Thank you for all the birthday wishes!!  So glad to be home...going away is ok, but being home is awesome!!  We had such a good time and we both needed the time away with just us.  I found lots of stuff to buy, but really only came home with very little...the 2 big pieces of furniture I wanted would not fit in the suburban of course.  Jerry kept saying let's go get a uhaul, but it just seemed crazy...I may have to buy me an old pickup truck just for hauling stuff around! I did find an amish roof tin star for my barn, a tiny child's chair, a couple of hadley pottery coasters with kentucky on them, a UK necklace and some star sheets for my bed upstairs and an original painting from a Kentucky artist at the KY Arts and Crafts Museum(my most favorite place)... saw a ton more stuff I wanted from here, but that's for another trip.  We did alot of furniture looking for the sunroom..I mean to the point where I was like NO MORE FURNITURE LOOKING!!  I think I know what I do and don't want out there now!!!  Again, so nice to get away and just exhale!!  We got in last night and the boys came over and we had dinner together...would have been the perfect ending to a perfect few days except sitting across from me just waiting to complain or tell me again the right way to do something was my Mother in law!!  Yes, she came home with us...sorry, I just threw up in my mouth a little...I've already been schooled on the final stages of Alzheimer's, what type of bar stools I need, how to get blood out of Jerome's shorts, how to trim my bushes out front, how to clean my shower, what needs to get done still on my sunporch, the fact that German desserts are better than American desserts(this was done as she was eating a piece of chocolate cake and practically licking the plate clean) and on and on.   She bought us this huge popcorn maker wagon of a thing...I mean it's a piece of furniture and she's insisting that it is going on the sunporch...yea, right next to my bottle of bourbon!  She even told Jerome to go in there and put it together.  I said, my sunroom isn't even done yet!  That's ok she said, it can go anywhere...yea, like in the garbage!!   Jerry is taking her home on Friday, so I only have to deal with her for 4 days...Jerry's off today and I plan on working outside, doing laundry and/or having diarrhea and staying in the bathroom all day today!!  Tomorrow, I guess I'll haul her around doing errands and then on Wednesday I'm going to a new antique mall outside of Paris...she's going to love that...NOT!! Thursday, we have tickets to see a performance here in Murray and then Friday, home.  I'm also suppose to have tile, ceiling and trim going in this week...where is my bourbon??!!!!    I guess it will be Saturday or Sunday before I make it over to see Mom and Dad now.  Jeanie, what day are you going to Ryan's?   Oh and Dad does have a UTI?  So they have started meds for him?  Bless his heart! And Mom's teeth...they want to pull them I'm guessing once they put her to sleep?  Please do ask Bryan about this and what he thinks...YIKES and YUCK!!   Ok, the natives are stirring...I love you all,  Jamie

Pat, I am so sorry that Dad does have a UTI, but at the same time, I'm glad that something was going on! Bless his heart. He hasn't been really with it for a couple of weeks. I wish I'd told you to tell Molli how precious I think her blog is!!!! I can NOT get on there to leave a comment. Judy is going to showhelp me when she comes up. Ok, Love you all, Jeanie

Just posting a short note to say Happy Labor Day to everyone!  I'll be up this coming weekend to see Mom and Dad.  Jeanie tell Bruce to have that Japanese slot machine fired up cause I need another good laugh!lol  Pat I hope that Mom and Dad are both good for you today!  I'm anxious to see them as usual!Love to all, Judy

I went to see Mom and Dad today. Dad was SOOOO tired---he fell asleep during lunch! I knew he was tired because when I got there, I said HEY, DAD! He just looked up and then down like he didn't even know me! LOL! Mom was eating good, and Dad ate good. He ate most of his lunch, fell asleep and then woke up and ate his dessert! LOL! Anyway, Debbie told me today that Mom's teeth were hurting her yesterday---she said she asked Mom if they were and Mom said yes. Debbie said she put some tylenol on them, but that we'd probably need to do something about them because they are so worn down! She said that we didn't want them to get an infection going! I'm like: HOW? She said something about an offset (from Medicaid about the price), but that is/was not my concern! My HOW? was about the actual physical act of doing something about her teeth! She finally said, "Well, they might have to put her to sleep." I'm like thinking: HOLY, COW! Anyway, I figure that's a decision that's coming down the road to meet us. I can't believe they don't hurt, but I also wonder about Mom answering. Of course, she's said things that were the correct response lately even. I mean, when she told me "Honey, stop." that was a direct response to what I was doing. Anyway, I'll ask Bryan for some guidance and I'll talk to Keith Hendrix at some point this coming week. Geez, Louise! I just don't know about any and all of this. Michael Smith was also gone to lunch again by the time I left. Ok, Love you all, Jeani

Happy Birthday, Jamie!! I thought about calling you a dozen times today, but obviously I never made it! I DID remember---but my actions didn't match my thoughts today! Hope you've had a great day antiquing! Love you, Jeanie

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JAMIE!!!!!!!!!  Hope you had a great day!   Eat lots of cake and ice cream!  Love you, Pat

Well it's not morning but wanted to post HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMIE! I posted on Facebook and left you a message on your phone but didn't want you to think I forgot!!! Lol Hope everyone is having a good day! Love to all, Judy