Joanne...I bet that arrival was wonderful. The end of Good morning America this morning listed off all the people who died in this Iraq conflict. I just sat there and cried.
Have not been able to get on the site for a while. Every time I got here many ads popped up and my computer got locked up. Maddening.
Candice...beautiful flowers. And Paxil? No, it did not make me anxious. I do think I need Serotonin. But not the side-effects from an SSRI. I still take 5-htp. I gained 30 lbs on Paxil.
Hello Happy, Anagram, Meme, Mima and Gail and anyone else I missed.

Hello to everyone...hope all had a good Memorial Day and long weekend. I didn't do much...too tired still. The strength isn't coming back very fast this time!!! Mima...I give myself B12 shots every 3 weeks but I can't take the iron tablets. The Dr. told me to cook as much of my food as I could in iron pots and pans because the iron gets into the food that way. He said that was a little known fact. I do that and I bought some liquid Geritol with iron and I'm taking just a little bit after each meal throughout the day...that way it doesn't tear my stomach up too much. We had chicken liver tonight. If I don't get some strength back soon somebody is going to have to come in and clean my house!!! Hubby did the floors today but he's back to work tomorrow and his parents depend on him a lot plus he has all the outside stuff...he can't do everything!

Joanne...glad you had a good trip!

Candice - the flowers are beautiful ...and that is so weird...what happened to your leg...almost the same thing happened to my right leg Saturday. I got up at 4 a.m. to go to the bathroom. On the way back to bed there was an awful pain that shot through the bone just below my knee. I made it back to bed and went back to sleep. At six I woke up and my hip was killing me. I turned over to my left side and dozed off and on 'till about 7:00 and then got up... my whole right side from the hip down hurt but when I put my foot down on the floor I could put my whole weight on it so I thought... OK... guess it's going to be alright. Then, I tried to lift it up and couldn't. I was literally rooted to the floor. Everytime I tried to pick up my foot the pain shot all the way up to my hip like fire. I finally got back in the bed and just laid there until my husband got up. I sent him downstairs for my crutches. I hobbled around a little (not much...hurt too much to move) and did a lot of stretches. By noon it was a lot better. By 4 I was almost as good as new! Weird!!!

Hello to everyone else. I envy you all getting out and walking and working in your flowers. Maybe I'll snap out of this (probably be to hot to do anything by the time I can get outside!)

Meme...I am sorry to hear that you are so down and out. This has been a tough year weather wise, wonder if that has anything to do with it. I do so much better when it is sunny and there is not a lot of moisture in the air. All it has done here is rain. Can't even mow my back yard.
Does anyone else notice a difference walking on cement (sidewalk) as opposed to grass or treadmill? Wow, do my hips hurt after walking the dogs today. Normally I am out on a trail...that must be better for me.

Candice - beautiful pictures. I am sure you must be hurting pretty bad - but sometimes we just have to do what we have to do!

Meme - Wish they could find something that would help you. This is just slowing you down way to much - heavens, you might even have to take time to relax Seriously, I wish you could get to feeling better.

Ally - Walking on grass or dirt is easier on the body than slamming your feet down on cement.

Joanne - You are becoming quite the traveller! Glad you enjoyed your trip.

Anagram - Hope you are enjoying the spring and I do hope that your hubby is doing ok.

Raven - Hello. Hope you didn't overdo it in your garden.

Mima - How is work going? Your renovations must be just about done, I hope.

Well, I believe we are moving to whole different city. I think we will move to Edmonton, where my son and daughter live. Actually, most of my family lives there. I was born and raised there and have some very good friends there as well. It has been 30 years since I lived there, and I am as excited as a little kid, thinking about moving back. The city has such an energy - I love it. My little city of Red Deer is only 72,000 people, so not very large - like a little subdivision of Edmonton. We will decide this weekend just what way to go. Perhaps I will just move within Red Deer - just not certain at this point. My goodness we still have a month to decide and pack up

I hope you all are having a great day.

Ally I know what shoes I wear makes a difference...I need support and cushion no matter what surface I walk on. Concrete is a killer though

Happy..you little kid you!

Meme...I'm always having weird pain sensations but usually it does not affect my walking. Did your ankle ever get better? At least your DH helps!


Ordered some 1 pt bagels online....and ate too many choc. chip brownies made for dh and ds

Candice, my ankle has been better but only because I'm having to stay put. If I do any walking around - like when I went to Wal Mart last Friday - it lets me know in a hurry it's still there! I talked to the Rheumatologist about it last week when I went. He gave me the names of a couple of Drs. in Nashville for second opinions. He said he'd think twice about having surgery that would make his ankle numb for life, too. I just don't know what to do! Seems I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't. I need to see one of those Drs. and I also need to see a heart Dr. I'm just a mess right now!!!

I can't take that liquid Geritol...I've had nothing but heartburn and indigestion for the last 4 days.

Just a short hello- My brother is visiting so I can't be here too long. I really enjoy him being here. I will go to Tops tomorrow .I am not sure I want to weigh in though. I will decide after I get on the scale in the AM. Going back to my daughters next week to spend a little time with my G/son before he has to go back to the ship..
Bye for now....Joanne

I'm back til tomorrow night and then I just have 2 more days. Stomache-IBS-gets so bad when I;m gone and instantly fine when I get home. Glad I have appt with dr, in June. And I'm not the only one-one lady has IBS disease and can only eat soup etc-everything bland. We went out to eat last night-I had salmon-yum-yum-Mme-that anemia can relly do you in. Auntie has trouble with iron too. I used to take a small pill called ferrous sulfat. I have hears about the iron pot cooking. Anne-you habe such a positive attitude about moving-sounds great to go where your daughter is-Joanne-glad you had a great time -what a joyous experience. HI Anagram, Ally, Candice, Gail!!!Mima

Boo-hoo..another weekend of rain. I am getting ready to go to an outside chicken BBQ. At least I am not staying in all day feeling depressed. This weather does that to me.
Meme...I haven't thought about Geritol in years. Remember the Ted Mack Amateur hour????

Well my brother and his wife are back in Az. We had a real good time while they were here.
I went to Tops to check in and was lucky..I turtled. (did not gain)
I hope I can just start on the down hill slide. 12 lbs and my sister can call me a cop.
I went out to eat last night and the serving was so large I could only eat about a third. Well ,I was one sick girl last night. It was a good thing I couldn't eat it all. My hubby threw it all in the garbage. He said even if it wasn't what made me sick ,it was still too fattening. It was probably just too rich.
It has been a quiet weekend so far. I think I will stay quiet tomorrow too.
Hope everyone is well..Joanne

I'll be happy if I turtle next week when I go to TOPS-but I have been walking and I think I've stayed the same. Hanging out in the rain-it's pouring-hope it stops before I leave to go to NH. 2 more days and then I can stay home for 2 months. Bye for now. Mima

http://www.westernbagel.com/grocery/...agel/index.htm

This is a lowcarb bagel got mine today and they are good and only 1 pt! DH and I had Tuna melt on one for supper!

Oh yeah...I hurt big time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:eeK: Too many storms here!

Mima. Staying the same is good. It is really hard when you are on the road. We will go to my daughters this week again so I will try to watch it. She is good to be around as far as my eating is concerned. She helps me stay aware.
Candice..I doubt that I can find those bagels down here. Lenders are about all I see. I love bagels but They do have a lot of points. I usually only eat a half. That is 3 pts.
Hope all of you are well. My back is giving me a fit..
Bye for now ...Joanne

This is exactly how I feel!

Where is everybody??? Sure is a quiet board.

Well, we went looking for a place to call home and we found one - in Edmonton. So, it looks like I am moving home after all these years of being away. I am very happy about that. It means finding a whole new everything however. New Dr., New Dentisit, new chiro and on and on it goes. I will just keep all the ones I have right now for the first while. It is only a 100 mile drive to get here. We move on the weekend of the 21-22 June.

This place is great. It has a sauna and hot tub, which I know I will love on those bad days; It has an exercise room with all kinds of stuff in it, but mostly I want to use the treadmill. It also has a games room, with ping pong, pool, shuffleboard and darts in it; There is a library and a small chapel as well. Then up to the roof for a rooftop terrace and a party room. The suite we have chosen will be on the 4th floor - I just couldn't bring myself to go any higher. There are 12 floors. My kids are now only 1/2 an hour away. Things seem to be falling into place.

It is a really windy day here today. No so nice.

It was our 29th anniversary yesterday. Wonder where all the times go!

Hope everyone is having a great day.