TIME TO CIRCLE THE WAGONS GIRLS

SoCalLisa

I remember when Elvis did his first Ed Sullivan show and my Mom didn't want me to watch him..we have come a long way since then

CherylG

Evening all

Has anyone seen Gina... starting to get a little more than worried

Vickie ... my son Danny was asking about the Pinkstock pics. He saw the one of you and Nate and said he wants to go to Pinkstock next year so he can meet Nate!

nicki... glad to hear your feeling better. Take care of yourself.

Hugs and prayers to all who need

CherylG

Odalys

So much going on in the circle this week. I am reminded of this prayer; hope it brings comfort to all those in need.

CherylG

Just a thought here .... I notice a lot of us are having MAJOR computer issues. My laptop just plain died and then my desktop pc drive was so fried that I lost all my data.
Could we maybe be getting virus or something from photobucket or other sites that we are downloading from??
Whaddyathink??

b445

Cheri, I'm glad they can use you're port! now get that infection out and keep up the spirits and you'll be home soon!

we'll I really tired so I'm off to bed early!

hugs & prayers

jankay

sisters
iam signing offnow. getting jacob ready to leave for school. My baby is leaving!!!!!!!!!

Boo Hoo

Anonymous

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Odalys

Nicki - all things considered, I am glad you are feeling a little better.

beth1225

Hi Everyone from A to Z! It was a good day today although I am pretty tired out. I was right to name the new drain Elvis because.......ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING! 4 PM today he got pulled. Just have to keep a dry dressing on and I can wear my comfy bras not the surgical bra with the itchy scratchy velcro. I have a couple bras I got from a friend of mine and the almost boob on the right and the skin flap on the left fill out the cup just fine. As soon as I am cleared of the staph infection I will go on to the next step.

Charlene, PLEASE don't be scared because of what I am goign through. I reread what you said after my post and I need to reassure you that what I have is so very UNcommon in recon. And BTW, I cried last night when I sw a Victoria's Secret ad on TV with those gals with perfect breasts. You want to cry, then go right ahead. Holding in emotions of any kind is not good. I will ship you cartons of Kleenex. You don't live all that far...I will hand-deliver 'em!

Cheri, so glad you do not need a PICC line. It is no fun at all and my arm is still sore from mine. Hurts worse after having a blood pressure cuff on when they took out the implant. Just get well and fell better. Make sure you find out where that popsicle stick came from before they put it on your tongue, LOL. At least let them give you the fudgicle first!

I did not take notes, for a change, and I am too tired to remember all I wanted to say. Just know I am praying tonight for all of us, especially those in need of healing the most.

Peter

Nicki Just wish I could

Glad your feeling a bit better mate

Peter

Anonymous

BMD - You crack me up! I guess the 70's were really good to you! (ha ha) Maybe your friend was crying about Elvis on his birthday (which I think is January 8th) that would explain the snowstorm...

CherylG - I too wondered about a virus from photobucket or possible event his website. I know I have more pop ups now on this site than I ever had before - in fact I never even had pop ups before...and I just spent $300 fixing my computer! Photobucket is so fun - I just learned how to post pix - I hope I don't have to stop!!

Well, I am off to play some volleyball with my hubby and my daughter then we are going to have a fire in our firepit in the yard...so have a good night everyone!

By the way, Nicki, I think your hubby has said some pretty cruel things to you that are so way out there (attention from the bc????? Yeah, that's just what every woman wishes for!!!) I think it's back into the deliverance tent for him!

Mandy

SoCalLisa

I switched from Internet Explorer to Mozilla Foxfire as a browser and have many fewer problems...

neesie

Granddaughter left about half an hour ago....Wowwwwwwww......I'm not sure I can even read tonight!

Hugs,
Denise

CherylG

Lisa... do we just download that one?

Peter.... OMG that picture is priceless!!!

Nicki ... I so wish I was closer to you so that I could kick DH where it counts and see what his pain tolerance is!!! Because I got a temporary disabled parking permit I had one co-worker say "aren't you milking that BC thing a bit much? What does BC have to do with being disabled anyway?" I told her honey... when your bones are so brittle they can break from even a slight fall (thank u arimidex) and your ankles are so sore you think they can't hold you up anymore you can come and question my disability. Imagine!!! She sure must have worked hard to get that stupid

Well good night all ... sleep well and be well
Luv
CherylG

Naniam

Thought I would drop in for a bit before turning in. Its a Friday night and not that late but for some reason the ole lady is tired.

Vicki I would be surprised if your daughter gets to go on the cruise - Dean I heard a bit ago is now a Cat. 4. The path it is on will take it across the tip of Mexico into Texas coast.

Shokk - get that closet ready and lots of supplies. Not sure where you live but would think rain and wind at least.

We are so dry here. We have had 2 weeks of temps 100 or more - we were already in a severe drought situation before all of that. If we get hard rain it will just run off as the ground is so dry but at this point we will take anything. We have a well and everyone is starting to worry about the water situation. Gov. has even ask us to do things like "turn the water off while brushing your teeth". Some things we do as second nature but when I made an effort to conserve in the smallest of ways, realized just how much water we use needlessly.

MB- think I missed your birthday. Late Happy Birthday. Hope you had a good time at the cookout.

Marsha/Shirley - I so loved the picture. You are Two Beautiful Women. Marsha, you look rather sexy with that short hair!!

Madison - glad to read that your daughter has finally been able to keep down some food. Hope you continue to get news that she is improving.

Mena - where ya been??? Hope you are doing well.

Beth - glad that your drain is out. Hope you continue to improve and all of this is soon behind you.

Jankay- glad to see you can post again.

Colleen - your son is precious and that smile he has; gonna break someone heart. You are a tiny little thing too!!!!

Z - sorry to hear you are having problems. Hope all is ok. Good to see you post. How was your trip/vacation - was it to Napa Valley? That's what I have in my brain anyway.

Robin- it is so good to see you making plans and more upbeat. We all need dreams and plans to keep us going.

Susan - how are you??? Let us know - we miss you.

I want to tell all of you what at treat it was to meet Betty in Tenn. Thursday evening. I so enjoyed being with her and we talked as if we had known eachother forever. I got a late start - plus I got pulled for a speeding ticket in good ole Va. while trying to adjust my compression sleeve; apparently as I braced to pull on the sleeve my foot also braced harder on the gas - TRUE STORY!!! - and had another hour to drive home after meeting with Betty. It was worth every moment and we hope to do it again soon, right Betty? Let me tell you she has one of the nicest telephone voices I have ever heard - she shouldn't have a problem landing a job at all. She is just as nice in person too.

Betty - know you birthday is Sat so HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Cheri -glad they can use your port; something good finally. BIG, BIG, hugs to you.

Nicki - I'm reading a book called "dancing in Limbo" and is an "after" cancer book. I could only read the first chapter and had to put it down; it was to close. So far, I have handled it OK after that. So much of our lives are "limbo" after a diagnosis and treatment for cancer. My husband stayed gone - he stayed at the restaurant; knew where he was but he just couldn't deal with what was happening to me. He told me later he couldn't fix me and he didn't know what to do - he was helpless. Sometimes when people feel helpless - they strike out in ways that can really hurt. I honestly don't know how I would feel if Richard would have said ugly things to me. My heart breaks for the many women that men have left shortly after they were diagnosed with breast cancer. I probably would have been in prison right now if that had happened. Having been divorced and remarried - I made up my mind a long time ago though that I wasn't going to ever endure the kind of remarks to hurt and destroy my self esteem that I had in the past. We all stay in marriages for lots of reasons but it sure is hard to continue to love someone when they say ugly things to hurt. I bet you would have lots of "sisters" lining up at your door to give him a swift kick where the sun don't always shine to show enough is enough. Sorry that you are feeling bad and just having an out and out couple of lousy days. It's time you had some sunshine in your days and I wish that for you. Hugs!!

Gina - I'm thinking you have had big problems with your chemo on Wed for no one not to have heard from you. I'm worried too.

Jas, Amy- where are you????

Margaret, Karen, you gals are just to darn busy!!!!!

Deb - hope you and family are having a blast at the fair.

Hubby is calling. Been on the computer trying to write this post for longer than I realized.

Hugs to all from A-Z - love you all, Brenda

SoCalLisa

Cheryl..yes you just download it for free

www.mozilla.org/download.html

SamEyeYam

Hi Ladies - I'm a newbie here. Visited the chat room, but they were talking so fast it made my head spin.

Anonymous

Good evening ladies. No notes taken, I just feel lucky to be on here posting. lol I sent some really cool, gross out pics to all thyat I had email addys on. I will almost for certain have to do antibiotics for a fewweeks, but I talked them into using my port instead of puttingin a port, I had a PICC for 13 weeks once and hated it but now I just have the....hahaha I started to stray into left field with my rambling thoughts....

Mena, maybe if you'd post once in awhile you'd know when close friends went to the hosp and what for, ya think? Sent you a PM (I think)

Marsha, loved your pics with Shirley, you both are adorable.
Shirley,loved your pics with Marsha , you both are adorable

Nicki, so glad to hear you're feeling better, I've had pneumonia and was really sick. Don't over do when you start feeling better or you'll be in brd sick again.

Peter, I saw that you are back.

Jankay, so glad you have a computer again. I know that was bad without one. Thank you for the morning calls each day. IT'S A NICE WAY TO START MY DAY. Danged caps key.

Vickie, nice to communicate with you today.

Gina, are you sick or whats going on with you?

I must be getting tired tonight cause I can't think of anything else to say...except a big ole THANK YOU to all of my friends who've called me, said prayersfor Amber and I, and asked about me and didn;t just forget me. I love you guys you are my family. I don't know when I'm getting out of here, iask and nobody seems to know, they want to be sure I'm on the right antibiotic. They think I am and so do I. My leg is very sore and still hurts but the swelling is gone and the redness too. It stopped draining a couple days ago. It's not a staph infection but they're not sure what it is, several infections at once. I am tired

Iris, my friend. you are correct as usual.

I just want to go home

pals
cheri

Anonymous

Jazz, where are you? It's not nearly as cool in here without your snappy comebacks and your quick wit! You're one of the funny ones. You are a staple in the wagon circle, a star player, so to speak. Come on out & play!

Hey to Boo, Janny, Amy, Brenda, Carrie, Marsha, Charlene,.... thats all for now.

pals
cheri

jankay

Little Zachary was doing very badly in math. His
parents had tried everything...tutors, mentors, flash
cards, special learning centers. In short, everything
they could think of to help his math.


Finally, in a last ditch effort, they took Zachary
down and enrolled him in the local Catholic school.
After the first day, little Zachary came home with a
very serious look on his face. He didn't even kiss
his mother Hello. Instead, he went straight to his
room and started studying. Books and papers were
spread out all over the room and little Zachary was
hard at work. His mother was amazed. She called him
down to dinner.


To her shock, the minute he was done, he marched back
to his room without a word, and in no time, he was
back hitting the books as hard as before. This went
on for some time, day after day, while the mother
tried to understand what made all the difference.


Finally, little Zachary brought home his report card.
He quietly laid it on the table, went up to his room
and hit the books. With great trepidation, his Mom
looked at it and to her great surprise, little Zachary
got an ‘A’ in math. She could no longer hold her
curiosity. She went to his room and said, "Son, what
was it? Was it the nuns?" Little Zachary looked at
her and shook his head, no. "Well, then," she
replied, "Was it the books, the discipline, the
structure, the uniforms? WHAT WAS IT ALREADY?"


Little Zachary looked at her and said, "Well, on the
first day of school when I saw that guy nailed to the
plus sign, I knew they weren't fooling around."

sherloc

Hi all. Spent the day hanging with my daddy. Have to agree with all. Marsha is cute and her hair looks great. AND we both had great shoes. I had a blast. A day that will be treasured in my memory. It was like I was meeting an old friend.
OK enough mushy. I don't do mushy well
Cheri, got your pics....EEEEEWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sweet dreams my friends.

CherrylH

Jankay,
That is wonderful. I so love your jokes and I have to share this one. Have a great weekend.

Cherryl

Peter

Good Morning wishing all a fantastic weekend

Peter

BMD

Welcome to this friendly thread SamEyeYam. I think you will enjoy it.

Cheryl--Come to think of it I got my virus' in my computer the right after the week-end I spent on the cyper pinkstock party. It was the first time I downloaded a bunch of pictures.

Well my PC and new laptop are loaded for the kill now. I have Trendmicro in both and a router set up. If anyone tries to screw with my computer again I better hear about it before the virus kills it again.

Time for bed. Nighty, Night.

BMD

christineK

Really late here for alot of you, Only after 1:30am here and it's the first time I could check in as I close the restaurant on Fri nights, so here goes some quick, end of the day wishes for all (or most anyhow, the others are close at heart)

Nicki- I am glad you are feeling better, the Bean and Potato Salad was good, but I had to laugh at your M&M's, every day I take (2) quarters with me, when I go to the bank for work and get peanut M&M's as a treat. Good protien!

MB- Hope your Bday and BBQ was fun, even if Bob forgot why he was having another party (your special day)

Sherloc and Marsha- You guys are like two hotties! Both of you keep the short hair!

Vickie- so jealous of your temps, we are finally having a nice night here, humdity is down, but tomorrow will still reach 90.

Hey Mena- Good to see you!!

Beth- Glad you are doing better

Charlene- that is cool, you have a twin to help you remember! My younger bros say "remember when..?" and I say, "no, not really"

Cy- just to confirm, you and Scott are so great! I talked to him for awhile, that man is all about you and your families together- you guys are awesome!

Skybaby is in my prayers.

Hey Karen- Have a great time with your Family! I have been on Effexor 75mg for almost a yr and things do get better!

Biker Jan- Have fun with your whole fam damily!

Cheri- glad to hear no Pic line!!

Hi to Jankay, Brenda, BMD and Peter too (you may be up now also)
Oh to my roomie and friend, if she is checking in- Big Hug to Casino Girl!
Sweet Dreams all!

jankay

early post

peter had early night. he said he was exhausated.
another sad email from chat room oldie
Nancycl

Well, I hope that things go well for us both jan honey. I just found out yesterday that I have liver mets. It just is so damned tiring

jankay

> Subject: FW: The Annual Stella Awards
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> > These will make you want to laugh and scream at the same time.
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> > "Stella Awards"!
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> > Hot dog! It's time again for the annual "Stella Awards"!
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> > For those unfamiliar with these awards, they are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued the McDonald's in where she purchased the coffee.
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> > That's right. These are awards for the most outlandish lawsuits and verdicts that happened during 2006. You know, the kinds of cases that make you scratch your head. Here are the "Stellas" for the past year:
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> > To kick things off the right way, there was a three-way tie for 5th place.
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> > Kathleen Robertson was awarded $80,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The store owners were understandably surprised by the verdict considering the running toddler was Ms. Robertson's son.
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> > Also in 5th place is Carl Truman, 19, who won $74,000 plus medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Truman apparently didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor's hubcaps. Go ahead. Grab your head scratcher.
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> > The last of the 5th place winners was Terrence Dickson, who was leaving a house he had just burglarized by way of the garage. Unfortunately for Dickson, the automatic garage door opener malfunctioned and he could not get the garage door to open. Worse, he couldn't re-enter the house because the door connecting the garage to the house locked when Dickson pulled it shut. Forced to subsist for eight -- count 'em, 8! -- days on a case of Pepsi and a large bag of dry dog food, he sued the homeowner's insurance company claiming undue mental anguish. Amazingly, the jury said the insurance company must pay Dickson $500,000 for his anguish. We should all have this kind of anguish. Keep scratching.
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> > There are more.
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> > Jerry Williams, of Little Rock, Arkansas, garnered 4th Place in the "Stellas" when he was awarded $14,500 plus medical expenses after being bitten on the butt by his next door neighbor's beagle - even though the beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced yard Williams did not get as much as he asked for because the jury believed the beagle might have been provoked at the time of the butt bite because Williams had climbed over the fence into the yard and repeatedly shot the dog with a pellet gun. Grrrrr. Scratch, scratch.
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> > 3rd place went to Amber Carson because a jury ordered a restaurant to pay her $113,500 after she slipped on soft drink and broke her tailbone (coccyx). The reason the soft drink was on the floor? Ms. Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument. What ever happened to people being responsible for their own actions? Scratch, scratch, scratch.
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> > Hang in there, there are only two more Stellas to go.
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> > 2nd place goes to Kara Walton after she sued the owner of a night club in a nearby city because she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth. Even though Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the ladies room window to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge, the jury said the night club had to pay her $12,000 and... oh, yeah dental expenses. Go figure.
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> > Finally (may I have a fanfare played on 50 kazoos please) this year's runaway First Place Stella Award winner was Mrs. Merv Grazinski, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who purchased a new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home - from an OU football game, no less - having driven on to the free way, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver's seat to go to the back of the Winnebago to make herself a sandwich.
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> > Don't look so incredulous. Remember, we're talking about Oklahoma here. Not surprisingly, the motor home left the freeway, crashed and overturned.
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> > Also not surprisingly, Mrs. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not putting in the owner's manual that she couldn't actually leave the driver's seat while the cruise control was set. The jury awarded her -- you are sitting down, right? -- $1,750,000 PLUS a new motor home. Winnebago actually changed their manuals as a result of this suit. Just in case Mrs. Grazinski has any relatives who might buy a motor home.
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Anonymous

Sorry everyone. I just got too whiney about my DH.

Anonymous

Beth .. Oh no, don't worry about it! I'm aware of the fact that women have complications, you and Karen have had your fair share, and I just meant that I'm prepared for the possibility. I do however plan to get through this without any. I hope if I keep telling myself that it will come true! LOL Thanks, I guess being only 5 months out from my dx it's still unbelievable to me how much my life has changed. I should let it out more in private so that it doesn't accidentally burst out like it did at my dd's soccer game!

Denise .. LMAO GD wore you out huh? She's 2 isn't she? My Ava is approaching that age and is a bundle of energy like her older sister! Hey she keeps you young though, doesn't she?

SamEyeYam .. Welcome. You found a great group to join for love and support and fun!

Cheri .. Okay, I'm sooooo glad I wasn't eating when I opened your email!!! I'm glad to hear the swelling and redness is gone along with the oozing. The way it looked I'd imagine it would be sore for awhile. Stay strong girlfriend and get your rest! I agree with what you said to Jazz .. she needs to come back here, it's just not the same without her!

Shirley .. No mushy? lol sweet sloppy wet kisses to you!!! We Love those from you!

Peter .. Good night to you. Pretty horsies.

CherylG .. You may be on to something about the viruses.

Christine .. I love your new avatar .. you're beautiful!

Jankay .. Shaking my head at the Stella Awards!

Nicki .. wow, I'm so sorry about your DH. This is your anniversary weekend isn't it? It's so sad that he has been so hateful. He sounds like he has other issues and takes them all out on you. There's a thread here about Good Morning America you've probably seen where everyone is up in arms about how GMA is portraying breast cancer treatment as easy breezy. Supposedly Everybody works through chemo with no problems and nobody dies from it. This kind of media misinformation isn't helpful for the majority who don't find it so easy. Big hugs to you.

Iris Angel .. hope all is well, miss you.

((((( Odalys )))))


Love&Hugs to everyone from A - Z

Charlene

beth1225

Just popping in for a quickie this morning. Well, no quickies eslewhere but we don't need to travel that road right now, LOL. Let's just say, Larry's back i sout again and I am still scared to get that close especially after the implant got removed.

Charlene, I have to check ut that GMA thread. I lived through my dad's treatment and took my best friend to so many of her chemos and rads and I know how she felt all the time. And, OOOOO, the terrible two's. My baby is goign through the terrible teens. That's another whole post.

Nicki, I applaud you for hanging in there with your dh. I left mine after 6 years of that and never looked back. I feel lucky to have found Larry and love for the first time in my life. Please let us know where we can help. My heart breaks for you and I can't stand it when a friend is hurting. Robin does have the backhoe ready......

Mena, tag, you're it! I left the last message last night! When is Settlement? How is Dawn? Have you heard from Ishop/sue lately? Me neither. Gonna send a posse out for her!

My big Sis, Puppy! How good to see you post and what a post you did apparently! Say hey to Jake and Ed for me!


Z, hope you are feeling better today. I freaked when I saw blood dripping after my initial surgery and passed out on Larry and hit my head on my mom's wheelchair on the way down! Think I should change my name to Calamity Jane!

Cheri, still saying special prayers for you this weekend. You need them so.

Christine, how's the hand doing?

Liz, what more can I say?

Vickie, I will get to the P.O. TODAY! I am sending more squares if that's OK. I will call and check with you later this morning. BTW, where are you? I beat you today?

Madison, how is dd? Food poisoning is so hard to get through and can be debillatating. You must be worried so much. I would send an e-card but with all those bogus ones, I was afraid you wouldn't open it, LOL. Did you ever make that purse?

Odalys, sending hugs hugs and kisses your way.
Karen, I do hope you are feeling better too. School starts early for you guys too. We start after Labor Day but they are talking about the school year in 2010 to cahnge it.

Betty, saving the best for last.....Happy Birthday!!!]


Everyone else I may have missed, I love you all too, from A to Z!