Yippee--Charlotte and Candlelady are back!! Oh, my goodness, Candlelady, what's going on with you? How scary for you and your family. Glad to know it's not your heart, and definitely praying that it's not anything bad. I had pleurisy once with those same symptoms so I'm hoping it's something as simple as that. Good for you for quitting smoking, by the way. How are the grandkids? Having to run around after the little one and having shortness of breath must not have been too much fun.
You know the worst thing about last night's CSI in my opinion, Bluet? The scenes of the rhino being shot in the canned hunt. I couldn't look at that. I thought maybe the husband and the mother--didn't see the horny bar guy as really being involved so that was a surprise. I always like the interplay between characters, and the great bits of forensic information you can pick up. Great trivia for cocktail parties! (Okay, I've never been to a cocktail party in my life, but I've seen 'em on TV )
So how much accumulated snow do you have, SunnyD? Does it snow, then melt, or pile up? Brrrr, 17 degrees! So did you get your office work done today? Hey, we had the realtor and a handyman over today to look at the work that needs to be done before closing (the stuff the home inspector wanted fixed). The handyman had a 4 year old girl with him, and my realtor said the cats went up to say hello, and she petted them, but then, because little kids are so active, the cats got scared and hid. They are really friendly kitties, but they just not used to kids, I guess. I'd never thought about kids being any different, but it's true they move faster and more often. I found my poor calico kitty behind the furnace after the little girl left, and my other two appeared from who knows where. It's amazing where cats will hide when they feel threatened.
Charlotte, hopefully you got a good restful sleep. Hey, maybe we all should give the anti-sugar thing a try. Once I'm settled in Corvallis, I'd like to give it a shot. We can update each other on how we're doing. You mentioned doughnut, and my mouth started watering so I know I have a problem! Oh, I was already turned down once, and this time I've gotten a lot farther in the process than last time. An organization for people with this disorder has a booklet that gives tips on the kind of information that should be obtained. I got letters from doctors, friends, coworkers, etc. and sent in brochures detailing the disorder. Plus I'm over 50 this time, and I think the older you are, the better (so to speak). I'm optimistic, but ready to hire an attorney if need be. Hey, we're all praying hard that the RA isn't involved, too, Charlotte.
Went to water aerobics today for the first time in over a week. We'll go again Monday and Wednesday and after that our membership is through. It's kind of sad, but hopefully the new health club will be just as good. Besides packing a box or two, I spent the day trying to deal with Dad's financial stuff. He lost a settlement statement that he needs for his taxes, and I need to transfer some stock for him. I was in the process of transferring some stock of my mother's that he never transferred when I discovered she only had one share, worth $4.16 today, and it's not worth the trouble to transfer it. That's probably why my Dad never did it in 1996, but he's since forgotten why so he asked me to deal with it. Then I had to go to the bank and deal with power of attorney issues. Plus, after turning in three changes of address, the post office still isn't forwarding my Dad's mail. That doesn't bode well for our change of address next week, does it?
Wouldn't that be so cool if we all followed Radiant Recovery and we could compare notes and figure out what triggers our Beta Endorphines, therefore we could chemically figure out what makes us gain weight and we could stop the roller coaster and we could all eat the right things to gain radiance? Well, we could sure give it a try. I know I have not reached radiant yet, even though I have reached the seventh step and detoxed from sugar. Sometimes I think I have not eaten enough protein for my weight, for the day or eaten enough browns. I still have that depression albatrose hanging around my neck. We should wait until Sheila gets settled in Corvallis, if we want to try to do this together, it is too difficult to try this program when you are making big changes in your life. But if you wanted to start slowly you can start by eating breakfast every day with the appropriate amount of protein for you body weight every morning within an hour of waking and your feet hitting the floor. Having the appropriate amount of protein with your meal helps to stablize your blood sugar because protein is a very "slow" food and it creates a state of amino acids in your body. Most sugar-sensitive people on the program are eating about 5 ounces of protein like beef, fish or chicken at each meal. Good grief I could go on for hours about this program. Please excuse me, after years of trying everything to take weight off and keep it off, this is the only program that has worked for me. But, I was and still am a big chocoholic and sweet lover. Perhaps you girls are not. Towards the end, before I found Radiant Recovery, I didn't care if I had a regular nourishing meal or not......My supper every evening was consisting of sugar and more sugar and then a glass of wine and chocolate after that. Oh no, more true confessions......How come I am the only one confessing around here? The book that I have practically worn out and read from cover to cover many times is "The Sugar Addict's Totals Recovery Program "by Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D. she calls that book SARP.
I just have one more thing to say,........ well Sheila brought it up.....cocktail parties. I have never been to one in my life either, but a thousand years ago when I was a stay at home Mom, I used to watch soap operas and I was always fascinated with their parties. One of the things that fascinated me was how those women were so attractively made up and dressed and they just drove around to each other's houses and show up for a 5 minute stay and not really say anything of meaning and give each other knowing looks. But, most of all was at Christmas time, who the heck looks that good and has that time on their hands to do all that visiting right before Christmas?
If I have to go visit someone, it is always a big deal and takes me forever to get ready. What on earth this has to do with a cocktail party is beyond me, but Sheila made me think of it.
Sheila good luck tomorrow with your disability project. Diane it is so nice to see you back with us. Sorry you don't feel well right now, hope it was good news at the doctors. Sunny, we did not get the snow, Jeeze what a blessing. Have fun on your weekend. Oh, by the way speaking of little hineys, I hope you got yours back in that office and got it cleaned up today, or you will not be able to go out and play with Joe this weekend. Charlotte, you keep asking for that snow, but we all know you really don't need it girl. So happy to see you posting like your old self again. Still sending those prayers your way.
Good afternoon girls hope each of you are having a good Saturday. We went to Grandsons basketball game early this morning throughly enjoyed watching those little ones run around playing basketball.
Just wanted to report findings from Dr., the diagnosis is emphazyma. I am still in disbelief I think, hard to imagine going from good health to feeling like this. I am on 3 inhalers and Dr. said they would help alot, so hopefully they will. I plan on having one more test which I requested to completely rule out lung cancer since my Sister passed away with it. I am hoping they can get that done this week.
Sending hugs and prayers to you Charlotte, hope all goes well with you.
Here are some hugs for the rest of you girls........
Been a busy morning so think I will go lie down for awhile, I will check back later.
I had to pop on and post a birthday greeting on another 3FC forum so I thought I'd check in here.
Dang, Diane, I was hoping it wasn't emphazema (I know I spelled that incorrectly). My half-sister has that also. Since you already quit smoking, and they have you on medication, I hope you'll be feeling better soon and that you can maintain your health. And it doesn't sound like you have to be on oxygen at all so that's good. I'm glad you got out to your grandson's basketball game. I loved watching my kids play sports. My DD was really into sports, and we spent lots of hours at basketball games, soccer games, swim meets, and track meets. She quit playing basketball after her freshman year, but continued the other three sports.
Bluet, I once read a study about soap operas (I'm a big All My Children fan now that I'm no longer working) that said that despite all the backstabbing, drinking (everyone pours a drink when under stress), and sex, the soaps show a lot of strong emotional ties and supportive families. Uh-huh, when they're not stealing their sister's husbands, or sleeping with their brother's wives, etc. I'm forever amused at how little they have to work to maintain those lifestyles.
Hey, I'm really looking forward to reading the books and learning more about the sugar stuff. I'm psyched now.
The disability doctor was actually quite nice, and, when I asked if he'd ever seen anyone with my disorder, he said no, but he'd studied it in med school so at least he'd heard of it. I was worried he was going to hurt me by manipulating my head, but he was very gentle and didn't want me to move out of my comfort zone. The one thing he said that disturbed me was when he asked if I knew I had a slight heart murmur. What the heck? No. So I'm going to make an appt. with my regular doc to see what she says. Since I had all that stuff with the cardiologist last year, if I do have a heart murmur, it started recently. Anyway, he said he'll file the report within two weeks.
Rainy here--great Seattle weather. Have a great Sunday, ladies!
Well, I got Connie's birthday present taken care of. She mentioned yesterday that she needed to get her nails done. I took her today to eat at Ruby Tuesday's.......then to get our nails done! Great idea, & we had a terrific time! I must have had fun, 'cause I sure am tired. Of course, there's a little surprise party for her at the TV Station Monday, which is her birthday. This was just from me & DH.
Thanks for all the well wishes & prayers. I'm feeling better about everything. I think I was kinda depressed from needing....then getting my treatment. It has an effect on me like that. Still concerned, but ready to face whatever I have to.
Candlelady....so sorry you have Emphysema (spelling?). I hope you're able to keep it under control without too much trouble. I've only known one person who had it, & didn't know him very well. I do know it's a serious condition, though. My prayers are with you. If you need us, we're here for you.
Sheila....it sounds like you may have a good chance getting your disability this time. Sorry about the heart murmur. Be sure you DO get it checked out.
Bluet...I really want to do that with all of you, but...............what about my morning doughnut & coffee???????You wouldn't take that from me, would you???????????PPPPLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAASSSSSSS eEEE!!!!Tell me I can have my doughnut & coffee.
Wouldn't it be nice if life was as simple as a Soap Opera makes it look?! What gets me is how fast the children grow up! One day can last a month, yet, a child is in school within a few weeks. I watched one where a new baby had been brought home from the hospital. When visitors came to the house, it was sitting in a high chair! Amazing how they grow. And, oh.........I try to look as nice as I can around the house, but those women are ALWAYS dressed...ready to go out the door, if needed.
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Charlotte, what a great present for your friend! How was the surprise party? I'm glad you're more optimistic. Had to laugh about the babies on soap operas comments. It is amusing to see them as toddlers, then they disappear and come back a few years later as teenagers.
We had snow on Valentine's Day! Didn't stick, but it was kind of fun while it lasted. Yesterday we drove back from my half-sister's house and got caught in a big hail storm. Weird spring weather. We had a 40 minute ferry ride to get to the other side of the Sound, then about a 40 min. drive to her house, which is on the water. Her son was there visiting her over the weekend. We had a really nice talk, and stayed later than we had planned. Would have stayed longer, but we had to make the 2:50 ferry to get back home by 4:00 pm. Hate to keep the dog crated for longer than 6 hours, and my son was meeting us at home so he could pick up the loveseat and the rest of the chairs. We now have only two bar stools to sit at the counter and eat. Oh, it was kind of interesting on the ferry ride back because we had two coast guard boat escorts with machine guns mounted on the bow. The ferry staff said they were just practicing homeland security manuvers. It was a bit disconcerting actually.
SunnyD, my poor kitties are so upset. The furniture is disappearing, strange people are coming to the house making lots of noise (the handyman), and things are just in a big turmoil. Plus they're going to have to go back to the kennel on Friday for just one night. Then a four hour or more car ride. Actually, it's not that great for us either because we get four hours of whining from the dog and howling from the cats.
Diane, I am so sorry to hear about the emphazyma, this makes me really sad.
Sunny, were you out all day with your sweetheart?
Charlotte, nice idea for Connie's birthday. Yeah, how did the surprise party go? Was she surprised?
Sheila, I had no idea that cats and dogs would make such a fuss because you are moving. They don't like car rides either? I thought most cats and dogs liked to ride in the car. It is really nice you got to spend some time with your half-sister. So you are almost upon your big move. Loads of luck with the move.
We had a relatively quite weekend. Had little grandson from Green Bay all weekend. Attended oldest grandson's basketball game. Did some washing, and got ready to go back to work today...Boring stuff. Last night it was raining, which turned to ice which turned to slush, which made for a big mess this morning for the drive to work.
Idol is on tomorrow night and Survivor returns on Thursday. So now if I can keep my Wednesdays and Thursdays straight everything should be ok. Tonight I watched 3/4 of a Rock Hudson and Doris Day movie. Rock and Doris are such a hoot. Another confession, when I was in my teens, I always wanted to be Doris Day. Stop laughing that's not nice you guys.
Good morning everyone! I've been up since 3:30 am! Woke up & couldn't go back to sleep.
I hope you all had a great Valentine's day! My sweetie sent me a beautiful bouquet of roses & daisies. Ain't he sweeeeeeeeet!! I bought Welch's bubbly (non-alcohol) & chocolates & we watched a movie together last night.
Yes, Connie was pleasantly surprised. She received gifts all day. Well deserved, too. She works very hard & has to stay close to the station most of the time....we never know when it'll go off the air, for some technical reason. She & Bro. Jones live in a mobile home in the yard of the station.
I found the perfect ecard to send her. I'm always teasing her on our evening program (news, weather, sports, etc.) about her being older than I am. She's only 4 months older, but I really stress it. Anyway, I sent her an ecard that told her I was glad I wasn't as old as she was! I couldn't believe it was so easy to find! She put it on the air for all to see. We brought all the presents & balloons out with us on the program so all could see what she got. It was fun.
Sheila...I'm glad you spent time with your sister. I'm sure she enjoyed your company. I hope she's doing ok. I'm sure it was a little scarey about the homeland maneuvers! Did I tell you all about a group from Iraq hacking into our TV Website last week? It was so scarey. I got a call on Saturday from Connie to bring the site up. It covered the whole screen. A message from a group, talking terrible, & threatening, etc., saying they would interfere everytime we tried to rebuild it. Connie reported it to the authorities, & it was true that someone from there had hacked into it. They left it, though, soon, to not be traced any farther. We have it back, now. I took the address out of my signature last week because of that. I didn't want any of you to see it. Hopefully, it won't happen again. What a strange feeling we had! We don't have any of our financial information on it, & are very glad. I wonder about businesses, though, that do. We wondered if they went into it because of it being a christian site, or just happen to randomly hack into it.
Hi Bluet...still petting those grands, I see. I don't think it sounded like a boring weekend, at all. Doris Day, huh?? .....sorry. No, really, I always liked her, also. Never thought about being her, though. I had blonde hair, but that's as far as it went. All I did when I was a teen is listen to songs like "Roses are Red" by Bobby Vinton. I was a romantic.
Well, DH just got up, so I need to go. I go to the Neurologist today. I figure all that will happen this trip is to be sent for more tests. We'll see.
Ooh, Bluet, I love Rock Hudson and Doris Day movies, second only to James Garner and Doris Day movies. Did you know that Doris Day is a major animal lover and has a foundation? My rescue group got a grant from her foundation to help fund our spay/neuter work. I'm betting that's not why you wanted to be Doris Day, though. She was awfully cute and perky with that blonde hair. Did you see that one where she was lost on a deserted island, and came back just as her husband (James Garner) was about to get married? I can't remember the name of it, but I saw it not all that long ago.
I would much rather have your weekend than my rushing around going here, there, and everywhere plus packing, packing, packing. Looks like you and Diane both spent time at kids' sporting events this weekend.
Charlotte, how spooky about the TV station website. Sounds like your DH went all out for Valentine's Day--how nice! Did you watch a chick flick? Hopefully a nice romantic comedy on V-Day. How was your trip to the neurologist? I'm hoping for some good news.
A busy day of appointments. I had a massage at 10:30 am, followed by a haircut (the wife of the massage therapist--they work out of their home), then to the P.O. and bank. Lots of phone calls to make when I got home. My son kind of screwed up our moving plans because he misplaced his driver's license, but we worked it out. Unfortunately, my DH has to drive my son back to Seattle, then come back down to Corvallis in one day. Got the newspapers started down there, scheduled the heating oil to be measured, and got some of the other utilities turned off here and turned on there. Then I went to the doctor at 2:15 pm where I learned that I don't have a heart murmur. My doctor said only a really good cardiologist or a new doctor out of residency could hear a heart murmur where one didn't exist several months ago. The disability doctor looked about my son's age, so we're thinking that he didn't hear correctly. I was pretty sure that was the case, but glad that my own doctor confirmed that. I had that cardiology workup less than a year ago, with the cardiologist who convinced me with her behavior that if ever I were to have another chest pain, I should keep it to myself.
It was an absolutely gorgeous day here, although cold and a bit windy. Snow covered mountains, deep blue sound, and gorgeous blue sky. The sunset was so lovely that we had to go to the beach for dinner (fish and chips, of course) just so we could sit inside and watch the sunset. Then we'd look the other way and see the lights of the downtown buildings and the Space Needle. I have to say that Seattle is the most beautiful metropolitan area I've ever seen. Don't want to live here, but I can enjoy the scenery while I'm still here.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday! Diane and SunnyD, hope you had a nice V-Day.
Yes, I prefer James Garner with Doris Day over Rock Hudson. I have just about all of her movies on video. I have a book about her too, written by her son, that my Mom found at a rummage sale. I have seen the one about the island several times. I love that movie. I get such a kick how Doris, Garner and Hudson suffer such atrocities from one another. Yes I know Doris was a huge animal lover. In fact she had that ranch out there in the west some place for all her animals. They show a clip of it on one of my movie videos of her. I never could have pulled off the blonde hair though. I wasn't the blonde in the family, my sister next to me was. All the teenage boys were nuts over my sister.
Charlotte, I just remembered something you had said in one of your posts about not asking you to give up your morning donut and coffee. I would never ask you to give up your donut and coffee. That would have to come from you wanting to give it up by following the steps. Some people never do all seven steps and some people never give up their sugar or their caffiene. I wonder too what your neurologist had to say today. Certainly hope it is good news. That sure is spooky about the stations website. Hopefully they won't be back and hopefully it was just some prankster kids trying to see what they could get away with.
Goodness, Sheila, you are just about outta there aren't you? I have always heard Seattle is a gorgeous place. And the weather can be so fine too. So how are your dog and cats doing today? They are going to be really confused when they get to Corvallis. Glad to hear you don't have a heart murmur. Just what you needed, something else to worry about.
Sunny, where are you young lady? Are you still working on that office? How's your weather been? After the slush, snow, ice mess we got colder temperatures, so now where ever we walk outside it goes crunch, crunch, crunch. My goodness, I need Spring! This is the first year that I have watched Idol from the beginning. Man, they sure put those kids through the ringer. My little blonde country girl is still in the competion, singing her little heart out. I don't like that chick that was so hard on that little Asian girl last week, I definately will not be cheering for her. So there, I said it, got that off my chest. More Idol tomorrow night and then, and then, SURVIVOR and CSI on Thursday.
Diane, we are missing you again. Please let us know how you are doing.
Well, 10:00 gotta get to bed. Accountant is coming tomorrow, Oh yea.
Good afternoon my dear friends hope all is well with you.
I am feeling pretty good, I went to Curve's this morning for the first time in 7 wks. and did the workout just fine. Thanks for all your kind words.
Charlotte how scary for you all, hard to believe that people are able to do that. What did you hear from the Dr.?
Sheila wow you are one busy woman, glad to hear you don't have a heart murmur. What did that Dr. mean by keeping chest pain to yourself?
Sunny how are you?
Bluet I desperately need to get rid of sugar and caffeine out of my life, I think I may try it. I have got to get rid of some lbs., have really gained quite abit since Christmas and alot of stress eating.
Time for me to go fix some supper, hope everyone had a great day.
Good evening (well, almost here) to you all! Where's our SunnyD? Did her office swallow her up?
Bluet, how was the accountant's visit? Does he (or she) come every month to check up on things? Hope the OB's staying out of your way. The cats are acting rather loony and knocking stuff over, too. They just can't resist a box. Plus we've given away their prime napping areas (two loveseats we gave to my son), and they're definitely not happy about that. They hate riding in cars, mostly because that means going to the kennel or vet. The dog likes to go in the car, but he gets so excited that he whines the whole time he's riding.
Candlelady, we're definitely going to give the sugarless thing a try once I get settled, although Charlotte doesn't have to give up her morning doughnut. Wonder if they make sugar-free doughnuts? Yum, wouldn't that taste good--not! Oh, the doctor didn't tell me not to mention chest pain, but she was so horrible to me after I told her I was experiencing chest pain that I complained about her. My GP said yesterday that the cardiologist can be "flippant" (her words) when it turns out the patient doesn't have heart disease. I say celebrate that fact, not humiliate the patient. I'm right there with you on the stress eating. For me, eating is self-medication during times of stress. And I'm experiencing a high level of stress right now--and tight jeans. Glad you're back at Curves!
Our last day at water aerobics. We plan to find a place in Corvallis where we can go. We've gotten into a good routine here that we want to continue. I plan to go to a Weight Watchers meeting the first week I'm there. I think I'll start anew with a clean weigh-in book, but I'll keep my old books so that I can prove I really did lose 100 lbs (or 90+, depending on where I end up). I just read that Oprah weighs 163 at 5'6" and she's looking so good on TV. I was going to try to get to 161, which would be 100 lbs. lost, but if I can look as good as she does weighing 165 or so (I'm 5'9"), I'd be very happy. I would like to wear a single digit size at least once in my adult life.
Another gorgeous day, and all the cherry trees are in bloom. Spring is really here in this part of the country. My forsythia (oh, no, it's not mine anymore!) is turning yellow and there are a bunch of white flowers out in the backyard, too. I don't think the daffodils will bloom before we leave, but it won't be too long.
Hope all you wonderful ladies have a great evening, and a wonderful Thursday!
Hi everybody...
Well, the beautiful spring-like weather is over again, for a few days. It's getting cold.
Sheila...I'm so glad you don't have a heart murmur. It's good you went & had it checked out....you might have worried about it a lot. I know I would. Are you moved completely, yet? I know you'll be glad when it's over.
Hi Bluet...glad I don't have to give up my doughnut & coffee. Maybe if I start giving up other sugars, it'll help me want to give that up, also. I just love sweets so much! I always have.
Hi Candlelady....Glad you're feeling better. Take care of yourself.
SunnyD...Where are you?
Well, I went to the Dr yesterday. He ran some tests in the office. He said my thumb problems are definitely from my neck. The circulation is being cut off. In fact, it's that way on the whole right side of my body. That side was weaker in the tests, also. He's very concerned about that, & put me on Trental to try to help with the blood flow, until all testing is done. Next, he confirmed that 5 disks in a row are in trouble. He first wants to rule out RA in the spine. I knew that would be a large concern. I go next Wednesday for MRI's on my neck to find out how bad the disks are, & the Radiologist will be able to tell him if RA is involved. Then, I go back to him the following Monday. (23rd) I told him that I had been researching it, so I knew how serious it could be. He said after 20 yrs of being my Neurologist, he knew that I had been. He wanted to know why my Rheumatologist had told me so much about the results of my test. I told him that I ask about it, so he was obligated to give me the results & answer my questions. He just smiled, & nodded his head. I have to keep wearing this stupid cervical collar....be careful with my movements, etc. & wait & see. I didn't ask, but believe the danger of the blood not circulating right, & weakness on one side is danger of a stroke. Isn't life wonderful!!!!!!!! It'll be ok. I've been in tight situations before.
Gotta go, girls. Love you all. Have a good evening!
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The book that I have practically worn out and read from cover to cover many times is "The Sugar Addict's Totals Recovery Program "by Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D. she calls that book SARP. 
I watched one where a new baby had been brought home from the hospital. When visitors came to the house, it was sitting in a high chair! Amazing how they grow. 
We don't have any of our financial information on it, & are very glad. I wonder about businesses, though, that do. We wondered if they went into it because of it being a christian site, or just happen to randomly hack into it.
