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Dream job...hmmm...will have to think about that one.
I would love to travel to Greece, btw.

Debbie and V - great pics! Debbie, I know John Michael will love exploring with Mark in the woods!
Amy - can't wait to see pics - hope you're feeling ok - be careful driving!
Linny - so sorry about your sister! I can only imagine how difficult this is for all of you!
Cathy - can't wait to hear all the details of the NY shoot!

Ok - off to start my day...

I think my fantasy job would be a personal shopper. Spending other people's money and buying clothes and accessories all day? Sweet!!

More realistically I would create desserts. I'm currently working on one involving vanilla ice cream and toasted coconut.

Dream job for me is being a mother. If I ever win the lottery I will build a fantastic house and take foster kids to care for. When I cannot sleep I often lay there and plan out what the house would be like, developing a floor plan, the bedrooms, baths, etc. I currently think about a great back yard with all the standard toys, equipment, pool, hot tub, and deck, flower garden, waterfall, and rock garden. I would even put in an elevator so that if some of the foster kids had disabilities, there would be no obstacles.
Mary

Mary - that dream job speaks volumes about you. If ever I win the lottery i will build it for you!!

I would love to own a flower shop , and I would love to be able to take fantastic landscape pictures that make you happy.

Broke up today - Woohoo!!
Going out tonight and POURING with rain - not woohoo.
Saw thyroid consultant today - he said that he had never seen results like mine and they were 'simply horrific'. My levels are going back up - one is 1390 instead of 50. oops.
Laura - i will look , see if i can find anything that doesnt make me look like Bet Lynch!! Your job sounds really interesting - dead glam !! Did you wander around calling everyone 'Dahling and ordering weird coffees?LOL

Good Evening Sisters,

The week has just flown by…..looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow its Saturday!!!

My total now is $650 for the Run for The Cure. One of our sales guys donated $250.00, I;m am speechless….

What a beautiful gorgeous day today and it is actually cool tonight like a fall evening!

Our young couple that were going to get pre approved for the mortgage have been looking at other homes, so I guess ours is not on their agenda….

We did have four showings since yesterday. Another young couple with a baby came last night and then when we got back home afterwards the real estate office called twenty minutes later to say that they wanted to come back for a second look at 8:30 p.m. last night. They came with both of their sets of parents, the cars in our driveway was amazing. They stayed for ½ hour and we are waiting to see if they will present us with an offer. We also had two more showings tonight that overlapped each other, two agents from the same real estate office with two different sets of people. I rushed home and quickly got pups fed and swiftered the floors again and again (#30 showing was tonight.LOL). We are trying to set a record for the # of showings and no offers, I have to laugh otherwise I will wail…..

This weekend all that is on my agenda is to take dogs out for a walk each day and then go grocery shopping and do laundry, not venturing too far away want a break from running around.

I cant believe we are all going to meet in about 5-6 weeks, it is fast approaching. My interinary has changed 4 times since I booked my flight in February, will have to look and see what the actual times are now.

Laura – my dh wants a Jacuzzi or a deep tub in our new home when we actually get the opportunity to buy one.LOL. I don’t care either way though.

Are we going to sit around the camp fire and sing songs too?

OMG I laughed my silly head off, buddy love would look cute in that outfit, where do you find this stuff? I could just imagine Scooby in something like that she would chew the outfit the first time she wore it.LOL>

Thanks I just wanted to make sure that you were not forking out all the money to make us a big feast and know that it is truly appreciated!

Another celebration while we are in Chicago, your right do we need a reason to celebrate? We will celebrate our sisterhood and that life is good!!

Another celebrity in our group, way to go Laura!

Graycie – I cant believe that is October will be here soon, hate breast cancer awareness month, it was the month I was diagnosed, will be my 2 years Oct 26th. It is important though for those that are not fully aware of what to look for but a constant reminder in your face for us “survivors”.

I do like the highlights and I actually noticed that I have pieces of hair that actually hang down the side of my face now, yes!!

Tracyseattle – It is nice of you to be thinking about us and bringing things with you to Chicago.

Deb – glad to hear that your nice is better, what a relief for you to not have to worry now.

Not sure what the tingling arm means, do you have a lymphodema sleeve. Here they are about $65 CDN for a basic one but is measured to fit you right and does help with the swelling.

Rosemarie – hope you still have your fingers crossed…not takers yet you would think that we had a dumpy house or something…starting to get a complex here.

Cathy – your experience in New York sounds wonderful. Where are the pictures going to be? Sorry cant remember what you said?

I believe you are working hard, cant begin to keep up with your schedule!

Your grand daughter is such a sweetie and yes I can see the importance of the date. A new life was brought into the world and you were given a second chance at life to be shared with your grand daughter.

Amy – sorry you are now in a walking cast and have to lay off the gym. It sucks as you have worked so hard to build up your strength and now this…. Bet you cant wait for Kelby to arrive. We are anxiously awaiting pictures of her in her new home!

Debbie444 – wow, you got to meet Jill, what a great picture and you all fit on the same couch too. Your daughter looks so much like you, little Debbie…hopefully she doesn’t inherit the accident prone gene, sorry couldn’t resist.

My dream job would be…have to think about that one…

How disappointing that your thyroid numbers are continuing to climb? What is the next plan of action, change your meds? Are you feeling crappy again as a result?

Tahdah – I wont forget your birthday as that is my youngest sister’s 40th birthday and I will be in Chicago meeting all my other sisters. Cant wait to meet you and wish you a happy birthday in person! When are you arriving and leaving?

Now I could see you being a personal shopper!

Cindy – another celebration, all the more reason to have some chocolate cake…like I need any.LOL.

How are you feeling?

Victoria – What is on the wall in the last picture, is that stain glass on the wall? It is very cool looking.

Linda – sorry to hear that your sister has to go into a nursing home to be cared for…sometimes life deals you some shitty cards but your family has gotten a double dose now with this situation. It has to be so tough seeing your sister like this and feeling totally helpless to not be able to do anything…sorry it is not fair as she is quite young.

Sorry you wouldn’t be able to make it to Chicago.

Glad to hear that Issac is doing really well!

Mary – hey headbands sound great, some of us have wild hair that needs to be kept back, nudge, nudge…just kidding. I have all kinds of headbands. I don’t anything that is cheetah though, starting to feel left out….

Give your friend lots of healing hugs. She is lucky to have such a caring person.

Have a great evening ladies.

Love Michele

Cathy -
For some reason, the photo of you and your little one ...JUST showed up on my monitor! Hmmmmmmmmmm...that's weird. But anywho...she is so cute! You both look great. And she's probably cuter every year.

Debbie -
What are the Dr's going to do about your Thyroid levels? Do you have specialists there called Endocrinologists? That's who specializes in Thyroids...unless that's who you are already seeing.

Meeshell - my bell -
Bummer! I can't believe it hasn't sold! Those people have no taste! LOL Should you take it off the market and sit tight for a while? Darn...would you re-coop the costs if you were to totally remodel and change the pitch of the stairs...something to think about. NO?
Congrats on the fund-raising for your team! Isn't it a great feeling! I'll be starting fund-raising of my own soon, as soon as Komen opens registration for the 5 k walk here. My team is called No Surrender. We did it last year and it was great...this year our team will more than double! Good luck with your efforts.

Hey Cindy, nice to see you hanging in there. Only five to go.

I've never read any of the Harry Potter books. I went to the cinema to watch the first one and my posterior fell asleep!! They should have warned us to pack a lunch, that movie was so daggoned long.

Nordstrom's sale..whoo! My heart gave a little flutter there. I would work for merchandise! Congratulations on your invitation to the conference, Tracy. Free trips are always a plus.

I'm arriving in Chicago on Friday the 24th around 3pm and leaving on Sunday morning around 9-ish. I'm looking forward to meeting all of you too.

I'm going to the devil's lair, Target, to spend the mandatory $100. It never fails, they are marketing geniuses over there.

Amy - thought about you today - we had tickets to the Tennis tournaments (I know NOTHING about tennis) today in Indy. We took the kids - it was HOT!! But it was a nice experience. John Michael took his Harry Potter book and read the whole time...
Cindy - getting closer to the end!! Yeah!! I can't believe you guys read the whole book, btw!! Holy smokes!

The rest of this day has been so slow and sleepy. We went to an Irish pub/restaurant for a late lunch and then came home. Mike has golf on the TV but he's fast asleep on the couch....
Hope you're all having a wonderful day!!!!!!

Amy - Puppies are SO FUN!!! Enjoy it!

Just a quick one as I am at work....

Well, Ladies, this is it - Aquafest is this week! It has been pouring rain since about last Thursday - it has to stop now.... We need good weather!!!

I went to Emily's memorial service yesterday, very sad but very nice at the same time....

Just wanted to check in and say Hi! I will try to write more later, but this is going to be a crazy week.....

WHHHEEEEEEEEEEE...... Here I go!

Here she is

I was at the "Y" this morning and while I used the stair master I saw over and over again the devastation in your are area! Are you okay...I am so worried...

Amy..your puppy is adorable! Have fun! I know it's a lot of work but it's fun work..I hope!

Paula..I'll be very disappointed if you are not with us in our International Room. We will post a pic of you and Jill if we have to. Really wanted to meet you!

Oh Debbie...is all this flooding by you? Let us know.

V..how are you doing with all your paintings? I'm still behind in my AB. One day I'll reach page 50! In the meantime, I'm making a birthday one for my mom.

I can't seem to get my energy level up after the busy weekend. I was in bed by 8:30 pm last night and awoke at about 7 which is an hour later than my normal wake-up hour without an alarm clock. Am still feeling terribly lethargic. I know that I can't go without a normal night's sleep and be busy all day long as it takes too long to get my energy level back up. Was never like this before chemo so it is definitely because of the chemo. I feel great when I keep my regular sleep pattern, though.

But it was so much fun to chat away with my cousins til all hours of the night. They are tons of fun and it was fun to laugh about old times when we were growing up.

Time to get to my birthday book for my mom. Must get this done!

Have a good day everybody.

Glad to hear you are okay. I just googled your area, actually....

Which reminds me..I googled my full name and got another person who is quite successful. It is NOT me!

Debbie, glad you are ok. SoCal could use some of that rain!! Normally we have 37 days of rain and this year we have 25% of our normal rainfall!

No, I didn't see it and clicked on the link, can't find the video!!