Hurricane Ike is starting to concern me. Even though we are so far from the coast, I'm still worried about the weather on the eastern side of it. I'm also concerned about friends and family in Houston. As of this mornings news what is left of the eye will go right between the county I live in and the one my kids at college are in. It's still a long ways off so I may be worrying for nothing. I want my kids to come home for the weekend and my husband keeps telling me everything will be okay. I'm the mom and I want them home!

Thoughts of 9/11/01 have also been on my mind. I think of all the people that lost loved ones and all those little children that lost a parent. Those kids are between 6, 7 or 8 years old and in school now.....hard to believe.

The area around where my port is hurts just about every morning when I get up. It's where the stitches were and it generally gets better as the day goes on.

I missed the first week of my bowling league but will try bowling tonight. My ball only weighs about 9 lbs. so hopefully I will not pull anything out of whack. I mainly worry about those few stitches where my stomach overlaps the band and wonder if it is healed now.

Yesterday I tried cottage cheese and it went down good. I love cottage cheese so it was a treat. I have mainly been drinking Atkins shakes and some soups, eating Hawaiian Delight baby food, sugar free chocolate pudding, refried beans w/cheese and I have had a few baked potatoes. It's getting old but I will hang tough until day 30.