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That is good news that your sister is flyng home to look after your Mom.... Gosh our parents health is so precarious in their later years... I know its impossible to not worry, but she is being cared for by family...Its o.k. to let someone else share the load... I know what you mean about the recovery process... your brain thinks you can to allthings, then whammy you start to feel tired agina.. just listen toyour body, you've been through 2 major surgerys in the last 2 months. and I know that you are not a 'sitter'... you are a 'dooer''.. so that makes it challenging. Home now from Peter's gig.. It was a fun night out. I took my good friend Darlen with me.. she is widowed so she likes any opportunity to get our and socialize... Also, she is not too embarrassed to get up and dance with me... It was so cold in this bar tonight, that you had to dance to stay warm!!!! - 20 degrees again... sheesh, these crazy fluctuations in temp. are goofy. My HIVES are back, man o man... to bed tonight with an ice pack on my thighs again.... we'll see what its like in the morning, may have to break down and go to a Walk-in-clinic tomorrow for some more prednisone.... Peter is happy as a clam with his Ereader by Sony... has 500 books downloaded onto it now!! We got them from a Torrent download site free... and I dont' have to look at his STACK Of novels anymore, or try and dust around them Well gonnasign off now and hit the bed... sleep tight everyone!

YES, Happy Birthday Janet!!! Phyl, your bday party escapades had me laughing my ass off... but the best part is that you had a BLAST anyways.. and I think made pretty good food choices bearing in mind that is WAS a celebration. When I eat out in a rest I always take home at least 1/2 the meal.. or I just order an appetizer for supper. Dancing and Music tonight - such fun!!! Peter;s ROCK band is playing tonight at a bar in Barrie, so me and a few friends are gonna go dance our Hiney`s off!! Stephanie, what is your cold weather plan for today like? Karla: I know you will busy yourself with some project, I have to get off this computer and INTO my quilt room I am behind 2 months in my Block of the Month club... and I do not want to pay the $10 penalty next class!

Wow, I have been considering my reply post all evening... and if its something that is stuck in my craw, well its better just to let it out.. So here goes, I am only an expert in one feild - ME. I am only speaking for myself here. But honestly, Karri, when you stopped posting on OUR thread months back.. I was hurt. Disappointed too, but hurt mostly. I thought we had a connection. I had thought that we had further strengthened our connection in July. We had some pretty good talks then. I thought that you KNEW I cared about you and your feelings. If you perseaved that you were being JUDGED or Tough Loved.. I can't do much about that except to say.. All of my comments to you over the years have been from a position of Respect and Love. I always considered it like family here, only better. Cause we all chose one another. Don't get to that priviledge with family. When you feel that you have been misunderstood, just say it and lets clear the air and move on... Not take all our Snakes N'Ladders and leave. Family sticks it out.. thru thick and thin. I wish you only the best in your upcoming surgery, and I hope that you are glad that you came home. Candice

Hi GIrls, good day today... went to the bank and had disc ussion with our Financial planner... all is well... Markets are starting to come back... patience, patience... I talked to my GF with the Breast Cancer today.. MY Gosh, she is one brave lady... she is keeping positive and is TALKING about ways to Quit Smoking.... I am so happy to hear that!!!! I don`t want to be a nag about it, but I am glad that she was asking me about quitting methods. I think I am going to `take my self out`` to the movies tonight, I wanna go see THE KINGS SPEECH... its up for a lot of oscars, and I love ANYTHING Royal... so I am there... I`ll let you know if its good or not... A bit broken out in my rash again today.... grrrr! I was being so HEALTHY yesterday, that I included some GREENS + in my blueberry, mango, whey shake.... and dumby that I am... forget to check ALLingredients... - Kelp - Bee Pollen dah!!! I am allergic to IODINE (its in the Kelp) and I am allergic to BEE STINGS.... so I guess thats close enough to BEE Pollen to react... gosh, i wish I had someone elses SKIN!!! and Immune system

what are you eating for SUPPER?? Pretend that whatever you are eating you are Eating in FRONT OF US here on LB.... is it food that you would be proud to share??? If not, don`t eat it

Well that sounds like `back on track` to me!!! Good stuff.... just take it a MEAL at a time... no guilt, no shame... just do it one bit at a time. You can regain your control, you did it before... you`ll do it again.. Thats why friends are so important... when `WE`loose perspective someone else can see things clearly... THANK GOD FOR THAT

Karla, I thought you were supposed to be RESTING for 3 days?? Did I miss something??? Stephie girl, you are quiet today... waz up

me too. I am 3 1é2 years out from banding.... Protein, FIRST, then Veggies, then if I still have room.... starches (Complex carbs) No Sugar!!! It is poison!!! I track myself on Sparkpeople.com (free site) and I always make sure I have 60 grams of Protein each day minimum... also I stick to 100-1200 cals per day over all. Hope that helps

Whoo-hoo good shopping day!!!

oh and don`t worry about the BOOBs next door... if they didn`t invite you .... its THEIR loss!!! you and Earl are the BESTEST!!! ( «i know, probably not a real word)

ha,ha,ha.... I need to explain.... My SISTER UGLY is my sister Krystal... she is my angel... we just have this silly name for one another!!! She is Sister Ugly 1 and I am Sister Ugly 2.... we started this years ago when my MOM first got sick... god, gotta be 8 yrs ago now... anyways... my Bro. was giving us real grief about ``kicking Mom out of her home, how Dare we!!!``` etc.... you get the picture... so he didnt`talk to us forever.... and so we started refering to ea. other as SISTER UGLY... as that was probably what HE called us secretly.. get it???? any ways, it just stuck.. actually, between the 2 of us, its a term of endearment!!! I know we are just crazy Canadian girls... what can I say? oh, and how was my spelling today???

Don`t sweat it about your food right now, you`ve done very well overall... and when you are healed and refilled it will all come off again.. Today update: Peter, Mark and I had our GIG at the Senior`s Residance in Barrie today... It went really well... they loved it.. and there were people up dancing, and many tapping their toes or singing along... It was such a hoot! Afterward, went to visit my MOM and she was doing pretty well, still very winded and not walking herself to meals yet...but one day at a time. My SIster Ugly just called (sorry Janet I was on the phone with her to Mexico) and she is doing fine... going for a bladder op. later this week while she is down there.... nothing serious... just lub, oil and filter (wink, wink) No word from my Dear Bro today.... he was supposidly to get his walking papers today!!! Gosh I hope not,.... 61 and out of work, not good and what he`ll do for Health Ins. is up in the air... Does anyone know , if you are laid off... does your coverage stop immediatley,,, or do yyou have 30 days??

Karla, ya I do need to go get my utt intot he Quilt room. Just heard from my GF that had her Rt Breast off 3 wks ago, Cancer is in her Lymph nodes too... not good!!! Chemo by I.V. next for her, 21 wks I think, then Radiation... I feel so bad for her! My Brother is losing his job (Pilot) geez, I am just full of good news today huh? WELL, All of you gals who I love so much... Please check your breasts tonight, and circle the date of your calandars for 4 wks from now on too... If you havn't already had a MAMMOGRAM... get one, and do it every year thereafter Steph, sure glad you are fighting this FIGHT... PINK ROCKS!!!

Whoo-hoo... ONE-69!!!! What a sexy number that is~~~~ LOL Way to go, even with the Bday party and all.... you did great!~

Hi Girls; another lazy day... still enjoying JUST being HOME... ah!!! Karla; Firstly, please don't let that ONE minister deter you from finding a Church for worship.. You are a lady that has so much to offer!!! Besides, remember that THE MINISTER is also a MORTAL ,and there fore is automatically FLICKED!!! Disregard ANYTHING from that man... he is the one who is troubled. I concur with Phyl, find another church!!! You need the people connections... yu have stated that you don't have many close friends, except for US... now .. ahem.. WE are wonderful, but some flesh and blood people in your life are also needed... YOu had such a great tirme a t the brewry right? Make it a plan to do a SOCIAL out once a week... just for YOU!! Be it church or a social group... Those People in Stevensville NEED you!!! Got a quesstion though, how on earth did you drink Beer??? I can't do anything with bubbles., hurts like hell???? Secondly; I am doing Kegals.... even SUPER kegals... I have gotten my time up to 1 hour + 45 mins... its hard today, cause I added 10 more minutes.... so when I start to get the urge, I stand up and do SUPER Kegals to try and hold it off... Phyl: Zoey sounds like my WOODY girl, she loved the water too.. and boat rides...oh my gosh.. she'd get up on the bow of the boat and stare at all the bubbles in the wake.. it was really funny to watch her. Its not her fault she tried to pee in front of the F/P... she smelled the other dogs in that house and just Wanted to establish her PACK order there, in the new environment... Earl should not have punished her, she'd not have any idea what he was punishing her for...poor little thing. And Janet being a doggie person, wouldn't have freeked on you. Poor Zoey!!! Janet, whoo0=hooo for balanceing the books of the ranch... that is a big load off your mind, I know you've been stressing about it.

IN MY P.J.`s !!! How lazy is that!!! I talked to my Mom yesterday, she is doing o.k. But still very weak... I don`t know if that will change or not... time will tell...plus physio therapy might help.. I sure hope so. Stephanie, are you rested now from the Bday party... did you throw out all the leftover Cake.....?? I have been thinking about cake all day... crap!!! But I am journaling food, and so far no pig outs for me!! Congrats to Jeff, sticking too his plan... he is such a sweetie!

JANET AND pHYL; GLAD your dinner event wemt well... but eating so late!! I am not used to that!! Did Zoey stay clean? ha,ha,ha.... how about your 3 dogs... did they all get along? Weather here today is colder. -23 degrees... but at least it will freeze the LAKE... that will be worth it... so Bridget and I had a lazy day.. I watched a 2 hour History Channel program about the BOmbing BLitz of Germany in WWII... I am fasinated by WWII history, plus my Dad flew with the RAF (The Royal Air Force in Briton) he was a bombadier in a Lancaster Bomber... so it was very interesting for me.. Trying to imagine what his life was like in those days... Terrifying I am sure. Then I started to watch another movie (with Bridget) on my lap ... and I fell asleep... misssed my TIMER. I`ve been trying to re-train my bladder this week... and have gotten myself up to 95 mins between voiding. So I slept thru my timer.. and now my stop watch is fucked up.... oh well... Cathy was complaining about my bladder habits when we were on vacation.... so I am trying to stretch it. LOL Peter just got home, he had a band rehearsal (Rock) and I`M STILL

WELL, Janet, Phyl, Earl and Zoey are entertaining MENTOR friends... so fun!!! Enjoy your time together gang. Karla, I just checked to see ifyou were on SKYPE I`d call you.... biut maybe you are doing other stuff... Had a good day today... Music rehearsal.. Yesterday we drove to Toronto to the RV show... so fun!!! Stephanie, you`ve had a busy day with children. Jai`s party sounds like it ws a blast!!!! The little girls looked so cute.. I saw thew pix on FB... Linda, where are you gal... I saw that you aree getting dumped on with the SNOW too... sorry!!

Is any of my snow melting? Are you kidding me? I still look like I live in an IGLOO.... -15 degrees here last couplle of days, the good thing about this cold snap is that it will finally FREEZE Georgian Bay and then the snow will let up.... PLEASE!!! I am not c omplaining though, it is still REALLY GOOD TO BE HOME!!! So much FLU going around here, almost epidemic in Southern Ontario... sure glad I got my FLU shot in October!!!

HI Kerry; are you 29 yrs old? IF so, you are so lucky to be getting this surgery now .... and not putting it off until you are 51 yrs old like I did... I had my surgery July 2007 and it was the BEST thing I have ever done for myself.. It was the beginning of really learning to LOVE myself, and taking CARE of myself. Bravo, to you for making such a huge decision. Listen to DODDIE's Post, I;ve communicated with her over the years , and she alwyays has sage advise. I just got back from a 16 day CRUISE... guess what? I only gained 3 lbs. and I've lost 2 of that already... This would NEVER have been possible before BANDING... it would have been a 16 day daily grazing at the Buffett tables, and 7 course meals... What I ate on this cruise? Soup, small entre of meat, and SUgar free icecream for dessert.. and I was satisfied and Full.... everyone else was eating, and eating, and eating... I was the chatterbox at the table as NOW I eat much more slowly, but consume far less... gives me more time to Socialize... I was a SHOVELLER before... ya know how you can hoover in food? Well, that is ancient history. GIve it some time, you will love the NEW you. Candice

Janet, i was thinking about your computer problems.... why not buy an IPAD from Apple, it functions as an E-reader, plus you can do all your email, andd Internet right from it... it will also conect to ports for your printer or mouse.... In Canada about 500 , May be cheaper in the US... just a thought. Peter loves his SONY E=reader that I got him for xmas... its always in his hands.... and I DONT have to look at HIS pile of books on the FLoor anymore ....Yippee!!! At the clinic today working a day for Julie, her kid is sick...., whoo hoo another $100 for my March trip,.... n but bored ;-(

Hi Stephanie. All the books I mentioned by wally lamb are fiction... no they are NOT a series... so you can pick up one to see if you like him.... or continue ....whatever you like... they are all differnt, but he really seems to understand the FEMALE psychi and writes in such a style that I cannot put them down!! Don't beat yourself up about the binge, just TURN THE PAGE... and continue your resolve!! You can do it!

ok starting this post over agian... crappe dout. Janet: I use TIDE Ultra Sensitive , unscented for my washing. I only use 1/2 the amount measuring.... NOTHING in the dryer at all, no downy, no bounce- they are horrible also I always do an extra RINSE Cycle on the washing machine - just to be extra carefull.... THANKS! Phyl: Yup I agree, karla's script is good to use... try it out on EARL,,, his moods don't just affext HIM, it effects everyone in the family... you shouldn't have to put up with that.. Youve been married a long long time.... has this always been a patern for him... or only just in the last yr or two??? Talk to his doctor too. For your own peace of mind Karla: Ya, being of anglosaxon decent has its drawbacks... Stephanniemmm where are you today, what are yu up to? OH I love the idea of the PLAY on the Thurs great idea!! Im in.