Heather Shrinks in Houston!

[Houston Heather]

Whew! I am glad she'll be OK!

I hit THREE thrift shops today.

First, let me start at the beginning. Our ride to to work was late. Our milk man was late, and delayed me on the dock. I barely had enough time to count the deposit! Rushy rushy out the door.

Our driver was late, but not very. The Bibles I handed out were all a big hit except for this driver - he checked it out and handed it back to me: "I already have a dozen Bibles". I told him "OK, I'll give it to the teller at the bank" and he grinned at me. I did just that.

I am almost out of Bibles... I was complaining to God that I don't mind buying them and handing them out, but I could use a little help. Then I open up my email to a free shipping offer. It gets better... more on that later.

Ron must have been tired, I don't know. He and I weren't communicating and we ended up bickering in the middle of Burger King. Right after I had handed the cashier a Spanish Gospel of John! I was embarrassed... but Ron was unstoppable. Ack.

I noticed another employee seemed interested in the Bible I'd handed out, and he was kind of lurking near my table, so he got another one after Ron left. Good riddance!

I was bad, I admit it. I drank a liter Diet Dr Pepper and a couple of bottles, too. Time for my flogging!

Ron turned off his cell phone and I elected to get the message. I went to the Goodwill. I found an AWESOME purse. I had envisioned a silver evening purse in my head... it would be yay by thus, glamourous, and petite. Yet large enough to hold a few Gospel of Johns! Anyway, I found it. As soon as I saw it I ran over and snatched it off the hook, almost shoving someone out of the way!

I ALSO found Ron the white button down he needed. Then it was off to the good Dollar store. I found a stain remover pen, a few items for work, and some rose sachets. I love rose fragrance. Off to catch the bus.

I got off and went to the Salvation Army. I found a copy of DANDR. I can give it away to someone who wants to know "How I did it". Along with a Bible, most likely.

Remember when I told God I needed some help with the Bibles? I went to ANOTHER thrift store and was poking around. I had decided by this point not to be bitter. Both Ron and I have brain damage. His impulse control areas are shot, I know this. He once cursed out a customer at work! So, I shouldn't be too surprised he went off. It's not me, it's him. Remember, my job is Pleasing God.

Speaking of... hey! I found New Testaments! I found 2 NT, a New Believer's NT, and half a dozen "Here's hope" booklets with a salvation message and scripture! Thanks, God! I loaded them all into my basket, scrounging around to make sure I got 'em all. As I rounded the corner, I knew God was happy. I found TWO huge baskets full of my favorite inspirational romance novels! All of these were only 50 cents each! I ended up spending about $30 but I know this will bring me almost a year of happy reading, AND 9 books to hand out.

I handed out one of my books to the cashier, wiping out my personal stash. Talk about good timing!

Then, off to Walmart, my rolling cart loaded with a huge paper bag full of books. I was interested in sandals - didn't find anything that worked. That's OK, I have some other sandals. I needed new sneakers, the brand I like is $21. I went down a half size in that, yay! I got myself a bra, and some toiletries. I had fun without spending a lot of money. I also got some of the Blue Powerade Zero - it's 80 cents for a quart and very refreshing, with zero carbs. It helps with electrolytes.

After Walmart I caught a bus to a transfer point. I had a very strong leading to give some of the new "Hope" books to a lady at the bus stop. I didn't. We all got on the same bus. I told God, OK, I'll hand out however many books you allow me to find. I dug around and came up with 4... so I bothered other people on the bus (including the original bus stop lady) and handed them out. They all said "thank you".

It gets better. I went to Starbucks, my stash depleted temporarily. A lady I had given a NT to last time greeted me with a big smile. I got my whipping cream thing and took my lithium. I read a very interesting biography "Yes Lord" I got at the thrift store. I dug around and found 2 of the NT Bibles. One has a lot of notes in it. I may keep that and read it.. .get all I can out of it before passing it on. We'll see.

I put the other one in my backpack so I could hand it out at a moment's notice. I got on the bus. The bus driver looked a little scary and mean, a woman. I could practically feel God YELLING at me to give her that Bible. Being chicken, I shoved it at her as I got off. She took it, looked at it, and said "Thank you!" in a very touched voice. I scampered off.

So, I already gave away over half the stuff I got! We never know how much time we've got and I'd like to think I took advantage of all the opportunities God gave me to spread His message.

I made a deposit so I just bought over... 60 various types of Bible/NT and a hundred different tract type things to stick in 'em. Free shipping, dangerous thing!

Ron was pretty out of it when I got home but he's got his door shut. I took out all the trash, let the cat in, ate a little cheese to make sure the lithium stayed down (it's happy) AND I have tomorrow off. AND I still have a very decent chunk of my pay!

Yay!

[Houston Heather]

Fascinating! I just realized I gave the Bible with all the notes to the BUS DRIVER. I guess God wanted her to have it!

I just tried on my new red lipstick... SMOKING!

[Houston Heather]

Ack. I just woke up and Ron "Wants to talk" [long, drawn-out groan]. Before my meds, he wants to talk.

I'm going to take my pills, eat, and give him a time limit so I don't get lectured forever... he has this "thing" where he feels like I have to understand his viewpoint completely and be converted to it, or he won't shut up. I hate talking to begin with, odd to say... it just fries my circuits. I feel like I'm being tortured into agreeing... but with a time limit I can say, "Sorry, time's up, gotta go".

Why can't he just agree to disagree? Probably because he got hit by a truck.

I have a date at Foodtown... they have a sale on cheese, 8 ounces for $1.44.

[skeopple]

Maybe, Ron's talk will be a happy one?! I hope so cuz you have to get to Foodtown; that's a great price for cheese!

It's too early in the day for talkin' anyway, isn't it?

Have a blessed day, Heather. You must almost have everything you need for the cruise. Are you taking some non-perishable low carb stuff with you? Or do you feel the food will be available any time you need it?

[Houston Heather]

They say we have food 24/7, and good low carb choices. I know for sure they have pizza, and I have no problem eating the toppings off. I've also heard rumors of steak and giant breakfast omlettes, so I'm sure I'll be OK.

All that said, I do plan to bring a stash of meat sticks.

The "talk" wasn't bad. I think we just need a little space, which we got today. It is very intense doing the whole caregiver/caregived role, plus he is my boss, and we live together!

I loaded up on goodies at Foodtown. Sardine fillets for 77 cents! Cheese! Other good things I can't remember! I lugged it all home. I was pretty hot and sweaty, so I reapplied my sunscreen and threw on some mineral makeup. I got a double cheeseburger at a Fast food place near Foodtown while waiting on the bus. It was good!

Then I set out again. I decided I wanted to go to Giant $. I took my powerade with me.. the zero calorie version. I drank all that. I got a few items at the dollar store, had to run into a bathroom due to powerade, and waited on another bus.

I caught it and ran by Burger King. I was hungry. I had been next to a bakery so kudos for not eating the bad things! I ate a triple stacker with no bread and no sides.

Then I went to the haircut place. My hair was scary. Now it's cute. I paid for the wash because I'd been walking around in the heat and my head was sweaty. No way am I making someone put her hands into yuck hair!

I went by a fancy grocery store and got Ron a bottle of Meclizine - it's a motion sickness drug they sell over the counter. 100 tablets for $5. Not bad. After that, I came home.

I took a shower and had an unfortunate incident trying to wax some hair on my tummy. I have a "line". I wanted it gone with no icky grow-ins. Let's just say I'm still sporting some wax, it was just a horrible bloody circus.

I should heal up before the cruise.. but awkward! I hate wax! Then the ride came to take us to Starbucks. He was really late.

When we got there, the pickup driver was there... poor baby had bought herself a brownie and a frozen drink! I'm a monster! We got our drinks and came straight home.

I played some Youtube videos for Ron and we had a good time.

Tomorrow, go to work, repairman, place junk food order, then Ron wants to go to Walmart. We can eat there and come home. I have to get up at 3 on Friday so I'm going to stay at home once I get there.

I'm all out of Bibles... I gave the last one away this evening. I hope God hurries with the new ones.

[Houston Heather]

They shipped today... Goodie!

A cute funny story. I was at a fast food place in the Foodtown parking lot. I like to get a snack there when I'm waiting on the bus. It's a walkup.

The cashier asked me how I was doing, and I told her great. I mentioned I was very proud of myself for resisting the pastries because I had gotten hungry at the store, and told her the only thing that kept me honest was the thought of a couple delicious dollar menu bacon cheeseburgers!

She mentioned, I eat a lot of burgers (every time I go to FoodTown, I get at least a couple and eat them bunless). How did I stay so slim?

You can guess what happened next.

As I finished, I told her "Oh, wait!" I had bought a copy of DANDR at Salvation Army yesterday... I always feel that God will lead me to the right person; and He does. I handed it to her, along with a New Testament and a Spanish Gospel of John for her co-worker. She was very touched. Then I ate my DELICIOUS burgers, drank a diet soda - yes I sinned... and caught the bus right as I was wadding up my wrapper and tossing it in the can.

[skeopple]

Heather, I just enjoy so much how you witness wherever you go. With your low carb life AND for Jesus!! You are a true example of what kind of people God wants us to be. love you

[Houston Heather]

Awww! Thank you!

Today was a good easy day. Just work, Walmart (Ron needs more medication and some of "his" flavored bottled water), and home. Nice long nap.

At work, I realized I was running depressed. It was hard to think (harder than normal ) and I felt utterly exhausted.

The good news, so far none of the horrible emotional agony. I'm just completely wiped out, want to spend all day in bed, feel emotionally exhausted... hard to do things, not really interested in "fun".

But... I took an extra lithium with lunch. I ate a delicious lunch of bunless McDonald's. The driver had a horrible time - he picked up 4 people at Walmart. Me and Ron got in first, because we were outside waiting. I got the "good" front passenger seat. The next client came out, pushing an entire shopping cart. THEN the lady in a wheelchair! The driver was really upset, non-wheelchair lady had so much junk he had to put the groceries in all around her and Ron, she spilled a large soda in the cab, complained constantly, then he had to put the other client in the back wheelchair compartment and literally stuff all the other groceries (from the walking lady) around her. I was very glad I had bought the usual "Going to Walmart" double cheeseburger for the driver! He needed it after that!

Happily, we were the first "drop". I started getting more and more exhausted. I have to remind myself at times that my illness is physical, too. I went to bed and slept at least 3 hours.

I got up and fixed Ron dinner (it took me about 10 minutes after his request to work up the energy to do it). I fixed myself a tasty dinner of microwaved cut up salami, and cut up cheese. I like having a cheese plate with 4 different flavors. Yum. I took my pills, drank some delicious diet iced decaf tea, and made some more.

Now I'm blogging, then I'll go to Ebay and buy some eye makeup I've been considering for months.

Tomorrow I get up at 3. ACK. Monday, I get up at 3 ACK. But we'll have our deliveries.

I'll be OK, I'll just be kind to myself for a few days and it'll pass.

You know, that's the great thing about bipolar illness - like the old weather joke, if you don't like your mood, wait 10 minutes! More like a week or so, but you get the idea.

Oh, and I weighed in at 169 today. AND every Walmart employee I met raved about me losing "more" weight! They all told me how great I looked right in front of Ron, who grinned with pride. Quite awesome.

I had planned to stay home this weekend, but I might plan a day out on Saturday just so I don't stay home and brood. It's better for me to stay busy.

Tomorrow, we go to work, go home and eat, go to a suit place (the kind where you can get a nice suit for $100) to pick up a few items for Ron, and then home again.

[Houston Heather]

Feeling better.

Tea was delicious!

Going to bed.

[skeopple]

Congrats on 169!!! YeeHaw. Cool.

Sleep well, you have an early morning!

[Houston Heather]

169 again!

This morning, I had the driver who thought I was pregnant last year.

"Don't lose anymore weight" he urged me "You'll get too thin. You can stop now."

That's a big change from, I won't let you lift that, you're expecting!

[skeopple]

Already finished working for the day?

Great comment from your driver.

[Houston Heather]

Yeah, the vending is only part-time. That's about all we can handle.

I filled it up with all the fattening crap - we've been selling a lot of chips and cookies...ack. I did put some pork rinds and peanuts so I'm not a total hypocrite.

We had to wait about an hour at Suits U. I told Ron all the Black Male models in the designers' posters have shaved heads. I guess being stylish = shaved head?

I'd be curious to see how Ron looked but what if we hated it? Then we're stuck. Plus he'd probably have a horrible psoriasis outbreak.

I tried to talk Ron into a hot pink silk tie to match my hot pink and black dress. NO NO NO NO NO HEATHER NO. I tried.

[Houston Heather]

Still kind of mixed... when I took my nap I had GHASTLY nightmares... ugh. I was never so happy to hear Ron's phone ring. It woke us both up.

We went to Starbucks, I had my whipping cream thing, took my medicine (up to 900 mg of lithium today). Ron says I'm still talking fast... AGH.

I trimmed his beard and got some footage of him mowing the yard. When it's done I'll put up a link.

[Houston Heather]

YouTube - A blind man mows his yard

Here it is... I'm very happy with it. You get a good feel for all 3 of us.

[skeopple]

Good job, Ron. I watched the whole thing with Bubba!

[Houston Heather]

19 views in 11 hours, not bad!

Even Dad left a comment. Vintage Dad, too.

Off I go to Foodtown before the rain.

STILL 169.

[Snowman]

I was one of the 19!!!

WOW, Ron is AMAZING mowing his lawn!!! Who would ever think he could do something like that AND do a good job??!! Good for him, he's not sitting around waiting on society to take care of him!!! KUDDOS to Ron and YOU too, Heather!!!

I don't remember reading before, but if you don't mind me asking, was Ron born blind or did something happen to cause him to go blind?

Hope you have a great shopping trip today!

YA for 169!!! GREAT JOB!!

[Houston Heather]

Oh, I don't mind at all.

He was born blind in one eye, and very obvious he had a problem in the other. The doctors diagnosed him with congenital glaucoma - it's hereditary. He had very little vision for about 8-10 years, until "They turned off the sun" one day when he was playing outside. He had some relatives with blindness, so it's 100% genetic. As a result, he got fixed in his late 20's. He's made it very clear he didn't want to sire a blind child - it's hard to be blind! Plus he had other issues, several "born deaf" cousins, he has a hereditary tumor condition (benign), and some retardation too.

I'm OK with that. Nowadays it would be very difficult to have a child, because of the medication - it causes birth defects.

We've got Bubba, and such a handsome fellow he is!

Off to Foodtown.

[Houston Heather]

I can't have a boring day.

I went to Foodtown, more on that later - great deals. I went to the fast food place by the bus stop.

The cashier recognized me. I had given her an Atkins book and a New Testament about 4 days ago.

"I'm on it!" she told me "And I've already lost 5 pounds!" Wow!

That's the first time, out of the dozens of Atkins books I've handed out, that someone actually read the book, went by the book, lost weight, and told me! I was so thrilled.

I'm glad God led me to that book and had me stick it in my backpack! I am so proud of her!

[Houston Heather]

Foodtown shopping list:
Ron got 2 quarts of strawberries, 69 cents each
One ham and cheese danish, $2
One cream cheese danish, $1.25
I put the pastries in my backpack so I didn't have to smell them, they were fresh from the bakery. He's eaten one already.

I got 6 pack diet dr: @2.49 - I am down to about 2 bottles and a can every day
They rang me up for 2 diet Dr's, even though I brought one in Oh, well. $1.78
Pork Riblets - $3.45 - I plan to cook them in a little apple cider vinegar, tomato sauce, and spices
Fancy shredded cheese, 8 ounces (4 cheese blend), $1.99
1 pound no MSG sausage, very low carb, $1.99
8 ounces Muenster cheese, $1.44
Family pack CUBE STEAKS! $5.13
3 cucumbers, 45 cents
2 eight ounce can tomato sauce for riblets, 50 cents (no sugar in it, either)
1 can tuna in water 66 cents
2 cans green beans (love the stuff), 99 cents
1 quart giant strawberries for ME, 69 cents
Cheese stick - 25 cents I ate it after paying.
Yerba Buena mint tea - tasty, $1.59 I'm drinking it now.

Grand total (I paid separately for Ron's pastries): $26.05

My extra lithium is kicking in, naptime.

[Houston Heather]

I hate it when I'm "mixed" - up and down at the same time. I can't trust my own thoughts. I have to battle bad thoughts and negativity.

It was bad enough that I've taken a total of 4 lithium tablets, double my normal dose. I won't be able to think tomorrow but at least my mood will be better.

Anyway, I'll start feeling better soon.

[Houston Heather]

"Try to act as if I had the flu today"

My response to Ron when he accused me of "not being any help" to him, despite waking him up this morning (he slept through the alarm) going to work, fixing the coffee machine, dealing with a nasty complaint, and having to get down on my hands and knees to scrub out the coffee machine.

Horrible mixed episode. I'll be taking 4 lithiums today. Ghastly nightmares last night, always a sign I'm "sick".

I have to keep reminding myself, I have an illness. Yes, I feel lousy. I feel miserable, but it's just a symptom of the illness. Ron keeps saying "You're talking too much" and I tell him YES I KNOW... I'M SICK AND I'M TRYING TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL.

He stormed off, cursing, yelling at God for giving him a "sickly" wife who was "no help". Part of me wanted to chase him down and beat him up, the other part wanted to go commit suicide, and another part of me wants to run around the room screaming for a while.

Ron's been pretty demanding lately, I feel like whatever it is I'm doing, he wants me to drop it and say "Oh, sure" every time he has a request. He's been bitterly complaining that all I do is say "No" lately. I disagree. It's a very big difference between a boundary and exploitation... if he's asking me to do things he can do for himself, I feel fine saying NO. But he's been demanding... and when I say no I get the guilt trip and the why me ... why couldn't God send me someone to HELP?

All this on top of an icky mixed episode. Then yesterday he was acting really wild while I was on the phone with Mom and Dad, got me worried he's going to act like this when we're there on the trip, and accusing a family member of being a "control freak" instead of being a planner, which they are.

Running around the room, screaming, sounds better all the time!

I'm going to go double up and take 2 lithiums and lie down. That generally helps, if Mr Guilt trip doesn't come in and make a big racket to "punish" me.

I will keep repeating myself "Pretend I have the flu, how would you act?"

Oh, and I'm down a pound and a half from yesterday, to 168.

[Houston Heather]

I took 600 mg of lithium (300 quick release, 300 slow release) and an antipsychotic. Normally that combo would have me passed out... but I just feel functional now.

I would normally be very tired, but I'm just at a decent level.

I was really debating going to Starbucks. I'm on a losing streak but I wanted my heavy whipping cream thing. I ordered it and then we left (our driver actually waited for us, unheard of). On the way home, I sipped at it. It tasted funny. I opened it and lo and behold... whipped cream on top of MILK. If I had drunk that, I'd have spent all day on the toilet!

I poured it out... temptation gone. I have some nice strawberries in the fridge if I want a "sweet", and I made some digestive herb tea - I'm going to need it after those sips of milk!

[Houston Heather]

Still feeling good, but enough wierdness around the edges to make me take my usual nighttime pills. Pretty bad cramping from the "milk" I had earlier... grrr.

I wanted to call and say "Hi, remember me? I just wanted you to know I'm on the toilet AGAIN!" and keep calling every time I had to go. Better judgement (and Ron's advice) kept me from doing it but OH so tempted.

Oh, getting the dry cleaning ready, laundry, and packing too.

[skeopple]

Good morning, Heather!

Maybe on the cruise (and now), you could "accidentally" slip DH one of your pills. j/k

Wishing you a better day. hugs.

[Houston Heather]

It wasn't him, it was me. I was just a really unpleasant, irritable woman the last couple days. Think: rhymes with switch.

My mega-doses yesterday got me back to a somewhat decent level, but I woke up feeling like a hungry pit bull. A diabetic, blind lady on dialysis almost passed out on top of Ron when she got off the van, but I managed to keep my trap shut.

I just told myself, "That's why I don't eat pastries, so that won't be me one day."

A lot of physical labor and my usual morning pills combined to make me human again within a few hours. I kept apologizing to Ron for being difficult and unpleasant, but he just kind of shrugged.

He thanked me for being a big help. Then after work, we had to wait an hour and a half on our ride. I did get my morning Bible studies done, even though I feel kind of dim and foggy.

I'd rather have thick-thoughts than be snapping at everyone around me. I have an illness, it sucks, but it also comes with a treatment. I take my pills, my relationships are good. I don't take my pills, I have no relationships.

When I take my pills, I'm the only one who "suffers" - and Ron is always very sympathetic when it's obvious I'm "medicated".

[Houston Heather]

I may not be too coherent but I need to share.

This morning I woke up hyper, took my usual morning stuff and a shake, went to work. Literally 5 minutes in the door I felt like I'd been thrown off a cliff, very lightheaded (I measured and blood pressure was 90/60), etc. Very med-i-ca-ted too. Even Ron noticed.

I felt crappier and crappier all day. UGH. I did manage to do my Bible studies on break, get the milk, do snacks (sales are PATHETIC), and other stuff. I left work feeling a lot of pressure in the back of my neck, etc. Really odd.

When I started getting queasy I realized that 1. I was toxic from lithium and 2. I needed to eat. I ate a beef stick.

When we got to Walmart I could barely get Ron to the wheelchair. We ate and I pushed him around... it helped a lot because I didn't have any balance issues. Eating helped a lot. The rest just takes time.

Ron could tell I felt like I'd been thrown off a cliff and clubbed in the head. He got mad at God. I said, I only have 2 choices. I suffer occasionally, or you suffer all the time. It's an easy choice for me! I'm not going to make everyone miserable because I can't man up when I'm taking my pills. He seemed to appreciate it.

Then we went and got more pills. I got everything in the amounts I needed. The guy behind me got impatient while I checked them but when Ron pays I want to make sure we got what we paid for. There's another woman, first initial H, same birthdate, different year. She gets medication from that pharmacy. I've gotten her diabetes pills a few times by accident. And my mood stabilizers would scare her to death! And Ron almost died from taking a pill, so I am very careful.

I keep correcting my typos. Anyway, I got a couple of little bottles I needed and Ron got some cheddar popcorn. He likes to eat it when he takes his pills. I got a soda and we each paid.

We had to wait a while but the driver liked the hamburger. He wasn't so excited about the Spanish-language New Testament. I got the Spanish stuff yesterday, and the English today.

I still feel off-goofy-medicated but like I told Ron, the difference between a therapeutic dose of lithium and a toxic one is actually pretty small. If at all possible, I never want my symptoms to impact him in a negative way. He knows I am committed for life and appreciates it.

When we got home, the English Bibles had arrived along with some tracts. I made up index cards with the message "I will be praying for you daily!" to stick in whatever it is I hand out.

Good. Later on we get the dry cleaning (I pray the stuff is OK), and come home. Yay!

Tomorrow, I'm off! Even better! I wonder what I'll do?

[Houston Heather]

I had a lot of fun today.

First stop, fast food place near Foodtown. 4 cheeseburgers no bun. I am finally feeling normal, but Ron said I was still up. Anyway, I took a little lithium (smaller tablet) for breakfast, and no antidepressant. If I'm up, I don't need it. I'll take it tomorrow.

Besides, after my miserable toxic episode yesterday... ugh.

So, then foodtown. I wanted some cheese. I've GOT to have my cheese. I had loaded up on my Spanish Bibles, good thing. When I checked out it was a Bible frenzy! I handed out 4 and they were all totally happy! Quite awesome.

I think the devil got tweaked because I ended up spending about 2 hours waiting on buses today.

I went to my favorite dollar store and found the New Testaments on CD. I put one on my MP3 player when I got home, and I have others to hand out. I got some gift wrap supplies and all.

I went to Half Price books and found a nice Bible cover for $5! No more ziplock for my Bible! I found a daily bible reading book, it was a gift to someone. Apparently they didn't like it. How weird is this: I have ANOTHER book, very similar, that I also got at a thrift store. It was a gift from a woman's grandmother! How sad! At least I've given them loving homes and read them daily. One version is a more modern language, and the other is King James.

Then, I went to the thrift store where I found all the New Testaments. I found one, and about a dozen more inspirational romances. I saw a guy looking at a book 8.4. I told him, this book is so good you have to get it! I told him enough to pique his interest and he got it. He's in for a GOOD read. Ron loved it when I found it on tape. I found a gospel rap CD. I'm listening to "Thug S**t" - it's very good.

Now completely loaded down with Bibles, sodas, books, etc., I checked out and went to my Starbucks. I missed 2 buses in there and hassles, but you get the idea.

I figured all the lugging around would burn off a heavy whipping cream thing. So I had one. No caffeine after noon, and pretty moderate soda consumption. I had a zero carb sports drink, for instance, and a large iced tea, instead of my beloved soda.

After that, I came home. I got Ron a cream cheese danish at Foodtown and lugged it around... never touched it, never thought about it.

My body is being weird. No period and up a pound... ack.

[Snowman]

Sounds like you had a nice day toay, Heather!

My DH is like Ron, although Ron is thinner! He can eat cream cheese danish and not worry!

Your doing a wonderful job letting others know about Jesus!!

When do you guys leave for your cruise? Have you ever cruised before? I LOVE cruising!! I have two different friends that just went and neither of them really cared for it much!!