I'll be hibernating. I hate the 4th of July...bah humbug! If you have known me longer than 10 minutes, you know how I hate noise and this holiday makes me crazy because everyone within a 5 mile radius of me always gets outside and shoots off those danged noisy fireworks and then they yell and holler and I hate it. When I lived in Florida and was still working, I had to sleep in the daytime and even though I was generally off for the 4th, I still had to sleep during the daytime for the two weeks before and a few days after the 4th. If they would just save it for the night of the 4th, but oh no, they shoot them all day long and all night long for weeks. The second they start selling them, my neighbors start stocking up. They've been shooting them off for a few days already here. Will someone tell me please...WHAT is the POINT of shooting fireworks in the middle of a brilliantly sunshiny day?????? On the other hand, I got a few nice photos of the fireworks down at the river from my balcony last year. I wasn't FACING the fireworks, but by hanging off my balcony sort of, I could see the fireworks. (Disclaimer: my balcony is concrete and comes up pretty high, so by "hanging off", I don't mean anything dangerous.) Love ya'll and everyone have a good time! I think Nil/Perry/Traci is going to be having fireworks way better than we are! Joni

Hmmmm, I want to be a constant source of pain for Kim....(my favorite is Vanilla Frappachino.) I've never been to a real Starbucks place, but I LOVE those Vanilla Frappachinos at the grocery store, but geez, they are so expensive and they are so tiny! I want to drink about 10 of them at once! I liked the book more than the movie. I love the concept even more than that! When I first read the book, I did a lot of stuff...random acts of kindness. If I do anything big, and anyone asks me how they can pay me back, I always say, "Pay it forward." However, I haven't done much lately and I don't feel right about it. I've just always been a "giver" and now I can't give as much as I would like and it really bothers me. But maybe everything will change when I have my surgery and I can go back to being a "giver." I'm trying to be more giving to myself these days, but it feels weird. I'm trying to learn that you have to be nice to yourself before you can be nice to others. However, I'm not doing too much nice for myself either. Hmmm, I need to think about that. Love, Joni

Hey Teresa! I just sent out the not so secret pal list, but noticed I don't have your email. If you will email me your email address, I will send you the list too! I know I should have your email since you sent me YOUR info for the list, but I can't seem to find it. I can't seem to find anything anymore. My poor brain... Love, Joni

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Kim, I do apple juice when needed. I don't have too bad a problem with constipation but when I do OMG! Coffee works for me sometimes too. Gail