Hello all. I've been without internet until today.

Rhonda, I don't sell anything on etsy, but I plan to list a bunch of vintage things from my website, to hopefully move them. I need to downsize. My daughter sold a painting of a peace sign for $200 on there, plus we used to make purses, etc, and she sold a few aprons she made. Now they let you sell things that are over 20 yrs old, and not just supplies and handmade things. A lot of the girls that used to sell with me on ebay are now on etsy. I'm so glad the baby is okay. How very scary.

Maryann, I have had benign positional vertigo since the early 80s. It comes and goes. Hope you don't have that.

ems, woohoo, 3 lbs is great.

jojo, I really liked Diana, but not really into the royal family. Kate seems nice enough and like William. They shove celebrities down our throats here. I don't care about them, but they keep talking about them, trying to make us care, lol.

Sandra, we've had quite a few tornadoes hit this town in KY. Luckily it has missed us. I grew up in Michigan and we got a lot of tornadoes there too. Glad you are okay and your power is back on.

Took my husband to see his dr. today. He has been feeling really weak and just terrible since on his diabetes meds. She cut him back to one in the evening and did more blood work. She said he doesn't need to count carbs yet, but if he eats healthy, like I do, he should be okay for awhile. He said to just cook and he'll eat whatever I fix. I hate that it took this to get him to eat right.

Hey to everyone else. Gotta go

Rhonda, you did have a full morning. I hope all went well at the dentist's.

JoJo, I think any excuse to party is a good one. I don't doubt there are hard feelings, though, what with the economy as it is.

Maryann, are you feeling better? I hope so. We call our weathermen "weather guessers." :lol:

Pam, lucky for your dh that you are cooking healthy foods. That's good.

I've noticed a slight change in my DH's eating since he saw his doctor, too. It must be in the air.

Dentist was fine, just getting a crown seated.

I had a wonderful massage this afternoon and almost fell asleep on the table :yawn:

I've kept calories around 1500-1600 the last two days, and eating well. I'm a bit hungry though so might eat more before the day is over.

We shall be working in the garden when the wedding is on. Many hotels are doing a 'wedding free' 3 day break. Apparently, they are booked up solid. As a nurse, who is saddened by the state of our NHS, I can't help wonder how many hip replacements we could do for what we have spent on this wedding. Seniors have had their heating allowances cut by £50, so there will be even more hypothermia deaths in the next hard winter. I have respect for our Queen, but can't stand her parasitic family.

Ems. Nice to see you back love.

Good Morning Chicks! Sorry to be missing but I've been crazy busy. I'm still on plan though. After staying the same last week, I'm hope for a loss this one.

Hope you are all well.

Hi Ladies:)
Just came back from my walk down at the beach,Don't see any damage like they were saying after the storms we had. Some of the roads were flooded,but today the roads were fine.

I had to go to the hospital to have my mammogram done and than to my PT for my final session and than this afternoon choir practice.

The nurse squeezed me in and I had a 2:15 appointment. Well it wasn't a ear infection after all, but a lot of wax build-up and once the mess was gone I could hear again but I still having the room spinning when getting out of bed, and don't know why???

Now as for the neck surgery,my Physical Therapist told me to go back to my orthopedic doctor and see what he would advise me to do next. He told me in the beginning he would have to have a neurosurgeon operating as he doesn't do necks or backs. PT isn't working for my hand,its still feels like a burning on my finger tips. My PT John told me that going to a neurosurgeon doesn't exactly mean that you might have a operation,he has different equipment and that might work for you,than what we do that physical therapy.
SO once I get back form the Easter holiday I will make a appointment with my OTHRO and than with the NEURO.


PAM-Oh gee,You poor thing I would hate having something like that.I never that vergo before I hope I don't have that. It only happens when I get out of bed don't experiences anything like that when laying on the sofa.

SANDRA-Thanks I'm now feeling well.All this is making my head spin. Between the neck / hand,and now this,what else will happen.Just want everything to be normal again.

Have to get ready for my choir rehearsal,talk to you guys some time tomorrow.

I thought it would be nice to be on line while you were. It is 9.18pm here and I'm not surprised I've got another blinking cold. At the start of the week, we had June temperatures and today we have November temperatures and have had the heating back on since lunchtime.

There is nothing on TV... just wall to wall CSI's. There's a good documentary on the Somme which we are recording. Both our grandfathers were there during WW!
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Maryann[/B It will take a while for the giddiness to go. Just imagine that you have shaken a Jell-O shape. It doesn't stop wobbling immediately you stop, it takes a few seconds to settle down.

How's Nancy?

Well that was a short visit... Our dog needs emptying. Talk to you tomorrow

JoJo..
I love your posts..How does one empty a dog LOL

I have had a good few days..Some good cries here & there but staying busy and today I went kayaking with a friend. We did all types of over log/under logs things that should have flipped us but later on a quiet part I turned over for no good reason.. It was a friends kayak that is more tippy than I am used to.. I was cold & wet but okay..Came home & got in the hottub.

Starting to look at this house & yard and realizing I am going to need help.
I hope all the offers I have had are serious about helping. Tons of people have said that they want to but I feel strange asking ..

Our daughter was an absolute wizz in a kayak Nancy. Keeping up with her was the problem.

Now don't be shy of asking for help. People feel helpless at a time like this and if you asked them for a tad of practical help it would make their day.
If you feel the tears coming, even if you are in the supermarket let them fall. I did and got enormous strength from perfect strangers. Folk aren't half as cold as we think

Nancy, I agree with Jojo...just ask and most people will help. And, I think you'll find that total strangers will tell you the most personal things if you find yourself crying in their presence. It helps them to help you. And, lo and behold, it will help you too.

I've been to the gym to do early morning cardio twice this week, and I like it. I went once in the evening and didn't care for that, but the morning was good. I'm losing body fat; can feel the difference.

But, I fixed that by having tamales for lunch :lol: Well, I scraped all the cheese off of them.

Hi, Ladies. I'm reading catching up here. The past few days have been hectic. I was to sub today but cancelled because of exhaustion. I think the Sunday night storm took more of a toll on me than I was willing to admit, so now I'm admitting it.

Rhonda, I doubt you have much body fat at all. You didn't look like you did when I saw you. Antique Alley's going on this weekend. The wind is blowing giving lots of vendors problems. We helped a friend from church who had tent awnings set up take them down. They were about to take off for OZ. I doubt I'll go back to do any more shopping. I have a headache and earache now from the wind. Life goes on.

Maryann, I'm glad you're getting yourself medical help. When are you leavin for your daughter's?

Vickie, you busy bee you. Congrats on being OP while so busy.

JoJo, our weather's doing the same here. Lots of folks are having allergy problems, including me.

Nancy, I ditto what's been said here. Let others help you in all areas and cry when you feel like it. That's healthy. Kudos to you for kayaking. I'm impressed.

Ems, how's your day? How long till school's out?

Pam, have you been reading BL thread? I'm enjoying it a lot. Sometimes I post but not often.

Got to go. Ya'll have a good evening. I'll catch you later.

It's back to Spring here this morning! I'm glad we aren't the only country Sandra. I'm sneezing and Mark's coughing and back in the spare room at night.
WI day for me tomorrow, hoping tp lose about 3, but expect 2.

How are you Nancy? I'm one of these people who rarely cries and never in public. Just after our daughter died, I started crying at the till in the (packed with people) supermarket. Before I knew it, the lady came from behind the till and gave me a big hug. Her mum had died 3 months befre. Other people in the
queue were telling me their stories and it really helped. this huge wave of caring just wrapprd around me like a blanket

Maryann I was talking about you last eveing. My knees were really bad and I said to Mark, if this was beachbum, she wouldn't sit here moaning, she never lets it get her down

Good Morning/ or afternoon to Jojo and Ems:

The winds that Sandra mentioned are really something, up to 40 MPH yesterday. I had cleaned my patio twice this week, only to have it covered again with leaves and small branches. I'm just going to wait until this passes before I sweep again!

After eating tamales for lunch I had steak for dinner! I won't be on the scales today :lol: Ah, Sandra, you're sweet but I've got the dreaded body fat! However, my trainer asked me if I had noticed that my legs have changed. I had noticed. The area that people so sweetly call "saddlebags" is noticeably reduced. I expect the belly fat will be more resistant.

I'll be spending my day at a crafts fair, trying to sell again. Wish me luck!!

Maryann, I hope you don't get those storms headed to the mid-Atlantic area.

Where is Sloan these days??

Nancy :hug:

Good Morning Ladies:)

Watch a beautiful day we have out here and I'm too tired from yesterday walk after we got out of the PB Club.Had a interesting video about how far technology has gone.They are working one a hand to connect to a person and someone on the other side of the world could control this hand just going on the computer,and micro chips in the brain.That was the scariest part of the movie,but than the good that they can do fixing people that are paralyzed to walk again and other field of med.That part was find but the first part really was frightening to know that this technology falling in the wrong hands could lead into world contrasty [sp]

Getting excited about my trip to NY, I have so many things to do,I have to catch my breath.Have to get the last minute wash to done before I pack,going to have my hair trimmed and blow styled this morning ,and than I want to get to the cemetery before I leave.


JOJO-Thanks my knees are feeling better and I don't have the dizziness either. Thanks for you kind words to your DH. I must omit I do from time to time get frustrated but I can't do anything about it but REST.

NANCY-Happy that your getting out and not staying in the house. Crying is a way of healing and its not a shameful experience. I do that several times also especially now that Easter is here.I schedule to get out with my friends 3 times a week and the rest of the time I have house work to do. Wow!! Your doing better than me, I never used a kayak.


SANDRA -Thanks I leave for my DD's on Wednesday and I will return on the following Tuesday.

RHONDA-So far no bad storms are in the area hope they don;'t show up especially when I'm traveling this Wednesday.


Have to got and get ready for my hair appointment

Sounds like spring is in the air for all of us. Curtis and I went back to Antique Alley today and bought some goodies. We got to visit with friends, too. Life is good.

Rhonda, I hope you did well at the fair. You had a perfect day weatherwise. I don't think today could have been prettier.

JoJo, let us know how you do at wi. I'm sending you ;) ;) ;) for good luck.

Maryann, it is amazing what has been invented in our lifetime, isn't it? I remember having a telephone operator when I was growing up. A gf and I used to walk to town to visit with her and watch her work the switchboard. We were quite spellbound.

Sloan, where are you?