Hey Everyone,

I wanted to let everyone know and ask for prayers for Tucker.

Sometime in the night Tucker got into a bottle of Advil. He ingested approximately 60 to 80 capsules.

Judy and I were actually in Kentucky with family. Jonathan was at home though. He discovered it at about 9:00am this morning. To the best we can know it happened between Midnight and by the time Jonathan found it this morning.

Jonathan and Jennifer got him to the veterinarians office as quick as possible. They have pumped his stomach. They have injected “charcoal” into him and begun heavy amounts of IV fluids plus other medicines for different things.

Judy and I made it home around 2:30ish. Making a 6 to 7 hour trip in four and half hours. They would not let me see him because he is on IV’s and they need him to remain calm and they are afraid seeing me would get him to excited and upset to see me leave. It will be tomorrow sometime before they will allow me to see him.

The big fears are kidney damage and liver damage. It will be at least Tuesday before we know if he will live or not.

Tribute to Trent

Late last night (July 6) Judy and I walked out in the front of the house to check on some new flowers we planted. I went to go to my car to get some watermelon I had bought earlier in the day.

I looked over in the yard and saw Trent lying down. I called his name and got no response. I immediately knew something was wrong and called out “what is wrong Trent” at the same time I knew he was lifeless.

We are unsure what happened but Trent did in fact die last night. Our best guess is he was bitten by a snake. There was a small place on his leg and he was very wet like he might have been in the creek.

Trixie was Trent’s mother and he was born beside my bed one night while I slept. I recall waking up and she was having them right beside the bed. I moved them to a closet where she nurtured all of the kittens. I recall falling in love with Trent and hoping no one picked him. They wanted to but I held on.

Trixie was a great mother to him. Until his death Trixie would still treat him as her son. It was amazing to watch her bath him like he was still a kitten. She would sit back and allow Trent to eat first. They would often sleep together hugged up to one another.

In the middle of the night I guess it was around midnight my mom and Jennifer came over to be with me. Jonathan came home early from his evening and dug the grave alongside the creek. A all to recent site over the past year. He now rest next to Marshall and Dancer. This morning like always Marshall Lawn Care came and fixed up the grave for us.

Trent was more than 15 years old and lived a very “catful” life. I always told people he would eat a human if he could get his mouth opened wide enough.

Trent was truly all cat. He loved to hunt. Which was something I really didn’t like about him but it was just his natural instinct. I recall the time I came home from a late night horror movie. I walked in the front door and was shocked to see blood all over the kitchen floor. My hands trembled as I walked in only to find a nice bunny rabbit had become Trent’s latest meal.

I recall one night sitting in my office working. I heard Trent in the kitchen eating which was odd because it was so loud. I remember vividly thinking he must be hungry! After a few minutes he was still eating. So I got up and looked out the door and there sat Trent watching a possum eat his Meow Mix! I didn’t know what to do. I had no clue if a possum would attack or what to expect. So I called Dad. He laughed while I ran and jumped on the desk chair. While on the phone the possum finished eating and he came towards me down the hall way and back. I watched in amazement as he and Trent then simply walked out the door and off into the night. To the day I die I will believe that Trent and that possum were friends and played with each other.

I can also never forget the first time he brought in a dead animal at Judy’s house. For me it was nothing new but you can imagine what Judy and Jonathan thought! There were squirrel's and chipmunks and lots of birds. A mouse or two here and there.

But I also remember how he would cuddle up with me at bed time. How he was always loving and loyal.

Yes cats have attitudes and Trent was no different he had an attitude of love for me and an attitude to live life to the fullest which he certainly did.

Update

Hello All,

It’s been a long time since an update. However if you take a look to your right you will see my weight loss ticker has continued to rise. Now at 65 pounds lost.

So where do I begin. We went to Vegas last week and I lost weight! I saw some friends with Domino’s who had not seen me since surgery and the response was all good. Judy and Kalon came with me and we had a lot of fun. It’s amazing how much there is to do for families in Vegas.

One day Dennis and Judy saw me but didn’t recognize me. I don’t see that much weight loss but hey if others do then great!

I have been extremely busy getting ready for Jonathan’s graduation party which was this past Friday. We did a major landscaping remodel. It took over a month to complete but the results are fantastic. I know you aren’t supposed to brag on your own stuff but it truly does look great. Judy started out just wanting a nicer entrance up her walk way. She got that and a whole lot more. We did the backyard a couple years ago for Jennifer’s wedding. Now the front and back flow together. It was done so that Jonathan would have some great memories of this time in his life.

This week brought tragedy though. Dance Judy’s little dog of 15 years suddenly died on Thursday. It was tragic and hard for the entire family. Dancer was a special dog to them and to many foster children over the years. We buried her along the creek bank next to Marshall. Mom bought a special marker and together we placed it Friday.

So on the weight loss. I eat high protein. I don’t even want other stuff. Yesterday however I didn’t do so good. Brian’s (Judy’s Ex) mother made Jon a cake for graduation. I didn’t eat any at the party but yesterday I eat 3 pieces! She makes a great cake. I am also still having problems with crackers.

Haven’t started walking yet. But getting ready for the party I have been moving a ton. So that helps. Sleeping is very odd. I am not and have never been a morning person…until now. I am up most days by 7am. Sometimes earlier.

Judy and Mom and me are going to Michigan sometime after than to see my Dads mom.

So life goes on and hopefully I will continue on my weight loss journey and arrive at my goal weight by Christmas.

Coming out of turn one...

Coming out of the weekend I am 1 pound shy of 60 pounds lost!

Actually it is 8tenths of a pound but who is keeping track? Hehe

I am getting nervous about Vegas. I hope people can see the progress the scale is showing. I still have a long way to go but I also know I have come a long way already.

Before surgery I couldn’t even think about being 50 or 60 pounds down. At the time it seemed impossible. Like I have said before if you haven’t fought weight before you probably can’t truly grasp the struggle it is.

Those who have known me a long time join me still today in thinking who would have thought I would ever have this issue. It was not long ago that I had a weight issue but it was on the side of I needed to gain weight!

My mom is losing weight too. Brenda was down for a week and was keeping her busy and she lost a good bit last week.

Well I better get off the computer and get some morning house work done. It was a long weekend. But I had a special visit in the middle of the night (thank you) and I am ready to face the world.

We are doing a complete makeover of our landscaping and I hope they can get to work today. We have had so much rain that it might be too muddy. Also Kalon’s class is coming for a tour of Domino’s today. That is always fun.

I will be 60 Soon!

Haven’t updated in a long time. It is so odd…before I sat on the computer day and night not really doing anything.

Now I am not in the house or office much I am out living and making my company stronger! And it feels great!!

So while some have chastised me for not much updating I hope you understand and appreciate it is because my old life is coming back and I just don’t want nor have much time for sitting around.

We are getting ready to head to Vegas soon. We have a Domino’s World Wide Rally. Speaking of Domino’s have you tried the new BreadBowl Pasta!!?? It is incredible!!

Anyway I plan on an update to my measurements soon. If you look to your right you will see that I am up to 57 pounds lost! I can’t wait to hit 60…will this be the week? We will see.

See you soon! Hopefully you will see less of “me”!

Half a Century!

Well its been a while since I updated. I just been so busy and really not doing good on the weight loss. But as you can see to the right I am now down 50 pounds.

It could be so much more though. I still have not gotten to the exercising nor am I dieting. So I guess that’s darn good for doing nothing. i have a couple other issues holding me back. One is eating crackers! I can’t stop eating them. I was never like this before. I think though it is the “bread” I am after and the carbs.

The other issue oddly enough is I don’t think I am eating enough. I forget to eat. Tuesday was my first day to be able to eat anything. I had some of a chicken breast and it was real tasty. But then never ate anything else other than crackers since.

Judy had surgery yesterday. She has bad sleep apnea. The surgery is a hard one and causes a lot of pain after. But Judy is having little problems. But we are keeping her drugged up and so she is sleeping it away. She was suppose to stay in the hospital but was doing so well they let her go home just a few hours later.

Talk to you soon!

WOW 2!

So yesterday I weighed myself which normally only happens on Tuesday’s. For you ignorant skinny folks when trying to lose weight you generally don’t want to weigh yourself often. Most people will weekly or bi weekly. I use to try to wait a month. The reason is your weight can fluctuate up and down daily. When fat and trying really hard it is very discouraging to look at your weight and either see a gain or just a slight loss.

If you haven’t had to battle weight then you can’t imagine how incredibly difficult it is. Then at my level where I have a serious addiction it becomes life consuming. It is like food devourers me not so much that I devour it. The weight is more than my body. The weight over hangs my whole life crushing it until the point when life is no longer what it once was or should be. Being overweight is not what God has planned for any of us.

So anyway yesterday I weighed and was down a good little number for just 2 days. I suspected it was a fluke. Scared that it was I went ahead and weighed again this morning fully expecting to be disappointed.

To my surprise I was down even more! So this week I am now down 3.6 pounds! Since it held and even lost more for 2 days I am counting it!

This brings me to 46 pounds lost so far. Wouldn’t it be awesome to break 50 pounds this week!

O if you missed it below is a post from yesterday.