  IT IS FRIDAY-GARAGE SALES!!  WE WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE DINNER TOGETHER LATER AS WELL.  IT IS SO NICE TO HAVE HER SO CLOSE BY.  PRESLEY IS STILL ON STOOL SOFTENERS, PUMPKIN, AND VERY LITTLE DOG FOOD.  PRISKA IS NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT THE NEW MENU, BUT SHE IS A TROOPER, AND WILL PRETTY MUCH EAT ANYTHING I GIVE HER.  MY BACK IS DOING MUCH BETTER, BUT IT IS NOT PERFECT AS I HAD HOPED IT WOULD BE.  I AM STILL HAVING SOME LEG PAIN, BUT NOTHING LIKE BEFORE.  I KNOW THE MEDS KEEP WORKING FOR A FEW DAYS AFTER THE PROCEDURE, SO I AM HOPING IT WILL KEEP GETTING BETTER.  I FIND THAT LATELY WHEN EVER I SPEAK OF MIKE I AM MORE LIKELY TO SMILE THEN TO CRY.  WHEN I THINK OF HIM, I TRY AND REMEMBER SOME OF THE FUNNY THINGS WE HAVE DONE OVER THE YEARS.  THINGS THAT MADE US LAUGH THEN-STILL MAKE ME LAUGH NOW.  I'M SURE A COUPLE OF HIS BEST FRIENDS (TERRY AND DAR S.) ARE ALSO REMEMBERING THE GOOD OLE DAYS WITH MIKE AS WELL.  HE WAS TRULY ONE OF A KIND!!  I HAVE SO MUCH TO DO TODAY STILL TO GET READY FOR MY TRIP.  I HAVE DONE PRECIOUS LITTLE  UNTIL NOW BECAUSE OF MY BACK AND PRESLEY.  NOW I HAVE TO GET BUSY, AND PACK!!  I HATE TO WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE, AS THEN I ALWAYS FORGET SOMETHING IMPORTANT.  LAST TIME I FORGOT MY PHONE CHARGER!!  THIS TIME I HAVE A CHECK LIST, AND I SURE HOPE I REMEMBERED TO PUT EVERYTHING ON IT.WELL, I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR THIS FRIDAY MORNING.  I HOPE EVERYONES WEEK END WILL BE GREAT. ON A VERY SAD NOTE-FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO KNEW KINDRA AND MICHAEL JACKSON-SHE PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY AFTER OPEN HEART SURGERY.  PLEASE KEEP BOTH HER HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER IN YOUR PRAYERS.  SHE WAS SO YOUNG, BUT WAS A TRUE AND FAITHFUL WITNESS SO WE KNOW WE WILL BE SEEING HER AGAIN SOON......  JUST ME

NEW DAY, AND WE ARE BOTH BETTER!!

PRESLEY IS NOW EATING AND DRINKING AGAIN, AND I HAD MY EPIDURAL SHOT YESTERDAY. MY SISTER VICKIE TOOK ME, AND THEN THEY CALLED HER A COUPLE HOURS LATER WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR HER TO COME PICK ME UP.  I CAN ALREADY TELL THE DIFFERENCE, BUT IT USUALLY TAKES 2 OR EVEN 3 DAYS FOR THE FULL EFFECT.  I TRULY DID NOTHING YESTERDAY BUT FOLLOW THE DOCTOR'S ORDERS TO A T.  ICE ON EVERY 20 MINUTES TO THE INJECTION SITE. ONCE I GET BACK FROM C.A. THE SAME DR. WILL GIVE ME AN EPIDURAL IN MY NECK AREA.  WITH A LOT OF WELL WISHES AND SOME PRAYERS, I AM HOPING THE NECK WILL ALSO BE IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE AFTER THAT.  BTW,  I  FOUND A NEW WAY TO GIVE PRESLEY HIS MEDS.  HE LIKES PEANUT BUTTER (JUST LIKE HIS DADDY-MIKE).  PRISKA WON'T EVEN TASTE IT, BUT I CAN GIVE PRESLEY A SLICE OF LEMON COVERED IN PEANUT BUTTER, AND HE WILL LAP IT UP!!  I AM VERY HAPPY ABOUT THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS.  NOW I FEEL MUCH BETTER ABOUT LEAVING MY FURRY LITTLE BABIES TO GO TO C.A. FOR A WEEK.  I KNOW THEY ARE DOGS, BUT THEY ARE NOT REGULAR DOGS-THEY ARE TERRIFIC DOGS, AND I LOVE THEM!!  WELL NOT SURE WHAT I HAVE ON MY AGENDA FOR TODAY.  I WANT AND NEED TO PACK, BUT I AM NOT SURE IF I SHOULD BE DOING TOO MUCH STRAINING TODAY-I SURE DON'T WANT TO MESS ANY THING UP IN MY BACK AGAIN.  I DID GET TO STUDY FOR MY MEETING TONIGHT, AND I (DEPENDING ON HOW I FEEL) MAY GO OVER TO MY NEIGHBOR MARTHA'S FOR A SHORT VISIT.  SHE IS DOING SO WELL FROM HER HIP SURGERY, BUT I ALSO WANT TO  GIVE HER DAUGHTER IN LAW THE BIBLE AND BOOK SHE REQUESTED.  BELIEVE IT OR NOT, MIKE (SLEEPING IN DEATH) IS THE ONE THAT GOT HER INTERESTED IN WHAT WE BELIEVE.  SHE READ THE CARD A DEAR FRIEND (JOAN R.) MADE FOR HIS SERVICE, AND IT CAUSED HER TO HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE.  THAT IS ONE MORE GOOD THING MIKE (DADDY) HAS DONE.  IT REALLY MADE ME WISH I COULD TELL HIM RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR A LITTLE WHILE. WELL, I AM HOPING EVERYONE IS FEELING WELL TODAY, AND HAD A GOOD EXPERIENCE OF SOME KIND YESTERDAY.   MIKE, LAURA, LILLY, AND AUTUMN-ONLY 5 MORE DAYS TILL GRANDMA, CANYON, AND AUNT VICKIE ARRIVE IN YOUR CITY, AND IN YOUR HOME!!  LOVE YOU ALL AND CAN HARDLY WAIT!!  JUST ME

VERY EXPENSIVE CURE!!

I TOOK PRESLEY TO THE VET AGAIN YESTERDAY, AND THEY HAD TO GIVE HIM SOME FLUIDS, GIVE HIM ANESTHESIA, AND FLUSH OUT HIS COLON.  HE WAS A MESS!!  HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO GO A LITTLE BIT SINCE THAT.  I AM STILL PRETTY WORRIED ABOUT THE LITTLE GUY.  AS FOR ME, I GOT SOME PRETTY GOOD NEWS YESTERDAY.  THEY GOT THE APPROVAL, AND WILL BE DOING THE EPIDURAL ON ME TODAY-THIS MORNING.  MY SISTER VICKIE WILL TAKE ME AND BRING ME HOME, AS I AM NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE (EVEN THOUGH IT IS JUST A FEW BLOCKS FROM HOME).  I AM HAPPY ABOUT THAT, AND I JUST HOPE AND PRAY I GET THE SAME RESULTS I GOT LAST TIME.  IT LASTED ME NEARLY TWO YEARS!!  WHEN I GET BACK FROM C.A. THE DR. WILL DO MY NECK, AS IT IS ALSO A MESS, AND PAINFUL.  I CAN'T GET THEM BOTH DONE AT THE SAME TIME, AS IT WOULD BE TOO MUCH MEDICINE IN MY SYSTEM AT ONE TIME.  I ONLY HAVE SIX MORE DAYS BEFORE MY TRIP, AND I AM SUPER EXCITED.  I AM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING MY SON AND HIS BEAUTIFUL FAMILY.  THEN WHEN I GET BACK HOME, MY SISTER VICKIE AND I WILL GET BUSY WORKING ON THE ALZHEIMER'S WALK.  WE HAVE LOTS OF PLANS IN THAT DEPARTMENT!!  IT WAS A HARD DAY YESTERDAY, AND THE DAY BEFORE WITH PRESLEY.  I JUST HOPE HE IS TRULY OK NOW.  HE STILL DOES NOT WANT TO EAT OR DRINK, AND THE DRINKING BOTHERS ME MORE THAN HIS NOT EATING.  I HAVE EVEN TRIED ICE CHIPS, BUT HE WON'T GO FOR THAT EITHER.  WELL, I KNOW THIS IS SHORT, BUT I HAVE TO GET READY AS MY SISTER WILL BE HERE TO PICK ME UP SHORTLY.  I SURE HOPE ALL GOES WELL WITH THE DR., IF YOU WILL, PLEASE SAY A LITTLE  PRAYER FOR ME, AND I WILL MUCH APPRECIATE IT.  THANKS-TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME

NO SOLUTION YET FOR PRESLEY OR ME!!

I STILL HAVE NOT HEARD BACK YET FROM MY PAIN DR. AS TO WHEN HE CAN GIVE ME THE EPIDURAL.  I DID CALL MY P.C.P. YESTERDAY, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD TRY AND SPEED UP THE PROCESS.  AS FOR PRESLEY, HE HAS STILL NOT GONE POOP.  I TOOK HIM TO ONE VET YESTERDAY, AND CALLED ANOTHER.  THEY BOTH HAD DIFFERENT ADVICE, EXCEPT FOR THE X-RAY PART.  THEY BOTH WANTED TO DO BLOOD WORK AND X-RAYS TO THE TUNE OF $400.!!  I HAVE GIVEN HIM EVERY THING I CAN THINK OF TO HELP HIM GO-EVEN BOUGHT SOME MINERAL OIL AND SQUIRTED TWO SYRINGES FULL DOWN HIS THROAT.  I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT ELSE TO TRY.  I DID GET HIM TO EAT A LITTLE PUMPKIN FOR ME THIS A.M. SO I THINK THAT MAY BE A GOOD SIGN-NOT EVEN SURE ABOUT THAT.  MY SISTER VICKIE HAD A BAD DAY YESTERDAY-SHE WENT DOWN TO THE FUNEREAL HOME TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY FINGER PRINTS OF GEORGE (HER LATE HUSBAND).  HER DAUGHTER DEBBIE WANTS A NECKLACE LIKE THE ONE THAT FONDA GOT ME WITH MIKE'S FINGERPRINT ON THE BACK AND "MY LOVE" ON THE FRONT WITH HIS D.O.B. & D.O.D. .  IT IS VERY SWEET, AND I WEAR IT ALL THE TIME NOW.  I GOT A LITTLE CREATIVE A FEW DAYS AGO, AND ADDED MIKE AND I TO THE LARGE PICTURE OF A BEACH SCENE IN OUR BED ROOM.  IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS MADE THAT WAY, AND I LOVE LOOKING AT IT, AS IT REMINDS ME OF ALL THE TIMES WE WALKED ALONG THE BEACH AND PICKED UP SHELLS.  I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH MY SISTER VICKIE ON FINDING WAYS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE "WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S" IN OCT.., AND WE GOT PUBLIX TO ALLOW US TO SIT OUT IN FRONT OF THEIR STORE (LIKE THE GIRL SCOUTS DO), TWO TIMES BEFORE THE WALK.  ALSO WE GOT THE AUTHOR OF THE  NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS LETTER TO WRITE A NICE ARTICLE IN THERE ABOUT MIKE AND GEORGE WITH A PICTURE OF THEM IN THE WALK FROM A COUPLE YEARS BACK.  VICKIE AND I WILL WALK THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THAT ARTICLE AND TRY AND COLLECT MORE FUNDS.  WE HAVE LOTS OF IDEAS THAT WE WILL BE WORKING ON WHEN WE GET BACK FROM C.A. TO VISIT MY DEAR SON AND HIS TERRIFIC WIFE AND TWO ADORABLE TALENTED GIRLS.  I CAN HARDLY WAIT!!  BTW THAT REMINDS ME, YOU MAY NOT HEAR FROM ME FROM 7/31 TO 8/9 WHEN I GET BACK.  I WILL NOT BE TAKING MY COMPUTER WITH ME ON THIS TRIP.  WELL, TIME FOR ME TO GET SOME CLOTHES ON , AND MAYBE DO A LITTLE PACKING TODAY, SO TILL TOMORROW-BE WELL-JUST ME

CONSTIPATION PROBLEM-NOT ME-PRESLEY!!

FOR TWO DAYS NOW HE HAS BEEN STRAINING HIMSELF TO GO EVERY FEW MINUTES, BUT NOTHING IS COMING OUT.  I GAVE HIM SOME PUMPKIN AS I READ THAT WOULD HELP, BUT SO FAR NADA.  I'VE ALSO HAVE GIVEN HIM 3 OR 4 SUPPOSITORIES, BUT ALSO WITH ZERO EFFECT.  I PLAN TO CALL THE VET THIS A.M. AND SEE IF I CAN GIVE HIM A FLEET ENEMA.  IF NOT, IT IS OFF TO THE VETS WE GO.  I CAN NOT STAND TO SEE HIM STRAINING AND PUSHING SO HARD ALMOST ON A CONSTANT BASIS WITH ZERO RESULTS.  HE MUST BE IN PAIN TOO. POOR LITTLE GUY.  IF HE KEEPS THIS UP HE COULD EASILY WIND UP WITH A HERNIA!!  I'M DOING OK, STILL HAVING MY BACK ISSUES WHICH I HOPE TO SOMEHOW GET RESOLVED THIS WEEK.  NOTHING IS EVER EASY.  LIKE MY WISE OLE PAPA USE TO SAY "EVERYTHING IS WORKING AGAINST ME".  SOME DAYS I FEEL THAT WAY TOO. THEN I COME BACK TO MY SENSES AND REALIZE THAT WE ARE ALL HAVING ONE PROBLEM OR ANOTHER.  IT LOOKS LIKE A NICE DAY SO FAR TODAY, SO I HOPE I WILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE PRESLEY TO THE VET WITH OUT RUNNING INTO A THUNDER STORM.  WE SEEM TO STILL BE GETTING THEM ALMOST DAILY.  WELL, I TRULY HATE TO CUT THIS SHORT, BUT IT IS TIME FOR ME TO GET DRESSED AND SEE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR PRESLEY.  I WILL FILL YOU IN TOMORROW ABOUT MY EPIDURAL (WHEN I CAN GET IT) AND WHAT THE VET HAD TO SAY/DO FOR PRESLEY.  TILL THEN, HOPE YOUR WEEK END WAS JUST PERFECT, AND IT WILL CONTINUE ON THROUGH THIS DAY!!  TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME

TWO SICK DOGIES THIS MORNING

IT IS TOTALLY MY FAULT TOO.  I GAVE THEM THE HAM BONES I USED IN MY RED BEANS YESTERDAY, AND THEY BOTH GOT SICK DURING THE NIGHT.  I THINK THEY ACTUALLY ATE THE BONES, AND I DID NOT KNOW THAT THEY COULD OR WOULD.  I JUST GAVE IT TO THEM TO CLEAN AND SHARPEN THEIR TEETH, SINCE I DON'T GIVE THEM RAW HIDE BONES TO CHEW ON. OF COURSE NOTHING WILL STOP PRISKA FROM EATING HER BREAKFAST, BUT PRESLEY HAS JUST BEEN LOOKING AT HIS.  I REALLY DO FEEL PRETTY BAD ABOUT IT-LESSON LEARNED.  WELL, THIS MORNING LIKE IT OR NOT I HAVE A DENTIST APPOINTMENT.  THIS TIME IT IS MY FRONT TOOTH THAT THEY SAY HAS TO GO.  HE DID PROMISE ME THAT I WILL NOT LEAVE HIS OFFICE WITH A HOLE IN MY FACE-HE WILL GIVE ME A TEMPORARY TOOTH TILL THEY CAN MAKE ME A PERMANENT BRIDGE IN THE FRONT.  I STILL THINK I SHOULD HAVE THE WHOLE BUNCH OF THEM PULLED OUT AND JUST GET FALSE ONES, BUT MY KIDS ARE TOTALLY AGAINST THAT IDEA-SO IS THE DENTIST.  SO I GUESS FOR NOW I WILL HOPE THIS IS THE LAST FIX I WILL NEED DONE AT LEAST UNTIL ARMAGEDDON!!  WELL, I DID SLEEP PRETTY GOOD AGAIN LAST NIGHT.  I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR PILLS.  I DON'T TAKE AS MANY AS THE DOCTORS TELL ME TO, BUT JUST ENOUGH SO THAT THEY WILL WORK WHEN I NEED THEM.  I WILL TRY MY PAIN DR. AGAIN TODAY TO SEE IF THEY GOT THE APPROVAL FOR MY EPIDURAL.  THAT IS DEPENDING ON HOW I FEEL AFTER THE TRIP TO THE DENTIST.  I MAY JUST WANT TO LAY IN BED THE REST OF THE DAY-WHO KNOWS??  OH, SOME EXCITING NEWS-I THINK.  I ORDERED AN IPAD YESTERDAY.  IT WAS ON SALE AT 78 PERCENT OFF!!  I ONLY PAID $69. FOR IT!!  I THINK IT WILL BE A BIG HELP FOR MY BACK, AS SOON AS I GET OUR BIBLE AND SONG BOOK LOADED INTO IT.  THAT WILL BE TWO BOOKS I WON'T HAVE TO CARRY TO THE MEETINGS, AND BELIEVE ME MY BOOKS CAN GET PRETTY HEAVY.  I AM THINKING ABOUT MY BACK-I HAVE ALREADY SWITCHED TO A TINY LITTLE PURSE WITH ONLY THE BARE ESSENTIALS.  I PLAN ON DOING THE SAME THING WITH MY MEETING BAG.  WELL, THAT IS IT FOR ME TODAY, I SURE HOPE YOUR DAY YESTERDAY WAS A HAPPY ONE-TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME

GOOD NEWS FROM MY ONCOLOGIST!!

YESTERDAY I WENT TO SEE MY ONCOLOGIST, AND TRUTHFULLY WAS NOT EXPECTING A VERY GOOD REPORT.  I DID NOT TAKE CARE OF MY SELF FOR A LONG TIME WHILE I WAS TAKING CARE OF MIKE.  BUT THE PAST FEW WEEKS I HAVE GOTTEN BACK ON TRACK WITH MY MEDS, AND MY NUMBERS HAD ONLY RISEN A LITTLE.  THE DOCTOR SAID IT WAS NOTHING TO BE ALARMED ABOUT, SO NOW THAT I AM BACK ON ALL MY HERBS AND SPECIAL VITAMINS, I EXPECT IT WILL GO BACK DOWN BY MY NEXT VISIT.  TODAY WE (VICKIE AND I) WILL GO SEE OUR NEIGHBOR MARTHA AGAIN.  SHE IS DOING GREAT, BUT GETS A LITTLE LONELY FOR COMPANY.  I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE TOO LONG BEFORE WE CAN ALL BE BACK AT THE GYM DOING OUR WATER EXERCISES.  TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DENTIST APPOINTMENT AND ANOTHER TOOTH MUST BE PULLED.  I AM PRAYING IT WILL BE MY LAST!!!  THIS WILL MAKE NUMBER FOUR IN LITTLE MORE THAN A MONTH!!!  EVERY ONE KEEPS SAYING YOU ARE BETTER OFF KEEPING AS MANY TEETH OF YOUR OWN AS YOU CAN, BUT I AM STARTING TO HAVE SERIOUS DOUBTS!!  WELL, I SLEPT PRETTY GOOD LAST NIGHT FOR A CHANGE.  I HAVE BEEN SUPER TIRED LATELY AND IT IS MOST LIKELY FROM THE MEDS I HAVE TO TAKE FOR MY BACK PAIN.  I WILL CALL THE PAIN DOCTOR AS SOON AS I GET OFF THE COMPUTER, AND SEE IF THEY HAVE GOTTEN THE REFERRAL YET FOR MY EPIDURAL.  I HAVE TO SAY I AM VERY EXCITED THAT MY SISTER VICKIE AND I HAVE ALREADY RAISED NEARLY $2,000. FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH.  I KNOW THERE ARE SO MANY DISEASES OUT THERE BUT THIS ONE IS ONE OF THE CRUELEST.  ALSO IT AFFECTS SO MANY PEOPLE,  ALL THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THE ONE WHO HAS IT, PLUS THE PAIN AND CONFUSION IT CAUSES THE ONE WHO IS DEALING WITH IT.  IT IS VERY SAD.. I'M NOT SURE WHAT ALL I WILL BE DOING TODAY BEFORE MY MEETING, BUT I AM SURE I WILL BE KEPT BUSY.  THAT SEEMS TO BE THE SECRET TO NOT THINKING TOO MUCH ABOUT YOUR SELF, YOUR LOSS, AND EVEN YOUR ACHES AND PAINS.  IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING FOR ME.  WHEN I HIT THE SACK I AM PRETTY TIRED-I CAN HARDLY STAY AWAKE LONG ENOUGH TO SAY MY NIGHT TIME PRAYERS!!  THANKS FOR LISTENING, AND LETTING ME VENT.  HOPE YOU WILL HAVE THE BEST DAY YET-TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME

UP BEFORE 6 A.M. BUT NOT AWAKE!!

I AM STILL SO SLEEPY THAT I STARTED TAKING MY P.M. PILLS INSTEAD OF MY MORNING ONES.  THEN WHEN I TRIED TO REPLACE THE P.M. ONES THAT I HAD ALREADY TAKEN-I COULD NOT FIND MY BOTTLE OF PROMETHAZINE WHICH I KNOW I HAD BEFORE.  I GUESS THE MORAL OF THIS STORY IS THAT I SHOULD NEITHER TAKE STUFF OR LOOK FOR STUFF WHEN I AM ONLY SEMI AWAKE!!  AND YES, OF COURSE I BLAME IT ALL ON MY DOGIES!!  I'M NOT SURE HOW THEY ARE AT FAULT JUST YET, BUT I WILL FIGURE THAT OUT LATER.  I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY BIG PLANS FOR TODAY, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE MY SISTER VICKIE WILL.  SHE TRIES TO KEEP ME BUSY MOST DAYS, AND IT'S REALLY GREAT TO HAVE HER SO CLOSE BY.  SHE AND I WENT TO PUBLIX YESTERDAY, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET ON THEIR CALENDAR FOR AUG. 11TH AND OCT. 20TH TO PUT A TABLE OUT IN FRONT OF THEIR STORE AND TRY AND RAISE FUNDS FOR ALZHEIMER'S.  WE PLAN TO TAKE PRESLEY IN AN ALZHEIMER'S SHIRT TO DRAW PEOPLE'S ATTENTION OVER TO OUR TABLE.  I SURE HOPE IT WORKS, AND WE CAN GET SOME DONATIONS, AND MAYBE A FEW MORE PEOPLE WHO WILL SIGN UP TO WALK WITH US.  ON A DIFFERENT NOTE, I TRIED TO SEE IF MY PAIN DR. HAD GOTTEN THE REFERRAL HE NEEDS TO GIVE ME MY EPIDURAL SHOT, BUT HE HAD NOT GOTTEN IT YET.  I SURE HOPE IT WON'T BE MUCH LONGER, AS MY TRIP TO C.A. IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER NOW.  NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE A SENSE OF URGENCY THESE DAYS-AT LEAST IN THE MEDICAL FIELD.  I WILL START PACKING UP THINGS TODAY FOR MY TRIP.  I HAVE MOST OF WHAT I WILL BE TAKING LAYING ON THE SPARE BED, BUT I HAVE NOT ACTUALLY PACKED ANY THING YET.  I AM TRYING TO GIVE MY BACK A REST TO SEE IF IT WILL GET A LITTLE BETTER ON IT'S OWN.  NO MATTER WHAT I SEEM TO DO OR NOT DO IT IS STILL GIVING ME A FIT.  THE PAIN EVEN GOES DOWN BOTH LEGS NOW, AND I DO NOT WANT TO SHOW UP IN C.A. HALF ASLEEP WITH PAIN PILLS.  I KNOW I WILL BE OK IF I CAN JUST GET THE EPIDURAL SOON.  NOT MUCH ELSE GOING ON HERE TODAY, JUST MORE RAIN IN THE WEATHER FORECAST.  THAT IS PROBABLY NOT GOOD FOR MY BACK EITHER-NOT SURE.  WELL, ENOUGH COMPLAINING OR VENTING AS SOME CALL IT. IT WILL BE A GOOD DAY BECAUSE I WILL CHOOSE IT TO BE.  I HOPE YOU WILL MAKE THE SAME CHOICE-TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME

LEG CRAMPS LEG CRAMPS GO AWAY!!

I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY LEGS AND THOSE DARN LEG CRAMPS AT NIGHT.  THEY WAKE ME UP FROM A SOUND SLEEP, AND I HAVE TO TAKE SOME PAIN OR MUSCLE PILLS, AND GRAB MY BED BUDDY.  IT IS NOT A FUN WAY TO SPEND THE NIGHT, BUT MAYBE AFTER I GET MY EPIDURAL SHOT IT WILL ALL STOP.  I SURE HOPE SO-THE LAST ONE LASTED ME NEARLY TWO YEARS.  WELL ENOUGH ABOUT THAT, YESTERDAY WAS A GOOD DAY.  I THINK MIKE WOULD BE PROUD THAT I AM NO LONGER CURLED UP IN A BALL HOLDING HIS JACKET IN BED.  IT IS STILL HARD TO GET BY EACH DAY, BUT I TRY AND BE WHAT MIKE WOULD HAVE WANTED-HAPPY OR AT LEAST TRYING HARD TO GET THERE.  MY SISTER VICKIE AND I HAVE BEEN BUSY TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO RAISE FUNDS AND SUPPORTERS FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S WALK IN OCT.  WE WERE ABLE TO GET PUBLIX TO LET US PUT UP A TABLE OUTSIDE THEIR STORE, AND SELL THE ALZHEIMER'S PINS, AND BRACELETS TO RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS.  OUR HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION HAS ALSO AGREED TO PUT A NICE ARTICLE AND PICTURE ( OF OUR LAST YEARS WALK)  IN THE NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS LETTER THAT COMES OUT THIS MONTH.  WE HAVE OTHER THINGS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON TOO, SO I SURE HOPE OUR  TIME AS CO. CAPTAINS OF THE WALK WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.  IF NOT-IT WILL NOT BE FOR LACK OF TRYING!!!  TODAY I HAVE MY VISIT WITH MY ONCOLOGIST.  I AM HOPING THAT MY BLOOD LEVELS HAVE NOT CHANGED TOO MUCH.  I NORMALLY TAKE QUITE A FEW HERBS AND VITAMINS FOR MY LEUKEMIA, BUT DURING THE TIME WHEN MIKE WAS IN SO MUCH PAIN, I KINDA FORGOT TO TAKE CARE OF ME AND DID NOT TAKE ALL MY PILLS AS I SHOULD HAVE.  I HAVE BEEN DOING MUCH BETTER LATELY, SO I HOPE I WILL GET A GOOD REPORT.  TODAY I WILL BE GOING TO COSTCO WITH MY SISTER VICKIE.  I WANT TO GET SOME TREATS FOR MY DOGIES, AND SOME GREEK YOGURT FOR ME.  THAT'S ABOUT THE BEST PLACE TO DO BOTH.  WELL, I NEED TO HEAT UP MY CAFE' CON LECHE' AS I HATE COOL OR WORSE YET COLD COFFEE!! SO TILL TOMORROW-BE HAPPY-IT'S A CHOICE!!  JUST ME

RAIN RAIN GO AWAY!!

YESTERDAY WAS ANOTHER RAINY DAY IN ORLANDO.  I DON'T EVEN MIND THE RAIN SO MUCH, BUT THE THUNDER AND  LIGHTNING SCARES POOR PRISKA ABOUT HALF TO DEATH. ALSO, DOES ANY BODY KNOW WHY SOME PEOPLE WOULD BE DOING FIREWORKS ON SAT. NIGHT??  PRISKA THOUGHT IT WAS THUNDER AND WOULD NOT GO POTTY FOR ANY THING!!  AS SOON AS I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET HER ON TO THE GRASS-THEY WOULD SET OFF ANOTHER ROUND OF FIRE WORKS!!  PRESLEY COULD CARE LESS-HE IS A TRUE BLUE BOY (DOG)!!  HE'S A LOVER, AND HE IS ALWAYS UP FOR ANY THING!!  WELL, MY WEEK END WAS VERY GOOD.  I REALLY ENJOYED BEING SKYPED BY MY SON MIKE JR., LAURA, AND THE GIRLS.  THEY ALL LOOKED GREAT, AND I REALLY ENJOYED SEEING THEM.  IN JUST TWO SHORT WEEKS, I WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THEM FOR REAL-IN PERSON!!  I CAN HARDLY WAIT.  I ALSO GOT TO HOLD MY LITTLE MINKA YESTERDAY.  WE HAD OUR FAMILY BIBLE/BOOK STUDY AT MY HOUSE LAST NIGHT, AND I GOT TO HOLD THAT LITTLE BUNDLE OF SWEETNESS!!  I MADE DINNER LAST NIGHT (CARNE CON PAPAS), WHICH EVERYONE SEEMED TO ENJOY. HOWEVER, LAST NIGHT I HAD THOSE AWFUL LEG CRAMPS AGAIN.  HAD TO GET UP AND HEAT MY BED BUDDY.  I HAVE THE HEATING PAD IN BED WITH ME, AND PLUGGED IN FOR JUST SUCH EMERGENCIES, BUT IT JUST WAS NOT ENOUGH.  I HAD TO TAKE SOME PAIN MEDICATION TOO.  I SEEM TO BE BETTER THIS A.M., SO THAT'S A GOOD THING.  SAT. ART (SON IN LAW) AND FONDA (YOUNGEST DAUGHTER) WERE HERE, AND THEY GOT MY SUITCASE DOWN FROM THE RAFTERS IN THE GARAGE, AND ALSO PACKED UP MY BATH TUB LIFT TO MAIL TO THE LADY WHO BOUGHT IT.  I ACTUALLY SOLD SOMETHING ON E-BAY!!!  DAWN (MY SISTER VICKIE'S DAUGHTER) SAID SHE WAS GOING TO SHOW MY SISTER VICKIE AND I HOW TO DOWN LOAD PICTURES OF STUFF SO WE COULD SELL MORE THINGS ON E-BAY.  WE BOTH HAVE THINGS WE'D LIKE TO SELL, BUT WE MAY NEED A LITTLE HELP AT FIRST LEARNING HOW TO GET PICTURES UP.  TODAY MAY BE A BUSY ONE FOR ME AGAIN.  VICKIE WANTS ME TO GO WITH HER TO PICK UP HER EYE GLASSES, AND THEN TO COSTCO.  WE ALSO PLAN TO GO SEE OUR NEIGHBOR MARTHA WHO HAD HER HIP REPLACED JUST A MONTH AGO, AND IS HOME AND IS DOING REMARKABLY WELL!!  I MAY EVEN START PACKING SOME THINGS TODAY FOR MY TRIP-IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO GET STARTED DOING THAT.  I ALSO HAVE A LIST GOING SO I DON'T FORGET TO TAKE ANY THING THAT IS IMPORTANT (LIKE MY MEDS.)..  WELL, THAT'S IT FOR ME THIS MONDAY.  I HOPE YOUR WEEK END WAS EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS MINE.  TILL TOMORROW-JUST TAKE ONE DAY ON AT A TIME-IT WORKS FOR ME.  JUST ME

ANOTHER NIGHT OF LEG CRAMPS-YUCK

IT IS FRIDAY MORNING ALREADY, AND I AM SO TIRED I COULD GO RIGHT BACK TO BED.  MY DOGIES WOULDN'T LET ME.  I GUESS THEY WERE HUNGRY, AND NEEDED TO GO POTTY.  I LOCK THE HOUSE UP TIGHT AT NIGHT, SO THERE IS NO WAY FOR THEM TO GET OUTSIDE UNLESS I GET UP AND LET THEM.  SO OF COURSE I DID. TODAY I GET TO GO TO MY PAIN DOCTOR AND FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY BACK.  MY CARRY ON BAG (FOR MY TRIP TO C.A.) HAS ALL MY PAIN MEDS. AND HEATING PADS AND INSTANT ICE TOO, SO SOMEHOW I WILL BE OK ON MY TRIP.  I JUST HOPE THERE IS SOMETHING THE DOCTOR CAN DO SO I WON'T NEED ALL THAT STUFF.  NEVER THE LESS, I AM NOTHING IF NOT PREPARED!!  I GOT SOME NOT SO GREAT NEWS FROM THE NEW DENTIST I WENT TO YESTERDAY, AS I GET FREE CLEANING FROM THEM AND A FEW OTHER THINGS FREE UP TO $500, WORTH.  THE CLEANING WAS VERY NICE, THEY USE A HIGH SPEED WATER SYSTEM-I FOR GET WHAT IT IS CALLED, BUT IT DOES A GREAT JOB, AND DOES NOT HURT LIKE THE OTHER WAY.  THE BAD OR NOT SO GOOD NEWS IS, THAT I STILL HAVE ONE MORE TOOTH THAT HAS TO BE PULLED, AND THEN THEY WILL MAKE A 4 TOOTH BRIDGE USING A DUMMY TOOTH FOR THE ONE THEY HAVE TO PULL.  IT IS MY FRONT TOOTH, SO I AM NEITHER HAPPY ABOUT THAT NOR THE FACT THAT EVEN WITH MY TWO DENTIST PLANS, IT WILL COST A WHOPPING $2,000!!!  I SURE HOPE AFTER THAT IS DONE-I WILL BE DONE WITH MY TEETH FOR A VERY VERY LONG TIME.  VICKIE HAS SOME ERRANDS TO RUN THIS AM, AND SHE HAS ASKED ME TO GO WITH HER, AND THEN WE WILL CHECK OUT A COUPLE GARAGE SALES ALONG THE WAY.  MY FRIEND THAT HAS THAT BIG SALE AT THE ASSISTED LIVING PLACE IS HAVING IT AGAIN THIS SAT.. I HOPE SHE HAS A LOT OF STUFF SO THAT THEY DON'T BUY HER OUT BEFORE I GET THERE.  PEOPLE COME WITH HUGE BOXES, AND JUST PUT WHAT EVER THEY CAN FIT IN IT.  SHE HAS GREAT PRICES ON ALL NEW STUFF, SO I ALWAYS TRY AND GO WHEN SHE IS HAVING HER SALE-VICKIE DOES TOO.  WELL, I AM ENJOYING MY YUMMY CAFE' CON LECHE' RIGHT NOW, NOT DRESSED YET, BUT I NEED TO GET THAT WAY REAL SOON.  EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE BEEN GETTING LOTS OF RAIN AGAIN, I HAVE MANAGED TO STAY DRY.  I LOVE THE RAIN-WHEN I AM HOME AND WHEN I AM IN BED.  I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A NEW LAW THAT PEOPLE HAVE OFF ON ALL DAY RAINY DAYS (LIKE WHAT THEY DO WHEN IT SNOWS A LOT).  IT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN, PLUS YOU CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL SLEEPY BEHIND THE WHEEL.  OH WELL, JUST A THOUGHT.  I DID FIND SOMETHING THAT HELPS WITH MY BOTTOM PARTIAL-IT KEEPS IT IN PLACE EVEN WHEN I AM EATING-HURRAY!!! WELL THAT'S IT FROM ME FOR THIS WEEK-I'LL BE BACK ON MON. JAH. WILLING.  STAY WELL-JUST  ME

STILL NO REPORT ON MY MRI'S

I WILL HAVE TO CALL BOTH MY PCP AND MY PAIN DR.'S AGAIN TODAY TO SEE IF THEY HAVE GOTTEN MY RESULTS YET.  IF NOT, I WILL GO DOWN TO DREW MEDICAL AND SEE WHY NOT AND IF I CAN JUST PICK UP A COPY.  IT SHOULD NOT BE TAKING THIS LONG-AT LEAST IMPATIENT  ME DOES NOT THINK SO.  I STARTED OFF THE NIGHT WITH PAIN IN MY LEGS AND HIP AREA, SO I GOT UP HEATED MY BED BUDDY, TOOK A COUPLE PILLS, AND SLEPT WELL.  I WAS JUST AFRAID OF A REPEAT FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE, SO I TRIED TO BE PREPARED.  VICKIE AND I WENT A COUPLE PLACES TOGETHER YESTERDAY-NOTHING MAJOR, JUST TO THE FRUIT STAND, AND A THRIFT STORE.  IT RAINED AGAIN YESTERDAY, AND I HAD JUST HAD THE DOGS GROOMED AND SHAVED FOR THE SUMMER.  THEY LOOK REALLY CUTE AND FEEL SO SOFT!! I AM GOING TO MISS THEM LIKE CRAZY FOR THE WEEK I AM IN C.A., BUT I KNOW THEY WILL BE IN GOOD HANDS, AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO STAY AT HOME WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.  MY SON AND I DID FINALLY GET TO TALK YESTERDAY, AND IT WAS VERY NICE.  I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GET A MIKEY (SORRY SON) HUG, HE LEARNED FROM THE BEST, AND IS ALMOST AS GOOD AT IT AS MIKE WAS!!  IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY DAY I HAVE MULTIPLE THINGS GOING ON.  TODAY I HAVE ANOTHER DENTIST APPOINTMENT, AND OF COURSE MY MEETING TONIGHT.  VICKIE AND I ARE GOING TO TRY AND WORK ON GETTING SOME DONATIONS FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S WALK TOO.  I ALSO NEED TO BE GETTING SOME THINGS PACKED SO IT ALL DOES NOT FALL ON ME AT THE LAST MINUTE.  I HAVE NOT ASKED MIKE B. YET, BUT I AM HOPING HE CAN PICK US UP FROM THE AIR PORT WHEN WE GET BACK HOME, AS IT WILL BE AT 11:05PM, AND I KNOW MY SISTER HATES TO DRIVE IN THE DARK, AND I HATE TO BOTHER FONDA FOR EVERYTHING I NEED TOO.  SHE WILL BE HELPING ME ON SAT. PACK UP THE BATH TUB LIFT AND SEND IT OFF.  BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I FIGURED OUT HOW TO SELL IT ON E-BAY!!!  HURRAY FOR ME!!  WELL, THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR TODAY, I AM STILL HALF ASLEEP, AS IT IS NOT EVEN 7AM YET.  I HOPE I WILL HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS ABOUT MY MRI'S TO REPORT TOMORROW-THAT WOULD BE NICE.  ANY HOW, MY BACK IS SLOWLY STARTING TO FEEL A LITTLE BETTER ON IT'S OWN, SO MAYBE IT WILL BE A QUICK FIX.  TILL TOMORROW- FORGIVE AND FORGET-GOD DOES-JUST ME

FROM GREAT NIGHT TO NIGHT SPASAMS

I HAD A NICE DAY YESTERDAY, BUT   MAYBE DID A LITTLE MORE WALKING THAN I SHOULD HAVE, SO I PAID FOR IT LAST NIGHT.  I PRACTICALLY HAD TO CRAWL TO THE KITCHEN TO HEAT MY BED BUDDY, AND TAKE MY PAIN MEDS..  I DID GET BACK TO SLEEP AFTER THAT, SO I AM VERY GRATEFUL.  THOSE CRAMPS CAN BE SO STRONG THAT I CAN'T EVEN MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION WITHOUT CAUSING EVEN MORE PAIN.  I AM GLAD IT WAS NOT THAT BAD LAST NIGHT.  WELL, I PICKED UP MY BOTTOM PARTIAL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, AND THEY LOOK OK, AND FIT OK, BUT ONE BIG PROBLEM-I STILL CAN'T EAT WITH THEM.  SINCE THEY HAVE NO BACK TEETH TO HOLD ON TO THEY JUST FLOP OR GET FOOD UNDER THEM (WHICH BTW IS VERY PAINFUL).  SO I WILL TRY TO FIND SOME STUFF THAT WILL KEEP THEM ON MY GUMS TODAY AND HOPE THERE IS SUCH A THING OUT THERE.  MY SISTER VICKIE AND I HAVE BOTH DECIDED THAT IN THE "NEW SYSTEM" WE WANT A NEW SET OF TEETH!!  WE BOTH INHERITED BAD ONES FROM BOTH OF OUR PARENTS!!  WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY, THE SUN IS SHINING, AND THE FLOWERS ARE IN BLOOM.  I HAVE ONE MEDIUM SIZED LEMON ON MY LEMON TREE (IT'S A SMALL TREE-MORE LIKE A BUSH RIGHT NOW.  I HAVE DECIDED THAT GARDENING IS NOT FOR ME.  ALL MY TOMATOES AND OTHER THINGS WERE RAVISHED BY BUGS, SQUIRRELS, OR HEAT.  THE MONEY SPENT TO START IT UP, AND BUY FOOD FOR IT, AND ORGANIC SPRAY FOR THE BUGS COULD HAVE BOUGHT ME ORGANIC VEGETABLES ALL SUMMER LONG WITH CHANGE LEFT OVER!!  I GUESS MIKE HAD THE GREEN THUMB IN THIS FAMILY.  FARMING IS JUST NOT MY THING-BUT EATING SURE IS..STILL NO WORD FROM EITHER DOCTOR ON MY MRI RESULTS.  I TRIED CONTACTING BOTH MY DOCTOR AND DREW MEDICAL WHICH TOOK THE MRI'S, TO SEE IF I COULD SPEED THINGS UP A BIT.  THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT READY YET, AND AS SOON AS THEY WERE THE DOCTOR WOULD CALL ME.  I WILL TRY AGAIN TODAY-MAYBE IF I KEEP SQUEAKING-THEY WILL GREASE THIS OLE WHEEL!!  WELL, I DID NOT GET TO TALK WITH MY SON AGAIN YESTERDAY DOG ON IT.  HE CALLED RIGHT WHEN I WAS HEADED OUT THE DOOR TO GO TO THE DENTIST.  I HOPE HE WILL TRY AGAIN TODAY-I THINK I WILL BE HOME ALL OR MOST OF THE DAY TODAY.  WELL, THAT IS IT FROM ME FOR NOW-I WILL WRITE MORE AGAIN TOMORROW.  I SO MISSED MIKE LAST NIGHT-HE WOULD ALWAYS HEAT UP MY BED BUDDY WHEN I HAD THOSE BAD LEG CRAMPS.  AT LEAST THIS TIME I DID NOT CRY WHEN I REMEMBERED THAT.  VICKIE AND I ARE WORKING ON RAISING SOME FUNDS AND OR SPONSORSHIPS TODAY FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S WALK IN OCT..  HOPE WE CAN DO AS WELL AS DAWN, AND FONDA DID LAST YEAR!!  TILL TOMORROW-MAKE A MEMORY TODAY-JUST ME

IT FEELS SO GOOD-A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP!!

I SLEPT LIKE A LOG LAST NIGHT, AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT I DID THAT WAS DIFFERENT, BUT I WOKE UP REFRESHED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A VERY VERY LONG TIME.  I SURE WISH I KNEW WHAT I DID THAT MADE THE DIFFERENCE, SO I COULD DO THAT EVERY NIGHT!!  WELL IT IS MORNING, AND THE DOGIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN FED.  I AM ENJOYING MY CUP OF YUMMY CAFE' CON LECHE', AND DOWNING MY A.M. PILLS.  I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET MY BOTTOM PARTIAL BACK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, BUT I WON'T GET IT BACK UNTIL TODAY.  I SURE HOPE IT FITS WELL, AND THAT I CAN EAT WITH IT.  IT IS SO HARD TRYING TO EAT FOOD WITH ONLY TEETH ON TOP!!  HOPE YOU NEVER HAVE TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT STUFF LIKE THAT.  ANY HOW, THEY SAID IT WOULD RAIN HERE YESTERDAY, AND EVEN THOUGH MANY PLACES DID SEE SOME-WE WERE KEPT DRY.  IT LOOKS LIKE A BEAUTIFUL DAY FROM WHERE I SIT.  THE SUN IS SHINNING, AND THE TREES HAVE FLOWERS.  I LOVE LOOKING AT NATURE.  I WAS INVITED TO GO TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION THIS YEAR-OF ALL PLACES, IT IS IN IRELAND.  I DON'T THINK I CAN EVER GO BACK THERE.  IT WAS THE NICEST TRIP MIKE AND I EVER TOOK.  OUR SON MIKE JR. AND DAUGHTER FONDA PAID OUR WAY AS AN ANNIVERSARY GIFT. IT WAS MADE ALL THE MORE ENJOYABLE HAVING OUR KIDS THERE TO SHARE IT WITH US. MIKE AND I LOVED IT THERE.  I REMEMBER HIM SAYING THAT HE WOULD LOVE TO RETIRED THERE, BUT AFTER WE SAW THE PRICES OF HOMES THERE HE SAID HE WOULD HAVE TO GET A JOB IF WE WANTED TO LIVE THERE.  IT WAS EXPENSIVE, BUT ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!  THE PLACES WE WENT TOGETHER ARE APPARENTLY OFF LIMITS FOR MY HEART RIGHT NOW-MAYBE FOREVER.  IT IS TOO PAINFUL AND WOULD BRING UP TOO MANY MEMORIES.  I WILL WAIT (JOHN 5:28) AND THEN WHO KNOWS!!  I AM DOING BETTER I THINK FOR THE MOST PART.  I TRY AND FOCUS ON THE FUTURE, NOT THE PAST OR EVEN THE PRESENT.  IT HELPS.  WELL, I HAVE A TRIP COMING UP IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE, AND IT IS A LONG ONE.  CALIFORNIA HERE WE COME!!  ONLY A COUPLE MORE WEEKS, AND WE WILL BE THERE.  MY SISTER VICKIE IS GOING AND MY GRAND SON CANYON IS FLYING WITH ME.  WE ARE ALL VERY EXCITED TO SEE THE GIRLS (ALL THREE), AND OF COURSE MY SON MIKE JR. . WELL, I NEED TO EAT SOME FOOD NOW, SO TILL TOMORROW-SMILE IT MAKES YOU HAPPY-JUST ME

GOOD DAY YESTERDAY/NOT SO GOOD NIGHT

STILL HAVING A HARD TIME WITH MY BACK.  I HAD LEG CRAMPS LAST NIGHT TOO.  GOT UP AGAIN BEFORE 6AM.  I DO HAVE A DENTIST APPOINTMENT AT 8AM TODAY, SO I WILL HAVE NO EXCUSE FOR BEING LATE!!  MY SON MIKE JR. CALLED YESTERDAY, BUT I WAS NOT HOME.  I SURE HATE TO HAVE MISSED HIS CALL, AND HIS SKYPE!!  MAYBE HE WILL TRY ME AGAIN TODAY.  WITH THE TIME DIFFERENCE, IT IS SO HARD TO FIND BOTH OF US HOME AT THE SAME TIME.  THIS AFTERNOON, I AM SUPPOSE TO HAVE LUNCH WITH MY SISTER-AN AVOCADO SANDWICH ON CUBAN BREAD.  THEY ARE THE BEST!!!  I SURE HOPE THAT THE DR.'S GET THE MRI REPORT SOON, AND CAN GIVE ME SOMETHING TO HELP MY BACK.  ALL THE SHOTS I HAD IN MY NECK DID NOTHING AT ALL.  IN FACT, I THINK THEY MAY HAVE MADE MATTERS WORSE.  I GUESS MY ENTIRE BACK IS JUST OLD-LIKE THE OWNER.  MAYBE THERE IS SOMETHING NEW THAT CAN HELP-I SURE HOPE SO.  I WANT TO GET TO CA. READY TO HUG MY BABIES, NOT HOLDING MY BACK.  I AM ENJOYING MY CUP OF CAFE' CON LECHE' NOW, AND LOOKING AT THE BEAUTIFUL TREE OUTSIDE IN  MY NEIGHBORS YARD.  IT HAS BEAUTIFUL PINK FLOWERS ALL OVER IT.  I HEAR WE ARE IN FOR MORE RAIN THIS WEEK.  I HOPE I WON'T HAVE TO BE DRIVING IN IT.  TODAY IS THE ONLY DAY THIS WEEK THAT I HAVE APPOINTMENTS, SO MAYBE I WILL BE INSIDE FOR THE DOWN POURS.  I DO LOVE THE RAIN, BUT I CAN NOT DRIVE IN IT, AND EVEN IF SOMEONE TAKES ME WHERE I NEED TO GO, I HAVE TO KEEP MY EYES SHUT THE WHOLE WHILE WHICH IS NOT SO MUCH FUN.  ANY HOW, I THINK I NOW HAVE EVERY THING I NEED FOR MY TRIP, SO I JUST NEED TO PACK IT.  DEPENDING ON HOW I FEEL WHEN I GET BACK FROM THE DENTIST, I WILL AT LEAST BRING MY SUITCASE IN FROM THE GARAGE.  BABY STEPS RIGHT NOW.  MY WEEKEND WAS OK, BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER HAD I NOT ALMOST FALLEN BACKWARDS AND BURNED MY HAND.  I MUST BE A FAST HEALER, AS YOU CAN HARDLY TELL WHERE IT WAS BURNED NOW, AND IT HURT LIKE THE BLAZES WHEN IT HAPPENED.  AGAIN, I HAVE ART AND FONDA TO THANK FOR THAT (THE HEALING-NOT THE BURN)..  CANYON HAD HIS FIRST B.B. GAME ON SAT.-I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE, BUT I'M SURE HE DID GREAT!!  WELL, MY HEART IS STILL HEALING, BUT I MOVE FORWARD EVERY DAY TRYING TO DO THE BEST I CAN, AS I KNOW THAT IS WHAT MIKE WOULD HAVE WANTED.  HOPE YOUR WEEK END WAS WONDERFUL-TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME

STILL DARK OUTSIDE BUT I AM UP

YESTERDAY WAS ANOTHER EASY DAY FOR ME.  I PRETTY MUCH DID NOTHING THAT COULD FURTHER INJURE MY BACK.  TODAY I WILL BE GOING FOR THE MRI OF MY BACK, AS THE REGULAR EX RAYS DID SHOW SOME PROBLEM WITH MY DISKS.  I AM  TRYING TO RUSH THIS THING ALONG, SO I WILL BE FEELING MUCH BETTER BY THE TIME I HEAD FOR C.A..  THIS WEEK HAS BEEN THE FIRST TIME I HAVE NOT GONE TO THE GYM THREE TIMES.  I FEEL BAD FOR VICKIE, AND FOR MYSELF, AS WE WERE DOING SO WELL WITH THAT.  I KNOW AS SOON AS MY BACK IS OK WE WILL BE GOING STRONG AGAIN.  LAST NIGHT WAS MY MEETING, AND IT WAS A GOOD ONE.  IT MAKES ME VERY THANKFUL TO HAVE SUCH A WARM PLACE TO GO.  I CARRY MIKE'S PICTURE WITH ME TO EVERY MEETING AS WELL.  I JUST LIKE LOOKING AT IT SOMETIMES DURING THE MEETING.  HOW I MISS THAT GUY!!   ONCE AGAIN IT WAS MY DOGIES THAT GOT ME UP SO EARLY.  NOT SURE WHY THEY ARE DOING THAT.  I LET THEM OUT AT AROUND 10PM LAST NIGHT, SO THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN FINE UNTIL 8 OR EVEN 9 IF I WAS ABLE TO SLEEP IN.  NOT IN THE CARDS IT SEEMS.  ANY HOW, MY SISTER  VICKIE CALLED OUR OTHER SISTER YESTERDAY (SHE LIVES IN MONTANA).  IT SEEMS THAT SHE WILL BE COMING TO  TAMPA TO VISIT HER DAUGHTER IN AUG., AND HAS INVITED VICKIE AND I TO COME VISIT HER.  I THINK WE WILL AS IT IS AFTER WE GET BACK FROM OUR TRIP TO C.A.. ALSO MELA (OUR OTHER SISTER'S NAME) WILL BE STAYING AT THE BEACH CONDO, AND VICKIE AND I HAVE BEEN WANTED TO GO STAY AT A BEACH CONDO FOR A WHILE NOW.  GUESS THIS WILL BE OUR CHANCE FOR BOTH!!  SEEING OUR OTHER SISTER AND STAYING AT A CONDO ON THE BEACH!!  WELL,  I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE THAT TODAY IS THREE MONTHS SINCE MIKE PASSED.  I GUESS IT IS TRUE WHAT THEY SAY "LIFE GOES ON". PLEASE DON'T MISUNDERSTAND, I AM TRULY GLAD TO STILL BE HERE AMONG THE LIVING.  AS I TOLD THE BANK TELLER THE OTHER DAY WHEN SHE SAID IT WAS SO GOOD TO SEE ME.  I SAID "I'D RATHER BE SEEN THEN BE VIEWED". THAT WAS THE TRUTH TOO. I DO ENJOY BEING ABLE TO SEE AND HOLD LITTLE MINKA (OUR FIRST GREAT GRAND DAUGHTER), AND VISIT WITH MY DAUGHTERS WHO ARE LOCAL, AND I AM TRULY LOOKING FORWARD TO MY TRIP TO C.A. TO SEE MY SON AND ALL THREE OF HIS GIRLS (WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN).  IT IS JUST AN ADJUSTMENT, AND SOONER OR LATER, I WILL GET USE TO IT.  I DON'T THINK I WILL EVER LIKE IT, BUT I WILL GET USE TO IT.  WELL, THAT'S IT FROM ME FOR THIS WEEK.  I'LL BE BACK ON MONDAY-JAH. WILLING-JUST ME 

I HAVE NEVER WANTED TO BE COMPUTER LITERATE MORE!!

TODAY IS THURS. AND I WAS SUPPOSE TO WALK AGAIN WITH MY DEAR FRIEND IRMA, BUT MY BACK HAS GOTTEN IN THE WAY.  I ALSO COULD NOT GO TO THE GYM (FIRST TIME WE MISSED) WITH MY SISTER VICKIE YESTERDAY-ALSO BECAUSE OF MY BACK.  I AM HOPING AND PRAYING THAT I WILL GET SOME KIND OF ANSWER TODAY AS TO WHAT I NEED TO DO TO FIX MY BACK BEFORE I LEAVE FOR C.A..  THAT IS ALL MY SON AND DAUGHTER NEED IS FOR ME TO SHOW UP AND NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.  NOT WHAT WE ALL HAVE IN MIND.  ANY HOW I HAVE ONE DOCTOR'S APT. TODAY, AND I WILL HOUND MY PCP DR. UNTIL SHE GIVES ME THE REPORT FROM MY TEST.  NATURALLY THERE WAS A HOLIDAY RIGHT AFTER I TOOK THEM, SO THAT DELAYED THE RESULTS GETTING BACK TO THE DOCTOR.  I WISH I WERE MORE COMPUTER SAVVY, AS THEN I COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY ALZHEIMER'S PAGE.  MY SISTER AND I ALWAYS HAVE TO BOTHER HER DAUGHTER DAWN TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX OR POST SOMETHING.  MAYBE  AFTER WE GET BACK FROM OUR TRIP TO C.A. WE CAN TAKE A BEGINNERS COURSE (FOR COMPUTER DUMMIES), AND LEARN A FEW THINGS.  WE WILL SEE. OUR OLDER SISTER WILL BE IN TOWN THE FOLLOWING WEEK WHEN WE GET BACK, AND SHE WANTS US TO GO TO THE BEACH HOUSE AND SPEND THE NIGHT.  IT SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD BE FUN, AND DEPENDING ON HOW I AM DOING AFTER THE TRIP I THINK WE JUST MIGHT GO.  WE DON'T GET TO SEE THIS SISTER VERY OFTEN-IT HAS BEEN YEARS SINCE WE LAST SAW HER.  I GOT UP SUPER EARLY AGAIN THIS AM.  I'M NOT SURE WHY, EXCEPT I THINK THE DOGS WANTED TO GO OUT.  WITH ALL THE BOOM BOOMING GOING ON LAST NIGHT, PRISKA REFUSED TO GO OUTSIDE AFTER ABOUT 6:30PM, SO I KNEW SHE WOULD NEED TO GO OUT BRIGHT AN EARLY THIS AM.. I AM SUPPOSE TO EAT DINNER AT MY SISTER VICKIE'S TONIGHT, AND THEN I HAVE MY MEETING.  THIS IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER SUPER BUSY DAY-JUST THE WAY I LIKE IT.  THE BUSIER I AM THE LESS TIME I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT ANY THING OR ANY ONE THAT WILL MAKE ME SAD.  IT IS A CONSTANT EFFORT, BUT MOST OF THE TIME I AM DOING BETTER.  WELL, THAT IS IT FOR ME ON THIS THURS. AM. .  NOW FOR MY YUMMY CAFE' CON LECHE', AND THEN GET MYSELF DRESSED.  ENJOY THE GIFT OF THIS DAY AS I WILL TRY TO DO-JUST ME

STILL DARK OUT AND I AM UP!!

ACTUALLY I NORMALLY LIKE TO GET UP EARLY.  IT GIVES ME TIME TO DO A LOT OF STUFF BEFORE I HAVE TO GO ANY WHERE.  VICKIE AND I ARE SUPPOSE TO GO TO THE GYM THIS AM, BUT BECAUSE OF THE TIME I HAD WITH MY BACK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON-I THINK NOT.  I AM JUST GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE MRI AND EX RAYS SHOWED BEFORE I DO TOO MUCH ELSE.  I HAD TO TAKE EVERY THING IN THE BOOK YESTERDAY, AS BOTH MY LEGS HAD PAIN SHOOTING DOWN THEM AND MY LEFT FOOT WAS NUMB.   I DID GO FOR A LONG WALK EARLY IN THE DAY, AND THAT MAY HAVE TRIGGERED THE EPISODE-I DON'T KNOW.  IT RAINED AGAIN YESTERDAY.  THAT WAS FINE BY ME, AS I WAS INSIDE WHEN IT STARTED AND STAYED INSIDE AFTER IT STARTED.  I THINK BOTH MY DAUGHTER FONDA AND I HAD A ROUGH DAY YESTERDAY CONCERNING MIKE.  JUST REMEMBERING SOME OF THE THINGS HE WOULD SAY BROUGHT US BOTH TO TEARS.  WE NORMALLY DO PRETTY GOOD, BUT WE DO HAVE OUR DAYS. IN JUST TWO MORE DAYS, IT WILL BE THREE MONTHS SINCE MIKE PASSED, AND IT STILL SEEMS LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY.  LIKE A DEAR FRIEND TOLD ME AFTER MIKE PASSED "BOOK CHICKS HAVE TO BE TOUGH".  ONLY SOMEONE MARRIED TO A BOOK MAN OR WHO WAS A BOOK MAN/WOMAN WILL GET THAT I'M SURE.  ANY HOW, SINCE IT IS A HOLIDAY, I REALLY DON'T HAVE TO GO ANY WHERE TODAY, SO THE FACT THAT IT MAY RAIN AGAIN DOESN'T AFFECT ME.   I TRIED TO GET THE RESULTS OF MY TEST YESTERDAY, BUT THEY WERE NOT IN YET BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY.  I'M HOPING THAT BY THUS. AFTERNOON I WILL KNOW SOMETHING.  I'M HOPING MY SON WILL SKYPE ME TODAY SO I CAN SEE LILLY AND AUTUMN'S FACES.  THEY ALWAYS MAKE ME FEEL BETTER, AS THEY ARE TOO CUTE AND TOO SWEET FOR WORDS.  YES, LITTLE AUTUMN IS A BIT MORE LIKE MIKE JR. THEN MIKE JR. (AND PROBABLY LAURA TOO) WOULD HAVE LIKED, BUT SO SWEET NONE THE LESS.  MAYBE I WOULD EVEN GET TO SAY "HI" TO LAURA, IF SHE IS NOT WORKING OR VOLUNTEERING AT THE RANCH.  WELL, I DON'T WANT TO SIT HERE SO LONG THAT MY BACK AND OR LEGS START HURTING BAD AGAIN, SO I WILL JUST SAY SO LONG FOR NOW-PLEASE, WHAT EVER YOU ARE DOING TODAY- BE SAFE-JUST ME

SLEPT BETTER-ANXIOUS FOR RESULTS OF TEST

HERE IT IS MONDAY THE THIRD OF JULY.  IN JUST A COUPLE MORE WEEKS I'LL BE HEADED FOR C.A.-SURE HOPE THE DOC'S HAVE MY BACK AND NECK PROBLEMS UNDER CONTROL BY THEN.  CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MY LITTLE LILLY AND AUTUMN.  IT SEEMS THAT JUST YESTERDAY I WAS HOLDING THEM LIKE I DO MINKA NOW.  NO ONE KNOWS BETTER THAN A GREAT GRAND MOTHER HOW FAST THESE YEARS GO BY.  MY SISTER AND I WENT TO SEE OUR NEIGHBOR MARTHA YESTERDAY, AND SO HAPPY TO REPORT THAT SHE WILL BE HEADING HOME ON THURS.!!  LIKE I SAID-SHE'S LIKE "WONDER WOMAN"-AMAZING!!  VICKIE AND I HAVE NOT MISSED ONE WEEK OF GOING TO THE GYM THREE TIMES.  IT IS HARD SOMETIMES TO STAY ON A TIME SCHEDULE, BUT AT SOME POINT IN OUR DAY ON MONDAY, WEDS., AND FRIDAY, WE WIND UP AT THE GYM.  I DO FEEL MUCH BETTER ABOUT LEAVING THE DOGS FOR A WEEK NOW THAT THEY CAN ONCE AGAIN STAY IN THEIR OWN HOME.  I HATE HAVING TO TAKE THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE TO BE WATCHED.  OH, DID I MENTION WHAT A TERRIFIC SISTER I HAVE??  SHE KNOWS HOW MUCH THE HAIR ON THE FLOORS HAVE BEEN DRIVING ME CRAZY, BUT WITH THIS STUPID BACK PROBLEM (SINCE I FAINTED DURING THAT COLONOSCOPY PREP), I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SWEEP OR MOP IT.  IT DRIVES ME A LITTLE NUTS TO SEE IT LIKE THAT AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE I COULD PAY TO DO IT FOR ME.  SHE JUST SHOWED UP YESTERDAY WITH SWEEPER IN HAND-MY HERO!!  THE DOGS ARE GOING TO BE SHAVED AGAIN ON THE 10TH, SO THAT WILL HELP A LOT WITH THE HAIR PROBLEM TOO.  ANY HOW, IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER SUN SHINY DAY, AND I AM SURE I WILL WANT THE RAIN AGAIN AS IT COOLS EVERYTHING DOWN.  I HAVE PLANS TO WALK ON THE KATIE WAY TRAIL THIS MORNING WITH TWO  FRIENDS FROM THE HALL.  ONE IS A YOUNG GIRL THAT I JUST LOVE-SHE JUST TURNED 15, AND IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY WHEN I TOOK HER OUT IN SERVICE WITH ME FOR THE FIRST TIME (SHE WAS 8).  SHE ALSO REMEMBERS IT WELL, AS WE FOUND A STRAY DOG, AND SHE DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE IT UNTIL WE FOUND IT'S OWNER-WHICH OF COURSE WE DID.  WELL, MY YUMMY CAFE' CON LECHE' IS ALMOST GONE, AND I NEED TO GET READY AS MY FRIENDS WILL BE HERE TO PICK ME UP SHORTLY.  I HOPE TODAY WILL BE ONE THAT BRINGS US JOY AND PROMISE OF BETTER THINGS AHEAD-JUST ME

COULD'NT SLEEP AT ALL LAST NIGHT!!

I HAD A WONDERFUL (FOR THE MOST PART) WEEK END.  SAT. A.M, I WAS OUT IN SERVICE WITH A HAPPY GROUP OF FRIENDS. THEN LATER THAT DAY MY SISTER VICKIE AND I WENT OUT TO EAT ( THE OLIVE GARDEN), AND THEN ON TO A MOVIE.  ON SUNDAY, I HAD MY MEETING WHICH WAS GREAT.  THEN, MY FAMILY BOOK STUDY WHERE I GOT A BEAUTIFULLY FRAMED PICTURE OF MINKA OUR GREAT GRAND BABY.  IT NOW SITS PROUDLY FRONT AND CENTER ON MY FIREPLACE MANTAL.  YOU MIGHT THINK THAT WITH A NEAR PERFECT WEEK END,  THAT I WOULD HAVE SLEPT LIKE A LOG-SO DID I.  HOWEVER BECAUSE OF ONE THING THAT HAPPENED ON SUN., I HAD ONE OF THE WORST NIGHTS YET.  NO MATTER, I WILL GET PAST THIS, AS I HAVE DONE AT OTHER TIMES IN MY LIFE WHEN NOT SUCH NICE THINGS HAPPEN.  GUESS "NOT SUCH NICE THINGS" HAPPEN TO ALL OF US FROM TIME TO TIME.  WELL,  IT IS ALREADY MONDAY MORNING, AND I AM HAVING MY DELICIOUS CUP OF LIQUID GOLD (L.G.-AKA CAFE' CON LECHE'), AND I AM FEELING BETTER ALREADY. I HOPE ALL MY DEAR READERS ENJOYED A WONDERFUL WEEK END-WE FINALLY GOT SOME GREAT WEATHER FOR IT!!  IT IS GETTING CLOSER TO MY TRIP NOW TO CA. AND I AM GETTING A LITTLE MORE NERVOUS.  I AM TRYING TO WRITE DOWN ALL THE THINGS I NEED TO TAKE, SO I WON'T FORGET ANY THING, BUT I KNOW I WILL.  TODAY WILL BE ANOTHER VERY BUSY DAY FOR ME, AND I AM TRULY GLAD FOR DAYS LIKE THIS.  NO TIME TO THINK OR DWELL IN SLEF PITTY-JUST GO GO GO!!  FIRST THERE IS THE GYM WITH MY SISTER VICKIE, THEN WE WILL GO UP TO VISIT MARTHA OUR NEIGHBOR WHO IS STILL IN THE ASSISTED LIVING PLACE FOR HER RECOVERY AND P.T..  THEN I HAVE AN MRI SCHEDULED FOR MY NECK, AND SOME EX RAYS SCHEDULED FOR MY BACK WHICH CONTINUES TO HURT CONSTANTLY.  I KNOW PART OF ALL THIS PAIN IS JUST FROM GETTING OLD, BUT IF ANY OF IT CAN BE HELPED WITH MORE SHOTS, PILLS,  OR SOME KIND OF TREATMENT,  I NEED TO KNOW SO I CAN GET BETTER.  ANY HOW, THE MORNING IS FLYING BY ME, SO I WILL SAY SO LONG UNTIL TOMORROW.  THANK ALL OF YOU KIND PEOPLE WHO ARE CHECKING OUT MY ALZHEIMER'S LINK.(http://act.alz.org/goto/lindahayes.   TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME