Surgery went well...

My son, Troy, had back surgery this morning in Tucson, AZ. My DIL called and told me that the doctor came out while Troy was in recovery and told her the surgery had gone very well and she could see Troy in about an hour and a half. I think they are home now according to her facebook entries, but I told her I'd give him time to sleep this afternoon and I'd call him later this evening and hope he'll be fully awake then. I would have been there but my DIL's father had already scheduled his visit this week before Troy's surgery was scheduled, so I'll have to wait to see him when I fly out this Saturday for a week to help in his recouping and taking care of my granddaughter since he'll be restricted to doing some things--like lifting her. Even though my husband and I had just been there, I still wanted to go back after the surgery, although it means I'll be flying this time, which I absolutely hate doing, and too boot, I'll be by myself---YIKES! Guess, I'll survive it.

It's a very dreary looking day here...all gray and about 25 degrees cooler than yesterday. I'm not real gung ho today so not much is being accomplished...however, tomorrow I'll be going to Illinois to see my Mom and on Friday, I'll be doing house cleaning and packing--oh what, an exciting life I lead, LOL!!

JEEP PROBLEMS...

Well, took my Grand Cherokee in to the dealer today to see why it was making such a terribly loud noise as you drive down the road (it started on our return trip from Tucson, AZ). I had the funny suspicion that it was something in the drive train and I was right---it needs new bearings...just makes me wonder if it had anything to do with the repair of a pinion seal that was done right before our trip!!?? Thankfully,it is covered under the power train warranty and will only cost me the deductible of $100.00---not really cheap but better than the hundreds it could have cost. It just needs to last us a couple more years then we can get rid of it and get something more economical to drive and hopefully, something that will last us for quite awhile without any problems.

I've been busy scrapping pictures from our trip the last couple of days and I just finished them. Now, I just have some professionally taken photos of our granddaugthers to do and I'm done for now. I still have previous vacation trips to scrap, but they aren't alot of fun to do--you can only scrap so many Civil War battlefields then they all start looking alike if you know what I mean.

I have an appointment to get my hair trimmed this afternoon, then I think I'm just going to veg out for the rest of the day....I need to get some rest before my next trip to Arizona this Saturday--I have a 6:45 a.m. flight, which means I need to be at the airport by 4:45 a.m...YUCK!! I just hope I can go to bed early Friday so I can be up by 2 and leave by 3:30...I don't know why I got myself into this one. I should have just gone with a late evening flight..it's what I get for wanting to be there for National Scrapbook Day and do the stores with my DIL.

Better run so I won't be late for my appointment. Will post later.

I'm Back...

Just got home from Tucson, Az last night and today have been doing all our laundry from the last 12 days!! Just what I wanted to spend my Saturday doing, but someone has to do it.

Yes, we just got home and I will be flying back out this next Saturday to help take care of my granddaughter for a week while my son recuperates from his back surgery. The surgery is this coming Tuesday, April 28th, but my DIL is off all week and her dad is there, so they don't need me until May 2nd...so I'll be flying out that morning--my first solo flight!! I don't like flying and this will really be different since I'll be by myself but my DH has stuff to do here and there isn't enough room at the house for both of us to stay, so it's all me!! Guess, I'll be okay, I'm a "big" girl, LOL!! Now I have to repack for the flight---it was so much easier packing for our road trip since I could take whatever I wanted and not worry about how many bags I had or what was in them--another reason I hate to fly!

I also have to take my Jeep in for service on Monday..again!! On our way home from Arizona it started making a terrible noise and I'm afraid it's the drive train going out. Gee, they just worked on a seal for the differential before we left, think they screwed it up?? Anyway, it goes in Monday morning early and I"m really hoping that it isn't anything major and can be taken care of quickly...I have to do my "MOM" day on Thursday--that's going to Danville, IL and taking my mother out shopping for groceries and whatever else she needs to do (she doesn't drive)...so I need my Jeep.

Well, this is my update for now. I need to get back to my laundry, YUCK!!

I'm Unemployed again...

Yep, here it is Wednesday, April 8th and as of last Saturday, April 4th, my job ended!! The scrapbook store that I worked at officially closed and is no more--boo hoo!! It's going to take some time to get used to, but if I can cut my spending habits and shopping, then I might just be a stay at home housewife...let's hope so anyway. If it gets too bad, then I'll try to find something somewhere on a part time basis since my DH is retired, I really don't want to work full time anymore so we can do things during the week when we want to and avoid weekend crowds at our favorite places. Regardless, of what happens, I'm going to make the most of it and enjoy our life whether I work or not. There is alot to do around here to keep me busy for awhile----Spring cleaning needs to get done, but will have to wait until we return from our 10 day road trip to Arizona to visit my son. We leave April 14th and will be back around the 25th...then I'll start cleaning things thoroughly and weed out stuff for a garage sale--AGAIN!! Doesn't that sound like fun??

My step daughter and our 1 yr old granddaughter are here this week so that's keeping me plenty busy as you can imagine. When mommy isn't around, Ashley follows me everywhere and sometimes even when mommy is around, it's really cute. She's just learning to walk and we're trying to get her to do it on her own, but she won't go very far before she realizes that no one is holding on to her finger..but she's is trying!! She's really keeping me and grandpa hopping and doing her little bidding at every moment.

WEll, I need to do some stuff while the baby is sleeping so I better hurry as she only takes about a 45 minute nap at most. Will post again later.