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So sorry for the pain you're suffering in the loss of this child. It is such a sad thing! It was a pleasure to get to know you a little better... wish we'd had more time together! It was a busy weekend! And, I might add... you are a GREAT dancer! Enjoyed watching you and Jodi dance. Last time I saw a Jason's Deli was when we were living in Oklahoma. Always enjoyed their salad bar. Yep! It doesn't work! Just played throw the toys with Zoey and now she's sprawled exhausted across the hall leading to the bedroom.. waitng for Earl to take her to bed... but she's a little early!!! LOL! Tired herself out! I got myfinger in the way once.. my fault.. but, tooth nicked me a little! She didn't want to stay at the dog park tonight... too cold and windy! Stupid hip started hurting me again yesterday. Not too bad. Just letting me know all is not well yet! Still trying to get appt w/spine clinic!! Feel like they are stalling me. Latest is they need me to call the urgent care clinic I went to in March and ask them to release the x-rays! UGH! Mom & Uncle, her significant other, moving in to assisted living tomorrow. My sisters are maxed out! Uncle Ed being his usual Jerky self. Keeps teling my Mom... " we have to learn to live simple!" And every time someone turns their back he is taking a box of who knows what to the dumpster! GRRRR!! Give it to the kids!! Don't throw things away! They don't have that kind of junk! And he was trying to throw away linins, like towels and wash cloths... and they have to provide their own! And canned goods, Cereal, etc. Even though their meals will be provided, they are encouraged to have some stuff like that in their kitchen in case they don't feel like going down for a meal! I'm glad I'm not there! I would definitely be fighting with him because he is so stubborn and opinionated and I can't keep my mouth shut when he is being obnoxious!

Won't work for me either! I've tried it before. Must be doing something wrong!

Nov. 4th... I'll try to remember!! When did you say Peter gets back? I know the time alone is good, but there comes a point when it gets old!! right?? Tried using UserCp to change my default font but must be doing something wrong as it doesn't work!!

So you mean you NEVER have to reset the font, color, etc.??? Because I've tried that and it didn't work so I must be doing something wrong! I'll have to try it again!! Here's Zoey trying on another of my sun visors!

Yep... Cosmo. Thank you!! I had two there and they were very good. That is so sweet of you to send your photos! Will be looking forward to getting them! I just don't have any that are that great! Although there is a really nice one of you! I usually take a lot more with my Canon camera, but I just kept pulling out my cell phone! Didn't you say it was 43 in CK today!??? That's too cold for ME to ride in a convertible with the top down! It was 60 degrees here this morning, and very windy! And I couldn't make it all the way through Water aerobics! When they were doing one of those face the side of the pool exercises and Earl's back was to me... I high-tailed it out of there!! HAHAHA!! I headed for the hottest hot tub! You better get Gizmo some doggie dental insurance!! People dental cleaning doesn't cost THAT much!! LOL. I shudder to think what it might cost to get Zoey's hair lip fixed!! I think at least once a day she starts this kind of choking or spasms of some kind.. and we think it's from drinking her water too fast. I think it goes up her nose because of that opening. Photos: #1-Julie & Jodie, #2-Joyce and Phyl, #3-Joyce, #4-Arlene, #5-Eva

Here I am! Yesterday was so busy I never got on. Seems like in the evening all I can handle is watching TV while playing solitaire on the computer! Yes, they both missed me... Earl called SEVERAL times a day and every time I had to talk to Zoey! Then she would bark at the phone and bring balls for me to throw! And when we got back she was all over both Janet and I! Earl said she sat in my place on the couch all weekend. And when he took her outside on her leash she would drag him to various park models/RVs in the neighborhood.. trying to find me. Any more gigs in your future, Candice?? Ever since Janet and I stopped for breakfast on the way home, I've been tight... Got stuck on pancakes... I knew better! First problems I've had since my unfill/refill last spring. Better today, but still feeling tight. Way too much Papaya last two nights. I can't touch that stuff without overdoing it! I put it back in the pantry last night. I can't have it within reach. Once I open the top, just keep reaching for more! Taking dinner in stages tonight. Earl made some salad... chopped tomatoes, celery, onion, carrots, bell pepper, cucumber in vinegar, water, art. sweetener, and a little sesame dressing. So I"m having a small bowl of that now. Dinner later.

Not me this time! LOL Your pics are really good. I saved them all to my computer. Might add them to my FB Vegas album if you don't mind. Since I got my new phone, I keep taking pictures with it and neglecting my camera.. which has a lot more options and takes better pictures! Just too lazy to get the camera out because it's always in my purse or pocket! Goodness!! Another thing to deal with/worry about!! Hope they figure out what is wrong in a hurry. You definitely get a free pass on the cheetos!! Must be the weather! I'm dragging butt for two days now! Exhausted by 10 pm last night! I always stay up considerably later than that, but couldn't make it past 10:30 pm! Earl is definitely much worse than I am about taking the dog everywhere! He goes to the park rest rooms for certain duties... he just took her with him to do his business!! Give me a break!! On the scooter, too! Another afternoon wiled away doing nothing!! Neighbor, Joy, came over to visit and now it's almost 5 pm! Oh, well. She is lonely. I'd been trying to call her earlier and was going to se if she wanted to go to lunch. But she was on the phone fora LONG time so I gave up and made my self some Healthy Choice soup.

Oh, yeah!! Can't forget that one!!!

I finally went back and edited my post from yesterday morning but now you have to go back a page to read it!! We DID have a blast and you would've LOVED it! No one rode the BULL, but we did SHOOT some BULL!! :crying::biggrin::sad: I didn't even SEE the BULL, but they probably had one! I tried to order a Long Island Iced Tea but was strongly advised not do to it!! LOL! Yes, I probably would have fallen off the stool! I didn't win any money but I didn't lose too much either. Whenever I got really far behind, Arlene pointed me to a different machine... or gave me hers, and I recouped most of my losses!! :tongue2: Darn.. too bad I missed the pic of the spanx!! Probably had too much wine by then to pick up the camera! Yeah... she WAS in much earlier than I thought. I kept thinking I heard her, and then I didn't, but that's because she kept getting up and going back to bed... leg cramps. So glad to hear you are feeling better! I won't be getting weighed until Thursday. Hope I did okay!! I didn't take many pictures with my camera either, and many that I took with my phone didn't turn out that well. But someone talked about putting all their pictures on a CD. I was thinking maybe we could consolidate everyone's pics and put them on one CD. I might look in to uploading mine to the costco photo site... maybe I can figure out how we could get them all uploaded in one place and then order CDs. Your pictures are GREAT... I copied them to my folder on my computer, but don't know what quality they download as... will check and see if they look okay on my computer. Yes.... GREAT to meet everyone and spend some time getting to know each other! It was wonderful! Excellent synopsis of things we talked about! Was so good to meet you, Sis!! Thanks for steering me away from the Long Island Iced Tea..... I think!! LOL! That was a Cosmo I toasted with, wasn't it??

DARN!! I just lookd at the clock and I have to go to the pool or be late for Water aerobics!! Have to finish this later!!! ************* Goodness! I didn't mean THAT much later! I don't know what happened to yesterday! Pool, hot tub, lunch, Walmart, costco, wine on the patio w/German neighbors, dinner, dog park, and I guess I just wasted the rest of the day watching TV and playing Mah Jongg on the computer!! So here it is morning again! Glad you had a good trip home! Yes, it's always so NICE to be home! So you got your popsicles!! I think it might be cool enough this week for me to get some of my Skinny Cow Truffles home in a semi solid state!! How could I not tell him about one of the highlights of my trip!! LOL! Did you get to taste the White chocolate yet??? A cruise would be fun, but I can't do that in April because we're planning to go to Cabo w/DD & SIL. But... cruising w/o my husband.. not sure I would. And think about this ladies... price for a cabin by yourself is very high. And sharing a cabin.. will not be the same as sharing a condo! :biggrin: It will be a lot of togetherness! I probably can't do anything in April, but Branson or Chicago would be fun. I LOVE Branson! So sorry to hear about that tragic accident! That's awful! Yes... Happy Retirement to Eva! She is off and running by now, I'm sure! Off to Argentina! Hope they have a wonderful time! Can't wait to hear all about it! Glad you had a good trip home and enjoyable seat-mate! Janet and I stopped a little bit up the freeway for Breakfast and I made a bad decision to have pancakes with my ham and eggs! I don't tolerate pancakes well and I KNOW that! But Earl wasn't there so I thought I'd be bad! So I was stuck the rest of the day and have been tight ever since!

Arlene and Eva... glad you had good trip home. We had a few rain drops here and there, and a short-lived problem with the car right after we filled up. It started kind of choking and stalled several times. Think there was an air bubble or something in the gas tank. We stopped for Breakfast 20-30 miles down the freeway and after all the stuff I ate this weekend... I got stuck on pancakes! I should have known better. Have more trouble with pancakes than with bread! Glad Andrew was cleaning up for you! He is a keeper!! Yeah... and now Earl says I can't ride with you anymore!! LOL!!

So far no one has won a million dollars. I told Janet this morning that she is grounded for the rest of the weekend for breaking curfew and I am now in charge!! :smile2: But.... she came back with 2nd group, she thinks around 2 a.m. Country western place was fun but too loud... couldn't hear ourselves to talk!

JANET BROKE CURFEW LAST NIGHT.... ! SHE IS GROUNDED THE REST OF THE WEEKEND SO I AM APPOINTING MYSELF IN CHARGE!! SOME OF US TOOK A CAB BACK TO THE CONDOS AT MIDNIGHT. :smile2::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin: Drive over here was great! Janet took the "back" way through 29 Palms, for anyone familiar with the area, and we were here in 4 hours... 250 miles from when she picked me up. Everyone was here by about 2pm, I think. Most of us got here around 12:30-1:00 pm. Five met at the airport, Jodi was already here, Linda was already here, Eva, Janet and I all arrived by car about the same time as the gals got here from the airport. Only snafu was that Janet and I couldn't get in our room until almost 6pm which was pretty annoying. We think they had to clean the carpet and were probably wanting to give it a few hours to dry... my theory, anyways because someone noticed it was wet in one area. LOL! How did that work for you!??? And the dog??? I've talked to DH several times since we got here, speaking of DOGS, and he keeps putting me on speaker phone so the dog can hear me. So then she goes and gets her little red football and brings it to the phone and starts barking for me to throw it!! HAHA!! Jewel, you're really doing great! With school, weight loss, etc! Hope Jacob continues to do well with his new meds! Great job on the running! Great job on the running! Janet is up... said she got home around 1:30-2:00 pm! But, then she was up all night with leg cramps! Chris.... eating out is tough, but it can be done.... salad, carry your own dressing. You can get by with Protein drinks, kashi GoLean Bars, etc. in a pinch. Soup in a thermos, etc. WELCOME!! We're here to help you through it, Chris! Congrats to Nels!! And to you on your first day of work! Sorry about the quality of the pics! I brought 3 cameras with me, actually... my phone camera, my Kodak HD movie/still camera and my Canon digital. But once in the limo I discovered the Kodak doesn't have a flash, or at least I didn't find one! I need to work with that camera some more to get familiar with it. I think the phone camera has a flash, but again, the phone is new and I'm still learning! And the digital was back in my room! The other gals will have better photos! And today I will make sure I have the digital with me.

Congrats on the weight!! NO... she didn't buy the 12's, Janet! But she needs to go back and get the 10's! And you need to go somewhere to get a good bra fitting! Candice posted a site that explained how to measure, didn't she???? Where are you Candice?? Earl is much better today. He went to Walmart with me when I got my nails done. He dropped me off at SBX and he went to Costco. Zoey and I went from SBX to Walmart nail place. He finished at Costco and came over to Walmart, did a little more shopping and then just waited for me.

What a GREAT idea!! I'll call our youngest son!!! LOL

Chewable Benefiber Tabs! Thanks for reminding me!! Uh... yeah, I made a bad choice one day this week, too. Burger... it stayed down, but I was miserable the rest of the day! Dumb! I had to quit texting when she started on my hands! Sparkles! Yes! A must! Good luck with the new job! We will miss you this weekend! BON VOYAGE???? We're going to the DESERT, Little Sis!!! LOL

I don't suppose all 11 of us would fit on it! LOL WOW!! I forgot you're a little older than me!! LOL So, you have the most "seniority"! We'll do fine with all the young chicks! It'll be okay! I promise!

LOL! I guess I shouldn't pull rank! Just don't want to aggravate my back! It's doing so good right now. Since it's going to be a 14 passenger limo, maybe it's one of those bus types. I'll manage, whatever! I did fine on the wine tour! Especially after the first couple of wineries! LOL Yeah, the gal I talked to said I didn't need to bring the shot/vac records! There was a man in a wheelchair parked near us at Walmart todayy and he asked to see the dog. Of course, she was all over him and he loved it... even let her kiss him on the lips! He was a 50ish guy... very nice. I am excited about the possibility of using the dog this way! And, I did a little internet research and found a site that said that currently, if you are officially "disabled", you can claim your dog as a "service dog" even if it is just for "emotional support"! So... I took my "service dog" to Walmart with me when I had my nails done today! When it was my turn to get in the pedi chair, I put her in her little red bag and the girl told me to put it next to the chair where she was going to do my mani! And everyone at Starbucks just smiled! I ordered service dog tags and patches! Oh yes!! He was even mad at ME last night because HE couldn't fix dinner! I headed for our restaurant to get take out, but, alas, they close at 3 pm until our season is in full swing. So I opened some cans of soup! Somewhat handicapped as to how much cooking we can do when we're trying to run two air conditioners anyway! We were both happy with soup! And he is SO much better today!! Only time today he got mad at me today was this morning when I told him about a golf cart one of the neighbors has for sale!! OH, me! Had to listen to a tirade about how much maintenance that would entail and it needs new batteries, yada, yada, yada! Then he left for Water aerobics and slammed the door at me! Good grief! But, he's been in a good mood since then! :biggrin::rolleyes2: Got my nails done today... mani/pedi... turquoise w/GLITTER!! I have arthritis in my toes and the 2nd toe crosses over the top of my big toe... so I brought separators with me. But, they didn't help much. Poor girl had to do left big toe THREE TIMES, and right one twice!! Then we let them get real dry, but I still have a small smudge on each!! Palm Springs street fair tomorrow night... maybe I can find a cowboy hat!! LOL Turquoise??? or RED! Janet says it's not Garth. But... I've been out of touch for a couple of hours because of my trip to Walmart, so maybe she's updated the info since then.

Good Morning! Hope we ALL have a better day today! And that's all I have to say about THAT!!! HUGS! P.S. BTW.... I don't think I ever complained about the weather! I AM glad to be back in the desert. Earl is complaining about the heat, but not me. I would much rather be here in the 100+ weather than back home in WA where it's 60 and raining!

I'm up for the limo and club on Friday night, too. What is the dress code.... we said casual, right?? Hope the limo is easy in and out. The one we rented for our wine tour last month was wonderful, but unless you were on the back seat... rest of the seats sat so low it was a real challenge getting in and out. I won't worry about it. I'll make it work. Or claim "seniority" and sit on the back seat!! :biggrin::rolleyes2:Yesterday I spoke to a lady here at the park who does nursing home ministry about taking my dog with them to do visitation. She thought it would be a great idea for the home that she goes to, especially, because they are mentally challenged adults... Down's Syndrome, etc. Zoey would be great for that. I'm excited about the possibility! She is going to speak to the people at the home about it when she goes there tomorrow. Jodi, you are really getting me excited. I definitely need a break!! DH has been miserable with his sinus problems. And so living in the RV with a grumpy man has not been fun. Though he was only a small part of my funk yesterday! It was mostly a sister issue! I have not slimed, PB'd or anything since my unfill and refill this spring/summer. I have what I feel is good restriction without all that misery!!

Don't get too jealous! 100+ is HOT!! Earl is staying holed up inside, but I've been out and about, especially today. Yes, I sweat a lot... especially trying on a bathing suit in my favorite store and their a/c was down!! Guy was getting it turned back on, but not soon enough for me. She had to give me a wet paper towel when I was done!! So now I have two new suits. She only had two in the style I like in my size. So I bought one last week and went back and got another today. I tried on one otehr style with a skirt, but, I didn't like it. Told her if I get to where I need another and she has none of the empire waist style that I like (Maxine suit), then I'll buy the other style. But it seems to emphasize the roll of fat at my tummy! Empire waist hides it a little. So.... GLAD that Mel finally has his biopsy/surgery date! And... YES, hope those Packers do well tonight because QB is my Fantasy team QB!!! I need more points! And... HOW ABOUT those SEAHAWKS yesterday!!! Yeah, watch out for those hanging chads!! LOL Swiss Chalet! Isn't that where we got those watchamacallits... fries with the gravy and cheese or something??!! MMMMM! Earl is feeling a little better but won't leave the RV after water aerobics in the morning until it cools off!! He's been inside under the a/c for two days.. ALL DAY!! Zoey and I are taking a couple of scooter rides each day... morning and evening. Last night i took her to the dog park to play ball, but other ladies showed up with male dogs and then she was enjoying the attention too much to play! And she was a little intimidated, so she stayed close and got NO exercise at all. So we had to play catch when we got back in the RV which really annoys Earl!! :smile::biggrin:

Congrats on the grandchild possibilities!!! My sister is coming unglued today... been wanting grandchildren for SO long... all her kids in their 30's but only two married.. she finally has grandbabies..... TWINS born today, Baby Girl A and Baby Boy B is all we know so far! My nephew is a pediatric neurologist in SLC UT. My sister is dying because they say NO grandparents or visitors for TWO weeks so they can "bond" with their babies!! We're giving it couple of sleepless nights before they send out an S.O.S.!! :smile::biggrin: So you are continuing at the nursery for a while. Well, at least you seem to enjoy that. Hope you can get that unfill soon!!! Yep... FRIDAY!!! I am getting SO excited!! I was out ALL afternoon today by myself!! Did all my favorite DHS spots... Glossy, K-Mart, Burke's Outlet, Starbucks, plus stopped at the post office to mail some stuff and went to Von's and ATM to get some cash for Vegas! I wanted to get nails done, but the time I did all that it was after 3pm!! I didn't want to push it! So... I will do nails on Wed. or Thurs. Maybe my neighbor, Joy will go with me. She is so lonely. Had to put husband in Alzheimer's assisted living all the way over in Santa Ana and they don't want hr to come and see him for a month, or call him! But, yesterday was Sunday and apparently reduced supervision because HE called HER!! He is a sweetheart... high functioning dementia, but he has too many episodes of violent uncontrollable behavior. He flipped out when she had knee replacement this summer. Packed up all her clothes, etc. and then had an angry outburst a day or two after she got out of rehab. His son & grandchildren were here to watch over him, but that seemed to only aggravate him more. Too sad.

Congrats on finally getting your approval and WELCOME to LBT! Hope you get your surgery date soon. I remember how excited I was when I got mine! Wendy, Bodybugg is a thing you wear on your arm that keep track of calories burned, to my understanding. They use them on Biggest Loser, I think. Haven't heard of that, but I suppose it's possible, tho more likely age related, as Charlene says.

Got it!! I've had pecan pie, but not one of my favorites... too sweet! I like fruit pies.... apple, peach, etc. pumpkin... I can take it or leave it, coconut cream, maybe but not banana cream, or anything banana for that matter. Banana seems to upset my stomach, so I usually avoid it. Have a cute picture of our three youngest grandchildren with bananas, though. Before we left, I was going to do this "A,B,C" photo project. But we didn't get further than apple, banana, cat & dog! They thought it was fun for that long, then not so much, and DH was getting impatient to leave so we had to quit and I never got any further than "D"! And what does that have to do with pecan pie??? Absolutely nothing! See how I can ramble on!! LOL You're making me dizzy with all that back and forth driving!! Yikes! Yes... Wanna Be City looks like fun. Our three youngest would LOVE it!! DH would like it if you sent some here, too! But I'm kinda enjoying the heat! Especially since I know it's raining at home!

Yeah, everyone has been so busy I can't keep up!! I guess we are all excited about next weekend!! Your future DIL sounds like a sweetheart. Wedding in Vegas would be great fun!! If they won't do it maybe we can crash someone else's!! LOL... How about an Elvis wedding??? I can bring my Elvis shirt from our 7's reunion last year!! Yes... someone will always offer to help with bags. Practice your helpless look!! HAHAHA!! I text, Janet does not, Karen does, Eva does, I think Julie does. That's all I know. You have #s, right??