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I am thankful for lots as well, even though I am one of those unemployed right now
& have been for 5 weeks. The good news is I have a new job that starts next week.
The bad news it is not in San Diego as I am going back to Arizona. This time for
work & not the Man thing. San Diego is so hard up on jobs I had to start looking
back in AZ. I am having a great Thanksgiving Dinner with Mom then will be moving
back to Bullhead City on Saturday & go back to Walmart there. I worked for them
before & at least it is a job.
I will take it. Mom is very understanding as I could not continue to go unemployed much longer. I have a place to stay with a very good
friend & will be back to work on next weeks schedule as soon as I check in with
the Asst. Manager when I arrive back in town.
Happy Thanksgiving to all & I will be out of touch for awhile as I don't no how long
before I can get internet back. I will check in at the library when I can.
Take care. God Bless All of this board & your families!!
Ladybug Marilyn
Hi All:
I know that I haven't been participating much on this board of late, but I have been dropping in to see what's happening with all of you. Many of us are going through some pretty difficult times lately (economic or health or both). With all of the distress among the "Marchers" and the country in general, it's hard to maintain a positive outlook on life these days. With that in mind, I decided to dwell on some positives on this day of Thanksgiving. I'm going to list a few of mine and hope that the rest of you will join me by thinking of a few "positives" and sharing them with us.
I'd also like to wish all of you a safe, sane, healthy, and happy Thanksgiving. I'd like to say that I'm going to be a good boy food-wise today, but I'm enough of a realist to know that I'll over-do it
today. I'm just going to try to be sane about it!! 
And hopefully, not this....
Things to be thankful for:
1) I'm still employed which in these economic times makes me appreciate what I have despite the fact that after 32 years, I'm sick to death of it!!
2) I'm not tipping the scales at over 350 lbs.. I wish that I hadn't gained back the 30 lbs. from my low point, but I'm still so much better off than I was before March, 2004.
3) My daughters are healthy, happy and actually starting to look like they are becoming solid adult citizens. Who'd a thunk it possible??!!
4) With all of the ups and downs in our lives, my wife and I still like each other most days. (Love is one thing, but I really think that it's harder to LIKE your partner over the long term).
Well, dear Marchers, with all of this said.......I'm going to round up the wife and the dog....put on the sneakers.....and go out for a walk before the Festivities begin!!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
Mike
you need to start taking better care of YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
let ppl wait on you and get that abkle healed up.
hugs and prayers
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White
In my last post I said the doctor scared me, well she didn't scare me for long!! I keep thinking I'll do better tomorrow. This was my GYN. I have so many doctors!!
I told you all about 6 weeks ago that I had Plantar F.(?) in my feet. Well I went back to him last Friday and he gave me shots again in my feet , then on Monday I went to the Chiropractor and got a deep tissue massage . On Tuesday morning I felt pretty good, then at work I slipped and fell. I heard my left foot pop and I lay there about 30 seconds thinking , Oh Lord Thursday is our Thanksgiving Meal at school and I've broke my foot!! But , I got up and felt okay. My staff kept telling me I should tell the principal , so I did and she sent me to the doctor (a worker's comp doctor) . He said I had spranged my ankle and to stay off of it as mych as I could . It hurt but I went ahead and worked, then yesterday I went back to him, he showed me the x-rays and said I had a chipped bone in my ankle and to stay off of it. So I'm going to have 5 days off from work and I'm not going to do anything!!
I have a cousin that is going to have WLS in the next few months, and I have a friend that had it a week ago. I do pray that they do better than I have!! I told my cousin this week I can help him and tell him what NOT to do!! I feel so defeated most of the time. Since I have been having so much trouble with my feet I do not excercise at all. As you all know you have to move to lose or at least not gain weigh. My daughter in law is cooking tomorrow and I know I will eat, but I'm seriously going to start on Friday doing the low carb/high protein thing again.
I hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving!! Judy
God has given me this day to use as I will. I can waste it or use it for good. Today is very imporant, because I'm exchaning a day of my life for it.
Keeping you guys in my prayers. Times are so hard right now! 
"Never act until you have answered the question 'What happens if I do nothing?'" - Robert Brault
"Love is borne from soul to soul on the wings of words." - Rudolph Steiner
Elizabeth M 
i have a what's new then i am going back to bed...
yesterday i went to work at 715 to make up for missing monday- well i'll repeat today too to make it up -anyhow- got an email from super to call first and come up when another gal and i could both talk to him--about more hours!!!! whoo hoooooo starting monday next week we go to 27.5 for two weeks then back to 35!!! this is happening cuz one person left which i didn't know cuz i missed monday...so at the expense of another employee we are getting the hours....i'll take em!!!! super said out right he is not replacing the other employee.....
still no bennies no vacation nothing but sick time but i'll take it -still hate the job but they pay me and i'll do it....
it buys michael and i some time before we crash totally under the mortgage car payment utilities crunch....
so, of course, i said a thank you prayer to God right there on the spot!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White
"Never act until you have answered the question 'What happens if I do nothing?'" - Robert Brault
"Love is borne from soul to soul on the wings of words." - Rudolph Steiner
Elizabeth M
My son is 10 and he beat all 3 halos. lol... You know... I think it truly depends on the kid. Honestly. The games are more violent and you have to be careful which games they play. I don't think halo is bad. I HATE gears of war. hate it hate it hate it. it involves a chain saw. Him and his dad played it once and i was like WHAT THE HECK!!! afterwards i refused to let matt play it. I mean I was raised on video games. Loved them... they weren't as violent and graphic as they are now. but they did still have the fighting and the blood. I'm ok. At least I dont have any violent urges. lol... i think halo is ok. BUT it can be very addictive... (FOR THE HUSBAND!) HAHAHA... but for the kid as well of course.... BUT there is a good side to gaming... you can actually have a very lucrative career in gaming which is WHY i ask if your son interested in it. Seriously Maureen he can make a TON of money programming and it could be something he will really enjoy. Try giving him the benefit of the doubt and ask him. But if your dead set against them and think they are harming him... i dont know. I dont think halo is that type of game. My son never played online with other players... he just did the game... my husband played online and made maps and programmed a little and i was like... neat. i dont see the harm unless its consuming his life... but then again at that age... well it does. things like that did when i was his age. TV video games. look... if your son is level headed and you dont think he has any psychotic tendencies... or even extremely suseptible, he's probably fine. I worry about it too which is why i always limit my sons time. He doesnt play a whole lot anymore, and i dont do the real violent ones. Some of the war games... matt has played and some are not bloody and others are. and the one war game he has, i make him put it on goodyear setting... where anyone he kills they explode into good year tires. LOL... its funny but theres no blood! so there are certain settings in games. Matt is a VERY level headed kid. I taught him values and compassion and the like from before he could talk. So I think he's alright. We always talk about the games and if I dont like them he just doesnt play them. And some of the ones that are even mild I talk to him about and we discuss them. Gotta be totally open with kids these days. But then mine is 10. hes at that open stage... teens are harder. hang in there. I think he'll be fine. Like i said, I dont think halo will mess him up but it can be very addictive to play and may have to watch out for that... make sure he gets out of the house and such. OH medal of honor! Matt loves that dumb game. I think that is the one with the goodyear tire setting. its not so bad. yeah... its violent. My husband SWEARS its the military preparing our kids. I was like aaah get out of here... YET my son knows all the war guns now. That was a bit freaky. i think as long as you are there with your kid and talk to them about what they are seeing and playing that its wrong to war and kill etc.... and explain the games and make sure they are not twisting it up in their heads, they will be ok. So many parents dont monitor their kids gaming and just let them do whatever without talking to them and laying down the whole "moral code" about what they are playing and seeing that it can tend to hurt kids. Be open with your kid... talk about things dont let them over do it and I think you're ok. 
"Never act until you have answered the question 'What happens if I do nothing?'" - Robert Brault
"Love is borne from soul to soul on the wings of words." - Rudolph Steiner
Elizabeth M
