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:angry: UGH!!!

WHY??? WHY??? WHY??? I was perfectly happy the way it was!!

I can't even FIND control panel!! Where is it???? UGH!! This is too hard!

Boy!! Site was down for a LONG time... and now not sure I like the new setup. Can't find my "subscribed threads", for one thing. Didn't have any soreness. But couldn't eat any hard Protein without losing it. PBing, bad reflux at night, throwing up all the time for several days. After a couple of sleepless nights, I called and made an appt! Turned out my esophagus was dilated. So they took everything out and let me "rest" for 30 days, then put 1/2 back in, then another 30 days and added a little more. So.. restriction is not back to what it was, but.. dealing with it. Haven't lost anything this past year but holding my own. Gained a little the past two weeks, but blaming that on some medication changes and hoping to get back on track now!

OH NO!! What have they done!! We have to figure this all out again!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, APPLES!!

You ALL are SOOOO PATHETIC!! Glad you won, Laura k!! I am going to try to remember that as I REALLY need it!! HAHAHAH!! You WON!! Hmmmm..... why does that look SO familiar???? Oh, yeah.... that's where we're going in a few days!! Nice pics!

I restarted the Evista today... w/o dr's blessing. Will see if that helps. Doubled my antidepressant today, too. Still feeling depressed, and mad at Earl over the whole awning, etc. next door thing. He won't budge and his logic makes no sense to me. I HATE filing, too!! Avoided it like the plague when I was working for insurance companies. Clouds building, wind picking up so I guess big weekend storm front must be moving in. Water main break a little way down Dillon rd so we've had no water all day. They say it will be back on around 1-2 pm but can still see the trucks up there working just off Dillon going towards DHS. So I am sitting here thinking that is a good excuse to drive in to DHS just to get a Starbucks!! I can't make myself a cup of coffee here with no water! Choir practice at 2:30 pm, so if I'm going to do it it has to be soon!

Hi, All! Haven't been around in a while. I had a complete unfill back in the spring, also, for similar reasons. Now have a little less than I did at that time... but seem to be able to eat too much. Probably need another fill.Struggling to try to lose last 50 lb.

Probably a combination of "events" plus going off that one med.. the Evista, I think.I decided to start taking it again, even though the doc didn't comment when I discussed that Rx with her yesterday. And, it does come and go. And when I'm around other people.. usually better. Although last beading class, this one friend who always seems to know when I'm down..said something about it. I was having a bad day that day. But after I'd been around the beading ladies a while... it kind of lifted. Hope your last day before vacation is not to stressful!! Keep thinking about tomorrow.... first day of your nice long vacation and Mexico trip!

Yep... bad weather this weekend both here and in Seattle. Tracy is NOT looking forward to the prospect of snow. I guess they already got it in the mountains today. I like it just he way it's been this week... PERFECT!! I have "Emotional Support" dog tags for Zoey so I take her EVERYWHERE. Very seldom questioned, but when I am, I show the tags and say she's a "service dog"... and they just let me go!! Trader Joe's is the only place they told me I had to leave... but I had her in a grocery cart wihtout her little red bag. Otherwise it would have been fine. Fur can not touch any part of their grocery carts. Gyn appt... she said I can do the stupid vag cream every other day instead of every day. She told me I need to find someone to make love to me!! LOL!! Wonder if Earl would mind!??? HAHAHA!! He's not all that motivated any more. Gave me okay to double my anti depressants... SO depressed last 2 weeks!! But did not give me any definitive answer regarding the Evista... which I think I need to keep taking. I have to go back in a month. Some of my favorite TV shows,too! Mmmmmmmmmmm... yeah!! Tipsy!! Couldn't believe you went to all the trouble to fix that big Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings and didn't eat!! Just drank!! LOL!! Maybe I'll try that tomorrow!! Love you, too!! Good News on the Valentine's gig!!! ROCK ON!! Nope... we're stickin' together!! EXCELLENT post!!... Yes, I agree w/Karla... you should write a book. I'll help you!!! I can correct your spelling... and do all the proof reading!! What a GREAT idea!!! I think I'll get some for me this weekend!!

Hugs, Lori!! FAMILY.. our biggest challenge! YEP!! Sounds like what I had to do last colonoscopy... several pills every 15 mins. with water. It worked fine. OH... I bet that was quite a letter!!! LOL. Something similar to the phone call I made this week, to the people handling our motor vehicle accident from this past summer. They have been bugging me to return this medical information release form they sent me. It took me a couple of months to tackle ti because the first question was to list ALL the doctors I've seen in the last 10 years. GIVE ME A BREAK.... we lived some of that time in OK, then moved to WA and spend winters in CA. I had urologist, gyn drs., ortho in WA & OK, primary care, cardio, S#####!! So every time I looked at that form... that's what I saw... every doctor you saw in the last 10 years. So... it took me a while. And I spent HOURS on it... making sure I had up to date contact info for each dr. And indicating each one's specialty so they could see which ones were relevant. So.. a couple of days ago I had this really RUDE message on my answering machine/voice mail.... saying NO WAY were they going to order medical info for 20 doctors!! Implied that I was trying to pull a "fast one" on them, and the accident was not that significant, and she was VERY CONCERNED!! So... I called and gave her a BIG piece of my mind on Monday!! GRRRRRR!! HAHAHA!! GREAT NSV, Chris!!! Congrats! You're doing so well! GREAT post, Linda!! Very encouraging. Think I need to do the 5 day again!! Not having a good week! Weight up again for 2nd week. Very depressed. Things not going so well. Went back to gyn Dr today to discuss med changes she made 2 weeks ago and impact they've had on me. Made a few subtle changes. And will double my anti depressant. Have to go back in a month and see if things have improved... or have the option of calling her if the depression continues to be a problem and she will give me Pristique samples. Miserable w/aches and pains, too. Neck, shoulder, back!! UGH!! Appt w/pain clinic and probable epidural injection on Dec. 1st. Next two weeks will be GREAT... hope you have a wonderful vacation!

Well, last year we had friends from OR staying here in their time share condo and they invited us for Thanksgiving with other friends and family. It was sweet because we were there to see them meet their new DIL and baby grandson for the first time. But then we missed the experience of cooking our own turkey so we did that a few days later. And we won't do it again because the leftover turkey was in the freezer... well, I think Earl cooked the last of it last week!!! LOL! I don't like the white meat, and don't tolerate it well. Wouldn't eat it when he cooked it last week. I had some of my leftover fish soup instead!! But, this year we are driving up to Three Rivers (330 miles) to friends' Jacki & Stan. Several times have asked... are you sure??? because her 10th chemo in SF on Wed. I don't know how she does all that she does! She designed her kitchen so it's easy for several to be working in there at the same time, so she'll have lots of help. We'll drive up on Wed. and home on Sat. or Sunday... Probably Sunday. Jacki will probably be dragging me around to 2nd hand stores Fri or Sat. Sounds like you will have a quiet Thanksgiving, but great vacation a few days later. Hasn't the weather been great this week! I guess it may cool down this weekend, but sure enjoying it now. Called and made appt w/that gyn dr... going tomorrow. Told them new Rx is making me too uncomfortable. Don't remember if I told you... appt w/pain clinic Dec. 1st and they will probably do epidural injection that day. Hip bothering me a little this week, but not too bad. Able to do water aerobics w/o too much discomfort.

I did, but pretty pricey and no guarantee it would work for me. Then... we always have to think about... where is it going to be stored, and one review said it weighed 60 lb!! And I'd have to use it outside, so there would be a lot of winter days that I couldn't use it, and I'd feel conspicuous hanging upside down out on my patio!! But, I appreciate you thinking of solutions!! I do have a pain clinic appt now... Dec. 1st, and they will probably do an epidural block/injection, that day. Unless they can prove that you knew about it and didn't disclose it, I think they're up a creek without a paddle! I agree... they're blowing smoke! We had people try to put the screws to us twice. First time they just made us hire someone to service the furnace because they didn't think it was working right. There was NOTHING wrong with it. That was our fault for letting them move in w/a rental agreement before closing. Then they started nit-picking! The second threat was when we sold the next house. That time we DID disclose that one of two ovens was not working and they threatened to sue us over that and a dishwasher they insisted was faulty when it was only a few months old! We ignored the threats of lawsuits and nothing ever materialized. Scallops sound wonderful. Earl hasn't bought any in a long time. I may have to bug him about getting some! I said he fixed salmon last night, but I forgot it was grilled steelhead. Looks just like salmon. I think it was even better than salmon. He fixed spinach and balsmetti rice with it. I know I spelled that wrong! Can't remember how to spell it. Beading teacher sick today so no beading class. But we did bead on Wanda's porch for a few hours yesterday. I thought we were going to do that again today, but no one is over there so I'm vegging w/my computer and watching TV! TMI coming: That stuff I told you about that the gyn dr prescribed for me is really making my "lady parts" sore so I am going back to see her on Thursday. I haven't used it since Sunday and it still hurts to sit! That's just not right. It has some testosterone in it and I think that's the problem. And just as I suspected, tender nipples from dropping the Evista. Ointment for my back from the neuro guy doesn't really seem to help. But... I'm coping with all these things!! LOL! Zoey and I going up to the beauty shop in a little while so Pat can cut my hair.

That was a BUSY Sunday!! What prompted you to go to church after all those years?? Definitely need to get to the doc! I may be behind here as I started this post yesterday morning!! Maybe you've already been. But... sounds like my problems of last spring and a 30 day rest w/no fill did the trick for me. HUGS!! I know you are looking forward to that Vegas trip. You will enjoy the warmth!! And of course, HAYWIRE!! Any more dating updates?? Any luck with "Office" yet?? I was taking chewable Omega-3 for a while and then couldn't find it again! So I asked about it at costco and had a clerk recommend this liquid stuff to me. You take 2 tsp a day and it tastes like lemon meringue. I like it. Put it on top of my low cal puddings. Hope you are feeling better SOON!! WOW!! I was going to say... gee, that means we could be still motor homing 20 years from now!! But I may need to rethink that!!! LOL! You should send him our way and we could watch over him for the winter! Did you try it??? Looked good but haven't actually tried it yet. Waiting to hear more about this new opportunity for you! Glad you liked the recipe. Love the Holiday tips! AH... you DID go!! Very good!! I was so tired last night I went to bed at 9pm!! About 3 hrs early for me!! Yeah, Apples.... terrible decision on the colonoscopy prep. I bet they don't do it!! I had to take little pills last time.... 4 at a time every few hours the day before, and it worked great. I can NOT stomach that golightly stuff!! You are doing so well!!! Keep up the good work! 80 degrees is great for a first PT appt! UH OH!!! Suspect we'll be hearing more on this later today!! We are going away for Thanksgiving, so no leftovers here either! Well, gang, I am 10 minutes late for getting ready for water aerobics so I better run!!! Hope everyone has a GREAT day!

HEY!! Whassup??? I'm here! Just came inside. Beautiful evening! Took Zoey to the dog park and when I came back Earl had candlelight dinner set up on the patio. He cooked some salmon on the grill ! it was So good! I DID NOT sit inside on the computer all afternoon. Went next door and was beading with the neighbors all afternoon instead. Made a bracelet to take to my friend Jacki next week. Supposed to have class tomorrow, but teacher is sick, so may be next door at Wanda's again instead. I still have a bracelet from two weeks ago to finish. So maybe I'll work on that. Hip was really hurting hen I went to water aerobics this morning. But I kept on exercising and in about 10 minutes the pain quit and didn't come back until I sat over at Wanda's beading for a couple of hours. Pain clinic finally called and my appt is Dec. 1st. They will probably do a spinal block that day.

Yeah, that pheasant is history by now because it was over the weekend that he flew back! The whole reason he and his sons were in SD was to hunt pheasant. Most of what he brought back was in his carry on. Sometimes chicken bothers me. But not lately. I cut it up in very small bite size pieces for the chili. I keep my jug of crystal lite next to me ALL the time. Take it to the pool, even take it to church. It's 16 oz and I empty it AT least twice a day, usually more. Good luck with the paper! My ortho is a surgeon and he is very conservative when it comes to doing surgery. So, don't assume they're going to cut just because they're surgeons. Same with my new spine doctor. He is a neurosurgeon. Uh... about Earl and his wine. He opened a new bottle of white zinfandel yesterday. He poured us each a glass... yes, it was our usual little glasses. But, I got involved in whatever I was doing and was just taking a sip every now and then. And I was watching football. So by the time my glass was empty, he was in the back taking a nap. So... first I put the chili together.. and once it was done and in the crock pot, then I poured a second glass. And when I did ..... there was VERY LITTLE left! So... he definitely had more than 2 glasses... probably 3. And as soon as he heard me opening cans, he was up and in my way and harassing me. He loves to pretend like I don't know what i'm doing in the kitchen and especially if he's had too much wine! Oh, my! I just got up about 1/2 hr ago and just started watching the Today show so didn't hear anything about that hotel blowing up!! Not much going on today but the rest of the week is busy.

WHY didn't you call to get the results of the MRI??? Weren't you supposed to make an appt for a follow up after the MRI?? Very strange! Jacki will be 62 in Feb. She's pretty amazing. She finished the walk with sore feet. Chemo is causing some pain in her feet from peripheral neuropathy. We get the rotisserie chickens at Costco and Walmart, too. And when we're at home, I get them at Albertson's every now and then. I like the way they season theirs. Today I made white chicken chili with the last of a Costco chicken we got last week. Had to fight Earl to stay out of the kitchen. After two glasses of wine he was being very silly and deliberately trying to piss me off by threatening to add things to the crock pot. He thought he was being cute but it was just obnoxious. The chili turned out really good in spite of him!! I will have to try Pollo Chicken some time. You've mentioned it before. Luggage nightmare report: neighbor just got back from hunting trip to SD w/his sons. Got stuck in Mnpls on the flights home because of the blizzard. Two pieces of his luggage were still lost at last report and one suitcase had several pheasant breasts in it!!!

Okay... just one spot, but is he sure it is a hemorrhage?? Did he dilate your eyes to get a good look?? I just wouldn't want to take any chances with eyes! And, not to scare you, but our son, Chris... opted out of having his eyes dilated one year because he had to get to a meeting and was in a hurry. The next year when it was time for his exam... dr dilated his eyes and he had a tumor on the back of his left eye. Turned out to be choroidal melanoma and he lost the eye to a 2nd tumor the next year. May have had a better outcome if he'd taken the time to let the doc complete his exam the year before. Tumor was probably there then but much smaller. So... want to err on the side of caution, as the saying goes, when it comes to eyes.

Someone posted this on one of the recipe threads. Sounds really good. I am making white chicken chili today, but, as it turned out, it's really kinda hot today for chili!! 80+ outside, 87 inside!! Roast Sticky Chicken-Rotisserie Style Rated: Submitted By: Sue Rogers Photo By: chibi chef Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 5 Hours Ready In: 9 Hours 10 Minutes Servings: 8 "Ever wish you could get that restaurant style rotisserie chicken at home? Well, with minimal preparation and about 5 hours cooking time (great for the weekends!) you can! These chickens are rubbed with a spice mixture, and slow roasted in the oven for 5 hours." Ingredients: 4 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons paprika 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 teaspoon white pepper 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 2 onions, quartered 2 (4 pound) whole chickens Directions: 1. In a small bowl, mix together salt, paprika, onion powder, thyme, white pepper, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder. Remove and discard giblets from chicken. Rinse chicken cavity, and pat dry with paper towel. Rub each chicken inside and out with spice mixture. Place 1 onion into the cavity of each chicken. Place chickens in a resealable bag or double wrap with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight, or at least 4 to 6 hours. 2. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). 3. Place chickens in a roasting pan. Bake uncovered for 5 hours, to a minimum internal temperature of 180 degrees F (85 degrees C). Let the chickens stand for 10 minutes before carving. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2010 Allrecipes.com Printed from Allrecipes.com 11/14/2

This was posted on one of the recipe threads. Roast Sticky Chicken-Rotisserie Style Rated: Submitted By: Sue Rogers Photo By: chibi chef Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 5 Hours Ready In: 9 Hours 10 Minutes Servings: 8 "Ever wish you could get that restaurant style rotisserie chicken at home? Well, with minimal preparation and about 5 hours cooking time (great for the weekends!) you can! These chickens are rubbed with a spice mixture, and slow roasted in the oven for 5 hours." Ingredients: 4 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons paprika 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 teaspoon white pepper 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 2 onions, quartered 2 (4 pound) whole chickens Directions: 1. In a small bowl, mix together salt, paprika, onion powder, thyme, white pepper, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder. Remove and discard giblets from chicken. Rinse chicken cavity, and pat dry with paper towel. Rub each chicken inside and out with spice mixture. Place 1 onion into the cavity of each chicken. Place chickens in a resealable bag or double wrap with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight, or at least 4 to 6 hours. 2. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). 3. Place chickens in a roasting pan. Bake uncovered for 5 hours, to a minimum internal temperature of 180 degrees F (85 degrees C). Let the chickens stand for 10 minutes before carving. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2010 Allrecipes.com Printed from Allrecipes.com 11/14/2

Nice to have your girls home for a visit. Sounds like you accomplished a lot! Can't really say that the cream is working. Pain isn't constant, comes and goes and increases w/walking or standing. Hoping they call me soon about the epidural because I think that will be much more effective. So sorry about your lemon/garlic marinade. Where did you buy it?? Sounds like a busy weekend for you!! I had a pretty busy day yesterday, but today just church, so now watching football and catching up on posts. Went over and chatted with Wanda a bit and showed her bracelet we made last week. She bought the beads, etc., but doesn't have the pattern. I'll probably lend her mine... if she wants to work on it before Tuesday. We're making another bracelet on Tuesday and I still didn't finish the one from 2 weeks ago. I think I'll make the earrings today and then maybe finish the first one!! Sorry about your knees. You should probably go see an ortho dr. You don't have one do you? My friend, Jacki (Three Rivers) is being called "Wonder Woman" by a number of her friends. Earl says she's running on adrenalin. She had her 9th or 10th chemo treatment in SF on Thurs, then 4 hr + drive home, out to BF w/friends on Friday, then Red Hat lunch, etc... Then drives to L.A. yesterday to do a 3 mile walk/run for ovarian cancer!! Thought about driving over to cheer her on, but donated some $$$ instead! Only 8 of us in the choir... I HAD to show up!! But she is pretty amazing. Lost all her hair so she was wearing a bright purple wig for the walk!! After 12 chemo sessions she gets a couple of weeks off before starting the 5 day a week radiation. She'll have to stay in SF all week for those and just come home on the weekends. Keep her in your prayers because I am really worried. When the cancer came back, it morphed in to a more virulent type. Most good writers are typically NOT good speakers! May have to get that book! Dog trainer lady down the street taught me to yank pretty hard on the leash when the dog is pulling like that, and keep telling her "HEEL". Then when she does it right, say "GOOD, HEEL". She told me to change the tone of my voice from very stern when she is doing something wrong to soft and sweet when she's doing good. She's been much better at walking on the leash since then, but we're still working on it, too. That does sound good! I'd probably try cream of chicken soup, a can of rotel tomatoes, sauteed onions, chopped up chicken, some cheese and some tortilla chips! I'm going to make white chicken chili this afternoon to have for dinner. We have some rotisserie chicken that needs to be used. I'm going to saute onions, celery and garlic, then put in the crock pot w/a couple of cans of white beans, mushrooms and chicken broth. Later will throw in the chopped up chicken. And then some fresh cilantro!

Lori, I would strongly recommend you see an ophthalmologist. Walmart/Costco eye docs are not MDs. Your medical insurance should cover that. I supposed you might need a referral from your primary care, but I think you should get it checked out. So how much snow did you get?? Morning news reports look like Mpls really got dumped on!!! Don't have much time this morning... need to get in the shower in a few minutes and get over to chapel by a little after 9 a.m. for a few more minutes of choir practice before 9:30 a.m. service because we're singing this morning. Extremely windy here today.... won't be doing any cruising around the park on my scooter unless it dies down. Jodi.... anxiously awaiting more details on your LF possibilities!! :biggrin::crying: Okay.... gotta eat my Breakfast... no more time for chatting! Love you all!

Further north than Wasaga Beach???? Where is that??? Alaska, Northwest Territory??? HAHA!! Sorry... my geography is not so good! So how are you amusing yourself tonight home all by yourself??? Terrible food choices for a WLS symposium!! What were they thinking!???? Fun day! Walmart, Starbucks, Costco, Red Hats meeting, scooter ride w/my Zoey, wine & cheese, fish soup for dinner! Great time was had by all! Volunteered to take photos at Red Hat Christmas party... about 200 ladies will be there. I've committed to taking photos of half the room... need to take a picture of EACH table in my half of the room, and must make sure the table # shows up in the picture for photo album purposes!! Queen is very specific about her requirements. I just hope one more person volunteers because I don't think I can do the whole room... something like 27 tables!! If I had another camera I'd have Earl do the other half. I've already recruited him to help with decorations the day before. So many people stop to talk to Zoey when we go through Walmart, Starbucks & Costco! She is so good! Everyone loves her. Finally got to wear my purple "birthday month" hat to Red Hats today. Missed the last outing because of my neck problems. Hip is still acting up, but apparently Red Hat "Queen" is worse off than me w/very similar problem.. sciatic pain. She's taking Vicodin, 500 mg every few hours per dr's orders! And she was rather touchy today, which is not at all like her. Definitely seems to be in more pain than me. She had an MRI yesterday. Neighbors all go back from Mexico today. They were gone a week. I guess they had a good time, but disappointed that so many places they were familiar with at Rocky Point had closed down... restaurants, etc. And very few people down there. I think people are afraid to go down there because of the drug cartels. And Earl said he read on the internet that the Rocky Point area is notorious for kidnapping tourists.

Yeah, good to know exactly what is going on and have a plan of attack. Youngest sister, 12 yrs younger, has exact same diagnosis and has responded well to the epidural injections. Waiting anxiously for them to call me to schedule an appt.! Hip pain acting up again this week. Took 3 Ibuprofen, cup of strong coffee.. instant Starbucks, and NSAID ointment Rx Dr. gave me yesterday to get through choir practice!! Figured the caffeine in the coffee would augment the Ibuprofen and Rx! It was okay! When are you going to AZ??? It's just a hop, skip and a jump to Palm Springs from there!!! LOL! You can probably get a library card from other areas and check out audio books online. I can get them from my library in WA or here in CA.... except it's not too easy to figure out the format and how to get it on my iPod! But, if you can have someone help you figure it out, it's a great way to have access to a larger inventory of books. My DH has just gone to the pool. I enjoy that time in the evening when he's gone so, I'm BAD, too!! LOL! Except the dog won't leave me alone! First she wanted treats, now she wants me to play. I should say, first she wanted to get on my lap and give me lots of kisses. I had my ears and nose cleaned quite thoroughly. Then I thought she was just kind of enjoying snuggling on my shoulder when in reality, she'd found a kleenex on my little armchair table and was busily shredding it and eating it! Fished some out of her mouth and cleaned up the rest off my shoulder, etc! Turkey! Now she's attacking her little squeaky football. The longer she amuses herself and doesn't make me throw it the happier I'll be! Not in me to play much tonight! Have I shared the saga of the Red Hat Doll??? That was yesterday morning's adventure. Photos on FB. Let's just say, my Red Hat doll is now missing half of her purple boa and there was a purple feather explosion all over the front of the Rv. Sounds like you had a great time with your friend. Completely enjoyed my time with Janet on Monday. Found a few bargains, and even had one store ask me if it was my birthday month which gave me an extra 20% discount!! DH thinks he wants to go to Vegas for a few days. Ever since he realized that it's not that long of a drive from here, he wants to go. He though Dec., but I think Dec. is too busy, so maybe Jan. I'll be needing a "lift me up" after DD & SIL leave.. they are coming for 10 days over Christmas and I am SO excited about that! LOVE YOU ALL, TOO!!! LOL! I remember the first time I could cross my legs. Happened at book club last winter! Shocked me that I was sitting there with my legs crossed. Add photo by clicking on the little paper clip thingy above your post when you're finished typing. A box will pop up. Click on "browse", find your photo, click on it and then click on the "upload" button. You can add up to 5 pictures at a time. When you're done and they are all uploaded, you just close the box, then click on "submit" button at the bottom of your post and they will appear like magic!! You people with your Christmas shopping all done are really ticking me off!!! LOL! Shame on your friend for ditching you today! Uncalled for!~! Things are still playing havoc with my emotions. Don't know if it's med change or what! I am physically full but thinking about what else I can have to eat tonight!! SICK!! DH fixed pork chop, spinach and small container of no sugar added applesauce for dinner. I am FULL! But thinking about how soon I can have one of my 70 calorie puddings!! Don't know what is going on. Cravings and wanting to eat so accelerated last 10 days or so. I think I need to play some computer games. They keep me distracted!! So if you see all these Cube game notifications on my FB profile, that's why!!!

Janet... you sure have a busy couple of weeks between now and the time you leave!!! You'll be running to keep up with all of that. Probably did overdo it a little Monday. Didn't feel like it at the time, but hip did start acting up a little the next day. Today is the worse. I had to curtail my exercise at water aerobics this morning but kept moving for at least 45 minutes one way or the other. Just not necessarily keeping up with the tape. Skip the exercises that make the leg hurt. Pain was going down in to my knee with a lot of tingling. Pain clinic still has not called to schedule an appt for me. Used the ointment before choir practice, and took 3 Ibuprofen and a strong cup of instant Starbucks just before I went so I could sit w/o pain for 90 minutes! Was telling my youngest sister, Shirley about the diagnosis on the MRI... exactly the same as what she has. Only she's 12 yrs younger. She's had several of those injections and they always help her. In fact, she said last one was 6 mos ago and she's still pain free... in her back, at least!! She's having an awful time with her knee. Karla... enchilada casserole sounds good! Glad you are getting your quilting room organized. Earl is making us pork chops and spinach. Had my usual omelet for breakfast, salad for lunch, pretzels and dip for snack, and one of the delicious chocolate skinny cows Janet brought me!!! THANKS!! Earl wanted to go to Vegas for a few days in early Dec., but I think Dec. is too busy! So maybe January. Linda, Candice, where are you???? Weekend looks boring.... Red Hats tomorrow....maybe. I should call the "Queen" tonight and see if she's feeling better. I want to go to Costco in the morning. This time I WILL remember to look for battery operated wine cork remover and I want to get a package of Starbucks instant coffees. Much cheaper than at Costco. I really like them and I'm not picky about which ones as long as it's not decaf. I'm getting in the habit of fixing myself a cup in the early afternoon after lunch.