Ramona - I agree with the majority and say "go for it." The lake house sounds lovely!

In case anyone hasn't noticed...I haven't posted in 3 days.I don't feel very well.My hernia has been acting up and just about the time that it stops hurting, my lower back,where the kidneys are, is killing me!! I've never had a kidney infection in my life! Only bladder infections.If the pain & soreness continues, I will go to my Dr.

Sorry ya'll.....just sick and have been very depressed the last few days. I don't want to get everyone else down so when I cheer up, I'll be back with ya'll!! Just got a lot on my mind.

I DO love ya'll.....
Sher


**Ramona..........I agree with everyone else.GO FOR IT!!! I think you'll be very wise to sell & move! What ever you choose....just be happy!

I don't know if anyone remembers me or not. It's been a long while since I've been here. I'm one of few Titan Fans in Central Illinois,

The good news is that hopefully I won't be here much longer. On December 31, I finally retired from state government, but I'm really not that old. To help solve the latest state budget crisis, we were offered an early retirement program, that anyone with more than 25 years could not pass up. The only down-side (other than waiting for first retirement check and with over 11,000 leaving state government, that could be a couple of months), is without the stress of the job, food tastes so much better than I have found myself eating more. So I'm going back on WW.

I also have to find a different exercise method. We had an inside "track" to walk. I tried one of the local fitness places, but that wasn't for me. It's a controlled program, and you go from one machine to the other, and it seemed all I was doing was getting off and on. This month, I've gotten some exercise with "fun" stuff like bringing in firewood (do love that fireplace) and shoveling snow. Actually, I think Nashville has gotten more than we have though. I'm also starting to use the air walker again.

Hopefully, it won't be that long before I can start walking outside.

My real goal for this year is to move to Nashville!

I recognized a few of the names, but some of you are new; and I'm looking forward to getting better acquainted.

Titan Fan "Dee" (though I switch to Card Fan in about a month).

PS to Sherry: Has Jeff Fisher shaved his beard yet?

Sherry I hope that you are feeling better soon. I do miss you. Even if you are feeling down we want to hear from you. We are here to help you through everything. If your up to it post. You are our greatest supposrter. Hang in there.

Ramona I am so glad that you didn't have to foot the bill for the truck. That must be a big relief. Don't worry about not always having to share good news with us. We are always here for you besides if you had good news all the time we would be oh so jealous....lol.

Titan Fan Dee it is nice to have you back. I am the other Dee here but I will gladly make room for you.

I forgot to mention how mom is doing. She seems to be stable these last few weeks. No new problems arising. She still has a slight infection in her arm and they are watching her blood very closely and monitoring her pills for her blood clots. She started to lose her hair at christmas from the treatments but hasn't admitted it yet. She is very fortunate that she has very thick hair. She had her treatment today and will have 2 weeks off now.

Well it is off to get groceries. I haven't done any shopping since we got back from our trip!

Adios

WELCOME BACK DEE!!!!! Gosh, now I can't remember if you were Dee #1 or #2..... oh well, glad your back with us and congrats on the early retirement!!!!

Sher: PLEASE, PLEASE take care of yourself!!!! Why don't you just go ahead and make a doctors appointment to get checked out????? I miss you on the thread, it's just not the same.

Well, I have a sick little four year old here at home. We sat up all night last night with her getting sick to her stomach about every 15-20 minutes. She did okay later this afternoon, not vomiting, but will not eat. I guess I will just keep the fluids in her and give her tummy a day or two to settle down.

I hope everyone is doing okay!!!!!

I guess it is going around. I was home today with my 6 year old daughter, fever and cough. I hope everyone feels better soon. I went to a kid's party yesterday and saw a friend of mine who just started a low carb diet through a doctor and nutritionist. This may be what I need to get me motivated. Anybody try this? I guess you go through a blood work up and see where you are at as far as cholesterol, etc. is concerned.

Sherry, if you are reading this, GO TO THE DOCTOR!!!!!!
Kidney infections are nothing to play around with. Do you take previcid or prilosec for you hernia? If not, you might ask your Dr. about it. Are you worried about Wayne's taking the new job? I know everything will work out OK. But, first and foremost, GO TO THE DOCTOR!!!! Let us know how you are doing when you get a chance.

Debbie, are you OK?

Gayle and Jeanne, I'm sorry your little ones are ill. At least kids usually bounce back quickly. Hopefully, they will be up and around soon. Take care.
Ramona

Gayle I really hope that you don't get sick too. Keep washing those hands and using Lysol.

Jeanne sorry to hear that you are sick. I heard that flu is a really bad one.

Sherry we love you. Like the girls are saying go to the doctors. We want the old Sherry back.

Shelley how is your mood lately. I see that you are still having some stomach problems. Why don't our body's behave the way we want them too?

Ramona I hope that having a few friends opinions has helped you out abit with the big decision you have to make.

Debbie how are you doing? Haven't heard from you for abit. Is it still cold there?

Carol. Vicki, Jeannelle, Lisa come on back and post today. We didn't hear from you yesterday.You don't want to miss the cyber party!

DEE

hello floozies!
i have had this sinus thing and it seemed to have affected my eyes,so i had to break from the puter screen.
i did manage to lose 5 pounds yippie!
posed to get a wintry mix with 3 inches dumping on us.
ack!

gdeann,any music ya want we got em all.
yes the leslies are worth it to me,i got cheap ones on ebay.

dee,welcome back!
sounds like a fab time.
thanks for sharing the geicko story.lol!

sher-you realy need to see the dr.
please get feeling better.
and you know you can talk to us bout anything!
glad waynes doing better.
woho on the leslies,love walking weith her.

lisa,great going on losing anouther pound.
keep it up!
jennell,busier than a one arm paper hanger?
good one lol!

ramona,go for it!
to be debt free.
way to go on the settlement,i love surprizes!
jeanne,my own personel experience on locarbing was a costly one.
i went cold turkey cutting out all carbs and all i lost was 20,000.00
i had a heart attack.
wasnt for me.
have a good one.
hope everyones feeling better.
my 10 year olds sick to.
hugs,
doni

Doni, I'm sorry you have been feeling bad. Maybe Spring will be here soon and we'll all feel better.

Jeanne, I am low carbing now. I don't take it to an extreme. I eat lots of fruits and veggies. I really limit my bread and starchy vegetables and NO sugar. I do take Sunday off and eat anything I want. It is working out really well for me. Just like with any program, there are pros and cons and you have to do what works for your body. Good Luck!

Dee, have you heard any results from your Dr. visit? Don't get stuck in a snow bank when you are out for your walk. LOL

Hi everyone.

I actually got up and did some housework this morning. It's really great having more time to even do the awful stuff. Does that count as exercise?

Wow, our temp is "above freezing" but barely for the first time in several weeks. Nashville is in the 40's today. Is winter over??

On the low carb diet, it has worked for me in the past as a "jump starter" but it sure doesn't take long for it to be a total bore. The other thing is you can not cheat or you're right back where you started.

I'm looking into a modified version of Weight Watchers. I just found out about it yesterday in the 2/11 Woman's World magazine. I don't know if that issue is in the stores yet, as I get it through subscription. Instead of using point ranges, you can pretty exact; however, you have a 7-day plan of different ranges including one that is really really high. To get my high day on Saturday when I usually go to an auction house, I will need to start on Wednesday.

If you're asking what the auction house has to do with points, they have a food stand there; and "Aunt Bev" has some of the best hamburgers in Springfield. And we actually have some good ones.

I hope everyone is doing well. As I get to know you better, I will be talking to you personally, but now I'm still confused.

Take care, stay warm, and I'll be "chatting" with you soon. I may have to do major surgery on my hard drive, but I am hoping to postpone that for awhile yet.

Dee #2, don't worry about becoming confused over who's who...I have been here since '99 and I'm still confused!!!!

Doni: Hope your up and feeling better soon!

Ramona: I had second thoughts on my advice to you...you can not sell your house and become dept free...it is not the AMERICAN way!!!!!

I try to low carb but not at all to the extreme. In fact I try to balance my carbs and proteins per meal with most of the meal made up of fruits & vegs. I think my next life, I'm coming back as a rabbit.

Doni sorry I didn't mean to miss you this morning when I posted. I hope that you are feeling better soon. We sure have alot of people down with something.

How about we all gather today on Sherry's behalf and give her a big hug! HUG HUG HUG TO YOU SHERRY!!!!

This afternoon a good friend of the family is having a cyst removed from her brain. She just found out about it last friday. She has had severe headaches and the dr didn't know any different. Well around christmas she started having a few mini strokes at least that is what emerg said. Then last friday she had another one when mom and dad were visiting her. She went to emerg and had a kat scan. They found a tumor the size of a golf ball. They said that they didn't think that they would be able to get it all. I just hope she pulls through without to many problems. This is my mom's best friend. She is taking it pretty hard.

Well time for lunch and got to get ready for my weekly tea time party. I don't know if I mention this yet but we are celebrating my b-day and another gals b-day today plus we are having a mini shower for one of the other lady's brand new first born grandbaby. It should be fun. Lots of celebrating to do so I better run.

DEE

GET WELL HUGS TO SHERRY!!!!! {{{HUGS HUGS HUGS}}}

WE LOVE YA!!!!!!