Femmie~ just for you....Saturday's Red Jeep Count was 9 & I never left the Valley due to the snow. Man was AK busy.....I think girlfriend needs a hobby :)

So it's safe to say you don't want to deal with on-call doctor's, right? I just want to be sure I'm not reading this wrong....LOL! I couldn't help it.....as frustrating as it must have been at the time, I'm just glad everything is ok now. Maybe you need to do something drastic, like stick you shoe up their...you know what! And then have them call an on-call doctor to have it removed. See how they like waiting around.
Anyway, my boss went home today. He's really doing well and is hoping to be back to work in a few weeks...Partial days only. The power of prayer is great...Thanks everyone for all of them.
Tired tonight, so not much else to say.
Love all of you and miss you bunches...Later!

Happy Monday! I know, what's so happy about Monday. I can honestly say I don't know - humor me though. Sorry to hear about your boss Jackie. I will keep him in my prayers. I'm glad that S & K got away together. That's fun to do ocassionally. Do you think she'll break the bank or go broke doing "research" on the yummy drinks?

Not much else going on here except the Fem thing. She added a new twist this weekend. She has to go back to the doctor today because her jaws got swollen & had lumps & she hasn't eaten since Saturday night because of the pain and not being able to swallow. We think it might have something to do with the prednisone - especially since she hasn't taken any now for about 24 hours and it is a little better. Don't get me started on the "on-call" doctor. It took us 2 hours and 4 phone calls before someone called us back. Can you say pissed??? Yep, I lost me cool - slightly - okay so alittle more than slightly. But come on - isn't that what we pay these outrageous charges for - for you to give a crap & call me back!!!

Anyways, I'm having my sister, Mary and her girls over tonight for dinner. I need alittle Kendra-Kennedy fix. John is hooked on Kennedy. She is the happiest little thing. My sister is doing okay. Everyday is different. Some are good and some are bad - it's the bad ones that I get the phone calls. Her next court date is March 2 and I hope that the divorce will be final at that time. It will be nice for her to be able to move on & make a new life for her & the girls. Who knows though - when Dan's involved everything is a drama.

We'll talk more later. Over & out!

So S&K are out and about in Vegas and I'm sure they're loving it. Talked to S last evening and she was doing well at the high stakes "nickle slots"...really! She had to leave her beloved slot machine and retire for a short nap...she was actually falling asleep at the machine. Talk about dedicated! K's archery tourney is going good.
D&R are doing fine. We've completed their Valentine cards for school, huge thank you to D for helping out so much with R's class. She can be such a little mama at times. ("No Robert, you can't put the sticker there. Let me show you." "No Robert, don't fold it again." No Robert, that's not how you spell that name." "Oh Robert, let me show you how." She just takes control and gets it done. Wonder where she learned that? (Maybe her Mama?)
On a sad note, my boss, Gordy, (F..you remember him) is in the hospital. He was rushed in via ambulance on Tuesday evening (2/7). He had passed out in the bathroom. At first they thought it was a stroke...ruled that out. So then they thought heart attack and ruled that out. So they did an angiogram (don't laugh at the spelling, I have no idea). Well, the news is a quintuple bypass. And also repair to a leaking valve. This is scheduled for Monday, 2/13. He's in good spirits and has a positive attitude, but naturally is scared silly. Being 65, he's worried about quality of life after the surgery and if he's even going to be able to come back to work at all. You see he has a series of other health problems, not the least of which is his diabetes. At the moment everything is out of control. None of his meds are working right and the doctor is actually surprised he's survived this long. Please, please keep him in your prayers.
For me, I'm beating myself up pretty badly right now. I've become so frustrated with him lately and he and I have had a couple of arguements (work related). Now I just feel so damned guilty for any stress I may have caused. He's such a dear friend. He's my mentor and my coach. He's my rock at work and yet he's been driving me crazy with not doing anything....just handing it all off to me. I know he's just trying to guide me and teach me...I know that. But I can only do so much and I've been feeling like I'm stretched to the breaking point. He's the kindest, gentlest man. I know he's only been doing what he feels is best....
Hope all is well back in Ohio.

Take care...love ya all so much!

Okay...I am off to do official research for the next RJC trip...I think Vegas would be a blast. And I nominate Femmie to be DD (designated driver) ~ NOT! That's what they have cheap cabs for! You gotta take advantage of the 99cent margaritas! Love you all & 'talk' to you next week!

Betcha thought Fem got lost in her room huh? "snort, snort" Okay, so she won't think that's very funny. How about her passing her CPR with a 100%. You go girl! Gotta keep the prayers going for financial aid. Everything seems to be falling in place though. She is very excited & has already purchased her Dansko nursing shoes.

Anyways, about this trip thing. It will really depend on when & where & how much. I know, I know. Taxes didn't go so swell this year. Thought we would be able to take some big deductions but apparently they weren't BIG enough. We also lost another deduction this year (Fem). Ouch! We will also be still paying off teeth & a new garage so we'll see. Bud says we should definitely do something. He's so great - plus he says I will be able to do lots of stuff before I even come close to the cost of his new garage. (I think I'm a garage widow - he's having a blast tinkering.) I did check some different dates to get an idea for cost for flights & hotels for this summer. I checked Las Vegas & Chicago & believe it or not, they will be about the same cost (for Fem & I anyways). I was also looking at a 4-day cruise to the Bahamas - sun, sand, pools, non stop eating, entertainment, shopping - what more can I say . Oh well, time to quit playing around & get back to work. It's Friday, who cares! Love you!!!

Ok ladies. I know I've been MIA. Y'all are absolutely nuts, ya know that? I truly enjoyed the pink jeep...she would have died at the thought of us encouraging the color pink. lol...can't you just hear her? "damn you guys"...LOL...

I think a red jeep club trip sounds wonderful....but it will definitely depend on when classes start and just how much money I'm gonna have to fork over for classes. Keep your fingers crossed and say lots of prayers for millions in financial aid so that my burden is a little lighter. If it's meant to be, it will happen. Right? Come on Kay....pull some strings with the Big Guy....hehehe.

I'm a firm believer that there are exactly 10 red jeeps that are very strategically placed in the world (mainly Palmer and Louisville...though they have been spotted in Illinois as well)...but the number doesn't particularly matter...what matters is the power she has to move them to our exact location at any given time. She's a nut...just like the rest of us. :-)

Oh, and Aunt Jack...the serious student bit? That made me laugh. I know you're smart, and I know you do well in your classes....but let's not over do it here, huh? Ya know I love ya. ;-)

Ok, ladies. I gotta run. I promise not to take so long next time to respond to everything. Have a great day all!!!

I've got the perfect place for the Red Jeep Club, kind of a sentimental spot that won't disrupt Femmie's sleep or studies....F----'n Norton, Ohio! Talk about boring, but you have to admit, Femmie wouldn't feel bad about being left behind. And it's close enough to a certain someone's home that Stacy M and I wouldn't have to worry about a place to stay...Cost savings!
What do you mean, I don't mind skipping class? You know how studious I am...An exemplary student, sort of. I do get my assignments done and turned in on time. The lowest grade so far is a B+, and if I didn't hate re-writes so badly I could have brought that one up to an A. Hey, I just want the blasted piece of paper. Yes, I know, the education and all that. Just give me the damned degree and be done with it. I'm too old for this crap! This studying and homework and research is killing me. Ok, and Stacy M is going to lecture the H out of me when I say this one....I received a certified letter from APU congratulating me. You see at the end of this semester I will officially have 61 credit hours. Exciting, huh? Well that means (in APU language) that starting next semester the cost goes up. Only $305 per credit hour. That's a whopping $900 a class each semester. Yes, I know the credit union pays 50%. But that means I still have to pay $450 for each 3 credit class I take. So, dear daughter of mine....I can hear you now...And I know I deserve it so go ahead. Tell me what an idiot I am for staying with APU. It's crazy...But it is the politically correct thing to do....I guess. Dang, that's a chunk of money! I need that for the RJC trips.
Nite all....Love ya bunches!

So I was reading Mom's post & got to daydreaming (read:avoiding laundry) about the next RJC trip...Where? When? How freakin' fun!!! But then it dawned on me...come fall we will have a student in our midst again. (well...mom is a student, but not full time. She also doesn't hesitate to skip school for cool stuff!LOL) But Fem will be way busy...so we'll just have to leave her behind.......just kidding! (I'd have loved to see your face when you read that Fem! *snort*) I was really going to say that we'll have to see what her school schedule is & then go from there. PLUS, we better go somewhere pretty boring like Iowa, as not to disrupt her school year bedtime! HA! Okay...enough of my snarky comments.
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