I'm back...

[Guest guest]

I am glad that it went well :-)

I hope you will feel some bether in a few days. I think you are now I mail

this sleeping of your anesthesia. Hope you don't stay to grogy for a long

time.

jolanda

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Subject: I'm back...

Just got back from my newest epidural. Don yelled at the doctor, but the

doctor was very empathetic to us both. This one hurt pretty badly, as a

catheter needed to be inserted into my neck...it was too dangerous to use

the needle. I can't move my head, and I'm real sore, but the doctor said

everything went well. That's what he said last time, but we'll see. Just

wanted to let you all know that I am home and okay. My arms are numb and a

little uncoordinated from the anesthesia, so I'll make this short. All have

a good day!

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Oh heather, I'm sorry it was so painful !!! But it is all well worth it in the end as long as it works, right ??? You Rest Now and take a nap !!! That's a lot to go through... Talk to ya when you get feeling better )

{{{ Soft Hugs }}}

Helen

Just got back from my newest epidural. Don yelled at the doctor, but thedoctor was very empathetic to us both. This one hurt pretty badly, as acatheter needed to be inserted into my neck...it was too dangerous to usethe needle. I can't move my head, and I'm real sore, but the doctor saideverything went well. That's what he said last time, but we'll see. Justwanted to let you all know that I am home and okay. My arms are numb and alittle uncoordinated from the anesthesia, so I'll make this short. All havea good day!~~

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Sorry for my slow reply......

Sorry the epidural went quite painful. I had one before too. i was told that

this injection will take about a day or two to start working. Hope you will

feel better real soon!

Ling

I'm back...

Just got back from my newest epidural. Don yelled at the doctor, but the

doctor was very empathetic to us both. This one hurt pretty badly, as a

catheter needed to be inserted into my neck...it was too dangerous to use

the needle. I can't move my head, and I'm real sore, but the doctor said

everything went well. That's what he said last time, but we'll see. Just

wanted to let you all know that I am home and okay. My arms are numb and a

little uncoordinated from the anesthesia, so I'll make this short. All have

a good day!

~~

[Guest guest]

Hi Becky! Good to have you back! I'm glad everything went well.

" " He got a pig heart valve and we had a great time buying pig

toys for him. We all wore pig noses when we went to see him after he

got moved out of the ICU. Uncle Don: The other white meat. lol " "

LOLOL!! That IS funny! Laughter is the best medicine, I always

say.

JennA

> Good Morning to All,

> I'm back from my wk in Idaho for my uncle's surgery. He's doing

> great, but was trying to figure out a way to go home. He's tired

of

> being poked/proded in the hospital. Poor baby. He was refusing to

> have his dialysis on Mon. so they knocked him out and then did it.

> (He has panic attacks occasionally. He especially hates the MRI

> machine) He got a pig heart valve and we had a great time buying

pig

> toys for him. We all wore pig noses when we went to see him after

he

> got moved out of the ICU. Uncle Don: The other white meat. lol.

> Now, as soon as he is all healed, we can work on getting him a

kidney.

> We did find out that he is O-. His 3 sisters (my mom/aunts),and

me,

> are all A+ or A-. We, and the docs, are going the have to broaden

> our search. Darn! We've been fighting over who got to give him a

> kidney.

> I did great on my eating. Probably erred on the side of too little

> food, but I made good choices. I got 1 whole bod workout in, 1 day

> of cardio. We walked tons and I also did alot of yoga/stretching.

I

> didn't gain wt/inches, but I didn't lose either. It could have

been

> alot worse. Back on BFL as of yesterday (good eats/lbw).

> Glad to see you all again,

> I missed this group,

> Becky

[Guest guest]

Glad Uncle Don is doing well and it sounds like you did okay too.

debra

> Good Morning to All,

> I'm back from my wk in Idaho for my uncle's surgery. He's doing

> great, but was trying to figure out a way to go home. He's tired

of

> being poked/proded in the hospital. Poor baby. He was refusing to

> have his dialysis on Mon. so they knocked him out and then did it.

> (He has panic attacks occasionally. He especially hates the MRI

> machine) He got a pig heart valve and we had a great time buying

pig

> toys for him. We all wore pig noses when we went to see him after

he

> got moved out of the ICU. Uncle Don: The other white meat. lol.

> Now, as soon as he is all healed, we can work on getting him a

kidney.

> We did find out that he is O-. His 3 sisters (my mom/aunts),and

me,

> are all A+ or A-. We, and the docs, are going the have to broaden

> our search. Darn! We've been fighting over who got to give him a

> kidney.

> I did great on my eating. Probably erred on the side of too little

> food, but I made good choices. I got 1 whole bod workout in, 1 day

> of cardio. We walked tons and I also did alot of yoga/stretching.

I

> didn't gain wt/inches, but I didn't lose either. It could have

been

> alot worse. Back on BFL as of yesterday (good eats/lbw).

> Glad to see you all again,

> I missed this group,

> Becky

[Guest guest]

Hi Bonnie, welcome back,

Gee, you were just an hour away from me. I live south of Denver in Highlands

Ranch, just to the S of Littleton. As for your symptoms while you were here,

I have no doubt you were experiencing a touch of altitude sickness. When you

went walking, where did you do it? Were you in the mall or out on the land?

I guess what I mean, is was it flat? Did you happen to notice if you were

breathing any differently than normal as you walked? I know you said you had no

problem, just wondering if maybe you made some changes you weren't aware of?

Lowlanders aren't used to our thin air, and people DO dehydrate easily here.

So drinking lots of water was the right thing to do. I had to chuckle to

myself one time. I was up in the mountains and had to make a pit stop. As I

was

leaving there were a couple tourists talking about how they needed to stay

hydrated in this altitude. Good, BUT, then they went on to say how much coffee

they were drinking to do that! WRONG!!!! That will dehydrate you SOOOO fast!

I thought about telling them, but they had that look about them, you know

the one, they know it all, and wouldn't listen. As for the breathing, I do

think it is a bit harder on you here, if you aren't used to the altitude for

sure!

I'm from CO and lived in KS for a while. For me it was the opposite, I do

MUCH better in thin air...LOL

That is wonderful about your son! Please give him my thanks as well. He is

my hero! Him and all the rest.

I'm so happy to hear too, about your Mother coming thru Charley in good

shape. I have several friends there. All but one family lives in the Orlando

area.

The one that doesn't, lives right outside of Tampa. They left there before

it hit and went to Tampa. Go figure, they left where it was sposed to hit and

ended where it hit bad. I've seen the pictures of the devastation. I can't

even imagine seeing it in person.

Now that I've rambled and explained this to death, I'll close. Happy you're

back and hopefully the board is picking up now!!

Love to all,

Kiki

[Guest guest]

Hi Bonnie, I don't know the answer to any of your questions but just

wanted you to know you have my sympathy. :-( Connie

I'm back...

Hi everyone!

Well, I'm back from my business trip (to Colorado Springs) ... While

there, I worked 12+ hour days, no weekend breaks -- not exactly a

vacation!

I was unable to do my LL exercises/breathing for the most part -- every

time I tried, I got very light-headed and dizzy. Altitude perhaps???

(I'm from Austin, fairly low and somewhat humid.) However, I did a LOT

of walking (aimed for 10 miles/per day) -- did my breathing along with

the walking. I drank a LOT of water (had a headache for the first

several days, many of the natives suggested extra water because of the

dryness). Ate very carefully (well,sort of -- seldom ate out, typically

ate avocadoes, tomatoes, fruit, yogurt, tuna fish, etc. in my hotel

room).

Woke up last Thursday with a badly wrenched back -- took me close to 30

minutes to get into a sitting position (in bed) -- then was so dizzy

that I laid back down and started LL breathing and kneading the sore

spot on my back -- eventually was able to get up and hobble into work

(about 1/2 mile walk -- bet I looked like some derelict, shuffling a few

feet then stopping and taking some deep breaths....). Whatever it was,

it seems okay now (perhaps it developed from lugging a heavy laptop back

and forth?).

Questions:

1. Does increased altitude make it harder to do LifeLift? Or was it

something else? I was able to walk for an hour at a time with no

difficulty, just not do my standard morning exercises...

2. Did the kneading plus LL breathing do anything positive for my back?

It felt like it did, but one time is hardly indicative of much?????

3. Who wants to hear me whine? 17 days of very light eating, and NO

weight loss! I did start taking some acidophilus tablets (talked with a

nutritional doctor (?) -- he thought that they might help my stomach

problems -- as long as I continued my eating and exercise plan) and they

seem to be working! -- though again, too short of a time frame to be

certain. I do think my stomach isn't as bloated as before.

Started my exercises back up this morning -- almost seems like I'm

starting all over -- broke into a sweat while doing them, and the leg

lifts were simply impossible (though that may be left over from my back

problem).

Had a LOT of emails from this group -- looks like everyone is doing

great! Glad that no one was hit with Hurricane Charley. My mother lives

in Venice (the next town up the coast from Port Charlotte) -- her house

was untouched, she lost electricity for about 4 hours and that was all.

My former sister-in-law lives in Port Charlotte, her house was untouched

but across the street from her the houses were leveled....

Had a message from my son (the Air Force one, over in Spangdahlem) -- he

was promoted to sergeant! (first level) and received an award for

outstanding maintenance (or something like that, his phone msg was

really garbled). It really is surprising when your off-the-wall kids

actually grow up and start accomplishing good things! Don't yet know

when he's going to be deployed, sometime in the next week or so....

Everyone take care, and keep breathing!

Bonnie

[Guest guest]

Welcome home!

I know that when I wrenched my ankle, Rashelle had me rub the spot and breath

and it made a world of difference so I'm pretty sure your breathing and rubbing

is what helped with your back.

As for the high altitude...I'm not sure but it sure would make sense...the air

is so much thinner there. Perhaps the breaths needed to be done slower and less

forceful?

Congrats on your son! Isn't it exciting? I'm so proud of him! Please let him

know how grateful I am for his service. Do you know which sand he is being

deployed to?

with love,

Jenni

Proud Air Force Mom!

May God guide and protect our troops!

Christian Air Force Mom and Dads Group

CAFMandD/

Support for women going through menopause.

seasons-of-life/

I'm back...

Hi everyone!

Well, I'm back from my business trip (to Colorado Springs) ... While

there, I worked 12+ hour days, no weekend breaks -- not exactly a

vacation!

I was unable to do my LL exercises/breathing for the most part -- every

time I tried, I got very light-headed and dizzy. Altitude perhaps???

(I'm from Austin, fairly low and somewhat humid.) However, I did a LOT

of walking (aimed for 10 miles/per day) -- did my breathing along with

the walking. I drank a LOT of water (had a headache for the first

several days, many of the natives suggested extra water because of the

dryness). Ate very carefully (well,sort of -- seldom ate out, typically

ate avocadoes, tomatoes, fruit, yogurt, tuna fish, etc. in my hotel

room).

Woke up last Thursday with a badly wrenched back -- took me close to 30

minutes to get into a sitting position (in bed) -- then was so dizzy

that I laid back down and started LL breathing and kneading the sore

spot on my back -- eventually was able to get up and hobble into work

(about 1/2 mile walk -- bet I looked like some derelict, shuffling a few

feet then stopping and taking some deep breaths....). Whatever it was,

it seems okay now (perhaps it developed from lugging a heavy laptop back

and forth?).

Questions:

1. Does increased altitude make it harder to do LifeLift? Or was it

something else? I was able to walk for an hour at a time with no

difficulty, just not do my standard morning exercises...

2. Did the kneading plus LL breathing do anything positive for my back?

It felt like it did, but one time is hardly indicative of much?????

3. Who wants to hear me whine? 17 days of very light eating, and NO

weight loss! I did start taking some acidophilus tablets (talked with a

nutritional doctor (?) -- he thought that they might help my stomach

problems -- as long as I continued my eating and exercise plan) and they

seem to be working! -- though again, too short of a time frame to be

certain. I do think my stomach isn't as bloated as before.

Started my exercises back up this morning -- almost seems like I'm

starting all over -- broke into a sweat while doing them, and the leg

lifts were simply impossible (though that may be left over from my back

problem).

Had a LOT of emails from this group -- looks like everyone is doing

great! Glad that no one was hit with Hurricane Charley. My mother lives

in Venice (the next town up the coast from Port Charlotte) -- her house

was untouched, she lost electricity for about 4 hours and that was all.

My former sister-in-law lives in Port Charlotte, her house was untouched

but across the street from her the houses were leveled....

Had a message from my son (the Air Force one, over in Spangdahlem) -- he

was promoted to sergeant! (first level) and received an award for

outstanding maintenance (or something like that, his phone msg was

really garbled). It really is surprising when your off-the-wall kids

actually grow up and start accomplishing good things! Don't yet know

when he's going to be deployed, sometime in the next week or so....

Everyone take care, and keep breathing!

Bonnie

[Guest guest]

Bonnie,

I know exactly where you were walking, downtown anyway, since I don't know

what hotel you were at. Altho, I'd know it...LOL Yes, our critters here are

very used to people and will eat out of your hands, which isn't a good idea,

like that stops us...LOL I've been feeding chipmunks forever. They love nuts

of

all kinds. It's fun to watch them get a sunflower seed out of the shell.

I was born in the Springs, where is your husband from? It's not that cold!

With it being such a dry semi arid climate, there's no humidity so the cold

doesn't go right thru you. We have had a cooler and rainier spring and summer.

Actually almost like it was growing up to a point. Not like that anymore

with all the people that have moved here and all the cars and buildings. If you

ask your husband, he'll tell you, we never used to have A/C here, didn't need

it. We had an attic fan growing up, but honestly, I think I remember once or

twice it ever being on. Nights you always had to have a sweater or lite

jacket. In that way, it is back to normal! I spose tho, if you're used to a

place

that really doesn't have a winter, per say, it would be cold to you. I get

so tired of all the {sorry bout this, no offense intended, but it's true}

Californians and Texans that have moved here complaining bout it snowing!!!

Excuse

me, it's COLORADO!!! And with the drought, we don't get near the amounts we

used to!

As far as something you can do for altitude sickness, that I'm not positive

about, but I want to say yes. You might ask your Dr. At least you have

'small' symptoms and haven't gotten put in the hospital, like so many. Or you

could

do a search online. I'll also ask around, to see if anyone I know has had

experience with it. A friend of mine came to visit a few years ago, and we

ended up taking her to the hospital. As long as you're drinking a lot of water,

that will help. I think you may be right about your body adjusting to the

altitude as you drive. It's not just a shock to it. Can't say for sure, but it

sounds good to me!

I'll let you know if I find anything out...

Kiki

[Guest guest]

Hi Kiki,

My walking was outside and relatively flat (Tejon Street at lunch -- 30 minutes,

then turn around), and in the evening on a walking path beside a creek (one

evening I managed to get turned around and logged in about 10 miles getting

" unlost " !). My breathing during walking was one LL breath every few breaths --

not continuous as I do with my morning exercises. I did stop to feed the

squirrels -- the critters actually took nuts out of my hands! (They weren't at

all interested in the crackers I brought one evening -- I think they're smarter

than we are! -- but do they ever like raw cashews....).

My husband is from Colorado so we visit at least once a year -- his parents are

in an assisted living place in Strasbourg -- CO is beautiful, I love the

mountains, but oh is it COLD! And these past 2-3 weeks there was so much rain,

temps down in the 50s (and this is August!), hail... One afternoon my group

managed to go to the Royal Gorge -- I climbed up a lookout and then had trouble

breathing for a while (well, the others were young and I wasn't about to let

them think that I was in poor shape....). I also got to see the Garden of the

Gods -- but never made it to Pike's Peak!

I think I've become acclimatized to Texas -- I prefer the hot weather -- I was

really happy to get home and finally warm up!

I wonder if there is any way to avoid the altitude sickness? Every time we go to

CO, I end up with headaches for a few days. I drink enough water to float, so I

doubt that it's dehydration. I think that when we drive I manage better than

when we fly (maybe my body adjusts as we travel?). We're flying to CA next

month(vacation) -- sure hope it doesn't hit me as we drive up the coast (to WA)!

Any hints on how to avoid altitude problems will be much appreciated!

Bonnie

[Guest guest]

Welcome home Bonnie!!!! We missed you!!!!

Love, Liz

--

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 12:41:51 -0500 " Bonnie Mathis "

<bmathis@...> writes:

Hi everyone!

Well, I'm back from my business trip (to Colorado Springs) ... While

there, I worked 12+ hour days, no weekend breaks -- not exactly a

vacation!

I was unable to do my LL exercises/breathing for the most part -- every

time I tried, I got very light-headed and dizzy. Altitude perhaps??? (I'm

from Austin, fairly low and somewhat humid.) However, I did a LOT of

walking (aimed for 10 miles/per day) -- did my breathing along with the

walking. I drank a LOT of water (had a headache for the first several

days, many of the natives suggested extra water because of the dryness).

Ate very carefully (well,sort of -- seldom ate out, typically ate

avocadoes, tomatoes, fruit, yogurt, tuna fish, etc. in my hotel room).

Woke up last Thursday with a badly wrenched back -- took me close to 30

minutes to get into a sitting position (in bed) -- then was so dizzy that

I laid back down and started LL breathing and kneading the sore spot on

my back -- eventually was able to get up and hobble into work (about 1/2

mile walk -- bet I looked like some derelict, shuffling a few feet then

stopping and taking some deep breaths....). Whatever it was, it seems

okay now (perhaps it developed from lugging a heavy laptop back and

forth?).

Questions:

1. Does increased altitude make it harder to do LifeLift? Or was it

something else? I was able to walk for an hour at a time with no

difficulty, just not do my standard morning exercises...

2. Did the kneading plus LL breathing do anything positive for my back?

It felt like it did, but one time is hardly indicative of much?????

3. Who wants to hear me whine? 17 days of very light eating, and NO

weight loss! I did start taking some acidophilus tablets (talked with a

nutritional doctor (?) -- he thought that they might help my stomach

problems -- as long as I continued my eating and exercise plan) and they

seem to be working! -- though again, too short of a time frame to be

certain. I do think my stomach isn't as bloated as before.

Started my exercises back up this morning -- almost seems like I'm

starting all over -- broke into a sweat while doing them, and the leg

lifts were simply impossible (though that may be left over from my back

problem).

Had a LOT of emails from this group -- looks like everyone is doing

great! Glad that no one was hit with Hurricane Charley. My mother lives

in Venice (the next town up the coast from Port Charlotte) -- her house

was untouched, she lost electricity for about 4 hours and that was all.

My former sister-in-law lives in Port Charlotte, her house was untouched

but across the street from her the houses were leveled....

Had a message from my son (the Air Force one, over in Spangdahlem) -- he

was promoted to sergeant! (first level) and received an award for

outstanding maintenance (or something like that, his phone msg was really

garbled). It really is surprising when your off-the-wall kids actually

grow up and start accomplishing good things! Don't yet know when he's

going to be deployed, sometime in the next week or so....

Everyone take care, and keep breathing!

Bonnie

[Guest guest]

Bonnie

Sounds like fun except for the sickness

Glad your back safe and sound

R

RE: I'm back...

Hi Kiki,

My walking was outside and relatively flat (Tejon Street at lunch -- 30

minutes, then turn around), and in the evening on a walking path beside a creek

(one evening I managed to get turned around and logged in about 10 miles getting

" unlost " !). My breathing during walking was one LL breath every few breaths --

not continuous as I do with my morning exercises. I did stop to feed the

squirrels -- the critters actually took nuts out of my hands! (They weren't at

all interested in the crackers I brought one evening -- I think they're smarter

than we are! -- but do they ever like raw cashews....).

My husband is from Colorado so we visit at least once a year -- his parents

are in an assisted living place in Strasbourg -- CO is beautiful, I love the

mountains, but oh is it COLD! And these past 2-3 weeks there was so much rain,

temps down in the 50s (and this is August!), hail... One afternoon my group

managed to go to the Royal Gorge -- I climbed up a lookout and then had trouble

breathing for a while (well, the others were young and I wasn't about to let

them think that I was in poor shape....). I also got to see the Garden of the

Gods -- but never made it to Pike's Peak!

I think I've become acclimatized to Texas -- I prefer the hot weather -- I was

really happy to get home and finally warm up!

I wonder if there is any way to avoid the altitude sickness? Every time we go

to CO, I end up with headaches for a few days. I drink enough water to float, so

I doubt that it's dehydration. I think that when we drive I manage better than

when we fly (maybe my body adjusts as we travel?). We're flying to CA next

month(vacation) -- sure hope it doesn't hit me as we drive up the coast (to WA)!

Any hints on how to avoid altitude problems will be much appreciated!

Bonnie

[Guest guest]

Bonnie

Awesome On your son!!!

Great job

My son is looking into the air Force

R

I'm back...

Hi everyone!

Well, I'm back from my business trip (to Colorado Springs) ... While there, I

worked 12+ hour days, no weekend breaks -- not exactly a vacation!

I was unable to do my LL exercises/breathing for the most part -- every time I

tried, I got very light-headed and dizzy. Altitude perhaps??? (I'm from Austin,

fairly low and somewhat humid.) However, I did a LOT of walking (aimed for 10

miles/per day) -- did my breathing along with the walking. I drank a LOT of

water (had a headache for the first several days, many of the natives suggested

extra water because of the dryness). Ate very carefully (well,sort of -- seldom

ate out, typically ate avocadoes, tomatoes, fruit, yogurt, tuna fish, etc. in my

hotel room).

Woke up last Thursday with a badly wrenched back -- took me close to 30

minutes to get into a sitting position (in bed) -- then was so dizzy that I laid

back down and started LL breathing and kneading the sore spot on my back --

eventually was able to get up and hobble into work (about 1/2 mile walk -- bet I

looked like some derelict, shuffling a few feet then stopping and taking some

deep breaths....). Whatever it was, it seems okay now (perhaps it developed from

lugging a heavy laptop back and forth?).

Questions:

1. Does increased altitude make it harder to do LifeLift? Or was it something

else? I was able to walk for an hour at a time with no difficulty, just not do

my standard morning exercises...

2. Did the kneading plus LL breathing do anything positive for my back? It

felt like it did, but one time is hardly indicative of much?????

3. Who wants to hear me whine? 17 days of very light eating, and NO weight

loss! I did start taking some acidophilus tablets (talked with a nutritional

doctor (?) -- he thought that they might help my stomach problems -- as long as

I continued my eating and exercise plan) and they seem to be working! -- though

again, too short of a time frame to be certain. I do think my stomach isn't as

bloated as before.

Started my exercises back up this morning -- almost seems like I'm starting

all over -- broke into a sweat while doing them, and the leg lifts were simply

impossible (though that may be left over from my back problem).

Had a LOT of emails from this group -- looks like everyone is doing great!

Glad that no one was hit with Hurricane Charley. My mother lives in Venice (the

next town up the coast from Port Charlotte) -- her house was untouched, she lost

electricity for about 4 hours and that was all. My former sister-in-law lives in

Port Charlotte, her house was untouched but across the street from her the

houses were leveled....

Had a message from my son (the Air Force one, over in Spangdahlem) -- he was

promoted to sergeant! (first level) and received an award for outstanding

maintenance (or something like that, his phone msg was really garbled). It

really is surprising when your off-the-wall kids actually grow up and start

accomplishing good things! Don't yet know when he's going to be deployed,

sometime in the next week or so....

Everyone take care, and keep breathing!

Bonnie

[Guest guest]

Hi Kiki,

I stayed at the Antlers Hilton Hotel (which I understand was the Marks Antlers a

few weeks ago), and I worked in the Plaza of the Rockies building. I really

enjoyed walking on my lunch hour and spending my food per diem on new clothes!!!

Sure beat overeating and gaining weight! The few times that I ate with the

group, the servings were gargantuan -- I would immediately ask for a to-go box

and put 1/2 to 2/3 away for future meals -- yet my co-workers (most of whom were

about half my age) were able to finish their servings ... oh well, I was once

young, too. The only place we were served reasonable portions was at the

Broadmoor (Garden Room, a very nice lunch).

I do enjoy feeding the squirrels and chipmunks, though a couple of years ago I

almost got a ticket for feeding chipmunks (somewhere in CO, at one of the parks

-- Estes maybe???). Anyway, there was a sign " Do not feed wild animals " and so I

was feeding birds and chipmunks, didn't think they were included in this -- I

was approached by a forest/park ranger -- she gave me a warning ticket and quite

a lecture -- but honestly, I thought " wild animals " referred to the elk, bears,

etc. Whenever I " brag " about never (in 44 years of driving) getting a traffic

violation/ticket, my husband likes to pull this one out -- an " almost " ticket

for feeding the chipmunks - LOL!

My husband was born in Limon, and grew up in Deer Trail (on a very poor ranch --

they had no running water/toilets, the boys hoed the fields in the summer, etc.

-- not your typical picture of " rancher " !). His family is now scattered in

Colorado Springs, Greeley, Bennet, Calhan, Berthoud, and Strasburg -- and we're

in Austin. Harry went into the Air Force back in 1964 (after college) and stayed

on for 21 years, so he's lived all over the world (we just got married 6 years

ago)...

I've lived many years in Idaho and Washington, so I am " used " to the cold dry

weather -- however, I think that the older I get, the less I can tolerate the

cold. And I think that you get accustomed to the climate that you live in. I

remember when one of my sons transferred from New Orleans to Boulder (during a

Christmas break) and how fascinated he was at first with the snow. Then he

started hating the stuff. Finally he got into the bicycling/hashing/off-road

4-wheeling/skiing, etc. -- and he loves the place (however, now he's in Fort

Worth, living with a sister, while he tries to find a job -- a Ph.D. in

chemistry and no job openings!!!).

Anyway, you have a lovely state, and I enjoy visiting it! I even enjoy the snow

(as long as I know that I won't have to drive in it or shovel it - LOL!). I did

observe that there seemed to be less obesity (just from watching people during

my walks) and a lot more emphasis on physical fitness (maybe we're so hot and

muggy here in Austin that anything outside is typically impossible during our

summers?)...

Take care,

Bonnie

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Welcome back! Glad you and your family made it through the storms

safely!

I know you will get back on BFL as soon as you can. It must be so

discouraging to have to throw food away and start over stocking up

and trying to eat healthy...But keeping a positive attitude and

setting a goal to get back on track is 95% of the battle, and you're

already there!

Patti

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In a message dated 4/4/05 8:26:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

jlv40@... writes:

Don't you know, the flight was NOT

overbooked. How could they do this to me?

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Aw, poor Jeanine, LOL. Glad you had such a great vacation!

Can you believe that we had no snow in Rochester?

Beth

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Gee... too bad you didn't have fun... LOL... j/k

Welcome back to April in NY...

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I'm back...

Tried to bribe the folks at Southwest Air so that and I could

be 'bumped' last evening. Don't you know, the flight was NOT

overbooked. How could they do this to me? I was ready to go back to

's cousin's home in Lake Wales. We left 70 beautiful degrees to

come home to this mess. Son and DIL had it worse in Hamburg. What a

wonderful time we had!!!. Ate and drank and relaxed to the max! We

did the Wildlife Excursion at Animal Kingdom for Concierge guests.

Can't describe how wonderful that trip was. Even the grandkids loved

it. Now have to get intto serious business here. I have a lot of

craft shows booked starting in May. Do I really want to do this?

Waded through hundreds of e mails and deleted most. I forgot to

change my settings before we left.

So, has there been any information on the gathering - places to stay,

etc?

Someone asked about silk in one of th e mails. I cut up a silk

blouse into small squares about 1 - 1 1/2 inch pieces and put that

into the lye water. Soap comes out silky smooth.

Our kitties were so happy to see us! Stayed on the bed all night

long. And we did miss them too.

As says 'there's no place like home' but I would like the warm

weather and daily sunshine.

Jeanine

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Hi Jeanine

It sounds like you had a grea time. We leave for Disney a week from

Friday. My daughter's on the Varsity Softball team and they're playing

games at the Disney World of Sports Complex. Teams go there from all

over the country. I can't wait

to get out of this messy weather. My luck, it will be raining down

there, too.

I'm back...

Tried to bribe the folks at Southwest Air so that and I could

be 'bumped' last evening. Don't you know, the flight was NOT

overbooked. How could they do this to me? I was ready to go back to

's cousin's home in Lake Wales. We left 70 beautiful degrees to

come home to this mess. Son and DIL had it worse in Hamburg. What a

wonderful time we had!!!. Ate and drank and relaxed to the max! We

did the Wildlife Excursion at Animal Kingdom for Concierge guests.

Can't describe how wonderful that trip was. Even the grandkids loved

it. Now have to get intto serious business here. I have a lot of

craft shows booked starting in May. Do I really want to do this?

Waded through hundreds of e mails and deleted most. I forgot to

change my settings before we left.

So, has there been any information on the gathering - places to stay,

etc?

Someone asked about silk in one of th e mails. I cut up a silk

blouse into small squares about 1 - 1 1/2 inch pieces and put that

into the lye water. Soap comes out silky smooth.

Our kitties were so happy to see us! Stayed on the bed all night

long. And we did miss them too.

As says 'there's no place like home' but I would like the warm

weather and daily sunshine.

Jeanine

[Guest guest]

Hey Jeanine! Welcome Back! Looks like you brought the sun with ya!

Shaye

[Guest guest]

Sounds like you had a wonderful trip! Good luck getting ready for

your shows. Hope is feeling well!

Colleen

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[Guest guest]

, welcome out of lurk-dom! Look at your weight loss in mini stages (goals) also... I know when I look at my 100+ lbs that are remaining to lose it can get that way and it does get scarey. We can do it... we are all here with you!! Think of it in 5-10 lb increments and give yourself mini non-food rewards as you go along. You are doing great!!

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Welcome back ... Do you know what is making you scared? Being unhappy at work probably does not help. I was a teller and my boss always taught me kill them with kindness. So if I got the most unreasonable person and they were not so nice i would kill them with kindness. It either calmed them down OR urked them to shut up. LOL Are you journaling? Beverly got 18 in of snow over the weekend. Lately they have been getting more than me here in nh which is unusual. chat soon.

NH... Mom to Abby Liz 10/94 Anne 7/99

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Thanks , Yesterday I got in 20 oz of water... I know I need much much more than that.. but that is 20 more oz than I had for the past few weeks.... and I drank that instead of soda.. I had about 8 oz of Diet Pepsi when I got home from work... I am trying to cut out the soda.. right now because I am sick.. have a horrible cold I am drinking orange juice... and minute maid light lemonade... I am going to try to get in atleast 20 oz of water today if not more.. Thanks for the support.. ABrite@... wrote: , welcome out of lurk-dom! Look at your weight loss in mini stages . We can do it... we are all here with you!! Think of it in 5-10

lb increments and give yourself mini non-food rewards as you go along. You are doing great!!

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Thanks , I dont know everytime I start to lose some weight its like oh no.. I better stop that I might draw attention to myself.. I hide behind my weight.. In person I am very very shy and very very quiet.. I have been at my job now for almost 2 years and there are some people there who dont even know my name because I basically only speak when spoken to.. There are days when I love my job.. you just cannot beat the benefits and the pay.. they give out all kinds of prizes about once a week or every 2 weeks sometimes daily depending on what they have going on.. But then there are days where all you get are non stop problems from customers those are the days I hate.. but overall it is a great job... I dont really journal.. when I was a teenager I had a diary and my brother read certain parts of it outloud to my whole family that was the most embarassing thing... therefore for fear that someone would

read it I don't journal... My mom in Peabody told me they got alot of snow.. She said about 18 inches.. I miss the snow.. Send some my way... Thanks for the support Jase4567@... wrote: Welcome back ... Do you know what is making you scared? Being unhappy at work probably does not help. Are you journaling? Beverly got 18 in of snow over the weekend. NH... Mom to Abby Liz

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Same here - MIA & 150 more or less to lose. I don't get scared when I make progress but I sure have gotten lazy. It must be something in the air - I am unhappy at work too - I tech support a web based program and everyone has been calling to yell lately - over things that aren't even our fault half the time, In addition to troubleshooting our program - we end up having to help them with thier pcs and other programs and I'm really disliking mcaffee these days grrrr! Usually the people I work with are the best part of the day but all of a sudden we have a divided camp To quote Jodi Messina - my give d@#$ is busted. I have started easting better and drinking my water. Only worked out 2 times the past week. We can do better this week (I say as I'm a week behind). Hope you made your goals <bostonsweety27@...> wrote: I have been MIA lately... I I have about 150lbs to lose.. It seems so overwhelming...I was doing ok after the first of the year. I started off about 325 and got down to about 315 after that I got scared... of what I do not know and started putting the weight back on...I am back up to about 320 right now I am going to set mini goals for myself. I am always making excuses as to why I can't do this or why I can't do that. Truth is I am being lazy about it I just need to do it. I have been very unhappy at work lately. I have taken some vacation days the end of january and beginning of Feb and just called in sick the past few days. The pay is excellent, the benefits are unbelievable but sometimes I just do not like my job. Being in customer service is very hard and hearing people complain day after day and yelling at me for things I have no control over is really getting to me, even though I am not face

to face with these people talking over the phone I think is worse.. Live, Love, Laugh