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Apples - Oh sorry about the fire - no it's not an omen - just a bit of bad luck and something to be thankful about on thanksgiving that it wasn't too bad (well hopefully) I am doing the positive thinking about it - hope it work.. I love rich stuff In fact nothing is to rich for me :tongue2:- brownie batter all time fav :smile2:- so I won't ask for the recipe Right now I would love a piece...:biggrin: Ok gang I am going off memory here - so please excuse me if I miss some one.. Linda - LOVE YOUR PIC'S GD is such a CUTIE !!! and girl look at your legs !!! Yep I think we all have twins too.. I chewed the gum when I quit for those 10 days - I still have it - don't know if it goes bad - I take it on airplaine rides if I am going to be in the air a long time :0) - My stepmom died of lung cancer and so did a gf - but I still haven't quit.. Proud of you on ignoring the candy your dh has - I can't - my drug of choice - I am happy with my alternatives - sf/yogurt fruit granola - sherbet - sf fudgesicles - sf puddings There's a soft serve yogurt place call Island - they have a yogurt that's only 70 cal for 4 oz - I love it - in fact so much I would love to open up one of those yogurt shops - but am not a big risk taker - I dream about it - and I bet when things get better someone will open on in our neighbohood and I will kick myself for not taking the risk Hope your DD get's better.. Hugs & prayers on your surgery - you know we will be thinking of you - a gf at work had her's done last yr - she did fine... Melissa - You will do fine with the turkey - but I still fret sometimes about mine and I have made them for 30+ yrs - so don't fret - even us experience cookers worry about how our thanksgiving dinner is going to turn out :laugh: Julie - glad you got to the doc and don't wait til the pain gets bad to take the pills - cuz they don't work if you wait til it gets bad... Hugs hope it gets better and 12/7 is better than 1/19.. Meredith - WTG on regular clothes shopping and your 16's Great - Safe driving and have a wonderful time - you and Apples - better take pic's and post them and when you guys hug for the 1st time give each other a big hugs from us too.. Phyl - Your chili sounds good - Thanks again for my earrings & necklace - going to where them tomorrow where I am out and about,. Noticed you had your lucky #7 earrings on Sat Nite.. Had a great time with Eva (well Phyl too) I look pg in that picture :biggrin: Took Sheba to the vet - she didn't like the pet carrier - came home to wait for Eva - she said she would be here around 2 -well she got an early start and was here by 11 !!! Well we got to talking - and I forgot all about Sheba - all morning I had fretting about her - but we were going to leave to Phyl's and I called to see if she was home yet and she said no not yet - but what about Sheba - I said omg I forgot - it was 1:30 so at 2 - Eva and I went and got her and then it was time to get Phyl - Dinner was great at Phyl's fish place - and yes the Bath Junkie was great - we smelled so many diff scents that after awhile you couldn't smell anything or they all smelled the same. - I even got fu fu spray for the dogs !!! The same scent that I got for me - powder puff & clean - I got a body oil in that scent and then the dogs fufu scent the same - so we all smell clean - I took a shower tonite used the oil then brushed the dogs and sprayed them :biggrin: Eva was so sweet she brought us home made jerky - I haven't had any yet - but will be munchie on it tomorrow while I am running around. As Apples & Great are going to learn on Saturday - That meeting each other in person is fantatic but what is really impressive is that even though it's the 1st time you are actually meeting - you know the person already and there will be no awkardness - It's like seeing a very good old friend that you haven't seen in a long time .. Eva and I sat up till about 12:30 and talked - she said she slept well which is a good sign that the person is comfortable and she and I were both aware about 6:30 this morning - we chatted all morning then she said I have to get going if I am going to make it home tonite - The time went by too fast - She left I think it was 10:30 -11 and after she got all setttled she went to start the car - THE BATTERY GHOST APPEARED... Her car didn't start - thankfully I have jumper cables so we got it going - hope that once she got going that it charged up enough for a pit stop - but thankfully she does have AAA but then you have to wait for them... She should be home around now - she's suppose to call or text or post when she get's home.. Had a great time - I so enjoyed our time together Ok like I said this is all from memory - so if I missed anyone - it wasn't on purpose.. Laura & LauraK hugs to you girls... Cheri - congrats on your 2 lbs.. Well - gotta ck on dinner - CBL :wub::wub::wub::wub::wub::wub::wub::wub::wub: Eve just emailed - she's home safe and sound - but did have to call AAA to give her a jump then went and had to buy a new battery

My guess with the howling is that they heard a siren or other high pitched noise that maybe you couldn't hear (aliens - whats that movie with Richard Dryefus) lol.. I think if it was a person they would just bark not howl.. I am lol at the aliens - But gf why did you go outside - it's something I might do too - but not a good thing if someone was out there. GF you got me thinking about that coffee now - I want some - I am going to have to google it and see if we have any place that does that... I think I am going to go have a cup right now - - might not be as good as yours - but I am becoming a coffee person - I think I need the caffine to get me thru the day :0) Well I was the 1st # - girl was nice - sprayed some pheramones to help calm her - she was ok when I left put her in a kennel and she sorta howled/growled weird sound but was ok - suppose to pick her up at 2.. I am just sitting around waiting on Eva - I guess I could go read or something,,, I hate waiting - I am dressed and ready to go - and can't really do anything - cuz I would be watching the clock every 5 minutes..

Good Morning Gang Phyl you were up late last night - Hugs about your friend ! Sitting here w/my coffee - feeling sorry for Sheba - she's hungry and thirsty.. Can't let her outside - she'll drink from the pool - the cat likes salt Water.. Now she's crying about something and she never cries.. I think I should have slept till 6 - then I wouldn't have to deal with this but wanted to get up earlier - last minute touches on the house and I hate rushing.. Not much to report - dinner ended up being Pasta & shrimp 200 cal for the pasta and 100 for the shirmp - 50 for the butter - it was a good dinner and I ate the whole 2 oz of pasta ;0) cbl

Great - Great advice there (red) I think so many pple think that !! But after being to tight - you never want that again ;0) Phyl's bday is 11/25 (Wed) :0) - My DIL wanted a Wii fit for Xmas - I got it - and it has the plus in it - I want to open it and see what the diff is - I know it has some more stuff on it - I read the review once but don't really remember - Glad you had a better day w/GM today :0) WTG LauraK on the exercise - is your daughter totally deaf - do you sign?? That's great that she doesn't let it affect her life and she independant - I would rather have an independant child than one who lives at home when they are 30 :0) Cheri - I agree with you 100% - I hate wasting my meals on stuff that isn't good or doesn't satisfy me.. But to tell you the truth I have always been that way even when I was morbity obese - nothing worse than going out to eat and getting a terrible meal.. My doc says the same thing about drinking 1/2 hr - but I will drink prior to eating - not much cuz if I go out I don't order a drink - just water - I may have a sip or 2 before I eat but I don't drink the whole glass Well my GS Andrew did a great job on cleaning today - he's a good cleaner and does it often - but he doesn't normally dust - today he did - He's really a great kid - I have been so blessed w/him - I would say 8th grade was the worse year - he was pretty mouthy.. Well house is all clean for Eva's arrival tomorrow - Went to the store and got something for breakfast on Sunday and fruit if we want something when we get back from dinner on Saturday night. No work for 16 days !!! I feel so relaxed already even though I have a busy weekend and then preparing for turkey day and kids comming... But am very happy today and feeling very blessed...

Karla - I'm not sure either - that (bedroom) or smoking - you do the same thing ;0)... I have never had fresh roast - sounds good.. It's ok to be a coffee snob - I know some wine snobs (not you phyl) but my bosses wife - friends don't let freinds drink white zindfindel... I just got stuck on a black berry - went to the store and got some fruit for a lite dessert tomorrow after we get back from Palm Springs Eva from my mentor thread is coming to visit - going to meet Phyl in Palm Springs for dinner - and thought I should have something in the fridge in case we get the munchies when we get back to the house - so got raspberries - blueberries - blackberries - strawberries - walnuts and some sf vanila yogurt - I think I will have some tonite :0) and stuff to make breakfast - I will do major food shopping on Monday in preperation for Turkey day.. Andrew did a GREAT job on cleaning even dusted & polished the furniture. He's such a good kid... I truly have been blessed - he hasn't been that bad - I would say 8th grade and maybe freshman year he was a real smart mouth boy but all in all he's a great kid... Karla - how old is DD#5 - she no longer lives at home does she - doesn't she live at college.. Remember when you were in love - did you want to hang with mom & dad or w/BF.. Hugs I know you are going threw a tough time right now and want the comfort of your kids - Your house is single story - stairs???? No work for 16 day!!! I feel so relaxed right now even though I have a busy weekend - Sheba gets fixed @ 7;30 a.m so I will be up early - won't make the gym - Andrew wants to go to the mall - the be back home to meet Eva - pick up Sheba - then visit - then Palm Springs Candice - he got you more than a blood pressure machine for your bday... That's an awful gift unless you asked for it.. -

I missed the part about sitting on the turkey -lol.... I do grilled cheese with the sara lee lite no problem nor a ham or turkey sandwich - but that's all made with deli meat - I have even had bpj no problem - I think it was the dense meat. I was never a big sandwich eater - we at home anyway - ya we would go out for lunch and I love a good club sandwich - but they aren't anything I miss to terribly - I can say that every now and then I want a Ciro's submarine - to me that's a sub I LOVE THEM... Well I know that there is no way in God's green earth that I could eat one today... Ciro's has the best dressing - I guess I could eat just the inners - but that's not the same without the crusty bread.. And I bet you 10 to 1 that neither the zuchinne nor taco salad is good calorie wise - I eat the fried zuchinne cuz it's easy to eat on the road - plus when you add the dressing I think it's like 400 cal if not more - Ok I just went and looked up calories - that taco salad is 970 Your hamburger was 610 zuchinne 330 w/dressing 110 = 440 (i'm pretty damn good arent' I - I know my calories) the best thing at Carls is the char broiled ck salad 250 with balsamic dressing 35 cal - if you get ranch then add 220 for 470.. A kids hamburger is 230 calories Yes if you didn't get a good arm one - it can give you a bad reading and you are suppose to take it the very 1st thing in the a.m as soon as you get out of bed. I got botox once - no one even noticed and I couldn't move my forehead - It was hard to put on mascara.. but I might try it again by a real doc - I was getting facial from this chick who was a pa who took a class and I think she didn't do a good job - hell the first set of shots didn't do much and she had to do a touch up, Nothing wrong with being vain - I am pretty vain myself..

Candice too funny - you haven't told peter about the botox lol - and yes you have beautiful skin - you look 10 yrs younger than me...

Well GF you will be hanging w/2 2+ yrs banders - we will whip you in shape :0)... Laura I rather drive 8 hrs than do in town driving ... Enjoy her while she's home.. I'm with you on the treadmil and my ipod - i do enjoy it most days - can't sing cuz I am in a gym - and I can't sing anyway but will mouth the word :0) The place is called the bath junkie - it just hit me :0) You are a goddess - just ask DH :0) I can pick you up Phyl - it's not out of my way it's all in the same direction - Coconut I felt my 1st fill and restriction right away but after 2 weeks it was gone - called an made an appointment for another one - and truly I have only had 2 fills as the 3rd that I got 1/08 all but .1 was taken out - but I don't seem to be the norm on on this subject - from what I have read it can take 3 -4 -5 -6 -10 fills - it depends on your body - how aggressive your doc is with fills - some only give you .5 at a time.. Some pple don't even need a fill for 6 months - With my doc if you are losing good weight between fills he won't give you one - I went in 12/07 for 3rd - had lost 17 between end of Oct and he wouldn't give me one - but then when I went in 1/08 he relented and I should have listen to him I didn't really need it. Everyone is diff - that why I was never one to ask how much fill I have and questioned the oldies here when I 1st joined lbt - why is everyone so concerned with the amount of their fills and comparing them - it isn't important as what works for me might not work for you - The only thing I care about is having good restriction but being able to eat more than 1/2 cup of food per meal.. It's important to have a scale - as obese pple we didn't weight ourselves - cuz we didn't want to see the #'s on there - but we ignored what that thing said and look where that got us - but I think that it's important to be mindful of your weight - I weighed only once a week and still do.. I have a 5 lbs limit - I flucate between 138 - 143 - any thing above 143 means extra days at the gym and more mindful of what I am eating

Well Gf you are a young 60+ person - I know some of those Red Hat Groups can be a bit stuff and like I said you are younger in spirit than most pple in your age bracket.. Remember trying on clothes counts as EXERCISE :0)... WTG on the tickets !!! Eva is going to be here around 1-2 tomorrow - what time do you want to met in PS and where? Karla - so every morning you have to drop babies off at kennel?? and then pick them up after work??? That would be a pain in the butt - that's the kind of stuff that would drive me CRAZY.. Well I have pb'd on dinner for the last 2 nite - eat fish then go to eat veggies and i end up pbing - it's my own fault - I am eating too fast.. Yesterday went to lunch w/a gf I had salad the day before so didn't want that - so decided on a patty melt - it's the first sandwich I have ordered out since I was banded - had a couple bite of the bread - but ate just the inside (meat that wasn't that tasty & onions & cheese) I wanted french fries w/ranch dressing as my side - but I didn't order it - I ordered the fruit - banana's and blue berries.. My gf was impressed - but truth be told - I could not have eaten the bread and meat all - it's funny I have had sandwiches - I have grilled cheese at home (lite bread 2% cheese) and a turkey or ham or bp sandwich and have had no problems - but I guess it was the hamburger patty which is more dense..

WTG CHERI !!!! I fully agree - I have said a million times I have done 75% of the work by changing my eating habits and the band did the other 25% by providing restriction

WTG Charlene - !!!! You gotta be able to eat.. Today I went to lunch w/gf I had salad yesterday from this place so I didn't want it again today - so I ordered a patty melt w/fruit on the side (wanted french fries & ranch dressing) I had a couple bites of the bread but just ate the meat (wasn't very good) and onions and a few slices of bananas & blue berries. My gf was just so impressed - but truly I could not have eating the whole sandwich - I was full from just the meat - like I said it wasn't very tasty but filling.. I thought I was splurging cuz this is the 1st time in 28 months that I ordered a sandwich out - I have them occassionally at home but on lite bread.. But like I said - there is no way I could have eaten that whole sandwich. NJB - Welcome & Hugs about your Mom - We know how tough that is.. What are you eating - are those bites small bites have you chewed well - what's a typical days menu (how much and what are you eating) Are you excercising - if you can't eat normal food then you may be too tight - but again if you are eating too fast - taking big bites and not chewing that will cause you to bp after 2 bites.. I'm not diabetic - but I had a bf who was and the doc told him when his blood sugar got low to eat stuff like jerky. If it got too low after a shot and he didn't eat when he should have ya - he would have a little sugar.. Did you lose weight - have you had your surgar/meds changed if you have.. Coconut - Hugs on your fall - hope nothing is broken - take a day or two off till you feel better. You say you don't feel like you are loosing - what makes you say this - GF you aren't going to be thin over night - it takes months - I know it seems like you should have lost 50 lbs by now but that's not how it works - it takes time I guess you don't have a scale - I'm with apples on the scale issue - the very 1st week I weighed daily - but after that I picked one day a week and that was my weigh in day - and that weight on that day is what I put on my ticker and kept in my log book.. Some weeks I lost 1/2 some 2 - but what matters is that you are losing - that you are following your program - that you are learning to live a healthier life - and by doing all this the weight will come off - We didn't put it on over night - it's not going to come off over night.. What are you expecting from your 1st fill - The fill only makes you feel full on a smaller amount of food - it doesn't take away your craving for food - it doesn't choose your food either and for alot of pple they don't get to their sweet spot on their 1st feel - Don't set your self up for dissappointment - just go with the flow - eat healthy and when you are feeling better keep walking - this is a total lifetime lifestyle change - you are going to be doing this for the rest of your life - it's not going to come to an end.. Girl you have me lmao ! Ladies we are a village here - I may have started this thread but it takes all of us helping one another !! LOL - I will have to go and dvr that show :0)

Hey Gang Karla you have little dogs why do you have to kennel them They aren't going to attack anyone are they. I had Duke a rot/lab mix he was vicious - just told them not to go in the back yard - they could see all they needed to see from the slider - Ya sometime we eat stuff we really don't want - I did that last week - I told Phyl about it this past weekend - I realized it and spit it out - it wasn't worth the calories - didn't taste that good.. I am pretty particular about my food - I want to enjoy it - I rather have a cup of nachos than 2 bags of popcorn so I will have the one cup (really small childs bowl from target in the dollar section) and I am ok.. I'm a lot further out than you - and I still reach for food at times - you know that - next time just walk away.. Phyl - Glad you had a good time w/your Red Hat Ladies - I love the Kmart story - that's too cool... Ya that guy seemed like a good old boy and when they get to drinking watch out.. Ya I don't know what Candice was worried about - we all cuss - again I try not to use the gd word but that's about the only one I watch out for - and again when I first meet pple I don't show my sailor side - but after I know you - the words can roll some times.

Ready Congrats on your band - Hope you are doing well Come join us on the "I'm here to help" thread

Awe no guilt - You are fine - WE LOVE YOU !!!!

Darling you don't cuss that much - hell give me a few drink or I am pissed about something I cuss like a salior ... And I am ALWAYS CUSSING AT OTHER DRIVERS :0) CUZ THEY CANT FRIGGING DRIVE !!

Larry - Depends on your doc's instructions - I had 10 days each phase - full liquids - mushie - soft & then regular The full liquids included soups - I would make a pot of beans (either pinto or navy bean) and once they were done - I would take the beans out and puree them in the blender and then add that mixture back to the bean broth - Cream of Bean soup - and it taste so much better than the can stuff - So my biggest suggetion is to make your own soups and puree them.. My instructions in the beginning was to get 60 grms of protein in a day - they have unflavored protein powder you can add to foods It is important to get nutrition as you need it for healing and keeping up your strength.. I also had clear liquid protein like crystal lite to add to my bottled water - it has 15 grms of pt - ck out bariaticchoice.com they carry it - I too go sick of the sweet stuff (hard to imagine but it's true) Full liquids for me was soups - pudding - pt shake - yogurt I would say that my hunger wasn't bad the first week but as I healed it came back and after 10 day of liquids - I was ready for mushies..

If you go onto your account online I know that it keeps alot of the info that you ordered - but I doubt it - cuz they know what's theirs and isn't - I would ck online to see if it's listed and if it isn't I would call customer service - heck you can say hey I use to work for you guys and I bet they will do whatever it takes... Let me know how it goes :0)

It's cuz we are banded and they aren't - we are/have been obese and they haven't/aren't.. Obesity has been with most of us most of our lives - I could be licensed dietitisn (sp) I know how to eat - it was alway practicing what I preach.. You gotta give your band time to readjust and imho you could have picked a healthier food to test your band )- is eating ck nuggets your main purpose in life - how about 4 oz of a nice lean steak instead :0)...:scared2: But glad to hear you are back on the Bandwagon... :confused:

Great - You know you can sent the item back for free repair if diamonds fall out they have a lifetime guarentee :0) I was all about the real thing diamonds and I have them - earrings - tennis bracelet - rings - necklace but perfer to wear my "qvc" diamond - I even had a real ring made from a QVC design - but guess which one I wear the most the qvc one - it's real gold - just fake diamond and no one knows and if I loose the stone - no biggie they will replace for free ;0).. Eva - Do you know about what time you will be here so I can tell Phyl what time we are to meet in Palm Springs - Shopping - ya we are going to stroll Palm Canyon - lots of little shops - they have a Chico's and I love chico and some bath shop - shower divas or something like that - you can make your own scent lotion bubble bath etc - and other tourist kind of shops.. Apples - love the gifts - I will do my little shopping this comming week. Sounds like you have a great day planed Laura - Ya we did survive didn't we - but I am pretty much a stickler for seat belts now a days - I guess it's cuz I work insurance which is all about accidents.. Charlene ????

Phyl - I know you aren't a prude - but I agree - I hate hearing GD this that - F this that - yes both of those words to escape my mouth every now and the - Well realluy the GD I TRULY try not to say it - but if I drop a can on my toe it may pop out - but as soon as it does I say Sorry - the F word will come out more often when I am pissed about something - if I find I am saying it a lot -- I realize that I am angry about something - Shit is most likely my fav word :0) And all those sexual induentos - no thanks especially in mixed company - once or twice it might be funny but after that it's crude and rude.. Was it that neighbor Earl & I met last weekend in the brown rv - he had white hair and southern accent... With the limited space that you have it's hard not to be a little cluttered - but I don't think it looks that awful - your RV looks like you live in it - it's clean Oh Karla - GF you got me on the white choc - it's my new fav thing - well the last couple of years I love it.. The black white short breads - I love shortbreads and a glass of cold milk to dip them in ... I perfer soft cookies - ok lets get off this subject I am getting hunger Scales down to 141 this a.m. but woke up last night with tmi - so who knows if that's a good figure - but I will take it haven't seen than # in a while - goal back to 138 by 2010 Well gotta get some stuff done cbl

Great - Yep no cooking or cleaning up - and when it gets too much - Oh gang I have to go home my knee has enough for today - love ya'll BYE !!! Yep sounds like a plan and a good one at that.. My stepbro loves to stay a long time - my uncle will want to leave when it gets dark. So hopefully Brad (stepbro) will leave when Uncle leaves... Told them to come around 1 so 4-5 hrs will be enough family time for me :0)... Cheri - WTG 4 miles in 15 min is EXCELLENT !!! WTG ON 1 LBS GONE !!1 I have used that glaze - I have fine hair and found it made my hair too flat - I guess my texas blood (my mom was from texas) I like big hair :0)... Our school have Wed has a holiday - I think that so many kid's where out that day due to families traveling - the schools didn't want to lose $$ so now it's a holiday.. I think some district close for the week - I think were my lbt daughter works in OR that they close for the week.. Have fun w/Family and Ya no cooking.. OMG Apples - I bet that just made you sick - That's why I don't wear my real tennis bracelet - You should replace it but with one from like QVC - they are real gold just cz's and pple can't tell the diff - especially with pple our age - they expect us to have this kind of jewelry. I have my real diamonds and I have QVC diamonds and know one knows which is which.. i just say thanks when the complement me.. WTG on your shopping !!! Shopping always makes us feel better.. Melissa - when I tried to learn (knitting) as a kid - I ended crocheting with knitting needles - I haven't had anyone to teach me since.. It's great to learn a new hobby.. Well gang my timer when off - dinner ready - cbl

OK dinner in the oven - 20 minutes and I can eat - just had a spoon of peanut butter ... Fish - Rice - Spinach is the menu tonite - had a cobb salad for lunch - and jerky for bf - I need something else for bf - I was starving by the time lunch came around - tomorrow either oatmeal or yorgurt and granola 2 more days and I am off for 16 !!! Well really 7 work days 1 furlough day 2 holidays and 4 weekend days... But still no work !!! I will be starting my days at the gym - need to get the extra exercise - cuz with family here - I will be eating too many treats.. Need to make a grocery list for food and dessert - I make a good double layer pumpkin pie - pumpkin mixed w/sf vanilla pudding and the bottom layer is cool whip (lite) with Lite cream cheese in a reduced fat graham cracker crust... It's liter than reg pumpkin pie .. It's my fav - plus making xmas cookies with girl !!! Danger Zone there... Plus I have a lapbander coming from AZ on Saturday - taking Sheba in to get fixed - Meeting Earl & Phyl in Palm Springs Sat nite for strolling Palm Canyon and Dinner Got the gym to reduce our memebership to $10 - Got trainer to reduce his fees - so I can do a little shopping - Chico's and this bathshop that you can make up your own scents..

Darling doesn't have to be sterile - a little lived in is ok - well I take that back - I had to make sure the beds were maded everyday - like this morning - I pull the comforter up but didn't put the pillows back on the bed :0) - Ya it's tough I am starving - going to start dinner cbl

Apples I just saw your post from this morning - we posted at the exact same time 5:41 a.m :0) Hugs on the sadness... I guess it's easy for me to say I would love to be home - but I guess it would get kinda lonely with no one home - even though GS and I don't talk - he's in the house and I guess that's enough to know I am not alone.. Yep it usually takes a few weeks for my grief to hit me - I remember with my parents it was about 3 months after their death that I holed up in my bedroom - watching TV - reading books and eating... I guess you just need to plan an outing for yourself - call a gf and go to lunch.. Great - I totally agree I will quit smoking when I am ready just like weight loss :0) No you aren't crazy - you should get it done before the end of the year and then you have to come up with whole new deductibles & copays !!! and by the 25th you should be feeling pretty good I think and a great excuse not to have to cook :0)

Butternut Squash Cut in half - scoop out the seeds - put in glass container add some water - cover w/plastic wrap - cook in microwave for 20 (depending on size) - remove - scoop out squash into a bowel - spray with I can't beleive it's not butter - wala side dish :0) - Family tradtional side for me :0)