Chatting with Gundi

[addielee]

Yay for Flat Ashton! I've got to let my flat kid out of her envelope.

[debilou]

It cost $164. I figure that I will have it forever. I am really rather frugal - other women have scads of purses - I have one. I always buy Vera Bradley bags - I like them because they are so light and I like the organizing pockets inside - but they are made out of cotton - they usually last me about 18 months, then they start fraying on the bottom. So I ship the old purse off to Goodwill and I buy another one. I have two evening purses - both of which were gifts from my mother-in-law. Now I have one camera bag.....and I think that I am going to love it.

I have a wedding to go to in May (oldest daughter is getting married!!!) and I had to have a camera bag so that I could get my camera back and forth to South Carolina. And did I mention that we have rented a condo on the beach AND THE GRANDKIDS ARE GOING TO BE STAYING WITH US FOR FIVE DAYS? Can anyone here say PHOTO OP??????? I talked to little Ella on the phone last night (she is six) and she is SO excited. It makes me weepy just thinking about it.

I'M GREEN WITH ENVY! That you can get your whole family together... You are one lucky mamma... have a wonderful time.. and, wow some many photo ops...

you will be one scrapping mama, after that trip..

[Maggie Macpaine]

I'm so bummed :( I got caught up in taxes and program last night and I forgot to get on and buy the 99 cent specials for yesterday :(:cry::cry::cry: I hate it when I miss a good deal.

[Maggie Macpaine]

And, I am quite envious PQ and I don't even have my new to me good camera yet.....

[Maggie Macpaine]

Oh, Renee.....My mother had rotator cuff surgery a few years ago. She fell and tore hers. The rehab was a bit of a long haul....getting back the strength and function. But she is back to normal now. No more pain :)

[debilou]

And, I am quite envious PQ and I don't even have my new to me good camera yet.....

But, you will soon, and, you got an awesome deal on it...

and, you have a phone a friend option to help you get started on it really quick.. what a deal...

[PQ]

I'm back!

Addie, sorry for the bedtime struggles. :(

Maggie, yay for the extra hour to work on all that! :yippee:

Well, I was wrong about what I thought was wrong with my arm/shoulder. The doctor, whom I really liked, seems to think instead of a rotator cuff tear, I have something called a "labral tear" in my shoulder, based on how I could and could not move it without pain. He said I have lost 45 degree range of motion in that arm and some strength. He said it was due to all the lifting of the boxes of paper all those years and also the overhead reaching to get the papers off the printers. So I told Gary it was all his fault! :D:D Anyway, to make sure it is what he thinks it is, I am having something called an MRA on Wednesday morning, which kinda sounds like an MRI, only they inject dye into my shoulder. Kinda nervous about that part of it, but how much worse can it be? Anyway, if it is that, I will be having shoulder surgery probably by the end of the month. Then lots of physical therapy. I see him again next week to discuss what the MRA says. But at least I know it's fixable and soon it will not hurt so much! Yay!

Did he say that you had a SLAP?

I am so glad that you are getting some answers!!! Prayers for you, Rene!

[PQ]

Oh yeah.....I also meant to tell you:

A MRA is a type of MRI ---
An MRI looks at internal structures of the body in detail.
An MRA looks at the blood flow and the blood vessels inside the body. They have to inject a contrast material to make the blood vessels show up more clearly.

I had an MRA - they gave me the contrast material through an IV that they had inserted in my hand.........they did not inject the body part they were imaging.

[Christine]

I'm so bummed :( I got caught up in taxes and program last night and I forgot to get on and buy the 99 cent specials for yesterday :(:cry::cry::cry: I hate it when I miss a good deal.

oh bummer and one of them was mine! :cry: Well at least it is on sale today, so almost as good of a deal.


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[debilou]

Well, i spent way way too much this week on camera gear.. yikes... so, i didn't spend very much here.. there isn't a money tree in my backyard

Crys, told me there was one back there - but i can't find it...

My DH almost choked on the bill... but, It's all stuff i just must have.. must, i tell you, must.. but, i checked with him first really.. he agreed..

I have an opportunity to start teaching it out here.. so, maybe that will help pay for the cost.. hahahahahahhaha

[Christine]

oh yay Debi, so what did you get? I am looking at getting one of those graduated neutral density filters, an ExpoDisc and I need a 2nd battery for my new camera. Hmmmm can you see this adding up? I need some thoughts on the GND filter. I go look at a photo site and I am not sure which one I should get and there are LOTS. Bummer though abt that tree. If you find it, can I be sure to get a start off you? :D

[PQ]

Well, i spent way way too much this week on camera gear.. yikes... so, i didn't spend very much here.. there isn't a money tree in my backyard

Crys, told me there was one back there - but i can't find it...

My DH almost choked on the bill... but, It's all stuff i just must have.. must, i tell you, must.. but, i checked with him first really.. he agreed..

I have an opportunity to start teaching it out here.. so, maybe that will help pay for the cost.. hahahahahahhaha

I checked with DH before I bought the camera bag, too......but he didn't think to ask how much it cost and I certainly did not volunteer the information. :D

[Christine]

LOL I was having a heart attack when I bought my flipside bag and that was like $70. LOL

[Christine]

I am hoping that when other companies see how popular the epiphanie bags are, they will do something similar and the price will come DOWN

[debilou]

I checked with DH before I bought the camera bag, too......but he didn't think to ask how much it cost and I certainly did not volunteer the information. :D

I think all wives learn that one thru the years.

I just told Keith PQ and, Rene bought bags.. and, they are way cool.. I should have one - on that one he didn't ask the price..

I didn't tell him that price.. he would have choked.. I think he thinks PURSES should oh me about $30 - $50 bucks

mine has a 5 in the price - good enough

I did tell him i used my NAPP discount to get free shipping.. so there you go.. i saved money..

[Christine]

:rofl: :rofl:

I like to tell my dh, "guess how much money I saved you today?"

Oh on a different track. Does anybody have a Kitchen Aid stand mixer? I have always gotten the cheaper ones and yes they break quicker, but figured at 1/3 the price I could get a few. Well the latest one broke, well at least in process of breaking, so now I am trying to decide whether to just spend the money or not. Any thoughts?

[debilou]

oh yay Debi, so what did you get? I am looking at getting one of those graduated neutral density filters, an ExpoDisc and I need a 2nd battery for my new camera. Hmmmm can you see this adding up? I need some thoughts on the GND filter. I go look at a photo site and I am not sure which one I should get and there are LOTS. Bummer though abt that tree. If you find it, can I be sure to get a start off you? :D

I got a new lens - an 18- 200mm IS telephoto lens, but then the lens needed stuff.

So, I got a lens hood and 3 Hoya lens filters - i found a filter pack at B & H - it included an UV, Polarizer, and an ND.. I looked at buying them individually and well there is that money tree thing

and, a very light weight mono pod - for my trip to the UK coming up and, a remote switch - not wireless.. just a standard one.

But, hey, I didn't buy the ND - Sands is looking at - it has 3 stops on it - obviously not a circular filter - it's a slide filter - but, the price, ahhh,,... the money tree thing..

one stop will do it for me..

and, the purse/camera bag... and, hmm. on a new piece for my lens babies..

ok.. extra SD cards.. .

I think I got it all...

I have been taking Kelby classes like crazy - studying my new camera - so, i can take wonderful photos of our trip...

it's really all Scott's fault that i need all this stuff you know..

[debilou]

:rofl: :rofl:

I like to tell my dh, "guess how much money I saved you today?"

Oh on a different track. Does anybody have a Kitchen Aid stand mixer? I have always gotten the cheaper ones and yes they break quicker, but figured at 1/3 the price I could get a few. Well the latest one broke, well at least in process of breaking, so now I am trying to decide whether to just spend the money or not. Any thoughts?

oh, buy the Kitchen aid, i have at least 3 friends and my niece that have had their's like forever

I'm MS. no bake, i'll bring something else.. so, i don't have one.. but those that do love theirs

it's like buying a cuisnart or a cheap processor - my cuisnart has lasted over 20 years, and, i use it a lot...

[debilou]

:rofl: :rofl:

I like to tell my dh, "guess how much money I saved you today?"



That's a tricky game indeed - because if you tell them - i saved you $50 ok..

but, if you say i saved you $2000, oh no.. bad idea..

We walked into a bedding. linen store one time in San Diego... and, the sales lady said, oh, perfect day for you - our sheets are $600 - (that's right $600) off today...

We both gasped.. what the heck would $600/off sheets feel like we thought.. so, Keith tried his best to distract her so i could at least feel the sheets

they were Egyptian cotton, but the thread count was like 20,000 bazillion and, they had to be dry cleaned, and no way were you going to touch those sheets without buying them first..

darn it, i just wanted to touch them

they cost about $10 K... later in my life I found out who bought those kind of sheets.. and, well, that's another long story...

[Christine]

oh another btw, so my backup plan got corrupted when I had the trouble w/ that one EHD, it was backing up but kinda wonky in the way it was backing up and since the drive is used solely for back up, I quick formatted the drive totally redid the backup plan in the Seagate manager then did a complete backup. It took TWELVE HOURS!

[>>aruaL<<]

Im soooo behind here..... y'all go quiettttt sometimes, and then, when you chat, you reallllyyyyyy chat! LOL!!

I have a kitchenaide stand up mixer Christine, I *LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE* mine! Did I mention I *LOVE* mine? I do! LOL. I use it many times every week. Mine is alil older though as I got it as a Christmas Eve gift from my two babies (they were babies at the time, LOL) in 1996. Whoa... didn't realize it's been that long until I was writing this. Mine has had ZERO issues, works like it's brand spankin' new. Crud, gotta go find some wood to knock on now!

[>>aruaL<<]

Oh and I agree with Debi, my Cusinart processor is awesome... got it for my 30th birthday.... 11 years later, it too works like a charm, never an issue. I only wish that I additional blades now, for different types of cuts. I love it so much though, I can't imagine buying a new one. My friends tease and say when I die, they will fight over my kitchen appliances. LOL!

[addielee]

But, you will soon, and, you got an awesome deal on it...

and, you have a phone a friend option to help you get started on it really quick.. what a deal...

I've decided to hold off on a new camera. I want one, but mine works just fine and takes good pics. Better to get a new sunroom roof that doesn't leak.

Oh yeah.....I also meant to tell you:

A MRA is a type of MRI ---
An MRI looks at internal structures of the body in detail.
An MRA looks at the blood flow and the blood vessels inside the body. They have to inject a contrast material to make the blood vessels show up more clearly.

I had an MRA - they gave me the contrast material through an IV that they had inserted in my hand.........they did not inject the body part they were imaging.

Thanks for the info PQ!

oh bummer and one of them was mine! :cry: Well at least it is on sale today, so almost as good of a deal.


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I forgot to get alphas when they were on sale. That's about all I have left in my cart now! I got a ton of WA yesterday.

Well, i spent way way too much this week on camera gear.. yikes... so, i didn't spend very much here.. there isn't a money tree in my backyard

Crys, told me there was one back there - but i can't find it...

My DH almost choked on the bill... but, It's all stuff i just must have.. must, i tell you, must.. but, i checked with him first really.. he agreed..

I have an opportunity to start teaching it out here.. so, maybe that will help pay for the cost.. hahahahahahhaha

I couldn't find my money tree either. I check with DH on big things too...but I usually share the cost because he's the one that tracks the finances. Good luck on the teaching assignment.

I checked with DH before I bought the camera bag, too......but he didn't think to ask how much it cost and I certainly did not volunteer the information. :D

:D I can't do that to him...not yet anyway!

I am hoping that when other companies see how popular the epiphanie bags are, they will do something similar and the price will come DOWN

I think all wives learn that one thru the years.

I just told Keith PQ and, Rene bought bags.. and, they are way cool.. I should have one - on that one he didn't ask the price..

I didn't tell him that price.. he would have choked.. I think he thinks PURSES should oh me about $30 - $50 bucks

mine has a 5 in the price - good enough

I did tell him i used my NAPP discount to get free shipping.. so there you go.. i saved money..

:rofl::rofl:

:rofl: :rofl:

I like to tell my dh, "guess how much money I saved you today?"

Oh on a different track. Does anybody have a Kitchen Aid stand mixer? I have always gotten the cheaper ones and yes they break quicker, but figured at 1/3 the price I could get a few. Well the latest one broke, well at least in process of breaking, so now I am trying to decide whether to just spend the money or not. Any thoughts?

I got one a year ago and love it! Mine is red.

Im soooo behind here..... y'all go quiettttt sometimes, and then, when you chat, you reallllyyyyyy chat! LOL!!

I have a kitchenaide stand up mixer Christine, I *LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE* mine! Did I mention I *LOVE* mine? I do! LOL. I use it many times every week. Mine is alil older though as I got it as a Christmas Eve gift from my two babies (they were babies at the time, LOL) in 1996. Whoa... didn't realize it's been that long until I was writing this. Mine has had ZERO issues, works like it's brand spankin' new. Crud, gotta go find some wood to knock on now!

Mine was a combo housewarming and birthday gift from DH and the boys. I use it a lot. Makes really quick work of shredding a block of cheese.

[ReneT]

Oh, Renee.....My mother had rotator cuff surgery a few years ago. She fell and tore hers. The rehab was a bit of a long haul....getting back the strength and function. But she is back to normal now. No more pain :)

That's what I've heard about the shoulder surgeries, that there is a lot of physical therapy afterwards, but it is sooooooo important in the process, and that most people, like 98% have no pain afterwards.

Did he say that you had a SLAP?

He mentioned a SLAP tear and labral tear, not sure if they are one and the same. :confused:

Oh yeah.....I also meant to tell you:

A MRA is a type of MRI ---
An MRI looks at internal structures of the body in detail.
An MRA looks at the blood flow and the blood vessels inside the body. They have to inject a contrast material to make the blood vessels show up more clearly.

I had an MRA - they gave me the contrast material through an IV that they had inserted in my hand.........they did not inject the body part they were imaging.

They ended up having to do a CT scan instead of the MRA, due to the bladder stimulator I have (something about magnets, blah blah blah), but still had to inject the stuff into my shoulder joint. It was HORRID!!!! He said he was going to numb it first. The first injection burned and hurt a bit, but was tolerable. The second one sent me into a panic attack and I couldn't breath and started crying on the table. So that was a bit embarrassing! It hurt so bad! I said, "Is that the dye?" He said, "No, that's just the other numbing injection." I wanted to just throw myself on a sword. It would have hurt less. The 3rd one was the dye and it hurt about as bad as the first one, but by that time, I was already upset and had a hard time calming down. Poor little nurse, kept patting my hand and telling me it was OK. Then into the CT scan room. Then out to the car, called Gary and broke down all over again even though I was no longer hurting! Today I have my usual pain, but also pain deep in the joint where the injections were. They told me to move the arm as much as possible yesterday, so I sat down and folded the 200 wedding programs (thanks for your offer of help Crys :) ) and then made the remaining wedding favor lollipop bowls for the reception tables, then decided I was done for the day.

[ReneT]

mine has a 5 in the price - good enough

That made me laugh! :rofl::rofl:

Oh on a different track. Does anybody have a Kitchen Aid stand mixer?

What is that? :lol::lol::lol:

[debilou]

That's what I've heard about the shoulder surgeries, that there is a lot of physical therapy afterwards, but it is sooooooo important in the process, and that most people, like 98% have no pain afterwards.



He mentioned a SLAP tear and labral tear, not sure if they are one and the same. :confused:



They ended up having to do a CT scan instead of the MRA, due to the bladder stimulator I have (something about magnets, blah blah blah), but still had to inject the stuff into my shoulder joint. It was HORRID!!!! He said he was going to numb it first. The first injection burned and hurt a bit, but was tolerable. The second one sent me into a panic attack and I couldn't breath and started crying on the table. So that was a bit embarrassing! It hurt so bad! I said, "Is that the dye?" He said, "No, that's just the other numbing injection." I wanted to just throw myself on a sword. It would have hurt less. The 3rd one was the dye and it hurt about as bad as the first one, but by that time, I was already upset and had a hard time calming down. Poor little nurse, kept patting my hand and telling me it was OK. Then into the CT scan room. Then out to the car, called Gary and broke down all over again even though I was no longer hurting! Today I have my usual pain, but also pain deep in the joint where the injections were. They told me to move the arm as much as possible yesterday, so I sat down and folded the 200 wedding programs (thanks for your offer of help Crys :) ) and then made the remaining wedding favor lollipop bowls for the reception tables, then decided I was done for the day.

Hugs, Rene... feel better soon....

[ReneT]

Thanks Debi!

Going today for what I HOPE is my final dress fitting! Taking Amy with me. She wants to see my dress.

I've been working a bit on an art journaling layout. Having a hard time with it since that is soooooooooooooo not my style, but I'm trying. It's the first page I've even started since DET was over. I've enjoyed the break, but am ready to get back into the challenges. I REALLY need some new photos.

[Christine]

hope your shoulder gets all taken care of soon, Rene!

[ReneT]

Ugh! Skirt for the wedding is still not right! I has some netting at the bottom of it to make it flair just a bit around the knee/hem area. The netting just makes it look all lumpy! So have to go back again tomorrow! Note to self: just buy a dress off the rack next time instead of ordering one from the bridal shop.

[suvgal]

Chris - I have a Kitchen Aid Professional model and I love it. I got a great deal at Kohl's and then saw a coupon in Bed Bath and Beyond for a free ice cream maker attachment. The grand kids love making ice cream with it. I had a Nutone Mixer which was built into the counter but when we redid the kitchen I needed something else as I now have granite counters.

Rene - I had rotator cuff surgery in July. Just do the exercises. Have you tried icing the shoulder for the pain? The PT always iced it after my workout and told me to use ice for the pain if needed. I now have total range of motion.

[ReneT]

hope your shoulder gets all taken care of soon, Rene!

Thanks! I'll know Tuesday what the plan is.

Rene - I had rotator cuff surgery in July. Just do the exercises. Have you tried icing the shoulder for the pain? The PT always iced it after my workout and told me to use ice for the pain if needed. I now have total range of motion.

Thanks Barbara. Yes, I've tried just about everything. Nothing really helps at this point.

[PQ]

That's what I've heard about the shoulder surgeries, that there is a lot of physical therapy afterwards, but it is sooooooo important in the process, and that most people, like 98% have no pain afterwards.



He mentioned a SLAP tear and labral tear, not sure if they are one and the same. :confused:



They ended up having to do a CT scan instead of the MRA, due to the bladder stimulator I have (something about magnets, blah blah blah), but still had to inject the stuff into my shoulder joint. It was HORRID!!!! He said he was going to numb it first. The first injection burned and hurt a bit, but was tolerable. The second one sent me into a panic attack and I couldn't breath and started crying on the table. So that was a bit embarrassing! It hurt so bad! I said, "Is that the dye?" He said, "No, that's just the other numbing injection." I wanted to just throw myself on a sword. It would have hurt less. The 3rd one was the dye and it hurt about as bad as the first one, but by that time, I was already upset and had a hard time calming down. Poor little nurse, kept patting my hand and telling me it was OK. Then into the CT scan room. Then out to the car, called Gary and broke down all over again even though I was no longer hurting! Today I have my usual pain, but also pain deep in the joint where the injections were. They told me to move the arm as much as possible yesterday, so I sat down and folded the 200 wedding programs (thanks for your offer of help Crys :) ) and then made the remaining wedding favor lollipop bowls for the reception tables, then decided I was done for the day.

I am SO sorry, Rene!!!! (You should have never driven home. Why didn't you call me to drive you home?) I wonder how much of the pain was due to the person doing the injecting. I have had my horribly inflamed shoulder injected numerous times....it wasn't a cake walk, but it wasn't devastating. B*U*T

I have had two nerve conduction studies....the first time was knee-buckling awful (I swore that I would never have another one)...the second time, done by a different doctor, was EASY.

I broke a tooth off last June and I am just now getting around to getting it fixed. I went to a new doctor last week to have a crown done. When he gave me the novacaine injection it was so painful I screamed! I am usually so stoic, but it was AWFUL. The same guy gave Bia novacaine and she screamed and was HYSTERICAL. There was no calming her down.

((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))

[carti]

I am SO sorry, Rene!!!! (You should have never driven home. Why didn't you call me to drive you home?) I wonder how much of the pain was due to the person doing the injecting. I have had my horribly inflamed shoulder injected numerous times....it wasn't a cake walk, but it wasn't devastating. B*U*T

I have had two nerve conduction studies....the first time was knee-buckling awful (I swore that I would never have another one)...the second time, done by a different doctor, was EASY.

I broke a tooth off last June and I am just now getting around to getting it fixed. I went to a new doctor last week to have a crown done. When he gave me the novacaine injection it was so painful I screamed! I am usually so stoic, but it was AWFUL. The same guy gave Bia novacaine and she screamed and was HYSTERICAL. There was no calming her down.

((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))
Oh! I am so sorry to hear you had to go through all this! Any injections are hard however I agree it depends on who is doing the injecting! This is no comparison but when I go for blood tests some of the techs are terrible and I feel pain and then others know just how to withdraw blood. I usually try and go to the same lab and ask for the person who I know is great at drawing blood! Shoulder pain is no fun!
Hope you heal very soon and keep up the physical therapy, very important! hugs, carti

[ReneT]

I am SO sorry, Rene!!!! (You should have never driven home. Why didn't you call me to drive you home?) I wonder how much of the pain was due to the person doing the injecting. I have had my horribly inflamed shoulder injected numerous times....it wasn't a cake walk, but it wasn't devastating. B*U*T

I have had two nerve conduction studies....the first time was knee-buckling awful (I swore that I would never have another one)...the second time, done by a different doctor, was EASY.

I broke a tooth off last June and I am just now getting around to getting it fixed. I went to a new doctor last week to have a crown done. When he gave me the novacaine injection it was so painful I screamed! I am usually so stoic, but it was AWFUL. The same guy gave Bia novacaine and she screamed and was HYSTERICAL. There was no calming her down.

((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))

I think part of the problem may have been he didn't wait long enough between the first numbing injection and the 2nd one. He said my arm would start to feel heavy after the first one and asked me if it did yet, and I said no, but he just went ahead and did the 2nd one anyway. Why ask me if you don't care what the answer is?

[ReneT]

Oh! I am so sorry to hear you had to go through all this! Any injections are hard however I agree it depends on who is doing the injecting! This is no comparison but when I go for blood tests some of the techs are terrible and I feel pain and then others know just how to withdraw blood. I usually try and go to the same lab and ask for the person who I know is great at drawing blood! Shoulder pain is no fun!
Hope you heal very soon and keep up the physical therapy, very important! hugs, carti

Needles don't bother me, shots don't bother me. I have really small veins that are really deep and you can't find them. When I've been in the hospital before, I've had to be stuck 10 times at times to get an IV started. I've had IV's in my arm, hand, thumb and foot! So I am used to needles and how they feel, but this was a whole other level of pain!

[GrandmaCrys]

:rofl: :rofl:

I like to tell my dh, "guess how much money I saved you today?"

Oh on a different track. Does anybody have a Kitchen Aid stand mixer? I have always gotten the cheaper ones and yes they break quicker, but figured at 1/3 the price I could get a few. Well the latest one broke, well at least in process of breaking, so now I am trying to decide whether to just spend the money or not. Any thoughts?

Here's my thought! You should have bought the stand mixer in the first place. My first one was bought early in the 70's. As time went on, EVERYONE made fun of my avocado green mixer, but HEY! It was still going strong. :D Finally, when we had our kitchen redone in 2007, I absolutely refused to bring that thing into my new kitchen. So we gave it to CK's daughter and bought me a brand new black one. :yahoo: :yahoo: As far as I know, the avocado one is still beating away. :lol: :lol: :lol:

oh another btw, so my backup plan got corrupted when I had the trouble w/ that one EHD, it was backing up but kinda wonky in the way it was backing up and since the drive is used solely for back up, I quick formatted the drive totally redid the backup plan in the Seagate manager then did a complete backup. It took TWELVE HOURS!

:eek: :eek: :eek:

Rene, you poor little Sweetheart; I feel so danged sorry for you. I would certainly have taken some of the pain from you, if you had let me come and help fold invitations. :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: I sure hope you get this all worked out, even if PT will last a long time. Pain for the rest of your life, is NOT a good prospect. :love1: :love1: :love1:

[Christine]

Here's my thought! You should have bought the stand mixer in the first place. My first one was bought early in the 70's. As time went on, EVERYONE made fun of my avocado green mixer, but HEY! It was still going strong. :D Finally, when we had our kitchen redone in 2007, I absolutely refused to bring that thing into my new kitchen. So we gave it to CK's daughter and bought me a brand new black one. :yahoo: :yahoo: As far as I know, the avocado one is still beating away. :lol: :lol: :lol:


Oh I had a stand mixer, it was just the Sunbeam cheaper version

[bendipez]

Thanks Barbara. Yes, I've tried just about everything. Nothing really helps at this point.[/QUOTE]

You have probably tried Bio-freeze and not sure if that works deep enough. On Amazon they have Sombra warming therapy gel. If you haven't tried that give it a shot......works much better than biofreeze and smells better....

[Christine]

yay!! I am almost caught up, actually I AM caught up for 10 more minutes until week 14 ends. LOL

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[Maggie Macpaine]

Yeah for being caught up!!! I'm not caught up....anywhere. I have to make rocks today, but I'm going to try to finish a LO I've been dithering with for 5 months.

[ReneT]

Good morning girls! I will catch up on the thread later today hopefully, but in the meantime i wanted to tell you, for those who have not read it on Facebook, I'm going to be a grandmother! Drew & Amy are having a baby boy due August 1st! I've known for about a week and 1/2, but wanted to wait until after the sonogram yesterday to tell anyone. Amy & Drew did not know she was pregnant until 2 weeks before they told us due to her unreliable periods. Plus she was on the pill. They were pretty scared and freaked out at first, but we figured out a plan. Not quite the way we had all envisioned it, but Gary and I are so excited. They will be getting married probably in the next month or so. I got her in immediately to see my doctor, so we've had several different appointments since she is so far along. Yesterday at the end of the sonogram which Gary & I got to go to, Drew got to come for a few minutes and got to hear the heartbeat and see the baby. Up until that point, he was still pretty freaked out, but when he heard the baby's heart, he just burst into tears. He was more excited and less scared after that. We're setting up a nursery in one of my empty bedrooms and they will live upstairs. That way I can keep an eye on everything and babysit while Amy goes to school and works part-time. The main thing is for her to be able to stay in school so she can get her teaching degree. So its been a crazy couple of weeks for us! We will have the big wedding, possibly my shoulder surgery, them getting married probably at the courthouse, Emily's high school graduation, a trip to Vegas, them moving in, a baby shower, and the birth of the baby, all by August. Thank goodness for my iPhone calendar!

[addielee]

That's exciting news Rene!!! Lots of photo ops coming your way!

[Christine]

Wow! you have a lot coming up Rene. That is so sweet about Drew

[ReneT]

Yes, I was glad he got to get off work for a bit to come in because I thought that would help him feel more of a connection with the baby if he could hear the heartbeat. Amy & I had wished so hard for a girl. Gary and Drew had wanted a boy. I wore pink shirt, shoes and earrings yesterday, but it didn't help! Lol. As of right now his name is Jace Taylor. Taylor is Drew's middle name. If it was a girl, her name was going to be Riley Rene. Darn it! :rolleyes: But I'm thrilled either way. I know it would have been better for everyone if this had happened after they were married and settled, but to me, he's just a blessing. After all I've been through in the last 10 months with the wedding, this little surprise has really perked me up!

Bless my sweet husband's heart. He was in Amarillo when they came over to tell me and he said, "I know my blood is not running through this baby's veins, but I still feel like it's my grandchild". Drew couldn't decide if he should tell his dad or not, but I just told him he needed to decide that for himself. So he decided to call him yesterday, but didn't get the response he had wanted, which I was afraid of. :(. But this baby will not lack for any love, with or without Drew's dad.

[Christine]

ahhhhhhhh! Yep Gary is definitely a KEEPER!

[teetopper]

Congratulations Rene! Jace Taylor is one lucky little man, to be born into a family such as yours!
*side note* They say that blood is thicker then water.... But, love is born with or without blood. Blood does not make a Mommie or a Daddy, Grandmother or Granddad, love does. Jace is doubly blessed to already have a Wonderful Granddad :)

[Maggie Macpaine]

Congrats Renee!!! Enjoy your little bundle. And good luck with your whirlwind of the next few months.

[ReneT]

Thanks!

Not sure where they got the name Jace. I Googled it and it said it is an English form of the name Jason and means "the Lord is my salvation". I like it. I think it's different.

[Maggie Macpaine]

I've had several Jace come through my school in recent year. They tend to be all boy with a good heart. (Not that I'm a believer in the name molding the character, but I have a lengthy list of names I would never name a child, because of the personality of children coming through with that name. Rest assured Jace is not on that list)

[>>aruaL<<]

Wowza, you gonna be one extremely busy lady Rene!
Can't wait to see baby layouts from you!

[ReneT]

I've had several Jace come through my school in recent year. They tend to be all boy with a good heart. (Not that I'm a believer in the name molding the character, but I have a lengthy list of names I would never name a child, because of the personality of children coming through with that name. Rest assured Jace is not on that list)

Awesome! Poor Drew, although he wanted a boy, he told me he hoped the boy would not be like he was growing up. He said, "Mom do you think he will be like me?" I told him that even though we had problems with him growing up, he had made great strides in the last year with few setbacks and all was forgiven. I told him he needed to learn from the past mistakes, but not beat himself up forever about them.

After the sonogram, we had some lunch and did a bit of shopping for the baby's room. He unloaded all the stuff we bought and wouldn't let us carry anything, even a small sack because he said Amy was pregnant and I had a hurt shoulder. After he did all that, he came over and hugged me and told me thank you so much for all I was doing for him, Amy and their baby. It's nice to feel appreciated. :) Once Gary got home, he and Drew put together the little dresser I bought and then took the box and other trash out to the dumpster and he was telling Gary while they were outside how he had "lost it" when he heard the heartbeat. That surprised me. He rarely will talk about his feelings and certainly tries to never cry in front of anyone, so I was shocked that he told Gary about that (Gary had to leave and go back to work before Drew got there). It made me feel good that he shared that with Gary.

[ReneT]

Wowza, you gonna be one extremely busy lady Rene!
Can't wait to see baby layouts from you!

I can't wait to take some baby photos!!!!!

I'm apologizing in advance for all the baby talk, but I can't seem to not talk about it to everyone! I'm in Nana mode! :D

[>>aruaL<<]

Just a warning... don't ever let your husbands SEE your stash.... LOL!!!
Today I was putting *'s at the end of each file name for the kits I have used already, so that I can try and make it a point to use the ones that I haven't yet. My husband comes up behind me and says "whats the *'s for?" I said "I used those already" and he said "what if they don't have one, it means you haven't used it yet?" I said "bingo!" and he smiles and says "honey, you have a LOT of things there you haven't used yet... " ....oh hush, go away! LOL!!!

[addielee]

Just a warning... don't ever let your husbands SEE your stash.... LOL!!!
Today I was putting *'s at the end of each file name for the kits I have used already, so that I can try and make it a point to use the ones that I haven't yet. My husband comes up behind me and says "whats the *'s for?" I said "I used those already" and he said "what if they don't have one, it means you haven't used it yet?" I said "bingo!" and he smiles and says "honey, you have a LOT of things there you haven't used yet... " ....oh hush, go away! LOL!!!

:rofl::rofl::doh:

[ReneT]

Just a warning... don't ever let your husbands SEE your stash.... LOL!!!
Today I was putting *'s at the end of each file name for the kits I have used already, so that I can try and make it a point to use the ones that I haven't yet. My husband comes up behind me and says "whats the *'s for?" I said "I used those already" and he said "what if they don't have one, it means you haven't used it yet?" I said "bingo!" and he smiles and says "honey, you have a LOT of things there you haven't used yet... " ....oh hush, go away! LOL!!!

What happens on Laura's computer, stays on Laura's computer! :lol::lol:

[>>aruaL<<]

If only I knew that he was sneakin up behind me, I woulda clicked the "x" fassssstttt!!!!
LOL!!!

Darn it! Hehe

[Christine]

That is toooo funny Laura! I think I would be scared to go thru and see what I have never used. I have scrapped so much less since starting to design, but I have lots ready to use when I have time. :rofl:

[debilou]

Good morning girls! I will catch up on the thread later today hopefully, but in the meantime i wanted to tell you, for those who have not read it on Facebook, I'm going to be a grandmother! Drew & Amy are having a baby boy due August 1st! I've known for about a week and 1/2, but wanted to wait until after the sonogram yesterday to tell anyone. Amy & Drew did not know she was pregnant until 2 weeks before they told us due to her unreliable periods. Plus she was on the pill. They were pretty scared and freaked out at first, but we figured out a plan. Not quite the way we had all envisioned it, but Gary and I are so excited. They will be getting married probably in the next month or so. I got her in immediately to see my doctor, so we've had several different appointments since she is so far along. Yesterday at the end of the sonogram which Gary & I got to go to, Drew got to come for a few minutes and got to hear the heartbeat and see the baby. Up until that point, he was still pretty freaked out, but when he heard the baby's heart, he just burst into tears. He was more excited and less scared after that. We're setting up a nursery in one of my empty bedrooms and they will live upstairs. That way I can keep an eye on everything and babysit while Amy goes to school and works part-time. The main thing is for her to be able to stay in school so she can get her teaching degree. So its been a crazy couple of weeks for us! We will have the big wedding, possibly my shoulder surgery, them getting married probably at the courthouse, Emily's high school graduation, a trip to Vegas, them moving in, a baby shower, and the birth of the baby, all by August. Thank goodness for my iPhone calendar!
Congrats Granny Rene!!!!:love3::love3:

[Christine]

uggggg Granny sounds so old! :lol: I think Nana fits better cuz Rene is young and happenin' ;) Actually I think Granny is more a product of where you live. Around here and what I have always known is Grandma. What about you guys? Did you guys have a Grandma (commonly used pronounced as Gramma :D ) or a Nana or a Granny or something else?

[debilou]

If only I knew that he was sneakin up behind me, I woulda clicked the "x" fassssstttt!!!!
LOL!!!

Darn it! Hehe

Gosh, at work, I had my programmers program a key i never used to be a pop up into a huge pretend pretend spreadsheet

so, if i was playing solitaire, chatting, doing anything i wasn't supposed to be doing - we would hit this key.. and, up would pop this page of this pretend EMPRESSIVE spreadsheet, so anyone who didn't know the trick would think wow.. they are really into that - and, we would change it out every so often..

I wish I knew how to do that now.. hmm... must be a way.

[debilou]

Well, Rene, you'll have to think ahead about what you want to be called,
Granny, Grandma, Mimi, nana,

My youngest calls me G ma

But, I think the funniest - is my neighbor - his oldest son started having kids when he was pretty young - and, so he decided on HANDSOME GRANDPA!

So, one time we were having dinner with him - and, his 6 grandkids came running in to give their grandpa a hug - yelling

HANDSOME GRANDPA! And, that's what they call him.

I thought to myself, darn darn.. why didn't i think of that one..

Pretty Grandma... If I had taught them that as babies.. that would have been way cool.

[debilou]

uggggg Granny sounds so old! :lol: I think Nana fits better cuz Rene is young and happenin' ;) Actually I think Granny is more a product of where you live. Around here and what I have always known is Grandma. What about you guys? Did you guys have a Grandma (commonly used pronounced as Gramma :D ) or a Nana or a Granny or something else?

So, that we knew who were talking about

we called my Dad's Grandma - and, my mom's Granny.
and, then Grandpa and, for whatever reason my mom's Pampo.. I was the oldest..

i never knew why - maybe i couldn't pronounce it, or maybe it is hispanic - in some way or a family name for grandparents... I don't know.. and, there is no one left to ask..

[Christine]

LOL DH's parents always made popcorn for my oldest when she was just little, so she started calling them Grandma and Grandpa Pop and it stuck, so all 4 of them still call them that to this day. That reminds me, I ought to do a LO of them and tell that story, cuz otherwise nobody can figure out how you get "Pop" out of "Gundersen" LOL

[Christine]

So, that we knew who were talking about

we called my Dad's Grandma - and, my mom's Granny.
and, then Grandpa and, for whatever reason my mom's Pampo.. I was the oldest..

i never knew why - maybe i couldn't pronounce it, or maybe it is hispanic - in some way or a family name for grandparents... I don't know.. and, there is no one left to ask..

hmmmm interesting! Grandpa in Spanish is abuelo, but maybe there is another word

[debilou]

hmmmm interesting! Grandpa in Spanish is abuelo, but maybe there is another word

I know that, because my cousins called their grandmother's abuelita

but, my heritage is really from the canary islands, which is a different dialect, but
i've tried to find that out, no help.

I have one remaining aunt, but she wasn't that close to our side of the family and, she is very old, I did ask her - she doesn't remember

And, my mother's cousin, she doesnt' remember.

[addielee]

I called all of my grandparents Grandma followed by their last name. My kids call my parents Grandma and Grandpa, but DH's parents are Mamma and Poppa. My niece and nephews call me Auntie Bob.

[ReneT]

Drew and all the other grandkids always called my parents Memaw & Pepaw. But usually around here it's grandma and grandpa. Also, lots of people in this area are Mimi to their grandchildren. I'm going to be Nana. I decided that a long time ago! As soon as we found out about the baby, I told Gary he needed to decide what he was going to be, and being Gary, would just come up with stupid stuff to irritate me. He'd say, "I'm just gonna be Gary" or "He can call me G-Dawg". I would just give him "the look". Finally Amy got a text from her parents saying what they were gonna be which was Grandma and Grandpa I think, so I told Gary he was going to be Papaw.

So now, even when the kids aren't around, he calls me Nana all the time. "Nana, I'm home!" "Goodnight Nana" "Nana come here and give me a kiss" I finally had to tell him that when we're not around the baby, we need to just be us and not be calling each other Nana & Papaw. I said we've only been married 6 years. We need to still be a couple, and saying "Goodnight Nana" before he kissed me goodnight wasn't very romantic, so now he just does it even more. :rofl::rofl::rofl:

I want to BE a Nana, I just don't want to be old enough to be a Nana. :D

[Christine]

Yay I have week 14 done, that means I am totally caught up and won't even have all the pics for the next one until Friday! :tup:

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[>>aruaL<<]

All of MY grandparents were "grandma" and "grandpa".... all 6 of them. I only have one left alive, and I shall be devastated when I lose my grandpa who I am very close to.

MY parents are called "gramma" and "papa" (or pa, for short)... when the kids were smaller, "gramma" was called "grammie" 100% of the time, still is some days. My husbands parents are called "nana" and "Papa Steven" by our children.

[Christine]

I know that, because my cousins called their grandmother's abuelita

but, my heritage is really from the canary islands, which is a different dialect, but
i've tried to find that out, no help.

I have one remaining aunt, but she wasn't that close to our side of the family and, she is very old, I did ask her - she doesn't remember

And, my mother's cousin, she doesnt' remember.

oh that is too bad that the story was lost :( and that is why we SCRAP! :D

[Christine]

I called all of my grandparents Grandma followed by their last name. My kids call my parents Grandma and Grandpa, but DH's parents are Mamma and Poppa. My niece and nephews call me Auntie Bob.

How do you get Bob from Addie? :)

Drew and all the other grandkids always called my parents Memaw & Pepaw. But usually around here it's grandma and grandpa. Also, lots of people in this area are Mimi to their grandchildren. I'm going to be Nana. I decided that a long time ago! As soon as we found out about the baby, I told Gary he needed to decide what he was going to be, and being Gary, would just come up with stupid stuff to irritate me. He'd say, "I'm just gonna be Gary" or "He can call me G-Dawg". I would just give him "the look". Finally Amy got a text from her parents saying what they were gonna be which was Grandma and Grandpa I think, so I told Gary he was going to be Papaw.

So now, even when the kids aren't around, he calls me Nana all the time. "Nana, I'm home!" "Goodnight Nana" "Nana come here and give me a kiss" I finally had to tell him that when we're not around the baby, we need to just be us and not be calling each other Nana & Papaw. I said we've only been married 6 years. We need to still be a couple, and saying "Goodnight Nana" before he kissed me goodnight wasn't very romantic, so now he just does it even more. :rofl::rofl::rofl:

I want to BE a Nana, I just don't want to be old enough to be a Nana. :D

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[addielee]

How do you get Bob from Addie? :)

I think it's because my middle name is Robin. My parents have always called me Bob. I still answer to it.

[GrandmaCrys]

Congratulations Rene! Jace Taylor is one lucky little man, to be born into a family such as yours!
*side note* They say that blood is thicker then water.... But, love is born with or without blood. Blood does not make a Mommie or a Daddy, Grandmother or Granddad, love does. Jace is doubly blessed to already have a Wonderful Granddad :)

I agree! All 6 of my grand kids love their Grandpa Sonny beyond reason and there's not one drip of his blood coursing their veins. And Jackson loves him more than anybody else in this world. Just ask him and he'll tell you who he loves best! :D

I can't wait to take some baby photos!!!!!

I'm apologizing in advance for all the baby talk, but I can't seem to not talk about it to everyone! I'm in Nana mode! :D

Do no, I repeat, DO NOT apologize. We are all over-the-moon excited for you and love hearing every precious detail. ;)

LOL DH's parents always made popcorn for my oldest when she was just little, so she started calling them Grandma and Grandpa Pop and it stuck, so all 4 of them still call them that to this day. That reminds me, I ought to do a LO of them and tell that story, cuz otherwise nobody can figure out how you get "Pop" out of "Gundersen" LOL

I called my dad's parents Grandma and Grandpa *Last Name*. I called my other grandpa, Grandpa *Other Last Name* and I called my maternal grandmother Mimi, because I could not say Grandma. When I was old enough to say it and then old enough to NOT want to use the word *Mimi* (pronounced mem e ((long e))), she would NOT allow me to change it. So that's what I called her the rest of her short life.

My grandkids call me....ah! just guess! :D

CK's grands and great grands call me *Mamaw Crys*, except for the older ones who call me by my name.

[Christine]

I think it's because my middle name is Robin. My parents have always called me Bob. I still answer to it.

ahhhhh that makes more sense

[Maggie Macpaine]

My girls used Memaw and Pepaw too until they could say Grandma and Grandpa.

I'm looking forward to my program being done this Thursday. Right now we are painting styrofoam rocks. I am very tired of Medieval right now.

[debilou]

I agree Gundi - That is why we scrap - and, i'm trying so hard to add the old stories to my heritage pages.. I just never thought until we started this conversation about why I called my grandfather Pampo - it never ever entered my mind - and, now there is no one to ask..

And, Rene... you talk every single day about your precious Grandbaby... we are all so excited about Jace..

you can talk about Jace every single day.. and, I don't think one of us will be bored.. I'm tinkled pink.. no tinkled blue for you!!!!!

[debilou]

Oh, Gundi... I got the sweetest thank you from Nathan.. (and, a special one from his mom).. for Flat Stanley.. That was a fun project. I'd do it again next year in a heart beat.. I did send him one photo for you.. I hope he shows it to you..

[addielee]

It's a very quiet morning at DSP...and at school.

:think: Must get Flat Alison out more!!

[Christine]

Oh, Gundi... I got the sweetest thank you from Nathan.. (and, a special one from his mom).. for Flat Stanley.. That was a fun project. I'd do it again next year in a heart beat.. I did send him one photo for you.. I hope he shows it to you..

oh yay can't wait to see. Thanks so much for doing that for us!

[ReneT]

I agree! All 6 of my grand kids love their Grandpa Sonny beyond reason and there's not one drip of his blood coursing their veins. And Jackson loves him more than anybody else in this world. Just ask him and he'll tell you who he loves best! :D

I know Gary is going to be an awesome granddad! He's so excited. I have a funny and sweet story about something he did yesterday, but I'll wait to tell y'all when I scrap it. :D

Do no, I repeat, DO NOT apologize. We are all over-the-moon excited for you and love hearing every precious detail. ;)

Thank you! :love3:

I think it's because my middle name is Robin. My parents have always called me Bob. I still answer to it.

I love that! So funny!

I agree Gundi - That is why we scrap - and, i'm trying so hard to add the old stories to my heritage pages.. I just never thought until we started this conversation about why I called my grandfather Pampo - it never ever entered my mind - and, now there is no one to ask..

That's one of the reasons, among many, that I miss my parents so much. I wasn't scrapping much when they were still alive, but now that I have all their old photos, I can't ask them the stories. I do have an aunt who can still help me out with some of it though.

And, Rene... you talk every single day about your precious Grandbaby... we are all so excited about Jace..

you can talk about Jace every single day.. and, I don't think one of us will be bored.. I'm tinkled pink.. no tinkled blue for you!!!!!

I forgot to tell Amy today that it's all Drew's fault that she and I didn't get the girl we were hoping for. I meant to tell her it is the dad that determines that so she could give Drew a hard time.

oh yay can't wait to see. Thanks so much for doing that for us!

I mailed Flat Angie and her photos and story about 2 weeks ago I think. Not exactly sure because these last couple of weeks have been a blur.

My dress for the Lindsey's wedding was FINALLY ready last Friday! Yay! I was beginning to panic since the skirt kept getting messed up by the alterations. But I love it now. Good thing - the wedding is Saturday!

[GrandmaCrys]

WOW! Rene, Saturday! This week will probably fly by in a blur for you! ;)

[ReneT]

Yep, I think it will. I have all kinds of appointments this week. My ortho doc is tomorrow, so hopefully I will find out what is wrong with my arm. Amy and I are meeting with a pediatrician on Thursday to see if we like him. The nurse had told us we needed to pick one out soon since some only take certain # of newborns a month. I have to make a bunch of "touching base" phone calls with the wedding vendors, get the dogs groomed, the carpet cleaners come tomorrow, nails, chiropractor, dinner with Lindsey on Wed, get the guys tuxes (or at least make sure they do it on Thurs), pedicure, pick up my clothes from the alteration shop for the rehearsal dinner since they no longer fit after my weight loss, and get the house ready for the bridal party to spend the night Friday night. Busy, busy!!!!

[>>aruaL<<]

Yep, I think it will. I have all kinds of appointments this week. My ortho doc is tomorrow, so hopefully I will find out what is wrong with my arm. Amy and I are meeting with a pediatrician on Thursday to see if we like him. The nurse had told us we needed to pick one out soon since some only take certain # of newborns a month. I have to make a bunch of "touching base" phone calls with the wedding vendors, get the dogs groomed, the carpet cleaners come tomorrow, nails, chiropractor, dinner with Lindsey on Wed, get the guys tuxes (or at least make sure they do it on Thurs), pedicure, pick up my clothes from the alteration shop for the rehearsal dinner since they no longer fit after my weight loss, and get the house ready for the bridal party to spend the night Friday night. Busy, busy!!!!

I slipped in a few things to your list, hope you don't mind!!

[debilou]

Busy Girl Rene.. but a Happy Girl... have fun.

[debilou]

I slipped in a few things to your list, hope you don't mind!!

oh, I thought I was the only one who put things on Rene's list

she'll never know... :rofl:

[>>aruaL<<]

Debi, we have been slippin' things onto Rene's list for like a year now, and she has yet to notice! :-)

Thank goodness the new baby is coming, she'll still be so busy to notice us slippin' things onto her list! I was getting worried that I was gonna get caught when the wedding was over.... thank god for babies!

haha!!

[ReneT]

Like that is probably no lie! Is that why I'm so tired, cuz you guys are adding errands to my errands? No wonder! :rofl::rofl: I seriously could not function these days without my calendar on my phone! I wouldn't know who I was or where I was supposed to be. Amy thinks I'm crazy! Every time I try to take her to an appointment, I make the wrong turn! Today I was taking her to a doctor appointment, understand this doctor has been my doctor for 14 years, and I could not find his office! I know she has to think I've lost my mind! But in my defense, I have so many things on my mind at one time AND when I pick her up, I am going to the places from the opposite direction than what I would be if I were going alone from my house.

[Christine]

breathe Rene breathe...in......out......in......out :D

[ReneT]

I'm trying! Going to go relax in the hot tub in a little bit. That should help. Drew called me a "grandma on steroids" (actually he posted it on Facebook) because I was making a spreadsheet of things I thought they needed to put on their baby shower registry. :rofl::rofl: I said, "No I am a Nana on steroids". I am not a wait-until-the-last-minute-and-hope-all-goes-well kinda girl. I need the plan in place way ahead of time. I guess I could have said if they'd given me more than 4 months to prepare for having a grandchild and 2 more adults living in my house while in the middle of a wedding, possible shoulder surgery and upcoming graduation, that might have been helpful. :D As it stands, I feel like we're on the fast track and Amy has no one here but me to help her through it and to know what to do (not that I mind because I for sure do not, I love it :D). Add that all in with my normal life and I feel an even greater compulsion than usual to make a spreadsheet to organize things! :lol::lol::lol:

[ReneT]

Good morning girls! Another quiet day here in the Gundi thread. Just got back from the doctor's office. Dropped off the dogs at the groomers on the way, then just as I was pulling into the parking lot, my car started jerking. I didn't think I was going to make it into the parking space. I called Gary, who was not too happy to have to leave work about the time his hard drive crashed to come check on it, especially when he found out that the only problem with it was that I had accidentally and unknowingly put it in 4 wheel drive! Oops! :D

The doctor says I have a SLAP tear in my shoulder, same thing as the labral tear thing he said. Surgery is scheduled for April 27th. I will have to wear a sling for 3 weeks and have 4-6 weeks of physical and water therapy. For 3 weeks I can't reach for anything, only move my hand palm facing my face from about my stomach to my nose. No doing my hair, no reaching for a glass of tea. Should be interesting. I asked him about using the computer and he said that was fine. Yay! :D

[Christine]

ok this is the 3rd time I have typed up this post. LOL

yay for Rene and ugggggh you wouldn't believe the trauma w/ one of our toilets. Yes the previous posts were much longer but I am tired of typing. :rofl:

[ReneT]

Toilet trauma? That doesn't sound like fun. :eek::eek:

[>>aruaL<<]

I have been dealing with gosh dang &^%$% health insurance company for my daughters trauma accident which happened OVER two YEARS ago... January 6th, 2009 to be exact!!
Let me just say that "life flight" is VERY expensive!! ahahahaha.... oh my! Between 'life flight' and 2 ambulances, and her trauma stay, she racked up a hefty medical billing file!

Insurance is denying the claims for the life flight because there was no PRIOR authorization or approval from insurance. Ahhhhhhhhhhahahahahahahahahhaa.... are they FOR REAL!!!????? First off, it was LIFE OR DEATH... literally! Secondly, you jerks knew about it within 4 hours of ME receiving the phone call that she was in the air unconscious! Her primary doctor knew about it right before I told you.... what more was I suppose to do!!!???? Ugh. Jerks. Idiots.

Sorry... Im just mad. Okay, Im more than mad.

[ReneT]

I have been dealing with gosh dang &^%$% health insurance company for my daughters trauma accident which happened OVER two YEARS ago... January 6th, 2009 to be exact!!
Let me just say that "life flight" is VERY expensive!! ahahahaha.... oh my! Between 'life flight' and 2 ambulances, and her trauma stay, she racked up a hefty medical billing file!

Insurance is denying the claims for the life flight because there was no PRIOR authorization or approval from insurance. Ahhhhhhhhhhahahahahahahahahhaa.... are they FOR REAL!!!????? First off, it was LIFE OR DEATH... literally! Secondly, you jerks knew about it within 4 hours of ME receiving the phone call that she was in the air unconscious! Her primary doctor knew about it right before I told you.... what more was I suppose to do!!!???? Ugh. Jerks. Idiots.

Sorry... Im just mad. Okay, Im more than mad.

Seriously? Prior authorization for a life flight? How does that make sense to anyone? :confused:

[>>aruaL<<]

Seriously? Prior authorization for a life flight? How does that make sense to anyone? :confused:

It doesn't make sense to ME, that's for dang sure!

Im thinking that maybe it's a code issue.... maybe there needs to be a different code for it to be billed under. I don't know, I just know that they are on crack :rofl:

[GrandmaCrys]

Yep, I think it will. I have all kinds of appointments this week. My ortho doc is tomorrow, so hopefully I will find out what is wrong with my arm. Amy and I are meeting with a pediatrician on Thursday to see if we like him. The nurse had told us we needed to pick one out soon since some only take certain # of newborns a month. I have to make a bunch of "touching base" phone calls with the wedding vendors, get the dogs groomed, the carpet cleaners come tomorrow, nails, chiropractor, dinner with Lindsey on Wed, get the guys tuxes (or at least make sure they do it on Thurs), pedicure, pick up my clothes from the alteration shop for the rehearsal dinner since they no longer fit after my weight loss, and get the house ready for the bridal party to spend the night Friday night. Busy, busy!!!!

Ok, I gotta take a nap! :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed:

[Christine]

That is insane Laura!

[>>aruaL<<]

I know, Im still fuming from it. If I didn't have it sitting in front of my face, in black and white, to be able to read it over and over, I would have thought I was nuts and misunderstood them... but no, Im not nuts (well, not today...) and I haven't misunderstood...I even called the jerks to clarify to be sure I wasn't misunderstanding, and nope, Im not. I have to file an appeal.... in the meantime, people want their money, so I guess in order to protect my credit, I have to pay this huge bill and then fight with insurance for reimbursement.

So frustrating.

[Maggie Macpaine]

Oh goodness....just WHO is supposed to call for prior authorization if she is unconscious and you are not present?? That is absolutely ridiculous!!!

Renee......I have a few things you can do for me. Would you direct my elementary program on Thursday?? It's not a big deal.....there are only 200 kids involved. I think most of them know their lines, and (if we are lucky) the fog machines will work.

[ReneT]

Renee......I have a few things you can do for me. Would you direct my elementary program on Thursday?? It's not a big deal.....there are only 200 kids involved. I think most of them know their lines, and (if we are lucky) the fog machines will work.

Sorry, I think I have a pedicure that day! :D

[addielee]

Oh my you've all been chatty!

Laura, I'm with the Gundi girls on this one...they're being ridiculous!!

Rene, I don't envy you all your excitement!

Maggie, I'm busy Thursday too, so don't even ask!

Chris, Toilet trauma??

[Christine]

ok let's see if my msg is gonna get zapped. So we have this one particular toilet in the garage bathroom that seems to get plugged more than any other. DH has pulled it off at least 4 times and there has been lovely stuff in like a spoon, popsicle stick and that doing-y thing that holds the tp roll. So anyway, it was acting all plugged and I plunged and plunged multiple times over the course of a week, and it would not be backed up, just slow. ALL of the kids vehemently denied having put ANYTHING down the toilet except you know what. So I was trying to get DH to try to plunge and see if he did better. Well he refused because he just KNEW they had thrown something down there. So he is griping and grumping and pulled the toilet off and yeah just the you know what, so then he was wishing he had plunged a bit. :rofl:

[addielee]

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Maggie Macpaine]

Oh, speaking of toilets.....My daughter's 4-H group invented a new version of tag. It's called.......you guessed it! Toilet Tag. When you are tagged you become a statue of the porcelain throne and wait for someone to come by and flush you. LOL.

Today I must find out if my fog machines will set off the fire alarms (preferably before I use them)

[GrandmaCrys]

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[debilou]

I have been dealing with gosh dang &^%$% health insurance company for my daughters trauma accident which happened OVER two YEARS ago... January 6th, 2009 to be exact!!
Let me just say that "life flight" is VERY expensive!! ahahahaha.... oh my! Between 'life flight' and 2 ambulances, and her trauma stay, she racked up a hefty medical billing file!

Insurance is denying the claims for the life flight because there was no PRIOR authorization or approval from insurance. Ahhhhhhhhhhahahahahahahahahhaa.... are they FOR REAL!!!????? First off, it was LIFE OR DEATH... literally! Secondly, you jerks knew about it within 4 hours of ME receiving the phone call that she was in the air unconscious! Her primary doctor knew about it right before I told you.... what more was I suppose to do!!!???? Ugh. Jerks. Idiots.

Sorry... Im just mad. Okay, Im more than mad.
PRIOR authorization for life flight!!!! ARE they crazy... ask them what would they do if it were their child.. hmm, before you put them on that life flight to save their life.. let me make a few phone calls..

ARE they NUTS!!

it's not like she needed a mole taken off her arm??? good grief.. they are crazy..

I have a friend fighting a similar thing for something that happened during her DH's major heart surgery.. and, they are trying their darn best to deny.. oh while he is in heart surgery on a heart lung machine - hmm, let me call to see if they can do this extra step... i guess she should have thought of that one..

[debilou]

Oh goodness....just WHO is supposed to call for prior authorization if she is unconscious and you are not present?? That is absolutely ridiculous!!!

Renee......I have a few things you can do for me. Would you direct my elementary program on Thursday?? It's not a big deal.....there are only 200 kids involved. I think most of them know their lines, and (if we are lucky) the fog machines will work.

I'll say ok for Rene.. she won't even know Pirate Girl..

she picked up the dry cleaning, and, did the grocery shopping for Laura and I yesterday..

you dont' ask Pirate girl, you just slip it onto her list... shhhh..

[debilou]

Thanks for the BD wishes Crys...

[GrandmaCrys]

Thanks for the BD wishes Crys...

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[ReneT]

Rene, I don't envy you all your excitement!

Some things I'm excited about, others not so much. :rolleyes:

ok let's see if my msg is gonna get zapped. So we have this one particular toilet in the garage bathroom that seems to get plugged more than any other. DH has pulled it off at least 4 times and there has been lovely stuff in like a spoon, popsicle stick and that doing-y thing that holds the tp roll. So anyway, it was acting all plugged and I plunged and plunged multiple times over the course of a week, and it would not be backed up, just slow. ALL of the kids vehemently denied having put ANYTHING down the toilet except you know what. So I was trying to get DH to try to plunge and see if he did better. Well he refused because he just KNEW they had thrown something down there. So he is griping and grumping and pulled the toilet off and yeah just the you know what, so then he was wishing he had plunged a bit. :rofl:

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

I'll say ok for Rene.. she won't even know Pirate Girl..

she picked up the dry cleaning, and, did the grocery shopping for Laura and I yesterday..

you dont' ask Pirate girl, you just slip it onto her list... shhhh..

Ummmmmm.........NO!

[ReneT]

Happy Birthday Debi!!!!!!!!!! :yippee::yippee::yippee::yippee::yippee::yippee:

(look, even though it went against everything I believe in, I did it in horrid Longhorn orange just for you!) :D

[>>aruaL<<]

Happy Birthday Debiiiii!!!!!!!!! I hope you have a terrific birthday!
Today is also the birthday of my best friend here in town.

Lots of wonderful people born on this day! Yay!

[addielee]

Happy birthday Debi!!!!! :hug:

[debilou]

Thanks for the HB's everyone - even the orange one Rene...

One of my BD's gifts was a silver longhorn - that i can wear on a necklace - it's really nice - not a gross one.. - I knew you would appreciate that..

[Christine]

from me too! Hope you have a Happy one!

[>>aruaL<<]

I got a phone call today, my insurance issue for the life flight has been remedied! Yippee!
My daughter was taken to two locations, and insurance thought it was the second location that the life flight was for.... which would have meant, there would have been time to get prior authorization (and the first hospital would have been the ones generally to call and get that approval before flight), as she was stable when the second hospital location came into play... two weeks later. But nope, the billing was for the flight from 'on site' to the first hospital. Sooo since it was from the first transport upon 911 being called, it's covered, woot! I knew it would be, I just needed to get them to open their brains a tad bit and understand what the heck was going on.

Happy I don't have to have that battle now!

[debilou]

Congrats Laura..

And, thank you Gundi!

[Christine]

yay yay yay Laura!!! I am so glad there is no need to "schedule" your accidents in the future. :rofl:

[ReneT]

Oh good Laura! Glad that worked out!!!! What a relief!

[ReneT]

Is anyone here capable of fast forwarding the clock to Sunday? If so, could you please do that? Thanks! :rolleyes:

[addielee]

That's fantastic news Laura!!!

Sorry Rene, can't do it...I'm scheduled to be scrapping for 12 hours on Saturday!

[addielee]

Ugh! I bought so much during birthday week, especially things for my Jamaica pics, that I couldn't even remember what they were! I ended up putting all of the previews into a collage and printing it. You'll be happy to know there's a whole lot of Gundi kits there!

[debilou]

Is anyone here capable of fast forwarding the clock to Sunday? If so, could you please do that? Thanks! :rolleyes:

no problem, I'll just blink.. done

[>>aruaL<<]

Ugh! I bought so much during birthday week, especially things for my Jamaica pics, that I couldn't even remember what they were! I ended up putting all of the previews into a collage and printing it. You'll be happy to know there's a whole lot of Gundi kits there!

What program do ya use to organize your kits?
I always keyword my previews right away, even if I don't have time to keyword the rest of the stuff in each kit...that way when I click on my smart collection called "previews" (Im so simple... lol!) it comes up with ALL my previews and then I filter them by "date modified" and it puts my newest purchased first. I do the same thing as you when I buy in bulk like during BD week.... I totally forget what I bought and I have to pull up my smart collection.

[addielee]

What program do ya use to organize your kits?
I always keyword my previews right away, even if I don't have time to keyword the rest of the stuff in each kit...that way when I click on my smart collection called "previews" (Im so simple... lol!) it comes up with ALL my previews and then I filter them by "date modified" and it puts my newest purchased first. I do the same thing as you when I buy in bulk like during BD week.... I totally forget what I bought and I have to pull up my smart collection.

I've been using PSE's organizer, but I haven't been doing well keeping up with my purchases. I think I'm going to spend some time on that tonight. I try to tag my things with the element type, style and theme.

[>>aruaL<<]

I get behind sometimes too Addie, and I kick myself for it. But gosh when I finally quit procrastinating and get it ALL done, I'm sooooo excited..... and then I go purchase again, and well, it's a never ending cycle! ahahahah!

[>>aruaL<<]

Does PSE9 use Bridge for the organizer?

When I first started I was using PSE...6... I think it was 6...and I remember it used Bridge, but some others didn't... I think it was a PC vs Mac thing.

[addielee]

PSE 8 & 9 both use Adobe Organizer. Similar to Bridge, but not the same.

[debilou]

I've been using PSE's organizer, but I haven't been doing well keeping up with my purchases. I think I'm going to spend some time on that tonight. I try to tag my things with the element type, style and theme.

Addie, you could just simply set up a keyword for previews

and, then you can see all of your previews with a single click

[debilou]

I get behind sometimes too Addie, and I kick myself for it. But gosh when I finally quit procrastinating and get it ALL done, I'm sooooo excited..... and then I go purchase again, and well, it's a never ending cycle! ahahahah!

or when somebody bugs you.. hmmm, who would that be???:think::think::think:

[>>aruaL<<]

or when somebody bugs you.. hmmm, who would that be???:think::think::think:


You really shouldn't be talking about Fran when she's not here to defend herself!!
:rofl: :love2: :rofl:

[debilou]

You really shouldn't be talking about Fran when she's not here to defend herself!!
:rofl: :love2: :rofl:

i'm not

[addielee]

:rofl:!!! Actually, that's what I do Debi, but I am so far behind. I really need to do it as I unzip...

[debilou]

That's what i do Addie... now tell that other one!!!!!!!!!!!

[Maggie Macpaine]

Shhh.....organization and bridge......well, those are naughty words around here. But, I keep plugging away at them. Why, Oh, Why did I not start the organization process before I owned tons of kits???!??

[Maggie Macpaine]

My program is done.:yippee: No one fainted or got sick.:) I did not have random children wandering the stage trying to give their jacket to their mom this time. It actually when quite well, and I'm SO GLAD it's done.

I have an interview for the other in district music position scheduled for April 28. Now I pray they have the good sense to move me over there and hire someone for the position I have now. :pray: It'd be so nice to have only elementary.

[debilou]

Shhh.....organization and bridge......well, those are naughty words around here. But, I keep plugging away at them. Why, Oh, Why did I not start the organization process before I owned tons of kits???!??

Hmm, pirate girl.. I thought you said that a good pirate always know exactly where their treasure was kept... don't you count your beautiful scrap stuff as TREASURE?

Get back to organizing ms. pirate girl...

Oh, but Laura and I thought of something else to add to your organizing (or at least our organizing to do list)...

We are going to mark kits (by that I mean the preview in the kit) that we buy with a label or star rating.. and, then once we use them mark them with another star.. Then we will know which kits we have bought and, never used - Via a smart collection.. because we are smart.. .

I'll send you specific info..

[debilou]

My program is done.:yippee: No one fainted or got sick.:) I did not have random children wandering the stage trying to give their jacket to their mom this time. It actually when quite well, and I'm SO GLAD it's done.

I have an interview for the other in district music position scheduled for April 28. Now I pray they have the good sense to move me over there and hire someone for the position I have now. :pray: It'd be so nice to have only elementary.


I will pray for you pirate girl.. but you know what - I know you will get this job, and, your other job will be filled because as a pirate teacher, you are awesome..


and, they can't wait to have you as their teacher!!!:love3::love3::love3::love3:

[addielee]

Hmm, pirate girl.. I thought you said that a good pirate always know exactly where their treasure was kept... don't you count your beautiful scrap stuff as TREASURE?

Get back to organizing ms. pirate girl...

Oh, but Laura and I thought of something else to add to your organizing (or at least our organizing to do list)...

We are going to mark kits (by that I mean the preview in the kit) that we buy with a label or star rating.. and, then once we use them mark them with another star.. Then we will know which kits we have bought and, never used - Via a smart collection.. because we are smart.. .

I'll send you specific info..

Great idea! I'll have to work on that one though. That's a big job right now. But I did spend last night organizing. I got all my previews labeled and all of my tags back in their categories (the structure got lost when I upgraded my computer). I think I'm back in a happy spot that way. I did lots of searches to be able to tag things. I have


strings ribbons and bows
fasteners
frames
flowers
overlays
masks
backgrounds
tags

Those are the ones I can think of. Are there any others you use that would be helpful??

My program is done.:yippee: No one fainted or got sick.:) I did not have random children wandering the stage trying to give their jacket to their mom this time. It actually when quite well, and I'm SO GLAD it's done.

I have an interview for the other in district music position scheduled for April 28. Now I pray they have the good sense to move me over there and hire someone for the position I have now. :pray: It'd be so nice to have only elementary.

:pray::pray::pray: Fingers crossed for you!

[Christine]

what are you doing for things like butterflies or other critters

[debilou]

Great idea! I'll have to work on that one though. That's a big job right now. But I did spend last night organizing. I got all my previews labeled and all of my tags back in their categories (the structure got lost when I upgraded my computer). I think I'm back in a happy spot that way. I did lots of searches to be able to tag things. I have


strings ribbons and bows
fasteners
frames
flowers
overlays
masks
backgrounds
tags

Those are the ones I can think of. Are there any others you use that would be helpful??



:pray::pray::pray: Fingers crossed for you!

Addie,

I do have more

Like Alphas

Previews

Quick Clicks

Ploppers

Etc..


and, I do have sub categories with in say frames

so, for example I have

Frames
Circle Frames
Clusters
Windows and window boxes
Etc.


I'll email you my list of key words.. and, you can keep or delete what ever you want ok..

[debilou]

oh, Addie

one other thing i have found very handy. is Theme

I mark kits for occasions - for example

Baby
Love & Valentine
Spring & Easter
Christmas
Autumn & Thanksgiving

so, that if a kit is say a baby related kit... I can in one click find all by baby or say Christmas kits...

[Christine]

Addie,

I do have more

Like Alphas

Previews

Quick Clicks

Ploppers

Etc..


and, I do have sub categories with in say frames

so, for example I have

Frames
Circle Frames
Clusters
Windows and window boxes
Etc.


I'll email you my list of key words.. and, you can keep or delete what ever you want ok..

send it to me too please, I keep making a mess of my bridge cuz I keep changing up my mind. ugggg. So tell me is there a way to rename an entire keyword, cuz like I had ribbon, then changed to ribbon lace. Well now all of my stuff that was marked as ribbon before doesn't automatically change it has the ribbon designation still

[Christine]

plus I am getting soooo many keywords it takes me forever to tag them just looking thru my ever lengthening list!

[addielee]

oh, Addie

one other thing i have found very handy. is Theme

I mark kits for occasions - for example

Baby
Love & Valentine
Spring & Easter
Christmas
Autumn & Thanksgiving

so, that if a kit is say a baby related kit... I can in one click find all by baby or say Christmas kits...

I do have a set of keywords for occasions and another for style.

Addie,

I do have more

Like Alphas

Previews

Quick Clicks

Ploppers

Etc..


and, I do have sub categories with in say frames

so, for example I have

Frames
Circle Frames
Clusters
Windows and window boxes
Etc.


I'll email you my list of key words.. and, you can keep or delete what ever you want ok..

I have some of those... I would :love1: your list!!

Christine, I have a butterfly category, but I should expand it to all critters. Great idea!

[debilou]

plus I am getting soooo many keywords it takes me forever to tag them just looking thru my ever lengthening list!

mine is not short...

but i sent it to you.

now, i'm not one of those that say hmm

paper > pink > plaid

paper > blue

paper > teal

paper is paper ok

except i have started indicating if paper is special in someway
like plank, or fantasy paper stuff like that.

[debilou]

I do have a set of keywords for occasions and another for style.



I have some of those... I would :love1: your list!!

Christine, I have a butterfly category, but I should expand it to all critters. Great idea!

I do have a critter or actual an animal category

you can see what's in it..

[>>aruaL<<]

Christine, do you mean that you have a group of ribbons that you had previously marked as ribbon, you later went and marked as ribbon lace... but the 'ribbon' is still showing on them? Can't ya just highlight them all at once, and then uncheck the ribbon box? Or maybe I have totally misunderstood what your tryin to do....

[debilou]

Christine, do you mean that you have a group of ribbons that you had previously marked as ribbon, you later went and marked as ribbon lace... but the 'ribbon' is still showing on them? Can't ya just highlight them all at once, and then uncheck the ribbon box? Or maybe I have totally misunderstood what your tryin to do....

That's what i do laura.

[>>aruaL<<]

Thats what I do as well. But I have a feeling I have misunderstood what Christine is trying to do/fix.

[Maggie Macpaine]

Covering ears....lalalalalalalalala......I can't hear you.

Now I must go tag more things.....spoilsports!:rolleyes:

[Christine]

Christine, do you mean that you have a group of ribbons that you had previously marked as ribbon, you later went and marked as ribbon lace... but the 'ribbon' is still showing on them? Can't ya just highlight them all at once, and then uncheck the ribbon box? Or maybe I have totally misunderstood what your tryin to do....

yes you can if you can find them all, the problem is they are in all different folders etc

[Christine]

mine is not short...

but i sent it to you.

now, i'm not one of those that say hmm

paper > pink > plaid

paper > blue

paper > teal

paper is paper ok

except i have started indicating if paper is special in someway
like plank, or fantasy paper stuff like that.

got it thanks and yes yours is longer that mine! :rofl:

[debilou]

got it thanks and yes yours is longer that mine! :rofl:

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

But, I use smart collections to find my stuff...

[Maggie Macpaine]

I have done some keywords today, so I can listen without guilt :)

[debilou]

I have done some keywords today, so I can listen without guilt :)

Well, you know i am a slave driver..

have you done the homework assignment that i gave you??

[>>aruaL<<]

Well, you know i am a slave driver..

have you done the homework assignment that i gave you??
ahhhhhhhhhhh hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaah!!!!!!
I use to get homework from Debi tooooooooooo..... thankfully it's the type of homework I enjoy!! I still have yet to turn in one assignment! Ohhh the dreaded CREATE AN ACTION assignment! :rofl: I'm like what, a year late on that?! hehe

[>>aruaL<<]

Christine, use smart collections to locate them.... or even just a FIND.... for keyword "ribbon" on your drive... it should pull up all files with a KEYWORD of ribbon and then you can highlight them all and unmark them that way.

Smart collections are so smart!

[ReneT]

Good morning Gundi Girls! Well today is the big day! We had the wedding rehearsal last night and rehearsal dinner. The bride and bridesmaids are here, leaving shortly for the wedding venue to start getting ready. We've had LOADS of wedding drama in the last couple of days. It's been fun. NOT! What it pretty much boiled down to was Lindsey felt the news of Drew & Amy's baby had "ruined her wedding weekend". Really?

Anyway, I'm hoping and praying that all goes off without a hitch. I want them to have the wedding they dreamed of, but I am so ready for it to be over. KWIM?

So pray that I don't do something "Rene-ish" and trip in my shoes while Drew ushers me to my seat. :eek::pray:

[>>aruaL<<]

Funny you mention that Rene, because one of my first thoughts in my reply to you about the 'baby news' was if the kiddo was jealous and worried that it would 'take away from her big day'.... but I think (or did I actually post it? lol) I deleted it because I didn't want to be rude or sound insensitive. The reason it was one of my first thoughts is because we had this exact drama in my family when I became pregnant with Kaylin. And, funny enough, 18 years later it is *STILL* drama in our family!! Ugh, some people need to get over themselves! This world must keep going'round, even though your getting married people, get over it! LOL! :-)

Have a great day Rene!!!!!!!!

[Christine]

Christine, use smart collections to locate them.... or even just a FIND.... for keyword "ribbon" on your drive... it should pull up all files with a KEYWORD of ribbon and then you can highlight them all and unmark them that way.

Smart collections are so smart!

I am trying that, the problem is I have sooooooooooooooooo much. I have over 10,000 backgrounds!!!! So doing smart collections or finds just take forever!

[Christine]

Funny you mention that Rene, because one of my first thoughts in my reply to you about the 'baby news' was if the kiddo was jealous and worried that it would 'take away from her big day'.... but I think (or did I actually post it? lol) I deleted it because I didn't want to be rude or sound insensitive. The reason it was one of my first thoughts is because we had this exact drama in my family when I became pregnant with Kaylin. And, funny enough, 18 years later it is *STILL* drama in our family!! Ugh, some people need to get over themselves! This world must keep going'round, even though your getting married people, get over it! LOL! :-)

Have a great day Rene!!!!!!!!

EXACTLY! Yes I am just SURE that they got pregnant just to spite her! It must be nice to live in a world where everything revolves around you.

[Christine]

Rene you have done so much above and beyond it is not even funny. For your sake, I hope it all goes as you have planned. :hug:

[>>aruaL<<]

I am trying that, the problem is I have sooooooooooooooooo much. I have over 10,000 backgrounds!!!! So doing smart collections or finds just take forever!


Quit buying so much stuff!! ahahahaha....

Noticeeeee I said BUYING.... I made no mention of DESIGNING, cause we don't want you to stop designing..... :rofl:

Aren't we selfish :-)

[>>aruaL<<]

Alrighty, it's only 8:23am... I have already cleaned the kitchen, done two loads of laundry, got DH fed and off to work (yay overtime $$, lol) and got DS fed and off to boyscout trip, bought a new bedding set for DD that she picked out (she's getting our bedroom set as soon as my new one quits being slow and gets here!!! Im getting excited!) and shopped online for my new bedding set, and.... dun dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn - got TAXES SUBMITTED!! I already basically had them done abit ago, just been staring at them in my online account and not submitting because we owe a darn chunk of money and I didn't wanna give it to them until the last moment. I hate that we pay a huge chunk in taxes and yet, they still want MORE from us!! Gahh!
I'm so sick of it.

And now, I get to play until my nail appt. Woot!

[ReneT]

Funny you mention that Rene, because one of my first thoughts in my reply to you about the 'baby news' was if the kiddo was jealous and worried that it would 'take away from her big day'.... but I think (or did I actually post it? lol) I deleted it because I didn't want to be rude or sound insensitive. The reason it was one of my first thoughts is because we had this exact drama in my family when I became pregnant with Kaylin. And, funny enough, 18 years later it is *STILL* drama in our family!! Ugh, some people need to get over themselves! This world must keep going'round, even though your getting married people, get over it! LOL! :-)

Have a great day Rene!!!!!!!!

Rene you have done so much above and beyond it is not even funny. For your sake, I hope it all goes as you have planned. :hug:

Well it is a huge story, which I will share with you in the next few days when I have time. But I can tell you that Gary and I had purposefully not brought up anything about the baby because we knew we would be accused of that very thing. She's the one that brought it up. And in the 10 months this has been going on, I have only once told her "no" to something 2 times. The "no" I said Wednesday night led to the biggest day of drama, tears, anger and her accusation about the baby. It was unbelievable. It was so bad Thursday that neither Gary nor I were able to eat all day. Fun times. :rolleyes:

[Christine]

sounds to me like somebody needs a big ol' swift kick in the backside.

[>>aruaL<<]

Are you sure she's not my SIL??!!
My SIL not only accussed me and my parents of PLANNING the whole thing (to "ruin" her wedding day) but then when my daughter was born 2 months early, she said "well isn't that the cherry on top, just a month before my wedding day, thank a lot!" as she stomped out screaming at me in the hospital!! IN THE HOSPITAL!! As if I PLANNED to have a PREEMIE baby?????!!! Oh yes, of course I did, cause I wanted all the risks that came with that, right?! JERK! She then screamed at my parents about how they were spending money on "the brat" (mind you, the baby wasn't born just yet) and how we pushed her wedding to the side. Her wedding was paid for 100% by MY parents, my parents gave them both everyyyyyyyyyything they wanted and asked for and gosh forbid my parents actually buy a baby crib as a GIFT for their FIRST grandchild!! To this day she still accuses my mother of "Spoiling Laura and her kids".... uhhhh listen here JERK, YOU are not family except by a marriage certificate, you are not a child of my mothers by adoption, step, or biological... so if my mother wants to spoil her ONLY daughter and her only daughters two children, then back it off!!!!

Whew... didn't this conversation spark some emotion! LOL!!!
This is a topic in our family at LEAST every other month... at the very least. The latest is "she's turning 18, are you going to buy the MOON for her?!" ....my mother says "yes, possibly I just might.... just to tick you off!" ..... ahahahahahahahahahah!!!

My mom says "if your old enough to say 'I do', then you ought to be old enough to stop being selfish and to stop acting like a 5 year old child who got her lollipop taken away for bad behavior"..... and my mom says it to the jerk's face, I love my mom.

[Carla]

You gals are cracking me up! I know, in one way it all isn't funny, but in another it is. I think we all have some sort of drama going on in our lives. At first I thought you were all talking about my SIL and I was like "What? How do they know her?" hahahahahahahaha

Renee...I hope everything turns out perfectly for YOU today. I'll be thinking about you as i watch my DGS ride the 4-wheeler that his Great Papa just gave to him! Got my camera ready. (I hate 4-wheelers, BTW) makes my skin crawl to think that it will actually be sitting in MY side yard. "sigh" oh well.

[>>aruaL<<]

Ahhhh Carla, maybe we are all RELATED to eachother!! LOL :-)

[debilou]

Rene you have done so much above and beyond it is not even funny. For your sake, I hope it all goes as you have planned. :hug:

I agree Rene... the world does not go around the bridal couple believe it or not

I'm sure amy and drew set out to get pregant simply to ruin the wedding day.. ha.

I think in every single wedding the bridal couple finds something - so, have a great day!!!!

[debilou]

Are you sure she's not my SIL??!!
My SIL not only accussed me and my parents of PLANNING the whole thing (to "ruin" her wedding day) but then when my daughter was born 2 months early, she said "well isn't that the cherry on top, just a month before my wedding day, thank a lot!" as she stomped out screaming at me in the hospital!! IN THE HOSPITAL!! As if I PLANNED to have a PREEMIE baby?????!!! Oh yes, of course I did, cause I wanted all the risks that came with that, right?! JERK! She then screamed at my parents about how they were spending money on "the brat" (mind you, the baby wasn't born just yet) and how we pushed her wedding to the side. Her wedding was paid for 100% by MY parents, my parents gave them both everyyyyyyyyyything they wanted and asked for and gosh forbid my parents actually buy a baby crib as a GIFT for their FIRST grandchild!! To this day she still accuses my mother of "Spoiling Laura and her kids".... uhhhh listen here JERK, YOU are not family except by a marriage certificate, you are not a child of my mothers by adoption, step, or biological... so if my mother wants to spoil her ONLY daughter and her only daughters two children, then back it off!!!!

Whew... didn't this conversation spark some emotion! LOL!!!
This is a topic in our family at LEAST every other month... at the very least. The latest is "she's turning 18, are you going to buy the MOON for her?!" ....my mother says "yes, possibly I just might.... just to tick you off!" ..... ahahahahahahahahahah!!!

My mom says "if your old enough to say 'I do', then you ought to be old enough to stop being selfish and to stop acting like a 5 year old child who got her lollipop taken away for bad behavior"..... and my mom says it to the jerk's face, I love my mom.

OMG all of that and you had a 2 month PREEMIE baby... she should have been soooo supporitive, all the risk of a premmie...

omg... i can't even imagine that... so sorry Laura..

But, hey, I can't even begin to tell you my family dramas... they are unbelievable..
They would go on for pages... so, i won't bother... but, they are just as bad or worse.

[debilou]

Ahhhh Carla, maybe we are all RELATED to eachother!! LOL :-)

Yes, i think we are...

but, is my brother worse than yours.. we'd really have to list out all the pros and cons

and, right now, other than old funny memories.. for his pro list

all i got is cons for him..

he did call me stinking drunk tho for my BD... is that a pro (he remembered) or a con.. he was so stinking drunk.. he could hardly talk.. hmm..

[Christine]

all I can say is OH MY WORD! I would seriously skin my children alive if they came up with stuff like that Laura!

[Carla]

Yeppers... I'd say that I would do the same thing, Christine!

[Christine]

We just got back from our friends' wedding, it was really nice and no drama that we could see :D My head however is pounding since I am coming down with a cold. One of those where your throat hurts like crazy and you head is so congested. So I am going to go lay down. Could one of you supervise my children to get their Saturday work done and if they could be quiet, my that would be nice too. Thanks :)

[Maggie Macpaine]

Okay....that is just ridiculous. Her day will still be special, and she will be too busy to care if everyone is asking Drew questions about the baby to be.

Just tell them what I tell my kindergarteners. "You get what you get and you don't throw a fit"

[Maggie Macpaine]

What was my homework?? Besides the endless task of keywording.....keywording.....keywording.....

[debilou]

What was my homework?? Besides the endless task of keywording.....keywording.....keywording.....

if you don't remember, detention hall missy.

[PQ]

Are you sure she's not my SIL??!!
My SIL not only accussed me and my parents of PLANNING the whole thing (to "ruin" her wedding day) but then when my daughter was born 2 months early, she said "well isn't that the cherry on top, just a month before my wedding day, thank a lot!" as she stomped out screaming at me in the hospital!! IN THE HOSPITAL!! As if I PLANNED to have a PREEMIE baby?????!!! Oh yes, of course I did, cause I wanted all the risks that came with that, right?! JERK! She then screamed at my parents about how they were spending money on "the brat" (mind you, the baby wasn't born just yet) and how we pushed her wedding to the side. Her wedding was paid for 100% by MY parents, my parents gave them both everyyyyyyyyyything they wanted and asked for and gosh forbid my parents actually buy a baby crib as a GIFT for their FIRST grandchild!! To this day she still accuses my mother of "Spoiling Laura and her kids".... uhhhh listen here JERK, YOU are not family except by a marriage certificate, you are not a child of my mothers by adoption, step, or biological... so if my mother wants to spoil her ONLY daughter and her only daughters two children, then back it off!!!!

Whew... didn't this conversation spark some emotion! LOL!!!
This is a topic in our family at LEAST every other month... at the very least. The latest is "she's turning 18, are you going to buy the MOON for her?!" ....my mother says "yes, possibly I just might.... just to tick you off!" ..... ahahahahahahahahahah!!!

My mom says "if your old enough to say 'I do', then you ought to be old enough to stop being selfish and to stop acting like a 5 year old child who got her lollipop taken away for bad behavior"..... and my mom says it to the jerk's face, I love my mom.
I had to read this post to DH......your SIL is such a trip!!! Somebody needs to smack her in the head with a metal pipe and put her out of her misery. WHY DID YOUR BROTHER MARRY HER?

[>>aruaL<<]

I had to read this post to DH......your SIL is such a trip!!! Somebody needs to smack her in the head with a metal pipe and put her out of her misery. WHY DID YOUR BROTHER MARRY HER?

'cause he's stuuuuupid.....

he almost divorced her several years ago, I was hopin' and prayin' for that day to come.... and then, my dreams were shattered, he went back to the wack-job.

[Maggie Macpaine]

Anyone want to come clean my house??? Anyone???

[>>aruaL<<]

Anyone want to come clean my house??? Anyone???


Add it to Rene's list... she won't notice, I promise!

[Christine]

Rene is probably in a coma round about now :D

[teetopper]

Add it to Rene's list... she won't notice, I promise!

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[debilou]

Yesterday was our 29th anniversary.. the day started out perfect - we made plans for what we were going to do - where we were going to have a perfect dinner out.

then Keith started having what appeared to be a TIA. And, to make a long story short, he has yet to recover from the incident.. we had emt's here.. but he didn't want to go with them and ruin our anniversary.. i finally got him to go to the hospital.
by the time we got there - it was like - a crash team - i never knew there was only 6 hours from time of incidident..

we hit the er at the 4 hour mark.. they had at least 20 people in that room trying to save his life.. well, not a stroke, but what happened.

he won't wake up either, and still slurring his speech.

something is way wrong.. so, they kept him overnight.

i'm off to talk with the doctors today..

prayers please.

[>>aruaL<<]

Yesterday was our 29th anniversary.. the day started out perfect - we made plans for what we were going to do - where we were going to have a perfect dinner out.

then Keith started having what appeared to be a TIA. And, to make a long story short, he has yet to recover from the incident.. we had emt's here.. but he didn't want to go with them and ruin our anniversary.. i finally got him to go to the hospital.
by the time we got there - it was like - a crash team - i never knew there was only 6 hours from time of incidident..

we hit the er at the 4 hour mark.. they had at least 20 people in that room trying to save his life.. well, not a stroke, but what happened.

he won't wake up either, and still slurring his speech.

something is way wrong.. so, they kept him overnight.

i'm off to talk with the doctors today..

prayers please.

Ohhh Debi..... many many prayers!! I hope he recovers soon! We are here for ya my friend!! *huge hugs*
:pray:

[PQ]

I am still being a prayer warrior for you, Debilou.

[Christine]

Debi, my hugs and prayers going out to you and Keith! So sorry to hear this!

[ReneT]

Oh my Debi! I am so sorry! I am praying that Keith will be OK and praying for strength for you! How scary! Let us know what you find out from the doctors!!!! :pray::pray::pray:

[Christine]

so Rene are you ready to vent yet? :)

[ReneT]

Rene is probably in a coma round about now :D

I seriously did absolutely nothing yesterday! I sat in my recliner all day. My whole body hurt! From the time I left to go to the salon, until we got home after midnight, the day did not stop! Brad and Lindsey came by for a bit before they left to go back to San Antonio to get ready for their flight to Aruba this morning at 3am. His mom sent them there for their honeymoon. Amy & Drew came by for awhile last night.

Let me backup a bit and tell you what had happened 2 days before the wedding when everything blew up. Lindsey had gotten into town Tues night and wanted us all to go out to dinner Wed night. During that dinner Gary and I did not say anything about the baby, like I said earlier. She was the one who brought it up. She made a snide comment about she couldn't believe Drew & Amy didn't know they were 5 1/2 months pregnant. Drew took offense to that and later sent her a text telling her bluntly, but not rude, that he didn't appreciate that, and he tried to explain the situation and said please don't spread any rumors, and thank you. Later that night, I had to text her to ask her where she wanted us to put the air mattresses for the bridesmaids to sleep after the rehearsal dinner. I gave her several options, none of which she liked. She wanted them in the room I call my office which will eventually be the baby's room, but at the time, had huge boxes of baby furniture and lots of boxes of wedding stuff everywhere. It was a mess, and we didn't have time, nor did we want to move those huge boxes of furniture to another room when there were plenty of other options. That made her mad and she kept arguing with me about it in texts, trying to get us to make that room available to her. Finally I just bluntly told her no and she then said "Well if it's going to be so much trouble for us to be there and mess up the baby's room, we'll just stay somewhere else." It was never about the baby's room, it was about the stupid large boxes and the mess! So after all this, Thursday morning she called her dad at work crying hysterically that Drew had been rude in his text and I had been mean to her in mine and we had ruined her wedding! So Gary calls me and he's upset, even though he knew what had been said in my texts to her. By the end of the day, everyone is upset and Gary and I decided as much as we didn't want to have the talk about what all had happened, that it was time. So he called her to come over and talk about it and she tried everything she knew how to not come over, but finally agreed to, and her and Emily came over. For 3 hours we talked about all the stuff that had happened, first about the stuff from the day before and got that cleared up and of course what it all was about, was that she was jealous that Gary was excited to be a granddad to a child that wasn't hers.

Then I talked about all the things that had upset me over the last 10 months - from the engagement photos, to the constant demanding, to the bachelorette party. Some times I got excuses, some times I got a blank look. Not sure I ever really got through to her. I said, "Never once in all these years have I ever said a negative word about your mother, but I will say this: I have done 99% of all the work and payment for this wedding, and I did it gladly and I had fun doing it. I wanted to do it, but you have done maybe .8% and your mother maybe .2%, and she gets invited to the party and I didn't. How did you even justify that to yourself?" She said she didn't think I would want to be there. I said, "Well I did." I told her it was MY decision to pay for the whole bride's part of the wedding, not her dad's. I told her that we had paid her mother enough money over the years that she could have EASILY have paid her portion, and she said she knew that, but it wasn't her fault her mother had blown it all. I told her I was not saying it was her fault, I was pointing out that because I wanted this to be the wedding of her dreams, that was why I decided to not have it become an issue for her of who paid for what and trying to make her mother pay. I told her I did it for her and this was how she treated me. I just got a blank look. She said she did appreciate it all, but just wasn't good at showing it. I told her she had no idea how much that hurt me about the party and then having the photos show up all over Facebook of the party with her mother there and me not, it just rubbed salt in the wound. Anyway after all those hours, at least we all said what we needed to say. I don't know if it will do any good in the long run, but it at least allowed me to enjoy the wedding yesterday and not feel so hurt and angry.

The wedding went off without a hitch, mostly. The only problem seemed to be that Brad's stepfather for some reason did not get a boutonniere. Not sure what happened to his. I was so busy from the time we arrived at 3:15 until we got home at midnight. It was non-stop dealing with vendors questions, making sure things were the way we had planned them, then once the wedding started, some of it is a blur. Funny that after all that has happened, I was the one who was a big crybaby during the wedding, toasts to the bride & groom, and father/daughter dance. Kim never cried once even though she had been telling everyone for months that she wasn't even going to wear mascara because she was going to cry all day. Emily did such an awesome job on her speech. She had grown men crying. Gary's was of course hilarious and touching. I am hoping to get a video of it from the photographer in a few weeks if it was one of the little videos they made. We didn't have the whole thing videoed. It turned out to be a great day and evening. I think I was able to really enjoy it all and see all the work I had done in a positive light because of getting all my feelings out on Thursday night. I don't know that I would have otherwise. Drew looked so handsome in his tux. Him ushering me in was bittersweet. I wondered if he and Amy looked at the wedding and wished they could have it for themselves. They are trying to decide whether to have something in our backyard, or just go to the courthouse. Even if they do decide to have a ceremony, it will just be about 20 or less people though, so I can handle that.

Anyway, in 2-3 weeks, we should be able to see the photos online, and once we order our bigger prints, she will give us a CD of all the pics which we will be able to use for whatever we want, 8x10 and smaller. I really really loved this photographer. She knew I was the stepmother and that I had been the one at all the meetings and stuff. When she was photographing Lindsey getting dressed she asked if I wanted to put her necklace on her. Kim was in the bathroom getting dressed about that time. I walked up to Lindsey and asked if she wanted her mom to do that, and and Lindsey said OK. About that time Kim comes out of the bathroom and realizes what is going on and she comes barreling up there and takes the necklace from me. A bit later, Dominique the photographer took the veil, handed it to me and said she wanted photos of me helping the bride get dressed too. I absolutely wanted to hug her in that moment and later thanked her for it. Bless her heart.

Sorry for such a long post, needed to get the whole story on here. :rolleyes:

[ReneT]

so Rene are you ready to vent yet? :)

I was venting while you wrote that. :rofl::rofl::rofl:

[PQ]

I think that photographer is one of the kindest people on the planet. I love her.

[suvgal]

Debi- hugs and prayers being sent your way

Rene - so glad you were able to enjoy the wedding

[ReneT]

I think that photographer is one of the kindest people on the planet. I love her.

Me too! For her to recognize what that would mean to me and have made it happen, just about brings me to tears today.

Debi- hugs and prayers being sent your way

Rene - so glad you were able to enjoy the wedding

Thank you!

[addielee]

Yesterday was our 29th anniversary.. the day started out perfect - we made plans for what we were going to do - where we were going to have a perfect dinner out.

then Keith started having what appeared to be a TIA. And, to make a long story short, he has yet to recover from the incident.. we had emt's here.. but he didn't want to go with them and ruin our anniversary.. i finally got him to go to the hospital.
by the time we got there - it was like - a crash team - i never knew there was only 6 hours from time of incidident..

we hit the er at the 4 hour mark.. they had at least 20 people in that room trying to save his life.. well, not a stroke, but what happened.

he won't wake up either, and still slurring his speech.

something is way wrong.. so, they kept him overnight.

i'm off to talk with the doctors today..

prayers please.

:pray::pray::pray: How scary!! :pray::pray::pray:

I seriously did absolutely nothing yesterday! I sat in my recliner all day. My whole body hurt! From the time I left to go to the salon, until we got home after midnight, the day did not stop! Brad and Lindsey came by for a bit before they left to go back to San Antonio to get ready for their flight to Aruba this morning at 3am. His mom sent them there for their honeymoon. Amy & Drew came by for awhile last night.

Let me backup a bit and tell you what had happened 2 days before the wedding when everything blew up. Lindsey had gotten into town Tues night and wanted us all to go out to dinner Wed night. During that dinner Gary and I did not say anything about the baby, like I said earlier. She was the one who brought it up. She made a snide comment about she couldn't believe Drew & Amy didn't know they were 5 1/2 months pregnant. Drew took offense to that and later sent her a text telling her bluntly, but not rude, that he didn't appreciate that, and he tried to explain the situation and said please don't spread any rumors, and thank you. Later that night, I had to text her to ask her where she wanted us to put the air mattresses for the bridesmaids to sleep after the rehearsal dinner. I gave her several options, none of which she liked. She wanted them in the room I call my office which will eventually be the baby's room, but at the time, had huge boxes of baby furniture and lots of boxes of wedding stuff everywhere. It was a mess, and we didn't have time, nor did we want to move those huge boxes of furniture to another room when there were plenty of other options. That made her mad and she kept arguing with me about it in texts, trying to get us to make that room available to her. Finally I just bluntly told her no and she then said "Well if it's going to be so much trouble for us to be there and mess up the baby's room, we'll just stay somewhere else." It was never about the baby's room, it was about the stupid large boxes and the mess! So after all this, Thursday morning she called her dad at work crying hysterically that Drew had been rude in his text and I had been mean to her in mine and we had ruined her wedding! So Gary calls me and he's upset, even though he knew what had been said in my texts to her. By the end of the day, everyone is upset and Gary and I decided as much as we didn't want to have the talk about what all had happened, that it was time. So he called her to come over and talk about it and she tried everything she knew how to not come over, but finally agreed to, and her and Emily came over. For 3 hours we talked about all the stuff that had happened, first about the stuff from the day before and got that cleared up and of course what it all was about, was that she was jealous that Gary was excited to be a granddad to a child that wasn't hers.

Then I talked about all the things that had upset me over the last 10 months - from the engagement photos, to the constant demanding, to the bachelorette party. Some times I got excuses, some times I got a blank look. Not sure I ever really got through to her. I said, "Never once in all these years have I ever said a negative word about your mother, but I will say this: I have done 99% of all the work and payment for this wedding, and I did it gladly and I had fun doing it. I wanted to do it, but you have done maybe .8% and your mother maybe .2%, and she gets invited to the party and I didn't. How did you even justify that to yourself?" She said she didn't think I would want to be there. I said, "Well I did." I told her it was MY decision to pay for the whole bride's part of the wedding, not her dad's. I told her that we had paid her mother enough money over the years that she could have EASILY have paid her portion, and she said she knew that, but it wasn't her fault her mother had blown it all. I told her I was not saying it was her fault, I was pointing out that because I wanted this to be the wedding of her dreams, that was why I decided to not have it become an issue for her of who paid for what and trying to make her mother pay. I told her I did it for her and this was how she treated me. I just got a blank look. She said she did appreciate it all, but just wasn't good at showing it. I told her she had no idea how much that hurt me about the party and then having the photos show up all over Facebook of the party with her mother there and me not, it just rubbed salt in the wound. Anyway after all those hours, at least we all said what we needed to say. I don't know if it will do any good in the long run, but it at least allowed me to enjoy the wedding yesterday and not feel so hurt and angry.

The wedding went off without a hitch, mostly. The only problem seemed to be that Brad's stepfather for some reason did not get a boutonniere. Not sure what happened to his. I was so busy from the time we arrived at 3:15 until we got home at midnight. It was non-stop dealing with vendors questions, making sure things were the way we had planned them, then once the wedding started, some of it is a blur. Funny that after all that has happened, I was the one who was a big crybaby during the wedding, toasts to the bride & groom, and father/daughter dance. Kim never cried once even though she had been telling everyone for months that she wasn't even going to wear mascara because she was going to cry all day. Emily did such an awesome job on her speech. She had grown men crying. Gary's was of course hilarious and touching. I am hoping to get a video of it from the photographer in a few weeks if it was one of the little videos they made. We didn't have the whole thing videoed. It turned out to be a great day and evening. I think I was able to really enjoy it all and see all the work I had done in a positive light because of getting all my feelings out on Thursday night. I don't know that I would have otherwise. Drew looked so handsome in his tux. Him ushering me in was bittersweet. I wondered if he and Amy looked at the wedding and wished they could have it for themselves. They are trying to decide whether to have something in our backyard, or just go to the courthouse. Even if they do decide to have a ceremony, it will just be about 20 or less people though, so I can handle that.

Anyway, in 2-3 weeks, we should be able to see the photos online, and once we order our bigger prints, she will give us a CD of all the pics which we will be able to use for whatever we want, 8x10 and smaller. I really really loved this photographer. She knew I was the stepmother and that I had been the one at all the meetings and stuff. When she was photographing Lindsey getting dressed she asked if I wanted to put her necklace on her. Kim was in the bathroom getting dressed about that time. I walked up to Lindsey and asked if she wanted her mom to do that, and and Lindsey said OK. About that time Kim comes out of the bathroom and realizes what is going on and she comes barreling up there and takes the necklace from me. A bit later, Dominique the photographer took the veil, handed it to me and said she wanted photos of me helping the bride get dressed too. I absolutely wanted to hug her in that moment and later thanked her for it. Bless her heart.

Sorry for such a long post, needed to get the whole story on here. :rolleyes:

So glad you were able to enjoy the day. I'm proud of you for handling all that drama!!

Me too! For her to recognize what that would mean to me and have made it happen, just about brings me to tears today.



Thank you!

:hug::hug: No more crying!

[teetopper]

:hug::pray::hug:Yesterday was our 29th anniversary.. the day started out perfect - we made plans for what we were going to do - where we were going to have a perfect dinner out.

then Keith started having what appeared to be a TIA. And, to make a long story short, he has yet to recover from the incident.. we had emt's here.. but he didn't want to go with them and ruin our anniversary.. i finally got him to go to the hospital.
by the time we got there - it was like - a crash team - i never knew there was only 6 hours from time of incidident..

we hit the er at the 4 hour mark.. they had at least 20 people in that room trying to save his life.. well, not a stroke, but what happened.

he won't wake up either, and still slurring his speech.

something is way wrong.. so, they kept him overnight.

i'm off to talk with the doctors today..

prayers please.

:pray::pray::pray:Oh Debi, I am so sorry! Lots of prayers and hugs being sent your way. Bless your heart, bless your heart:love1: :hug::pray::hug::pray::hug::pray:

[teetopper]

Rene, you're my hero!!! Bless you and I am so happy you got to enjoy the wedding. Now you can start looking forward to your new bundle of joy:love1:

[Christine]

Wow Rene! all I can say is I hope some day she grows up and gets a clue, but YOU my friend are a class act!

[>>aruaL<<]

I'm glad you enjoyed the wedding Rene!

[Maggie Macpaine]

Hang in there Debi. We are all pulling for Keith. I can sail my pirate ship somewhere and pick up my secret stash of rum or something if you think it will do any good.

Yeah Renee! You made it through with grace and style. Now to move on to the next big event. Blended families are sooooo hard.

[Christine]

Wahoooo I got week 15 done, wow I am more than a quarter of the way through the year!

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7040/thumbs/LAWKI_15.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=385640&title=life-as-we-know-itweek-15&cat=all)
Life as We Know it - week 15 (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=385640&title=life-as-we-know-itweek-15&cat=all)

[ReneT]

Rene, you're my hero!!! Bless you and I am so happy you got to enjoy the wedding. Now you can start looking forward to your new bundle of joy:love1:

Wow Rene! all I can say is I hope some day she grows up and gets a clue, but YOU my friend are a class act!

I'm glad you enjoyed the wedding Rene!

Yeah Renee! You made it through with grace and style. Now to move on to the next big event. Blended families are sooooo hard.

Thanks everyone for all your support through this process and your kind words of encouragement. I love you guys!

[ReneT]

Has anyone heard from Debi?

[>>aruaL<<]

Has anyone heard from Debi?

I heard from her this morning, but not since then. I hope Keith is doing better! :pray:

[Maggie Macpaine]

I haven't heard anything :(

[addielee]

I sent a quick email and got a reply right away with the iphone. no details though.

[ReneT]

Hmmmm.....I hope everything is OK. :pray:

[addielee]

Yes, :pray: :pray: :pray:

[Maggie Macpaine]

Checking in and hoping for an update. Any word??

[Christine]

not from me. If anyone hears anything be sure to let us all know. :) Hope everything is well with everyone else. :hug:

[debilou]

Keith had the EEG m r I ultra sound yesterday. His face seems better today. By that I mean his smile isn't crooked. But he just sleeps unless I make him stay awake
Hopefully we will know something today. Only things ruled out are organ failure and infection. I stayed with him last nite. Hospital cots and food are the best way to be with your BFF. We watched tv together to make him stay awake.
We did our traditional anniversary thing last nite eating hospital food
Each and every anniversary we think about all of our blessings that have happened in the year and then in all the years before now 29 of them and thank God for each of them. We didn't want to miss that tradition. So we praised Him that we were together for another year. You can't break a tradition.

[Christine]

I am so glad you were able to do your tradition. Sounds like a wonderful one!

[debilou]

Here's the latest. Keith's face seems back to normal. He's still very tired. * Neuro says MRI is normal. So is EKG & EEG. Waiting for ultrasound results but she thinks it is not a stroke ms related or hardening of the arteries. Which leaves us with - the ultra sound might show something, he might have had a migraine like he used to get but hasn't in over 12 years. Or unknown - we have to wait for another one to happen. Hopefully he will be releases today. But we need test results and the intenist to release us. Tnx for all o your prayers.

[Christine]

wow I HATE the "unknown" answer. Humans really should come w/ a repair manual :D

[Christine]

So many of you might know, I just got a Kitchenaid Stand Mixer. (red of course :D and wow! I got a screaming good deal on it) So anyway, I want to get a pasta maker attachment so I can try making wheat pasta, but I go to see abt getting the attachment and there are about 10 different kinds. I am not getting what the difference is. Anybody know anything about this?

[ReneT]

Debi, I'm so glad you were able to spend your anniversary with Keith, even if it was in the hospital. I'm with Chris. I don't like the unknown answer either. I hope they find out what is going on with him and are able to fix it. Having to wait for another episode would be scary. Big hugs and prayers.

[>>aruaL<<]

Best way to get wheat pasta:


Grab keys
Grab purse
Hop in car
Drive to store
Purchase WHEAT PASTA

Come home and cook.

Woot! :-)


LOL! I love your red mixer! I have a cobalt blue one. I use mine allllll the time, but I really should get more attachments for it and use it even more than I do. Mine stays on the counter for easy access because I use it so much. I love that they are so easy to wipe down to clean too.

Enjoy your mixer!

[>>aruaL<<]

Debi, I hope he gets to go home today! It sounds like he's made some improvement, I am glad for that. I hope you get some answers today, having answers makes it a little easier to handle I'd imagine. Hugs for you!!!

[Christine]

Best way to get wheat pasta:


Grab keys
Grab purse
Hop in car
Drive to store
Purchase WHEAT PASTA

Come home and cook.

Woot! :-)


LOL! I love your red mixer! I have a cobalt blue one. I use mine allllll the time, but I really should get more attachments for it and use it even more than I do. Mine stays on the counter for easy access because I use it so much. I love that they are so easy to wipe down to clean too.

Enjoy your mixer!

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

but, but, but, I have tons of wheat that I want to USE :D and it totally bugs me that they charge twice as much for wheat pasta when there is LESS processing involved

[addielee]

Still praying for the best Debi! I had similar migraines while preggo with J. All neuro tests were clear and I haven't had symptoms since. I pray that Keith comes through this with no long term issues!

[>>aruaL<<]

So anyone wanna laugh AT me?

So I get DS to school this morning and on my way home I thought to myself that when I get home I am going to finish the layout I started last night. It's of a photo I love of Kevin.
I had worked really hard on this layout til about 2'oclock this morning, trust me it's not spectacular, it was worked on so much cause I am slowwwwwww and totally not creative... but I was having FUN doing it and thats what matters, right? Just say yes, I like to amuse myself, okay... lol. Anyyyyyways..... I was excited to get home this morning and finish working on it some more. I open Bridge and I go to find my layout and all I see in the icon of it is the veryyyyyy basic parts of the LO when I first started it, not a nearly completed layout! I was so mad at myself for not having saved it, so I got up and walked away, totally ticked off. I come back to just ignore that it happened and check in on DSP and start a totally different layout. When I look down I see CS is open, so I click it and BINGO, there is my layout I thought I was missing!!! I guess I was so tired that I never saved it and exited, I musta just walked away from it and went to shower and bed. ahahahahaha!!! But ahhhhh it's there, and it's now SAVED, LOL!

So I wasted all my 'mad energy' on nothing..... dang it! LOL!

This is when my mom would have said to me when I was a kid .... "take a deep breath and check all locations, maybe you didn't really lose your sweater, it's just misplaced .... " ..... so my layout was just 'misplaced' for abit, I need to slowwww down and quit getting mad so quickly over small things!

Reminder to myself for today :-)

[>>aruaL<<]

Oh gosh Addie, that would be scary to have those while pregnant! Well, at anytime, but while pregnant would be an added concern, eeeekk!

[addielee]

So many of you might know, I just got a Kitchenaid Stand Mixer. (red of course :D and wow! I got a screaming good deal on it) So anyway, I want to get a pasta maker attachment so I can try making wheat pasta, but I go to see abt getting the attachment and there are about 10 different kinds. I am not getting what the difference is. Anybody know anything about this?

I have the one that works like a meat grinder and extrudes the pasta. I honestly find it to be a bit of a pain in the butt. I've made egg pasta a few times, but not something I really look forward to.

[>>aruaL<<]

I have the one that works like a meat grinder and extrudes the pasta. I honestly find it to be a bit of a pain in the butt. I've made egg pasta a few times, but not something I really look forward to.

Keys... purse.... drive! ;-)

Ya'll are way too domestic for me! hehe .... come make my pasta for meeeeee!!!!

[Christine]

I have the one that works like a meat grinder and extrudes the pasta. I honestly find it to be a bit of a pain in the butt. I've made egg pasta a few times, but not something I really look forward to.

good to know, I was looking at that one, it just went OFF my possibles list

[Christine]

So anyone wanna laugh AT me?

So I get DS to school this morning and on my way home I thought to myself that when I get home I am going to finish the layout I started last night. It's of a photo I love of Kevin.
I had worked really hard on this layout til about 2'oclock this morning, trust me it's not spectacular, it was worked on so much cause I am slowwwwwww and totally not creative... but I was having FUN doing it and thats what matters, right? Just say yes, I like to amuse myself, okay... lol. Anyyyyyways..... I was excited to get home this morning and finish working on it some more. I open Bridge and I go to find my layout and all I see in the icon of it is the veryyyyyy basic parts of the LO when I first started it, not a nearly completed layout! I was so mad at myself for not having saved it, so I got up and walked away, totally ticked off. I come back to just ignore that it happened and check in on DSP and start a totally different layout. When I look down I see CS is open, so I click it and BINGO, there is my layout I thought I was missing!!! I guess I was so tired that I never saved it and exited, I musta just walked away from it and went to shower and bed. ahahahahaha!!! But ahhhhh it's there, and it's now SAVED, LOL!

So I wasted all my 'mad energy' on nothing..... dang it! LOL!

This is when my mom would have said to me when I was a kid .... "take a deep breath and check all locations, maybe you didn't really lose your sweater, it's just misplaced .... " ..... so my layout was just 'misplaced' for abit, I need to slowwww down and quit getting mad so quickly over small things!

Reminder to myself for today :-)

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[ReneT]

Misplaced your layout in CS. That make me LOL. :rofl::rofl:

[ReneT]

I'm with Laura: keys, drive, (but here's where I change it) Italian restaurant :D

[teetopper]

So glad he is doing better Debi:yippee: But, I will pray that the 'unknown' becomes 'known'. I sure hope y'all get to go home today. Lots of :love1:, :hug:, and :pray::pray: headed your way.
So anyone wanna laugh AT me?

So I get DS to school this morning and on my way home I thought to myself that when I get home I am going to finish the layout I started last night. It's of a photo I love of Kevin.
I had worked really hard on this layout til about 2'oclock this morning, trust me it's not spectacular, it was worked on so much cause I am slowwwwwww and totally not creative... but I was having FUN doing it and thats what matters, right? Just say yes, I like to amuse myself, okay... lol. Anyyyyyways..... I was excited to get home this morning and finish working on it some more. I open Bridge and I go to find my layout and all I see in the icon of it is the veryyyyyy basic parts of the LO when I first started it, not a nearly completed layout! I was so mad at myself for not having saved it, so I got up and walked away, totally ticked off. I come back to just ignore that it happened and check in on DSP and start a totally different layout. When I look down I see CS is open, so I click it and BINGO, there is my layout I thought I was missing!!! I guess I was so tired that I never saved it and exited, I musta just walked away from it and went to shower and bed. ahahahahaha!!! But ahhhhh it's there, and it's now SAVED, LOL!

So I wasted all my 'mad energy' on nothing..... dang it! LOL!

This is when my mom would have said to me when I was a kid .... "take a deep breath and check all locations, maybe you didn't really lose your sweater, it's just misplaced .... " ..... so my layout was just 'misplaced' for abit, I need to slowwww down and quit getting mad so quickly over small things!

Reminder to myself for today :-)

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl: Maybe your Mom was related to my Mother... That is exactly what she used to say to me!:love2:

I'm with Laura: keys, drive, (but here's where I change it) Italian restaurant :D
I'm with Rene!:lol:

[addicted]

OK, are you fainting that I'm posting?!?! I hope you'll all take me back, PLEASE!! :pray::pray: I might be ready to start scrapping again, but I feel like I'm starting ALL over again and might need a lot of help. Since I haven't scrapped in SO long and now I have a mac, I really need some help. I finally got my camera out on Sunday and we went to the beach and took some pics.

Everyone told me it would take a year to feel normal after moving and they weren't kidding. It's been REALLY hard and had some depression going on, but I hope I'm moving on now. Can you believe I've been here a year? I can't!!

[>>aruaL<<]

Hi Heather, nice to see you around again!

I agree with those who said it takes a year to feel 'normal' after a big move. Sometimes it took me a FEW years. When I moved to NC, I felt really depressed for quite some time. Once I get my bearings about me, then I feel much better and am able to enjoy my new surroundings and make the best of them.

I'm glad your back around and going to be scrapping again!

[Maggie Macpaine]

I drove back to work to see a collegue's swan song. It was her final concert of her teaching career. Just thinking about having a final concert (wow). I don't know how she made it through without crying. I'm very glad I went, even if my house is still not company ready.

[Christine]

OK, are you fainting that I'm posting?!?! I hope you'll all take me back, PLEASE!! :pray::pray: I might be ready to start scrapping again, but I feel like I'm starting ALL over again and might need a lot of help. Since I haven't scrapped in SO long and now I have a mac, I really need some help. I finally got my camera out on Sunday and we went to the beach and took some pics.

Everyone told me it would take a year to feel normal after moving and they weren't kidding. It's been REALLY hard and had some depression going on, but I hope I'm moving on now. Can you believe I've been here a year? I can't!!

:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo: so glad you are back!!! yes of course we love you and want you to come play with us!

I drove back to work to see a collegue's swan song. It was her final concert of her teaching career. Just thinking about having a final concert (wow). I don't know how she made it through without crying. I'm very glad I went, even if my house is still not company ready.

Gosh I am getting worse and worse, I cry over everything. ds1 had a school program today and I am sitting there bawling and I don't even really know why! Partly the proud mom thing and partly cuz it was a Utah heritage program and it just made me all tear-y thinking about the awesome place that I have always called home.

[Christine]

Well I think I am going to bed early tonight. I am still sick and my head and throat are KILLING me. I hate that when you would almost rather drool than swallow. :lol:

[>>aruaL<<]

:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo: so glad you are back!!! yes of course we love you and want you to come play with us!



Gosh I am getting worse and worse, I cry over everything. ds1 had a school program today and I am sitting there bawling and I don't even really know why! Partly the proud mom thing and partly cuz it was a Utah heritage program and it just made me all tear-y thinking about the awesome place that I have always called home.

Maybe your pregnant!!!! :rofl: :yahoo: :rofl:

[Maggie Macpaine]

Didn't I accuse her of that about a month ago???

[ReneT]

Welcome back Heather!!!! :wave::wave::wave:

Feel better Chris!!! :hug::hug:

[Maggie Macpaine]

Hi Heather. I'm Maggie (aka pirate girl). I'm pretty sure the GG will let you do absolutely anything if you bring chocolate.

Strep is going around here Chris. Maybe that's what you have. Well, come to think of it Babies are going around here too. We have 3 new additions at work and 3 more on the way. So, maybe that's what you have ;)

[debilou]

Welcome back Heather, I know about the moving around thing... take deep breathes.. and do what you can do when you are ready!

Christine hope you feel better..

Rene.. i pray life gets semi normal for you soon..

We are home.. exhausted.. I have the best neighbors and my niece..
All tests run on Keith were negative.. so they chalk it up to painless migraines, which he had in the past - but have been under control for over 12 years with medication.

so, to me that's a very scary diagnosis.. if i'm around, i know what to do.. if i'm not around.. He looks acts like he drunk or if you are a trained medical person - having a stroke..

Christine are you pregnant???? hmm. I have to go to the hospital again today.. I could drop off a test for you..

[Christine]

I am quite sure I'm......NOT! but I will let you know if that status changes. It would take some miracle however. :D

[debilou]

miracles happen everyday... Christine...

[addielee]

That's fantastic news Debi...in a sense. Good to know that it's really nothing to worry about unless it happens when he's alone.

[debilou]

That's fantastic news Debi...in a sense. Good to know that it's really nothing to worry about unless it happens when he's alone.

i wish i felt that way.. but i don't. thanks tho.

[addicted]

Thanks ladies, I feel so loved! :love2::love2:

My mom is coming today, so I'm hoping when the kids go back to school on Monday I can dust off PS. It could take awhile to get use to it again.

[debilou]

Heather, ask any question you need to get started again...

[ReneT]

Rene.. i pray life gets semi normal for you soon..

We are home.. exhausted.. I have the best neighbors and my niece..
All tests run on Keith were negative.. so they chalk it up to painless migraines, which he had in the past - but have been under control for over 12 years with medication.

so, to me that's a very scary diagnosis.. if i'm around, i know what to do.. if i'm not around.. He looks acts like he drunk or if you are a trained medical person - having a stroke.

I'm glad you guys are home. I'm kinda like you, I don't know that the diagnosis would make me feel any better either. I've never heard of a painless migraine. That seems like an oxymoron. :rolleyes: If there is such a thing, can Gary and I have it instead of the ones we have? :D I'm praying nothing further happens and this is what they say it was and all is well.

Semi normal......I'm not sure what that means in this household lately. LOL We had another sonogram for baby Jace yesterday. Not much had changed in 2 weeks. There is one thing they are keeping an eye on, but they say they are not concerned, just making sure. It's normal, but "borderline". Since nothing had changed that was a good sign, but I was hoping it would go down dramatically so I can quit worrying. I am much more worried than Gary or the kids are, but that's my nature. I don't really want to go into it here and now. I will tell you if they tell us to be concerned. In the meantime, I would love and appreciate your prayers for baby Jace. I just couldn't stand it if anything happens to him. He's been my little miracle and blessing in light of all I've been through lately, and I just love him so much already. I know the doctor and technician say not to worry, but they also say not to Google the condition because then I will really be freaked out. They promised they would be honest if we needed to worry, but I feel like with my luck, I have reason to worry. It's another month before the next sonogram. His nursery is coming along and is going to be so cute. Sometimes when I'm stressed, I go sit in the glider and just sit there and glide and it's so calming and makes me happy. Yesterday we saw him put his little hand in his mouth and they said he weighs about 1 pound 12 ounces. I don't know if I told you all this or not, but Drew is convinced he looks just like him. :lol: Amy and I went to a Carters store yesterday after the sonogram and I bought 2 outfits for him. I've tried really hard not to buy anything except the nursery furniture, but lost the battle yesterday. I think I'm just afraid to do too much until I feel perfectly fine that everything will be OK. I have prayed and prayed about it, and I've just got to let go and give it to God. I really wasn't going to tell anyone about it, but you know me, I'm not one to hold things inside too well. :rolleyes:

[addielee]

Oh Rene! I can just imagine how stressful it is for you. :hug:

[debilou]

I'm glad you guys are home. I'm kinda like you, I don't know that the diagnosis would make me feel any better either. I've never heard of a painless migraine. That seems like an oxymoron. :rolleyes: If there is such a thing, can Gary and I have it instead of the ones we have? :D I'm praying nothing further happens and this is what they say it was and all is well.

Semi normal......I'm not sure what that means in this household lately. LOL We had another sonogram for baby Jace yesterday. Not much had changed in 2 weeks. There is one thing they are keeping an eye on, but they say they are not concerned, just making sure. It's normal, but "borderline". Since nothing had changed that was a good sign, but I was hoping it would go down dramatically so I can quit worrying. I am much more worried than Gary or the kids are, but that's my nature. I don't really want to go into it here and now. I will tell you if they tell us to be concerned. In the meantime, I would love and appreciate your prayers for baby Jace. I just couldn't stand it if anything happens to him. He's been my little miracle and blessing in light of all I've been through lately, and I just love him so much already. I know the doctor and technician say not to worry, but they also say not to Google the condition because then I will really be freaked out. They promised they would be honest if we needed to worry, but I feel like with my luck, I have reason to worry. It's another month before the next sonogram. His nursery is coming along and is going to be so cute. Sometimes when I'm stressed, I go sit in the glider and just sit there and glide and it's so calming and makes me happy. Yesterday we saw him put his little hand in his mouth and they said he weighs about 1 pound 12 ounces. I don't know if I told you all this or not, but Drew is convinced he looks just like him. :lol: Amy and I went to a Carters store yesterday after the sonogram and I bought 2 outfits for him. I've tried really hard not to buy anything except the nursery furniture, but lost the battle yesterday. I think I'm just afraid to do too much until I feel perfect fine that everything will be OK. I have prayed and prayed about it, and I've just got to let go and give it to God. I really wasn't going to tell anyone about it, but you know me, I'm not one to hold things inside too well. :rolleyes:
oh, Rene, how can you not worry, this is your grand baby, your babies baby... bless your heart.. your buy do anything you need to to make yourself feel better..

hugs..