I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

I've often wondered what will happen when my baby passes (she's 14). If I get another dog that's a different breed, would I want to change my board name, and if so would people know it is still me. Now I know!

Chickadee - that must have been awesome watching the ship come into port.  I always enjoy watching discovery or travel channel, etc. that feature one hour shows of different cruise ships.  I never realized before how extravagant these cruises are and that it looks like you are in a shopping mall at times with so many restaurants to choose from.

Waving at Bren, admiring how you can do anything in this weather, let alone mow! So glad the summer is coming to an end.

You mean teens have brains to lose???

I never identified with adolescents - least of all when I was one. I was inhibited, un-spontaneous, pathologically cerebral and felt extremely vulnerable. I planned, anticipated to an annoying degree and I feared like a Poker player. I have become more secure and spontaneous with age. I think my adolescence will come when I get old. :-)

How I hated adolescence - life onoly gets easier from there - honestly. It's hard to think of such an insecure time. Fearlessness? I didn't know what that meant back then. Even my looks have greatly improved since then. I am still jealous of teenagers with perfect skin. :-)

I was pretty uptight as a teen too, lol. But I liked my kid and nieces and theirnfriwnds when they were teens.

Lol - "confused" is a charitable way to put it!

Wow, Susie. Just stay here with us. You can't save people from themselves. And I love the way they call you a stalker-looks like they are examining every post you make and committing it to (inaccurate) memory. Kind of scary actually.

Jancie-I hope your stress level goes down soon. I've had some very stressful times in  my life the past few years, and I've discovered that the only person I can change is me. I can change my reaction to the stress, but I can't do a damn thing about the things that caused me the stress in the first place, for the most part. ONLY SPEAKING FOR MYSELF HERE-I often wonder if the very specific stress I was going through about 4 years ago with my daughter was what triggered my BC about 3 years ago. It was "can't hardly breathe-can't hardly think-can't hardly sleep" stress that I hope to never have again. The human body can't take that kind of physical stress and not be changed in some way, in my opinion. Hugs. ((((Jancie)))))

On a lighter note-my baby boy(23) is back from his travels around the US! It's so good to have him home! We picked him up at the airport last night and he spent the night here, and I delivered him back to his house this morning. I didn't tell his grandparents that he was coming home, and we stopped by their house because I told them I was dropping off some books and magazines for them. You should have seen their faces when my son appeared. I guess I'm lucky neither one of them had a heart attack!

Mary 

Chickadee, how old is your son?

(((((Chickadee)))))

Thank you ladies.  He's going on the cruise with us.  I have a low level of anxiety about it.  He went ballistic when I first suggested he needs to stay close to us.  Now he's coming around.  Especially after I told him they could kick him off the boat if he behaved really bad.  I plan to learn how to use Imovie on my new Ipad and create a memory for him of a really special vacation.

Of course I hope to do more cruises but you know it's disconcerting to try to think a year ahead and plan something.  Heck I'm a bit panicky about getting to October.  No scans until after.  I want no distractions and a lot of De Nile.  I plan to dance my ample ass off wherever and whenever I get the chance.  This monster ship has a waterpark on it and I'm eyeing those water tube things that you slide down but I would be stupid to chance it.  Probably break up the cement in my spine.  However there is a huge tub of water that dumps on your head and I think I'll stand under that.

And then there are the buffets!!!!!!!!!

(((Susie)))

My grandma ironed sheets when I was a kid. Mom ironed many things but refused to iron sheets. I don't iron anything if I can help it.

I have had my DS's dog the last couple of days while he was interviewing for a new job. That dang dog almost riped my arm off every time I walked her. It was worth it though he got the job, and he is very excited about it.

Happy Cruise, chickadee...how long will you be gone?

SusieQ  - I think it was a brilliant idea to post the research in the Forum for Research, that way many more people will get to read it.  It IS scientific research. 

Blue - hope the Osteopath helps - as long as it's gentle, it shouldn't hurt.

I still think the work of JOHN SARNO is the place to start for anyone experiencing back pain.  Really was a turning point for me.  And that was AFTER very successful back surgery.

RAIN -we finally got rain very late last night.  Strange too, cuz several towns around us had more than 4 inches in a few hours, lots of flash floods, we only got about an inch.  But it really helps.  We're not as bad as the midwest, our drought is considered moderate, but sure is enough to make it difficult to keep a vegetable garden going.