Marie's New Years Resolution~in July

[kmp1191]

ok....we're on the road to Illinois!!
My DH borrowed his buddies Sirius Radio thingy and we're listening to the comedy station. This guy just told this joke and I'm still laughing!!


"Woman dies....goes to heaven....and is standing at the pearly gates. St. Peter says...there is only one test to get into heaven.....you have to spell something for me. The woman says ok....what is it. St. Peter says...spell love. The woman say L-O-V-E. St. Peter opens the gates and welcomes her in. A few minutes later, St. Peter asks the woman to watch the gate for him. She says, "but I've only been here a few minutes! He says, that's ok...you know the routine...I trust you. So, the woman is standing at the pearly gates. A few minutes later, her husband walks up to the gates. She looks at him and asks....What are you doing here? He says, well, after your funeral service, I just couldn't handle it anymore and I went home and died. She looks at him and says...well, there a test you have to pass in order to get into heaven.... He says, ok....what is it? She says spell................

CZECHOSLOVAKIA!!!



ok...I thought it was funny!!
So, on my agenda for the weekend....
Wed-finish this long @$$ drive home
Thurs-eat, eat, eat....visit.....eat some more!!
Fri-put up mom's christmas tree and do some scrapbooking while the guys go shoot...(target practice...I can't join them this year...no loud noises next to the ear.... don't know why...still can't hear!)
Sat-make lasagna for in-laws thanksgiving gathering....visit....maybe go to the mall....probably not
Sun - head home...and catch up on journal again!!!

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving....or if you're from across the ocean, or farther north...(cjk)...have a wonderful weekend!!

marie

 

[CJK]

HILARIOUS! I must remember that one and share it this weekend.

Glad to hear the surgery went well. Sounds like you've got a busy Thanksgiving weekend in store. Enjoy that good eatin' Since it's not Thanksgiving here, my dinner will likely be grilled chicken breast on rice with steamed broccoli. Jealous?

I loved your story you posted on my journal about your daughter eating Canadian food......grilled cheese! LOL Her head would positively spin if she ever tried poutine!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

 

[toystoryduo]

Happy Thanksgiving Marie!

 

[lovinaz]

Don't you love the Sirius radio? I got on for DH last year (it's the satellite radio/MP3 player). It makes rides a whole lot easier when you aren't limited to a couple CDs and at the mercy of whatever radio stations come in!

Hope you had an awesome Thanksgiving.

 

[kimwim8]

Happy belated Thanksgiving!

I hope you're having a GREAT time visiting with your mom and stuffing your face. I did just the same yesterday!

What, no shopping on Friday? That's just plain un-American to not shop on Black Friday!!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!!!!

 

[kmp1191]

Hey guys.....I'm on my way "home". Back to TN that is. I hate leaving. I think I've finally stopped crying....although my eyes keep filling up. We had a really nice time....as always. Sis & I..(mostly sis) made t-giving dinner, dad fried the turkey, we ate, mom & sis went down for naps, kids were playing, guys went out to shoot, and I cleaned up.
Oh, Kim....I had NO intentions of going shopping on Friday....none...zip....nada! My BIL and DH decided that they were going to get up at 3 to go to Best Buy for a TV that BIL wanted. I said, HAVE FUN!! Well, I'm SOUND asleep when my WONDERFUL sister comes bounding into the room and jumps on my bed!! I look at her and she says....."Wanna go shopping??!! Heck, how could I resist? Threw on my clothes, brushed my teeth, even kput on some mascara and off we went!! Stood in line for about 5 minutes for Carson's (kinda like Macy's) to open. It was so much fun!! DSis and I were laughing and carrying on w/ the others in line...I think we're gonna do it again next year...(I hope so anyway!) We kept calling the guys to find out where they were...I couldn't believe DH went!!!
(Oh, I bought myself a new leather jacket...told dh to wrap it up for me for christmas!!~ at least I know I'll like it!!)
Friday afternoon the kids stayed at Dsis's and i went out to mom's....watched What Not To Wear and scrapbooked for a couple of hours. just me and mom...it was really nice. Didn't get as much done as we'd hoped, but that just means we'll have to work longer/harder next time!
Mom looks great! 60 yrs old and going to Chemo and Radiation daily...and she looks amazing. She gets tired very quickly, and her energy level isn't nearly what it used to be, and she's weak, but hell, with all the crap their putting into her body, what do you expect? She's still amazing to me. She never complained. I can only hope to be more like her..she's so damn strong! (shoot....tearing up again)

Ok..I made a giaganitc pan of lasagna for lunch for the in-laws on Saturday. Everyone came.....everyone ate....we watched my nieces performand in a stage production of Narnia....she was Mrs. Beaver....had solos and everything...it was really neat. We visited and that was that. DH's brother got laid off a few months ago...he's still looking for a job. DH's sister has Lupus and was having some bad kidney problems...she's going for chemo treatments once a month for 6 months....she looks really good too....her emotions/hormones are a little out of whack....but again...what do you expect. I don't know if I'm the minority or not, but I like my in-laws for the most part. My MIL & FIL are great! They always ask about my family...call my mom and check on her....just have always accepted me into their family from day one...I honestly enjoy visiting w/ them. (Sometimes my sis-in-law - DH brother's wife, gets on my nerves...but she gets on everyone's nerves)

Ok....gonna sit back and wathc a movie, I'll holler at ya'll later.
I hope you all had a great Turkey Day, and a great weekend!
marie

 

[kimwim8]

Oh, Kim....I had NO intentions of going shopping on Friday....none...zip....nada! My BIL and DH decided that they were going to get up at 3 to go to Best Buy for a TV that BIL wanted. I said, HAVE FUN!! Well, I'm SOUND asleep when my WONDERFUL sister comes bounding into the room and jumps on my bed!! I look at her and she says....."Wanna go shopping??!! Heck, how could I resist? Threw on my clothes, brushed my teeth, even kput on some mascara and off we went!! Stood in line for about 5 minutes for Carson's (kinda like Macy's) to open. It was so much fun!! DSis and I were laughing and carrying on w/ the others in line...I think we're gonna do it again next year...(I hope so anyway!)

HAHAHA - another convert!!! Black Friday shopping is a tradition with my mom, sister and I for probably close to 10 years now. Once you go...you'll always want to go!

I'm SO glad you had a great visit with your family. Your mom is a fighter and it sounds like so are your DH's siblings. They are people that we ALL should mimic and think about how our lives could be so much worse, you know?

We missed ya around here, Marie! I for one am glad you're back!

 

[lovinaz]

Sounds like you had a great visit! We went out on Friday and there was a line around the building just to get into Toys R Us. And the store had been open for several hours!!! FORGET THAT!!!!! We just got our errands done and said forget the other stuff, it can wait! But the day after Christmas is a different story...

How is your ear? Hopefully doing better.

 

[kmp1191]

Thanks Kim & Amy
Well, today is monday...and I weighed....basically it's 170.
It kept bouncing back and forth between 169 & 170, so I'm gonna go w/ 170.
I'm not going to go off...it's my own fault. 'Nuff said....

Food today -
B-1 blueberry muffin
L-1/2 cheeseburger, 3 onion rings
D-gonna be a hot dog
Water - 40 oz.....not enough I know
Exercise - 2 mile power walk w/ dh....felt great.
Resisted- the list is long...

Stress level was on red alert today. I felt like I was coming out of my skin. Between trying to deal w/ the insurance companies on my van ($9300.00 damage..not totalled, but they will only authorize aftermarket parts..... )
Then trying to get ahold of my ear doctor....called 3 times before I finally got the nurse to talk to me..(the stitches on the INSIDE of my hand started coming out....of the outside of my hand... )
And Kim....I don't know how you do it. This hearing is driving me crazy!! I was actually in tears today. Everything is SUPER loud, but distorted... If I have the phone up to my left ear (the good one) then everything (background noise) is amplified. I told my DH that is was like someone was talking through a bullhorn, and a funnel. I know it doesn't make sense, but that's the only way I know how to put it. It loud and muffled and it's driving me crazy.
I go back for my follow up on January 31st.

Ok....I'm gonna go balance the checkbook...hell, i'm already in a bad mood...

Maybe I'll get some Christmas stuff out in a little bit...we'll see.

marie

oh...mom has 2 radiations left, then she's done!!!

 

[kimwim8]

I'm sorry, Marie. I know it sucks. I really do hate how it feels some times. Especially if there is a LOT of background noise going on. It's a VERY emotional thing when you first hear how other people normally hear. It's SCARY. I'm here for ya, lady. If there's anything I can do, just let me know.

YEAH for mom! She's got to be feeling good about only 2 more treatments!!

Oh, and the weigh in....WHY did you do that to yourself? I wouldn't even go near the scale. Didn't want to know.

 

[lindalinda]

Marie, I have been really worried about your ear! I know if I even get an earache it makes me crazy, its one of those pains you cant push on...if you know what I mean, so I know I would be miserable if my ear was in pain like that! What are the stiches in your hand for? That confused me a little, but I havent read all the entries, )Im too far behind) Did you do something to your hand?

Glad you had such a great thanksgiving tho! I was planning on shopping, but I was incapable of movement (dont worry, I'm just a wuss). I did do some online shopping just to be doing something tho!

Hope your ear feels better!

 

[lovinaz]

That's wonderful that your mom only has 2 treatments left!!!

I'm sure it is a huge shock to your brain to hear what you haven't heard in who knows how long. My cousin was born deaf in one ear and she found out that she could have surgery to correct it and she chose not to. She loves being able to turn over on one side and have it completely silent to sleep, etc. I'm sure once you get used to it you will be so glad you did it! Hang in there!

Don't worry about the scale. I am about to pack mine with me when I go to Germany next week and toss it out somewhere over the Atlantic... Gotta love the holidays!

 

[kmp1191]

Marie, I have been really worried about your ear! I know if I even get an earache it makes me crazy, its one of those pains you cant push on...if you know what I mean, so I know I would be miserable if my ear was in pain like that! What are the stiches in your hand for? That confused me a little, but I havent read all the entries, )Im too far behind) Did you do something to your hand?

Glad you had such a great thanksgiving tho! I was planning on shopping, but I was incapable of movement (dont worry, I'm just a wuss). I did do some online shopping just to be doing something tho!

Hope your ear feels better!

Sorry, I didn't explain it.
For the ear surgery, they removed certain pieces from the inner part of my ear and replaced them with a piece of vein from the top of my hand, and a prostetic.
If you google STAPEDECTOMY or OTOSCLEROSIS, it gives you the info. Weird, I know!!

 

[CACruisin']

I am glad you had such a nice time with your family and your inlaws too. Hilarious story about Black Friday shopping. Dealing with insurance is the pits. Hopefully, the van will be as good as new soon. Ouch on the sitches on your hand I hope the hearing thing gets better for you soon.

As for WI - you have really had some extraordinary things to deal with these past few months. Hang in there through the holidays. Don't go overboard eating and just try and maintain at this point. We'll all be there together come the beginning of January.

 

[kimwim8]

Hang in there through the holidays. Don't go overboard eating and just try and maintain at this point. We'll all be there together come the beginning of January.

AMEN, SISTA!!!

 

[kmp1191]

i drank too much last night....

 

[kimwim8]

i drank too much last night....

That about sum it up?

 

[kmp1191]

That about sum it up?

yep

3 white russians.....LARGE white russians.....made by a former bartender.....nothing for dinner.....4 extra strength tylenol for breakfast.....

but hey....ya know all the crap that's been going on for the past month or so.....mom,van,surgery, work....etc..... I think released some pent up stress...aside from the dead brain cells, and a killer headache....i feel pretty good about life again!
oh.....and the body shop said that there is about another $5000.00 worth of damage....I should know tomorrow if it's totalled or not. oh well!!

have a great evening...i'm gonna have a drink and relax!
(yep... a big ol' glass of water!!!)

marie

 

[toystoryduo]

i drank too much last night....

Sometimes, a girl has to do what a girl has to do.

I hope you are feeling better today, Marie. Keeping you in our thoughts and prayers.