Guest guest Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 WOW Jerry & ! whew....you make me really tired ! I thought my schedule was a zoo until I just read yours ! I feel like I have no excuse now for being tired and overwhelmed compared to yours ! Blessings in getting it all done ! Ginger <>< > > Has it really been that long!! Well, yess it has. I had my DS with Dr. K. > on May 1, 2003. Since then I've lost close to 180 pounds but have > " rebounded " about 15 to 20 pounds and may have a " small " incisional hernia > again. Last time I saw Dr. K. he said if it wasn't bothering me, we could > wait a bit to fix it. > > I haven't had my 3 year checkup yet, been way to busy with work and other > commitments to schedule the trip to Delano, though I want to get it done > some time this month. The problem is getting the insurrances coordinated. > That's what happens when someone is forced to switch companies because of a > " buyout, " or in my case a sell-off of a federal government service to a > private contractor. My primary insurance is now Kaiser- Permanente, and we > all know what Kaiser's opinion of the DS is. ;-(( However, I was able to > retain my previous insurance as a back-up to Kaiser foir the specific > purpose of making sure I could use Dr. K. for follow-ups and any other wls > related surgeries I might need. > > So.. Where am I at now? Depending on which scale I use, I'm down anywhere > from 130 to 145 pounds since my surgery and closer to 160 to 180 from my > officially recorded highest weight. > > I have my flight physical back and am flying again. and I host > exchange students, three girls previously and now two boys. One of the > young men actually has dual citizenship since he was born in Baltimore > while his parents attended medical school there. We talked things over > with his family and have agreed to be his guardians while he finishes > school here in the U.S. so he can go on to college and possible follow in > their footsteps. (Dad's a dentist, mom a pharmicist.) So he'll be with us > for another two years. > > Our other young man goes home to Germany in June, and, like all our > previous students, we are going to miss him. But we have an " interesting " > summer coming up. That's " interesting " as in the Chinese proverb " May you > live in interesting times. " If I recall, that is actually used as a way to > insult people. LOL > > Our interesting times start with (our German student) and two of the > girls I placed with host families graduating from high school on June 2. > Within the next 10 days, three other girls I placed will also be graduating > from different schools and " Uncle Jerry " is invited to all of them. The > next week, heads home for the summer, followed by 's departure > for Germany. Shortly after that, and I follow since our fist > student, , will be officially graduating from her high school in > Germany. We promised her we'd be there if she asked us and she did. Of > course, , our second " daughter, " and her family would like us to stop > by for a visit with them. And so do about four other students and their > families I've placed over the past two years. > > Then there's Elise and her family from the Czech Republic. We're going to > try get to meet them, since Elise will be our " daughter " for the coming > school year. (Straight A student who plays violin, flute, guitar, > keyboard, and piano besides being a vocalist. How could we pass her up!) > :-)) > > We're also supposed to try and visit a young lady who lives in Belgium and > two in Denmark. All of this in a two week period!! We're not sure if this > will be a vacation or a challenge!! LOL > > The day after we get home, arrives for a two week stay with us. The > day after that, we get to meet a young lady whom we've agreed to host for a > four week stay while she attends an intensive English language course > locally. We don't know anything about her except that she's from Belgium. > > So leaves sometime in mid-July and my mother, brother, his wife, and > daughter arrive a week later for a week-long visit. (Is anyone counting > yet? In case you havent, that's five adults and two teenaged girls in a > four bedroom house. We moved in to a bigger house and are starting to > think it's still too small, that we should have bought the motel down the > street that was for sale.) :-))) > > Well, guess what. Elise arrives during the last few days the family from > Wisconsin is here and there's a possibility that Steve and Eadie (son and > daughter-in-law) will be here that same weekend. Try counting again, > that's now seven adults and three teenagers. Now you know why is > talking about having someone put up a sign in the front yard that says > " Lamb's Hotel California. " LOL > > Oh, yes, then there's the mandatory " host family orientation " we have to > attend supposedly before Elise arrives. I'm guessing that will actually > happen the Sunday after she arrives, so I suspect she will get to go to it > with us, along with the rest of our guests. That ought to make the local > coordinators for the exhcange group real happy. > > Things slow down that next week as first the family from WI and Steve and > Eadie leave, then the young lady from Belgium. That gets us down to a > " comfortable " two adults and one teenager until comes back a few > days before school starts. But, before that happens, we have a trip > planned to Las Vegas to show Elise around. > > Did I forget to mention, we're in Europe right in the middle of the World > Cup soccer games frenzy, so it will be a real treat trying to find a room > every night. And, once we get home, both and I will be back working > 40 hours a week besides being the friendly " inn-keepers. " (Sorry, > Marta.. Don't think I can make your pool party again this year. Wonder > why!!) > > Finally, when we bought our new home, we " inherited " another cat from the > previous owners. Of course, they forgot to tell us they never had her > " fixed " and her little ones are due, so we are also going to have a bunch > of little kittens running around during all this craziness. > > OK.. Enough of this loafing at the computer. We still have to finish > unpacking from the move. We need to have that done this weekend since the > high school " Senior Ball " is next weekend and 's parents arrive the > weekend after that for a couple weeks. > > Hope you all had a good chuckle over this. As I read it, I'm not sure > whether to cry or laugh. Heaven knows how I could have even attempted > something like this three years ago, before the DS. > > Jerry Lamb > Sacramento > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Wow Jerry, I am having a breakdown just from trying to keep up with who, what and where you are going or doing!!!! Wow is all I can say. That should take those exra pounds off again, or make you gain 100 from the stress alone. All I can say is God Bless you. Meant in more than one way. You are going to need it, plus you deserve it.I have seen your before and after pictures and I am very proud of you. Pearl -115 and holding for several months now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Hi Jerry! Loved reading about how things are! My goodness! But, it brought to mind an old phrase: Be careful what you wish for. We all want more energy and happier lives and it seems our lives become SO much busier and crazier after our weight loss. Don'tcha wish sometimes that you could clone yourself? Hugs! Tracey > > Has it really been that long!! Well, yess it has. I had my DS with Dr. K. > on May 1, 2003. > > Jerry Lamb > Sacramento > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 , Actually, yes. That way I could send my clone to work and I'd spend more time working with the kids. I really enjoy doing things with and for them. I only wish I could come up with more host families here in CA. We have 42 kids to place for this coming school year and only have about six weeks to find them all host families. Hey.. Anyone know of someone interested in hosting a high school exchange student? If so, please email me privately. Jerry > >Loved reading about how things are! My goodness! But, it brought >to mind an old phrase: Be careful what you wish for. We all >want more energy and happier lives and it seems our lives become SO >much busier and crazier after our weight loss. Don'tcha wish >sometimes that you could clone yourself? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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