Meme, I laughed about the Tylenol PM. sounds like a plan!! We just had the 3 of us here on Christmas, so it was pretty quiet. I wondered about I Am Legend. I rarely go to movies, and that was one that I was interested in seeing. I'll either go to a matinee, or wait for the video.

Another friend of mine received an Ipod for Christmas. Must be the thing! I have considered getting one before we leave for GA. I should have bought one while Tim was home so he could teach me how to use it!! I still have a couple of days. Our couch is very comfy for napping. In fact, when we were shopping for a new one, we both would lay down on them to see if it was nappable.

You might be on to something about Kramer. He'll be 14 next week. Maybe I should just take him to the vet, have her check him over, and tell her my concerns. Also laughed about the maxi pad!! I could just see that! I'm with you about coughing too hard. I guess we're getting older too, right?

Mima, Bob and Tim watched the Patriots game. I just talked to Matt Light's mom a few weeks ago. She is such a sweetie. This is her first year of retirement from teaching too. She was Tim's music teacher in elementary school. I'm sure cleaning the AC vent should help. Get rid of whatever could be causing a problem. I did counted cross stitch before Tim was born, and I haven't done any since. Seems like all I do anymore in spare time is nap, do things on the computer, or read. I enjoy all three!!

We'll be leaving for church soon. Tim is getting ready. Bob isn't going. I wish he would. He has only gone once since he came home from the hospital in September. He wasn't a regular church goer before that, but I honestly thought the near-death thing would change him. I mean, he wanted me to call our pastor that night in the ER. I guess he only wants that help when he is in terrible shape. It disappoints me.

Hi ladies. It took me a bit to catch up with everyone! We've all been so busy. Christmas was good. I woke up on my birthday with another cornea infection! Doctors don't know why I get them since i don't wear my contacts anymore...I have eye allergies and it was just too uncomfortable to wear them. Luckily I had antibiotic drops so I started them right away, but the doctor took me off them and put my on steriod drops...now one eye ball is stronger than the other..hahaha. :0)

I'm pretty sure I have to readjust my diet scale...too many yummy cookies! I'll get back on track soon. I have to work New Years Eve and New Years Day...yup..love my job...

Take care all. E

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Hello Everybody. I hope you all have a Happy New Year...
My daughter is much better.. She came down for a few days and may come back next weekend..She hasn't seen much of her hubby this Holiday.. He has been with his mother as his father is still in ICU.. They think he is doing better .We didn't expect him to make it this long ,but, he just might be able to go home in a week.. Prayer works.
My anniversary was very quiet.. My hubby bought me a card the next day..We may go out to eat sometime this week.. I am trying to get off some weight I have put on so I'm not pushing it..Our daughter gave us a nice sheet set.. I needed them!!!Our son must have forgot.. That's ok.He has his hands full with his step children,although ,they are grown brats..His s/daughter through a major tantrum right in the middle of his christmas dinner party.. Her cell phone charger wasn't working.. I could only watch when I wanted to tell her quietly that wasn't the way to conduct herself.
Dogs get older. They lose the muscle tone and do a lot of unpleasant things. I know .We had one 14 years. In the end he was blind. incontinent, couldn't get up the back steps and we think deaf.. We had to put him down..I think it was the kind thing to do..We didn't get another till Christie. We wouldn't have her but for our daughter deciding we needed one..In 14 years I will be 89 years old..My hubby will be 96...Can you see it!!
Joanne

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Hello. Hope everybody is gearing up to celebrate the New Year, however you choose to do that. Myself, it will be quiet, but I will stay up to see it in. Never missed one yet!

Mima - Hope the cleaning and the vent filters help with the asthma. I always used them at home, but now I have hot water heat, so no need for them. Congrats on another new arrival into your family. Both my kids were nice hardy babies. My daughter was 8 lbs 11 oz (40 years ago, that was BIG!) and my son was only 8 lbs. Both were so healthy.

Meme - well, your life sounds like mine. Just way to busy. I am soooo tired I can hardly drag myself around.

Tammy - Has Tim left yet, or does he stay until after the New Year? I would take some Tylenol PM but that darn Tylenol always keeps me AWAKE!!!! So Meme could have some hyper kids if it does that to them as well;)

Joanne - glad your daughter is feeling better. I will be joining you in the weight loss thing AGAIN!! One day it should stick (or should I say NOT stick) and I will lose some of this excess. I have found that the NEW beta blocker the Dr. put me on, has made me a lot less hungry, but still no weightloss. I sometimes think it is welded onto my body!!! I will give it a real effort in 2 more days.

Eliza - I will be joinging you on that diet in just a couple more days. I read something that said, for every sweet we eat, we need to walk a block! Gosh, I would be walking a loooooooooong way!

I had Ashley here with me for a few days, and then my daughter and SIL come on Saturday and stayed over. We had to go shopping, which is something I would not have done if it was just us. My legs were throbbing by the time i went to bed, and the top of my foot was going right along with it. Even pain meds didn't do anything. Hate that. I took some Tylenol 3 and laid awake all night (I am NOT kidding when I say Tylenol does weird things to me). On Sunday, my Son and DIL and kids came and spent the day. Everybody was gone by 7:30 p.m. last night, and so was I nearly. Gosh I am soooo tired today. I loved having my gkids around, and Ashley is just the easiest child to have around. James has too much energy and little Meela is just 18 months and goes, goes, goes. She is just so cute.

I am going to post some pictures of my gkids shortly.

Hope you all have a good day.

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and such an occasion brings on thoughts.
There are thoughts of the past year, both
happy and sad. And there are thoughts of
the future, perhaps wondering, perhaps
full of plans for the days ahead. If there
are fearful thoughts, let us try trust; if
there are gloomy thoughts, let us look to
the sunrise of new hope. May we cross the
threshold with purpose, and faith in One
who goes with us and knows the way, for
here is a brand new year!"

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Love those thoughts, Anne. We were in bed right after 8 and that includes Evan. Our health insurance is going to work out great next year and maybe we can use our passports for an id to get on medicare. The girl I spoke to was so nice.
Doc's office called and I am going to have my MRI and bone density test tomorrow. I am hoping the Valium calms me.
Evan went to bed so good. First we went to see a house with lights that won first prize in the park. They had a blow up snowman like his and he figuresd his house was in back of it. Then we went to see a village a man set up. With a train. Then when Evan goes to bed, you have to do this routine with a sheep that he has. I am sure I didn't do it as well as his father. Then I taught him God bless each person. Wait til he asks his father to do that-Mima has to teach that to him-I don't come on strong though.
Well, Suzanne got over her uncle's remarks and realized he meant well-he doesn't have a clue. Now she is talking about a shower-her maid of honor is 14 so she won't be doing that and one of her bride;s maids is giving her a bachelorette party. It's not customary for the Mother of the bride or groom to do that but my Sil and her other bridesmaid will be roped in. But it has to be at Bobby;s because of people traveling from CT and the other end of MA. Any suggestions in this dept-I am way too involved.
Bye for now-Happy New Year-Mima

Eliza, is that infection painful? I get teary eyed thinking about anything dealing with the eyes. LOL to the stronger eyeball!!! boo hiss on having to work both of those days!!

Joanne, have to agree about prayers working!! I know that is what helped Bob overcome his health problems in September. Getting new sheets is a good feeling. We used to just use the same ones forever, and then we decided that we deserved new ones every now and then. Sorry to hear about your son's stepchildren.

I do think our dog might be losing some of his hearing. He doesn't even bark when the doorbell rings anymore. Bob thinks he's just getting lazy, which that could be right too!! We'll be leaving him at the doggy hotel while we are gone in Feb. The owner said that she and her hubby have talked that they plan to keep him in their house alot of the time we are gone. He's their favorite "guest". She knows about his accidents, so she'll be on the lookout. I know that Kramer will be our last pet.

Anne, we stayed up and watched the ball drop, then went to bed. Tim wasn't supposed to leave till sometime Wed. morning, but with the crazy weather he is leaving early this afternoon. The dorms aren't open till Sunday because classes don't start till the 7th. He'll stay in a hotel two nights, then he'll head out for Toronto with the band on Thursday morning. The hotels are going to have quite a few band members on Wed. night for those who don't live in apartments over there. I am not ready for him to leave, that's for sure. Since he has the RA job this semester, he probably won't get home before Bob and I leave for Georgia. We'll be going to see him though. I'm sure you are pooed out from having all the company. Get some rest!! Thanks for posting the threshold thoughts.

I'll be joining you guys on the weight loss thing again. I'm starting tomorrow. Thought I'd wait until Tim leaves and more of the goodies are gone. lol

We went to pay Tim's fees and buy books for this semester yesterday morning. Tim asked if I wanted to go to the mall after we had errands finished. I thought about it, and then decided I'd rather just come home. I love that mall! Can't believe I passed up the chance to go.

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We went to bed about 9. I read untill 11 and then turned on tv Hubby woke up and we watched Dick Clark bring in the New Year..It still took me awhile to get to sleep..
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY
I started my eating healthy yesterday. Although ,I did eat some fried seafood for supper..Our son brought us some fresh fish he caught.. Mullet and they had roe in them..I will broil the rest that I have in freezer..I have about 5 meals there..I have a few pounds to lose.
It is supposed to get cold for a couple days. We still have the ac on..
I will get all the Christmas stuff put away tomorrow..Wish we could win the lotto. I could hire it done.:p
Joanne

Good morning and Happy New Year.

Stayed up and saw the New Year in. My son called just after midnight and the kids (my gson and my gdaughter(who was sleeping over) sang us a New Year song. They then were heading for bed. I don't miss going to New Year's parties, as I have NEVER been a party person.

Mima - Your daughter's maid of honor is only 14?? Is that right? I guess some of the older ones will have to do it. I love putting on bridal showers, but haven't done it for a few years, and probably will never get to do it again. Good luck with that MRI. The bone density is nothing, really.

Tammy - so you are having some nasty weather are you? We don't have much of a winter yet. Just the same as it has been for the past 10 years or so. Not much snow, and not very cold (for us). For the next few days, starting tomorrow, it is going to be 32F, so it is like summer, almost:carrot: I know you will miss your boy when he is gone back to school. It is good that you have this weining(sp) period, so you can adjust to when he moves on with his life. My son was 19 when he moved out, but of course, I saw a lot of him, as he was home for dinner a LOT! He moved back home for a year when he was 23, as he was working in Ft. McMurray and was gone for 10 days at a time and home for 4 days, of which he was visiting with his friends a lot of the time. He needed a place to be, however, so it was home. He is a Journeyman Electrician and is now apprenticing as a welder as well. You can NEVER have too many trades in your back pocket.

Joanne - so you did see the New Year in :hug: I couldn't even imagine the feeling of being in all thoughs throngs of people in Time Square. I don't believe I would like it at all!!! At one time, I would have been fine with it, but not anymore.

I guess we are all in the same boat. I went and got groceries yesterday, and now am stocked up on fresh veggies, fruit etc. Not many goodies left here, after my family was here on the weekend. Still a few chocolates, but I will let hubby look after those, as I don't really like them that much. So tomorrow I will start or maybe even today, depending on what is happening later on. I don't have to cook dinner for anybody, other than us.

I hope you all have a great "first" day of the year.

I just changed my tracker to show the weight that I've lost and the weight that I still want to lose. The weight I want to lose may change the closer I get. We'll see how I feel and what the doctor says. I had thought doing it in 10 pound increments would be better, but I'll give this a try and see what happens.

Joanne, I really like seafood, but I don't care for it fried. Winning the lotto sounds good!! If you do, please remember your friends!!!

It is so windy today. The weather said winds are 25-30 miles an hour, with gusts up to 50+. Hope it calms down or Kramer will blow away one of these times when I put him out! The temp is 22, but with the wind it feels much colder.

Anne, I am glad that we have this time to adjust to him being gone. We've even laughed about how empty the house will be of furniture when he moves out. He'll be home for the summer starting the beginning of May. He talked to the manager of the Arby's where he worked during high school, and he'll be working there for the summer. Last summer he went to school half of the summer, so he didn't get a job. He'll go back to school for the 2008-2009 school year, then when he moves home for the summer he'll be doing his internship with a sheriff's dept. or police dept. near here. If that falls through, he'll live on campus that summer. He'll graduate the summer of 2009, and then he'll be out there looking for a job. Many depts. hire people with associates degrees, but many of them are looking for those with bachelor's degrees anymore. He has a few ideas of where he'd like to be, and so far all of them but one are in Ohio or Indiana. His other thought is in Georgia near where we will be in February! I told him I didn't think he would like the summer heat.

Your son doing both an electrician and a welder is great! That should really help him with jobs if he can do both!! Good thinking on his part!! That is also good that he stays in contact with his friends. I don't think Tim sees or talks to some of his best friends from high school.

A friend of mine went to Times Square several years ago for NYE. I just shiver thinking about the crowds!!

We don't have many chocolates, but we do have cheeseball, crackers, and Hickory Farm beef sticks to deal with.

Kramer keeps looking at the window when the air is blowing harder. I don't think he wants to go out. Don't blame him!!

Hi ladies. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I worked till 10:30 NY eve slept 4 hours and worked 7-3pm today. All I have to say is I HURT and I'm going to my doctor tomorrow. I can barely walk. I know my weather is bad like Tammy's but somethings got to give. Tammy, yes, the eye infections hurt terrible! I have to hold my hand over my eye until the meds kick in. If the littlest light hits it, it feels like a hot poker right in the center.

Everyone sounded like they had a nice New Years. I'm going to get in the bath now. Have a nice evening ladies :0)

E

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Hope everyone had a good New Year Eve and Day. Hubby and I went out to dinner last night and spent a very pleasnt evening together (if you get my drift ... we brought the New Year IN!) ha I had 3 of my 4 g-children yesterday so I took them to see Water Horse. Best movie I've seen all year (2007 of course) I think it was even better than ET. Then, tonight we had Christmas with our friends. One couple has had the crud so we couldn't get together until they got better. We went to dinner and then came back here for dessert and to open presents. I made Milky Wonder Cake (made with 6 Milky Way bars) and Strawberry Cheese cake. I got towels and a gold bracelet.

We had snow tonight. Supposed to be down to 15, not counting the wind chill and it's very windy. We'll have to put Sami in the garage. She's not doing well. We're still having to take her off the porch to go potty. She still acts like she is afraid of something. As soon as she goes, she goes right back up on the porch.

I'm about ready for bed. It's been a looong week ... from Christmas to New Year, and I'm like the rest of you, really tired. I took down the tree and all my decorations today plus cleaned the whole house and made a cheese cake. I think I need about a week's rest but I have to go to town tomorrow, then church tomorrow night. I'm going to the store tomorrow, too. It's time to start eating better. I dread seeing the scale after all I ate tonight! :eek: It's not going to be easy with all that cake in the house. Maybe hubby will hurry and eat it! I should just take it to my kids, huh? :p 'Nite 'Nite ... going to bed early tonight ... hopefully I can sleep. I have a customer coming early in the morning to get a cargo trailer.

Happy day after-glad to read everyone's post.Evan was here til noon. His mom thought he felt warm but I hope he's not getting Al's cold.
I read my bank acct on the net and I got $77 less in my pay due to an increase in health care costs. That makes $124 since July. But I always seem to have money left over each month. We will be changing health plans in July.
I decided to ley go of the shower and my niece sent me an e-mail that she would do whatever needed-God bless her-so we have lots of help and Bobby said we could have it at his house because it's a central location. Suzanne's Maid of honor is her new step-daughter-it's sort of honerary but she has 2 close friends so she couldn't decide -Meranda is so excited and so adorable.
Hope your eye infection clears up pronto, Eliza.
Tammy-even when they move out, they always come back and you are close to your son.
Joanne-brrrrr-haven't put the heat on because it gets too hot in the br and Brad is still sleeping. I will be glad when this day is over -big church service tonight-hope I won;t be too groggy.
Anne-hope you are getting some rest.
We are going to book a cruise and the people across the street want to go but they have to get passports. They are in their 80's but fun.
Hey meme-you rest too. Glad you likes Waterhorse. My grandfather took me to lots of movies when I was a kid.Mostly musicals and Esther Williams.
Have a peaceful day-Brad is up so we can get the house warm. Mima

Eliza, I hope you are feeling better soon. Let us know what you find out at the doctor. I'm with you about the weather. I just had to shovel to get a place big enough for the dog to go out. It's cold, windy, and snowing. Now I'm freezing!!

Meme, I haven't heard of that movie, but I'm usually behind on things. lol I would like a piece of that cake! Your gifts sound very nice. Wonder what is going on with Sami? I sent some of the goodies back with Tim. Told him to share with friends.

Mima, I meant to tell you that I think that is neat to teach Evan to bless everyone. I used to do that with my nephews because I knew they weren't getting that at home. My new pays will be less also because of health insurance costs. Then in March, my pay should go up because we get an increase each year whether we need it or not. HA!!

I know there will be wedding showers for my niece, but I don't plan to host any. Not real pleased with her right now. The wedding is the end of June. She said at Christmas that Tim can't bring a date. She said if he was married, engaged, or living with someone, he could. That's the way she will do invitations for her friends (all in their mid-20's). She wants to make sure she has room for her friends. I can understand that, but he is her first cousin and they've been close for a long time.

I've never been on a cruise. We've talked about it though.

I wouldn't like that either about the date-when Suzanne didn't even have a bf, she brought her gf to Angela and Brett;s wedding.
Cindy wanted to get a restaurant to have the shower and split the cost with me but I can't spend anymore money-we are already spending our savings on the wedding and we didn't sell the camper and we took out 10,000 for the apt. It's a good thing I only have 1 daughter, Anyhow, Pam is going to get Bobby to finish his sunroom and we will have enough room. I will check on it anyways. My niece's husband comes from very wealthy family.
I was fine during the MRI-prayers and Valium. My bone scan said that I didn't have osteoporosis and my others said I did. Yikes-that's super.
And then we went to the Wed. night service with awesome music and an awesome speaker!!! He was orginally a Muslim and is now the head of the Divinity school at Liberty University,
It;s the coldest night in years and our heat is OFF!
I don't want to get Brad up again-he got it on in the middle of the night. But he will be up soon.
Mima

Mima, Tim had dated his last gf for 3 1/2 years, and she wouldn't even be allowed to come if they were still dating since they aren't living together, etc. My niece has turned into a money snob. The guy she is marrying has a very wealthy family, and with his job, he'll be wealthy too. When she started dating him, I wondered if that was the reason. I still think it is in a way.

Don't like MRI's. I've had 3, and the doctor always gives me something before them, but I still get tense.

It is 5 degrees here this morning BUT the wind has stopped!!! The past couple of days have been awful with the wind. The drifting on the highways was hard for the crews to stay up with.

Bob just went to the grocery to get fixings for chili. Yummy!!

I helped at the soup kitchen yesterday. Usually we have 6 or more people to help, there were only 3 of us! One of the men who came in to eat helped set up tables, and a woman helped with chairs and putting the salt and peppers on the tables. They are regulars, and they always come early and chat. The woman in charge called someone to bring us a bag of ice. When he saw that there were only 3 of us, he stayed and helped us serve and clean up everything. We sure were glad that he did!! Not sure why the others who had signed up didn't come. No one called to say they weren't coming.

Tim and crew should be in Michigan by now. They were leaving Ball State about 6:00 this morning. Not sure what time they'll get to the customs area. I hope they get through without any problems. He thinks it will take a total of 10 hours to get to Toronto with stops along the way, and he's supposed to call when they get there. The band doesn't get to practice in the arena until 9:00 tonight, so they have plenty of time.

Hello to everyone!!!

Toronto is so beautiful, I have heard!
What a day yesterday was. Brad went o HD at 7 am and fixed a burned out breaker. Talked to Suzannee, they ran out of propane. Josh the tenant called at 5-he has pneumonia and NO HEAT! Finally got the oil burner man and he had heat by 7.
My niece offered to pay for the whole shower by herself. I told her I wasn;t sure about my budget because I was paying for the reception but I had just about decided that God would provide. Every time I let go of something, He steps in. I do feel a bit guilty because we are going on a cruise but it's the money I saved for Jamaica and that trip fell through. I will be honest with her. She said she wanted to do that in the beginning but didn't want to take over. But now she wants to. She loves Suzanne. I will be honest with her.
I can pay for the cake etc.
Brad took our neighbor to the hospital for his skin cancer surgery but they kept him overnight so he didn't have to go pick him up/yet.

Haven't heard from Mike-afraid they are sick because Alison had a terrible cold. What will today bring???
Anyone made a salad from baby spinach and pineapple? We got invited to dinner tomorrow night, She said we should bring my mother and that would be Joyce, who is only 9 years older than me-who is a friend. I can't tell that to Joyce!!!!!Be good-Mima

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We had the coldest couple days and nights that we have had in years this past week.. I didn't like it!!I hate being cold as much as I hate being hot.This is going to be a strange year weather wise...
Tammy-I love chilli.. It just doesn't like me. I get indigestion and gas to beat the band.Ibs kicks in big time..Just about everything bothers my stomach.
Mima- Is it your daughter getting married? I am so glad I don't have to plan weddings anymore.. I did both my sons first wedding and my daughters. Right down to making the gowns for the intire wedding party and myself..I cooked all the food for the weddings and ofcourse had the sence to buy the wedding cake.They put me in the hospital after my daughters wedding.. My son and his second wife did everything themselves. All I did was show up.
Meme- I put all the Christmas stuff away this week. The neighbors still have everything up.If I had that many decorations I would be slow about putting them away too.Too much work..
Hello Happy- I wouldn't like all those crowds either..That's a good reason to watch it on tv.I wasn't going to stay up but we Have done it 54 years so as I find it hard to go to sleep at night anyhow,why not.
Joanne

Tim called from Toronto late yesterday afternoon. He said they didn't have any problems with the truck at customs. He was hoping they wouldn't have to unload all the percussion instruments and sousaphones!

Mima, glad that your niece will be paying for the shower. You are doing enough I think. I've never made a salad with spinach and pineapple, but it sounds good. Recipe please???

Bob has been under the weather today. I think he overdid it on the chili yesterday. He was told to cut out tomato products because of his stomach problems, and I think he understands why now.

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I too have fibromyalgia. I was finally diagnosed in 1993 after a very long period of illness. I was in Desert Storm ( Iraq) and they thought that it was some kind of virus. Then diagnosed with Lupus (they rescinded that diagnosis). I was on a large amount of steroids and put on 65 pounds. I have managed to come off of medication, deal with the pain. However, I have terrible problems sleeping and IBS. I am on WW and my diet seems to having a positive effect on the Fibromyalgia. I live in GA so I do not have to deal with the cold. Althouhg today it was 24 degrees. Very unusual for GA.

Welcome to the group!! The more the merrier!! I have been on WW in the past, and am thinking about doing that plan again. My goal is to really get my behind into action on Monday. Always have an excuse not to start on a weekend, you know?? lol

My husband and I will be heading to Jekyll Island, GA, the end of January, and we'll be there the whole month of Feb. Hope it warms up by then!! It was 5 degrees yesterday here in Ohio, but today we were up to 30!!

Good morning-did I tell you that my niece is paying for the whole shower!!! And taking care of all of it,
Joanne, after Angela's and Brett;s wedding, I knew that we would hire a caterer but now it's going to be at a very nice place, Not cheap-we were freezing also-not used to it.
No disasters yesteday-booked the cruise.Then I couldn't print out anything so I went to Walmart and bought a 35$ printer-problem solved-too bad I just spent money on ink for that other printer.
Boy, making the dresses-WOW! Suzanne is looking for dresses today.
They cost $150. Did I tell you that I still have my dress from Mike's wedding and it's perfect. If I can't find anything else-I will wear it. I even wore it to my niece's wedding-it's sort of aqua.
Evan was here-poor thing-I was on the phone so long with the cruise-he was watching a dvd-Blue's Clues. I finally read him a story and we did some pages in the phonics book. He gets those mazes really quick.
I can't remember the recipe for the salad. Going to look for a recipe. I do know who to call.
Glad Tim had no customs trouble.
The guy next door had surgery for skin cancer-he waited too long and now he has to have radiation. I have another spot that I think I will have to get removed. Like last year-on my shoulderthis time. My head is numb from where they did the surgery before. They are under your skin long before they come out.
Bye for now Mima

Mima, that's great that you'll be able to relax and not worry about the shower. That's a great price for a printer. Bob mentioned getting one to take with us in case we want to print from the laptop while we're gone. I'm sure your dress will be fine for the wedding. When and where will your cruise be? Sorry to hear about the neighbor having to have radiation.

Tim called last night to tell us he met a very nice Toronto police officer. I thought OH NO! He turned right on red, and apparently at certain intersections, there are certain hours where you can't do that. Tim gave him his license, insurance card, registration, and explained that he was there with the Ball State band from Indiana. The officer went back to his car, and a while later came back, handed everything to Tim and told him to have a nice day! Relief!!!

We'll watch the game at noon today on ESPN2. Go Cardinals!! I just hope they can stay in the game against Rutgers!!

Welcome to our little group, Airforcegal. Good luck with WW. I think I am going to be looking into that as well.

Mima - Nice that your niece is going to foot the bill for the shower. I sure think having it at home would be a LOT cheaper, and then cater the food in.

Where are you going on your cruise? That is the one thing, I know for sure, that I do NOT want to do! I would get claustophobic, knowing I couldn't get off if I wanted to. Plus, the very size of the ship is intimidating. I, also, get motion sick, so cruising isn't for me at all.

Tammy - did you mean Tim went to Toronto, Ontario in Canada? well, I suppose so, as he wouldn't have to go through customs if in the USA.. A printer for $35.00 bucks would be a good thing, but I love my 3 way printer. I really need the photocopier as I use it quite a bit. I could get by without the scanner, as long as my daughter has one.

Joanne - so you have been having some cool weather. We heard on the news that it could freeze (that was a few days ago, and I didn't hear if it did or not) Also, some parts got snow. Not so nice, when you are not used to it.
We have been having terrific weather for us. It has been up in the mid 30's and will be warm for the next week at least. Hardly any snow - YET!!

Meme - Glad you had a pleasant New Year:carrot: I took down my tree on the 01 January as well. Cleaned up the house, and am ready for a new year.

Had a FM flare up the other night. Twas horrid! Gosh, pain everywhere, and freezing cold. After a couple of hours of freezing, I got so darn hot, I could hardly stand it, but some of the pain subsided. Every joint in my body hurt and so darn tired, and then this pain out of nowhere. Thankfully it lasted only the night, but didn't sleep at all on Thursday night. Got up with a raging headache, so had to phone in sick.

Hope you all have a nice day.

I have my WW materials beside me, and I'll be rereading everything. I am starting on Monday!!!

Anne, yes Tim is in Canada. Well, I really don't know where he is right now. He called at 5:00 to say the buses and truck were loaded and they were leaving Toronto. I don't know how far it is to Port Huron, MI, where they will come back into the states. Rutgers won the game which I expected. I'm pleased that Ball State scored! They ended up losing by 22 I think. They showed a little of the BS band in the stands, but not long enough to really get a good look.

I hope you are feeling better after that flare! I've been the same way lately, and I hate it!

Tomorrow after church I'll head to Ball State to take Tim's things to him. He had enough with him for the trip. The dorms don't open until 9 in the morning from their Christmas break. We loaded the van today so I won't have to do that before church in the morning.

Bob asked earlier if I wanted to go eat Chinese. I love it, but I just didn't feel like going anywhere. It's raining, windy, but it is about 40 degrees!! Heatwave!!

Gosh ... I'm in a bad flare-up, too. The top of my right foot and my ankle is hurting so bad I thought I wasn't going to make it out of the grocery store tonight - and the rest of me isn't a whole lot better. I should have just come home after we ate, like I did last night. We went to eat with friends last night and was going to go shopping but I told hubby I just couldn't walk though the store. I had my ankle brace and comfortable Easy Spirit shoes on tonight and thought I could make it but it nearly killed me. Sometimes I get cold like that, too. I cover up with a couple of quilts and hubby thinks I've gone mad. We have more rain coming our way so I guess my pain isn't going anywhere tonight.

Welcome Airforcegal. It's hard to get the weight off. I gained a bunch after taking Prednisone and it took forever to get it off.

I bought an iPod with some of my Christmas money and spent about 5 hrs. in the past couple of days trying to program it using my notebook computer. It was doing some pretty wild stuff ... couldn't get it to do anything it was supposed to do. I was beginning to think I'm to old to figure something like that out! :p I called my son and asked him about it and he said sounded to him like the port on the computer wasn't right for the iPod and maybe I should use my desktop. I brought it into the bedroom and tried it and the desktop said the whole iPod was screwed up. It had to reconfigure everything. I don't know if it came that way or if using it on the notebook messed it up but I wasted over a half a day on it. I finally got it to working. I bought an iPod boom box for it tonight ... I love it. I'm putting all my vocal tracks on it so I can take it to the Radio Station when I sing and also use it when I practice. It will be so much easier than making all those CDs.

Tammy ... Tim is so lucky he didn't get that ticket! You can turn right on red at most intersections. I bet he's happy he's getting to travel with the band. I can't believe you got a printer that will do all that for $35. We're going to have to have one for the office. The one we have doesn't work half the time. We looked at a Lexmark tonight for $75. We have to have one with a fax.

Mima ... those kind of dresses are so expensive. Then you usually only wear them once or twice. I have the one I wore when I sang at my cousin's wedding in 2006 and only wore it that one time. What a waste.

Joanne ... we've been having cold weather here but it's supposed to warm back up next week and more rain. I hate the cold, too. But I love chili ... I bought the stuff to make chili and hotdogs next week. Guess I'd better go to bed and see if I can get some sleep. Have a good weekend y'all!

First of all-welcome Airforce gal-we are just a bunch of cyberspace friends whoget a chance to vent about our aches and pains and then we don't have to bore everyone else who wouldn't understand.
Great about Tim not getting the ticket-my printer is just a regular one but it printed out everyything for the trip.
Suzanne called in the am and she was going gown shopping and would I give her my card number-I said you told me you were buying your gown and she said she didn't have the money yet and so we negotiated some other expenses. Then she called me with one that was $800 and I said no and she settled for a $600 one . It's beautiful but I had in mind the one she tried on when we went together. David;s Bridal will reorder if she needs to get a different size. She hasn't lost any weight yet. She is so stressed so it's hard.
We were at a wonderful dinner-why didn't I say no to the cake???
I put the baby spinach first, then fresh pineapple, almonds, and a dressing made from pina colada and vanilla yogurt, with some honey and cinnamon. It was good. I only ate the pineapple and dressing.
Boy, hope you guys feel better. Going to church and Sunday school, maybe out to eat. And then REST!!!!!
It's so busy!!!!!Mima

Meme, it's my left foot that is bothering me. At times I can hardly stand it, and it gets that way even when I am doing absolutely nothing. I told Bob that I think it is arthritis, but I don't know. Is your foot/ankle swollen? I have sprained this ankle twice over many years. I never have problems with the right one. We've had rain again, so it could be that. Hope you are feeling better. We're a mess, aren't we??

Cool about the iPod!!! I've considered it many times, but haven't done anything about it. Glad that you were able to get it straightened out!! I don't have a printer yet. Mima is the one who found one for $35. Definitely agree with you about the prices of dresses! Way too much money. My niece chose knee length black dresses for her bridesmaid's dresses. Very classy looking. They will be able to be worn again many times. That's about the only common sense thing she has done! That was mean of me. I'm still bothered about Tim not being allowed to bring a date. Even if he would get married between now and the end of June, he can't bring anyone because that person would not have been on the guest list in September. I know that many of our relatives will not be attending because of the distance to the wedding, so I'm sure there would be a seat for a guest for Tim. Can you tell I'm really bothered by this??

It is in the 60's here today! It was 5 degrees last week, so this is a major change! I like it, except for the rain.

Mima, $600!!!!!!!!!!! Oh my! Our wedding, my dress, Bob's suit, and our honeymoon didn't cost that much! That was back in 1981 though. The spinach salad sounds yummy!

Yesterday I went to church, went to the grocery, came home for a while, then headed for Ball State to take all of Tim's things to him. The dorms didn't open until 9:00 yesterday morning from Christmas break. Since he was with the band, he had to leave most of his things at home. Took he and his GF our for dinner. Enjoyed the time with them.

I planned to get up and go to the Y this morning. Haven't been there yet. Felt queasy when I got up and thought I was just hungry. Ate some oatmeal, and that made things worse. I've been on the bed most of the morning. I just ate a piece of toast, drank some diet 7up. If I get to feeling better, I need to go to the bank and to the Y to pay membership dues for 2008. Then I hope to get into the cardio room for a while, and if nothing else, ride the exercise bike. Bob is out and about getting his car serviced and not sure what else.

Hope we all are feeling better and painfree soon!!!

Hi everyone. We all seem to be hurting :0( I actually came home from work and took 2 flexerils. The pain has been bad. It was 65 degrees here today!! We have bad storms now though...lots of lightening!

Tammy, how fun for your son to play in Canada! We went to Arizona to see our kids in the Fiesta Bowl their last year in HS band. We used to love going to the football games and the stands would clear after the 1/2 time performance :0)

Mima...I couldn't imagine spending that much on a wedding dress. Mine was $87 and that was 23 years ago :0) I bet the dress is beautiful. It's so fun and stressful to plan a wedding.

Meme...I hope your foot feels better soon. It's hard to limp through the day!

Hi to everyone else :0) Have a nice evening ladies!

Good evening.

Mima - when my daughter got married she RENTED her gown, her bridesmade dresses and the flower girl dress, as well as the Tux for the men. She is pretty frugal and couldn't see spending all that money on a dress she would NEVER wear again. Her dress was beautiful, and the bridesmaid wasn't stuck with a dress she wouldn't use again either. Cost her $250.00 to rent her dress. We paid for her wedding and she had 120 guests. Was great fun. The dinner was great as well.

Tammy - glad Tim had a good time in Toronto. That right hand turn business doesn't exist in Denmark! We kept wanting to do that all the time, because we are used to it. I love Toronto. It is big, and exciting.

Hope your foot settles down. Weather does play such a role in how we feel.

Did you get started on your diet today? I did ok today. Hopefully it continues.

Eliza - sorry you are feeling so poorly. If I took 2 Flexeril I would NEVER wake up - I feel so darn groggy from only 1. My pill of choice is called a MEP 282, and it has Asprin, codeine and a muscle relaxer in it, but it doesn't leave me feeling like I am drunk. I think you can only get it in Canada, however and it is a really OLD med.

Meme - hope you are feeling better. I bet the IPOD is good for you and it is small. Personally, I just would never get one loaded. I guess half of it is interest and I am not interested :lol: At least you have a good use for one.

Joanne - hope you are doing better as well, and that it has warmed up for you.

Eliza, one flexeril wipes me out, but maybe when I feel bad enough two might do the trick. My friend's daughter played at the Fiesta Bowl when she was in high school. Cool!! I just saw on the weather that it was storming up your way. Some of our cable stations are out of Ft. Wayne, IN, so we hear about your weather too at times. We are pretty close to Dayton, OH. We are very close to the Indiana border.

Anne, Tim told me that he thought that I would like Toronto. Need to get on the ball and get our passports, not sure when we'll have to have them. I have done very well foodwise today since I didn't feel well earlier. That helped!! I watched at dinner, and I will have "room" for a snack if I want a little something in a bit. We'll have to keep an eye on each other!!

I did make it to the Y. Worked on the machines in the cardio room for over 30 minutes. Went to go into the room with the bikes and treadmills, and it was full of skinny people. There were a couple empty ones, but I just couldn't bring myself to go in. Pitiful! I did take the dog for a walk when I got home though. Memo to self - Do not go to the Y between 3 and 4!!! I used to go in the morning, sometime after 8:00. some people go to the Y before they go to work, and they are gone by then. Not so busy.

that's funny, tammy. I have a frugal mind-Suzanne needs to develop that and this will help. She just now made out a budget-if you spend $1 each on favors-that's $150. At Angela's
wedding, they didn't even take them but I sure didn't spend that much.
I have a virus that shuts down my Windows every 5 minutes.Need to hurry.
Brad and I have been walking-now my back is sore. Maybe I will go in the jacuzzi.
Got my gaither tickets!!! Everyone feel better. Mima

They did a MRI on my right foot and ankle at Vanderbilt in Nashville a couple of years ago and said I had Rheumatoid and Osteo Arthritis both in my foot and in my ankle. They did a Cat Scan on my left foot and ankle about 5 years ago and it showed acute tendonitis. I've already had surgery on both knees and I cracked the bone that sits on my tail bone when I was a child so it is just bone on bone and has worn away now. That's why I'm so desparate to lose the 10+ pounds I've gained. It's like carrying around a 10LB bag of potatoes on all these damaged joints. It's cloudy and windy and supposed to rain this evening so of course that makes everything hurt worse. Lately my hips have been giving me a fit, too, so I'm sure I have arthritis in them as well. My fingers are getting so bad it hurts to play piano. I played for the services at church Sunday and my hands were aching afterward. I can't take Darvocet before because I have to teach a class of 7th & 8th graders so I have to be able to concentrate ... I can't think sometimes when I take that stuff.

I lost 3 pounds since last Tuesday. I'm eating egg whites and oatmeal for breakfast, salad and fish or chicken for lunch and small portions of whatever I want for dinner + a salad ... no bread & no sugar. Snacks consist of things like fruit, sugar free jello, green tea with one of those 100 calorie snack packs or pop corn. I refuse to crash diet ... I hate the word diet anyway plus I need a lot of protein. I can't believe how easy it is to get off track. My mind knows that I need protein and water but my body cries out for sugar and salt! Fickle thing, isn't it? :p

One flexeril wipes me out, too A half is all I can take. We bought a tredmill a few months ago and I stopped using it back before Christmas. Hubby put it up against the wall because the kids were coming and we didn't want them on it. He never did put it back down and it's so big I can't handle it. I've got to remember to have it put it down in front of the TV tonight ... it's downstairs, I'd like to start using it again.

Well, ladies, I got married in the white and pale blue dress that I wore to graduation and I was married in the hospital because my dad had a heart attack a few days before my wedding date. I was supposed to get married in a church. I had not planned a big wedding or anything ... no reception. I just always wanted to be married in a church. My dad called me on the afternoon of my wedding day and asked me to come to his hospital room and be married there. I felt I couldn't say no. His Dr. said only five people could be there. I found out later a lot of my husband's cousins got mad about that. It was the church where their dad was the pastor and they had planned on going (although I had not invited anyone). He had eight cousins and other relatives that had planned to go that I didn't know about at the time. I also found out later a couple of his female cousins had even gotten new dresses ... I didn't even get a new dress! :p My daughter has suggested we get 'married' again ... go through the ceremony ... in a church and have a reception, etc. I said "no". I got married the way I got married and that was the once in a lifetime for me. It just wouldn't be the same.

Here's a picture of Ginger getting into her stocking Christmas morning ... she got her doll out and stopped. She still had some candy in the bottom but was so interested in the doll, hubby had to get the candy out for her. HA

The other one is of me with my two beautiful granddaughters (I'm not a bit prejudice!) ;)

Meme-you are so pretty!!! I think you should definitely have that wedding. What big anniversary do you have coming up?
Evan cracks me up-I told him that Brad opened the cabinet door and hit me on the head and he wanted to know if I said howy cwap-holy crap , his sisters favorite expression, We spent time outside while he drew on the sidewalk with chalk. He loves practicing alphabet letters. Which he already knows every SOUND of, not just the shape.
Today is my favorite day-Art in the am , supper and church service at night.
I downloaded Stinger yesterday-waiting for the error message and hope it doesn't come.
The man next door got word thet the skin cancer went into his brain and he has to have chemo and radiation. Brad took him to the doc yesterday and will next week.
Enjoy the warmer weather-Mima

Mima, hope you can get rid of that virus!! When is the Gaither concert? Our pastor absolutely loves them!!! Howy cwap! Funny!!! Sorry to hear about your neighbor. Adding to prayer list.

Meme, I sure can understand not taking the Darvocet before having 7th and 8th graders!! Good for you on the 3 pounds!!!! Getting off track is easy, but getting on track is a bit harder. I'm trying to do that this week, and so far, so good. Has hubby moved your treadmill so you can use it yet?? I think it's great that you got married at the hospital so your dad could be there, but I think it would be even greater for you and hubby to renew your vows at the church. Nothing fancy of course. Friends of ours did that when they hit 25 years. Another couple did that when they hit 50 years. That's funny about Ginger stopping with the doll!! I think Kramer would do the same thing. Your granddaughters are adorable!! You should be proud of them. I can't remember, how old are they?

I'm hoping that today is less hectic than yesterday. I was on the go all day, and my body didn't like that. No time for a nap, and I like my naps.

Good morning.

Mima - cute about Evan. Those little guys are just so sweet. I think we are soooo lucky to have them. My gkids are all very close to me and I sure enjoy them. They are all like sponges and soak up so much info. Wish I had one of those now! Too bad about your neighbor. Hope the radiation helps.

Meme- looking great as usual. The girls have sure grown up and are very pretty. Hope your feel better soon. Like you, I seem to have arthritis everywhere anymore. Good going on the weight loss. I am trying to behave as well, and it's not going to badly. Before I can actually get right into it, I have to get some groceries!!!

Ginger is so darn cute. I'll bet it was fun to watch her get into her stocking.

Tammy - seems when one is home, one is so busy!! Thousands of things to do. Just pretend you are at work, but take the time to work in a NAP :lol:

I am off to work, so I had better hustle. Couldn't find a place to park the other day, so I did a NONO and used the parking lot, where patients park. I had to have SOMEPLACE to put that car! Hopefully, today will be better and I can get back to where I have always parked.

Here are a couple of pictures of MY gkids - bragging rights!!

Ashley (9 yrs)

http://photos.imageevent.com/happyca...shley_2007.jpg

James and Meela (9yrs and 18 mths)

http://photos.imageevent.com/happyca...Meela_2007.jpg

Joanne - where are you???Hope you are ok, my friend.

Hope everybody has a good day.

It's about time we were seeing a picture of little Meela ... she is soooo cute! And James is so handsome. That picture is adorable. And Ashley has grown so much. She reminds me of Jenna, thin and blond. She will be nine in March. Kaylyn was 10 last October. She has an image problem right now, she's wearing braces and she thinks she has a weight problem (of course, Meme thinks she's perfect just the way she is). Jenna just has something that draws people to her ... she's one of those little girls that we all envied when we went to school. You remember ... the girls that were pretty, dressed right and always looked good. The ones that all the boys liked, their hair looked good even if it was stringy, they did their own thing, and they didn't care if people liked them or not (and most people did)? One of THOSE little girls. She's a true blonde ... a little ditzy and falls down every third step but there's always someone waiting to pick her up. She's always smiling and has a natural love for life. Like I said, I'm not a bit prejudice! ;)

Anne, you have some cuties too!! Thanks to both of you for posting pictures!! I agree about needing a place to put your car. Take what you can find, right??

Meme, too bad you and Anne don't live closer, you could get the grandkids together for play dates!! They are so close in age. Hmmm. My step grandson will be 10 in April. Maybe he could join them. lol

I didn't make it to the Y yesterday. I told Bob last night that I just have to make myself do it the morning. Have to get back into the habit. I won't go until after 8:00 though because it's always really busy when they first open at 5:30 until about 8. People come in, work out, shower, then go to work. I never had enough energy ( or willpower) to do that before I went to work.

Hi guys-tried to pst a while ago but computer spazzed-hey, it just did it again and I pressed the control button.
Wonderful pics-that Meela looks like she has a lot of personality.
I would love to do those aerobic water activities but they always aggravate an old injury that i got in 2000 when I moved the first time.
I will find out the results of the Mri today, And the osteoporosis report.
gf got a good report from gastro-she had blood but it's not there, now.
Going to Olde Time Pottery to look for centerpieces for wedding-$7.50 on line. As far as the favors-some people don't even do them.
Still having trouble with Windows shutdown.
Josh pd his rent but not his satellite. He must be better from the pneumonia!
Church supper is different now-no salad bar-just a side salad-I am sur it's about the price of food. $6,50 for the meal, drink and dessert. And the side salad. Goota stop before I shut down . Mima