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merry christmas!!!

Back from a FULL day! Out to Breakfast... HUGE seafood omelet. Earl divided the leftovers in to 4 more portions! Then went to KMart. Got two Christmas turtlenecks.. size L. Earl gave me a nice compliment... insisted I go try them on because he thought they were too big and I should buy a M! But the L fit fine. Then we had to stop back at the park to drop off my leftovers, and I wanted to go to our Craft fair... have one the first Sat. of every month. Walked around both of those places... Kmart & craft fair. Then we went to Trader Joe's... did some more walking. Then Target... walked the WHOLE store! Then bank, Starbucks and walk over to WalMart. By then my knee was hurting and I needed to use the scooter there and at costco. But did quite a lot of walking today. Best part of the day... we decided to drive up to bay area for Christmas with our DS#1 and his family. So now I am getting some Christmas spirit! LOTS of people here going home for Christmas... some have already left. So I was starting to get melancholy because we were going to be here alone. Texting back and forth with DIL this afternoon to make sure they didn't have plans or weren't having other company. She gave us the green light and is excited about us coming. Wants to take us to see Christmas lights at some place she knows about. And I figured out what I"m going to get Earl for Christmas today, too! He had to stop at hobby store next to Trader Joe's because he lost some wheels on his RC airplane. So he was enjoying watching a demo of an RC helicopter. So I think I'll find a way to sneak over there and get one for him. Like I say... finally getting some Christmas spirit and motivation to do some shopping! Hope everyone is having a GREAT weekend! Freezing here, like Janet, but know I better not complain. DD#1 says it's 20 degrees at home!

I was NOT lurking! I was typing a post! So there! Yeah, only thing about the bike is it is VERY boring! TV in our exercise room is way up high where I can't reach the buttons! If someone taller comes by I ask them to put it on for me. But one day I figured out that I could reach the buttons with this piece of plastic pipe that is resting on the window sill! So I use that to turn it on & off or change the channel! But, I'm trying to remember to take by bluetooth stereo headset with me after this because then I can listen to music on my Blackberry.. or right now I have a book on CD on there that I've been listening to.. like when I'm volunteering in the Activity office and working on my beading projects. Too bad books on CD are so expensive! I happened to find one I forgot I had in a bag of books that Aunt Genny gave me before she died. It was out in the storage compartment with the Christmas decorations and Earl brought it in last week. She always liked to listen to books on CD, especailly after she got sick and didn't feel like holding a book. This one happens to be one of my favorite authors, Kathy Reichs... lady the TV series "Bones" is based on. LIMA BEAN SOUP was GREAT!! We had it for dinner last night. Excuse me. I have to run to the BR now!

Good Morning! You're probably gone by now! I slept until 8 this morning! Late for even me! I'm usually up by 7. Just finished my 1st cup of coffee.... which is usually my only cup of coffee. But Earl wants to go out for breakfast! Only time we've gone out for breakfast in many months was on my birthday last week and then just here at the park. Maybe my favorite in DHS today for my seafood omelet! Then I'll be eating it all week!! LOL Just asked Earl about the Tamale Festival and he grumbled so he apparently doesn't want to go. We went once or twice and I enjoyed it but, oh well. It's so cold out that right now we're both just bundled up in our blankies!! I had two pieces of fudge last night! I can't seem to part with it but every time I eat any I feel SO guilty! And I feel terrible about the fact that I hid it and I'm not sharing!! LOL! CranRaspberry??? Were you drinking that when we were drinking wine the other day???? I thought your "beverage" looked like it was a slightly different color... then decided it was my imagination. HAHAHAHA! Okay... looks like Karla and Candice posted while I was typing... little flashes of emails in the corner of my screen. Better post this and see what they have to say this morning!

Oh, boy! I sure can relate to what you're going through! Exactly the same situation with us back in 1991. And we had 3 little grandchildren that I desperately didn't want to leave! We discussed it and discussed it and discussed it! I finally said okay, and DH told me it would be 5-7 years and then he'd retire. Well, he chickend out of that. We ended up being in OK away from our kids and grandkids for 16 years! But, I made at least two trips a year up to see them and talked to them all on the phone often. Not quite the same as being there, but I survived. He did finally retire in 2003, but we stayed there 3 more years because we thought it "made sense". We both have family in NY state, so we were centrally located. But, then DD#2 was having kids after 13 years of infertility. I decided I did not want to watch those three little ones grow up long distance! So we bought a condo up in WA state and moved back. But, now that 16 years seems like it was a fleeting moment! I can't relate to it being 16 years!

Yeah.. I was surprised! The pair I have is relaxed fit, petite XL. The ones I tried on yesterday at "Janet's" Target were L petite, relaxed fit. They have so many on the racks and scattered about 4 or 5 different racks that it's hard to find the right size. And then some are "fitted", some are "semi-fitted" and some are "relaxed fit". So... it takes some work to find exactly what you need. I figured it'd be easy online! No... couldn't find any "short" in L or XL! So.... back to the store! Besides, you have to spend $50 for free shipping, so they'd end up costing me more than if I just go back to Target!

I agree... they always withdraw all the fluid from mine and then put it back in and it never measures up to what is supposed to be there. They told me the same thing... and that there's no way to get it all out because small amounts can "hide". If you have good restriction, its doubtful you have a leak. If I find I can't resist the fudge, it's going to be shared with neighbors! LOL! Spent a long time on line. I think I figured out which pants are the ones I like but then they don't have my size! I think I'm going back to Target and get them!

Going to the Target site in a few minutes! Stopped at Janet's Target and tried on 3 prs of Champions... different styles and fabrics. Can wear a L in the cotton/lycra, but XL in fleece and this other fabric. Still like the ones I have, so I'll see what I find online. Your fudge is GREAT! But Janet gave me too much to bring home. I can't resist when something like that is in the house! I may share some with my neighbor, Max. He LOVES chocolate and he's a skinny old guy. Wish I could meet you all in FL!! I'm going to be in Seattle that weekend. You never know, Lori.... this being so close to Christmas, and with all the flu going around... I'd think there's a fair chance of a cancellation allowing you to get bumped up. Happened to me in August but I had to turn it down because I was still back in NY after our #7's reunion. I love your pictures... because I LOVE the desert! Guess what's on my Santa list??? Walking sticks to help me walk in the desert. Been wanting to do that since we got back, but haven't ventured out except for a little bit behind our neighbors' place. Walking sticks would give me a little more confidence. I'm still a little unsteady on my feet, and balance problems.

Dinner was WONDERFUL! Loved the fish cooked that way, and rice is always a treat for me... we don't cook it hardly EVER, and we both lOVE spinach. Fudge was yummy! I hid the take home bag! LOL! And looking forward to having the lima bean Soup for dinner tomorrow! Thank you, thank you! I'm tellin' you the truth... the bed already had a leak! Of course there is hope for you... you're a beautiful young woman! We had a great dinner and a very enjoyable afternoon/evening! But we saw a bad accident on the way home. Glad it was dark. Rollover on a very bad curve on a dark windy road. Lots of firetrucks and emergency vehicles and car was pretty far off the road and upside down.. appeared to be one car accident.. Probably going to fast on the curve and lost it. Yes... hugs to both of you... Jacki & Candice. Hang in there. Things will get better. Karla, can't you fanagle a "business trip" somewhere??? Like VEGAS??? We'd meet you there, wouldn't we, Janet!!

Ones I have are black with white stripes down the side seam and they have some lycra in them. They're still a tad too long even though they are petite. What would be perfect is capri length probably! "Cropped" pants are usually just the right length for me!! LOL! We're going to Janet's for dinner, so I think we're going to leave in a few minutes. There is a Winco close to her that I never get to go to, and there's a SuperTarget there, too, so maybe I can get another pair of pants today! Uh oh! DH is snoring... not a good sign since I want to leave in a few minutes! You're going to have to stand your ground on this one, Kiddo! I wish I would have had an opportunity to have this surgery when I was your age instead of at age 63~~!! You are making the right decision. If there is any way you could get MIL, DH and maybe even FIL t go to a Weight Loss seminar with you, maybe that would help. My DH fought me tooth and nail on this for a long time. Then he had to have an emergency appendectomy in the fall of 2006. A few weeks later when I was looking online for the doctor's phone # so I could make him a follow up appt, I discovered that his main specialty was bariatric surgery! So I plotted and planned.. and had rehearsed this scenario in my mind over and over... I went in to the exam room with DH and innocently commented at the end of the appt.. I notice from the items in your waiting room that you do bariatric surgery.. etc., etc. Asked him a number of questions, and it put DH just eough at ease that he agreed to go to a seminar with me a few months laer. After that he was with me 100%. I am convinced it was a "GOD thing"... He set him up big time! LOL Good advice, Apples!

I love those Champion work out pants, too. In fact, I have mine on now! And I just finished telling DH not an hour ago that I'm going to use a birthday gift card I still have money on (Target) to get another pair! I wear these ALL the time. They're comfy, they are dressier than sweats so I can get away with wearing them shopping, etc. AND, most importantly, I can get them in "relaxed fit", which I need for my thighs,:w00t:, and petite. I might even fit in to a large now. Pair I have are XL... which I think they call 16/18. They're getting alitle "roomy" so maybe if I"m going to get an extra pair I can go a size smaller. Gal who has done most of my fills is a PA. But I know there is a "Fill Center" near us and those gals are RNs.

Okay, Karla..... here's a tidbit for you...... Earl had to spend HOURS fixing the bed yesterday! HAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA :w00t::lol::lol::eek: The sleep number bed sprung a leak and my side went almost flat! Actually.....I've been telling Earl for WEEKS that something was wrong. Controller is on HIS side (of course, the control freak). So he sets it on 55 for me at night and by morning it's feeling a whole lot softer than that. Now... this is again TMI, and I haven't even had a DROP of wine... but for "certain occasions" he sets both sides on 100. So, he noticed the other night that i was right and it was definitely leaking. So he took it all apart yesterday. In the process, one cord dropped down in t a hole and then he REALLY had to take it all apart. But, he tightened up all the hoses and connections and now it stopped leaking! Now you all know a LOT more than you need to! TOPS weigh in..... after my birthday AND Thanksgiving, AND the 17 lb turkey that Earl bought AFTER that, I was down .8 lb!! I was VERY happy! I didn't deny myself anything, just had small portions! And still lost! If I'd eaten like we normally do, however, it probably would have been one of those -5 lb weeks! Since I know we're having wine and decadent desert at Janet's, I parked my scooter at the clubhouse after water aerobics and walked to the office and back to get the mail! It was either that or ride the bike. Maybe I'll do that tomorrow.

We will have to think of a good name for the other "Phyl"! This one doesn't talk! DECADENT!! I can't wait! TOPS this morning...have to go. Wii weight looks good...down! Hope the other scale agrees!

Karla, you have to ask the "other" Phyl about that.... I never discuss stuff like that!! :sad::biggrin::biggrin:

That's great news! Congrats! Yes, I started my pre-op diet right after my first doctor visit because he didn't want to do the surgery until I got my BMI down to 60.

WOW!! I think someone hacked in to my LBT account last night and posted stuff pretending to be me!! Maybe I should report it!! Uh.... my head feels fine, and yes, it was worth it. I think I had about 3 glasses of wine.... big people glasses, not the kind Earl gives me! LOL! It started so innocently! I was walking home from beading class and my next door neighbors were sitting outside about to start a game of cribbage. She asked me if I went to beading... she didn't go because she's been fighting a cold. So I went over to show her my bracelet I made. Next thing I knew I was sitting down having a glass of wine with them. Then Earl called and I said... I'm next door having a glass of wine. C'mon over! Ten minutes later he shows up with a plate of cheese and a bottle of Pinot Noir! And we were there 2 hours! I guess they never got around to their cribbage game and it's all my fault!

I have revived!! But Earl has gone to the pool/hot tub, so he will probably pass out again when he gets back. Furlough day Dec. 11? Nice! We are going to Marine Band concert in Palm Springs...convention center Thurs. Dec. 10. Have you ever gone?? Excellent concert. One of the highlights of the winter for us. Uh oh.... now I suppose you're all going to be waiting for a report in the morning!! LOL! Me and my big mouth! No records, no FB, etc. is probably a good thing!! When my sister googled her DD's BF... immediately pulled up as sex offender! YIKES! So rest easy if you pulled up nothing!! Have you met this guy yet??

You betcha!! Sounds good! She did it "the hard way"!! Boy! That would really piss me off! She has NO idea! You will be successful!! She won't!!

Definitely TOO much wine! LOL! You need to meet a guy!! Retirement is a wonderful thing!! Wonder how much wine I really drank??? I think I might need to take a litte nap! BYE!!

MMMM... that sounds good! Yeah, these days, Earl eats anything and everything! Laura, so sorry to hear of the difficult choices on the horizon for your Dad!

YEP!! LapBand is not a cure-all. You have to completely change the way you eat, and you MUST incorporate exercise. YOU CAN DO THIS!!

You teachers sure have to put up with a lot of CRAP these days! What a crock! How many years until you can retire from all that BS??? Did I mention I am more than a little "buzzed"!! LOL! Good thing because DH is making me listen to all the Obama BS!! Gag me! I am glad he is sending more troops. Another thing I am jazzed about today.. that they gunned down the cop killer up in our part of the world! Candice... being that the puppy is 3 1/2 mos old or so... I'm hoping maybe she is already potty trained!! HUH?? She is a big baby and a lap dog. If I were SINGLE.... I would definitely have a small dog, and maybe a Toyota Prius, and a double wide mobile down here!! Have I mewntioned I've had too muh wine/??? And what was it you were saying about sex??? I've been propositioned for later tonight and I'm taking the matter under advisement. You said DD is 24??? I guess old enough to make those decisions . But I'd get the guy's name and google him!! LOL!! My sister did that on one of her 5 daughters' BFs and found out he was a convicted sex offender!! YIKES!! She is still dating the guy and now is pregnant with his baby! Oh, yeah, and when he was 14 he stabbed a guy to death! And then spent 10 yrs in jail for "consensual" sex with a 14 yr old girl that he said he didn't know was only 14??!! I should probably delet this post, huh!??

WOW!! You are going to have a BIG crowd for Christmas!! That's going to be great fun! I am still thinking about asking Earl if he wants to drive up to DS for Christmas. It's just kind of lonely to be here for Thanksgiving and Christmas sometimes. Knees... so sorry!! I think I was about your age when mine first started bothering me. You need to go have them checked out! Maybe a steroid injection will help. My very first steroid injection gave me GOOD relief for at least six months! I left for water aerobics at 8:45 a.m. or so this morning and got home 8 hrs later!! I went to beading class after water aerobics/hot tub/shower at 11 a.m. Earl brought me a hot lunch~ I had a granola bar with me! It was embarassing when he brought me this little container of hot turkey& dressing! I am so spoiled! Don't need everyone to know!! LOL! Anyways, Earl came and "stole" my scooter while I was there, so when I left at 2:30pm I had to walk home. No problem. But my next door neighbor was sitting outside with her husband when I got home.. getting ready to play Cribbage. So she asked if I went to beading. So I stopped to show her the bracelet I made today... beautiful black bracelet with crystals on it. I'll take a photo later. Anyway, they poured me a glass of wine and it went down hill from there! THey had cheese and carrots and crackers and cucumbers.... really good little cukes from Trader Joe's. Then Earl called and I told him I was next door and he should come over. So 10 min later he shows up with another bottle of wine and more cheese. So it was 2 more hrs before I got home... and now... well I am more than a little "buzzed"!! I am so BAD!! So I was out and about for a total of 8 hrs!!!

Happy BD to Kaitlyn! She's a beautiful young lady! Lost my dinner last night... headache seems to be gone this morning but we'll see when I start jumping around in the pool! Stomach.... never feels good in the morning after breakfast, so no tellin', but I think the bug is gone, if that's what it was. Hope you have a great day today, Karla! You're such a hard worker! Oh, my!! So sorry for your office troubles! And glad you stood up to the b......!! Hope today is a better day. Your puppy is adorable, whatever her name is!! LOL How are the two dogs getting along??

Geez... do I have to do this myself??? LOL