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This was the home JT & Kelly lived in for 3 years. I am so thankful they were not living there today.

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HEALTH ISSUES

Yesterday I spent 8 hours in the Memorial Hospital ER. My right arm went numb while I was at work. My boss had me call my doctor, who I knew would say to go the the ER. We got there around 2:45 pm. They ran a battery of tests. CT Scan, blood work, EKG. Everything came back normal. I loved the ER doctor. Dr. Walsh is so down to earth and straight forward. He pulled up all the side effects of the Chandix, which I am taking to quit smoking. No big warnings about strokes or numbness. He let me go home around 10:30 pm. He scheduled me for an ultrasound this morning for blockages in my corotid artery and said I need to get an MRI. I called Dr. Hall to schedule the MRI. His nurse called me back and said that before he scheduled the MRI, he wants to see me tomorrow at 4:15 pm. I wonder if he knows something, either from the blood work, or the ultrasound from this morning?

I will keep you updated.

LAST DAYS OF SUMMER

With summer coming to an end, I am taking my final summer vacation. I always get a little sad around this time of year, knowing winter isn't far off. I hope to enjoy some time puttering around in my yard, playing with Mercy & JT. Maybe I will hit the beach a couple more times before the season is over. A friend invited Louie & I to his cottage tomorrow. That should be fun. Sunday we are having a family picture taken at the Picture People. It will be of Mom and all her kids, grandkids, & great-grandkids. There will be 19 of us. Should be interesting.

The Beach

Last month Louie and I spent some time at Silver Beach in St. Joe while we were on vacation. Here are some beautiful shots of the sunset over lake Michigan. I wish it could stay summer all year round. I am on vacation next week. Mercy has already said she wants me to take her to the beach. It is her favorite place to go. She is so much like me.

QUIT SMOKING - week 2

Week 2 of my quest to quit smoking. Last week I had cut back to about a half a pack per day. Saturday I only smoked 5 cigarettes all day. On Sunday, I decided that if I had made it on Saturday with only smoking a little bit, maybe I could get through the day on Sunday without smoking at all. I made it through.
Today is my 2nd smoke free day. I am a little bit on the edgy side, but not to bad. The toughest part is the habit. You know the after eating cigarette and the lighting up while driving cigarette. This doesn't seem to brother me as much as not smoking after I eat. Today when the smokers took their smoke break in the morning, I didn't go out with them. This afternoon I went out with them just to get away from my desk. I DIDN"T smoke.
It is a battle, when I want one, I have a conversation going on in my head. "No, you have not smoked in 1 day, now 2 days, don't blow it." I know just one cigarette could send my back to my habit. Wish me luck. I need it!!

Glad it is Monday

I had these two from 10:30 am Saturday to 7:00 pm Sunday. I am worn out. Mercy found this hat she had left out in some bushes last year. It was dirty and stained. She wanted me to wash it so she could wear it and of course she had to have her pink lipstick on. Well, stains do not come out of yarn hats. Of course JT had to put it on to bug her.

They spent most of the day outside riding their bikes. Mercy has had this horse for 3 years and has never paid an ounce of attention to it until this weekend. Now it is her BFF. She drug that thing around all weekend, and I truely mean drug him. She tied this dog leash to him and pulled the thing everywhere.

JT and Kelly pulled in last night and I was so happy to see them. These two were NOT. Jt buried his heard in my chest and cried. Mercy was whinning that she didn't want to go home. Then their dad told them that he put their Lighting McQueen & Disney Princess tents up out in their yard, they are bugging him to take them home.........yah, peace & quiet.

Two Years Ago

Why is it that time really passes fast when you get older? I can't believe it has been 2 years since this gang left for training in California before deploying to Iraq. I still get goose bumps and my heart is filled with pride when I see a Marine in uniform. I thank God every day for returning my son home safe. He is the last Marine in the second row on the far right.

One year since JT was sworn it at the Elkhart City Fire Department. He loves his job. He has had an exciting 1st year on the job. Guess he isn't considered a rookie any longer. I am so proud of my son.

I called my son last night to tell him that a bad storm was on the way. After it was over he called back because Mercy wanted to talk to me. This was our conversation.

She told me that they were in the basement, because it is the very, very safer place. The fish couldn't hear the storm because they are in water. When she lived at her old house she told her dad she wanted fish and he just went to the store and brought her some fish. She played with "strangers" and had so much fun. The boys were hitting her and the girls told them "not to hit the kid". I asked her who these stangers were. They turned out to be the kids who live across the street from there new house. She is such a delight to talk to. She has that child's innocence that I truely enjoy.

Then little JT wanted to talk, but I still have a difficult time understanding him on the phone. He rattled on for a few minutes until his dad said it was time to hang up. I understood him when he said "Bye, luv you"

Day 7

Today is day 7 of my quest to quit smoking. I now take 2 pills a day. One in the morning and 1 in the evening. I noticed a big change this weekend. Most weekends I smoke alot more than when I am at work. I purschased a pack on Friday evening and it took me all weekend to smoke that pack. I normally smoke at least 4 packs from Friday evening to Monday morning. I am hoping that by the end of this week I am not smoking at all. I think it is mostly habit right now.
I am trying to stay busy so I don't eat everything in sight. I need to lose weight and I am afraid that I will eat more than I normally do to replace the smoking and blow up bigger than a house.......