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[Suziecat 379]

Stopping in to check to see if there was any news from Kat.

Went to the CPR class this morning and they had all kinds of donuts and Bagels. I had 1/2 of a bagel. The bottom part. I wanted the top with all the good stuff on it but resisted.

Came home and fixed a salad and than went out and back with the kitties. We walked around the pool a couple of times and than sat in the sun. It is so beautiful out today.

Hubby even took the Harley out for a little ride.

We have a birthday party to go to tonight for our Uncle. He is turning 80. I'm realy going to have to watch myself aith all the food.< /span>

Have a great day and make good choices.

[Suziecat 379]

Sure wish I could keep my hands out of the pretzel jar.

[janiebug 0]

Oh my gosh Laura!! I read that story and it just makes my heart ache!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kity 2]

Hey V's~

I was up at 6 and at the gym at 6:30. Worked for an hour...then home to shower and get ready. MIL came a couple hours later. She brought her dear friends and we went to eat, now home to relax. It is raining on and off today...really cool because it is 60 degrees and a nice day!

I just got off the phone w/ my diss chair and got the best news. I won't bore you w/ the details...you all have been great...but lets just say, my life just got a lot easier!!! I got news last week that threw me for a loop and I called a statistician to help. Well, he ran some tests and ended up calling her and got me out of a world of shit! HAHA...I am so happy. I have a ton of work to do...but at least I GET THIS WORK, where as before, I thought she was speaking another language. YEAH!

Kat...how are things on the homefront today! I thought about you this morning and sent you much love, peace and strength to get through this all.

xoxooxox

[TracyK 3]

Checking in for news from Kat...I hope all is OK

[Jennifur 0]

Hey Michelle

what is that zumba class thingy you do? they just started doing it here

a intro class i'm thinking about doing

i don't knwo i need to do something

[mdrai 3]

Good evening...

Am sitting in the family room on my laptop in the dark watching "Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix"... I'm a HP fanatic and have never seen it! I kind of lost interest in the movies... they're simply taking too long to get them out to us! We've had this one on dvd for AGES but have never watched it... it's good so far!

Anyone who is interested in following my dh's exploits in Mexico can follow this link... A Blog from Pixels on the Wall

I've had a string of good days of eating & exercising... I'm hoping I'm heading to "the groove" to hang out there w/Judy!

Enjoy your evenings!

[mdrai 3]

Hi Jen! I love Zumba! It's basically a latin dancing aerobics class... great music with a carribean beat & I always feel like enjoying a dacquiri afterwards! Definitely take the intro class!!

[Kat817 19]

Hey girls, I wish I had news to share, but the news is that there is no news. No change. They have now tried 4 antibiotics, and there is no response to any of them. Rather than change types again, they are increasing the potency of the vancamyicin. They got the PIC line in, and will be increasing the strength....IF her Dr. EVER shows up!

She is being seen by a CDC specialist, and she and I had words! She is supposed to be this specialist for communicable diseases. We can barely understand her and have to ask many times for her to repeat things. She is from India. I would say Indian....but around here that is not right.....

So anyway she is there she is going on about no change etc., and she is messing with Manda's ear, without gloves.....and tells us she is going to go see if the contrast CT scans are on the computer yet. And walks out------------without washing her hands! She touched the doorknob. The very doorknob WE touch, after we wash our hands every time we go in and out.

There are signs everywhere WASH IN/WASH OUT. I follow her down the hall asking her about it, she sits down at the computer and begins typing WHILE I am asking her about it. So now all of us who touch the door, and all those who touch the computer might as well have been handling the ear itself.

Well now she hasn't been back, and the ENT who admitted Manda has NEVER been in to see her......

It does not look better, it does not feel better.....her blood count remains in the same range.

She is getting irritable with me....because I want something done! So I am home, letting her deal with it for now. I am upset and frustrated with the hospital, which is not unusualy, but getting that way with her as well, for being so complacent about it. With her being an adult, they do not listen much to me! Oh well......we are going back over shortly, Rick wants to go see her. I thought about Kinsey and I staying home, but she wants to go of course!

She, Kinsey is doing good. Very little oozing....if any this afternoon, I have not checked. She of course prefers me not to!!

Her color looks better, she isn't as pale. We have really pushed liquids, and good food on her...as directed by the pediatrician.

Jane, thank you so much for calling! It was good to talk to you! You are such a sweetheart!

My Dad has the stomach bug going around. He is losing things at both ends, and running a fever. So there went any back up with Kinsey!

Becky is usually right there, but they are all in Albq. have been for a few days, Gary's Mom and Sister and the families are all there as well, so they are having a mini reunion.

I thought perhaps my MIL would offer to let her hang out and play with Connor and my sons DD from his first marriage, but she has not offered. So Kinsey is just doing the best she can. It is hard to be 4 and not touch things in the hospital, and ride back and forth all the time.....not to mention dealing with a seriously grouchy Granny!!!

I am just so incredibly thankful that Kinsey was not hurt worse. The amount of blood was UNREAL!

Well ladies, I am going to go have a "discussion" if you will, with my DH. He is taking wood out to the shop, like he plans to build a fire. If he is, I am outta here, I am not waiting while he plays motorcycle with the guy across the street, I want to come home at a decent time tonight!!!

Will check in soon. Pam LOVED hearing good news about the diss, not so much about the problem student!!!

Kat

[Teachlady 3]

Good evening, Violets..

Just back from Applebees. Usually the Bobster and I share a fajita meal, but this time I just had the french onion Soup and he brought half his meal home.

Piehole report:

Breakfast..tuna with soy nuts 1 slice cheese

Lunch...tuna with soy nuts and romaine lettuce and 1/2 yellow pepper

black cherry/cream/splenda smoothie

Snack...few cashews

Supper...1 cup french onion soup

2 liters water

Done eating for the day and I'm jumping into the hot tub and do my exercises in there. First time I've been in the hot tub in months. It's 40 out right now so it will be comfortable going outside in my suit and robe.

Kat.. glad Kinsey is doing better, but wish Manda was too. I sure hope they can get things under control. MRSA is really tough to treat. I can't believe a specialist in CD's would be so careless!!!!

Everyone have a good evening. I'm going to go check out Michelle's DH's blog then jump in the hot tub. sleep well.

[janiebug 0]

Michelle, is your husband a proffessional photographer? The pics are wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[janiebug 0]

Have you ever noticed how I always end a sentance with more than one punctuation mark?????? I just figured it out! If it drives anyone crazy let me know and I will try to stop!

[Daisalana 33]

Kat, Manda is in my prayers... I have been reading what you said about Kinsey, I am confused.. what is oozing? Did she cut her hooha? How did she cut so bad just from falling on the tub? Maybe I missed a part of this, but I thought I read it from the beginning! And you're not a bad g'ma, kids are accident prone after all..and very resiliant!

Just got back from grocery shopping, forgot how expensive Atkins is.. we spent more than we've ever spent before.. the cashier even made comments, which irks me. He asked if we had kids and we said not yet and he's just like wow.. what cows these people must be.

Unpacking groceries I see what happened, Russ bought a billion cheese snacks.. seriously, took up 2 drawers in the fridge!!!

I am making duck tonight. I also bought quail--I love duck, never had quail, but thought I might like it, so I'm going to try it one day.

I did good and got my 100 calorie packs and veggies, fruits, etc.. and I didn't realize how good for you Cream of Wheat was. I haven't made it in years, I like it, just don't think about it.. after seeing how packed with Iron & Calcium it is, I bought some and that's going to be my b'fast. Also bought some SmartOnes and Lean Cuisine lunches to take to work.

Then I bought a small size (I tried to do as good as I can while being bad) rainbow sherbet, and some doves chocolates. :/

Off to make some duck breast & brussell sprouts. Yum!

[mdrai 3]

Lol, no janie, he's a professional computer geek... photography is his hobby... altho he has exhibited his work in several shows here in our area and sells it as well at a shop at the beach & privately... he frets that if he made photography his profession, then it'd become too much like "work"! & he's probably right. He enjoys it & has an interesting "eye"... my favs are the "everyday" objects/architecture that one overlooks & how he can zoom in on it & make it interesting/compelling. He also like faces... old, young, the craggier the better. He'll probably post every day while in Mexico... so keep tuned!

[mdrai 3]

Yes, Laura, I believe that's what happened, she tried to get out of the tub herself & it sounds like a tub w/sliding doors & she slipped & came down on the track &, well, cut the inside of her hoo ha. Poor baby. Poor grandma!