Good Saturday morning from chilly north Texas! It's windy, sunny, and not supposed to get above 45 again today. Brrr! BJ, I am so sorry for your loss. You dad always sounded like such a good man. He's leaving a legacy of love for all his family. (((((BJ and family)))) (((Suzanne))) Losing fur/feather babies is always hard on the heart. They were blessed animals to have been loved and cared for by you. (((Besh))) Thinking of you and wishing you a much better 2011! Jan, what a lovely gift your mom gave you. Christmas at your house will be even more blessed this year because of it. Prayers for your dh and you. Marci, want to come wrap the gifts I have for my grandson? I walked out of the house in Crosby and left all my gift bags, etc. in the closet, so I'll have to start fresh here. Those are the only gifts I have left to wrap. Raeanne, I enjoyed peeking at your FB pictures of your Chamber Christmas party. You and your hubby are looking good! Dee, I hope your results were good. I've been thinking of you! Tikanis, it's good to see you posting again! I'm one to talk as I've been mostly MIA this last week or so. My apartment is looking pretty good today. Of course, I know that things are stashed everywhere with no logic involved, but it looked decent when my sister came yesterday. She was able to hang 3 pictures for me before she had to go, and the rest is up to me. Once I find the stand for my little Christmas tree, I hope to get in the decorating spirit again. Hard to believe that Christmas is a week from today, and I don't have anything festive out yet. Oh, well. There's always next year, right? Life is good otherwise. Good health, good friends and family, and enough money in the bank to pay the bills - so far! Wishing everyone a productive or restful day - whichever you need most!

Jody, they are at Mayo in Rochester, Minnesota, so it is only about 3.5 hours away. He is still in surgery as of 9:00 pm CT...and they expect a couple more hours. Thanks for all the prayers and thoughts for his little boy and his family.

I also have a problem with caffeine and take out places can't be trusted to give you decaf so I avoid them unless I go inside and see them pour it. As for friends, I tell them that I can't have caffeine of any sort as my heart goes in to trigeminal pvcs. It's the most horrible feeling so I have no qualms about telling. If they serve dessert with chocolate I just pass and tell them why. I buy the little individual packets to take with me so as to avoid the situation but a heads up is kinder. No one would want to hurt you. People forget easily so don't take it personally. I never let a sip of anything in my mouth unless I know definitely that there's no caffeine. Sharing your problem makes all the difference.

Elmer, if the printout shows black areas, there is either a brain tumor or a vascular issue. Pick one!!!! Using the soft approach on the patient brought no results. The woman was in denial and said that she needed to go to her hair appointment. The office then sent a letter urging her to seek further help. They are hoping she did. My original question was what people here thought. Most would want to know the possibilities. Of course, you can't know for sure which it is without further testing. The certainty, in this case, is that it will be something. Yes, Elmer, that is what the doctor did do. But in this women's case, she was in denial. The doctor was upset that the patient did not see the severity of the situation.