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Yes, I aw most of them. The last one, though, came up as a very small square that said the photo was deleted.

Lisa - same goes for me. 

Your DD is BEU - T- FULL  by the way!!! 

Lisa, no snow, just a LOT of rain. We got water in our basement because the ground was still frozen so it had no where to run off. It's a chronic problem my parents have had since they bought this house 48 years ago, so we have it localized in an unfinished corner and keep a wet vac on hand. Every time they tried something to fix it, it would work for a while and then the water would find it's way in another way. Now it only happens about this time of year if we have heavy rain.

Aw, Sue, menopause itsn't all that bad. I went through it naturally a few years ago. I was in NYC on 9-11, and I think that although the process had already started, the shock of that day pushed it to it's final stage. I had one period after that and then nada.

I have had hotflashes, but fortunately, they have not been intolerable. A friend gave me a funny cardboard fan that I have on my desk at work. and it's been enough. Since most of my friends are my age, we've been going through it all about the same time, and have come up with ways to diminish the side effects...keeping one pillow near a window (in winter) or cooling vent (in the summer) to grab when a night sweat wakes me up.

Hardly ever have a hot flash now, and sometimes it's hard to tell if it's overdressing or hormonal.

The only other s/e from natural menopause that I've had has been shorter periods of sleep. No trouble falling asleep at night, but I'm awake again in a few hours and only get a few more hours of sleep after that. But I'm sure everyone has those nights where they wake up every hour at the same time. My digital clock seemed to move the hour, but the minutes seemed to be stuck on :11 one night. It just seems to have happened more often after menopause...although now that I think about it, it also coincides with my children becoming teenagers and being out on their own of an evening, so maybe it was a combination of those things. :-)

Hi Mel,  Yes...we still have the puppy pad down, but he is not used to them, so he doesn't use them. The driveway is cleared, so he is fine going outside.  The mounds of snow are twice as high as he is...it's so cute to see him out there.  I hope the snow starts to melt, so that you can get your mail!  How fustrating!  I think by Thursday, it is to warm up, but then cold again.  Will spring ever come?? Sue...I hope the winds aren't as strong as they predicted..80mph...that is terrible!  You will feel like Dorothy!! Try to enjoy tomorrow...I know it's tough the day prior to tx.  Love you!! I think the weight thing is a struggle for all of us.  It is sad, that after all we go through, that has to be one more thing to deal with!  I am counting down the weeks, until I will be able to run again, so I can get these extra lbs. off!  Have a good evening everyone....I have been a lazy bum all day!! Olivia just ran out to get us some Chinese food...spicy!! yum!! xoxo Lisa

I don't like pork, shellfish or spam. I went camping once and all we had was spam, spam, spam! Yuuuuck! But I love all vegetables and sardines and salmon. I used to hate brussel sprouts (the way my mother used to boil them until they were bitter!) but now I saute them in a little water and butter and lots of garlic and cracked black pepper - yum! And I always buy small ones - I think they are younger and they aren't bitter.

Sue, another name for eggplant is aubergine - perhaps you know it by that name. It is another veg that needs to be prepared properly - the younger the better - good grilled (broiled), brushed with a bit of olive oil. You can also make a great dip out of it - baba ghanouj - really yummy!

Jane

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Phew! Finally made it to the end of everyone's comments. You have all been very busy - loved reading everything.

Wow Melody! Those snow pics! Incredible! My sister is staying with her daughter in Ontario and she said it is the worst snow storm in history! Would that be right? She said that after the snow ploughs had cleared the roads, they went for a drive to look at Lake Ontario and there were huge, angry waves crashing on the shore - now I know why they have a surf club there!! Surely the surfers wouldn't tackle the waves in a blizzard!

Lisa - your daughter is gorgeous - just like her sweet mother! And I know it isn't just outer beauty - she sounds like a lovely girl. I wish you could put the ad on YouTube so we could all see it!

Sue, I am glad you have this week off but I am worried that you have too much time to think and worry. I am thinking of you such a lot and hoping they give you a lower dose of chemo or something to counteract the s/es - remind them how sick you were last time. Or was that mainly caused by the shingles? I pray you will come through this treatment better than the last one.  

My dh put in his final offer on the little house in the mountains and it was accepted by the vendor! Now, if it passes the building and pest inspections, it will all go ahead! I am fairly sure it will pass those - it's an old house but has been beautifully restored and the garden is so pretty.

It is late and I must go to bed. Hope to catch up with you all in (my) morning - tomorrow.

Love to all 

Jane

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I just took time and scanned the pages. The photos of the snow were great. My DH took a picture from the drivers seat of the truck of the highway Friday and all you could see were track marks in the snow. He also said that he was following a snow removal truck.

He just called and he is heading to Clarksville TN. he is glad that it is not far north.

I have to get back to work.

Sheila

Sue - I HATE BOOTFACE TOO!!! UGH!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll be right there with you tomorrow, sitting beside you, making fun of everyone!! teehee  Try to look at it as another one down.   Think about UB going thru it on Thursday - you're comrades now, remember???  You will both get thru it together, fighting the same enemy!!!!