Good Morning

We had a great time apple picking yesterday. We all got apple cider donuts, you can get them warm or cold, I got mine warm and DD decided 1/2 way through her cold one that she wanted mine lol, kids !!! They are really good. I love this time of year. I got to take an afternoon nap and then got up to decorate the outside for halloween. I have pumpkins all over my yard (fake ones b/c the squirrels eat them if they are real....little bastards LOL). Did food shopping, and I think we made it to bed at 10. I'll try to get pictures to post.

Today is apple pie baking, church, a birthday party... oh shoot, laundry ICK.

I need to clean the house but eh, we'll see. I'll also be cooking for the week today (dinners), pot roast is on the list, gotta see what else is in the freezer.

Whats happening with you all this beautiful fall day?

Good Foggy Morning

Beanie, can't you call the insurance company and just threaten them that they will hear from your lawyer. Tell them the date is set and if they don't give you that approval # your lawyer will get in touch with them. Tell them this is screwing up your time with your employer as well. Talk to the manager's manager. Not the first person you talk to. I really don't want to see you selling cupcakes LOLOL !! If there's another house to rebuild, I'm sorry chicklet but you'll be on your own. I'm to old and tired to ever do that again lol.

Betty, thanks You know, I don't even know how long I'm suposed to be on liquids and what I should buy. Guess I better start looking this stuff up and get prepared, 3 weeks goes fast....actually 20 days LORDY LORDY LORDY !!!! Did I mention how scared I am LOLOL !!!!

Nothing much happening today, SOSDD. Work is pretty much a bore but its a paycheck so I shouldn't complain.

Whats everyone doing today ?

Well, I could sell my body - but I don't think I would make as much money...

The first attorney I was talking to - Steve Kalman at BandedLawyer.com - says my appeal is too complicated and I need to take it to a different guy who specializes in appeals... Gary Viscio gviscio1@yahoo.com

I have e-mailed him and we will see if 1) he thinks he can help & 2) I can afford to pay him to help.

My mom was supposed to have a knee reconstruction yesterday - but she had to re-schedule for next week because they got the wrong knee parts.

That's all the news for me, today.

Good luck Beanie !!!

Wrong part for her knee *WHAT* good Lord, she's not a car. Poor thing.

Hi all! Just stopping by to read the chat! Love the house, NJ Chick!!!! And, your daughter is adorable...cute cheeks! Our kids look like sisters...I think I have a picture of DD on the picture thread somewhere?!

Our neighborhood is festive, too...but we are behind this year...we can't keep our parents out of hospitals!

We are promised a breath of cool air here in Texas maybe Thursday...it's still summer here! I would love to live in a cooler climate!

We are planning to go to the State Fair of Texas this Saturday...it should be cheaper for us this year since I won't be eating my way through the booths! My strategy is to take bites off of DD and DH's goody stuff! They are offering fried peanut butter and jelly sandwiches this year. Is that gross or what?

Later, Cindy

Stop by any time, Cindy. I'm a Texan, too.

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Hi everyone

What a busy week! Girls Scouts started, my in laws were over (ahhh, what a little tequila in the form of a margurita will help you get through) gymnastics for Becca tonight, gymnastics for Sarah tomorrow, Dr appointment on Thursday, road clean up Saturday with Girl Scouts and Storybook Land on Sunday. You would think I would be skinny as a rail with all of this running around.

Eileen ~ I haven't seen anything posted but, have you heard from your insurance yet?

Hi to everyone else!!

Have a great week!

Good Foggy Morning AGAIN :-)

Whats with this fog lately, ick. Makes it hard to have a good hair day

Cindy, so sorry to hear about your parents, hopefully they will be out soon. The fair sounds cool, and so do the fried pnutbutter & jelly sandwiches mmmmmmm. I'd try just about anything and especially fried. I chuckled when you said it would be cheaper this year LOLOL, that would be me too. The smells drive you nuts going to those places.

Lisa, with all the running I do you'd think I'd be a rail too. Funny how I can run and stuff my face at the same time... multitasking LOLOL !!!! Nope haven't heard from the insurance company. Guess they want us to have no fingernails left the day b/4 surgery. I can't blame it 100% on the insurance company b/c the office staff at my doctors office seem to be lacking in speed and consideration. They were not swift in sending in my information until I started screaming. For some reason they decided to keep it for a few weeks....UHHHH!!! I'm not very happy with them at the moment. Hopefully they will call and make me forget about smacking them. When I spoke to the office on Monday I expressed how I understand they are busy but that they had to understand how patience feel and how nervous this makes us. Not good for the old blood pressure ya know. Thanks for asking. Good luck on your testing on the 18th.

My cold is getting better I'm down to 50 coughs a day instead of 200 LOLOL !!!

How is everyone this fine HUMP day ?

Betty, thanks You know, I don't even know how long I'm suposed to be on liquids and what I should buy. Guess I better start looking this stuff up and get prepared, 3 weeks goes fast....actually 20 days LORDY LORDY LORDY !!!! Did I mention how scared I am LOLOL !!!!

I can't tell you what your doctor will say, each has their own set of rules. You might want to call and ask so you know what to buy. I will tell you to buy half of what you think you will need. I bought way too much!

It's going to be hot again today, but a cold front is moving in tonight so tomorrow will be 70.

So y'all, where in Texas are you? I am in Grand Prairie. Maybe we could all meet up somewhere.

Have a good one!

Good Morning, All...

It's just another Glorious Texas Day here in Addison, where I work. The sun is shining and the sky is blue and a little smoggy.

They always have some new disgusting deep fried thing at the fair. Last year I think it was candy bars on a stick that were battered and fried. Like candy wasn't bad enough - they had to deep fry it, just to be SURE it was deadly.

I have to say that PB&J might not be too bad deep fried. I really love that melty peanut butter on toast thing - so maybe it would be tasty. But again - like Fat & Sugar on two slices of Starch wasn't enough...

Anyway, I have to follow up with some folks today. I think I am going to try my first appeal using the Inamed free service. They have some "Hotline" number with medical forms for your doc to complete - then they help you write the letter & document the research for the #^&*! insurance company. Of course, the folks at Lap Band Solutions were not aware of this... which is moderatly terrifying. You would think that this would be one of their solutions - but in fairness, they did just have a staffing change.

So, now I have to teach the folks at LBS how to "help me" with getting my insurance approval. Geesh! Oh well. I figure I am just leaving a trail of breadcrumbs for the next poor fat chick who comes along. **sigh**

Lets see - on the agenda for today: get new inspection sticker for my car. Yep, today is the last day of the grace period... Can you say procrastinate? Sure you can.

Other than that, it's just continue the laundry mission in preparation for my trip to Burbank. What's up with everybody else?

Lisa - glad you got thru the In-Laws with only minor margarita therapy. I was fortunate - I had an "unconventional" MIL. The first time I met her I was wearing nothing but a sheet in her living room. She didn't even bat an eyelash - and offered to cook me breakfast. Gotta love that Southern Hospitality.

Eileen - My mom is having her knee reconstructed using cadaver parts - so apparently, now we are just like cars - with parts that can be replaced. She tore a ligament or a tendon (sorry, I can't remember which) and it healed badly, pulling the knee cap so far off to one side that the docs wondered how the heck she could walk at all. They couldn't fix it, so they opted to replace it.

The family is joking about Frankenstein... we are calling it her "AbbyNormal" knee surgery. When they got her into the surgery, they realized they had the wrong part and had to postpone. That's ok, though. Mom got to experience the joys of morphine. She said if it wasn't for the nausea the next day, she would become an addict. Woo Hoo!

Hi Cindy! Hi Betty! Maybe we can do lunch or some other non-food type gathering. :]

Everybody have a great day!

Betty, thanks for the advice on not buying to much, but I think that its something that is just in my genes. No matter what I go to the store for or how much, I ALWAYS come home with to much. Just like when I cook. There's 3 of us at home and I cook like there's 33. I'm not from Texas, but isn't this cool that the three of you would meet posting in a jersey thread LOLOL !!!

I believe the first two weeks was clear liquids. I really need to put together a list.

Juice ? is that considered clear (well apple right?). I'm gonna research this rather than pick at you all.

You know what would be nice is if the FAQ section had suggestion lists of what to get at each phase.... let me go look, maybe it does. If not I'll start one here.

Beanie, hope your mom is up and at it soon. When is her spare part coming in. Good thing your mom had her spare donut when she blew out her tire LOLOL !!! Poor thing.

I'm glad your fighting the insuance company. I suspect they will back down as soon as they realize your not giving up. Ohh.. whats wrong with a candybar on a stick deep fried?????? LOLOL I'd love to try one of them, a snickers bar would do nicely

I guess I better get to work.... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz !!!!

I LOVE this thread! NJ Chick is the cutest thing around here!

I have my own sliding glass door to a patio in my office. Today I wore a long sleeve sweater, then opened my door to hear the pinecones clunking when the wind blows. Then my puter crashed, so I had to lock down and I'm now in the back of the building in a dark, lonely corner. I'm riding my motorcycle to work the rest of the week because bundling up in my leather jacket makes me feel like I rule the world. It's beautiful here.

Lisa - any time you get a sugar craving, you just come on over and chat. :]

IRA?? Where are you Ira? What's going on? We miss you. Come on - the October Chat thread was your idea...

I LOVE this thread! NJ Chick is the cutest thing around here!

Must be REAL dark in the back of that building LOLOL !!!! I wouldn't say cute, maybe nuts but not cute LOLOL You are to nice Lisa.

I'm glad you love this thread, I love it too. I wish more folks would just plop in and start chatting. Sorry to hear your puter crashed, will they fix it fast for you? How are the puppies? have you taken them to the park lately?

Beanie, didn't Ira say he was going to Walmart shopping? bet he's still there Musta hit a good sale lololol !! OR, he's still celebrating his anniversary NAAAH NAAAAAAH !!!!! And speaking of sugar, why couldn't it be one of the groups on the food pyramid (like 8 - 10 servings a day ROFLMFAO !!) y'all see how I got so dang fat

Hi everyone! Thanks for the welcome...and for the Texas gals, an impromtu support meeting would be great! Maybe we can organize one on the Texas board, or by PM? I have a run-around evening planned...my father picks my daughter up from school, so I drive from here (Carrollton) to Denton, have dinner with dad 7 daughter, hang out a while, then off to church for her choir chimes and choir rehearsal...that is not over until 8:15, then back in the car to head home (Sanger). Tomorrow, I may have a moment to breathe, since DH is taking DD down to Baylor Hospital to visit his father (my FIL), who just had hip replacement surgery. OOOOOOHHHHHHH....Dh brought home a ziploc containing all the hardward that was previously installed when they repaired his broken hip....OUCH! No wonder he was in pain.

ReneBean, I am proud of you for following up on your quest...please keep telling us about your progress! It's great that you are taking control of the situation. Hang in there!

Chick, it's always fun hearing from you!

ILuvHarleys...wow! I didn't even realize we were posting in a NJ thread! Oops! I just click on New Posts, and start reading...so thanks to you Jersey chicks for letting us crash your party! Grand Prairie has the horse races, and the best live venue around (the little theatre near the races). Looks like ReneBean is in the middle.

Have a good day, to all!

Cindy

OK - well, color ME stupid. And talk about making a great impression on the boss guys...

I neglected to check my calendar before committing to go to Burbank for our Due Diligence review - AND GUESS WHO HAS JURY DUTY ON MONDAY!!

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRGH!

So, I just had to send the "Gee, I'm an idiot" e-mail to the guy who interviewed me yesterday & my direct supervisor. I could not feel any more stupid right now.

It's just that there is never anything ON my calendar - except for the occassional doctor appt that I can always move. It just never occurred to me to look.

So much for my hopes of getting the job transfer. I don't know if they are hiring idiots today.

I could cry.