LARGEST NEWS IS MEGAN IS SICK... SO THE CALL IS OUT FOR VOLUNTEERS TO COME
HELP...
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I DO NOT HAVE AN ACTUAL COUNT, BUT WE GOT OVER 1000 WEE WEE PADS
YESTERDAY== THEY ARE WONDERFUL-- WE LOVE THEM-- EXCEPT WE HAVE EINOUGH TO HOLD
US FOR A WHILE...
HOWEVER THAT PILE OF BOXES CAUSED US TO GO WILD WITH THE MAILCALL LAST
NIGHT-- IT WAS PRETTY FUNNY WITH ME HIDING BEHIND THE PILE OPENING ENVELOPES FOR
THE FUN FUND...
THIS 5PM OPENING OF THE MAIL IS POPULAR-- THERE WERE OVER 800 PEOPLE SIGNED IN TO WATCH AS THEY MADE ME WEAR THAT MOP ON MY HEAD...
I HOPE THEY HANG IN THERE WHEN THE BOOK FINALY GETS ONLINE...JANINE'S GOAL
IS BY NEXT WEEK..
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THE FUNNY THING ABOUT THIS BOOK IS-- FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED AT
SDP, IT IS JUST NORMAL HAPPENINGS..
WE GOT TO DISCUSSING THAT AS I WAS LOOKING FOR A HAMMER BECAUSE THE
LOLLYPOP WAS THE WRONG SHAPE FOR MY MOUTH AT ANY RATE SO I BROKE IT UP.. I
WAS TOLD THAT LOOKING FOR A HMMER FOR THAT PURPOSE WAS FUNNY.
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THEN I GOT TO THNKING OF BOOKS I HAVE READ THAT NORMAL LIVING IS SO
AMUSING... I QUICKLY REMEMBERED "THE HILLS IS LONELY" - A SCHOOLTEACHER WHO
GOES ON HOLIDAY TO A SPARSELY POPULaTED TOWN OFF THE COAST OF SCOTLAND-- WHERE
THE TAXI THAT PICKS HER UP OFF THE BOAT IS ALSO THE HEARSE AND COAL DELIVERY
VAN.-- SHE HAS TO CLIMB A 4' STONE WALL TO GET TO HER B&B BECAUSE OF AN --
UNUSUALLY HIGH TIDE WHICH COVERS THE GATE.-
AND THEIR APPROACH TO HEALTH CARE WITH NO RESIDENT DOCTOR IS ALMOST THE
SAME AS NORTH OF BOSTON..
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I THOUGHT I HAD A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT YESTERDAY--- NOT TRUE....I HAD AN
APPOINTMENT WITH A PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT AND WAS CHECKED IN BY A MEDICAL
ASSISTANT.. THIS MEDICAL ASSISTANT TOOK MY BLOOD PRESSURE AND IT WAS MUCH HIGHER
NUMBERS THAN I HAVE EVER HAD...--
THE PHYSICIANS ASSISTANT CAME IN ASKED WHY I WAS HERE
I RESPONDED BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE SURE MY PAINFUL SHOULDERS WERE NOT
LYME-- SO SHE GAVE ME A PIECE OF PAPER FOR LAB WORK...-- I THEN SAID MY BLOOD
PRESSURE NUMBERS WERE HIGHER THN THEY EVER HAVE BEEN- AND SHE SAID I WAS BOOKD
FOR ONLY A SHOULDER PROBLEM AND SHE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO DEAL WITH A BLOOD
PRESSURE PROBLEM- THAT I SHOUL D MAKE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT AND COME BACK FOR
THAT.
I SAID I WOULD LOOK IT UP ON THE COMPUTER INSTEAD,,,
SO I DID AND GOT MY HUSBAND'S FIRST ANSWER "IF YOU WOULD LOOSE 20 POUNDS"
BUT AT LEAST I HAD A LYME TEST...
MADE ME WONDER ABOUT WHAT MEDICARE BILLING I CAUSED BY THAT VISIT..
AND WAS IT REALLY AN INSURANCE PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE-- I REMEMBER WHEN
THE INS PEOPLE CAME TO TOM'S OFF ICE AND DECIDED WE NEEDED AN NEW APPOINTMENT
BOOK SO WE COULD BOOK A NEW PATIENT EVERY 10 MINUTES.
THAT WAS WHEN HE CHARGED $20 FOR AN OFFICE VISIT- AND WAS PAID $6.83 CENTS
BY INSURANCE.
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NOW I NOTICED THE INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE GETTING INTO VETERNARY
INSURANCE-- ALWAYS SOUNDS GOOD TO STRT--- THEN YOU GET INTO WORDS LIKE
ACCEPTING ASSIGNMENT AND LIFE GETS ON THE SLIPERY
SLOPE.
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CUT AND PASTE******
I'M WORKING WITH
JULIET ON ORGANIZING THE RETREAT ATTENDEES.
I WAS WONDERING IF
ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH SDP DECIDED THAT THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO HAVE SOMEONE
STAY WITH THEM.
WE HAVE ONE PERSON
LOOKING FOR SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT. SHE WILL BE THERE FROM 10/5 TO 10/9, COMING IN
FROM CHICAGO.
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AND FROM EBONY
Hi Carlene,
Summer should be a quiet, relaxing time but it never is around here.
So, that's my excuse for not writing sooner.
Ebby (Ebony) continues to charm everyone she meets and turn heads
wherever we are. She has given up her shoe
fetish and now shows some interest in her Kongs. She is so good about
responding to, "Ebby, come", and we're
confident she will not run beyond sight of us (she is microchipped) so
we opened one end of her long dog run and
let her do what she loves to do, run, actually tear at great speed.
What a magnificent athlete!
Gobs of her brown puppy fur fill the curry comb to reveal black but
there is a lot more to shed. No matter, Ebby is
a dear, beautiful puppy with a pleasant disposition and we love
her.
I hope the doctor found you in good health.
Forever grateful,
Al and Pat
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BUCKWHEAT HAS LANDED BACK IN TENNSSEE-- GROVER JUST CALLED-- HE WILL LOOK
FOR ANOTHER FOR US...
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AND SO IT GOES
I AM NOT YELLING-- I CAN NOT SEE the small print
