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[urgh.... here's another... I think I may put up all these shots on facebook, providing I can figure that out:blush:

Yes Linda/Mel thank you!!! That is a good RV for sure... trouble is that to bring it across the border... you have to have all kinds of inspections and certificates... then its not that economical to bring over... But thanks so much anyways!!!

oooh I am not a techy type person... this is taking too long :thumbup:

i took about 24 pix dont know how long it will take me to ghet them up I have the first 4 pictures loaded here... Ihope you can see them!:thumbup: NOw you'll notice there is one picture of us eating at a restaurant, POUTINE is a French-Canadian Junk food.... Hand cup French Fries with Cheese curds melted overtop with Brown Rich Gravy.... over all..... YUM YUM YUM!! Phyl and I singing AMAZING GRACE with John Weston the guitar player.. please note the rolling of the eyes Heavenward!!!!

Ladies, please check your email accounts for the authorized document suitable for hanging. P.S. calories today... 690 and I've had my dinner... so I'm gonna stick below 1000 today... This is day #1

O.k. I just got this in from Prime Minister Steven (Steve) Harper... he asked me to pass these documents along.... :biggrin: Right Honorable Canadian.doc

Hi gang; Oh wo is me I am back at work!@!! Had my "very special" patient first thing off the bat! I think the receptionist has it in for me Anyways, got RID of her and now I have my nice patients the rest of the day - in fact one cooperated and CANCELLED... that's why I have this minute to post LOL. Now the Girls who trekked north forgot to tell you one very important thing! Linda's DH Mel, is a DOLL!!! He helped my DH run the wiring from our basement all the way across our yard (underground) and provide electrical hookup to our SHED!! No Peter fiqured that this would take 3 days at least. But oh no, MEL was awesome and they had it done in 2 days, enough time left over for Mel to make it to "church" with us Sunday morning. Now I gotta tell you have you ever had CHURCH in a Hockey Arena before? Well "ONLY IN CANADA EH?" They rigged up a plastice click together floor so that they could fill the arena with rows of chairs and a stage!... The chairs picked up moisture from the Cold ICE underneath and it was freeking cold!!! They only way to warm up was to stand, sway, dance and sing loudly to all the old Gospel songs... I am not a church goer and "I" loved it!!!! I will go agian next year too.

Tracy, you were an absolute doll :smile2: Loved meeting you! Sorry about all the blasted RAIN

Good evening SEVENS!!! We the last travelers have gotten away home... took Mel and Linda to the plane at 1 p.m. this aft... It was SO sad to see everyone go... we had such a great time and strengthened our friendships even more... As Kari said... wonderful fellowship... She headed off by car at around 9 a.m. so hopefully she should be getting home to Michigan by now... Mel and Linda should be home by now too and Phyl is back in Buffalo with her family for some more visiting before she heads back west home... Next year, you guys just CAN"T miss the re-union... we had a blast.. HUGS, Peaches (aka Candice) Poor Janet had to get up and leave at 4 a.m. to catch her plane.. We were all going to get up and say goodbye but the darned Airport shuttle picked her up 10 mins. early and my alarm didn't go off until 4.a.m. and When Peter woke me up the VAN was just pulling out of the driveway... SORRY JANET!!!

Denise: I am so sorry to hear about your Fatherinlaws passing. I can't think of any comforting words that have not already been said and there isn't anything that I can say to ease the pain. I'm just going to send you HUGS and LOVE and hope that youll have lots of family around you in this sad time to even out the sorrows. Love C

Safe driving PHYL! & Kari - I have a bottle of wine on the counter just waiting for you, Tracy & Kari.....now it's not "just a buck chuck" but I think it will do in a 'pinch'. We'll get home from the airport as quick as we can, so just remember.... Mia Casa is YOUR casa!! Janet is on her plane right now!!! Linda and Mell will be heading out soon.. :thumbup:

Hey Karla, I am sorry that your quilt week is not turning out!!! YOur cals yest. were great!! :thumbup: and skipping the snack WOW, I know how HARD that is to do sometimes... :laugh: Have a great weekend!:eek:

Crap, how did I miss that TICKER!!! You are coming down closer and closer to goal... OMG you are almost there... bet you can do it by my birthday!!!!!:thumbup:

Kari is comming from Grand Rapids, Mich. which will be great as I didn't get to meet her last year at MOA..

We'll just be flexable!

Oh that's o.k.... but if you change your mind I can always loan you one of mine weather report sucks!!! so I am planning a list of Rainy Day activities!

O.K. i THINK i GOT IT TO WORK?

can't seem to get my TICKER into my signature properly... can someone give me a clue?

I certainly don't want to offend anyone with my opinion on U.S. healthcare... after all it really isn't any of my business. But I do follow politics on both sides of the border and Kari (Michigan) asked my opinion and wanted to know about the Canadian system.. We all come from different places and different attitudes. I know we can all respect each other ideas and values... it just makes us all a little more interesting.

Linda, Phyl, Janet & Kari.... one more sleep!!! I keep checking the weather reports.... 70% chance that is WON'T RAIN ON OUR PARADE

FANTATIC on the W.Loss girl!! I am waiting to try the waffle thing too, it sounds s o good. 196 wow, phenominal, stupendous, incredulating... o.k. I'm burned out

Well, first off I just gotta clear something up regarding CANADIANS.... WE complain about everything!!! It's a National Passtime... we gripe when its too cold, when its too wet, when its too hot (ya can you beleive it after waiting all winter for warmth???) We complain about our politicians and then when there is a VOTE, there is a 54% turnout at the polls... now that is just dumb! So yes, we complain about our healthcare system. Some of that is pure ignorance because if you ever travel to other countries you soon learn that CANADIANS have it pretty damn good BUT, we have NO deductables to pay for our Doctor, hospital visits... or co=pays.. So we save a HUGE amount compaired to what Janet and Cramer discribe. SO, hold onto your hats.... I think you'll like your new system... and remember... it'll have a few kinks to iron out in the first few yeats... All that being said, ALL healthcare is paid for BY THE PEOPLE, whether its you and your emplyer or the Provincial gove.... they all get their $$$$ from one source... the TAXPAYER We in Canada pay approx. 30% of our Gross income in taxes... now I may be wrong correct me but your TAX rate % in the US is lower for state, federal taxes.??? Another good thing about UNIVERSAL healthcare for you.... ALL US residents will have to apply and have a card issued.... seems to me that would be a great opportunity to get all the ILLEGALS on the roster and then tax everyone fairly and accordingly... Employers will have to REPORT who is really working. And Workers (legal and Illegal) will have to get registered for the NEW healthcare card too. It will make things much more transparent and I think that may be a good thing over all... JMHO

Driving the speed limit, 7 hours and 45 mins. This is from MAPQUEST.ca and it takes all Interstate Hwys in the US and then the 400 series highways in Canada... But if you come cross country from Sarnia, I'd come up Hwy#402 from Sarnia to AILSA CRAIG, up highway #4, #23, #89 thru Shelbourne to AIRPORT ROAD then up to Stayner and then Wasaga Beach county Rd 7 If you want these directions email me your HOME address and I'll plug the numbers in and send you a mapquest route...

O.k. so you want to know about the Canadian Health Care system eh??? Here's what I know.... Each Province (State) administers their own health care system. But the coverage is Universal, meaning that whatever province you live in you get the same coverage.... FREE! Now, if you really want to get some good info watch the MOVIE documentary by Michael Moore called "SICKO" it was done a few years back but describes the Healthcare situation very well (IMHO) Now for example I just went to my Family Doctor for my Yearly Physical, She does all blood work, Cholesteral, diabetes screening, liver enzymes, red blood cells, white, platelets, clotting factors... gives you a RECTAL exam, Pap test, breast check and a MAMOGRAM, Bone Density screening, Bowel cancer screening.... Blood Pressure, plus because of my Bipolar illness, she also refers me to a SHRINK for those medications... ALL THIS IS FREE... I don't pay a deductable or anything for ea visit. no chg for blood tests, or any of the other tests I mentioned. If I need KNEE replacements, HIP etc... its about 1 6 wk wait for the surgery date ONCE you have seen the specialist (also N/Chg.) We DO have to pay $45 for each Ambulance ride, government picks up the rest. Hospital ward room coverage is free, up to 4 people in a room. If all they have avail is a semiprivate room or private they put you in there No charge. You have to pay for a PHONE in your room and TV yourself... all meals in the hospital are free. All medications served to yo in the hospital are free. EXCEPTIONS, elective surgery ( not life endangering) like lap band is NOT covered and I had to self-pay $16k, but I submitted that bill with my income tax and I got 2/3rds of that money back on my Federal TaX return (done ea April) Plastic surgery, mole removal, some new experimental Cancer meds you MAY have to pay for up front and then get reimbursed later. Dental, is not paid for - usually people have extended health care coverage from their emplyers who will then pay for80% of dental, or 80% of Prescriptions. Once you are 65yrs old everything changes... ALL DRUGS are free for the elderly with the exception of 6.00 co-pay, and if you are poor you don't have to pay that. SO if you are a 65+ and have some pension income you can afford to pay your $6 per Rx... Now Cancer, my Mom had a growth on her nose - I talked about this several months ago... my Mom had to wait about a month to get it taken off.... ALL FREE, and the Dr. did do P/Surgery to make it look nice... he did a fab job and it was ALL free - cause the Cancer was not considered ELECTIVE... get it??? O.k. now 10 yrs ago I had Breast Reduction Surg., Plastic surg. did the work... now it WAS Covered by my OHIP (Ont. Health Ins. Plan) because I had MEDICAL ramifications of the LARGE breasts... docuemnted back pain, shoulder pain... therefore Medically necessary and it was PAID for, and FREE to me... I had to pay the anesthesiologist $500 for his fee though (?) 3 days in hospital, pain meds, dressings... FREE. :thumbup: I know I'm kinda not giving you the READERS DIGEST version, but I think most Americans need to know what's out there and what OBAMA is probably thinking of doing. Perhaps his plan is to model the US heathcare along the lines of our Canadian coverage... I am not sure... but I AM a CNN junkie so I follow most US politics... ( and by the way I LOVE OBAMA!!!! and think he is doing a FAB job so far) this post is long hope I don't loose it:eek:

Hey Phyl I am so happy for you - getting your Knee surgery!! You have done phenominal with your weight loss. I know its slower than you'd have liked (I know what that's about!) but your overall trend has ALWAYS been down!... Just look at your before and current pictures! You must be in NY by now and enjoying your Family Time... Looking forward to meeting your DD on Thurs. :bored: