Shrinking Violets Part 4

[Teachlady 3]

Good Morning, Violets!!

Happy Birthday, Suzie!! I've got my dress packed. I'm going to use it as my swimsuit cover up. Got my new purse packed with lots of stuff so I don't have to worry about a carry on. I'll just have one checked bag.

I leave today at 3:30 for a flute gig. It's 2 hours away and then 3 hours to the hotel after that. It's going to be a long day.

Tracy.. my friend Kathy had hip replacement surgery on a Wednesday and she was in church for choir on the following Sunday. It's amazing what they can do now. She's doing very, very well and just traveled 4 hours one way to get her band refilled. She's going to be 66 in a month and between the band and her hip replacement, she's got a whole new lease on life.

And definitely up your Water intake to help with Constipation. My daughter swears by Miralax. I always used Benefiber, but thankfully haven't had to resort to anything in a very long time. As long as I keep my water intake up and stay away from chocolate milk (I don't have a clue), I'm good to go, so to speak.

I better get off here and get things done on my list. I'll see some of you in just about 24 hours and the rest of you online.

Everyone have a great week!! Be good to yourselves.

[Kat817 19]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUZANNE AND JUDY!!!!

:thumbup::thumbup:

Hope you have a wonderful day, followed by wonderful years. Enjoy your special day!

[janiebug 0]

I am getting ready to shut computer off and leave my house to get car, then work for a bit, then HEAD FOR ALABAMA!!!!!!!!!!! If I have enough time a stop at Catherines.

[Teachlady 3]

Drive safely, Jane! See you tomorrow!!!

[Haydee 2]

Good morning!

Happy Birthday Suzie and Judy!

I went home last night and started unpacking and doing laundry so I could pack tonight. I'm so behind everywhere. Why did I think this would be easy? LOL. I'm gonna get to work now since I have tons of stuff to do before I leave yet again. My boss is not too happy with me right now...

[kity 2]

Good Morning Girls~

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY LADIES!!! June 24th is a fine day to be born!

Haydee, your boss is a saint! My boss would kill me if I vacationed like you.

Tracy, hope things are "kickin" in!

Laura, GOOD FOR YOU! You'll be back to prebaby weight before you know it! Congrats honey...

I slept in and missed the gym. Kinda bummed cause yesterday I did my mile on the eliptical and then did other stuff (legs, obliques, back, ass) and then went back to the eliptical and did .20 of a mile! So pissed I slept in today and missed my last day to work out until next Tuesday! Oh well! I am sure I will work up a sweat bringing the margie to my mouth!

I am off to get my "do" done, then a pedi after. Then I got to put my crap together and run some errands and and and and...you get the idea!

xoxoxoxo

[Daisalana 33]

Happy Birthday Suzanne & Judy!!!!

[TracyK 3]

Have fun violets..drink ONE for me..I will miss ya'll!!!

[mdrai 3]

Hey Vi's~~

Phew! What a day! I've been out running around ALL DAY! I DID get to the Va. office and I DID get 1ml taken out. The PA there was SUPER! really liked him. In Va. they can do the barium xray thingies right in the office! how cool! So I go in, tell him my tale of woe, do the swallow, & he's all surprised when he's looking at the Xray because he says he was sure I had a slip from my symptoms, but I didn't! Yay! Everything is in its proper place, liquid goes through @ the proper rate, etc. & so forth. But we still agreed that he should take some out, so he did. So we shall see how that helps or not. My stomach is growling SO LOUDLY on this "liquids" thing, but you'll be happy to know that I told him all about our weekend and he agreed that yes, margaritas ARE a liquid! Tee hee!

People are packed already? People have actually HIT THE ROAD already?? Ay yai yai... I haven't done a thing!! Must get going!!

Oh -- One more crazy tale from me... Haydee, remember in Cali how I said that my glasses were getting ready to break at any second... well, they held out for almost 4 weeks, but they just POPPED last night and are KAPUT! I even took them by the eye dr's on the way back and the guy just laughed at me for having the most impossible break to fix. Of course, I ordered new glasses last week and they'll be in TOMORROW!! I even asked if I could call a courier to go to the lab to pick them up, $ no object, but no... SO... I get to use my prescription sunglasses as regular glasses all weekend! In fact, I've got them on now as I type this. A little dark, but I can read! I figure that folks'll just think I'm a celebrity going incognito in Georgia, yeah, that's it! I'm not BLIND without them, I can walk around & stuff, but everything's blurry. Oh well... it's these little things that make life more exciting, huh?? Never a dull moment with me!

Ok... TTFN... getting excited!

[Daisalana 33]

Yeah I need to pack for Carson & I, and pack for his trip to grambee's.. and get work stuff together to take..

Today has been one crappy day, I need a vacation just after today alone. I had being drug into collections, this recession stuff is such a bummer and my commission check reflects all the companies going out of business & not paying.

[Suziecat 379]

Hey, Home from the mexican restaurant. I could have sworn I ordered a Grande Margarita but he brought out a Jumbo. Everyone said that is what I did order. Hmmmm... It was very good, all of it. Don't know how dinner was. To full to eat. LOL.

Thank You everyone for the Birthday wishes. It was a great day. Hubby and I spent about 2 hours in the pool together and we had a good time. Just a big ole lazy day.

All my traveling Girls. Please be safe and have a great time.

[Kat817 19]

Glad you birthday girls seem to have had nice days!

Suzanne I have been meaning to ask you if you too are shedding or what??? This KAT has stopped shedding for now, but holy cow, I have lost so much hair I feel light headed!!!

Long day. Wierdest funeral I have EVER attended. The Navajo have such cultural differences, it was just bizarre. When they ask if anyone wanted to speak, my nephew stood up, as did one of Marvin's Special Olympics friends, and so did her birth brother. He went first and he spoke FOREVER.....and I have no idea what he said, he did it all in Navajo, for over a half an hour he mumbled on in Navajo. There were lots of challenged people there, and they were really getting antsy. Then the little guy she did her olympics stuff with read what he wrote, and it was such a sweet, childish from the heart telling her goodbye and thanking her for always making sure he was ok when he fell....it was touching! My nephew tried to really draw all components together, the birth family, ours, her job (she worked in the kitchen at a Del Taco) and her Special Olympics. But they opted to keep things separate. They would not join in the dinner the SO provided.

The Dr. that my DD used to work for that Marvin loved so much apparently paid for the funeral we were told---how amazing is that?

Anyway at the cemetary, they stay and watch the entire process, of burial, and the pall barers (sp?) do the shoveling, and they cannot leave until the ground is returned to normal. Even the jack hammer like tamping machine---pounding the earth down----was horrible.

OH YEAH---several of the kids brought live chickens to the service! Something about life going on. Wierd!

My DD had a rough time with it.

Went on to work after that, just as an escape more than anything. I had a headache, and to be 100% honest, the thought of 60 Special Olympics kids, enclosed in a gymnasium, the temps being high 90's outside, and all the chaos.....I went to work.

My SIL looked like she died 2 days ago. Poor thing is seriously ill, and I am not sure anyone is taking it as seriously as they should. Her blood clot is even bigger--it now runs in the arm from the elbow, up behind her collar bone and into her neck, her neck is swollen. She goes to the hosp. twice a day for lovenox shots, and takes coumadin daily, but the clot is worsening, not resolving. And they are not doing anything else. Scares me! The clot is following the path the PIC line was in----which leads to the heart....hello! Do SOMETHING!!!

She used to do the drama thing to get attention, now she is almost too weak to even bother. She looks about 75 years old. She used to look way younger than her DH--not any more. And it isn't the weight loss, she lost weight, and was saggy (like most of us!!!) but this is sunken eyes, and yellow hair as opposed to her old white shiny hair. And grayish white waxy skin. Seriously scares me!

Y'all have lots of fun, and have a few drinks for me, I'll miss you all like crazy!!! Kiss baby Carson for me.

None of you forget your shirts from Suzanne, she wants your pic in them!!!

XOXOXO

[TerriDoodle 6]

Kat - that is so sad about your SIL! Isn't SHE scared? All this and she's still hanging on to that band??

I'm heading to bed...I've got a plane to catch in the morning! Don't worry - we'll be posting!

[kity 2]

OK Ladies~

Jane is on the road...I will be up at 4:30 to get ready! EVERYONE TRAVEL SAFELY!!!

For our sisters that are holding down the fort at home...we will miss you, think of you, and send you all some of the purple love!

Susie, I got my T-shirt for the pix!! I cut mine into a tank...I likey!

Love love love...until next time!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

[mdrai 3]

G'night girlies... I'm getting up @ 4:30 as well... see you tomorrow!!