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Judy - Bon Voyage!! Got your outfit picked out to wear with your bracelet? I hope it works out for you and you think of me when you wear it. Dang, I should have given you some 'business cards' to pass out! LOL Anyway...enjoy the warm weather and smooth sailing! We'll miss you!!! Hurry back! Denise - Please keep us posted on your dd and Dimitri! We'll be waiting to hear! Tracy - Are 2BR houses hard to come by? When is your lease up on your house?....seems like you just moved in, but time flies, I know that! Haydee - You're in my thoughts, girlfriend. Wanna hang out sometime tomorrow (Sat.)? We could have lunch or something and then I could go to the bead shop!! :-) I got a $100 gift certificate burning a hole in my pocket! Pammy - Have I mentioned how proud I am of you? I am. Very. I wish I was meeting you in Vegas. I'm gettin' the itch! Michelle - Thanks for letting me know that you've been enjoying your necklace! It sounds like it's doing its 'job'! Laura - Isn't that interesting about your dream? I've been having some DOOZIES lately! I don't even WANT to know what they mean!! Seriously! Janie - SNAP OUT OF IT! (LOL...j/k!) Life just sucks sometimes, doesn't it? What makes you happy? Go out and do THAT tomorrow! Maybe I need to get you hooked up with some beads! Kat - sounds like ya'll have been making a lot of 'manly' purchases lately!! What's up with that?! You got a new tummy and dh gets a new bike, trailer and shop?! I think you're due a bauble or two! Jenn - I hope you come back to us!! TracyinKS - How's Cody these days? No news is good news, right?? Is he gonna spend the summer with his mom? I think Haydee inspired me. I told DH tonight that I'm pretty much DONE. I'm checked out. Frankly, at this point I don't know what will happen with us....probably nothing, and then we'll go thru it all again. Same shit, different day. There are so many issues I can't even list them all....just 'little' crap that has now become 'big' crap because we couldn't ever resolve it when it was 'little' crap. Of course, none of this is MY fault! DH just needs to get his shit together or leave me alone! Hmmmph!! Just giving ya'll a heads up in case things go south. Could be a rough road ahead.

Laura - I have really strange baby dreams like that too sometimes. Like, OOPS! I have a baby! I found one under my bed one time (in the dream). I read that when dreaming about babies, the baby represents your soul, or inner self. Of course, that's just a shot in the dark, eh? In the dream I had it made some sense....at the time.

My prayers are with all of you, Denise. I'm so glad to hear it all looks good so far. He is beautiful! Looks perfect to me! (((Hugs)))

Please, if you don't mind.... post in Doctors and Hospitals too.... and let us know their names! I am very sorry this happened to you.

Surely among you there is one or two who are Monty Python "Holy Grail" fans.... Pammy perhaps?? I've seen the movie at least 20 times......... For any of you out there, this will give you a boost this Friday.... my gift to you! LOL The rest of you will just think I'm high. =========================================================== ARTHUR: Old crone! Is there anywhere in this town where we could buy a shrubbery! [dramatic chord] CRONE: Who sent you? ARTHUR: The Knights Who Say Nee. CRONE: Agh! No! Never! We have no shrubberies here. ARTHUR: If you do not tell us where we can buy a shrubbery, my friend and I will say... we will say... `nee'. CRONE: Agh! Do your worst! ARTHUR: Very well! If you will not assist us voluntarily,... nee! CRONE: No! Never! No shrubberies! ARTHUR: Nee! BEDEMIR: Noo! Noo! ARTHUR: No, no, no, no -- it's not that, it's 'nee'. BEDEMIR: Noo! ARTHUR: No, no -- 'nee'. You're not doing it properly. BEDEMIR: Noo! Nee! ARTHUR: That's it, that's it, you've got it. ARTHUR and BEDEMIR: Nee! Nee! ROGER: Are you saying 'nee' to that old woman? ARTHUR: Um, yes. ROGER: Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say `nee' at will to old ladies. There is a pestilence upon this land, nothing is sacred. Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress at this period in history. ARTHUR: Did you say `shrubberies'? ROGER: Yes, shrubberies are my trade -- I am a shrubber. My name is Roger the Shrubber. I arrange, design, and sell shrubberies. BEDEMIR: Nee! ARTHUR: No! No, no, no! No! Scene 31 ARTHUR: O, Knights of Nee, we have brought you your shrubbery. May we go now? HEAD KNIGHT: It is a good shrubbery. I like the laurels particularly. But there is one small problem. ARTHUR: What is that? HEAD KNIGHT: We are now... no longer the Knights Who Say Nee. RANDOM: Nee! HEAD KNIGHT: Shh shh. We are now the Knights Who Say Ecky-ecky-ecky- ecky-pikang-zoom-boing-mumble-mumble. RANDOM: Nee! HEAD KNIGHT: Therefore, we must give you a test. ARTHUR: What is this test, O Knights of-- Knights Who 'Til Recently Said Nee? HEAD KNIGHT: Firstly, you must find... another shrubbery! [dramatic chord] ARTHUR: Not another shrubbery! HEAD KNIGHT: Then, when you have found the shrubbery, you must place it here beside this shrubbery, only slightly higher so you get a two-level effect with a little path running down the middle. RANDOM: A path! A path! Nee! HEAD KNIGHT: Then, when you have found the shrubbery, you must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest... with... a herring! [dramatic chord] ARTHUR: We shall do no such thing! HEAD KNIGHT: Oh, please! ARTHUR: Cut down a tree with a herring? It can't be done. KNIGHTS: Aaaaugh! Aaaugh! HEAD KNIGHT: Don't say that word. ARTHUR: What word? HEAD KNIGHT: I cannot tell, suffice to say is one of the words the Knights of Nee cannot hear. ARTHUR: How can we not say the word if you don't tell us what it is? KNIGHTS: Aaaaugh! Aaaugh! ARTHUR: What, `is'? HEAD KNIGHT: No, not `is' -- we couldn't get vary far in life not saying `is'. BEDEMIR: My liege, it's Sir Robin! MINSTREL (singing): Packing it in and packing it up And sneaking away and buggering up And chickening out and pissing about Yes, bravely he is throwing in the sponge

Suzie - I just noticed in your avatar that you have COLLAR BONES!!! Whoa!!! Major NSV!! Maybe if I'd get out and mow lawns for 6 hours I'd have collar bones,too!

OMG!! This made me spew coffee out my nose!!! ROFL!!!!!! Aaaaaaaaargh!!! She said the word!!!! (for all you Monty Python fans) LOL!

Laura is one smart chick for her age, eh?

Kat, I'd call your PS answering service and leave another message just to be a squeaky wheel. Then I'd call every 20 minutes starting in the morning until you can talk to the doctor. Did you look online at possible complications and side effects of the drugs you are taking? Is gastric bleeding one of them??

LOL about the register.... That'd be me, too. Well, I thought that one of your major life goals was to have children....and the clock is ticking. Doesn't he get that? No marriage = no children, right? It's not just about "being married"!!

Laura.... you KNOW what I"d tell her!! LOL Will you keep her as a customer or give her the boot again?

My doctor said that the AVERAGE statistics are that you will lose 60% of that weight within one year. I lost 50% in one year. I can tell you from experience on many diets, and this was no exception, that the first 6 months the weight will come off much easier than any period after that. Make those 6 months COUNT!!

Michelle - Are you still on a roll with your eating & weight loss?? I'm eating too much...I can eat anything at any speed. Errrrr...time for a (small!) fill very soon.

Haydee-- Wow, are you really serious about breaking up? I thought you were just kind of taking some time for yourself to think things through. Where's your head (and heart) at right now? I have suggested this book to every girl I know going thru your same situation...and maybe you've read it...[ame=http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0684848066/ref=dp_olp_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1213843387&sr=1-1]In the Meantime[/ame] by Iyanla Van Zandt. Awesome book...and it sold about a zillion copies so it's not just me! Kat - I thought that sounded so strange about the ICU situation, too... I'm hoping there was just some kind of misunderstanding. I can't imagine, in my wildest dreams, that she would not be allowed to see her father. New panties for Kat!!! Wooo Hooo!! I'll bet you dropped a size or two eh? I have a girlfriend who's son is 18....a little older than mine. He was arrested yesterday, drunk, walking out of the grocery store with 2 cases of beer in a shopping cart. Just waltzed right out of there! (Hello?) He was arrested and charged with theft. Well, she made the tough decision to let him spend the night in jail! I supported her in that decision totally, but can you imagine the hell she went through worrying about him? Her boss is the one that lost his 20 yr old son last October driving while drunk. His parents bailed him out of DUI trouble at least twice that we know of. Bailing them out is rarely the right answer. Adult decisions, adult consequences. But OUCH!

I had a post this morning that was as long as your arm....with all kinds of personals and thanks to all of you for making my birthday so speshul, and special thanks for my latest arrivals from TracyK, TracyinKS, Denise and Michelle. I almost broke down and CRIED when I lost the post, so instead i just logged off in disgust. Not having a good day at all over here....just want to bite somebody's head off. Kids are OK but everything else is shit! I do need to pass along to all of you that I spoke to Jenn on the phone last night .... she is going through a very hard time right now and needs our prayers. One of her dearest friends is in the hospital dying of pneumonia. It's been very quick (3-4 days) but supposedly there is no doubt that his organs are shutting down. He is a gentleman of 60, married to her best friend and they have an 11 yr old daughter. As difficult as that all is for the family, it is made 100x worse because the hospital will not allow the daughter to visit...not even to say her final goodbyes to her father....because he is in ICU and they "don't allow children in ICU." Everyone is torn up about it...and Jenn is watching over the daughter during this time. She promises to check in soon, but wanted me to let you all know that she's with us in spirit all the time.

Here's the rub right here: Until the research is scrutinized by others, it is meaningless.

Tracy- I NEVER watch the news ....EVER. As a result I am very poorly informed. I'm just one of those people who cannot stand all the negativity in the news. I know there's good stuff that happens in the world...lots of it... but the media never reports that. As a result, I guess you could say that I protest the news...I think they're all a bunch of politically motivated, highly biased whores. I just don't trust anybody in the media. I don't trust anyone in government either. I abstain from elections for those reasons. I admit that I am ignorant, and I believe that there's nothing more dangerous than an ignorant voter. My DH is extremely well-educated in that department and I could just follow his lead....but he leans way too hard to the right.

where Is Jennifur???

Laura -- One question: Will your sister be at the baby shower? I'm not sure I could look her in the eye and keep a straight face. I guess if she's high enough it won't matter.

<cough cough> Dammit, Tracy!! You gave me your bug!!

Bikinis and Pregnancy do NOT mix!!!

Thanks for the feedback, ya'll. Sorry to be obsessing about this. I think i need to get back on my Lexapro and I just don't WANT TO. They may not respond for up to a week.... as I said they're from out of state and making the rounds...prolly not near a computer. I may not get any response and that's fine, too. Just wanted a platform for telling my side of the story....for ONCE.

I just shot off this note to my cousins.... I feel better, ...sorta. Hi girls, I wish I could have seen you last night!! I wanted to apologize (for what i'm not sure). Peggy told me at about noon that you were coming into town. I had no idea. She told me that you were due in soon and you would be going to the hospital during the early afternoon to see mom, and would only be staying a short while. It was my first day back from a 10 day vacation and I had much to do at work. Obviously, with the schedule that she arranged, I would not be able to meet you at the hospital that afternoon. She did not invite me to join you later. I was pretty disappointed that things were arranged that way, but oh well. I have a lot on my plate and didn't want to make an issue of it.... she does this kind of stuff to me all the time and I just have learned to keep my reactions to myself. After work I went to an appointment to tour another nursing home for Mom (looks great!) and then grabbed a bite to eat before heading to the hospital. I got there around 6:45, I think. Mom tells me that you had just left and had "waited for me as long as you could"! I felt so bad!!! Waited for me? But i want to tell you that I had no idea you were there at that hour. Peggy could have easily called me on my cell to let me know that you were there and to get my status, but she chose not to. Between you and me, she has pulled this kind of passive-aggressive crap with me for several years and it's been especially chronic since Mom has needed our joint care. I know ya'll think the world of Peggy and I don't mean to take anything away from that, but there is a side of her you know absolutely nothing about. This incident was heart-breaking for me on many levels but I just wanted to make it clear to you the reasons why I was not able to meet you guys. I would have loved that. My mother is dying slowly in front of my eyes and this is one the most difficult periods of my life. Instead of bonding together at this time it seems like Peggy and I grow farther and farther apart. It started in earnest when I married Richard and has gotten progressively worse with each year. It's a shame, but it is what it is, and she has chosen it....not me. Sorry about this baring of the soul, but I'm pretty upset about all this today. I love you and would have been thrilled to see you. Take care, Terry

Wow, Laura! That is a beautiful piece of furniture!!!