BuSY tiMeS!

~This week is kind of busy~ I'm not sure if I'm coming or going. :-) ~ First of all just trying to get done what needs to at work. Plus also doing the job of someone who is on vacation....... Friday is my last day at my current job. But I'm getting there. Then also trying to get done all of the pre-employment stuff you have to do before starting a NEW job. YEAH!!!!
~Jessica will be home Friday night!!! This Saturday is Michele's 20th birthday. We have a "girls" day planned. Shopping, dinner and a MASSAGE!!! Michele of course will be joining us for this...hehe. But she will be staying in Hays as there is a party planned for her. They sure do grow up fast!! My BABY is going to be 20! I just can't believe that!
~Roger was down to see Glada on Saturday. She is having troubles with her pickup so he traded with her. Hopefully they can get the problem figured out. She is starting to feel better as she is not doing chemo anymore. They said it will take a week or so to get the drugs out of her system. After that she will feel much better again and will be able to enjoy being at home and not uprooted. So that will be good.
~HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!!!

Jessica....

Jessica is feeling MUCH better today! She only worked half a day yesterday, but did work the whole day today. Tonight she is very tired, but feels good. THANK GOODNESS!! Hopefully nobody else gets this yucky stuff!

Glada.....

~Audrey brought Bucky to our house this afternoon. Glada was not feeling up to the trip. If she feels up to it later, then they will be heading to Hays. Otherwise they will be going in the morning. Glada has her lab draw at 9 am and then they see Dr.Iqbal. They will then find out if she will be getting chemo on Tuesday or not.

Jessica.....

~Jessica is feeling much better today. Just a little weak still. She will be trying to go to work in the morning for half a day. Then hopefully she will make it back to all day on Tuesday. Only bad news is her roommate, Allison, thinks she is getting sick. Darn!

It's A Ummel PARTY!!!!! 2009

Exciting NEWS!....

My ExCItiNg NEWS!!!! Yesterday I gave my two weeks notice at work. I applied and GOT a new job. It will still be in a hospital but I will have to drive in a different direction. I'm SOOOOOOO excited!!! More $$$$$ and the best part~~~~~~~~ a four 10 hour day work week!! YEA!!!!!!!

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.

Sickies update.......and others :-)

Updates tonight on the sickies..........

~Glada is at home for the weekend. Since having her chemo on Tuesday....she has been wiped out! Been a pretty rough week. Before she left Hays this afternoon she ended up having to go in and get some IV fluids from getting dehydrated. Vicki was in Hays for a funeral on Tuesday and visited for awhile. She will get her shots both Saturday and Sunday to help keep her white cell count up. Then hopefully she will be able to get her chemo again on Tuesday.
~Jessica is starting to finally feel better this evening.. She has been feeling pretty bad herself. I think we are on the upwards bound. Her breathing is getting easier and she doesn't sound so out of breath when you talk to her. Thank goodness! I was thinking I was gonna have to head that direction. (Even thou Roger kept telling me to sit sill. That he didn't need me sick too. ) From Jessica's mouth..... "I don't think I have EVER felt this bad before!"

Others........
~Michele is in Broken Bow Nebraska for the weekend. One of her roomates is from there. All the girls but one who live in their house went for the weekend. Sounds like they have lots of fun planned!
~Roger and I are leaving early in the morning for Wichita. It's a Ummel Party!!!! Before we go meet the family we plan on getting some shopping done. Was I surprised when he said he wanted to go with me! Hope he isn't getting sick! :-) Oink oink! (sorry Jessica.... I couldn't resist!) I hope to get pictures downloaded sometime Sunday....so keep checking back!

H1N1.......

As I am writing this post I really feel helpless. Jessica is across the state and has the H1N1 flu. What does a Mom do? Right now she is confined to home for the next 5 days. And can NOT leave or go back to work till her cough is completely gone. Hopefully her roommate will keep a good eye on her since she has already been around Jessica. Gabe (Jessica's boyfriend) is staying away!!! I would too! haha ......But being the Mom I sure do wish we lived closer to her so that she would have someone to wait on her till she is feeling stronger. So as of now I'm here and she is there. If she would get worse....OF COURSE I will be heading that way. That is what Mom's do!!!! Obviously Jessica and Gabe won't be meeting us in Wichita this weekend for the Annual Ummel Reunion. What fun we will have!!! Can't wait to post pictures next week of the family.

Chemo....

Just an update to say that Glada did get her Chemo today. Roger has not talked to anyone today, but Audrey did email Jessica and Michele and told them.

Correction....

I think I was wrong in a previous post. I said Glada was getting her labs done everyday and then an injection. Roger thinks it is this........ She got her labs drawn on Monday and then since her white cell count was low she got a shot for 5 days to help bring it back up. He is not sure if she is getting the labs everyday. She WILL have her labs drawn tomorrow. If her white cell count is up then she will be able to get chemo on Tuesday. If not....she will get her shots again. ( Are we confused or what???? ) Hang in there with us! Eventually we will get it together. Maybe not soon.....but someday! :-)

HaPpY Grandparents DaY!

Happy Grandparents Day to all the wonderful Grandparents in the world!!!!

"House arrest"

Glada's white cell count is low. She is having her labs every day and then getting an injection to help bring her white cell counts back up. If you plan to visit her and have a cold or anything...... please stay away.

Back to work :-(

Roger and I both took advantage of the Labor Day holiday and took a couple extra days off from work to celebrate our wedding anniversary. I do think we got LOTS of stuff done "around the house". Too bad we don't have some more days at home. Got lots more to still do. Oh wells..... got to make the money to pay for the home improvements. But it is time get get back to a schedule. We went to bed at 11pm last night. I got back up at 2am this morning. Roger got up at 4:30am. Just couldn't sleep. By 7am this morning I had a couple loads thru the washer and dryer, watched a movie and had scrapped a couple hours. We also had already ate breakfast too. CRAZY! Is this what happens when you are getting older???

Jorge is also ready for us to get back to work. This was him tonight while he was beating up his bed.....had to take a break!!

Happy!!!!

Happy Anniversary!!! Today is Roger and mines 24th Anniversary. Time sure has flown. Just does not seem like it has been that long. Sometimes a person can really make you mad, but then you can't be without them. Think I'll keep him around......... :-)

Jorge......

Jorge is feeling so much better after his surgery. We still have to give him pain medicine, but showing improvement each and every day. For some reason we really love this dog!! Roger had asked me to buy a ball for Bucky to play catch with. I found this one which makes noises. It goes...... knock, knock, knock, knock.......... hammer, hammer, hammer, hammer...... boing, boing, boing, boing. Luke was scared of it, but Bucky and Jorge like it. And it seemed that Jorge liked it the most.....he was even willing to fight for it with Bucky. Had Bucky buffaloed. Jorge won. Silly dogs!!!

2 down.........

Glada had her second round of chemo yesterday. She said they only gave her one medicine this time so she wasn't as tired after it like last week. The doctor has already changed their plans..... She will have next week off and then do two weeks of chemo. One week off and then two weeks of chemo. One week off and then her LAST two weeks of chemo. (Unless plans change......)