My leukemia's back.

[Blooie]

Ohhhhh. Joy! Elation! Happiness!

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Ohhhhh.  Joy!  Elation!  Happiness!  

I aim to please...

 

[Blooie]

And you do it so well, too!

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Well aww shucks.....

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Blooie I'm not able to always keep up with everybody....how did your deal ever turn out...you stay home?

 

[Blooie]

We're still here. Robbie decided to have the visitation on Monday and the services on Tuesday. So I put my foot down with the kids, told them that I love them and I adore the grandkids, but I had something I had to do and I was going to do it. Period. THEY created the kids....they can figure out what to do when I can't be there 24/7. As I said in another thread - I cut the umbilical cord and grew a backbone all at the same time.

I was literally sitting at the table crying because I was being torn so many ways. Then I bucked up, decided that I was NOT going to put the kids and grands ahead of the support Ken needed right now, and the devil take the consequences. I was not very popular last night, let me tell you! But Jenny dropped Kendra off this morning as usual, and was just fine.....told me not to worry, they had things figured out and would be just fine, and oh, did I want Katie to gather eggs while we are gone? So obviously either the wounds have healed, or they decided it wasn't smart to further antagonize the one person they need the most. It means that Kendra will miss her 10:00 cath because Tam has no idea how to do it and just doesn't want to learn, but that's happened when we travel with Kendra too so once in a rare while with a late cath won't cause any permanent damage. Tam says she most certainly can get off work at 7 and stay awake and coherant until Kenny gets there at 11:00 (they agreed to let him go early under the circumstances), so when they got backed into a corner they came up with a plan.

So we are leaving at around 9:00 am on Sunday. Now if the weather will just cooperate......

 

[FridayYet]

Good for you Blooie. Even though the kids rely on you, it's good to foster independence. Everyone needs to have a plan B for when you are not around!

Take care and I'm glad you will be there to support Ken and his family!

 

[donrae]

for Blooie.

I'm so glad to see women putting their husband's needs first. Way too much in our society we as women put our children first, to the point where I feel we worship/idolize the children. It wrecks marriages every day, and the women don't have a clue why. They think they're being good mommas cause our society tells us we have to put our kids first, above all else, all the blessed time. Sorry, little soapbox there.....but you get the idea. Your marriage should last long after those kiddos are grown and on their own, that man will be the one to be with you and support you, and you should be there to support him. Kudos to you! And you need to mourn/grieve, also, it's not just him.

Amazing how resourceful folks can become when there's a need, isn't it?


Phil, we talked a bit about the blood sugar. He wanted to check my number today, but I'm not sure he understands how his lab works. They drew a basic panel, that includes glucose, but as they've recently moved to a new office, they can't run it in-house. It got sent to the hospital, and being Friday afternoon, I won't get results until Monday

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Mostly, I've just got to get a hold on my diet. I know I'm running on carbs and my numbers are probably high. I've had issues with insulin resistance and high sugars in the past, before I got sick. Not this high, but I know the feelings. It's hard to cut back on the carbs, though, when my body is screaming it's starving and they'll make me feel better. Hopefully cutting the prednisone down will give me the emotional kick to get better control of my eating. I may challenge Big Boy to a weight loss contest, a little competition doesn't hurt anything also

Sugar Monkey's in rearranging those eggs as I type.......he just brought them in to show me there's finally enough of the different colors he can do a staircase, with each row a different color....

 

[N F C]

Good Saturday morning!

Blooie, keep an eye on the weather and have a safe trip. The kids will be fine and even it will be nice for you and Ken to have some time together.

Rachel, that is too funny about the boys and the eggs, lol.

 

[PinkyLee]

Please post a pic of the eggs... I have egg envy! I am going fishing this morning with 3 men.....