Hi Reed, I just woke up, tell me it is Friday please! Nope, Thursday, so I guess I can be excited tomorrow. Did you have fun at the TOPs Christmas party? What did you get for a gift? Yesterday we had our party at work, the center buys the meat and then everyone, and there are about a hundred of us, all bring a dish to pass. It is some of the most delicious food ever tasted and always a big treat. We have it in the multipurpose room and a few of the secretaries spend days before decorating it so that it looks like a winter wonderland. Yesterday, lucky for me, I did not have much of an appetite, so I was able to stay away from the dessert table completely. I just took meat and side dishes and ate a half a plate, but my BG was still 300 even being careful. No wonder I was feeling like a snooze the whole afternoon. When I got home from work I wasn't hungry for dinner, so I just skipped it. I am kind of dragging this morning. PTL for coffee!

Thanks for the Welcome note S/G! Appreciate it. Hope to chat at some stage? I tried to enter MAIN page and they all stopped chatting and signed out? Was this very wrong of me? Take Care. Disey

hi Gator,send a prayer this way-My daughter got sick early hours this morning..this mess going around -throwing up,yuk..anyway I really thought we were going to end up at the ER..gave her med, and it kicked in and she stopped that and has been sleeping..going to wake her now and have her ck her bs,it may be high,hate to see her feel like that.Take care and what are you cooking-soup sounds good ..take care.

Hi Gator, That was weird. I was typing you a message and all of a sudden the screen turned blue and said "It is dead Jim." Then the computer logged off and shut down! I wonder if that was a virus. I turned it back on and it reconfigured Windows and now seems to be working fine. I never had that happen before.
How are you coming along with the new stove? Do you like it as much as the old one? I hope Russ is feeling better and healing well. It is rainy here too and getting a bit cold, 36 now, but then it always warms up by the end of the day. I am hoping to wake up one morning to a blanket of white snow and a message in my email that says "work closed today." I am jealous of Pauly and his winter wonderland. Have a nice time at TOPS. Lots.

Hi Reed-Hope you are OK. Glad to hear that Marie has mostly finished the job of cleaning out her mothers' apt. Having done it 2 times, it is not a pleasant activity. Jim had his blood drawn yesterday, we haven't gotten the results yet. My BG has gone up and down today. I heard Minneapolis had 16" of fresh snow. Glad that's not here. Have a good TOPS meeting tomorrow.
Take care of yourself. Cat

Hi Mr Gator, I think you are back from your trip. Thank you for the big Christmas card, It is the biggest one I got so far. That was nice.

We have 15 inches of fresh snow. I had to use the snow rake on the roof to open up a roof vent because of the snow. We got hit with full winter, My muscles are a little sore from shoveling. BG good 89 on wakeup.,

Hope your new stove working good. Pauly

Remember her Gator,watching this,all I can say is what a sweetie :)

Reed....thanks for posting on my page and still giving me a heads up. I may visit infrequently...but it sure is not intentional. Did not go to the staff dinner and dance after the parent/teacher interviews, as my bg was out of whack! It started with the lunch that was delayed til 1 pm...I was dipping low, so had a snack....then I shot up after lunch...and was going down to low by 4. I knew we wouldn't be eating dinner til 7, and did not want to risk another low. But I always get the sense that no one believes me. Monday came and went and not one person bothered asking why I missed the party...or if I had been ill. Makes you wonder. Sorry to hear about poor Russ. What did the surgeon have to say??
Have you tried out your new stove?? The CWL pot luck dinner is tomorrow evening (no mistakes about the date this time lol), on Wednesday an RCIC class....wonder if they did the homework I gave them last Wednesday?!! This Friday...our School Concert, held at one of the universities. Rehearsal in the afternoon...performance in the evening....a long and tiring night. Some are going to a pub later...not me!! I'm going home! On Saturday and Sunday we're looking after Mason and his brother Riley!!
Can HARDLY WAIT till the Holidays!! Have done my Christmas letters or even cracked open my Christmas card boxes yet!!!
Anyhow....thought I'd send you one of my favourites...Andrea Bocelli!!
Good night dear Reed! Baskets of hugs....linda.

Marie, we were lucky that my Mother wasn't there when we cleaned out her house. Me and my sister-in-law met at her house (we were both from out of state) and we threw out a whole lot, and took a lot to Goodwill. My mother would have freaked out at what we did with her stuff. My sister-in-law had a moving company come and she took what she could fit in her house of my mothers furniture and belongings, and we pack her china and dining room furniture up to be taken to WV to my neices house. My mother was happy to see my neice have her diningroom furniture, china cabinette, and china and all in her house when she visited. The humongous bags of good stuff my mother saved, but none of us wanted, went to the curb. My mother would have screamed and cried if she knew. It was just me and my sister-in-law doing it all. Nancy took what clothes my mother could wear, the rest I took to Goodwill. After that I kept going back there to clean more stuff out and clean the house because my brother put it up for sale for my Mom. Was a lot of trips from NJ to MD and back. You will get through this, its a terrible time I know, but you will survive. Makes a person think about cleaning out stuff all the time so our children have less to deal with.

Sharon

Hope its a good trip! You need to get away! Take care!

Sharon

hi Reed, thanks to you and all my friends here, I came just one iota short of a nervous breakdown, we went through a lot of stuff yesterday, but it is so difficult, "do you want this" should we throw this out, or put it in the thrift shop pile. actually they have a thrift shop right there at Goodwin House. so they can come up to her apt and get the boxes. I don't think we will be able to go through all the clothes this time. my sister is only 2 and a half hours away so she will come twice more at least, and I'll come once. it's a six hour drive for me. I can't even tell you all the trash we've had to wade thru. my mother seems to have never thrown anything out and she had food all over the place too. she's constantly criticisibng my sister's eating habits and complaining about everyone and everything. thank God for Ed, he can maintain a light and sunny disposition for the most part, although he now has my cold, which I've had for a solid month. I'm soo soo tired. it's raining here. bg 130, going to change out before going over there in afew min. love hugs, glad you have Tom too, hope Russ is getting better every day.

Hey Reed...passed the "test" :)
Parent teacher interviews are done!!...Next challenge at school....preparing for the school pageant on the 14th!
My birthday was a couple of weeks ago, and just NOW managing to get together with family today!! We're meeting at our son's place...with he (natch!!), his wife, their 2 boys, our daughter, her son, her boyfriend, one of my sisters, her hubby, their son, one of my brothers and his lady friend. Lots of food, good music, some wine...combining an element of Christmas festivity....looking forward to it! Had a minor headache all day! And taking care of Stephen today. Danielle has to work today and her deadbeat ex is always copping out!
My sister, brother etc are coming down from Toronto...should be getting here around 6:30! Looking forward to letting off steam....hopefully will have some pics to post.
Baskets of hugs....linda

Hi Mr Gator. I went to the vigil mass last night. How is the stove? Does it work good? Hoping Russ is a little better.

Doing some wash today.

Pauly

reed I'm out of my mind, all the craziness. hard to describe how stressed i am. all i do is pray pray pray. i can't believe god is letting me suffer. it is bacjkbreaking work too, so musch to get rid of and they are not going to cut us ANY slack to get out in 30 days. my mother has lived here 17 years. doesnt matter. doesnt matter it's christmas either. i miss you all so much. please ask my friends to think about me a minute today and tomorrow. i need the strength. my brother is no help, no surprise there. he;s coming tonight for dinner, haha. today we are going to try to get rid of all her clothes. she's not going to like it, she has 2 walkin closets full and now will have 1 small closet. i just dont know how i'm going to get thru. my numbers have been all over. hope russ gets better fast, it must be so uncomfortable. love you and hugs hugs hugs.

Hi Mr Gator, I went to Church this morning and prayed a funeral Rosary for a man in the parish who died with the Holy Name Society. Then I went to the Adoration Chapel and prayed for you and Russ and others here at TU.

I am sorry to hear Russ is in a tough patch right now. I will keep praying.

Pauly

Hi Russ- Glad you got your new stove. It sounds beautiful. Sorry Russ is having such a bad time with his surgery. My father-in law used to need cancer surgery like that almost yearly on his face and ears. Jim's dose of coumadin has been raised to 14mg. It seems he has a genetic mutation that doesn't allow him to use the coumadin properly and he needs a larger dose than usual. I am not used to him having medical problems. I am usually the one that has them. It is rainy and chilly today, don't think we will see the sun. Hope you have a nice weekend. I will say a special prayer for Russ at sabbath services tonight. Take care. Cat

Thanks for the welcome!! I've been living in MA for the past two years ans I like it a lot.

Thank you Seagator.