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A strange thing happened at the 30th anniversary of the National Corvette Homecoming, held in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this past July. Two Corvettes, both '81s, stole the show. One was Alpha. One was Omega.
Alpha is two-tone Beige and Dark Bronze. Omega is solid Beige. Both are sport coupes with removable glass roof panels, and both are equipped with RPO L81 350s backed by automatic transmissions. What made these two C3s so special to Homecoming attendees was their ultra-low mileage, and the positions they occupied on their respective assembly lines in the summer of 1981.
Omega registered a scant 7.6 miles and was the last Corvette built at the St. Louis Chevrolet Assembly Plant. The assembly date was July 31, 1981.
Alpha, the two-tone Vette, registered almost 18 miles and was the first Corvette built at the Bowling Green Assembly Plant. The assembly date was June 1, 1981, or a full two months before assembly of the last St. Louis car.
Although designed with a build capacity of about 10,000 cars per year, the St. Louis facility had been turning out more than four times that many Corvettes in each of the previous five years. The car needed more space, and Bowling Green would be the answer.
Nineteen eighty-one also marked the first year for the Corvette Homecoming. The show was launched by Tom Hill, a Corvette engineer who still works at the Corvette plant today, and Sam Hall, who owns a clothing store in the town of Bowling Green.
Joe Pruitt, who runs the Corvette Homecoming today, wanted to do "something special" for the show's 30th year. He remembered that Alpha and Omega had been auctioned at Barrett-Jackson twiceùonce in the fall of 2010 in Las Vegas, and a second time in January 2011 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Ralph Braun Foundationùnamed for the founder of wheelchair-lift manufacturer the Braun Corporationùsold the cars both times to raise money to help provide enhanced-accessibility vehicles for the disabled.
Bill Siebert of Iowa, a Braun Corporation dealer, bid $300,000 and won the pair of Corvettes in Las Vegas. With the crowd cheering, an emotional Siebert stood up and donated the Vettes right back to the Foundation. Their next stop was Scottsdale, where they brought in another $100,000. The winning bidder was collector Michael Jenkins, who "happened to be in the audience" when the cars crossed the block on Wednesday at the weeklong sale.
"[I] wanted to make sure the bid got to $100,000," Jenkins told us.
The 46-year-old Jenkins recalls the '81 model with fond teenage memories. That the late C3s were "lacking in horsepower" was not a big deal to him at the time; he just thought the cars were cool. He fulfilled the dream of his first Corvette with a '96 model, a car that remains in his collection. Today that collection numbers about 100 mostly American cars of various model years, including "10 or 12 Corvettes." (Jenkins owns Traxxas, a company in Plano, Texas, that designs and manufactures radio-controlled model cars, trucks, and boats.)
Jenkins was surprised to find that the two cars were preserved as a pair, even though they didn't start out with the same owner. How did this happen?
The last St. Louis Corvette originally caught the attention of nationally known collectors David Burroughs, John Amgwert, and Mike Hansen. They documented the car's build process with more than 1,000 assembly-line photos.
Parting can be such sweet sorrow. St. Louis Assembly attached a plaque in the car's right front fender to designate its significance. It reads, "LAST CORVETTE BUILD IN ST. LOUIS, MO. 7-31-81." Hand-written in yellow paint under the gas tank is a note that reads, "LAST ST. LOUIS CORVETTE 7-31-81 AL MILLER."
Burroughs and Amgwert bought the '81 from a Chevrolet dealer and put the car in long-term storage, retaining the plastic on the seats, the cardboard on the floor, and the original dealer paperwork.
In 1988, Indiana-based collectors Bill and Kevin Adams purchased the car. They realized that if they could track down the first Corvette built at the Bowling Green plant, they would have a very collectible pair.
Connie Ferrell of Clarksville, Tennessee, was holding on to this prize. She won the car in a raffle on Christmas Eve of 1981. It seems a group of Bowling Green businessmen got together to raise money for the Capitol Arts Theater and the Bowling Green Boys & Girls Club. Luckily for them, local Chevy dealer Jimmy Greenway had gotten the first Corvette built at the new plant, and the car sold thousands of raffle tickets.
After winning the car, Ferrell parked her prize in the garage like a true collector.
"She'd go out there every so often and touch it," Pruitt told us. "She wouldn't drive it, wouldn't do anything with it whatsoever."
Finally, in 1999, she sold the cars to the Adamses, putting Alpha and Omega together under the same roof for the first time.
The cars seemed to go together for more than the obvious reason of their build order. Both are as close to untouched as 30-year-old cars could ever be. The interiors smell new, and the window stickers remain affixed to the glass. The bodies are factory fresh, as are the wheels and tires.
In 2010, the Adamses sold the cars to Ralph Braun, who donated them to his eponymous foundation. The end result has been a win for everyone involved. The Ralph Braun Foundation has raised $400,000. A collector in Plano, Texas, is happy with his purchase. And enthusiasts at the Corvette Homecoming got to see a pair of historically significant '81 models, still looking factory fresh after all these years.


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Public Meetings Set for Big Bend Ranch State Park Use Plan
AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will hold two meetings in January to seek public comment about how Big Bend Ranch State Park should be accessed and used for recreational purposes in the future.
The first meeting on the proposed expansion of public use of Texas' largest state park will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Wed., Jan. 10 at the Presidio County Courthouse in Marfa. A second public meeting will take place in Austin from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 24 at Recreational Equipment Inc.'s downtown classroom, 601 N. Lamar Blvd.
At roughly 300,000 acres, Big Bend Ranch State Park, located just outside Presidio, is by far the largest in the Texas state park system, stretching from the Rio Grande well into the Chihuahuan Desert's numerous mountain ranges and canyon lands.
Unlike Garner, Inks Lake and most state parks, Big Bend Ranch is minimally developed, offering visitors a rare opportunity to enjoy an uncrowded wilderness experience. Just how to expand park access without negatively impacting its fragile resources is what the public use plan will address, said Mike Hill, TPWD's West Texas regional state parks director.
"Big Bend Ranch is both ecologically sensitive, and archeologically and geologically significant, with 134 free-flowing, fresh water sources and riparian areas that are home to unique plants and animal species," Hill said. "Therefore, careful planning for the expansion of public use is essential and candid public input is imperative."
The public meetings are the continuation of a planning process TPWD began in 2004, but was put on hold by a variety of reasons, including a continuing budget squeeze that forced staffing cutbacks, Hill explained. The park's size is so huge, he said, that it has been divided into nine management zones for planning purposes, each of which is larger than almost any other state park.
A draft of the Public Use Plan calls for retaining five of the 12 existing campsites, 67 miles of trail, roads and river campgrounds, and access points. The initial phase of development would add 35 primitive campsites, 21 trailheads, 88 miles of trails and 40 miles of four-wheel drive roads that would make more of the park's interior accessible.
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Granger looks on as Indiana tries to keep pace with big markets
By Ken Berger
CBSSports.com Senior Writer
Jan. 3, 2011
NEW YORK -- Danny Granger sat in the visiting locker room at Madison Square Garden, his feet in a bucket of ice and his hands digging through a Styrofoam tray of chicken tenders. Suffice it to say that Granger's search for postgame junk food was much easier than the Pacers' search for an established All-Star to play with him.
The Pacers, a plucky, athletic little team that let a winnable road game slip away in 98-92 loss to the Knicks on Sunday afternoon, are one of the many teams paralyzed by the NBA's inequitable competitive structure. They have no hope of breaking through the ceiling without a top-notch star to join Granger, and they have no hope of getting one of those stars as long as they play 41 games a year in Indianapolis, where no free agent worth his max contract would dare go. It is the inexorable march of a struggling team in the small-market wilderness of the NBA.
'It's hard to compete with the big-market teams,' Danny Granger says.
On the verge of a labor catastrophe, the league has become as popular as it's been in more than a decade and also more about the haves and have-nots than ever before. The Pacers could've followed the strategy adopted by the Knicks, Nets, Heat and Bulls last summer and chased free agents, but wisely put it off for another day. What would've been the point?
"We're not a Chicago or a New York or an L.A., a team that everybody's going to run and go play in that city," said Granger, the Pacers' best player and also the team's player rep with the National Basketball Players Association. "We're in a smaller market and have a smaller fan base than most teams and it's tough to get free agents here. That's why throughout the history of the Indiana Pacers, they've done things through the draft. We had a good system going up until the brawl, but it's tough to lure a free agent here."
Granger didn't arrive in Indianapolis until after the infamous brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills in 2004, when the Pacers picked him 17th overall in 2005, but he has a good memory. Go back to the summer of '05, immediately after the current collective bargaining agreement was enacted, and you can't find a single significant free agent who has signed up to play in Indiana. And it's a problem that's hardly unique to the Pacers.
"It's hard to compete with the big-market teams," Granger said. "I remember we played one team, and between their starters they had like 35 years of All-Star Games or something crazy like that. It's hard to compete with teams like that, especially when they have deeper pockets and they can do different things with the salary cap. You just have to play through it and find a way to win."
The team Granger was referring to, clearly, was the Boston Celtics, who along with the Lakers have combined to win 33 of the league's 64 championships -- including three straight and six of 12 since the current financial framework was adopted after the 1998 lockout. The Spurs, Heat and Pistons have interrupted the cycle here and there, but for the most part, teams like the Pacers have to be content posing as trees on the side of the highway while the basketball superpowers speed by, barely acknowledging them with a wave.
"The NBA has progressed so much this year," Granger said. "There's so many things that have drawn interest -- Miami, with everything they've done, Kobe [Bryant] winning another championship, Boston having a great year, San Antonio being old and now playing like they're young again. We've got so many different storylines to draw the fans in and keep everything interesting. And it would be a shame to just see it all go by the wayside if we go to a lockout and lose some fans because of it. It's disappointing, but I think that's what it's going to be."
This is not to take anything away from what the Pacers have done. Since the franchise hit rock bottom at the Palace, team president Larry Bird and general manager David Morway have slowly and carefully built a young team that has a realistic shot at making the playoffs for the first time since 2006. The improvement of Roy Hibbert, the potential of Paul George, and the quick learning curve of Darren Collison are all bright spots for a team that is building the right way under the circumstances.
"We will make the playoffs," Granger said.
The success of the supposedly small-market Oklahoma City Thunder is encouraging to teams like the Pacers, but also fool's gold on some level. According to gate receipts data obtained by CBSSports.com, the franchise went from being a low-revenue team in its final season in Seattle to a high-revenue team in its first season in Oklahoma City, with per-game ticket revenue increasing from $457,863 in 2007-08 to $1,122,109 in '08-'09. The Thunder, in fact, are the ideal illustration for the ongoing debate about contracting teams. Oklahoma City is slightly smaller than Seattle, so it's not the size of the market that matters, but the size of the pile of money the team makes in that market.
With every team pricing a bloody lockout into their budgets, the revenue-challenged Pacers won't be a factor at the trade deadline -- just as they haven't been a factor during free agency for years. That's not a knock; it's reality. Indiana has only $37 million in committed payroll for the 2011-12 season, which could translate into $20 million in cap space depending on where the salary cap falls in a new CBA. But until NBA owners figure out how to share more of the revenue being hoarded by the big boys in New York and L.A. -- where the Knicks and Lakers each rake in nearly $2 million a night at the turnstiles compared to the paltry $485,000 or so the Pacers scrape together -- then all that cap space will be worthless.
"It's not fair, honestly," Granger said. "If everyone in the NBA and the owners all commit to this league to keep it going, you've got to share revenue. How can Milwaukee compete with Los Angeles? It just can't. It never will. I don't care if they sell out every game, L.A. is going to get mounds and mounds of more money. That's what I think the big chip should be in the bargaining process."
Unlike the NFL, which splits gate receipts 60-40 in favor of the home team, NBA teams do not share most local revenues. A revamped revenue-sharing plan was a major component of the players' proposal, along with an offer to lower the players' guaranteed share of revenues from its current level of 57 percent.
But that proposal has sat on David Stern's desk in his Fifth Avenue office for more than five months. Why? Well, why let a little labor strife ruin the good story of soaring interest and TV ratings? Plus, if the owners are so hell-bent on getting a work stoppage to force the players' hand, why bend over backwards to negotiate? But more to the point of the Pacers' role as mere deckhands on the Titanic, league owners stubbornly do not want to include the players in the process of devising a new revenue-sharing system -- seeing it as an owner-owner issue as opposed to an owner-player issue. But there could be a way for the players to legally challenge that in a way that would be almost as interesting as the Lakers vs. the Heat in the NBA Finals.
The players could try to set a precedent by becoming the first sports union to push for a ruling from the National Labor Relations Board on the notion that revenue sharing is not a mandatory subject in collective bargaining. I'm not a labor attorney, but it seems obvious to me that if the owners' response to competitive imbalance and financial inequity is to slash player salaries by $800 million, then a sound argument could be made that the flawed revenue-sharing model is affecting the players' pay -- and thus should be required grounds for negotiation with the union.
"You can make the argument that revenue sharing, at least indirectly, has an impact on wages and terms and conditions of employment, and has a direct impact on the ability of smaller market teams to be able to pay player salaries," said Gabe Feldman, director of the Sports Law Program at Tulane University Law School.
Like the unions representing Major League Baseball and the NHL, the NBPA may not need to push the issue to the courts, but could attempt to use it as a bargaining chip, Feldman said. Even if the owners refuse to collectively bargain how they divide their profits, the players could at least use the issue to get other concessions and make it "part of the bundle of compromises," Feldman said.
Until then, revenue-starved teams like the Pacers -- and stars like Granger who are stranded on them -- will just have to keep swabbing the decks. They should whistle while they work and enjoy the show, including another championship of the haves vs. the have-mores in June.


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Has mysterious, deadly sea-star disease reached West Seattle waters?
SEATTLE - New video shot by a local diver over the weekend could be evidence that a mysterious and deadly disease plaguing the West Coast's star-fish population has reached West Seattle waters.
"At the base of the pilings you see just single arms and bodies piled on top of bodies. It's devastating," said Laura James.
James recorded the video at the pipeline and pilings near Seacrest, capturing numerous lifeless and limbless starfish - a stark contrast from a year ago when she documented dozens of healthy and vibrant starfish in the same area.
"Normally there would have been starfish crawling all around the sediment floor," James said. "This time either there were none or where there were starfish they were falling apart and dying leaving these white blobs."
Diseased sea stars have shown up all along the West Coast, from British Columbia to California, including the Puget Sound. The Seattle Aquarium is working with the Vancouver Aquarium as well as scientists from across the country to try and find an answer to what's killing so many sea stars.
Both aquariums have sent samples of diseased and dead sea stars to labs at Cornell University and New York.
The majority of the cases the aquariums have seen deal with a particular starfish known as a sunflower star. However, the sea stars in James' video appear to be a different species showcasing similar wasting symptoms.
Several weeks ago, James also took video from the shoreline off Brace Point in West Seattle. There she reported counting more than 100 starfish washed up and dead along the beach. Dr. Lesanna Lahner, the veterinarian for the Seattle Aquarium, said at that time it was hard to know for sure if what happened to the starfish in the video was related to the wasting disease affecting the sunflower species.
James shared her most recent video with the Seattle Aquarium and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She is planning to do several dives in the South Sound, around Tacoma, to see what's happening with starfish populations in the area.
Divers are encouraged to keep an eye out on starfish they see during dives. The Vancouver Aquarium has set up a website where people can post what they find online.
Results from the samples collected and sent for evaluation could take weeks if not months to return.


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Being from the Boston area, all I've been hearing about lately is how badly the Celtics are performing. One of the areas that most people point to is the need for a big man who can rebound and score.
Enter Al Jefferson. We're trying to get rid of him and I think a package that might work out pretty well to fit the Jazz's and the Celtics' needs is the following:
Celtics acquire: Al Jefferson
Jazz acquire: Avery Bradley, Jared Sullinger and maybe a pick
Salary-wise, another team might have to be involved, or perhaps another Celtics player, or even some sort of TPE. Here's why I like it for the Jazz: Avery is a high-upside 2 guard who the Celtics are very high on. He plays excellent defense and has speed and a good all-around game. You all know Jared Sullinger. He gives the Jazz a young big man in return. This will free up the starting role for Favors, and give us good minutes from Sullinger off the bench.
The reason the Celtics do it is because Al fits many of their current needs and would probably be willing to re-sign with the Cs after this season. He loved Boston when he was here and he was well-liked by the fans and Danny Ainge alike.


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Starting today, nostalgic fans who pre-order the game at GameStop will receive a unique unlock code for the G1 RETRO PACK. This exclusive content will let fans play as the legendary G1 OPTIMUS PRIME (pictured above) from the original 1980s animated television show (both in single player and multiplayer), and also wield the powerful G1-INSPIRED MEGATRON GUN and SHOCKWAVE BLAST CANNON weapons (in single player campaign).
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I was dx with ccc in August 2007. The symptoms were severe itching and jaundice, and a CT scan and MRI confirmed the dx of bile duct cancer. Since then, I've been through radiation combined with Xeloda, and am currently on Xeloda and Gemzar. I have a stent in place which seems to be doing its job. One thing that is kind of weird is that my tumor markers are in the normal range. A blessing is that my liver seems to be functioning currently at an almost normal range.
I feel good - in fact I have to remind myself that I have cancer and can't do some of the things that I want to do, like go skiing. Reading this board, I feel guilty about my continuing good health, but I want you to know that ccc, in some cases, may not be absolutely devastating to your health.
I wonder if it is possible that the prayer/faith/medical treatments have or can shrink the tumor so much that it goes away without surgery? I've really not altered my diet except to eat more fruit and veggies and stop drinking alcohol and cut way back on caffine.
I am trying to stay positive and hopeful for the future. At 45, I'm too young to die - and I owe so much money I can't afford to die!


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I stood in line waiting to vote for about an hour Tuesday at the community center in my Detroit-area town, all the while listening to my neighbor complain that she didn't like either of the candidates. "It doesn't matter who wins. Neither of them are going to be able fix my problem," she grumbled. "Hitting the lottery is the only thing that's going to help."
Her sentiments were reflected in the latest retirement analysis released Tuesday by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. The center concluded that based on the National Retirement Risk Index, more than half of U.S. households "may be unable to maintain their standard of living in retirement."
The report pointed out that from 2007 to 2010, retirement risk jumped 9 percentage points for these four reasons.
- The housing bubble burst, raising risk by 4.5 percentage points.
- Interest rates fell, pushing risk up 2.2 percentage points.
- The age at which people are able to collect full Social Security benefits is rising, increasing risk by 1.6 percentage points.
- Investment returns continue to be rock bottom, raising risk 0.8 percentage points.
The hardest hit households, the center says, are those whose members plan to retire soon with no time to recover from the recession and households with high incomes that they can't sustain without well-paying jobs, the center says.
My neighbor is feeling the pinch from the decline in housing prices that hit Michigan and other Rust Belt states particularly hard. In this part of the country, housing values are still much lower than they were six years ago. This fall in home prices wiped out the equity that many people, including my neighbor, hoped to use to help fund their retirements. And like my neighbor, many face big mortgage payments caused by the decision to refinance when times were good.
The lesson in this for anyone far enough away from retirement to have breathing room is the importance of paying off the mortgage or otherwise freeing yourself from a big debt that, combined with taxes and insurance costs, can eat up your retirement income.
Here's a retirement planning truth: If you have a roof over your head that is all yours, you can muddle through, even if you don't have a fortune in pensions and savings.
Are you set for retirement? What financial obstacles do you see?


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Hi, I am new here. I know I would have problem living up to the third percept on sexual morality.
I really wanted to follow Buddha but this problem have been obstructing me in taking the three refuges.
A Buddhist friend of mine told me to go ahead taking the refuge, saying I may start to change after doing so.
What do you guys think?
Secondly, here in Singapore, Buddhism is mostly Mahayana. There are only a few Theravada temples here. I have searched online
and written to two Theravada temples. But they replied that they don't hold any refuge ceremony at their temple.
There is only one temple holding the refuge ceremony next month. But it is a Mahayana temple.
Is it okay for me to take refuge at a Mahayana temple but be a Theravada Buddhist?


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Doha, QATAR – It was a very Happy New Year for two lucky people when Qatar Duty Free, a subsidiary of Qatar Airways, announced the winners of two exciting draws making someone its latest US$1 million draw, and another the proud owner of a Lexus LX 570.
Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker is pictured celebrating the latest US$1 million raffle draw. Holding the winning cheque with him is Qatar Duty Free Senior Vice-President, Keith Hunter (second left) along with Qatar Duty Free staff at the Doha International Airport.
The first draw of the new year conducted within the Qatar Duty Free retail shopping area at Doha International Airport, saw Mr. Gopalan Nair Babugopal become the lucky winner of US$1 million.
"This is the first time that I have ever won anything. I always buy raffle tickets because I believe in taking chances – looks like it finally paid off!" said the elated Mr. Nair.
The 44 year-old Safety Officer from Trivandrum, India currently works on a project basis. After 20 years of working in Dubai, he had been transferred to Qatar on a 1 year stint for a new project, and it was during this time that he bought the lucky winning raffle ticket.
His wife Rupa Kurup, was thrilled with the news and couldn't contain her excitement, "This is due to the luck of our children and will help secure their futures."
Mr. Nair is currently residing in India with his wife, 13 year-old daughter, Vaishnavi and 12 year-old son, Vaishnav before he returns to Qatar to start work on another project in March.
The excitement continued when Qatar Duty Free drew the name of Mr. Shibin Sasidharan, making him the proud owner of a brand new Lexus LX 570.
Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker congratulated the winners: "I would like to extend a big congratulations to both Mr. Nair and Mr. Sasidharan on starting 2013 in such an exciting way. Qatar Duty Free has a long history of creating exciting moments for passengers entering the millionaire and luxury car draws."
The US Dollar Millionaire raffle was launched in May 2006 giving passengers a great opportunity to win the bumper prize as each draw is made after the 5,000 tickets are sold.
Departing and transiting passengers at Doha International Airport have the option to purchase raffle tickets on site or online at Qatar Duty Free's website www.qatarardutyfree.com.qa, providing them with more flexibility. The raffle is open to anyone worldwide who wishes to try their luck.
Qatar Duty Free Senior Vice-President, Keith Hunter (second left) is joined by Senior Advisor, Maurice Burke along with Qatar Duty Free staff after the Qatar Duty Free Luxury Car Draw winner is announced.
Tickets for the highly successful US 1 million cash raffle can be purchased for USD 263 or QAR 950 each, and luxury car draw tickets can also be purchased from Qatar Duty Free.
Qatar Duty Free operates within the Departures, Arrivals, VIP and the Premium Terminal of Doha International Airport. It also operates an outlet at the Oryx Rotana Hotel in Doha and the Doha Port for a growing number of passengers arriving and departing the State of Qatar by sea.
The award-winning Duty Free operator has enjoyed consistent double digit growth year on year and is now the second largest Duty Free operator in the Middle East.
Qatar Duty Free offers a wide assortment of Duty Free products across various categories. A key part of its strategy is to offer something for every passenger profile and to make Duty Free shopping a memorable experience.
With the New Doha International Airport set to open in 2013, the Qatar Duty Free team is already working on creating over 25,000sqm of world class retail space, which will include exclusive branded boutiques and products to cater to passengers from all walks of life.
About Qatar Duty Free
Qatar Duty Free is one of the Middle East's outstanding success stories in recent years, investing more than US$1 million in refurbishing the existing retail facilities within the departures and arrivals area. For more information, visit www.qatardutyfree.com.qa
Qatar Duty Free has been experiencing continued and significant growth in recent years, currently operating over 2,500 sqm of retail space. In 2010, Qatar Duty Free won the Travel Retailer of the Year - DFNI Global Awards and the Middle East Travel Retailer of the Year – and will establish a new home at New Doha International Airport in 2013. For more information, visit: www.ndiaproject.com
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Juvenile Driver's License Ceremony Changed to New Time
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
703-324-3187, TTY 711, Fax 703-324-2010
Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
Update: The Juvenile Driver's License Ceremony is now held in Courtroom 3K, Fairfax County Courthouse, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax..
Jan. 3, 2007
Fairfax County Juvenile Driver's License Ceremony
Changed to New Time
Beginning today, Jan. 3, the formal ceremony to issue all original driver's licenses to applicants under the age of 18 will take place at 3:15 p.m. on the scheduled day in Courtroom A of the Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, 4000 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax. In the past, this ceremony has been in the evening. Notices for the ceremony are usually sent out during the last 30 days of the temporary license period.
It is recommended those attending the ceremony (applicants must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian) plan to arrive at least 30 minutes early to allow plenty of time to find a parking space and walk to the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court courthouse. Those who arrive late will not be admitted, but will be given a new date to appear. Public parking is available in Parking Garage B located on Page Avenue at the Fairfax County public safety complex. Directions and a map.
In addition to being accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, applicants must bring their temporary license and ceremony notification for identification. Due to limited seating, only one person should accompany each applicant.
For further information regarding the ceremony, contact the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court at 703-246-3030, TTY 711.
For more news and information, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news.
Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities. To request this information in an alternate format, call the Office of Public Affairs at 703-324-3187, TTY 711.


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|June 9, 2000
Volume 2, Issue 23
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"Anterior Lip"
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4) What Do You Do To Reduce an Anterior Lip?
I learned as a student nurse-midwife 18 years ago how to, in most cases, reduce an anterior lip. First of all, though, it may not be a problem at all and simply needs more time. But if the mom is tired or has been stuck for a while then I may try to intervene. I tell her that it is going to hurt but I ask her to work with me during one contraction. I will ask her to push as hard as she can and get three good pushes in, holding her breath and really bearing down. I ask her to lie in a semi-reclining position. I push up on the lip with 2 fingers while she bears down—usually, I can push the lip back. I then keep my fingers in—a lip tends to slip back down. In between contractions I may then try to ease the lip back. I try this for only 2 contractions. If it doesn't go, we need "tincture of time." Sometimes using a squat position can be a successful alternative to the semi-recline. If it doesn't stay back, I then may try several position changes—hands and knees, side-lying—to get the pressure off the lip from the baby's head. I may then re-try the above after 30 minutes or so have passed. Eventually, through time or descent of the head, success is achieved. It certainly is very rare to end up with a c-section for a persistent anterior lip that cannot be reduced.
- Patty,CNM
Assuming that time hasn't taken care of an anterior lip, I usually use arnica oil rubbed straight on the cervix. Sit back and wait a few contractions and if it isn't gone, you can usually reduce it much more easily. Primrose oil sometimes works and I used that before I got sick of stubborn anterior lips, especially in primips, and got some arnica oil, which is also lovely on a swollen perineum.
- Samantha McCormick, CNM
The best way I have found to reduce an anterior lip is to lie the women in a left lateral position for a few contractions. When it's gone she can get into the position she wants to to deliver.
- G.R., community midwife
I have found anterior lips appear mostly with ROA or posterior babies. My best remedy that has worked 99% of the time for a lip or edematous cervix:
Using a 10cc syringe w/18 0r 20 gauge needle, puncture five evening primrose capsules, then draw oil into syringe. After all five have been drawn up, add an equal amount of gelsimium, arnica and blue and black cohosh into the syringe (if the primrose caps equal 1cc, add 1cc of each tincture). Dispose of needle. Shake the syringe to mix remedy. It is best if mother is in knee chest position. Do a digital exam and locate the lip or swollen area. Slide the syringe along your fingers to the spot and slowly insert the remedy. There will be some stinging sensation, which directs the mind to attend to that swollen spot. Tell the mother to think about that spot and melt the cervix away. Massage the remedy on the lip or swollen area. After administering all the concoction, keep the mother in knee chest for at least 20 minutes.
- Shine Herfindahl, CDM, CPM
I have found a few thing that help in this situation.
I realize the above solutions are NOT fun for mom at all but they work!
- Mary, doula
Keep an eye on the baby's position in labor - often persistent anterior lips are seen with posteriors.
- Pat C.
5) When to Push: Listening to the Body's Cues by Lois Wilson
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At Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Jamaica... no one pushed actively for more than half an hour... women come across the hall to the birthing room when they feel a strong and absolutely irresistible urge to push. Prior to that, they are not "checked" for effacement or dilation, but rather are simply allowed to labor undisturbed. Their only cues to their progress in labor are their own physiologic sensations and their intuition. Once she is in the birthing room, the woman climbs onto the cot and a midwife checks her dilation. Very rarely does a mother come into the birthing room too soon-women are almost always completely dilated and ready to go, often with the baby's head on or near the perineum.... [They] subsequently finish the job in thirty minutes or less! Thus the question begs to be asked: How many gloved hands have reached up inside of women followed by the declaration "You're complete! You can push now!" followed by hours of exhausting effort, frustration, and intervention? ... even when a woman is feeling a little "pushy," she may be fully dilated but not really ready to actively push. I honestly believe that in our well-meaning attempt to tell a woman when we think she is at the pushing stage of her labor, we encourage her to push way too soon. The consequence is that when a woman begins pushing before a strong and irresistible urge is present (because her midwife tells her "it's time!"), she uses her energy to accomplish a task that her body would do more effectively on its own if she was listening to her body's cues rather than her birth attendant. Maternal exhaustion, a swollen cervix, fetal distress, and sometimes a transport for vacuum extraction or a cesarean section often follow. This is too high a price to pay!
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Q: I recently attended a birth as a doula. After labouring for 8 hrs. my client was almost fully dilated except she had an anterior lip. When the doctor did a vag exam, she was able to pull back the lip while the mom pushed with a contraction and ultimately pushed the lip out of the way. However, two hours later with strong effective pushing, the lip was still there. The doc was frustrated and couldn't figure out why the lip wasn't cooperating. An epidural was done to hopefully relax the mom and take care of the lip. After half an hour, this goal was reached. The mom continued to push when coached to do so because of course now she couldn't feel any sensations to bear down spontaneously.
My questions are:
1) What else could have been done other than an epidural to resolve the lip dilemma?
2) Once the lip had disappeared, could the epidural be turned off or at least the amount of the drug reduced so the mom could regain some feeling to be able to push more effectively?
A: An anterior cervical lip occurs when the presenting part is not positioned correctly upon the cervix, causing unequal pressure that results in unequal dilation. Think of a square peg trying to come through a round hole. If there is unequal pressure, and the fetal head is not given enough time to accommodate (mold), then the narrowest diameter of the fetal head cannot come through the widest diameter of the inlet. In my experience, if a cervical lip is developing, you are dealing with an abnormal presentation—either an asynclitism (where the head is tilted out of the midline) or an extension of the head which must be corrected in order to facilitate the descent.
The temptation is to treat the symptom—the lip—by pushing it back out of the way, without considering why it is there in the first place (the malpresentation) and correcting that. If you allow the fetal head to back off the cervix, even just a bit, it will often allow the baby to tuck its chin and approach the pelvis at a better angle.
As a doula, coach, or midwife, you have two choices. You can change the head directly by applying pressure to it, which is not comfortable for either the mom or the baby, OR you can encourage the baby to back off the cervix by changing the mother's position. I have had great success with encouraging the mom to try two contractions on her left side, two contractions on her right side, two contractions on her hands and knees, and two in a knee-chest position. Have her epty her bladder first (she can use all the room she can get!), have her blow through the contractions, and refrain from pushing. These positions will usually make it easier to do that anyway. I rarely have to go through more than two cycles of the eight contractions before the lip disappears and descent takes place. If you detect an asynclitic presentation, have the mom pull up on her top leg as she is side lying, which will open that side of the pelvis a tad more (sort of a half McRoberts position).
Remember, you are trying to allow the baby a little room to back off the cervix so it can reposition its head correctly. Even if the mom has an epidural, she can be rolled from side to side, the upper leg adducted to facilitate the flexion. In this particular situation, an upright sitting position is not as helpful, and in fact the 45 degree angle pushing position which is de rigeur in the hospital actually compounds the situation because the pushing urge becomes so strong, and the angle so acute, that the baby has no room to back up and cannot reposition itself. Remember that the uterus is extremely competent at working the head down into the pelvis at the appropriate speed and angle if given the opportunity to do so.
- Vicki L. Taylor, L.M., C.P.M.
A: The most probable reason for the persistent anterior lip under the scenario you describe is a large head that needs to mold.
If hands and knees or side-lying with the top leg all the way over onto the bed things doesn't work, eventually I try an epidural as a last resort just in case the woman is unconsciously holding back. Of course the epidural could have been turned off for pushing and then re-dosed for a cesarean birth if it became necessary. But if it's any consolation, it may have turned out the same if it truly was CPD. I hope the client knows what a good job she did!
- Cynthia Flynn, CNM, PhD
A: As I read the account of the labor with the lip that would not be reduced, I wondered if the birth would end up being a c-section. I'm sure that many will recommend an all-fours position or knee chest or upright postures, birth balls etc. as postural ways to help reduce the lip. These sometimes work. I've heard of putting ice on thick swollen lips, but have not tried it myself. I imagine there are herbal preparations that are used too. However, my own experience is that those persistent lips are an ominous sign—they just hang on and slip back over the head, despite efforts that seem to result in their disappearance. Often, a persistent OP is involved (all the more reason to read Optimal Foetal Positioning by Sutton and Scott), sometimes CPD, as in this case, where baby just didn't descend. I imagine that the epidural gave the mother a chance to rest and regain some strength for the push ahead.
I don't know of any physiologic reason why having an epidural would cause the lip to go away. Does mother's lack of relaxation cause a lip? Letting epidurals wear off after pain relief is achieved is a problematic situation, I think, particularly if the mother does not want to reexperience the pain. It almost seems unethical to provide relief and then to say, "Now we're going to withdraw it." Most mothers who receive epidural here seem to push quite effectively if allowed to await the urge to push as the baby descends.
- Karen Pettigrew CNM
A: Perhaps my question is part of the answer; What POSITION was the mother assuming during most of the second stage—squatting (upright), Fowler's or side lying?
A: ... rushing 2nd stage by attempting to "resolve" the lip may in turn cause the baby to be pushed down too soon in an unfavorable position for vaginal delivery. I don't practice the "you're complete, now push" management of 2nd stage. I think this sets up the problem described above. From what I've seen so far, if the mom is going to push the baby out, no lip of cervix is going to keep her from doing that. I feel a stubborn anterior lip is more a symptom of other problems than THE problem. Positional changes (hands and knees) and putting her in water may allow enough relaxation to enable the baby to BACK UP and get in a flexed position.
- Kelley Hewitt, LM
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A: The primary way to prevent chorioamnionitis is to limit vaginal exams. So many inductions end up with maternal fever and more abx, probably soley because of the many vaginal exams to "monitor progress."
- Samantha McCormick, CNM
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More on the subject of choice, the theme of last week's issue:
A big "right on!" to Nikki Lee. She stated that maybe we shouldn't be so tolerant of other people's choices. I couldn't agree with her more. By hiding behind the cloak of "choice" people are able to make very poor decisions. I particularly liked Ms. Lee's comment about how it galls her to say to a mother who weans her baby at two weeks, "Good job! You did the best you could!" As a La Leche Leader, I have agreed to espouse La Leche League philosophy which respects a mother's choice and experience wherever she may be in regard to breastfeeding. And as a LLL leader, I do just that. However, it is sometimes a major feat. From a personal standpoint, I am not able to rally support behind a decision to wean at two weeks. If the world were run by me, breastfeeding would not be a choice. It would be the way babies were fed, period. Unusual, rare, and unfortunate circumstances would require a prescription of formula. There's way too much political correctness and tiptoeing around so as not to offend people, and mothers, children and families are suffering for it. People don't want to make others feel "guilty" for their choices. What people often don't realize is that you cannot make someone else feel guilty. Guilt is a feeling within a person—a feeling of responsibility for some real or imagined offense. Guilt is the perfect teacher. Maybe when guilt arises in a person regarding a particular choice they have made, the next time they make a better choice. That can't be all bad, can it?
- Dianne Oliver
I completely agree with Nikki Lee and her comments about choice. Nikki, thank you for being so bold and speaking the truth. Thank you to Midwifery Today for publishing her comments.
- Lisa
I was enthralled reading your readers' response to the question of choice in birth. I especially liked Nikki Lee's, and I share her viewpoint completely.
I am president and co-founder of a not-for-profit childbirth awareness group called CHOICES, covering all of Northwest Indiana. Informing parents about smart consumerism and getting them educated about all the issues is the main goal of CHOICES (Choices in Homebirth Offering Information, Communication, Education, and Support). But when it comes down to it, we realize people are going to absorb only as much as they like. Birth is a very touch and go phenomenon. People bring a lot of baggage to the event, and as a Bradley Method instructor I've found that sometimes people make poor decisions regardless of all the proof, pressure, or praise I can give. They come back to me with regrets, even though I warned them to switch physicians, find a different hospital, get more protein, keep hydrated, etc.
Sometimes experience is the best teacher, and we can't take it all upon ourselves to teach lessons that others must learn by trying and failing. I have come to comfort myself with my faith in the Laws of Nature, or God's Way, or whatever you want to call it. I believe that each child comes to this world and experiences the kind of birth he/she needs to experience, in order to evolve, learn life lessons, whatever. It has taken many years of learning to let go, but my letting go has brought more people to me, and opened more minds than any amount of preaching and dire warnings.
- Sharon Thornton, AAHCC
"Breastfeeding Nemesis" by Susanne Colson, [excerpted in Issue 2:15] is an article about a very important, highly polarized issue, namely breastfeeding vs. bottle-feeding as it plays itself out in many familiar contemporary cultures today and in years prior. Many points she makes are so right on; those addressing capitalism and the inevitable overarching greed of 99.9% of those who practice it to the detriment of mothers and babies world wide; those of the ethical and moral poverty of the greedy ones, even to the point of pushing products that literally don't support human infant health and growth when perfect infant food is readily available to all babies within their mothers' breasts; and especially those of the woeful ignorance and apparent irresponsibility of the medical establishment (male and female members all) who have for years and years advocated bottle feeding over breastfeeding (in ways subtle and overt), and when they have taught breastfeeding have, more often than not, done so out of a paucity of accurate information regarding the normal physiology of human breast milk production and the near perfection of simple maternal-infant breastfeeding practice.
I would like to mention here, as well, a further ramification of the breast vs. bottle controversy; that of those mothers who prefer not to breastfeed, regardless the amount of accurate, well understood information they may have in favor of breastfeeding. I submit here that not all women want to give of their bodies in terms of physically nourishing their children. Furthermore, there are many mothers who do not espouse the "attachment parenting" kind of nurture when raising their children. Core issues of physical touch and personal, physical and emotional boundaries are highly operant, deep seeded aspects of each human psyche. Besides, our culture, and other cultures as well, hold up prominently such rights as a woman's right to choose what is or is not done with and to her body by other parties, which includes her children. These mothers also deeply need support from mothering advocates as they give birth and bond with their babies. We professionals may need to ask ourselves what are our motives in our work in support of mothers and children in birthing, breastfeeding, and parenting? Are we lost in our beliefs about how it "should" be done to the exclusion of the needs of so many women who may not mirror our beliefs but are seeking the shelter of our circle within which to enter into their motherhood? I believe we have the best, most beautiful, effectual mindset about birth and nurture of mothers and their young. Our fruits are laid out lavishly for all women and their children, wherever and however they walk, to eat or not to eat at will. If they eat nothing at our table may we count it an honor that they have entered in to share their life and wisdom with us that we "all walk in [ever greater] beauty" with grace and service.
Which brings me to my last point: some of us, perhaps including Ms Colson, seem to expend too much or our time and energy using the knowledge we hold and the beliefs we espouse as forums for derisive rhetoric and divisive agendas. Accusatory, judgmental rhetoric re: (for instance) the arrogance of male scientists and fantasy scenarios of their plans for women's detriment serve no constructive purpose to our class. Are we, here, not behaving arrogantly ourselves? I submit that such attitude serves no one but the one who holds it. Is not our work for the wholeness of women and babies? I am a feminist but I am not an "anti-masculinist," and even if I were, it would not serve my mothers to hold their male partners in such apparent disdain. I support free speech, don't get me wrong, but I don't believe Midwifery Today is the proper forum for anti-male sounding, anti scientific sounding rhetoric and religious sounding analysis of issues of women and their children. Our most doctrinaire rhetoric should be saved for non-professional times when we can just let it all hang out. Professionally we must not speak of such things except in the most gentle, professional, respectful, and objective ways. Our clients and potential clients read our journals and many do not espouse our feminist and possibly religious beliefs at all. Our mothers need to be able to trust that we deeply respect their beliefs. Birth professionals come in close contact with their clients. I strongly believe the deep wisdom of one of our long practicing midwives when she spoke of our treading in close with our mothers as they birth and nurture their children: "Stay in the humble," she said. Therein lie our powers, strength, and confidence for the benefit of each other and those we serve. Submitted With respect and love,
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Monday, May 12, 2008
Life is Good
As I was talking to Stephen today, he mentioned how many miles we have logged or will log over the next few weeks. He reminded me that on top of all the graduations and then our Hawaii trip, we have little Miss Hannah being baptized in September. I'm just grateful we are able to attend all these wonderful events.
I'm also grateful for technology which allows me to see pictures of events that I miss. I would have loved to have been in the Sac. area when Kiah received her YW Recognition Award. Here is a picture of her back in 1991 when they came to visit us in Toronto. (Not only does she look like her grandma, but she has her vices ; )
Fast forward some 17 years later--could this be the same girl.
Sidenote #1: I was very excited to get on the scale this morning and see that I lost another 3 pounds--that puts me down 8 pounds. Yippee!!!
Sidenote #2: We are studying Joel tomorrow in Seminary. I love the verse that Pres. Eyring quoted a few years ago. What a great reminder of what we should expect of our youth: "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:" (Joel 2:28) As was mentioned in his talk, it doesn't say "may" it says "shal"l--we should expect it and help them to live for those kind of experiences.
25 comments:
- annie said...
- May 12, 2008 at 3:48 PM
- annie said...
Congrats on the eight pounds! It's not easy!
- May 12, 2008 at 3:48 PM
- Sheila said...
I definitely enjoy technology. When families have to be far away from each other... it's not quite so bad. (if everyone has a computer, cell phone, digital camera, etc.)One thing I have decided I need is a scanner. Maybe one day. Since I have a daughter that has a chocolate messy photo, yes, I know it happens & all too fast. Messy little girls turn into beautiful young women. Congrats on you YW recognition Kiah. toodles,Sheila
- May 12, 2008 at 3:51 PM
- Sheila said...
How could I forget Yvonne... I meant to say congrats on the weight-loss too. I hope that I can see some progress this week.
toodles again... Sheila
- May 12, 2008 at 3:52 PM
- Chel said...
What a beautiful young woman! You are very lucky that you travel around and attend so many things. I want to be just like you! Supportive and always there during life's special events and happenings!
Wow, 8 lbs... I envy you.
- May 12, 2008 at 4:42 PM
- Suzanne said...
That is such a cute picture of her eating the chocolate! I'm so glad that you had a good Mother's Day! Congrats on the weight loss! :)
- May 12, 2008 at 5:54 PM
- Corrine said...
8 LBS that is awesome way to go!!, I'm up 8 so I guess I found yours :)
You are so lucky and blessed to be able to see all your family and celebrate their events!
- May 12, 2008 at 8:55 PM
- Jodi said...
When is your Hawaii trip and which island? Can I sneak in your suitcase? I already ready to go bacK!
Congrats on the 8 pounds! Your grand-daughter is a beauty! Takes after her Grandma!
- May 12, 2008 at 9:11 PM
- Tonya said...
8 pounds...you rock!!! I'm glad you had a great mothers day.
- May 12, 2008 at 9:43 PM
- mindyluwho said...
Wow, 8 pounds! Go Yvonne!
- May 13, 2008 at 12:35 AM
- Amber said...
Eight pounds? HURRAY! How is it they just seem to be melting off on you as I struggle through it. Make sure to leave a comment on my weigh-in blog on Friday - you deserve the pat on the back!
- May 13, 2008 at 7:55 AM
- Tori :) said...
She is beautiful!!
Happy Mom's Day! - belated and CONGRATS on the weightloss! You rock!
- May 13, 2008 at 8:08 AM
- aurora said...
Beautiful Girl! Wow. You have many, many reasons to be happy. :)
8 pounds?? wow. You Rock!
- May 13, 2008 at 8:12 AM
- aurora said...
Haha, for the first time, I didn't read all of the comments before I left mine, and I dittoed Tori's 'you rock!' That's funny, since I rarely say it... :)
- May 13, 2008 at 8:13 AM
- JustRandi said...
Congratulations!! Wow, 8 pounds! That'll be great for Hawaii, too.
- May 13, 2008 at 10:17 AM
- Ashley said...
Nice job on the eight pounds...I think that is close to what I gained last week. :0)
What a gorgeous girl!
Happy belated Mother's Day!
- May 13, 2008 at 11:15 AM
- Melissa said...
Sounds like you had a good Mother's Day! I know I enjoyed talking to my mom for awhile :)
And congrats on the weight loss! That's awesome!!
- May 13, 2008 at 11:33 AM
- PJ said...
I'm glad you had a great Mother's Day!
What a beauty she has grown up to be:)
8 lbs...YOU ROCK!
- May 13, 2008 at 1:23 PM
- aurora said...
check back in my comments to see why i am afraid of sharks... :)
- May 13, 2008 at 3:37 PM
- txmommy said...
whoo hoo on the weight loss!
SHe is beautiful, time goes so fast!
- May 13, 2008 at 5:15 PM
- Nancy Face said...
Kiah was adorable as a young child, and she is so beautiful as a young woman! :)
I'm glad you had such a nice Mother's Day! You deserve everything that's good and happy! :)
Hooray for 8 POUNDS!!! How fabulous! :D
That is a great lesson for Seminary! :)
- May 14, 2008 at 10:19 AM
- Liam's Mom - Gina said...
So glad you had a beautiful mother's day! You are an amazing mother and grandma!
- May 14, 2008 at 10:58 AM
- Yvonne said...
Annie: Thanks—it wasn't easy, but I'm excited.
Sheila: You're right—technology helps. I love my scanner and use it all the time. I'll pass your congrats on to Kiah. Thanks. And thanks for the congrats on the weight loss. Good luck this week.
Chel: Yes, she is a beautiful girl. I feel very lucky that I get to go to so many of their special events.
Suzanne: Isn't that picture funny—I love it. Thanks, Mother's Day was great.
Thanks for the congrats.
Corrine: Thanks—LOL at your comment.
I love being able to travel and be part of all the special times.
Jodi: We leave for Hawaii the end of June and are there about 10 days. We are going to Maui. It's going to be a great celebration of my MIL's 90th birthday.
Thanks for the congrats and the sweet comments.
Tonya: Believe me I'm thrilled about the 8 pounds. It was a wonderful Mother's Day.
Mindyluwho: Thanks so much.
Amber: I wish they were melting off—but it's been hard work. I will come by your blog on Friday. (I always do ; )
tori: Thanks, I think she is such a beautiful girl--and she is so sweet, too.
Thanks for the Mother's Day wishes. I'm so excited about the weight loss--actually I'm in shock.
aurora: Thanks. Yes, I do have lots to be happy about. LOL that you and tori said the same.
randi: Thanks--I'm working hard so Hawaii will be more enjoyable.
ashley: Isn't it funny--but I know you felt like you ate all the time, didn't you.
Thank you--I hope you had a great Mother's Day, too.
melissa: I'm glad you had a chance to talk to your mom--I'm sure she loved it, too.
I just keep hoping I can keep losing.
pj: I did have a fantastic Mother's Day.
I have to work hard so I can keep losing.
aurora: I checked back.
txmommy: I'm excited about losing 8--just need to keep going.
Thanks--yeah time goes way, way too fast.
nancyface: Thanks so much.
Thank you--you know how I feel about you--I'm glad you had a great day (I hope singing at Church wasn't too stressful ; )
I just have another 14 pounds to go--but it's nice to see progress.
gina: you are so sweet--thank you.
- May 14, 2008 at 8:07 PM
- utmommy said...
Hooray for the weight loss!!
Love the chocolate eating picture. It's crazy how fast our little ones grow up. You are so great and supportive to your family. They are lucky to have you.
- May 15, 2008 at 12:08 AM
- Lauren said...
She is so beautiful. Seriously...I am in awe of her beauty.
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