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[Kat817 19]

Hey girls~

Was a nice trip to town. Got some news I am a bit uneasy with, will have to chat with you about it later, is something I need to get feedback on. Expect something from me.

Found some shirts I wanted. Bought the cutest bib overalls for Corvin! Just found his size....so had to have them. Will watch for something for the other kids as sizes are available.

Hit the bookstore....think I am set up for this week with Rick gone so much.

Tomorrow Kinsey is going to go get pictures made. I need new ones, so that is all good.

Suzanne, I hear ya about the fridge situation. We went white, because our house is so small. We have recently been discussing a move again, or at least a change. Won't be for a couple of years I'd imagine. But we are getting closer to retiring, and that makes us wonder what the right thing to do is!!!

We have decided what the plan is with the property here since all this hullaballoo with DS. That helped make our minds up on some fronts.

Anyway, our appliances are all white.....kinda boring, but I like it ok! The other thing that Becky hates about her stainless, besides her grandsons prints ALL over it---she cannot hang his art work! The magnets don't stick! I have grandkids pics on mine, so would miss that too!

I watched the show you are talking about once or twice....but for the life of me, there has never been anything from my young life that put me in the shape I was. I was skinny, until my second marriage. The weight was directly involved to that, and my insecurity of my own judgement after that. It tends to try to go back further, and none of it relates. I had a happy childhood.

As for the puting the fork down....I KNOW all that, I just need to practice it again. I used to seriously when I had restriction, to see if the next bite was going to be "it". Now that is not an issue......

I do really try to pay attention to my chewing tho, it makes a difference in how my food feels in my belly--might be in my head, but it does!

Well I need to go mix the meatloaf! Everything is ready just to assemble it!

Will shoot you all off an email here shortly.

[crzytchr 3]

I watch Ruby also, and I am waiting to see what she finds out about her childhood. I, also, can remember almost NOTHING from my childhood. I remember nothing before age 10 or so and then only bits and pieces. It is weird. It bothers me at times that my brothers remember everything and I remember nothing.

Oh, and I want some meatloaf!:thumbup:

[Suziecat 379]

I remember alot from my childhood, I just don't remember there ever being anything that happened to me to cause me to over eat. I was never beaten, molested, raped or anything as bad. To tell the truth, I had a great childhood and I owe that to my parents.

Sometimes I wonder if it would be worth it to find out that something did happen to me. Then I could get counseling and move on with my weight loss journey. It's a bump in my road that I will someday get over.

I made a meatloaf, mashed potatoes, gravy and rolls for dinner yesterday and had half a meatlof sandwich for lunch today. Yummy.

[crzytchr 3]

Jeez...I still want some meatloaf!!!:thumbup:

[Kat817 19]

I am afraid if I sent you meatloaf Cindy----by the time you got it, you may never want meatloaf again!!!

I had Kinsey tonight while the girls had derby practice.

She and I were at the grocery store buying Papa some Doans for his back, when my phone rang....said it was her Mama. But twas the other daughter...telling me Manda was hurt, and the ambulance was on the way!

Seems they were playing freeze tag, in free skate, at the armory, just them. Abbey was chasing Manda, and she was looking over her shoulder, and slammed a brick wall, full speed ahead. She was in full protective gear, helmet (which was really good) mouth guard (also good) elbow, wrist and knee pads. But her shoulder took the hit. Abbey said she went down screaming. And she was still sobbing in pain by the time the ambulance got her to the hospital, and I got there! The bone of her upper arm, was out of the shoulder socket and was sitting up by her collar bone...she looked VERY deformed!

They drugged her, put it in place, Xrayed lots of times, and loaded her up on pain meds and sent her home. She has no sensation, she cannot feel needle pricks or anything over most of the upper arm, they said it should come back, but she stretched lots of muscles and tendons, and interupted nerve patterns. So it will take awhile.

Kinsey is in bed, Manda is in bed, Rick is in bed....I am trying to calm down so I can be in bed! I am still REALLY wired!

The ambulance did a partial set of it, just getting her onto the gurney, the attendant did not support it. She said it felt a lot better after it happened, but it hurt like a you know what as it happen.

She already ask the ER Dr. how long til she could roll again....as she still has tears seeping from her eyes, following 3 shots of morphine, and finally some dilaudid! He told her he would let the ortho specialist she needs to see decide that!

Tomorrow Abbey and I will get her car back home. Abbey had another teammate drive it to her house, and she got all of Manda's stuff. We got ready to leave the hospital, and realized, she had no shoes, nothing......the ambulance all but stripped her, and she had nothing! Was kind of funny!

Went and caught Walgreens just before they closed, and got her drugs----dilaudid for tonight, Lortab for tomorrow, and Valium for relaxing the muscles. She is liable not to remember today!!! LOL

Stopped and got her a bean burrito at Taco Bell so she could have food in with all the drugs, but she was too uncomfortable to eat, until she got home, and settled in and it finally eased, and she ate.

Fun, fun, fun~~ seems like it never ends!!!

Rick made it in, after we had all got going towards the hosp. He leaves again at 2:30 this morning. I have his lunch all ready. Trying to make sure Kinsey is out good before I shut everything down and go to bed....she is like her Granny, a little chicken through and through!!!

Will talk to you all tomorrow! Thanks for the replies to my message. He is not the one with the threats Cindy, he is just worthless pretty much. This will be the first time in his entire life he has lived alone!

Gonna try to sleep now.........hugs~

[crzytchr 3]

I am afraid if I sent you meatloaf Cindy----by the time you got it, you may never want meatloaf again!!!

I had Kinsey tonight while the girls had derby practice.

She and I were at the grocery store buying Papa some Doans for his back, when my phone rang....said it was her Mama. But twas the other daughter...telling me Manda was hurt, and the ambulance was on the way!

Seems they were playing freeze tag, in free skate, at the armory, just them. Abbey was chasing Manda, and she was looking over her shoulder, and slammed a brick wall, full speed ahead. She was in full protective gear, helmet (which was really good) mouth guard (also good) elbow, wrist and knee pads. But her shoulder took the hit. Abbey said she went down screaming. And she was still sobbing in pain by the time the ambulance got her to the hospital, and I got there! The bone of her upper arm, was out of the shoulder socket and was sitting up by her collar bone...she looked VERY deformed!

They drugged her, put it in place, Xrayed lots of times, and loaded her up on pain meds and sent her home. She has no sensation, she cannot feel needle pricks or anything over most of the upper arm, they said it should come back, but she stretched lots of muscles and tendons, and interupted nerve patterns. So it will take awhile.

Kinsey is in bed, Manda is in bed, Rick is in bed....I am trying to calm down so I can be in bed! I am still REALLY wired!

The ambulance did a partial set of it, just getting her onto the gurney, the attendant did not support it. She said it felt a lot better after it happened, but it hurt like a you know what as it happen.

She already ask the ER Dr. how long til she could roll again....as she still has tears seeping from her eyes, following 3 shots of morphine, and finally some dilaudid! He told her he would let the ortho specialist she needs to see decide that!

Tomorrow Abbey and I will get her car back home. Abbey had another teammate drive it to her house, and she got all of Manda's stuff. We got ready to leave the hospital, and realized, she had no shoes, nothing......the ambulance all but stripped her, and she had nothing! Was kind of funny!

Went and caught Walgreens just before they closed, and got her drugs----dilaudid for tonight, Lortab for tomorrow, and Valium for relaxing the muscles. She is liable not to remember today!!! LOL

Stopped and got her a bean burrito at Taco Bell so she could have food in with all the drugs, but she was too uncomfortable to eat, until she got home, and settled in and it finally eased, and she ate.

Fun, fun, fun~~ seems like it never ends!!!

Rick made it in, after we had all got going towards the hosp. He leaves again at 2:30 this morning. I have his lunch all ready. Trying to make sure Kinsey is out good before I shut everything down and go to bed....she is like her Granny, a little chicken through and through!!!

Will talk to you all tomorrow! Thanks for the replies to my message. He is not the one with the threats Cindy, he is just worthless pretty much. This will be the first time in his entire life he has lived alone!

Gonna try to sleep now.........hugs~

I am glad to hear it isn't THAT ex, at least.

I thought about your daughter on Sunday when we watched Whip It. I remembered that you said she played roller derby. I am so sorry to hear she was hurt. I hope she is able to heal properly and quickly. Hopefully when she sees the orthopedic she will get some good news.

[TracyK 3]

Poor Manda! OUCH! I hope she is feeling at least a little better this morning. Those are some powerful drugs too! Holy smokes!

I wonder if my stress is keeping the scales from moving more...i just need to remember not to let it get me down MORE than i am. Then the cycle would never end! I always do very well in the mornings and by mid evening i am an animal, lol. I am going to get a dry erase board today for the fridge. Keep me AWARE :ohmy:

[Kat817 19]

Tracy, that is always my schedule, eating til evening is in perfect control. I think my problem was the age old way I was taught to cook dinner. It ALWAYS involves carbs in one fashion or another. Potatoes, rice, pasta.....something! And it sets me up to want to eat all night long! If I make an effort to do a veggie or salad with a piece of meat, I don't try to devour the house all evening and night long. If I eat them, I want ice cream an hour later, and chips....and....and...and....it does not stop!

My best bet is to find something I can snack on if I get the urge to snack, and have it on hand---like your almonds. Or make Jello, or SF pudding or something. Then I can usually make it through!

Well Manda is ok this morning. She slept fitfully through the night. The drugs would knock her out, and she would go to sleep, then when she moved---OUCH! So she slept, just not in long stretches, soundly. I am going to help her shower, then Abbey and I are going to get her car home, and she thinks she can go from there.

This afternoon I might leave her home resting and take Kinsey to see How to Tame Your Dragon. She is supposed to have pictures made, but we will see. Mom being one handed does not do hair well!!!

Seh made the call to the ortho, but the scheduler has not called back.

Guess it is time to get dressed and get on with this day!

Thanks for all the responses to my message! He never showed last night (surprise!!!!) he did call her and check on her. Looks like moving day is this weekend for him.....oh well.

Rick left early......before 2. Should be home at a decent time I hope....but not holding my breath. On the positive side, the weather is nice, and he likes being out in the field for a change---so he is happy.

Abbey is on her way so I guess clothes are in order!!

Oh yeah, I got stopped last night on my way home, I guess I have a license plate light out. Cops around here love those things! Gives them a chance to see if I am sober!!!

[heartfire 4]

Oh poor Manda!!!! I could just see how she did that! Ouch! I hope she has an uneventful and full recovery! I'll put her in my prayers.

Tracy, evening is my bad time too. It so hard!

It is POURING rain here. They're talking snow down to our level late tonight. I have to go an hour to the city this afternoon so I'm hoping the snow holds off til I get home tonight. I don't see doc til 4:15 and then we're doing all of my pre-op too! I don't think I'll be home til nearly 8 but who knows.

I hate driving in this kind of weather. It's the other drivers I'm worried about, not actually the weather!

Well, better get a move on. Have a great day!

[Suziecat 379]

Oh Manda, I would tell you to give her a big hug for me but that won't work. Why don't you give her a wink, I think that might help a little. Poor thing. I've had some good wacks but nothing like that. I imagine the pain is horrible.

Tracy, My eating danger time is 3pm to 5pm. I want to snack and taste and then guess what???? It's dinner time. I was at the grocery store today and it was so weird to not buy anything. I took my sister there for her to do her shopping. There were things I wanted to get but untill we get our fridge, I'm not getting anything. Now is the hard part. Try to fix something for dinner that doesn't require refridgerating the leftovers. I'm gonna have fun friday at the store. lol.

Went to my regular Docs today. I have this weird fingernail thing going on. After looking on the internet I was concerned that my liver ight be in question. He has now clue as to what it is and has decided to send me onto a dermatologist. I'll call around tomorrow for an appointment. He is also sending me onto the Ortho Doc. My hip has been killing me for months now and he wants him to x-ray it and see what is going on. I haven't been able to get out and walk in a long time. I hate getting old.

Michelle, I don't mind driving in the snow, it's the other drives that worry me. Not sure what they are going to do.

[TracyK 3]

hmmm, about 2-5 is my worst eating times too. I wonder why that is....

[Suziecat 379]

I don't know why it is but look, it's 4:45pm and I just finished a bowl of pretzels and now it's almost dinner time. Great.

[Kat817 19]

After dinner, especially when Rick works late, or is having to go out early so goes to bed early---it is like I am occupying myself with food! Then it screws with my sleeping. DUH!!!!

Chatted with Tracy in FB chat today, that was fun.

Manda is doing much better. Still no feeling in the upper arm as far as stimuli goes, but there is pain, so the nerves are in tact. She cannot lift it, is not to try for a few days. But is doing good.

Abbey has been giving her grief all day, sending her gory pics of wrecks worse than hers in derby----and keeping her spirits up! The guys sent her a bouquet of dead weeds from work, addressed to the tuff derby girl. So.....she is going to be fine.

Kinsey was ready to go make sure her Mommy was ok. We will do her pics tomorrow. Casual, fun ones. I think she said she is just wearing capris and a t, and flip flops! But that is her normal. Well not really, there is no normal with Kinsey and clothes---omg she is gonna give her mama fits with that as she ages. I'm gonna sit back in the corner and giggle!!!!

Will check in later~~

[Suziecat 379]

Kat, I was going to ask you if she able to move it all, hopefully it is just the nerves still in shockmode that are causing the numbness. Glad to hear her spirits are up.

They will be delivering our new fridge between 9:15 and 11:15 tomorrow. I'm glad about that because we have our volunteer luncheon to go to tomorrow and than work at the hospital. Didn't want to miss either one.

Tomorrow is the one year anniversary since in help my best friends hand while she slowly slipped away. Earlier tonight hubby and I were sitting outside listening to the ballgame and I was thinking that one year ago I was at the hospital spending the night with her and her family. I'm so glad that we have remained close and still get together.

I'm gonna finish up American Idol and then head to bed.

Sleep tight.

[heartfire 4]

Suzanne, what a sweet and yet sad memory. I'm glad you were with her too.

All of my papers are signed, Doc is happy and ready to go, I am happy and ready to go too! I pick up some Rx and do blood labs on Friday.

He said surgery will probably be about 11. They'll let me know for sure on Friday.

It's almost here!

Oh and the weather, cleared up and sun came out til I was almost home! The heavy rain just started! Thank you GOD!!!!! He is awesome!

BTW, I need help!!! I have to do a 2 day magnesium citrate cleanse. And nothing but Clear Liquids after lunch on Saturday! I didn't have to do this for my band so I have NO CLUE what I can have!!!!!! Help!!!!!!