Lisa: Oh my gosh! That's terrible about grams! That's a lot of blood! Yikes. I wish I lived closer so that I could be there in a phone call to help out with whatever you would need!
Joan: Ok, I LOVE ginger! Have you or your daughter tried the new chocolate covered ginger altoids? I've been afraid to go there 'cause it seems a little different to me. But the regular ginger altoids I can go through in a 1/2 hour! Oh who am I kidding? 10 minutes! You are so funny! Have a great time w/the Easter egg coloring...and post pics of the new "hip" trend in dye if you take any!! !
Fabric: Aw....I LOVE puppies. Ok, this is going to sound gross...but I also love puppy breath! I have sooo much respect for Marines. Well, I have respect for all the men and women in any of the armed forces...but I have a special place in my heart for the Marines because several of my guy friends were in and my dad was a fighter pilot in Vietnam w/Marines. My dad really thought the movie Jarhead was pretty accurate. Anyway, Japan...really? I'm glad to hear you're excited about moving-especially since that can often be so stressful. Will I be asking a dumb question if I ask if you speak Japanese? I've always wanted to learn Mandarin Chinese. Not sure why or if I'd ever be in a position to have conversations, but it seems like a good goal.
Christina: Hey, those shortbread cookies were probably small anyway, count 'um as 2! Sounds like you are doing great! How are you feeling-energy returning?
Michelle B.:Thanks bunches for the kudos! What's the dealiyo with this Wu-Long tea? Is it a premixed tea, bags to make hot, or is it a cold tea or a supplement? What's it supposed to do? I suppose I could look it up, but I'm too lazy.
Lauren: Did I miss word on the job yet??? I tried protein powders but couldn't find one that didn't, er...um.....fill my tummy with expanding air, shall we say! I do drink these fruit flavored protein drinks that are very smooth and pure whey. They're called Isopure. Actually pretty tasty. But, I need to drink more than I do as I'm a firm believer in increasing protein to lose weight (only because it's helped me in the past).
Sheila: Hey there! Does Chris participate in sports? I guess this might do more damage than good, but can you take that away from him? Are you sure that he's really understanding everything in the classes he's doing poorly in? Will the teachers let him, with your help, make up some of the homework to change the grade? Can the teachers email you the assignments each week and then can you print them off and tell Chris he can leave the house as soon as the stuff is done and then checked? I mean, that seems like a lot of work for you, but it would still force him to get done what's required. Hmmm...sorry, as you've heard my parental skills are limited to taking my hamster's toys away for misbehaving. It really sounds like you've tried a lot. Can you do a one on one night where you and Chris have the dining room table and go through the work together and write it off as "mom & son bonding time?" Geez, I guess that's all I've got.
Melinda