Found Out What is Wrong with my Dad

Well I just can't believe it!  My Mom  called me last night and said that my Dad had been misdiagnosed for 15 yrs.  He does not have Lupus or Diabetes.  That is correct he doesn't have either one!!  I am happy for him that he doesn't have either one but I am so mad that his Dr. told him he did have those 2 things.  He has Multiple Spinal Stenosis with severe Neuropathy.  He will be seeing a specialist in NYC as soon as he can get an appointment.  He will be having extensive PT also.  Now we just have to wait and see what the specialist in NYC says.  Atleast we know that he has a long journey, but it isn't life threatening but it is crippling.  What a shame he wasn't diagnosed from the beginning because then he wouldn't be in the shape he is in now.

FYI:  My Dad's original Dr. died 2 yrs. ago from a massive heart attack at the age of 52, so he can't even tell him what is going on and that his other patients should be checked out.

Thanks everyone for all your cares, concerns, thought and prayers.  Keep them coming!!  I'm sure he will need it!  HUGS to all of you!!!

I'm back from NJ

I got back from NJ on Sunday night around 8:30.  I really hated to leave my parents but work, etc. calls.  My Dad is about the same, although he had a pretty good day on Saturday.  Today he goes to his specialist to find out his bloodwork and MRI results.  Hopefully they will be able to find out exactly what is wrong.

Thanks everyone for your wonderful prayers, thoughts and words I really appreciated them.  I will keep you updated.

I won't be posting for a little While

I won't be posting for a little while.  I will be leaving to go to NJ to see my Dad.  My father is really not well. I spoke with my Mom tonight and she said he really didn't have a good day.  I am really worried about him.  There is nothing any of us can do right now but pray.  

I will be in touch with you all when I get back.  Have a great 4th of July everyone!

Email Frustrations!!!!

I found out someone had hacked into my email account.  I went in and changed my password.  I tried about an hour later to get into my email account and I couldn't!  I tried an hour later and same thing.  I called Time Warner and explained the situation to the first tech I spoke with.  Well to make a long story short, I ended up speaking to 8 techs!!!  This is just ridiculous that you have to get passed around to so many people.  The last tech said he could help me and he did.  Well with one catch!  I had to sign a form and have John sign it, fax it back to them and then get on a list for everything to be fixed which they said could take 3 or more days!!!  In this day an age isn't that just absurd!!  What is wrong with Time Warner??????  I am so frustrated with them right now that I am probably going to switch.  I want to retrieve my address book first and then I'm part ways with TW!

I think I will start using my gmail account instead of the carolina.rr account.  When I figure out what is going on, I'll let all of you know.

All I know is I'm one unhappy camper right now!!  Thanks for letting me vent!!

Lovely Summer Vignettes

As all of you know John and I are living in an apartment until our new house is built and while there are some really great outdoor areas at the apartment complex, I have been dreaming of things I would love to have at the new home.  I of course, resorted to looking and daydreaming on pinterest.com and here are some lovelies I found:

(all photos via pinterest.com)

 I could just see myself having some tea with my daughters or a friend on a lazy summer afternoon!

 John and I miss our garden pond with our little goldfish in it and I thought this would be a lovely replacement.  Very serene!

 This conservatory is just gorgeous!  Who wouldn't love dining in there or having a tea party with friends!

 I really love this idea.  Those lights in the pergola are just great!  They would be like little stars shining down on your while you eat alfresco!!

I saved this photo for last.  If I had this hammock with the cute little table next to it, I would never leave the hammock!!  I could read, knit and just wile away the hours.

I hope all of you have a special place that you like to go, if not maybe one of these would work!!

Good Weekend, Start of another Week

This weekend was a quiet one for John and I.  Saturday morning we had breakfast with friends, which was really nice because we hadn't seen them in a while.  Then we came home and I started to make some jewelry.  John washed Teddy, our Golden.  In the afternoon we went over to Megan's and went swimming with her until it started to rain.  We visited with them for a bit, which was really nice.  Sunday we slept late (late for us is 9:00!!)  We had a nice French Toast breakfast and then around 12:30 I went to knitting and John went into the office for a few hours.  They have been swamped with work at his office and he has been putting in some over time.  Last night I finished the Flower Vine Vest I have been working on for a while now!!  It looks really nice.  When I get it all washed and blocked I will take a photo of it and post it on here! Now this week I'll be able to plan a new project-I'm so excited.

Now today starts a new week.  I wonder what it will hold-hopefully good things!!  We are still waiting to hear about our mortgage for the new house.  We are also waiting for the builder to change the granite selection for us.  Tuesday night I will be knitting with my knitting friends.  Other than that the week will be a quiet one, atleast for now!

I was on pinterest.com last night for just a little bit and here are some lovely photos I found on there:

(all photos are via pinterest.com)

 I love this photo!!  What a beautiful place this is.  I wish I was there right now!!

 I'm going to save this photo for after we move.  I have a beautiful china antique chocolate pot about the same height of the one in the picture and I'm going to make a floral arrangement in it!  Just love it and I love the runner on the table.  What  beautiful embroidery on it!!

 I love photos of doors and this old one is a favorite of mine!  Just gorgeous!!

 I love cherries and I love the wire basket these cherries are in!  They look yummy!

 Peaches are one of my favorite fruit and this peach on a toile plate is a beautiful still life!!

Now this picture of the sea is one of the most beautiful I have seen.  Look at all the colors in it!  Nature is a wonder isn't it?

Well I hope everyone has a wonderful, fun week this week.  Don't forget to always stop and take in all the beauty around you!!

The best day of the week!!!

The loveliest day of the week is finally here!!!  What are your plans?  I have a pretty subdued weekend and that is just the way I like it!  Tomorrow morning John and I will be having breakfast with our friends from the old neighborhood.  Then we have to go over to our storage garage in our apartment complex and find a box of books that were put in the storage garage by accident.  After that we will probably go to the pool at our complex or maybe over to Megan's neighborhood pool and soak up some sun and cool off in the water!  Sunday is just a leisurely day after church.  I will be meeting up with some of my knitting friends for a few hours of chatting and knitting in the afternoon.  Just a lovely weekend planned!!

Hope everyone has a Fabulous Friday and an awesome weekend!!