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Anyone else working today? AM I all ALONE while everyone else has fun? anyone? hellooooooooooooooooooooo

Looking great. Keep up the good work.

Prayers on their way. I hope your dog makes a full and speedy recovery.:heart: Animals are definitely a necessity in our life. They add so much richness and ask so little. They are special friends when a silent nudge of a nose speaks to our heart more than any words could.

Welcome back.

Thinking of all of you in the path of the storm. Stay safe and take care of yourselves and those around you.:heart:

I don't officially start over, but rather I just pick up and keep going. I hopefully think about, and learn from my mistakes and make corrections and move forward. Starting over implies to me that what has happened in the past doesn't count...but unfortunately my body does keep score even when I tell it not to. So the…

I feel your pain. I was ready for an election. I had read up and felt passionately about the issues... election day came and I couldn't vote because I was giving birth. As much as I love my daughter and the joy of giving birth for the first time I felt ripped off that my voice didn't count. I hope you get to see the…

Congratulations.

Beautifully written and correct story. Most of the gyms I've worked out in have been very supportive atmospheres. But I'm just getting into swimming as an exercise...and I felt the same type of thing. I don't have endurance, I'm panting after a lap. I'm not a swimsuit model body type :laugh:. But I went and it turned out…

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK This week, loss = 0 lbs. That's net weight. My scale was a roller coaster this week. TOM and many many many meetings gearing up for school which involved food. Then a potluck at my children's school...... I think I did okay to get through at the same place I started. How is everyone else. I know I'm feeling pressure and…

Just smile, in a very friendly way, and say I have a bet with a bunch of friends. We're seeing who can avoid this the longest...you don't want me to be the first to fail, do you? I'll be one of your group of friends. :wink: :laugh: I don't eat that kind of food ever due to allergies, so I will always be avoiding it.…

I saw that OJ is going to be nearly $6/gallon. WOWOWOWOW! I won't be drinking that anytime soon.

I really do feel your pain. Today I went to a show for bioresearch products. They had pastries, coffee cake, bagels, and muffins for the morning. At noon they had sandwiches and pizza. I had.... one cup of orange juice. I could have had coffee, I suppose, but NOTHING else there was wheat free and I get very sick for about…

Thank you Mike.

12 years gluten / wheat free - I'm not celiac but might as well be. It takes getting used to and planning ahead. It can be done. Eat a meal that makes you feel good and then do some planning. It really can be frustrating when you are hungry and there is food all around you and you can't eat. Wheat free, dairy free, gluten…

Welcome, and Good luck. My hubby is from Dublin.:smile: I'm fond of the Irish.

Thanks Mike!!!

Yes, we've been avoiding high fructose corn syrup and trans fatty acids for a long time in my household...I think a few items sneak in. However the bulk of our food is free of it.. The cost, having to cook most everything from scratch, read ingredients, and plan ahead. The benefits, long term health (and many more:wink: )

I'll be thinking of your daughter this week. There is nothing that is challenging in quite the same way as dealing with ill children, especially if there is an unknown. Yes, medical personnel can be awful as often as they can be terrific. I have been there many times. I hope your little one is doing well and is completely…

(((Hugs)))

The I love you forever book is a heart toucher too. My dd asked me to read to her, I teased her and told her I was too tired. So, her very first book reading aloud to me (that we knew she was reading b/c she had not seen this book in months) was this book. Wow, :sad: :sad: Here are the words - grab some tissues Love You…

Stacy Wooot! My jeans butt is getting looser too. :happy: Oh happy day.

Pros, where in Oregon are you? (Native, but in AZ now.)

You sound like you are on the right track. Welcome back!

Thanks Sage!:flowerforyou:

Many thanks.:flowerforyou: I'll take her to see it when I get a chance...perhaps it will be at the $3 theater by then! edit to add: She probably knows all of the songs by heart. :laugh: She is also a big fan of Elton John and demanded to go to sleep to his love songs every night for more than a year. As a preschooler her…

A night out at the: ballet symphony opera jazz club line dancing dive bar salsa dancing place alternative rock venue local football game (baseball, soccer, roller derby, etc.) Visit the: Art museum Art gallery Poetry reading Book signing Buy a new plant: dwarf fruit tree for your patio hanging basket flowers for your table

Thanks Greysweatshirt guy. Would you personally let a ten year old daughter or relative see it? My dd is sensitive and creative (and a budding actress-y-type to offset my science-y self.) If there is only a brief, discrete scene she'd probably close her eyes through it (without prompting). Thanks.

You can do it. Although your classes are not the same, they at least cover different aspects of similar topics (although you might not see it at first) You seem motivated enough to do GREAT. :happy: I'm done with classes but studying for an oral exam, mentoring a terrific high school researcher two afternoons a week and…