Glad to have you and your power back, Joanne. I didn't go to work yesterday-it was pouring rain and dark and I hadn't felt well the day before. Why do I feel guilty-there wasn't much work. Instead I put away the summer clothes which means I piled them on the bed to take out to the camper, and went to Walmart to get the rest of the baby presents. Oh yeah, and strained my back a little bit. I wish I could get over this 4 am wke up. It will be 3 when it's daylight savings. Well the Red Sox are in the playoffs. I hope it doesn't turn out like last year when they lost in game 7 to the Yankees. We Red Sox fans never give up. Going to meet Auntie at Friendly's and pick up my old sewing machine. It is finally fixed so now I have 2. Mima

Well ... I could probably stand to lose 10 more pounds ... then I'd weigh 143 1/2 and be in a size 10 or maybe an 8. I've been down to 135 ... when I got married. And weighed 140 after I had my kids. But I probably won't make it back to there and I'm not trying. 'Course, I haven't been trying to get to where I am now ... and I'm happy in a size 12. At 5' 9" I look ok so I don't really care one way or the other. I just really hope I stay here for a little while anyway so I get to wear these new clothes some. I didn't get to wear the 14s hardly at all!!! A couple of the suits still fit ok because they have elastic (tops are a little loose) but most of them are way too big. I can't afford to buy new clothes 3 times in one year!!!

Glad everyone weathered the storms. We didn't get anything out of that one. One more day of kids and puppy. I'm soooo tired. I just came home this morning after taking the kids to school and, after taking care of the pets, I straightened up the house and went back to bed. I turned off the phones and ignored the driveway buzzer and crashed for 3 whole hours. I'm about to the end of my rope here. What with last weekend, revival and the kids and all it's more than I can handle. I told hubby tonight I was going to go to bed and stay there ... I'm serious ... I'm just too tired. I guess my blood count has dropped again and the anemia is dragging me down. Right now I have a headache and all my muscles are aching ... it's an effort just to raise my arms and my back muscles are trembling. I've been in tears all day just thinking about what all I had to do tonight. I have the worst part behind me, dinner, homework and baths. Just have to get them to bed and to sleep ... that's the rough part with Ross ... getting him to go to sleep. I gave him his medicine an hour early so he'd go to sleep earlier tonight. So that means he'll probably be up earlier in the morning. He gets up before 6 normally!!!

Going to go get the bedtime process started and see if I can get hubby to turn the Iraq news off ... it's getting on my nerves big time!!! Same old - same old - crap ... over and over. And never solve anything!

Rest, Meme, Rest!!! Finally, I woke up at 4:45. That's better. It takes a while to recover when we have been through a lot of work. Why do you have the children all the time? Are the parents away? I can't wait to babysit for Evan-I bought an umbrella stroller at the church yard sale. Mike is on his way. We will see him Sunday night. I am in the process of putting our summer things in the camper-don't have to put them away anymore. Today, I have to get caught up in paper work. Business way ahead. Hi everyone. Mima

Well finally had to break down and call the gyno for this yeast thing..it was painfully instense yesterday I wanted to curl up and die! Counseling was just an into, she is kinda like Tyne Daily...frumpy... but nice...... I couldn't even get all my errnad run cause the walking made my crotch area hurt so bad. can't sit for long either, had to take extra meds to sleep and Benedryl for the itching..she gave me the presciption cream and if I'm not better I have to go see her. Good thing is my appetite is gone!


Got too much to do to be in this shape!!!!!!! I know you all know the drill!

Mima...slow down!

Joanne..glad you are back up and running....take it slow...I know... I should take my own advice!

Meme...at 5'9" you could be a model!

Mima- When are you coming down? I bet it seems strange ,summer clothes in the winter.. Ofcourse our winters are not like yours..I would give anything to have one more grand child! My son is talking marriage,but, she may not have one. She is 44 years old/young. I just hope they are happy.
Meme- You sound like the right size. I am 146 and want to stay under 145. It is really hard work for me.. I am a size 12 too. I am comfortable with that size. It is a little loose and that is ok.I hope you feel better soon.
Candice- Do you go into hot tubs? They are a sure fire way to get vag.infections. But, you know that. I used to have them really bad when I worked. I wore poly all the time. Those hose and pants are heat producing.Since I have lost weight,I wear cotton most of the time and I am usually in shorts..Eat lots of yogart.
Got a few more things to catch up on. Bye for now...Joanne

Candice ... I have people tell me that all the time ... but ... alas, I have too, too many, many scars! I have one running up my left knee that is 7 inches long and 3 small ones on my right knee, one on my belly, one on each side, one on my ankle, two on my arm, one on my wrist and even one on my left breast! I'd have to wear clothes that covered me from my boobs to my ankles!!!

As for the kids ... they'd like me to keep them more than I do! Their parents are in Nashville for a siminar or something like that. They both work at the hospital and had to go at the same time for something. I don't mind keeping them now and then if I feel good, as a matter of fact, I enjoy it. I just happen not to feel good right now! I really need to get the other 2 and keep them ... just not up to it! I know my DIL gets mad at me because I keep my daughter's 2 more than I do my son's but seems they are more 'needy' or something. Or maybe they just ask more! Ask any ye shall receive!

Wish I could pack up my summer clothes and go to FL ... or Hawaii or Tahiti or somewhere - anywhere - for a few months and just sleep! Pack up some books and read and sleep and sleep and sleep. Bears have it all figured out. Eat all summer and sleep all winter.

Hi all.

Sorry to have been gone for so long. I have been reading but not posting. I have been hurting and have a sinus problem. I need to go to the Dr. but haven't found the time.

My son is getting married on 16 Oct. and I am the one who is never home!! We have been gone every weekend and will continue to be until the 16th. It takes me several days upon my return to re-energize and then I have to go again. Last week I was in Edmonton looking after my gd as daughter had to go work at a trade show and hubby was at work. I don't think any of these young people have heard of babysitters. I enjoy being with my gd but boy, I get so darn tired. The week before that, my girlfriend came and visited for the week.

To add to all this, my oldest brother (62 yrs) had a heart attack on Wednesday. Today, they did and angioplast and inserted a stent, so he should do ok. This is a man that has never been sick, and always exercises and watches his diet. He has more energy than 10 people combined. He had no high bp, cholestrol or anything else. It just shouldn't have happened. My other brother (60 yrs) has diabetes, low thyroid, and a heart condition. He is overweight, does not exercise and is a couch potato. I sure hope I miss this one!

I'm sorry I can't type to each of you, but I hope you all have a good weekend. Catch you next week.

Wow-everyone has been busy. Sorry about your yeast, Candice. Hate those things and have had plenty!!! Sugar doesn't help plus you can get some acidophalus in the drugstore to take =yogurt too helps. Sugar free. It will go away. Coming down right after Thanksgiving and kids coming down for Christmas so it will be busy. Your surgery is soon Joanne. Prayers for you. Bye for now Mima

The yeast thing is much better but still itch but no pain down there for once! Now I'm sitting here with an ice pack on my head...I banged it on the fuse box in the basement cleaning up after a sick cat, hit my head so hard it knocked me off my feet, I scraped my left arm from the elbow to the shoulder and cut my finger (on a rusty old bed frame), twisted my right side so I bet Im gonna be sore.....I am trying to stay awake for a few hours to make sure I do not have a concusion or anything like that..then I will take my meds and try to get some rest! I'm getting pretty darn sore now.....I fell on my but and have no cushion back there! Maybe I should go bake something?????? We had a freeze last night so I need to through out all my dead plants I didn't protect!

Hey Candice, when was your last tetanus shot-if more than 10, you made need a booster. Rusty frame cut-I cut myself on barbed wire two years ago and had to be updated. Sorry about your injuries but glad yeast thing is better, My son Mike left at 9-he stayed overnight. He was up here to pick up baseball cards and he forgot what cool weather is like but was glad to see the foliage . I was doing his shipping at 7 this morning-my job in FL sometimes. Went to my niece's shower-it was great!!! No duplicates. And c0-hostess had games and prizes. Cindy has a big belly!!! And she has 2 months to go. Gotta go get dressed. Prayers Joanne. Mima

HI! Ladies just wanted to pop in and say HI! I know that I havent posted in a while promose to do more often I see the same ladies are hereneed to go back and read the posts just wanted you to know that I was thinking of everyone hope you have a great day Rita

Mima- Thanks.. I guess I have most of my shopping done ,before I go away for a couple days or so.. My hubby was wondering about food /meals when I get home. I told him if I didn't feel good he knew where the fast food joints were.
Candice -You got it with a rusty spring ,I got it with a pitch fork.
Meme- There is a light at the end of the tunnel! The G/children grow up!
Hope you are feeling better.
Happy- Hope you too are feeling better by now.. So your son is getting married. Mine too although he hasn't set a date yet. First they say April,then Jan. who knows. I say ,just get it done.. They are together anyhow. They both have been married before. I told them ,make it small and save some money..But they don't want my thoughts.. They have to do it there way..
Bye...Joanne

Hope everything is fine Joanne. What about your food? I am getting nervous about the stress test because I went for a walk yesterday and was walking really fast and I got the pain in my chest and it lasted longer. I hope I don't have heart disease but then they would put a stint in/ glad it's a while before we go away. Mike is back in Florida. Went from Ny to Fl in 22 hours with his friend. I gave him a seatbelt lecture. My daughter came for supper last night and brought some apples. Going to make apple crisp today. I went shopping yesterday and pretended I had money and bought 4 pieces by Alfred Dunner-a brand my mother used to buy!!!I have turned into my mother!!!!The 10 petite pants fit me perfectly. I bought an outfit for Brad's high school reunion party and jeans and a gorgeous sweater for Fall/ I usually shop at Walmart but I never used to-only store nearby. Anyhow-it was nice to get those things. I had to get my Spelt bread in Worcester-bought 6 loaves to freeze. Probably last me 6 months. Bye for now Mima Hi Rita

Mima- Everything is fine.. My hubby was just worring about things that he didn't need to. He is the kind of person that needs someting to worry about. Tomorrow is D day. Eleni will probably update you all for me..
I sure hope you have no heart problems. It could have been a big burp. I get them sometimes and it does feel like it is in the heart..
Hello everybody.. Joanne

Well, I didn't walk fast yesterday and I was ok-I will be glad when the test is done. Again, hope you will be fine Joanne. Getting excited about the Red Sox!!They won 2 games already. I went to a Bible Study at my church yesterday-it was light. And Very nice. I think I'm getting a bit bored=should clean and pay bills. Hi all! Mima