Thanks guys. Her cat scan is scheduled for Wed. so I'll keep you posted. Amy - Yeah, my G and P are hip. :) Rose - She's 73. Thank you for the info! Hopefully I won't need the list of questions. As of yesterday, I have out of state relatives that are in a panic and asked to come stay with us for two weeks depending on the results. At first just my aunt was going to come and she mentioned staying for a MONTH (*shaking my head no*) but turns out my uncle only has two weeks vacation. There are quite a few issues with this. The main one is she's planning on "surprising" Grammy. Grammy gets about half stressed when they come in because of cooking and just everything that goes with it. Now that she's older things just are a bigger deal than they used to be for her even if they don't need to be. My aunt knows this. Hello? The other issue is, quite frankly, I don't want them staying with us for two weeks. Now just isn't a good time and I need my s p a c e. I love them very much and welcomed them with open arms over the summer to stay with us but this is different. It's too much to type to get into specifics. Before I got off the phone I asked if she was coming in regardless of what the test results are and she said probably. Of course, I'm hoping Grammy is fine but maybe knowing that will make my aunt think a little more and not spend the money, they don't have, to visit right now. I'm all about helping family out and I think there's a time and a place to put people up for a few weeks or whatever it takes, depending on the situation, but this isn't one of them. I'll suck it up and deal if need be but, bottom line, it's not in the best interest for my Grammy. I know she didn't twist my arm and I actually did tell her I needed to check with DH but she still assumed it was a yes. Saying no would be a disaster not worth it. I expected DH to grumble but he was actually ok. So I'll let you know how that goes too.

Oh, I don't know. The sandwich here is peanut butter/nutella and jam/marshmallow fluff/sprinkles. It is a pb and j, essentially. PB is a plant based protein. My 3 kids had or could have had pb and j every day. My 3 kids are great adventurous adult eaters, slender and healthy. We don't eat fake food or junk food, other than pb and j! Marshmallow fluff is no worse than jam,-all carb, no benefits of fruit. We never had marshmallow fluff, but we did have jellies. Dh has pb on apple slices. My nuclear family has absolutely no desserts. Never have candy in the house, no desserts. Treats, per se, were not food oriented. No juices, except for oj, -just milk(cow's) and water. Apple juice, feh. Yes red meats, white meats, lots of fish, veggies, grains, little fat-but yes to cheese and dairy. My only grandchild, 12 yrs., eats every fish/seafood, incl mussels! Lots of animal protein-cell builders. I think it's important to 'raise up children' with attitudes which will keep them slender and fit. Never food rewards. (It's easy to train a kid to be a glutton) I spoil my grandson by paying him exorbitant money for doing household jobs for me. $20 bucks an hour, or more! But I'd spoil with junk food, too. He makes healthy choices on his own, but that's his parents' doing,-I can't take credit for that. Except for me in these senior years, my family and extended family are all slender, not just average, and mostly athletic-marathons, triathlons, runners, tennis, etc. A 'full bar' is foreign to us, wine yes. My kids never ever had to clean their plates. They stop eating when they're no longer hungry or full enough.

I thought the whole show just rocked...I had the good sense to set the TIVO up Saturday night cause I was working Sunday...I got home right as Bruce Springsteen was singing and just listened and played on the puter while coming back down to earth...I'm so glad I tivo'd it cause I've watched it on and off tonight...Hubster doesn't watch shows like this but he enjoyed seeing the Beach Boys, Tony Bennett, and Glen Campbell perform...It was very tasteful as far as Whitney goes...I know it had to be really hard for Jennifer to sing that song...it sure made my eyes well up... I think Adele is the bomb...I've been humming her song all day...I hope she has a long and wonderful career! I loved the Target commercial that came on with the little girl on the bus singing her song and all the other kids joined in!

Actually, I'm enjoying the CBS live stream right now. They're giving out awards that they will only announce in a group during the show. I got to see Taylor Swift and my favorite Civil Wars accept an award and give nice speeches. Thanks again, MC.