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Geez Mandi, I can't believe the **it you're dealing with. I don't understand why that doc can't see you out there, that's cruel of him to make you fly to TO. I'm SO lucky that my family doc here in S'toon will do my fills, it's so easy for them to do anyway, once you find a family doc maybe he/she will do them for you. I'm sorry you're having so much trouble :cry

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Thanks Buffie... I'll be ok. Things are sloooowly working themselves out.

And Cloe, you're ON! :)

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Yep Cloe, I hear THAT loud and clear. I wont lose anything unless I'm doing cardio EVERY day. I guess I'm eating too much or eating the wrong things. Ok wait, IT'S BOTH. I have to get my head turned around.

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Hey, thanks guys.

But "GO CLOE" dosent sound as good as "GO GO YODA", thats fun to say:)

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Hi guys,

Oh boy, I was absent ALL yesterday almost! So, guess what. I get an email from Dan at work yesterday morning, telling me that he'll be done for the day @ 1pm, so I should come pick him up... then he emails me again to tell me that his boss wants me to come in and talk to him about starting work, and will probably want me to start on MONDAY! (and I have to go to TO for my fill on Tues!)

So I go in there, and yes, he asks what my availability is, and I tell him, it WOULD be fine, but I've made arrangements already to go out of town on Tues, and that's the only problem. He said its NOT a problem that I can start on Monday, take Tues off and come back on Wed. So, it looks like I'm starting my job at least a week early! WOO! Verrrry good timing, cause I'm gonna be looking forward to that 1st pay cheque, unfortunetly it'll be 3 weeks before I see it! Oh well, at least it'll be nice to know that it IS coming, and it'll be 3 weeks worth, instead of 2 !

Anyways, after the little chat, he asked me if I was coming on the boat, and I said "ummm... sure". He's rented 2 'touring boats', and everyone from work loaded on to them, cruised out to this little island, and ate chicken and lobster, and cake afterwards. (it was funny, cause ALL the chicken was gone 1st, and people were like "Awwww... there's no chicken left??" and either had to have nothing, or settle with lobster!)

It was a pretty cool thing for him to do, I thought! I can't imagine how much lobster for that many people would have cost!

I wish I would have had the lobster, but there was NO where to sit, and the mess that those things made was unreal. I got squirted a couple times with lobster juice!

So yeah, startin' work on Monday! I'm a little scared, and don't quite feel ready.. but I'm sure I'll be fine. I really need to ensure that I don't get too much of a fill now.

EEEK!

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Way to go Cloe!!! Remarkable success!

Mandi, I am so glad for you - getting to start your job early! Good Luck on Tues - it is a VERY good day -(my b'day).

I am going for my fill on Mon 21st when Dr. C gets back from hols. I am going to "make a day of it".

My mom is sore and weak and wobbly but still hanging in there - SHE IS ONE TOUGH OLD BIRD! GRINS!

I am actully down a little on the scales although still up 5 lbs from the ticker!

PS: The ticker is a lie!

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Jude: soooooo glad u are going to make a "day of it" in TO!!!

Mandi: AWESOME news....sounds like a great place to work and a great boss to work for! I didn't realize that Dan worked at the same place. How kewl is that!

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