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  1. I took my dehydrated foods and put them into jars, and then vacuum sealed them. I have about 30 quart jars of dehydrated food. it looks cool on the shelves. Last thing I dehydrated was about a week ago -- zuchinni. Friday I get paid and there are some great deals in the grocery stores right now. Tomatoes for 25 cents a lb. Bananas for 33 cents a lb. :-) I am wondering if Kiwi dehydrates -- they have those 5/1$
  2. I am just giving a Praise Report. God sure does work in miraculous ways. I was sure yesterday that there were no sales at WalMart or Target for school supplies and even if there were sales, I knew I couldn't afford to buy the things we needed to get the kids ready for school. Even if there were happening.......l I didn't have the money. I had avoided the dreaded ADS! Yesterday my son and I found an IPOD Touch. Calls to Subway (where we found it -- outside the shop in the road) No luck. Then today taking it into IPOD Store in the mall and they were able to find the owner! He had registered the IPOD. They took our name and number and the IPOD and said they would be contacting the owners of the IPOD. (My son tells me they are worth several hundred dollars for a 16gb IPOD touch) Ricky wasn't really very happy about doing the right thing, but I felt at peace with the decision, and hoped that my son would learn that doing the right things, for the right reasons is it's own reward. MEAN WHILE. BEFORE we went to the mall, we went to Chick Fil A and dressed like cows for their free combo meal. Yummy. Fun. The table we sat at was right next to the spinning wheel where they were giving away prizes. I started talking to the lady who was doing the spinning wheel about how I loved the resturaunt, and it was a rare treat to be able to come there. We got in a conversation about how we both loved that the company is closed Sundays. She was giving things away left and right (whith the spin of a wheel) but every so often someone would have been 'happier' with a stuffed cow or an ice cream... and she gave them that! She was really a sweet person. Anyway she asked if I came in often and I told her no, that I was disabled, and after the bills were paid, the money was gone for the month, that going out was a rare things, and that eatting at ChickFilA was a rare treat for the kids and I (and I told her I brought two 'friends' kids with us). Anyway, she pulled a wad of cash out of her pocket and said "Here. I want you to have this". After a little debating with her, I found out that she was the OWNER of this particular Chick fil A. and she said she wanted to tell me a story. She said that several years ago, she had been able to help someone who was out of work, and she paid for a car repair he desperately needed. She said, "About a half an hour ago, he came in and handed me some money to 'repay' the car repair" She said she hadn't counted it, but thought that since it was unexpected cash that the reason she got it was to put it to work again! I took the money. I didn't count it. There was a 20 on top so when we left there, I headed straight to my Mom's to pay HER back the $20 she loaned me the day before for gas. She didn't want to take it. I told her the story and she said "I am sure happy you were able to pay this back like this, I can use this next week while your Dad is in the hospital for food and things" I counted the money as I was in my Mom's drive. 200$!!!! I did some pre-shop planning. School supplies are on sale NOW for the year. I got what I could in school supplies -- folders, notebooks, color pencils, glue sticks, glue, pens, pencils, paper, protractors, compass thingies, erasers, markers, dry erase markers, crayons, sharpies, composition books (woo hoo 50 cents each!!!) etc. I got Ricky a pair of jeans -- on clearance for 7 dollars -- there were two pairs and NOW I wish I had gotten him both pairs, since he only has two pairs -- three now. I also got him two shirts and a pack of white tshirts. I didn't get him shorts, though he could use those. He is in a 16-- ack! He is just 13 and he is big foot -- he wears a MEN's 8 and a half! If he ever grows into his feet and appetite he will be a HUGE KID. Tya I bought two shirts. Both on clearance. 3 bucks each! She has outgrown all her 10/12 and is in a 14/16. Katy is at camp -- but there was NOTHING for her at Walmart or Target -- she is in a size 3 and I refuse to buy "Hooker" clothing for her. Apparently size three is a hard size to find - and that is proving very true for us! So I bought her nothing, and we will try goodwill the beginning of the year. She is easier to buy for in one way -- she is at home and really doesn't need much in the way of 'back to school' wear. Work out clothing and Gas -- half a tank 25$ (I spent 20 from my Mom and filled it up half way the day before) I have money left over to buy bread, milk, eggs, and fruits and vegetables to tide us over until I go to the chuch the end of next week or the week after (depending on how good the sales are!). Today I just feel God handed me a miracle, for planning and then following through on doing the 'right thing' That women didn't know about the IPOD and my plans to find the owner, but GOD KNEW. God also knew that I needed gas, food, clothing for my kids for back to school. That IPOD would have paid for ALL OF THAT. I could have sold it for about 200-250 -- HE PROVIDES. God provides for us when we Choose the Right. When we have faith to trust that everything will work out for the best. Lately I have stopped worrying about things. Looking back, at times when it was darkest, and I thought there is NO light at the end of the tunnel. Things worked out. God provided for us. Right now I am recovering from knee surgery and it wasn't easy to drive to the mall and walk that darn thing with a cane, it hurt, but it was the RIGHT thing to do to try to find the owner of the IPOD. Monday I find out if I have anything wrong with my heart. God has it in HIS hands to take care of me, if there is something wrong. Two weeks from now I undergo a test to find out if the nodules (2cm anbd 1 cm) on my thyroid are cancerous. It is in HIS hands. Sometime in the next year (probably in the fall of '10) I will be having knee replacement surgery. Right knee. Sometime the following year they will do the other knee. Fun stuff. NOT. No matter what I face I know that God will be there in all of it. I have Faith in Him.
  3. Hugs Judy, it is selfish, I know, but I sure am happy it wasn't YOUR house! Love you!
  4. Each day is bringing new challenges. Today is a stress test for my heart. Two weeks from now, a thyroid radioactive iodine test. Tomorrow a tooth filling. Therapy for the knee -- twice a week. It keeps freezing up and locking in place. Not good when you are walking. Might be on this dang cane for life. Therapy for the head --once a week. Asthma keeps me coughing, and the pnuemonia isn't entirely gone. On the good side, my daughter Katy made Honor roll and was nominated for National Jr Honor Society. Woo hoo!
  5. Judy - you are a beautiful person. No matter who you look like!
  6. Aint2nuts

    Reality check

    Today I went to the surgeon who did my knee. I needed information about why my knee is locking up. He said my knee is seriously damaged, with severe arthritis and that I should be having a knee replacement surgery -- but he doesn't do them. He said with my weight, they probably won't do knee replacement surgery at this time. So -- reality check. Right now I have three more weeks of therapy and I need to do as much to stregthen my knee as possible -- then he recommends that I start swimming if possible,to lose some of the weight (instead of walking and damaging the knee further) So -- what that means is that I need to figure out a way to bug out -- that doesn't involve my cruddy knees.
  7. That is good news both of you!--
  8. The good news is that I am recovering from surgery fairly well. AND recovering from the pnemonia. The bad news. When I went into the hospital, they did a cat scan and found a 2 cm nodule on my thyroid. Wednesday I am starting with an ultra sound, and then will be going on to other tests (redioactive iodine anyone?) The good news: Only about 10% of nodules wind up being cancerous. The bad news: The bigger they are the more likely they are cancerous. Then today I went to the orthopedic surgeon, for follow up and to have them explain what is going on in my knee. So... The good news: I won't need knee surgery for a year or two. The bad news: Most of the miniscus was removed, and there is severe arthritis I have no cartledge on the end of the bones top and bottom. The good news: Oh wait.... there is no good news!
  9. I called. You were out. LOL I will call again later. Love you sis!
  10. I have lived this day before I think. Last year sometime. [/color]Visting teaching was canceled. Between my busy schdule and my partners, we just didn't have enough time between us to get it done. Tomorrow is the DENTIST I have about 3k+ worth of work that needs to be done, tomorrow I will be getting the BAD news about what exactly needs to be done. I know a bridge is needed, possible 3 cavities, and I know I need a root canal done. None of it will be done tomorrow but the xrays -- but that is the work that needed doing about 7 years ago, so I thought I would 'get it done'. Friday I leave at 3:30 in the morning (doggone it -- I need to call for a ride!) for surgery on my knee. Surgery is at 7 am -- but I have to sign in by 5:am. fun stuff....not. I don't know that I am leaving myself enough time between the operation and the following week....jumping into the summer activities. I am starting a Summer Kids Reading Club and a Kids Summer Book Club. We will be swimming on Monday and going to the movies on Friday. Everyday Monday through Sunday we have something going on! For the NEXT TWO MONTHS... My daughter Katy has been recommended for the National Jr Honor Society. She is in a virtual academy and doing great! She 'graduated' from all but one of her classes for 6th grade in February. Her last class she finished a month ago. Vocabulary and GUM -- she didn't have the book for them, so she needed to get the book to finish. Katy (age 12) has started writing a story that is on page 16 now. She is doing a great job writing it. I really want to KNOW HOW IT ENDS! She says it is a book though and she is just on the first chapter. ACK! She will be 16 before she finishes it. For the summer Katy is taking a Fitness Camp, as well as a Strength training camp. We are going to be going to the track twice a week to walk/run, as well as swimming every Monday. (All in an effort to get ME back into walking shape!). She is also taking a babysitting class, a CCC class (explained below), and an archery class. My daughter Tya has a GPA of 3.27 -- really good for a young lady who we will be testing for Dyslexia next school year. She struggles with reading things. We are going to be working on that this summer. This summer we have her enrolling in Steppin Out -- which is a hip hop and cheer leading class. A babysitting class. She is also taking a rock climbing class. She thought about taking a drawing class, but we didn't have enough on the scholarship to do it all and she really wanted to do the ones she choose. She is such a gifted artist though, I thought drawing classes would be a nice thing for her to take. Ricky scraped by passing all of his classes EXCEPT TECH! Which is weird because he loves being on the computer -- apparently he only loves looking up Utube movies and music though. He just seems to float through life liking nothing but music -- but not putting ANY effort into playing his Sax. Ricky went to the Grand Canyon for a five day hike -- and they came back in two. They got rained out. The first night, last Thursday, it rained all night. The next day their gear was all soaked and heavy and they couldn't carry it down any further than 1/4th the way down into the canyon. So they hid the backpacks and hiked down to the bottom of the canyon, walked a few miles along the river, and then came back and started up the canyon. All on Friday. They got home at 11:30 that night. For the summer, Ricky decided to take Stepping Out -- which is a summer rec program. He is also taking a race cars class, a CCC class (Continuous chest compressions -- instead of CPR), an archery class with Katy and I, as well as going on various sleepovers and parties that are already scheduled. I am already ready for summer to be done. I think I am doing more THIS summer than ever before. One thing I am doing is buying a canner. Just as soon as the money gets here. LOL And JARS!!! I have some coupons for jars and I plan on buying as many jars as possible.
  11. I like doing things 'right'. One of the things I am trying to do 'right' is get my affairs in order in case something dire happens when I go under on Friday. Yesterday, I wrote my will out with the help of a Will Writing program. Put together a Living Trust: Put together a Power of Attorney. Today I go to get them notorized. My house is clean, well ordered and ready for anyone to walk in and find the documents that they need to 'take care of business'. I have put a binder with marriage license, birthcertificates and all the documents that I have. Most likely, I won't need any of it. It is there if I need it though. Pantry is, for the most part, moved into my bedroom. I have an inventory of everything I have down to the last bandaid. My medications are ready to go, I pack an overnight bag 'just in case' I have to stay overnight or more. Medications for three days are going into the bed. Accomplished is how I feel having this all done now. I have someone to watch the children when I go in. Mom is going with me to wait while I have surgery, and she will accompany me home. A friend is staying the night because I have to have 'a responsible adult' with me the first 24 hours after surgery. Other friends are coming in three hours shifts on Saturday. My church is really pulling through for me on this. They are helping me with meals, providing child care and generally 'being there' for me. Preparedness takes the fear out of things.
  12. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v146/Ain...nt=c5f4f977.pbw A week ago we planted some flowers and herbs in the front yard. Rosemary, mint, catmint, marigolds, beans, bell peppers, honeysuckle, carolina jasmne, sweet broom, sunflowers Itwo different kinds] cosmos, an edible flower I am always forgetting the name of ... nasturtiums. More beans. I still have a handfull of herb seed packets to plant and lettuces. I am thinking that on the first of this month I will go and buy some that are already started. This fall I will plant the back yard,. I couldn't handle it with my knees acting up. Even with the kids helping. I need to get them taken care of so that I am able to walk and get more fit. Angela
  13. Hugs Judy, You are a blessing to my life and I don't know how I would take it a day at a time without your words each day. I love you and know that you are not finished fighting the good fight!
  14. Actually the doctor left a message on the phone telling me that yes, the cartladge is torn and that there are "Several other issues" that the Orthpedic doctor will need to discuss with me. I have been reading and my symtoms match a tear in the tendon, as well the cartledge. My knees (yes both of them) both LOCK UP and Collapse! I have pain no matter what position my knees are in. However, it has been this way for more than 12 years. Prior to my pregnancy with my daughter. I always attributed it to weight and then, when they found the arthritis in both knees -- to the arthritis. Apparently I should have said something a long time ago to my doctor. I just lived with the pain, and the past few months (since I have been unable to take pain killers) I finally compained to the doctor about the pain -- and also told him about the locking up and collapsing. I guess THAT sent red flags up that hadn't ever occured to me -- I just lived with the pain. Even when I was walking and each step was torture because the tylenol didn't touch the pain, I lived with it. The only thing I can think of that might have done this injury is playing sand volleyball. I used to play all the time in my 20's and I remember hurting my knees several times. However, I didn't have medical insurance until my 30's so I never went to the doctor. By then I was 'used' to living with the pain. Anyway I see the surgeon on the 4th of May, and I will find out more then. If surgery is the Rx I am going to try to get it scheduled for the middle to end of July. My kids have summer activities that I want them to be able to do, and I have a GPS and Geocaching class and archery class that I want to be able to do. I am wondering if the knee surgery will help my back? That always hurts too, but have I said anything to my doctor? No. LOL I just figure that pain is because of a car accident when I was 22, lack of muscles, and big boobs. Perhaps I shouild say something about the constant paint there too. Although, the vicodan is helping that out, it is just an ache right now. Lights out time. See you all later.
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