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Sorry about your arm Candice-its so weird-you can have a pain for so long and then it goes away and goes somewhere else-I have been good for a while-except when I over do.No pain in my ribs right now?Hmmmm????? My grandaughter is here and we are leaving this am. She is 13 but only her grandmother appreciates her 13 year old behavior, This will give her a break-her mother has started drinking again-it remains to be seen what will happen. She lost custody of her kids before and I had Jessica for a while-Well-I am attached to her-I had a hard childhood but my grandparents were so good to me. At least she is 13 and not 6. When she came to my house when she was 6-she couldn't get enough to eat .But she knows how to cook now. Enough of that-she is a smart girl.I'm taking my laptop with me so I can stay in touch.It's going to be in the 90's today so I think it's cooler in FL.I'll wave when I fly over Tarpon Springs.Have a great day everyone!!!Mima

Mima....I used to work in foster care and wanted to take every kid home. Only when my kids hit the teen years, I had a hard time taking care of other kids problems and then come home to my own. I took a different job....stress reduced greatly. But I applaud you for being there. Foster care is not a great thing. Family is better.

Candice.... I like loose things too. I suspect that if I lost 20-30 pounds I would still wear some of the same things.
96 degrees here in NY.... Yuck.

I never get rid of my big clothes
 

Cause the ones I wear al the time are so comfy it would be hard to repalce them if I should gain again and with the Fibro and all the meds a gain is possible!

My tummy hurts still! Kept me up all night too!:( I'm not sure if it is acid reflux or gas this time..no burning just bloating and pain above my belly button! Makes it hard to eat when it causes more pain!

Mima...have fun:)

Hi Joanne, Meme and Anne:wave:

Begonias under the Blue Spruce!

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We're here-almost got 1,000 in airline miles by giving up our seats but they didn't need them. Since my flight was already free-I guess that was ok.Condo is good-I stay near here in the winter -the weather is going to improve today. This area had 15 inches of rain since Sat. but the sun is out right now. I ate 3 pieces of pizza yesterday-I need to be good today. Bad food at the airport and we went to an Italian place last night. I need to walk this morning. My grandaughter had a great first plane ride-no fear. Gotta buy some fruit today. Have a great day everyone. Mima

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Hello-
Welcome to Florida Mima-- Hope you enjoy your stay.
Candice ,I gave away 2 garbage bags of clothes. I kept them 2 years and then my sister took them to her Tops meeting. I had made most of them and I always said I rather make new ones than take out and remake over. They were all nice material. I kept my tee shirts and jeans. I just cut the jeans off and wear them to walk in. Cooler and comfy.
How are you Happy Canuk and Memetoo?
Hello Ally. ....Bye for now ...Joanne:wave:

Time to start a new thread but I don't have time right now...got the Rugrats eating lunch and have to monitor the kitchen. Just checking in to let you all know that I'm still alive! :) I'm feeling a little better (just the tiniest bit but I'll take what I can get!) I've been really watching what I eat and trying to get a little more sleep at night (at least rest if I can't sleep!) and taking a nap when the kids do. I've cut out most of the sugar and a lot of white flour from my diet along with most of the junk food I had been eating. I've lost 5 1/2 pounds so far (but that's of the 20 I had gained since Feb.) I'm trying my best to stay at or a little below 1200 calories a day...that is soooo hard to do! I'm eating fruit in the morning and a light lunch and dinner. Now and then I drink a soy Slim Fast. I think cutting out the fat & sugar has helped the most! I bought some Omega 3 Fish Oil caps. yesterday to replace some of the bad oil I've eliminated. Feels good to be back on track and in control again...I'm not as depressed as I was!

Candice...about your computer...check the speed of your modem. There should be a little icon in the tray area...place your mouse arrow over it and see what speed it is running at. Could be your internet server is just slow at certain times of day. I think you are running IE...right? If so you can adjust the amount of pages your computer stores as you surf the net, too. Could be your computer is trying to store too many pages. Go to "tools" then "internet options" then "General" then "Settings" then look at "amount of disc space to use". The tab should be all the way over to the left. This cuts down the amount of disc space your computer has to use to store pages you have already viewed. The farther to the right it is the more disc space is needed and the slower your computer will run. Hope this helps! If you are running Netscape you can actually go in and empty your cache but I don't think you are.

Rugrats are finished eating and it is time for nap! THANK GOODNESS!!!!!!!

Hi to everyone else...don't have time to comment on all the posts...you guys have been busy in the last 5 days!

Good Morning from sunny Florida!
 

Lucky me-I think the weather here is better than the north.Went swimming at my son's yesterday-had a great time in the pool with the kids. Funny thing Meme-I wish I could do this more and you wish you could do it less.That's life.And Meme-congrats on your dietary changes.And naps-I take them every day when I can and I live alone. I didn't get one yesterday but I slept really well last night. Can't say I was that good eating but I got a lot of exercise.This is vacation.So I can forgive myself.Today we're going to the movies .My grandaughter has been good for a 13 year old. She stays up later than I do and sleeps really late but that's what 13 year olds do.Have a great day everyone!Mima

HELLOOOOOOO ladies:
Very quickly!!!
I'm on line at 30 cents a minute so !
I miss you all, love to get to know the new ladies in pain.
Went to my log house in Cooperstown
Fell in the mouse cemetary
It was so cold I needed to put on the new gas heater I installed
Went to NYC to see family
They didn't care as much as I did
Had lots of company on the weekend.
I made wraps that were out of this world!!

Pain in the legs and hip very bad
no relief, no sleep,
BACK IN TEXAS TO SEE THE KIDS> AT LEAST THEY STILL LOVE ME!
I miss all the contact with you ladies. Kept me on track
can't even read site everyday
need to correct this thing
love
tootie

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Good Morning Ladies-
Mima It is nice you are enjoying your vacation- I have heard that Ft. Meyers was a nice place. I have been thriugh there but never stopped and looked around.
Memetoo Don't push yourself you will get stong soon. I take the fish oil caps every day. It is good for a lot of things esp. your colesterol. My daughter says Flax seed oil is good. I looked it up and it is the same as fish oil. Except Flax oil is made from veg.
Hello Tootie - Hope you feel fine soon.
Candicej and Happy Canuk Have a great day...Joanne:wave:

Starting new thread.