Awful. JUST AWFUL!!!

ARF!
(And we ALL know what THAT means)...





Ima gonna do this today cuz my 'she' doesn't want to.
"She" doesn't sleep like me, so I'll do it. (But just fer today).

My life has been just awful, i tell you.  
Just AWFUL!!!

Last week, that damn cat got sick(er). He is always sneezing, tho at least "she" has tried to teach him to get off the softer things when he does. H-A-rf, H-A-rf, this makes me sure that "I" get to sit by her when it happens!
Well, cep'tin' when "she" iz on the wheelie~thingie.
Now THAT thing is a downright sorry device. It even ran over my TAIL once!
('Course I might've had my tail where it din't b'long).
But STILL...

Ennyway, I really wuz talkin' 'bout Sput.
This, is him. ↓


One Sicko Cat.
I know!!! I should call him "SPIT"! H-A-rf. H-A-rf, H-A-rf!!!

Last week, he sneezed this drippy booger, a real grody red color too.
Unbeknownst to myself, my "she" called my doctor.
(I musta been sleeping or napping).
But didja read that line? He is MY DOCTOR!!!

I din't know bout this at all-
So when we ALL went for a ride, I had to share my little one's back seat with da damn cat!
He behaved for a while, then whent and sat on my Little One's lap!!! (And "she" had that round thing in her hands).
I kin't sit on her lap when "she" has the round thing in her hands when I'm in her car, so WHY kin he?!?
(Heck, I kin barely even EVER sit on her lap) .
So unfair that it's downright AWFUL! JUST AWFUL!!!
Huh? WHY?

Ennyway, off we go down the road.
We get to a stop and my Little One turns that one WRONG way!
How COULD she???

Cuz this way kin mean only one thing...
 ... that I'm bout to have this perv 'doctor' stick his finner up my butt. (And then he rubs it around too). Says he's checking my 'glands' er soumpthin' , and sez they should be no bigger than a walnut, (whatever THAT means)!

So I slinker on down in the backseat.
Maybe they'll forget I'm there.

Soon, we get to my doctors office. I stand up cuz I know they will only find me and make me go inside.
 
THEN!, THEY LEAVE ME IN THE CAR!!! (ALONE)!
Whaa-Da?!??

You see wat I mean 'bout things being just AWFUL?!?
JUST AWFUL!!!

I gotta share everything-
- And now I gotta share this Doc Spires' too!

So I'm left in the car, alone, to sit and think-
I figgur that the damn cat gets to see MY doctor...
Grrr.....
This is SO unfair! Cuz, I thought he liked only me, me, ME!
Now, I might not care to be stuck by this doc, but surely he kin't stick his finner in Sput's bum too!!?
(I mean I have SEEN dat bum-hole when I'm sniffin' it, and it's really really little)!
But NOoooo...
He seems to like the damn cat too.
What'z up with dat?

An THEN when the 'Sput-Spit' comes back to the car ride, he tells me nobody stuck their finners where they din't b'long.

S'much as I HATE THAT DAMN CAT (sometimes/most~times), an I woulda laughed at HIM bein' stuck fer once, I din't want to see him cryin' either.
(Gawd knows dat the sneezin' iz bad 'nuff).

He got some little stinky pills, some gunk for his mouth, and some MORE gunk to put in his eyes.
ICK!
This scares me cuz I 'member when I had to have stuff for MY eye. (Ya remember, don'tcha)? That was after I got that big ole stick STUCK IN MY EYE. CLICK HERE for that story.
An THAT's when I started not likin' this Doc Spires-
He put a pin in me that day an it made me feel funny.
THEN another pin, somethin' else happened, and I had tipped over and had an 'operashun".
It was bad, an when I waked up, it hurt LOTS and LOTS!
So now 'Spitty' -harf harf- hasta get somethin' in his eyes. BOTH of them!
GROSS!!!! I don't look when my "she" puts it in either.

Will this insanity ever end? 

• (If you guessed 'NO', den you're right).

The other day, my Little One, an her Greg-man came over.
They had a big ole BOX-FULL of stuff, but I couldn't go near it. (An there was somethin' there that smelt really good).

Oh, ALL dese smells!
(Makes me wonder why I sniff the cat anywhere, anytime)?
Ya see, "she" had been makin' food in the big square thing in the wall, an it always smells SO yummy when "she" does this.
"She" doesn't do it near nuff either.
Not anymore. "she" sez it hurts.
(But "she" useta do it all the time).
Unfair. And awful. JUST AWFUL!!!

But, I'm smart too-
I figgered that it must be what they call a 'Special' day.

When my Little One and her Greg-man came, my Little One was kinda sick again. I try to make her feel better, so I give her kisses with my big ol' sloppy tongue.
My Little One sez my kisses are magic!
My Little One likes my kisses- But my "she" sez I kin only kiss her hands.
AWFUL I tell you- JUST AWFUL!!!
(Who knows where my "she's" hands have been)?!?

So we ate- (I got to eat too, but really late I might add).
Those skin-things with da real buttery corn flakes all over them were really crispy this time, and REALLY YUMMY too! (Tho' I always gotta fight with my Little One to get any).
AWFUL!

After I finally got some food in me, my peoples started digging in boxes and stuff and giving away other boxes.
Everyone had some, EVEN ME!

But I couldn't get to mine 'cuz they wuz wrapped in this bright stuff.

"She" helped me wit' one, and my Little One helped me with the rest of 'em.
They wuz ALL treats! And were ALL for me!
The room wuz a mess after all that stuff was all over the place.
(I kept my eye on MY presents)!

Now, sometimes I get presents when my "she" goes into a store without me; and sometimes my Little One will bring some with her when she comes over.
But not like THIS DAY!
I got a toys, a new Frisbee;
 and 3 bags of treats. ONLY fer ME!
Whee!

Sputty didn't get nuthin'! (Not that I cared, but isn't THAT awful)?
AWFUL! I tell you; JUST AWFUL!!!

See, sometimes Sput is mean, mean, MEAN to me.
I will take a nice nap and he [STILL] wakes me up by stickin' his claw(s) right into my nose.
Right INTO the nice delicate skin of MY NOSE!
Now THAT hurts really bad!
I wake up right away too.
I "ky-yike" at him right away, and he either ducks down, or runs away.
If he runs away, I chase him. (And sometimes I get in trouble too cuz "she" is sleepin')

AWFUL! I tell you, Just AWFUL!!!

"She" has some big paper bags, full, by the warm square box in the wall -and sez she hasta make some treats and some cookies.

*** By the way, I really LIKE cookies; they are kinda like TREATS, (but I don't get near enough either)! Mostly just some crumbs, and that's awful too.

AWFUL! You hear me? JUST AWFUL!

Awfuller, is when "she" naps, then doesn't wake up when it's time for my food!!!
Mostly I wait, and I wait, and I wait some more...
Just sometimes it gets too hard for me to wait anymore, so I just put my face by hers on that nice soft pillow.
I don't know why, but she always wakes up and sez "Pee-Oooh" in a funny voice.
I don't know what it means so I got sit by the door. 
(First, I give her a big sloppy kiss, THEN I go sit by the door). H-A-rf, H-A-rf. H-A-rf.

But then I always get my food, so I guess it's a good thing.
Oh, and I always get part of a banana too. It's YUMMY, and 'she' hides my own allergy pills in a little piece of it. If I drop one, 'she' won't give me another bite of the banana until I pick it up and swallow it, so I try not to drop them...
But 'she' feeds me good food too- all meat!, and my vitamins. Every now and then when my back or my shoulder hurt then she gives me something that makes me feel better too.

I will hafta ask my 'she' to post the list again what is good for us dogs, and what isn't. Sometimes you peoples forget, and I don't want any of my friends to be sick, or die.

I'd better stop typing and go bug her to get some lunch and then take me outside. (I don't get a lunch, but I get to lick her plate)!
The sun is shiny today, but it is very, very, cold on my paws.
Still, I wanna have some fun.
She will throw my new Frisbee thing, or my ball- but just for a little while.

We were outside earlier, and she hollered at me cuz I went to close to the road when she brought those big dumpsters down the driveway.
Don't know what her matter is- She useta take them both at one time, and now, she only took one, then she rested, (and put me in the house)!-
AWFUL 'she is; JUST AWFUL!

Then, she takes the other one out by the road without me.
An it took her a LONG time to come back inside too.

Then she got in the waterfall- (and she stayed THERE a really long time too). When she was done, I was waiting for her to throw my ball up the steps, playin', but she said 'no'.

Isn't that AWFUL?? I tell ya, it's JUST AWFUL!!!

Sheesh. I really don't ask for that much.
('Sides, if I do, I do know how to BEG, and make her feel bad). H-A-rf, H-A-rf, H-A-rf.

I hope everyone, and their puppies, got some nice treats on that "Special" day.
And I hope we have another "Special" day soon!

May you always have a bowlful of fresh water, and may you always get your breakfast and supper. ( & on time). May you appreciate YOUR treats as much as I do mine.

Yup. I don't get them enough.
And that is awful. JUST AWFUL.

ARF!

Love,
Punk

Happy Happy- and a giggle...

Isaiah's letter to Santa:
"Dear Santa,
I don't need socks!"

Merry Merry to all!

I giggle aloud every time I think of Isaiah's letter to Santa- (I stole it off of Jennifer's FB page).
Too cute not to be shared.
Hmmm...
I do ♥ a man that knows his own mind, and doesn't beat around the bush, don't you?!?
That he's my grandbaby is a testament to the fact that he's smart enough to know not to lie to Santa!

But here's a big "Uh-Oh" for me... 
What does it say about me that I have planned our Christmas celebrating around the Packers game? (Be nice).
hehehe
  ~ Er, "HOHOHO" !!!!

XOXO,
Me

Are These "Me" ?

Yes. Alright.
So I had a little fun...

XOXO
Me

You Are Biscotti

You are a very direct, honest person. You don't have time for dramatics or emotional pleas. You feel most comfortable in the intellectual realm, especially with science and technology. You are good at understanding difficult subjects. Understanding people? Not so much.

What Holiday Cookie Are You?

The First Rule of Blogthings Is: You Don't Talk About Blogthings

       

Your Thoughts Are Blue

You are empathetic and feeling. Your thoughts are always colored with emotion. You tend to be a positive and optimistic thinker. You don't dwell on what's going wrong. Your purpose in life is to make the world better. There's so much you want to change. You think more about what could happen than what is happening. Possibilities are what interest you most.

What Color Are Your Thoughts?

Blogthings: Take a Quiz. Annoy Your Friends.

       

You Are Brawn

You are a very physically oriented person. It's not that you don't like to think - it's just that you prefer to do. It drives you crazy to sit still for too long. You like to engage all your senses and jump into action. You like to put ideas to the test. You think that too much thinking can be paralyzing. You are active and proactive. You're the first person you know to take a risk and take the first step.

Are You Brains or Brawn?

Blogthings: If Quizzes Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Take Quizzes

       

You Are in the Genital Stage of Development

According to Dr. Freud, you've reached the genital stage of development. Whatever issues you may have had in your childhood have been resolved. You don't have any hang ups, and you are able to function as a stable adult. You are the model of being well-adjusted, and you are able to balance your life beautifully.

What Freudian Stage Are You In?

Blogthings: Quizzes and Tests and Memes, Oh My!

       

You Are 4% Phobic

Wow, you're scared of very little. And you're always conquering new fears that come up. Have you considered a career as a stunt double? You should at least go on one of those crazy reality shows where you eat bugs!

How Phobic Are You?

Blogthings: Waste Time at Work!

       

Your Biblical Name Is: Joakima Penina

You will live to see the end of times.

What's Your Biblical Name?

Blogthings: Free Quizzes for Everyone

       

You've Experienced 72% of Life

You have all of the life experience that most adults will ever get. And unless you're already in your 40s, you're probably wise beyond your years. You've put yourself out there, you've done a lot, and you've learned a lot. You may not have experienced all life has to offer, but you've experienced enough!

How Much Life Experience Do You Have?

Blogthings: If Quizzes Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Take Quizzes

       

Your Dominant Intelligence is Interpersonal Intelligence

You shine in your ability to relate to and understand others. Good at seeing others' points of view, you get how people think and feel. You have an uncanny ability to sense true feelings, intentions, and motivations. A natural born leader, you are great at teaching and mediating conflict. You would make a good counselor, salesperson, politician, or business person.

What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have?

Blogthings: Discover the Parts of Your Personality that Have Been Hiding

       

You Are Santa Claus

You are an optimistic and generous soul. It wouldn't be wrong to call you happy-go-lucky. It lifts your spirit to brighten someone else's day, especially if this person is a child. When it comes to helping others, you have boundless energy. And you admit that you sometimes put yourself last. You'll put in the time to make sure that everyone is happy and content. You don't mind working long hours to bring others a little joy.

What Christmas Character Are You?

Blogthings: Take a Quiz. Annoy Your Friends.

       

hehehe!!!!  

Onward to "Happy~Happy" now

I was going to attach a top picture, but the only option I use for it is "from my computer". 

The click then tells me "This webpage not available". 

Not to be outdone by a mere machine, I will just have to try later...

Merry 2 days after Christmas to everyone! And please bear with me for a while...

That I have no idea what the heck I am doing is putting it gently. Mostly I stare at this machine and wonder what to do next...

I have uploaded a few pics to Flickr and will share them with you-

Santa Claus brought me a new computer, so I am not sure I'll even be able to blog. 

Even the light~up keyboard has me puzzled at times. 

No worries, I shall try to blog anyway...  hehehe

First our Punkmeister...

"Sandy Paws" brought her a new Frisbee!

 ~ ~ ~Which she promptly got stuck to her face!!!  hehehe

She also received some new tennis balls, and 2 new tug toys. 

And NONE of them squeak! (YAY)! 

Oh! She LOVES to play! For her sake, I wish my back was better again, and I could be a better friend to her.

Casey and Greg stayed overnight on Christmas Eve. 

I woke about 3 on Christmas morning. First, I was unable to go back to sleep, then I was afraid to- (in case I miss something you know)! 

Casey came down with pain, about 6- Greg followed shortly thereafter. 

We decided not to stare at the tree any longer, and made tracks to open the presents that Santa had brought! 

Casey and Greg showing off their matching new coffee cups!

Casey showing off her new "Kindle" ! 

With 500 books too!

Greg said he HAD to play Santa on this one... Seems as though he thinks with all the books that Casey reads, he will be able now to save tons of room in their apartment for other things - besides all those books!!!

Greg got a homemade apron, along with some cooking utensils. These all, for our new outdoor grill, (which we don't have yet).  It will be one of the first things on my wish list when we get our duplex though... 

Mmmmm.... (I can't wait)!

Jennifer sent pictures of the boys, and as soon as I figure out where the scanner is depositing scanned pics I will share those with you too.

And oh my! Little Wyatt looks just like me when I was one, minus my curls! I threaten to tear up every time I look at that picture! My man, Isaiah, is just as handsome as ever, looking very much like his mom!

Great DNA here!  (When Greg was doing the 'face matching' on the iPhoto, it brought up all my girls as myself, AND Wyatt and Gabriel too!

I called off my 24th annual Christmas brunch this year, having no ability to stand in the kitchen long enough to get food made, and everyone fed. 

I received word 4 days ago that I have 3 new fractures in my spine. (No damn wonder I have been in so very much pain of late)!?!

I am not sure what will happen, given that my back is inoperable. But I will put up, and (try to) shut up, as long as I can still move around a bit.

OK. that "shut up" thing is not going to work... hehehe  So here's a thought. If you don't want to listen to me b*tch about my back, then you should not be on my pages.

They are thinking on doing some shots again to my back, just to make things easier for me, for a while. We will set up an appointment after the 1st to figure that out. After that, there is that "tens?" option, which I will have to check into to refresh my memory- Is that the thing that one wears for electrical currents? 

Buying that duplex is quickly becoming a necessity.

We had a wonderful, quiet, day- We went back to bed, to nap, and were all surprised that we slept soundly for as long as we did. Waking early~afternoon, we made "breakfast", pigged out a bit, and were almost ready to call it a night when Randy showed up. (His belly, honestly, showing kudos to his own mama's good cooking. - And I thought gluttony was a sin)!? hehehe

Greg transferred all my pictures onto this computer. That there are over 50,000 surprised no one but him. This new program, iPhoto, will take a bit for me to figure out, but it is the first thing I went to also. hehehe

I did this one...

Not sure how I did it; but I think it's cool, and am proud of myself for it!

After a long day, Casey and Greg made their way home- Our presents were put away, and it was high time for me to get to sleep.

Just like Punk-

Miss Kelli stopped by yesterday bearing gifts- (I feel like such a chintz sometimes)- She brought some grand lemony candles and sprinkles and even some drains stuff in lemon. With that kind of inspiration, I have already mopped my floors this morning, using my lemon pine sol. I am also on my 3rd load of wash. 

For now it is high time for me to get cleaned up too.

Our "Merry Merry" was grand- Onward to "Happy Happy" now!

I hope everyone had a 'wunnaful' magical Christmas, no matter how you celebrated. 

How did you celebrate, by the way?

My love to all!

XOXO

Me

PS

I have to thank everyone that did send me a card! 
We did finally get to the post office, late as usual... 
If you sent me a card you will have one shortly. I promise. 

PPS
On a related note...

Did you know that if you are disabled and cannot get to your mailbox that the postman has to deliver your mail to your door every day? I had the doctor write up an order for me as soon as I had learned that- 

This came about after finally calling the US Postal Service to complain about having to have my mailbox plowed out 3 times last week, and only getting my mail one day...

I asked her how cleaned out my yard has to be for him to come in (after having had my box plowed out 3 times, not cheap, and he still would not deliver)- 

She told me it did not matter-  that he HAS TO walk it to my door- 

Then she recited their "rain, snow, sleet" motto to me.

Music to my ears! 

(But I do wonder why that doesn't apply to the mailbox out there)?

Sometimes it helps to complain a bit!

Now all I have to do is get all my papers sent to the postmaster in GB. 

Very very cool

Holiday Eating Tips...

 1.  Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Holiday  spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately.
Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.

2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. It's rare. You cannot find it any other time of year but now. So drink up!
Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something.
It's a treat.. Enjoy it.
Have one for me. Have two. It's later than you think.

3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on.
Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.

4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother?
It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.

5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a  Holiday party is to eat other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?

6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food, and that vat of eggnog.

7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like thickly frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention.
They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again.

8. Same goes for pies.
Apple, Pumpkin, Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three.
When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?

9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some standards.

10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention.
Re-read tips; start over.
But hurry, January is just around the corner.

XOXO
Me,
 - Special thanks to my Auntie!

Slush~N~Uck~N~Mush

More, on the way...

Good Afternoon!
I am online here- Not sure for how long, but am happy that my desktop is working once more-

I had a dentist appointment at 7 this morning... Bad in the chair for my back, but at least I could get up and stand for a bit. That helped. Have to go back for a cleaning at the end of January. Oh well.

Casey has been coming out to try to help get Christmas in order for my annual brunch. What a great help she has been to me! 
Kelli even came and rolled my dumpster out to the road last night for me! 
Also yesterday, my sister Barbara, (Panama City Beach, FL) called. What a lovely surprise!  She keeps updated by reading the blogs, but not the same as talking either. And she might just fly up to Minneapolis when Casey has those next 2 surgeries, if all works out for her.
Like myself, Barbara sent out zero Christmas cards- The first year for her not to either.  She just didn't want me to think she had forgotten about me. (Not a chance, I know she loves me). We had such a great conversation!  Methinks I have about 50 phone calls of my own to be making! hehehe

Family and friends- What could be better?

As you can guess, my back has been an unrelenting kind of awful.
Our weather is to turn nasty(er) tonight, and I have an appointment with the pain management doctor tomorrow morning, at 7:50. This, for two more pain injections in my back. I may try to arrive earlier if I can so we don't have to be in the worst of the storm-
They are calling for 4-8 inches of new snow, plus ice, rain, drizzle, sleet, and all the rest, beginning tonight. Slush. Uck. And mush.
If the shots work then all will be worth it. If not, or if they leave me feeling rough or otherwise, Casey has already volunteered to do the cooking on Christmas morning. Thank God for Casey and Greg. (She volunteered himself too)!

My computer is trying to upload some updates- It's been a while...
I shall try to post a real blog later on today or tomorrow; and maybe after it's all updated I can even get to a few of your own blogs. I just don't want it to shut down in the middle of trying to post this! Darn thing.

In the meanwhile I hope all is well with everyone, and that you all are safe and warm (enough).

Love to all, and Merry Christmas too!

XOXO
Me
 

Are YOU Ready?

12-18-2008

Good Evening All;
Anything I would write at this point would be so depressing that I would have to unpost it later. hehehe? 
I won't write much. (Suffice to say between my head and my back, neither is winning, but they keep on warring anyway).
Punk did go to see Dr. Spires yesterday- For whatever reason, (maybe her injury as a pup), her glands just don't fix themselves as they should. She is OK for now once again.

As is Casey!
Isn't it hard to believe but it has been exactly one year since Casey's TP/AIT?

Hard to believe also that it is 26 degrees above-
So by my calculations that is a full 40 degrees warmer than it was then!
Nice, that.
I am, and always will be, "wonderfilled"  that Casey is such a gift to me, and an inspiration to everyone who faces any kind of adversity.
This "anniversary" is a miracle, even though she is still facing two more prolonged surgeries. (One is about 11 hours).

Speaking of weather, (was too),  if you are part of the 50 Million people in the pathway of the Eastern Storms/Blizzards, please stay safe and warm. Know where your flashlights and your can openers are...

I am unprepared for Christmas. It will remain that way.
I am not sending Christmas cards/presents this year. Know I love y'all even if I can't afford to do all that this time around. Casey got the mail yesterday!  Thank you to all that sent me a card. I do appreciate them all.
As many of you already know, I put them up for everyone that visits to see/read!

My Yahoo email "seems" to be working again. I tried to report the problem etc, and kept getting pages that said the page was closed, or moved with no forward link. Dang Yahoo anyway.

*** For those of you who receive my updates through your email, and if you missed yesterdays blog, (as written by Punk), here is that link.
http://flintville.multiply.com/journal/item/918

I must get the shopping done for my little Christmas Brunch. That get~together is always such a high point, for the year, for me.
I once blew up an entire dish of beef hash on John. While we didn't have hash that year, the look on his face as he stood 6 inches away when my dish went "bang" will remain imprinted on my psyche forever.

I'd better close- Can't stand the light for long...
Hope your spirits are all wonder~filled!

Love to all

XOXO
Me

PS
I received the following link to click and note in my email today.
It is not too late to make your voice heard.

The latest Senate health care bill has no public option. No expansion of Medicare. And it does too little to guarantee that uninsured Americans will actually be able afford the coverage they'll be required to purchase.

But it's not too late to fix the bill. And as Joe Lieberman has shown, just one senator willing to stand in the way can force legislation to be changed dramatically.

Senator Bernie Sanders has already made clear that he's opposed to the legislation in its current form. I just signed a petition urging him and other progressives to block it until it's fixed. Will you join me?

http://pol.moveon.org/block/?r_by=18359-14408432-fU5ZDvx&rc=paste

Thanks

The petition reads: "America needs real health care reform—not a massive giveaway to the insurance companies. Senator Bernie Sanders and other progressives should block this bill until it's fixed."

Despite this latest setback, we can still win the health care fight. The House has already passed a strong health care bill with a real public option. It would cover millions of uninsured Americans, offer real competition to the insurance companies, and reduce costs in the long run.

MoveOn members overwhelmingly support the House bill. But it's clear from member feedback and surveys that the majority of MoveOn members oppose the Senate bill as it now stands.⁴

And recent polls show growing opposition among grassroots progressives generally—the very folks Democrats in Washington count on to volunteer and donate to their campaigns.⁵ One found that one-third of Democratic voters will be less likely to vote next year if Congress doesn't pass a public option.⁶

So to get real reform, we need to immediately send a powerful message to Senate progressives like Bernie Sanders, Roland Burris, and Russ Feingold that we're counting on them to block this bill until it's fixed.

Click here to add your name to the petition:

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Thanks for all you do.

–Kat, Joan, Michael, Ilya, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "ANALYSIS: House Bill More Affordable Than Senate Legislation," Think Progress, October 30, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85097&id=18359-14408432-fU5ZDvx&t=5

"Side-by-Side Comparison of Major Health Care Reform Proposals," Kaiser Family Foundation, November 23, 2009
http://www.kff.org/healthreform/sidebyside.cfm

2. "Senate Bill a Big Win for Insurance Companies," Countdown with Keith Olbermann, December 16, 2009
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#34455097

3. "Sanders Could Still Vote No On Cloture," WhoRunsGov.com, December 17, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85817&id=18359-14408432-fU5ZDvx&t=6

4. MoveOn Members' Views on the Senate Health Care Bill
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85818&id=18359-14408432-fU5ZDvx&t=7

5. "Poll: Loss of Public Option Causes Big Increase in Opposition to Health Care Bill," Talking Points Memo, December 16, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85808&id=18359-14408432-fU5ZDvx&t=8

6. "Poll: One Third Of Dems Less Likely To Vote In 2010 If Public Option Dies," WhoRunsGov.com, December 14, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85816&id=18359-14408432-fU5ZDvx&t=9 !

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Ain't it the truth?
XOXO, Me

From my email...



Christmas -
What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?

She Wants OUT! ;-)

Good Morning Everyone;
I know that many of you know most of this already, but I am just copying my todays blog from over at 360.
There is a part that you may not know though. (This, as you near the last 1/3rd of the entry).

Suffice to say that Casey is definitely wanting OUT of the hospital...
And I am definitely wanting OFF this roller coaster.
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Photo stolen from HERE.

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Good Morning Everyone!
Concerning Yahoo 360, I do not think that I am back.
But I have received emails asking very kindly for an update.
Do not feel the need to comment on my 360, God knows I probably won't be able to even read them.

(That is, IF you can even leave one in the first place).

So here goes your update...

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Before her surgery
In the wee hours of 12-18-08

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Greg,
visiting Casey 12-19-08

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All of her lines- afterwards...

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Getting a hand massage
12-22-08
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To date, she has had 7 units of blood.
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Policy in transplant centers:
NO LIVE PLANTS. NO CUT FLOWERS.
She was allowed to keep this one because she had no roommate.
Thank you Beth and Family
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She shows off her scar!
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We celebrated Christmas together.
One week after surgery
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Santa was very good to her- ........................ And she LOVES her cards too!

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But a day later, she began to feel ill again...
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My brother John came to visit his "nephew"
(ask Casey about that). hehehe
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Her tummy swelled...

Time to call the surgeons in again...
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Dr. Kasie Banton and Casey
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Things got worse, and she was off to surgery a 2nd time.
12/28/08
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During this surgery, they drained 2+ liters of blood and fluids from her abdomen.
They also removed a blood clot (bigger than a golf ball), from her duodenum.
She came back to her room very 'out of it'.
I then left for a few short hours...

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And when I returned, this is how she was.
A mere 2 hours after!
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I have Punk along, and she was going as crazy as Casey.
So it was high time to bring her for a visit.
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My sister Barbara and Family sent flowers.
(I hid them in the bathroom).
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Punk is lonely all over again.
And yes, I brought her up a 2nd time.
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Casey recovered very quickly from her 2nd surgery,
and on Saturday was even released!
(But with an appointment already scheduled for Monday to return).

I could NOT blog about this as she wanted to surprise Greg coming home.

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And it was "bye-bye" Unit 6B
With a smile on her face...
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That night she threw up her dinner.
We thought it because of all the excitement.

Since I have no cooking facilities in the hotel,
I went to Perkins and got her some chicken noodle soup on Sunday Morning.

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After three bites of soup, her whole body looked like this.
Hives.
As we see the tattoo she has gotten-
The Holy Trinity she'd designed; (for her sister, Reianna).

CLICK TO READ ABOUT REIANNA if you are new here.

Casey was "free" for a little over 24 hours.
They readmitted her Sunday night.
She remains hospitalized, as we wait for results on her CDIFF testing.

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Back to the hospital.
Getting her ER IV changed...
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Lynn's daughter Christi (my Goddaughter), went to "Build a Bear"
And this is "Jewel" with Casey!
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Needless to say, Punk is sad all over again.
As I am too.
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That is basically all I know for right now... and I await Casey's call this morning.

Love to all

XOXO
Anne

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Originally posted to my Y!360, Tuesday January 6, 2009 - 08:48am (CST)

Casey has even posted! CLICK HERE!