Just Questions: Extreme Resort Makeover.

[Caroleh]

Here's a couple of pictures of my creative tablerunner.

Hey Pogo are you awake yet?

[offwego]

Jasper I have no words of wisdom to of? Would a hug help? Would some help? I'm sure you and your wife will come to the right answers for you in time.

[Jasper]

Jasper I have no words of wisdom to of? Would a hug help? Would some help? I'm sure you and your wife will come to the right answers for you in time.

You have hit the nail right on the head. Everyone in the family is so worn out by all of this that we don't have much left to say about it. What can you say when you have already had 3 back surgeries, 4 bouts of kidney stones, a bout with cancer, and a mild heart attack all in the last six months and now they tell you that you need yet another back surgery?

However, I do appreciate the and , none of us can ever have enough of them! Thanks!

[tinkerbellybutton]

Jasper I'm so sorry to hear this. I have an idea where you are coming from. Of course I haven't gone through the same exact thing but I have had several years of misdiagnosis, operations, blood transfusions, etc. It gets to the point where you just don't think you can take anymore. But you can, even if you feel you don't want to. I also know that somedays, even with all of the pain and other complications of my disease, that it can be harder on Bruce than me. Does that makes any sense? You are obviously strong or you wouldn't have come this far. I try to think that no matter what happens to me that it all happens for a reason. I know a lot of people use that line but I believe it. Facing the challenges that I have in my life have mad me exactly who I am today and I wouldn't change it. Sure, somedays stink, especially if I think about the fact that odds are I won't watch my grandbaby grow up. Heck, I may not even get to see my DS grow up but all of the beauty that I have seen in this world is worth going through every bit of ugliness I have faced. Eveybody has bad days, and everyone is entitled to a "poor me" day but I know from what you have already been through that you will take this in stride. You and your family have not fought to come all this way to give up now. I firmly believe that someday soon things will turn around for you. Until then, please take all of the and that you and your family need.

[MMouse6937]

Sarah continued good luck headed your way with your furbabies as well as for you and Mike as you deal with your parents and his grandmother.

Thanks for your thoughts, I appreciate them VERY much!

OK, I have now officially just about had it with my back and all its problems!

Jasper, I'm so sorry you're going through this, seems like you've already been through so much. Here's a BIG and a HUGE dose of hoping that things get better for you!!

Mike and I went to lunch. He seems to be doing ok. He's been staying busy and trying to keep his mind off of everything. Thank goodness there are so many things going right now that we have lots to keep our minds occupied.

What did everyone have for lunch? We went to an italian buffet place which is actually really good. They have really gormet pizza which hit the spot!

Hope you all have a great afternoon!

[tinkerbellybutton]

Here's a couple of pictures of my creative tablerunner.

Very pretty. How do you come up with these beautiful ideas?

[Jasper]

Jasper I'm so sorry to hear this. I have an idea where you are coming from. Of course I haven't gone through the same exact thing but I have had several years of misdiagnosis, operations, blood transfusions, etc. It gets to the point where you just don't think you can take anymore. But you can, even if you feel you don't want to. I also know that somedays, even with all of the pain and other complications of my disease, that it can be harder on Bruce than me. Does that makes any sense? You are obviously strong or you wouldn't have come this far. I try to think that no matter what happens to me that it all happens for a reason. I know a lot of people use that line but I believe it. Facing the challenges that I have in my life have mad me exactly who I am today and I wouldn't change it. Sure, somedays stink, especially if I think about the fact that odds are I won't watch my grandbaby grow up. Heck, I may not even get to see my DS grow up but all of the beauty that I have seen in this world is worth going through every bit of ugliness I have faced. Eveybody has bad days, and everyone is entitled to a "poor me" day but I know from what you have already been through that you will take this in stride. You and your family have not fought to come all this way to give up now. I firmly believe that someday soon things will turn around for you. Until then, please take all of the and that you and your family need.

First of all thank you and everyone else for your thoughts, concern and prayers. And yes, you are right on track that today is without a doubt one of the worst "poor me" days I have ever had! That is why I am spending my time here at Intercot so that I don't have to dwell on my situation and can get a lift from all things Disney. I am sure that you are quite familiar on days like this how you wonder what you ever did do deserve this.

I also have to call the doctor's office later and apologize to one of the nurses. The poor guy walked in the room to do some paperwork and was just making casual conversation and when he commented about how many surgeries I have already had I unloaded on him! Thank goodness they all know me well enough in there that they will forgive me my rashness!

So what am I going to do for a question?

[Tink&Goofy]

Zoooop...
No time to read the pages of posts, so I will have to catch up later. I discovered that we have wireless for free here!
Saturday was absolutely beautiful. We saw two weddings on the beach. Yesterday it POURED...all day. Today is another nice day, and we have done our 3 miles on the beach.

Gotta go - we are heading into town to check out the quaint little shops! Anyone want some salt water taffy?

[Caroleh]

Very pretty. How do you come up with these beautiful ideas?

I wish I knew...I sit here and something pops into my head. I can be sleeping and something pops into my head...sometime remind me to post the picture of the front of a quilt that popped up in my head at 3am. It was all hand sewn except for the blocks. I called it The Awakening because it was done on my sleepless nights. It still needs to be quilted, which I'm also going to do by hand.

Jasper, we're all allowed those poor me days and I think you've had more then your share of trouble that you can have lots of those days!!


Where's the cookies? I think Jasper needs the whole plate!!

[tinkerbellybutton]

I wish I knew...I sit here and something pops into my head. I can be sleeping and something pops into my head...sometime remind me to post the picture of the front of a quilt that popped up in my head at 3am. It was all hand sewn except for the blocks. I called it The Awakening because it was done on my sleepless nights. It still needs to be quilted, which I'm also going to do by hand.

Jasper, we're all allowed those poor me days and I think you've had more then your share of trouble that you can have lots of those days!!

Ooh, I can't wait to see it and the name sounds perfect!

Jasper, I hope my post to you didn't sound like I was saying you're not entitled to "poor me" days. I feel that not only are we entitled but it's needed sometimes just to let it out and let it go. Make sense?

[disneydeb]

Here's a couple of pictures of my creative tablerunner.

Hey Pogo are you awake yet?

You have hit the nail right on the head. Everyone in the family is so worn out by all of this that we don't have much left to say about it. What can you say when you have already had 3 back surgeries, 4 bouts of kidney stones, a bout with cancer, and a mild heart attack all in the last six months and now they tell you that you need yet another back surgery?

However, I do appreciate the and , none of us can ever have enough of them! Thanks!

Carol, your work is beautiful.

Jasper, hang in there! WE will put you on our big time prayer list. God bless you! I didn't realize you had been through so much.

102 days out for Disney for me and a few more than that before I see some of my best friends n the world! Will someone pinch me please?

[Caroleh]

Carol, your work is beautiful.

Will someone pinch me please?

Thank you, Deb.

Are you sure you want Pogo pinching you?

[TikiGoddess]

Traci, what a wonderful outlook you have. You are a very thoughtful and insightful person -- your family is blessed to have you, especially that cute grandbaby of yours.

Sarah, hugs to you and Mike. How nice that you have each other to lean on.

Jasper, I'm so sorry to hear of your health situation. Prayers and pixie dust sent your way!

Carol, that table runner is beautiful! You have a great eye for color. I'm starting on my cake for the fair tonight ("Teddy Bear Picnic"). Once I get some of the pieces done I'll post pics.

Well, as for me, the first day of school is always the best one. I'm well rested, optimistic, and only have to deal with meetings (no kids). Tomorrow gets a little more complicated since we have to prepare for classes on Weds and have more meetings. I announced the contest to everyone at the staff meeting, though, and had many people tell me that they had voted for my caption. It's funny, when I made the announcement I felt like I was 'coming out of the closet' as a Disney fan! A couple of people at school knew my Disney obsession before but now everyone knows...

Take care everyone --
Kathy

PS anyone want some peach cobbler? DH made it and it's GOOD!

[Marilyn Michetti]

Very pretty. How do you come up with these beautiful ideas?

I'm soooooo impressed. I remember looking at the Christmas stockings before I knew who any of you on JQU were.

[pogo]

I'm soooooo impressed. I remember looking at the Christmas stockings before I knew who any of you on JQU were.

Hey Marilyn.... I've got a question for you. Do you have one for me ????

[Marilyn Michetti]

Jasper, I think you've had your share, and am so sorry you've had more bad news. I think if somebody told me I needed another surgery, I'd react the same way. Here's a big hug for you and your DW.

[Marilyn Michetti]

Hey Marilyn.... I've got a question for you. Do you have one for me ????

How come you ALWAYS catch me within ten minutes? Don't you ever eat or sleep?

There, that was two. Can I use one for credit for the next time? (Three).

[Caroleh]

Carol, that table runner is beautiful! You have a great eye for color.

PS anyone want some peach cobbler? DH made it and it's GOOD!

Thanks, Kathy. You know how some people have perfect pitch, it's that way for me for color. I've matched fabric sitting at home with thread at work perfectly...and Pogo, it wasn't black or white!!!

Peach cobbler sounds great, but Gilles made an apple crumble pie for dessert(okay, he warmed one up that he bought at the store!!!)

I'm soooooo impressed. I remember looking at the Christmas stockings before I knew who any of you on JQU were.

Thanks Marilyn. I still have a few of those stockings left!!

What is everyone up to this fine evening?

[Kisobel]

i've had a very busy day today. got home from work and my husband is sitting on the couch looking pathetic. he has the stomach bug. ok- change in plans- out to store for gatoraid, jello, crackers and soup. back home i left him on the couch and slept till 1:30pm- got up and went to home depot. got 80% of the yard work done. i need more topsoil. so i just caught up on some olympics and made him dinner. ohhhhhh, here's my question. why do men turn into 5year olds when they get sick??

ok i am off to bed. keep your fingers crossed he kept his germs to himself.

kate

[Dsnygirl]

Hi guys!! We're back from our little "heaven on earth" excursion, well-rested, a little sun-burned and happy... it went by WAY too fast, but I guess that's the sign of a good vacation, right? I'm SO glad we chose to go early... it meant a late night on Thursday (we didn't get to the inn 'til almost 1am...) but it made for a great day on Friday, as we were able to roll out of bed and hit the beach pretty early. The weather was awesome... the innkeepers and pretty much everyone in town said it was the best 3-4 days of the summer! I'll try to post a few pics tomorrow... for now, I've just finished (trying) to catch up on all your pages since I've been gone, laundry's done, we're unpacked and the kids are off to bed after an evening of enjoying our house again, and now we're off to bed in a bit!

Have I got a deal for you ! If you bring back lobsters, I'll cook them for you and we can have another get together.

I so wish we could've brought 'em... we even found a lobster pound that had them for 5.59/lb!! But we knew we wouldn't be able to cook 'em tonight, and they wouldn't have made it 'til tomorrow. Plus, tomorrow is Julia's birthday dinner out, so we opted to just buy some here soon and we'll do the same.... we used to do them all the time in our other house. When do you guys want to come out??

Have a great time!! We are heading the opposite direction early Saturday. Say hello to the Atlantic for me, and I'll say hi to the Pacific for you!!

Done... I hope you're having a great time!!

If a Dog barks his head off in the forest and no human hears him, is he still a bad Dog?

Jenn!! I've missed you around here!!

p.s. won't blythe be proud of me- over 400 posts

I'm VERY proud of you!!

yes i know, we might have a chance if we kidnap her and tie up her hands for about 10years. what do you think??

No way, no how.

We had a wonderful time at the Fair today and the weather held up for us.

Glad to hear you had a nice day... thanks so much for checking in! It was weird to have my two favorite worlds collide!

We are planning to head to the Fair tomorrow... hopefully, the weather will cooperate!

i have big plans for my days off, wallpaper removal, prime, paint. yard work. once again it looks good on paper but to actually get it all done...

So... did you get it done??

My point in sharing this is that I'm having a mushy day, I couldn't have been luckier than I have been in my life. I wouldn't trade the short years I had with my whole family for 100 years with another.

Maybe I'm too mushy but I kind of see you guys as family as well and have been so blessed to have such wonderful people as you all. Each and every one of you have brought something special, unique and irreplaceable into my life and I will be forever grateful. Thank you so much!

You are so lucky to have had that.... what a wonderful blessing.

Ditto -- I am always amazed and thankful for this site and this group, it is definitely an extended family to me and such a wonderful and important part of my life now that I can't imagine not having it.

And how am I you might ask? Hanging in there, just trying to deal with my parents leaving and supporting Mike as much as I can.

Sarah, I hope things get better for you guys... I know how tough it can be to just try to be there for someone... it's draining and a very hard job in and of itself. I hope Mike is doing okay.... I'm sure with you there, he's far better than he'd be otherwise.

Anyway, I am certainly glad I had a good weekend before coming back to this news or I don't know how I would have reacted to it. All in all, I am just absolutely sick and tired of being sick and tired all the time!

Jasper, I am SO sorry to hear your news... I sure hope things get better and turned around for you soon. Sending loads of prayers and your way... you have an amazing spirit and attitude through this all, even when you get frustrated, which you have every right to do. I hope this week brings some better news for you...

I discovered that we have wireless for free here!
Saturday was absolutely beautiful. We saw two weddings on the beach. Yesterday it POURED...all day. Today is another nice day, and we have done our 3 miles on the beach.

Gotta go - we are heading into town to check out the quaint little shops! Anyone want some salt water taffy?

Cindy, I'm glad to hear things are going well -- your inn looks awesome! And the view... wow, just beautiful. And I'd love to try some of your taffy... would you like to try some Atlantic salt water kind, too? We've got 2 boxes of our favorite...

Ken and Mary, a belated Happy Anniversary wish... I'm glad you guys had a nice weekend!!

Okay, I've got to run... I started this post an hour ago, but had to keep pausing to turn over laundry and tuck kids in... and some snuggle time on the couch with our almost 10 year old. I can't believe that at 5:32 am, Julia will be "double-digits"... the years have just flown by. So, Dan and I snuggled with her and told her stories of her babyhood... and our big, old-man cat jumped up to share with us as he must have missed us while we were gone! So now, it's time to head off to bed and catch up on a little sleep... I was up and on the beach this morning at 6:30.

See you guys in the morning... I missed you all, and am so glad to be back here with you!