my semi-annual check up for my stroke is tomorrow, wish me luck....

I promise, promise, promise to check out the Christmas Elf's website, I do, I do! It's just that I have been too antsy over the tests today. I had them all, save one, where they take about five test tubes of blood and which I hate the most! Hugs back to you, my sweeties! Lotsa love from Granny Siggi {{{{{{{{{{{{gabs/Gissi}}}}}}}}}}}}}

Well he said it won't be the same without his Granny Siggy and he misses her there lol But I know that your mind is on those things and I know you will join when you are ready and better I really hope they all come back ok Love and a Big (((((((((((((((((((((Granny Siggy))))))))))) from me and of course the Christmas Elf xxxx

I've been, I've been, I've been! and I love it. I was deeply affected by the posts about the Rescue Doggies, especially the one about Lucky/Happy--I was bawling! But your picture shows you pensive, Gabs--what about a happy face one??? You are too beautiful to not have a smiley face....tell Gissi he looks good in pink! hahahahaha! Now he'll be mad at me! Maybe a stripey sweater in green and red to keep with the Elf motif? Plus a green elf hat with a red pompom? Too cute!!! Love to you both from Granny Siggi {{{{{{{{{gabs/Gissi}}}}}}}}}}

Thanks so much for your prayers, Grandmaof2! They must have worked, because I did not need to have blood drawn (which I really, really hate!). The doctor looked at my vein in the elbow and he said it looked like the walls had collapsed. I told him that's where everybody took blood, and I had an IV stuck there for two weeks when I was in the hospital with the latest stroke. Well, guess what? He looked at my file and saw that they took blood the end of May, and he said it hasn't even been six months yet, so I don't have to suffer. Yaaaay! He did tell me that the tests showed a decline in some mental functions. Heck I could have told him that without the testing, LOL!!! Seriously, he said that they have noticed that people who have had strokes show a marked slide in their mental functions after three to four years since the stroke. Anyway, this old bird's too tough to kick the bucket. Not yet anyway...thanks again, dear friend!

You're hilarious, and I'm glad to see they didn't hurt your sense of humor. Ol' bird nothing girlfriend I see you're the same age I am. We still have some young blood, it's just the countainer that's getting a bit old. I'll be 57 in December. I'm so glad you're doing well. Maybe we do have some good doctors in Canada ? You take care and keep in touch. You're like a breath of fresh air. Shame we're strangers. hehehe Or Not.

Our snow did go but we've had rain the last two days. You ask where I am I'm between Saskatoon Saskatchewan and Edmonton Alberta. Those are the two major cities. Either way I'm about a 3 or 3 1/2 hour drive away from either city When my daughter and I go shopping on our once a year overnight trip we prefer Edmonton, there we only pay one tax. I'm done babbling now. Bye.

Thank you so much, dear suspenseful! Prayers are always welcome and much needed. I try to do whatever I can with the housework but I tire easily now, I can't do as much as I used to. Being on blood thinners throws me for a loop, so between having a clean house and fainting, it's a no-brainer. I try...thanks again for your thoughtfulness.

So sorry to hear about your grandmother! Please accept my condolences. I had my stroke June 25, 2006, two months after your grandma had hers. It's a difficult mountain to climb, but I am just happy to be alive! Congratulations on your baby girl, by the way. That is truly the circle of life! Well, I better turn in, I have to be up early to catch the train to go to St. Mike's Hospital downtown for 9 am. Thanks for your response and nighty-night!

Thanks for the good wishes and your response. I wish you the best as well!

Thanks so much! Hope you have a wonderful weekend...

good luck. hope everything works for the best.

Thanks so much for the info, irenego1--very much appreciated. My next assessment is in May 2008. Have a wonderful weekend!

I love ginger! Actually, I always buy a bag of Australian crystallized ginger when we go to the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) every year. I have to ration them, though, because I am diabetic. Can't win, eh? And thanks for the good wishes!