Hey there everyone!
Jane - glad you're feeling better!
Brenda - no use beating yourself up over it - just start over and think about all the good things that you have done!
MrsH - speaking of beaches, I haven't been to one yet this year, though my sister goes every day - she has to take water samples at all the beaches then deliver them to the lab for testing. Needless to say, she's developing quite the tan.
Rachelearth - based on your stats you seem to be pretty consistently losing - way to go!
Turtle - I'm trying to keep my fridge Atkins-friendly too. Except my yoghurt - it's staying.
You're from Houston! I was in Houston for a day over Christmas hols last year - went to NASA HQ - something I've always wanted to do.
TG - for a moment there, I thought you were talking about a *real* horse!
Star - maybe 7 hours was *too much* sleep for you and that made you tired!
7 - 7.5 hours is about what I like normally.
Karen - good luck with making your decision - I have no experience nor words of wisdom, but I'm sure if you trust your doctor and agree with him, then you'll make the right decision for you.
azmomma - welcome! I haven't been around in awhile, but it's nice to see new faces. Sounds like you're off to a great start!
Whew - lots of responses!
I haven't been around in awhile. I was at my folk's home for a few days last week. We got in some golfing, which I am surprisingly not too bad at considering I only golf about twice a year. Some more Bocce ball, a little shopping (much to my chagrin and my sister's great delight!), a little time spent looking at brick options (for my parent's new house that they are building) and a drive-in movie evening. We saw Shrek 2 (funny) and Anchorman (probably the least funny movie in existance. Ever.). We were too tired to stick around for the showing of I, Robot though.
On Sunday I had a wedding to go to in Toronto - it was an Indian (Hindu) wedding and it was loads of fun. They know how to enjoy a wedding! The ceremony was almost two hours, but since it was all so new and novel for me, it hardly seemed that long. Plus the priest-guy (I'm not sure his proper name) was easy-going and had a good sense of humour. Later at the reception, there were some great Indian dances and some great Indian food (most decidely off-plan, but yum, Indian food is great, if a bit too hot for me!). The dancing at the end of the night was interesting because they were playing music that was apparently at the top of the charts in India - needless to say, I didn't much recognize the music, but, hey, I danced anyway. In fact, *everyone* was dancing right from the get go! And I love all the great colours of the women's saris.
And ugh, this morning I found a dent in my car! Grr...someone backed into my car when it was parked on the street I think. Someone left a number - I think it was someone who saw it happen (since they listed the car type beside their number), so unfortunately I probably won't be able to find out who did it. Ticks me off - I don't want to report such a little dent because insurance is no-fault, so it wouldn't be in my best interests for a little dent. Not what I wanted to see this morning!!
Back to work for me!
Karen! That's a tough decision to make, but I know you'll make the right one for you. Both my mother and one of my closest friends have had hysterectomies. My mom did it all at once, my friend had 3 partials. Judging from their experiences, the all-at-once was much easier, but they both had hormonal issues afterwards. All I ask is that if you do decide to do it and go on HRT, please please PLEASE do not use Premarin! The technique used to make Premarin involves the torture and death of thousands of horses. (avoiding rant now)
