MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY

Thanks for your comments and e-mails. I feel better today. Baby steps. Hopefully, tomorrow will be even better.

I keep thinking of all the things that I need to do though. You know...little things like laundry, dishes, banking, Christmas shopping, decorating the house, wedding plans, etc. I'm just not up to any of it yet. Just thinking about it makes me tired.

But soon.....




Hugs!
Kat

HOPING

I felt like a whimp, but I finally broke down and called the oral surgeon this afternoon. Enough is enough. The pain meds worked for a few days but then I began to itch. And Tylen*l just wasn't working. He said the 3rd or 4th day is usually the worst...more pain and swelling. No kidding!!! He has called in a stronger pain med and wants me to take it with some Motr*n.

Hopefully, relief is on the way.




Hugs!
Kat

HE HAS A SPECIAL KNACK

I don't know about your husbands, but mine has a knack for deciding to stop at gas stations with the worst restrooms! I usually have my head down reading a book or magazine, asleep or maybe playing a game on my phone when he whips into a station for gas. I look up to see where we are and have been known to say "no way, keep going". LOL

It's good to be home...just wish I felt better. Dental surgery is NOT FUN! I don't think it's the two implants that are still so painful. I think it's the bone graft/sinus lift. I know it's only been a few days, but MAN!

I'm frustrated too because usually by this time I am far into my Christmas decorating. I sure don't feel like lifting boxes, climbing on a ladder, etc. I need help. Any volunteers? Sure wish Teresa could come. Now she knows how to decorate! And how! If you haven't visited her blogs, you're missing out my friends!

Until I feel better, I'm just moving from the bed to the couch and sometimes to the computer to see what's happening. sigh!

Hugs,
Kat

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

THE ART OF "THANKSLIVING"

It is gratitude in action.

It is applying Albert Schweitzer's philosophy....

"The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything..

He who has learned this, knows what it means to live"

It is thanking God for the gift of life...

by living it triumphantly.

It is thanking God for all that men and women have done for you...

by doing things for others.

It is thanking God for opportunities...

by accepting them as a challenge to achievement.

It is by thanking God for happiness....

by striving to make others happy.

It is thanking God for beauty....

by helping to make the world more beautiful.

It is thanking God for inspiration....

by trying to be an inspiration to others.

It is thanking God for health and strength....,

by the care and reverence you show your body.

It is thanking God for each new day....

by living it to the fullest.

It is thanking God by giving hands, arms, legs and voice....

to your thankful hearts.

It is adding to your prayers of thanksgiving....

acts of "THANKS-LIVING"!

(This was sent to me in an e-mail. A wonderful message for us all.)

I wish for you all a blessed, safe and happy Thanksgiving surrounded by your loved ones. I am blessed to be with my family. Thank you God.

Hugs!

Kat

BUTT OF COURSE

Do I wish for you a HAPPY THANKSGIVING...."butt" of course!

Hugs!

Kat


Thanks for your prayers. I'm actually feeling pretty darn good this morning. Thank goodness, unlike George I CAN take pain meds. We're packing up this morning and driving to my home town to be with family. I'm on a soft food diet for weeks, but I'm hoping to enjoy my Momma's cornbread dressing with gravy, Sherry's sweet potato casserole, and some cranberry sauce. At least I can have some tastes of Thanksgiving. Hmmmm....pumpkin pie is soft (minus the crust - darn it's my favorite part). Lots of possibilities, so I'll be just fine.

NERVOUS THIS MORNING

***update 11:00pm***Still doing okay. Tonight I am very thankful for the wonderfulness of pain meds. Praying for a good night. If so, tomorrow we will travel to my home town for Thanksgiving with family. Thanks for your prayers!

***update 5:00pm***I survived. Still numb so I feel okay right now. Just laying around, taking my pains meds, antibiotics and steroids and keeping an ice pack on my face to hopefully avoid bruises and swelling. Thanks for the prayers.


Today. Two dental implants and one sinus lift. 10:30 am

Please pray for me.

Hugs!

Kat

HOME AWAY FROM HOME

NASHVILLE, TENNESEE

I love Nashville. I enjoyed living here so much. I must admit I moved here "kicking and screaming"...and then left "kicking and screaming" when we moved back to Atlanta 7 years later. It's a beautiful, beautiful place and we love to come back for  a visit, although I wish we were here this time for fun instead of torture dental surgery. LOL

We had a good trip. It seemed to fly by...for me anyway because I had lots of little projects to work on in the car and some good magazines.
Our home away from home sure is nice. Our hotel is very new and soooo nice. (That's Miss Daisy's travel crate...she's a happy girl to be here with us.)

Our dentist (and his wife) is a personal friend (hence once more reason we don't mind making trips here) and we're looking forward to having dinner with them in just a bit.

Hugs!

Kat

DROP INSTEAD OF GAIN?

I guess this cartoon show how most of us feel around this time...including the turkeys LOL! I know I've been doing a lot of bike riding.

Since I'll be having dental surgery just two days before Thanksgiving, maybe...just maybe, I'll drop a pound or two this year instead of gaining. I think I'll be on a "soft food" diet for a few weeks. Darn. At least I won't be stuffing myself this year.
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Our bags are packed and so is Miss Daisy's and I think she knows she's going. Our girl loves to go. We've nicknamed her the "Go Go Girl". Thankfully, she travels well.
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!



Hugs!

Kat

WORRIES BE GONE

“You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future”

~ Unknown

This is a quote I need to keep nearby because I must admit I find something every.single.day to worry about in our planning of the wedding. So silly. Yet, so hard to change. If only I could tie those worries to a balloon and just let them go.

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Some good news:

1. George went to the doctor today and he's doing very well. The doctor said he could gradually resume his activities at a careful pace. Hmmmm...I guarantee you he will be on his bike tomorrow. Men!

2. Bree found her bridesmaid dresses today. Yeah! This was a big deal for us because we needed to know the colors before we could procede with flowers, invitations, etc.

3. My former tennis partner does Calligraphy and has agreed to address the invitations and help with ordering them as well as the napkins and other supplies. She does gorgeous work! We are so excited. She still lives in Nashville so I will meet with her on Monday afternoon since we will be there for my dental surgery on Tuesday (3 dental implants). Yuck to the surgery, but I can't wait to see her again.

4. We're going to my sister Karen's for Thanksgiving this year. It's always a special time for our family. I sure hope I'll feel like eating after my surgery.

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What's YOUR plans for Thanksgiving?

Hugs!

Kat

SENIOR DISCOUNT

I cracked up when I found this cartoon! Sad to say, but I think I saw this lady on our beach. LOL

Speaking of swimsuits...I'm packing mine up. I don't think I'll need them anymore this year.

Brrrrrr...it's not quite 50 degrees this morning! It might be cold, but it's an absolutely gorgeous day. I was hoping to ride my bike to tennis. I still will if there's no wind. We shall see. I'll definitely need my tights though.

Happy Day everyone!




Hugs!
Kat

LONG NIGHT

I just knew I was going to get a good night's sleep last night. I did a 20 mile bike ride all by myself yesterday and it felt so good. Last night, I didn't feel overtired at all. BUT....

I planned a wedding all.night.long!

Of course, I can't remember "diddly squat" this morning!

Hugs!

Kat

WE TELL ALL

I had to laugh when I saw this cartoon, especially after my blog post yesterday. We have so many ways at our fingertips to "tell it all". Nothing is sacred anymore, it seems. LOL

Hugs!

Kat

TRUE LOVE

Warning - gross stuff ahead!

...but, projectile vomiting...that's a whole 'nother "ball of wax"!
I needed...really NEEDED... help from someone, anyone. Someone like the crime scene techs would have been perfect.

Bless his heart, George was one sick guy on Friday night. The whole thing only lasted seconds...mere seconds. But the clean-up...HOURS!

The wall. The baseboard. The artwork on the wall. Miss Daisy's bed beside our bed. The bedside table, top to bottom. Everything on the bed....bedskirt, sheets, blanket, comforter, mattress pad. The floor. George...and everything he had on, including those lovely stockings they want you to wear for the first 24 hours after surgery. Everything. Covered. It was bad...real bad!

He tried to tell me, the nurses, the doctors and anyone who would listen that he could take the pain but he couldn't take pain medicine. No one listened. We all thought we knew what was best for him.

Wrong!

Thankfully, he almost immediately felt better. And thankfully he was sitting on the side of the bed instead of laying flat so I think that kept him from ripping open any of his stitches. Once he was in clean clothes, he promptly fell asleep...on the couch. Me...I spent the next 3 hours (midnight to 3am) doing what the crime scene techs needed to do. Plus lots and lots of laundry. And then I took another shower before I literally crashed.

I sure don't remember saying "I promise to love, honor, obey and clean up your....."

Oh, the things we do for love!

Hugs!

Kat

A TREASURE AMONG THE MESS

Why yes, that IS my desk and it pretty much always looks this messy...sometimes a whole lot worse. Actually this is how it looks now after quite a few hours of work spread out over days. Not perfect, but much much better.

These last few months my desk has been messier than usual, so I've been gradually (very gradually) trying to clear some of it up. And yes...a bit of wine helps. LOL Anyhoo, while going through the stacks of "stuff", I found a sweet treasure. You might not see it in the photo above, so here's a closeup:

My sweet Bree took a moment on her trip here three weeks ago and jotted down a quick love note and hid it among the piles for me to find at some point.

How sweet is that?! VERY!

A simple note...written quickly on a post-it note...but what love and happiness it brought to my heart! A treasure...the note AND my sweet girl!

I love you Bree...more than you'll ever know!

Hugs!

Kat

NO PICTURES PLEASE

"Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure."
~Tony Benn

If you know me at all, you know I love to take photos. I actually usually have two cameras with me all.the.time. My iPhone and my little Cannon Elph.

I take one or both of them with me on my bike....

and on the tennis court...

and at the gym...

and, of course, every Thanksgiving....

and Christmas....

and vacations, birthdays, etc.

You get the picture! Pun intended!

George is home from the hospital and everything went well. No problems so far. Thank you God. And thank YOU all for your prayers. He's all settled and snug on the couch.

And...no...I didn't take photos of anything or anybody today. I knew if I even tried, George would have held up his hand in front of the camera like our grandson Landon used to do. He was just a little thing, but he would hold up his hand (as if he was surrounded by paparazzi) and say "no pictures please"! So cute. A sweet memory too.

Better run and check my patient's ice pack and plump up his pillows....

Hugs!

Nurse Kat

HAIR CUT ...AIN'T IT THE TRUTH!

Just got my hair cut...a little bit shorter than before...and don't we all feel this way. Every.single.time! Too funny!

Hugs and kisses,
Kat

WEDNESDAY THIS AND THAT

AMAZING with a capital A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!
Tonight we went to see Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT. All I can say is WOW! I knew he was talented, but....WOW! Unbelievable! Go see it!



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George is having his hernia surgery on Friday morning. Miss Daisy is always his shadow, but she must sense something is up 'cause she hardly leaves his side. Please say a prayer for an easy surgery and a quick recovery.

Question - Does anyone know how I can take photos of Miss Daisy without having her eyes turn out this way? She has such beautiful gentle loving eyes, but every photo shows up like this...kinda creepy looking.

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Thanks for your sweet e-mails and comments about Hurricane/Tropical Storm IDA. We were very lucky. We did have two days of wind and rain, but nothing too bad at all. Thank you Lord! Remember those photos of our beautiful beach in my posts just a few days ago? Well this is how it looked yesterday. I didn't go today, but the weather was okay for us to play tennis this morning, although it was windy. Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny. It usually takes a few days after a storm for our water to calm down and get back to it's beautiful color.
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Love this quote I saw recently:

Be who you are and say what you feel because those that mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

~Dr. Seuss



Hugs!

Kat

IT'S A DAILY BATTLE

What's a girl to do?!

Hugs!
Kat

IDA RATHER HAVE THE RAIN

It seems IDA calmed herself down so we expect to have just some good rain and a bit of wind. THAT we can handle. Yeah! IDA rather have the rain and wind than a hurricane any day!

Hugs!

Kat

THINKING ABOUT CHRISTMAS

Our friends, Dick and Linda, asked me to take some photos of them at the beach for their Christmas cards. I thought "why not...and maybe we'll get some us too". I am NOT a photographer, but I can pretend, so we all put on our jeans and white shirts and I grabbed some Santa hats and off we went right before sunset.

We asked someone on the beach to take one of the four of us.
Aren't they adorable?

This was just a trial run, but I think we got a few good ones before the sun quickly disappeared. If the guys will cooperate, we'll do this a few more times until we get some we love.

As we got to the board walk, I looked back and snapped this one of a family walking on the beach.

I'm loving our November weather!

Hugs!

Kat

A GORGEOUS NOVEMBER DAY!

Our October wasn't typical for us...rain, rain and more rain, but November...

beeee-u-tiful!

We did our normal Saturday morning routine and did a bike ride with our friends Larry & Kay and Dick & Linda. We got in about 5 miles before stopping for breakfast at Another Broken Egg (on the bay) and then did another 13 miles and even stopped for awhile at the beach. It was a little nippy when we started at 8:30, but was absolutely perfect in no time at all.

This was our first view of the beach when we stepped on the boardwalk for a peek. I love the 3D effect of looking through the sea oats.
God's beauty e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e!

Kay, me and Linda

Oops...what happened? I tried to get a shot of the three guys and look what I got! The sun was so bright that I couldn't even see what I was taking. I hope Linda's photos are better. I didn't take my camera with me (believe it or not!) so these were all taken with my iPhone.

Happy weekend y'all! I hope your day was gorgeous too.

Hugs!

Kat

190 DAYS AND COUNTING

Yikes...where is the time going? Bree and Jay got engaged in March and it's November already! We've accomplished a lot in our wedding plans, but oh girls there is so much more to do!!!

The save the dates magnets were mailed a few weeks ago. Aren't they cute?! And we received the news from Low's that THE dress has arrived and is being shipped to me. These two things have made it seem so REAL!

And...Thanksgiving and Christmas are fast approaching!

Thinking of it all has me excited, but kinda shaky today.................

Hugs!

Kat

I DON'T LIKE MICE

Oh My! The sunsets have been incredible, including this one last night. I had to stop the car, roll down the window, grab my camera and take this shot. The beautiful sky is reflected in a pond by the golf course in our neighborhood. Breathtakingly beautiful!

Last night I attended the 2009 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Wrap Up Celebration and Awards Presentation. Team Davenport received an award for being the largest team in the walk this year and I was awarded for the Top Ten Online Individual. I'm so proud of my team. Our final total was $3,780.00, which exceeded last year's total ($3,205.00).

I was given a survivor pin and ribbon, a crown and a computer mouse pad when I got there. I had to chuckle about the mouse pad because it wasn't 10 minutes after I arrived and was talking with a girlfriend when I spotted a tiny white mouse. Yikes! Freaked.me.out! I don't like mice...AT ALL! We were gathered on the back deck of a restaurant right on the beach so we were basically outside, but YUCK! My friend and I mentioned it to the waitress and the manager but didn't let on about it to the others...why ruin their night?

Dear beach mice:

I know you are important because you help promote the dispersal and germination of beach plants and ultimately influence the formation of our dunes, but please...pretty please...stay on the beach. You ruined a beautiful evening for me. I couldn't eat dinner and I worried about where you went. Were you under my table? Were you near my foot and ready to climb my leg? I had to put my purse on the table because you DEFINITELY were not catching a ride with me! I couldn't sit still. You almost made me climb on the table and make a fool out of myself. NOT NICE!

I didn't even stay for the cake. I was out of there at the first possible moment!

Hugs!

Kat