Snowmom

Yes Mare, thanks for expressing what I think a lot of us are feeling. It's so good to see all the familiar "faces" again. ------------------

Thanks Snow. ------------------

I'm not a trusting person. I have an especially hard time trusting men. I trusted Ed. I never met him in person, but after a while, I knew he was the kind of guy I could trust to watch my back. There are just not many men I feel that way about, or have EVER felt that way about. He was so fiercly protective of all of us, and all of those he loved. I so appreciated the way he looked out for his father-in-law, remember the incident at the barbershop? He never hesitated to get physical and downright hostile to protect those he cared about, or those he thought were being treated unjustly (remember the immigrant coworker he was so worried about??), and yet he had this great big tender heart that he sometimes just didn't know what to do with. He sometimes embarrassed himself by being so gentle, he was afraid it wasn't manly.....I just wish I'd told him how special he was. ------------------ [This message has been edited by Goose Liver (edited December 23, 2002).]

Yes, I love you all. As I'm back here this morning the tears are coming again. ------------------

Oh no. I just can't stand this... ------------------

Good to see you Frannie!! Sounds like your new place is really nice.

You can call me Goose, Or you can call me Moose, You can call me Loose .....maybe not...... Glad you liked it! ------------------

I got mine today Lowie, and it's just beautiful! Yours went out in the mail this morning, I'm hoping to get a few out every day this week until they're all on the way! ------------------

Aw shucks gals! Yer makin' me blush! ------------------

Ed, Praying for your FIL.... Goose ------------------

I'm sorry I've been absent so much lately. It seems I hardly ever get a chance to sit down at the computer lately. I miss you all..... (((((hugs)))))) Hopefully I'll be "back" soon.... ------------------

Aspartame is a neuro-toxin---per my eye doctor. It is absolutely toxic to the nervous system. My "lazy eye" condition was considerably worse after a year of drinking Diet Coke. The doc helped me recover some of my lost vision afterwards. ------------------

I thought Davy Jones was a cutie, but I too liked Mike Nesmith better! .....and my hubby is a big fan of Emma Peel!! ------------------

I'm so glad your kitty came home. We had a sweet baby disappear for 4 or 5 months once. ------------------

I bought my supplies last night. Now, I just need to find the time (and space) to start "crafting"! ------------------

Thanks Cat, for the links. Yes, the second one even gives instructions. The Chicken Dance is really big in Ohio. We dance it at every wedding, because even the old folks can get up and chicken dance. It makes everybody laugh, except those who are too much stick in the muds to have fun anyway. This weekend, there will be the "worlds largest chicken dance" in Cincinnati. ------------------

A little late but...... I BELIEVE in you Dee!!! I know you can do this. Just hang in there, the weight will start to drop off again. I once had a WW group leader who used to tell us this. Your body is smarter than you are, and it knows what to heal next. Losing weight is part of getting healthy. When you lose weight you free up energy that your body then uses to heal itself. When you're doing everything right, but not losing at all, or not losing as much as you think you should, just remember that your body might be working really hard, reparing an artery, or removing a teaspoon of fat on a heart valve. That could be the most important teaspoon of fat you ever lose........ Hope that helps! ------------------ [This message has been edited by Goose Liver (edited September 20, 2002).]

I'm in for 3.5 miles....now I'm coming down with a cold, so I don't expect this week to look any better..... ------------------

I have lots, and lots of Campbell's. My main lines are Hubbard, Ball, Hamblin & Campbell I also have Hoskins Morgan Couch Duff Eversole Judd Hignite Ramsey Baker Colwell (or Coldwell) Stidham Combs My Hamblins seem to have come from VA to KY, the rest of my lines came from Ashe County NC straight to southeastern KY. ------------------

No, you must not make ornaments that are fragile.....no, no, no, it would be a very bad thing.... ....and you must not believe the USPS when they tell you that they will "hand cancel" your packages. If you write "Please hand cancel" on them and pay extra to insure their safe delivery, it only insures that they will do the chicken dance on your ornaments. You will have to make new ornaments......and pay extra yet again to have them mailed, "hand cancel". As for 4H, excellent!!, the more the merrier. ------------------ [This message has been edited by Goose Liver (edited September 11, 2002).] [This message has been edited by Goose Liver (edited September 11, 2002).]

I'm in.....I'll try to make something that won't get squashed in the mail this year! Hey Snow, when I click on your "Profile" it says no e-mail address available. Can you put an email addy in there or give us one to use? Thanks! ------------------ [This message has been edited by Goose Liver (edited September 08, 2002).]

I had a few minutes to browse in my town library's genealogy room this morning and I found a set of books titled, "War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union & Confederate Armies" Of course....DH wanted to leave before I found anything interesting BUT, I plugged that title into a google search and guess what???? Yup! It's online! http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/browse....raphs/waro.html I haven't had a chance to play around with this yet, but if it's the entire set of volumes it is a huge amount of information. Just HAD to share it with you! ------------------

PS Some tips: 1) If you take calcium, don't take it at the same time as you take your Synthroid. 2) Avoid soy (you already know this). Your thyroid may improve greatly from just removing sthe soy from your diet. 3) Get enough selenium every day. You can get enough from vitamins, or from eating 3 brazil nuts. You need enough selenium for your thyroid to function properly. 4) Avoid fluoride wherever possible. Use fluoride free toothpaste (like Tom's of Maine), drink non-fluoridated water if you possibly can. ------------------

Hey Snap!!! Holy Moly Lady!!!! With a TSH of 40 I would be laying on the floor twitching!!! My TSH was almost 9 when I was diagnosed. My first doc got it down to 3.5 with Synthroid but I still felt crummy, so now I take Armour Thyroid (made from pig thyroid instead of chemicals) I learned an awful lot about hypoT at: http://about.thyroid.com Also from a book called "Living Well with Hypothyroidism" by Mary Shoman Most docs (read that as *all*) believe that you must take thyroid medicine the rest of your life. My doc is a very rare exception that believes some of us can actually be cured by changes in diet. I'm going that route and I've reduced my meds twice......so far...... Wish me luck, I'm feeling better than I have in many, many years. Maybe I'll beat this thing! ------------------

I can't remember exactly Snow......I used to be allowed to use the scraps from my sisters sewing to try and make skirts, etc......I think it was a pink and cranberry gored skirt with an elastic waistband.... YUCK!! ------------------