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Hi Everyone, I have been having trouble getting on here since my electricity went out again a few times over the past week. I guess they are still working on the lines. Tonight we are having 50 mph winds and they are calling for snow so hopefully we don't have a replay of the storm we had a couple weeks ago since there are still a lot of loose branches in the tree's.
Paula, Glad to see you back. Sorry to hear about your break-up. I still remember those day's. I am also having trouble with my weight. It sure doesn't want to come off......I feel like a load and it is taking a toll on my knee's, etc.
Tadah, Thanks for clearing that up about what dog ears are. I'm with Ravdeb, I didn't know either.
Laura, You have good eye's. Yes, that is a face on the tree.
Kelly, I can relate to you with your Mom. She sounds very much how my mom was. My poor Dad.
Tracy, That is great that things are going good with you and Dave. I was wondering if you were still seeing him.
I finally watched the Lipstick movie and cried through some of it. I thought of you Amy because of the closeness of your age but one good thing happened which I was glad about. She got her baby which I am sure you will too someday. Remember, that was a true story.
Maryanne, I like your new avatar.
Debbie your picture was great! I loved it, I needed a laugh especially since I have been feeling a little down lately.
Mary, So sorry to hear about your Aunt. I just found out I have a cousin that had BC a few years ago. My Canadian relative's that I never see. So far she is doing well.
Hi Michelle, I know who you are, I have read several of your post's on different threads. Glad you have joined us. The more the merrier.
Well, I went for my mammogram and ultrasound yesterday and everything came out OK.....Thank goodness. I also had a bone density test which I don't know the results yet but I was told that chemo pull's the calcium out of your bones so who know's how that will come out. I am feeling a little paranoid lately because my hip and groin have been bothering me of course I am thinking the worse. I am hoping I just pulled a muscle. I just had blood work a couple week's ago and everything was OK so do you think if it was met's it would show up in the blood work? I guess I will give it a little more time to see if it goes away since it just started a couple day's ago and I did do some exercising. I never would have given it a second though a year ago before BC.
Everyone enjoy your weekend.
Graycie -
Graycie....congrats on the good mammogram and ultrasound! Don't worry about the hip and groin....my onc. constantly reassures me that the achiness and ickiness of chemo can last for a while. Our bodies got worked and they still ache sometimes.
I just got home with my husband from a gala for the Lombardi Cancer Center...which is where I am treated for everything at Georgetown. My close friend's husband donated a fur coat from his company (he's a furrier) so they get a huge table every year and they invited us to be their guests. It was a black tie affair at a hotel in Washington, DC and there was a silent auction, live auction, dinner and dancing. I saw all my doctors and the social worker who lead my support group last year It was surreal to dance until the band stopped at midnight (we danced the entire time) and smile and have fun and drink wine and know that all the procceeds go to cancer and research for Georgetown. I felt proud to be a survivor and amazed that this time last year, I was fat and bald and getting through the end of AC. My hubby and I got teary for some of the speeches about survivorship, cancer, etc. But, above all, it was an empowering night and we had a blast. The theme was "Against All Odds" and I really felt proud of myself to say I'm a survivor of cancer. It's amazing that something scary can also make you proud. Here is a picture [image]
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Oh Amy...I wasn't going to go on the boards today but I'm so glad I did! You look GORGEOUS! What a beautiful couple you are! And what a wonderful event you attended! I'm so happy for you that you did this and feel so proud of what you have been through. It IS surreal and I still can't believe it but when I see a picture like this..wow!!!! YOU GO GIRL!!!!!
Graycie...First of all..hope you don't get snowed in again!
And..I know what you mean and wish we could erase last year away and not have to worry about each ache and pain.
I know that my onc has also said that it goes with the territory but then...where's the line for normal and abnormal aches and pains? I can't figure that out.
Hope your bone density test comes out okay. My onc never said anything about that. Maybe I need to have a different doctor for a referral. I don't know. I don't know anybody here besides my mother in law, who has had one. Nobody my age.
Good that the mammo came out okay. As for blood work... I used to think EVERYTHING came up in the blood tests but I have read about women who had normal blood tests but found mets in bone from bone scan. So............... I want a bone scan and a lung scan. Will see about that when I go to my next onc visit. -
I'm missing my walk today because of the rainy weather but I found a picture of MY beach (yes..I feel like it's MINE!)on the internet and thought I'd share it with you....
It is the view you see as you drive towards the beach. This particular beach...just the drive to get there is breathtaking...there is a short winding road. Caesarea is known for it's beautiful landscaping and so you can enjoy it on the way, passing a birdwatching mini forest, and then suddenly, as you make the turn..you can see the beach. I can't describe it..it's like when the curtains open on a stage and there is a magnificent backdrop.
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Forgot to mention...this is the Roman Aquaduct beach in Caesaria. There are others. This is the most magnificent of them, though they are all beautiful.
The beaches elsewhere in Israel are not nearly the same. Nothing compares to Caesarea...and the sunsets...OMG they are beautiful with the aquaduct,etc... -
Amy, that is such a beautiful picture - what a good looking couple - I am smiling ear to ear!
Graycie, Ravdeb I feel exactly the same about aches and pains. I was having some pain in my ribs the last couple of weeks and have been in a bit of a panic about mets (lung?) - I went to my family doctor and he said he thinks there is nothing going on (I am not short of breath) however he did give me a requisition for a bone scan, but I do not think I will go for the following reason: I have been told several times that if there are mets, it will show up by persistent symptoms, that do not go away. In other words, the person would feel something wrong that would not wax and wane. Also, and I think this is very important to keep in mind, when mets are found, it does not make a difference when they are found. It is not like finding a tumour in the breast early (for example before nodes are affected) which might make for a better outcome. With mets, the outcome will not be affected by when it is found. This I think is the reasoning behind not doing regular scans - also bone scan has a lot of radiation.
Linda -
Linda...hmmmmmmmmmmm.... I also heard somewhere that when there are mets symptoms, they are continuous. I mean..that's what I've read. BUT, I believe I've read about women here on the boards who had pains on and off and finally got scans, tested, whatever, and it WAS mets in the end, even though it didn't appear to be.
I honestly think my anxiety lies in that as much as I feel that my doctors are good doctors, they cannot know exactly what the symptoms are because they are so individual.
And I'm afraid of all the radiation so I want the scans but then I think...I don't think so!
I have another medical problem and my doctor for that said she doubts I'll get a stroke now since I haven't yet. HA! I believed her then but now I know she can't possibly be sure. She never said she WAS sure and she's an excellent doctor who is thorough and considers my breast cancer in all of this, and is just...good! But, she's not a prophet!
Whatever...
YOu are probably right in what you say, Linda. I just am going through a worry period. Hopefully this will end. -
Amy, Your picture is beautiful, you are such a handsome couple. I am glad you had such a good time and for such a good cause.
Ravdeb, I am surprised you don't get bone density test's there in Israel. They usually do them routinely in the USA for women over 50 to check for osteoporosis but if you haven't gone through menopause yet maybe that is why you haven't had one. I went through menopause at 48.
Linda, and Ravdeb, I guess I will have to see if my symptom's continue. Year's ago I did have something like this which got worse and turned out to be sciatica. My butt sort of hurts too so I am wondering. I hope that is not what is happening because that can be painful. Right now it is more like a pulling feeling or maybe I am thinking about it too much......I tend to make things worse then they are. I did have a bone scan back in April and that came out fine so who know's. I am starting a diet today and exercise since I am so fed up with the weight gain. I am sure the extra weight isn't helping my joints any. Hopefully I can stick with it this time..........
Graycie -
Good luck with the diet and exercise, Graycie. I'm on this low fat diet and I kinda like it. I don't mind it. I'm pretty good usually about disciplining myself with diets. Exercise..I really have to force myself but I'm doing it..walking every day.
My butt/hip hurts. I have a herniated disk and it is supposed to be the sciatica that is hurting me. I can't help but have my doubts. Sciatica generally hurts in the butt and goes down the back of the leg. Mine is in the front of my leg. But I read up on it and it can be there, too. So.........
I'm so mad. My insurance would not allow me to have my CT angio for my dissected carotid artery. Well, they wouldn't give me the papers for it for tomorrow which is when the appointment is. They want more information. I have to send them my Duplex results. I'm so mad! Now I have to cancel it and who knows when I'll get another appointment if they do okay it. And if they don't? I will have my doctor on their backs, maybe. Doubt it will work. She even wrote in the letter that I have breast cancer, not that it has anything to do with it, but maybe she is suspicious that I have a tumor there. She doesn't understand what the problem is and this is why she wants to have the ct. They suspected a tumor before and I had an MRI but nothing showed up.
Why can't they just okay it? I'm so MAD! -
Graycie..forgot...I will officially be in menopause in January. So, maybe that's why. I don't know. I've got rheumatoid arthritis. You'd think somebody would say...hey girl..let's check out those old bones of yours....
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Wow, i didn't realize how much I'd miss being gone a week! There is no way I can respond to each of you but wow - I'm sure you can imagine the wave of emotions! We got home yesterday morning after driving all night so yesterday was a blurr...
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here are some pictures...
The last picture is of my sister, her kids (she has 9!!), my best friend and her kids and me and my kids. -
The top picture is a picture of the kids with my dad, the second is of Mike and Kiersten looking out at the Indian River in central Fla.(We were waiting for Mike's uncle to get out of treatment - daily chemo and rads for 6 weeks!!)
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Victoria - you are such a wonderful person. I was so emotional reading your posts. I am so sorry for your loss -you are an amazing woman!
Each of you are such strong, wonderful women!! I am honored to have each of you in my life!! -
I am going to try and keep up with these post's....Even if a day goes' by I miss too many of them. I have to say we are very active group. My electricity went off again this morning but only for about 1/2 hour this time. I am starting to get used to it but I still don't like it. HA
Ravdeb, that really stinks that your insurance co. won't approve the CT angio. They should take the doctor's word for it that it is needed for your health. My leg pain is also going down the front of my leg. It starts kind of where the leg and groin meet. When I am walking it doesn't seem to bother me as much. I would have thought something was wrong with my boob today if I hadn't just had a mammogram. I had a shooting pain where my scar is. It was probably a nerve. I swear chemo really did a number on the nervous system and that is probably part of my hip problem since every once in a while I get a little shooting thing there too. I have to stop dwelling on every ache and pain and try to think of something else. I am going to try to do an hour a day on the treadmill and see what happen's. Maybe I am just out of shape.
Rosemarie.......Sound's like you had a fun time. I like your picture's. I love the Indian river it look's so calming and peaceful. Your sister has 9 kid's? wow! I was going to say she look's like you but then I realized that was you......ha.....Your Dad look's young but then again you are young.......
What kind of cancer does Mike's Uncle have?.
Graycie -
Rosemarie..Glad you are back! Your pictures are wonderful!!!! NINE kids? OMG! Nice pumpkin! I kinda miss that..I used to love carving the pumpkin with my mom. She would roast the seeds which was my favorite. There isn't pumpkin here like there is in the States. It's different here and they don't carve them, either.
Graycie..sounds like sciatica like mine. And I get those stupid pains in my breast, too. And now I think I have some swelling above my breast. It feels sore and feels slightly swollen. Probably from the sweeping I did outside. There were lots of leaves and dried flower petals from the bouganvillia we have growing and it's been windy so it was all over and I felt like having a clean entrance, especially since the flower petals were coming into the house every time somebody opened the door.
I had a burst of energy before it rained, and now I'll probably pay for it. Or not...
I'm so mad about that insurance stuff. I sent another paper to them with test results from my Duplex (they asked for Doppler but I do Duplex..have no idea what the difference is).
They make me mad. When I was on coumadin I went to this great doctor but also had to have this same insurance paper to go to him. They told me a few times that they wouldn't give it to me and that I could see my family doctor (who was a total jerk..we now have a new on in our clinic). I was so mad I started yelling at the secy. It wasn't her fault but I was so mad and I said nasty things (relatively speaking!) about that family doctor. I never do things like that but it made me so mad!
And now this! I will have to go to some other secy to have this taken care of if it doesn't work. Somebody who knows how to get to the top in a round about way.
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How is the daylight saving time treating everyone? I had such a good afternoon nap (in the morning) today!! I went to 6:30am church service this morning since I was up already and went back to bed around 11am and had a restful two hours sleep. I've been cleaning out that wretched cabinet under the kitchen sink all afternoon.
Amy: You and your husband look lovely in the photo.
Michele: Welcome to the group. I'm not Jamaican, I enjoy going there though. I am originally from London and moved to the US about 20 years ago.
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Hi, sounds like we are all worrying off and on about our aches and pains.I hope we are all overacreacting to our usaul aches and pains and not experiencing the dreaded symptoms of the "M" word. Despite the radiation involved with the bone scan and knowing that finding anything early will not help. I was ressured when the results were negative and have been able to relax somewhat since I got the report.
Ravdeb, I can so relate to the entire world seemingly watching my hair grow.What irks me the most is some tell me to keep my hair short--well having had little choice im my prenet style I tell them I can't wait til it gets back to sholder length, thanks very much.
You should try to get a bone density test done because you are on low dose steroids. In Canada if you are on these meds you have baseline BMD tests done and also are recommended to take bone building medication on top of your calcium and Vitamin D.What a drag your angio will be moved because of paperwork. How cool to have an aquaduct on your beach. Romans didn't make it to our part of the world.
Amy, you and DH look stunning, really. I went dancing with my DH too this weekend. We loooked ,well ...we were dressed as cowboys as it was a Haloween party. It was great fun. The coolest thing was one of the deserts-it was in a large rectangular plastic container. In it was a gravelly looking white mixture-looked like kitty litter.On top of that were long brown pieces of chocolate-welll you know what that looked like. LOL.Sorry, no pics!
Cathy, hope a juicy vein surfaces for you on your next treatment. I just counted my treatments. I have received 15 every 3 weeks. Are you getting a full calendar year or are they counting the number?
Graycie, another snowstorm-----it is getting cold here but no white stuff yet. Thank God, haveb't cleaned out the garage yet. Hope your BMD test is fine and that all you pains clear up.
Rosemarie, lovely pics. Wow nine children in this day and age. Amazing. I come from eight so can relate to that pincic table. When I was a kid I used to feel that small families were less fortunate. I loved being part of my huge crowd and still do. Your pumkin looks carved. I grew some this year but they are still green. Two qyestions. Anyone have a solution for getting it to turn orange in less than 48 hours? And, do you think I'll be able to carve them?
Yikes the cabinet under the sink...kitchen or bathroom? Kitchen is usually in worse shape. OK ,I'll tackle mine this week too.
Welcome Michelle, I have read your post and seen pics of you and your DH.
Hello to all the rest of you too. Hope you are having a safe and happy weekend.
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Gosh, so many posts to go through!!
Firsly, welcome to all the new ladies! You'll love it here.
Amy - you look g o r g e o u s!! (and so do your girls )
Ravdeb - I know what you mean totally. I lived in Israel for a year after we left Russia, and while i think it is a wonderful coutry, it was a major shock to me. We too left everything behind - friends, jobs, school.. it was NOT easy.
I havent watched the Lipstik movie yet.. at this moment, i am not taking too well to all the constant BC reminders around me as it is, being a BC awareness month. I want to be able to watch it and NOT relate it to me.. but i dont think that would be possible.
Recently I have watched a documentary on TV about genetic impact on BC, which was very iteresting. One thing was mentioned that i have never heard about before. Apparently, about half of all the women that develop BC have a defective P53 gene. Have anyone heard about that one??
Anyone here into rollerblading , i think its called inline skating in US? I bought a pair and went for my first ride yesterday. Had a blast!! Fell once, thank god for knee/elbow/wrist guards, but overall didnt do too bad, probably because I did lots of ice skating when i was growing up.
Got a pic - will post it later - have to get it off my friend's phone first!!
funny TaDah mentioned daylight saving.. we had a time change yesterday as well, except you guys are going into winter, and we are going into summer, so i had to get up ONE HOUR EARLIER this morning!! but hooray to more sunshine after work.
ok i thing i rambled enough for one post. I wish i could be more active on this board, I try to read all the time, but work/gym etc dont leave me much time for the computer unfortunately..
but i think about you girls all the time!!
(i even have a pic of 3 amigos that Laura sent me with a t-shirt framed and up on my desk)
love you lots,
Paula -
Hi Girls -
OMG - so much to read through - the pics are great! Miss you all...I have been extremely busy...we had an oak floor put in our master bedroom last week and had to empty the room and everything in the closets, etc. Not only that, but I work from home and it was incredibly noisy, and I had to direct the workers and oversee it all. Yikes! It has been one crazy week. Also, my brother Scott...he's the Lance Armstrong/cyclist enthusiast in our family, fell off his bike recently and the injury turned into a Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). He's been in the hospital since last Tuesday! His thigh is swollen 5 times the size. They have been injecting him with a blood thinner, but it's not working! It's the freakiest thing. His Dr. thinks that it was aggravated by the fact that he flew to AZ recently to see the Chicago Bears play. Flying - with the decompression is an added risk for this. How freaky is this? His Dr. said that quite a few people die from this after sitting on an airplane for many hours without getting up and walking around. If a Pulmonary Embolism develops...you're a goner! He is lucky to be alive but he is so bored and frustrated and confused. Kinda like us a year ago! -
Also...the bc products I designed are at this website. The proceeds are going to bc.org...
http://www.personalizationmall.com/Category.aspx?storeid=19&categoryid=1226
Let me know what you think...
Laura -
GREAT Laura!!! I'll show that to my friends.Beautiful things and proceeds to bc.org...very nice!
My mom had similar problem like your brother's. It was a reaction to a surgery she had to fix her hip replacement. She was laid up for quite a while but she's fine today! That was last year while I was going through treatments.
Maryanne... I will check into the bone density when I get myself over to see my gynecologist. Maybe he will get me in for that. Gotta first see if I can get my CT angio!
Paula..I didn't know you lived in Israel for a year. How old were you? Where did you live while you were here and why did you first go to Israel?
Well, since I'm not having my CT today (hopefully it will be next MOnday if I get the insurance for it) I'm going with my dh to Haifa for a little trip and to shop for a new camera.
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ok, here i am.. bad quality pic, was taken on a phone.
Ravdeb, when our family left Russia in 1991, we couldnt go straight to Australia, thanks to horrid immigration laws in Russia at the time. But as my dad is Jewish, we could emigrate to Israel (we lived in Jerusalem), and from there a year later to Australia. So I guess we never truely settled in Israel since we knew we would be going to Australia anyway.
Although by the end of the year i could speak hebrew pretty decently (not that i remember much now!) I was 16 at the time.
I have mixed memories of Israel.. its a beautiful, beautiful coutry, brave and determined people, wonderful scenery. But back then the situation with the huge wave of migrants was pretty bad.. work wise, and consequently money wise we were really struggling.
anyway, i think this is not the topic for this forum, but if you'd like we can chat over email?
take care
Paula
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Just a quick Hello to everyone.
Laura, I am impressed, you did a good job with the BC products. Glad to hear the proceed's are going to bc.org. Your bedroom sound's nice, I bet it looks good. I love wood floor's. Sorry about your brother, Scott. I remember about a Newscaster a few years ago that had a pulmonary embolism. I can't remember his name. Pretty scary. Good thing they caught your brother's in time.
Paula, I love rollerblading probably because I used to be a figure skater although I haven't been on my roller blade's since BC. I did learn that you need to wear the pad's since I fell a couple years ago and have a pretty good scar on my elbow to prove it. Stick with it, it's great exercise.......Oh, I almost forgot, I like your picture. It turned out good with the phone camera.
Today I have to work so I will check in with you girls probably later tonight.
Graycie -
Graycie - ravdeb -
I had a bone density test recently and it showed Osteoporosis, but my Dr. said Osteo. usually doesn't cause pain, so I had a bone scan and it showed arthritis in both hips, one knee, and both ankles. ravdeb - if you get the bone ct make sure you point out the specific areas of pain to the tech. during the procedure. The tech. I had said they can be more accurate with positioning the imaging equipment if they know where the pain is. Graycie - the Peraformis (sp?) muscle can cause lots of pain too (it's just behind the sciatic nerve). When do you get the density results? Also, bone density and arthritis problems are more common in thin women. I take Boniva once a month to help prevent further loss.
Rosemarie -
The only thing missing in the photo of your picnic is an apple pie! It looks like a Norman Rockwell painting! You look great! OMG 9 kids! That's a lot of nieces and nephews for you.
Amy -
You and your dh look stunning! I love black tie events.
Paula -
You look great too! Now if Debbie would just wear all that padding all day, everyday!
Everyone -
Hey...
Laura -
Hi everyone,
Had a great time camping and Teryn got to go Trick or Treating from trailer to trailer. Some of the people really had their RV's all decked out. We did some pumpkin carving, ran some lights and cob webs and some other decorations, but you should have seen some of the "haunted houses" and "cemetaries" ...
Lots of golf carts running around this place .... I even took a rubber band gun and held some people up. They were good sports with hands high in the air and I told them they were in a hostage situation and needed to take me and 3 little girls on a tour. Under the threat of being shot with a rubber band gun, they took us on a tour.
There were costume contests, magicians and hayrides. It was a blast!!
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Amy, you and hubby are looking wonderful.
Paula, you can talk about anything you want here. We are all friends and support and when we learn about your life, we can be better friends later.
Rosemarie, your hair is looking sooooo cute!
Laura, great products ...... here is my fave:
Ravdeb, I have to have a bone density test. My onc said it's a baseline since I had my ooph and am on Arimidex, she wants to keep apprised. -
OMG!!!! I have just been gone a couple of days and I could hardly catch up with all of the posts!!! You girls are so awesome and I LOVE that we just keep getting closer and closer. I don't know what I would do without all of you...
Seems like I have trouble finding time to really check in and "talk" to all of you. I have been pretty busy at work and with all of my other stuff - then add a new relationship on top of that and my life is pretty crazy!!!
I can't respond back to all of you with all of the things I wanted to say as I read your posts. I am at work and have to be fast with my post.
Michelle - WELCOME! We love adding new ladies to our group - Anyone else out there??? We want you to join in!
Amy - beautiful pic!
Victoria - I think of you often. Thanks so much for the beautiful card.
Ravdeb - Hi!! I think of you often.
Mary - sorry about your aunt, that had to be a shock.
I took my Mom to a small town here in WA called Leavenworth this weekend. Leavenworth is a Barvarian Village full of shops, German restaurants, Wine Tasting rooms, etc. It was a lot of fun and we had beautiful fall weather until coming home yesterday when it snowed! UGH - I hate driving in the snow, but I made it just fine.
Things with Dave are moving along and I have to tell you that I am pretty taken with him. Last night he brought me beautiful red roses.... He is very sweet and really seems to be someone that I want to keep around for a long time..... He knows my EX (we are all in the same Kiwanis club) so he kind of saw what was going on with us while I was sick last year. He also understands what it was like going thru the cancer journey without any support, as he has been thru health challenges of his own and he was alone. He always makes sure that I know he is there for me whenever I need him. He is taking me to brunch with his kids on Sunday (two married dauthers and a one year old grandson). He has been alone for 11 years and has NEVER dated someone that he has introduced to his kids. He keeps saying how surprised they are going to be to find out what Dad has been up to.... Not much pressure there for me!!! LOL!!!! We seem to spend every evening together which I absolutely love, but it doesn't leave me much time for the things that I really should be doing or for settling in and visiting with all of you!
Well, I must get busy since I am at work. I love you all! Have a good Monday! -
Victoria!!! It is beautiful!!! I put it on the background of my computer and it looks wonderful! You are so talented, thanks for sharing with us!
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Kelly -
You are creating the most unique and wonderful memories for Teryn!
Victoria -
Your most recent masterpiece is absolutely incredible! Got your card...you are so sweet!
Maryanne -
The photo in Moving Beyond of you and your daughter is beautiful!
Here's my dh and I last year at this time! We had a Halloween Party the weekend before I started chemo. We are so cool! LOL
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OMG Laura...I cracked up when I saw that!
Please excuse my typing if I mess up..I just had my meds for the night and it makes me a bit giddy...my dry red wine. Have to drink it for my high cholesterol...oh darn!
Paula..you look amazing in that get-up! I never tried that but my kids used to rollerblade all the time. I'd fall on my face for sure.
Interesting story. In 1991 we built our house. Jerusalem...if I could have chosen a city to live in it would have been Jerusalem. It's so beautiful and ancient and so very Israeli.
I am aware of the immigration problems from Russia and the problems most of the Russian immigrants have here in Israel. It is very sad. My MIL has cousins who came from Russia in the early 90's.
Victoria..that painting is absolutely beautiful! You truly have talent. Gorgeous. I love looking at paintings.
Tracy..I'm so HAPPY for you!!!! Have fun, enjoy it all...a new relationship is so exciting..and flowers!!! I like this guy
Kelly...sounds like you had a great time! How fun with all that Halloween stuff. Really cool.
My brother's wife's birthday is tomorrow...Halloween. We always tease her that she is really a witch!!!
Graycie...a figure skater?? I'm impressed!
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