"ABRA CADABRA"

i KNEW IT WOULDN'T LAST FOREVER....THE pos IS GONE, TRADED IN FOR THE NEW bost. THE OL' COYOTE HAS BEEN DRIVING ME CRAZY ABOUT A DIESEL TRUCK....i hate diesel...HAVE I EVER MENTIONED THAT? ANYONE WHO KNOWS ME, KNOWS I HATE DIESEL TRUCKS. THEY STINK!!! WELL, THE INEVITABLE HAS HAPPENED. THIS "animal" IS SPOILED ROTTEN. HE FINALLY GOT HIS TRUCK. IT'S NOT NEW...but new to him. HE'S IN PIG HEAVEN. WHEN WE SIGNED THE PAPERS FOR THE LOAN, I know I WILL NEVER SEE MUCH OF HIM FOR A WHILE.

HERE IN WYOMING, YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL WHO IS HOLDING UP TRAFFIC BECAUSE IT IS SOME OLD GUY IN A DIESEL TRUCK WITH HIS DOG IN THE FRONT SEAT, instead of his wife...OH, AND THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE EQUATION...HE'S WEARING A COWBOY HAT. THE COYOTE WON'T HAVE THE COWBOY HAT...

I GUESS IT'S REALLY ALL MY FAULT. THE BUYER'S GUIDE CAME IN THE MAIL AND I DIDN'T GRAB IT FAST ENOUGH. HE HAD BEEN LOOKING AT THIS TRUCK FOR QUITE A WHILE BUT THERE WAS NO WAY WE COULD AFFORD IT. until now...THE STUPID DEALER TOOK $4,000 OFF THE PRICE AND THEN WHEN THE COYOTE DROVE IN HIS LITTLE pos, HE GAVE HIM $2,500 AS TRADE IN....MAN, YOU JUST CAN'T DEPEND ON ANYONE THESE DAYS!!! SO NOW WE HAVE ANOTHER MONTHLY PAYMENT OF $240. FOR THE NEXT 36 MONTHS. WITH 228,000 MILES ON THIS THING...I BET WE END UP HAVING TO PAY A LOT MORE THAN THAT BEFORE THE THREE YEARS ARE UP...i wonder if walmart is hiring....

OK, I'VE VENTED...NOW TOMORROW I GET TO GO TO K-MART AND BUY ME SOME NEW $5.00 T-SHIRTS, SO I CAN THROW MY 15 YEAR OLD T-SHIRTS AWAY....SOMEONE TELL ME WHEN THIS ALL STOPS. THEY SAY WOMAN ALWAYS SPEND ALL THE MONEY SHOPPING....I GUESS THEY HAVE NEVER SURVEYED THIS HOUSEHOLD...BUT THEN WHY WOULD THEY...THIS IS WYOMING, NO ONE HAS EVER EVEN HEARD OF THIS PLACE....YOU have a nice day.

GOOD NEWS!!!

ok...THIS WILL BE SHORT, BUT i WANTED TO LET THE PEOPLE THAT READ THIS, KNOW THAT, MY HEALTH TESTS ( THREE mri'S, EXRAYS AND ONE EMG) ARE OVER AND i AM NOT IN AS BAD A SHAPE AS WAS FIRST THOUGHT....(i GUESS THAT IS REALLY A MATTER OF OPINION) aNYWAY, i DO HAVE MODERATE TO SEVERE cARPEL TUNNEL AND WILL HAVE SURGERY AS SOON AS CAN BE SCHEDULED. tHEN, MY NECK HAS GOTTEN WORSE, SO WE HAVE TO DO ANOTHER SURGICAL PROCEEDURE ON IT. tHE SPACE BETWEEN DISCS 3 & 4 (CERVICAL SPINE) HAVE CLOSED DOWN TO ONLY 70% OF NORMAL. tHE SURGEON SAYS THAT THE SPINAL CORD IS BEING PINCHED ENOUGH THAT WE ARE IN THE "RED ZONE" AND THE SURGERY IS NEEDED NOW. sO, SINCE THE NECK IS FROM AN OLD WORK INJURY, WE HAVE TO GO THRU wORKER'S cOMP TO GET AUTHORIZATION. tHAT COULD TAKE UP TO ??? iT ALL DEPENDS ON WHO GETS THE CASE AND WHO SAYS YAY OR NAY. iF IT COMES BACK NAY, THEN IT HAS TO BE APPEALED AND APPEALED UNTIL SOMEONE DECIDES THAT i SHOULD BE SAVED. iT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING WHEN i HAVE A SIGNED AWARD FROM A JUDGE THAT i AM COVERED FOR ALL MEDICAL ON MY NECK FOR LIFE...AND THEN i HAVE TO GET APPROVAL FROM SOME "DOCTOR" FOR A NEEDED SURGERY. tHE LAST TIME i HAD TO GET THE APPROVAL FOR THE FIRST NECK SURGERY, THEY WENT THRU 4 DIFFERENT DOCTORS, NONE OF WHICH WERE ORTHOPEDICS OR NEUROSURGEONS.

wELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT i DO NOT HAVE THE CUBITEL TUNNEL PROBLEM. (THAT'S INVOLVING THE NERVE FROM THE ELBOW THRU THE FOREARM). sO NO SURGERY ON THAT. aND THE SHOULDER HAS TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE NECK, SO THAT ONE IS ON HOLD FOR A WHILE. iT LOOKS LIKE i WILL HAVE A GOOD SUMMER AFTER ALL. i WON'T HAVE TO SPEND ALL OF IT IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL OR THERAPY.
aLSO, i WILL BE ABLE TO TYPE MORE-AGAIN, WITHOUT IT HURTING. THAT WILL REALLY BE WONDERFUL! ok...GOTTA GO FOR NOW....HOPE ALL IS GOING WELL FOR YOU...CIAO