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Legionnaires' disease is a lung infection. It is a form of pneumonia . It got its name after it struck at the American Legionnaires Convention in 1976.
This disease is caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophilia in most cases. The bacteria are most often found in sources of standing water. It may be found in cooling towers, HVAC systems, and air conditioners.
Legionnaires' disease can be contracted by breathing water vapor from a standing water source that contains Legionella bacteria.
The infection does not move from one person to another.
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
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This disease is usually treated with antibiotics.
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Having spent the past 20 years creating a mini fashion world grounded in classic American roots - fashioned with a twist - Steven Alan has quietly emerged an uncommon fashion pioneer. Upon opening his first retail store in 1994, Steven sold pieces from an eclectic group of emerging designers, becoming known for his keen eye. In 1999, Steven launched his first men's collection, including his now signature Reverse Seam Shirt, followed by a women's collection soon after. The collections build upon the same curatorial point of view using authentic fabrics and precise tailoring along with thoughtful details- resulting in easily wearable, refined casual looks.
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Roomy short with a skirt like silhouette in floral printed denim or soft tonal grey seersucker. Detailed with an elastic waistband with self belt, two slash pockets at sides and one patch pocket at back.
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Three-Michelin-Starred Chef Eneko Atxa Will Cook in New York Next MonthGood news for people who love oysters with "algae foam."
Restaurateur Richard Melman Named Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree for 2015Michel Nischan is the Humanitarian of the Year.
Anheuser-Busch Swallows Up Another Revered Craft BreweryElysian Brewing may have to replace its "Corporate Beer Still Sucks" tagline.
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Top Chef Contestant Says He Was Put on Three-Day Involuntary Psych Hold"I've been destroyed by the experience."
French Judge Rules It's Not Okay to Name Your Kid 'Nutella'Too much "mockery or disobliging remarks" is at stake.
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Pulitzer Prize–Winning Food Critic Jonathan Gold Abandons 'Anonymity'"If chefs truly can cook better when they know a critic is in the house, then restaurants without an early warning system are at a permanent disadvantage."
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- 48% rayon, 48% cotton, 4% spandex
- Center back to hem: 48" (122 cm)
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Logo Stripe Racerback Maxi Dress
BeBe maxi dress is very sleek & sexy black back side adds slimming.
Effortless grace will become you in this elegantly black and white maxi dress. I recommend this item to all divas'. When one pattern just isn't enough, a multiple striped print up front will make you look awesome. The Black back side slims your waist. Normally, I wear a size Medium. There was only two left in stock at the time I purchased, which were smalls. I really wanted this dress. So I took the risk. I am 5'6 152lbs I ordered a size sm. I love the fit and so glad the small is perfect!
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I love this dress! It's very light and stretchy. The splits add the extra umph! I wish it was an inch longer because i'm 5'11, but it's still a good length. I hope Bebe gets this back in the orange tie dye!
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I am so happy I purchased this dress! It fits beautifully, it is elegant and casual - perfect for South Florida weather. Great value - good quality!
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This dress is really domfortable and sexy ar the same time. The side splits show just enough leg so you can wear it day and/or night. I was happy with the length as well. I'm a shorter stature (5'5) so normally I have to hem the Bebe maxi dresses, but this is a perfect length to wear with wedges or even flip-flops. Purchased a size small and overall its a perfect fit.
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I couldn't believe I could fit a medium in this, when usually I'm a large. It's really cute and sexy, and it didn't show every flaw.
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With a sharply cut sheer neckline and heavy stretch bandage design that holds you in, this little black bebe dress is sure to be a stunning addition to your party closet. Try it with a heavily-embellished heel and a minaudiere.
- 86% rayon, 14% spandex
- Center back to hem: 30" (76 cm)
- Sleeve length: 20" (51 cm)
- Metal zipper
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- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S
Mesh Contrast Deep V Bandage Dress
perfect dress!!!!!
I purchased this dress over the holidays and i must say it fits absolutely amazing! It hugs my body in just the right places.
January 23, 2013
Well Made and Flattering!
I've never worn a bodycon dress before because I thought the tight fit would make me uncomfortable. But I bought this dress and it is so flattering and comfortable! I'm a size XS (5'6" and 110 lbs) and it fits perfectly.The mesh material is constructed a little thicker and darker so it doesn't look like cheap mesh. And the thick rayon also looks better that what dresses like this are normally made of (thin nylon). Also, the back zipper is easy to zip up without struggling. It's a bit hard to see in the photo, but there is a bandage design on the dress, which is ok, but not really necessary.
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I bougt this dress and I love bebe's merchandise and buy them all the time. But this dress was some strange item: it arrived today and I bought it when it was on that special sale for xmas, anyway, it woud be great, on a very skinny model although that is not the impression I got from the ad. It was too tight too short .
In summary: if you are looking for opposite this image first evaluate your body type honestly and then decide.
It is a comfortable dress as I tried it on but not for me. So it is going to a friend of mine who has the body type and image that would fit the dress and am sure the dress will compliment her and she will look great in it.
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Brian Urlacher rips Bears fans; the fans respond
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CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 16: Brian Urlacher #54 of the Chicago Bears stands on the sidelines during a game against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on December 16, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. The Packers defeated the Bears 21-13. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
Updated: December 17, 2012 3:23PM
Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher ripped Bears fans who booed the team during Sunday's 21-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers and said media critics calling for coach Lovie Smith to be fired don't know what they're talking about.
''Two of the people I don't care about: fans or media,'' Urlacher said in his weekly interview with Fox-32 sports anchor Lou Canellis on Sunday night. ''They can say what they want to about our head coach, about our players. It bothers me. They don't know what they're talking about. Lovie is the head coach of this football team and hopefully will be for a long time.''
Urlacher, who has not played the past two games because of a hamstring injury, sarcastically chided fans who booed the team off the field at halftime.
''Our crowd was pretty good for the most part,'' Urlacher said.''They were loud for a minute there, the boos were really loud, which is always nice. The only team in our division that gets booed at home is us. It's incredible to me.''
The Bears, who were 7-1 at mid-season, have lost five of their last six games to fall to 8-6. Even if they win their final two games at Arizona and Detroit, they still might miss the playoffs for the fourth time in the last five years. The Bears' average ticket cost is $110.91 according to Team Marking Report's Fan Cost Index. That's the fourth highest in the NFL.
The Bears are 79-63 in nine seasons under Lovie Smith, but dropped to 15-19 in the ''fourth quarter'' of each season.


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This cleansing scrub contains salicylic acid, but it's of little benefit for clogged pores when used in a rinse-off product. This still has value as a facial scrub for those with normal to oily skin but, as with any scrub, use caution if acne is present. Acne cannot be scrubbed away and you never want to use a scrub over raised, red acne lesions.
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Local Catholics give thanks for Pope Francis
By Cindy Wojdyla Cain firstname.lastname@example.com March 14, 2013 4:42PM
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Updated: April 16, 2013 4:09PM
JOLIET — Going to Mass on a Thursday afternoon would normally be for only the most devout Catholics.
But this Thursday was special. Less than 24 hours after Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was selected to head the church, the Cathedral of St. Raymond called a Mass of thanksgiving to celebrate the news and to pray for Pope Francis.
Mark Janus of Joliet was one of about 500 people streaming into the Joliet Diocese's mother church to celebrate the news.
"It's a great event," he said. "I want to pray for the pope and pray that ... with a lot of the things that have been happening in the church that he can handle those events."
The service was about giving thanks for the pope's election and celebrating having a new leader for the 21st Century, said Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Siegel. Siegel filled in for Bishop R. Daniel Conlon who performed a similar Mass in Downers Grove in the morning.
Pope Francis is the first non-European, the first from the Americas, the first Jesuit and the first to take the name Francis.
He also is a pastor and a teacher and, Siegel said, he's hopeful Pope Francis will bring those gifts to the church as its new shepherd.
Siegel said it is unclear if the pope chose the name Francis after St. Francis Assisi or St. Francis Xavier. But both are wonderful patron saints who will help the pope on his mission to renew and rebuild the church "after a time of scandal and pain," Siegel said.
Pope Francis also needs to speak and teach the faith in a new way, "to touch the lives of all people, especially those who once followed the Lord but have fallen away," he said during his sermon.
Frank Ongkiko of Joliet watched the Mass with his son, Micah, a kindergartner at St. Ray's school. Another son, Mario, an eighth grader at St. Ray's, watched at the front of the church with dozens of fellow junior high students.
"He was actually outside for recess, but he gladly came," Frank said of Micah. "It is an important junction for our church and our religion, the naming of a new pope. With all of the adverse events in the world, we are praying for the pope and all Christians. With him being from South America, perhaps he'll bring more people closer together."
A light snow was falling as attendees walked to their cars after the music-and-incense filled Mass. For Ofrecila Mendoza of Orland Park, the service was doubly special. She was there for Pope Francis.
"I pray for the pope to be a success and a good leader," she said.
But she also traveled to St. Raymond's for the first time to pray for her daughter, who is scheduled for a kidney transplant on March 28.
"This is our first time to come over here," Mendoza said. "They say if you are in a church for the first time, you can make a wish."


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Spotted at Noche de Celebracion for St. Jude's
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Just beginning a new thread for the week.
Good morning,
Thanks for opening, Alabama. I wasn't expecting you to be here this morning. Are you back in Alabama already?
I have had a miserable night. I woke up screaming again for a 2nd time in a week. I've had the stinging and burning in my thigh before but never the knife stabbing, electrical shock feeling that I get this time around. I had a Doppler test done on it over 20 years ago, it isn't a blood clot. I've had my chiropractor work in it and it isn't a pinched nerve. Another of my I don't know what it is things but I am ready for it to go away. It will eventually, it just takes time. I've been tossing and turning for hours trying to sleep in bed and can't get comfortable. I am off to my chair to try and sleep some more. BBL
Good Morning ladies! Bama, I saw you were back last night already and glad you got through any snow or ice and made it safe and sound! Sounds warm to me down there! Lucky to get to 0 today as its the coldest day this week I guess Not sure if my middle son and I are doing anything yet but thats ok to. I Did get called to work of course, when I thought of doing something so i didn't answer I work tomorrow. So I was up since 5:15 a.m and trying to go sleep but Dh got up after 6 a.m and came down again and had the runs a bit I guess. So I took a herbal and slept a little from about 7 to 8:30 and got up still a bit groggy. I called son at 10 but said its up to him If he wants to go for a ride or not. can go in afternoon partly up there also so will see. told him he could stay a night since we both have to get up early tomorrow also.
oh Di! sounds like a crazy night for you! and that sure sounds like it hurts! I know if I sleep on one side to long, its in my thigh that I start getting stingy also so have to turn over but not sure what that is either. Plus I keep waking up with my cat laying on my hip or so I would get that more when I had a harder mattress also as I have a foam one now? Hope your day goes better.
Well I guess son is coming, not sure what we will do yet though. Its feels like 10 below I guess out there but sun is shining so far. Have a real good day everyone! Yah
We are still stuck in snowland here. I swear you would all be laughing at this whole city. We don't have the equipment to deal with it, so we just shut down. Schools have been closed for almost a week now, and most of the city and county offices as well. Plus a lot of other business. I think it is stupid, but I am not risking my life to compete with the dumb butts out there. Cody saw a kid get ran over on our street the other night because he was being pulled behind a 4x4 pick up on a sled, they came around the corner and the sled fish tailed out and then under the pick up. Yep, that is the intelligence of people who only get snow every 3 to 4 years. The last time we had this much snow was in 2008.
Not sure what all we will get into today. I need to go to the grocery stores and we do have our weight Loss challenge meeting. Luckily DH will drive to all that. So I better go and make a menu and also make up a list.
Good morning again,
I feel much better having slept another hour and a half. My leg is still stinging but I don't have the sharp pains anymore. DH said I went from snoring to yelling in a matter of seconds. I hate to say it but one of the causes is fat thighs and or tight jeans. I've stopped wearing jeans again and have lost a couple of pounds since it started up again a couple of weeks ago. I am getting closer to attempting the elimination diet since my chiropractor says it's a build up of toxins. I've found before if I cut out certain foods and drink more water, it will improve. I just need to find the right amount of water for my body. If I drink too much I get Charlie horses in my thighs.
Laundry is finishing up in the dryer and the brownies for the meeting tonight are cooling. I just need to add the mint and chocolate layers. Can't eat any because of the gluten but I hope others will enjoy them. This eliminating things sure makes eating with others a pain. I checked the sign up sheet for our sweetheart dinner this Saturday night and there isn't anything that I can eat on the list. I signed up to bring a chicken and broccoli casserole. If I scrape the Stove Top stuffing off of the top I could eat some of that. I am going to feel out of place just eating my own food but it may be less awkward than sitting there eating nothing. I normally just don't eat at meetings but a sit down dinner is a little harder to cover up that you aren't eating anything that others have made to share.
Dryer is buzzing, need to go.
Afternoon Ladies, Yes , we are back in Alabama where it is 65 degrees. Got all the mail picked up , newspaper restarted and the mail gone thru. Got some groceries in and lunch out of the way or am taking a break.
Our trip was kinda scarey for awhile . Thru Ohio which is only about 60 miles before we get to Kentucky and until we got to Tennessee was all ice. The landscape was beautiful with the trees all glistening and ice formed on the sides of the Mountains. A beautiful site for sure. Trip took 12 hours. Lots of cars in Ky had slid off the interstate so lots of emergency vehicles along the way. Once we saw that we knew that the road was also ice and we took our time and was very careful. You really can't tell by just looking. Glad to be back but I still have a days work to get caught up with everything.
When we got here I saw that there was a hugh pile of leaves, broken limbs and yard stuffed piled at least 4 feet tall in front of our house . I thought what the heck did the neighbors pile their stuff in front of our house. But come to find out that our friends that were watching the house came over yesterday and cleaned our yard for us So we owe them a dinner. I still need to run the vacuum to pick up the dead bugs. You all know that there are a lot of bugs in the south, right!!
So just about caught up.
Di, so sorry about your pain. I know I told DH that My hip has been waking me up hurting. I guess old age is just kicking in. I had to buy bigger jeans while in Ohio. Really P**** me off. I bought some Just my Size at Walmart. They are a little bigger in the thighs and hips and behind and they come in different lengths . I actually like them but It doesn't make me happy that I am wearing them They are stretchy and quite comfy.
Yah, hope you got to spend some time with you son. I enjoyed my children while there.
So Angii , you all don't have snow . I didn't know that . Charger did look like he was enjoying it. Hope you get to your meeting tonite. Sounds like that was a terrible accident . Some people just don't have any sense it seems'
I got up at 3 15 this day and am feeling it so am signing off for a while and laying down.
Hi ladies,,
Well talk about the worst sleep ever, as I was up most of the night, a snoring hubby along with his guppy fish noises. I'd slept for a bit and then wake up to it, so I grumbld, rolled over and try again. Just a miserable night, finally took my thyroid pill and then because I had a headache had to wait a half hour to take a pill, so did that and then wrote a note to let me sleep like I did before, however, a certain husband let me sleep and didn't wake me up so I didn't get up till 11:15 a.m.
Well I am off to mail and then lunch,
Hi ladies,
I'm a bit grumpy today. DH is annoying me. I so wish he had something to do or somewhere to go, and that we don't have to go together. Anyway, I've been spending the day just dealing with paperwork, follow-up phone calls, and data entry. Blah! Haven't even gotten in the shower yet and it's almost 3:00 pm. At least I took some chili out of the freezer since we were going out, but I'm scratching that. I've got to get this junk in order. DH doesn't do any of it, or even know how to do most of it, so it's me or nothing. In fairness, he did run the vacuum and ran a couple of errands for me. It's supposed to be warmer tomorrow, so I am going out -- by myself!
Have a good day!
Looks like we are a hale and hearty group here today. I've had a stiff lower back for a few days. This morning it was more sore than stiff. Then after my workout, it morphed from sore to extremely painful, with electric jolts running down one leg. I actually had to take ibuprofen (twice already today). I'm sending warm and soothing thoughts to all of you, as well as to myself!
My mom was telling me about these "snap bags" she's been making and I thought they'd make a cute project for Dianna and Bama:
(Those are instructions I googled, not the exact ones she used.)
I'll be back later to catch up. Happy Monday, everyone!
Just finished a great Beatles article....and our oldies station has an all day tribute/story to them on today also.
I can still remember being able to stay up and watch them that night....what a treat it was to this 9 year old at the time...
Here's the story if you are interested:
What a DAY! Uuugggg!!!! Got Charger to the park, and he was showing off because Dad was there too, and Charger got grumpy with his buddy Gunner, and Cody got in the middle and Charger bit Cody. Thankfully we were bundled up so the skin didn't break, but Cody is going to have a pretty bruise!
Then we went to Costco and got that part of the trip done. OMG, Cody just kept throwing things in the cart, So it was about $120 more than what I normally spend. Then we went to our WLC meeting. and Cody lost a pound, and I gained a pound. We are hoping that it is just the antibiotic I am on.
Then we went to Wm to finish up the shopping and Cody was still with me, but I swear we just ran through the store, so I will have to go back tomorrow and pick up the few things that we forgot because we were moving so fast.
I can't wait for him to go back to work. He is driving me CRAZY! OMG, a full week with him home and being stuck in the house is not good. He has complained about Dad and Sissy and everything else all week long. I can't wait until tomorrow at 7 am!
Well I am off.
well I'm still up here after work calling at 5:15 a.m Finally took a herbal pill so I got that little bit more but called son to see and he got here almost 1 pm but we did take off then for up north!! Glad we did and wish we had gone earlier or stayed a night up there. No time to go visit my brother though, but got across the bridge even for a look see through Hancock up to my church, pass new H.S. and hospital although their not so new anymore. Went up the big hill in Houghton also to the old mall which is really empty now but I remember the good old days when I and the kids enjoyed it when we would go up there We ate at Applebee's but I wasn't happy with the meal up there. There were so many places to eat around there! Son was looking at this website, My fitness plan.com I guess and you can see how much calories are in a lot of the places you eat in, and different foods etc. We did not do good today! But I had not had a big breakfast cause I thought we were eating in town half way up and we waited, and I didn't eat much when I got home so there.... Beautiful sunny day but 0 degree's and with wind, much lower! Could not stand it outside at all! Son at least went a little ways on foot and got the bridge etc. with his phone as so big snowbanks, you couldn't just stop and take a pic and very hard to drive anywhere as you had to slowly sneak around cause of the massive snowbanks. Saw some snow statues at MTU but would have to park and walk to take a pic cause of those banks again! So we just enjoyed seeing some of them. Got home around 7:30 pm anyway after getting a few groceries from this nice store in town halfway home. So I should be getting to bed as 4:30 a.m comes early I guess. Son is staying over so its hard to go to bed He will probably get up for work at 8 a.m. to start.
Glad you went slow for the ice Bama. That black ice is the worse and there was a tiny bit here and there on way but son drives great! Blacktop was showing anyway more in places compared to a while ago up north. Ice all over the lake and you could walk anywhere now! Fishing tents out there also. Maybe I'll get up there again but stay at my Db's at least a night.
I imagine tomorrow will be tough at work as Tues. is the new Mon. there. Hopefully the lady who called in today will be there tomorrow or only 1 Ft. lady there. Got to get the TB test also I guess.
No time but Sue, I do hope you get to sleep better tonight and glad you got to sleep in for a change! I am semi-retired so I do what I want although up to a point I guess since I'm still here. Take care and have a great tomorrow to!
Barb, hope your day goes very well tomorrow. Hopefully we'll have some warming up as I see some higher temps and snow in the forecast. Today was the coldest and they say tonight should be Way down. Looked nice with moon and stars though. Have a good sleep all! Yah
Good Morning! Way to early for me! Just popping in to say, THIS is the coldest morning for a long time! It is 23 degree's below ON the temperature this morning! And if any wind, that would be lower I suppose. Luckily I have a new battery for sure and it better work! Hope son's works to as he has to go a bit later only, after I'm at work. I do hope its going to warm up some today! I see another storm going on down south again to which will creep up the east side later on. Hope it misses everyone somehow! May we all remain ache free today take care, Yah
Wow looks like almost everyone had an off day yesterday, soreness, lack of sleep and husband overload. I hope things go better for all of us today.
Glad you arrived safely, Alabama. Are you supposed to get anything from the storm the south is bracing for? DD said last night some stations are forecasting major long term power outages for NC. She's in preparation mode but not much she can do about it. Nature will do what is wants, when it wants.
Angii sorry about all of the issues yesterday. Hope you soon get a break in the weather there and things go back to normal. Sorry to hear about the dog bit, glad it didn't break the skin. WOW on all the extra things in the cart. I spend lot less if DH isn't along. He's a stock up person and I'm a buy it if we need it shopper.
Yah, sorry your day out didn't go as well as you would have liked. At least you got to get out for awhile and have some time with your son. Hope work isn't too bad today.
Molasses, hope your pain has eased up. I was deciding between ice or heat last night and I'm not sure I picked the right one. I took your lead and took some Ibuprofen before I went to bed hoping to get a good night's sleep. I made it until almost 5 this morning so not too bad. Any idea what you did to make your back sore?
Sue, sorry about the guppy in your bedroom. Hope you slept better last night. I checked out your blog, it looks great.
Barb, hope your hubby finds something to do on his own so you have some alone time. I have days were we seem to be in each other's way too. My kitchen seems so small when he is trying to be help with things. Guess I should just be glad he is lending a hand.
Not much doing here today. I am making pulled pork in the crock pot to take to my RFL team meeting tonight. I have a bunch of the mint chocolate brownies left from the meeting last night so I'll take them too. Otherwise I will eat them. They are sooo good.
We are back to being cold, supposed to be -8 tonight. I know that's warm for YAH and Barb but it's cold to me. Chance of more snow Thursday. We've sure had a snowy February.
You all have a great day.
Morning, all,
DH says there's maybe more snow coming tomorrow and Thurs. Or maybe it will just be rain, I guess we just have to wait and see where the dividing line falls.
I had a restless night, had a hard time finding a comfortable position. (I should have ibuprofened before bed, Dianna, but I didn't.) Anyway, this morning is much better than yesterday. My back is fine; my right hamstring and glute are uncomfortable, but not agonizing. I did take IB this morning. I have no idea what I did to bring this on.
Are you feeling better this morning, Dianna? I can't imagine how painful it must be if it made you scream. While no one should remark on what you are eating at the dinner, I'm sure if you mention that you are dealing with some food sensitivities, no one will think twice about it.
So glad you made it safely, Bama; sounds like it was a scary ride. Sorry about the bugs, but since you are sitting in 65 degrees, I don't know how sorry I really am--especially since we are still finding stinkbugs around the house despite the cold!
That's terrible about the kid getting run over, Angii; I hope he is not too badly injured. Sorry about Cody getting bit, too, but glad he was protected by his winter clothes. When DD got bit on the finger by Chief while she was trying to referee a dog fight, she had to go for an antibiotic, and it was painful for a long time.
I hope you slept better last night, Sue. Thanks for the Beatles story. I was too young when they were on Ed Sullivan to know anything about them, but I was a fan later on.
Sorry about your grumpiness, Barb. I hope you manage to get out today to cheer yourself up.
Hope it's a better day at work than you expect, YAH. Glad you got out with your DS after all, and enjoyed a ride and his company.
I'm off to eat my breakfast. I'm testing eggs again today. Yesterday I was so tired after breakfast, but I don't know if it was the eggs or the pain or the IB or what. So we'll see what happens today. I'm poaching them in some butternut squash soup.
Have a great Tues., everyone!
Aaawww, blessed quiet in my house for a few minutes. I really do love my hubby, but 5 straight days of him underfoot with Dad and Sissy home too, is just too much. LOL! We were both a bit cranky last night. Thankfully we didn't get into a disagreement. Tension was just a little high. Hopefully all will be back to normal today.
The snow is almost all gone in our back yard. I can see a lot of grass out there. The drive way is still a lot of mush. Our neighbors (who know nothing of snow) drove on the driveway before attempting to clear it off, so that will probably stick around for a while. We did shovel some area's and they are all clear now. However, once the neighbors drove and packed down the snow and ice, we just have to wait for it to warm up enough to melt away. I need to call and make an apt for Charger to get a bath. Hopefully I can get him in today or tomorrow.
Not sure what all I will get into today. I need to run to the store and pick up some things we forgot, and run to the bank and get some cash for some things, and also get some money transferred to my IRA.
I am going on a field trip with Cody next week. He has to go to Pasco for work the Friday we were planning on heading to Boise to pick up our motors, and since it is about 1/2 way there, I will just go with him, and then we will leave from there. We don't see the point in him driving out there, then back, then us heading into Boise after him driving a lot already that day.
Di. sorry about your pain. That sounds awful. I hope something helps. I am not sure how this equation will work for you for water, but we are taught that you should drink 1/2 your body weight in oz a day for optimal hydration so for example of easy math, if you weigh 200 pounds, you need 100 oz of water a day. If you are at 100 pounds you would only need 50, if you are at 300, you would need 150. ect. I need about 100 oz, which is 7 of the 16 oz bottles, or 4 and 1/2 of the 24 oz bottles. And believe me, that is a lot of freaking water! LOL I struggle to get all of it in every day.
Mo, sorry about your back and other pain too. Yikes. Thank you for the link on the personal trainer. I can open a Nutrition Club with Herbalife with out needing to be a certified nutritionist. I have a lot of work a head of me, but I think that this is the direction I am going in.
Sue, I hope you slept better. I am sorry you had such a bad night
Barb, I hope you get out today and get a small break from hubby.
Bama, glad you made it back safe and sound. I hope you enjoy your quiet times.
Yah, don't work to hard, and I am glad you got to spend the day with your son doing something fun even if it was super cold! Stay safe.
Well I am off. Need to start running my errands.
Well my 'me day' was a glorious one, got to do some more archiving and also got to play Bookworm, unfortunately I got nixed again, but was high in the millions again too...bummer...started a new one so we shall see. I wanna get to 3 or 4 million. LOL
Great dinner of one of our lasagna pieces, 3 more to go and we shall have to make up some more, plus some manicotti too, this time. Had a wonderful night of CharmedGate too. Now if only hubby's back would get better or at least go back to his normal pain level, it would be marvelous.
Unfortunately my night's sleep or should I say lack of it Sunday night wasn't marvelous. I should have just gotten up but I didn't feel like so I was a b*tch instead and crabbed all night long about the snoring, guppy fish noises, etc. So when I left my note to "LET ME SLEEP!" he did as apparently he heard a lot of my crabbing and didn't sleep well either.
So my Monday wasn't the most productive of days to say the least but did get mail and some comic archiving done. Plus some on line stuff I wanted to check. Since we did have a later start on Sunday and didn't all the Charmed episodes we wanted in, we watch those on Monday night too and then a Three's Company, as we wanted to get to bed earlier with having to get up Tuesday morning at 6 a.m. So I didn't get any workouts in on Monday at all.
Did have a better night's sleep but still woke up too many times and had 2 pit stops. When we set up the times on Sunday with Handyride, had to take a much earlier return than normal, but no way we wanted the other much later time, over an hour later.
So we did make it today and on to the RIDE AND GROCERY REPORT! First up the rides...well I called with 5 minutes left before the end of the window and Mary said to call back when the 5 minutes was up after she had checked. So I did as the driver still hadn't arrived and while I was waiting for Mary again to come back, the bus showed up and Chuck checked to make sure we were going right there and we were. So off we went and made great time getting there this a.m. too, so it was only a little after 10 a.m. when we arrived.
Got our cart all arranged and off we went into WINCO.....and our GROCERY REPORT.....and a marvelous one it was too, while we didn't need a lot we needed enough and Chuck had some items we wanted to get 2 of, if possible and some other stuff to check and see if we could add on....well bottom line is our numbers came to $94.50 and that was without the added stuff in...well our total was $84.74 so we saved $10 and got to add those second items in and the other extras on the bottom of the list too. The soups were on sale again, and this time they had the Progresso Light Chicken & Dumpling one, and I also got a Campbell's Home Style Mexican-Style Chicken Tortilla. Plus I got one of their white onions to try as I am going to do up my sausage, onion and peppers on Friday for dinner. Got 2 more loaves of their French bread too...mmm so good and stays soft and fresh for so long too. Plus we got a head of lettuce to have with our pasta dinners too. All in all very happy campers on the food we got and the total too.
Unfortunately, not happy about my cart falling over and the regulator taking a very bad hit, it's off center and it's not working right. So that is going to cost us a pretty freaking penny...I just wanna cry and well just not happy, right now even with a good trip and all. Can't seem to get a break. Sorry just in a funk right now.
In any case, we got outside, and within minutes the bus was there and we went straight home. One of our favorite drivers too. So we unloaded, unpacked, got Buddy settled, washed up, changed, and had lunch and I got my mail cleared. Have a couple of emails to answer too. And then look and hope and pray we can somehow come up with a new regulator. It's working for now, but won't go down to zero and just worry I will be out and it will drain on me.
Well off to some more on line checking for the regulators and hope for the best....having
One of my soups for dinner tonight...can ya guess...yeah you got it the Light Chicken and Dumpling one I loved so much the first time but was the regular one and not the light done LOL
We got a movie in from Netflix yesterday and will watch it tonight...2 Guns...yeah I know no "my man Hunter tonight" boo hoo. Well maybe if the movie isn't any good LOL
Hope you had a good day and same for tonight,
Do it once for a Lab and it's a forever thing!
All I have to say is.......W.A.G.A.R.A!
YAH I hope you and your son got to go today and had a good time. Very sorry to hear about your friend, boy she sure has been through a lot. Sounds like she would be happy to see you. Feel for you on the borrowing as same happened to us, but like, you we let it go and just made it our business, not to do it again.
Bama, glad you made it back home safe and sound and the temps are nice too.
Barb, oh I wish we could give Buddy a bath this time of year but don't have the facilities, so I do well with his wash cloths, wiping him and all. Plus a lot of brushing. He I doing just his normal shedding now LOL
Glad you got out for dinner and got to spend time with your friends. BRR temps. And I bet the snow carvings were awesome. Hope the shopping went well.
Thanks for the start this a.m, Bama.
Oh Dianna so sorry to hear about your very painful night...HUGS.
YAH, as I said I hope you and son had a nice day.
Angii, things that make you go hmmmmmm WOW what idiots....hope the shopping went well today.
Dianna, glad you felt better after sleeping some more. I so hope the elimination diet helps you, and you can figure out the water, I hate seeing you in so much pain. MMM brownies, I love them and so does Chuck have to make some soon. Dianna, I'd bring what you can eat and eat that, and if anyone says anything, eating foods under doctor's orders...and that should keep the questions at bay.
Well Bama, I see you got your place stopped up and mail and newspaper restarted too. Sorry about the scary trip...yeah ice is not something I ever liked driving on. Plus so many people are such idiots on it and don't know how to handle their cars when they do spin. How nice of your friends Bama, yeah very familiar with the critters in the south...if I heard one more freaking time how I should be used to cockroaches growing up in NY.....and saying WE NEVER HAD THEM...I wanted to scream.
Barb, HUGS on the hubby and I can so relate as I would love to just be by myself...doctor's offices without him....are my only times. Yikes and on top of that paperwork...not the best of days for you. I have to say Chuck used to do some of the paperwork stuff, but we have certain things we both do the other never has either.
Sorry to hear about your lower back and leg, Molasses. Yeah old age is a bummer.
Oh no Angii, poor Cody. Alex (the original Marley) bit Chuck one night at the house, can't remember it all now, but he wasn't happy.
Yikes on the trip to Costco, Angii. Probably was the antibiotic...I go up when I have to take them. Sorry but LOL about can't wait till 7 a.m.....I feel for you.
Well I will have to finish catching up tomorrow, as am out of time,
Not much going on around here today. Slept in a little, kind of lazed around this morning. I finally got out this afternoon but the clouds arrived. I spent about an hour over at the Wolf Center. It was windy too, and the wolves don't like the wind so they were hunkered down in the trees. They did come out for a few minutes. A new friend I met over the weekend was also there & it was nice to chat. Anyway, I stopped back by the park to look at the snow sculptures. The wind was bitter and the light was lousy so I didn't stay long. There are a few I like, but they aren't as good as they have been in the past, and a few of the big blocks weren't carved. Haven't been down the amateur smaller block row yet. Hoping for some sunshine tomorrow. Stay safe if you're in the path of the next nasty storm! Have a good evening!
Well not to bad a day, just kept plodding along My top of feet are sore of course but not to bad otherwise. Got my TB test thing done and will check on it Fri. when I work.
Di, I'm glad you got some sleep last night and hope you find something to relieve that pain. If you bring your own food, I'm sure thats ok as I'll bet a lot of other's would have their stories to tell to about what their trying to delete out of their diets also
Bama, just glad you got back and I don't like bugs but their around, when its a lot warmer of course!
My van did start, slowly, but started at -25 degree's! The coldest we've had for a while without wind even! Son had almost -30 as he left an hr. after me since the temps seem to go down first before going up. Sounds like pretty low for tonight again unless winds change a bit and gets cloudy.
I did enjoy every bit of the car cruising up north with son though!! Can't help if some food just doesn't turn out right in a food place sometimes Not the most important part for me as there were to many fun things to see and a sunny day to see it I could feel my heart strings pulling around my old stamping grounds I guess I guess the mood helped me out today also. I stopped at older son's house after work then as he had his Dr's appt. today for check up about his meds for any seizures by a new Dr. now. This Dr. wants him in twice a yr. and 2 blood tests etc., means More money of course. Hate that he has to live with this always
Sue, sounds like a nice shopping trip and you sure did good on it also!! And without any wishes since I forgot you usually go on Tues. but not always Sorry on the sleep issues. Seems like thats sure a common complaint as one gets older hey? I remember the Beatles even though we didn't have a tv then and not sure if my 2 older sis's played them on radio a lot or not, but I sure knew the songs Was very different kind of music than I had heard it seemed.
Angii, sounds like a nice road trip there to If Dh is in to long, which isn't the case here much, except in colder weather although he visits all around, I just go lay down for a while and he usually goes upstairs and lays down to watch tv and life goes on Course we're not young like you two! And I hate going lay down or being here, would much rather go by the lake to feel good but its far away.
Barb, the moon has been bright here with the cold so I hope we do see some change in that temp. soon! Hope its warmer for the U.P 200 dog sled race this coming weekend so they don't have to freeze to much either
Mo, hope your back and all are feeling better soon. I've had things happen and can't remember what I did but usually I just over extended myself lifting laundry at work and never felt it until later and wondered what happened! My middle son picked up some coconut oil now also to try it out for some things, like skin etc. Seems like a lot of people are talking about it now for all the things it would be good for
Well, better go and do a few things and soon to bed I guess. Never know if call in but don't think so although the lady who took Mon. off was saying her guts didn't feel that good yet, although I think she drinks a bit to much when she's off also. She is very skinny and says she can't eat much? So, have a good night all and lets hope we sleep off the aches and pain now. Yah
Good morning ladies,
Waiting for another 5-10 inches of snow to arrive late tonight through tomorrow. I have no clue where we are going to pile it up since the snow hasn't melted much from last week's storms. I don't think it is as cold as they predicted. They were saying -8 for this morning but I've only seen -4 so far.
I took the quilt to our team meeting last night and they like it but we still haven't figured out how to raise money from it. I have to check on the raffle regulations. The state is really getting strict about them. If I need to spend $100 for the license and get special tickets that conform to the rules, we won't make any money on it and will likely lose money. One of the members said she'd sell it on eBay so that may be an option. We also learned that several of the team are not going to be able to attend Relay this year because of vacations or work. So we will be short on walkers too this year. Oh well, we'll just do the best that we can.
Glad you are feeling a little better Molasses. Hope you are back to normal soon.
Sorry about the regulator Sue. Hope you can get it fixed or replaced soon. Think the oxygen company might have a used one that they could give you a break on? Glad the shopping itself went well for you.
Glad work wasn't too bad Yah and that your van started okay. Good grief that is cold!
Glad you were able to get out for awhile Barb. Sorry the sculptures aren't as nice as other years and the light wasn't good for photography. I'd love to see the wolves but not something that is going to happen. I hope you'll share some pictures as you get them.
Nice to be back in the warm Alabama. Hope you aren't getting the snow and ice there now. Sorry about the bugs. It's cold here but a few stink bugs have still made there way into the house. I hate to think about summer if they are here in the winter.
Have a nice trip next week Angii. I take it that spending that time with your DH then will be better than having him at home for days on end. Hopefully it will be just the two and you and the caregiver can stay with your dad and sister while you are gone.
It's errand day here today. The stores will likely be packed with people getting ready for the next round of snow. My neighbor called yesterday to ask if she could go along with us since she needs some things at Walmart. I guess I should go make my list and get myself around since I said we'd pick her up at nine.
Have a great day.
Well I had a nice long post but the site messed it up major. so don't have time to re do it. I'll be back later today .
Good Morning! Pic is me just trying to remember summer This is where my youngest son has jumped off the black rocks at Presque Isle before and NMU kids always do
Asked Sue again to pass a nice video of relaxing Iced over Lake Superior at my favorite places but not sure if I sent her the right stuff which I got off youtube and whenever she has time as doesn't have to do it today either. Might not be enough to get it done either but its calm relaxing and I'd love to walk on the water for once, but have to find some boots
Di, whats with all the stupid regulations now hey? Seems for donations to good causes should not be any hassle at all! Seems like you can hardly to any good for any cause these days and you sure don't get help from the places who could help before. Have a good errand day and you are getting more storms than us right now! Not good for where you are either. Be safe!
Bama, sorry you had trouble getting on! I've never had but I do it differently I think
Sun is partly out there today, had some snow and might have more. Very cold this morning but I did Not get up to look! Its 12 Above 0 right now so that is the warmest its been for a long time! Winds make it seem colder though. Dh went to get his longer winter jacket from his garage as he's been taking snow off a little at a time. Said his hips kind of ache but then again, he hasn't moved them much lately so.....I said, if you don't use them, you lose them.
Well I better go and get something done or figure out what I might do. Guess the younger kids went out for a comedy show at a local place last night so middle son was able to go since he was off earlier than he usually get off on a Tues.
Bama, not sure but some of this next storm sounded like hitting Bama to but hoping not where you are. Would be more like rain or ice though?
Maybe cause some of the lakes are froze over, their all going south? I know Detroit has been getting hit a lot and water main breaks and all to. Have a great day all!! BBL, Yah
We are waiting to see what we get here, too. Forecasts range from 2" - 6" and then there's the possibility it will be freezing rain instead. I skipped my Wed. grocery shop as I hate to deal with the pre-storm craziness, and we don't need anything that badly. DH ran out to do a few errands; he should be back soon. So far it's still clear here.
I hate to think of my DS sleeping outside in the mess they've been having in GA. I'm hoping maybe they'll be finishing up Phase 2 this weekend and that he'll maybe get a few hours off again so he can call home.
I'd better get back to work--I'll be back later, just wanted to wish everyone a great day.
Morning ladies. It was a stressful night in my house. Very little sleep and too much to get into. Everyone is ok, just a few things that snowballed into a major issue.
Di, the plan is to have the CG here, with Dad and Sissy, and Charger. So it will be just the 2 of us. And I will have my kindle fully charged, and the battery on my camera charged as well so I should find plenty to do to keep me busy while he is in his meeting.
Yah, sorry about the sore feet. I hope you feel better soon.
Sue, did you hear about the corvette museum? I haven't seen the story, just a few posts on FB about a sinkhole at the museum and 8 or 10 priceless corvettes were destroyed.
Barb, I hope you can get out again today with some sunshine. I am definitely ready for some better weather here, although we still have a lot to do to get ready for race season. But the trip next weekend is going to help that out as we are picking up 1 hopefully 2 engines.
Mo, hope all is well with you. How is the studying going?
Bama, I hope you are enjoying the quiet time.
Hello to anyone I missed! Have a great Wednesday!
Just a quick hello from me today. I need to get busy and get outside. Beautiful blue sky weather, and not terribly cold - above zero, anyway. DH has gone to the dump and he and a friend are going to a story-telling event tonight, while my GF and I go to our last class. Just need to pick up the house a little bit and make sure the bathrooms are clean since the guys will be here before we get home. Since it's after noon, I'd better get busy! Have a great day!
Shopping is done and put away. My neighbor is now well supplied with groceries. The power company was out early this morning trimming limbs so they don't come down in the storm and pull down power lines. We also got an email from them telling us they are prepared for outages since up to a foot of snow is expected. I hope they are wrong about that much snow. You know when they really give it a lot of hype it fizzles. So let it fizzle out and be no big deal.
Up north inland A few weeks ago. Well just wanted to say I'm finally up my son's house Gave the cats a treat and going shower and then if gf is home, visit with her for a bit. Got a night stand in van and will wait until later so son can get it out if he wants. Stopped quickly at thrift store of course. Got a Late start also of course since Dh was up and then I tried to get by his plow truck that was parked in other driveway and slid under pine tree a bit and got stuck! So, not a big event, but he had to come and help me out. Didn't want to wait for him to move his suv since he had parked it in other driveway
I see pic's of lots of snow in Raleigh so not sure who is going to get it but Di, I sure hope it mostly misses you in that valley your in I believe? All blue sky and sun here now. the little bit of snow was for early I guess this morning.
Angii, sounds like a good plan and I love waiting for people in the car with my stuff Especially when its cold! I see also about that Corvette headquarter's and thought about Sue. I mean a sink hole! Where next hey?
Mo, Gosh I hope your DS isn't out there in the weather or if he is, they sure should have the coverings and clothes for it then right? I would be wondering to! Hope you hear from him soon. Well better get off now, so C U, Yah
Been a crazy kind of day, so will hopefully catch up tomorrow...however I did finally find the Youtube video that YAH wanted me to post for her...so here it is and it's very nicely done.
Have a nice evening,
DD and SIL work in the Raleigh area. Schools were closed so she was home for the day. She just called to say her DH finally made it home. It took him 5 1/2 hours to drive 25 miles from his work to home.
Hope your son stays warm and dry, Molasses.
Thanks a lot Sue!! Hope it relaxes some of you for a few min. if you watch it and it is of the area I love in the summer, or really anytime, and it is iced enough to walk all over except by the breakwater which is iced over but a bit watery to. Hope your day goes good and you have a good evening Sue!
Di, oh no, sure hope the snow stops for your DD then. It showed a pic on FB of highway turning into like the gridlock that was all stopped in Atlanta I think it was? Their not used to it then I'm sure. It may go up the east to north part then.
Well I went over gf's house and no car so I called her and left a message if she was close by but no call so I'm at son's waiting for him to come home as I got a night stand for him to unload Love being somewhere else of course but I guess I could have gone farther if I thought about it to. Hope you all have a relaxing evening now! Yah
It's snowing pretty good right now. They are saying we are getting 1-2 inches an hour and a advising people to shovel every couple of inches rather than waiting for it to stop tonight. So, I guess we will be at it a good part of the day. We are supposed to get our taxes done this afternoon but I think we may need to cancel. The town has declared a snow emergency so no parking allowed on the streets. Plus I am expecting the snow to slide off the mountain between us and town since we still have ice pack from last week's storm. The last time we had a big slide we were cut off from the rest of the world for three days. DH reminded me last night that the farmers in the area cleared the road on our side of the slide that time because the snow plows couldn't get through. They had to bring big equipment in from other areas to open the road along the mountain.
DH says time to take the first layer off. BBL
Good morning, all,
We've got 5 or 6" already, and it's snowing steadily. Pretty much everything is closed as far as govt. offices and schools. The PO is open though--DH just ran down there. He was afraid he wouldn't be able to get back in the driveway if he took the car so he hoofed it. It's just over a mile so it didn't take him long, and we wanted to get a box out to DS just in case he gets a short break over the weekend and can see his GF. (We sent the box to her.) With the weather, it probably won't get there anyway; the postmaster said the flights were all being canceled, but at least we tried.
My follow up with the eye dr was postponed till next Thurs. (I'm trying out monovision contacts--one eye corrected for distance, one for reading) so we don't have to go anywhere today. I'll spend the day doing my normal routine and studying for the PT exam.
I ate eggs for breakfast 3 days in a row with no problem, so eggs are off my No List. Yesterday I put whey protein in my smoothie, and was in heaven while i was drinking it. It's so much creamier and more delicious than hemp. But my stomach hurt afterward, I was full of gas by evening, and I woke up with a headache this morning, so I'm bummed to report that whey protein is on my No List. I have some organic whey protein I'll try in a few days, just in case that's different, but I'm not too hopeful.
The sciatic "discomfort" has slid further down, so now it's in my thigh and calf. I am hoping in another day or so, it will slide out the bottom of my foot and be gone. I need to get back to my workouts!
BBL. Have a great day, everyone!
Just came in to check the radar and warm up. We have about 8 inches right now, six of which have come in the past 2 1/2 hours.
Hope your pain goes away soon, Molasses. Still have mine too but not waking up screaming at least. It seems to be settling in above my knee on the outside of the thigh. Not the whole side of my thigh anymore. Sorry about the whey powder. I haven't able to stay out of the left over brownies, I am getting some warning signs on them too. Hope the mono vision works out for you. I did it for several years but eventually had to go to glasses.
We moved our tax prep appointment to Saturday morning. Just didn't want to chance going in town and not being able to get back home. I just checked the weather update and now they are calling for 1-3 inches an hour just to the south of us. They've been getting hammered all winter.
Good Morning! You know me and the Moon right? I will get to see the Snow moon on Valentine's night come up and enjoy it all in Marquette!! Son said they were going Fri. to Mon. to GB and maybe CF's to, not sure but I am welcome to stay in that nice bedroom!! And I will take him up on that for sure! I work Fri., was suppose to work Sat. but had taken a vacation day and not answering any phones after that! The U.P. 200 dog sled race starts in Marq. on Fri. night so will situate myself the water end this time to see them come down the corner and with the full moon on them Can you tell I'm happy? Then there's snowboarders downtown Marq. on Sat. and the art walk at Presque Isle and so many things going on this weekend! Course I'm taking my laptop as I don't know how to do their tv on anyway! They don't have cable and get stuff somehow on all their remotes so not touching them. Which is ok with me. Misa the cat will be there anyway. Maybe I'll get to pet here if I buy her a treat?
Di, wow, thats a lot of snow for you! And with a mountain by there, scary for sure!
Glad you will stay in for now and sounds like a good tip on keeping up with it so its a bit lighter also. It is snowing here right now but no big storm watches. Guess they will need it for some places for the sled dogs. Although they go east of Marq. and that area has had a Lot of snow that we don't get either like up north gets it to.
Son and I picked a very good day to go up there I guess.
Mo, glad you agreed with the eggs at least! Sorry on the whey since I know you love it
I'm sending a few valentine's cards out and their going to be late also as they just went out Should have took them yesterday. Well your Ds will enjoy it I"m sure or I hope he gets a little more time off than the weekend? Happy studying! The only thing the snow is good for hey? I see you are getting to much to! I see the highway is getting snow on it so I hope it doesn't get to bad.
Will let some people know I'm Out of town when I'm at work tomorrow so they don't call me Would like to come home slowly on Mon. Better do some wash now so BBL, and HI to all and hope your day goes great! Yah
Morning ladies,
My hugs and healing vibes to those of you in pain and also for those of you dealing with the storms there or coming.
Well I am off to breakfast, vacuum, sliding glass doors and a bunch of 'other things'. Hoping to also get back later today to get all caught up,
Happy Happy Girl here! Just got home from my Dr appointment, and I am OFF Cholesterol meds! With being on Herbalife, and losing over 20 pounds (at the doctors scale) my Cholesterol is almost normal. I still need to get my good cholesterol up, but it did come up some, and my triglycerides are NORMAL for the first time in 5 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I am going to finish my coffee and take my monster to the park to celebrate!
Wow, sounds like you east-coasters are getting a ton of snow! Sorry you have to shovel, Dianna. I wouldn't be able to do much of that any more and I'm so thankful we have the snowblower. I do shovel the steps and brush off the porch, but DH blows the rest. It's snowing lightly here, with an expected 4-6. I need to get to the grocery store sometime today, and to a winterfest event tonight, but it's not far.
Bummer on the whey protein, Molasses. Does that mean dairy is completely out for you?
Are you expecting any bad weather with this storm, Bama? I did meet a new friend who comes up here a couple of times a year. I think she lives in Huntsville.
I'm excited for your weekend getaway, YAH! Enjoy the dog sled races! We have one coming up, not this weekend, but I think next weekend. I'm hoping to get out and spectate then.
I'd better get going. Late start here. I woke up around 4:00 - DH was snoring. After an hour I gave up and went in the other room (now called Jazmine's room - she sleeps on the bed in there. ) Evidently I went back to sleep for 3 hours! See you later and have a good day!
Afternoon ladies , Have been having trouble getting my posts to go thru today. Twice I have typed one and then go to the Submit Reply button and it's not there. Annoying for sure. I checked this time and it is sooooo this one should got thru.
MO, so sorry about the whey protein. That is the one i use . I think there is one made out of peas or something like that . Also sorry about your pain . Hope it gets better son and you can get back to your workouts. Can you do yoga or pilates ? Mo, the snap purses sure look cute and I did shop for some measuring tapes at the Dollar store . They didn't have any . I will start watching for them . Dh has a couple of the metal one but he wont let me have one. LOL> I wonder if there is anything else you could use.
Di, you sure got a lot of snow . I think your state gets more than Ohio. Be careful while your out there shoveling . Has your DD heard anything about her tests yet. If you have mentioned it I much have missed it.
Yah, some beautiful pictures your are sharing . And hope you have a great weekend at your Son's place this weekend. I know you will enjoy it.
Sue, Are you feeling any better. and I see you had a great shopping trip and got some great bargains. Also I heard on the news this am that the Corvette Muzema had a sink hole and lost 6 or 8 Corvette. We had just past it on Sunday. . That's all I have heard so far don't know when it happen.
Barb, Your freind from Huntsville is quite a distance from us. They are at the very beggining of the state and we are the very end about 18 miles from Florida and also Georgia. Our weather is a little better than Huntsville. Hope you enjoy your outings .
Angii, what can I say . You have found what works for you. Great j
Well I need to close and get busy with something .
Oh I got my hair cut today and finally I can say I kinda like it . Hehehe . I always hate going for a haircut .
and it's cold here especially for us but no snow. Sun is finally out and rain has stopped.
Still snowing here to but not a storm though, so far! Just have to go a lot slower on the roads Barb, I imagine you are getting some to and tomorrow suppose to be colder again but then warming up a bit. I'm hoping not Real cold at the sled dog races as I don't really have winter stuff But close to stores so can warm up I guess. Wishing I had a super camera now! Will take what I can anyway so I can remember it. Will miss my son's family though as they usually go otherwise. Will be my Valentine's gift to myself for sure!! Once baby comes, who knows when or where I could sleep if their home.
Di, hoping it quits snowing at your house at least! Don't over do it and sure hope your pain goes away somehow to! I guess your DD has to wait for results? I been checking all the web cams from earthlink and wow is all I can say about lots of places! No traffic at all in some which is good as you get just get stuck on road then. I think Belmont, N.C. was one i watched a few vehicles go on but must be warming up there as the tracks are getting more visible. Was south wind here but turning north.
Bama, enjoy your warm weather there and you better get used to cold stuff soon I need a hair cut to but, not sure if I should yet.
Angii, Yay for you on the cholesterol!!! I don't go by the Dr's numbers on that unless their pretty darn high though. I just take some natural things but I imagine the herbal shakes etc. would work good on it also. Great! and enjoy the park also
Mo, hope your leg pain goes away very soon and hope that headache didn't come full force at all either!
Sue, I see your busy also and glad to see you are ok and do relax this evening. Its Valentines day tomorrow right? I forgot that its a holiday at work on Mon. so no call in's expected for Sun. and Tues. since they wouldn't get paid holiday wages if they call in anyway So I picked a nice weekend to take a vacation day on Sat. to! Ethel is done so better go get clothes out and have to get some stuff out of van to make some room also. It will be a long day tomorrow from 4:30 a.m to whenever. Have a very good night all! Yah


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Cursive writing has taken a back seat in some classrooms as technology and additional subject matter are emphasized. However, it is still taught in local public and private schools.
"There is so much to cover we have to keep everything in balance," said Jeff Elliott, supervisor of curriculum and instruction for Cleveland City Schools. "It's an important skill and we don't want to see that go away."
In Cleveland City Schools, cursive writing is introduced in the last nine weeks of second grade. It is then taught in third grade as well. In some Bradley County Schools, cursive is introduced at the end of second grade. Most county schools teach cursive in the third grade.
Local private school Tennessee Christian Preparatory School places a focus on cursive starting in kindergarten.
"We begin teaching cursive writing in kindergarten and we teach cursive through fifth grade," TCPS lower school Principal Kathi Douglas said.
Cursive is a focus in kindergarten through second grade. At the upper elementary level, the skills are further developed.
Students are not required to write in cursive for all subjects.
"Some students write quicker in cursive than they do in print," Douglas said.
With the entire cursive alphabet introduced in kindergarten at TCPS, some parents are nervous their children will have a difficult time. Douglas said she reassures these parents by reminding them that when their child first experimented with coloring, they did so in circular motions.
"The cursive is natural for students, and it's easier for them to learn, actually," Douglas said.
As the public schools move toward Common Core standards and digital versions of state-mandated tests, the importance of keyboarding skills seems more accentuated than the necessity of cursive.
"Common Core doesn't say that we have to (teach cursive). It kind of leaves it up to the systems. As of right know we have not made a change," Newman said.
Time restraints create a challenge for cursive being emphasized in public schools.
"It doesn't get the attention that it used to as far as the hours of practice," Newman said.
Student motivation is also a challenge. Students are often more comfortable with technology because they use it so much.
"How do you motivate a student to want to write in cursive?" Elliott said. "How much are our kids exposed to it, if they're reading everything in print anyway?"
Elliott said teacher evaluations may also play a part in the emphasis city school teachers put on cursive writing.
"Their observations and their personal evaluation scores aren't based on cursive writing. It's based on the other content that is being taught," Elliott said
In area public schools, it is up to the teacher whether they want to require work to be completed in cursive or not. Overall, more emphasis is being placed on what students write in a class rather than how they write it.
However, studies have found students whose work is neat and easily read received higher grades than less legible work, according to Newman.
Cursive writing skills have long been said to have benefits for students.
Cursive writing has been linked to improved motor skills and memory for students.
"The physical movement helps the memory to recall some of the words that have been written, and it reinforces what you're learning in that format," Elliott said.
Bradley County Schools supervisor of elementary instruction Sheena Newman said it also increases reading skills.
"It leads to increased language fluency ... adds in development of importance," Neman said.
Newman said one study showed students remembered things better when they were writing notes than when they were simply typing them.
"It's a useful backup tool [based on the fact] students might not always have access to a computer," Newman said.
Douglas said studies have shown cursive writing creates "neurological pathways in the brain ... that typing does not."
Douglas said writing helps increase memory because there is a motion associated with the information.
This is especially true for spelling because there is a different motion for forming the letters as a student writes a word than when it is typed.
Handwriting (cursive or print) gives a student a chance of accomplishment they do not experience when using an electronic format, according to Douglas.
TCPS upper school Principal and curriculum director Audri Wood said cursive writing connects the left and right brain functions in one activity.
"Cursive writing is not a subject. It's a skill," Douglas said. "It's not a graded subject (at TCPS)."
Cursive writing also gives speed to some students. Newman said approximately 50 percent of students can write faster in cursive.
Newman said no one really knows what benefits students in schools not teaching cursive are losing. Wood said if students cannot write in cursive, they most likely will be unable to read it. She said this could create challenges in high school and college if a teacher writes on the board in cursive.
"The research isn't showing what is happening to these students who weren't taught cursive [as far as neurological functions]. People are making the decision not to do it without having all the information," Douglas said.
How often administrators use cursive writing also varies.
"I love it. I think there's an etiquette to it," Newman said. "I love to see a handwritten thank-you note."
Elliott said he seldom uses cursive outside of his signature.
"I still sign my checks and I do my signatures," Elliott said.
With more and more legal documents and banking going to electronic formats, even paper and pen signatures are on the decline, according to Elliott.
Wood and Douglas said they use cursive writing on a daily basis. Douglas said she uses a mix of cursive and print handwriting when she takes notes.