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#16

purpleorc , 03-09-2008 10:55 AM

Hi fellow chicks

Good afternoon. Well the last couple of days have been productive and I have caught up with the house work. When I say I it is more like we DH has been mucking in as well to help me so pleased now to have it up to date and ship shape. Lovely day here at the minute and have already got my walk in before the weather decides to turn. We did not get our walk in yesterday till later and it was drizzle when we went for our walk so got a little wet Was worth it though saw a couple of foxes close up which I always love to see these beautiful animals.

I have been watching over the past couple of days is diamond geezer. Not sure whether it will be seen overseas. It stars David Jason (from Only Fools and Horse or A Touch of Frost) he plays a lovable master of disguise who can steal the most guarded of items with use of ingenuity and no one gets hurt. He does it not always for his own financial gain but just because he can. I noticed he his working on another Terry Prachets disc world books which has been put to screen the first he did was Hogfather and now he is doing The colour of magic. Looking forward to seeing this as I enjoyed Hogfather. Not that I read any Terry Prachet books as I struggle to read fantasy. I am much better with reading historical and always have been. Watched a historical film last night Elizabeth: The Golden Years. It was at the time of the holy wars in Europe and the King Philip of Spain was the most power ruler of that time. He was planning to invade England as he though he was saving the people from a protestant leader in Queen Elizabeth 1. I really enjoyed the film as it brought that period of history alive and made you understand why things happened as they did.

ROSEBUD :~ for your best wishes regarding my 7 stone lost. Has we know the scales are only a number the most important thing I think is to eat health and have the "naughty" foods seldomly and savour them We can only do the exercise that our bodies allow us, you have been a great support to me during my journey as you know the pit falls as I have never seriously embarked on a healthy eating programme. I always buried in head in the sand when it came to my weight and how unhealthy I was. It was others who had a problem not me and that was my pigheaded attitude for many many years. Then eventually the penny dropped well more like a sledge hammer dropped. After watching a programme called The half tonne hospital and I could see my self heading that way and having to have fire crew come a get me out of my home when I was ill. I thought I just could not have that as I am a private person and that was humiliation in public for me if I had to have the fire crew take me out of my home. So a few weeks after that I started to think very seriously what I was going to do to change the one way path I was going down. So here I am still motivated as I just have to conjure up an image of one of the hospital patients at this hospital and it gives me the kick up the proverbial. So think how far you have come and that you now are much healthier. With exercise your body shape changes and maybe the scales don't. My dh is in that boat at the minute he is having to have new tops as the others look so baggy yet the scales are stuck with super glue

Love the picture of the rainbow encircling the sun what a photograph. One you would have missed was it not for your Christmas present from your wonderful dh. Hope you are resting and recharging your batteries. I fully understand what it is like to be tired and it is an effort to do everything.

Time to go and make and put my feet up for a while take care all and catch up with you all soon.
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valpal23 , 03-10-2008 12:02 AM

Hey chickees

Purple Congrats again on your weight loss! I have been struggling lately with motivation.... people are starting to tell me how great i'm doing... and I started to feel complacent. I am still trying to break out of it but you brought up several good reminders of motivation. Thank you.

Rosebud you took a beautiful picture! thanks for sharing. I trust you had a pleasent weekend

My Dad turned 51 yesterday. So my mother and I got a group of about 12 of his closest friends together at the best restaurant in town and had dinner. He was really happy. It was a good night

It's been making me think though. My Dad is is the epitome of a person who went looking for a wife/family etc because he worked in a gereatric ward as a young nurse and saw so many people 'die alone' that he decided he didnt want to be like that. It makes me wonder about life for sure... especially after going to a Christian university and watching some of my peers pair up and marry immediatly... some even have children now and I really dont see my self doing anything conventional like that. I guess I'm still young and naive.

Where were both of you/what was life like at 23 for you?
#18

Justwant2Bhealthy , 03-10-2008 12:06 AM

HELLO THERE CHICKIES ~

We had another beautiful sunny day; I think that is record for us here, and I'm lovin' it!!! I spent a good part of the day taking pics of our backyard feathered guests; and I got a few really nice ones. We kept our word and just did our regular chores today; we spent the entire weekend indoors and rested. We had planned to go out, but it was very cold and windy so we decided to wait til next week instead.

Apparently, we are setting our clocks back early this year: tonight as a matter of fact, so starting tomorrow, we will be having much longer days of daylight; and with all the sun we've been having, that would mean lots more sun too. Who knows, that might mean an early spring for us here.

PURPLE ~ thanks so much for your kind words; you also keep me going. As I watch your progress, I am learning some things from you. Your walking is more consistant than mine, so I'm gonna try and work on that aspect. And you give me ideas about meals that we can try. I am learning a lot from the people here, and I find them so encouraging as well.

I never saw that show; but my main concern was my health and still is. Also, I just didn't feel comfortable at that weight; nobody does. I want to enjoy my life and it's still a struggle for me at times; walking I mean, but I am going to keep going. Now that we have a more reliable car, we can go on our trips to the lakes more often and go swimming this year. If we can start on that cabin would be nice too, but we'll see how things go.

HI VAL ~ hope you are having a nice restful weekend. Take good care of your health. Remember, these flus need lots of time to fully recover; don't go overdoing it now.

Take good care, your friend ROSEBUD
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purpleorc , 03-10-2008 10:32 AM

Hi and good afternoon

Just return from a short walk, we snook it in as it looked like rain. The weather forecast for the next few days is not so nice so woolly hat here we come

Yesterday I had to put on my tens unit ( a battery device with small sticky pads you place on the effected part of the body for pain. My lower back was giving me grief so I put it on and it helped immensely. It was the best buy I ever bought as it reduces my pain but not for my trigeminial neuralgia it makes it worst so only pills for that one I am afraid. Not sure what back pain was all about but more than likely due to my MS.

In the middle of cooking dinner a little later than normal but not that that really matters. Cooking butternut squash chips (fries) with a cauliflower cheese burger and a small portion of baked beans. Not our lowest calorie dinner but try to do a variety of things to make it interesting.

VALPAL :~ Sometimes it is hard to keep motivated especially now as the weight loss is slow per week now if any. You have come so far and now have about as much as me to lose to get to your goal. I suspect like me the weight loss has slowed up considerably as you near the goal.

Happy Birthday to your father it appears that he had a lovely meal with his friends.

Now where was I when I was 23. I had not long qualified as a psychiatric nurse so was now responsible for running my own ward frequently when on duty. I was free and single at that time. I was feeling a little down as my sister was making plans to get married. I felt I was missing out on something as my sister was 5 years my junior. I though that nobody would want me as I was so overweight and so flung myself whole heartedly into my career. Oh for not knowing what is round the corner in your life sometimes it is better not to know. ( referring to the ms.) Though now over twenty years later I am in a loving and caring relationship and no longer nurse. I never foresaw that in a million years. I thought I would be working at a maximum secure hospital for patients who have mainly have committed serious crimes (murder, paedophiles and the like) but found to have a mental illness. I was seriously thinking of applying to these hospitals when I started with my MS symptoms. A few months before then I had just started to go out with my partner. He has stayed with me through this and kept me strong. Although I have not got the piece of paper to say he is my husband we think of each other that way. I do not have to have a piece of paper to know how he thinks of me. So I still kick convention some what. I do not have any children either which is not conventional for some one of my age. It never interested me in the slightest to have children. My sister is more conventional than me she has 4 children so we are different in that respect.

ROSEBUD:~ Our clocks go forward this weekend. They go forward in march and back in October. Each time it is a hour either forward or backwards.

Walking has not always been easy. I have had to force myself to go many times. Always though when finishing the walk I feel so pleased with myself on how much I have achieved. I started with � mile walk once a day. That initially was murder. When I was comfortably doing that I upped it to � of a mile. Or if I had plenty of time I did another walk either � or � mile. This was to build my strength up. If I could not do it one day either unwell or time. It was not an excuse not to do it the next possible time. I try to vary my walks to make them interesting. If you can not measure the walk with your car. This website is very useful at plotting your walks. http://www.gmped.com/ In the box at the top pop in your road/ street etc and then your town/ city followed by country and press save. This then will be your home page every time you open it. If you can not get your road to come up put in a bigger road that is close by and find it that way. To increase the magnification press + symbol. When you find where you wish to start left click on that point then left click with mouse a point a little further along the route. If you make an error click undo at the top of the page. You will see at the top of the page the route that you have plotted distance. So hey presto you can start plotting different routes that you can physically manage at that time. I hope that helps a little.

I have found a website by a lady who has lost her weight and has got a page with lots of recipes most with calorie break down. I find them useful even if I have to tweak a little as we do not have a particular item in the uk http://greenlitebites.com/ This is her recipe section ( a few videos on how to do something as well) and this is one for her story and other information http://weightwatchen.com/. I hope this is of some interest to you. I find it useful and keeps me trying new things.

I can understand how you worry about your health and what the future holds. I think the older you get the more it comes to the forefront of your mind. Even more so when you have existing health conditions that are never going to go away no matter what you do. My biggest fear is that I become a burden to my DH and I would hate that. I am an independent sole and always have been. Though with MS I have had to give in and ask for help with things I can not do.

Time to go and wash up. Oh for a dishwasher but my kitchen is not big enough. Bye for now and take care all
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Justwant2Bhealthy , 03-11-2008 12:34 AM

we had a busy day; went to town this afternoon; it was just way too gorgeous out there to stay home. We didn't get back til after 6 pm so we had a late, but quick dinner. I picked up lots of veggies (broccoli, turnip, cauliflower, tomatoes, cabbage, and some bananas). Got some chicken breasts too; nice lean meat and enuff for the month.

VAL ~ we posted at the same time the other night, so I didn't see your post til tonight. That was a great idea for your DAD; probably made hime feel pretty special. He's around my age; I am turning the big 50 in October. We had a nice quiet weekend, but my legs are sore from all the walking today.

At 23 y/o, I was single and working; owned my own home, which I rented out rooms to a couple of single ladies for awhile. Later, turned it into two apts and rented one out while living in the other. Many years later, we sold it for several reasons; but I didn't get married until I was 30 years old, and I don't regret that one bit. I went to college twice (@ 20 y/o & 26 y/o) and worked in between and after (I actually started working when I was only 12 which I would not recommend to anyone today; it's too young and makes you grow up too fast).

I had lots of fun with my friends; learned cross-country skiing, racketball, played baseball, bowling, badminton, and games with friends; tried to remain active outside of work too. I have gardened almost all my life; I like to grow some of my own food. I love animals and nature in general. We never had children just becuz they didn't show up; but I have no ill feelings about that at all: I believe it wasn't meant to be for us, that's all.

Now we are older (almost 50 [me] & [DH] 60) and we are set in our ways with our furry babies; they are enuff for us. Do you know that some people actually bug us about being childless? Some people can be so rude and thoughtless at times. I was the same as PURPLE; I was contented to be single and honestly, didn't ever expect to get married (and thought secretly the same as her about my weight). But GOD had a surprise in store for me; sometimes they (husbands) come along when you least expect it ~ LOL!

PURPLE ~ thanks for straightening that all out; yes, we put our clocks ahead in spring and back on fall (spring forward;fall back). I was thinking about getting our longer days back ~ LOL! It was daylight tonight to well past seven, closer to 8 pm really; I'll take note of the actual time tomorrow. It was wonderful ~ neighbours were out takin' the kiddies for ski-doo rides after dinner; good for them to be outside getting lots of fresh air and exercise too.

Thanks for the info about the walking and the links to that site; will definitely check it out. We don't have a dish washer either; right now I don't mind doing them myself: I keep telling myself how much energy I am burning up with all these chores, and it's working ...

Well, I'd better go now, as it's late: and faithful SWEETIE is waiting for me and she needs sleep more than me (what a darling). Take good care, Dh is sick again, so I'm trying to keep my distance a bit; is that possible when you are married??? LOL!

ROSEBUD
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purpleorc , 03-11-2008 05:26 AM

Hi and Good Morrning

Up quite early this morning for me it is 8.30am don't normally surface till about 9.30am but couldn't sleep. Took me ages to go off to sleep as well, so will possibly need a top up this afternoon with sleep

The weather at the minute looks good and is sunshining but with the British weather that can all change so rapidly. Yesterday evening I decided to wash our 2 large mats we have in the kitchen. They just fit in the washing machine one by one. I have managed to dry them over night so will be putting them back down shortly. They always come up looking like brand new after they have been washed. Even mopped the floor in the kitchen last night so had a busy hour of doing some chores. Not necessary chores but ones I fit in when I feel I have a burst of energy

ROSEBUD Nice to pick up fresh produce when you go shopping. Today is my shopping day so will be picking up lots of fruit and vegetables for the week. The shop is about 5 miles away so not too far to go.

I don't really miss a dish washer either except when I am up to my eyeballs in pots when I have done a meal when I am unable to wash up as a go long to keep things under control.

One thing you reminded me of about being 23 I was not living in my own home but in the nurses homes. Which was just one room, then you shared a bathrooms, kitchens and laundry room with others there. Most people would hated that at my age but if you were single they preferred you to live in nurses accommodation. Besides the nurses pay was awful then so you could not afford much else unless you had another person to help support you.

Another thing that you said about husbands come along when you least expect them Oh that was so true. I was living in a shared house and the man who was to become my future dh lived there. I was in a serious relationship for 7 years until one day he wrote a letter and said it was over. I was devastated and never saw this coming. So I was in no way hoping that a special man would come along for me as things were still raw. But it crept up on me that I was talking to my future dh and he was asking were was my then partner so I explained what had happened. Then the rest is history so to speak. So things do happen for a reason not that you can always see it at the time. So when one door closes another door opens.

Sorry to hear than your dh is poorly hope your dh is feeling better soon. Yes always a concern if one gets poorly that the other will go down with it at the same time.

Got to go and have a blood test tomorrow at the doctors. That is to see if I have the H . pylori (think that is how it is spelt) bacteria which can be responsible for ulcers. So dh said he would take me out for lunch at the pub close by.

Well time to go gosh it does go fast time when I am typing. Though typing is rather slow this morning as my left hand little finger and ring finger are very numb this morning so will not go in the right direction of the keys this morning. So bye bye fellow chicks catch up with you soon
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valpal23 , 03-11-2008 03:40 PM

Thanks for sharing you two! My Dad was really happy with his dinner. And I've even talked him into working towards his Bachelor of Nursing (he is currently a 3 year diploma registered nurse... which is a step below a B.N.). I think hosting the dinner showed him he was loved enough to take my advice seriously about furthering his credititials since his employer ENCOURAGES it. (my dream is to work at a place that wants me to get a masters.. not much. but hey)

I will come back and post more tonight. I have to admit it was kind of reassuring to read both of your experiences at my age.

You've both got a great attitude that I want to carry with me. (not that I'm trying to make you feel 'old' but after that dinner with my Dad's friends I've been trying to wrap my head around the idea that I DONT know everything :P Others have been around longer)
#23

valpal23 , 03-11-2008 09:39 PM

Purple - you're right my loss has slowed too... but a lot of it has been because I have been completly off higher intensity exercise. I have had to stick to s.l.o.w. walking and pilates but I realize how blessed I am to be able to even do that and dont take it for granted. I hope you are doing better today pain wise.

I lived in the shared accomdations your describe while I went to university. Now I'm renting my parent's house with my brother.. from my parents and sometimes it drives me crazy to not have my own place.

Rosebud - you started working young! What job allowed a 12 yr old to work?? Were your parents pretty poor? Both of my parents families were pretty poor.. welfare type.. once weekly baths poor. I only babysat until I was 16.

I had a friend in college who told me she never intended to marry. She did 2 and a half years later.. so I wont say that.

have a good night!
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Justwant2Bhealthy , 03-11-2008 10:48 PM

HELLO CHICKIES ~ well, today we had snow most of the day, blowing in from the north quite hard, so a lot of it didn't stay in our yard; it blew right on by ~ lol! Tomorrow, they are calling for sun again, so that's nice for us. Dh has been watching some movies I picked up for him at our local second-hand place; he was thrilled (found him ten videos). He's got that terrible flu again, so it's helping him while he's in bed recuperating.

I forget to mention the other day that we bought another DVD player so that I can play my WATP (walk away the pounds) dvds. DH keeps sneaking mine into his den (but never brings it back), so now I can have one out in the livingroom to use whenever I am in the mood morning or night. I also picked up some memory cards for my digital camera (two x 1 GB cards). I kept missing some great shots of the birdies becuz I kept running out of memory; now I am all set.

And, I also noticed that if I take my re-chargeable batteries out of my camera that they seem to last a lot longer. I just have to pick up another set so I can have four spares ready at all times; but the four I have are lasting quite long; I have only had to charge them once so far.

VAL ~ My first job at twelve was in a nursing home; I started out only doing light cleaning and helping the cook in the kitchen (kitchen aide). After I turned 13, I helped the nurses a bit, but didn't like that so much; and after a year, I left there to go work in my parent's store; they opened a variety store (and later my Dad started his own business too). We had a large family, so I needed the job to help pay for my own clothes and stuff that I wanted (records, stereos, books, etc).

We were poorer when we were younger, but we always had nice homes to live in. They worked hard and did their best; we didn't have welfare where we lived and they wouldn't have taken it anyways. My mother would go to farmers and ask for their extra stuff, and some were nice and sold stuff to us cheap. Later, my parents bought a farm and did the same for others, only we gave away some of our extra stuff on the side of the highway.

PURPLE ~ yes, I had decided that I wouldn't likely marry and was fine with that, then about 2+ years later, DH came along (just like VAL's friend). My brother introduced him to me (they worked together). At first, I avoided them, but eventually, my bro got cunning and invited us both for Sunday dinner at the same time ~ LOL. DH offered to drive me home and then asked me out when we arrived.

I have to tell you honestly that I laughed when he first asked me out, and I asked him, 'You don't mind going out with someone who is overweight?' And he said, 'No, it's what's on the inside that counts the most!' Of course, for that nice answer, I just had to say yes!

ANYWAYS, I spent the day doing lots of housework and laundry (the rest of that bedding); and now I am exhausted. I think I'm rambling from fatigue ~ LOL! So, take good care ROSEBUD
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purpleorc , 03-12-2008 07:11 AM

Hi fellow chickadees and good morning

Not up quite so early today but did sleep well so that is a blessing. Did not get any sleep in the afternoon yesterday either that is because the council were strimming the lawns around here for hours. Not only that work has started at a new school that is being built on the playing field at the back of us. They were drilling into the ground yesterday with a huge machine. I suppose they are making the supports for the buildings footings. So with the two noises going on there was not much likelihood of me sleeping.

Good news my dads health front he is now able to get dressed and walk around a bit. Even managed to go out last night and dare I say he looked well. He had a lovely colour to his face and was bright and up beat. I am sure that now he is able to go out that he will be much better psychologically just meeting others rather than the 4 walls of the house has for the past 7 weeks. Had a phone call from mum yesterday to say that she had letter from the hospital to say that they had brought the appointment at the hospital forward one week to this Thursday. So I had to rearrange with the gas company to come on another date to service the gas fire in the lounge. It is serviced every year by the council. I also rescheduled the oxygen tank. This is because we are taking dad to the hospital as it is at Leicester which is way to much for dad to drive in. Leicester is a city which is about 30 miles away from their home but it is very difficult driving in there with all cars and different lanes etc. So we are going over to stop at mum and dads for a few days. so in a bit I am going to pack a few overnight things for all of us including Rizzie's bits and pieces.

In a short while I am off to the vampires well the nurses who is going to take my blood Not that blood tests bother me. Though I understand that for a lot of people they find them difficult, my sister being one of those. One look at the needle and she use to go as white as a ghost. Although she has improved over the years she still hates them with a passion.

Talking of my sister she when to see a chiropractor yesterday. well over a year ago she was hit at the side of her car by a drunk driver. Since then she has been unable to work due to the pains in her back. At times she has looked dreadful and so thin. She had been to the hospital and they could find nothing to explain what was wrong with her. She was referred to a rheumatologists which she goes to later this month I think. Though in this time my sister has paid privately to go to see this chiropractor to have a consultation to see if they could see anything. Oh boy they found that one leg is 1 inch shorter than the other. There is problems on the L4 and L5 I think she said. So she asked could this be a result of my accident. The lady total her that in her professional opinion that yes it could be. So she is going to write to the insurance company to write to about her findings. My sister is going to have her first treatment on Friday I do hope that she finds some relief as it has been never ending for her. The one thing that I did not like is that the two parties involved were with the same insurance company which I think means they don't want to pay much out. So the doctor who saw her the first time I would like to speak to him in no uncertain times as to why he could not spot such big changes. All he could see was general wear and tear!

ROSEBUD :~ I was also surprised that someone wanted to go out with me because I was well overweight. I got the same reply as you from my dh. Sneaky brother getting you two together but it worked beautifully so good brother

Yes we had extra memory for our camera for the same reason as that we had plenty of space for important shots that could so easily be missed.

VALPAL :~ I don't and never have done high intensity exercise. The only ones I do is walking and housework well I think that burns plenty of calories when your scrubbing, mopping, hovering (vaccuming) and polishing. All can work up a sweat I feel blessed that I am able to do what I can as I know I am so lucky compared so many others with MS. So anything I can do now I try not to take for granted but be thankful for.

Pain wise today is more manageable thanks. Though maybe like yourself you are never pain free. Since I have had MS pain has been a big issue especially in my face from trigeminial neuralgia which can strike at any time I have learned to live with the pain just ocassionally it really gets to me.

Well I must dash I have just seen the time and I have to get ready to go to the nurse so bye for now and take care fellow chicks
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Justwant2Bhealthy , 03-12-2008 09:55 PM

Went to bed and got back up becuz my legs were hurting; had to takes some meds and that helped me to finally fall asleep after 3 am. So I didn't do as much today; just daily chores. We had lovely sunshine today and the temps weren't too bad either. I went out to take a couple of pics and got lots of our fine feathered friends today too. I can take 900 pics with each of my memory chips for my camera; that'sa lotta pictures!!!

SWEETIE is also under the weather; she has caught something and being so sick already, she is wasn't able to keep anything down today: she was sick two times. Right now she is just sleeping a lot; and I think that is probably a good thing for her. We are spending more of the day looking after her needs, but she is so quiet and sweet about everything; she's a trouper!

DH felt a bit better, thankfully; he stayed in most of the day, but he sounded and looked much better. So we have a house of sicklings ~ lol! OH well, good thing it's in the winter; hopefully this will be our last bout for the year.

PURPLE ~ hope things work out for your sister; so glad to hear your DAD is feeling better too. Will also pray that you all have a good and safe trip to the hospital. I didn't relish needles when I was young, but as I got older I just learned to accept it; sometimes, you hardly feel anything. Been fortunate to only have the odd problem there.

VAL ~ I hope that you don't overdo it now; you want that knee to have some time to heal. I have a bad one too and have to be careful what I do with it all the time. A lot of nurses here are going back and becoming RPN's or Registered Practical Nurses (next down from a doctor); one here has even started to take her own patients. She makes referrals to the hospital and confers with doctors for a second opinion about care.

This was done to help bring medical care to areas where there are doctor shortages, like here. Many people here don't have their own family physician. The RPN's also free up the doctors we do have to take care of things like surgery and the very seriously ill patients.

Well that's all for tonight; we had a lovely chicken dinner with lots of roasted veggies. It was really yummy; have lots of veggies left OVER for tomorrow too. Take care, your friend ROSEBUD
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Justwant2Bhealthy , 03-13-2008 08:23 PM

HELLO CHICKIES ~ we had a good day; first, I slept in til 9:30 am, then I had a long nap with SWEETIE & PIN PIN this aft so my legs could rest. I had a great time taking hundreds of pics today; the birdies came in droves today: I got lots of the male and female pine grosbeaks, wrens, little finches, chickadees, and even one woodpecker ventured over to the house today, so we'll see how they turned out later.

Now it will take about a week to sort and edit them all out ~ lol! Oh well, I really enjoy it. SWEETIE is walking around today, but only drinking water; we are sure she caught some flu as she somewhat lethargic, but still very alert and responsive to us.

Tonight, I just did one load of laundry and am going to take a nice long shower soon and then have my tea. We hope to go into town tomorrow to pick up a few things, but mostly just for an outing. We had lean HAMBURGER STEAK & ONIONS with new pototoes (small), tomatoes, and leftover salad and veggies from yesterday. Boy, that really fills you up; I make sure to fill at least half my plate with veggies now. I find that is really helping a lot too.

PURPLE ~ have a great trip to Leicester; and prayers for a safe return.
VAL ~ just one more day; Friday is here again, so have a great weekend.

TAKE good care, your friend ROSEBUD
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Justwant2Bhealthy , 03-14-2008 10:35 PM

JUST stayed home today; boy we had the biggest snowflakes I have ever seen and I even got some picks of them tonight. Tried to gets lots of rest as my legs have been bothering me a bit too; tonight put them up for awhile. We had a mini-nap together ~ SWEETIE, PIN PIN, and I ...

DH went to town to pick up a few things, and I stayed home with SWEETIE becuz she isn't doing well. Seems in her weakened state, she has caught something. We are just praying for a peaceful transition soon; hopefully quietly in her sleep. So I am staying home to be with her around the clock.

Had chicken and veggies for dinner; can you tell that I like chicken; yah, I do but I try to have it in totally different ways each time ~ lol! Well, hope you all have a great weekend; we have unbelievably mild temps here. At dinner time it was +5C and of course it started snowing again tonight for awhile; not for long though, but it was so pretty!!!

Take care, your friend ROSEBUD
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Justwant2Bhealthy , 03-15-2008 01:27 AM

Just wanted to let you know that our little SWEETIE passed away tonight. It is hard, but we are so glad she isn't suffering. THANKS for good thoughts and prayers.

ROSEBUD
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purpleorc , 03-15-2008 09:37 AM

ROSEBUD I am so sorry that she has lost her fight but she has been such a brave little soldier. Who over the months and years has given you much pleasure. She will always have a place in your heart. i just had to leave this poem for you and your dh. I read this poem a few years back and thought it was beautiful.

The Rainbow Bridge
inspired by a Norse legend

By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill,
Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.
Where the friends of man and woman do run,
When their time on earth is over and done.

For here, between this world and the next,
Is a place where each beloved creature finds rest.
On this golden land, they wait and they play,
Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.

No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness,
For here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.
Their limbs are restored, their health renewed,
Their bodies have healed, with strength imbued.

They romp through the grass, without even a care,
Until one day they start, and sniff at the air.
All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back,
Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.

For just at that instant, their eyes have met;
Together again, both person and pet.
So they run to each other, these friends from long past,
The time of their parting is over at last.

The sadness they felt while they were apart,
Has turned into joy once more in each heart.
They embrace with a love that will last forever,
And then, side-by-side, they cross over… together.

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