Catching up

March 10, 2010

Tom was laid off from his temporary job yesterday, so I didn’t have to go to pick up Kathy today. Tom is a little despondent. He was so excited that he would be working for a little while. He took Kathy to the clinic today and stopped by for a quick visit. I hope things start picking up for him.

When Tom got home he discovered that his court date is May 20th. He talked to the Guardian ad litem and his visit is going to be a phone interview on Monday. That is really interesting, all that money to have a guardian and no home visits.

March 11, 2010
Tom brought Kathy up to us today. He and Sandy have tickets for a hockey game tomorrow. We are keeping Kathy for a couple of nights. Paul rented UP. It was a fun movie. I didn’t expect to like it, but I was wrong. Kathy enjoyed the movie.

March 12, 2010
Kathy and I played while Grandpa was at school. Today is the last day of school before spring break. Grandpa gets the whole week off. Kathy doesn’t go to her class at the university next week, but Monday is her only day off of school. Spring break had to be shorten to make up for all of the snow days.

Paul and I took Kathy to Burger King for dinner. She ate very well and was ready to play. The playroom was filled with kids, all of them very nice. Kathy had a wonderful hour of climbing and sliding. She really is fearless.

March 13, 2010
Tom and Sandy came around 4 to pick Kathy up. Kathy was glad to see them. She likes coming here and she likes going home. I am really happy for that.

We had a nice visit with Tom and Sandy. When they left we watched 2012. I really enjoyed the movie.

March 14, 2010
It was so cold out I planned on not going to church. Paul stayed up too late and just couldn’t get up. I really am looking forward to warmer days and more time out of the house.

March 15, 2010
Paul did homework and I played on the computer. That was our day.

March 16, 2010
Picked up Kathy, Tom had Doctor appointment. Took Kathy to Burger King to play. She is learning to talk so well now.
Paul had a doctor’s appointment to set up a colonoscopy.
Tom picked up Kathy just in time for us to leave for our seminar on the Lap Band Surgery.

Left for the seminar, we got lost a little. About a mile from the hospital we had car trouble. Paul bought coolant and the car seemed to be ok, but we missed the seminar. We went to Hardy’s and ate. It was the nicest Hardy’s I had ever seen. It is pretty new. When Paul and I stayed in the area for Master training all that was around to eat was Hooters. Now there are many choices.

There was a lady there with three children. The little girl seemed to be about 7, her brother about 3 and then a six week old baby. The kids were very well behaved. As I walked by her I stopped to tell her how impressed I was with her children. I told her she was doing a great job. She caught my hand and told me that she had really needed to hear that. I continued on the way to the restroom and as soon as I had turned the corner, the baby started crying and the 3 year old became restless. But all in all they were really well behaved.

The ride home was restful. It was still daylight out and we got to enjoy the scenery. We usually go the other direction when we leave home toward Sedalia, but the seminar was in Overland Park, Kansas. So we were in a more populated area tonight.

March 17, 2010

I had to go visit with a therapist today. It is a necessary step to take before LBS. The weather is still cold. I feel so worn out. Paul dropped me at the door and then parked. The nearest parking is quite a ways from the door, and that is the handicapped parking. We checked in and went to the waiting room. The Dr. came in looked around the room a little confused. He called my name and I followed him and his intern to his office.

When we were seated he told me that he was confused when he went to get me. He was expecting an sixty year old lady. He was sure that I was younger than him. He just called my name thinking I must have been in the restroom. He figured someone would tell him where I was. That made my day.

I learned a lot about the surgery today. My mom always said pop made you fat. I drink diet coke w/splenda. Now, just how can that make me fat. Well, this guy answered that question. He was telling me that my stomach would be the size of a big thumb. I would only be able to put 2 ounces of liquid in at first. I would take sips of liquid all day long to get my nutrition. Later, down the round my stomach would be the size of a tennis ball. I will be able to eat, but I must always remember that food is fuel and make good choices. Then he told me that I could NEVER AGAIN drink carbonated beverages. There is a reason and he shared that with me.

The carbonation stretches the stomach. If I was going to go through all of that trouble and expense to get the surgery, I had to know that and agree not to drink coke. I can do that. I also can’t drink alcohol. That is not a problem. I can do that. I think he said I shouldn’t smoke, but since I don’t smoke I didn’t ask for the reason why.

I spent over an hour talking to this doctor. I am very excited now to be looking at the lap band surgery. The doctor gave me the ok I needed to have the surgery. He says if I follow the guidelines and work hard I could lose up to 180 pounds. He told me if I do exercise in the first six months the weight will melt off. The more I lose at first, the more I will lose all together.

He said that after I heal from the surgery I will have much more energy than I do now and I will not be hungry. I will have to force myself to eat the two ounces of liquid. He says I will be able to walk and play and sit on the floor with the grandkids. He said I would look ten years younger, then he said, but you really already do that. So, after healing and getting in shape I should look 40. HA HA HA.

After we left the clinic we went to Walmart. As we walked in I realized that I was already done. I told Paul that I would sit and wait for him. The minute the greeter saw me she said, your carriage awaits. So, for the first time I took the cart. I zoomed all around Walmart. That could be addicting.

We ate at Subway before going home to collapse. It has been a very busy day.

March 18, 2010
It was so nice today. We took a ride to Sedalia. Well, we were just going to go to Knob Koster. It was bright and sunny out. My sunglasses have broken so I was squinting. Paul just went right pass Knob Koster and stopped at Dollar Tree in Sedalia. We spent some time looking around the town. Paul’s heel of his boot is coming loose so we tried to find a shoe repair. Looks like we might have to go toward Kansas City to find one.

We took a different road on the way home. It was a nice day and the sun felt great. It was great to be out.

March 19, 2010

We had another great day. Paul and I drove south to Clinton today. We feel like explorers while we are checking out the area. Clinton is a pretty town, but there is very little there. We stopped at a Dairy Queen and ate. We won’t do that again. The service was questionable, the food just not up to standard. That is pretty scary since our standards are kind of low.

The missionaries stopped by again. I think we are on the way home and when they have extra time they stop. We have a new missionary from Wyoming. Well, he isn’t a new missionary. He has been out for 20 months. He is just new to the area. I told them I would try to come to church Sunday.

I gave Paul money from the car fund. He has to buy an external hard drive. He is having a lot of trouble with his computer and he is afraid he will lose everything. As he was transferring his files the

Spring break is coming to an end. I have enjoyed Paul being home, but we didn’t get anything done. Paul didn’t even get much homework done, although he did actually work on it a few times.
Paul’s computer started acting up.

March 20, 2010

This morning I sent Paul to the store for the things we needed. I stayed at home. IT IS SNOWING OUT. Paul realized that the hard drive he had wasn’t working so he went back to the store to exchange it. There was already quite a bit snow on the ground this morning.

Today was spent in the house watching it snow. Paul worked on his computer and I worked on the 29 gift site.

I told Paul, with all the snow, I wasn’t going to go to church. I am really worn out by all of the cold this winter. A few minutes later I got an email announcing that church was canceled because of the snow. It had snowed all day and was going to continue to snow all night.

Just before eight, Cami, the founder of the site emailed me. There was a huge problem and a lot of the content of the entire site needed to be edited. She is paying me $8.00 a hour while I address this problem. I started at 8pm and worked until 5am. I am about half way finished.

March 21, 2010

We are snowed in. We probably could get out, but who wants to go anywhere in the snow. It is still snowing and we have about 9 inches of snow. It is kind of hard to tell since it is drifting too.

I started back to work on the site and worked 9 more hours. I am almost done. It was a messy job. That was our day, Paul reformatting his computer, me working on a mess.

March 22, 2010

Paul is back in school today. All that snow and when he left today there was no snow on the drive way or on the porch, just had snow on the grass.

I worked another 2 hours to finish up my assignment from Cami. It is all finished now.

Tom decided not to stop by with Kathy. He wanted to get home and put her down for a nap.