I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS, AND SOME SAD NEWS

FIRST THE GOOD NEWS (OF COURSE).  MY SISTER VICKIE AND I HAD THE GARAGE SALE FOR ALZHEIMER'S THIS PAST SAT., AND IT WENT VERY WELL DESPITE THE DOWN POUR AROUND 1PM..  WE MADE A TOTAL OF ABOUT $1,000 ALL GOING TO THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION!!  NOT BAD FOR TWO OLD LADIES HUH???  ACTUALLY THERE WERE A LOT OF KIND PEOPLE WHO LENT US A HAND, AND GAVE US DONATIONS OF CLOTHES AND OTHER MISC. STUFF FOR WHICH WE ARE MOST GRATEFUL..  MANY PEOPLE DONATED MONEY EVEN WHEN THEY DID NOT FIND ANY THING THEY WANTED TO BUY.  SEVERAL PEOPLE SAID THEY WERE SO HAPPY TO SEE SOMEONE DOING SOMETHING FOR ALZHEIMER'S.  THERE IS LOTS OF STUFF DONE FOR CANCER AND OTHER DISEASES, SO THEY WERE SO GLAD WE WERE DOING SOMETHING TO RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS FOR THE TERRIBLE DISEASE OF ALZHEIMER'S .  AS TIRED AS WE WERE AT THE END OF THE DAY-WE BOTH FELT GOOD ABOUT WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.  SO MUCH FOR THE GOOD NEWS.  NOW FOR WHAT MAY SEEM LIKE SAD NEWS TO SOME, BUT AS FOR ME,  I THINK THE TIME HAS COME TO CLOSE MY BLOG..  I HAVE LOVED BEING ABLE TO DISCUSS MY FEELINGS AND EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING ON IN OUR LIVES BEFORE AND AFTER MY DEAR HUSBAND MIKE PASSED.    NOW THOUGH, I WANT TO CONCENTRATE ON MAKING UP FOR ALL THE LOST TIME OUT IN SERVICE.  I OF COURSE WILL ANSWER ANY AND ALL E-MAILS AS ALWAYS, AND IN CASE YOU LOST MY E-MAIL ADDRESS, HERE IT IS AGAIN. 
hayesnet17@gmail.com.  I HAVE TRULY LOVED GETTING YOUR FEEDBACK AND ENCOURAGEMENT DURING THE VERY WORST TIME OF MY LIFE, AND HOPE I WILL CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM EACH OF YOU IN THE FUTURE. MAY GOD TRULY BLESS AND KEEP YOU IN HIS LOVING CARE-JUST ME

SWEAT MY BEHIND OFF WORKING ON GARAGE SALE!

BOTH MY SISTER VICKIE, DAWN (HER DAUGHTER) FONDA (MY DAUGHER) AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING SO HARD TO MAKE THIS GARAGE SALE A SUCCESS.  YESTERDAY WE  WORKED TO GET EVERY THING ORGANIZED, AND THEN LAST NIGHT ONE CUSTOMER CAME AND MESSED IT ALL UP.  HE WAS LOOKING FOR SIZE 2T CLOTHES FOR BOYS, BUT EVEN WHEN WE TOLD HIM WHAT WAS IN EACH BASKET HE STILL THREW CLOTHES AROUND LOOKIN FOR MORE.  ON TOP OF THAT IT WAS ABOUT 200 DEGREES IN THE GARAGE AND WE HAD TO WATCH HIS LITTLE BOY WHO WAS TRYING TO GET INTO BOXES HIMSELF!!  STILL, THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT-WE SOLD HIM $40. WORTH OF STUFF, SO I GUESS IT WAS WORTH IT.  THERE  ARE SO MANY BEAUTIFUL DRESSY OUTFITS, WITH LEGGINGS FOR 12 MONTH OLD GIRLS.  I WOULD LOVE TO GET THEM FOR MINKA, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SIZE SHE IS NOW. IT IS A SHAME TO LET ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL OUTFITS GO TO STRANGERS, BUT THAT IS NOT MY CALL. IF MY GRAND DAUGHTER WANTS TO SEE THEM BEFORE THE SALE ON SAT. SHE IS MOST WELCOME TO-I HOPE SHE WILL. ON A DIFFERENT NOTE,  I THINK I MENTIONED THAT THE DR. PUT ME ON ANTIBIOTICS YESTERAY, AND NOW TODAY I WILL NEED TO MAKE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH MY P.C.P..  I'M NOT A HAPPY CAMPER WITH THEM ANY LONGER.  IT WAS LIKE HE WAS ON AUTOMATIC PILOT-COLD SYMPTOMS-I'LL GIVE YOU A PRESCRIPTION FOR ANTIBIOTICS.  NOT MY KIND OF DR. OR WHAT EVER HE IS.  I THINK A NURSE WOULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB, BUT MAYBE IT WAS JUST AN OFF DAY FOR HIM.  MY FRIEND EM IS SUPPOSE TO BE HERE TODAY TO DROP OFF SOME STUFF FOR THE GARAGE SALE.  SHE SAID HER DAD WAS HAPPY TO PART WITH SOME THINGS THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO PART WITH BEFORE BECAUSE IT WAS ALL GOING TO HELP CURE THE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (HIS WIFE HAS IT NOW). SHE AND I WILL THEN GO HAVE A BITE OF LUNCH TOGETHER.  VICKIE WILL BE AT DAWNS, OR SHE WOULD JOIN US.   I AM STILL NOT FEELING MY BEST, BUT I AM TRYING TO DO WHAT EVER I CAN TO GET OVER THIS COLD, OR WHATEVER I HAVE.  BTW, THE BONELLI/HAYES TEAM WON THE FIRST CONTEST OF THE WALK.  IT WAS SO COOL TO GET THE ANNOUNCEMENT.  I GUESS HARD WORK, AND THE RIGHT MOTIVATION PAYS OFF!!  WE HAVE SO MANY OTHER THINGS PLANNED UP UNTIL THE WALK, I JUST HOPE THIS OLE BODY IS UP FOR THEM.  I THINK VICKIE AND I ARE PLANNING A TRIP TO N.C. IN NOV., OUR VERY FIRST OUTING ALONE.  I'M A LITTLE SCARED, BUT I THINK IT WILL BE GOOD FOR BOTH OF US-AT LEAST I SURE HOPE SO.  WE NEED TO MOVE INTO OUR NEW SINGLE LIFE STATUS LIKE IT OR NOT!!  WELL GUESS I SHOULD GET DRESSED BEFORE EM GETS HERE, SO TILL MONDAY-HOPE YOUR WEEK END WILL BE FILLED WITH BLESSINGS.!! JUST ME

NOW I AM ON ANTIBIOTICS AGAIN

I WENT TO THE DR. YESTERDAY, AND HE PUT ME ON ANTIBIOTICS.  DR.'S SURE AREN'T WHAT THEY USE TO BE.  I STARTED TELLING HIM ABOUT MY BACK PAIN AND THE SHOT PROBLEMS AND HE INTERRUPTED ME AND SAID "I DON'T KNOW ANY THING ABOUT THAT.  ALL IT SAYS HERE IN THE NOTES IS THAT YOU ARE HAVING COLD LIKE SYMPTOMS.  YOU WILL HAVE TO CALL DR. CHRISTIANSEN AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH HER TO DISCUSS THAT".  UNBELIEVABLE!!!  I GUESS NOW IF I HAVE A HEADACHE AND A BACK ACHE I WILL HAVE TO SET TWO APPOINTMENTS!!  I'M THINKING  IT MAY BE TIME TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER PCP.   ANY HOW, IT SEEMS THAT THE OTHER TWO FRIENDS I WENT TO THE DC WITH ALSO ARE SICK.  WE MUST HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH A SICK PERSON AND NOT KNOWN IT.  WE WERE VERY CAREFUL TO WASH OUR HANDS, AND USE THE LIQUID SANITIZERS, BUT THAT BUILDING IS USED CONSTANTLY FOR CONCERTS, AND ALL SORTS OF OTHER EVENTS, AND THE BUG MIGHT HAVE JUST BEEN LINGERING AROUND WAITING FOR US.  WHO KNOWS??  WHO CARES??  IT IS WHAT IT IS, AND I AM SURE WE WILL ALL BE BETTER SOON.  I DO FEEL REALLY BAD FOR MY SISTER VICKIE, AS SHE HAS BEEN WORKING SO HARD ORGANIZING STUFF FOR THE GARAGE SALE ON SAT.  SHE ALSO MADE A POT OF SOUP YESTERDAY AND GAVE ME SOME FOR DINNER.  SHE SURE IS GOOD TO ME!!  TODAY I HAVE ANOTHER FRIEND WHO WILL BE BRINGING SOME MORE THINGS FOR THE GARAGE SALE.  WE HAVE HAD MANY KIND HEARTED PEOPLE-SOME WE HAD NEVER MET BEFORE, BRINGING US DONATIONS FOR THE SALE.  I THINK MIKE WOULD BE VERY PROUD TO SEE HOW HARD WE ARE TRYING TO END THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE THAT MADE HIS LAST YEARS VERY HARD FOR HIM.  HE COULD NOT EVEN READ ANY LONGER-SOMETHING HE ENJOYED SO MUCH IN YEARS PAST.  PEOPLE JUST HAVE NO IDEA UNLESS THEY HAVE LIVED THROUGH IT THEMSELVES AS A CAREGIVER,CARING CHILD,  OR THE PATIENT.  I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT NO MATTER WHAT MIKE WAS DEALING WITH HE ALWAYS KNEW WE LOVED HIM.  WELL, I STILL AM NOT FEELING SO HOT, AND I NEED TO TAKE MY PILLS AND HAVE SOME YUMMY CAFE' CON LECHE', SO TILL LATER-THINK ABOUT SOMEONE IN NEED TODAY, AND DO A KINDNESS.  EVEN A CALL CAN PERK UP THE DOWN HEARTED.  TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME

YELP, I DID GET SOMETING FROM SOMEWHERE

I AM NOT SURE IF I GOT WHAT I GOT FROM THE ASSEMBLE, BUT I GOT SOMETHING FROM SOMEWHERE!!   I AM STILL SUPER TIRED, AND YESTERDAY I WAS RUNNING A FEVER AND HAD A HEAD ACHE AND CHILLS.  NOT GOOD!!  I DID MANAGE TO SELL MY STEREO AND THAT MONEY WENT RIGHT INTO THE KETTLE FOR ALZHEIMER'S.  WE HAVE ALREADY MADE ABOUT $85. AND THE GARAGE SALE IS NOT UNTIL SAT..  PRETTY GOOD HUH???  WE HAVE BEEN WORKING SO HARD TO MAKE THIS A SUCCESS.  I WILL BE VERY HAPPY WHEN IT IS ALL OVER AND WE CAN SEE HOW MUCH WE MADE.  FONDA WANTED TO HELP US WITH THE SALE, AS IT IS HARD FOR TWO PEOPLE TO RUN IT, BUT SHE WILL BE LEAVING FOR N.Y. THAT MORNING.  BAD TIMING.  MARTHA WILL BE HELPING VICKIE SAID. SHE CAN JUST SIT AT A TABLE AND COLLECT MONEY.  SHE WANTS TO HELP, AND THAT IS SO NICE OF HER.  YESTERDAY I GOT A PRICE ON HAVING MY COUNTER TOPS REDONE IN GRANITE.  THEY HAVE FADED IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AND LEAK AROUND THE SINK, SO THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED.  IF ANY OF YOU KNOW WHO PUTS IN GRANITE COUNTERS CHEAP, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. MY GROOMER LADY WAS SUPPOSE TO COME OVER YESTERDAY TO SHAVE THE DOGS, BUT BECAUSE I HAVE NOT BEEN FEELING SO GREAT-I DID NOT CALL AND REMIND HER.  EM MY TRUCK DRIVING FRIEND WILL BE HERE TODAY TO DROP OFF SOME THINGS FOR THE GARAGE SALE.  PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SO KIND TO DONATE THINGS TO MAKE THE SALE SUCCESSFUL.  EVEN STRANGERS-I AM REALLY SURPRISED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE OR HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS AWFUL DISEASE.  I BELIEVE THE OFFICIAL NUMBER IS ONE OUT OF EVERY SEVEN PEOPLE WILL BE TOUCHED IN SOME WAY BY THIS DISEASE.  AND EVERY YEAR THE NUMBER GROWS, AS THERE IS STILL NO WAY TO SLOW IT DOWN OR CURE IT.  I THINK SOMETIMES HOW AWFUL IT MUST HAVE BEEN FOR MIKE (MY HUBBY).  ONCE SUCH AN INTELLIGENT MAN, HE TAUGHT ME SO MUCH. THEN AFTER THE DISEASE STRUCK, HE WOULD SAY IT WAS AS IF HE HAD COBWEBS IN HIS BRAIN.  I AM SO THANKFUL THAT HE KNEW ALL OF US UNTIL HE PASSED, BUT SO MANY OTHERS ARE NOT SO FORTUNATE.  THANKS FOR LISTENING, SHOW LOVE, TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME

UT OH-I THINK I MAY HAVE CAUGHT A BUG

NOT FEELING GREAT THE PAST COUPLE DAYS.  A BIT OF A HEAD ACHE SINCE I FELL BACKWARDS IN THE BATHROOM, AND A LITTLE DIZZY TOO.  I ALSO ACHE ALL OVER, SO I SURE HOPE WHAT EVER THIS IS IT WILL HIT THE ROAD SOON!!  I MOSTLY RESTED YESTERDAY.  VICKIE AND I WENT TO THE GYM, JUST TO HAVE THE INSTRUCTOR SHOW US WHICH MACHINES WERE OK FOR HER AND WHICH WERE OK FOR ME TO USE WITHOUT HURTING OUR ALREADY INJURRED BODIES.  WE WROTE EVERYTHING DOWN, AND THEN CAME HOME. I RESTED THE REST OF THE DAY.  VICKIE AND I HAD PLANS TO GO PICK UP SOME DONATIONS, BUT I JUST WASN'T UP TO IT, SO MAYBE LATER TODAY IF I AM FEELING BETTER.  THE GROOMER IS SUPPOSE TO COME TODAY AND SHAVE THE DOGS AGAIN.  THEY LOOK SO CUTE WHEN THEY ARE SHAVED, AND THEY DON'T SHED NEARLY AS MUCH.  I HAD THE BEST SURPRISE LAST NIGHT JUST AS I WAS GETTING READY TO GO TO BED.  MY SON MIKE JR. CALLED TO SKYPE ME.  OF COURSE I COULD NOT REFUSE, AND THOSE LITTLE GIRLS MADE MY DAY.  THEY SHOWED ME WHAT THEY MADE IN SCHOOL, AND LILLY PLAYED THE PIANO FOR ME.  THEY ARE SO SMART, AND SO LOVABLE I AM SO THANKFUL TO HAVE THEM IN MY LIFE.   I WILL BE SO GLAD WHEN THE GARAGE SALE IS OVER.  IT WILL BE A LOT OF WORK, AND I'M NOT SURE VICKIE AND I ARE ABLE TO HANDLE IT ON OUR OWN.  CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE STEAL FROM GARAGE SALES??  THEY DO, SO YOU REALLY HAVE TO HAVE EYES EVERYWHERE. SINCE WE WILL BE SELLING RAFFLE TICKETS, AND TAKING DONATIONS FOR ALZHEIMER'S THERE WILL MOST LIKELY BE MORE CASH AROUND THAN USUAL TOO.  I JUST HOPE ALL GOES WELL AS IT IS FOR SUCH A WORTHY CAUSE.  WELL, THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR ME TODAY.  NOW I NEED TO GET DRESSED AND DO MY STUDYING FOR THURS. NIGHTS MEETING.  I ALSO NEED TO ADD MORE THINGS ON CRAIGS LIST AND MAYBE I CAN SELL SOME STUFF BEFORE THE SALE BEGINS!!  THINK HAPPY THOUGHTS, TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME

HAPPY TO WAKE UP AT 7 A.M. AGAIN!!

MY POOR BODY JUST COULD NOT ADJUST TO THE EARLY HOUR GET UP TIME.  I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS TOO EXCITED TO SLEEP, BUT THURS. NIGHT I WAS WATCHING THE CLOCK EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR AS I DID NOT WANT TO OVER SLEEP.  THEN I WAS HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING MY EYES OPEN DURING THE PROGRAM ON FRIDAY.  ON FRIDAY NIGHT, I DID SLEEP, BUT HAD THE SAME TROUBLE WITH MY HEAVY EYE LIDS.  IT WAS THE SAME ON SUNDAY.  I NEVER DID FALL ASLEEP DURING THE PROGRAM, BUT FELT VERY TIRED-NOT SURE WHY.  THE DRAMA ON SUNDAY WAS GREAT (AS USUAL), AND IRMA'S BIBLE STUDY WAS THERE AND LOVED IT.  WE HAD GREAT SEATS EVERY DAY.  FRONT ROW RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE-IT WAS GREAT. I SAW LOTS OF OLD FRIENDS, AND SOME WANTED TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH ME.  THAT WAS VERY SPECIAL. THEN,  ON SUNDAY, WE DECIDED TO GO TO THE CRACKER BARREL FOR DINNER, AND SAW MANY OF THE FRIENDS THERE TOO.  GUESS WE KNOW WHERE THE GOOD EATS ARE!!  I HAD CATFISH WITH GRITS AND FRIED APPLES.  IT WAS ALL YUMMY!!  ANY HOW THIS WEEK MY SISTER VICKIE AND I HAVE MUCH TO DO FOR THE GARAGE SALE ON SAT.  WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE DONATE STUFF WHICH IS WONDERFUL.  ALL THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION, SO I SURE HOPE WE DO WELL.  TODAY IT'S BACK TO THE GYM. WE HAVE A 9AM APT. WITH A TRAINER TO SHOW US WHAT EXERCISES ARE BEST WITH OUR HEALTH CONDITIONS.  I PREFER THE POOL, AS NOTHING HURTS AFTER MY WORKOUT IN THE POOL.  WE WILL SEE WHAT THE TRAINER RECOMMENDS.  THIS MORNING I AUTOMATICALLY WOKE UP BEFORE 5AM, BUT I LOOKED AT THE CLOCK, AND WENT RIGHT BACK TO SLEEP.  I HAVE TO PICK MY SISTER VICKIE UP A LITTLE BEFORE 9AM, BUT I CAN TAKE IT EASY THIS AM, AND STAY IN MY NIGHTGOWN UNTIL AT LEAST 8AM-WHAT A TREAT!!  I MISSED HEARING FROM MY SON, AND MY BEAUTIFUL GRAND BABIES THIS WEEK END.  MAYBE THEY WILL SKYPE ME LATER TODAY OR TOMORROW.  I HOPE THEY WILL NEVER OUT GROW THE LOVE OF THEIR GRANDMOTHER OR THE DESIRE TO CALL OR SKYPE ME.  THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT GETTING OLDER.  WELL, I GUESS THAT IS IT FOR ME THIS AM.. IF I CAN MAKE IT PAST SAT. I WILL BE ON TOP OF THE WORLD!!  HOPE YOUR WEEK END WAS FILLED WITH HAPPINESS-TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME

WENT TO SLEEP IN A STORM

WOKE UP TO DRIZZLE.  IT LOOKS LIKE THE RAIN IS NOT DONE WITH US JUST YET.  I AM HOPING TO HEAR FROM MY PAIN DR. TODAY, AS MY BACK AND THIS WEATHER DO NOT GET ALONG VERY WELL.  I DID GO TO THE GYM YESTERDAY WITH MY SISTER VICKIE, AND TO ALDI'S GROCERY STORE AS WELL AS TO MARTHA (OUR NEIGHBORS) AGAIN.  SHE WAS VERY UPSET BECAUSE HER SISTER (89 YEARS OLD) FELL AND BROKE HER HIP.  HER SISTER SAID SHE WAS NOT GOING TO HAVE SURGERY BECAUSE SHE WAS TOO OLD, AND WOULD DIE ON THE OPERATING TABLE.  MARTHA WAS SO UP SET, BUT WHEN SHE CALLED ME LATER SHE SAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO THE SURGERY ON HER SISTER, SO SHE FELT BETTER ABOUT THAT.  SHE SAID IF SHE CAN HAVE HIP SURGERY AT 81, THE THERE WAS NO REASON WHY HER SISTER COULD NOT HAVE IT AT 89!!  MARTHA IS A HOOT!!  ANY HOW, I SPENT SOME TIME STUDYING FOR THE CONVENTION THIS WEEK END, AND I TRIED TO LOAD ALL MY BOOKS ONTO MY TABLET, BUT FOUND OUT THAT IT WOULD NOT WORK BECAUSE I AM NOT WIRELESS.  I CALLED BRIGHT HOUSE, AND THEY WILL COME TODAY AND SWITCH OUT MY ROUTER TO A WIRELESS, AND THEN I SHOULD BE O.K..  THEY WERE VERY NICE, AND IT WILL ONLY COAT $4. MORE A MONTH, AND NO CHARGE FOR COMING OUT OR THE INSTALLATION.  YOU SURE COULD NOT DO THAT WITH DIRECT T.V.!!! 
MONDAY MY SISTER VICKIE AND I HAVE ARRANGED TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE GYM HELP US KNOW WHAT EXERCISES ARE BEST FOR HER (WITH A BUM KNEE), AND ME (WITH A BUM EVERYTHING ELSE).  I HOPE I CAN LAST THE WHOLE HOUR. I STILL THINK THAT THE POOL IS THE BEST THING RIGHT NOW FOR BOTH OF US, BUT I GUESS WE WILL GO WITH WHATEVER THE THERAPIST SAYS.   I SURE WILL MISS DOING MY BLOG FOR THREE DAYS IN A ROW, BUT I WILL HAVE TO GET UP AT 5:30AM JUST TO HAVE TIME TO FEED THE DOGS, TAKE MY SYNTHROID, WAIT ONE HOUR BEFORE I CAN EAT ANYTHING, GET MY LUNCH PACKED AND GET MYSELF DRESSED.  IT WILL ALL BE WORTH IT, AS I HAVE MISSED GOING TO THE D.C. FOR A VERY LONG TIME-SINCE DAD (MIKE) GOT SO SICK I COULD NOT LEAVE HIM ALONE ALL DAY-OR EVEN FOR A FEW HOURS.  I WOULD JUST BE WORRIED SICK, SO WHAT WOULD BE THE POINT OF GOING?  NOW I HOPE I WILL BE ABLE TO CONCENTRATE ON THE PROGRAM.  I'VE HEARD IT IS THE BEST ONE YET!! I WILL BE BACK HERE (JAH.WILLING) ON MONDAY. HOPE YOUR WEEK END WILL BE FILLED WITH LOVE & APPRECIATION-JUST ME

BUSY BUSY DAY!!

YESTERDAY I WAS ON THE GO FROM MORNING UNTIL BED TIME!!  FIRST MY SISTER VICKIE CAME OVER AND ASKED IF I COULD TAKE MARTHA TO THE DR.'S TODAY, AS SHE FINALLY AGREED TO GO.  I OF COURSE SAID YES, BUT FIRST, I HAD TO DO SOME STUDYING, AND THEN TAKE MY DOGIES TO THE VET. FOR THEIR SHOTS.  THAT WAS OK, AS MARTHA'S APT. WAS NOT UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY.. THE DOGIES WERE SO BRAVE, NEITHER OF THEM CRIED AFTER HAVING THREE SHOTS!! AND, THEY BOTH HAVE LOST OVER A POUND!!  SO NOW I HAVE PROOF I AM REALLY TRYING TO GET THEIR WEIGHT DOWN..IT WAS A LONG DAY FOR ME, BUT I MADE IT OK.  I WENT TO THE STORE WITH VICKIE AGAIN YESTERDAY, AND THEN IT WAS ALMOST TIME TO TAKE MARTHA.  WE DIDN'T GET BACK HOME UNTIL ABOUT 5:30, BUT WE JUST DROPPED OFF HER PRESCRIPTIONS, AND I TOOK HER HOME, AND THEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE MEDS. WHEN THEY SAID THEY WOULD BE READY.  IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STORM, SO I WAS KINDA IN A HURRY TO GET BACK HOME TO MY DOGIES, AND REST A BIT.  TODAY I AM GOING TO DO SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE.  I WILL TRY AND DOWN LOAD MY BIBLE AND SEVERAL OF MY STUDY BOOKS INTO MY TABLET.  I REALLY FEEL THAT IT WILL SAVE MY BACK NOT HAVING TO CARRY ALL THOSE HEAVY BOOKS TO EACH MEETING.  I SURE HOPE I CAN DO IT, BUT IF NOT, MAYBE WHEN MY SON GETS HERE FROM C.A. HE WILL TRY TO DO IT FOR ME.  I WILL BE THRILLED IF I CAN GET THAT DONE TODAY.  I FEEL SO COMPUTER ILLITERATE.  WELL, DON'T FORGET I WILL BE GONE ALL DAY FRIDAY, SAT., AND SUNDAY AT THE CONVENTION IN KISSISSIMME.  IT WILL BE THE FIRST ONE I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO TO IN A WHILE.  I DID GET TO GO TO ONE SUNDAY WITH MIKE, AND WE WERE BOTH SO HAPPY THAT DAY.  I GUESS WE WILL HAVE MANY MORE HAPPY DAYS IN THE NEAR FUTURE, AND THAT IS WHAT I FOCUS ON TO KEEP ME GOING.  MANY DAYS I STILL COULD CRY AT THE DROP OF A HAT, BUT I AM TOLD THAT IS NORMAL.  I TRY AND REMEMBER THAT WE WILL ONLY BE SHEDDING  TEARS OF JOY IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.  WELL, I NEED TO GET DRESSED AS VICKIE WILL BE PICKING ME UP SOON TO GO TO THE GYM.  WE ARE GETTING BACK ON TRACK (NO PUN INTENDED), AND I SURE HOPE WE CAN KEEP IT UP THIS TIME.  TILL TOMORROW MAKE IT YOUR CHOICE TO BE HAPPY -JUST ME

NOW THE DOGS NEED SHOTS!!

IT NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME HOW MANY UNEXPECTED BILLS COME IN ON A REGULAR BASIS.  GUESS WE CAN NO LONGER CALL THEM UNEXPECTED.  I AM OVER DUE FOR TAKING THE DOGS IN FOR THEIR YEARLY SHOTS, AND HAVE BEEN PRICING AROUND FOR THE BEST DEAL.  NATURALLY IT IS STILL COLLEGE PARK VET.. WHICH IS A LITTLE FAR FROM MY HOUSE, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN, I REALLY HATE GOING THAT FAR BY MYSELF JUST IN CASE.  BUT A GIRL HAS TO DO WHAT A GIRL HAS TO DO, SO I WILL BE TAKING THEM TODAY.  THE WEEK END WAS MOSTLY GOOD, WITH JUST A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING NEW, BUT NOTHING I DID NOT EXPECT.  MY SISTER VICKIE AND I HAVE BEEN TAKING CARE OF OUR DEAR NEIGHBOR WHO HAD THAT HIP SURGERY NOT LONG AGO.  SHE HAD WHAT WE WERE AFRAID OF WAS PNEUMONIA, BUT MAYBE IT WAS JUST A BAD COLD, AS SHE NOW SEEMS TO BE DOING MUCH BETTER.  VICKIE AND I ARE NOW BUSY GETTING READY FOR THE GARAGE SALE TO BENEFIT THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION.  ALL THE PROCEEDS WILL BE GOING TOWARDS THAT.  ONE TOTAL STRANGER CALLED US AND OFFERED TO DONATE SOME VALUABLE ANTICS FOR OUR SALE, AS HER BROTHER JUST DIED FROM ALZHEIMER'S, AND HER SISTER NOW HAS IT.  SO MANY SAD STORIES OUT THERE. MY HUSBAND MIKE AND VICKIE'S HUSBAND GEORGE WERE TWO OF THEM.  TODAY IS MY STUDY DAY, I WILL DO THAT FIRST AND THEN TAKE THE DOGS.  I ALSO WILL TRY SOMETHING NEW.  I PURCHASED A TABLET, AND I AM GOING TO TRY TO DOWN LOAD ALL THE SOCIETIES BOOKS INCLUDING THE BIBLE AND SONGBOOK ON IT.  WITH ALL THE BACK PROBLEMS I HAVE IT WILL BE SO MUCH LIGHTER TO JUST CARRY THE TABLET TO THE MEETINGS INSTEAD OF ALL THE ACTUAL BOOKS.  OF COURSE I MUCH PREFER TO HOLD THE BIBLE IN MY HAND, BUT I AM TRYING TO KEEP MY BACK FROM GETTING ANY WORSE.  ALSO MY UPPER BACK.  THE PAIN DR. WAS SUPPOSE TO GET ME THE EPIDURAL IN MY UPPER BACK, BUT WHEN I CAME BACK FROM C.A. I DECIDED MY LOW BACK STILL HURT MORE. SO WE WILL DO ANOTHER SHOT IN MY LOW BACK AND THEN MOVE UP TO THE NECK AREAL.  YES, I KNOW I AM A MESS.  BUT I WILL NOT GIVE UP ON GETTING BETTER, OR MY PLAN TO PIONEER IN DEC.!!  I LOVE TALKING WITH PEOPLE ABOUT THE RESURRECTION PROMISE-IT KEEPS ME GOING.  TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME

PROBLEMS PROBLEMS PROBLEMS ALL DAY LONG

IT NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME HOW MUCH DAMAGE CAN BE DONE TO FAMILIES ON FACE BOOK.  I HAVE HERD SOME PRETTY CRAZY STUFF LATELY, AND THAT'S WHY I NEVER GO ON IT.  IT HAS A GOOD AND USEFUL PURPOSE TOO I AM SURE, BUT REAL OR EVEN IMAGINED COMMENTS ON THERE CAN HURT OR BE TAKEN COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTEXT. AND CAN DO SOME REAL DAMAGE.  ANY HOW, IT CAN ALSO BE USED AS AN EXCUSE FOR GETTING  OUT OF DOING SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T WANT TO DO IN THE FIRST PLACE.  I GUESS IT CAN BE USED IN MANY MANY WAYS, THAT'S WHY I NO LONGER USE IT.  I HAVE ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH RIGHT NOW AFTER JUST LOSING MY LIFELONG MATE TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND CANCER.  I TRULY DO FEEL SORRY THOUGH FOR ANY ONE WHO GETS SUCKED INTO SUCH NONSENSE.  LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO SPEND ON SUCH THINGS.  I PREFER TO SPEND TIME WITH THOSE WHO TRULY CARE ABOUT ME, COME VISIT ME, CALL ME, ASK HOW I AM DOING, AND IF I NEED ANYTHING.  WHEN SOMEONE LOSES A LIFE LONG MATE, THEY NEED ALL THE SUPPORT THEY CAN GET-NOT DRAMA.  I AM SO TRULY GRATEFUL FOR HAVING MY SISTER ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME.  SHE AND I ARE SPENDING TIME TOGETHER, WORKING TO MAKE THIS YEARS MEMORY WALK AS SUCCESSFUL AS WE CAN-BOTH OUT OF LOVE AND RESPECT FOR OUR HUSBANDS, BUT ALSO BECAUSE THE DISEASE IS UNSTOPPABLE RIGHT NOW AND EVERY YEAR MORE AND MORE FAMILIES WILL BE DEALING WITH ALL ASPECTS OF IT.  I DON'T WANT ANY OF MY CHILDREN TO SUFFER WITH IT, OR HAVE A MATE WHO WINDS UP SUFFERING WITH IT.  I HAVE SEEN FIRST HAND HOW IT SLOWLY ROBS YOU OF THE ONE YOU LOVE. MORE AND MORE CASES ARE BEING DIAGNOSED EVERY DAY, AND THERE IS STILL NO WAY TO SLOW IT DOWN OR CURE IT.  I AM BLESSED TO HAVE TWO LEGS, AND I WILL USE THEM ALONG WITH HOPEFULLY All OF MY FAMILY THIS OCT. 27TH TO TRY AND END THIS HORRIBLE DISEASE.    I'M VERY HAPPY THIS YEAR AS MY SON FROM C.A. AND HIS YOUNGEST DAUGHTER AUTUMN (CUTE AS SHE CAN BE)WILL BE HERE FOR THE WALK, AND MY DAUGHTER FONDA AND HER HUSBAND ART WILL BE DOING THE WALK WITH ME AS WELL.  I'M SURE I WILL NEED ALL THE SUPPORT I CAN GET, AS THIS WALK WILL BE THE FIRST WITHOUT MIKE, AND WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR ME.  FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE WALK, PLEASE GO TO :  act.alz.org/goto/lindahayes12.  WELL, THAT'S IT FOR TODAY-SEE YOU BACK HERE TOMORROW JAH. WILLING-JUST ME