INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

Either someone just got her footprints taken, or she's already walking around the hospital!!!

Welcome to the world, Baby Elena!!! And congratulations Grandma Susan and family.....

Susan, she is precious, so happy for all of you.

Elena is beautiful!!! Usually newborns are not so good looking until a few days later, but she is gorgeous. Wish I could sniff her. I love the picture of Claire looking down at her. So glad mom and baby are well. Congratulations Grandma. Can't wait to hear the story. Good rest.

Today is our anniversary. We have been married for 21 years. Wow, where did the time go? DH wrote yesterday to let me know that he didn't forget our anniversary and also to tell me that he is where he is because of me. Now, he is a romantic mushy lovey dovey person and I am not. Poor guy. They had a few trouble getting through the last site because of the damage caused by the earthquake last year. So far, the trip has been successful. Here are some pics

People waiting to be seen.

Clinic is set up at a local school.

Damage to people's homes.

Room made out of corrugated metal. DH shares this room with three other docs. Natural heater in the afternoon and also natural air con during the night. In other words, very hot during the day and very cold at night.

Almost natural toilet.

And here is DH resting after he got asthma treatment . I'm so glad he is surrounded by docs. Very dusty and polluted there. Notice the curious onlookeron the left?

Hi there, Susan! Did you get some rest?

Happy 21st anniversary ,very thoughtful sediment sent from hubby. The pictures are quite an eye opener on living conditions in other countries.

Happy birthday Mags .

I am off to paint again, I will be glad when it's done.

Mags - HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!

Lover - HAPPY ANNIVERSARY. Thank you for sharing the pictures. What a good man your DH is.

Susan - CONGRATULATIONS GRANDMA! WONDERFUL NEWS. What a good healthy weight for an early baby. Thank God.

Thank you, Ladies.

Forward, think of nice firm arms (hopefully both) after you are done with the painting. Can't wait to see pictures of the finished reno.

Sensi, I was just thinking about you and wondered how you are coming along with research and decision. Yes, it's nice to stay home and maybe cuddle up reading a book on a rainy day. I was supposed to see my PCP today for hopefully a GI referral, but the office called and canceled the appointment. My doctor called in sick. No complaints. I didn't want to drive in the rain anyway. Have you decided on what to do? Uni or Bilateral? For us small breasted people, lumpectomy would leave nothing left Plus, radiation would not be good right?

Jazzy, the photos were taken in Nepal, a country sandwiched between Tibet (China's now) and India, where part of Mt. Everest is.

Blessings, DH went to Nepal 2 weeks ago with two dentists and three doctors to the more secluded hard-hit earthquake areas. He is not a medical provider. Not a bookworm. He was too busy playing basketball and goofing off in school. Haha! But, he does have a business mind. With mission, you have people who provide services and then you have people who provide financial helps to the locals. DH is the latter by God's grace and blessings. He always says what we have, whether it's skills,time, intelligence, talents, or money, they belong to God anyway. It is easy to become arrogant if we think these belong to us. Anything we have can be taken from us in a moment. Anyway,

Lover,

I'm still lurking. Have decided to go with the BMX as radiation would not be good. Although as someone pointed out to me that there could always be the chance I'd have to have radiation, even with BMX, radiologist said only a very small chance. If my tumor ended up being much larger than the 6mm they are seeing. I know this can change after surgery, but going with my gut.

In other great news, I contacted the genetics counselor in regards to info she left off my paperwork. She said that if "you vhave not received a call from Invitae by now, then it's evident that insurance will be covering the cost of testing".

I have 5 more days of work, then taking a mini vacation to go see my friend in Oregon and give myself time to finish any last minute shopping and cleaning.

For Susan

Good Morning to all you Ladies:

Sensi - What part of Oregon will you be in? It has been kind of odd here in the Willamette Valley weatherwise. Last week we went from the mid to high 80's, then down to the 50's and raining.

I do the same when I have a surgery coming up. I make sure all cleaning, laundry, etc is done before, plus maybe some meals in the freezer to make homecoming as easy as possible.

Susan - Yeah! what a beautiful little baby Elena is. Mom & Dad look great too. So glad you're able to be there with them for a bit.

Loverly - Wow, we really can forget how good we have it sometimes, until we see pics like you posted from Nepal and the state of their govenrment. Your DH is so right about the skills, talents, etc. All are gifts from God and it is our responsibility to use them to serve him by serving others. And as you said they can be lost in a split second.

Also, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!! to you and DH.

Jazzygirl - How's your week going?

I went to sleep last night at about 11:30 and woke up at 4:30 this morning. Decided it was way too early to get up, and tried to stay in bed, but ended up getting up about 5:45. Usually it the other way around for me. I normally wake up about 10:00 a.m., so this feels really weird. What do morning people usually do this early? LOL.

Got baby quilt back from long-arm quilter a few days ago, so the plan is to get the binding on this weekend and then wait for little Clark to make his appearance into the world, so I can have the quilt label done with his name, birth date, weight and length and bible verse. This will be the first baby for my friend's grand-daughter, who I have seen go from a 9 year old to a married adult. As you said Loverly, "Where did the time go?"

Alright, time for coffee. I hope you all have a great weekend.

JazzyJune I'll be in Portland for 4 days. 😉. My friend who is a great support went thru breast cancer herself a few years back. And yes, freezer meals are great. It's so hard cooking for 1. But I've gotten all my ingredients for meals. Just got to throw them together