I am having problems with my blog

Not sure if anyone else can see these problems. But they are driving me crazy. I checked the
blogger message board and it told me to clear my cache and cookies and then to click on compose. So I might as well compose something to see if it will work.

FYI

14 Days Until Halloween
18 Days Until Election Day
36 Days Until Thanksgiving
69 Days Until Christmas
76 Days Until 2009

Got an email from http://www.eclecticpaperie.com/index.html this morning.
And the above was the first thing in the email. Just thought you would all like
a little reminder. I will add this.....
17 Days Until Wyatt gets his casts off!!!! LOL
Today is Teacher work day, so Wyatt and I are home. Haylee went to the farm to
work and Donny is at work. I am watching Anthony and Jesse next door. So I have
3 screaming kids here. Anyone wanna come visit. LOL.

A great gift from an online friend

Lynna from my Cricut_Chatter group was so super nice and did an awesome thing for Wyatt. She sent a letter to George Lucas/Lucasfilms telling them about Wyatt and asked if they could send him a little something to cheer him up. Check out the pics. She included the letter she sent

them and the letter they sent her. They sent him (it went to her and she sent it to Wyatt) a

t-shirt and an issue of Star Wars magazine. She also made him an awesome card. Thank you so much Lynna, he loves it so much. I will definately do a scrapbook page about it.

You can click on each pic to see a closer pic of it. You can read the two letters.

WOW-never thought I would make it. lol

I am over a thousand hits (probably half are mine. lol). I would do some blog
candy, but I really don't have anything to give. Sorry ladies. Thanks to everyone
that has come to visit. I really appreciate. it.

Changing subjects a little. I have lost 8 pounds so far. I have actually had to go a
little or alot off the 500 calorie diet I was doing before. For over a week I have
not had any food in the house that was on the list I had. So I had to eat other items.
But it was all good, I still lost 4 pounds from it. But now, I am going to do something
much different than that diet. I will still get the B12 shot and take one of the pills,
but the food will be differetnt. I am going to try Weight Watchers point system. The
meetings closer for me is out here in Riverview, off of 301 and Simmons Lp. It's at
SIMMONS LOOP BAPTIST CHURCH
6610 SIMMONS LOOP RIVERVIEW, FL 33569. Thye are on Tuesday's 6pm and
Saturday's 9 am.
Get driving directions
Meetings Schedule
Please arrive 1/2 hour early for Meetings registration.
SUN
MON
TUE 6:00pm
WED
THU
FRI
SAT 9:00am

See schedule of meeting times by Leader
Meeting leaders at this location: SUSAN K., NANCY B.
Meeting leader
Meeting time SUSAN K. Tue 6:00PM
NANCY B. Sat 9:00AM

Walking could save your life (now I only need to start)

Did you know that there is a cheap and effective therapy to prevent breast cancer?-A Special Message from Dr. Karen

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I encourage women over forty to have a mammogram each year and all of you, men included, to examine your breasts monthly. Each year, about 200,000 women (and 1000 men) are diagnosed with breast cancer and about 40,000 women die of the disease. But we are learning ways to fight back.
Did you know that there is a cheap, effective therapy to prevent breast cancer that has no side effects and that this treatment also reduces the recurrence of disease among breast cancer survivors? It's true and you're already doing it. Exercise, such as walking, reduces the risk of developing cancers in general and recent studies have proven that moderate exercise prevents breast cancer.

While doctors aren't exactly sure how exercising reduces the risk of breast cancer, they do know that obesity is linked to cancer and that overweight women have higher levels of estrogen, a hormone that supports the growth of the most common type of breast cancer. We all know that exercise and eating fewer calories are the keys to weight loss, but women of all sizes and ages can reduce the risk of breast cancer by exercising.

In a variety of recent medical studies, we have learned that regular exercise started as young as twelve will reduce the risk of developing breast cancer by as much as 23%. Breast cancer survivors who walk or enjoy other moderate forms of exercising three to five hours per week are 50% less likely to die of breast cancer that those who are sedentary.
No matter your age, all women benefit from exercise and the more consistent you are, the more you gain in terms of protection. The most benefit results from a moderate- intensity activity such as brisk walking for thirty minutes a day, five days a week. That's a two mile walk with Leslie- something most of us can achieve or work up to.

There is good news regarding breast cancer. Early detection through self breast exams and yearly mammography saves lives and now, we have a simple, safe, and effective weapon against this deadly disease: exercise. I encourage each of you to keep walking - it could save your life. Remember, I believe in good health and believe in it for you!-Dr. Karen

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What do you see?

Look closely in this picture.

What do you see?

Can't see it? Look up on the fence?

Anything?
Well Donny has spent all day in the yard. He worked some

more on the Pond (used to be hot tub), and put the flowers

all around it. Moved a few things. Added the lights, and finished

the sprinklers. I have been in my scraproom all day so I wasn't out there

when he finished what he could for the day. So I went out a few minutes

ago to check it out with my camera. I started taking pics and getting closer.

All the while I am like thinking to myself, "I sure hope nothing jumps out at

me in this dark". Luckily nothing did, but I got closer and kept taking pics.

As I was starting to walk back in, I took one last pic (or so I thought I did-LOL).

Here is what I saw. Some are real blurry from zooming in.

My nephew JoJo, is he not cute?

My sis and nephew came over the other day. We haven't seen them since July.
They moved to Mt. Dora and they don't get back to Riverview very often. Isn't he
adorable? He turned 2 July 18. We combined his and Wyatt's bday party in July.

Wyatt wanted me to post some new pics of him and...

some other pics.
Here he is being silly in my scraproom looking up at the tv.

Here he is at school with a poster that was used last year for the 5th grade program. It is huge and they were giving it away. he begged me for it. We had to take it apart but got it in the car. Then even with our tall ceilings, I still had to take the bottom (all the credits about the movie) off. It is in his room against the wall behind his bunk beds.

This was this past Friday (Sept.26th, 2008) and PTA put on a dad's day breakfast. This is Donny and Wyatt. Neither one of them wanted to eat, I made them go get a bagel. Wonder where Wyatt gets it from. Sure not me.

Our Zoey and Petey-kinda hard to see.

Zoey when she was a wittle bitty baby. AWWWW, what happened? LOL August of last year she was born.

Wyatt being silly smiling at the camera, with daddy in the background.

We walked around the mall the other day to get out of the house and while we were getting something to eat, Wyatt looked at the store PICTURE THIS! he seen batman. So he took my camera phone,and tried to get pics of him. Batman and the woman working with him seen him doing this, so they came over and let me take of pic of them. That was so nice. They charge for you to come in and get pics taken. He was happy.

This is one day at the hobby store in Regency Square in Brandon.

This was the day he got his dinosaur (DARTH MAUL) at Build a Bear. He is rubbing the heart on his heart before putting it in his dino.

Wyatt trying to give Zoey and Petey a treat.

The other day, I think something weird came on the tv and he was like "WHOA, that is weird".

Sitting on his futon. Playing Mario Cart on the Wii.

a week before he got his casts on, Aunt T.T. took him and Anthony (didn't want to post pics of Ant before asking Tree) to Zepherhills to eat. On their way back hom to T.T.'s house, they saw this military vehicle (actually two diff. ones) and she let them get out (let Wyatt walk to it and stand being he was going to be in casts soon, give him a little freedom) and take pics with it. They had a blast. Both are for sale. Anyone intersted. LOL


Can't tell if this is at Joann's (looking for mommy) or not.

This sounds like a good challenge. Check ou this blog.

http://knitandpurlgrrl.blogs.com/scraphappy/

Another friend(s) new business

Check out this blog. WOW, gorgeous stuff. I want one of each. lol.
Please go check out WeAreFullOfScrap .

Need some encouragement please!

I almost broke this very new diet tonight. I made spaghetti with corn on the cob for the family. BUT, I could NOT eat it. I had to eat a hot dog. Well, actually I did not have hotdogs but did have one sausage. So I had less than half of that, and I was supposed to have lettuce, cuccumbers and one other item (salad item), but didn't have any of that. So I had a little less than half a cup of white rice and I had some brocolli so I boiled half of that. And I put hot sauce on the rice and sausage (since I usually eat ketchup on my rice and cant have that). So while everyone ate my FAVORITE food, I ate this very miserable very depressing meal. Don't get me
wrong, the food itself is good, I like it all, BUT, Wyatt the one that barely eats anything, eats more than that. My cabinet is full of choco cookies, cheezits, 6 bags of chips, count chocolate and boo berry cereal (bought for ME), and burritos, and pickels, humus with crakers (bought for ME) and some other items I can't think of right now. Oh and coke and other soft drinks (grape, orange, root beer). And I cannot have any of it. I am being good and not eating it, but I am more
depressed now, than I was before I started it and seen my fat self's weight on the scale. Today for breakfast I had a boiled egg (no salt-wahhh), and half a yucky gooey banana we had in our class. Then my 2 hr later "snack" I had the rest of my salad stuff and a spoonful of potted meat (I had bought this the other day before I started the diet-and I didn't have any chicken to add to it). Then for lunch I had a 1 oz hamburger (which equals out to 2 tablespoons) with a quarter piece of cheese. Nothing else on it. I didn't have any veges and the lunch room at school did not have any today. So that was it for lunch. Then I forgot to take my 2 slices of turkey meat so did not have that for my second snack. So right now I am still really hungry. But I am being good and not going in there and getting some humus and crackers that I really really want. I have had so much water, I have to go to the bathroom every 15 minutes. I think Ms. Joyce and Ms. Cathy are probably getting tired of me running to the bathroom all the time. Plus I have to stop and eat every two hours. The first snack is when we have to go to our special for the day so I am cramming it in as fast as I can. Why O Why did I start this stupid diet? I guess cause I am so stupidly fat and I am miserable. Lets hope I can keep it up at least till I can loose at least 10 pounds. Well I gotta run, Wyatt is calling.

My friend Jenn has a new blog and business=Check it out

http://organizedjenn.blogspot.com/
Do you hate organizing? Are you like me and CANT organize?
Well then Jenn is what you need.
:-)

Donny sliced his wrist today

Donny called me this morning and said he sliced his wrist and was gonna meet his boss at the clinic to get stiches. Well of course he did not. It finally stopped bleeding after hours and hours.
It looks a little better but still should have something done to it. And just now he tried to delete this and I grabbed his wrist. OOOPS. Sorry Babe. It is bleeding again. I think we are going to CVS to get some butterfly stitches or something.

Check out the sale at Paperthreads

Ileana posted a sale at her site. Go check it out.
http://www.paperthreads.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=66_102

NEED Ideas please!!!

A friend let me borrow her Animal Kingdom cart for the cricut. I have to make around 30(maybe more) invitations to a Teachers Retirement party. They have to be done and mailed
by next Friday. She has been to Africa and LOVES it. So we were thinking maybe an African
theme. So I thought maybe using the Lion, giraffe, zebra, and elephant from the cart. Anyone
have any ideas on something I can do? Even if it is NOT using the cricut or this cart.
HELP PLEASE!!!!

Home from the Hospital.

Shriners Hospital in Tampa, Fl. has been wonderful. Everyone there super nice and helpful.
I am going to copy and paste what I wrote in some emails. My brain is too pooped to think right now. Hope I have everything.
First email sent at 5:35 pm.
We got home around 3:30 today (Thursday). Sorry for those I didn't get to email (or have someone email for me -THANKS JENN) before now. I could not get internet at the hospital.
The surgery was supposed to be at 2:15 on Tuesday but it was delayed (another surgery took
longer than expected) until 4:50. He was in and out of surgery in no time. When he woke
up he was miserable. DID NOT like the IV in his arm at all. He has had his rough times
with crying and just being miserable but overall he did really good. When it was time for
Donny to go home Wyatt would cry so hard and was really upset. And that always happened
after Wyatt took the Tylenol with Codeine. He would get really goofy and then real emotional.
They have USF college students come over and volunteer and they do all kinds of arts and
crafts with the kids. They had a good ole time. I am so pooped and the house is a disaster. Just wanted to let everyone know he is home and doing good. He has his spurts where he cry's that he doesnt want the casts on anymore. But overall he is doing good. We have the appt. for his Re-addmission so they will be off in 6 weeks. The date is November 3rd at 9:30 am.
Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. They are much appreciated.
Another emial I sent out at 10:04 pm.
We have him all set up in the living room (room by
the front door). He is a little uncomfortable right now, but hopefully will
get used to it quickly. I am wore out. As soon as I sit down he is yelling for me.
LOL, maybe I will loose half a pound. LOL. The having to pee thing is already
getting old. He pees, I dump it, I sit down, he calls me again. "it didnt all come out"
At least the last couple times he was able to use the urinal (hand held)
by himself. But I still have to go dump it. Argh. Thank goodness for the urinal though.
Carrying him in and out of the bathroom would kill me.
Thanks again everyone for all the thoughts.
This was this morning (Friday) around 10:30am.
Last night was not so great. He was so uncomfortable.
He could not get comfortable at all and cried every time he woke up.
He didn't want any medicine to help him sleep, so didn't do much sleeping.
I had to sleep in the room with him on a child's foam futon chair. LOL.
I did not sleep and am very BLAAAA today. The house is a mess and I don't
feel like cleaning. We have to go back to school/work on Monday. Don't
think either of us are ready to go back. I'm supposed to go to a crop tomorrow
but not sure Im up to it. I have to cut up some shorts Donny bought him and put
zippers into them. Need to go to Joann's and buy more iron on Velcro for his underwear.
Not in the mood to do that either. I have got to do some sewing. Anyone have any EASY tips for me on putting zippers in? These are the jacket type zippers. Thanks.
This pic is when we first got to Shriners. Taking his BP etc. Before going to a room.

On his way to get the good leg cast on-and see Dr. Kim before the surgery.

The guy (not sure what he is called) putting on his cast b4 surgery (daddy in red shirt)

Dr. Kim came in to help (on the right in the blue) and to talk to us a bit. He is GREAT.

After the cast is on-b4 going back for surgery. Nana and Grandad waiting with us.


Leaving us to go to surgery. Still awake, they put the mask and to sleep without us.

After the surgery-going to his room.

Moving him into his regular bed

Taina came to visit and brought him flowers and a balloon. This is his first time eating since 9pm the night before. He was starving. Cramming the food down.

Sissy (Haylee) also came to visit.

Aunt T.T. and Anthony came to visit.


Taking off his IV. Not happy.

Finally comfortable.


I think this is after taking Tylenol with Codeine. LOL


Tuesday is Therapy Dog day. This is a very OLD yellow lab. So BIG. Came to visit Wyatt. He
had to take a breather at my feet (not my feet in the pic-his owners-mine are under the blanket.


First time getting back in his wheel chair



On his way to Therapy.



Got on the bed pretty much by himself



Has to do toe/foot exercises to keep those muscles working



Learning how to stand with walker and walk sideways in case he has to go to the bathroom (cant get into the bathroom with wheelchair). Doctor does not want him doing this unless he HAS to.





This is it for now. Will post some more later.