Well, Abbie is officially enrolled in school. Last night we went to puppy school orientation. It we almost as mush fun as high school orientation, but more. We took Abbie with us even though we didn't have to. She was spoiled. Only one other owner brought their dog and he came late so Abbie got to demonstrate just about everything. She loves the teacher. She's the "Lady with the TREATS". Which, as everyone who owns a dog knows, means she's the bomb. I think that it's going to be good for her. She comes right away now when I call her name. So now I won't be going hoarse when we go outside and she finds a cat to play with.

I saw the knee doctor, not to be confused with the knee fairy, yesterday. He gave me the ok to jump on my bike, so now I am free again. Took a ride this morning. I do ok in in the middle gears. Low is a bit too tough when I climb hills but It shouldn't take too long to work my way back up to it. High is a snap. I LOVE biking. Glad my lungs can handle it now. I've gone frome a 30% lung capasity in 1993 up to 64% this year. I might have real lungs by the time I die at this rate.

Lorene, Toni, and Rob. Have fun watching people beat each other up tonight. IT'S SMACK DOWN NIGHT! I know it's improtant to you. Do me a favor though. Don't pick any fights with stupid people. There will be plenty of temtation to do this tonight, try to avoid it.

Lorene as for your question, I can say just about everything under the sun to my mom and she forgets it instantly (think she's having a midlife crisis).

Lorene, bring them on.

Scott you really need to take a real vaction. When I see or hear those words "I'm tired", there's a BIG problem. Time to take a cople steps back and breathe. Trust me I know. I know I love you and miss you. I'm sure the others around here do to. Come on home and we will shower you with all of the unwanted attention you can handle (and some you can't). *BIG HUG*

I woke up felling icky. Sore throat. Achy muscles. Just feel crappy. I might not even get down to the school like I wanted. We'll see.

BTW Lorene, Toni, and my beloved Connie, You are all very strong people!!!!!!

God I hate people who work for Medicaid! It must be a requirement that all individuals that work for them must undergo a libotomy before their application for employment is even considered. Then they are only accepted as an employee if they really are the dumbest that they could find at the time. Common sense is thrown completely out the window when dealing with these people. I had to pay for a prescription today because they would only cover this particular type of medicine if the doctor broken down the main drugs in this medicine and wrote out 2 seperate prescriptions (one for each drug) for this one medication. The 2 drugs are more expensive if purchased sererately instead of combined but they won't pay for the combination. How smart is that?! Now I could have it worse. I could have shitty insurance with outrageous co-pay's for my prescriptions, or even no insurance at all. I should be glad that I have something to help me at all. However, I do have Medicaid, you would think that if a patient needed something because nothing else had worked they would cover the least expensive of the two possible costs. Call me 'SCROOGE' but it makes sense to me to do it that way.

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so frustrated I can't think clearly!

Lorene FUCK FAITH!!!! Just get rid of the damn pain. We live in the age of technology and science. This age has given us new and exciting ways to create better living through advanced chemistry. Who am I to deny progress? I firmly believe in the use and abuse of substances to bring harmony and tranquility into my little universe. And I don't have to wait for some damn fairy to tinkle on in and get rid of a pain that could have been gone 20 minutes after it had arrived had I simply took a Loratab.

On a lighter note...I love the "Body For Life" book!