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Hi everyone~ MRI was OK. could not take pain meds before going since I had to drive myself there & back. Frank had to get dd ready for school so he could not bring me. Thanks everyone :thumbup:
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:smile: here I am. I am trying to recover from Macy saying that I look like I am going to have a baby. She said it yesterday and I still have a lump in my throat. :thumbup: The truth can really hurt sometimes. I go for my MRI at 7:30 in the morning. Have a good night V's.
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Good mornin' gals- Jenn-do what you have to do and I will keep my opinions to myself. k? Just know that i love ya sista and if you ever need to talk I am just one at&t away! lol My neck and shoulder are killing me this morning. Must have slept in a position I shouldn't have. I just wanna feel good again. I call my dr today for the x-ray results and I am going to schedule my MRI too. My dsd stayed with me to take care of me since dh is @ work. She is a huge help plus she gets to miss school today o it is a win win situation :wink2: I am an emotional wreck right now...have started to blog again and to most it is probably mindless rambling but it makes since to me. It is theraputic. I will not keep a diary anymore...those things are dangerous. Well, now they probably wouldn't be because I have the love of my lfe but in the past....OMG...diaries could have been big trouble for me. It is one of those 'skeletons in my closet' kind of thing, ka know? lol I am ramblng. Yesterdays piehole report: LC Slimfast Graham Crackers sunflower seeds (addicted to them) veggie soup 2 cc cookies Have a great day and remember to make healthy choices and respect the pouch. RESPECT IT!
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Heather-any names for your baby girl?
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TODAY I am doing good
Nothing witty, no self pity, no more tears. I am just taking today as one day and tomorrow will be one more and so on and so on. Yesterday I did really well with my eating. Today I am doing extremely well. Funny how when dh is working I can do really well. Shows ya how our worlds and 'fun' revolve around food. I have lost a couple of pounds that I had gained over the past week or 2. I am injured (neck & shoulder) and the past week I have have eaten out of self pity I guess. Made me feel good, I won't lie about it. Now I am still injured & weigh more. Jesus, does it ever end? I mean really? SO...what I am going to do is the one day at a time thing. I have to do it that way. For today I am going to make good choices. For today I will move around and get more exercise than normal. For today I will not beat myself up for gaining weight over the past ...year. (almost) :tounge_smile:. It is what it is. Today I can do my part to repair me. Today I applied the bandaid to stop the bleeding I have caused. Tomorrow I will wake up and apply a new bandaid. I can heal myself, one day at a time. That's that.
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TODAY I am doing good
Nothing witty, no self pity, no more tears. I am just taking today as one day and tomorrow will be one more and so on and so on. Yesterday I did really well with my eating. Today I am doing extremely well. Funny how when dh is working I can do really well. Shows ya how our worlds and 'fun' revolve around food. I have lost a couple of pounds that I had gained over the past week or 2. I am injured (neck & shoulder) and the past week I have have eaten out of self pity I guess. Made me feel good, I won't lie about it. Now I am still injured & weigh more. Jesus, does it ever end? I mean really? SO...what I am going to do is the one day at a time thing. I have to do it that way. For today I am going to make good choices. For today I will move around and get more exercise than normal. For today I will not beat myself up for gaining weight over the past ...year. (almost) :thumbup:. It is what it is. Today I can do my part to repair me. Today I applied the bandaid to stop the bleeding I have caused. Tomorrow I will wake up and apply a new bandaid. I can heal myself, one day at a time. That's that.
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Thanks Judy :scared2:
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to get a drink of water? :scared2:
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LOL....I KNEW IT! Well, I call it like I see it..he is a cutie patootie!
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Jenn-does Wayne know what the "unforgiveable" subject is? I was just wondering. I am going to tell you something that you already know, but here goes....anytime you speak to him (Kev) about personal things from yur relationship you HAD, it gives him hope. Don't do that to him or yourself...it isn't fair to either one of you. You can get closure on the relationship some other way. *end of sermon* PS...Terry, lemme know if you need a partner in the ass kicking...my shoulder hurts but I can still help in some way!
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Good early morning everyone....3:45 AM here and I can not sleep due to dss coming in my room crying wanting to call his mom @ 2:45 this morning. I talked him down off the frenzy he was on and told him to try one more time to go to sleep and if he could not sleep we would call his mom. I just checked on him and he is asleep :wink5:. I am up and caught myself thinking things like I wonder how Mo the cat is doing...I wonder what Haydee is doing this weekend....did Pamela see Charlize Theron....did Terry go buy some Nutella to try ....would Jane come highlight my hair...is TracyinKS being a good girl...how happy I am that Jenn is happy again...how much I love that Laura is preggo and wishing I could see her before Carson is born...how proud I am of Judy, things like that. :tt2: DH just left for work and I turned on the TV and found the all time fav Jaws so I am watching that and decided to say hello to all of you sleeping beauties :ihih: Good news, my shoulder & neck hurts BUT not near as bad as usual and it has been since 7:30 PM since I had meds. That is a good sign, I hope! I need to get well so I can start packing boxes for the move. The actual moving van day is the 30th, so we have a good amount of time to pack....not rush rush rush! Laura-LOVE the border & color! LOVE IT! Kat-I like being able to see who I despise. He doesn't look like a prick (sorry Judy) but they never do, right?! Now, for more important things...who is that cute little sucker sitting down on the left side of the 08 Christmas pic? Oooooh, yii yii he is a cute one! I am never too old or too married to LOOK! :w00t: OK, lemme watch Jaws...now the pain is getting worse as I type....have a great day everyone and wish me luck getting back on the wagon, k? Respect the pouch...
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:glare: goodnight friends :huh2:
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hi everyone...I am kind of loopy right now...just wanted to let you all know I am still present and accounted for. ttyl...
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my veggie soup is delish... I wish I could share it with all of you! i am still hurting, but dsd is being very helpful. Laura-hope your pipes are OK! Have a great night violets!
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Terry-yes the meds are helping. Mentally & physically Jenn-it scares you because you are liking the attention. Roll with it sista! ENJOY! Michelle-yes, the inauguration is going to be a zoo to say the least...everywhere. I am quite sure there will be nothing else on television either for about 5 days. Judy-I just say YES
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Good morning friends!! I slept REALLY good last night. The doctor gave me Soma, Vicodin and a nerve pill called Lyrica. Needless to say I am in la-la land, but it sure helps with the pain. DH started back to work today but all the kids are here. I am really glad my dsd is older now and she can help me out around the house and just help in general. She is a sweetheart. I am going to give myself a break on everything and focus on getting better right now. And I know I can get better without whipped cream and reeses cups. I am going to make a veggie soup today (with help of course). What I have been doing is eating out of boredom...just sitting here or lying here all day puts the little devil on my shoulder whispering 'go ahead, eat it, its OK, you can lose it again when you are well'. Jenn-sounds like you are dealing with this new relationship just right! I am very happy for you sista. I wish we were neighbors. Laura-i sure wish I could rub your belly. I wanna see you while you are pregnant. I wanna feel Carson kick! When is your first baby shower gonna be? Do not be surprised if I show up. Send me an invitation, k? :eek: Terry-how was your girls night out? What did you all do? Did you have a glass of wine for me? I want a German shepard. I flip flop on what kind of dog I want. Judy-have you started your wii fit again? I am glad that you are feeling better. Colds like that can stick around forever. Did Kris get everything she needs for the baby? I loved the pics! *If I lose this post I am gonna be pissed* Pamela-I hope you feel good this weekend! It would be cool if Charlize Theron showed up at the film festival. I really like her. She is beautiful and a great actress. Heather-thanks for the well wishes. I know there was something I was going to respond to that you said but I am TUI (typing under the influence) and can not remember much of anything! Haydee-what are your plans for the weekend? How is the wedding planning going? Are you still going to switch jobs and work in the medical center? Kat-you now have a group of violets that hate your SIL. Just give us the word and we will take care of him for ya. lol Michelle-we can do this. You back away from the nutella and I will back away from the reeses, k? We can do it ok? Jane-thank you for the text. How are you? I hope that you are not still in a funk. When is your fill appt? Monday? Suzie-it does seem we think alike! I have head hunger issues and junk food demons I am fighting too. So, like I told Michelle, we can do this. Use Judy as your inspiration! *if I lose this post I will be super pissed* TracyinKS-I am glad you are back to your fill comfort level! I just would not like to be so tight. Different strokes for different folks! Maybe it is what i need though. Food for thought anyway! :cursing: How are your eyebrows? :cornut: OK ladies, I am out of here for a while. Keep on thinking of me and praying for me. Love ya'll! Respect the pouch! RESPECT IT! :eek:
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Hi ladies- Thanks for the well wishes & thoughts. My PCP said NO more chiro...I went for more x-rays today, got drugs and I will probably be schedules for an MRI next week. I am tired of wearing jammies. bye ya'll.....
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Well, I am (was) living in denial. Knowing I had to go to the regular dr today I went ahead and got on the scales and saw the reality of it all. I haven't had a fluid pill in about 2 weeks, I ams till on TOM and I have eaten way too much he past few days ad I am back up to 223. So, with that being said...I am very sad today but am steadfast in my determination to take it back off. So, I am taking the ticker back up to where it is now and hopefully in a couple of weeks I can have it back to 212.5. My God, what is wrong with me? I think I will do liquids for a few days. I dunno. Maybe some wire & duct tape for my mouth?! :wink: I just do not know what to say today...I am SO down in the dumps. But I promise not to stay that way, it isn't doing any good to be sad. Have a food day ya'll. Wish me luck @ the dr so he comes off with some good drugs to help ease the pain.
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OK, here is MY interpretation...Jenns' boobies (girls) are pierced and she could not get her jewelry back in them so she paid to have it done and now they are better!
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Jenn-glad your girls are holy/holey again :yikes: lol I am so glad I am going to get pain meds tomorrow. We went today to pick up dss and dsd and my ex-wife in law gave me 2 muscle relaxers and 2 ben gay heating pads. She saved my skin!! I really owe her one. What a nice thing for her to do. OK, so we are moving again. I know all of you are thinking OMG AGAIN?!! Well here is the story. Around Christmas time the lady that lives right across the street from us got robbed, in broad open daylight. 2 nights ago the house right next to her got robbed and a house on my side a couple of doors down got robbed. Macy and I are home by ourselves WAY too much to stay around here. They are teenaged kids but they are dangerous too. They have started parking the car right outside the front door, breaking the glass in the back kitchen doors and hauling stuff out the front door. So, we found a place in a really nice part of town closer to Houston...closer to where dh works, closer to our other 2 kids. It is a win win for everyone. Leaving 2 BR and getting back into a 3 BR. Oh well, we have become seasoned movers and can do it in the blink of an eye. You would think we are in the witness protection program or something with as much as we have moved lately. I asked macy what she thought of leaving her friends and not being able to see them anymore and her response was "I have seen them enough already." She is ready to GO. Have a great night violets! :wink:
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Sean Connery, Clint Eastwood, yes yes yes....both of them any day and TWICE on Sunday! Oh lets not forget Sam Elliot
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Hi everyone- Laura-I forgot to tell you thanks for making most all of us feel OLD when you said you don't know Clint Eastwood! LMAO! I thought OMG...how is that for a slap into reality?! lol Went to the chiro today in so much pain that I was literally in tears. While I was in the office I called my other dr and made an appt for tomorrow with my regular dr to get me some pain meds...muscle relaxers. I told my chiro what I did and he felt the knots in my shoulders and he could tell I was in severe pain. Chiros are some no prescription writing doctors, but he wasn't too mad cause I told him I HAD to do something, especially with the weekend upon us! (((pamela))) See ya'll later. I am gonna TRY to get some zzzzzz's.
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Good morning ladies-I just sent ya'll a cute e-mail. My friend sent it to me and I lol-too cute! It hurt to laugh but it was woth it :thumbup:. The name of the e-mail is 'mirror mirror'. I go to the chiro this morning at 9 AM. Yesterday when I went to him we discussed the money thing and cleared the air on that so I feel better about going to him now...so that is good. Tracy & Jenn, thanks for the texts yesterday, it brightened me up Tracy, you crack me up! Tracy-I hope your fill went well! Jenn-how was your date? Judy-I am not hungry between meals...just head hunger. If I can just break the grazing habit I woul be golden! Terry-how is Hero handling the cold weather? Does it keep him from wanting to go outside? Haydee-Were you here yesterday? Are you OK? Pamela-Gosh I hope you feel better soon. Us violets are having a sickness streak. have you noticed it is always a group of us that are ill @ once? Laura-Congrats on getting rid of the rest of the candy. That is fantastic will power on you & dh! Way to go little mama! Kat-I hope your spirits rise. You are such a wonderful lady and I hate to see you down in the dumps much less with the hives! (((hugs))) Michelle-Whats up PTA mom? :thumbup: Have you heard how your beighbors are doing since their loss? I have been thinking about them. AND how is Mo? Jane-whats up sista? Thank you for calling to check on me the other day. How are things going with you? Suzie-are you doing OK? I'll bet you are wanting summer to get here soon so you can get in the pool! I know I would be! Have a great day violets...make healthy choices & respect the pouch, RESPECT IT!
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Thanks for all the well wishes & concern ladies ((((hugs)))). I am going to the chiro every day for the 2 weeks then 3 days a week for a while. He did x-rays and my neck doesn't have the curve the way it should and a nerve is being pinched. After a few more adjustments I will be better but it is the NOW that sucks. You know, the muscle spasms in your shoulders that come with the neck pain...that is what is killing me. Today I am not eating like I should. I am wallowing in misery & self pity and therefore eating like a hog. I figure that Judy is eating well enough for both of us :sneaky: :thumbup:. I will jump back onto the band wagon tomorrow. I am doing to well to screw it all up. Have a good night violets! Love ya'll!!
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good mornin' ladies- i am so down in the dumps. I am tired of hurting. i wish i would just feel better already Judy-when i was losing really well before, i never exercised until I hit a plateau then I would start some walking and crunches, but nothing major. :tt2: Hope your cold is getting better! Terry-good for you on getting debt free. Thats pretty cool! GO YOU! I gotta go...owwie owwie! :eek::hurt: