TIME TO CIRCLE THE WAGONS GIRLS

Odalys

christineK

I love the pic of the SD get together. You are really a bunch of sisters. This is what these boards are all about.

Hello to all and welcome to the new arrivals to the circle. You will love it here.
I have been busy living life as normal, except I can't concentrate on anything but Pinkstock. So, I visit that thread often, the humor forum and the Moving Beyond forum occasionaly. This thread is always pages ahead of me, I try to remember everything, but only take notes once in awhile... So, I hope everyone is having a good summer and if things are not so good, I hope you are at least looking forward to the Fall, cooler days and better times ahead. My heart is here always. I read every word and truly care.

Oh hey- where is Z? I haven't seen much from her.

Anonymous

Wow - what a wonderful welcome from everyone...thank you!

Lisa - that was a GREAT photo you posted of your San Diego get together - I LOVE photos! Right now, my computer is a little fried with a virus/spyware so once it's cleaned out, I too will post pics (or at least get my avatar up and running)

Odalys - your cartoon made me laugh out loud!!

I am very curious about "Pinkstock" I'll have to read about that some time!

I can see why you take notes - it's difficult to keep up with everyone and their situations! I haven't "met" Puppyfive but have seen many of her posts here and there and would like to add my prayers and well wishes for her as she awaits and goes through surgery. She seems like a truly wonderful lady!

I am so grateful for this board. I have wonderful people in my life but they cannot truly relate to this journey and if I happen to be whiney, they either get really uncomfortable or scold me for not being positive and inviting bad things into my life (!) I know they mean well but it's nice to talk with people who really get it! Aslo, I feel like the most self obsessed person on the planet right now! All someone has to do is ask how I am and off I go - yapping about every little detail of my journey... I get sick of hearing myself talk about it!!

As for the comment someone made about getting addicted to this board now that I found this forum (sorry - can't remember who...already I'm not doing a very good job at taking notes!!) - I think it's too late! I already am...I even posted it as a topic in another forum!! "Hello, my name is Mandy and I am a breastcancer.org-aholic" (Circle Girls in unison: "Welcome Mandy!")

Have a good evening everyone (I am on Mountain time so it's not that late here - in fact, I'm heading outside to play a little volleyball with hubby!)

Mandy

newvickie

well it is too stinkin hot here so I'm taking a late night swim. Hope the coyotes aren't out. Really need to rig a light up in my back yard LOL.
see ya all in the morning...check out the cyber party thread...its a hoppin place tonight!

bearlysane111

Hi Mandy,
I just read your post and agree wholeheartedly re:this grp It is so great to feel like I am part of such a caring grp. I had read some of your posts sev wks back. My brain is prob wrong-but,were you the one writing abt a schl program where the kids came into the aisles and sang this really cool song? It just struck such a chord(not trying to be punny) and so touching. People in this grp do "get it" and for me,it is wonderful.

I am a retired elem teacher and only child.I try to visit often with my parents and having connections to others has bn wonderful. Welcome,again,look forward to hearing abt you and your family,life,etc

I,too,enjoy exercise-no marathons just walking. That is an awesome accomplishment! Sorry-long-winded and having one of those can't sleep nights.
All the best,
Iris

Odalys

Wishing everyone a restful and pain free night. See you in the morning.

jankay

marsha went to see her best friend sheila. she lives far enuf away so that marsha had to spend the night.

SoCalLisa

Welcome Mandy.What a great group we have here....hope you get your computer up to snuff so you can join us in our photos..as they say..a picture is worth a thousand words..

cmb35

Quick check in - just got home a bit ago from seeing a local theatre company's production of The King and I. It was fabulous!

Marsha - great idea about the new surgery thread, I wish I had someone to give me some practical advice.

Vicki - OK, Tim used to always tell me that I was "too nice" or that he "couldn't be nice all the time like I was" I hope that you do wake up in the morning feeling better. I know you know in your heart that he's the one with the problem, not you.

Peter - You are such a wonderful addition to the Circle. I love that you are able to offer a male perspective and also be supportive and understanding of the female perspective - probably not an easy task!!

OK, I still have 3 pages to read, but I need to hit the hay.

Goodnight all!

Anonymous

Good evening everyone. Hope you all had a great day and evening. I laid down this afternoon to rest and I ended up sleeping for 4 hours. Guess my body must've needed it. My dh woke me up to tell me I'd better get up or I wouldn't be able to sleep tonight. Then he looked at the clock...it was tonight and he'd just woke me to tell me I wouldn't be able to sleep. Now he's gone to bed and I'm wide awake. lol

Susan, my computer finally spit your new avatar out. Dang, it's slow. You know, I'm not sure if I would've recognized you by that pic, you look different in real life. Good pic tho.

Shannon, yes I do remember that thread but I don't remember your post but I do mine. I'm quite opinionated myself. I don't think you should worry about the poster deleting. Maybe she just had her fill of responses. lol

Boo, saw you post at the party, briefly. Come on back.

Iris, well I think you're sweet and I sure wish you were at home with your computer so we could IM, i'm having a late night myself.

Denise, it does sound like your dh is wanting a party favor tonight.

Vickie, you are just a naturally kind person. Get that jerk off your mind and out of your life. You know what the reason was my ex-husband gave for our marriage not working? He said I tried too hard. ??? I didn't understand at the time but I do now.
Colleen, you're better off without your jerk too. May not feel like it but you'll see it in time. Give Warren a squeeze for me.

Shirley, i couldn't have picked a better bum to be associated with. Bums unite!

Odalys, LMAO at the pic. I knew I liked you.

Christine, so good to see you. You don't pop in much anymore. We miss you.

Liz, take a break sweetie.

Z, everyone is beginning to worry. You need to check in so we know everythings alright with you. I miss your great posts.

Mandy, so glad to see you posting. The board is quite addicting, especially the Circle. I couldn't leave if I wanted to. These girls are like my family.

Jankay, thanks for letting us know about Marsha. I was wondering where my girly friend was and why she missed the party.

Charlene, I miss ya girl. Hope you're doing well and feeling alright. we had a great time at your house having the pajama party. Take a look when you feel better. Thanks for having us. lol

Meaner than me, where are you? I sure hope you're not sick. I'll try and give you a call tomorrow and see how you're doing. Gosh, I miss you.

Puppy, hope you're feeling better.

CherylCY, how are you darlin? Prayers are with you. Post when you're up to it and let us know about you. Hey, did you ever get your kidneys seen about? Something was wrong there.

Gina, that was a very small post today. Hope you're not ill. How many more chemos? Come on out and play when you feel like it. We miss you. You started this wonderful circle so you will always be very much a part of us.

LisaElder, hope you're doing alright.

Peter, I dare you to call me a middle aged cow on this thread! hahahaha You are so funny. You were teasing...right?

Nicki, you sure come up with good pics and very quickly. I'm stuck with dial-up so it takes forever to load one and I just hate it when someone beats me to something cause I couln't get there fast enough. Haha

I've been in the Circle for about 8 months now. Seems like I've always been here and that I've known these girls alot longer. I've seen several girls come through here. I hope they were given comfort on their journey. I've seen them leave after feeling ready to move on in life. I miss the ones I got close to while new ones take their place. People are different. Some feel like they can't move on with their lives while staying connected to a breast cancer site. I understand that. Times in life that we just must let go. Some prefer to move on but still stay connected in order to help others and I think also it helps them, too. I can't imagine me ever leaving the circle. I feel safe and loved here. It's like a cocoon of love and understanding. There may come a time in my life though that I feel differently and decide I need to leave, and if I do, there'll be others take my place. In the meantime, I'm going to enjoy my good friends here and be thankful that I found you.

May everyone from Amy to Z sleep peacefully this evening.

pals
cheri

Anonymous

Jazz, where are you? i haven't talked to you all day and you've been scarce on here. In fact, I'm not sure I even saw a post from you. Humm. You alright?

pals
cheri

Peter

Cheri Never give an Aussie a dare!!
Peter

TheShopMama

Wow... feel as if I have been away forever. No real reason other than just running on overload. Then at work yesterday, the storm took out the motherboard on my new computer. It will put me way behind.
Welcome to Mandy and Jan! You will find this is a great place. It took me a while to hang in here, but now I don't
ever want to be away. This is my family circle, my friends, my sisters. I am sure it will be great for you as well.
Haven't had time to read those gazillion pages, but I will.
Just wanted to stick my foot back in the water.
Vickie... thank you sooooo much for that special surprise! Tears of joy felt good today.

Puppy.... I know you are having surgery this week. Please know I am praying so hard for you. I know all the other sisters here will be as well.
Beth.. thanks for keeping me up to snuff on Puppy. Next time I feel bad... I am going to tell everyone but Puppy and see if she doesn't worry. Silly Puppy... you may as well go ahead and tell me stuff so I can go ahead and pray.

Looking forward to seeing how Marsha's play will turn out. I think that is an awesome idea.
Susan... nice to see you back here! Hope you are feeling much better.
Peter... are you still out there? How did the sleep study turn out?

Sorry to check in and out, but Miles is preaching in the morning and I am going to go to his church to hear him. But I won't get up if I don't go to sleep.

Saw my surgeon this week. Kept me on 3 month schedule with him for now. Keeping close watch on my "dense" breasts. I have to admit that one of the best things about bc has been meeting this doc. He is wonderful.

Good night / good morning.... hope you are all well and happy and healthy. I wish I were going to Pinkstock!
Love and hugs to all from A to Z. Pam

Peter

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Anonymous

A big hello to everyone! DH worked at a pub last night. Its so weird, Im getting up right when he is going to sleep. Well at least that means I have the house to myself for a bit.

Im thinking I should sneak in there and turn on the television - just to tease him a bit. But I would much rather drink my coffee and hear how everyone is doing.

So we are still having a bit of a cold front here in Chicago. Dont get me wrong - 70's and no humidity is delightful, but I havent been able to swim in my pool. Its either been too cold or rainy. I am so hoping today I can take a swim.

Iris: What can I say. You are such a sweetie. I didnt know you were a retired elementary school teacher. Oh the headaches!!

SoCal: What a great picture. It is so nice you all can get together.

MargaretB: OK - I totally cannot read my notes to you. Something about twilight sleep. Chemo brain has left a fog in my head this morning.

Denise: Myspace? Sounds like I need it too, whatever it is.

Sherloc: Those wedding pics were great. At first I thought they were pics of your wedding. You are very good at sewing, those dresses were beautiful. The only class I ever failed in my life was sewing when I was i high school. Wish I knew how to sew, cause the styles out now are not becoming to me. I want vests to come back so bad!

CherylHolt: Nothing like a good book to read. One that you cant put down. The Stand by Stephen King did that to me.

Boo: I made a few low carb things myself yesterday for our Sunday dinner. Have sugar free cherry jello with cream cheese and fresh bing cherries. Also made a chocolate cheesecake made with splenda. No crust. Even though Im on South Beach I have to satisfy my sweet tooth.

Liz: You have been working way too hard. Hoping today you will take a break and just relax.

Mandy: Repeat after me. "I am a boardaholic." Cant help it, this wagon circle is just too much fun.

Jankay: Thanks for the update on Marsha. I was missing her today.

Colleen: Just saying hello and waving at you.

Cheri: When I had dial up, I hated it. Also didnt know what I was missing. If I still had dial up, there is no way I would be posting pictures. Takes way too long to load.

NS: Hoping today is a better day for you. How many more chemos left? Im thinking you should at least be half way through.

Vickie: Yes my Mister is a big dog. Now you can understand why he walks me!

Madison: Im missing you.

Susan and Puppy: I was a crazy girl yesterday. Dont even know how I got all those pictures and dont think I could find them again if I tried.

WildAboutHorses/Jan: I definitely believe the chemo is still affecting me. Poor heat tolerance, compromised immune system (Im getting colds all the time). I laughed about your DH getting some "me" time. I got so sick of being at home with mine - I couldnt wait to go back to work.

MargaretB: I remember now. My surgeon told me that put you in a twilight sleep for the colonoscopy. Thats the only way I would consider doing one.

So my dog is already pacing. Hitting my hand with his nose. Now mind you, his walks are to let him go to the bathroom. I let him out in our fenced yard for that. He knows - Im not working today and is waiting for that first movement of getting out of my pj's. Might fool him this morning and take a nap.

See ya all later.

Nicki

Peter

Good morning Nicki, Hope you slept well, and have a good day today, might be best to leave the old man sleep on it may be payback time later on
Peter

Anonymous

Good Morning Peter. You must be getting ready to go to sleep. Arrgh! Then facing Monday morning.

yes, let the DH sleep indeed. I love that this house is quiet and the computer is all mine.

So I heard our sweet Cheri won the pillow fight!! Are you still picking feathers out of your hair?

Nicki

Peter

Sweet Cheri got me with the pillow but I think we squared it up later. You should have stuck around, and then it could have got interesting. I am lucky in one way that for the next 53 days they all will be like Sundays for me.
Going to try and stay awake a little longer and shorten my Amy to Z list if I can.
Peter

jankay

gm everyonen
peter i kinda lost he puteer.
hope eone is well. overslept this am
tweaking vickis toes

Peter

Good Morning Jankay, I would be lost without my computer at the moment, hope it is firing on all cylinders now.

Peter

jankay

yep fine now
rught i missed it
i cked prty thread

Anonymous

Jankay:

jankay

forgot jas had allergy prob yday
and slept alot

jankay

gm nicki

Anonymous

OMG, there's feathers all over my floor!!!!!!!!!!!

Good morning Nicki, Jankay, hello Peter!

Gotta love the percocet ...

Going to take me awhile to catch up here! I went to Audrey's last softball game yesterday and that may have been a bit too much too soon. I was fine there, it was later that I hurt! But it was cool because she played third base and made all three outs in one of the innings! I was happy I was there to see that! It feels good to be back here, going to read back to catch up and will be back!

Anonymous

Charlene: Man its so good to hear from you. Yes, we sure did have a party at your house last night. When I looked back at the cyber party thread, I thought man we were rolling.

Glad your feeling better. Now today - will ya just stay home and rest?

Nicki

Anonymous

Thanks Nicki! I'm so glad you all had fun at my house! I was ROTFLMAO at that party thread!

I promise .. if I'm not on here I'll be in bed today. Resting day for sure!

newvickie

Good morning sisters and good night Peter.
I just love Eeyore so I used him this morning.
Peter...hmmm...you are throwing some pretty good ones at Cheri...hope you know how to duck cuz she' pretty good at throwing them back LOL. I do believe this could get interesting.
Nicki...good morning. It's been chilly here to and the late night dip in the pool cooled me down in a hurry...needless to say I didn't stay in long!
Jankay...good morning sunshine...how are you feeling today? Hope its a good one for you.
CHARLENE...(yelling at you)...what the heck are you doin running around town! Man you must be one tough cookie! Now do as Nicki says and rest! Sorry about the mess we made at your house heehee.
Mandy...being a boardaholic is a good thing!
I miss Madison too.
Liz...wow...you are way overdoing things sweet lady. Thanks for your pm about Nate. He didn't have a fever so I figured it was gas. He is fine now...hopefully he stays that way.
Pam...you are so very welcome. Just wanted to bring a smile.
ok...much to do today and not enough hours as usual. I'm missing a bunch of you but I will catch up as the day rolls on.
Love and hugs all around
Vickie

Peter

Charlene Just wanted to say

Sounds like your getting your energy back up, had better listen to Nurse Nicki or she might bring Mister around..

Good Morning Vickie, going to run and hide when I see Cheri log on!

Peter

Anonymous

Hu Peter - You'll have to explain your middle aged cow remark to Cheri, or I'll have to sic my ferocious tiger on you!!!!