Hi girls.
Its bloomin' cold here today and as far the injection into my right iliac fossa has done no good at all. I HURT with capital letters. The only answer to prayer is that he sedated me this time so I was absolutely out for the count 3 seconds from when he put the sedating stuff in and I didn't wake up until 1 hour afterwards. He said that he wasn't very hopeful that this one would work as the possibility of success diminishes with every injection and none of them has worked in the past!!! And the end of the day was just too much when the support worker's car had no battery when we tried to leave the hospital 'cos she had left her lights on I have dodne that in the past...that is why on my new car of goodness how many years ago I made sure it had ana larm in it that went off if you opened the front door with the lights on!! And so we sat there and made a few phone calls..she to he "team" none of whom could come to my rescue, and her husband who was 20 minutes away to bring jump leads and I rang someone I wasn't sure would be in but who lives 5 minutes from the hospital...a kind old gentleman and his goodly wife and he happened to be in so came and took me home. Walking up the path to my front door was awkward enough...getting over the step in to the front door was a real hoot! (not) Anyway Bless him for coming to my need..he is going to Portugal next week...hope the weather is a darn sight warmer there than here!! Time to put the heating on I guess. Afterall it has turned October....brrrrr.
Thats it for now. sorry it is a trifle short but I will return.....

god day to you all sorry i didnt get in last night just had too much to do and then was too knacked to do anything else!!! so imhere now to fill you all in on whats happening in my neck of the woods now where to start diet /crap cant seem to stop eating at the moment and the only water that has passed my lips is the stuff that i use when brushing my teeth{and that gets spat out} family? craig is still being very quiet and submissive {marie dont read back posts youll have nightmares for months from what my 15 year old gets up to} conner well conner has had a few ups and downs this week he ended up with a very pussy toe that has spent lots of time in salty water {no bandage smiley}he is losing one of his last baby teeth but its hanging in there enough to give him a bit of bother so he is eating lots of ice poles and i have just found out today but have not told conner yet that he has made the student council the reason i know is that craig is already on the council and they made the vote today so **** get a nice surprise on tuesday dogs/ benjy is just being benjy very laid back and relaxed cleo on the other hand decieded to try and catch a magpie thats lives in our backgreen and now the magpies are taking there revenge every time she goes out the backgreen they torment her something terrible and just seem to fly out of the way at the last second she has come back with a mouthful of feathers but thankfully nothing more give her time though she is trying very hard dh/ is very busy at the moment it seems every bodys pc has broken or needing new bits added to it we seem to have lines of comps all in various states of repair so im staying out of the bedroom till bed time and have demanded a safe path to the bed well thats about all for today ill kepp you all posted if there are any more developments on the home front bye for now
kirsty

What a perfect end to a great week. Weather wise that is. I filled in today in the office. I have not lost my touch in the "bossy" department at all! ;rofl: More like a drill sgt. But had a great day outside too and went shopping. This was Willy's last trip. Tomorrow he'll take me back and forth to the town picnic then he leaves on a cruise with his adorable family. He really is quite the family man!Nice guy all around. I was not good with food and Water was so-so. The picnic will be 6 hours so tomorrow will not be great eather. I think I will set my cap for Monday to get my buns in gear with everything. Our elevator did not meet with the floor and Jen took a header down a 6" step. She is feeling much better but with my codeine pills...who wouldn't?!?!?
I went to the store and bought all 3 of us rotisserie chickens, potato, macaroni and coleslaw salads and corn bread! We all needed a bit of a day off and comforting. I tried to have small tastes of each! I needed it is all I can say in defense! LOL

Teel~ My God Woman....I sure wish something would work for you!!! I am sorry about the car and no releif as yet with the shot.
Keeping fingers crossed you feel better soon. Every time my feet and hands get cold I can feel what Winter will be like! OUCH!!

Linus~ I love the tales of your family!! Thanks for the address. I forgot to send mine. I will try and find New Jersey cards!!!
I think that would be great to exchange cards with each others state or counrty etc! Say hello to my wee nephews!! Aunt Fanny is alive and kicking! LOL

Had dinner and best get a shower in and do my journalling. Where is everyone????? I kept thinking about Shad and how unhappy she is. Hope she has a wonderful weekend out with the old friend. Where oh Where is Nae and Meadow????? And now poor Marie is lost out there too!?!?!? See you all tomorrow!

Hi All...well all I can say is TGIFriday! Thought it would never end...was so busy at work, thinking I would never get it all done..but as an over acheiver I did

Melody~Im not sure what Ty would think of a big sister, he might think of her as a sargent ...we are heading off to the movies tonight to see "Ladder 49" with none other that John Travolta , I can hardly wait! Oh Oh Oh Oh...Melody guess what! Ty got a gf!
Soooo sorry to hear about Jen, how is she doing? What happened to the elevator? did it break? Any broken/sprained bones/muscles? Send her my well wishes!

Linus~I have a 15 yr old boy as well...he has managed to keep his nose clean so far...however did have a bit of a time with adjusting to high school, but much better now...

Teel~sorry to hear your not feeling well, I do understand chronic back pain, as I too suffer from it..and nothing they can do...oh well...and those shots are very very painful...poor girl.

Meadow~ I live in a small community outside the Kelowna area..very beautiful here....never want to move!

Shad~ Normal? What's that? if you ever find out let me know...as for me normal is...getting up early, working too hard, over eating and sulking

Well I must get off here, it's time to cook dinner...see you tomorrow..and thanks for having me!

Marie

good evening to you all well its a very cold wet and windy day here the central heating is going full blast so the washings getting dry but benjys panting something rotten so ill have to give him an ice pole as we dont have a fur coat and we are cold so the heating stays on i spoke to teel last night and again today shes not to good and very sore so she might not be on so dont worry too much if she doesnt and ill keep in touch MEL how is jen ? feeling better i hope should have stayed in the lift and called the brigade to rescue her {what an exscuse} she might have got a firemans lift !!!!! they might have givebn you mouth to mouth if youd come over all feint and you would have had to be carried off to your bed right im stopping this right now as im getting all hot and bothered here and might have to call in the fire brigade myself SHAD are you feeling the cold too ? ill get mum to knit you a nice aran jumper and post it out thatll keep you cosy whens your next weekend home is it next weekend?? hope your keeping yourself busy cause i kinda get the feeling that you like to be occupied ROSE where are you girl i know your busy but just log in and say "hello" and log out again MEADOW what are you up to this weekend something nice i hope me and the boys sorry the children and i have decieded to go to the pictures next weekend not sure what to see yet but well work that out before we get there MARIE my 15 year old had problems settling in to high school too but that was 4 year ago and then settled and then had another upset and then settled ect ect ect the kids got brains but sometimes i think thats half the problem HAPPY hows you girl good i hope when are you supposed to find out about this job is it this monday sure hope so i think you need to know just what direction your lifes going in just so you can go and do it TEEL if you manage to get on "get back to your bloody bed woman are you mad " speak to you all later
kirsty

hey mel went to look for web cams in new jersey and ended watching kestrels breeding and somewhere called belmar beach looks a bit windy there today better keep a het on and keep a hold of your hat
kirsty

Hello Worldly Chicks on this dark and dreary Saturday afternoon!
Went to the picnic and ate like a steam shovel! However they eat! I am stuffed but could only stay a bit over 2 hours. Very cool and breezy and DAMP! many people had not seen me since last year and they are so surprised at the weight loss. I preened in my new outfit and even wore lots of makeup and even eyeliner!! I felt great and my head will not fit on the pillow tonite!! I have the heat on and warmed up in my flannel nightie! Jen is much better but very sore. The elevator is fixed but I have warned everyone anyhow. We should always look first.

Marie~ Ty is going to kill you if he see's you've told!! A GF!!!!OMGGGGGGGGOOOODDDD!! I am feeling so old!!! I saw kids today I knew as babies and they are leaving school already and going to college!!! Hope you are enjoying your weekend. Don't know if you had any work? How was the movie?! LOL I read a bit more of Chapter 2 last night. Maybe finish the reading part tonite and the workbook tomorrow. I am trying!

Linus~ Got your addie! Thanks. Still inquiring about local cards! LOL I even looked at the picnic cause they had vendors there but no luck! I have the heat running here but the birds are very happy! They love the heat! I told the DH what you said and she agreed that she should have used the phone in the lift to call the bobbies! LOL they in turn would have called the firemen! ;flame: I never thought to but I will try it next time!!! I could use a little mouth to mouth....but then I would probably end up in the emergency room!!!
Hope your aches and pains are better. Thanks for filling us in on Teel. I send my love and hugs for better days! Shad will be home NEXT weekend and probably is sitting on pins and needles waiting to catch that flight home!!!

I better get some water cause it will help flush the hotdog, hamburger, soda etc out of me!! Gotta love BBQs!!! Hope you all have a great weekend and be well.

Hello to Meadow and Nae too!! Maybe they are both out looking for deer and birdwatching too!

Linus~ Belmar beach is quite a ride from here...south. I am outside NY City. Too bad we don't have a spy cam nearby!!! I could go and ride in front of it! LOLOL sorry the kestrels didn't put on a show!

I have a pair of button front shorts that were very tight on me, I could get them done up but was afraid to sit down in them because of possible injury to anyone close by from flying buttons. As I type this now I am "sitting" in those shorts, they are still snug but I am not uncomfortable and I'm kind of feeling excited because this is all due to exercise proactively done by me
No you know I was the worst about getting up and making time to do it, I am just doing it whenever now, no excuses

The weather here is sunny with the kind of warmth that your skin just soaks in, like the heat that radiates from a fire place, dry and lovely.

Woot out to everybody! I just did Richard Simmon's STTO #2 and actually got down on the floor during the end bit and did a couple situps, no I couldn't do all of them but I tried this time

Mel-lol, stuffed by two hours of socializing and eating sounds like a great way to spend a Saturday. Sorry the weather wasn't nicer for you, I'll try and blow some of our beautiful sunshine your way Stay cozy. Healing kisses for your daughter, hope she doesn't develop a fear of elevators, "once bitten, twice shy" you know

Linus-sorry the weather is yucky on your side of the world too. I'll just have to blow harder and get some of this BC sunshine over to you also

Teel-((((Hugs)))) I'm so sorry you back is still aching, have you found that jacuzzi yet? I hope Linus's phone call gave you some chuckles and took your mind off of things for a bit. Lucky that she is able to spread her internal sunshine out to you as your weather is still cold too I understand You guys are all on the wrong side of the Earth

Marie-Hey! Never been to Kelowna but I've heard it is great. Nice and warm, lots of good fruit too right? You are up there in winery and orchard country.

To our missing members who are busy and locked into their realworlds, come back and let us know how you are when you can. We are invested in you now I had best post this now as I almost deleted it playing with the smileys list!!

Normal? What's that? if you ever find out let me know...as for me normal is...getting up early, working too hard, over eating and sulking . Now this made me laugh. Why are you sulking Marie? I mean, I can do enough of that for all of us.
Good morning for Sunday the 3rd of October. Lordy it is almost year end again. Where has the time gone? Don't answer that, the older I get the faster time flies.

I'm still waiting for my friend to ring me about this afternoon, but I've decided that since it is not raining, I will go out and about and she can ring me wherever I am on the mobile. So I'm about off to St Kilda Beach. Not that it is beach weather but hey..... you gotta do something with the day. What if she doesn't ring????

Yesterday I walked, and walked, and walked, and walked some more. I don't know how much distance I covered, but I reckon it had to be close on 12kilometres all up when I look at the map. Maybe a little less. I misjudged distances again and ended up at the wrong place. By the time I got a map, I was miles away and heading in the wrong direction from where I wanted to be. Ha!!! so much for my sense of direction. Anyway I finally ended up at the Caulfield Racecourse and went to the Garden Show there. Didn't buy anything except water - that cost the Queens ransom anyway. But there were some delightful displays. Was drooling over a daffodil display when the grower came and spoke to me. He wanted to sell me some of course, but I explained that I was from Brisbane and they don't grow up there! So I asked to take photos for my cyber friends and for me to look at on the net and he was happy with that. Some get excited because of royalties and copyright and legal ramifications etc. So I have some photos of daffies that you will just love. You will see them next week after my trip home.

Work wasn't so bad this week, considering, but it will take a fair amount of effort to persuade me to stay on after the expiry date. I just don't want to be there. Consequently I am working hard to get through the load so I can be finished on time. Even my SME is getting a crackle on. He is being very helpful at the moment.

Okay, my time is nearly up again and still I haven't caught up with all of you.

Teel, I hope you feel better soon. Linus, do not fall over on the way to the bedroom. Meadow, big congratulations on the NSV. I didn't use to like exercise either, but it is the only thing that has changed my body for me. Dieting alone doesn't do it. Mel, you are the little link at the moment, seemingly, hanging us all together. You little wonder you, and good going that the people noticed the difference in you. The silver number with the black chair does it everytime.. Happy are you still out there?

Gotta go.

Hi to everyone!
This is a mega quick post as it is 05:17hrs and I have been awake since 04|:00hrs after a very fitful nights sleep. The back is so bad it is stupid and I seem to be hatching a cold to boot...probably as a result of having my flu jab earlier in the week!
I will be back later at a more respectable hour in the day to reply to posts as I have to apologise 'cos I haven't said anything of any consequence to anyone over the last few days!
Suffice to say a very big THANK YOU to Kirsty for her wonderful phone calls and for letting me have a well needed cry down the phone the other evening....I did need to do that!Anyway the washing machine has just spun itself in to oblivian so I had better go and empty it and hopefully get another hours sleep before I am supposed to be rising and shining to play my violin in church as usual. This is rather more of a duty than a pleasure of late but I do know it is appreciated so I may do it...whatever I will se you all later!!

Good morning everyone,

A crazy week this was. The office "closed" on Thursday so there was the ceremonial saying good bye to everyone and switching contact information. It was sort of sad and drove the point home that we were all parting ways. I still haven't heard anything on the job - hope shines eternal on Monday. Weekends in October are quickly filling up - am meeting sister and her family for dinner today, it's her birthday today, BIL's tomorrow. Next weekend I will be headed to the great state of Texas for one last meeting with my group from work - we are getting together at our own cost for one last party. Weekend after that is a family get together for Mum's birthday. And then a group of my childhood friends are getting together for our twice a year meet up and some. So this week has been busy planning and coordinating.

With the cooler weather setting in, there is no doubt that I indeed have arthritis. I looked up an anti arthritis diet - no wonder I hurt. No sugar, caffeine, citrus, salt,
red meat, dairy products, additives, soft drinks, flour, eggplants, red peppers, tomatoes, white potatoes, tobacco. At least I can scratch the tobacco off the list but heck - after all that, salt is bad for the swelling foot, fats give me heartburn, sugar bloats me up - crikey, what's a person to eat? Almost makes me hope they come out with the futuristic little pill that is tasteless yet gives you all your nutrients that your body needs to survive? I give up already! I did make a delicious beef vegetable soup that I ate all week - salt be - tho I did make an effort to use just the bare minimum. I am still down a pound and a half for the week so that makes me happy.

Teel, I am sorry to hear that your injections are doing nothing better than causing you more pain and sleepless nights. Sending you big from across the pond. Same for you Linus - sounds as if you are experiencing the big hurt yourself. I am glad that through it all you ladies can still keep your humor about you.

Shad, I'm sure you are counting the days until your contract is up. Shouldn't be much longer, eh? Wishing you a speedy trip home. And thank you so much for your kind note. It really made me feel good. Good to hear you got in such a long, long walk - that's the girl I know - pushing along and exploring the world - even if at times it's more of an exploration than intended.

Meadow on the NSV. Just turn the heat up in the house and prance around in those shorts of yours! It's always nice to find that we can fit into something that we previously couldn't get past the knees!

Oooh Mel, your post has put me in the mood for a BBQ Yesterday I went out shopping, got home sort of late and picked up some steaks for a quick meal. DH put them on the grill - it was cold enough that we had to lean over the grill to keep warm outside but oooh oooh were they good with a salad and baked potato. Simple meal, normal portions and yum yum yum. I could do with one more batch of potato salad before the season is done I used to think I was a sweets-a-holic and now I'm realizing that it's carbs that lure me to the dark side

DH took him motorcycle out for a ride today - first time all year. I've got some laundry to do, pressies to wrap, and a bit of fly ladying to be done before we head out to dinner with my sister. Better get rolling. Take care all - my apologies to not answering everyone individually.

hello to all and thanks for all your good wishes.I am still in agony and fed up to boot but here is a laugh for you...I got my follow up appointment through the post the other day....guess when it is? June 30th 2005. 9 months to the day from my injection. I can't wait that long but I don't know what to do to make it happen any earlier....thoughts on a postcard please.
Happy, sorry your era has come to an end but looking at your social calender it looks like you wouldn't have had time to go to work in October!! Hope something comes along for you very soon as the months heading up for Christmas can be costly enough even when you have oodles of cash flowing in.Sorry too that you now have a diagnosis of Arthritis...trouble never arrives on its own.
It was on the news the other night apparently (I missed it) that we are withdrawing VIOXX off the market 'cos of reports of added danger of suffering from C.V.A.'s and heart attacks. Great. Thats all I need. So I will have to wander off to my g.p. and get on to some other anti-inflammatory. Shame really as this one did seem to do half a job. I did know when I wasn't on the appropriate dose as when it was doubled I did get some relief.
Its cold and wintery here today. Time I think I put the heating on.
Shad LOVELY to hear from you my friend. My that was some walk you did! Good place to end up in. I didn't realise you couldn't grow daffies down in Brisbane!
Linus where are you hiding today? If it is as cold up in Edinburgh as it is in East Anglia then I think you should be hiding under the bedclothes...warmest place!!
Mel...naughty elevator! Hope Jen has recovered from her bumps and bruises. Good for you for looking so smashing in your new clothes. Good enough for people to notice! You'll be getting more than your pink sandals on the t.v. at this rate!! A picnic at this time of year? Hope you were wearing your thermals hee hee. I have a very annoying dog at my shoulder at this moment and I cannot work out what on earth she wants. She has been fed watered and spent a penny in the garden where it is now raining so she'll have to learn to be more specific!! She's actually given up for the moment so whatever need she thought she had has been abated!!!
Meadow well done for getting in to those shorts! Though quite why you want to wear shorts at this time of year is anyone's guess!!
Mel I nearly forgot. what the heck is a "gf"????
Ok I am gone. Be good. Keep safe. Wrap up warm. Sorry no smilies but the link won't work today and I really cannot be bothered to write them all in letter by letter.

Teel~ GF is girlfriend!!! I had to go back and read to find out what you meant! LOL Hope you get some relief SOMEHOW!!! My God 2005!!! What is a girl to do?!?!?!? Hope you can get that changed too!!!

Shad~ already answered you in the journal! LOL Hope you got the call or had a great day on the beach!!! Ahhhhhhh.......beaches and warmer weather. Guess it will warm up by you soon! thank god the job was a bit better this week! I feared for their safety with you on the loose!!! "MAD WOMAN STRIKES BACK AT IDIOT CO-WORKERS" I could just see the headlines now!!!

Happy~ ((((((((HUGS))))))) for the end of your "stay" with this company. Your October sounds wonderful and should take your mind off the waiting I hope! Keep your chin up. the arthritis diet sounds like the rosacea diet. When all is taken away....what is left???? Good luck with hearing something. the waiting must be a real pain in the tushy. NOW the DH get's out the bike????LOL Why not wait till the first snow!!! Men!

Meadow~ I could have sworn I made a comment on the shorts story. But I do not see it here. Maybe I did it in my head!!!
Don't you love when you try something on and it fits. How great that is. good for you. Congrats on getting on the floor with Richard Simmons but I don't think he's into girls!!!
Nice exercising though! LOL I felt the warmth of the sun just reading your post! Thanks!!!

Well kids....Jen is very much improved and went out today. A little banged up but nothing fatal! I never made it out in this gorgeous sunshine as I had my head in the closets all day. I didn't even noticve the sun had come out till 4PM!!!
The winter clothes are out and the summer away. Kept some things of meduim weight incase the weather changes back! LOL
I tossed a lot of 3X pants and dresses on a pile for a woman's shelter. the kid in the office is still collecting them. It felt good. Can't toss it all away yet till I can replace it!!! LOL Thank God for the wheelchair! It hides a multitude of sins! Including baggy pants! I feel bloated with BBQ!! I could hardly eat today. Tried to drink a lot so the scale won't be as bad as I think it will be!

Marie, Linus and Nae~ Hello chickies and hope you three are well and busy!!

Best finish the bedroom or there will be no place to sleep. OH I forgot....gave a friends wife some instructions on using a chair. Her sister passed on and now she is using it. She needs new batteries. These are too old I think so we are going to try and get her some from another chair. gotta see if they are the right ones first before I get their hopes up. These batteries aren't cheap. Run about $300 plus for two!!! Ok I am outta here My Worldly Friends. Have a great night!