You Are Not Going to Believe This....

I get frustrated all over again, just writing about this, but here goes...so, I've been going through every medical tests known to man...and I was talking to the scheduler chick to get a date for my surgery. She was going to schedule it for March 17 and then said, oh wait a minute, I think the doctor is gonna require you to lose 50 pounds first. It seems that now, when you are as heavy as I am, they are requiring that you lose that weight because your liver is so enlarged and they are afriad there might be problems during the surgery. Well, damm. So, hopefully I will be able to go on something called Optifast which costs 130.00 a week and is a liquid diet. They are gonna find out if Insurance will cover the cost. All of my test results are good until July 2, so I have 4 months to lose 50 pounds. Yikes. So, pray for me dear people, I'm gonna need all the help I can get....and once again, we continue on....

She's a dog-chick

Ever since she was a baby, Laynee Jo has loved dogs. Some of them are smaller than her...and some are way bigger...but she is just drawn to them. We get our hair cut at the home of a girl that goes to our church. She has a dog named Ginger...beautiful thing...but she's bigger than Dalaynee and lives to jump...and my little niece loves it. We finally got them settled on the back step and I got these few pictures....I don't know who is cuter...Laynee Jo or Ginger....

Friday....

We went to the Valentines dinner at church put on by the Junior High Ministries. They always have a theme....this year is was outta of this world..and they do a skit and take actors from the audience. Jayne got pushed up there because she is our resident drama queen...she played The FORCE in the Star Wars drama...it was a great evening for a good cause...

Saturday...

We have something out here called Lightshine. It's a big choir made up of people from the different churches in area...they do praise and worship songs and some drama. Jayne used to be in it every year, but quit when Laynee was born....and Laynee loves it and hasn't missed one since she arrived...My cousin Nichole still sings in it....it was cool

Sunday....

We did the big lunch bash at mom's with all the cousins, so that was fun for a change...nice to see everyone...and the kids thought it was great...oh and Danny's dog was there too. Nice way to spend an afternoon....Here's a shot of some of Gramma Josie's "greats" as she called them...

I've got a good heart...whew!

So, yesterday, finally, I went and got the stress test for the surgery. It was lovely until they had to put an IV in my vein and couldn't find one. I have this problem all the time. I tell them, I swear there is blood in there, I drove a car, I walked in here..you need blood for all of that right? They poked me in the top of my hand 5 times before one guy took it out of the back side of my wrist. Looks like I tried to kill myself. ..and it hurts like a son of a gun today...but at least they found it. They sped my heart up to 145 (normal is 89 I think) and then checked it...and all is good. So, I think that's it. Just lab work and then we get this show goin...yipeee. I'll keep you posted!

it's addictive...

I have a new favorite snack...it's called Pirate's Booty. Have you heard of it? Yeah, the name is wierd, but it's really good! I heard some moms at work talking about it, said they're kids love it...so I bought me a bag..and it is very addicting...but not too many calories...so it's all good...

...ok so I'm cheap

I have a space on the wall in my office at work that desparately needed some decoration. I got a gift certificate from Danny for Christmas for Micheals and got a good deal on a frame and matting...and last night in bed it hit me as to what would be good to put in it. There is a stained glass window in the back of our church with Jesus the Shepherd. I have always liked it, so this morning I went over there and took a couple of shots. This is what I ended up with. I blew it up to an 11x17...and 12 bucks later...I've got something to hang on the wall....cool, huh?