Oh poor Anne. I get that every year about this time. Last year, if you remember, I started coughing on January first and didn't stop until sometime after Easter.

I ate WAY too much today. I actually had TWO meals ... which I almost never do. #1 son took me to Shoney's for lunch and I got the salad bar and spaghetti then tonight we went to IHOP and I got an omelette and pancakes. I gave hubby one of my pancakes and left some of my omelette but I'm still stuffed! I don't think I'll have to eat again 'till Friday!!!

My son did (said) the sweetest thing today. There was a man he knew sitting at a booth across from us ... he spoke to him and the man started to eat again. Then my son got his attention again and said, "By the way, this is my mother." The man looked at me and said, "I think I've met you before." I didn't really remember him but my son said later he'd had cancer and lost a lot of weight. After the man left the restaurant my son told me the reason he introduced me as his mother was he was afraid the man would think he was out having lunch with another woman ... he said, "You know how things get started." I got a kick out of that. I said, "There are a lot of years difference there, son ... don't you think he can tell?" He said, "Not really just to look at us, and I actually have more gray hair than you do." I told him I could fix that if he'd let me! Then I asked him if one of MY friends came by did I have to tell them he was my son. He said ... no ... I could just let them think I was out with some guy and then let Dad find out later! (Hubby didn't know we went to lunch so I made sure I told him when he got home ... after all ... I did hug that 6' 2", 38 yr. old, good looking guy in the parking lot before we left!)

Funny Meme-Ane-people that get that virus have the cough for a long time-take care and see what doc says. Hubby is still in bed and he's going to have a surprise because I took all his train stuff off the table and put it on the coffee table in the FL-room-the one that we don't know what to do with that has my sewingmachine, plants and Evan"s toys-which he played with yesterday when DIL came to visit=I didn't get to the post office but I sent my important stuff to Mike so he couls mail it-he goes to the post office a lot and he has a scale at home for his business. Surgeon doc visit this afternoon but this one is easier to get to. That should be it. Until Monday, And then that should be it til April 1. oH , i AM SUPPOSSED TO BE LIVING IN THE DAY!!! Maybe you'll have a snow day, Tammy but not too many because you will have to make them up. I remember. Sugar was nuts yesterday. It read 14 -had to be a mistake-and then 268 because he drank grape juice. Then 158 and lower. That darn diabetes. Bye for now-someone smarter than me start #136. Thanks Mima

Been to the upper GI doc and getting it done March 21rst. He also want me to try zelnorm for my IBS..we will see how well I get along with it! I am up afew pounds form 3 years ago so I need to begin watching closely again. I will have to go in and change my little butterfly if I can figure it out! I always gain on stomach meds!!!!!!

Mima...I'm still hurting in my pelvis area and feel like have to pee but no blood is ever there. Do I need to see a urologist??????? Good you are getting some help with yours and Brad too.

Meme....your docs must be dumb like mine! Ha!

I'm hurting from some cleaning and shopping and all that candy from last week too

Got a new exercise rehabiltation program.... Here is the link:

http://www.elainepetrone.com/pages/p...tml#book%20kit

Meme, I'm going to take a look at your website. I have it bookmarked right now. Many of the things you mentioned are actually in the "Thin Commandments" book I'm reading right now. It's strategy instead of diet and it makes sense to me. I LOVE the story about your son!

Anne, our cats, when they were outside cats, always smelled good too, but we have yet to have one that likes the vacuum cleaner. The one I have now took a chunk out of my nose when he was a kitten because I was carrying him when I walked past a vacuum cleaner (that was OFF!).

I've been sick too. There's an RSV going around down here that's a real nasty one. My son got it the first time (as did I) and now I've got it again. It lasts over a month.

Anne, I believe going to the doctor is a must for you if it has been this long. Take care!!

My hand really bothers me after grading papers. I try to only do a few at a time. It's from holding the pen. I guess I could try it left-handed sometime. Oh my!!

I just love the picture of that baby ... makes smile every time I look at it!

Going to start a new thread ... so:

DON'T POST HERE!!!

Don't get lost. Scroll down to the Forum box and click on the "go" button ... it should already be set up for the Dieting With Health Problems Forum. Once you get that page, you should see a new link for Fibromyalgia #136. How fast we eat up the pages. (I've been more 'talkative' than usual lately, I know! Sorry.)