FOGGY TODAY-NOT ME-THE WEATHER!!

I WOKE UP TO LOTS OF FOG.  FIRST TIME IN A VERY LONG TIME THAT HAS HAPPENED.  I KNOW AS SOON AS THE SUN COMES OUT, THE FOG WILL HAVE TO GO.  I GOT UP SUPER EARLY WITH MY DOGIES, BUT AFTER I LET THEM OUT, I WENT BACK TO BED, AND SLEPT FOR 2 MORE HOURS!!  GOT UP FOR GOOD A LITTLE BEFORE 8A.M..  YESTERDAY WE WORKED A LITTLE MORE ON GETTING SOME GIFT CARDS FOR THE RAFFLE BASKET, AND I GOT A $25. GIFT CARD PLUS 2 FREE MOVIE TICKETS AT THE ALOMA DRAFT HOUSE AND CINEMA.  THE OWNER WAS SUPER NICE, AND EVEN ASKED HOW I WAS DOING SINCE MIKE PASSED.  TODAY I WILL TRY AND GET MY DOGIES TO THE VET, AS THEY ARE NOW OVER DUE FOR ALL THEIR SHOTS.  I TRIED PRICING AROUND YESTERDAY TO SEE WHO WOULD GIVE ME THE BEST PRICE, AND IT LOOKS LIKE COLLEGE PARK VET. WINS AGAIN.  I JUST REALLY HATE DRIVING THAT FAR WITH THE DOGS IN THE CAR.  PRESLEY WHINES WHEN HE'S HAPPY, OR WHEN HE'S UPSET, OR JUST ABOUT ANY OTHER TIME.  HE'S A VERY SWEET DOG, BUT HE IS A WHINER!!  WE WENT TO THE KICK OFF MEETING FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S WALK LAST NIGHT, AND 2 PEOPLE IN OUR GROUP WON PRIZES-I WAS NOT ONE OF THEM.  IT WAS NICE, AND EVERYTHING WAS DONATED.  THE FOOD, DRINKS, AS WELL AS THE GIFTS THAT WERE GIVEN AWAY AS PRIZES.  I AM FINDING OUT THAT SO MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY THIS DISEASE THAN I FIRST THOUGHT.  ALSO THERE IS STILL NO PROVEN TREATMENT TO STOP IT, REVERSE IT, OR CURE IT.  ONE YOUNG WOMAN TALKED ABOUT LOSING HER MOTHER TO IT, AND FONDA CRIED.  SHE DID NOT THINK I KNEW IT, BUT I DID.  WE ARE ALL STILL TOO CLOSE TO THIS DISEASE, AND WHAT IT DOES TO THE FAMILY-IT STILL HURTS DEEPLY.  TODAY IS FRIDAY, AND NORMALLY I WOULD BE OUT CHASING GARAGE SALES, BUT I AM STILL TIRED, AND HAVE NO AMBITION THIS MORNING.  MY SISTER VICKIE IS AT A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT THIS A.M., BUT WHEN SHE GETS BACK HOME WE WILL TRY AND DO A LITTLE MORE WITH THE GIFT BASKET.  WE STILL HAVE TWO OR THREE COMPANIES THAT TOLD US TO COME BACK AS THE OWNER OR MANAGER WAS NOT IN YET.  ALSO TODAY I WILL HAVE MASSEY COMING, AS THERE IS A WASP NEXT ON ONE OF MY EVES, AND I DON'T LIKE THAT.  WELL, I GUESS I SHOULD GET DRESSED AND EAT A LITTLE YOGURT, BEFORE THE GUY FROM MASSEY GETS HERE.  HOPE YOUR WEEK END WILL BE FABULOUS-TILL MONDAY-JUST ME

KICK OFF IS TONIGHT!!

TONIGHT IS THE KICK OFF FOR THE WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S 2012 . VICKIE AND I WERE BUSY CONTACTING STORES, AND RESTAURANTS TRYING TO GET SOME GIFT CARDS FOR THE RAFFLE BASKET.  WE DID PRETTY GOOD TOO.  WE WILL WORK A LITTLE MORE ON THAT TODAY BEFORE THE KICK OFF.  IT HAS BEEN HARD FOR ME AND I THINK VICKIE TOO, AS IT HITS US BOTH SO CLOSE TO HOME.  MY LOSS IS MORE RECENT THAN HERS, BUT I KNOW SHE IS STILL HAVING THOSE DARK DAYS .  YOU CAN'T HELP IT WHEN YOU HAVE SHARED SO MANY YEARS, AND SO MANY MEMORIES WITH ONE PERSON, AND THEN THAT ONE PERSON IS GONE.  I THINK THAT OUR BEST FRIEND RIGHT NOW IS STAYING BUSY.  WE BOTH TRY TO DO A LITTLE SOMETHING TOGETHER EACH DAY, AND WE ARE GETTING READY TO START UP OUR EXERCISES AGAIN.  OUR NEIGHBOR MARTHA IS NOT DOING SO WELL RIGHT NOW.  WE WERE OVER THERE YESTERDAY, AND SHE WAS HARDLY ABLE TO SPEAK.  SHE SAID SHE HAS BEEN SPITTING UP STUFF, AND FEELING CLAMMY AND TIRED.  SHE LOOKED DRAINED, SO VICKIE AND I INSISTED THAT SHE CALL HER DOCTOR AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR TODAY (THE OFFICE WAS ALREADY CLOSED YESTERDAY).  SHE DID, AND WILL BE GOING AT 10:30 THIS MORNING.  VICKIE AND I ARE BOTH AFRAID SHE MAY HAVE DEVELOPED PNEUMONIA.  WE SURE HOPE NOT.  SHE HAS BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH TO GET THAT NOW.  WELL, YESTERDAY I HAD A LOVELY LUNCH WITH A DEAR FRIEND.  HER MOM ALSO HAS ALZHEIMER'S, AND HER DAD IS HAVING A REALLY HARD TIME ABOUT IT.  I TRULY FEEL SO BAD FOR HER AND HER PARENTS.  BEING THE ONLY CHILD NOW PUTS SO MANY ADDED BURDENS ON HER.  I KEEP THEM ALL IN MY PRAYERS.  I SLEPT PRETTY GOOD AGAIN LAST NIGHT, THANKS TO PILLS.  I HATE TO RELY ON PILLS TO SLEEP, BUT THE PAIN IN MY LOW BACK AND THOUGHTS ABOUT MY KIDS AND LIFE ITSELF, MAKES IT HARD FOR ME TO FALL ASLEEP ON MY OWN.  I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH WONDERFUL FRIENDS.  WE ALL SHARE THE SAME HOPE FOR THE FUTURE, AND DO OUR BEST TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE WEAK.  I GUESS THAT'S ME RIGHT NOW.  I KNOW I WILL BOUNCE BACK IN TIME, BUT TILL THEN I JUST KEEP PUTTING ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER.  I REMEMBER THAT MIKE WAS HAPPY EVERY DAY, AND WOULD ASK ME IF I WAS HAPPY TOO.  I DO MY BEST TO SEE THE GOOD THINGS IN LIFE AND I AM HAPPY TO STILL BE HERE TO ENJOY THEM.  SO TILL TOMORROW-DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY!!  JUST ME
P.S.  MY HANDSOME GRANDSON CANYON TURNS 16 TODAY!!!  WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE???

LOOKS LIKE THE RAIN HAS LEFT US!!

WOKE UP TO WHAT LOOKS LIKE A DRY MORNING-FINALLY.  THE SKY IS NO LONGER GRAY BUT BLUE, OH HOW I HAVE MISSED YOU!!  NOW WE CAN GET SOME THINGS DONE THAT HAVE BEEN ON OUR LIST FOR DAYS.  MY SISTER VICKIE AND I WANTED TO GO TO SOME OF THE RESTAURANTS AROUND US AND TRY AND GET SOME GIFT CARDS FOR THE BASKET THAT HER DAUGHTER DAWN IS MAKING.  WE WILL THEN SELL RAFFLE TICKETS FOR THE BASKET, TO BENEFIT THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION AND THE 2012 WALK IN OCT..  IT'S ALMOST 8A.M., BUT I AM STILL SLEEPY.  I SLEPT PRETTY WELL LAST NIGHT, BUT I THINK BECAUSE THE WEATHER HAS BEEN SO BAD MY ARTHRITIS IS ACTING UP, AND I AM IN MORE PAIN THAN USUAL LATELY.  I HAVE TO CALL MY PAIN DR. TODAY, AND SEE IF MY NEXT EPIDURAL HAS BEEN SCHEDULED YET.  I WENT OVER TO MY SISTER VICKIE'S YESTERDAY FOR LUNCH.  I MADE US SOME AVOCADO SANDWICHES, THAT WE BOTH LOVE ON CUBAN BREAD.  EARLIER IN THE DAY WE WENT TO PUBLIX AND ALDI'S FOR SOME OF THEIR SPECIALS BEFORE THE NEW SPECIALS COME OUT TODAY.  WE HAVE BEEN DOING SOMETHING THAT SAVES US BOTH SOME MONEY ON OUR GROCERY BILLS.  WHEN WE GET THE BUY ONE GET ONE FREE ITEMS, WE SPLIT THE COST, AND EACH OF US GETS ONE.  WITH ONLY ME IN THE HOUSE, IT WOULD TAKE FOREVER TO GO THROUGH TWO BOTTLES OF MAYONNAISE OR OLIVE OIL WHICH THEY OFTEN HAVE ON SALE.  WE EVEN SHARE THE NEWS PAPER COST.  I GET IT, AND THEN AFTER I LOOK AT IT, I TAKE IT TO HER.  WE TRY AND COME UP WITH ALL KINDS OF CREATIVE WAYS TO SAVE A BUCK HERE AND THERE.  TODAY WE PLAN ON GOING TO THE Y AGAIN TO START UP ON OUR EXERCISES.  THIS TIME WE WILL TAKE IT EASY SO NO ONE GETS INJURED AND THEN HAS TO STOP AGAIN.  MARTHA OUR NEIGHBOR WANTS TO GO WITH US.  SHE HAS BOUNCED BACK SO WELL FROM HER HIP SURGERY.  WE ARE SO PROUD AND HAPPY FOR HER.  WELL, I DON'T HAVE MUCH MORE TO SAY RIGHT NOW, SO I WILL JUST SAY HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY-TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME

STRANGE THING HAPPENED THIS MORNING

WHEN I FIRST WOKE UP, I LOOKED OVER TO MIKE'S SIDE OF THE BED, AND FOR A MOMENT I WONDERED WHERE HE WAS SO EARLY IN THE MORNING.  THEN I REMEMBERED.  MIKE USE TO GET UP VERY EARLY SOMETIMES, AND I WOULD GET THIS FEELING OF PANIC JUST WONDERING IF HE HAD WONDERED OFF SOMEWHERE.   THEN I WAS  REMINDED OF HOW AWFUL THIS ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IS, AND WHAT IT DOES TO THE CAREGIVERS.  ANY HOW, THIS IS ANOTHER DAY, AND ANOTHER LIFE CHANGE FOR ME.  RIGHT NOW, I AM WORKING ON MY TEETH.  THIS A.M. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DENTIST.  FINALLY MY BRIDGE CAME IN, AND NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON.  THAT STUPID TOOTH THAT KEEPS FALLING OUT FELL OUT AGAIN!!  ANYHOW, TODAY HAS STARTED OUT DRY, BUT I WONDER HOW LONG IT WILL STAY THAT WAY WITH THE STORM STILL LINGERING OVER US.  I SURE FEEL BAD FOR WHO EVER GETS THE FULL HIT.  I HOPE LOUISIANA IS SPARED-THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH.  TO THINK, WE USE TO LIVE THERE, AND ONLY 5 MIN. FROM THE SUPER DOME!!  GUESS WE DODGED THAT BULLET!!  WELL THIS MORNING I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING MY BRIDGE IN, AND THEN MAYBE IF IT STAYS DRY FOR A LITTLE LONGER, MY SISTER VICKIE AND I WILL GO OFF TO SEE ABOUT GETTING SOME GIFT CARDS.  I FEEL SURE SOME OF THE RESTAURANTS AROUND HERE WILL GIVE US SOMETHING.  WE HAVE BEEN WORKING SO HARD ON RAISING FUNDS, AND COMING UP WITH UNIQUE IDEAS, THAT THE COORDINATOR OF THE EVENT WANTS US TO SHARE WITH THE WHOLE GROUP AT THE KICK OFF SOME OF THEM.  NOT SURE IF I OR VICKIE ARE UP TO IT, BUT WE MAY TRY.  SPEAKING IN FRONT OF A BUNCH OF STRANGERS IS NOT REALLY UP MY ALLY.  I'M MORE OF AN IDEA KIND OF PERSON.  I LIKE COMING UP WITH IDEAS, BUT THEN I LET SOMEONE ELSE DESCRIBE THEM OR SHOW THEM OFF.  BTW, I SLEPT LIKE A LOG LAST NIGHT.  I HAVE BEEN GOING TO BED EARLIER AND EARLIER LATELY.  I JUST RUN OUT OF JUICE BY 7:30 OR 8 P.M..  MAYBE IT'S THE WEATHER, I TRULY DON'T KNOW.  MY SISTER VICKIE SAYS SHE GETS TIRED A LOT LATELY TOO, SO MAYBE IT'S JUST OUR AGE??  WELL, TIME FOR ME TO GET DRESSED, AND READY TO GO GET THAT BRIDGE I HAVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR.  HAVE A HAPPY STRESS FREE DAY-JUST ME

SOGGY SOGGY DAY!

I WOKE UP THIS MORNING TO THE POURING RAIN.  I AM THRILLED THAT THE STORM MISSED US, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK OUR YARD COULD HANDLE MUCH MORE RAIN.   MY POOR PRISKA WENT OUTSIDE IN THIS DOWN POUR-I COULD HARDLY BELIEVE IT.  SHE MUST HAVE REALLY NEEDED TO GO!! NORMALLY SHE WON'T GO OUTSIDE IF IT EVEN LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT RAIN!!  ANY HOW, I AM UP EARLY, AND READY TO FACE THE DAY.  IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE SOGGY ALL DAY LONG, SO I AM NOT SURE HOW MUCH I WILL GET DONE OF THE THINGS I HAD PLANNED.  MY SISTER VICKIE AND I WERE GOING TO GO TO A FEW PLACES AND TRY AND GET SOME GIFT CERTIFICATES FOR THE BASKET DAWN (MY NIECE) IS MAKING TO RAFFLE TICKETS AND RAISE FUNDS FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S WALK.  WE HAVE ALREADY RAISED OVER $2,000. DOLLARS FOR OUR TEAM, AND THE KICK OFF IS NOT UNTIL THIS THURSDAY!! ALSO I CAME UP WITH AN IDEA FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION TO HELP ALL THE TEAMS GET MORE DONORS, AND THEY ARE GOING TO ANNOUNCE IT (AND SHOW IT) AT THE KICK OFF PARTY.  NOW, ABOUT MY WEEK END.  ACTUALLY ON FRIDAY NIGHT, OUR NEIGHBOR MARTHA THAT HAD HIP SURGERY INVITED MY SISTER VICKIE AND MYSELF OVER FOR DINNER.  I WAS SURPRISED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO COOK SUCH A LOVELY MEAL ALL BY HERSELF!!  IT WAS REALLY GOOD.  THEN WE JUST SAT AROUND AN TALKED FOR A BIT.  SHE SAID SHE WAS HOPING THAT I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT MY TWO DOGIES WITH ME, AS SHE NEEDED A DOGIE FIX.  SO CUTE!!  THEN ON SAT. I WENT OUT IN SERVICE AS USUAL, AND HAD A VERY NICE MORNING.  WENT TO AN ESTATE SALE, AND A GARAGE SALE OR TWO.  WENT WITH MY SISTER TO COSTCO TO FILL UP MY TANK WITH GAS, AND THEN TO THE STORE.  LASTLY I TOOK MY DOGIES AND WENT TO MY SISTER VICKIE'S HOUSE FOR DINNER. THEN CAME SUNDAY.  I HAD MY MEETING THEN I CAME HOME AND RELAXED WITH MY TWO FAITHFUL COMPANIONS.  THE WEATHER WAS YUCKY, SO I PUT MY P.J.'S ON AND WATCHED A LITTLE T.V. WITH BOTH MY DOGIES AT MY SIDE.  I THINK THEY ARE AFRAID I WILL GO OFF AND LEAVE THEM AGAIN, AS THEY FOLLOW ME EVERYWHERE I GO.  RIGHT NOW THEY ARE ON EITHER SIDE OF ME. PRESLEY TO MY RIGHT, AND PRISKA TO MY LEFT.  DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITH OUT THEM.  THEY HAVE SEEN ME THROUGH SOME PRETTY ROUGH DAYS AND NIGHTS SINCE MIKE PASSED.  SOME OF THE SIMPLEST THINGS CAN BRING ON THE TEARS, LIKE FILLING OUT PAPER WORK.  WHEN I GET TO THE PLACE WHERE IT ASKS FOR MARITAL STATUS, IT IS SO HARD TO CHECK WIDOW.  SO MANY NEW THINGS TO DEAL WITH, BUT I AM SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE CHILDREN WHO LOVE AND TAKE SUCH GOOD CARE OF ME.  FIRST FONDA CALLED TO LET ME KNOW HER PLANE HAD LANDED AND SHE AND ART MADE IT BACK SAFE AND SOUND.  ALSO THAT THEY HAD A WONDERFUL TIME WITH OUR FRIEND CREOLA WHO NOW LIVES IN NASHVILLE.  THEN MY DEAR SON MIKE JR. CALLED TWICE YESTERDAY AND I GOT TO END MY DAY WITH A WONDERFUL SIGHT-MY TWO GRAND BABIES, MY SON, AND LAURA (WORKING HARD IN THE KITCHEN GETTING DINNER READY).  THAT WAS SUCH A NICE WAY TO END THE NIGHT AND THE WEEK END.  SO TILL TOMORROW-BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR THE RAINBOW!! JUST ME

DENTIST AREN'T ALL BAD

YESTERDAY MY DAUGHTER FONDA CAME OVER AND READ ME THE RIOT ACT FOR USING GORILLA GLUE TO FIX THE TOOTH THAT KEEPS FALLING OFF OF MY TEMPORARY BRIDGE.  SHE READ THE BACK OF THE BOTTLE, AND DECIDED IT WAS TOXIC AND I SHOULD GET IT OUT OF MY MOUTH.  SO, I CALLED UP THE DENTIST, CONFESSED MY MISTAKE, AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 4:30pm TO HAVE THEM FIX ME UP.  HE TOOK THE BAD BAD GLUE OUT, AND THEN BONDED MY TOOTH BACK IN.  IT FEELS PRETTY STRONG NOW-LOOKS LIKE CRAP-BUT I THINK IT WILL HOLD UP UNTIL THE PERMANENT BRIDGE GETS HERE ON TUES. OR WEDS.-YEAH!!!
IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE IN FOR MORE STORMY WEATHER-AS IS MOST OF THE STATE FROM WHAT THE WEATHER MAN IS SAYING.  I GUESS THE RAIN SERVES MANY PURPOSES, SO I WON'T COMPLAIN.  JUST FEEL BAD FOR PRISKA MY LITTLE FRAIDY CAT DOG.  ANY HOW, YESTERDAY WAS A PRETTY GOOD DAY CONSIDERING.  WE VISITED OUR OLDER NEIGHBOR (MY SISTER VICKIE AND I), I DID SOME WORK ON THE ALZHEIMER'S WALK, THEN MY DAUGHTER FONDA STOPPED BY.  YESTERDAY WAS HER BIRTHDAY, AND SHE AND HER HUSBAND ART LEFT FOR NASHVILLE TO SEE A LONG TIME FRIEND OF THE FAMILY (CREOLA).  THEN IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO GET READY FOR MY MEETING.  I SURE WISH MY MIND WOULD WORK LIKE IT USE TO, BUT THEN, DON'T WE ALL??  I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAST I FORGET STUFF.  IMPORTANT STUFF SOMETIMES TOO.  MY ELDEST DAUGHTER (FELINA) HAD LEFT A MESSAGE ON MY HOME PHONE, THE DAY WE WENT TO TAMPA.  SHE SEEMED TO THINK WE WERE SUPPOSE TO BE GOING THERE TOGETHER.  I FELT TERRIBLE, (STILL DO), BUT TRUTHFULLY I HAD NO MEMORY OF SUCH A CONVERSATION!!  IT HAD BEEN SEVERAL DAYS SINCE I LAST SPOKE WITH HER, AND IF WE DISCUSSED IT-IT MUST BE ONE OF THOSE IMPORTANT THINGS I WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT I COMPLETELY FORGET. I SURE HOPE SHE WAS ABLE TO GO WITH JAKKI, AS I KNOW ALL THERE REALLY WANTED TO SEE HER AND LITTLE BABY MINKA QUINN.  THEY SAID SHE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL (FROM THE PICTURES), AND YES, SHE IS THAT.  A LITTLE BUNDLE OF LOVE.  I KNOW FELINA IS REALLY ENJOYING HER FIRST GRAND BABY AS MUCH AS I DID WITH JAKKI.  FONDA AND I JUST COULD NOT GET ENOUGH OF HER WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE-STILL WISH SHE AND JUDAH WOULD VISIT MORE, BUT I KNOW HOW BUSY LIFE CAN KEEP YOU-ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG!!!  WELL I NOW NEED TO FINISH MY YUMMY CAFE' CON LECHE' AND GET DRESSED FOR THE DAY AHEAD.  HOPE YOURS IS FILLED WITH CHOCOLATE AND OTHER GOOD THINGS-JUST ME

TOOK A TRIP TO TAMPA-MANY MEMORIES THERE

WE (MY SISTER HER DAUGHTER DAWN AND MYSELF) LEFT FOR TAMPA AROUND 9AM YESTERDAY.  IT WAS REALLY BAD WEATHER GOING AND COMING, BUT DAWN IS A GREAT DRIVER, AND GOT US THERE AND BACK SAFELY.  IT WAS SO NICE TO SEE OUR OLDER SISTER MELA, HER HUSBAND DANNY, AND TRACI, (OUR NIECE). WE HAD A REALLY NICE VISIT-THOUGH SHORT.  ALL THE WAY THERE AND BACK MY MIND WAS RACING THROUGH MEMORIES OF THE MANY TIMES MIKE AND I HAD TAKEN THAT TRIP.  OFTEN WITH MY SISTER VICKIE AND HER HUSBAND-BOTH OUR HUSBANDS NOW GONE.  WE LEARNED THAT AN AUNT WE HAD NOT SEEN IN SEVERAL YEARS HAD ALSO PASSED AWAY AFTER 71 YEARS OF MARRIAGE!!!  WE THOUGHT MANY PEOPLE DON'T EVEN LIVE THAT LONG, BUT THAT'S HOW LONG THEY WERE MARRIED.   ON THE WAY HOME WE PASSED AN EYE GLASS PLACE THAT MIKE WOULD ALWAYS TELL ME THE STORY BEHIND THE OWNER AND HIM.  HE HAD SOLD THE OWNER SOME KIND OF HOME IMPROVEMENT MANY YEARS AGO, AND HE WAS SO PROUD OF HOW HE CLOSED THE DEAL.  NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I HEARD HIM TELL THE STORY, I ALWAYS ACTED SURPRISED.  EVEN THOUGH WE WERE ONLY MARRIED FOR ALMOST 43 YEARS, I CAN TRULY IMAGINE HOW MY POOR UNCLE MUST FEEL AT THE LOSS OF HIS WIFE OF 71YEARS.  I DID MANAGE A SMILE AS WE PASSED THAT EYE GLASS PLACE, WHICH WAS NEW.  NORMALLY I WOULD HAVE TEARED UP-MAYBE THAT IS A GOOD SIGN.  ANY HOW, IT TRULY WAS A LOVELY TRIP, AND MY DOGIES WERE SO HAPPY WHEN I GOT BACK HOME.  NOT SO MUCH BECAUSE THEY LOVE AND MISSED ME-I THINK IT WAS MORE ABOUT HEY, SHE'S  BACK, NOW WE CAN EAT!!  THEY GET VERY EXCITED WHEN IT'S TIME TO EAT.  IF THEY HAD THEIR WAY IT WOULD BE 4 OR 5 TIMES A DAY.  I DO THINK THEY ARE FINALLY STARTING TO LOSE A LITTLE WEIGHT NOW.  THEY NO LONGER LOOK LIKE STUFFED SAUSAGES LIKE FONDA ALWAYS SAYS.  WELL, TIME FOR ME TO GET DRESSED AND EAT A LITTLE SOMETHING.  MAYBE MUSH, AS I STILL CAN NOT USE MY FRONT TEETH AS THE TEMPORARY BRIDGE KEEPS LOSING TEETH!!  OH HOW WE NEED THE NEW SYSTEM!!  GIVE A BIG HUG TO SOMEONE TODAY-I COULD SURE USE ONE-JUST ME

LINDA DID A BAD BAD THING

YES, I AM GUILTY.  MY TOOTH FELL OUT AGAIN SO I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO GLUE IT BACK IT WITH GORILLA GLUE!!  IT IS STILL IN PLACE, BUT NOW EVERYONE THAT I TOLD THINK I COULD BE POISONING MY SELF OR THAT THE DENTIST WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REMOVE THE TOOTH ONCE THE REAL BRIDGE GETS IN.  ALL I CAN SAY IS I CHECKED THE BOTTLE FOR ANY WARNINGS, AND THE ONLY THING IT SAID WAS IF SWALLOWED IT COULD BLOCK THE COLON.  THAT IS BECAUSE IT EXPANDS 10 TIMES IT'S SIZE WHEN IT DRIES.  I KNEW THAT ALREADY AS I HAVE USED IT MANY TIMES.  SO, I JUST USED THE TINIEST BIT AND I KNEW IT WOULD HOLD. PLUS, IT DRIES WHITE, JUST LIKE MY TEETH-A WIN WIN IN MY BOOKS!!  WELL, AS FOR THIS MORNING, MY SISTER, DAWN (HER DAUGHTER), AND MY SELF, WILL ALL BE GOING TO TAMPA TO SEE MY OTHER SISTER MELA WHO LIVES FAR AWAY, AND WE HAVE NOT SEEN IN QUITE A WHILE.  IT SHOULD BE A NICE DAY, BUT THAT MEANS I MUST KEEP THIS SHORT, AS I HAVE MUCH TO DO BEFORE THEY COME TO PICK ME UP.  IT REALLY STORMED YESTERDAY, AND MORE RAIN IS FORECAST FOR TODAY, BUT WE ARE GOING TO CHANCE IT ANY WAY.  WELL, HOPE YOU ARE ALL NICE AND DRY, AND IN A GREAT PLACE THIS A.M.-JUST ME

MORE TOOTH DRAMA!

I WOKE UP AFTER A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP IN A PRETTY GOOD MOOD.  STILL THINKING ABOUT MY SON'S CALL, AND THOSE TWO ADORABLE GRAND DAUGHTERS OF MINE.  THE DAY STARTED PRETTY MUCH LIKE ANY OTHER DAY.  I FED THE DOGS, TOOK MY MORNING PILLS, AND THEN STARTED TO EAT MY BREAKFAST.  AFTER JUST A FEW BITES, I FELT SOMETHING HARD IN MY MOUTH-IT WAS A TOOTH FROM MY TEMPORARY BRIDGE.  I CALLED THE DENTIST OFFICE AND THEY TOOK ME RIGHT AWAY.  THEY ASKED ME HOW THIS HAPPENED AND I TOLD THEM EATING A BANANA!!  THEY FIXED IT (WITH GLUE I THINK) AND THEN I CAME BACK HOME.  MY SISTER VICKIE DID NOT HAVE A VERY GOOD START TO HER MORNING EITHER-SHE HAD A DR.'S APPOINTMENT ABOUT HER KNEE.  THEY GAVE HER TWO CHOICES, AND NEITHER OF THEM WERE GOOD.  IT SEEMS SHE HAS A TORN MENISCUS IN HER KNEE, AND SHE WILL MOST LIKELY NEED A FULL KNEE REPLACEMENT.  WE WERE BOTH BUMMED OUT OVER THAT BIT OF NEWS.  SOME DAYS IT JUST DON'T PAY TO GET OUT OF BED!!!  OH, ONLY MY KIDS WILL GET THIS.  I SAID THE WORD AIN'T THE OTHER DAY LOOKED AROUND BUT THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE HERE, SO I HIT MYSELF ON THE HEAD-JUST FOR DADDY.  MIKE WAS A STICKLER FOR PROPER ENGLISH, AND THERE WAS ONE WORD NONE OF US WERE ALLOWED TO USE-YELP, IT WAS AIN'T.  I JUST HIT MYSELF ON THE HEAD AGAIN.  THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD THINGS ABOUT MIKE THAT I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WILL EVER FORGET.  NEXT TIME WE ARE ALL TOGETHER WE WILL READ SOME OF THE LETTERS HE WROTE US OVER THE YEARS.  HE TRAVELED MUCH OF THE TIME, BUT ALWAYS MANAGED TO WRITE HOME ON A VERY REGULAR BASIS, AND CALLED-EVERY NIGHT.  WELL, NOT SURE YET WHAT THIS DAY WILL BRING.  I WILL DO MY BIBLE READING AND STUDYING FOR MY THURS. NIGHT MEETING FIRST.  THEN I KNOW I NEED A FEW THINGS FROM THE STORE, SO I WILL MOST LIKELY GO WITH MY SISTER VICKIE TO THE STORE.  THERE MUST BE SOME KIND OF DISTURBANCE OUT THERE AS WE ARE GETTING RAIN EVERY DAY. THE WEATHER MAN SAID RAIN AGAIN ALL THIS WEEK.  THE ONLY REASON I HATE THE RAIN DURING THE DAY IS THAT IS ALWAYS SEEMS TO COME WITH LIGHTNING, AND PRISKA GOES CRAZY WHEN SHE HEARS IT.  SHE GETS ONE OF THOSE DEER IN THE HEAD LIGHTS LOOK ON HER FACE, AND RUNS TO GET ON MY LAP.  LAST NIGHT IT WAS STORMING, AND SHE WOKE ME UP LAYING ACROSS MY NECK.  I WAS SO HOT SHE IS WARMER THAN A BLANKET!! WELL, THAT'S IT FROM ME FOR NOW.  I WILL GET SOMETHING TO EAT, GET DRESSED, AND GET GOING ON MY DAY.  THIS IS JUST FOR MY GRAND DAUGHTER LILLY (?COMO PASE SU PREMEDO DIA EN ESQUELLA?) I'M SURE I SPELLED EVERY THING WRONG, BUT I HOPE SHE WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I SAID-IF NOT, HELP HER OUT DADDY.  I'M LEARNING HAPPINESS IS A CHOICE-WHAT WILL YOU CHOOSE TODAY?-JUST ME

GOOD NEWS I HOPE!!

YESTERDAY AT MY MEETING I HEARD FROM A FRIEND THAT THERE IS A DENTAL SCHOOL IN TAMPA THAT WILL EVEN DO CROWNS AND IMPLANTS!!  THIS WAS SUCH GOOD NEWS FOR ME, AS THE DENTAL SCHOOL HERE WILL ONLY FILL OR PULL TEETH.  I THINK THE TEETH ON THE TOP OF MY MOUTH ARE PRETTY MUCH DONE, BUT THE BOTTOM PARTIAL WILL NOT STAY DOWN NO MATTER WHAT I TRY WHEN EVER I TRY AND EAT.  IT WILL STAY DOWN AS LONG AS I JUST DRINK, SO MAYBE I WILL START A LIQUID DIET IF THINGS DON'T WORK OUT WITH THE DENTIST IN TAMPA.  ACTUALLY I WAS GOING TO HAVE A LIQUID DINNER YESTERDAY-I WAS JUST IN ONE OF THOSE DEPRESSED MOODS.  SO I GRABBED THE BOTTLE OF ASTI SPUMANTE THAT I BOUGHT AT A GARAGE SALE FOR $2. (WHAT A BARGAIN-RIGHT?). THEN THE FIRST BAD THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THE CORK BROKE OFF.  NEXT AFTER I GOT THE REST OF THE CORK OUT I POURED ME A GLASS IN THE FINEST WINE GLASS I OWN-IT IS FROM WATERFORD CRYSTAL (FONDA GOT IT FOR US.  I WAS ALL SET TO FINISH THE BOTTLE TOO, BUT THEN ONCE I TOOK A WHIFF I KNEW THE SAD TRUTH-I HAD BEEN TAKEN FOR $2. AT THAT GARAGE SALE.  THE ASTI SPUMANTE HAD TURNED TO VINEGAR!!!  IT MUST HAVE BEEN SEVERAL YEARS OLD.  OH WELL, THANKFULLY I HAD A BOTTLE OF SANGRIA, WHICH WAS ALMOST AS GOOD AS I THOUGHT THE ASTI WOULD BE.  MY WEEK END STARTED OUT GOOD. I WENT OUT IN SERVICE AND THEN I WENT WITH MY SISTER VICKIE TO MARTHA'S (OUR OLDER NEIGHBOR WHO JUST HAD HIP SURGERY). I SPENT SOME QUALITY TIME WITH MY TWO LOVABLE COMPANIONS PRISKA AND PRESLEY, AND THEN MY DAUGHTER FONDA BROUGHT OVER SOME DINNER, AND THAT WAS VERY YUMMY. WE THEN WATCHED A PSYCH EPISODE OR TWO AND AFTER FONDA LEFT-OFF TO BED I WENT.  SUNDAY STARTED OFF EQUALLY NICE.  I GOT UP AT MY LEISURE, TOOK A NICE SHOWER, STUDIED FOR MY MEETING, AND GOT DRESSED.  I PICKED UP A FRIEND WHO NEEDED A RIDE, AND THEN ENJOYED MY MEETING.  SOMETHING I SAW MADE ME SAD, THEN IT REMINDED ME OF OTHER THINGS (SIMILAR THINGS) THAT KEPT ME SAD FOR MOST OF THE EVENING.  I WAS SUPPOSE TO GO TO JAKKI'S FOR OUR SUNDAY BOOK STUDY, BUT DIDN'T, ALSO MY SISTER VICKIE HAD INVITED ME OVER TO HER PLACE FOR DINNER, BUT I JUST WASN'T IN THE MOOD TO GO ANY WHERE, SO I STAYED HOME WITH MY TWO BABIES (PRISKA & PRESLEY).  THEN SOMETHING WONDERFUL HAPPENED.  MY SON CALLED TO SKYPE ME, AND I GOT TO SEE HIM AND MY TWO BEAUTIFUL GRAND BABIES!!  I FELT SO HAPPY THEY ARE ALL SO SWEET.  THEY SURE LOVE THEIR DADDY, AND IT'S EASY TO SEE WHY.  HE IS A GREAT FATHER, AND THEY ARE A RARITY.  SO I AM BACK IN MY NORMAL CHEERY MOOD THIS MORNING. I SLEPT WELL, AND AM READY TO FACE THE DAY.  HOPE YOUR WEEK END WAS FILLED WITH SMILES-JUST ME

REMEMBERED TO TAKE MY CAR BACK TO MAZDA

IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY THE BATTERY, SO I PAID THEM FOR IT.  TOTAL OF $174. UNEXPECTED DOLLARS FOR IT.  BUT IT HAS A GREAT GUARANTEE I AM TOLD.  FULL REPLACEMENT FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS, THEN THEY PRORATE AFTER THAT.  I'M JUST GLAD THAT IT CRANKS UP EACH TIME I GET IN IT, SO FOR NOW, THAT SHOULD DO IT.  I HAVE THAT EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT OF COURSE IT DOES NOT COVER BATTERIES.  OH WELL, NO BIGGIE-IF THAT'S THE WORST PROBLEM OF THE WEEK I WILL BE THRILLED.  MY SISTER VICKIE AND I ARE GOING TO GO TO A FEW GARAGE SALES THIS AM.  WE ARE GOING TO LOOK FOR NEW STUFF CHEAP, SO WE CAN RAFFLE IT AT THE GARAGE SALE WE ARE HAVING FOR ALZHEIMER'S SOON.  YOU CAN'T FAULT US FOR TRYING, WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR ALL KINDS OF WAYS TO RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS.  WE HAVE A WHILE TILL THE WALK, SO I HOPE WE CAN AT LEAST DO HALF AS GOOD AS OUR KIDS DID LAST YEAR.  I SLEPT WELL LAST NIGHT, AND THAT WAS A BIG IMPROVEMENT.  I GOT ONE OF THOSE HEATING BELTS THAT ARE ONLY GOOD FOR 8 HOURS OR SO, BUT IT KEPT MY BACK WARM, WHICH I THINK KEPT THE LEGS IN CHECK.  TOO BAD MOST INSURANCE COMPANIES WON'T PAY FOR THINGS THAT REALLY HELP BECAUSE THEY ARE OVER THE COUNTER AND CHEAP.  BTW.  I CALLED MY PAIN DR. YESTERDAY, AND THEY ARE GOING TO SET UP ANOTHER EPIDURAL FOR ME FOR MY BACK AGAIN.  THEY SAID THAT SOMETIMES IT TAKES UP TO THREE BEFORE YOU SEE ANY REAL RESULTS.  I WILL TRY JUST ABOUT ANYTHING (EXCEPT SURGERY) AT THIS POINT.   ON A DIFFERENT NOTE, I THINK MY GIRL PRISKA IS HAVING SOME KIND OF PROBLEM WITH HER FRONT LEG.  SHE HAS BEEN LIMPING SO I KNOW IT IS GIVING HER SOME TROUBLE, BUT I CAN'T FIND ANY THING THAT WOULD CAUSE HER TO LIMP.  I THINK IT COULD BE ARTHRITIS.  DOES ANY BODY KNOW IF DOGS CAN GET ARTHRITIS??  SHE IS STILL PRETTY YOUNG TO HAVE ANY SUCH PROBLEMS, ONLY 7 YEARS OLD, BUT WHO KNOWS-THAT'S 49 YEARS OLD IN DOGIE TIME.  STILL I THINK THAT IS PRETTY YOUNG TO ALREADY HAVE ARTHRITIS.  IF SHE CONTINUES TO LIMP, I WILL HAVE TO TAKE HER TO THE VET NEXT.  WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY IN SUNNY FLORIDA.  IT HAS BEEN RAINING MOSTLY AT NIGHT, WHICH IS THE BEST TIME FOR IT (IN MY OPINION).  I LOVE TO FALL ASLEEP BY THE SOUND OF RAIN.  IT IS SO SOOTHING.  WELL, THAT'S IT FROM ME FOR TODAY, I MISS MY BABIES IN C.A. AND THEIR PARENTS TOO, BUT I WILL GET TO SEE AT LEAST HALF OF THEM SOON FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S WALK IN OCT..  TILL MONDAY-JUST ME

I FORGOT TO TAKE MY CAR BACK TO MAZDA

YESTERDAY I WAS SUPPOSE TO TAKE MY CAR BACK TO MAZDA, AND PAY FOR THE BATTERY THEY LET ME USE.  I FELT SO BAD THAT I HAD FORGOTTEN, THAT I WROTE A BIG NOTE FOR MYSELF, AND PUT IT ON THE TABLE SO I WOULD BE SURE TO GO THERE TODAY.  IT IS ODD THAT A NEW BATTERY WOULD FIX MY CAR WHEN MY OLD ONE REGISTERED GOOD-THREE TIMES.  ONCE BY THE POP A LOCK GUY, AND TWICE BY THE MAZDA MANAGER.  ANY HOW, I MUST HAVE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY, AS IT HAS CRANKED UP EVERY TIME SINCE IT WAS PUT IN.  IT'S CRAZY TO ME THAT A BATTERY CAN GO BAD WITH ONLY 10 OR 11,OOO MILES ON MY CAR, BUT I GUESS IT IS SO.  ANY HOW, YESTERDAY WAS A GOOD DAY. DID NOT DO VERY MUCH BUT RAN SOME ERRANDS WITH MY SISTER VICKIE, ALSO VISITED OUR NEIGHBOR MARTHA WHO HAD THAT HIP SURGERY.  SHE IS SO AMAZING!!  YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW WHAT SHE HAS JUST BEEN THROUGH.  A FRIEND OF OURS WHO OWNS A BEAUTY SALON, GAVE US A WONDERFUL GIFT CERT. FOR OUR BASKET THAT WE WILL BE RAFFLING OFF FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S  ASSOC.. AND HAS PUT ONE OF OUR DONATION BUCKETS IN HER SALON.  I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE!!!  AS SOON AS I AM A LITTLE BETTER, I WILL GO WITH MY SISTER TO DIFFERENT STORES, AND TRY AND GET SOME KIND OF GIFT CARDS FOR THE BASKET.  I JUST REALLY WISH MY BACK AND LEGS WERE DOING BETTER.  I WILL CALL MY PAIN DR. TODAY AND SEE IF HE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE PAIN.  I NEED TO GET BACK TO THE GYM, AND LOSE SOME OF THIS WEIGHT.  ALL I DO ANY MORE IS SLEEP AND EAT-BOTH ARE CAUSED BY DEPRESSION-ACCORDING TO MY P.C.P., BUT SHE ALSO DID SOME BLOOD WORK, SO WE WILL SEE IF ANY THING ELSE SHOWS UP THAT COULD BE CAUSING MY CONSTANT TIREDNESS.  I SPENT A LOT OF TIME YESTERDAY THINKING ABOUT MIKE.  ALMOST EVERYTHING I DID, AND EVERY PLACE I WENT REMINDED ME OF SOMETHING WE HAD DONE TOGETHER.  I SAW AN OLDER COUPLE WALKING HOLDING HANDS, AND THAT REMINDED ME OF MIKE AND HOW WE ALWAYS WALKED HAND IN HAND.  WHO EVER SAID "PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW" MUST HAVE BEEN ON SOMETHING ILLIGAL AT THE TIME!!  I REALLY THOUGHT I WAS DOING BETTER, BUT THE LAST FEW DAYS HAVE PROVEN ME WRONG.  I WILL KEEP ON GOING AND TRY TO FIND POSITIVE THINGS TO THINK ABOUT WHEN I GET SAD.  I DO HAVE SO MUCH TO BE GREATFUL FOR.  I HAVE THREE GREAT KIDS, FOUR WONDERFUL AND TALENTED GRAND KIDS, AND ONE VERY BEAUTIFUL GREAT GRAND DAUGHTER-MINKA.  ALL OF THE ABOVE BRING SMILES TO MY FACE,  NOT TO MENTION MY TWO CONSTANT COMPANIONS PRISKA & PRESLEY!!!  I KNOW THIS SADNESS WILL PASS IN TIME, I WILL DO MY BEST TO MOVE IT ALONG AS BEST I CAN.  LIFE IS TOO PRECIOUS TO WASTE DWELLING ON THE PAST WHICH WE CAN NOT CHANGE.. TILL TOMORROW, THANKS FOR LISTENING!!  JUST ME

SLEEPING A LITTLE BETTER-BACK STILL HURTS

I DON'T KNOW WHY THE EPIDURAL DID NOT WORK AS WELL FOR ME AS THE LAST ONES.  I'M NOT SURE IF I WANT TO TRY AGAIN, OR JUST LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE.  I GET THE SHOTS BECAUSE I DO NOT LIKE HAVING TO TAKE ANY KIND OF DRUGS FOR PAIN.  I KNOW HOW EASY THEY ARE TO BECOME ADDICTED TO AND I DON'T WANT THAT FOR ME.  I WILL CALL MY DR. IN A DAY OR TWO, AND SEE WHAT HE SUGGEST.  IN THE MEAN TIME I AM TRYING TO BE POSITIVE ABOUT PEOPLE I LOVE WHO ARE  GOING THROUGH SOME HARD TIMES THEMSELVES.  WE OFTEN GET INTO THIS COCOON WHERE WE JUST THINK ABOUT OUR PAIN, OUR SADNESS, OUR LOSSES, WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE ALL AROUND US ARE DEALING WITH SO MUCH MORE.  I REALLY WANT TO TRY HARDER TO BE THE ONE WHO OFFERS ENCOURAGEMENT-AND NOT THE ONE NEEDING IT ALL THE TIME.  I DID GET TO MY P.C.P. DR. YESTERDAY AND SHE DREW SOME BLOOD, AND WILL CHECK THINGS LIKE MY THYROID LEVEL, AND VIT. B LEVEL TO SEE IF THAT IS WHAT HAS ME IN A BIT OF A SLUMP.  I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN DOING SO WELL, BUT I GUESS MY GRIEVING FOR MIKE IS STILL IN PROGRESS.  I DO NEED TO GET BUSY TRYING TO GET DONATIONS FOR THE GIFT BASKET THAT WE RAFFLE OFF FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S WALK  IN OCT..  MY DAUGHTER FONDA WAS ABLE TO GET A FANTASTIC SALON TO DONATE A HAIR COLOR, CUT, AND STYLE FOR THE GIFT BASKET.  WE TRY AND GET AS MANY NICE GIFTS AS WE CAN, SO PEOPLE WILL WANT TO BUY THE RAFFLE TICKETS AND HOPE TO WIN IT.  LAST YEAR IT WAS WORTH OVER $3,000.!!  DESPITE THE FACT THAT FONDA STILL MISSES HER DAD SO MUCH-AS DO WE ALL,  I FEEL SINCE SHE WAS THE ONE WHO SPENT THE MOST TIME WITH HIM THAT IT IS A LITTLE HARDER ON HER.THAN THE REST OF US.  YESTERDAY SHE SAID SHE NEEDED ONE OF DADDY'S HUGS, SO I TOLD HER TO CLOSE HER EYES, AND STAND UP, AND I PUT ON MIKE'S FAVORITE JACKET AND HUGGED HER AS BEST I COULD-WE BOTH CRIED.  MIKE HAD THE BEST HUGS, AND NOW, HIS SON DOES A GREAT JOB WITH THAT TOO.  WELL, THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR ME TODAY.  I DO HAVE A DENTIST APPOINTMENT SO I NEED TO GET A MOVE ON FOR THAT. SURE HOPE YOUR DAY IS FILLED WITH HUGS AND LOVE-JUST ME

THEY SAID IT WAS DEPRESSION

MY DR. TOLD ME YESTERDAY THAT ALL MY SYMPTOMS SOUND LIKE DEPRESSION TO HER, SO SHE INCREASED MY CYMBALTA.  SHE ALSO TOOK OUT MORE BLOOD TO MAKE SURE THAT MY THYROID LEVELS AND VIT. B LEVELS WERE STILL O.K. SINCE MY LAST BLOOD DRAW.  I DO FEEL THAT I AM SAD A LOT LATELY.  JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING MAKES ME MISS MIKE MORE.  EVEN THE TRIP I JUST TOOK TO C.A., HE WANTED TO GO THERE SO BADLY BEFORE HE PASSED, BUT WAS PHYSICALLY NOT ABLE.  ALSO THE 2ND OF THIS MONTHE WAS OUR 43RD. ANNIVERSARY, MY FIRST WITH OUT HIM.  AND JUST SO MANY OTHER THINGS EVERYWHERE I LOOK REMIND ME OF HIM.  I HAVE EVEN BEEN HAVING DREAMS ABOUT HIM, AND SOME SEEM SO REAL.  I WAS TELLING MY DR. YESTERDAY THAT THIS YEAR WILL BE THE FIRST YEAR THAT BOTH MY SISTER VICKIE AND I WILL DO THE WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S WITH OUT EITHER OF OUR HUSBANDS.  I JUST STARTED CRYING.  I DID NOT WANT TO-BUT THE TEARS JUST STARTED FLOWING ALL BY THEM SELVES.  JUST LIKE NOW.  I GUESS I NEED TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT.  OH, CHECK THIS OUT, I JUST GOT MY OWN PAGE ADDRESS FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S ORG.. HERE IT IS-------------  http://act.alz.org/goto/lindahayes12. WE ALSO HAVE ONE THAT IS FOR THE TEAM (VICKIE & :LINDA), AND VICKIE HAS ONE OF HER OWN TOO.  ONE MORE THING THAT MADE ME VERY UPSET AT MY DR.'S OFFICE YESTERDAY (NOT REALLY-THEY ARE BOTH VERY GOOD CAUSES).  THEY HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CANCER THIS YEAR.  I WAS HOPING THEY WOULD PUT UP ALL THE STUFF FOR ALZHEIMER'S THIS YEAR AS THEY DID THE CANCER DRIVE LAST YEAR, BUT THE CANCER PEOPLE BEAT US TO IT.  I GUESS THERE IS ALWAYS NEXT YEAR!! I DID SELL ONE BRACELET THERE-TO A NURSE.  OH A HAPPIER NOTE, MIKE JR.. CALLED ME YESTERDAY-I SURE DO MISS MY BOY.  NO MATTER HOW OLD OUR CHILDREN GET-THEY WILL ALWAYS BE OUR BABIES!!!  WELL, SO FAR, IT IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY HERE IN ORLANDO.  I KNOW IT IS LESS HUMID IN C.A., BUT I'M HAPPY WITH DAYS LIKE TODAY.  WELL, TIME FOR ME TO ENJOY MY CUP OF DELISH!!  YES, I DID BUY MORE  OF MY BRAND-THERE IS NOTHING LIKE IT!!  SO TILL TOMORROW-TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT MY SISTER VICKIE AND I CAN DO TO RAISE MORE FUNDS FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S WALK-WE NEED ALL THE IDEAS AND HELP WE CAN GET.  E-MAIL ME IF YOU CAN THINK OF ANYTHING-PLEASE!!  THANK YOU SO MUCH-JUST ME

SLEEPY SLEEPY WEEK END!

I HAVE NO IDEA WHY, BUT ALL I HAVE WANTED TO DO OR HAVE DONE THIS WHOLE WEEK END IS SLEEP!!  MY SISTER VICKIE AND I DID SIT OUT IN FRONT OF PUBLIX ON SAT. AND WERE ABLE TO MAKE $100. FOR ALZHEIMER'S.  WE WERE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.  THEN WE HAD THE NEIGHBORHOOD ICE CREAM SOCIAL SAT. NIGHT, BUT IT SORT OF GOT RAINED OUT.  WE SET UP OUR AREA ANY WAY, BUT I THINK WE ONLY GOT ABOUT $5..  WE DO PUBLIX AGAIN IN OCT., AND ARE TRYING TO GET TO DO THE OTHER PUBLIX IN BALDWIN PARK IN SEPT.. WE SHALL SEE.  WELL, MY TRIP TO C.A.  WAS GREAT!!  MY LITTLE GRAND BABIES WERE AS SWEET AND LOVABLE AS THEY COULD POSSIBLY BE.  I LOVED HEARING LILLY ON HER PIANO, AND AUTUMN WAS GREAT AT GYMNASTICS!!!  CANYON WAS A SUPER BIG HELPER FOR ME-HE IS A GREAT KID WHO WILL BE 16 IN JUST A FEW MORE DAYS!!  AUTUMN WILL BE THREE, AND LILLY JUST TURNED FIVE.  WHERE OH WHERE DOES THE TIME GO?????  WHEN I GOT BACK HOME, MY CAR WOULD NOT START.  I CALLED THE SERVICE MY INS. CO. GIVES ME FREE, (POP A LOCK), AND THEY WERE HERE PRACTIALLY BEFORE I HUNG UP THE PHONE!!  THEY JUMPED MY BATTERY AND SAID IT SHOULD BE FINE.  WRONG!!  I HAD TO CALL THEM AGAIN THE NEXT DAY, AND AGAIN THEY WERE HERE SUPER FAST.  THIS TIME I DROVE THE CAR DOWN TO MAZDA.  THEY WERE GETTING READY TO CLOSE, BUT THE MGR. SAID HE WOULD WAIT FOR ME TO GET THERE.  HE DID, AND THEY ALSO CHECKED OUT MY BATTERY WHICH CHECKED OUT FINE.  THE MANAGER PUT IN A NEW BATTERY ANY WAY, AND DID NOT CHARGE ME.  HE SAID TO USE IT FOR A FEW DAYS, AND IT THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM I CAN COME IN AND PAY FOR THE BATTERY.  IF NOT, THEN I CAN BRING THE CAR BACK IN AND THEY WILL PUT IT ON THEIR SPECIAL MACHINE TO SEE WHAT EXACTLY IT NEEDS.  I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO HAPPY THAT I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY.  MY CAR JUST WENT OUT OF THE 3 YEAR 36,000 MILES ONE WEEK AGO!!!!  I WONDER HOW THEY ARE ABLE TO TIME THINGS SO WELL.  ANY HOW, IT WILL BE FIXED ON WAY OR ANOTHER.  AT LEAST FOR NOW, I HAVE A WORKING CAR.  WELL, THAT IS ABOUT IT FOR NOW, I WILL BE BACK TOMORROW-HOPEFULLY FEELING LESS TIRED AND SLEEPY.  OH, VERY IMPT. NEWS.  THEY FINALLY FIXED OUR WEB PAGE SO NOW IF YOU GO TO HTTP://ACT.ALZ.ORG/GOTO/VICKIELINDA.  YOU WILL FIND OUR WEB PAGE FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S WALK!!  YIPPEE-IT'S FIXED!!!  JUST ME

YESTERDAY WAS A TOTALLY OFF DAY FOR ME

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HIT ME, BUT I WAS LIKE A BIG FAT VEGETABLE YESTERDAY!!  I HAD LOTS OF STUFF THAT NEEDED DOING, BUT MY GET UP AND GO GOT UP AND LEFT, AND ALL I COULD DO WAS LAY ON THE SOFA, AND WATCH MY DOGIES.  THEY WERE BOTH ON TOP OF ME, WHICH WAS NICE, AS I WAS A LITTLE COLD, AND THEY ARE LIKE TWO ELECTRIC BLANKETS!!  SO FAR, I HAVE CANCELLED MY DENTIST APPOINTMENT, AND MY APT. WITH MY P.C.P.., AS I WAS NOT UP TO GOING FOR ONE THING, AND FOR ANOTHER, I STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN MY CAR STARTED.  IF I CAN, I WILL TRY AND TAKE CARE OF THAT TODAY-IF NOT-THERE IS ALWAYS MONDAY.  FONDA BROUGHT ME SOME CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP YESTERDAY, AND THAT WAS ABOUT ALL I COULD EAT.  I HAVE NO APPETITE RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M SURE THAT WILL SOON CHANGE.  I AM MORE SLEEPY THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, AND THAT IS AFTER I HAD A REALLY GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP.  I REALLY DO NEED TO GET TO THE STORE, AS MY CAFE' CON LECHE' DOES NOT TASTE RIGHT-I NEED TO PICK UP MY FAVORITE BRAND "NAVARRO" OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.  IT IS STRONGER, AND TASTE MUCH BETTER.  I AM STILL NOT DRESSED YET, AND I'M NOT SURE I WILL GET OUT OF THESE COMFY P.J.'S AT ALL AGAIN TODAY.  I WANT TO FEEL BETTER, BUT MY BODY IS SAYING "GO LAY DOWN".  I THINK I WILL FOR NOW, I WAS HOPING I WOULD BE FEELING MORE LIKE MY OLE SELF THIS AM, BUT I AM STILL SLEEPY.  I HAD TO GET A NAUSEA PILL LAST NIGHT, AS I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO BARF UP THE SOUP.  WELL, I HOPE THIS LITTLE BUG WILL BUG OFF SOON, AS I HATE BEING SICK-DON'T YOU???  TILL MONDAY-I SURE HOPE I WILL BE ALL BETTER BY THEN!!  JUST ME

HELLO, I'M BACK!!!

HI ALL!!  I AM BACK FROM C.A., AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL TRIP FOR BOTH CANYON AND I.  I HAD A FEW HICK CUPS IN THE BEGINNING WITH MY LEG CRAMPS, BUT THEN WITH A GOOD SUGGESTION FROM MY SISTER VICKIE, AND A LITTLE TRICK I HAD UP MY SLEEVE, IT ALL WORKED OUT WELL.  IT WAS GREAT SEEING MY SON, LAURA, AND THOSE ADORABLE GIRLS OF THEIRS.  I SEE A BIG BASE BALL BAT IN MY SON'S HAND DOWN THE ROAD!!  I DID COME HOME TO A SLIGHT PROBLEM-MY CAR WON'T START.  I DON'T THINK IT CAN BE THE BATTERY, AS THE LIGHTS ALL WORK.  I WILL SEE IF I CAN GET IT TO MAZDA LATER TODAY AND THEN THEY CAN FIGURE IT OUT FOR ME.  MY DOGS SURE MISSED ME, AND I SURE DID MISS THEM.  WHILE IN C.A. WE WENT TO THE ZOO, SOME COOL RESTAURANTS, AND GET THIS-A DRIVE IN MOVIE!!  ANY ONE REMEMBER THOSE???  I'M SO GLAD WE WILL GET TO SEE ONE OF THE GIRLS WITH MIKE JR. IN OCT. FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S MEMORY WALK.  I MUST SAY THE WEATHER IN C.A. HAS OURS BEAT!!  NO HUMIDITY DURING THE DAY, AND IN THE 60'S AT NIGHT-PERFECT!!!  I HAVE A BAZILLION THINGS TO DO THIS A.M. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO START ON FIRST.  I GUESS THE CAR, AS ALL ELSE REVOLVES AROUND THE CAR.  MY COFFEE TASTE FUNNY THIS A.M.- NO MATTER HOW MUCH COFFEE I PUT IN-IT STILL TASTES AND LOOKS AMERICAN. I GUESS I AM SPOILED, BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO THINK STRAIGHT UNTIL I HAVE HAD MY CUP OF CUBAN COFFEE!! I ALSO NEED TO CONTACT MY DENTIST TO SEE IF MY BRIDGE IS READY YET.  I SURE HOPE SO, I THINK THEY COULD HAVE BUILT THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE IN THIS AMOUNT OF TIME!!  WELL, I KNOW THIS IS SHORT, BUT I NEED TO GET ON THE PHONE AND SEE WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT MY CAR.  I WILL DO BETTER TOMORROW-JUST ME