minidriver

I'm at the holiday inn across from the hospital. I would love to have dinner Tuesday night with whomever and/or visitors Thursday night! Or???? I'm game for whatever . . . but I don't want anyone to feel obligated or anything. I know I have a tough time leaving the house on a weeknight. But then, I'm sort of a slug.

Hello ladybugs! How is everyone this morning. LA- congrats on both the NSV and hubby's new job! Sounds like a good week for you! Shelbi- enjoy your daddy's b-day today. Hope all goes well with extended family . . . Denise - tell your friend that, while you're no longer her fat friend, she'll always be your bitchy friend!! Just kidding . . . but you can say it in your head. How exciting to be buying smaller shorts! MAAAAALLLLLL - OMG you must have been terrified when Buster ran off. That little toad. I hope you gave him a stern stern talking to! Life- 4lbs!!! Wohoo!!! Fab week! Yes, surgery is Wednesday and I'll be in town till Friday morning. I would love to get together . . . PARTY AT MY PLACE!!!

Night night sweet dee. I'm going to bed as well. Nice to meet you, niknaknut! We're not usually this silly . . . .well, I guess we are. Night all!

We're sorry, ma'am. We have taken Mini away and replaced her with a socially acceptable grown up. We have determined that Mini is a bad influence on her students and must be muzzled for their protection.

Me too!!! Of course, I always am. I'm a fairly conservative sort and all.

:thumbup::crying::lol::lol: You crack me up. Good thing no one else will over see this conversation. Oh, oh wait! Oh crap.

We can even have live chat. . . give you a chance to use your sexy voice for fun and profit. OH we're bad. Bad bad girls.

Oh yeah. I can see it now. All the MILFs, the token GILF, the nurses, lap dancer . . . We'll be a huge internet hit. :thumbup::crying:

You, Shelbi and Munchkin can be in the naughty nurses section.

That's cuz we'll be the inaugural models. I'll be in the special GILF section.

Well, maybe on that "special" part of his website. Dr. K's hotties. Oh yeah.

Whew, you're right. Calm, positive neurons. Calm, positive neurons. No purple? Ummmm, leopard skin? Pink polka dots? Black leather????

Oops, I meant to say that it's our anniversary so went and saw WALL-E. It was really cute. Not too romantic, I know, but really good. Oh, and yes, I am getting butterflies big time. New fear: I'll go in, they'll put me to sleep, I'll come to in recovery and Dr. K. will tell me that they couldn't do the surgery because my liver was still too big or I have too many adhesions from previous surgeries or my stomach is in upside down or some such thing. Geez, could I be any more neurotic about this?

Hi ladies. Lap - what a great slideshow. I love the pic where you're wearing the green eye shadow. It's beautiful. It is my anniversary today - DH and I have been married for 23 years!! Second marriage for both and best move either of us ever made. Brandy, you sound more like yourself today. Are you feeling better? Miss Dee - Have you ever seen a skinny belly dancer? They just look - silly!!! We have a huge belly dance festival in the park across from my house every summer. Belly dancers come from all over the country. The woman who headlines every year is a fairly large woman and she's incredibly sexy and beautiful and an amazing dancer. So I don't know that the patient was too far off in seeing you as a belly dancer. So there. Wow, we could all take up belly dancing and from a troupe. Dr. K's Bevy of Bountiful Beauties. We could have fabulous costumes (purple for you, dee:wink:) and scarves and bangles and such. That would be awesome!!

Hey!!! Does that put you at 20!!!! Congratulations. That is so exciting.

Dude . . . .I want one of those magic truck stop scales! I could install it in my living room. that would be fab. Hell, yeah, your ankles own those 4 lbs. I just don't know how you're able to go to work and be on you feet with such bad edema. I am miserable when my feet and ankles swell. But I'm kinda' wimpy, so . . . . LA- hope your US turned out okay. Sorry you were sleeping. Thanks for posting that link!

dee - I'll bet when all that nasty water comes off your feet and ankles you'll have another of those -7 type weeks.

lolololololol :tt2::lol::couch2::couch2:

Well said, Shelbie. What a great way to think about it.

Welcome home Deb! I hope you had fun in spite of your humiliating experience. Last year we were snorkeling in Cancun and I could not pull my fat ass back up into the boat. My husband and the guide had to push my butt into the boat. Literally, one on each side of my butt. Ummmm, yeah, makes you realize just how much it limits your life. Well, there is a lot to catch up on! Part way through you will find lots of concern about Brandy not feeling well and lots of us were freaking out, but don't panic because it's under control now. Just a heads up.

Lap, you ROCK!!! Thank you from each and every one of us!!!:thumbup::thumbup:

Ahhhh. That's really sad. Wow, it's amazing how much our bodies dictate how we feel about ourselves.

Damned right Shelbi!! Dee, I got my Wii on ebay. I paid a little more, but was able to get it pretty quickly. I haven't started my Wii fit yet . . . I'm saving it for after my surgery. How lame is that! But I wanted something that I would be excited to try. I made my Mii though. I should put it in purple clothes to continue with the Violet Beauregarde theme. So I just went and bought some Isopure. Yummy! I like it!!!

OH! I do remember that! It came in a box like a chocolate box, yes? When I was 13 my mother took me to hypnotist to try to help me lose weight. Ummmm, didn't work. I lost a ton of weight at 19 cuz I had rheumatic fever (I don't advise it as a weight loss strategy). Gained it all back as soon as I get better. Did the phen-fen thing. Gained it all back. South Beach, Atkins, WW, Jenny Craig, blah blah blah blah blah. Isn't it great that we've all spent the better part of our teen and adult years DIETING????? That really sucks. Well, I have an appointment. TTFN. Love you guys.

Sid - congrats on your PCP visit. That's fantastic!!! And 17 lbs is amazing. I would be very happy to be down 17 lbs at 6 weeks out. It took me 6 months on weight watchers to lose 20, and then another 3 months to lose 7 more. Dee - that's so many days in a row. You're going to be exhausted. But the superstar story is hilarious. That's cool that you found a doc who will do your arms for 4000. I've heard that's a very expensive surgery normally. Munchkin - I am soooo annoyed by people who talk LOUDLY on cell phones on planes. ARRRGGHHH!