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Judy in MI, I am so happy it is off to the Superbowl for the Packers. Boy I was getting real nervous, Aaron Rodgers had a bad day, but thank god the defense was able to pull it off. They know how to tailgate here and you got to love those cheese heads. lol. I go to one game a year and I am just amazed at the tailgating and bands, etc in the parking lot. It is a lot of fun. Jets just lost so I quess we are playing the Pittsburgh Steelers. Good night. Libby

Good day everyone, It is 4 degrees right now with a predicted high of 10 degrees. Hip Hip Horray. It is warming up. Not much planned today. On my way to gym, then to pickup daughter, and watch the big Packer game. Can't wait sure do hope they make the superbowl. Eric thanks for the review on Gullivers Travel movie, I like Jack Black, but won't waste my time going now. Bruce glad weather wise you are getting a break, you take this cold weather back to Canada. lol Have a great day. Libby

Good afternoon everyone, It is 1 degrees at 3:30 p.m. that was the high for today. Went to work for a couple of hours today. Going out to dinner tonight for our 18th anniversary. Should be yummy, although a bit colder then I would like it to be. Tomorrow is the big playoff game Packers verses the Bears. GO PACK GO. Judy in MI love the picture. I think that is what most laundry tags must say secretly except for wives can't see it. lol I do the laundry and cooking here. Lucky me. I do the food shopping but will be willing to pay anyone to do that, I hate food shopping. I will take a look at your Frankenmuth link in a little bit. Annette, sure hope you feel better I miss your upbeat & funny posts. I really enjoy reading them. Well get some rest when the kid goes home. That trip I am sure took a lot out of you. Those darn germy people.. lol Judy in KW you will get that tax stuff situated eventually:) Enjoy your fish tonight. Libby

Thoughts and prayers for you Lily and your family and Sherrell. I am so sorry. Life is so unfair!

Good morning everyone, It is 10 a.m. and -15 degrees, it is warming up hip hip horray. I guess it is warmer then Donna's and Bruce's place, so If I want to be positive about it I guess I am lucky..lol Off today so yesterday was my Friday. I do have a clients to go to this afternoon but for the most part I am FREE. Daughter is off and going driving with her (Yikes) and then to the gym. Judy in KW hope you are feeling better today. I will do some exercise for you. Judy in MI, got to love that Steven Tyler an yes Jennifer is beautiful. Have a good day. Libby

Good evening everyone. It is currently 5 degrees. Judy in MI you spoke too soon. Tomorrow we are having the coldest day yet. It will be -20 or so in the morning. They are predicting several days of below zero and highs of single digit 7 or 8 degrees. We have at least a foot of snow on the ground yet. Go Packers Go. Judy in KW, hope you are feeling better tomorrow. I did it I took my stuff to work and went to the gym right after. I need to learn not to go home first. lol. I am off tomorrow and hoping to get some projects done around the house. Hope you are getting some needed rest and you enjoy Stan's dinner. Annette I am going to have to check out those facebook games. I know I have a farm from way back when. I don't even know how to get there. I did have friends sending me things. Humm wonder what I do with them. Hey I will let you know when my farm gets going. If there were animals depending on me they are probably dead. lol What game has the zoo babies, I would like that, if I don’t starve the poor things and forget about them. Well hope you didn't catch a cold it could just be the change in weather, yeah that's it. Bud hope you made it home ok today. Sounds like your weather was crazy. Zumba is very popular here also; I don't do it because I would probably trip over my two left feet. lol Lily I too have TMJ issues also. Sometime it is so bad my head is pounding and my ears just ache. My Dr. tells me to go to a specialist but I won't because I heard of surgery horror stories. I just suffer with it. Hope Bruce is doing ok? Hi Eric. Well hope I didn't miss anyone. Time to watch Steven Tyler on American Idol in 10 min. Good night. Libby

You and your husband have a wonderful attitude. Attitude does have a lot to do with survival rate and the quality of time you spend together. God Bless. I too was diagnosed around the same age and smoked very young. Your husband sounds like a strong/brave man and sounds like he has a wonderful supporter. Wishing you many happy years together. Libby

Hi all, It is 14 degrees as of now. I think that may be the high for today. Working on W-2 and 1099-M also today. Ginny Contrats on the volunteer position. It should be very rewarding. Stephanie it is great that you are able to swim. That is the best exercise to do. Lily my daughter is in dance and does tap & jazz she just loves it. The exercise is great. Judy KW glad you enjoyed your dinner last night, sounds yummy. Sounds like you do have a lot of numbers and documents to get together for tax time. Bud, can't believe you rode you bike in 31 degrees. I would turn to ice, fall off, and crack into a million pieces. lol Ann you are too funny! You had me crack up, see below. Me too I need to work on not being so hard on myself when I let myself or others down. Let's both work on that Have a great day! Libby

Dawn, Sorry so late. Hearing stable is great news. Congrats! Libby

Judy & Stan Happy Anniversary. Hope you enjoy your dinner out. Just wanted to say thank you everyone for the feedback. Sometimes I am way to hard on myself. Although right now I am feeling a little defeated I am going to say ok 1 day last week I can at least do that this week. Good Idea Judy KW. I think time management is part of the problem, because I really do enjoy it when I have the time. Good stress reliever. Ann I don't know how anyone can work out at 5 am in the morning I am with you, I just can't do it. I also leave work and then tend to the families needs and then I am just to darn tired to do it. I think time is a huge factor on my part also. Hey can you imagine if you leave at 6 a.m. you would have to exercise by 4 a.m., it is no wonder you don't do it. Annette where are you? Are you still having fun I think you may be on your way home. Or sitting in the airport waiting! Bud I thought this exercise program would help with the winter blues, but I still have the blues. I am just anticipating Spring! Have a good evening all. Libby

Good morning it is 24 degrees here. Trying to get motivated to get out the door and get my day going, but having a tuff time with it this morning. It is at that time of year when I am just plain sick of the cold. Going to the gym after work today, 1st time in a full week. I am disappointed with myself and think that could be the problem today. Gosh, it doesn’t take much for me to get mad at myself. I think I enjoyed just listening to Bud get his exercise more then me actually doing it. Judy I am sure you did better then I did last week Annette glad to hear you are having fun. Eric keep planning you trip. Ann sure hope it warms up for you and Judy KW. Judy in MI waiting to hear how your meeting went. Well have a great day I will check back later today. Libby

Good evening, Went up north to cottage this weekend. I should post an MIA when I am gone. I know it is late but figured I would say hi. Annette it probably is -100 degrees. lol. Well if you drink enough it will feel warmer. lol. I am a germ-a-phobic, I am always using the sanitizer all day long. Judy KW you I hope you did a lot of exercise for me. Last week I only made it once. I am hoping this week I will do 3 or 4 days. Going to the gym tomorrow after work. When I go to the cottage it make life difficult on Monday, then I need to work, cook dinner, go back out and food shop and do errands. I am finally sitting down now. Maybe that counts for a few jumping jacks. lol Judy MI, I am with Eric "Boo and hiss to the hecklers". Good luck with you mentors meeting. Eric I am so excited for you and your travels. Wish I was going to Scotland. Well just got caught up with 3 days of posts. Now I am real tired. Will post in the morning. Libby

Nicole my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time. Libby

Andrea, That was a very nice post and I am sure the regulars that were here before will appreciate hearing from you. Your twins are beautiful. Nice to meet you. Libby

Wow. A lot of posts. Judy KW sorry you are up every couple of hours:( I have to be honest I blew off the gym today, to take my daughter driving again. I must be nuts! Yes Annette driving with daughter is frightening!!! To say the least. She drives well but still scares me. I do have a driving school every 3 weeks take her and then I work on the practice portion, I may go to the hospital for heart failure pretty soon. I think I may have to depend on Bud and Judy KW for exercise over the next couple of days. Going up North to cottage Saturday morning and will not have access to exercise equipment other then the couch. Ann I just cant believe how cold it is in Florida, glad I am waiting before I go for a visit, I would be disappointed for it to be that cold. Hey if you need to borrow any winter gear give me a holler I can loan you some stuff: lol: Bud I can't believe you rode to work with those temps, I would die!! I give you a lot of credit. I have problems breathing in the cold air. Yep Mike isn’t going to like the weather.. lol Judy MI, this weekend going to the cottage which is in between two lakes, so I will get to see all the ice shacks, should be fun. Going up to watch the Packer vs- Bears game Saturday night at a local tavern should be fun. Go Pack Go!!! Eric I will be happy to visit with you. I stopped at Lungevity in Chicago but that is not where Katie B is at unless she moves. I agree with NED you should plan a Hawaii stop. Oh yeah I didn't find too many dust bunnies running around during the big cleaning!! And the guns don't even get me started. That poor child and her family. So sad Annette you are right people kill people, but it would be harder without the guns. They would probably just find some other way I guess. Well everyone have a great night. Hopefully not too many typos but I am tired.

Good morning everyone, Thought I would start off early for Judy KW. Hey I should have told you to sleep in today. It is a warm 20 degrees today. Maybe I will go to the beach later. Not much planned going to work in an hour and off to get some exercise if I don't talk myself out of it. Taking my daughter driving today, that always makes me a bundle of nerves. Everyone have a great day getting closer to TGIF. Oh I wish I could wake up today. No energy, I should take a bike ride with Bud, bet that would wake me up. Libby

Thanks for the laugh Annette. You always make me laugh. Have a good evening

Hi everyone, I did read Mikes post last night what a "hoot" had me laughing my butt off. It is 25 degrees right now and I am sorry to say that actually feels warm now. Oh what is wrong with me! Stephanie I know how long the process is I use to receive my chemo over a course of 6 hours weekly along with radiation daily. It would drive me nuts to see people come in after me and leave before. My daughter was 12 then and would want to stay with me after 2 times I said no, come eat lunch with me and leave. Hang in there. Glad to hear nausea is not a problem. Bruce please keep the cold in Canada so Annette's trip will be warmer. Thanks. Seems Bud and Judy KW have more homework. Be interesting to see what guddle means. All this learning is good for the mind. Judy KW I don't spend much time on Facebook playing the farm game I should try one night when I have time. Everyone loves it. Seems easier then working on Bruce's real farm, warmer too. Have a good night all.

Good evening all, like they say "better late then never" Busy Monday and busy Tuesday, got a couple of inches of snow today, I don’t even care how much, just tired or it already. Judy KW I did the gym today after work, so I start with Tuesday. That whole port flushing deal is just plain wrong. When I had my port I could go in anytime and get it flushed. Eric needs to get here and fix this medical system. Annette I hope you’re not too tired today from all the walking trips to the scanner yesterday, you crack me up I sure feel better exercising, but------it is a chore sometimes. Make sure you wear a scarf so you can cover your face when breathing it will help a lot when you are away. Bud when I started reading your post I thought you were going to say you rode your bike to work, then I for sure would know you had to be nuts! Glad to hear you drove. You know those jigs really do sound like drinks or shots at the tavern. Lilyjohn two months is to long for anyone to be away from home. Welcome home! Ann I do hope you catch up at work. I am also swamped and I feel like I will never catch up. Good night all. Libby

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Good day everyone. It is a whopping 0 (zero) degrees as I type. Not too warm not too cold. I am with Bud today sounds for sure like an indoor day. Time to do some cleaning, maybe I will catch some dust bunnies running around. Donna G. your dogs will love you for that. My two dogs need a good run. I think they would settle down a bit if they did. They go out in the yard, but it is so cold they don't even stay out there for long. What kind of dogs do you have. I have a black lab and a cockerspaniel (troublemaker).lol Judy KW I bailed out on the exercise yesterday but am leaving shortly for the gym. I went 3 times this week. I am disappointed with myself for not going yesterday, but I will get over it. Not as sore anymore, thank god. When we go to Florida it will be the 3rd or 4th week of June. We go to Sarasota area (1 hour south of Tampa) that is on the west coast (gulf side) right on the water. If you are in Key West it is 6 hours north of you. Bruce you Llamas were beautiful and so was the picture sure is pretty there in the winter. Eric should start his own talk show and be the host. Judy MI, hope you getting all you Christmas stuff in order. I sure hope you got some well needed rest today. Sounds like you are overloaded. Well look at the first paragraph 0 (zero) degrees, if you get our weather it is suppose to be well below zero for a couple of days. Now really, why do we live here? Have a great day! Libby

The Llamas are so cute! It looks cold for sure, but the snow is so white and beautiful. Brrrrhhh.

Good morning. We are having a warm up today it is 10 degrees, hip, hip hooray! They even threw a little sun in the forecast. WOW. Oh maybe that is why it hit 10 degrees. Maybe I can do some sunbathing this afternoon! Now Annette you really got me laughing (ROFL). Do you at least enjoy the cocktails on the plane flight? I am horrible flyer also and need pills and a drink to get through it. I fly, but I don’t like it. Click, click click, I will pray for some reason for you not to have to go. I relate to walking in the cold weather makes my lungs not happy, make me crabby too. I figure unless Eric gets over to the U.S. soon and fixes everything I have another 20 years left to work. Oh that sounds bad!!! Annette I love your NY resolutions, that is good at least you won't break any promises to yourself, like I probably will...LOL I will do a couple of sit ups for you. Judy in KW, missed everyone yesterday but glad you enjoyed your show. It would be fun to plan a future trip for everyone to meet and see a play together, as long as it is warm. I know for sure I will be in Florida this summer... I know everyone will think I am backwards for going in the summer, but I don't mind I lived there for at least 10 years and would much rather that then being cold. I am going to the gym at 4 pm today yeah. So far so good. I really do feel better after. I though about cycling like Bud does in the summer, but I would for sure fall off and break a leg, my balance is horrible. Hi Judy MI, Ann, Bruce and Eric. Gosh I hope I didn’t forget anyone. Well got to get going working a couple of hours then I am off yeah TGIF. My typing is horrible, maybe I should shorten my 1" inch fingernails. LOL Have a great day.

Judy, When we have dreams in the back of our mind we are worried. You have every right to be worried and going and getting checked is the right thing to do. I would be worried too. Although it will probably be nothing, once you get checked you will not be so worried and will not have any worrisome dreams. When I had that cough, I kept dreaming about my Dads funeral. Weird. It has no connection at all to my cancer or cough (maybe it did he had asthma his whole life), but the worrying sure created some weird dreams. Now my cough is gone and I don't wake up freaking out. Sometimes I worry so much I feel like my brain is going to fall out!! Hugs, you will be fine.

Wow where to start. This is a busy place. Judy KW yes please keep on me with the exercise. I did go today after work. I was hoping for 3-4 days a week. Hope you are having fun right now. Yes 1 degree is absolutely wrong. I need to move by you or Ann. Or I could also have Annette find me a place closer to the Equator. Annette I did some exercise for you, now I can barely move my arms or legs....LOL Judy MI, why yes you need a scan. If you were not having a problem your next scheduled one should be at one year mark. I know how you feel I had a scratchy throat and cough for about six weeks and was doing the flipping out dance. It is finally gone about a week or so. I was too afraid to call. It’s hard not to think the worse, but I am sure it will be fine. This time of year where we live it is rough on our lungs I always have problems in the winter. Keep us updated. And yes you know what weather is coming your way...LOL Eric, Oh you are too funny I look forward to you coming here and fixing everything. Then maybe one day I will be able to retire. Yes this country is screwed up. Eric you had me ROFL (rolling on the floor laughing). Oh yes I love plays. Seen Cats, Phantom of the Opera, Little Shop of Horrors, and Chorus line on Broadway in New York (several others I am sure). I am hoping to take my Mom to Jersey Boys in June. Hey Judy in MI let me know if you happen to see another play in Chicago I could meet you there. That would be fun. Good night all.