Bailey and Friends

Hey!! It's raining!! AND ONLY in the 70's!!!
No pool, yet. No Grand Canyon yet. No Hoover Dam yet.
Jersey Boys were GREAT. Fantastic show. I had not expected to enjoy it that much.
4 more sleeps 'till I see Bailey!!!:o:D:D:D
Mom

Yay! glad you are having a good time!

Isn't Jersey Boys the best!!! Loved it

We want all the details. Betcha if Bailey could count would be saying the same thing! 4 sleeps till mom!

Hope you are feeling better too!
hugs,
Sharlene

Girlfriend, you cant miss Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon !!!!!!!:eek::eek:

Little Miss Bailey will be all over you when you get home:):):):)

It sounds like you are feeling better. My daughter has had a similar bug since the weekend.

I hope you took lots ofpictures. Did you get my pix of the Elvis impersonator? Huh Mom, did ya, did ya;);););););)

Hey, did you check around for Carrol? She could still be doing her gig there:D

have fun!!!!!!!

Hi Sharlene & Addy!!

Elvis was behind us in the car rental line...but I did not get a picture, nor did I get a picture of Woody (Toy Story) or Mario (Mario Bros.). Plus there are show girls with all these feathers walking around all over the place.

Hoover Dam is on for tomorrow. Hopefully the pools will fit in as well, otherwise why did I pay for a pedicure? Today LV got 6 months of rain in 1 day. All kinds of records were broken. Massive flooding. We kind of mostly chilled. It was the first day I felt mostly good......in THREE WEEKS!!!

No sign of that silly Carrol. Or of Wally. Or of Marie Irene. :eek:

Tomorrow we see Cirque de Soleil. There is another show here...something like The Wedding. You go just like you're a guest. You are served dinner & cake. There's a huge family fight, etc. it's supposed to be a riot. Bob only told me about it last night, or I would have gotten tickets. It's a huge hit.

I called and checked on Bailey today. She's doing just fine. Eating well. They are playing with her. Told me she wants to be held, DUH!!!:p::):D

Time to go nite, nite.

3 more sleeps!
Hugs
S

The wedding show sounds like so much fun!!!!!!!! Who puts it on?

Cirque will be amazing, I love watching on TV so can only imagine seeing the show live:):):):):)

Rain in the desert???? Record rain, flooding not a good vacation thing;)

I am so glad you are feeling better, it is about time. I am ordering bubble wrap so I can wrap you up and keep you healthy;):)

I think Marie Irene is having fun on her leave of absence which is a great thing. She'll be around soon. I hope she is not having trouble with Ella's allergies.

Just a few more days till cuddle time. I love your new moniker "Bailey & Co":D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D Much better than Gimpy or Sick One

I have arrived!!!! Would I miss out on fun??????:D:D:D I want to go to the shows--I never get to do fun stuff like Mom.....:D

Yes we had rain too, but nothing like LV and our deserts. Ours was a light mist type, but got everything wet.

I know about cuddle time--Ella is always wanting attention--so much so that every time I am in the backyard with the tortoises she wants to bite at them--even draws blood sometimes on their heads--today it was close to an eye!!!!:eek::mad: It seems like she reacts this way mostly with me and the tortoises. My husband usually doesn't have a problem. He says she owns me!!!!:eek::confused:

Allergies--went to the vet last Saturday because of hot spots she pulled the fur out of....he strongly suggested I get the blood test done for the allergies--we did that Tuesday and it will take 7 -10 days for results. He said it might be possible it is the down feathers from our comforter and pillows. :eek:

I am sooooo glad you are feeling so much better!!!!:):)

(((((HUGS)))))

YOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU


Oh- MOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM


Hope you did not get lost in the Grand Canyon!!!!!!!!!:eek::eek::eek:

Enjoy the rest of your trip.:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Hello and here's lots of huggggssss ((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))))))))))
I sent one last post, but I was falling asleep as I tried to finish it up and I guess it disappeared into sleepy land. The iPad has its advantages, but it has a lot of down sides to it, too.

We did get to the HDam. It is very impressive what those folks did way back when. All at $4/day. And they were happy to have the job. It was a rough outing for me. Hard on my knee. Got to the pool but not in it, except for one foot. It was too late.

Next day we "did" Grand Canyon and the skywalk. I'm glad we went, but I think the skywalk is way overrated. I'd rather have gone through the National Park portion. Next time Celine comes back, we'll go there.

We got home and just got into the house, carried everything inside and up came a thunderstorm which knocked out the power.......for 12 hours. We have an alarm system and when the power goes out, the alarm system beeps forever and forever until the power returns. There is no way you can stop it. So no a/c, lots of beeping going on, and the ABSOLUTE WORST lightening and THUNDER I have ever experienced in my life. :eek::eek: If you have never experienced a thunderstorm at the ocean, you have never experienced a thunderstorm. And it went on and on and on. And poor little Bailey was down there at the kennels in her lonely little cage. I felt so badly for her. Then, the street flooded.....the 2nd worst flooding we've ever experienced while here. Fortunately it subsided fairly quickly so we could get out @8AM and go get Bailey, still with no power. The only downside to her stay was a bit of a fall-back to the biting when playing. That has mostly been corrected now. She has hung with me all day. We have been either playing ball or napping.:)
I guess I have stomach issues. Acid reflux returned. I see the doc on the 6th for my pre-surgery checkup. I can't really move it up-it has to be done within 30 days of surgery. :(

Addy-I don't know who puts on "The Wedding." Bob says it was on Broadway for awhile. Did the bubble wrap come yet? I really think I need it! I ate chicken noodle soup for dinner tonight. That was all for today. I have lost 15 lbs. At least I'm getting SOMEthing out of this.

Well, power is back on, house is cooled down, beeping has stopped and suitcases are unpacked. Stuff still needs to be put in its proper place, but for now I think it's time for some real sleep in my own bed, with Bailey by my side.

I hope everyone has a great start to a brand new week!!:D:D

Love and hugs and woofs,
-Bailey & Co

I sure hope you and Bailey snuggled and slept all night. What a homecoming, a storm and no power:(:(:( Though your description of the storm sounds dreamy to me. I love storms and fog horns, dunes and the sea, all that Cape Cod kind of stuff:D:D:D:D

Maybe they will find something with your pre surgery check up. It is worrisome to me you have lost so much weight. The bubble wrap cannot come soon enough!!!!!!!

Dear Sus, please take care of yourself and rest and relax for the week. Maybe you need that now. As hubby would say "you need to build up your strength!!!!!"


hugs

MOM'S BACK!!!!!!:D:D:D

I know what you mean about the Hoover Dam--amazing what they did back then with building. It also amazes me the few times I have been to Manhattan and all the skyscrapers and how they were built and still look beautiful.

Please, Please take care of yourself!!!!!

(((((HUGS)))))

Awwwwwwwwwww
:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o

Wake up sleepy head!!!! It is a beautiful morning:D:D:D:D:D

Yes!!!!! Here as well!! :D:D:D:D:D:D
Heart doc (pre-surgery routine) and tummy doc today. HOORAY!
:)
Take care, Miss Addy. Bailey sends Zoe and Koko a resounding Woof!
love,
Sus

Good results at the doc's today! Enjoy the sunshine! It's beautiful here too.

"it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day in the neighborhood, would you be mine, could you be mine It's a neighborly day in this beauty wood, a neighborly day for a beauty, would you be mind, could you be mine"

yes I know..Mr. Rogers! LOL

good day to all
Sharlene and Molly

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, I wish you lived in the neighborhood, would you like to be my neighbor?
I guess this is like the game of telephone.;)

Oh the fun is just beginning.:rolleyes:
Now I may have either a gastric virus or possibly a peptic ulcer.:eek: I am anemic. :( Guess that explains the no energy, always tired. :( Next Tuesday I get to have an endoscopy, my first ever of those.:( No wait.....I get to talk to the nurse practitioner. Then if I pass her "test" I get to make an appt for the endoscopy. :(:( Still to eat soup and no dairy. We are planning on going to Florida next May and I figure I'll be able to fit into a size 2 bikini! I'm 5'9", having lost 1" somewhere along the way and the smallest adult size I've ever worn is a size 12. HA!!!! :cool::cool:

I think I'll donate my body to science..........or maybe the bubble wrap industry.

Sus/an

Okay, we cannot have an invisible mom:eek::eek::eek:


what about non dairy ensure? could you drink that?

I had an endoscopy. They give you this twilight drug and you dont remember anything:D:D;):p My last recall was of them telling me to lay on my side and swallow some tube. Of course I told them I could not, they were nuts and after that I woke up in recovery with no memory of anything, slept the rest of the day when I went home.:D:o

How about boiled, plain white potatoes, no skin, no butter and canned peas? When my Gerd gets really bad, I go on a carb diet, no meat, just potatoes, rice and bread, no fruit, no veggies except canned peas. Would that work?

Did they give you prescription zantac or pepcid or something for your tummy?

I'll just have to come and be your nurse.:D:D The way things are going at work, I may find myself with a lot of time on my hands:rolleyes:

You should write a book on the many adventures of ailments because I know you will put a hilarious spin on it--bubble wrap industry??? LOL:D:D:D

Really a size 2???? I don't think that sounds good to have lost that much weight. Should I be worried????

You could have both Sister Addy and myself taking care of you fighting over who gets to do what--brings back old times of when we were younger.....living in the non-basement with bunk beds arguing over who got the top bunk!!!:D:D

Happy Friday!!! Enjoy the weekend with hubby and Miss Bailey!!!:):)

((((HUGS))))

when we were younger Sister Marie Irene?

I thought we were just doing that the other night and I got stuck with the bottom bunk AGAIN:D:D:D:D:D;):p:p:p


But shhhhhhh dont tell mom:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

I guess I wont be borrowing Mom's new green sweater cause I sure aint a size two unless you put a one in front of it:p:p:p

Now girls.....come on....I was kidding about becoming a size two. Like I said, the smallest size I've been able to reach as an adult is a 12.......and that wasn't for very long.

Have you seen my new purple sweater? It matches the mark on my arm from the blood test the other day.

I told the endoscopy office to forget about me coming in. There's another outfit I will contact on Tuesday. I don't need their nurse's permission to get a test ordered by my doc. REALLY!!

Enjoy your long weekend gals!!!!!!!!!!

woof, woof and woof to Koko, Zoe and Miss Ella

ooopss....posted a duplicate.....

Happy Labor Day


No laboring allowed:D:D:D:p:p:p:p:p

I hope you are feeling better dear Sus:):):):) What happened with the endscopy appointment? Did you find another doctor?


I'm bringing my mom over for the day. Zoe is doing well too so should be a good day!!!!! The kids may stop by as well so, full house expected. Not sure if we will get any pool time in though.

I hope you have a wonderful day and snuggle and play with Miss Bailey. KoKo and Zoe say woof to her:):):):):):) How's our little girl doing?

Hi Addy-
Bailey is fine except for the residual "biting" which is her side effect from "camp." It seems to be lasting a little longer, this time. I expect when we're gone for 2 weeks next spring, she'll be chomping on us!:D

The endoscopy appt with the nurse was scheduled for tomorrow. They called Friday to remind me of it and I cancelled it. I'm just not going through the hassle of that office again. Tomorrow AM I will call this group of 5 or 6 who are connected to the hospital and whom I've heard recommended before. Hopefully they will get me in quickly.

Odd thing is, I stopped taking one of my medications and things are just a tad better. I was able to eat TWO meals yesterday! 17 lbs and still counting. Someone else was telling me about an older person here who has had a similar case. He's had it for 3 months and they can't figure out what's wrong with him. But that's at least 3rd hand information.

Today will be mostly a desk day. I have 4 weeks to go and I am in countdown mode to prepare for being bedridden for way too long. I've made a whole lot of progress....things that have been on my to do list for years and years! Once I get everything where I am happy with it, I can do stained glass again....or maybe paint......or maybe find out how to use my fancy camera other than on automatic! :o

Better get in that pool........it'll be time to close it up before you know it.

Love,
Sus

Hey Susan,

I got a camera for Christmas and I cant figure out how to change the batteries:D:D:p:p:p After you figure out how to use yours could you figure out mine?

My daughter has been sick for 3 weeks and they cant figure out why either. Oh the miracles of modern medicine:rolleyes::rolleyes:

How long will you be out of commission? Gosh, cant you wait until the middle of winter? Then you would not care so much. Who wants to do ice and snow anyway?;)

I think we close the pool in two weeks before the leaves start falling. We have been having problems with a giant evergreen behind the pool dropping tons of needles into it. They want mucho bucks to cut the dang thing down.:eek::eek: Must be the drought causing stress on the tree. Wish I had a forester for a relative:):):)


have a great night

Hi Addy-
Trees cost way to much to maintain AND way to much to get rid of. I guess artificial is the way to go. :eek::rolleyes:

Knee recovery is the same as before. 3 days in hospital. 2 weeks with PT at home. 6 weeks or so before I can drive........but that will be more like 4 weeks because it's my left leg.....I don't use that one for braking,etc. And then my experience is that it's a good 12 months to get past most of it, but a full 24 mos. to get fully recovered. You're basically walking by cane after two weeks. Under your own power by 6 - 8 weeks. The rest of the healing is for nerves to reconnect and muscles/tendons that are cut through to mend. At least the right knee has been good to me. :cool:

I'm sure glad I have Bob around to keep me straight. I have an appt @12:45 Monday at a Dr. in Wilmington. Earlier this week I asked Bob if he'd like to go along. There is a restaurant in Wilmington that we both really like so we can lunch there. Then today, the cardiologist's office called to confirm my 3:30 appt Monday afternoon. I said....that's right. He said......"Well then, aren't you going to need to be in two places at the same time???" I have to call Wilmington and reschedule that one. The cardiologist is standard pre-op stuff and I'm doing all I can to make sure this goes through as planned.

Meanwhile, the endoscopy office visit is scheduled for 9/26....if there is anything left of me by then. Down 20 lbs. and merrily counting. :):D

Our 38th anniversary is tomorrow. WOW!

Love,
Sus

Happy Anniversary TO YOU and Bob:D:D:D:D

I cant believe I missed it:o:o:o:o:o Granddaughter and daughter have me writing the parents brag sheet for her guidance counselor. I sure know why my daughter did not feel up to it. Took me a dang week:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolle yes::rolleyes:

Oh Sus, I am sorry I missed your special day.:(:(:(:(

Thanks, Addy! We had a very nice day. Kind of slow and easy and then out to dinner at the Italian place nearby. A neighbor came over after that to take pictures, to preserve us for posterity.

The weather here has turned absolutely gorgeous. The house is open for the first time since forever!! It's alreay down to 67 and will drop maybe near 60 tonight.

I'm still on my mission of conquer before surgery. I cleaned up some of the gardening tools...got them ready to ride out the winter. I still have some gardening chores to do, but the mosquitoes chased me inside.

I have cardiologist tomorrow and my rescheduled trip to Wilmington on Friday. Other than that, so far my week is my own....and the weather is supposed to be really nice for another 4 - 5 days. Next on the list is getting back to going to bed at a reasonable hour. I've been staying up later and it really drains me.

What is the brag sheet used for?

Hi to Zoe and Koko and hugs to you, miss. Have a great Monday.

Love,
Sus

Good luck with the cardiologist today:D:D:D:D:D
There cant be anything wrong with your heart, why, it is just filled with such good things that there could not possibly be anything bad in it:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

The brag sheet is used for the counselor to write letters of recommendation to colleges. I cant belive my baby is going off to college next year. She has been a second daughter to me since she was born. We took her every other weekend for years, we took her on vacations with us, our bond is so strong. I am so proud of her.

Okay sleepy head, out of bed and off you go. Knock 'em dead today!!!!!

Oh Mom....Sister Addy is right, for a change :D, there cannot be anything wrong with your so loving heart!!!!:)

Happy Anniversary a few days late!!! I believe Sister Addy's and mine is coming too---remember the double wedding on September 21st with a few years in between each of us? :D:D:D

Sister Addy and I are with you on your appts. We are riding on your shoulders hidden in the sweater.:p

Take care!!! Hugs to Miss Bailey from Miss Ella!!

((((HUGS)))) from me to you!!!!

RING,RING,RING
BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZTIME TO GET UP!!!!!!

Come on lazy, bones, Miss Sleepy Head, we have weeds to pull, dogs to walk, gabbing to do:D:D:D:D:D;);););)

It is a beautiful day in Wisconsin!!!!!! I hope you have a beautiful day as well.

I think I may have to go to college with my oldest granddaughter. I spent Friday night, Saturday afternoon and Sunday night helping with homework and college applications.:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: And the school year just started:eek::eek::eek:

Of course, this time next year, I will be missing her like crazy. I am having a bit of a hard time thinking about it. She has been more like a daughter to me.

Anyway, have a wonderful day, think of me while you are pulling weeds and give Miss Bailey an extra ball toss for me as well.

WHOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO

WE'RE GOING TO THE BALL GAME!!!!!!!!

DIBBS ON THE WINDOW SEAT!!!!!

can I have popcorn? What about a snow cone? Huh, can I, can I????:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

hey Sister Marie Irene, better get up here, I'm already in the car!!!!!!

Oh you make me laugh.....and I LOVE it!:):):)
Not only are we going to the ballgame, but we are overnighting it!;) And you didn't even mention the cotton candy!!! :eek::cool:
I already have my cap.:)....did you get yours? :confused: What about the replica jersey?;) And don't forget to bring your baseball glove..............we will be right in line to catch some foul offs. :rolleyes::)

We will only have 1 window seat until we drop off Bailey.....then BOTH of you can have window seats! I'm riding shotgun. (That way I can nap!!) Our seats are only about 7 rows back.........so we should have a good view and maybe we can even hear the players talk!:D They won again today.....and I think the "magic number" for winning the division is something like 5 more wins......or combos of wins and losses by other wannabees.

Get your rest an rest your voices. We must loudly support our fellas.
Love,
Mom:)

PS-don't forget about Ben's chili dogs!!! With EVERYTHING on it!!
http://www.yelp.com/biz/bens-chili-bowl-washington-2

Take me out to the ball game, take me out to something or other:p

BUY me some PEANUTS and CRACKER JACKS:D:D

I dont care if I EVER COME BACK:p:p:p


So its root, root , root for the HOME TEAM:cool::cool::cool::cool:

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

really, mom an overnighter??????


waaahoooooooooo


chili dogs are good food:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

I'll have two, please

Helloooooooooo

Ummmmm, Mom,

have you noticed something missing?

did you check the car, the house, the NON-BASEMENT?


I cant believe you left me at the ball park

That is why I stayed home under the bed so I wouldn't be left behind!!:D Sister Addy if you would stop running all over the place maybe Mom wouldn't have left you!!:eek:

Happy Friday to All!!!! I hope everyone is doing good!!!

Cheers to the weekend!!!

((((HUGS))))

Miss you?? Never Addy!! You're just asleep in the hatch section of the car. You had soooooooooooooo much fun. You ate your chili dog without getting any on you! You watched the Nats win 12-2. You even got some sunshine-as our very close seats to the field were in the sun the whole game. Boy was I glad we had all worn our Nats ballcaps or our little noggins would really be burned. We didn't have the heart to wake you up when we returned home, Wednesday evening. Boy! You must have been way behind in needing sleep!!!

Let's do this again during the playoffs!!!
-Mom

Thank goodness it was all a bad dream:D:D:D:D:D;);)


It is a warm sunny day here in WI and I hope you are having the same beautiful fall day. I keep thinking about caramel apples today!!!


We will be able to bring out the sweaters for our pups!!!!! It is to get cold next week.

It sounds like you had a really good time at the ball game. WHAT FUN!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D i;m glad you were able to go. What is the eta for the surgery? Fill me in on your time frame, I admit I am not good remembering, not because I dont care, I just have misplaced my memory lately. If you come across it, let me know;);):rolleyes:

Love ya Sus

I think my memory went AWOL along with your memory!:D
Surgery-I am to be there @11:15AM Monday.
3 days in hospital.
2 weeks @home with PT.
Another 4 or so weeks of PT not at home.
No driving for 6 weeks-maybe I can get that down to 4.
I am eerily positive about this and am hoping this will solve a number of issues with my left knee. (All of them, actually!:))

Go NATS!!!:):):D:D:):D
Love,
Sus

ps - weather here is cloudy and 69. We had a good soaking rain last night. My badly slashed/trimmed leylands are showing a LOT of new growth. A master gardener, when hearing of my plans, told me I might as well just go ahead and cut them down now. HA!! I'll show you master gardener lady. ;);)

It's tommorrow????????????????:eek::eek::eek:

I kept thinking Oct 6th, I dont know why:o:o:o:o:o

I'm glad you are optimisitic. I am too. What movies should I bring to the hospital?? Did I tell you I am bringing NATS hospital gowns for us to wear?

As long as we can order chili dogs for lunch, we will be a okay:D:D


wait- three days away- how will we know you are okay????

It is tomorrow and I am here.

Waiting in the car for you.


Love you