Thanks to all for the well wished with my mom and my surgery! I got my mom's ticket all squared away yesterday and they only charged me $20 to change it! So, if anyone needs to fly with an airline that is cooperative....USA3000 would be my choice! My dad says that he wished they flew all aover becasue he jsut loved flying with them. And though this flight mess up happend somewhere on our side of things, they were happy to change my mom's flight witht he differance of the flight and not the changing fee! Thanks USA3000!!
So, my mom will be in tonight! We go to O'Hare to pick her up at 11 pm

Greg said he would go get her so I cold get some rest, but there is no way I am going to sleep tonight...so we will both go and get her.
Surgery is scheduled and confirmed for 7:30 am tomorrow. Should be about 2-3 hours! No general, only a nerve block and however much sedation I would like!!! Well of course I will be VERY sedated!!! I think that we would all agree I NEED to be sedated!!

Anyway, I will give Beth's cell phone a call when it is all done and over with.....and Beth if you don't mind....could you let everyone know that I am just fine and ginger peachy when you get a chance? Thanks!!
John, good luck with your appointment today! Wishing you the best in getting your driving priveledges back and no air cast or crutches! In the past I have ALWAYS driven with my cast or my cam boot or what we lovingly refer to as roboboot! It has NEVER been said that I clould not drive! Well this doctor seems to think very differant than all of my other doctors....and no driving for me for the next 10 -12 weeks!!!

I am not sure I can take that kind of torture!!! I may have to sneak on the driving thing too!!! Sounds like you are healing up nicely!! Glad to hear it!!! Thanks again for the well wishes and knowing exactly how I am going to feel!!! Somehow it is comforting to know that someone has walked in your shoes at one point and time regardless of how uncomforatable they might be!! Thanks again!!
Beth, sorry to hear about your cable! That is poopey! Boy, you have been one very busy gal!! Hope sing a ling practice was bombastic!!! Hope that boss man doesn't keep you too busy!!! Thaks to you for your well wishes! They are much appreciated!!!
Elaine is going to to see Clay again!!!!

How fun for you! Sounds like Luis did pretty good on getting decent seats too! Yeah!!! Have a wonderful time at the concert! I love the fair!! Sounds like great fun!!! Sorry you had such a long day yesterday! I hate those days when you don't get home until late! It seems like nothing ever gets done in the house that way!! But somehow, even though you are not there to mess anything up...it still gets messed up!! Argh!!!
Todd, thanks for the

giggle! Mom will be here tonight...we pick her up at 11 pm....and she leaves at 5 pm on Sunday the 30th...so I am thinking since O'Hare is such a big airport we should have her there at least 3 days before her flight leaves....

Oh this is gonna be a long two weeks and not enough drugs in the world are going to help!! I know that sounds awful, and I really do appreciate her help.....but sometimes the help is more trouble than it is worth...does that make any sense? I am so glad her and Greg get a long so well!! It is like she is my inlaw...

Good luck with your

I am sure they will be beautiful!!!
Pam, you are a scrapping fool!! Only 109 pages.....ONLY 109!! I don't think I have done 109 in my entire life!!!! Actually your little scrappin madness reminds me of when me and my sister scrapped a scrapbook for my Grandma's 90th birthday party! We went to the party during the day which was 3 hours away from my house. All of the counsins, aunt, uncles, and anybody you could imagine was there...so we had cameras of pleanty! My sister took a bunch of picks...like 6 or 7 rolls and I had 4 and we got home and had tehm developed in an hour! My sister had to leave for Florida in the morning so we scrapped all night! It was so much fun to do that with my sister!!! We had a great time and my grandma cried when she got her scapbook! No we weren't all elaborate, because we didn't have the time....but we did what we could with the time we had.....and it was embellished appropriately....and well loved. It has all of my grandmas living siblings, kids, grandkids and great grandkids in there! My aunt also told me when grandma is not around....Kim and I get the book back! I think it is so neat to have that book with everybody in it! There are also some great 4 and 5 generation pictures too!! What a treasure your daughter is going to have!!! Let us know the tally when it is all said and done!!! Good luck on getting that done with "minimal" burnout!! She is going ot be so surprized!!
RM, I am all about sleeping in too! Oh, we can wish can't we? Sorry about your phone problems. Send it on over and I will take care of them for you! I love to play with new gadgets!! All the neighbors bring their phones and phone problems here for me to fix! I love a challenge like that! I bet you must be getting excited about your upcoming trip! I know I am getting excited for you!! Hope you have a wonderful time!!

Karen and Bella...what is up ladies? Hope you both have a wonderful day!!
Sherry, I think we all need to go back to bad and call it a calamity day! Sounds like you had a great day "off" yesterday! I know it was beautiful here yesterday, so I am thinking it must have been pretty nice there! Glad the boys had a day for romping in the sun and being out in the

Hope you got to play a little bit too!!
Boo, LOL aobut the jackhammer comment and Pam's cooking! I don't think Pam has cooked for at least a month now with her scrapbook affair!!! Must be Tara that is cooking!!!! Speaking of Tara....so glad you decided to keep that bun in the oven a bit longer!!!!!! Hope Ethan doesn't poop you out too much and that you are able to get the rest you need!! You are in my thoughts and prayers too!!!
Suzanne, hoep you are having lots of fun in the sun! When are you coming back...or are you moved already and I have missed it? It wouldn't surprize me if I missed a move......OY!
Amanda, where have you been hiding lately? I ahve missed you!! Hope all is well and that Todd and the girls are taking good care of you and you them!!!
Nancy, how was your movie yesterday? Hope you had some fun in finding some you time!! Don't work too hard the rest of the week!! Enjoy those mountains and flowers and that awesome yard of yours if you are having the great weather we are having! Heck, you may even wnat to go out and buy a goat to mow for you this year!!!! Love Lily's new outfit!! Her shoes are too cute! Saw them last night at BaB....Emma may NEED those...she doesn't have any sandals!!!! Thanks for the well wishes! They mean so much!!!
Lily, how is it going with you? Hope you are able to enjoy this great weather!! How is your marathon training going? I keep forgetting to ask you that! And I have also ment to tell you, I love your "new" siggie picture! OK, I know it is not new...but I have been meaning to say that for a while now!!
Well, this is it! My last ketchup for a few days! Try not to be so mothy so that it takes me days to just read....although I will NEED something to do! I will start taking nap requests on Sunday! Priority goes to those who are baking and scrapping! First prefference given to those baking buns in the oven...ie Tara!!! Thanks for all the well wishes and prayers! You guys are the best!!!
