THE RETURN of THE WHATLEYS MAY 21-30. Our trip is done, now time for the TR :(

[aaaateamsgrandma]

Dana, I think you are just the best ever. You are so kind and considerate and caring. That is what is going to be harder than being home is not being able to take care of those babies. We must find you a project that you can do from home (besides farmville) that will take up some time for you and make you feel productive.

Hope your day is a grand one. I'm busy again at work today. Glad the week is 1/2 over.

Ginny

 

[racefanof88]

Dana, I think you are just the best ever. You are so kind and considerate and caring. That is what is going to be harder than being home is not being able to take care of those babies. We must find you a project that you can do from home (besides farmville) that will take up some time for you and make you feel productive.

Hope your day is a grand one. I'm busy again at work today. Glad the week is 1/2 over.

Ginny

You are just trying to make me feel better . It worked too . It is a really pretty day today so I'm not so down. I do need something besides farmville. I use to cross stitch, knit and crochet, but I haven't done any of that in a long time.

Yay for the week being half over. I hope the rest of your day is grand!!!

 

[aaaateamsgrandma]

Being THE procrastinator of procrastinators I could send you this really pretty crocheted quilt I started in 1990 to finish for me. It's a real cool stitch that looks like knitting. I am the worst of finishing projects. Now it's because I don't have time or too busy on Farmville or Dis. Or this week, actually working. Not liking that one bit. There is always so much to do before the end of the year and I have to have it all done by 12/22. I am glad your weather is being nice. It is cold, windy and chance for snow. Snowing now I would much prefer 70's and sunshine.

Hope your day continues to do well.

 

[racefanof88]

Being THE procrastinator of procrastinators I could send you this really pretty crocheted quilt I started in 1990 to finish for me. It's a real cool stitch that looks like knitting. I am the worst of finishing projects. Now it's because I don't have time or too busy on Farmville or Dis. Or this week, actually working. Not liking that one bit. There is always so much to do before the end of the year and I have to have it all done by 12/22. I am glad your weather is being nice. It is cold, windy and chance for snow. Snowing now I would much prefer 70's and sunshine.

Hope your day continues to do well.

I too am a procrastinator. I have a quilt I started cross stitching for Dallas before he was born that I never finished . Amanda and I have several things to do today. My stuff is in for my bathroom so I need to pick that up and I have to go get a copy of my medical records and bill for last week to send to Aflac and get a copy of the bill from Monday from the ortho's office. I tell ya what the duck really makes you work for the money. I need to go to HR and get a leave of absence form too. My leg is humming just thinking about all that moving around....... I still haven't heard from the doctor's office about my MRI. I called and left a message on voice mail for the BCBS person at the doctor's office to call me back, she didn't .

I guess I need to go to bed. It is a pain in the butt trying to sleep in this torture device. Have a great day at work and think "only 1 day till the weekend".

 

[aaaateamsgrandma]

Well, little missy you were up way late last night for sure. And you have a very busy day. That is a lot of being out at one time. Take it easy.

I've never missed work long enough to claim disability. Not that I wouldn't like to. If I don't have an illness or injury. I want to be able to come and go as I please. I guess that is why they make retirement.

Speaking of, Don turned in his vacay days for next year and the last day he has to work is the Friday after Thanksgiving. He will collect his first pension check on Dec first and the Dec vacay check, Social Security and pension Jan 1 and 6 weeks vacay Jan 1

Creep. I still have to do another year. Maybe I could get my crocheting done. I'll send you mine and you send me Dallas'

 

[racefanof88]

Well, little missy you were up way late last night for sure. And you have a very busy day. That is a lot of being out at one time. Take it easy.

I've never missed work long enough to claim disability. Not that I wouldn't like to. If I don't have an illness or injury. I want to be able to come and go as I please. I guess that is why they make retirement.

Speaking of, Don turned in his vacay days for next year and the last day he has to work is the Friday after Thanksgiving. He will collect his first pension check on Dec first and the Dec vacay check, Social Security and pension Jan 1 and 6 weeks vacay Jan 1

Creep. I still have to do another year. Maybe I could get my crocheting done. I'll send you mine and you send me Dallas'

I was up late. It is so uncomfortable sleeping with this boot on, I have to wake up to turn over. I hope the doctor's office doesn't drag their feet filling out the paper work. I don't know how long it will take Aflac to get everything going once they get the paper work. This sure wasn't the time of year to get hurt, not that anytime is a good time.

I'm jealous of Don, I wish I could think about retirement, but that is at least 21 years away for me. I haven't crocheted in so long I don't know if I can remember how..

 

[brandip22]

Oh, thanks for the purple and gold!! LOL- I hate that you'll be out so long- that stinks. I'm glad you have Aflac, though. I've had it on and off, but not right now. Hope I don't get hurt anytime soon..

 

[racefanof88]

Oh, thanks for the purple and gold!! LOL- I hate that you'll be out so long- that stinks. I'm glad you have Aflac, though. I've had it on and off, but not right now. Hope I don't get hurt anytime soon..

I thought my LSU friends would like that .
I haven't had to claim on my Aflac before so I'm not sure how it works. I took it out 3 years ago after I had to be out of work for 6 weeks because I tore my thumb up bowling....... I hope you don't get hurt either. It isn't the way to be spending the holidays.

 

[leamom2princesses]

Hope you're feeling a little better Dana! Sorry for being MIA...what a busy week we've had. Stay strong girl!

 

[mickeystoontown]

Morning Dana,

I'm trying to get all caught up on my Dising even though I really don't have the time. I'm at work you know (as if that every stopped me).

How are you feeling today?

 

[MaryAz]

Just popping in to say Happy Monday and I'm thinking about you!

 

[aaaateamsgrandma]

Have you heard anything from BCBS yet? How about the duck? Hope your afternoon is good

 

[racefanof88]

Hope you're feeling a little better Dana! Sorry for being MIA...what a busy week we've had. Stay strong girl!

I can understand the being MIA...it is that time of year. I am trying to keep my head up, but with BCBS denying the MRI, I don't know what my next step will be, or when.......... I had to throw a little humor in there.

Morning Dana,

I'm trying to get all caught up on my Dising even though I really don't have the time. I'm at work you know (as if that every stopped me).

How are you feeling today?

I can't stay caught up and I'm not at work . I have been watching movies with Dallas and we have been doing a lot of school work. I hope to be finished with this part of his school year by next week. I am being optimistic.

I have my good times and my bad. The pain is like a muscle cramp that won't go away, the thing is nothing really helps the pain, not even the pain pills. Oh well, I guess BCBS thinks I should wait until the pain gets WORSE before they will do an MRI.

Just popping in to say Happy Monday and I'm thinking about you!

Thanks Mary. I"m hanging in there.

Have you heard anything from BCBS yet? How about the duck? Hope your afternoon is good

I guess you saw on my FB page the answer I got from BCBS. I still waiting to see what Aflac says. I swear none of these places get in a hurry to help anybody, but they sure do want that money out of my paycheck every 2 weeks .

 

[racefanof88]

I may have all this mess going on, but I am excited for Amanda. She will graduate in May and she has been sending out her resume for the past couple of weeks. She had hoped to be hired full time at the University. She had been promised the job, but the man who was her boss, and made that promise, decided to retire. The new boss hired a church friend. So today she had a phone interview with a company called Docusys. The home office is in Atlanta with the second office here in Mobile. The lady was impressed and she is flying in next week to have a face to face interview with Amanda . If she gets the job she will be a technical writer or work in document control. Amanda is a CIS and Business double major. If she is hired they would want her to start right away and work part time while she is finishing school. I am praying she gets this job.

 

[longing2Batdisney]

OK! I missed something on BCBS

but, CONGRATS! to Amanda...I pray everything works out for her!!!

have a good day w/Dallas!

 

[aaaateamsgrandma]

How exciting for Amanda. Prayers all around. You could sure use some good news. That would be so good for her and for you to mom. I know you would hate for her to move far away. That was always my worst fear with the girls growing up. And that stinking Sandi did it just to spite me I know. I threatened Sheri I would take her to court and get custody of her kids if she took them. I guess the threat worked. They are still here.

I would hate it if I had to come down there and take care of your insurance situation for you. I guess 38 years of doing it and arguing with them I've learned a few lessons. This one tops it all.

Try and have a good day. You and Dallas work hard on his studies so you both can have down time while you are off.

Ginny

 

[mickeystoontown]

How exciting for Amanda! I'll be keeping her in my prayers that everything works out for her. You know how I worry about Lacey being so far away from home. I wouldn't wish that on any mother.

 

[leamom2princesses]

Hi Dana! Sorry to hear about your MRI. How exciting for Amanda though. We will definitely pray for her! I hope she gets it Dana!

 

[racefanof88]

OK! I missed something on BCBS

but, CONGRATS! to Amanda...I pray everything works out for her!!!

have a good day w/Dallas!

I am just so frustrated with BCBS. I know it isn't as bad, but I feel like the people in the movie The Rain Maker. Where there is someone sitting behind a desk somewhere, who has never even seen me, making medical decisions for me.

I want to have some fun dag nab it, I am tired of being locked away like Rapunzel........... If I had some cookie mix he and I would be baking. It is time for him to start doing some of the cooking around here............

I am so proud of Amanda. She has always worked so hard to get what she wants. She is so smart, I don't know where she gets it from........ The company is a medical company that deals with anesthesia delivery equipment. The ad for the job said starting pay of $50,000, I went to school for the wrong thing .

How exciting for Amanda. Prayers all around. You could sure use some good news. That would be so good for her and for you to mom. I know you would hate for her to move far away. That was always my worst fear with the girls growing up. And that stinking Sandi did it just to spite me I know. I threatened Sheri I would take her to court and get custody of her kids if she took them. I guess the threat worked. They are still here.

I would hate it if I had to come down there and take care of your insurance situation for you. I guess 38 years of doing it and arguing with them I've learned a few lessons. This one tops it all.

Try and have a good day. You and Dallas work hard on his studies so you both can have down time while you are off.

Ginny

It is exciting for Amanda. I was scared she would end up moving somewhere like Seattle. When she was a sophomore she was invited by Microsoft to come up there and intern for a year . I was sooooooooooo worried she was going to take them up on it. She didn't do it because she didn't want to end up a year behind on graduation. She has her time table all set up and she doesn't like to vary from her plans.

I am hoping our insurance rep, Connie, will be able to take care of BCBS. I have to get a letter of medical necessity from Dr. Daugherty and bring it, along with the two letters I got from CareCore, to her and she will take it before the committee and see if she can get it approved. I just wonder how long that is going to take. If I could fake it, I would just call the doctor and say I was all better, and get him to write me a release, but there is no way I can fake the fact that I CAN'T walk. I'm really feeling helpless and trapped.

I do have a bright spot in my day though and that is my family. I am so blessed to have them and to have such wonderful friends here on the Dis. I just wish we weren't all scattered to the 4 corners of the country.

How exciting for Amanda! I'll be keeping her in my prayers that everything works out for her. You know how I worry about Lacey being so far away from home. I wouldn't wish that on any mother.

Thank you Lisa. I hope it works out for Amanda too. I was really disappointed that the job at the University fell through just 6 months before she graduates. I know you worry about Lacey. I thought about you when Amanda said the home office of the company is in Atlanta. When will Lacey be finished with her studies? Is she planning on mission work? I know that is a blessed calling, but I would be crazy if any of my kids had to leave the country.

Hi Dana! Sorry to hear about your MRI. How exciting for Amanda though. We will definitely pray for her! I hope she gets it Dana!

Thank you Leanne. If the doctor's office will just call me back today.........grrrrrr, maybe I can get something done. I just want to feel productive and not feel like I am just spinning in place. I hope Amanda gets the job too. She is really smart and very gracious so I have faith she will get the job.

 

[aprilisis]

Sorry I have been MIA- I wasn't getting e-mail notification- and I realized I hadn't subscribed!! That was a big DUH on my part. I missed a ton! I'm going to go back & read through. From this page, though, I wanted to say I hope you get good news from the doctor & congratulations to Amanda. She WILL get that job.