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Laura.. I just called DS Joe who does the clean up on burst pipes. He said defintely try the hair dryer and you have to do something or the pressure will build up and the pipes will burst.

Good afternoon, Violets.. I'm back from support group. We had 10 there and had a good discussion. I printed off and copied the 5 day test for them and several were going to try it. I know it worked for me. I came home excited about having a link of sweet Italian sausage for lunch, but it didn't stay down. So I had some tuna salad mixed with some soy nuts for crunch and a half cup did me fine. I know I'm at the right fill and am glad my head is in the game again. Laura.. if you know where the water comes in and you can get a hair dryer to it.. try that. I used to do that with my washing machine when those pipes would freeze. And as for the wallpaper.. I use Golden Harvest Universal Border Paste that comes in a bottle with a sponge applicator. It worked really well. Without it the "prepasted" trim did not stick at all and was VERY frustrating. I'm waiting for a phone call from the Bobster to see if he's going to make it home today or not. It's snowing pretty steady and they are still calling for 4-6 inches by tomorrow morning. I'm going to have to get the snowblower out in a few hours and try and keep up with the driveway. BBL...

Good morning, Violets.. This is the second time I've been here this morning. I lost the post the first time, so got disgusted and went and took my shower. I'm leaving in a few for my support group meeting. TracyK.. glad you're doing better with drugs. Can't tell you to "just say no", can we?? Terry.. Nutella is the worst thing in the world for us. Don't go near the Nutella. JUST SAY NO!! Suzie.. glad you had a good eating day yesterday and glad you avoided temptation last night. Jenn.. sounds like Wayne is going to be good for you and that makes the Violets happy! Laura.. I used the shredded cheddar and it never got lumpy. Don't know what to tell you. I just followed the recipe to the letter and it turned out great! I'm taking the 5 day pouch test to my group today. Gotta scoot so I can run off copies for everyone. Everyone have a great day. I'll check back later. My fingers are crossed that this post makes it!!

161 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower!

Now that is something I would NOT be able to resist!! LOVE that Nutella. But I won't buy it anymore cause I would be the only one eating it one large soup spoon at a time!!

I was in my jammies Monday and Tuesday and loved it! Ethan's mom came and got him about an hour early so that was a nice surprise. I went to Walmart and got some protein things.. cottage cheese, ham and tuna salad, pickled bologna and italian sausage. I have shrimp here that I need to cook up. I might have that for supper unless I go out with DD Kris and SIL Nathan. Bob is 4 hours away and Weather Bug just started chirping for a winter storm watch for tomorrow and Sunday. We're supposed to get snow starting tomorrow morning with 8 or more inches expected. He doesn't leave for home until 2 tomorrow. Now I'm gonna worry!! Course if it gets bad he can stay another night. He doesn't have to worry about preaching anymore now that he's officially retired again. Ethan has been playing with the Wii while he's here. He loves the baseball and tennis and is darn good at golf. It's amazing to see how much he knows about controlling it at his young age. Eating has been good again today. I had a couple of bites of scrambled egg and cheese this morning and threw the rest away. A slice of cheese for snack. Soup at hand for lunch and am now waiting to find out about supper. Still no sugar for me even though there are chocolate chips in the drawer left over from fudge making. I'm not even tempted cause I don't want to undo what I've done since Jan. 2 PamELa and TracyK.. hope you're feeling better for the weekend. Kat.. how are the hives doing?? Smoked turkey in the soup sounds like a winner.. Same with the corned beef. Everyone have a good evening. Enjoy your Friday evening!

Good morning, Violets.. I'm up early waiting for Ethan to arrive. Not much planned today. It's -8 degrees right now with the wind chill of -20. Oh joy. At least it's nice and warm in the house. Bob leaves for his overnight trip this morning so I'll be alone tonight. Sometimes that's nice, and sometimes I don't like being alone. Tonight I think I'll be lonesome. Tomorrow I have my lapband support group so that will give me something to do. I need to find a knitting project. I finished a scarf for myself, but need to find something a little more complicated to tackle. I think I have the sugar monster tamed for the moment. The 5 day pouch test sure did help me. Hope it does the same for you, Suzie. Sounds like your doc is a good one and will help you with your issues. Going to go grab my slice of cheese for breakfast, or maybe be daring and fix and egg with cheese. Everyone have a great day. TGIF!!

162 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower! :wink:

I'd rather listen to Sam Elliot than to look at him.. unless of course he's cleaned up. I've been watching the coverage of the plane crash most of the day. I couldn't believe that water had not frozen over!! But how incredible that the plane didn't disintrage. The pilots did an awesome job of landing that plane. TracyK.. sounds like a big step up for you. And the fact that Macy is ready really says something. Glad you got some relief with the muscle relaxers too. I'm going to watch CSI and then head to bed. I had Ethan from 12 - 7 today and will have him from 8-4 tomorrow. Bob leaves to go out of town for Friday and Saturday so I'll have Ethan by myself. yikes. Everyone have a good evening..sleep well. Piehole report for today. Breakfast 1 slice cheese Lunch 1/2 cup chicken gumbo soup, 1 talapia filet Snack 1 slice cheese Supper 1 cup crock pot chicken & dumplings.. (first bad carbs I've had in over a week) 2 liters water

Chalk it up to youth versus age, but I still find the man attractive, even at age 79! (his age, not mine! )

Good morning, Violets.. Everyone must have gone to bed early last night. It's -27 degrees here right now with the wind chill. Sure hope my car starts so I can get to my hospital shift. Everyone have a great day!

163 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower! :thumbup:

Good evening, Violets.. Just back from choir and dinner. We went to Culvers and they were very nice to put my double burger on a plate without a bun. So my piehole report for today is.. Breakfast: 1 slice cheese Lunch: 1 Talapia filet Dinner: double cheese burger deluxe --no bun 2 liters of water The amazing thing to me is that I'm not hungry between meals. Thank you band!! We are under a wind chill advisory for this evening and tomorrow. With the wind chill, it is supposed to get to -25 degrees. :sneaky: I have to go to the hospital to do my shift tomorrow morning and Ethan comes at 12:30. Hope everyone is feeling better and the aches and pains go away. I'm going to finish watching the Pistons game and then watch CSI New York. Sleep well!

Jenn... have a great time!!

Hey.. where is everybody?? Ethan didn't come over today cause his daddy is sick with a cold and didn't go in to work. The Bobster and I are planning our excursions for our Hawaii trip. Sweet!! Nothing much happening here until choir tonight. Hope everyone is having a good day!!

PamELa.. hope you feel better and are able to get that chapter done. The shower was held upstairs at our church.. in the Fellowship hall.

Good Morning, Violets.. I'm feeling much better this morning. I even got dressed for the first time since Sunday evening! The Zicam really helped. I swear by it. It is -10 degrees here right now. We're toasty warm in the house, but I sure wouldn't want to venture outside for anything. I already told the flute quartet I wouldn't be there this morning, so I don't have to go out until choir tonight. That's going to be bad enough. Ethan comes at noon. TracyinKS.. good luck with the fill today. TracyK.. When do you go back to the chiro??? Do they know what is causing the pain?? We're going out to dinner tonight with Kathy and Bill and I'm hoping to go to Culvers. They have a double butter burger with cheese BOGO and it would be perfect for me without the bun. Bob will be fine with the burger and there are no fries included, thank goodness! I'm going to have a slice of cheese for breakfast even though I'm not hungry. I can't believe how little I'm eating and still not hungry. Finally I'm letting the band do what it's supposed to instead of fighting and finding ways around it!! I'm wearing a pair of size 14 zip up cords that I had tucked away in my closet because they didn't fit anymore. Well, today they fit and I'm also wearing one of DD Kristin's sweaters. Life is good!! Everyone have a great day!!

Good evening again, Violets.. Supper was good. I had talapia again and a sugar free pudding for dessert. Now I'm working on finishing up my water for the day. I'm so thankful that I have my mojo back. I just hope I don't lose it again. I know sugar is my enemy. We are going out to a Chinese New Year party..invitation only... at a Chinese restaurant in town on Monday. I just hope I can find enough protein to eat and stay away from the carbs and sweet stuff. The owner of the restaurant gives back to his loyal customers by cooking and serving this meal free of charge. We are going with our friends Kathy and Bill. Kathy had the band in October and she just went for her second fill. She's at 5 cc's in a 10 cc band and isn't feeling restriction yet, but she looks good and it's obvious she's losing weight. TracyK.. I was reading an article about the importance of exercise and diet and they said that the two of them work well together, but in reality it's more important to eat the right things than to exercise. I haven't done any exercise since starting the 5 day test. I just haven't felt like it with this cold and I'm still losing. Soooooooo when I feel better and can get back to the Wii, it will be interesting if I can lose better. I'm sure happy with the results so far. I'm going to go cheer the Pistons on and then head to bed. Everyone have a good evening. Sleep well.

164 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower!

Somehow I knew you'd pick up on that, Michelle. Oh my dear, sweet, innocent child.. if you only knew!!:tt2:

Good evening, Violets.. What a nice day today. I got the breezeway, kitchen and downstairs bathroom cleaned up and spent the rest of the day surfing the internet sitting in my easy chair. Terry.. be careful about closing accounts. That is not a good sign on your credit report. You can pay them off and leave them with a zero balance, but closing them sends up a red flag. Congrats on getting your debt under control. I plan on doing the same thing as soon as I start getting social security. That will be my "gravy" money as we are able to survive with just our pensions and his little job and social security now. And no, the Bobster is not walking the straight line with me. He's walking a complete circle snacking and not following the bandster rules. He's due for a fill, but we haven't made it down to the doctor yet. TracyinKS... are you sure you want your ASS filled tomorrow??? I personally would rather get it in the port. My butt is big enough already. TracyK.. hope you're feeling better today. I'm off to fix my talapia and something for Bob for supper. Will check back later.

Kat, so sorry to hear about Rick's problems. I read your post to Bob and he said he agreed with Rick. Lot of good that does, huh? Lots of prayers headed your way for all of your concerns.. Rick, hives, SOB SIL, all of it. Laura.. I don't know where I found the discipline, but I sure am glad to have it back. So far today I've had a slice of cheese and a talapia filet. I'll have another talapia filet for supper and call it a day. I'm starting my second bottle of water in a little bit. Just seeing the numbers go down is a big motivation. I haven't seen them budge like this in well over a year. Here's a pic of Kristin and her personal basketball and a link to pics of her baby shower. http://good-times.webshots.com/album/569629988AEgjFL

Good Morning, Violets.. Just getting on the computer. It's 10 degrees here and looks like a blizzard out. We got 4 inches of snow last night and the wind is really gusting and blowing it all around. I cancelled everything I had today and am going to relax and try and get this cold to leave. The zicam and other meds are doing their job. I slept good last night and didn't have to constantly keep turning as each nostril fills up. Ethan is home with his mom today so it's very quiet here. Bob is out snowblowing the drive and then we are going to have lunch together and pick out excursions for our Hawaii cruise. Denise and Suzie... so disappointed you two can't join us.. but there's always next year!! I foresee us meeting up in walkers and wheelchairs someday. :laugh: I'm still sticking with my lapband rules and they are working for me once again. I'm so happy to see the scale numbers FINALLY going down. Two more pounds and I'll be down to my lowest since getting banded. I've been there once before and am anxious to get back and then keep going! PamELa.. my flight info is on the spreadsheet, but I haven't purchased the tickets yet. I'll do that after taxes are done and hopefully we get a return. I'm off to start fixing lunch. Everyone have a great day!! BBL...

165 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower!

I just finished a cup of the Bobster's chili. He made it in the crock pot this time and it had a little different taste, but was still good. He adds tomato juice to his to thin it out a bit. I put some cheddar cheese on top so I would have a bit more protein. The chili and the 2 crab cakes are all I have had to eat today and I don't think I'll have anything else unless it's a sf pudding. Just haven't been hungry since the 5 day pouch test. Kat.. any word on Rick's job yet??