anyone starting chemo in Nov 2005

The average person only gets 7 correct.
This is based on U.S. Info, so use all lobes of your brain. This can be more difficult than it looks - it just shows how little most of us really see!

There are 25 questions about things we see every day or have known about all our lives. How many can you get right? These little simple questions are harder than you think-- it just shows you how little we pay attention to the commonplace things of life.

Put your thinking caps on. No cheating! No looking around! No getting out of your chair! No using anything on or in your desk or computer!

Can you beat 20?? (The average is 7) Write down your answers as you go.

Check answers (at the bottom), AFTER completing all the questions.

REMEMBER - NO CHEATING!!! BE HONEST!!! That means no looking at your phone or anything on your desk...

Then, before you pass this on to your friends, change the number on the subject line to show how many you got correct. Forward to your friends and also back to the one who sent it to you.



LET'S JUST SEE HOW OBSERVANT YOU REALLY ARE.
1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?

2. How many states are there in the USA ? (Don't laugh, some people don't know)

3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty 's torch?

4. What six colors are on t he classic Campbell 's soup label?

5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?

6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg?
(Don't you dare get up to see!)

7. How many matches are in a standard pack?

8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?

9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?

10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?

11. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?

12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?

13 On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons?

14. Which way do fans rotate?

15 How many sides does a st op sign have?

16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?

17 How many lug nuts are on a standard car whee l ?

18. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?

19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?

20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?

21 On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?

22 On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats?

23. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?

24. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?

25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?

ANSWERS

1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom? BOTTOM

2. How many states are there in the USA ? (Don't laugh, some people don't know) 50

3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty 's torch? RIGHT

4. What six colors are on the classic Campbell 's soup label? BLUE, RED, WHITE, YELLOW, BLACK & GOLD

5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them? 1, 0

6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg?
RIGHT

7. How many matches are in a standard pack? 20

8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white? RED

9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial? 88

10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?
CLOCKWISE (NORTH OF THE EQUATOR)

11. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?
TOWARDS BOTTOM RIGHT

12 How many channels on a VHF TV dial? 12 (no #1)

13 On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons? LEFT

14. Which way do fans rotate? CLOCKWISE AS YOU LOOK AT IT

15 How many sides does a stop sign have? 8

16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side? LEFT

17 How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel? 5

18. How many sides are there on a standard pencil? 6

19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing? BASHFUL

20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package? 8

21 On which playing card is the card maker's trademark? ACE OF SPADES

22 On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats? LEFT

23. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits? *, #

24. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip? 3

25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise? COUNTER

Yes, thanks MaryLou for the chicken recipe. I have made it before and it was great! But I could never find the recipe again. Someone posted a tomato basil soup recipe in triple neg. I am going to make both soon!

Today is my second grader's first day of school. He was ready (shoes on, backpack on, hair combed) by 7 am. I guess he is a little excited. He read the school handbook last night.

The other 2 start in a couple of weeks. My kindegartner-to-be is in bed with a cold. Poor guy. We have been healthy since last April- what a drag for the little ones.

Hoping everyone has a great week!

Margerie

Mary Lou - Thanks for sharing the recipe, and for the pop quiz. I enjoyed both.

Margerie - Hair combed and all... too cute. Wow...impressive. BIG BOY now. I wish him a terrific year. Steven still does not like to comb his hair and I have to keep reminding him to brush ALL his teeth not just the front ones. Hope your little one feels better soon.

Anna – Yes, I absolutely love the smell of new school supplies! OK, some may think it’s weird but I really enjoy shopping for new school supplies. Hope your SIL continues his road to recovery. Yes, Halloween is soon approaching. I can't believe it???

Debbie – Where are you? I miss you.

Kim – Hope you are feeling better and will be able to talk with us soon.

Well, today is exactly a year I received the dx. Wow... what a year! I feel very blessed!

We have been stuck indoors for two days waiting for possible Hurricane Ernesto. But, we dodged another bullet and got only rain. Thank God! Tomorrow is back to work and school again.

Have a great day. Love and hugs,
Odalys

PPS-I had to giggle at ML's mention of post numbers. I am glad to see I am not the only person to watch how often we post here!

I gotta tell you ladies...I know I posted my worries about dh the other day, and I am still worried about him.
I just have to say that my dh got a pair of glasses nearly 2 years ago and never wears them.
I have always had a "thing" for the intellectual look. Well, the other day I mentioned that I didn't want to go to Sam's Club since I had my glasses on. He (being a loving and supportive hubby) said, "I'll wear mine, too!"

He put his glasses on, and BOOM! Suddenly, I became all shy and bashful. I crack myself up now when I think of how his simple pair of glasses made me feel like he was some new hot guy I was flirting with.
It was good to remember that feeling of newness.
Love and prayers, Debbie

Odalys, I am so glad Ernesto petered out. We are supposed to get some of that rain up here, too, and let me tell you, we are excited about rain! Things are beginning to look yellowishbrown instead of green.

My daughter called this morning from the emergency room where she had taken her husband. He retched all night long and neither one of them slept at all. He started complaining of unbearable pain around 3 a.m. and she just managed to get him to the hospital. He has been admitted, but they don'[t have a room for him yet, so he's in a cubby off the ER. No obstruction, but also no proper processing of anything either. He is on an IV and she says he is more comfortable now. I worry she will crack at some point, poor thing still hasn't unpacked her cases and she starts meetings for the new school year tomorrow. She was supposed to perform in her band tonight, but I think she is having to cancel that. I'm praying a lot.

As for anniversaries, I got my actual diagnosis mid-August and had surgery on September 14th. The path report came back on September 23. That was the bad day. What we had thought was mere DCIS turned out to be a microinvasion with two positive nodes, hence chemo. My husband and I are planning to pop a bottle of champagne on the 14th, because that day was a killer for him, and he is so glad it is almost a year behind us. My surgery took 11 hours and he just sat and felt fear the whole time.

I love champagne!

Debbie, I agree about the newness thing. When my hubs travels (which he rarely does without me now), I always get terribly excited when he comes home because he looks new to me. I'm a weirdy that way.

Yes, Nancy and Kaye, I miss you and hope you are well.

And Kim, I hope you are healing right now.

Love to all,

Anna

LOL Odalys- you are so funny!

Can I say we had an earthquake and show a picture of my daughter's room?

Hope everyone is having a great week. My onc just emailed- he is starting a young cancer survivor's support group. I think it is a great idea. But I have never, seriously, seen anyone under 65 in his office yet. I always feel like the only young person with cancer in this county!

It's the way the media have nothing better to do than whip us up into a state of total alarm. Our local news showed preparations for Ernesto for 25 minutes last night, and we are way up here near DC! Maybe nothing else is happening in the world? Right.

I love the tranquilizer with no side effects.

Anna

Just a quick note to say Hi to everyone. I do keep up with reading the posts on this board and sometimes I check a couple of others. This is the one place that I truely feel connected to!!
Things are going okay - still some issues with fatigue! I'm working a 4 hour shift, 3 times a week and so far that is working out okay. At this point, I don't ever feel like I'll be able to work full-time again. Which means I'll lose my benefits, life insurance, disability insurance, dental & optical insurance, vacation time (health insurance is thru my hubby). But......what is a gal to do????
All of you are in my thoughts & prayers!!
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
LAT56

Welcome back Lat56. Hope your fatigue gets better as time goes by. Take care and be well.
Odalys

Hi friends,
I am writing this morning with my heart full of guilt. This past year while I have been going through all this bc stuff, Steven has been entertaining himself and spending too much time playing with his electronic games (Nintendo DS). I know those small toys are not good for the eyes because they force the eye muscles. Well, yesterday we learned his eyesight deteriorated a lot. His prescription tripled. I feel so guilty for being preocupied with all this bc stuff and not noticing how much time he was spending. I feel like a bad mother this morning. I just want to cry.......

Here is a web site you may want to see ,(Debby this is the diet secret.) Carla is a gal on the WW message boards. She is a christian too. Very kind , beautiful person.

http://www.freewebs.com/dimpledn/index.htm

Hi ladies! I am actually off to Wal Mart to get the stuff to make my rads people a Hot Dog cake and hamburger cookies. Someone from church is coming over here tomorrow to help me do it! I am really excited-I love doing stuff like this!
I love you all!
Love and prayers, Deb
PS-Odalys, I can understand the guilt thing, too. I carried a lot of guilt when I couldn't do at home therapy with Daniel and felt like he lost a lot of the use of his left arm. Now I feel like I did what I had to do so that I could CONTINUE to do those things with my son. You HAD to do the bc stuff BECAUSE you are a good parent. Don't blame yourself-you can't control these things! You are a good mom. Repeat that to yourself 298 times a day!

BCMary, I also frequent the weight watchers boards (have for years). Mostly on the GDT but I have posted a few times to the board Carla is on and from that board had started the Firm and Turbojam. She is a very inspirational,motivated indivual and I hope to be posting there again soon when I get through this ordeal and start working out again.

Hi ladies,
The hubby and son are fast asleep in bed, and I stayed up to pay bills! I thought I'd treat myself to a quick visit to my dear bc sisters.....

Anna-thank you for the "welcome back!" I had to say that I cracked up at your experiment in not cleaning house-I'm so glad to see that the experiment has been a success so far! Also, thanks for asking about the furniture. We had another garage sale on Saturday and sold everything, so we have camping chairs set up in the living room, and stacks of stuff in every corner! The furniture is supposed to arrive "soon" to quote the salesperson. I can't wait to have pretty furniture that matches!
Carla looks fantastic! Gheesh. I almost miss chemo because my clothes were just hanging on me! Since I have had my appetite back it has been a constant struggle. I was down another 10 pounds after surgery, but I've gained 8 of it back.
My oncologist "warned" me the other day that I had better keep the weight off to stay healthy. How much does that stink?!?! Now I feel like if I gain an ounce,then I can expect another tumor to grow. I don't like living in fear.
I try to hand it all over to our loving Father, and I have success most of the time. Sometimes, though, the fear comes creeping back.

For instance, the radiation machine has been broken since Friday!!!! I can't help but wonder what that does to my treatment plan.

Well, I'd better get to bed. I have an early appt. to get a "fat" skirt altered to fit my "skinny" butt. How is that for an incentive?

PS-good to see some of our other sisters here lately! We've missed you!
Love and prayers, Deb