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