Hi Gang . . .

Picked up new glasses yesterday and they are driving me nuts . . . right lens is fine, but left one is terrible . . . may have to get back to the old perscription on that side . . . I know it's the growing cataract in that eye that is causing the problem so don't want to get too excited about it until I see the opthamologist next month . . . in the meantime I'll just go around lopsided I guess. :dizzy:

Josian . . . Wow, girl, you do seem to recover quickly . . . good going. :hug: Hope Skye is OK. It's so hard to see one of the babies sick no matter whether they are the skin-covered or the fur-covered kind.

Rosetta . . . that's a great A1C considering all the stress you've been under. :hug: Good going.

Rosey . . . I don't know, girl, for somebody who talks about not liking housework, you seem to be doing an awful lot of it lately. :hug: Sounds like you're trying to turn it into a new hobby.

Monet . . . that's a great result from the Byetta. :hug: Hope it continues and that you don't get any of the really nasty side effects.

Nothing much new around here . . . weather is absolutely gorgeous . . . sunny and pleasantly warm but the humidity from yesterday has mostly dropped off. :cool: Love it.

Our local TV station carries a local SPCA program and I just saw two of the cutest little tuxedo (black and white) kittens . . . little identical twins . . . and I'm trying so hard to convince myself that I do not need any more . . . three cats is quite enough. Of course, my friend who was here at the time isn't helping any . . . she has 6 dogs and one cat . . . and is trying to convince me that 5 cats would be a much better number than 3. Be strong, Linda.

Anyway, gang, keep moving and shaking and heading in the great downward direction. Here's a dose of :dust: to help us all stay away from the food today and an extra dose for me to keep me away from the kitten store. :dust: See you soon. :carrot:

Morning!

Skye is doing better... I did the smart thing and put her outside after getting back from Curves this morning: Good thing I did!

Here's a pic of my cat: One is PLENTY, believe me. She thinks she's a dog: She sits on top of her kitty tree and dive bombs the dogs as they go by: If I trim her nails, she takes it out on the dogs by chasing them all over the house... Skye will only put up with a little bit, so usually the cat will dish it out to our other dog.

Can't stay long: I have to go to my northernmost store and make it back by 3:00, so I can get set up for my 2nd job, again.

Hugs,

Morning everyone:coffee: rain rain go away come again some other day grma wants to play :?: feeling fine this am just tired of rain sl was 101 this am and yes meowee seems i am doing alot of what i hate.. nothing like not wanting to be embarassed about how lax i can be when you are having company who have never seen your home.. its a great motivator..:p also those cats sound very cute so are you going to get them?? Hope the glasses work out for you.. josian glad your pooch is better..my golden retriever likes cardboard and last night she shredded a soda box into tiny pieces.. i slept so hard i never heard her while she had all that "fun" now i get the mess but at least its cardboard..monet good job on all the new info..im taking abreak today and going to be lazy besides tomorrow i have some helpers to finnish up.. not much left todo :dance: have agreat day chickies and one rooster ((((((hugs)))) rosey :wave:

Hi, all. I was down a lb. at the weigh-in last night. Surprised since I haven't been very good. But I'll take it. Must be all the stress. :(
Meowee - I've had cataracts in both eyes and had surgery. While I was waitign for them to "ripen" it was a real pain. Had to change prescriptions a lot. Have you discussed with your doctor when you can have the surgery? As for the kitties, you probably want to leave well enough alone. I once had neighbors who had 8 cats in a studio apartment! They all staked out their territories, but the fur was all over the place and for the first time in my life I had an allergic reaction to cats.
Rosey - I'll trade you the rain for my heatwave. It's been in the 80s all week. I want the fog back! You're lucky to have a golden retriever -- they're such nice dogs. At least she didn't chew up your shoes!
I read in the NYTimes today that in addition to Byetta, there are three other diabetes drugs coming out on the market within the next year. I wish I could take Byetta but can't because of my gastroparesis.
Glen - :wave:

I could so use some rain, too. It was 90 in our house last night when we got home. Skye still has an upset belly, and she was listless in the heat. You don't shave Huskies: their coat will never grow back the same: So I took a wet rag and wiped down her belly, pressure points and paws with it... Seemed to help.

This is the start of the month when AC would be REALLY nice.

Skye is acting better; she has been able to keep down food and water this morning. I just hope her yucky bowels straighten up soon.

Morning everyone :coffee: ive been up with the birds this am..couldnt sleep.. maybe im just to excited for my family to get here..altho i love alaska it has been hard not seeing my family but once every couple of years and ive lived here for 30+ yrs now..i am going shopping today :D .. and i would gladly send you our rain as its coming down in buckets this am:?: i had to turn the furnace back on cuz i was to cold..my dd e-mailed me this article about flavor sprays.. its been on the View and on morning talk shows.. no calories no fat but enhances your foods.. comes in all yummy choices from cheese and butter to fruits and its fda approved etc..ill get the web address and pass it along if anyones interested.. also have found another web site with lo-cal and lo- fat ideas and recipes ..its calledwww.hungrygirl.com.. check it out..josian glad your pooch is better..rosetta wtg:carrot: on the loss thats awsome.. meowee:mag: are u busy playing with new kitties? hello to all the chickies and our one rooster..have agreat day all ((((((hugs)))))))) rosey :wave:

Hi all its me again.. that web address for the flavor sprays is www.falvorspraydiet.com.. check it out.. imagine spraying a no cal spray thats suppose to taste like the real thing..like the fruit ones on no sugar ice cream or butter on potatoes etc..hmmmmm when my budget a littel more flexible im going to order a few and try it.. anyways wanted to share..ta ta for now rosey :wave:

Hi, all. Well the fog rolled in last night and took us from 91 yesterday to 70 today. Whew! Sorry you're being deluged, Rosey. I have heard of Flavorspray and have been thinking about ordering some. The pesto and cheese sprays sound great. i'm not so sure about the sweet ones, though. Josian - hope your dog gets better.
Have a good weekend everybody.

http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_34.gif Well I am back online so I will be here often. Things are not great but am trying to get to feeling better (oh I have been feeling poorly latley I hurt my foot and have a hard time walking) But I will try to be bright and cheery. I am so glad to be back.

Hi Gang . . . wow, sometimes I just don't know where the time goes. Unfortunately our weather has taken a definite turn for the worse . . . it's been hot, humid and we just started a thunderstorm . . . my head has been battling to stay on my shoulders and I've been taking lots of naps . . . so far so good, but the weather is supposed to continue this way until Tuesday. Yuck. :(

You'll be glad to hear that I'm still a three cat household. Although it was close . . . I decided to leave Frick and Frack for someone else to adopt . . . you can see how close I came, I even gave them names. :o

Your comment about 'curtain-climbing' definitely helped bring me back to reality, Monet. :hug: Thanks. Glad to hear you've been doing so well with Byetta.

Glad to see you back nosugarmomma :hug: Hope you are feeling better, really soon.

Your family will be with you in no time, now, Rosey :hug: Stay calm and think about all the great low-cal recipes you're going to make for them.

I go to the opthamologist early next month, Rosetta :hug: and hope he will have something to say except, 'yes they are coming along nicely'. At the moment I've gone back to the old glasses, since I've been headachey anyway. Congratulations on that loss, girl.

Wow, that is one sick puppy, you've got there, Josian :hug: And the heat is not helping anyone feel better. Hope everything gets better really soon.

Have a great evening, everybody. Keep moving and shaking and heading in the great downward direction. See you soon. :carrot:

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Morning everyone..the sun is out this am and im up early:coffee2: my sl was 97 this morning inspite of the trip to the cold stone creamery ice cream shop yesterday:drool: the apple pie ice cream is just to good even tho i had a small one..im still up to my ears in washing bedding.. except for last min vacumming im ready:carrot: plan another trip to town today.. we leave monday to pick every one up:cp: welcome back nosugar its nice to see you post again.. meowee you resisted the kitties dont know if i should be happy or sad for you.. hope your weather gets better and your headache goes away..hope all the chickies and one rooster have agreat weekend ((((((hug))))))) rosey :wave:

Hi Nosugarmomma . . . don't know what happened but your post, didn't post? All I see is the heading "today" ????

Hi Rosey . . . glad you enjoyed the icecream . . . the high fat content keeps it fairly low on the glycemic index and that softens the impact on your BS reading.

Where oh where is everybody else hiding out? Hope you are all having fun, whatever you're doing. See you later. :carrot: