DeLarla

Okay, how the heck am I going to say this without offending anyone? Most people know that I've had 2 ports removed, and I'm left with an ugly hole where my port incision was. Here goes: My husband brags to his friends that his wife has an extra hole. THERE, I said it! Point being - try to have fun with it. Tell him to play connect the dots. For some extra fun, draw some fake scars in fun places

I make purses and welding caps... do those count?

See, this little cocked head thing with those innocent eyes is why my dogs are spoiled rotten. She's a little pink-nosed angel (she needs pink toe nails.)

Vine, are you sure we aren't related? We had that same watered down powdered crap that nobody ever drank. She was a real estate agent that took clients to schmoozy lunches and dinners, but we got frozen wads of liver and dried lentil Beans that us children were supposed to know what to do with. Every so often she'd cook for a date, and she'd always put out pistachios. The next morning we'd dig through the garbage for the ones that didn't have that little crack and we'd break our teeth trying to get them open. But this soy stuff is really yummy. It's got to be loaded with sugar though cause it's really good, like drinking Carnation Instant Breakfast or something.

Duh, we were going bye-bye so of course my little girl got a manicure and a pawdicure (pink is our signature color.) I'm still laughing at all that hail too. It's just too weird considering it's hot outside, then chunks of ice start falling from the sky? Leatha, are there really still Piggly Wiggly stores? How funny is that? I know a bunch of you live in really cool places. Do I gotta come there and take my own pics? I know ya'll have cell phones, so start snapping, and thanks for all the nice compliments. I love sharing pics.

By bashing my head against the wall. So far I haven't figured this one out. I was actually going to eat pizza for breakfast when water was fighting to go down.

My attorney told me I can actually send a pic from my camera to my puter using e-mail. What WILL they think of next? Rain, what rain?

HECK YEAH! Just yesterday I looked down at my Band and asked her what her trip was. I even told Chris that suddenly my band snapped shut. Yesterday I was in the mountains though, so I attributed it to the elevation. But I'm back home now and it's still too tight to chug water - this is sipping weather. Maybe instead of spending another $5,000 on another port I'll just have a sauna built in the backyard.

Regular milk wasn't part of my youth, so I'm not a big milk drinker. Years ago someone told me to try soy milk, but the thought of even licking a spoon dipped in soy milk made me nearly gag. I finally got the nerve to lick that spoon though, and now I'm hooked! What the heck is soy milk, and why is it so good? There's no way this stuff can be good for me - I feel like I'm having a glass of eggnog or a melted shake. I've been taking these disgusting huge horse pills that were making me PB. Now I mash them up, mix them in a cup of soy milk and chug it down no problemo. Next question, why are there 50 different kinds of soy milk, and what are the benefits of it vs. milk. What kind should I be drinking? Give me all you got on soy milk, please. Thanks

Getting another year younger is reason to celebrate... Happy birthday!

Darcey, thanks for answering, but I still don't think there was anything you could have done to prevent your slippage. Somebody else could act exactly like you and still have their band in place. Take me, for example. I've got anxiety disorder and always run in 100 places at once on 2 hours of sleep, so I abuse caffeine. I drink booze and carbonation. I eat beyond (way, way beyond) feeling the hard stop at times. I realize I'm not following the rules, but if I were able to follow dietary rules and guidlines I'd never have needed the band to start with. I'm insane, food, drink and booze is what I do, my drugs. So I've probably "tested" my band way beyond anybody else, and mine is still in place (I live just for today.) I don't think you could have prevented it. I've said some harsh things about Ortiz in the past, but maybe it's time I apologize to him for taking such good care of his patients. I'm in the same boat as you where nobody in Vegas will touch me. The fact he ran to your rescue is very admirable. Please don't feel like you're on a soapbox - this is your forum - what you've posted already saved me this morning. We ordered huge take-out last night, and first thing this morning I was going to have some but I managed to avoid it and went to the grocery store for some canned Protein shakes instead (blender broke.) I'm having a tub-o-Water waiting for one to chill. Thanks for the inspiration.

The pics of me in the rain are on my new cell phone... anybody know how to get them off of there and onto my puter? You don't really expect me to read the manual, do you? I wish you ALL would get your cameras out. The only way I'll ever see the rest of the world is to live vicariously through others, so start snapping! I get a kick out of seeing other parts of the country... someone send me a picture of a Piggly Wiggly!

I swear, I really tried not to laugh at this but that's funny, I don't care who ya are! Larry the Cableman, 2005: Acceptable use of the "F" word: When is @#$% Acceptable? There are only eleven times in history where the "F" word has been considered acceptable for use. They are as follows: 11. "What the @#$% do you mean, we are sinking?" -- Capt. E.J. Smith of RMS Titanic, 1912 10. "What the @#$% was that?" -- Mayor Of Hiroshima, 1945 9. "Where did all those @#$%ing Indians come from?" -- Custer, 1877 ! 8. "Any @#$%ing idiot could understand that." -- Einstein, 1938 7. "It does so @#$%ing look like her!" -- Picasso, 1926 6. "How the @#$% did you work that out?" -- Pythagoras, 126 BC 5. "You want WHAT on the @#$%ing ceiling?" -- Michelangelo, 1566 4. "Where the @#$% are we?" -- Amelia Earhart, 1937 3. "Scattered @#$%ing showers, my ass!" -- Noah, 4314 BC 2. "Aw c'mon. Who the @#$% is going to find out?" -- Bill Clinton, 1998 and a drum roll please............! 1. "Geez, I didn't think they'd get this @%#*^ing mad." -- Saddam Hussein, 2003

Couch time.

Gloomy, romantic sky... was pouring in Vegas when we got home, too.

I guess Elena was following us...

Hubby and his sister-in-law saying bye.

Me n' my pretty girl snuggling in the picture window seat thingy.

My sister just sent me pics she took... here's some more.

Christina, good idea to start a new thread, but let's wait till the date gets closer. The restaurant is at Flamingo & Eastern not too far from the airport with easy access to the Strip. My house is 5 minutes from the airport at the 215 and Windmill. I'm 7 miles from the south end of the Strip. I'll post more as the date gets closer.

Here's how MAD he was!

Hubby in his glory, on his Harley, in Big Bear.

Racing around the lake trying to beat the next storm coming in!

I didn't get any good scenery shots, but I'm posting this so I can say bye to Big Bear till next time. I hope everyone has a spectacular summer holiday. We don't go on many long vacations, just a bunch of short ones, and this was the last for the summer (darn.)

There were thunder & lightening storms all weekend, so I couldn't get any scenery shots. But I got a kick out of these kids choppers. Can you imagine parents actually buy these things for kids? Look how little these are!