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Hi guys-it's raining but I saw my tulips poking their heads up-planted them last fall-I went to the dentist alright-2 hours late. I thought my appt was for 11:30 and it was for 9:15-so I had to reschedule-and it's a half hour away!!!Well-I did finish the stenciling in the hall-pretty. Sounds like you have the bug I had Meme=Icky!!!!!!!!My stomache has been acting up-IBS and diverticulosis-really should go see the doc. Someday. Hope the war is over quick!Bye for now. Mima

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Mima- I hope the war is over quick also.
I lost the 2 lbs I gained last week. I will onlt get excited if it keeps going down.. Some rain here this a.m. Otherwise it will just be another hot day.. We all hve been glued to the T.V.
Bye...Joanne

Happy Spring
 

Spring has sprung, the grass is ris!

Well, at least the snow is melting:lol:

I hope you are holding up well during this time of unrest. I am keeping the TV to a minimum. I hate a steady diet of it all.

Joanne - hope it stays off and continues to go downward.

Mima - I hope you get the IBS or whatever under control. That is just so nasty.

Meme - I hope you are much better today. That is also nasty.

Candice - where in the world are you?

Ally - All that work! Do you still have more to renovate?

Serenity - Nice to have you back. Sorry to hear you have not been well.

Anagram - Hello. I take it all is going well for you and your hubby. Spring is here, so maybe we will all be able to get out soon and enjoy this nice weather.

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I hope everybnody has a great weekend. ..Joanne

Fell today and hurt my knee..hope I do not have to go to the doc! My knees are all that is left on me that is any good!;)

Still eating well but no loss.

Got my son settle in kinda..the drawers are full since there is no closet space! He is gone most of the time but I cooked for him and DH tonight and my son called and wasn't coming home till later and Dh was late with a customer. I hate making food when I do not have too! For me I just open a can of tuna and make a light cheese melt and a salad. Only 4 pts! Doing laundry tonight with my hurt knee cause inthe morning who knows! I wrapped it and iced it but it still hurts. Two falls on the same knee in 2 months! Such a cluts always catching my foot on something and down I go!

Had that 6 month follow up mamo..hope it turns out to be nothing!

I hope it turns out to be nothing, too, Candice...PRAYING!!!

Praying about the war, too...and trying to watch but not too much...gets on my nerves! (the one I have left!)

Still have the lingering virus...only went 3 times today...had to take Imodium in WalMart Tonight. I'm soooo weak. I've lost 4 pounds since last Sunday...part of that is probably the new medicine, though.

My house is totally upside down. Had the carpet layed in the piano room on Wednesday and have all the funiture put back. I've layed out all the new Home Interior stuff on the funiture and in the floor like I want it put up. Hope to get it all on the walls tomorrow. We moved a bunch of stuff around in the "WRECK" room tonight so hubby can wire for the stove tomorrow morning. It truly is a WRECK right now. Everything is just piled out in the middle of the floor. I have a huge kitchen cabinet we took out of my mom's mobile home when she first got it. She had new cabinets made. We had to take everything out of it to move it down and make room for our old stove and refigerator. The frig is a big side-by-side so we had to move it a long ways! Now I have all that stuff to put back tomorrow. The more I 'clean' the worse my house seems to look! The carpet layers told me hubby will have to take up all the baseboards upstairs. That is going to take forever. I stained and finished all of them to match the doors...which I also stained and finished. He'll have to be really carefull not to break any because I can't replace them! I've already spent over $10,000 and I was figuring tonight...I have to buy another file cabinet for the piano room, 2 end tables and 2 lamps...finish paying the carpet layers (I think that's going to be about $700 more) and there's about $100 more Home Interior stuff I'd like to have plus a couple of rugs for the basement, a stove hood and paint for the living room and dinning room. I'm about broke!!!

It's after 12...gotta go to bed...Hope your knee is ok Candice. Both of mine are terrible so I can sympathize!

But it will be pretty, Meme-I had that virus for about 4 days also-gingerale helped-that;s when I found out my hormones were making me nauseous. I shut the tv off-haven't seen any of my shows-not that it matters-but we need diversion. Stomache is better-it's been so nice-70 yesterday-don't even miss FL-daughter coming home today-you need to rest your knee, Candice.and ice and stay off it-least for a day or 2. WE take care of everyone except ourselves. Have a good day all!!!Mima

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Candice, I hope you are ok and that you only shook yourself up and that by today your knee is feeling better.

Meme - You will get it done - all it takes is time and lot's of money:lol:

Well spring is here. It has been so nice and I can see the ground. We went walking tonight - to the Dairy Queen. I had one of those Pecan New Orleans things and was it ever good. At least I had to walk there and back (just over a mile or so).

Well, ladies, the 23 is my birthday and I will reach the ripe old age of 57. I am going out for brunch tomorrow morning so that will be nice. My kids are all sick, so they will stay away, which is very nice of them, as I sure don't want anything they have:lol

Everybody have a nice day.

Happy Birthday Anne!!!!!To me 57 is young-hope it is to you!WE are celebrating birthdays today-my son's is the 25th and my daughters April 12 and Brad's son's is April 25 so we are having one get together -plus my brother in law is coming with Christmas gifts because he couldn't be here Christmas. What a weird celebration-also my stepson and grandaughetr will be here.Haven't seen her since last summer. Eclectic group!!!Gotta go do some stuff. Pray for peace and a quick end to the war. Mima

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ,HAPPY I hope you had a great day. 57 is young.
Hello everybody, this has been a rainy day for us, It is supposed to be sunshine tomorrow bur cooler. 60's,
I am feeling kinda low so I will see you tomorrow...Bye, Joanne

Thanks for the birthday wishes. Having a nice day.

Mima - enjoy your day with your family.

Joanne - is this how you feel?

Happy BD Anne...hope you had a good day!

My aunt died today so I'll be off to NC tomorrow. Her funeral is Tuesday. This medicine is making me feel really weird...like the world is tilted part of the time and I never know when it's going to tilt! And everything tastes like rust. YUCK. I don't even like to eat now...nothing tastes good...not even coke...but I think that's the gold pills instead of the topamax. I'm tired all the time and I'm soooo sleepy. But...at least I haven't had a headache all week. And I lost 4 1/2 pounds last week and I wasn't even trying! Gotta go finish packing and see if I can get a few hours sleep.

Sorry about your aunt, Meme. You seem to have a lot of relatives.And then we get to the age where the older ones are dying-sad. Had a funny day yesterday-daughter forgot about plans-she had been in FL-and she had made other plans-son thought it was 4:30 insted of 2-stepson did too so they didn't come because stepgrandaughter needs 2 days to get ready. So I sat with 4 m4n who couldn't stop discussing the war!!!But it was ok -definitely tired today from SUGAR!!!Freezing the cake. Candice-how's your knee. Have a great day Anne. Hope you feel more up Joanne-I'm sure you are worried about your grandson. Brad, who was in the Navy, says you are safer on a ship-hope that's true in your case. Bye and hello everyone else. Mima

Nearly ready to go. Hubby will be home in 2 hrs. Yes Mima, both my parents had large families...my mother's being very large. My dad had 4 brothers and 1 sister, he only has 2 brothers left now. My mother had 2 brothers, 6 sisters, and 5 half brothers and sisters. She has 1 brother and 4 sisters left now since aunt Pauline died (and, of course their spouses). And I don't even want to think about how many cousins I have! I've always been really close to my aunts and uncles so attending a funeral isn't an option. I guess I'm just lucky I live as close as I do. It only takes about 4 hrs. to drive over to NC from here if you don't stop for anything. I try to go for all the big events like funerals, weddings and decorations. Occasionally a graduation...depends on who it is.

Gotta get off here and finish getting ready!

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Happy- Throw in a few tears and yes that is how I was feeling yesterday. Today I feel great. Did my laundry.,picked up around the house and went for a walk. Some days I feel stronger than others.
Meme, Sorry about your aunt. What was her age? One thing about funeral,weddings etc, you see all the relatives. That in a way is good ,sometimes.
Mima- I guess we all get those days when we feel we can't cope with one more upset. But you know we as the leaders in the household must smooth over the upsets and go on. Makes me eat more , as if that is going to solve everything!!!I just get tired of being the backboard,sometimes.
Hello Ally ,Candice ,and all.
Annagram - How are you. Are you coming to Fl. this year?
Well, Got to go find my book. Pretty good historical about Russia during the German invasion in Russia. Late 30's early 40's. Pretty brutal and sad...Just what I need to read to pick me up!!!
Bye,Joanne

Hi guys-hope everyone is well-did you have a good birthday, Anne-going to be gorgeous today-60's -have an eye apt at 11:30 and they called to remind me-I asked if they heard about me going to the dentist at the wrong time-not much to say- I think the war is responsible for my waking up early every day and the continuation of the IBS. Good thing for naps and stomache pills. Bye for now. Mima

Well, I'm back. Fast trips like that just kill me. I'm achy! At least the weather held. It was really warm and sunny. Nice on the hill (cemetery) too. Usually it's windy and cool up there. My brother and grandparents are buried there and I always dread going up there. Saw all the relatives, as you say, it's always a way to get to see everyone at once. I was at the funeral home last night turned around talking to a first cousin I'm really close to (we call each other sister because we neither one have a sister). She was sitting two rows back. There was a little short man about 65 sitting directly behind me and I was kind of talking over his head. All of a sudden, just out of the blue he said. Do you know me. I looked at him really good and said, no...should I know you. He said...no. I just looked at him. My husband even turned around and looked at him but he didn't say anything else. Well...I thought that was kind of strange. I went on talking to my cousin/sister. Then all of a sudden he said did you ever know Oscar Shepherd. I said, well, yes, he was my grandfather. He said, he was my grandfather, too. I said well, I guess that must make us cousins then. He said did you ever know Milt Shepherd. I said yes, he was my Uncle. He said he was my Father. Here was a first cousin I had never even met...and there are dozens more like him scattered around. I met one at the funeral today that lives right here in TN. How weird is that!?

Well...hope you are all doing ok...Candice, hows the knee after your fall? How's your son working out? Not wearing you out I hope!

I'm going to bed and read until I fall asleep...which will be in about 3 minutes!!!

Thar's interesting about your cousin, Meme. Glad it was nice weather. It's been nice here. Going for a walk today with Auntie. Which is good because I have been working in the attic and I am very wheezy. Dust mites are my worst allergy. I need a gas mask like the soldiers have. The stuff I have been cleaning belonged to Brad's deceased wife-some of it is 20 years old but I guess someone will be cleaning up my stuff someday though I am pretty good about throwing stuff away-Pretty good-went to the eye doc and am getting a new prescription and made an appt with the doc on Friday to talk about a colonoscopy with all this IBS and diverticulosis-enough about that. Any way-hi to all-the snow is almost gone-it has been replaced by MUD! Mima

Good morning.
 

It's going to be a nice sunny day today - cool though, only in the 30's, but the sun is so warm now, it feels warmer.

I had a great birthday. Don't feel my age at all :lol

Guess What? I have decided to try a parttime job and see what happens. I have no idea if I will be able to do it or not, but I won't know until I try. It is working for TanJay. I hope I can do it, because it would be nice to get out once and a while and be with lots of people. It is only 15-30 hrs. a week. Please wish me luck. If anything, it will be the arthritis in my back that won't allow me to continue. Daily, that has been feeling really good, but I still can't do much. Ah, well, try I will!

Meme - sorry to hear about your aunt. That was sure a fast trip. Like you say, you get to meet your relatives .

Mimi - hope they find out what it is. Are you eating something you shouldn't be? That does it for me.

Joanne - Hi. I suppose you are basking in nice warm temps right now.

Anagram, Ally and Candice - Where are you? Hope you are all well.

I don't know about eating something I shouldn't-had an ides it might be bananas-was great on Atkins diet except for the soy-still only maintaining-I love to work Anne-I love to interact with my friends-as long as you don't get worn out. Have to take the dog to the vet for his checkup-we gave him a bath last night=he was shaking-that's the same dog that will lay out in a snowstorm and sleep=he's a keischund-SP? looks like a huskie. He;s mad because we won't let him out but he will disappear. It's beautiful again-sure do appreciate it after this winter. Be good. Mima

happy belated BD happy! :hb:

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I hope all you nice people are going to have a great weekend. The weather here is really nice. They are predicting cooler weather this weekend. We may have some rain. I will believe that when I see it falling in my yard. It may rain a couple miles from here and we never get it .
I went for my walk today and now I am pooped.
Bye, Joanne

Tonight DH brought home a fried fish meal from a benefit meal someone at work was having and I ate before I weighed the fried fish! Opps...I know it was at least 12 pts and 3pts for the slaw I am belching up! The fried fish did not agree with me and I knew that but it was good anyway! Now I will pay with indegestion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But it tastes so good!!!Went to the docs and brought my list-I have to take stomache pills for the IBS and I am going to have a colonoscopy. Also said Atkin's was not good for people over 40. That's all I need to know-I should go back to weightb watchers-maybe I will. It's rainy today but warm . Brad has gone to church to help with cleanup-I ahve to go get prescriptions filled. That is so much work-I'll have to go into the dicount store while I wait!Ha!Bye for now-feel better Candice. Mima

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Mima - isn't that funny what your Dr. said about Atkins. My Dr. said it is the only diet people should be on!!!! I don't believe anyone will ever agree on what is the best way to eat. What was your Drs. reason for saying that?

Candice - Was it deep fat fried? I can't eat anything like that without getting the IBS going great guns. I think it is because I no longer have a gallbladder.

Joanne - Good for you with that walking. I wish I could get myself motivated to do something.

I start work on Monday and will have about 21 hours next week. That should help some, as I will be moving around a lot more.

Everyoe have a good weekend. I am off to the city today. My little grand daughter's 5th birthday party is tomorrow. I can't believe she is getting so grown up.

Hi Guys. Busy week. My uncle died last week. The funeral was Sunday. My aunt is now alone for the first time ever. I worry about her. My brothe is looking for a laptop for her and then we will get her online. I may introduce her here. She doesn't have fibro but she has arthritis, and she was a weight watcher for years. I am sure you will like her.
Hope everyone is doing well. My vacuum cleaner died, gotta go try to get it fixed. I can't stand dirty carpets.

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Ally- Sorry to hear about your uncle 's passing..I wonder how widows handle things when they are left alone if not for their children and family members. A lot of times in these retirement communities there are men as well as women left alone with no one but the people around them. They have their own problems and can't take too much time with them...
Memi.. I love fried foods,and they always taste good, but they make me sick after I make a pig of myself. I always say never again. I don't eat fryed very often but now and then I get to craving it. Big Mistake!
Happy- I have to grit my teeth and make myself walk those miles. I always hurt like the dickens after ,but, I'm glad I do it. Good luck with your part time job. I hope you like it. What will you be doing? If I can be nosey?
Hello Candice, Anagram..Where are you? Meme.. Have you finished your decorating?
Bye ...Joanne

Y'all can't hide from me~
 

Hi, it always takes me a while to figure out there's a new thread unless I see a note saying so. Evenutally, I figure it out.

Sorry to hear of your losses, Ally & Meme. Always a time to rethink life, isn't it?

A new job, Happy? Good for you. Wish I had the get up to go and get up for one.

It's been a hellacious week here. Earlier this week we were waiting to hear from four of dh's doctors. Two lab reports were erroneous and one of them actually got his hope up that he'd be off dialysis. Wrong - dr. EVEN apologized for getting his hopes up before she checked it all out. He'll be having a surgical procedure on 4/11 which would be outpatient if he were not on blood thinners but he'll probably be hospitalized a week or so. They did, however cut his hours from 4 to 3 so there has been some improvement in kidney function, I'd think.

Daughter and family came last afternoon. Love them but.......
they were here about 26 hours minus the time they took this morning for a children's show, shopping and lunch. I'm exhausted. Have put everything back in place and dh brought supper in. so I'm trying to get myself geared up for a good week. But he has a fever. He's been fighting a cold for forever but fever scares me because if he has another infection, it'll be another setback.

Oh, shoot - onward and downward. Forgive the whiny post.

Have a good week, all.

That's ok-you are entitled to whine-that's what we are here for. Ally-I became a widow 12 years ago and it wasn't easy but my faith helped me a lot-plus I had friends and family-it takes time-look at me now-I never expected to have such a sweet husband-I tell him God saved the best for last. We are going to a train show today-his hobby=may be my first and last but it will be nice to get out and it's raining. Hope you enjoy your job Anne-21 hours sounds good. Hi to everyone. Mima

You all have such a good outlook on things, that is why I would want my aunt to come visit here.
Candice, my son who moved over to his father's is coming back home. That didn't last long. He is not coming back cause he wants to follow the rules, he wants to come home cause he wants food/laundry/clean house. I said that is fine, welcome home, but the rules are still enforced. I hate to say it, but I wish it had worked out with his father cause I like having only one kid.
It is snowing in NY today. This stinks. I was just getting back into my hiking routine!!!!

Ally, sorry to hear about your Uncle...tell your Aunt to come on in! Wish things could've worked out for you son...probably would've been good for you and your ex!

Anagram...hope your hubby is not coming down with something. I know what you mean about company tiring you out. When I have the little kids for a weekend I have to take a couple of days off!

Anne...you never did tell us what you were doing on your part-time-job!!!

Candice, I had fried fish the other night, too...good but sooooo fattening!!! After you eat fish, does your pee smell like fish? I just hate that!

Mima...did your Dr. tell you WHY Atkin's is not good for people over 40? That's weird!

Had snow flurries here today. That hurts after being in the 70s. Hey Joanne...how long has it been since you had a good snow??? :D

Went to church with the kids today...Oldest grandson was baptized...couldn't miss that! Can't believe he will be 8 next month.

I have all the furniture from one bedroom in the garage and all the furniture from another bedroom in the livingroom and all the barstools etc. piled in the dinningroom and hubby is asleep on his mattresses in the middle of the livingroom floor (he tried my waterbed last night and didn't like it...said it was too warm!) I don't like sleeping with him anyway! :p I will have to next weekend though, or sleep downstairs on one of the couches, one! :mad: My water bed will have to be drained on Friday so he can take up my carpet on Saturday. They won't lay the new carpet until Monday and then he will (hopefully) fill my bed back up Monday night. So I'll be without it for at least 3 nights. (THREE NIGHTS WITHOUT SLEEP!) :cry: If you've never slept on one... it's like sleeping on a giant hot water bottle!

Well, the men are coming to lay the carpet and tile in half the house at 8 in the morning so I gotta go take my shower and get in the bed. My house looks like Humpty Dumpty...Like nothing will every be able to put it back together again!

Send us some pictures when you are done-our carpenter didn't show up Sat so my kitchen is still half done. It snowed last night after 2 weeks of beautiful weather-but it's April 1 tomorrow.Went to a train show yesterday-then out to eat-I had salmon on rice pilaf-yummy. We have a watre bed but it's a soft sider -doesn't need heat-but we had to drain the baffles underneath when I moved-pain!!!!Brad is going to work on a refr. at a farm where they kill animals to sell. I'm catching up on stuff.Be good everyone. Oh-Joannne- I saw the USS Truman on tv. But not the crew-only the reporter. Mima

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Meme- You are a funny girl!! I say snow in north Fl. almost 10-12 years ago. I didn't like to walk in it. I didn't want to fall. :lol: It has turned off cool here today. I guess it will only be for a couple days. It sounds like you are doing a major change in your house.
Ally -Teen age boys are hard . They think they are so grown up. Still to your guns.. Bring your aunt in.
Anagram- I sure hope this little set back with your hubby is short lived. I am not sure how I could handle small children around. We haven't had any for a long time.
Mima- The Truman is on the news often. We never see any crew either. I did see an interview with sone officers one time. Camera crews wouldn't go into the part of the ship where my G/son works. Most parts are off limits.
I belong to a Tops group now. I enjoy the meetings. I am making some vests for their convention.So I better get busy.
Bye for now...Joanne

Hello girls

Glad to hear that I am not the only one meeting relatives at funerals. This past year there have been many as all my aunts and uncles are mostly in their 90's now.

I plan to go to Tops. It meets in this neighbourhood, and I understand it is not as expensive as W.W.

I am having fibro fingers these days. Not getting much done.
Will try to get in here on a regular basis.

Love reading what you are all up to. I am trying to finish up some quilts that have been sitting for some time.

We are waiting for const. of addition to cottage at the lake.

Looking forward to summer.

Serenity

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Nice to hear from you Serenity. Tops is less expensive thanWw. . I am enjoying going there. Ofcourse I am gaining and losing the same 2 lbs alternating from week to week. I just haven't been able to stay away from the junk food. I have to break that habit. I try not buying it but my hubby will bring it in when I have finally got it all out of the house. And he doesn't need it either.
Bye.. Joanne

Have you ever gone to the mall wearing something that you think you look OK in and then pass a full length mirror and find out you look exceptionally fat? I did that today. Now how come I still look OK in my home mirror. I guess I am just fat at the mall!!!!
Had to drive my vacuum cleaner to the repair shop....how will I live a week without it???

Hi guys-It's back to cooler weather for us but the snow is gone-more tonight-did some yoga yesterday and it felt good but I'm sore today-it's different than fibro but I am so stiff from fibro it actually feels better. Was thinking of going back to WW but I'll check to see if there is a TOPS around-hate to spend the money but I need the support-gota throw away the cheese curls today!!!!It's nice to have you back Serenity . Hope everything is fine Anagram. Ally-you can live without your vac for a week. Just close your eyes. Mima

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Good morning. I hope that you all have yourselves a great day.

Candice - did the fried fish do you in? :lol

Meme - Are you renovating your whole house? That is the only way to go. I found that when I started I couldn't really stop, because the new reno made the rest of the house look yukky!! Pictures, we want pictures!

Ally - Sorry to hear about your uncle. I hope your aunt will come join us. I don't care if I never see a vacuum cleaner. I could live just fine without it, as it is one of my worst enemies. It causes me great pain, usually. Hubby likes it though:lol:

Joanne - you are so good with your walking. I wish I could be like that. I bought one of those balls you roll around on, and have been doing a few stretches on it. Like you, I am not getting far with this darn eating. I keep losing and gaining the same couple of pounds over and over again. I really need to get with the program!!!!

Anagram - Hope your hubby will do fine with the procedure he needs to have. You have been coping with all this so well.

Serenity - Nice to see you back with us. Hope you feel better today.

Well, yesterday was the first day of my new job. I worked 4 hours, the time flew by and I really enjoyed it. It is in a ladies wear shop and it was really, really busy. The only problem was my feet. I am used to walking around in my bare feet and I had to wear shoes and boy were they ever sore. All in all, though, I had a good day. I am going back for more today:lol

Well...finally got hubby's room put back together...except for the curtains...still have to wash and iron them. Yes...doing the whole house. My tile in the kitchen was supposed to be grey with a little blue mixed in. Instead it is blue with a little grey mixed in! Why oh why did I start all this???

The guys brought my appliances this morning...stove, frig and dishwasher...and guess what? The frig wouldn't fit under my cabinets. I was so stressed out I got a headache! First in over a week! Hubby had to take the cabinets over the frig down and saw off 1/2 inch of the bottom. Thank goodness there was a 1/2 inch hanging down below the doors to saw off!!! It fits and looks fine now.

I've had a stomach ache for several weeks because of those gold pills I've been taking...I did'nt take one this morning. I would rather have the arthritis pain as to have this stomach pain and this horendous taste in my mouth. Everything tastes like rust. I can't get an appointment with my reumatolotist until May 20.

There is no way I'm going to be ready for the rest of the carpet by next Monday. Have to have 3 more closets completely cleaned out, my desk (which is a huge moster that takes up one whole corner of my room) my water bed taken down, living room and dining room painted, all the baseboards taken up and the carpet taken up in the living room, dining room and my bedroom.

HELP!!!

This computer sucks! :eek:

I ordered cookies and rolls from here! 1pts ones!

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Meme..nevered noticed my pee smelling like fish...now asparagus makes it stink!

Older son broke up with his girl kinda :D Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!

Ally....I hope I don't get two back again at the same time! That was some of the reasons he wanted to come home too! Nice that they want to I guess:) Get your sweeper fixed?? Send me your Mirror too!

Happy...I am at goal but I went under goal and my clothes fit better then and I gained about 6 back from Christmas baking and it won't go away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is all I can do to maintain where I am now but it is still goal...I just feel better a few pounds lighter! Maybe when it is warmer out and I am gardening again.

Hi Joanne, Mima, annagram and serenity:wave: