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Kay, I sent you a private message. Cheri, so glad to hear that things are going so well for you in your new home! You are rocking the move! Gloria, I am so excited about your job interview. Most jobs are found through connections, and you have a great connection here so I am very hopeful for you! My oldest daughter starts…
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Sue, you are pushing the wrong star. I had the same trouble at first. It is the star outline just above the magnifying glass just above where the posts start, on the right hand side. You are pushing the star at the top of the page. The correct one is below that area.
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Those of you who are, or have family who are, donating your bodies to medical schools, you should be aware that they can refuse the body when the time comes. They will not take a body if the person had any infection. Sometimes they just have too many bodies (not often). If that happens, the family will then have to arrange…
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Michele in NC. Here in Mennonite/ Amish country in Iowa, the Y isn't even OPEN on Sundays. The grocery store in my town is open, but the one in a town 7 miles east (even more Amish) is not. I am SO looking forward to Wednesday when my girls go back to school! I love having the girls here, but it does get overwhelming in…
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My older daughter, 11 and going in to middle school, wanted to see what I looked like with my hair dyed to remove the gray. So here is a photo. Just wearing old clothes, squinting in to the sun.
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Di, Iron is hard to absorb from pills. Often it will just pass right through. It is better to try to get it from food sources- clams, liver, sunflower seeds, nuts, beef, lamb, beans, whole grains, dark leafy greens (spinach), dark chocolate, and tofu. Another way to get iron is to use your cast iron cookware, especially if…
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Anemia is when your body does not have enough red blood cells. The red blood cells are what transport oxygen around your body. So when you are anemic, your muscles are starved for oxygen. So of course you feel tired and weak. There is nothing lazy about having anemia.
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(((penny))) Your troubles matter too.
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Melanie, so sorry for your loss. Try to keep in mind that they are just "things". When I escaped my abusive marriage I had my three sons and a car with the trunk loaded up with clothes. Left everything else behind. And we were never happier. It is hard, and I sometimes think about the family heirlooms I had to leave behind…
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Joyce, do you have supraventricular tachycardia? It runs in my family. My grandmother, my mother, and I all have (had) it. My mom chose to do the ablation and pacemaker route. I just live with it. I can usually get it to slow down, but it often reoccurs during that day. I have had far less problems since 1) my periods…
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Heather, I miss the idea of a mom and dad who were loving and caring much more than I miss my actual parents, who were not. I did not grieve when my mom died at all- I had already grieved not having a mom in the sense of a mothering, nurturing person, all my life. And I had "divorced" her when she started causing my…
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Purl, my dad died when I was 12. I am now 58 and still cry about losing him. And when certain hymns are played at church, that I associate with my beloved grandmother, I weep. So don't feel bad for crying! It just shows that you love well.
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Gloria, ((((hugs)))) Janet, I have been here reading, but it has been so chaotic at my house that I cannot think so have not been responding. I have been helping out my neighbor with his three boys, one autistic and one with severe ADHD and a violence obsession (plays at war games or cops ALL the time). The three year old…
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Cheri, the year I lived in Dallas Texas, in 1979, I found that most everyone stayed inside in the air conditioning most of the day. Folks would come out in the evening or early morning. And everyone keeps their drapes closed to conserve electricity. My seasonal affective disorder was awful- stuck inside in all those dark…
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Katla, ECT stands for ElectoConvulsive Therapy. It is a form of treatment for depression, also called shock treatment. It was developed back when there were no medications available for depression (pre 1958 when the first one, imipramine, was OKed for depression). People had observed that after someone had a seizure, they…
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My exercise today was working in my yard- 4 hours. I mowed my tiny bit of grass. I hoed, raked, and planted grass seed in an area about 12 by 12. (Adding back lawn since I had taken most of it out pre-kids.) I pulled a LOT of weeds. I attacked the old branches in my Korean lilac with a saw, and also sawed off a few…
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Heather, darling photo! Katie, congrats on being in regular sizes again! Yipee!!!
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Georgia Peach, I am sorry you went through all that with your mom growing up. My mom refused treatment but for "talk therapy" which did nothing but make her MORE narcissistic! Growing up, I only remember her in bed, weeping, or dressed to the nines and leaving. It does sound to me that your mom needs treatment for…
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Cheri, so glad you made it safely to the big star state. I remember one move where the Uhaul trailer got a flat tire. In the middle of New Mexico. Uhauls do not have spare tires, so I had to sit in the car while my former husband hitched a ride to town (this was before cell phones) to call Uhaul, and then wait hours for…
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Joyce, I have four antique rugs on the wall. Inherited them from my aunt. I also have a large one that I have in the attic right now- too many animals to put it down. It is for a big room, not a standard size room. I have bare wood floors because of the animals.
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Pip, my Isabelle was called Izzy by her grandmother and biological parents. I discouraged it because she is so immature and not focused that I did not want it to become "Ditzy Izzy" in school. Or "Dizzy Izzy". She is already having problems not fitting in because of her immaturity (common among kids with traumatic…
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Oh, I forgot to mention an NSV. Yesterday I wore a blouse that had been too tight in the sleeves to wear since I bought it. I had tried on a red one at the store, and it had fit, so I bought it and a turquoise one a size larger since they did not have turquoise in my size. But then the sleeves in the larger size were too…
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Margaret, we had no idea that she is allergic, although her mother was. I am definitely going to be calling the doc monday to get an Epipen for my purse, and for school. There is a source nearby for grass fed beef that is higher in Omega 3 than grain fed beef. I live near Amish farmers. At least she is aware of the dangers…
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Pip, I didn't realize you were an Isabel! My youngest daughter is Isabelle. The time stamp on this photo is wrong. It was from a year ago. Emily was just finishing up her childhood pudge stage- she is now much slimmer! But I love the photo anyway!
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Re, I was too shaky last night to respond to your last post about getting in a swimsuit. I did see people in long sleeve swim shirts, and in swim leggings and swim capris, so those might be another option for you. I also had the thought that maybe you could get those compression sleeves that are used for burn victims and…
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So how many calories does having a terrible scare burn off? I took my girls to the Soul Fest in Iowa City, Iowa today. We got some gumbo for lunch (soul food and they were out of fried chicken). Evidently my 11 year old is allergic to shellfish like her biological mom was. She didn't actually eat any of the shrimp in the…
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Re, I took my girls swimming today, and it being Iowa (one of the fattest states in the country) there were a lot of really big women there. And they all looked lovely in really nice swimdresses or swim shorts and tankinis or traditional swim suits. I even saw one woman wearing swim leggings and a swim tee. There are so…
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Meg, I have a rescue, and work with our local animal shelter. Often the unadoptable cats are elderly and in need of daily medication (usually twice daily for hyperthyroid). I have had several like that. These elderly cats also often have trouble using a litter box so I have to cage them when I am not actively observing…
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This might explain the seven stray cats that have shown up in my yard the past five years! Had all fixed and vaccinated, and three are now only indoor kitties, four still go out during the day. But on second thought, seeing all the kittens in the photo, the correct caption would be "This is what happens when you don't spay…
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Liz, I spent 13 years in Melba Idaho, near Caldwell! Idaho was such a beautiful place! I miss camping in the mountains above Boise, and hiking along the Snake River.
