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YAY Fanny! Lots of weight off your shoulders too, I bet! Lots of pics, please.

Suzy - sorry you aren't feeling up to par...there's a lot of that going around! Good luck at the job interview! Oh Ebony, I am so sorry. I really had held out hopes for you in either position. It is so easy for me to say don't give in to the despair...but that doesn't help at all. Just know that I DO believe that THE job for you is out there, if you can just get to that point! Keep strong! KC - come back, come back!!!!! Middle eastern lentil soup - hmm...recipe? Ditto!!!

HI (Tap waves excitedly across the ether) Anything you want to talk or vent about? You can PM me if that is preferable.... Otherwise, take care. Thinking of you.

Morning all! Time to do a roll-call, and see who is still around...problem is, I would likely miss someone by accident and then I'd feel bad. So, all PJTP (round 2), pop in and give us an update! And bring a friend (if they are of a similar mindset). Has anyone heard from/been in contact with G4E recently? If someone is talking with her, please give her my best wishes. Heart - i hear you about the rain...echos of my last summer! Although raining here still, it isn't the torrential rains of last week, and we are getting the occasional break. Fanny - hope things are going well in your cleaning/move. Ebony - hope you hear something soon! Gotta get moving...

And all the preceeding posts were in honor of someone who we all know and love....:thumbup:

Ummm, I can't imagine how you feel! And yes I KNOW that in underpants is not naked, but still posting pics where my mother would see them....ICK!!!!

Well, I always add my compost, and dryer lint and cat fur...but metal shavings? I suppose though it adds iron to the soil...but man oh man, I'd be sure to always wear gloves when planting/weeding just in case!!! Who'd have thunk it?!?!:thumbup:

Hey Heart...you're pulling double posting duty - here and on the thread for the thread homeless....glad to see you here! As for critters, although I'd expect bears if I live where you do, I wouldn't want to see them...unless they and I are separated by a thick steel door or something.:thumbup::scared2: Approach those fills slow but steady....

Awww Ebony - I'm feeling for you! Something better just HAS to come up for you!:biggrin: BUT, a great NSV!:thumbup::w00t:

Good morning everyone! It's been mighty quiet here for the last few days...is everyone doing ok? I managed to eat better this last few days - not great, but better. I had the family over for dinner on the weekend and managed to curtail the feeding frenzy and totally ignored all the desserts. I made a big batch of soup yesterday, so I will be having that for lunches - soup is one of the foods I find best for me. It curbs the appetite without loading the calories in. I managed to spend a few hours out in the garden on the weekend doing some cleanup - finally, some exercise after more than a few weeks doing nothing. More garden work is left to do, but I've made a dent in the outstanding chores. Perhaps if the rain goes away, I could get a bit more done this week (although it is getting dark by the time I get home.) OK everybody - spill it! How are you doing - weight, exercise, food, life???

Random posts: Watched Shoes of the Fisherman - 3/5 Nothing beats homemade soup! Preparing the garden for winter is sad.:confused: Good morning.

HI everyone! Missing my morning chats with Slim, sigh... To my Canadian friends and family, Happy Thanksgiving! Fanny - your house will look beautiful! Just from the exterior shot I see a light airy sunny home. I'm with you though, how people can live is such garbage, crap, filth and weeds is beyond me! I'll want to see lots of after shots.. Heart - yes indeed, it was dead in here yesterday. Your day sounds less fun than Fanny's - cleaning up bear peed garbage and scat! Hope you're feeling better. As for me, another rainy Monday. Frost last night...still lingering at 8am. overnight was 28 degrees....

Congrats on the NSV - that's wonderful! And of course all the best wishes/positive vibes I can send are on your way. Ariana is lucky to have you to help her make decisions, hear the good and the bad and guide her through the decision making process, Yes, pics of Tug please. WOW - a close encounter of the bear kind - God was indeed looking out for you.:thumbup::scared2: Sorry to hear you are feeling poorly. DH is home this weekend, right? Happy Saturday everyone!!

HI VVs! It's Saturday - the weekend, yahoo!!! No snow here (yet) but it is brisk. The sun though has finally broken through; if it wasn't for the fact that I am driving to the city where my mother lives to bring her for a visit, I would be outside playing in the dirt. There's lots of stuff that needs to be done: putting away hoses, cutting down plants, etc. Oh well, maybe tomorrow. I'm hoping today I can eat sensibly. HAHAHAHA Ezma - I hope you get a lot done this weekend. Shiny, Jul, RSG, Marathinner,Lori, St. Louis, Mum,LilMIss, CKK, TSK...what's happening?

Life would be so much easier, wouldn't it!:thumbup::w00t: Have a great weekend everyone!

Horrible movie alert - Shepherd Border Patrol...what a waste of 2 hours.

What a wonderful surprise, Kat! What a sweetie your DH is! I know you will handle the visitation with class and grace; I'm sure it will be awkward with the ex friend though. Remember though this is a time of great grief, and so emotions will be raw. Keep your distance from her. Have a great weekend everyone!

My 'warning' signal is that my nose starts to run. When I was first banded and didn't realize that this was a possible signal, I kept thinking I must be getting a cold or have something 'wrong' with me. After a while it clicked in. The first sensation of my nose running means 'stop or else you'll be sorry'.

Hi Shiny!! Glad to see you back to posting, I was getting worried! Now if I could just get some of the others back. Your eating is good and your exercise routines stellar - that's fabulous! I've done neither....my eating continues to be bad (not as bad as when I was on holiday though) and exercise - haven't done one shred. What is THAT all about? Maybe this weekend??? Snow??? Oh please, not yet. Keep it in Kansas. Not here....:thumbup::scared2::sad::scared2: OK everyone - what's going on in your lives? Happy Friday!:w00t::w00t:

It's FRIDAY!!! Whoo hoo and yabba dabba and so on...even day 3 of cool temps and rain will not dampen my spirit! I hope you hear something positive from your interview Ebony! Have a good day all!

The only thing I am 'sold' on, is leaving this job - another city for a different job, that's good,; same city different job - I'd do it, but definitely not first choice. Compromise has been the way in our relationship - which is why a first time of 'no' is difficult to accept. oh well, no quick decisions for me on anything - besides, someone has to offer me a job first - I can't just show up at an organization, waltz in, sit down, arrange a salary and start working without being an employee....or can i? :thumbup::sad:

And my doc has never removed any to check...I had read about that on this forum, and on my second fill when he didn't do it, I questioned him, but he said very much what Jachut said. Not necessary and can make things more irritated. Docs, go figure!

Well cheese a nd nuts are good - but only in moderation. And moderation ain't in my psychology!!!!! I ate almost an entire brick of cheese! And 1/2 bags of nuts....lotsa calories! So although there are worse things to have, I certainly can't just go whole hog on those things! Yes, I KNOW what to do - I just can't seem to DO them. Lazy food addict comes to mind!! I need a good swift kick in the rear!

I agree Ezma, the RNY do seem to lose the weight a lot faster; I too though was and still am scared of the surgery, and hence why I eliminated it as a potential WLS at the very beginnning.