TracyinKS

Yep......... I FELL IN!!!!!!! LOL I just got back from retrieving one of our push mowers from the neighbors house... I'm going to take it that they needed it for some unknown reason .......... but the truth is... this is the hardworking lady that has a house that needs to be knocked down and rebuilt and she is host to her PUNK grandkids who constantly yell at her...... her poor house is the eysore of the neighborhood, (I've talked about submitting her to extreme home makeover) but she is very proud and would mos likely be ticked off. Anyway........ we noticed our self propelled mower right by the fence but on their side......... I'm guessing they needed the gas out of it for grandsons latest broken down pile of crap that he has stashed in her back yard! I'm also guessing that he didn't realize how heavy it was and that it doesn't roll that easy and he said forget it and left it for us to see. getting ready to go outside and clean the camper..... Cody is pulling his preteen bs this weekend........ he and I had a come to jesus "disscussion" yesterday........ as soon as his dad got home he "told" on me........ Long long dramatic story, but the fact was I simply told him that he was not going to put us against each other and that he would also not run over me. He would also show respect to his father to me to his mother to his step father because the crap he was pulling was NOT NEW........... another rule I have ALWAYS had in my house is that they are not allowed to say "I hate you" it was a Hard one to break.. because they were allowed to say the phrase at their moms and basically up until I came into the picture......... yesterday he said.... I want to say something that is not allowed........ LOL.... So I said..... that he was 12 and he truly didn't know the meaning of the word and he was right that it was not allowed. I told him I hoped he truly never HAD to learn the meaning....... to which he said he did...... blah blah blah...... I simply told him that if he hated people who loved him and cared for him and went to bed at night thinking about how to help him succeed that if THOSE were the type of people that he was going to hate, well then I felt sorry for him because he would be doomed to have a very lonely and miserable life... (I did this with a very condesending sympathetic smile) OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HE HATED THIS........... anyway....... he was bawling as usual and then later he was over it...... TIL THE NEXT TIME. Lord help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In my company SPD (plan document for insurance) It has a special section for Obesity related surgery and clearly states that it covers revisions and removing the excess skin related to weight loss. It clearly calls out extra skin on the abodomen, arms and legs...... whethere or not it would cover a tt rather than pani removal is yet to be determined. I have been told that most ps's don't want to even "mess" with insurance.. but when the time is right I will surely try this route..... I have BCBS and because my company has this provision.... they covered my band with no problems.

Julie: popping in to give a some cyber morale support! Don't think you have to cheer us all up all the time.... Its our turn to give you a little boost. Look at how far you've come, look at the volumes of soulful advice you givin on this forum! I for one am more knowledgable about the ENTIRE band/ps process for "knowing"/"reading" you! Thank you so much and now that you've developed seromas while it totally sucks.. it also is helping us to learn about them........ so THANK YOU for being here, and THANK YOU for writing about this part of your life!

Wanted to pop in here and wish all you HAPPY BANDVERSARy!!!!!!! Tonya: I have the 4cc band and I had 4.3cc's in for a month and a half and was miserable!!!!! finally succumbed to an unfill earlier this month.. they took .3cc's out (equivilant to my last fill) and it has made the total difference between eating soup and eating food..... AMAZING. I really enjoy watching everyones progress because I know I'm a few months behind

evening vi's!!!!!!!!!!!! I am in the middle of a pb on spaghetti sauce and crackers and it is NOT pretty... I've been trying to read this last page of posts for ........... oh I don't know 20 minutes! ............. ok another run to the bathroom

I just sent the 3 younger boys outside to play in the mud!!!!!!!!!! GET SOME DIRTY JEANS ON AND GET THE HECK OUT OF THIS HOUSE!!!! It is sunny and 40's.. snow is melting ........... crap here they come fighting

GOOD MORNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laura you look soooooo good!!!!!!! For some unknown reason my scale bounced DOWN to 195.6 today... I weighed twice and now I'm claiming it! Going to tan today (6 minutes) and then hopefully get outside to do some yard clean up.. it's supposed to get up to 45 today and 55 tomorrow.. HEAT WAVE!

Cute hair Laura!!!!! GReat eyes Pammy!!!! Notice what is on my screen

I'm thinking of getting some streaks or highlights before the wedding.... along with nails, and at Michelle's request a pedicure...... started tanning, and also going to spring for a professional brow wax..... (so I'm letting them grow right now......SCAREY HAIRY BEASTS!) This is what dh was making last night........ purple motorcycle candy for the cake table... low quality phone pic our theme is "Life is a Highway"

My old job I was part of "inside sales" and I talked to reps all around the us........ I would get asked ALL THE TIME if I was from down south.... I would laugh and say... no .. it's just my Kansas Twang! Haydee: Yes when I was a kid we lived in an old farmhouse and I KNOW it was haunted... and is the reason why to this day I have to sleep with a cover on..... my sis and I shared a bedroom that was a converted attic, at night I would wake up to find 3-5 figures around my bed .... tucking me in.... they were just white figures kind of like static on a tv, I was never scared in that they weren't hurting me but I always covered my face... sometimes I would wake up and they would be around my sisters bed the same way. I would never be in my room alone either....... I did tell my parents about it and they just told me there was no such things as ghosts........

Terry: I just paypal'd you! So... fight is booked, and hotel is paid for ..................... WHOOOOHOOOO!!!!!! OH... and as to yesterdays discussion about swimsuits...... I ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS wear shorts over my suit. I have started tanning for the wedding.... I don't know what I'm doing yet for my arms..... we will see how they look TAN

Findingme: When I mentioned OMNIPAque to my doc, he gave me the deer in the headlights look! LOL He is a very good doc, but like all YMMV! He does treat Mexican Banded patients though! It is SNOWING!!!!!!!! I'm OVER IT! WINTER BE GONE!!!!!!

Ya'll can go on the ghost tour and I will hang at the hotel!!!!!!!! (see, I'm practicin') I do NOT DO GHOSTS........... had enough of my own experiences as a kid thank you very much. SERIOUSLY.... Laura: you would love ATCHISON KS.. it is one of the most haunted towns and every halloween they have a trolley ghost tour of all the houses and cemetaries.. it is ALWAYS SOLD OUT...

My Soup did not hold me at lunch and now I'm hungry again!!!!!!! maybe I need a tiny fill.. maybe some of my fill is now gone??? this is just weird.... I'm am really craving something salty...... ahhhhhhhhhh Did you all see that they approved a rebate stimulus, basically every tax payer gets $600 and then $300 for each kid...... It's all over yahoo news right now!

HECK NO .. I'm not sharing my shower!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUST KIDDING OF COURSE! Suzie.. ya know you could fly with me... both my flights are non stops into SA

GATA stands for GiveAwayTakeAway....... the Sisters (and employee's) can put their old clothes, shoes, etc... kind of like a personal GoodWill except everything is free......... most generally the Sisters buy very good quality and well made stuff. Today the blazers I got were both from Ann Taylor...... I tried on the black one and it is WAY too small for me right now.... I have a BEAUTIFUL Ankle Length Wool Coat in a Camel color that I got from there several years ago... it fits me again! WHOOHOOO

Good Morning!!!!!!! I've never gone over to the Rant and Rave section.... would most likely get myself in trouble especially if I saw they were picking on someone..... I am dressed up today...... I mean with HOSE and everything! Going out for lunch with some of my work buds... going mexican....... I will be having the Chicken Tortila Soup! I just went shopping in the GATA room......my friend called and said that a friend of one of the sisters just dropped off a bunch of nice quality clothes and for me to come take a lookseee........ I took two really nice fitted cord blazers.. one brown, one black......... both totally my style.... but they are size 10..... This will be items to work for....... I doubt my arms will ever fit into a 10 until they are fixed..... I need the WATER PATROL TODAY!

HH: Great to see you around! I don't know... I finally had a tiny .3cc unfil... but I know what you mean I was to the point of eating soup for every meal..... NOT APPEALING.... :smile: OK.. gotta go...

Suzie: I've been wondering where you've been! Hey the next Malley meeting a bunch of the KCbandsters are trying to get a lunch together. I hope to make it, but it will be a "kid" weekend and DH hates it when I take off on "kids" weekends! I am ashamed to say that I've eaten literally all day.......... chicken salad and ritz crackers........ I put away an entire sleeve of those things while eating the cs at my desk......... now I just feel bloated. Cody is at a ski club trip (read: big hill + fake snow) and Charles is working late so..... I'm letting Robby bang away on his little piano keyboard thing........ OMG.... that thing is HIDEOUS!!!!!!!!!! THANKS GRANDMA Getting ready to make a drinkeee poo and relax.. Back in a minute.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm yummy.. recipe please

Back Porch Me in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll send the money and the necklace ASAP!

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Judy that was toooooooooooo funny! Good Luck Jenn

Terry thank you so much for all your hard work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

popping in for a sec............ Suzie called me! and I've met Johnathon jtublis, and Diane "theghost" but I've never met any of your Violets YET

LOL!!!!!!!! You guys are so funny this morning!!!!!!!!!! Pam: I forgot to mention that I would love a shirt size Large! Not XL not 2x.... but a regular ol LARGE! AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I do love the necklace you got me for Christmas tooooo but I've got to be honest... the chain was broken so I've never been able to wear it... I put it on to take a pic and it fell off. upon closer inspection it was broken.. I was so heartbroken because I knew YOU would be heartbroken if you knew so that is why I've been pretty quiet about it...... BUT I have it draped over a picture frame on my nightstand. so I see it every day!