Hey Gals!
Well, I'm back. Hope ya'll had a great Thanksgiving! :-) I have to say it's been a good, albeit surreal vacation- not at all how I thought it would be. It's really nice to be home, but can't help but feel a little depressed that it's over. It's always very hard for us to leave family, especially when we only go back once a year and we never know now how much longer our elderly relatives will be around. It's always really hard for me to leave, but after the first week back, it subsides. It was made especially harder this time due to things going on on my side of the family. Kevin had a cold before we left & I caught it on the first Tuesday after we left (which meant I had it for most of our time away- I'm at the tail end now). Fortunately it was a managable one, no bedrest needed. Just *a lot* of kleenex! ;-P A week ago Friday while we were at my in-laws, I was coming down the spiral staircase they have (aka "the death stairs"). I turned out the light upstairs and started down. tt was darker than usual, but as I was more than halfway down, I didn't bother going back up to turn on the light. So....when I was on the 2nd step from the bottom, I was *sure* I was at the bottom and.....hit air and then the floor. On my ankle. The very same one I sprained almost 20 years ago. I called out to Kevin & he had to carry me to the couch since I couldn't get up; it hurt soooo bad. If I hadn't have been able to bend my toes I would have been certain that my foot was broken. We iced it down immediately and I think that helped, although a week later it's still swollen, so I'll probably be making a trip to the Dr. tomorrow. The real thing though that was really surreal was about my sister which explains *A LOT* of what had been a mystery for some time. I can't really talk about it here, but if I'm able to ever get on AIM and see ya'll, I'll fill you in. I'm still reeling from it; I'd never in my wildest nightmares would think that this could happen. The good news is that she is doing better and that so far she is on the right path.
Onto lighter subjects, we had a good Thanksgiving (despite everything going on), and I'm sure I gained 10 lbs from this vacation. I'm going to fiercely start and hold to my Weight Watchers diet starting now. It was warm in both places- 80's (which is warm considering it's Nov.). TX was nice (Leslie, I waved North to you!)- it was quiet and relaxing. We're starting to think more about what we'll need to do when we retire there. I caught Rick on Thursday morning, I believe. I was surprised to see him in Jerusalem again, especially during the holidays but world events don't recognize holidays and being with family. I got to see snippets of Fox here & there when we were at my dad's & then last week at my mom's. Well, my replies will probably pithy, but will try to check in more this week.
Sherry- congrats on the weight loss!! :-) I usually use the Clairol Natural Instincts- the Nutmeg one is good for dark brown. That's normally my color of choice, and it only lasts for about 27 shampoos. Good luck on the exams! :-) Hehehe- funny you should mention work- I've been bad: I checked my work email from home tonight- I think I had 120 new emails- I got it down to 25. Not bad.... now I'll just have to keep my fingers crossed regarding my in box at work...ick. My mom made me two large "memory" albums- it completely blew my mind- I was very emotionally moved internally (I say internally as I didn't break down outwardly as I could have). I'm sure my facial expression showed the surprise and gratitude though, and I certainly told her how very much I appreciated it.
Jen- Good Lord, girl- I hope you're doing OK now after that scare in the OR! I'll have to listen to your audiopost! How cool is that?! It sounds though, from Sherry's post that you had the surgery done; I hope you're on your way to a speedy recovery!
Teri- Loreena M's Christmas one is really good. One of my favorites on there is "Snow". I'm gonna have to go to my site & see what the deal is....I'm a newbie to the MSN groups thing. I'll check it out & let you know. Yep- illegals are just that: ILLEGALS. Like *I* could get a license in another country? I think not. The line *has* definitely got to be drawn *somewhere* and these folks just don't get it. Frustrating, isn't it. Hope you're feeling better!!
Jayel- Rick in MIAMI??? Wow, usually Orlando Salinas (sp?) covers that area. How surprising! I've heard the book "Arrogance" by Bernard Goldberg- I know they've had him on here & there on FNC, but I think our morning talk show folks had him on too. It definitely sounds interesting! Sounds like the Rick sightings on Weds. (26th) were good ones. I was at my mom's then and was *itching* to turn the channel to Fox (she had on a local news show). No Todd these last two weeks?
Nan- LOL @ the Laurie Dhue background- I always tell Kevin his "girlfriend" is on- I kid him and tell him that I know he has a secret crush on her, LOL.
MELISSA!! Yay! I'm so glad to see you posting! :-) We missed ya around here- don't be a stranger!
OK- I need to get ready for bed....it really is nice to be home again, and my kitty is very happy to see us again. *sigh*- I guess the perfect song to summarize the way I feel is "Gold Dust" by Tori Amos. If anyone's heard it, you'll know what I mean. I just can't believe that 2 weeks have flown by this fast. I've experienced so much raw emotion in these past two weeks so forgive me if I sound a bit out of sorts at times. I'm sure I'll think of other things that happened during the vacation- I'll share as I remember. Hope ya'll are doing well - forgive me if I overlooked anyone.
Well, I'm back. Hope ya'll had a great Thanksgiving! :-) I have to say it's been a good, albeit surreal vacation- not at all how I thought it would be. It's really nice to be home, but can't help but feel a little depressed that it's over. It's always very hard for us to leave family, especially when we only go back once a year and we never know now how much longer our elderly relatives will be around. It's always really hard for me to leave, but after the first week back, it subsides. It was made especially harder this time due to things going on on my side of the family. Kevin had a cold before we left & I caught it on the first Tuesday after we left (which meant I had it for most of our time away- I'm at the tail end now). Fortunately it was a managable one, no bedrest needed. Just *a lot* of kleenex! ;-P A week ago Friday while we were at my in-laws, I was coming down the spiral staircase they have (aka "the death stairs"). I turned out the light upstairs and started down. tt was darker than usual, but as I was more than halfway down, I didn't bother going back up to turn on the light. So....when I was on the 2nd step from the bottom, I was *sure* I was at the bottom and.....hit air and then the floor. On my ankle. The very same one I sprained almost 20 years ago. I called out to Kevin & he had to carry me to the couch since I couldn't get up; it hurt soooo bad. If I hadn't have been able to bend my toes I would have been certain that my foot was broken. We iced it down immediately and I think that helped, although a week later it's still swollen, so I'll probably be making a trip to the Dr. tomorrow. The real thing though that was really surreal was about my sister which explains *A LOT* of what had been a mystery for some time. I can't really talk about it here, but if I'm able to ever get on AIM and see ya'll, I'll fill you in. I'm still reeling from it; I'd never in my wildest nightmares would think that this could happen. The good news is that she is doing better and that so far she is on the right path.
Onto lighter subjects, we had a good Thanksgiving (despite everything going on), and I'm sure I gained 10 lbs from this vacation. I'm going to fiercely start and hold to my Weight Watchers diet starting now. It was warm in both places- 80's (which is warm considering it's Nov.). TX was nice (Leslie, I waved North to you!)- it was quiet and relaxing. We're starting to think more about what we'll need to do when we retire there. I caught Rick on Thursday morning, I believe. I was surprised to see him in Jerusalem again, especially during the holidays but world events don't recognize holidays and being with family. I got to see snippets of Fox here & there when we were at my dad's & then last week at my mom's. Well, my replies will probably pithy, but will try to check in more this week.
Sherry- congrats on the weight loss!! :-) I usually use the Clairol Natural Instincts- the Nutmeg one is good for dark brown. That's normally my color of choice, and it only lasts for about 27 shampoos. Good luck on the exams! :-) Hehehe- funny you should mention work- I've been bad: I checked my work email from home tonight- I think I had 120 new emails- I got it down to 25. Not bad.... now I'll just have to keep my fingers crossed regarding my in box at work...ick. My mom made me two large "memory" albums- it completely blew my mind- I was very emotionally moved internally (I say internally as I didn't break down outwardly as I could have). I'm sure my facial expression showed the surprise and gratitude though, and I certainly told her how very much I appreciated it.
Jen- Good Lord, girl- I hope you're doing OK now after that scare in the OR! I'll have to listen to your audiopost! How cool is that?! It sounds though, from Sherry's post that you had the surgery done; I hope you're on your way to a speedy recovery!
Teri- Loreena M's Christmas one is really good. One of my favorites on there is "Snow". I'm gonna have to go to my site & see what the deal is....I'm a newbie to the MSN groups thing. I'll check it out & let you know. Yep- illegals are just that: ILLEGALS. Like *I* could get a license in another country? I think not. The line *has* definitely got to be drawn *somewhere* and these folks just don't get it. Frustrating, isn't it. Hope you're feeling better!!
Jayel- Rick in MIAMI??? Wow, usually Orlando Salinas (sp?) covers that area. How surprising! I've heard the book "Arrogance" by Bernard Goldberg- I know they've had him on here & there on FNC, but I think our morning talk show folks had him on too. It definitely sounds interesting! Sounds like the Rick sightings on Weds. (26th) were good ones. I was at my mom's then and was *itching* to turn the channel to Fox (she had on a local news show). No Todd these last two weeks?
Nan- LOL @ the Laurie Dhue background- I always tell Kevin his "girlfriend" is on- I kid him and tell him that I know he has a secret crush on her, LOL.
MELISSA!! Yay! I'm so glad to see you posting! :-) We missed ya around here- don't be a stranger!
OK- I need to get ready for bed....it really is nice to be home again, and my kitty is very happy to see us again. *sigh*- I guess the perfect song to summarize the way I feel is "Gold Dust" by Tori Amos. If anyone's heard it, you'll know what I mean. I just can't believe that 2 weeks have flown by this fast. I've experienced so much raw emotion in these past two weeks so forgive me if I sound a bit out of sorts at times. I'm sure I'll think of other things that happened during the vacation- I'll share as I remember. Hope ya'll are doing well - forgive me if I overlooked anyone.
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