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Good Morn, Ladies... Quick check-in... regular busy day here today... ((Pam)) Judy, you're the youngest "old lady" I know, snazzy cane or no cane! Hi Janie, Laura, Haydee, Heather! One week!

& maybe Michael Jackson will dance by! :bored:

Yum yum that sounds good! Seriously, let's get one in Houston!

& drinking! :bored: Don't forget drinking!

Trust me, you're better off not knowing! All that I am (and I mean alllllllllllllll of it), I owe to baking. Sometimes I wish I didn't know how! Shhh Judy, that part's the "secret" ingredient! :bored:

Hey girls... Wow, what a difference proper car brakes make! I don't have to start braking a block ahead of where I want to stop! :bored: Just work & regular stuff going on here... at the usual full-speed-ahead pace. Because our driveway is so long and our house is way back off the road, our mailbox is down on the corner by my neighbor's house... & he planted pretty flowers all around the base of it (his, too)! He's never done that before (11 years) and it's so delightful! I smile every time I pass by (which is a LOT w/all the driving I do). So I baked them a pan of from-scratch butterscotch brownies to say Thank You. The whole thing just made me feel all warm & neighborly. Make it a great day, everyone!

Oh man, Las Cas! I have the picture postcard by my desk! A dinner-sized 'rita sounds so good!! Esp. As I have another couple hours to hang out here @ the car shop! Snagged a desk & m working, at least.

Hey... back @ the car dealership, this time for a scheduled appointment for the brakes... they shimmy more than I do! I brought work... I am SO behind in work!! So busy trying to catch up from the weekend... cant even think about next weekend yet. Laura, that's whack. Pam, I'm a b, too, so its good to know we're not alone! I definitely need a bump up in my happy meds... I'm not feeling it. Judy, I love your quiet, constant resolve. U rock. Janie & Heather, love capris now that I no longer wear shorts, for the good of humanity. Haydee, you sound so busy but happy! Ok, time to get to work. Everyone have a great day!

Hey girls... I'm back! Got in this a.m.& when we got to the car it was dead as a doornail, not even a click when I turned the key. So we called the emergency guy & he came & jumped it. I drove home & re-started it a few times & it didn't sound so good, so I brought it to the shop to get it checked out/fixed. Fun. Not. That's where I am now. The trip was nice, very different than when I've been w/the family, but nice. I just enjoy being there... good vibes. Loads to do to catch up @ home... missed a couple "mommy" moments & I hate that... my mom said that the kids need to start to learn how to handle little disappointments w/out me, but I still don't like it & it makes me feel bad/sad. So I shopped a lot to make up for it, lol! Hope all is well w/each of you!

Bye Bye, Girlies! I'm off to for a weekend of much-needed r&r w/my man Mickey! See you on Tuesday!

Thanx to u 2, Judy! "Relax" will b my mantra.

Thanx janie! Wow this group is good!

Hey... m @ ds's rehearsal for tomorrow night's concert, which I'll miss cuz I'll b in Fla... so get to sit thru a 4-hr rehearsal rather than a 2-hr concert! That's dedication! I'm in the back & brought my laptop & m plugged in & will do some work while I enjoy cool jazz. Enjoy the eve, everyone!

Quick check-in... today is CrAzY busy... seriously too too much to do before I leave in the morning. But, of course, one of those "to do" items is to go for a mani/pedi @ 11am! A girl's got to look good! Everyone make it a great day!

& then I thought the after-party... what did she call it?... the "torna-boda" that starts @ midnight, that was casual... But my mind is on the fritz lately, so.......

Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but on the littler card w/the invite it says "Formal Attire"... Haydee? Your country bumpkin friends need direction! :scared2: Shopping was a bust... in fact, it made me feel worse than I did starting out! Nothing fits from the waist down... my hips/butt/thighs/legs are HORRIBLE! Ergh! I stood there looking at them in the fitting room mirror and saw -- my grandmothers wiggly, jiggly scary legs! I can never again wear anything shorter than a capri pant. Will all that go down if I lose wt again or have I completely missed my window of opportunity? Freakin' out. Rickin' frickin'.

Pam, I'm right there with you, sweetie... "I know I am not myself"... that's me to a T... only I don't think it's hormones w/me... "situational depression" is what my doc said... the prob is... the depressing situations keep on coming! I can't tell if the happy pills are working... I know you said up to 6 wks before they kick in fully, Judy... but then again, maybe they are?... maybe if I didn't have them, I'd feel 10x worse? I'm just down in the dumps, lethargic, don't care about things that I usually do care about, can cry in a blink of an eye, very emotional -- hey Haydee, betcha can't wait for me to get to Houston for your wedding! :scared2: I'm hoping that getting away this weekend -- yes, I leave in 2 days for WDW w/my mom & sis & I'm not even excited about THAT! Actually, I wish I wasn't going now... wah. -- but I'm hoping that getting away, having some fun, immersing myself in the "magic", will help clear out some of these cobwebs. Hope hope hope. Speaking of which... time to head out to take the cookies & card to the vet, and then hit the mall for a quick lookaround for a few items! Retail therapy -- maybe THAT's what I need!

It's Tuesday... that's all I've got. Pam, I'm excited for you about WW! & I hope you can get your system back in whack soon. Maybe the prescription you need is a couple months off to lounge by the pool! :thumbup: Soon, sweetie, soon!! Janie, I'm w/you... I enjoyed that play on words, as well... "page turner for the Kindle"... lol! Judy, you're a reading fool these days! I keep jotting down your recommendations for June when I'll have time once more to read for pleasure every afternoon @ the pool... ahhhh, summer... maybe it's the cure we ALL need! Laura, I'm glad you all were safe during the storms! That's just crazy weather down there! Haydee, how are you doing?? Getting excited? I can't believe that in a bit more than 2 weeks we'll all be together for your wedding! Thanks Heather, Suzy, Mae, and everyone, thanks again for the cyberhugs and purple power... you all are the best!! Make today count!

It is weird here today without my shadow following me around everywhere. I didn't realize how he was always with me until he wasn't. I swear I've heard his claws clickety clacking on the kitchen floor a couple times. Poor poor pitiful me. :thumbup: BUT... I haven't bawled my eyes out today AND I'm baking cookies to take to the vet to thank them for their tlc of my buddy on his last day... so progess IS being made... baby steps...

Good morning, Vi's... busy day, lots to do, make it a great day!

It did rain today, but not enough to cancel the game, but dh let me sleep in, so now I'm on the couch watching my Sunday Morning show... Chai is curled up with me... I think she's missing Mo too. Thank you for posting Rainbow Bridge, Laura. I'm moving slowly, but life goes on, I guess, and I've got so much to do this week, before we leave on Thursday. Thanks again, everyone. Love you all. Make it a great day!

Hey... here I m...@ a soccer game... Dh @ I went to the vet, the kids didn't want to go... had some time w him, then held him while the muscle relaxer kicked in, then left for the final shot... cried so much my eyes swelled shut... just feel stunned today, try to keep occupied w this & that. I m hoping that the rain gets here this eve & ds's game is cancelled tomorrow morn, & then I will just spend the day literally under the covers in bed. I need a day like that. If not, then we have to leave @ 6:30am for the game! Yikes. Thanks do much again for the moral support... you all r the best.

Mo.

Ok, home now. LOVE my hair this time, she did exactly what I said... last time must've been a fluke. Vet called. It's poop! How how how can it be poop?! I've been scooping poop every day or 2 from him. DH was no help at all, although I didn't think he would be. I'm crying and crying as I type this. Poor Mo. We have to put him down/to sleep whatever you say we all know what it means & it SUX!! Like any of us really need this in the tender emotional states that we're already in from this year so far. F%^K! F*(K! F@#K! So now the decision is... when? Do I go now and do it and when the kids come home tell them? Do I wait for them to come home, ask if they'd like to go to say goodbye to him? Do I bring him home for the weekend & then take him in on Monday? Do I bring him home & wait 'til he's in pain again and then do it? ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGH! DH actually said to me on the phone "What do you want me to do? I'm on a bike in the middle of Pennsylvania." Well, duh -- I want you to TALK to me and figure this out! My mom was coming up today anyway, to go to a concert @ my sister's school tonight, so I called her hysterical and she said to wait 'til she comes up, wait 'til the kids come home & ask them if they want to go, and then go & get it over with. I'm thinking that's a good idea. The thought of bringing him home for whatever period of time makes me sadder -- having him be all cute & playful & cuddly & looking @ us w/those big blue eyes and trusting us... only to take him back on Monday? I think I'd be a mess all weekend. & just going & doing it seems mean not to give them a chance to see him if they want to... they just left this a.m. w/out a second glance, as none of us realized where the day would go. Thank you thank you thank you for letting me vent here today!! I feel like I keep saying that to you all this year. Sorry. I'd love to have only fun, happy stuff to type about... maybe NEXT month? Hope springs eternal.

Ok, under the dryer while my hilites lighten... So, the vet said the lump is big... if it's poop again, they'd have to go through the whole routine of sedating him, enemas, etc like they did before. I said no, we can't keep putting him thru that every 3-4 months, especially when I'm spending almost $100 a month on meds + special food & fighting to give him the meds 3 x/ day. Then the vet said that it didn't feel like poop, that it felt more like a tumor. So this is bad news for Mo either way.& for me, having to make the decision. Dh is off biking somewhere. So... good thoughts, please. I m so worked up about all this, + I m sure the 4 hrs of sleep isn't helping. Ok, I m cooked. Time to remove the foil!