hmmmm.....

The Thanksgiving holiday is over. The food is gone. The fun is over. Jessica has left for Topeka. Mishi will leave for Hays in the morning. The new week starts tomorrow....... We had such a nice time!

girl~friend....

Finally! Jorge has a girl~friend! It took a few visits, but they are now friends. They do fine until Jorge gets tired, and then he don't play well with others. Gets a little grumpy. But hopefully it will get better and better every time. 

 And when Marley gets tired....... :-)

it's a dogs world....

Do they like each other? Well....Marley has ADHD. Jorge has grumpy butt. Does that answer the question?? But it looks like they both like their pillows!

mission IMPOSSIBLE....

So.... last year we did so well! We were so happy! We got our tv's! Three to be exact. This year.... not so much. CRAZY!!! Jessica, Courtney, Cody & I headed for Hays. (Roger went to bed. Mishi went to bed.)We were going for the midnight sales at Wally World. Oh my goodness! Was it CRAZY! We met up with Mom and Dad. It didn't take us long to ditch our carts. I've NEVER seen so many people. And they were rude, rude, rude! Jessica just about popped a few people for taking Cody out with carts. People were actually lining up for the tv's at midnight. The electronics were not to be un-rapped til 5 am. And the check out lines, they were L.O.N.G! So, we spent $0.00! Bought absolutely NOTHING! (Guess we did go to the quick shop and buy two pops for the ride home.) Now that we are at home, Jessica is checking prices online. And the pan set she wanted.... the one that we thought was such a great deal... only $10 off. So.... it is official! We have decided that next year we will do our Black Friday shopping from the comforts of our lazyboys! Go TEAM UMMEL! :-)

OUT!!.....

They are OUT! The screws are finally out! We were in... and out.... in just a little over 4 hours. Now that is a record! And as you see, Mishi has her screws. We told EVERYONE that she wanted them. She even told them that if they forgot we'd have to go dumpster diving. Silly girl! (And I'm sure we would have too!) It was very weird to see her get up off the bed and walk. Not just walk, but without crutches. And not much of a limp. Now that it is several hours later.... it is starting to hurt. Now she does have a limp. But as she said.... the pain is not like before. So that is GOOD! She is to take it easy for the next couple months. First to let the incision heal. Also to let the bone heal. They don't want to take any chances for that to break. So.... easy it is! 

Now that we are home, we are starting our cooking for Thanksgiving. (Or I am) One of Mishi's requests is... potato salad and deviled eggs. YES.... potato salad. Silly silly! But that is okay. Potatoes are potatoes. If she is feeling up to it we will be heading to Mom & Dads. If not, we will be staying home. Either way.... our tummies will be full!!

surgery.......

Yes.... surgery again! We thought 3rd time was a charm. Guess not! Tomorrow Mishi will be getting " her hardware" removed. And it will be number 5 for this knee. Hopefully it will be the L.A.S.T!! Then we are ready to celebrate Thanksgiving. Wish us luck!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Yesterday was Mom's birthday!!! Michele and I decided to surprise her last night, but she ended up knowing what was going on.  She knew something was up. Guess we are not very good at planning. BUT, we had a very nice time. We showed up at her door with a present, a bottle of wine and a taco pizza. Her favorite!  Happy Birthday Mom!!!!!

Also....... yesterday a salvage yard came and got The Virgin Whores van. It is G.O.N.E! Guess they won't be coming back to visit us. :-)

Now we are getting ready for this next week. Work Monday & Tuesday. Mishi's surgery on Wednesday. Turkey Day on Thursday AND....... early to rise on BLACK Friday! Jessica is in the planning process as I write.  

Go TEAM Ummel!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uE-EfEXHk8

Sweeeeet Saturday.....

Thank goodness it is Saturday! I thought the weekend would NEVER get here.Whew! Roger was on vacation this last week. Has spent most of it at his Mom's. Audrey took off a couple days too. They are insulating. Busy busy! I have a list of things I'm needing to get done today too. Hopefully Mishi will be able to help me. She was feeling poorly this last week, but went to the doctor and got some medicine. Feeling much better now! Got to keep well for her surgery. After Jessica and Gabe went back to Topeka, Gabe also went to the doctor and got meds. Hopefully he is starting to feel better soon too! Me..... I'm also feeling a little under, but will live. Go Mom! 

Talk about a Mom..... My Mom.... She is doing pretty good. Still having pain, but getting there. Her most frustrating part is not being able to use that shoulder. Will be a long 6 weeks.

Listen..... can you hear the guns??? Yep, it is the first day of pheasant season. Watch out! Duck! And be careful!

Well.... my peeps (laundry, dust, sweeper, etc.....) are waiting for me. Have a GREAT day! And stay warm!

Flashback Friday.....

wonderful.... but over :-(

We had such a wonderful weekend. It was so nice to have the girls.... and Gabe home for the weekend. Basically just hung out. I was so sad to see Jessica and Gabe go back to Topeka. And Michele will be leaving in the morning to head back to Hays for classes. It will be soooooo quiet! Then this afternoon I sewed while Michele and Roger got their naps.  :-) Even Jorge was tired. He doesn't play well with others... poor Marley. Now we have two and a half weeks!!!!! Then we get to have Jessica and Marley for 4 days. And Michele will be home that Tuesday, but will have surgery again on that Wednesday morning. She will be getting her "hardware removed".  Hopefully we are home early enough for me to start my Thanksgiving cooking. Guess we'll see what kind of a meal we will get. :-) And after that...... Black Friday!!

Mother.....

Mom didn't get to go home yesterday. Sounds like her tummy was upset and they thought it was best to get that under control. Done! She is feeling much better and is now resting at home. Take care Mom! And get well soon! Love you!

Good day Monday!

This Monday has been just about like every other Monday. Busy! The day I try to get everything done that I didn't get done over the weekend. In time for me to go back to work tomorrow. And this weekend... I didn't get much done. I think I was suffering from jet lag. Or just dragging bottom!

I had my spinal decompression done this morning at 8am. Dr. Koerner's secretary thought I was weird to be scheduling my appointments so early on my day off. I had to explain how the older I get, the less my body lets me sleep in. :-)   Then I was off to the lumber store. I'm on a mission on getting an air tight wood stove put in our house and I'm NOT taking no for an answer. I have some information I will be taking back to him on Wednesday (when I go back to Dr. Koerner's again) and I'm thinking he may just be able to help me. Yah! After that I was off to meet Michele at her doctor appointment. It is official! She is having her last surgery on Wednesday, November 24th. They are "removing the hardware". The two screws, washers and nuts are getting taken out!! It should be only an out-patient procedure. Her two last surgeries she was there over night. So this surgery is sounding like a cinch! Doesn't even need crutches. Go Mishi! And we reminded them again that she wants to keep her "hardware". I'm thinking we will be having show and tell for Thanksgiving. 

I then did a little shopping at the Mall and of course got groceries. Gabe and Jessica will be home Friday night until Sunday. Guess I will feed them. We have lots planned, but we always have time to eat. Roger will be starting his vacation this weekend too. He is taking some days off from work to help his Mom with a few things at her house. Sounds like they will be taking down some paneling, insulating, and putting up some sheet rock. Busy busy! And while he is doing that.... I'm going to be going to work! Had my fun in Houston last week!!!

Michele went to Topeka this last weekend. Her and Jessica then went to Manhattan on Saturday to the KSU football game. Sounds like their seats were pretty high up. (Did I mention that Jessica is afraid of heights?? ) They had a great time together. Makes Michele want to get moved down there faster than May.

Mom had surgery on her shoulder today. Dad called and said it went well. They were able to repair her shoulder and she should be able to go home tomorrow. One shoulder down..... one to go!