Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you didn't fall off your chairs when you saw my post!
STill do not have my new computer but getting one later, I'm at my brothers in MO and using his new one! On mine the pages here will not even load for me to read anything so cannot post!!!!!!!

Thr trip down here was very hard this time,to sit with all my hip and back pain and of course not much sleep either with all the Christmas stuff going on......

I will be back soon and you al will be tired of me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We'll never get tired of you!!! We've missed you soooo bad!!! I'm glad you're back. Get that new computer soon. So, now you have the trip home to worry about. Bummer.

I have everything done. Now, I get to sleep for 4 1/2 hrs. and start again. We're having a Narration of the Christmas Story at Church at 10:30 A.M. with different songs ... I'm singing "Heaven's Child" in there somewhere ... not sure just where. The Choir is singing 2 and a couple of other people are singing. Then the kids are all coming over for dinner and gift exchange afterward (if I live that long.) Gotta fall in bed ... Guess Santa has already passed me by!

Meme things sure have not changed withyou .........busy busy busy you!!!!!!

We had a nice day at my brothers with the whole family..lots of good food too!!!!!!!! We go to my nieces tomorrow and back home Tuesday. Then my sons girl is coming through to pick him up and take him back to school, meeting her for the first time! MY HOUSE IS A MESS!.....and I will be tired and cranky.......oh my..poor girl!

It is nice to see you back Candice..I hope the trip home was not so bad. Hurry up and get your computer up and working.
Meme- It seems we all get under the weather at this time of the year. maybe it's the stress and just doing too much. I know it is for me.
I had a house full yesterday. Everyone chipped in so it wasn't quiet as bad as in the past. Never the less ,I am glad that now I can get to something that is normal. I have to lose the 3 lbs I gained. I was going to start today. It is my 52nd wedding anniversary. My hubby slept most of the day. Now after eating some left overs he is back in front of the tv. It won't be long before he will be getting ready for bed time.. I have a good book. They tell me that this is the "golden years".
Cool here. It will warm up tomorrow. Hello Everybody..Joanne

Sounds like I'm not the only one that is busy ... you all are just as busy as I am. I stayed in bed today ... almost all day. I always do that. I work myself to death and then I crash ... today I crashed! I may just crash again tomorrow!!

Joanne, my hubby took off enough time today to sleep in and then actually came in and took a nap. I was shocked. I was hoping he'd take some time for himself this week ... he never does. He has the whole week off from the shop but he usually winds up working. The guy that had our trailer rented wrecked it and there was a bad water leak unerneath so he has to fix that before we can do any work on the inside. I think he's going to work on that tomorrow if the weather is fit. Then, there's always the utility trailer business - he was gone half the day today because of that - but then there's always something isn't there!

Meme- Your hubby is younger than mine and he probably needs the rest. Mine is 80 and needs to be more active. The Dr. told me not to let him sleep so much. I would like to see the Dr. change places with me and see if he could keep him awake more.I think it is just his age and failing health. I think he thinks if he does less he will live longer,like the tortoise. I guess I should just find more for me to do.It wouldn't bother me then.
I gained some weight over the past month. I started the day good and then ruined it at supper. Too much Christmas foods left in this house.I should just throw it out. I did walk 3 miles this afternoon. I will try again tomorrow to be better.
Hello everybody... I guess we all will get back to something normal next week.. Joanne

I am back-just lost my darn post!!! Talk to you later!!! Mima

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Candice, it was soooo nice to see you. Hope you get your new computer and get yourself back here. We all miss you.

Meme - hope you are remembering to take time for you over the holidays.

Mima - are you still at home> or back in Florida now

Joanne - hubby may have earned a rest over the years You can't make somebody move if they don't want to.

Tammy - hope your Christmas trip went well.

Well ladies, another year has past and I look forward to the start of the New Year. My job is going well. I am sooooo enjoying being back in the work force. Painwise, I have my days, but I am feeling soooo much better than a few years ago.

Hope you are all having yourselves a great day.

Hi. I have not been officially diagnosed with fibromyalgia yet, but I feel confident that I have it. I have many symptoms...discolored skin, achy muscles, sharp pains, restless legs, anxiety disorder (diagnosed in 2002), sinus problems, sore throat, stiff neck, chronic fatigue (diagnosed in 1996), severe PMS, back pain due to 2 herniated disks, muscle twitching, numbness and tingling in face and hands and legs, and sensations of swelling. Anyway, I have a lot of symptoms and plan to be evaluated for Fibromyalgia in next few months.

I do have a question though in the mean time. Do you find that having fibromyalgia makes it more difficult to lose weight and if so how do you cope with that?

My son worked on my 'puter and now my home email is messed up and my folders and addresses are not available..they say I have to download a new outlook express from the microsoft sight but will lose evreything stored in my email files so have to get them copied ..does anynone know a short cut to coping folders in your outlook email?????????????? He also took off my Norton, said it was interferring with stuff...I do not feel safe without it! At least I can see the posts on here now but it takes forever to load a page. I have so much stuff to transfer to a new computer...still don't have one.

Melody....the meds for Fibro can inhibit weight gain and the low activity level can do the same....that is my problem, not enough exerscise at times and too much meds.

Joanne...my hubby likes to sleep in his chair all the time.

Meme....I need to crash about now!

Anne....I can't wait to be back here on a regular basis! I am home and the trip was very hard on me!!!!! MIL is in intensive care..had another stroke the day we came back so Dh is there after work. Happy..Job????????? I must have missed taht part?????

Candice- It is not a good idea to go without virus protection. When I got this new one my daughter said we wouldn't show email till we put it on. Good thing too. It caught a bad worm and another bug right off. . The problem I am having with my hubby sleeping a lot of the day is he is up most of the night. The dr. told me it would cause him to fail faster,mentally.I don't need that along with everything else.I worked over 25 years as charge nurse in a nursing home. I see the pattern starting.
Melody- Welcome. Go to a good diagnostion and have a good physical. I am sure the ladies here can answer most of your questions but it would be better to get your answers from a Dr.Everyone is different and what works for some won't work for others.I always say a good,healthy eating plan and exercise is the answer to losing weight. Sometimes health problems can interfer.

HAPPY NEW YEAR,EVERYBODY
Joanne

Happy New Year!!! We are in FL-nice weather but I guess the trip took a lot out of me because i have a wicked sore throat. My kids have that stomache virus!!!That's life, We are not going to travel that trip again-3 days up and 3 days back. And 6 days home but it was wonderful to see everyone!!!Brett and Angela had that same bug so we didn't see them til Monday-at least we didn't get that bug on the way down. Joanne-I want to come up to Tarpon Springs to see you. I was told that it's a beautiful place-an old Greek fishing village.We won't have to meet in Tampa. Although Brad is going to a train show there on the 28th. How far is Tampa from Tarpon Springs-he is going to be at the Tampa Fair grounds. We will see. It can be 2 trips.
Hi to all-Candice !!! Yeah. I have 2 Dell computers and like them both-one is a laptop. And very inexpensive.I have 6 months to pay. Bye for now-Anne -glad you are enjoying your job. Mima

Just a quick note to say that we arrived home Friday morning from Georgia. By Friday night, we were all sick. The flu is not fun. I'll read messages and respond later when I have more sleep!!

Happy new year everyone!!!

Mima- I am 30 miles west of Tampa.. On the Gulf of Mexico. Let me know when you want to come and I will meet you.PM me.
We had a quiet New Year till the neighbors got cranked up .
Tammy- Feel better. We got the flu last christmas. Several of us that were at the same party. My hubby and I both at the same time. Awful!! Feel better soon..
Hello everybody... Joanne

NEW YEAR ... 5 PAGES!!! WE NEED A NEW THREAD, DON'T YA THINK?
I'll go start one so:

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