Kathy

Just letting you know I will be thinking of you tonight! Go Bama!!
Don't know if I will be in PA this weekend. It is supposed to snow here, but not much. The dividing line for the weather is I-81. You know, less than a mile from me. Who knows what we will get. Just heard it should hit 50 by next Thursday!! Now that is my kind of winter weather!
Anyway, if I get up there, we may do the Dog this weekend and I will call you. If not, then I will definately get up there next week. That is supposed to be the hard week for Susan as she will be finished her chemo and radiation treatments. The last time she was most tired the week after the treatments. Prayers it will be all over then!!

I am soooo with you on the warm weather. Guess I feel a little better knowing others have it worse. Have you seen the videos from FL?? FL w/ 30 degree weather in places!!
I will call you if/when we go to eat. Got off the phone with her a little bit ago and she is feeling ok. She has some burning again, but no where near what it was a few weeks ago.
Hope the game is good and you are doing the happy dance by the end of the evening!! Tell Karen I said hello and I have missed seeing her!

MMmmmm was that the vibration of the happy dance being performed up in PA?? It could have given the Grove a run for its money!!

It was a good night for sports as the CAPS won last night too. I was flippin between the channels and chatting with some of the Planeteers until 1am. It will catch up with me mid-day today I am sure.
We only had a dusting of snow on the vehicles this morning. Guess if I have to have snow, then this is the way. Have a great Friday!!

No trip to PA this weekend. Doctor stopped her radiation this coming week due to her 'burning' again. She is to resume next Monday (18th). If the weather holds up, I may be up then. Oh well, there are plenty of 'put off' ' projects I can get done here.
Got new tires for one of my vehicles to be put on the afternoon of the 18th sitting in my living room (well 2 of them- 2 are in the trunk), and the smell makes me think of racing. Did the other car last month. My Christmas present to me from me! While normal people were smelling Christmas scents, I had tire rubber. Wonder if someone makes a candle with this smell???
Hope things are good your way!! Keep warm!!

The burning is from the radiation. It varies by degree by the person, their skin, the location, etc. So think she is getting it where the sun doesn't shine and she is a fair skin blonde. 1+1= ouch!! Just got off the phone with her to remind her of a few things as I am her Alana. She didn't get out of bed until 3, took a nap and will be laying on the couch watching the Cowboys/Eagles game.
I will tell Susan about going out next Sat. night instead, or in addition to, Sunday so we can get together. She should feel ok next week as she will have had a weeks break. She is grateful for all the thoughts and prayers.
Sounds like you had a busy day today. I ran some errands as I only had to work until noon. For the most part, it has been a lazy day!!! Have a great week too!!

Spoke to Susan tonight. So far the Sat. night thing is a go!! Going to the Dog, oh yeah! Going to the Dog!!
She felt pretty good today and she is even going to try to make dinner for her daughter tomorrow.

It was great to see you and Karen again. I think Susan had a good time as well. We didn't enjoy the outcome of the game, but the rest of the evening was fun. Not sure what we are doing today as we don't want to overdue it. Rain will probably mess with our plans. Yechhh!

Susan did have a great time. She started the last of 7 radiation treatments today and the last week of chemo. She is hoping to do this without a break so it can be done with. She will know what, if anything, further needs to be done on the 16th of February. All looked ok today, but the doctor will do a complete exam then. Fingers crossed and prayers it will be over.
Spoke to Christina and Terie on Sunday night. Evidently the reception was bad in the casino so our call went straight to voicemail. They did try to call back, but... Terie is going to try to do something like last year, so hopefully you can meet Christina too.
As for my plans, next weekend will be home, and then I will head your way the following weekend. Tentative plans for a get together is a must!

Terie (Vass) was in chat with us last night. She and Christina wanted to know where you guys were staying. I texted in case you were asleep and also so I would remember. She wants you to call her cell phone (sent in a later text) in a couple of days so you guys can try to meet up while you and Karen are out there.
Don't know if I am coming up this weekend or not. I am coming up the first two weekends in Feb. This weekend all depends on Susan and how she feels. Told her she has no choice the other 2 weekends as they are Superbowl Sunday and Daytona!! =)

So sorry about the partial info. I was texting, typing and probably doing other things too. If you had called her and said that, I am sure she would know why you were calling. Calling for snow here Friday night, BUT as always, it depends on which way it travels May not get anything per one weatherman.
Understood about the weekends. Talked to Susan at one point about being there Thurs. night for the premier of Survivor" Good vs Evil. I would be there thru Monday. I have a week of unused vacation I have to get rid of before mid- Feb. or I loose it. Not sure what I am going to do with it as I am not one for laying around the house. Can you believe I have been there 17 years next month?? Been busy, busy busy with this Toyota stuff in the news. Thank God I don't have to field the phone calls!

Pick, pick, pick anytime!! You know I love ya!!
Spoke to Susan and she is just feeling so tired. She is nervous about the 'direct hit' radiation tomorrow. Don't know if they will just do 2 and be done since she had a day off this week or if they will make her come back next Monday. Either way, we thought it would be best to wait until next weekend for a visit. She has been in good spirits so that helps!
As for Toyota, to say the media has blown things out of proportion is an understatement. This is an important recall, but the way it is reported is way off. Media makes it sound like you can't buy any vehicles, and that everyone owning a Toyota will die of sudden acceleration. We can talk more in person or via phone, but I can't put things in print if you know what I mean.

As for work, maybe the media in PA is a litte nicer than the media out of DC. Can't wait to get to work today and see what new info we have.
Hopefully we can find time to get together Daytona weekend. I am going to try to come up earlier in the week to use some of those vacation days. We can keep in touch to figure it out. If the tv didn't spend so much time showing everything but the race, I would suggest we watch it or part of it at the Dog. I think we could give the guys watching hockey a run for their $$ in the yelling at the tv dept.

Hey woman!! As long as nothing unexpected happens, I will be in PA Thurs thru Monday!! Got the time off work, got someone watching the house and I have a place to park there!! LOL!! Do you want to do dinner a different day besides Sunday? Race is late so you know we will be at the Dog after church. But we can do it earlier in the week or a different place or both. Invite Karen, and let's go and have some fun.

Works for me!! I think we are going to watch Survivor together Thurs night as we are both addicted to it. Beyond that, I think we can work around whatever you and Karen want to do. Not to say we can't do dinner tomorrow night, we just have to be done before 8pm! Let me know!!

This ham (*snicker*) responded to it, but forgot to set a time for dinner. Is 5:30 or 6:00 good for tomorrow? Probably easier to get a table on Thurs. than Friday too. Looking forward to getting together again.

Have a safe and wonderful trip! Hoping to see lots of photos when you return.

Well I tried to look for you on tv. Having no luck, I turned on the hockey game, but listened to the race on the radio and thru chat here. Hope you girls had a great time. Should I make plans to visit Susan this weekend so you can show off some photos? Can't come up the following weekend as I have plans.
Heard from Cris that Chad is starting to race again here in the next two weeks. He will be at Lincoln first. Going to get us some dates so we can attend. Can't wait!!

Still up in the air about weekend plans. If I make special trips, it would be to see you or Susan and not some photos. I can see them on the internet. Just thinking it would be a neat thing to do while we are eating our wings!
Hope you have a great Friday!

As it stands now, I will be in PA the afternoon of the 20th. I have some shopping to do for things for church. I know I can find the stuff there cheap as well as have fun with Susan looking for it. Make plans for at least lunch with us!! BTW, can't wait for Williams Grove racing to start again.
Have a great week!

If I follow the normal routine, I won't be in PA until around 4 as I have to work until at least 2pm. We can do dinner that evening or the usual lunch on the 21st. (Or both, as we do have to eat daily!) Invite Karen of course.

Sounds like a plan. I will touch base with you closer to the time. Hope you have pictures too!!
Have a great week!

Please tell me you watched the basketball game tonight! WHAT a game!! WVU BIG EAST CHAMPS!! Woohooooo!!!

Why does the thought of us in our WVU jammies make me think of the POW site? LOL!! The Walgreens here has WVU shirts for $6.99 in the traditional blue/gold as well as other colors. Too busy to look thru them, but I will go back. They even have one in black with the Monster green colors. Need any?

Not yet! I am sure they will or the K-mart here will as they carry the best WVU stuff. It was just a shock to walk in and see all this WVU stuff in all the assorted colors, etc. Not like we are used to it around here in the chain type stores besides the K-mart where I got our jammies. I will keep you updated if I see anything good.
Have a great week!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Tragic news!! The friend from Vegas Susan was telling you about at lunch called us as soon as we walked in the door. Her sister and nephew who live here where shot by her brother-n-law last night. He claims he just had enough!! Nice people as I have met them and was at a party at their home this summer. Susan is devastated.

Yes! If you have a link to that, could you please email it to me? We were looking on the internet earlier. Thanks in advance!

BTW- WOOOOHOOOO WVU!!

Thanks for the link. We just watched the evening news and Susan is really upset. Lois is flying in from Vegas soon. Not how we wanted to see her again. Just goes to show you how precious life is! Thanks too for offering to help Susan with recovery from surgery. Think the best thing we can do is take her to the races on a Sat. night. She can scream and yell there all she wants. Great way to vent frustration!

Hey woman!! Just wanted to let you know Joyce has called everyday to check on Susan. BTW, why aren't you watching the game?? GO MOUNTAINEERS!!

RGracinfan, Racingwench and I are all in a chat room while watching the game. Basketball chat! Who would have thunk it!?!?!

ps you should join us!!

WVU WON!!! WVU WON!! Did you see the highlight with Kevin during one of the commercials?? Went to school with his mom. She was 6'2" in 6th grade. He gets his height from her. Great kid!!
Hope you have a great weekend!!

Almost forgot to say this today: LET'S GO MOUNTAINEERS!!!!

WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!! WHAT A GAME!! OMG!!! Let's GO MOUNTAINEERS!!

Woohoooo Almost game time!! Let's GO MOUNTAINEERS!!!!

Visiting around the Planet so I thought I would send you some greetings. I can't believe I haven't posted to you here since April. Guess the email thing takes care of the need for posting. Well while I am here, I am going to try to visit your way the week after next. Maybe we can get together. Invite Karen too!

Yep, talking about the 12th. Right now it is tentative. I will let you know when I know more.
Hope all else is good with you! I have missed our get togethers as well.

Heh heh heh!! Were we drinking a bit tonight?? Practicing for the girls week a little early? Just kidding!!
Jaci, Ann and I were chatting earlier and checking out the new football uniforms. Wait unitl you see WVU's uniform for when they play Pitt.
If I don't talk to you before hand, have a fabulous week with the girls!!

Hey I was thinking of you. They are selling WVU footie pajamas here. Should I get us some for our trip to the Dog on Sunday??

Susan is excited about going and hopes all will work out for us to meet up there. Been way too long!!

As of this writing we are going to be there for lunch. Not wearing the jammies as we will be coming from church. Amanda is joining us too. Susan and I are still up at this hour, but I think we will be good to go. Tomorrow after lunch we are thinking of doing some serious hanging out in the sun since it is going to be so pretty and WARM!! Love it, love it, love it!!
People of the Dog! lol!

I had a good time too. Just got in. Susan is lying on the couch, watching the race, and swearing she will pay for the running around we have been doing. I am soooo stuffed from lunch. I think I am going out in the sun, listen to the race and catch some rays. LOVE the warmer weather!
And YES, we will do this again soon!

Hey back at ya!! I am busy but doing fine. Susan is good too. I should be up in the next couple of weeks to visit. Hope we can get together as my wing addiction is in need!

Went to PA for Thanksgiving. We had the best time and the best food. No one went hungry. Susan is getting another chemo treatment on Monday so I won't be up until the middle of the month. We will have to get together then.
Heading to Wheeling next weekend for the state football playoffs. Send good wishes for our team to win. I know I was thinking of you last night and wishing Bama would win for you.
Take care and tell Karen hello!

Won't know anything until the State Supreme Court renders a decision to listen or dismiss the case. The parties have until Monday at noon to get their arguements in for consideration. When or if the game will be played will be decided at that time. Don't want to have it handed to our guys. They are undefeated and the top ranked school, but still it is no way to get a state championship.
Take care and have a good week!

Wanted to let you know you have been in my thoughts. Hope things have worked out on the home front as in I hope the construction workers have worked at a decent pace.

Checking in on the progress of the world up there. Was going to head up this weekend, but Joyce is going to stay a week. Susan gets her scan results tomorrow so fingers crossed for good news. She wanted you to know she was thinking about you thru your 'homelessness'!

Wanted to wish you and Karen a safe and fun trip. Send hugs to Terie! Was in PA yesterday, but only for a couple of hours. Joyce drove up to visit Susan so I went as well. Thought of calling you, but was on her time and that doesn't give me much time to socialize. We will need to get together after you return for picture sharing...hint hint!!

OH my yes!!! Love my 29!! Robby is cool too, but it is no secret I love my 29! Tell Karen I said thanks!