Hi all!  Happy New Year.  I just wanted to stop in and say hi.  I hope each of you are doing well. This is the first time I've been on the 'puter for a while as it has been hateful lately...lol.  I've also not sat down long enough to think.  Things have been c-r-a-z-y, but I haven't forgotten my friends (even though it may feel that way to you all.) 

To update you all about my bariatric sugery, I've lost around 150 pounds.  It has been a lot of work.  (Some people think that after one has bari surgery, the weight just falls off.  That is definately not the case, but it has been very worth it.)  I credit your and my families' prayers for even getting the surgery and for the success.  Thank you once again for being true friends.  It doesn't happen very often that one gets good friends, but it happens less often that we have real friends.

Pam and I had a great Christmas.  My sisters came up for North Carolina (my brother-in-law was unable to make it due to his parent's health).  My uncle came from Wisconsin.  We all had a good time and enjoyed each other's company.  Pam and I also had a good Christmas with her family.  (Thankfully they all live close by, so we are able to see them more often.)

Anywho, may all the best be yours this year.  You mean a lot to me.  God bless.