Happy birthday Shelly, I hope Bryan is taking you out for a well deserved dinner. If he really loves you he will give you something from DeBeers!!!
Love Uncle Jim
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
MRI Tomorrow!
Hi Guys...
My MRI is tomorrow...I'm pretty nervous about it all, but I think i'm ready to know what's wrong. I know they wont tell me anything tomorrow, I'll have to wait to see the DR, but if you could all keep me in your prayers..and send some 'good vibes' my way...I'd really appreciate it!
Love to all,
Sandy
My MRI is tomorrow...I'm pretty nervous about it all, but I think i'm ready to know what's wrong. I know they wont tell me anything tomorrow, I'll have to wait to see the DR, but if you could all keep me in your prayers..and send some 'good vibes' my way...I'd really appreciate it!
Love to all,
Sandy
Sunday, April 18, 2010
A Lesson Learned about Excapism...
So, we're home. I still hit 50 and I believe Father Time tried to teach me/us a lesson about extravagance and running away from reality. I won't be uploading any sunny pictures...oh, I might find one or two. The first two days we were actually able to get in the pool. A little sun, but mostly clouds. Thick, heavy, dark clouds. Did you know it doesn't have to be hurricane season to have monsoon rains? When I say it poured for days I mean the rain was so heavy and the winds so strong, you couldn't see the beach. That lasted 2 1/2 days, non-stop. The remaining time was back to dark clouds and strong winds. The resort was wonderful. The food was wonderful. Good thing, because we ate A LOT. Truly gourmet resaurants. The rooms were fabulous. The service was great. Our last two nights we had a swim up room, which would have been great if there weren't white caps in the pool. The morning we got up to leave, we were able to see the sun again. I actually laid on our private lounge chairs in our swim up pool area for about 10 minutes before we had to leave. We really couldn't site see or shop much. Steve did bring something home with him however...you really shouldn't drink the water...
Friday, April 16, 2010
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EILEEN
Happy Birthday Bean to be so old you don't look that bad. makes me proud to call you my younger sister. I won't be as cruel as your son, but he does make his points.
Love your older but wiser brother,
Jim
Love your older but wiser brother,
Jim
If you can read this -- you are invited!
We hope to see as many of you here as possible. We will be sending these out in the next few weeks -- so now you have something to look forward to in the mailbox!
Happy Birthday Mom!!!
Well, you can escape our phone calls, text messages, and visits to you at home/work on this historical day, but you cannot escape the blog!! And the blog will not forgo the reminder that on this day 50 years ago, an innocent child was born. A child that is now on the lam in Mexico, trying to evade Father Time while enjoying Mother Nature. But Physics, the daughter of Father Time and Mother Nature, is a heartless creature -- just because you are traveling around the globe at a slower rate than the rest of us right now, being that you are closer to the equator and all, does not mean that time forgets its cruel, consistent beat -- you are every bit as 50 in Mexico as you are in Kansas. Happy birthday from Philip and Nalini.
PS> I will give you this one courtesy: I will attempt to bury this post in the blog (Not too deep, though). Maybe no one will notice.
A little history for you all, I could not resist
For those that don't know about history ... Here is a condensed version:
Humans originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunters/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in the winter.
The two most important events in all of history were the invention of beer and the invention of the wheel. The wheel was invented to get man to the beer. These were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups:
1 . Liberals, and
2. Conservatives.
Once beer was discovered, it required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so while our early humans were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery. That's how villages were formed.
Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to BBQ at night while they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is known as the Conservative movement..
Other men who were weaker and less skilled at hunting learned to live off the conservatives by showing up for the nightly BBQ's and doing the sewing, fetching, and hair dressing. This was the beginning of the Liberal movement.
Some of these liberal men eventually evolved into women. Those became known as girlie-men. Some noteworthy liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy, group hugs, and the concept of Democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that conservatives provided.
Over the years conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant. Liberals are symbolized by the jackass.
Modern liberals like imported beer (with lime added), but most prefer white wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard liberal fare.. Another interesting evolutionary side note: most of their women have higher testosterone levels than their men. Most social workers, personal injury attorneys, journalists, dreamers in Hollywood and group therapists are liberals. Liberals invented the designated hitter rule because it wasn't fair to make the pitcher also bat.
Conservatives drink domestic beer. They eat red meat and still provide for their women. Conservatives are big game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, engineers, corporate executives, athletes, members of the military, airline pilots and generally anyone who works productively. Conservatives who own companies hire other conservatives who want to work for a living.
Liberals produce little or nothing. They like to govern the producers and decide what to do with the production. Liberals believe Europeans are more enlightened than Americans... That is why most of the liberals remained in Europe when conservatives were coming to America . They crept in after the Wild West was tamed and created a business of trying to get more for nothing.
Here ends today's lesson in world history:
It should be noted that a Liberal may have a momentary urge to angrily respond to the above before forwarding it.
A Conservative will simply laugh and be so convinced of the absolute truth of this history that it will be forwarded immediately to other true believers and to more liberals just to tee them off. You can copy and paste this to you email
And there you have it! Let your next action reveal your true self .
Humans originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunters/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in the winter.
The two most important events in all of history were the invention of beer and the invention of the wheel. The wheel was invented to get man to the beer. These were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups:
1 . Liberals, and
2. Conservatives.
Once beer was discovered, it required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so while our early humans were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery. That's how villages were formed.
Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to BBQ at night while they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is known as the Conservative movement..
Other men who were weaker and less skilled at hunting learned to live off the conservatives by showing up for the nightly BBQ's and doing the sewing, fetching, and hair dressing. This was the beginning of the Liberal movement.
Some of these liberal men eventually evolved into women. Those became known as girlie-men. Some noteworthy liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy, group hugs, and the concept of Democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that conservatives provided.
Over the years conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant. Liberals are symbolized by the jackass.
Modern liberals like imported beer (with lime added), but most prefer white wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard liberal fare.. Another interesting evolutionary side note: most of their women have higher testosterone levels than their men. Most social workers, personal injury attorneys, journalists, dreamers in Hollywood and group therapists are liberals. Liberals invented the designated hitter rule because it wasn't fair to make the pitcher also bat.
Conservatives drink domestic beer. They eat red meat and still provide for their women. Conservatives are big game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, engineers, corporate executives, athletes, members of the military, airline pilots and generally anyone who works productively. Conservatives who own companies hire other conservatives who want to work for a living.
Liberals produce little or nothing. They like to govern the producers and decide what to do with the production. Liberals believe Europeans are more enlightened than Americans... That is why most of the liberals remained in Europe when conservatives were coming to America . They crept in after the Wild West was tamed and created a business of trying to get more for nothing.
Here ends today's lesson in world history:
It should be noted that a Liberal may have a momentary urge to angrily respond to the above before forwarding it.
A Conservative will simply laugh and be so convinced of the absolute truth of this history that it will be forwarded immediately to other true believers and to more liberals just to tee them off. You can copy and paste this to you email
And there you have it! Let your next action reveal your true self .
Thursday, April 15, 2010
2nd one hand typist
Hey'all!
My surgery went very well today. I had a nerve block so I don't have much pain but the Doc warned me that as soon as I feel it wearing off I need to take my pain med so I can stay on top of it. He also taught me something I'd never heard before - he said that the pain would be less intense (that part I knew), overall I would need less meds and that the pain would diminish more quickly ie fewer days of pain. I remember having to get on Mom to take her meds as soon as the pain started - I wish I had had this info to share with her. What was hard for me today was not being able to call Mom to give her my "report". Actually, I know Mom would have beat me to the phone lol !! I know she is watching us in heaven but I sure wish I could talk to her.
On a lighter note, I wish Eileen could send us the sound of the ocean over the blog!!!!It's tough for us midwesterners !!!
Sandy, that quick appt is so that you'll stop worrying!! You'll be fine kiddo.
Rick - anything you can do I can do better..I can do anything better than you!!
except telling jokes, traveling in Europe........!!
Jim, how did your sleep study go? After we all get done with our overhauls, we need to get together and have some fun! I miss everyone SO much!!!!
Love,
Deb
My surgery went very well today. I had a nerve block so I don't have much pain but the Doc warned me that as soon as I feel it wearing off I need to take my pain med so I can stay on top of it. He also taught me something I'd never heard before - he said that the pain would be less intense (that part I knew), overall I would need less meds and that the pain would diminish more quickly ie fewer days of pain. I remember having to get on Mom to take her meds as soon as the pain started - I wish I had had this info to share with her. What was hard for me today was not being able to call Mom to give her my "report". Actually, I know Mom would have beat me to the phone lol !! I know she is watching us in heaven but I sure wish I could talk to her.
On a lighter note, I wish Eileen could send us the sound of the ocean over the blog!!!!It's tough for us midwesterners !!!
Sandy, that quick appt is so that you'll stop worrying!! You'll be fine kiddo.
Rick - anything you can do I can do better..I can do anything better than you!!
except telling jokes, traveling in Europe........!!
Jim, how did your sleep study go? After we all get done with our overhauls, we need to get together and have some fun! I miss everyone SO much!!!!
Love,
Deb
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Read this joke slowly. I'm typing it with one hand!
At a mental hospital the staff found that some of the patients were gaining weight,
so they were put on a diet of a glass of Tab and one apple for lunch. After
eating their light lunch, the group would start to sing to everyone else. This
became known as the “Moron Tab and Apple Choir”.
so they were put on a diet of a glass of Tab and one apple for lunch. After
eating their light lunch, the group would start to sing to everyone else. This
became known as the “Moron Tab and Apple Choir”.
Monday, April 12, 2010
surgery - again!
While Eileen is sunning herself, I'll be having my shoulder surgery on my left shoulder. I could be distressed but I am an optomist - I think the Lord is having me get all of my warn out parts repaired before Obama totally ruins the American system!
Anyway, please remember me in your prayers.
Barry and I were in Salt Lake City on Easter Sunday for our church's General Conference. It was such a wonderful opportunity. Hearing the Mormon Tabernacle
Choir in person was indescribable!!!! Even with all of those thousands of people in the conference center, the choir sounded like you were listening to them on a Bose headset. It was just so uplifting to be there in person.
On the way into the conference center, there were a handful of "anti-Mormon" protesters - they were pentacostals shouting at us that we were going to hell. I wonder if they do this to other faiths. Anyway, I felt sorry for them - they are so ill-informed. I wonder why they weren't in church lol. The thousands of people going into the conference center paid no attention to them.
I hope everyone had an uplifting and spirit filled Easter.
Debbie
Anyway, please remember me in your prayers.
Barry and I were in Salt Lake City on Easter Sunday for our church's General Conference. It was such a wonderful opportunity. Hearing the Mormon Tabernacle
Choir in person was indescribable!!!! Even with all of those thousands of people in the conference center, the choir sounded like you were listening to them on a Bose headset. It was just so uplifting to be there in person.
On the way into the conference center, there were a handful of "anti-Mormon" protesters - they were pentacostals shouting at us that we were going to hell. I wonder if they do this to other faiths. Anyway, I felt sorry for them - they are so ill-informed. I wonder why they weren't in church lol. The thousands of people going into the conference center paid no attention to them.
I hope everyone had an uplifting and spirit filled Easter.
Debbie
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Time Slows Down the Closer You Get to the Equator
At least that's what I'm telling myself as I near the beginning of my second 1/2 century of life! To that end, Steve and I are leaving in the morning for Cancun Mexico. Yes, I achieved my goal of turning 50 on white sand by blue ocean. I can hardly wait! I'll fill everyone in upon our return. I will have my cell phone 316-204-0210 in case of emergency. We'll be checking it a couple of times a day. We're staying at The Royal Cancun, Blvd Kukulcan, Cancun, Quintana Roo, 77500, Mexico. Phone 011-52-998-881-7340. I have to sign off now and prepare for our trip. I must be on time...Juan is waiting to give me a massage, and I must not be late!
Sunday, April 4, 2010
On the Road Again
The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat is nothing compared to the ordeal of a sports road trip in Europe.
Joe had a track meet this weekend in Ramstein (Germany). We had to drop him off at 3:30 AM Friday. The bus left our school, stopped at Alconbury (3 hours away) to pick up their soccer team (we often pair up with the other local DoDDS schools and share the expense to get to meets), and then proceeded to the ferry. Which was not running as France is on strike. So it was off to the Chunnel. Once across the Chunnel, they should have driven through France and on to Germany. But the bus broke down. They wanted to try to repair it, but apparently you have to have a special permit to work on a vehicle on the side of the road in France and they couldn't find it. They did eventually locate the permit and set to work.
Five hours later, they declared it futile. 3 police vans took the kids to a local hostel where they could get something to eat and try to get some sleep. The team voted to go home at this point (5 hours on the side of the road will do that to you), but the only transportation they could get was a bus to Ramstein, not home, In fact, at this point, they couldn't find any way home.
At 1 AM, the bus picked them up and delivered them to Ramstein at 6:30 AM. At 8 AM, the meet started and they ran their events. The girls even managed to place 3rd.
After much negotiating, Alconbury's softball team agreed to share their bus. 52 kids were sent home on a bus designed for 42. They arrived in Alconbury (3 hours away) around 6 this morning, and then had to wait another hour and a half for a Menwith shuttle to arrive to bring them home. At 11, we finally got to pick Joe up at the school, tired, but otherwise no worse for the wear.
Joe had a track meet this weekend in Ramstein (Germany). We had to drop him off at 3:30 AM Friday. The bus left our school, stopped at Alconbury (3 hours away) to pick up their soccer team (we often pair up with the other local DoDDS schools and share the expense to get to meets), and then proceeded to the ferry. Which was not running as France is on strike. So it was off to the Chunnel. Once across the Chunnel, they should have driven through France and on to Germany. But the bus broke down. They wanted to try to repair it, but apparently you have to have a special permit to work on a vehicle on the side of the road in France and they couldn't find it. They did eventually locate the permit and set to work.
Five hours later, they declared it futile. 3 police vans took the kids to a local hostel where they could get something to eat and try to get some sleep. The team voted to go home at this point (5 hours on the side of the road will do that to you), but the only transportation they could get was a bus to Ramstein, not home, In fact, at this point, they couldn't find any way home.
At 1 AM, the bus picked them up and delivered them to Ramstein at 6:30 AM. At 8 AM, the meet started and they ran their events. The girls even managed to place 3rd.
After much negotiating, Alconbury's softball team agreed to share their bus. 52 kids were sent home on a bus designed for 42. They arrived in Alconbury (3 hours away) around 6 this morning, and then had to wait another hour and a half for a Menwith shuttle to arrive to bring them home. At 11, we finally got to pick Joe up at the school, tired, but otherwise no worse for the wear.
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