Good Morning!

[Guest guest]

See, it goes to show you that scales can't be trusted. You need to realize

that as you are losing fat you are gaining muscle, thus the scale may not

move. Muscle occupies less space than fat, so you also getting smaller and

*shaplier* (Reeeeow) so those skirts, pants, (in my case Levi's) will fit

better, look better, and feel more comfortable.

Way to be! Keep it up!

-

In a message dated 10-Apr-00 13:06:56 Eastern Daylight Time,

jmonro@... writes:

<< I'm starting my sixth week of the challenge, and yesterday when I had

my weekly weigh-in hadn't lost any more weight than the four I've

already lost (my goal is 10). BUT, this morning I put on a skirt I

haven't worn for AGES because it was tight and looked too " bulgy " .

Guess what? It's not tight and looks great! Whoopee!!! >>

[Guest guest]

Becca....but your conscience at ease...Madam Praying Mantis was just doing what came naturally....so, what is a flower-pot-owner to do???

Sounds like you are settling in from your vacation...isn't home wonderful when you've been gone?

My kids and I are going to Florida this September...which is the first vacation we have taken in YEARS...and my best friend and her husband are paying for everything....I don't know how I have been so blessed with generous friends.. The only thing I am worried about is the heat..I do not cope well and if i get grouchy enough i am liable to treat someone like your Madame Praying Mantis did to her "husband"!!!!

Have a great day and behave!! love...

[Guest guest]

Not wrong. Called the cycle of life or something like that.

Praying Mantises aren't the only ones who eat their mates.

What part of NC? I love the state! Took some classes at

NC State at Raleigh. Lived in Spring Lake when I was a

weatherman at Airfield. Western Carolina was

especially beautiful with its forests. Spent a little time

in Ridgecrest.

Mike

on 7/23/02 5:30 AM, Becca at beccageo1980@... wrote:

> It rained a little bit this morning in North

> Carolina. We smelled it, and the front walk was

> wet, and we couldn't find Madame Praying Mantis

> in the frontflower pot because she HATES the

> rain. She ate her lover this week. Found his sad

> corpse in the leaves. Started to call the cops,

> but well, we're fond of the Madame, so we are

> going to look the other way. Was that wrong?

> Love, Becca

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

Back from town and relieved that things seem to

be settled down sowewhat from this morning.

Thanks for the vote of confidense, & Mike,

regarding the ethical question. There are always

gray areas especially in the nature department.

And NC being an execution state; well, unless

ny Cochran was available, I was not sure

she'd get off.

, I am tickled to death about your upcoming

trip to Florida. Whereabouts are you going? I

used to go to ville as a child where I got

my love of lizards and alligators. I adore St.

Augustine and I hope to drive all the way down

the A1A highway to Key West someday. Email me

soon so we can natter on about it.

Mike, look at the map of NC/VA along the state

line and fine Danville and sville in VA,

then look down in NC between them and you'll see

Eden. It ain't pretty. Was a big

Fieldcrest/Cannon mill town which is no longer

there. If it had not been for the closeness of

Greensboro, I would have gone quietly insane a

long time ago. But, I found the best friend of my

life here, so living here has not been a waste by

any means. I just want to live near the sea.

Duff, I think that was fine advice about reading

over the emails before we hit send. My opinion

about someone's life is not that important to

impart, and what one person reads may not be the

same as what another gets from it.

Bec

--- hartofgold1a@... wrote:

> Becca....but your conscience at ease...Madam

> Praying Mantis was just doing

> what came naturally....so, what is a

> flower-pot-owner to do???

> Sounds like you are settling in from your

> vacation...isn't home wonderful

> when you've been gone?

> My kids and I are going to Florida this

> September...which is the first

> vacation we have taken in YEARS...and my best

> friend and her husband are

> paying for everything....I don't know how I

> have been so blessed with

> generous friends.. The only thing I am worried

> about is the heat..I do not

> cope well and if i get grouchy enough i am

> liable to treat someone like your

> Madame Praying Mantis did to her " husband " !!!!

> Have a great day and behave!! love...

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hi ;

Don't worry in september I'll be in florida and I'll calm you down ok. LOL.

Love TURK

>From: hartofgold1a@...

>Reply-

>

>Subject: Re: Good Morning!

>Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 12:18:20 EDT

>

>Becca....but your conscience at ease...Madam Praying Mantis was just doing

>what came naturally....so, what is a flower-pot-owner to do???

>Sounds like you are settling in from your vacation...isn't home wonderful

>when you've been gone?

>My kids and I are going to Florida this September...which is the first

>vacation we have taken in YEARS...and my best friend and her husband are

>paying for everything....I don't know how I have been so blessed with

>generous friends.. The only thing I am worried about is the heat..I do not

>cope well and if i get grouchy enough i am liable to treat someone like

>your

>Madame Praying Mantis did to her " husband " !!!!

>Have a great day and behave!! love...

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[Guest guest]

Father Mike;

How have you been. I missed your post buddy. I hope all as well. Regards o

the family. Love TURK

>From: Hiranuma <mhiranuma@...>

>Reply-

>< >

>Subject: Re: Good Morning!

>Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 09:20:47 -0700

>

>Not wrong. Called the cycle of life or something like that.

>Praying Mantises aren't the only ones who eat their mates.

>

>What part of NC? I love the state! Took some classes at

>NC State at Raleigh. Lived in Spring Lake when I was a

>weatherman at Airfield. Western Carolina was

>especially beautiful with its forests. Spent a little time

>in Ridgecrest.

>

>Mike

>

>on 7/23/02 5:30 AM, Becca at beccageo1980@... wrote:

>

> > It rained a little bit this morning in North

> > Carolina. We smelled it, and the front walk was

> > wet, and we couldn't find Madame Praying Mantis

> > in the frontflower pot because she HATES the

> > rain. She ate her lover this week. Found his sad

> > corpse in the leaves. Started to call the cops,

> > but well, we're fond of the Madame, so we are

> > going to look the other way. Was that wrong?

> > Love, Becca

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Becky!

Sorry to hear of your Uncle! Actually, I remember you talking about

him before. That Phen Phen was nasty stuff. Did you hear about that

football player that recently died due, *they think*, to the amount

of Xenadrine he was taking? They said he had organ failure and his

temp was up to 108. (Correct me if I have any info wrong.) I won't

go anywhere near that kind of stuff. Mostly due to palpitations that

I have, which have greatly decreased due to BFL diet. ANYHOW...I

hope everything goes well for your uncle, and he recovers well!

Bless you all for being there to give him a kidney.

Okay, my week is going well so far. Yesterday and today I am very

tired and I don't know why. I just finished my period, so maybe that

has something to do with it. Also, I think I'm getting a sinus

infection which always slows me down greatly. I'm going to up my

caloric intake a bit to see if that helps.

About keeping in touch with your email and egroup while you are away;

I went on a trip where I aimlessly drove around the country for 6

weeks. I was able to keep in touch with folks by going to local

Kinko's or a cyber cafe or even the local library and long on. I

don't know if your Uncle lives in a remote area, but if not, there

ought to be someplace where you can log on for a bit. Will you be in

northern Idaho? When I was driving around, my favorite states were

Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and Washington State.

Have a great day!,

JennA

> Morning everyone,

> How is the " perfect " wk going? I'm doing great! Workouts all

done,

> eating mostly clean, the usual minor mishaps, but still on track.

No

> guilt here.

> I'm going to Idaho the 1st wk in March, with my mom and aunt (and

my

> 3yr old). My favorite uncle is having open heart surgery. He's

> getting a pig valve.(evidentally, pig valves don't last as long as

> others, but he will not have to take anti-rejection drugs)(Pigs are

> one of my favorite animals, except for the smell-lol) Hi heart was

> damaged from Phen-Phen. Just goes to show you; there are no short-

> cuts without major risks. His Dr put him on the drug because his

wt

> was wearing out his knees. He also needs a kidney. He is young; in

> his late 50's. His one functioning kidney gave out a couple yrs

> ago. His kidneys got fried from chemo when he had testicular

cancer

> while in his early 30's (poor baby). Anyway, he has to get his

heart

> fixed before he can get a new kidney and he wants us there. (We are

> all in line to give him a new kidney.) Of course, when he HAD to

> start eating properly and started his dialysis, the weight fell off

> of him.

> I am going to go CRAZY without being able to check in with you all,

> and without my equiptment. I plan on taking my protein powder and

> maybe buying some MRP bars for emergencies. (***any ideas on good,

> but cheap MRP bars would be appreciated) I will eat clean and do

> alot of push-up, crunches, lunges, dips, squats, and hill walking

> while there. I think it's doable. ***Any suggestions/ideas?

> We will be staying in a hotel for a couple days. Maybe it will

have

> a gym/pool; that would be ideal! We'll see...

> Sorry for rambling, my 3yr old woke me at 3am/I couldn't get back

to

> sleep.

> Becky

[Guest guest]

JennA,

Thanks for the input.

Yea, I heard about the guy dying. Very sad. Young and left a pregnant

wife. I don't use any of the " fat burning " supps. I think the risks

far outweigh the benefits..I do drink my coffee, though:) I also take

antidepressants and don't want to add anything questionable.

I'll be in the midwest part of Idaho, I believe. A little town on the

Idaho/Oregon border called Payette. It's on the Snake river, about

70miles from Boise. Actually, we may be staying in/near Boise. I

think that's where the surgery will be performed.

I also find myself weaker/tireder around TTOTM. I think it's a

hormone thing. Oh, the " joys " of womanhood!

Hope you are not getting ill.

Becky

> > Morning everyone,

> > How is the " perfect " wk going? I'm doing great! Workouts all

> done,

> > eating mostly clean, the usual minor mishaps, but still on

track.

> No

> > guilt here.

> > I'm going to Idaho the 1st wk in March, with my mom and aunt (and

> my

> > 3yr old). My favorite uncle is having open heart surgery. He's

> > getting a pig valve.(evidentally, pig valves don't last as long

as

> > others, but he will not have to take anti-rejection drugs)(Pigs

are

> > one of my favorite animals, except for the smell-lol) Hi heart

was

> > damaged from Phen-Phen. Just goes to show you; there are no

short-

> > cuts without major risks. His Dr put him on the drug because his

> wt

> > was wearing out his knees. He also needs a kidney. He is young;

in

> > his late 50's. His one functioning kidney gave out a couple yrs

> > ago. His kidneys got fried from chemo when he had testicular

> cancer

> > while in his early 30's (poor baby). Anyway, he has to get his

> heart

> > fixed before he can get a new kidney and he wants us there. (We

are

> > all in line to give him a new kidney.) Of course, when he HAD to

> > start eating properly and started his dialysis, the weight fell

off

> > of him.

> > I am going to go CRAZY without being able to check in with you

all,

> > and without my equiptment. I plan on taking my protein powder

and

> > maybe buying some MRP bars for emergencies. (***any ideas on

good,

> > but cheap MRP bars would be appreciated) I will eat clean and do

> > alot of push-up, crunches, lunges, dips, squats, and hill walking

> > while there. I think it's doable. ***Any suggestions/ideas?

> > We will be staying in a hotel for a couple days. Maybe it will

> have

> > a gym/pool; that would be ideal! We'll see...

> > Sorry for rambling, my 3yr old woke me at 3am/I couldn't get back

> to

> > sleep.

> > Becky

[Guest guest]

Hi Elle!

So good to hear from you! You really aren't letting anyone down -- your

financial well-being comes before posting! LOL I'm so glad you hear you are

settling down into your job and that you aren't as tired. I would think that

you are quite wonderful in this position!

Hugs and blessings, Ann

[Guest guest]

> I know I'm not posting much at all, but I am trying to keep up with

> everyone. Work is going well, but I am so tired when I get home.

At

> least I have gotten past the part where I am tired while " AT "

work.

> Hospice is very different from the type of social work that I have

> participated in before; however, so far I'm really liking it.

>

> Congrats to all of the new surgeries and pre-ops! I'll be getting

my

> schedule up to date in a couple of more weeks. Sorry for letting

you

> all down.

>

> I want you to know that I was considering someday to have a TT;

> however, ya'll have scared me silly! Laf, I thought the DS was

hard,

> and you make it sound like a cakewalk in comparison to a TT.

>

> Love you all..... Elle **

~~~~~~~~~~~~~``

elle,

So glad to hear from you and glad you like your job.

LOL, just remember that everyone that has the tt are

very different.

Bonnie had a heck of a time with her ds,but flew thru

the hernia and tt.

With me even as a revision I breezed thru the ds,but

have had a time with the hernia and tt, we are all

different.One good thing about the tt,the drains don't

hurt coming out...LOL

To me the ds was a much easier surgery.I don't think I

could have walked 4hrs after the tt

Glad you are back on line and the best to you and your

new job.

God bless,

Pat in Taft

[Guest guest]

> I know I'm not posting much at all, but I am trying to keep up with

> everyone. Work is going well, but I am so tired when I get home.

At

> least I have gotten past the part where I am tired while " AT "

work.

> Hospice is very different from the type of social work that I have

> participated in before; however, so far I'm really liking it.

>

> Congrats to all of the new surgeries and pre-ops! I'll be getting

my

> schedule up to date in a couple of more weeks. Sorry for letting

you

> all down.

>

> I want you to know that I was considering someday to have a TT;

> however, ya'll have scared me silly! Laf, I thought the DS was

hard,

> and you make it sound like a cakewalk in comparison to a TT.

>

> Love you all..... Elle **

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Going to try this again,haven't seen the first one go thru yet.

You can still have your tt,just remember everybody is different

where Bonnie had a heck of a time with the ds she flew thru

the tt,had hers the day after mine and went home the day

before I did. I breezed thru the ds even as a revision and have

had a heck of at time with the tt...lol

We are all different so please remember that...

So glad you like your job and really nice to see you posting

By the way the draines don't hurt coming out with the tt..lol

Good luck and God bless,

Pat in Taft

[Guest guest]

good to here from you. you sound good take care

Amber In Hawaii

gastric stapling 1989 lost 40#

D.S. July 8th 2002

starting wt 287 size 26

wt at 9 months 172 size 14

starting BMI 48 NOW 29

Good Morning!

I know I'm not posting much at all, but I am trying to keep up with

everyone. Work is going well, but I am so tired when I get home. At

least I have gotten past the part where I am tired while " AT " work.

Hospice is very different from the type of social work that I have

participated in before; however, so far I'm really liking it.

Congrats to all of the new surgeries and pre-ops! I'll be getting my

schedule up to date in a couple of more weeks. Sorry for letting you

all down.

I want you to know that I was considering someday to have a TT;

however, ya'll have scared me silly! Laf, I thought the DS was hard,

and you make it sound like a cakewalk in comparison to a TT.

Love you all..... Elle **

[Guest guest]

>

> Good morning Marta and all those who are early birds....The

insomniac here is

> gonna try once again to Go to sleep!

> in Bama

Good morning. I have to shower and get to work.

Marta

running late, as usual.

[Guest guest]

Hey don't despair if the doc wont help you maybe the

drug manufacturer will the doc can set you up with them if he can't

then try a university hospital or med acess if they have it wherever

you are Mike

> Good Morning everyone,

>

> It is a cold and rainy day here in the inland nw, time to catch up

on email

> and housework, yuck.

> First, good luck to Deb on starting tx today!

>

> I have been reading with great interest the posts from everyone who

is going

> through tx now. I still have no exact start date, but I hope it

will be

> about a month from now.

>

> I found out that after I have spent X amount in a year, then my

major

> medical kicks in and covers 100% of the doctor costs and such. They

will pay

> 80%, -$10 of my meds, I am still waiting to see if the doctor will

prescribe

> it through the office for me so I could get that 100% coverage. I

would have

> to go in for the injections, but they would only charge me a token

fee for

> giving me the shot... being the chicken that I am, not having to

learn to

> give myself the shots is a real perk. Anyway, the only pharmacy in

town

> quoted me a $2000 monthly estimate on the meds... I just do not

make enough

> money to cover my share!. It's the pits when even with a good

insurance plan

> I still can not afford the meds... So I am keeping my fingers and

toes

> crossed hoping that the clinic will act as my pharmacy.

>

> I have sold another llama and am still getting quite a few calls for

> packers. Unfortunately the only boys I have left are not suitable

but I do

> have two girls that would fit the bill. Still nice to know there

are people

> who enjoy a hike instead of riding 4-wheelers or a horse.

> I have a huge orangish/yellow thing in my driveway today. Tomorrow

I am

> expected to get moving early and fill the damn thing with

children... the

> good news is that I don't have to keep them, lol.

>

> Suzie, I received my order from Amazon the other day. I got two

McCaffrey

> hard covers for $15 each and there are two of her Ship books in

each one...

> looking foreward to good reading! I thought of you last night while

reading

> my current book. Have you read Startide Rising and The Uplift War

by

> Brin? You might enjoy the worlds he has created too.

>

> Well, this is not getting the house cleaned so back at it I go. I

hope you

> all have a great day!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oh P.S. when I lived in the great NW every day was cold

and wet except for july and august LOL

> Good Morning everyone,

>

> It is a cold and rainy day here in the inland nw, time to catch up

on email

> and housework, yuck.

> First, good luck to Deb on starting tx today!

>

> I have been reading with great interest the posts from everyone who

is going

> through tx now. I still have no exact start date, but I hope it

will be

> about a month from now.

>

> I found out that after I have spent X amount in a year, then my

major

> medical kicks in and covers 100% of the doctor costs and such. They

will pay

> 80%, -$10 of my meds, I am still waiting to see if the doctor will

prescribe

> it through the office for me so I could get that 100% coverage. I

would have

> to go in for the injections, but they would only charge me a token

fee for

> giving me the shot... being the chicken that I am, not having to

learn to

> give myself the shots is a real perk. Anyway, the only pharmacy in

town

> quoted me a $2000 monthly estimate on the meds... I just do not

make enough

> money to cover my share!. It's the pits when even with a good

insurance plan

> I still can not afford the meds... So I am keeping my fingers and

toes

> crossed hoping that the clinic will act as my pharmacy.

>

> I have sold another llama and am still getting quite a few calls for

> packers. Unfortunately the only boys I have left are not suitable

but I do

> have two girls that would fit the bill. Still nice to know there

are people

> who enjoy a hike instead of riding 4-wheelers or a horse.

> I have a huge orangish/yellow thing in my driveway today. Tomorrow

I am

> expected to get moving early and fill the damn thing with

children... the

> good news is that I don't have to keep them, lol.

>

> Suzie, I received my order from Amazon the other day. I got two

McCaffrey

> hard covers for $15 each and there are two of her Ship books in

each one...

> looking foreward to good reading! I thought of you last night while

reading

> my current book. Have you read Startide Rising and The Uplift War

by

> Brin? You might enjoy the worlds he has created too.

>

> Well, this is not getting the house cleaned so back at it I go. I

hope you

> all have a great day!

>

>

[Guest guest]

psssst I'm in the pac NW (north of Seattle WA) and it is Aug and its cold and raining

[Guest guest]

how far north of Seattle ? I lived in lynnwood for a while

couldn't believe the difference in the winter temps from the U

district to Lynnwood it was only 20 miles but all 20 were uphill and

Brrrrr snow was bad too. moved to Mount Lake terrace but it was the

same thing just on the sound instead lol I am very glad I went out

and had all the fun before I got sick, I just had a feeling, then

in '89 they found out hep c was a really bad thing but I still didnt

get real sick with it till '96 Sorry to hear the rain is bad

early this year hope you arent too high ( no in elevation ) I got

the damn insomnia tonight I hate it...good luck!...Mike

> psssst I'm in the pac NW (north of Seattle WA) and it is Aug and

its cold and

> raining

[Guest guest]

I grew up in Mountlake Terrace and now live in the South end of Everett. And yup the weather in this little area is strange because of the "convergence zone." We would get dumped on by snow and you drive 5 miles and there was none......

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/16/2004 6:36:47 AM Central Daylight Time, bopeep1955@... writes:

Good Morning All! It is rainy and dismal looking here this morning. However I shall no complain, because it has really cooled down. I have a song in my heart this morning, and hope that everyone else does too!

I had a good day yesterday. I actually braved it and went to town. With Clyde driving of course. We went to the video rental store. We got Scooby Doo 2 (yuck, 's choice), Ella Enchanted, Home on the Range. We watched Ella Enchanted last night. It is pretty good but then again I just like Cinderella type stories. We are going to watch Home on the Range tonight and I am hoping that will want to watch Scooby Doo 2 in his room on his tv. lol.

Amylee

[Guest guest]

-- Good Morning!

Good Morning All! It is rainy and dismal looking here this morning.

However I shall no complain, because it has really cooled down. I

have a song in my heart this morning, and hope that everyone else

does too!

Have a happy day!

Donna

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In a message dated 9/17/2004 11:55:57 AM Central Daylight Time, bopeep1955@... writes:

I hope that today is even better for you. It is good to just be able to get out of the house once in awhile, other than to go to the doctor. I went to the salon yesterday(even drove myself!) and got a new haircut, so my spirits just keep lifting higher and higher. My 20 month old granddaughter is coming to spend a few hours with me this afternoon. I am so looking forward to it! I babysat her every week day of her life, 10 hours a day, until I went into the hospital in June. After my hospital stay, I was so weak and unable to take care of myself for so long that I didn't think I would ever be able to enjoy anything in life ever again. This little grandaughter is such a joy! My 5 year old granddaughter will be coming to spend Saturday night with us, and go with us to church Sunday morning.

Sounds like a lot of fun. No not a good day today. I think I caught a headache. lol. and Clyde will go to the local festival tonight. They are like fairs but without animals or crafts. Just a lot of food, rides, and booths. Of course I get to stay home. I need to get my hair cut also. I think if I am feeling semi normal Monday maybe I will go to bingo and get to Wal-Mart to their salon to get my hair cut.

Amylee

[Guest guest]

Hi Amylee,

I hope that today is even better for you. It is good to just be able to get

out of the house once in awhile, other than to go to the doctor. I went to

the salon yesterday(even drove myself!) and got a new haircut, so my spirits

just keep lifting higher and higher. My 20 month old granddaughter is coming

to spend a few hours with me this afternoon. I am so looking forward to it!

I babysat her every week day of her life, 10 hours a day, until I went into

the hospital in June. After my hospital stay, I was so weak and unable to

take care of myself for so long that I didn't think I would ever be able to

enjoy anything in life ever again. This little grandaughter is such a joy!

My 5 year old granddaughter will be coming to spend Saturday night with us,

and go with us to church Sunday morning.

Have a wonderful day!

Donna

>From: penguinexchange@...

>Reply-

>

>Subject: Re: Good Morning!

>Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:46:18 EDT

>

>

>

>In a message dated 9/16/2004 6:36:47 AM Central Daylight Time,

>bopeep1955@... writes:

>

>Good Morning All! It is rainy and dismal looking here this morning.

>However I shall no complain, because it has really cooled down. I

>have a song in my heart this morning, and hope that everyone else

>does too!

>

>

>

>I had a good day yesterday. I actually braved it and went to town. With

>Clyde driving of course. We went to the video rental store. We got Scooby

>Doo 2

>(yuck, 's choice), Ella Enchanted, Home on the Range. We watched Ella

>Enchanted last night. It is pretty good but then again I just like

>Cinderella

>type stories. We are going to watch Home on the Range tonight and I am

>hoping

>that will want to watch Scooby Doo 2 in his room on his tv. lol.

>

>Amylee

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In a message dated 9/17/2004 9:10:05 PM Central Daylight Time, bopeep1955@... writes:

Hopefully you will be able to treat yourself to that haircut, and to Bingo! I certainly do hope so.sad to hear that today was a bad day. Maybe tomorrow will be better. Hang in there!

Oh I think bingo is out. We decided to buy groceries instead. lol. People are starting to notice that I am not getting around anymore. Someone asked Clyde today if we got divorced and I left. How sad is that. I told him to just go ahead and tell people that I am sick. I guess there is a shame to it. Not for Clyde but for me. I don't know where I am going on this I guess I just don't want those kind of pity looks.

Amylee

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Amylee,

Hopefully you will be able to treat yourself to that haircut, and to Bingo!

I certainly do hope so.

sad to hear that today was a bad day. Maybe tomorrow will be better. Hang in

there!

Donna

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>Subject: Re: Good Morning!

>Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 16:19:00 EDT

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>In a message dated 9/17/2004 11:55:57 AM Central Daylight Time,

>bopeep1955@... writes:

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>I hope that today is even better for you. It is good to just be able to

>get

>out of the house once in awhile, other than to go to the doctor. I went to

>the salon yesterday(even drove myself!) and got a new haircut, so my

>spirits

>

>just keep lifting higher and higher. My 20 month old granddaughter is

>coming

>to spend a few hours with me this afternoon. I am so looking forward to

>it!

>I babysat her every week day of her life, 10 hours a day, until I went

>into

>the hospital in June. After my hospital stay, I was so weak and unable to

>take care of myself for so long that I didn't think I would ever be able

>to

>enjoy anything in life ever again. This little grandaughter is such a joy!

>My 5 year old granddaughter will be coming to spend Saturday night with

>us,

>and go with us to church Sunday morning.

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>Sounds like a lot of fun. No not a good day today. I think I caught a

>headache. lol. and Clyde will go to the local festival tonight. They

>are like

>fairs but without animals or crafts. Just a lot of food, rides, and booths.

>Of course I get to stay home. I need to get my hair cut also. I think if I

>am

>feeling semi normal Monday maybe I will go to bingo and get to Wal-Mart to

>their salon to get my hair cut.

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>

>Amylee

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Amylee,

I understand so well! I had those same thoughts until just a few days ago!

I have since then decided that I am going to be happy in spite of it all. I

may have to use a walker, and at times a wheelchair, at least I am able to

get around!

My mothe-in-law weighed 480 pounds at her death. She was a double amputee;

both legs just below the knee, but I remember her as the most pleasant

person I have ever known! I want to be remembered as a pleasant person!

The most difficult part for me was getting out and about with an aid of some

sort the first time! A lady that I have known since our 19 year olds started

kindergarten together was the first person to see me with my walker in

public. She asked, " What happened to you? " I explained, and her response

was, " Better safe than not! "

There have been times that I would not take the walker with me, and I would

regret it later, because there were just some things I could not do without

it, and it is really embarrasing to ask for help , when you look healthy and

able. I have learned that with my walker, people realize that I have a

medical problem, and it saves me the embarrasment of having to ask fo help,

if I do get myself into a predicament.

I will be here for you! Baby steps to where you need to be! I will be here

for you!

((((HUGS!!!))))

Donna

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>Subject: Re: Good Morning!

>Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 22:18:22 EDT

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>In a message dated 9/17/2004 9:10:05 PM Central Daylight Time,

>bopeep1955@... writes:

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>Hopefully you will be able to treat yourself to that haircut, and to

>Bingo!

>I certainly do hope so.

>sad to hear that today was a bad day. Maybe tomorrow will be better. Hang

>in

>there!

>

>

>Oh I think bingo is out. We decided to buy groceries instead. lol. People

>are starting to notice that I am not getting around anymore. Someone asked

>Clyde today if we got divorced and I left. How sad is that. I told him to

>just go

> ahead and tell people that I am sick. I guess there is a shame to it. Not

>for Clyde but for me. I don't know where I am going on this I guess I just

>don't want those kind of pity looks.

>

>Amylee