FOREVER A FAMILY!

So Very Close!

2010-06-15T12:59:00.000-07:00

Izzy will be home FOREVER in just 2 days 4 hours and 47 minutes

We are ready, I hit a few stress bumps but so far so good! A little time with God reminded me this is his plan! He is an amazing God, he hand picked this match!

Her Room!
Oh her room! It is such a relaxing retreat! I hope she likes it as much as we do. Even Bill likes it and it is girly. It has the things she said she wanted. Carpet, odd thing to ask for, but I guess it might be a luxury we just assume everyone has. A bed. A beach chair, she suggested it be painted on the wall, but it is a real one. A canopy over the bed. Beachy, she has talked about how she likes the beach, but when I asked when was the last time you went, she said, never really. We will fix that pretty fast. She asked for a desk but I told her we will probably not have one because she will have her own space in the art room, and she perked up and was OH REALLY! But homework is done in the dining room where I can keep and eye on you. She laughed and said yeah, I get distracted when doing my homework so that is probably the best thing.

So ready to be parents! More to come!

Single Digits

2010-06-08T12:51:00.000-07:00

We are down to 9 days until Izzy comes home. We have so much to do to get ready. Paint and decorate and just get the house ready. Realized this morning I need to go stock her bathroom with all the goodies a girl needs to look her best.
I wanna thank everyone for all the encouraging words. I've been riding on a emotional roller-coaster for a while now, excited, scared, excited, scared, I'm trying not to think too far in future and really scare myself. Day by day is how I'm rolling!

The count down begins!

2010-06-02T18:56:00.000-07:00

This was the second best Memorial Day Weekend EVER! #1 was 10 years ago when I got that first email from American Singles...10 years later I spent it with my 2 favorite people in the world. My husband and my daughter!

It is only 15 days until Izzy comes home, I have so much to get done but yet I sit here playing on the computer and watching TV. I'm living up to the norm. Waiting till the last minute to clean and get ready. Heck I know us, if we start now we will just have to clean again!

God is Great!

2010-05-25T18:43:00.000-07:00

Finally the day we have been waiting for is fast approaching. 2.5 days until we meet our gift from God! Our daughter! Brandy. I wish I could post picutres but not yet. But soon! It has been a long road. Lot's of classes that were real eye openers. Honestly I feel some of the classes should be requirements for everyone. Not just parents. It has been a roller coaster of highs and lows. But since May 5th it has all been highs. We are now at the stage where we are allowed to call Brandy nightly. Some nights she is very talkative and ask a lot of questions others not so much. You can tell in her voice she is excited and scared just like we are. We sent her a bunch of photos and I made her a metal embossed sign that says MYERS Bill Robin Brandy. She really liked it. I can't wait to teach her how to make her own. I have not been sleeping much for serveal weeks. Lots of shopping and decorating in my sleep. She will be home in 38 days, FOREVER!

Because I can!!!

2010-05-18T13:44:00.000-07:00

Hee Hee......Merry here....I have Robin's log in and can post on her blog! It's been ages since she has posted so let me sum things up by saying there has been a whirlwind of activity as she and Bill prepare for the arrival of their daughter.....EVERYONE is SUPER excited!!! What GREAT parents she is getting and joining an AWESOME family. We LOVE you guys!!!!!

Spinning

2009-06-09T09:19:00.000-07:00

Well so much had happened since last week.

Thursday late afternoon Bill started having abdominal pain again and it was bad enough that he requested a ride to the ER. As usual when we got there the pain was gone. But we stayed. This time the found he has Gallstones. His blood levels were off the charts so he was admitted. We expected surgery but due to the power outages from IKE we had Ike Baby Weekend, he was bumped 4 times from surgery for emergency c-sections. So he and doc decided to send him home and do the procedure out-patient vs. staying there for 2 more days. He was feeling fine and all his blood work was excellent when he left so he was no longer an emergency patient. He is back and work and being his normal self. We are hoping for this Friday, we are just waiting on the insurance and doc to work out the day.

On June 22 Julia and Hannah will arrive in Texas to stay with us for about 6-8 weeks. We have a lot planned for them. Beach, July 4th Parade, Dallas, Sea World, Scrapbook Camp, RAD kids self defense school and lots of read and book reports since they both need help with reading. I think I will make them read me a bed time story each night. OOO yeah! And Roller Derby...can't for that!

Back to Back

2009-06-03T15:12:00.000-07:00

I doubt anyone is reading this since I've been such a slacker on posting. :)

Today I have been so tired, then I got the hiccups and for some reason they were painful. They lasted about 1 hour. I hope that does not mean I'm growing!

Tomorrow I will have a helper. They have hired a floater to help with stuff, like copies, shipping and gathering samples. She gets to sit with me and watch me work...what joy for both of us!

As you can see I really don't have much to say!
Going to see Zoe, my new great niece tonight! I need to stop and get her a little something. Like ummm a ummm...what kinda treat do you get a one month old? LOL

It's Spaghetti night!

NEW START

2009-06-02T07:23:00.000-07:00

Well I have decided to make a new start with my BLOG. I'm going to do my very best to post atleast twice a week. WISH ME LUCK.

Looks like the girls will be here in 15 days. They are flying down this year. The process is a little complicated since they are only 10 and 11, but it the fastest and cheapest way. THey are not scared, they are excited. Julia is defiantly coming, Hannah well her mom says it all depends on how she does on her test this week. She (Hannah) decided about 3 weeks ago she as done with school for the year, so she has to get her head back into it before she can come to visit. I think she will. When they do get here we will have 8 weeks with them. Parental practice. I have got a lot to day to get ready for them. Gotta get a foam pad for them, they prefer to sleep in our room on the floor. And I want to get my art room done, so the girls and I can make stuff. Maybe I will be able to use up all the odds and ends of junk I have.

We are in month #2 of the fertility pills. Please pray they do their magic this month. I really don't want to go up to the next level of dosage. The 100 mm make me crazy enough! Other that than I don't really have a lot of new news.

Loving Facebook. I have found a lot of old good friends! It's great!

well

2009-03-25T16:45:00.000-07:00

Just thought I'd blog today, but I have nothing to say :)

Gratetful Blog #1

2008-11-01T17:29:00.000-07:00

I'm grateful for Novocaine. The tooth I was suppose to have a root canal on ended up being pulled, the doc said the cavity in it was just too deep. So I can add one tooth to my long list of missing body parts!

Sorry NO pixs for this lovely event.

Remember ME?

2008-10-12T20:36:00.000-07:00

I know it's been ages, so let me say Life has been full of ups and downs...now for today's news :)

Merry and I went to a stamp show on Saturday, I loaded up with lots of new stamps, 6 acrylic albums and so MANY great ideas! OH and a FAB new purse on the way home! We had a great time.

Type at ya soon, it's late and it's been a full day!

Everyone send prayers and wishes to Bill he has a job interview tomorrow that could bring more money, no more Saturday work and 10 mins from home! Plus, Plus Plus!

Stamp-On!

Vacation WOO HOO

2008-06-25T11:33:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is the first day of our big trip! I have been so stressed over the last week getting ready for the trip, but it's now is just hours away!

I have been training people at my work to do my job and I sure hope that goes well. If not it will make them realize how much they need me :)

Packing is done other than our bathroom stuff. We are taking everything to the send off destination tonight!

I will post when we get back and MAYBE if I can remember the website while I'm gone.

I wish you all a happy 4th!

TAGGED

2008-06-06T14:29:00.000-07:00

Tagged

4 Jobs I Have Held
Signing and Product Labeling Manager
Floral Designer
Bakery Assistant
Office Assistant

4 Movies I Could Watch Over and Over
Talladega Nights
Water World
Legally Blond
Dumd and Dumber

Four Places I Lived
Meadows Place
Stafford
Houston
Spring

Four TV Shows I Like
Next Food Network Star
House
3 and half men
Gene Simmons Family Jewels

Four People Who Email Me Regular
Lynsey
Mimi
Merry
Debby

4 Things I Do Everyday
Eat
Drive
Spend Money
Sleep

4 Favorite Foods
Seafood
Cinnamon Crisp from Taco Bell
Nuts
Pasta

4 Places I Would Rather Be
Home Relaxing
on vacation (anywhere)
retired with an abundance of cash
sitting by the water somewhere

4 People I Am Tagging (so if your name is here you have to do what I have done here)
Kim
Leann
Merry
Lynsey

I guess if you have already done this on your blogg you all good :)

It's all over!

2008-06-01T12:43:00.000-07:00

Well my Gallbudy is gone and so it a hernia. The surgery was a breeze I did not feel a thing. Wake up ....well. I felt like I gave birth to a 200 pound gorilla out of my belly button. I'm doing OK today. Still sore but fully capable of getting up and around (at my own pace). Odd thing is I can hardly eat anything, like right after my WLS surgery, makes me wander if he cinched up my pouch too? How sweet would that be. I did not say at the hospital long. They did not have any rooms on the 5th floor (general surgery) and Dr. Ferrari told the nurse if I felt I could go home I could. Of course I said yes. 15 mins later I was in the truck! The best part of the surgery was when I getting changed into my hospital attire and they had to have me change to something smaller! Then the nurse had to go find a smaller BP cuff. It was a great feeling. 2 years ago they would have to go find bigger. The OR nurse remembered Bill, she was happy to see him. She told him he was the biggest person they had operated on, she was so happy to see how well he was doing. She said she wished she could see more after people b/c she usually sees them at a bad time in there life and it great to see how what they are doing makes people so much happier and healthier. This is all for today...25 days till vacation!!!!!

2 more days

2008-05-28T12:00:00.000-07:00

Only 2 more days with my GALLBUDDY! I sure hope his removal puts and end to my "issues".

This past weekend was a full one and quiet fun. Saturday we did our usual trip to the Tatums so Bill can make some side money for the trip. Sunday we headed over to Pick A Part for the 50% off sale. Bill got many things he needed for Berthas rebirth. We actually found a K-5 the same year to rob part off over, that made him happy. The we had a little for Lynsey's B-day! Monday back to the Tatums to work and BBQ. I helped Rick cook and was my hands were burned by jalapeños juice from making Bacon Wrapped Shrimp. TASTY! The the big adventure of the weekend. Bill actually got me on the 4 wheeler with him. I'm such a big wienie when it comes to stuff like that. I screamed and screamed, then he made me drive! LOVED IT! I did not want to get off. I was so flipping tired on Monday! But it was all worth it. I'm sure this weekend I will not be doing much of anything!!!!

After the recovery I HAVE to start the dreaded swimsuit shopping. That might actually be worse than the surgery. LOL

and the results are in...

2008-05-20T21:46:00.000-07:00

Well my gallbladder is coming out. May 30th to be exact. While int here he is going to look for any other issues, like kinks or hernias (Hyenas as Lynsey calls them). I have not been hurting too much lately but every time I say that it comes back. More nausea now than anything. I'll be back to new in no time.

Our BIG TRIP is almost planned. We have it mapped out, the hotels booked and adventures planned. I'm really excited about it. Here are the plans leave at 4pm on Thursday, arrive about midnight on Friday (yes we are driving to MI) Saturday we are going to "evaluate the car" and park the trailer on a friends corn and beet farm,then spending some time In Frankenmuth (www.frankenmuth.org) then we will be having a family picnic (Bill's dad side) on Sunday. Monday we are heading even further north to Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island (www.mackinacisland.org)
Tuesday we are even further north to Grand Island and staying at the Sunset Motel (www.sunsetmotelonthebay.com) and doing all the tourist stuff. Thursday we will head back south to FREE suites at the Soaring Eagle Compliments of Bill's mom (www.soaringeaglecasino.com) then Saturday we are going to pack up the car on the trailer and all the weary travelers (include 2 tag-a-longs) and coming back to Texas! WOO it is going to be a blast.

We have a new HD digit camera with a 35x zoom and a new video camera for the trip! So excited about those too.

To put the icing on the cake BERTHA LIVES. since we are bring home the 64 GTO we had to make room for her. So Saturday Bertha was resurrected she runs and is purring like a Lion! She is a beast, I posted her picture. She is nothing pretty but she is fun!

Well it is midnight on a work night I have to go get Bill to come inside (he out there with his new girl Bertha) and head to bed.

Love you all!

Scrap-on!

Test and Pain

2008-05-08T19:52:00.000-07:00

Seem like everyone I know is going through some sort of medical dilemma these days. I finally got in to see my long vacationing doctor and he order a few test. So far I have had a abdominal CT scan with and without contrast. (showed nothing) a Gallbladder ultrasound (showed nothing) and today a HIDA scan that was pleasurable...NOT! The test took 1.5 hours during the time you lay on a hard narrow "bed" and be still for 1 hours while the scan you organs by watching them with a nuclear die. Then then inject you with a HORRIBLE substance that makes you gallbladder go cookoo and you wanna go puke. When it was all over I did not feel very well at all, tired, a little queasy and weak. But I survived I should have those results soon. Next on the 21st. they are going to check for internal hernias with an out patient procedure. He will fix anything he sees at the time. I need to tell him about the pain I have for year in my lower left ovary area that NO ONE had been able to figure out, look and see if it is a inny-hernia.

Quite funny, when I returned to work today after the HIDA the boys were giving me hard time. They were afraid to come to my desk to make their UPC's, fear they might get radiated and not be able to bear children. The Pat (oooo pat) he would not let me use the microwave he said that it was too dangerous for me to be near it in my current condition. So heat heat up my singles pizza for me. How Sweet! But then not 15 mins later was telling everyone the reason the pipe in the bathroom burst today was because I was nuclear active and I must have used the restroom and the pipe were weakened by my nuclear powers. Just when you think they are sweet they turn right back in the typical boys. (I guess that's one reason I like my job so much, the people I work with are great)

Any-who...my belly is doing it pain thing so I'm off to bed.

Merry I wish you well and remember getting upset at the hospital staff will not help, be patient and let it roll off your back. you did not check into a spa with a gourmet kitchen :)

Kim keep me posted! We must compare symptoms soon :) and maybe scars :)

Love you all! Miss you all!

WOW back to back!

2008-04-24T14:02:00.001-07:00

Well I have nothing new or impressive to say today. I'm at work..."working" and passing time.

Last night my pain reached a level 9 but I could not wake up Bill, I even had the lights on in the room and all and he almost got up, he rolled over but fell asleep again. I decided to walk it off and hold off for my appointment tomorrow. I was ready to go unshaved legs and all. Tonight I plan on preparing myself, shaved legs and a little overnight bag...for the just in case. My co-workers are quite a afraid of what is wrong with me, they all fear my job. I don't know why I love it. It's not hard or scary nor does it require me to need to left 100 lbs. and juggle at the same time. They say it is the 18 years of stuff I have store in my brain. I guess that should make me feel good, but I just think I don't get it I have an easy job.

Anyway I gotta get back to work now I have 3 phone calls I have to return to vendors asking questions about labels and 4:30 means it time to check the dreaded logos email box. Always full of lame questions. When I get to say sorry not not approved, over and over. LOL

Laters!

Remember Me?

2008-04-23T12:23:00.000-07:00

It has been so long since I posted I forgot I even had this thing. Work is slow this week so I was surfing around in my favorites folder and found myself.

There is nothing new to report really. Bill and I are saving money like mad people so we can go to MI for July 4th and bring how 3 treasures. His Dad's 64 GTO, his niece and her little girlfriend Hannah. They are coming to visit for about a month and a half. Should be fun (fingers crossed).

On March 21st (good friday) at lunch I developed a pain and since then it has come and gone. I have an appointment finally to see Dr. Ferrari (my WLS dr. retired) on Friday to see what it is. The nurses have told me over and over to go to the ER but I don't feel the pain is ER intense. Trust me if it gets there I will. they have hinted it could be my gall bladder or a hernia. I did go to my GP and he ran some test and did a CT scan but it did not show anything. And NOW Bill is having the same (ish) kind of pains. I wander if the hospital will give us a 2 for 1 deal.

I have not scraped in like forever! Infact one of my tables is still in the dining room from Easter. I have a bags of SU stuff and 2 KOM I have not even opened. I should be ashamed!

I have to brag on my Bill now...he has lost an amazing 358lbs. since dec. 3 2005. Me we won't talk about, I still would love to loose another 30 and I know I have to make that effort. But I am happy. I just wish I could tell my body where to loose from.

Now I'm going to put a reminder in my email to post everyday. :0) I hope that works!

Type at ya soon.

Long Time No See

2008-02-10T21:55:00.001-08:00

Life has been a whirl-wind for me. Things seem to be slowly going back to normal. Since I last posted Bill and I both had rather urgent surgeries. Me it was casual, then suddenly the Dr. called said I was scheduled for Friday, see he did not like what he seen on the ultrasound. The results (as read by him) were bad and by him again we must proceed immediatly with IVF and follow the birth with a hystroectomy. I was FREAKED to say the least cried for days! Then I went to see the one doctor I knew would set things right. Dr. Carlos Herrera OGBYN-Oncology. He said you DO NOT have cancer you have signs of cells developing which cold take 5-10 years to do anything IF they do that. He insured me I would be alright and when I asked about what to do with the other doc. he said cancel the appointment, let somelse by his new car! and I'll see you in 6 months or 3-4 when your PG.

Then Bill OOOO BILL. He had been having a pain off and on for about 4 months. It would pass and we would forget about it. Well one afternoon it came back and he called to say he was driving himself to Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital. I dropped everyhting and me him there, 45 mins in the ER wait he was fine. BUT we stayed and at 8 am the next morning he is surgery for a kinked bowel. Poor baby. Now they are looking at a possible leak in the RNY.

Life goes on and we are bothing doing well today. It's been crazy, but weakness only makes you stronger.

Bill makes me a stronger person, I was so scared for him and us. We are blessed to have a strong faith and great friends!

Have No Fear ROBIN is Here!

2007-11-25T16:43:00.000-08:00

Well I do have a good excuse(s) for not posting.

1. Shop-a-thon at the Ridge is the hardest time of the year for me. Long days at work and no lunch. Make this sign WAIT remove that sign from the network. Where did you get this info from for this sign is it wrong...OH YEA Right we forgot to tell you we changed that. Good thing I can handle it fairly well, I do have my moments of self doubt. But it is all over and I survived. Now it is time for clearance mode!

2. Comcast! No home access for 3 weeks, 6 appointments with 3 people showing up saying nothing is wrong, 2 people not following directions and calling the home phone (which does not work when the internet does not) and ONE calling saying he is one his way over and NEVER showed up. I can't even begin to express my feelings there, Thank Goodness Bill is handling all that. We have scheduled appointment #7.

3. Part of the issue with my 3 weeks of no internet turned out to be a bad ithernet card in my PC. That is fixed, so I was able to
get in here and post today.

4. Can't post from work. My MAC does not like the blogger.

So thanks make ups! There is a lot so here we go.

Nov. 8 Bill who understand my mood swings, and can make me laff even when I want to cry.
Nov. 9 For my 17 years at Garden Ridge and my co-workers who spoiled me with goodies today
Nov. 10 Eating out!
Nov. 11 Airfresher!
Nov. 12 My mom who called me at work just to say hi!
Nov. 13 my new PJ's LOVE THEM!!!!
Nov. 14 Fresh Kettle Corn --- mmmmm
Nov. 15 For people who are silly and make my laff, J and Patrick who went on and on for nearly an hour about how Yao ming needs to close his resturant and focus on B-Ball and not the wontons. It was very funny. (you had to have been there)
Nov. 16 The food network! I love that channel!
Nov. 17 Tom my boss who understand how crazy product labeling makes me (and him)
Nov. 18 For my WL buddy at work Barb who understand those days when you wnat to eat everything
Nov. 19 That Buddy cat has decided he wants to sleep on my pillow all night again.
Nov. 20 That Shop-A-Thon signs are done and things are looking like it will be smoothing sailing for a few days.
Nov. 21 For a few days off!
Nov. 22 Family and Friends, to day was a great day of blessings
Nov. 23 Black Friday Fun. I didnot get anything out of this world but I did manage to spend $74 at the dollar store (do I have a special talent or what)
Nov. 24 Lynsey my niece, she is just great, although pre-mature, she has asked me to be her Matron of Honor for when The B-O-B finally pops the question.
Nov. 25 Rainy days and Nappy Time!

Are we done with this yet, this is hard!

Wednesday Already

2007-11-07T20:07:00.000-08:00

I would like to say I'm Thankful that the week is nearing the end, but I'm loaded with work at the RIDGE and as the week ticks away I feel like I'm further behind! But have no fear! Super Robin has it under control. The plan is tomorrow I will not answer the phone or even read my email (except of store issues, avoiding those will just make more work for me). Before lunch All the daily specials must be completed (I can do it) before I go home at least 2 more pages must be done (I can do it). Let's hope tomorrow I remember to take a potty break for I have to run the 1/8 mile to the nearest restroom. I don't know why I freak out, this happens every year, just like the past 17 years I served at the RIDGE, it has not killed me yet, it only makes me stronger! LONG LIVE THE RIDGE.
I can't wait...5 more weeks and the ad start falling to every 3 weeks instead of every week, maybe JUST MAYBE I can get caught up then. Even though it may not sound like it I love my job and the people I work with. OH the bras should be in any day for those who are interested, I hear though they are not for buxon ladys, but for those still in training LOL.

Make up thankfuls for my few days of slacking!

Sunday -- Lubys and their yummy fish, with corn and mac n cheese.
Monday -- Bath and Body Work Vanilla Ice Cream Lip Gloss OH MY...would it be wrong of me to eat the tube?
Tuesday -- When my moms calls me at work just b/c she was thinking of me. It makes me happy! Even though at some point in the conversation she trys to slip in some guilt of some sort, but isn't that what moms do?
Wednesday BONUS -- Bertolli Dinners - wow that was easy and tasty.

RUB ON my Friends! RUB ON!

Thankful for day 3

2007-11-03T20:18:00.000-07:00

Let's see...BLUE COCONUT SNOWCONES.

There is something soothing to my tired body inside the Blue Coconut Snowcone. It means when I get one I'm at my long time friends house Barbara (even though she is crazy) (not in the kooky, acting silly, make me laff kinda way, I mean the clinically, strange, clueless kinda way.) Bill spent the day working at Barb and Ricks on cars, 4 wheelers, motorhomes, trailers and even helped shoe a horse, while I went with them on a carriage job, the bride was an hour late to her own wedding. But it was a fun day.

OH and for the first time ever I was able to stand the truck seat up through the sunroof out the top of the truck to take pictures of the carriage behind us as we drove down the road and guess what I was NOT too fat for that.

Since this is day three here are 3 thankful things.
1. Friends, old, new, silly, serious and clinically crazy, you can never have too many and they are best when in assorted flavors, like a friend buffet!
2. The fact that I have officlaly finshed my 40 handmade Christmas Cards.
3. The surprise the next morning after eating a Blue Coconut Snowcone LOL.

And as always Bill, the bestest, stinkinest, most annoying, work-a-holic, loving, sweet, stubborn, husband in the world. Gosh I love him with every cell in my body...he love blue snowcones too. LOL

Thankful Day 2

2007-11-02T13:49:00.000-07:00

Today has been another emotional ride for me, but it is almost over and life after Garden Ridge Week 40 will go on (and move right in to week 41 hell). Merry and I are going to the Sugarplum Nutcracker Shop Fest Christmas thing at Stafford Center. Shopping always makes a girl feel better.

I am thankful for my co-workers. We re all very close and they have all been worried about my mental state the past 2 days, not in the sweet loving way but in the "Bill did not leave his gun the truck" so you can go get it and take care of business kinda way. I love these guys. They are good people and a little crazy. If I did not care for the people I spend 40 plus hours a week with I'd probally be elsewhere (like a mental home). My big laugh for the day here was my POD neighbor explaining to the insurance company that the name on the claim was not a joke that that is his birth name (which is J Cat Fisher) What cruel parents he as LOL. We love to hear him explain that. He is one cool guy, and you'd have to be with a name like that.

Working here at the Holidays makes me understand what the Scrugg was feeling.
Oh yea and like everyday I'm thankful for Bill, with out him I would most definitely be institutionalized by now.

Thankful Day 1

2007-11-01T15:02:00.003-07:00

Wow

I am thankful this work day dang near over. It has sucked with a captial S. No lunch and it was a birthday lunch day and I missed the party. No matter what I did it did not go right. WRONG is my word of the day. I can't wait to go home and cry like a little baby on Bill's shoulder. He is good a letting me cry till I feel better so I guess part 2 , I'm thankful for a wonderful husband that no matter how hard he tries will never understand what is it like to be a woman but know better than to say that out loud!

I'm a slacker!

2007-09-19T14:53:00.000-07:00

It's been a while for me. Time flies.

I've been super busy at work, getting for ready shop-a-thon. Got my review and my boss wants me to do more creative projects with him, so someday I can have a person working for me and I get to do all fun project he does now. Overall it was good. he told me I needed to stop taking the blame for other peoples errors and tell them if they can 't get the info in time then I can't get their stuff on time. That is hard for me. I feel like if I do that it will make me look needy and unhelpful. ANYWAY!

Well I was back at the hospital since my last post. KNOT HEAD again! I had 12 yes 12 cyst removed from my scalp again. Doc. says he thinks it will be a while before I have to have it done again. He feels like they might have been there as fat deposits and thinks that maybe if I keep loosing and don't regain they will not return, BUT he says he could be wrong. He also complemented me on the impressive growth of them. He is silly. I'm gonna miss him, now that is all done I have no reason to see him, I hope he thinks of me everytime he gets into is new sports car or whatever he bought himself after my three surgeries he did this year on me. LOL Any way they are gone again and I have a smooth head. Now I just have a bunch of scars! I sure hope being bald never takes up fashion for women. But all is well, I can wash my hair without hurting myself LOL.

I have made my Thanksgiving cards, then I made my list to discover I need a whole lot more. I guess I need to downsize my card list. i have had 3 people ask if i was going to do my Christmas card workshop so I guess I need to work on that.

I just have too much to do. When I'm tired thiking of it all.

oh a new photo of all the cool new color of Christmas Trees we have at the Ridge. Check us out there is some cool stuff this year! I thikn my favorite is the lights and sounds of Christmas for $100 it hooks up to 6 yard decor things and makes them flash to synchronized Christmas Music. VERY COOL

Day 3

2007-08-23T06:46:00.000-07:00

Well I have a 3rd page but it was a quickie. The paper did not need much really!

This is page one of my 7 year anniversay page. Still no pictures, I hope to get my computer at home working this weekend so I can order them. I need a monitor and I think someting is wrong with the thing that make me wireless. (whatever that might be).

Day 2 --- really I'm doing my pages

2007-08-22T09:09:00.000-07:00

OK so I have no picutres to post but really I'm playing every night. Last night I worked on a baby book to give to my newphew at the baby shower this Saturday.

I don't have pictures of my pages but I do have some of my room. I will put forth extra effort to take pictures tonight.

I know I do not need to but I'm goign to JoAnns for lunch. They have a PINK cutting mat on sale for 50% off and I just must have it LOL. HELP ME!!!!

Challenge

2007-08-21T10:11:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I made Merry a challenge to crop one page per day this week. So far so good. I have 2 pages done. I would love to post the pictures but COMCAST can't seem to keep me online at home. I will do my best to take some pix tonight and bring them to work so I can post them.

Well the family time was great we had a lot of GOOD TIMES. Julia did not want to leave but they had too. We ate out every night, went to Town Center and walked around, the Galleria, Ikea, Buca De Beppo, Phat Ky, Gringos, Joes Crab Shack, 59 Diner, Incredible Pizza, Oak Ridge Smokehouse in Schulenburg, San Antonio, the Alamo, road the River Taxis, ate again at Casa Rio, Snowcones, the girls first snowcone ever (crazy huh), then over to Natural Bridge Caverns, did a little panning for gold and to the Outlet Mall. WHEW no wander I was tired! They did a lot on their own while we were at work. Gavleston, the Zoo, the Galleria again lol, the mall and lots of swmming a the community pool. I'm sure I left out places...oh like Cheesecake Factory, the girls had cheesecake for the first time and it was not good, 8 year olds should never eat and entire pcs. on their own. They were wired and it was late, so it got them into trouble for being too bouncy and loud LOL..sugar is a wonderful thing. Oh Starbucks...bill has no clue, he got the girls starbucks. again got in trouble for being bouncy and loud. poor kids. Bill is a bad influence on little kids, he was in trouble as much as they were. Funny thing at the outlet mall, the girls were being good sitting by the fountains and boom, one leg one arm splash...Hanna was swimming, thanks to Uncle Bill. I did not see a thing, I come out of the store and they come running to me screaming that Uncle Bill threw them into the fountain, I had to explain to them that I kids lie and I think they were just trying not get into trouble for going a little to far and jumping in. LOL just rememberd another meal at Potatoe Patch and Ben and Jerry's. That was a good week!

This past weekend we went fishing in Galveston Bay, that was the most fun I have had in ages. I'm ready to go again. Yes I was terrified to do te step over into the boat but I was fine after that. It is the whole fear of falling that gets me. I caught the biggest fish, it was not huge but still the biggest. Total we caught about 30 fish. Man it was fun. No sunburn this time SPF 50! LOL

Family is coming!

2007-07-30T22:05:00.000-07:00

Well we finally finished getting the house in order for the family. Judy and Julia (and a friend) are coming to visit tomorrow for a week from Michigan. We had to get the house cleaned up and a few projects finished. The big one was a guest room. It is done and it looks pretty good.

Bill and I both have to work the entire time they are here, but will make sure the weekend is full of fun for them.

I'm looking forward to our little trip to San Antonio and San Marcos. We are even talking about a quick trip to Bolivar on Friday night to the Stingree. Crazy I know but Bill is insisting.

Well I got to get to bed, gotta big and busy week ahead of me. Check out the pix of the room. Pretty sweet huh?

Long time no post!

2007-07-29T17:34:00.000-07:00

Wow! It has been a long time since I updated this silly thing.

Nothing too special has been going on. I'm feeling better. Other than headaches, but I'm thinking those are being a big ole knot head. That will not be the case after 9/7. Gonna have them removed AGAIN!

Been scrappin. Made some baby shower invites this that turned out pretty darn cute. Need to get back int he room and clean up a bit, getting close to out of control again. But this weekend the focus is the ENTIRE house. Bill's sister and niece are coming to visit from MI on those for a little over a week. First thing was, we need a guest room! So guest room, turned office, turned scraproom, turned junk room is back at guest room. And I must say looks doggone cute. Beige and turquoise. Texas stuff and old stuff. If we are blessed the room is done at it's final stage, and nursery would happily be the next transition.

Well back to cleaning...blog at ya tomorrow!

Isolation is a 10 letter bad word!

2007-04-24T20:37:00.000-07:00

Last week I was in medical isolation. WOW I think it was the hardest thing I have ever done. Not being able to touch anyone else was a lot harder than I thought. Using gloves to just get a drink from the frig. The being waited on hand and foot at "feeding time" that was fun. But that was the only part that was. Even batheing was a pain. New soap, towels and stuff treating like they were toxic. Wait, they were! It was just very difficult.

I slept all day for 2.5 days because I could not do much else. I had big plans to clean out drawers and scrap and stuff, but the doc. said I should not handle anymore than I have too.

Keeping the kitties at bay was impossible, I would shew them away and 2 mins later they are back. They know when things are not right and they do thier best to comfortment at those times so they could not understand why they could not hold me. I just made a point to not hug them and let them hang at my lap and feet. There comes a point where one just gives up on the shewing.

The days were long but I made it through and it made me appriate human contact and realize how important it is to me. Funny how 8 years ago I could gone for weeks like that not have been effected but now that I have Bill I can't stand a single day.

Tomorrow I start my meds. so hopefully we are mere weeks away from the new Robin.

My First Post

2007-03-25T16:48:00.000-07:00

Life has been interesting to say the least for me this year. Up it is all uphill from here. It started of good then took a shocking turn that taught me a lot. Allot about love and trust.

First I was released from a 4 year treatment for hyer-plasia, which gave us a great outlook to start a family, then almost immediately that was took away. Weight loss has brought open my eyes to many things. I have discovered that shopping for clothes can be fun, and these strange things called bones, seems they support my body or something. I also discovered my evil little friend we call Larry the Lump. Larry had to go. Larry had to tested and tested again. The worst 3 little words I have ever heard Small Needle Aspiration (run, run far and fast). Larry could could bring very shock and scary news, he was a suspect! SO off to the hospital we go. Surgery 1 reveal he was truly evil, evil of the worst kind. So back for surgery 2, Larry is forcing the complete remove of his home, my Thyroid. Now that Larry has gone I'm learning to love without him, weight gain, mood swings, and a new symptom, weakness and shaking. April 3 will begin the final process of the Larry eviction, our first appointment to arrange radiation treatment. I'm freaked out more about this than anything. There could be up to 5 days of isolation and these days I do not do well when left alone. No matter how hard I try I fall into funk and can't get out with my Bill. What will I do without his hugs. I sure hope this is coming to and end of my bad luck with my health. I thank God for my weight loss surgery, it has saved my life twice.

I sure miss scrapbooking. But it's hard right now, I try to sit down to it but he juices just will not flow. I hope when my mind it clear it will all come back to me!

Love you all.
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