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Hi Ya'll. Crazy weekend. I did have a looooong post for ya'll yesterday, complete with pics of my son in prom attire, then lost the post. Bah!!! Walked away in disgust. I started on Michelle's jewelry last night and am so excited about it! The cogs of creativity were churning and churning before i finally figured out what I wanted to do...and now the easy part...putting it all together! Can't wait to go home tonight and work on it. Mom's been adding a great deal of stress to my life for the last few days. I just don't know how people do this alone (Pamela, Judy & Suzie)!! I've got a whole staff at the nursing home PLUS my sister and I can still barely keep it together. Janie - since the old initial is her ex, I'm with Judy... GH. Gotta run...will be back later! XOXO

I don't exactly know what you mean by "the binder" but the band-aids covering my incisions gave me terrible fits!! I think that tender skin just didn't like the latex or whatever they're made from. Even after I took the bandaids off,it took a long time for the itching and redness to go away.

Thanks, guys. Hannah took that picture. DH is in the pic with me and it's actually good of both of us! That is WAY unusual. Jenn, yeah, you're pretty close on the activities...Saturday is toobin, lunch/relax, shopping, relax, dinner/relax, Gruene Hall or the bar that's on our B&B property, then relax some more. Sunday is check out by 11:00 (i think), head to SA, lunch at Mi Tiara in the mercado, check in to hotel, relax, Alamo, Riverwalk/relax, dinner, relax, ghost tour (for those who want), relax. Man, we're gonna be relaxed!!

YES! I always stay on mushies as much as possible for about 2 weeks after a fill....mine just keeps getting tighter and tighter then starts to level out.

Hi Vi's- Congratulations, Michelle! Let me know if there's something you have in mind that you'd like me to make....or if you want me to just wing it. Jenn - I'm really excited for you with this new job. Will your office always be in the same place or is it mobile? You're gonna have a blast with all those guys! I'm not feeling well today but just wanted to pop in to say HI! and tell Michelle congrats! I'll catch ya'll later.

See, what I wanna know is who was the first one to figure out that rubbing Maalox on it would help??? And WHY did they rub Maalox on it to begin with??? Same for the person who decided to squeeze a cow's udder and decide to drink what came out..... Doctors are more and more conservative about prescribing antibiotics these days. This MSRA bug is exactly why. Docs were writing scrips before you could blink and now we are suffering the consequences.

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Haydee - re your furniture.... I am not a huge fan of matching woods and/or styles. I think a mixture is best, otherwise it's too boring.

Hi ya'll! I'm finally done with the board meeting and can have a normal (?) life again. My weight this morning was 180.6. I think that is a 1# drop. That seems to be my monthly average now. 1#/month! 'Tis better than gaining. Kat, I sure hope i never make you mad.

I'm wearing 16's!! Me! me! Me!

ok......... just snorted coffee out my nose!!!!!!!!!! Thanks a LOT, judy!

Try your Gas-X chewable tabs that you have leftover from post-op! You have some of those, don't you? They work great.

If I had a nickel for everytime i heard this!.... Well, it certainly is something to consider and if you think there is an inkling of hope that you would not regain the weight, you should definitely do that! Surgery is a last resort for people who have been yo-yoing for most of their lives. Only you can answer these questions for yourself.

Your doctor sounds like he is being 'generous' in your case! My doctor wouldn't allow me to pick up anything heavier than 10# for 4 weeks. 2 weeks seems like the bare minimum to me.

I agree with prepster and mss 100%+++

Pam, I think I know the mountain you are talking about. Our hotel in PS was right at the base of that mountain. We arrived in PS after dark and the next morning when we woke up there was a huge rock outside of our window!!! Is that the one? :smile2:

I am really, really, REALLY glad we decided (and committed) to do this trip!!!!!!!!

(((Tracy)))) I can't wait to meet you!! You are soooooooooo cute and FUNNY!!

I was swamped again today, but I did check in to catch up on 2 days' worth of posts...and there was something I wanted to comment on but didn't have time earlier. <Rant ON> It was when some of you were talking about being self-conscious about "still being fat" and meeting up in Gruene. I got this earlier, too, when we were discussing in the other thread about what to wear on the river, etc. This makes me sad. I'm sure we all wish there was a world where weight didn't matter and all we had to rely on was our good character and personalities in order to be confident in ourselves. But if there was ever anything close to such a world...this Violet troop is IT!! Frankly it kinda hurts my feelings that any of you would be worried about your weight or sagging tummies, boobs, or bat wings with this group of friends?? We, who know what ALL of that is about and who long, each of us, to accepted for who we ARE inside?! It somehow diminishes my success if you are not feeling successful as well. I mean, hey! I'm feeling pretty good!....should I not be? Should I be worried about this crap until my dying day...and no matter who the company is??? You know what?! I'm almost 50 and have been battling this shit my whole life. If there was ever a time I wanted/need a respite from it all, it's while we're enjoying each other in Gruene!!!!! Who the hell cares if you or I weight 180 or 280??? I sure as hell don't!!! <Rant Off>

Kat, It will be OK!!!! Try not to worry. I know the system is f'd up big time, but you'll get her in where she belongs and she'll be fine! You're being a mom and worrying 'til your hair falls out....but she'll be OK! She's young! Get on the phone tomorrow and rip some ass! But don't worry...she'd not going to die, I promise!! <<<<<HUGS>>>>>> Those docs don't know who they're dealing with, do they!? $20 says you went thru this circus when Rick was so sick, too. It just takes a while to get into the proper groove.

Kat, why don't you go to a resale shop and get a couple of cheap tops? I love resale shops! I got a pair of Michael Kors jeans (normally about $90) for $15!!!! You got any in Aztec? Or hell, go splurge at Walmart and blow $30!! Silly girl!

The band is a TOOL that restricts the ability to eat large amounts of solid food in one sitting. It will not prevent you from having a gallon of ice cream, however. So there's still a lot of self=discipline involved, but small amounts of food will keep you satisfied longer. I just got back from a dinner out..I had a glass of wine and one 2" crab cake. Uh, in the old days I would have had a plate of lasagne, 3 pieces of bread, a salad and 2 glasses of wine. Make sense?

Hi Everyone! yesterday was hell...just as I knew it would be! 13 hours at my desk, then to see Mom and didn't get home 'til 9:00 pm! Oh yeah, and i only got about 4 hours of sleep the night before. Horrible, horrible day. Today I yelled at an officer of our company!! But he's a PITA DeLuxe every single time there's a board meeting...and today i had just had enough!!! Hope he goes back under his rock and stays there. Kat - sending prayers for Manda and hope you and Kinsey have a great day!! Well, that was short and sweet!.... gotta run again!.. Laterz.

**REGARDING MEETING UP AT THE AIRPORT** Houston Arrivals Each airline usually goes into the same terminal every time. There are exceptions. Cont'l now flies in/out of both Terminal B and Terminal C, so you don't know *for sure* until you check the flight status of your particular flight a day or two before. Cont'l has this information online at continetal.com, then click on flight status and enter your flight number. I checked your flights as if they were coming in today and found the following information, but this may or may not change for your particular flight, so it is important to check the day before you leave if you want to be sure. Laura - flies into Terminal B Michelle and Kat - fly into Terminal C So I would suggest that Laura get her baggage then take the tram over to Terminal C. Go to the baggage claim/passenger pickup area of Terminal C and wait for Michelle and Kat in that area. You will also be able to step outside for a smoke from this area as well. There are shops and such on the floor above baggage claim (where the tickets are sold) if you don't feel like waiting around down there (kinda dreary)...you will, after all, have a rather long wait. SAN ANTONIO ARRIVALS San Antonio is a much smaller airport but they do have 2 terminals. TracyM and Judy look as though they will fly into Terminal 1 Pam and Jane should fly into Terminal 2 I called the airport and they advised that you should meet in a walkway and passenger pickup that is between the two buildings and is a logical place to meet. Pam, you will have a 1.5 hour wait for Judy. Whatever time TracyK is there to pick you up is between ya'll.

I just had an idea.... don't know if it's a good one or not, but it's an idea! LOL What if we all brought our "Before Jeans"... you all DID keep those, didn't you???? ... and we take a group picture all holding out the waist of our jeans!?