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South of Houston... like towards Galveston?? We spent a couple of days there two years ago... before and after Panama Cruise. SIL's sister lives there on Lake Houston. Nice area, but I don't like the humidity!

Do you have your own espresso machine?? I wish I did... especially for the RV because the only palce I have down in your "neck of the woods" is Starbucks & I don't really like their lattes. My little place across the street is my favorite! I do a 16 oz, sugar free, fat free, triple shot almost every day. OMW..... it's getting darker and darker by the minute! We're supposed to get a cold front this afternoon and snow level is coming down to 5000 ft this weekend! DD better stay in CA a few more days but she says she's heading back north early tomorrow morning. Rain & clouds are moving in fast! And it's supposed to get windy. Maybe WE'RE going to get the hurricane!! I'm SO hungry... and it's not dinner time yet! And DH just fixed himself a huge bowl of popcorn!! It smells great, but not my favorite thing!

We'll certainly keep you in our prayers!! Keep us posted when you can!! Maybe she'll cook you up some alligator!!??

We should go on a road trip!! I wanna do that too!! We have a map of the states on the RV door and there are just too many states that still need to be filled in!!

NAH!! It's highly overrated!! You can live without it!! HONEST!!

I guess you could have worse nicknames than "RASH GIRL", but, that's kind of rude, I think! Anyway, in my humble (Ret. RN) opinion, doesn't sound like shingles to me if it doesn't hurt. Shingles is extremely painful. Glad the hydrocortisone is helping and hope they figure out what it is soon!! Like I've told you, I've had recurrent problems with skin rashes over the last 10 years or so and had MANY dermatology consults to NO AVAIL!! In fact, PA in a walk-in clinic was one of the few medical people who ever gave me anything that helped. With me, I always had the impression their thinking was.... "Oh, she's fat.. it's HEAT RASH!" So there never was any real effort to figure out what it was.

Yeah!! I wanna go too!! I can do crab or lobster without the butter. Don't miss it at all, in fact.

Marinade for the steaks... my favorite is Jack Daniels, if you can get it in your little town! :biggrin: Comes in a packet with a zip bag. It's realy good. Scallops can be grilled. A couple of minutes on each side is plenty. I like to season them with a little Old Bay seasoning. You could marintae them in something if you want to... maybe something lemony. Lemon, tartar, and you'd have to have ketchup if I were coming!! But then I put ketchup on everything. Another thing I like to use wehn BBQing is Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce. Souds like a wonderful plan! Don't know how anyone could not be pleased with your choices!! Salmon patties, filets, brats and scallops!!??? Sounds wonderful to me!!

Hmmm.... I LIKE that idea!! That bag I got at QVC at M of A is a real keeper! I know... more like a knapsack, but it holds everything I need and it's fairly compact! I love it! McCain... Yeah, I have mixed feelings about his pick. She's young, female, conservative :wub:....very strategic on his part, but pretty inexperienced! Is she ready to be president if something happens to him???? But, then Obama is also pretty inexperienced.:crazy: This election year scares me in so many ways!! :wub::biggrin::eek::biggrin::eek::biggrin::eek: I think it's time for my cruise around the neighborhood. OH, DH is over cutting DD's lawn again... 5 acres, so he did half yesterday and went to finish it very early this morning, before I got up. So I had to cook my own breakfast. Yeah, I should've stuck to a protein drink or granola bar because I burned my omelet! It was yucky!! See... I'm not only spoiled, but may be losing my touch!!

Yeah, he's a KICK!! We're a real comedy routine!! He's all noise, really! I think most of it was an act!! And he DID like my lentil soup!! And some of it meant to intimidate me... to keep me out of HIS kitchen!! :biggrin::tt1: It won't work!! Good for you, Janet!! You slept in (a little) this morning!! Can't believe your vacation week is over already!! (Well, not counting the weekend.) I bet you're glad this is the last day of THIS week, Karri!! Sounds very frustrating! Glad your food issues are resolving!

I agree...call your doc's office. That's an awful long time on clear liquids!! Full liquids would allow you some thin creamed soups, maybe some tomato soup, cream of wheat with a lot of milk in it, etc. Protein drinks... the Slim Fast is high in calories, and I think sugar content, so that's probably why they are telling you no. I used E.A.S. protein from Costco (you can find it in other places... I think RiteAid carries it). You're going to get awfully discouraged, I'm afraid, being that hungry for three more weeks. And, yes, I think all of us have experienced that hunger you're talking about... some may have just forgotten! That time until the 1st fill can be miserable... "Bandster Hell"! You will get through it, but sounds like maybe you & your doc need to come up with a compromise as far as what you can have!

Yeah, I want to see the pictures, too!! He liked my soup!! He just got a 2nd bowl!! And he apologized for flipping out about the messy kitchen!!

Have you tried eating small amounts at frequent intervals? I was told 1/2 cup about every 3-4 hours. That worked well for me. So sorry about that rash! I have had intermittent problems with persistent rashes, but not recently. I don't know what MRSA looks like, or even if it has a particular "look", but I doubt that is the problem. One thing that has worked very well for me is Naftin Gel. It's Rx only, though.

Congrats, Grandma Linda!! That is exciting! So..... DH went to cut DD's lawn this afternoon. SO.....#1 I did my Wii exercises while he was gone. #2 I decided it was a good opportunity for me to COOK SOMETHING without his interference!! So I made a big pot of lentil soup!! BUT.... he came home just as I was finishing and he threw a fit because I dirtied up HIS kitchen!! GIMMEE A BREAK!! It used to be MY kitchen!! How did I let this happen! He threw a big old fit, slamming and banging things while he cleaned it up!! It wasn't THAT bad!! I told him it wouldn't have been such a mess if I didn't have to work at warp speed to get done before he got back! He would've taken over! I just poured myself a glass of wine and let him fuss and stew! He had it all cleaned up in less than 10 minutes so it couldn't have been that bad! Beans boiled over while I was on the Wii!! So there was water under the burner.... he says a CUP of water!! BIG HAIRY DEAL!! :biggrin::biggrin::cursing::biggrin::thumbup::biggrin::sneaky: I don't think so! Isn't he a kick!!??

I hear ya!! I think it's taken me ALL summer to get the last 10 lb. off! I was hoping to hit the 100 lb mark this summer, but not yet~!

You are RIGHT ON!! It didn't take me that long, but I, too, had to be very diligent with my phone calls, etc. to get my surgery date!

Probably the closest I've come to living in a small town such as that is living on various military bases. So I had to smile because I remember some of those things happening in a few places.... especially Minot ND!! Oh, MY!! :tt2::eek::thumbup:

I don't care for breakfast either. If DH didn't fix it for me every morning, I'd probably be drinking protein drinks or having a granola bar or protein bar of some kind with my morning coffee!! Bananas do not agree with me at all. I like them, but they don't like me and upset my stomach. Even a little slice of banana bread will give me a belly ache! Have you tried Chamomile tea to help you sleep?? It's great! Years ago, my youngest DD used to fix me a thermos of hot tea every night that I had to work night shift at the hospital I was working at. One night she accidentally fixed Chamomile instead of my usaul lemon & I struggled to stay awake ALL night long!! It works great! HOT??? What is that?? It's 60 here this morning & DH just took the screen out of our front door so we could leave the big door open without freezing our butts off!

I'm relating to a lot of what you said. Well, except for people talking about me. I really don't think about that and it doesn't bother me. Stuff in the fridge... yeah, if there are things that I really like... like tuna salad, potato salad... potato anything, for that matter.. it definitely TALKS to me until it's gone! Wii Fit says my ideal weight is 112. I just about laughed hysterically when I saw that! Im sure!! My first goal is 150!! We'll see after that! But, I don't see 112 as being realistic!!

Hi, So surprised at your lack of support! Most of us have been given thorough post-op instructions that included 2 wks clear liquids, 2 wks "full" liquids, 2 wks "Mushies" prior to going to hard protein and more normal foods. So, by now you would be on "full" liquids such as creamed soups, cream of wheat with lots of milk, protein drinks. Mushies are a little thicker and that's when my "Magic Bullet" got a real workout. My guidleines were to eat about 1/2 cup of food 5-6X a day. First fill usually is at about the 6 week point. I think I had to wait a little bit longer than that and I was chomping at the bit!

Charlene, Just accidentally found the PM you sent me a month or more ago!! Don't know how I missed it before this! So sorry!

Yahoo has a "Group" called Smartbandsters. They had a "Bandster Bash" in Seattle last Feb on President's Day weekend and I think they're going to do it again next year. I think that's the one she's talking about. They do a clothing exchange, before and after slide show, etc. and have lots of good speakers including some on plastic surgery. I think some of the docs come, too, including one or two from Mexico.

Clog up your roads??!! Indeed!! You know you guys LOVE the increased revenue in the winter! Anyways, it's the OLD snowbirds that clog up the roads!!! We are YOUNG snowbirds!! Yeah, fish cannot be overcooked or it will get stuck!! DH is good at overcooking! But he usually gets it right! Have you tried nuking an apple... core it, sprinkle with art. sweetner & cinnamon, a little juice of some kind.

Well, you have a point there!! I don't like him, but he is a pretty gutsy guy to show up & give a speech as sick as he apparently is!

I ate those four little chocolate creams over two days and they still gave me a belly ache~! Sweets do not sit well with my tummy any more! And this morning at TOPS..... someone was handing out 100 calorie bags of cookies. I hadn't eaten breakfast & I was starving!! Or, at least I thought so. So, I ate a whole bag of whatever they were...kind of little sugar cookies with chocolate on them. In about 10 minutes I was running to the bathroom!! And I was miserable for about the next two hours! Nasty!