UPDATE ON MY NEICE!

As some know my neice Emerald was at a babysitters last night while her mommy went out! While the babysitter was cooking dinner Emerald got out the back door! She went straight to the swimming pool which she swimming in earlier that day!

When the babysitter noticed she was gone maybe 5 minutes! It only takes 3 minutes to be brain damaged because of lack of oxygen! They believe she climbed up and when she fell in she hit her head on teh swimming pool stairs making her go unconcious(sp). When the baby sitter found her she was not breathing and had no pulse she was dead! Neighbors came over and gave her CPR to try and revieve her while paramedic were on their way. They worked non stop on her for a while when she was life flighted to a childrens hospital.

When they got there she was in critical conditionon a breathiung machine to breath for her and alive barely the doctors gave her only a 50% chance of survival and for sure she would be brain damaged! They did a CT scan and at first thought maybe she had also suffered a stroke because of the big mass on the side of her head!

We went up there today all day! You would of never in a million years thought just hours before she was fighting for her life! She was better almost 100%! She showed no signs of brain damage and is doing wonderful! Her voice and throat are irriated from the breathing tubes but that is about it!! She smiled and was doing good! She cried a little from the hurting of her throat. She has been moved form ICU to a regular room and will be in there for several more days to keep monitoring her! She is doing great!

Thanks to everyone who has prayed for her!! You have made a difference in her and our lives as she is alive because of all the prays God has answered and I thank you! It is a miracle she is a miracle they never thought she would even live! There is for sure power in prayers!! :bighugs:

Sunshine - You made me cry such happy tears at the end of your post. I am so glad Emerald is doing well. Such a happy ending. Big hugs for you and your family. :grouphug: This has made my day. :D

ditto here.. tears streaming down my face ... i cant even come up with any words to say....

Lisa: Thank u for the great water article!!! still waiting for u to come sweep my house!


Jennie; I was amazed to find out that MSG is made from beets.. pure sugar, and i love chinese..


Tea: i'm guilty of not using my fit day software.. so many things to get done each day.. so little time..:headache:


MomX3: hope ur foot is feeling better.. How about doing like miss Turtle and working with some hand weights while sitting?
way to go on the presidents challenge...You dont have far to go for your award!!! lol i think i have somewhere in the 3,000 range


Petra: how are u feeling from the Gym? i love the "ladies workout express" im in there sweatin like a lil piggie..
lol re the lost RX we hear that a lot also at my insurance company.. (umm toddler took the bottle and lost it)(lost on airplane) etc etc..



Sunshine: u just made my day.......:cloud9:


Miss Turtle: u are awesome... u go girl!


wishing all PIC'S a happy sunday!:balloons:

Today...my goal is to get my bedroom back together.. i think ive been painting in there for 3 weeks now.. yesterday i made new curtins... i painted my bedroom lavender
and still had the red gingham curtins up... (yuck) Wish the clean sweep team would stop by..

ive been inching down a few lbs this week..think i need to stay off the scale cuz im checkin it everyday..

I ladies,
well I went to WI and I was down 1.4..phewww I hit the 30# mark. just barely. so that is a good feeling. I'm wearing a sundress which I ussually don't wear but when we got home a little girl onmy street was like oh are y ou haveing a baby. ummmmm that made me feel really bad even though it was just a little girl it was not wanted I need to hear. so I came in and took my measurements and I know I've been saying this for a while, though I'm losing weight, I'm not seeing it and the tape measurer didn't lie, I've only lost 2 inches of my hips and eveything else is the same. what it that about? Its been 2 months since I last measured and I've lost like 15 pounds and I haven't lost any inches.
ahhh, thus the struggle continues.

Mornin
 

Easy like Sunday mornin'. Pooh Bear came to see me after all. He was waffling back and forth because of a sinus infection, but he did come up. He's not feeling well, and is still sleeping (nearly 12:30) but I'm enjoying a quiet cool morning with my coffee. I even slept in too!

Sunshine: Awesome news. Sounds like a miracle! Wonderful.

Jennie: Great job on the weight loss!

I know there's other chicks to comment to and I'm sorry I missed you. I've got to get a journal in and one other thread posted in before I shower for my day. Work called and said "we" were going on another bike ride. GULP! I think I'll uhhh BE TOO BUSY. They tried to kill me the last time:lol:. TTYL

GDay Partners ! A lovely day here, I think summer has arrived. Although I don't know how happy I am about it.. I prefer it a little cooler. Ahh well can't complain, it certainly isn't as hot as the weather some of you have been getting.

Sunshine ~ thank you for the update on your niece, she is one special girl !

Jennie ~ CONGRATS on the loss !! Don't know what to say about your measurements, you would certainly think that after losing 30 lbs you would have lost some inches :?:

HotCup ~ good luck with the bike ride... we know you can do it !!

Curly ~ so does your bedroom nicely match the quilt that you bought on Ebay?

Mom ~ those PB Cup sound yummy. I have been reading lots of the South Beach posts and it sounds like it is a very sensible eating plan. Let us know how you are finding it.

Petra ~ great job on going to the gym. I don't know if I would even attempt Yoga, so kudos to you.

Angel-Eyes ~ great to hear from you!! Sounds like you have been busy busy and have done an awesome jobs with the bedrooms.

No big plans for me today. Hubby is heading out to work on his car, so I may just spend the afternoon finishing my painting that I started last week. I should be cleaning the house, but I can't be bothered... not very motivated when it comes to house cleaning !!

Hope you all have a wonderful Sunday :)

ummm clean the house? errr uh i seem to have gotten side tracked... and went out and layed in the sun for 2 hrs.. ya know its important to soak up all that vitamin D from the sun... lmao

im such a procrastinator... lol my honey is sposed to be working on a project in DC next week (crossin fingers that no changes are made) and i am gonna meet him up there... he hasnt told me which day yet.. has to check his plan book..

its exciting cuz he hasnt seen me since ive lost weight!!! sooooo i had to lay out and get some sun cuz tan legs look smaller than pale ones..

I hope everyone is having a great Sunday. I started the morning EXERCISING.
Yeah!!! I was so happy and now I have so much energy. Then I went to my parents house to visit.

Curly - I have to agree about the tan thing. My fat always looks better when it's tan. :^: I like to post on the President's Challenge 'cause it's fun to see the number move up. :D My parent's bedroom is lavendar. Very soothing!!

Tea - So far the diet is going great but this is only my 3rd day sooo. ;)

Hotcup - Go ride your bike. It's good for you. :D

Jennie - Don't worry. I tend to have the same problem. I tend to lose weight but not alot of inches. However a friend of mine is moving to Hawaii and she gave me a bunch of clothes she won't need there. I am still wearing my 24's (even though they are to big) but a few of the 18's actually fit me. Yeah!!!! Maybe we are losing in areas other than where we measure. Go by how you feel and how your clothes are fitting. And don't worry the inches have to come off at some point right? Here's a hug for what the little girl said. :grouphug: They just don't understand. She was probably excited at the prospect of you having a baby.


TTYL

very lavender......... :dizzy:

Curly - Very beautiful. You did an awesome job!!!

thank u... i am sooooo happy that now my bedroom looks completely different than it did when my X was living here with me.. i know that probably sounds silly... but its as if he is completely out of my system! :dizzy: (lol now that story would take weeks to tell)



jennie934: dont b upset... it could be that the lil girls mom wore sundresses when she was expecting.. she probably thinks everyone wearing a sundress is havin a baby...

Sunshine-thanks for the update. So glad it turned out okay.

Jennie-one of the low carb books I read talks about "false fat" Apparently some people hold onto a lot of water weight and it looks and feels just like fat. It was something I've never heard of before but some reputable people actually believe it is true so maybe that is what is happening to you.

Mom-glad the diet is going well. Don't be surprised if you get some intense carb cravings in a few days. They only last a short while so ride it out. I don't think I can do the fat free cool whip, I think that has some form of sugar in it.

Curly-the room looks great. I also have my room painted a somewhat daring color. It's colorwashed in a yellow/gold color. I love it but some people are a bit shocked when they first see it. My niece's room is painted turquoise. I'm definately not afraid of color in this house.

Turtle-hope you enjoyed that bike ride (evil grin)

Well, my new found exercise is catching up with me. I feel like a truck ran over me today. Fortunately I was too busy at work to go to the gym so my poor aching muscles got a chance to rest. I may be too busy tomorrow as well but we'll see what happens.

I tried another Dana Carpender smoothie tonight. This time I tried one of her chocolate ones. It was pretty good. She is big on whey protein powder and doesn't like soy products. I like silken tofu in my smoothies so I may have to experiment with her recipes a little. I also discovered kefir in my supermarket tonight. Haven't tried that yet but it's on my list.

I better get to bed soon. Talk to you tomorrow.

thats funny petra.. when i was a teenager i painted my bedroom turquoise.. it was very pretty with my white furniture... my mom said it was like being in a swimming pool

before i went lavender... it was white and all my shelves and accents cranberry red... cranberry red gingham curtains...and my quilt was red patchwork...

Petra - Try it with regular cook whip. That's legal for you right?