[linnea]

Shanti, I am linnea... it is nice to meet you. I don't post as regularly as the others but I love all of the gang. This is a wonderful group of women and I feel blessed to have run across them! Hope your husband is better! I will keep Becky in my parayers.

Joyce, Do you realize how wonderful you are??? You are a mountain of strength for all of us here and you are both loved and respected!!!! Hope things are better. I am thinking of you. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Stacey, I am so sorry about dh going to Iraq. I can only imagine how you must feel. You did great with your shopping. Where in the world did you shop?? I have to go there. We went to Walmart for school supplies, etc yesterday and we spent $180. We all got new socks and undergarments as well. Dh is a teacher and gets no money for his classroom so he bought pens, markers, pencils and paper for his students to use. We also got a few other things. It doesn't take much for it to add up.

Navywife, Glad you had a good trip. You covered a lot of ground!!! I think it is great that the ekids don't go back until after Labor day! Our schools start this coming Friday. Ally is non too excited. My baby is also turing 10! I can't be that old!!!!????

Mouse, glad you had a god trip. Sorry about the cabin and the keys. Isn't it great to run across someone like the people who got you a key. It restores your faith in mankind. I am sure they could tell what great people you all are.

Patti, please send some of your energy to me!!!!! Your yard is goign to be so pretty. I love working in my flower gardens and yard when I have a chance.

Mouse, I am with you. Staying home is sometimes the best.Life gets so crazy coming and going all the time. At times, it is great to just slow down! Congrats in the weight loss. I think your weight is leaving you and coming to me. I have been so stressed and feeling poorly that I haven't exercised a lot and my diet hasn't been the best.

My friend's father died and I spent three day at her father's house helping with food, cleaning and babysitting. It really wore me out. My fibro is in a rage and I have had no energy and am in pain most of teh time. I went to my rhuematologist in Brunswick last week and he gave me shots in my limbs and gave me another med and raised another. I am supposed to take a nap every day. DH and dd went with me and afterwards we drove to Kingsland and stayed for the rest of the weekend to have a mini fmily vacation. We went to a water park, The sun felt great on my muscles!!! We swam at the hotel pool and did some sightseeing. We made friends with the lady in charge of the front desk at the hotel & Ally with her daughter. They were staying at the hotel for the weekend as their house was being remodeled. It was great for her to have a playmate for the water park and swimming! They had so much in common. It was a nice weekend.

I need to go to see my family in Tenneessee and haven't felt strong enough to go. I have tons of guilt inside of me for not going again before school starts. I hate to disappoint people.Lat night I talked with my dad and he seems most concerned with the fact that I need to take my sister in law my babybed( crib) for her to borrow. She isn't due until Sept!

Sharon, Why are you having so much company?? You should just open up a bed and breakfast!! Hope you aren't too stressed and all is going well.

Sorry to burden you all with my problems!!!! Hope you all have a great day and I missed yall.