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Cindi-Gal...... This is VERY good news for my ears!!! I'm so glad you're feeling perkier!!! Perky is good!!!

((((((((Carleen))))))))) Just leave it to our Becky Snowflake to keep us all cheered up! She is so very good at that and it's a blessing to have her and her sense of humor with us! I can so relate with the feeling of not knowing who you are right now. I have discussed this with several members of this board that are surviving spouses. Sometimes, it takes a while to find "the old you." Even now, I have to look very hard on most days to find the old me. Life has a way of changing us. I have faith in you and I know that the real Carleen will once again surface!!! Keeping you and Keith in my thoughts and prayers.

Shelly... Glad your tum-tum has somewhat adjusted to the ACV. It does get easier. You have actually motivated me to give this a try again. I was talking to a lady yesterday that swears by this stuff as a cure-all. She actually started taking it for her osteo-arthritis pains. She swears she would never miss a dose. She lost 35 puonds after she started taking this stuff. Don't be discouraged after three days and do keep us posted!!!

What were your favorite toys when you were a child? Do you still have any of them today?

Kale

Here's a link..... http://www.bragg.com/

V = Vegetable Soup

Yep...that's the one I know about. The company has been around for years. The guy (Bragg) wrote a book about everything this apple cider can do for you. It's truly amazing...if it all works. Well, someone must have thought it worked wonders for it to have been around all this time. Oh...the "yucky" looking stuff was called "mother" by the folks years ago. Isn't that interesting????

Walking and a glass of wine does it for me. Not sure which one I really benefit from but the combination is awesome...lol! When Dennis was really sick I seemed to be constantly stressed from holding all the pain and worry inside in order to keep his spirits up. When the stress peaked, I would get in the car, roll the windows up and drive around the block a couple of times. During this drive, I would actually scream. I can't tell you how much better I felt afterwards and was able to cope once again.

So glad your Dad is gaining hope from our board. Hope he continues to read the posts.

P = Pulled Pork

Shelly...Your tummy should learn to tolerate this stuff. Granted, it's pretty nasty tasting. My friend used to mix it with grape juice but I just thought that was a bigger quantity of foul stuff to drink so I just took mine straight. Is the name of your juice Brackens or Bracketts????

Shelly....Thanks for reminding me of this. I had a friend that lost a ton of weight using this method a few years ago. I do remember having a book about all the things that this is good for. Like you said, it has to be the apple cider vinegar from a health food store rather than the distilled grocery variety.

TOP 10 SIGNS YOUR FAVORITE TEAM IS IN FOR ANOTHER LOSING SEASON 10. The team has lowered ticket prices for the fifth year in a row. 9. The franchise's biggest corporate sponsor is Girl Scout Troop #122. 8. The team bus is a 1996 Chevy minivan. 7. The manager is spotted in the dugout during a game reading the "Help Wanted" ads. 6. The umpires decide to give your guys four strikes per at-bat. 5. The players' favorite song is "Take Me Out OF the Ballgame." 4. Vegas bookies refuse to give odds on the team going to the World Series on the basis that if anyone won, it would bankrupt the planet. 3. The concession stands sell crow. 2. The highest paid player on the team is a multithousandaire. AND THE NUMBER ONE SIGN YOUR FAVORITE TEAM IS IN FOR ANOTHER LOSING SEASON? 1. Your local paper puts game coverage in the obituary section.

MORE THINGS YOU MAY NEVER NEED TO KNOW The heart of a shrimp is in its head. Withheld sneezes are the number one cause of detached retinas. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up at the sky. Wearing headphones for one hour will multiply the bacteria in your ear by 700. In every episode of Seinfeld there is an image of Superman. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match. Most lipstick contains fish scales. Everyone's tongue print is as unique as their fingerprints. The liquid inside very young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television. Wrigley's gum was the first product to sport a barcode. The King of Hearts is the only king in the deck without a moustache. Apples are more efficient than caffeine at waking you up in the morning. Only Greece and Australia have participated in every single Olympics. The A & W of root beer fame stands for Allen & Wright. In Tokyo, they sell toupees for dogs. Fortune cookies were invented in America, in 1918. The microwave was invented when an engineer testing a magnetron tube noticed that the radiation leaking from it caused the chocolate bar in his lab coat pocket to melt.

(((((((((Tina))))))))))) Saying prayers that Charlie gets his miracle. So very, very sorry to hear that things aren't going well. I always try and remember that God truly does still perform miracles every single day. We just have to truly believe they will happen. I believe. Please let us know how things are going as you can.

Macaroni & Cheese Hey guys...this is making me really hungry!!!!

C = Counting Crows

At New York's Kennedy airport today, an individual later discovered to be a public school teacher was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square, a slide rule, and a calculator. At a morning press conference, the attorney general said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-gebra movement. He is being charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of math instruction. Al-gebra is a fearsome cult," a Justice Department spokesman said. "They desire average solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in a search of absolute value. They use secret code names like 'x' and 'y' and refer to themselves as 'unknowns', but we have determined they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country. As the Greek philanderer Isosceles used to say, 'there are 3 sides to every triangle'." When asked to comment on the arrest, President Bush said, "If God had wanted us to have better weapons of math instruction, He would have given us more fingers and toes".

A tour bus driver is driving with a bus full of seniors down a highway when he is tapped on his shoulder by a little old lady. She offers him a handful of peanuts, which he gratefully munches up. After about 15 minutes, she taps him on his shoulder again and she hands him another handful of peanuts. She repeats this gesture about five more times. When she is about to hand him another batch again he asks the little old lady why they don't eat the peanuts themselves. "We can't chew them because we've no teeth", she replied. The puzzled driver asks, "Why do you buy them then?" The old lady replied, "We just love the chocolate around them." It pays to be careful around old people.

Keys, license, insurance card and money ..... Oops....more than one thing. I suppose keys would be # 1. Even if I'm walking, I need to unlock my door.

Eppie....you are truly amazing!!! You can always manage to post something that makes me laugh out loud!!! Hope you are able to smile with us!

Iceberg Lettuce

Oh...love this one, Linda. Revenge can be very sweet under the right circumstances and these are ideal!!!

I think this may have been posted before...so please forgive me if I'm posting again. Dessert Test No cheating. If all of the desserts listed below were sitting in front of you, which would you choose? Pick your dessert, and then look to see what psychiatrists think about you! Sorry you can only pick one. Angel Food Cake Brownies Lemon Meringue Pie Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Icing Strawberry Short Cake Chocolate Icing on Chocolate Cake Ice Cream Carrot Cake NO. You can't change your mind once you scroll down, so think carefully what your choice will be! OK - Now that you've made your choice, this is what psychiatric research says about you. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ANGEL FOOD CAKE... Sweet, loving, cuddly. You love all warm and fuzzy items. A little nutty at times. Sometimes you need an ice cream cone at the end of the day. Others perceive you as being childlike and immature at times. BROWNIES... You are adventurous, love new ideas, and are a champion of underdogs and a slayer of dragons. When tempers flare up, you whip out your saber. You are always the oddball with a unique sense of humor and direction. You tend to be very loyal. LEMON MERINGUE... Smooth, sexy, and articulate with your hands, you are an excellent after-dinner speaker and a good teacher. But don't try to walk and chew gum at the same time! A bit of a diva at times, but you have many good friends. VANILLA CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE ICING... Fun loving, sassy, humorous. Not very grounded in life; very indecisive and lack motivation. Everyone enjoys being around you. You are a practical joker. Others should be cautious in making you mad. However, you are a friend for life. STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE... Romantic, warm, loving. You care about other people and can be counted on in a pinch. You also tend to melt. You can be overly emotional at times. And sometimes can be annoying. CHOCOLATE ON CHOCOLATE... Sexy; always ready to give and receive. Very adventurous, ambitious, and passionate. You can appear to have a cold exterior but are warm on the inside. Not afraid to take chances. Will not settle for anything average in life. Love to laugh. ICE CREAM... You like sports, whether it is baseball, football, basketball, or soccer. If you could, you would like to participate, but you enjoy watching sports. You don't like to give up the remote control. You tend to be self- centered and high maintenance. CARROT CAKE... You are a very fun loving person, who likes to laugh. You are fun to be with. People like to hang out with you. You are a very warm hearted person and a little quirky at times. You have many loyal friends.