Quickie --

I met a killer venetian blind this morning and emerged bloodied and bruised. Dang blind fell right on my face. Ouch! The language I used was not suitable for my baptist-minister assistant! Cut my nose at the bridge and have a swollen "eyebrow." Thank goodness I was not wearing my glasses. And thank goodness it did not get in my eye. See . . . there's always a good side. "It's Always Something."

Promise I'll be back later. After today's escapade, I am thinking maybe a glass of wine tonight might feel real good . . . .

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Alida
5'1" ~ 59 years old
Highest weight: 165
Atkins 7/10/2004
160/126/125
RE-DO, January 2008:
167/162/135

I heard that there was a "killer venetian blind" going around KC!!! So sorry that you met the dastardly blind!

Ice helps too, either in your drink or on your "eyebrow."

Gotta watch those Baptist ministers! (My DH is one!)

Ha!
Peg

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"Live the questions and some day you will live along into the answers."
Rainer Marie Rilke

Atkins since 2003
5'8" 206.4/197/175
65 years young

Oh, Alida! My goodness! OUCH!!!!!!!! Yes, at least a glass of wine--I'm thinking of one, myself!

Peg, weeeeeeeell, I won't exactly admit to lying to DietPower;I've actually been pretty darn good with BTB. But there have been a couple of days when, hmmmm, maybe I just forgot to enter anything after a certain point.... :silly:

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BC
LC Since 1998
Highest Weight 172
Current 104-108

Oh, man, Alida! I'm so sorry to hear about you tangling with an evil blind! I hope your cut and bruises go away quickly. And, thank goodness you weren't blinded! Your glasses are probably safety glass, so they would most likely have protected your eyeball - a scratched lense is nothing to a scratched eye, IMO.

What is it with noses lately, anyway? I'm sporting an unsightly bandage on the end of my nose this afternoon. After Shelley raised my awareness last week about having odd lesions checked, I made an appointment to have the weird bumps on my knuckle checked out. My primary doctor referred me to a dermatologist, who said it needed to be biopsied ... and, also, she wanted to biopsy a little bump on my nose. So, I had 2 biopsies done today instead of one. I'm not ~too~ worried about the one on my nose as a different dermatologist told me it was nothing 2 years ago. This doctor is more inclined to "better safe than sorry". I won't get the results for a week.

At least they made a lot of progress on the fence today - it's about 75% done now and I have some privacy again. Although, people from the outside can still walk through my yard and the next couple of yards. That turned out to be handy yesterday. A neighbor knocked on the door and asked for permission to cut through our open back yard on the way to her back yard. She locked her keys in the garage, but had a spare key hidden in her garden. Normally, that would be impossible, as there are no gates in the fences.

I'm starting to get estimates on the floor repair. It's looking like the cost of having hardwood, bamboo, or cork installed will be about the same or less than having ceramic tile installed (materials are more, labor is less). I'm trying to get 2 more quotes. While the floor is done, we will have to move out again for 5 to 10 days, depending on how things go. Double Sheesh!

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Back to GOAL!!!
start weight: 176/goal range: 137-134/now: 138
Reached goal in Aug. 2003 - 4rd year of maintenance.

Hey all.... Alida!! fighting with the blinds?!? yikes, they always seem to win - and yes, we are ALL very glad it didn't grab an eye, good grief! At least you'll have a week to tell the checkout girl that "you should see the other guy"!!

Terry, good to have stuff checked... I am a sun worshiper (like my Dad) and have his good skin (knock wood)... but I have also lost a good friend to skin cancer - an awful loss - she was young and vigorous, the cancer was fast and vicious - awful. We have a family dermatologist whom I see every year - he knows every freckle... and he's good. It is so easy to catch these things early - it makes sense to pay attention, it's true!

This is just a quick one... I am making arrangements to fly to Spain this coming weekend - my Spanish mother is in the hospital at the tail end of what started as stomach cancer... I want to see her ASAP. It is so sad, her passing will be another loss for so many (she touched many lives). <<sigh>>

On a more positive note: Hi to Shelley out there having a spendid vacation!

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Quien canta, sus males espanta... ("She who sings frightens away her ills") Miguel de Cervantes

So much life happening in this thread! Brenda, sorry about the brutal dentist. There's no reason for that these days! Hope you can find one you like. My DH finally did, and what a difference.

Alida, do you give yourself hazardous duty pay?? Venetian blind insurance? Take care.

Peg, thanks for the mammo reminder. Not fun, but necessary. A colleague of mine got mad at her doctor, and didn't go to see him (or anyone) for four years. That's when they found the ovarian cancer that's been killing her for two years. If only....

Rachel, "Hot Kid" was one of the many books I took on vacation. Good read! DH is a big whodunit fan, and I dive into his stash in the summer. So sorry about your mother. Have a safe trip.

Lying to DietPower?? So funny. I can't tell you how many times I fudge around with the inputs in Fitday. I mean, you can't always get those quantities exact, can you? I've been doing fine with LC since I got back--give or take a little alcohol on my birthday. I really feel empowered when I renew my commitment--and it works.

I've never in my life felt more content with my health and appearance. Made peace with the thighs at last, cellulite and all. And LC really has given me the confidence that I can maintain this time. I think I've got past the menopausal weight gain hazard, and into my next decade can enjoy the upside (thinning out) and stave off the downside (arthritis, etc.) of aging.

I'll let you know.

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Barb L.
Atkins since Jan 2003
Maintenance as of 4/05


My Fitday Journal

Good morning all!

Barb, we must have posted at the same time yesterday. What day is your meeting with the poet laureate? That will be so exciting! We are all looking forward to your poem, with or without fixes.

How I would love to take a blowtorch to this house! These last few weeks there has been a truck in front of several other townhomes on the block. Truck says "WOOD ROT." Hmm. Does that tell you the area may have a problem with wood rot? They are removing the exterior wood sashes around the windows and replacing the wood underneath. I'll bet I have the same problem. Another thing to add to the list.

Brenda, what a nice dream to totally start over! New house with ALL new stuff! It is amazing how stuff can fit in one house and not another. When we had our big house, I bought two glass sculptures. Looked great. When we moved to the Villa, I found spots for the scultures. This place? I honestly cannot find ONE SPOT where they look good. So one is on Bob's bathroom vanity (!) and the other is banished to the upstairs "TV room" which we never use. Plus, in spite of all the knick-knacks I had, I still had to buy new stuff to fill-in.

Ouch! on the tooth!! I am so sorry you had to go through that. I would certainly change dentists if he can't even give a shot without pain. I've had many novocaine shots in my life and lately they have all been good. There must be a certain technique to give a shot without a lot of pain. And your dentist doesn't have it!

Nuts. You need a pair of shoes. Dang it. I hate it when that happens, LOL. I mean, you HAVE to go shopping! Also sorry you couldn't mow your yard. I know how much you were looking forward to it . . . . NOT!

Peg, lie to Diet Power? OK, I'll admit, just like Brenda, I will forget to post some foods! It is stupid, isn't it?

I gotta get the boobs smashed, too. Been too long. Glad it's just routine. And the wallpaper has to wait until I finish prepping all the walls. Filling in bumps, etc. and sanding the skim coat. I keep putting it off. I see time to do this mid-month. First prime coat, then paint, then wallpaper. But ya know, just making all the color choices is a big step for me!

Terry, I am so glad you went to the dermatologist. I definitely like the "better safe than sorry" route! But don't you hate waiting for results?

WHY do you have to move out while the floor is being done? This one puzzles me. We had new tile put down while at the Villa, and did not have to move out. However I do remember to get from the upstairs to the kitchen, we had to walk on a board . . . . and I think I could not go into the basement for a few days. Just prepared for it ahead of time. Is it because the area you are replacing is so large? AND, are the fumigators footing the whole bill?

Oh, Rachel, I am so sorry to hear about your Spanish Mother. I know that will be a difficult trip for you. I hope she is comfortable during these last stages. But it sounds like she is surrounded by people who love her and care for her. That is a blessing.

Oh, the memories you have of summers at "The Cabin!" It's wonderful the area is still in the family and you can enjoy it. Still outhouses? Or have the cabins been updated?

Ilse, you mentioned ages ago that your DD's house would sell fast. You were right! It all seems to be coming together. Hopefully, your daughter will be able to help you around the house until you get that danged knee fixed. When is your appointment with the knee dr.?

Hey, where's Donna? Everything OK?

Judy, it would be great if school didn't block this site. Too much to hope for? And Rachel's right about wedding reception pounds. They come off pretty darn quick. GOOD Judy!

And Shelley must be having a grea time climbing over the Rockies . . . .

After the Killer Blind Encounter yesterday, I came home feeling a little funky. So, I ate! And at my dgd's birthday party, I had a pizza. Ya think I was feeling sorry for myself? HA! Pizza = 2 pounds. To be banished today. But we had a lovely time, and Paige loved the animated animals at the Rainforest Cafe. She was a little afraid of the big elephants that roared and flapped their ears. Good time had by all. And I did find a cheap tiara at Toys R Us. She loved it!

The swelling went down on my eye last night. But I still feel like I've been punched. The GOOD NEWS is that I don't have to work today!!! Yesterday I called the Linens N Things project manager to confirm today's film application. The job is too big for one day, so I figured today and tomorrow. He told me they weren't ready for me yet. (DARN!) But because of the finish date and my schedule, we HAVE to start tomorrow. I have a hunch we will have to clean all the construction debris off the windows. Usually that is done before we get there. I could go on and on about this . . . how the finish date is Tuesday, Oct. 11th . . . how he did not schedule the window cleaners till Sat. Oct. 8 . . . . how that left me with one day, a Monday, when I only have my assistant for 3 hours . . . I mean, does he think I am just sitting around with nothing to do and can just JUMP when he's ready? BAH. End of Rant.

Numbers? Won't even go there . . . .

Have a great day!

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Alida
5'1" ~ 59 years old
Highest weight: 165
Atkins 7/10/2004
160/126/125
RE-DO, January 2008:
167/162/135

Barb, you beat me to it this AM, too!

I am so sorry to hear about your friend. Ovarian cancer is a tough one. Hell, they all are. Actually, I am a bit like your friend. I really haven't had all the necessary checks in a while. alida, shut up and make a doctor's appointment . . . .

Barb, you are one of the shining stars on this board. I wish you could bottle your mind set and determination and send it to the rest of us! You are in control. What a glorious feeling!

Is "Hot Kid" a whodunnit? I am always on the lookout for good reads.

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Alida
5'1" ~ 59 years old
Highest weight: 165
Atkins 7/10/2004
160/126/125
RE-DO, January 2008:
167/162/135

Hi Gang!

Boy, I have to jump on this thread early in order to read everything. How exciting!

Barb: I'm so glad you are back. Your positive attitude is just wonderful! What kind of drugs do you take, girl?? (kidding!) I'm with Alida, when does the Poet Laureate come and when do you present your poem? Isn't it this week? I can't wait to see it and hear how it went for you!

So, is this the 50's decade for you? I can't remember. It is a good decade. You are lucky to have breezed through the menopausal stuff. I am still having hot flashes once in a while. But, they are so infrequent that I don't even pay much attention (except to fan myself wildly with my Japanese fan which I keep in my purse).

Oh man, I am sorry to hear about your friend with Ovarian cancer. That is a nasty one that has taken too many of my friends!

Alida: LOL! That's just what I have been feeling like lately. This week has been a little hard for me. I realize that it is only Tuesday, but when you are an OF, the days run together and become just one big life! Unfortunately, I have been doing a little emotional eating and drinking. Not to excess, but enough to cause a little bloat and pounds. Dang it!

Do you have a black eye? Now, with today off you can maybe rest a little before you have to do that big job! I still can't believe that you are SO active in your job. Where do you get the energy? Of course, people at the church used to say that about me too. When I was there, I was energized! Also, I was in a situation with the congregation where depression could have set in very well if I hadn't been sunny and energetic all the time. It's AT HOME that I am having a little trouble. Ya know, I think that I need to plan some times out of the house each day. That way I can at least practice being sunny with SOMEONE.

Bummer on the possibility of wood rot. If it's not one thing, it's another, huh? We are probably going to replace our entire heating and A/C system this month before we go. They are all failing at the same time in the condo complex. Our upstairs neighbors are replacing theirs and the guy will give us each $400 off if we each get a new system. We can just tack it on to the selling price. Sigh.


Rachel: Oh gosh! I'm so sorry to hear about your Spanish Mom!! Say all the things that you want to say to her about love when you see her. Even if it appears that she doesn't hear, (there is a lot of controversial research that says that the dying DO hear and DO feel) you'll feel better. I hope you can be there for her death. It can be a very healing thing for the family to be there. Even so, I'm glad you are going. You won't regret a moment of it down the line in your life.

Brenda: Save some of that shopping for me! Learned last night that the guy we are going to spend TWO nights with is expecting us. DH told him that I was spending the day with a friend in Chicago. (It will be Sunday, the 13th) He asked where you live and I didn't have my address book handy so I said, "I don't know." Oh well. I do know, but I didn't want to tell him! Turns out his Japanese wife (who refuses to come with him when he comes here because she doesn't want to spend time in someone else's house because it might not be clean) won't be there.

Ya know, I don't want to have a prejudice against Japanese people! Honestly! I need to watch that. It's just the country I don't particularly like. And that was because of ONE trip and I was sick most of the time there.

How's your mouth today? What did you have done besides horrible shots?

Judy: Gosh, I hope they don't fix the server at the school! It would be fabulous if you could post when you have time there. I know that when you get home from school the last thing you want to do is get on the computer and chat.

But......................do it anyway, okay?

Terry: I'm with Alida. Why do you have to move out? I didn't move out when they did our floor. We just walked gingerly on the boards and the subflooring. It was a mess, granted, but better than moving. We had tile taken out too. Very very messy. Very very dusty. Cover EVERYTHING. I closed doors where I could. But, the dust got in anyway. Not as bad though. I taped newsprint together and taped it over the bookcases. That was enough to keep the tile dust out. For the most part, if you open the windows and run some fans for a while it leaves the air. Then you have to let it settle which doesn't take long. Poor Bumble.

And, speaking of cats, Deuteronomy is just getting sweeter and sweeter. Dang it! It's going to be hard saying goodbye to him. I'm going to call the woman taking him today. Sigh.

DO let us know about the results from the Dermatologist when you get them. Dang I hate waiting for results!


Well, after my confession yesterday, I decided to be honest with Diet Power. Something about seeing it in print helped. I did lose a little overnight and today am at 177 again.

I like your 15 minute idea, Brenda. I'm going to do that today. I learned yesterday that DH has invited a Ghanian pastor, coming to the States for a tour, to stay in our guest room for two days at the end of the month!! AAck. I let him have it, but I suspect that we will have a house guest anyway. So, 15 minutes a day until the end of the month ought to do it.


Here are my numbers for yesterday:

Calories 1435
Fat 40%
Carbs 60g 21%
Protein 28%
Alcohol 12%

I've decided that I am going to have a glass of wine (or two, no more) in the late afternoon. I am feeling deprived right now, and well......I'm just going to do it. It hasn't stalled me before if I watch it.

Do you have any comments about my numbers? I feel that they are more in balance yesterday. I can't remember the requisite numbers for Atkins, but I think that Fat is supposed to be the largest number, and then protein and carbs should be somewhat even. Is that right?

Peace, Peg

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"Live the questions and some day you will live along into the answers."
Rainer Marie Rilke

Atkins since 2003
5'8" 206.4/197/175
65 years young

Heh Heh... 2nd day in a row of access at school....... Maybe we'll get by without the block. My class is taking an open book test, and I'm working on Renaissance Art. I have spent two days getting ready to cover 4 pieces.

Of course now that I have access, it would be nice to have the time to go back and read all that I have missed. ............So much to do, so little time to do it!!

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Judy
Goal = <135, Current status = RIGHT ON TARGET!
Never give up. Never never never never give up -- Winston Churchill

Good morning ladies. I had problems with our server yesterday and I wasn't about to write a long post and then have it lost. We'll see if it's working today.

The boss got back yesterday also. Wooppee! Like I care. (not nice, I know). I told him the bank wasn't happy with me because I had so many deposits in the book I was there after closing time. He said it was my fault....I should have done the banking more often that just 2 days. Damn....where did he think I was going to find the time. Now I know for sure my parting words are going to be.....you have 2 weeks to decide how much my raise will be when I get back!

I cut the grass last night for the final time this year. And no....I didn't feel sad. lol I love the look of freshly cut grass but ours is so thick that I'm sure I'll give myself a heart attack trying to get the mower through it. Most of my flowers have just had it and need to be pulled out. Not enough time. But, on Saturday, I did go out and yank the last of the black eyed susans out. I didn't want them reseeding next year. Remember the necklace that I had broken. I just got it back last week. Well, when I was pulling out the flowers I was bending over and didn't notice the chain was wrapped around the flower...yup..snapped it again. The charm flew off too. Took me 3 different trips outside before I found it. Dh was not happy when he saw it broken. Accidents do happen, but why the same one over and over?

My weight is just crazy, or maybe the scale is. On Sunday afternoon I weighed 151.5. Monday morning it was 152. I didn't even have dinner on Sunday so I was sure the scale was goofy. I stepped off and back on and it said 154. Yikes! This morning it's 153.5 Time to push the water again. I don't need a gain just before going on holidays. I'm thinking maybe I need to hide that scale in the motorhome somewhere. How am I ever going to make it 2 weeks without knowing what's happening weight wise? That scale is ruling my life...maybe I should just shoot it?

Alida: Sorry about the blind attack. Those things are really sharp sometimes. Also, I'm so glad that you enjoy the zuccini muffins. I love them. I make mine in a Texas size muffin pan and that's all I have for breakfast. Really moist aren't they?

Terry: My dad and 3 brothers are floor layers and they have never had to get a family to move out when doing the floors. That sounds crazy. What was the reason behind it?

Peg: I think Deut's knows that something is up. I have a 17 year old white persian that is very tempermental. We've never been able to pick her up or pat her...she'll bite us. So, it's just been that she (Lucy) lets us live in the house as long as she's left alone. Since we lost our little Peanut to the coyote, she's decided that she needs to sleep on my lap every night when I'm watching TV and I can pat her all I want. She purrs so loudly and now she's started drooling when she's happy. That's lovely to watch. lol I think she's trying to make up for me not having Peanut to cuddle with at night. Cats are funny people.

Tomorrow night my ds and family are coming over to help us blow the insulation into the walls in the front room. He says he's going to do the gyprock while we are gone, which I would love. But, I think we're going to tell him to wait until we get back. He's a really big, strong boy but his problem is he doesn't know his limits. I'm afraid he'll hurt himself with no one there to help him lift those big gyprock panels. Our walls are pretty high. I'll talk to him tomorrow night. It's going to be fun to have this big noisy machine in the front room and 3 kids and 4 dogs running around all at the same time. I might have said it before, but I'm really positive now that I need a vacation.

We had a good visit with my inlaws on the weekend. I felt bad for my mother in law. She really wanted to come with us on our vacation but of course, won't leave her hubby behind. We took them for years but 2 years ago my father in law came back with a blood clot in his leg and a heart problem. He didn't feel right on the whole trip but wouldn't see a doctor. Now he's said to cross the border in case he has problems again. He's 82 so maybe he's right. They do love to gamble though. I told my dh that if his dad does go first, that we'll have to start taking his mom again cause I know she'll just sit in the house and do nothing.

Busy day ahead of me, so I guess I'd better get to work. Have a great day everyone!!
Hi to anyone I missed

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Donna
238.5/173.4/150
I will see my goal weight again

Donna, we must have been posting at the same time cause my post below took forever and I finally copied it and exited LCE. I'll respond later to your post!

Original post:

Peg, from what I remember, carbs should be less than 10%, Fat around 60% and Protein at 30%. Was the carb number before subtracting fiber? Seems high. But what do I know. You are doing so great! Sheesh. You drink wine and it doesn't affect you? Lucky DOG! I am sure Brenda and Shelley may have a different take on these percentages. I asked the questions ages ago on an OWL thread and this is the formula given to me then. But I think Bren and Shel are on to something with the protein (going with a lower gram count).

Barb, I remember you mentioning going to a funeral for a Hallmark colleague who was killed in a bike accident. Do I remember correctly? I just got a call from a customer I did Etchlike for two years ago. She told me her husband was killed in an accident while he was on his bike. I had met him. He came home from work while I was still there. She is installing another door and wants the same design I put on her kitchen door. Her husband did the design, so she would like to repeat it. I mentioned knowing you, and she said your name sounded familar. His name was Jim Northcraft . . . .

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Alida
5'1" ~ 59 years old
Highest weight: 165
Atkins 7/10/2004
160/126/125
RE-DO, January 2008:
167/162/135

Brenda: Okay Ms. "just 15 minutes at a time." I just came up from the guest room after 45 minutes!! Yup! Having so much fun that I didn't even notice the time. Dang! That was easy. I'm not done, but another "15 minutes" ought to just about do it.

I was sorting clothes to "give away," "take with us in the car," and "send ahead." The "send ahead" pile is at least two, if not three boxes worth! Uh oh!:eyes:

Peg

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"Live the questions and some day you will live along into the answers."
Rainer Marie Rilke

Atkins since 2003
5'8" 206.4/197/175
65 years young

So many of you have made comments like this, I have to wonder. Yesterday, I asked the sales person if we would have to move out, if so for how long. He answered "about 5 days, maybe more". Maybe he wasn't meaning that's how long we move out for, but rather that's how long the job would take? A misunderstanding of question/answer?

The area to be redone is the main corridor into and through the house. Both entries open on this floor and you cannot go anywhere within the house without crossing it (see pics).

Actually, I can't imagine staying in the house during the noise and dirt of tile demolition (1 to 2 days), and I wouldn't put the cats through that. Heaven knows when their stress level gets to a certain point, the kitties tend to "editorialize" or "act out" by deliberately inappropriate pee n' poo. So, I for sure want them out of the house when the shaking and banging is going on.

But, I'll definitely find out if it's feasible for Dave and I to stay.

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~~~Teelbee
Back to GOAL!!!
start weight: 176/goal range: 137-134/now: 138
Reached goal in Aug. 2003 - 4rd year of maintenance.

Eh, I really don't know much about Atkins percentages, but I would guess that would depend on whether you were doing induction, OWL, or maintenance. Right now I'm targeting everthing in the 30 percents, usually with protein being highest. It fluctuates some.

Donna, what's going on with your scale! Maybe your boss is making you retain fluid! Gosh, you son is going to install drywall himself?? DH and I did that in our lower level and it was all we could do with both of us and a jack stand. Well, we did the ceiling, too, but I can't imagine anyone holding up an sheet of drywall and nailing/screwing it to the studs at the same time. Shame about your DFIL, but I can understand not wanting to be far away from home if you get ill. It's lovely that you took them for so many years, though. Oh Donna, your poor necklace!

Judy!!! TeeHee! We won't tell!

Peg, I'm probably late on this, but if you are up to it, IMO it would be better if you take Deuts to his new home if he has any carrier or car traveling "issues" like most cats. That way, any negative feelings he has about his trip will more likely be associated with you (sorry). But he might start with a clean slate in his new home rather than feel like someone strange abducted him. You could get some Rescue Remedy spray at the HFS, too, and mist the air in the car if he gets anxious. Sometimes helps. I agree with Donna that he knows something is up--why not start telling him (sending mental picture) that he'll have a wonderful, loving new home where he'll be treated like a king!

....oh goody, a day with Peg

Alida, good to see you upbeat after your encounter of the venetian blind kind yesterday. I think the pizza was totally understandable. Glad the party was a success, too. The Rainforest Cafe is so fun for kids but an incredibly noisy place--at least the one around here.

Rachel, I'm so very sorry to hear about your Spanish Mom. I too hope you will be able to be with her as she crosses, buoyed with your love and care. She must be very special to have earned your love.

Terry, my goodness! You are sporting a bandage, too! It must be the new look around here. BUT, yes, good to get things taken care of and hope your results are just fine.... Glad the work is going fairly smoothly on your fence. LOL! Yeah, I bet that crew had something more fun to do than actuallly WORK yesterday.

Gang, I'd say all in all yesterday was not a sparkling day for most of us. May today be better all around. I did get a bit of good news--got a message from the doc that my routine bloodwork was "perfectly normal." I'd like to get a copy to check my lipid profile out of curiosity, though. Yeah, found some shoes, too, but they are still in the box. They are ok, but......eh, I guess they'll do.

Barb, I hope you'll share your secret to accepting thighs. Just when I think I have, I happen to catch a glance at myself in the bathroom mirror


Going back to said dentist in a couple of hours to get the mountain smoothed from the back of my tooth--this was a composite filling being replaced, Peg. And then, hasta la vista, baby. It's ridiculous, but I burst into tears about three times last night over those shots, and my upper lip and nose was numb for hours. Can you say "snot! and "dribble?" For some reason it hit me almost as an emotional pain would--really the strangest thing. Needless to say, I joined the rest of you battle-scarred and wounded yesterday in not having the most pristine eating day :eyes: But today is another day, yes?

later, kids....

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BC
LC Since 1998
Highest Weight 172
Current 104-108