Hello to y'all! I sure do miss y'all....

I am sure everyone is just as busy as I am with the warmer weather chores and fun! I have been busy busy busy, with work, home, outdoor chores, and we have been hiking a great deal too! It's that time of year! Yippieeeee!!! I have also been battling some health issues (praying here) I have been experiencing S.O.B. and lower extremities Edema, so I went to my Dr. (whom I work for) This makes me a very reluctant "patient" , but I gave in after battling this for a couple of months, remember, I quit smoking in January, I gained some weight, which I definately did NOT NEED!!! but I am getting it back off now, I have already lost 10 pounds in two weeks. And I am going to lose more since I started Triamterene (HCTZ, for fluid retention) Anyway, my Doc takes a chest Xray......I have mild COPD and much scar tissue in BOTH of my lower lobes, which have receded (the scar tissue) I am blessed that there was no mass, nor fluid, I was so scared, Thank You JESUS!!! ....however, I now have to limit my outdoor activity when the air quality and heat index is high....and I am on Combivent inhaler which I only use as needed....I pray I am not too late on the smoking cessation...I have to see him in 2 weeks for a follow up (as a patient). There, enough said.....I'll keep you updated

On a brighter note.....my mom sent me these pics, and she has more coming....of my family on their Memorial weekend picnic back home...These are of My youngest son and his twins....Mom says she will send more of everyone else as soon as she can.....I also hope you like my new background....tee hee hee, heck how could you NOT???? those are the most precious set of twins I have ever laid my eyes on!... Speaking of eye's...yes that pic on my profile is my eye, which I took in the mirror, then digitally manipulated...lol!

I am also adding a music playlist....enjoy:

Enjoy my mom's pics, and in the meantime....I wish you all much love & blessings!

Dee

Hugs to all!

Thank you all so much for your offlines, messages in 360, comments, etc. The wolf is doing much better, improving every day. He is ready to go back to work, so he says...lol! I have been so darn busy working, coming home and helping my sweetie, and dinner, house chores, etc. phew!....But, I thank the good Lord that I am able to do so!

Hopefully, tomorrow I can catch up with blogs, and create a few more backgrounds and post them in Flickr and in the 360 custom thees group folders. If anyone wants a customized background with your name or a St. Patrick's Day one, just send me a message!

The winter storm back home has left my family digging out. My youngest was on his roof shoveling the snow off and the dummy slipped and fell off, luckily the snow was piled so darn high from the ground, that he only fell a few feet and into the snow he piled high.

My oldest son went to my mom n dads and plowed and snow blowed them out, he had to use the tractor with a plow on it first, the snow was so deep, my folks live back in nestled in the pines in the country, the drive way is so long that you can't see their home from the road. so if you can imagine my son using his truck to plow a path to get to their home, then firing up the ol' tractor to push all that snow to God knows where.

My middle son sent me this photo of his main highway, he was as equally busy snowblowing and shoveling and plowing.

I find the pic a little eerie.

the photo above was sent to me by a good friend back home..that's him shoveling round two of the blast, and the snow was back up to his knees already...he is 6'1"...geesh

Anyway, I will try my best to get back here tomorrow, I miss you all!

Much love & blessings!

Dee