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Good Morning,
Hold on to your hat this morning. I very seldom hear the wind howl while in the house, but this morning is the exception. It is nasty out there.
Yesterday I got an early start and cleaned my kitchen, Then did a couple of pages of the newest scapebook I am doing, returned some stuff to Kohls and met some friends for lunch.
This evening we are going to a play. I am happy that we don't have to go out of town.
How is your day going?
Hugs,
Lisa 
Hello everyone
I am looking forward to the weekend already.
My old boss was trying to make me look bad today and it back fired on her. So this is twice in two days she did this and twice she failed. I think every once in awhile she thinks...oh yes Crystal lets not forget to give her some grief. Well since she's not my boss it just doesn't seem to bother me as much. And my new boss can see right through her. So it doesn't work.
The next few days Greg will be gone on business. So I am on my own till Saturday.
I was thinking maybe I can get together with some old work friends Friday. We shall see.
I'm with you Lisa. The friends you meet here have been great.
Well back to work. have a good day.
Happy Tuesday.
This will be a very short work week for me. 2 days and a holiday. I can think of lots of things to do in the next few days.
Saturday, I was in Bloomington power shopping with Monica. She picked me up, since Huberts car had a problem and he needed mine. We shopped all day then went to the Hockey game Saturday night.
Sunday I died. I was a couch potato all day.
Yesterday I worked alone, and of course was extra busy.
Just to let you all know, I am grateful for the friends I have made on OH. It is just like having a whole different family.
Hugs,
Lisa
Hello everyone
I hope you all had a great weekend
My Saturday was a relaxing one. Just stayed home. Sunday I went to church and we were supposed to have a quiet dinner at home but plans changed and we ended up going out to dinner with friends.
I will also report my band is back to normal. I have been eating normal and no problems. I had chicken and a bit of mac & cheese when we went out to dinner yesterday and all was good. I am so glad.
Other than that no big new or plans. It's slow right now...which is fine for me. I know it will be getting busy really soon with the holidays.
So what are you guys up to today?
Well back to work....have a good day
Good afternoon Lisa and the rest of Illinois!
I am finishing up my work week and checking in here.
Crystal, For real food, stick with protein rich things that are easy. I know you are kind of picky so maybe crumbled ground beef would be good. I would suggest baked or broiled fish if you like. Tuna, salmon and shrimp mixed with some mayo are good options too. Good luck!
My big news is that Liv got an internship for next semester, working in her chosen field. I am super excited for her. She will be counting and tagging dolphins and doing other research with one of the Marine Science professors. She will get 6 credit hours too! She is making those dreams into realities.
I have been crazy tired for over a month. Tonight, I am going home to relax because tomorrow & Sunday, I am the registration chair for a recovery event in Rockford. I actually Hotwired a hotel room for tomorrow night to cut down on driving and give me more time for relaxing.
Besides that, things are pretty much the same.
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Hello everyone
My weekend looks not so busy....thank goodness. After last weekend and not feeling well on top of everything. It will be nice just staying home. Greg said something like "we only have church this weekend"...and I said "ya why"...all suspiciously. I thought he was planning something...LOL. He said...nothing I was just saying we can relax this weekend.
To be honest we do have to pack up the patio for the Winter. And I don't want to be out when I am testing out my band. That is the worst when you are out and your band misbehaves. Ugh. Lisa you know what I mean. I am feeling great and I am testing the waters this weekend with regular food. I want to be home when I do. So far so good.
I will be honest about another thing. I can't wait to decorate my house for Christmas. I have so many ideas. But of course I can only do so much. We are on a budget. So I have to pick and choose. I have chosen to light up the outside bushes for sure. Lucky for me I already have two Christmas trees. So the small one is going in the living room and the big one is in the family room. Oh I have lots of plans....hahaha
Well back to my day...at least it's going by fast.
Heading out the door to the foot Dr. Then to the Eye Doctor. Get groceries then head over to pick up Hubies car, It is getting an automatic start put on it. Out to dinner this evening, then Xmas craft fair tomorrow and a hockey game tomorrow night.
I am tired already!
And how does your weekend look?
Lisa
Hello everyone
It has been a beautiful week. Too bad I spent most of it in the office.
I am happy to report that my band issues seem to be going well. I am on the my 4th day of a self imposed diet. I am now on the soft diet part and all seems to be going great. No more throwing up or reflux. It's wonderful. I will ease into full food diet starting tomorrow. Hopefully it goes well. If I can't tolerate regular foods then I will have to see the doctor. But I am very hopeful that the worst is over and I just really aggravated my band and it just needed a rest.
As for today I will have cottage cheese for lunch and egg and cheese for dinner. I haven't decided what to eat as my first regular food meal. Something easy to eat...maybe ground beef. Any suggestions?
So what are you up to today? I just have work and then groceries.
Well back to the grind here...have a good day all
Hello everyone
Well my liquid diet is going really well. Everything is staying down and I am feeling great no problems at all. I will graduate to soft foods tomorrow and see how I do with that. On the bright side of all this I have lost 5 lbs just being on a the liquid diet. But everything looks so yummy now. I want to eat!!!! I am looking forward to cottage cheese and scrambled eggs tomorrow. LOL...I do hope this works. I want to eat like normal again.
One more thing to add to my ever growing list of weird things that bother me. My hips are really hurting me at night. To the point that it causes me to lose sleep. I have started to take a Tylenol PM before I go to bed and that works to about 4-5am. And then I can feel it...my hips are aching. I don't know why they are hurting. They don't bother me any other time...just at night. I have ordered a thick memory foam pad hoping this will help. Otherwise I am at al loss. I don't want to keep having to take sleep medicine to sleep.
I have no serious health issues...which I am thankful. But all of these little things...my sinuses, my hips, my band....they are going to drive me up a wall!!!!
Yes it was so foggy and there were people driving with no headlights!!! You couldn't see them till they were right in front of you. I would think they would see for themselves when they see how close a car gets before you can see them when they don't have their lights on...and they would think...hmmm maybe I should put mine on. Nope.
I don't think Sharon even comes on here anymore. I see her on Facebook all of the time. It's funny when I think of all the people that have come and gone on this board. Some of them I am still see on Facebook.
Well I am in for a long day today. I don't have much to do. So it will be boring.
See you all later...have a good day.
Good Morning,
We have a dense fog alert this morning, and I have to use country roads to get to LaSalle this morning to work. I am not happy!
We should be busy in the office this week, and it is not. That is scary.The only thing I can think of is that Com Ed and Ameren have not started shutting off yet. Nicor either.
Otherwise, it is a quiet week so far.
Sharon, Jason, where are you????????
Christine, we haven't seen you all fall. I hope nothing is wrong.
Hugs,
Lisa
