Fibromyalgia #85
 

Thought this was a good one to start the thread with.

Imperfect Comparisons


Do you bemoan the size and shape of your various body parts? Is your hair too thick or too thin or too curly or too straight? Are you too tall or too short?

Who changed the standard from 'perfect the way you were born' to 'perfect the way someone else was born' anyway? It doesn't make any kind of logical sense.

If we judge our appearance by the way someone else looks, or compare it to a standard set by society, then we're not giving our Creator enough credit for knowing what He's doing.

The next time you pass a mirror, stop and have a good long look, then repeat these words, "If it's good enough for God, it's good enough for me!"

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We need to think as Happy stated but we live in a world where we are constantly compared to 20 something women. Look at most movies and TV comercials. The men are "normal" balding paunchy,older and the women are all young, thin and pretty. Even if they are advertising BBQ sauce. The message to men is"you deserve a young woman" We have an epidemic of male mid-life crisis in the world today with men leaving their families. Women 40+ only make headlines if they "look ten yrs younger". Should our role model be Demi More ???? The only "classy" heavy woman on TV is the lady that sells shoes for Payless shoes. Can you think of any other? I saw an article on Plus size women and they were size 12.Size 12!!!!!!!!!! I agree we need to look to God for our real worth but it is an uphill battle when everything we read and see tells us we are not of value. Well I'll get off my soap box now:dizzy: Mrs Wildrose/Patti

I have not been able to get the 3fatchicks sites for days (I probably mean for weeks). Don't even know if this message will post. After hours and hours of trying to get in, I may have to give up.

Mrs. Wildrose (Patti) tells it like it is. I am fat, short, and have straight hair (except when my permanent frizzes). The only thing I may (or may not) do something about is the "fat". I keep getting shorter so that means I have more weight to lose.(NOT LOL)

Love,
Freddie

Patti....You go Girl!!! I agree with everything you say. However, it is ingrained in our systems. The first time I saw that Payless commercial with Star whatsername I thought "I bet you can't wear those cheap shoes, your feet are too fat". Then I was mad at myself. (I can't wear those cheap shoes either cause my feet are too wide) Oh that reminds me....at the mall today they had a sidewalk sale and one of the shoe stores actually had a couple of pair of size 61/2 wide black Maryjane kinda comfy shoes. I didn't want to go inside to try them on so I kicked off my sneak and put it on. It was too wide even with sock, so I tried to shove my sneaker back on but realized I was going to have to untie it. Instead of taking it off, I tried to lift it up and untie it while it was hanging off my foot. I was leaning against the wall of the mall and before you knew it, I had slid down to the floor. Everyone was staring at me...then I had to try and gracefully get up off that tile floor..... They won't put me in any commercials, that's for sure.
I was watching the Golden Globes last nite. Laura Flynn Boyle..who looked like an idiot in her little pink tutu, but the size of her arms and legs??? Calista Flockhardt... These women are now paired with old guys...Jack Nicholson and Harrison Ford. Those men don't want women their own age...they want pencil thin young ones. Arghghghghg.

Hmmm...skinny women...too depressing to think about tonight!

Expecting freezing rain tonight and tomorrow and more snow tomorrow night...can't wait!

Been having migraines for 2 weeks now...winter, winter, go away!

Hi All, i haven't posted in a while so i thought I would say hello to all of u and hope that ur new year is going great for u all.
last thurs we had a snow storm and someone came beepboppin down our street and got his tire caught in a trolley track and fishtailed and guess who's car he put up on the sidewalk....right mine i know it was a accident and no one was hurt and i am glad that he had insurance but gee whiz ...........................
as far as diets go i have been doing atkins faithfully ok'd by my doc and have lost 6lbs in 2 weeks and its funny but u really stop craving carbs////
oh well have a good one and will check in soon:)

Great loss, Marlene, and good you got dr's ok.

Glad to see you got on, Freddy. Wondered what you were up to and if you ever got second opinion from dr's visit.

Ally, sounds like never a dull moment. I remember when my firstborn was a senior in High School. I decided it was nature's way to make her easier to let go. She was such a diva and so full of herself, I couldn't wait. She later admitted that when she was in college and it was time to go back, she'd "sort of " pick a fight so it was easier for her to go. She's really a great daughter but a year or two around that time would be among my least favorites with her. If's fun now though when HER daughter says the same things like "My Mommy NEVER lets me do anything I want".

Sorry about the headaches, Mimi. And I agree this weather has been "unhappy" for those of us who are weather sensitive.

Strange....I didn't have any problems with my kids at that age except for my son failing 7th grade because he kept getting beat up. I found out (too late) that he wouldn't get his books out of his locker before going home because he was afraid! By 8th grade he had grown some and started fighting back so that was the end of the problems! My daughter and I have never EVER had one single fight! (Unless you count the time when she was 1 and bit me on the leg and I knocked her half way across the kitchen before I realized what had happened!!!) :lol: :devil: She grew up with that story and is quick to tell everyone that was the only fight she ever had with her mom...and then I'm sure to tell them..."and I won that one!" :D No one believes us when we tell them we've never even had harsh words. She says the women she works with are always talking about their mothers and how mean, nosy etc. they are and she just doesn't understand. Then when she tells them about our relationship she says their mouths fall open and they say "NEVER"! She's a good kid...(and, of course, I'm a good mother!) :p Son's wife is a different story altogether. Now SHE and I have had words. I've had to tell her how it is and how it's going to be a few times! I even sent her home once and told her not to come back into my house until she could calm down and speak civilly. Life's too short for that crap! She knows now how things are here and she's not too bad...still really selfish, though. I just don't have any patience with people like that. Our family has always been considerate of the other person ... it's been a 'give and take' relationship... but she wants to TAKE ALL THE TIME AND NEVER GIVE.

Gotta go to bed...I took a Tylenol PM an hour ago and it's finally working!!!

Never meant to infer that my daughter and I don't get along. I didn't let her "pick a fight", that's just the way she phrased it. She was just esp. full of life her senior year and nervous about college acceptances, etc. Nor was she in trouble. Just took a lot patience on my part. She's always had a lot of energy and always wanted to be on the go, etc. I didn't/don't. But I still think it was a way nature made it easier for me to let her get on with her life. Made me recognize she wasn't a clone of me and I had to be able to let her be her. She's a wonderful mother herself esp in the patience dept so I like to think she learned that while I was being patient with her. I'm lucky too that DIL is a delight, though different too. I spent lots of time talking to ds as a teenager about how choice of wife affects life, etc. But I also talked a lot to myself to be prepared to accept his choice even if she would not have been mine. He made it really easy for me. I see a lot of me in her sometimes and I'm grateful though in a lot of "traditional" ways she's not. No, I think I'm lucky in my kids and their choices. I was not lucky in my choice of mother-in-laws and was determined not to inflict the pain on my son that was inflicted on my dh by his mother. My dd was equally unlucky in her choice of MILs. Dear SIL is a saint considering how he is treated there. Poor woman doesn't know what she's missing - esp as regards the little ones. She's only superficially interested in them. And, boy, that's the one thing I can't understand!

Hi guys-we are back to frozen pipes and no water-had to come back early because Brad's mother died Sun am-she wanted to go home from the nursing home and she did-died at home-she hasn't been well for 10 years. Brad has got 3 heaters going in furnace room to thaw pipes-I melted 3 buckets of snow to flush toilet but it worked. Hopefully by noon!!!Funeral is Friday-I am responsible for 2 meat platters-that's easy.Am slowly emptying car-it's so cold here-2 more days of it. Gotta go to post office and get mail. Bye for now-Ally, no falling-that was funny!!

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Meme - I can identify with never having harsh words or being mad at your Mom. My Mom was the greatest lady I have ever know. My daughter and I also have a great relationship. She has always been a strongwilled gal, and she now has a daughter the same way. It can be very trying at times. I did have my moments of exasperation with that kid, but love conquers all, they say.

Mima - I am so sorry about the loss of your MIL. Perhaps you will be able to get back to Florida for a few days later on. Sure wouldn't want frozen pipes today. It is so cold here.

Freddie - I hope you can get back on the site. I wonder why you have so much trouble getting here? Hope you are well.

Anagram - You are right. To become independent, they MUST break away and we must be willing to let them go. Some find it hard, but it necessary for healthy, responsible adults. How is your hubby doing now?

Me, I don't have any DIL but I have a very nice SIL. He is a really good guy.

Ally - They will grow up soon enough! (well it isn't soon enough if they are not listening)

Mima = so sorry about your MIL and your vacation being cut short. Hope, too, you'll be able to get back. Am dripping water here the last few days as am afraid of my pipes freezing too, esp. this afternoon with the wind. Mom's froze on Sunday and it was a day and a half till she had water (plumber backed up, I'm sure).

Dh is somewhat better, Happy. Has an infection again at dialysis site. But felt better than ever yesterday, took his little car out for a spin around the neighborhood. I knew that would be when I knew he was feeling better - when he wanted to drive. But last week I found out (in a very indicrect manner) that what he has is hereditary and each of my children has a 50=50 chance of having same. Plus if dd has it, my precious grandchildren have 50-50 chance as well. I was not a happy camper and also not happy to learn this almost a month after he came home from hospital. We do now have an appt with the dr. for next week as I have too many unanswered questions. But dh has started doing some little chores (put out the trash this morning, emptied dishwasher, etc) and we're both eager to get life back on as normal a track as it's going to get. I'm still driving him to dialysis and told him he can take over that himself when he gets good at delivering my notes and getting answers to questions. Yesterday was the first he's really seemed up to remembering all the stuff he needs to. I'm REALLY ready to give it up but I don't want to rush it. i'm ready to get back to a more normal life for me too. We also went out to lunch yesterday and boy, did I enjoy it. Was surprised this morning to be down another .8 for the week because I really didn't watch calories too much over the weekend.

Spring is coming ladies - hold on.

Mima...sorry about your MIL but at least she got to go home. Mom died in the hospital! The Dr. asked if I'd like to bring her to my house but they were saying she only had a week or less and I would have had to turn my house upside down to accommodate so I opted to leave her in the hospital. She didn't much more than know where she was that last week anyway! Hope you've got your water back on. I hate being without water!!! Ours went off for some reason (water dept. I'm sure) last Sat. night about 9 and I couldn't even take a shower before bed.

We are in for MORE bad weather. Wind chills of -15 and more snow. TN is not used to cold weather and a lot of people are going to have frozen pipes! Thank goodness we have a nice, warm basement!

Anagram...I know you didn't mean that you and your daughter didn't get along. I don't think it is easy to let our kids go no matter what! But, mine waited until they were in their 20s to leave home so it wasn't too bad for me...they both left when they got married...not to go to school (and then they moved right next door so I didn't really "lose" them!). I really wanted grandchildren so I was ready for them to get married!

Anne...my SIL is really moody. You never know if he's going to talk to you or not. DIL & I didn't used to get along sometimes but I've straightened her out a few times and we are fine now. She was fussing one time about my SIL and how moody he is and how he didn't speak to her, etc. (he doesn't like her much! ha) and I told her that was his personality. I told her we each had our own personalities and our strengths and weaknesses...there are things we do and do not like about each other. That's the way it is in all families and we have to learn to accept each person as being different. That's the only way we can ever hope to get along. If we changed what we didn't like about everybody then they wouldn't be the same person at all! She said she'd never thought about it like that and never griped about SIL again (at least not to me, anyway!) :lol:

Well, gotta go dry my hair and make some dinner. On second thought, we might just go to Subway tonight! I've got ANOTHER headache...not really bad...just enough to be irritating! We're having a 'meet and eat' fellowship at church tonight and I'm taking the dessert. We get together on Wed. night, have a short devotion and prayer and then have coffee & dessert. I made a couple of Milky Wonder Cakes so hubby and I don't need to eat a lot before we go! A sub will be just the thing!!! (1/2 for me)

Venting session:eek:


Me..I finally lost a pound and the cookies are all gone so that helps!

My son is moving back in with us and we have no room....so I have to make room! I'm not a happy camper..I need more notice..he has been gone for almost 5 years! If I felt better there would be no problem but my arms and hips are still bothering me and it will just be lots more work. Dh says I'm a horrible person cause I'm not jumping for joy and that he is our son and family helps..blah blah blah...like I said if I felt better and had more room no problem but making room is gonna be a big pain! I hate this cold..makes me hurt bad! (long story about the family he was living with.............Meme remember our discussion about the church thing! Well...it's over for now!) This is just temporary untill he gets into med school (he is trying to save money which I understand). This kid drives me nuts he is so smart but so immature!

I'm stressed................sorry for venting!


...and this girl my other son has ..has talked him to moving to Chicago(her home) when she graduates! Since when did the guy move to the girls home..he has a job here running the family farms but she wants to be close to her parents! He doesn't even like Chicago.....maybe they will break up in the next few years....I'm not gonna be a very good MIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm too crabby and set in my ways!;)


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Good morning. WE STILL HAVE NO WATER-went over to Brad's mom's house to shower and wash his pants for the funeral. Looks like we might have to do that again tomorrow. Least I got my hair washed. Melting snow to flush toilet when it gets nasty. Cried this am because I can't open back door-front door was frozen shut when we got home but we took care of that. Whine-whine whine. Started th low carb diet with one good meal a day-Hellers-that omelette was good but can I eat them every day-don't have wacky cravings but am thinking about lunch. Pray the pipes thaw. Anagram-you are a power of example!!!!Oh Candice wouldn't want kids back!!!!Bye for now. Mima

No Candice...you are NOT a horrible person! I love my kids better than my own life but I WOULD NOT want either of them moving back in with me!!! My advise: Nothing lasts forever. If you can get past the initial 'shock' of having him move in you'll get into a routine and it'll be ok for awhile. #1...start out like you want things to continue. If you don't want to have to cook a big dinner every night, don't start out doing it. Set your rules from the beginning about how things are going to be. Do it nicely and smile to pacify hubby. #2 FAKE being happy about the situation. I do a lot to keep the peace in my home and believe me, I've faked A LOT of attitudes!!! So...let's see how good an actress you are. Get through the 'finding room', get him settled (or better still...let him 'settle' himself!) and then just do what you HAVE TO to get along! Just one more thing...you know how you never were able to get that room for yourself??? Well...now you will be able to do that. Fix your son's room up and then when he moves out again, take it for yourself!!!!!!! I'm really happy he is out of that previous situation!

Mima...no water still...how on earth are you coping? I'd be looking for a hotel close by!

We are snowed in again. Hubby made it to work (took my van) but my daughter and her husband opted to stay home today. I'm glad...if they had worked, I'd have Ross! :devil: It's only 16 here and not supposed to get much higher today...the wind chill is in the single digits! It's supposed to get down to 5 below tonight and they just said on the local station that it's not supposed to get "livable" until next Tusday (whatever livable is!) Even the college is closed. I'm staying in and - hopefully - getting a nap this afternoon. I slept fitfully between 4 and 6 so I really need one.

Meme.....I'm not good at faking my feelings.............We will see....I get no help around here except for the little gal that comes to run the sweeper! DH is no help at all around here, says he works to hard makeing a living!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My son is too busy!

Let some of it go!!!!!!! That's what I do when I'm feeling really bad. I just go to bed and say...can't do anymore! Sometimes you just have to just call time out for awhile. Even Jesus took time to get away from everybody a few times!!! And...God Himself even rested after His six days of creation!

MATT. 8:18 & 24 "Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. And, behold there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves; but he was asleep."

MARK 6:31 & 32 "And he said unto them, "Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while": for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. And they departed into a desert place by ship privately."

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I think you have your men folk spoiled!!! :p

I'm with both Meme and Candice. I dearly love my kids, of course, but would not really want them moving back in at this stage of my life (maybe I should move in with them?). However, if it came about, I'm sure I'd put on the happy face and try to enjoy the good things about it. I know it was great having ds here when dh was in the hospital. He did a lot of things that I could have done but also a lot that would have been difficult to impossible for me. Of course at this stage of their lives, it would take a real tragedy for them to come home and that would change how I'd feel about it as well.

So tired of this cold but so far we haven't had snow. My Mom and bro live an hour north and he just said they have an inch and a half so far this evening so maybe I'd best shut down this machine and check. And also check the water I have running and flush the commodes just to make sure all's still ok.

Spring, spring, spring!

Good news-the water is on and Brad's new truck came in-good timing for him.Meme-snow!!!!!we didn't come up through Tennessee.WE were fortunate-we had no weather problems coming home. I am on my second load of wash-it feels so good. Going to take a bath too. I made it through the day on the diet-I feel like I'm in control again. Also called a hotel nearby that you can pay to swim in their pool-said the temp was 88-that's good, Will try next week . Bye for now-Mima

Still eating well but why does it take twice as long to lose as gain! I am losing about a 1/2lb a month and in 4 weeks gained 6!!!!!!!!

I got a lot of work to do to get his room ready and no one is helping me so I may be away for awhile..just be too pooped to get here. He is gonna have snacks here too! Changes everything for DH and I..no more tricks on the ball in the livingroom!LOL

The real problem is is we have no storage space so I was using his room for that,my clothes and Christmas stuff now I have to find someplace elese to put them!!!!!!!!!!Gonna have to dig deep in the closets! My job was always to take care of these knuckle heads!

Meme..thanks for the Scripture verses! I will get done what I can on my own I have a week before he is coming here.

Yep...you got em spoiled alright! Just remember what I said about taking that room for yourself when he moves out! No more (not) sleeping in the recliner all night!!!

I guess I have mine all spoiled, too. I was going to paint my bathroom tomorrow. Had planned that all week! I even put off going to the Dr. about my ankle last Tues. because I was afraid he was going to put me in a cast and I wanted to get my bathroom finished first. Then my son called last night and asked if I would keep their kids Sat. DIL's grandfather is in the hospital in East TN and he's dying. They wanted to go see him. Of course, I said yes...so there goes my bathroom AGAIN!

I have Ross today...I was going to finish some shelves hubby built for me...he made me this neat unit I can put my Karaoke, CD recorder, Cable box, VCR and printer in. It's really great, each shelf is made just for a specific unit and he made it to sit right beside my desk yet I can use all the remotes from the bed (just in case I get put off my feet for awhile!) I bought finishing stain that matches my desk and I hope I can get that finished and everything put in it before I get the cast! I'm not positive he's going to do that but he was last time but I talked him out of it and it's not a lot better now...so he probably will! I dread it. Everytime I have to wear a cast or something it throws off my balance and the other side starts hurting!

When do you get your cast off, Anne? Bet you'll be glad!

Mima...I'm glad you got your water back on. I just couldn't do without water for that long...I'd be going somewhere else to live! (I USE A LOT OF WATER!!!)

Anagram...hope your cold is better...so far I've been lucky and not gotten anything this winter. I usually have something all winter long...grandkids bring me colds/flu and piano students do, too. I told them at the beginning of the winter if they even THINK they are getting sick...don't come here. Some of my students just looked at me funny. But I told them I was dead serious...my blood count is so low I catch everthing! They call me now and say they don't feel good, one called and said she just FELT like throwing-up and asked if she should come on and I said NO...stay home, please!!! :p

I haven't been sleeping. Night before last I only got 2 hrs. and last night I only got 4. I took a 2 hr. nap yesterday afternoon so that makes 8 hrs. in the last 2 days! :tired:

Here's an interesting question for discussion! Do you all think Satan, aka the devil, Lucifer, demons...what ever you want to call the evil spirits...can invade your thoughts? Do you think they know what you are thinking? Anybody ever read any Frank Peretti books? My pastor said something very interesting the other night in his sermon...got me to thinking! Read the devotion I wrote on it if you're interested.

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Candice - If for some reason you don't want your son to move home, tell him. My son asked if he could move home, when he was 23. He moved in with friends when he was 19. If I had still been living in my house, things would have been great, but by this time we had moved to a 2 bedroom condo. He did move home and things were fine. I loved having him around. He is a good kid. We then moved to a three bedroom house, and then he had his own room, but only for a short time. He was an apprentice electrician at the time, and was laid off, and he didn't like the way his friends were living and had wanted out. We have ALWAYS told our kids, that they can always come home. As soon as he got back on his feet, he moved out and has been doing great. He moves into his own house on the 16 February. It is just about finished now. I talked to him last night, and he is just like a little kid all excited about Christmas:lol: He is now 27. If I hadn't let him move back home, I don't know how things would have turned out for him, but I am thankful that he turned things to the better for him.

Both my kids live 100 miles from home. Both in the same city at least.

Meme, your kids never left home, just moved to a different house:lol: They still rely on you for lots of things.

Candice - I hope you won't find it to stressful. Get that hubby of yours to help! I can't believe that he says he works all day and doesn't want to help. So does my hubby, but he still helps me.

Anagram - Glad he is getting out and feeling a little better. Hopefully, your life will return to normal soon.

Mima - Yahoo!!! Water again. I don't know what I would do without water. I hate it if they even shut it off for a couple of hours, which doesn't happen often - only if they are digging near the water main. Swimming in a nice warm pool sounds good.

Did you start on the Atkins Diet? My Dr. just told me yesterday, EVERYONE should be on it, as it is just a plain healthy diet. He went on it 3 years ago, and still eats that way. He feels great and he is well over 65 now. I hate that one day he will retire.

All my blood work came back perfect. Nothing out of line at all. Told me I was not a good candidate for heart problems. That is always reassuring.

Well, Candice, if hubby won't help, get your son to help move the stuff. DON'T DO IT YOURSELF!!! You know, it really won't kill him to sleep on an airmattress for a few days, until HE gets the room ready.

Everyone have a great day.

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I hope that all of you good people are doing better.
Memi- Hope Brad is coping well with the loss of his mother. I think he has a sence of relief along with his feelings of loss.
My daughter is at home and doing well. She had a fiboid as large as a baby's head and many more inside the womb. She has done well with the surgery. She has had migrains since. Otherwise I am sitting on her to keep her from doing too much. She was in very good physical condition,so, I think that is what made it so easy for her.I stayed all three days in the hospital with her.She felt more comfortable with me there. My sil took care of my hubby and everything else. Great guy.
Candice- I gather you have a son moving back in. Honey, I have been there several times..True it is not easy. I did, as always, everyting by myself.But, I always feel we have to do it .It won't last forever. And my son has a 100 lb. black lab. Do you know how they shed hair ?
It was 15 degrees here in Madison ,Fl. last night. That is cold for Florida. Happy- I know that it is colder where you are.
Hello Anagram, Meme.Ally- I will be glad to get home within the next week and in my own bed. Never-the-less I will be here till my girl is good on her own. Bye You All..Joanne

Joanne, so nice to hear from you. I sure am glad that your daughter is doing good. I remember when my daughter had to have an ovarian cyst removed. I stayed with her as well, until she was able to manage. That was a couple of years ago, already.

Yes, Joanne, is it MUCH colder here. We have had lows of 38.5 below zero - that was on Wednesday. I just stayed in that day, but did go out yesterday -30 below. I just make sure I dress warm. Went to the mall and did some shopping. Bought a pair of pants and a couple of sweaters. Some really good buys out there right now. Also got some socks. Now, I will be set for a little while.

Hi All......still cold in NY but today was a heat wave with a high of 15. All that did was make slush on the roads.
Candice...I still have kids at home and just sometimes dream of the day when they are outta here. So I understand what it must feel like to have one coming home. I guess you have to do what you have to do...but don't feel guilty about feeling bad. Come here and we will make you feel better.
I'm just hoping my son doesn't want a girlfriend to move in.....

Now...to a girlfriend/boyfriend moving in...that would be real easy to say NO to!!!

:lol: I AGREE - THAT ONE WOULD BE A NOBRAINER FOR ME!! JUST A VERY EMPHATIC NO!!!!!

I'll chime in on that one. I can discombobulate for a kid, a kid and a spouse, a kid and grandkids. But not for a bf or gf. My sister did that once when her 15 year old was pregnant, allowed the father to move in to "give support" and with supposedly separate quarters. I didn't buy that part for a moment. Maybe they had separate rooms but I'm sure that didn't matter a whit. Of course, they never married, split up soon after the birth and it's been a long battle ever since, custody, support, etc. His momma's been supporting his efforts in all the battles but didn't seem to be around to support him when he did the "moving in". He was 19 then, I think.

But basically it would just be because it's not "house rules" here. And dh has always had this thing about "the tail not wagging the dog".

Hi guys-funeral was nice-bagpipes!!!!that made everone cry-Brad broke down a couple of times-that was good. Only bad thing was old girlfriend came to service-that was ok-but then she went to my soster-in laws house after-not ok-calling people auntie-she's got a lot of nerve-told Brda I'd had enough contact with her to last my life-he's oblivious sometimes-just have to deal with her for him to sign the check for the totalled car they both owned but now his name is off everything-except she owes him big bucks which he is going to tell her she needs to make payments on-she stopped for a year!!Anyhow -eve other people said she shouldn't have been there. I need to speak up more . I am on Atkin's all day and can eat one normal meal a day (Heller and Heller) But since I'm allergic to stuff and can't eat certain vegetables, it's tricky. But I lost a lb. the first day and my crazy cravings are gone-the carbs made me want to eat all day long!!!!But after eating them at night I'm ok. Best friend lost a lot of weight on this diet. Hope you feel better Anagram-Candice-when I was single I let my stepson and daughter move in for a year. I sold my house when my kids got out of college-they were not happy but son bought his own house at 26 and daughter has an appt. And the my stepson needed a place to stay temporarily so he called my son -as the world turns. So happy to be home today by myself catching up-I have water and heat. Bye for now-Mima

Words are toooooo big for me so early in the morning...with my mere 4 hrs. sleep last night.

I STAY discombobulated... don't need someone moving in for that!

Home...water...heat...what more could we want??? Well...maybe one more thing...would LOVE to be ALONE...Have son's 2 brats all day today...4 and 7 and fight like 2 beta fish.

Don't worry....no girlfriend moving in my house (unless she cooks and cleans;)
Yesterday I was ordering something off the internet and had my wallet sitting by the computer. Today I drove to a mall 45 minutes away and had no wallet. Is that like an omen or what?????
Meme...this is my third day in a row of migraines. I doubled up on Midrin so now my tongue is stuck to the roof of my mouth. Good thing I am not talking on here. Do you think it is the weather?????

I dunno what it is but I'm SICK of it! I have an app. with a new neurologist Monday morning. I may have him chop mine off! I almost feel like I have a buzzing in my head back behind my eyes. Felt like this once or twice when I was younger and had too much to drink. Not like I'm drunk but like...the buzz that goes with too much wine... 'course...I don't drink now and haven't for over 30 years...but that's what it feels like, anyway. I told hubby this morning I almost feel like I'm coming down with something. I layed down at 12:45 and told him not to let me sleep past 1:30 because I needed to fix the kids something to eat (they had a late breakfast). Next thing I knew, it was almost 3! I'm just dog tired all the time!

Oh...don't worry about the kiddies...hubby fed them! :p Must go...it's almost time to feed them again! Gee...they sure eat a lot!

Hi guys!!!I hurt!!!!Got weak yesterday pm-don't know if I'm eating enough except for the reward meal!!Love That!!!Gotta get ready for church. Mima

Meme...Let me know what your neurologist says. I ended up on the couch freezing with a blanket on last nite feeling like I was gonna barf. Today the headache is there but not as bad....
Gonna go watch the Super Bowl.....

Ally did you see those Bud light super bowl commercials...funny!

I am hurting... arms and shoulders from doing stuff in his room...and still so much more to do! He is staying temporaily at his borthers untill I get things done....he could stay there the whole time but does not want to.

Been totally op so hope I see a loss this week!

You all better get better and you have such nice hubbies!:) Well ...Ally has those two very helpful lads:D

The bud light commericals were cute.......................................

the other day i picked up a clothes basket filled with food that i bought at our BJ's store and pulled my back on the right side boy the pain just shoots up and down my leg and my rump...........but i will get over it............
u know i always liked winter over summer but this winter has been soooooooooooooooooooooooooo colddddddddddddd that i am changing my mind how about u?

have a good day am doing real good atkins diet this time
i am surprising myself
well hello all!!!:)

Hi-we loved the Superbowl-Brad's favorite commercial was the Dodge truck-and the guy was choking-didn't think the commercials were as good as last year-but the game was good even though the Patriots were not in it. Still on diet but having a big problem because I have food sensitivities and it's making me ache!!!Like crazy!!But I think my sciatica is gone-instead I have tendonitis in left elbow-WE CAN'T WIN!!!!!!I am sensitive to milk products-egg whites- aspertame-and the fake bread is made with egg whites and cottage cheese and soy flour-I'm also sensitive to soy. But I'm losing so I don't want to give up. If I could eat cereal in the morning I would be better.Any ideas.Big day for Brad-he is going to confront old girlfriend about lots of money that she owes him and she is going to cry poverty but she goes to gamble all the time. He is not a confronter so it is hard for him.Mima

Hey There
 

Mima-Brad just as well kick the old girlfriend to the side and forget what she owes him.That way she will be out of site ,out of mind. He probably won't get it anyhow. My son went through some of those problems. The girls made out like bandits.
My daughter doing well. We are going home tomorrow. She still is having headaches but not as bad. I hope the rest of you girls are doing well.
Bye for now..Joanne