Hi Tammy and Mima.

Boy, it sure is quiet on this board. I was away for the weekend and worked today. We went to see Mama Mia on Sunday. What a SPECTACULAR show that was! I will NEVER listen to ABBA again in the same way :

I hope that both people that you know in the hospital will soon be better. It is hard to see people so ill.

Going to Edmonton for the next couple of days for BREATH ALCOHOL TRAINING, and hopefully when I return, I will be an old "bat" :

Tammy, have a safe trip

Mima - you are having a rough time with all these stomach woes. Hopefully they find the answer for you soon.

Meme has disappeared again, and I guess Joanne has nothing to tell us. Hi Joanne, hope you are doing ok.

Wow-we saw Mama Mia in NY-it was awesome.
went to doc-he said I should tell gastro doc every time I have an infection so he could see how frequent it is, I think I got dehydrated because I felt better after gatorade.
I know it is awkward to pray with people. PtL for answered prayers-my br. gf said they will be going to church and Brad's s started to improve. Talk about lost causes.
I didn't go to work yesterday but I wouldn't mind 2 days-if they need me.
I so wish I could find a way not to get these attacks-this one was the worst in a few years. I did go off my diet days before. Hmmm.
Have a good trip Tammy-and bye Anne. I want to go on vacation with Joanne-it sounds so nice. MimA

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Aug. 4 is the date we go on vacation. I can hardly wait..It will be just a week but worth every minute.. We haven't been in a couple years.. St. George Island in the panhandle..
I too had a bad spell with my stomach last week.. For me to go to bed in the middle of the day is rare..
We still have not gotten any rain. Everyone all around us has though. That's what happens when you live right on the gulf coast. The winds push it inland.The hubby has been watering all afternoon.. Thank God we have a pump. There are some things we have to use city water on though. There is a lot of iron in the pump water and will kill some plants..
Tops tomorrow and my weight is up. No meetings for a couple weeks after so I will have time to get it down.. Going on vacation with my daughter . She helps me a lot..I am walking 3 miles almost every day but the icecream is a downfall.
Hope everyone is well...Joanne

Good morning. Hot here-Brad has to work in the attic.Mike said it rained in Ft Myers. I hope you have a nice vacation., Joanne. That would be my ideal-staying on the beach.
Stomache is better but now I am constipated despite all the fiber-and walking.
Bye for now Mima

He everybody.

Mima - you can't win! I wish you could get the gut regulated. You would feel so much better.

Joanne - not long before you leave on holidays. Ice cream is for hot weather, so instead of feeling guilty, just have a bit and enjoy it.

Tammy is probably in Florida. It must be really hot there. It is really hot here. So unusual for us to have week after week of hot weather. I really do feel drained from the heat.

It is official - I am now a BAT and an old one to boot :lol: The course is under Dept. of Transport and it is guelling. However, I did pass it (see you CAN teach an old dog new tricks)

Hope you are all having a good day. Hi Meme, wherever you are!

He-we older people can learn easily!!! We are attending our annual mission conference-this year we are traveling back and forth-it's only a half hour. It's such a privelege to be around people with their lives dedicated. Most of them are professionals who work in Asian countries. I had a hard time getting my own food-they had pizza and salad. I had a sheperd's pie not made with wheat -today I will bring my lunch and they are having chicken for supper.
It sure is hot there but they will put in air for next year and Brad has the job!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bye Mima

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Happy- Just one more week and I will be sitting on a beach in N/Fla.. I could do the same thing here but it is really crowded.. There are hardly any people where I am going. Just the ones who rent the houses there.
Mima- Brad should stay out of attics in the hot weather. My hubby went up into ours once. He almost passed out and panicked. I thought I was going to have to call for help to get him out.He can't stand heights anymore.Too bad that you are having so much trouble with your stomach.. I have my spells but they usually last just a day or so.
I guess Tammy is still in Tampa.. I hope things aren't too bad for her BIL there..Meme seems to be very busy.. I hope she hasn't left us for good..
It is like a oven here outside.. I go twice a day to walk.. I should be losing weight. Just with sweat alone. I am soaked when I get back.. I shower twice a day. The hubby is complaining about the water bill.. TOO BAD!I could use the treadmil but Christie can't.
Got to get busy.. Bye...Joanne

Hi there-I never listen to Brad when he complains about leaving lights on!! Your vacation sounds ideal!!! Well, the confernce is over and it was wonderful. Such good talks-especially this motning. And then a nice communion service and lunch. we were exhausted but we shopped on the way home-hadn't gone for weeks-just run to the store.
I have about 12 tomatoes. Even if they are in the front.\Brad's sister is doing better-now for rehab. i never would have predicted she got any better but she had lots of prayer.
Suzanne's bf got lyme disease and now he has Bell
s Palsy. Hope its temporary. Bye for now Mima

Hi Joanne and Mima and Joanne. I hope Meme hasn't left us for good, but she has only been here a couple of times since May. That isn't good.

Joanne - only a few more days and you will be enjoying your holiday. That will do you a lot of good, I think.

Mima - glad that you SIL is feeling better. I don't worry about the lights. Mostly they are shut off, but sometimes one of us forgets! Wonder why that would be :lol: Hope Suzannes boyfriend got treated right away. A lot of the same symptoms as FM and CFS.

I hope Tammy is doing ok.

It finally cooled off here today. It is 72 and it is beautiful. It is also cloudy and looks like rain. I have every window in the house open and it is airing out and getting so much cooler in here. I haven't slept good for 3 weeks. Tonight might be the night I catch a good night's sleep.

Mima - I am going to post something on IBS. It is something new I just learned about. Perhaps it will help explain some of YOUR problems. Here is the website. It is about small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Might explain why you do better on antibiotics.

http://www.medicinenet.com/small_int...th/article.htm

Thanks Anne. I am fasting this morning so I can have my cholesterol checked when I go to doc's. And my thyroid etc. Oh how I hate to fast. I have been eating Activia and taking Fibersmart for the yeast that develops when you take an antibiotic.
Auntie got sick again-someone had a virus. that communal living has its disadvantages. 4 generations in the same house and they will have another baby in Dec. they are all but Auntie going to FL for 2 weeks and I will need to stay in touch for 2 weeks. Every day-I can do that.
I guess Suzanne's bf has the palsy really bad and he is too grumpy. They will have to work through this. Going to check IBS-bye Mima

Wow for that article!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I guess I have to educate my docs again.

Tim "let" me have his computer for a few minutes, so I thought that I'd check in. We are in Tenn. on our way back to Ohio. Bob's brother isn't good, but he isn't nearly as bad as the other brother led us to believe. It was good to see everyone though. Joanne, every time it would rain, I thought of you and wondered if you were getting any rain. I did see a sign for Tarpon Springs. While down there I met a high school friend in Zephyr Hills. We had a nice visit and lunch. We are all looking forward to getting home and sleeping in our own beds tomorrow night. We aren't supposed to pick up the dog until Thursday morning, but I'm going to call in the morning and tell them we'll pick him up tomorrow late afternoon. I've missed the little goober!!

When I get home, I'll spend time reading the messages. Tim is pacing waiting to get the computer back. lol

Glad that you will be back Tammy.
The nurse didn't want to check my ch. or thyroid because they are in the primary Care's realm. But they did because I told them I have been fasting. I did find out that other lab was nearby so I won't do that again.
I bought the stuff to balance my system . If I get another attack, I will go see the gastro guy and ask him about SIBO. For you others, that means small intestine bacterial overgrowth and that's why I have to go on meds every 2 months. Thank you Anne. I know I eat way too much in the carb dept-esp sugar.
Went swimming yesterday-awesome but my back hurts today-it needs to adjust to exercise.
Going to the church to work on VBS. Bye Mima

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I am eating too much carbs too. Not good for my sugar.. I had whole wheat pasta last night and was so bloated I didn't get to sleep till after 2 am..
We had some good rain last night and today.. Now there are some who are already complaining about it.. We loved it. We haven't had rain in almost a month..
Just 2 more days and we will be in N/Fla..We haven't been anywhere in a couple years or more..
Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong this week. Brakes on the care had a problem. Last night my glasses fell apart, Today the radiator(SP) has a problem so back to the shop tomorrow..Good thing we were not on the road.This has really put me behind. Saying nothing about my B/P.
I gave Christie a bath. I think I was wetter than her..
Hello Everybody...Joanne

I think I'd like to see Mama Mia, but I'm not sure the rest of the family would enjoy it. Anne, way to go on being a BAT!!

Joanne, Tim and I had ice cream a couple times while we were gone. Sure was yummy! I called and talked to my SIL when we got home today, and she said that it had been raining almost nonstop since we left yesterday morning. They weren't complaining about it. Enjoy your trip!!!