With a Little Help From My Friends...

 

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What would you think if I sang out of tune,
Would you stand up and walk out on me.
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Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song,
And I'll try not to sing out of key.

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I get by with a little help from my friends,
I get high with a little help from my friends,

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Going to try with a little help from my friends.

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What do I do when my love is away.
(Does it worry you to be alone)

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How do I feel by the end of the day
(Are you sad because you're on your own)

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No I get by with a little help from my friends,

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Do you need anybody,
I need somebody to love.
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Could it be anybody
I want somebody to love.
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Would you believe in a love at first sight,

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Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time.

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What do you see when you turn out the light,
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(I can't tell you, but I know it's mine).

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Oh I get by with a little help from my friends,

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Do you need anybody,
I just need somebody to love,
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Could it be anybody,
I want somebody to love.
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I get by with a little help from my friends,
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Yes I get by with a little help from my friends,
With a little help from my friends.
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.Gonna try with a little help from my friends.

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I get by with a little help from my friends,
I get high with a little help from my friends,
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♫  Are ya singing?

I need to thank everyone that replied to my last blog (click, if you missed it).

I needed a bit, (no, a whole lot), of support. And most of you came through with flying colors.
I still have many that "read and run"; (not sure why?).
Or those that do not even come to visit.

Drugs.
Alcohol.
Addictions.
(And yes, I do have my own little addictions with respect to my cigarettes and my Wild Cherry Pepsi)...

But there is a definite line to be drawn with all of this too.
Plenty of you were not afraid to describe that line (and in no uncertain terms).

It is NOT a fine line.

There is no 'wagon' to fall off of or to get back on when you are carrying and/or raising children.
(This proverbial 'wagon' a mere excuse to create people as we would like them to be, and not necessarily who they wish to be).

It is not up to us to 'change' anything...

Sadly, it IS up to us to pick up the pieces; (or perhaps to somehow be made to 'feel' responsible).
Again, I am not sure of the whys and wherefores of that either.
But I do 'search'.

And in my own little searching, (and in addition to those of you who took the time to comment and share), I found much just where I knew it would be.
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For it all, I thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

Have a good weekend.

XOXO
Anne

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Originally posted to my Y! 360, Saturday July 12, 2008 - 12:42pm (CDT)

Photo Quiz: Spot the Fakes!

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_image_quiz.htm
VERY VERY COOL!
A great site to test your knowledge of what is real and what is not.
Click on the link above.
Have fun!
And DO let me know what your score is!
(I got 8 wrong)...

XOXO
Anne

How Would YOU Deal?

Good Morning;
I am sickened...
Know that I have added another 2 'blocks' within my contacts...

Gabriel and I will be leaving soon...
And I just wanted to let you know what I have been reading this morning, (and every chance I have had since Friday).
Just a few links for you...

Here's one.  CLICK HERE

And another. CLICK HERE

Still another. CLICK HERE

Are you disgusted yet?

Try this one. CLICK HERE.

As always, this is America.
You are then free to draw your own conclusions.

My own thoughts are "HOW FRICKIN' DAMN DARE YOU!?!"

...And I just cannot get past that.


XOXO
Anne

"Big Sam"

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Other

As of yesterday afternoon, Samuel is back on his feeding tube...

XOXO
Me

As for right now, Master Gabriel is still asleep, and I am going to try to nap a bit...

"Big Sam" (New pics added 7-18)

Born July 4th, 2008
Immediately placed in Neonatal Intensive Care
Breathing and feeding tubes placed July 4th, removed July 5th
Feeding tube replaced on July 11...
Switched from milk formula to soy formula on July 10, 2008
Inability to tolerate either...

Released to the custody of his father (Charles), and his wife, (Marie), on July 13th.

Doctor appointment on Wednesday July 16th, gained 3 ounces!
Say YAY!!!
His pediatrician would like for him to keep gaining an ounce a day.

Re: Roberta

Any detectives out there?
(I know there are)...

Good Morning;

This man, goes by the name of Greg Braemer,   DOB 11-1-81.

He has admittedly served time in Texas for drugs/related charges.

He is tall, my guess would be over 6'2" and weighs 275-300+ lbs.

He currently resides in Green Bay, on University Ave (IMHO, one of Green Bay's armpits).

He has told me he works at American Foods Group.
This is apparently within walking distance as he has no car, (no license due to OWI's and Revocations, driving after revocation, etc).

How do I go about finding out more, and/or getting his a$$ thrown out of town, or in jail?

**** Word to the wise:
You may mess with me all you want...
But never EVER mess with my children or grandchildren.
It has always been thus...

Nuff said ~for now.

Sadly, I should have more sick news later.

XOXO
Anne

Click on the following line if you wish...
Please visit this site for more Wisconsin records
**** He is NOT the father of my Big Sam...

Big Sam... And His Next Bigger Brother

Two Blogs in One Day!!!

 

 

Gabriel showing off his little brothers birth certificate!
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Good Evening All;
I am very tired... and not knowing when I will be able to post again, I thought I would share a few more pictures with you.

Roberta is doing well, but needs to bring her blood up soon or they will ultimately do a transfusion. I am sure they will keep her there until her blood is replaced...
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This now, to go with the above picture...
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And just to give you the correct size of Big Sam's tootsies.

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When we got to NICU, it was very apparent that Samuel was wasting no time waiting for us to come...
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And as soon as we got there, a miracle occurred!
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Check these beautiful eyes out!!!!

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Sam says "HI" to all!

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And so it goes that Master Gabriel has gone from 'baby' to "Big Brother" in the wink of an eye!
Suddenly being SO BIG too!

At least big enough to finally push the buttons for the elevator!
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And darned proud of himself too!
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Gabriel and I also did a bunch of shopping.
His wardrobe a bit sparse at this point in time.
But no longer!

By the time we got home, he was one pooped out little kid. He has been asleep ever since. I am thinking that with all this excitement he will sleep all the night through. Wish I would too

Love to all

XOXO
Anne

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Originally posted to my Y! 360, Saturday July 5, 2008 - 08:01pm (CDT)

Our 4th of July...

Our 4th of July...

 

Good Morning Everyone!
What a FOURTH we had...

Casey called about 5:30 in the AM yesterday; in awful pain, but was going to try to sleep. (She hadn't slept all night). But yes, she is taking her pills.

As I am too.
My back is awful-
Showering is hard.
Getting dressed is quite challenging;
Putting shoes on is harder.

Early yesterday morning, Kelli called. She was already on her way to go pick up Tim.
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(Tim had back surgery on Thursday, and was itching to get out of the darned place).
Not that anyone blames him...
And since neither of them had slept the night before, they were going to go home and sleep.
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I had a package to drop off for Baby Mariah, so Punk and I took a little ride to Suamico.
Knowing I would not be going anywhere else, I opted for a sweatshirt over my jammies top.
(It was still cool enough outside to cheat at dressing)...
I did manage to throw on a pair of jeans, and after about 15 minutes I even got BOTH sneakers on.
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(And yes, those dang jeans hurt my back, bigtime).
But no big deal because I knew I would be out of them as soon as I got back home.
We were gone all of 15-20 minutes...

During that time, Roberta had called; leaving a message on my machine.
Hard to understand, but I recognized her 'fear' immediately.
She had already called 911, and was awaiting the ambulance; bleeding profusely...
I called her on her cell.
The rescue squad had arrived, and they were transporting her to St. V's.
I asked had they heard a heartbeat.
No, they hadn't checked yet; doing IV's etc on Roberta.

I told her I loved them, and that I was on my way...

A few phone calls on the way...
Waking up Miss Kelli and Tim, (oops) ~Would Kelli let Punk out come afternoon...
No problem.

I tried to rouse Casey and Greg.
Neither phone was answered; and by the time I'd gotten through to Gregs' voicemail, I was a bit upset... Think I said something about "One of you HAS to leave your ringer on..."

A few seconds later, Casey called. She had heard Gregs phone vibrating, but not her own. 'What was up?' I told her. She also said they were on their way...

Know that one of the following pictures may upset my more 'sensitive' readers.
I will warn you before that picture comes up.

Arriving at the hospital, Roberta had already had her clothes cut off and was in that fancy hospital attire.
I told her they would probably do a C~Section. (News which only made her cry harder).
She cried through telling me that her own doctor was not on call...

I tried to console her by reminding her that she was 7 and a half weeks early too.
But I don't think too much was going to console her at that point...

Casey and Greg arrived.
A short time after that, I was asked if I would like to be with Roberta as they did the surgery.
ABSOLUTELY.
And into my scrubs I went.
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No, this isn't the pic I warned you about-
Maybe I should have???

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Chuck arrived just before they wheeled her out of her room. (Chuck is baby's daddy).
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A quick picture of daddy, momma, and auntie...

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They told me to have a seat in the O.R.
Nope, not gonna happen with this back of mine.
(Besides, had I sat I would not have been able to see anything).

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Here's where that WARNING applies...
If you cannot stand to look, please scroll past the next picture
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The Caesarian Section is done quickly... (Dr. Mary must work fast)
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Sam makes his (almost too quiet) appearance.
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And is soon all the way out, and whisked away to the warming unit.

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A bit of oxygen,
along with a measly few squeaks out of him...

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He was bundled up to meet momma; but for only a few seconds.

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From there, almost immediately to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
(The news is that he will probably be there for about a month).
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Greg's quarter showing how small Big Sam really is...

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~and with this posting, it is high time for Master Gabriel and I to get up to the hospital!

I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend. Be safe.

To thank you too, for all the well wishes and prayers.

Love to all

XOXO
Anne

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Originally posted to my Y! 360, Saturday July 5, 2008 - 11:13am (CDT)

Please pray.

Pray...
Pray...
Pray...

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Please welcome Samuel Yusvak.
Born today at 11:35AM
7+ weeks premature.
Abrubtion.
Emergency C-Section.

5#'s 1 oz.; 17" long.

He has a breathing tube now.
And will be in NICU for some time.
(Mother doing well after losing 1Ltr+  blood).

Prayers for them both would be greatly, deeply appreciated.

XOXO
Anne