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Bakon? :P

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I lift weights.....12 oz at a time...its all about the reps! :P

thanks for all the comments...this place is great! you guys/gals do realize that I will be off work for 4 to 6 weeks????......... I never had a tablet before...just a PC...for Christmas my wife got me an Ipad....I'm portable now...lol...so. some of you may get mighty tired of my (poor attempt at ) humor! :) ... I may actually appear to be on here more than, DD ..Colleen...and Action ..combined! :P :D

-9 pretty soon DD you will be counting the other direction...we wont have much competition in this game unless Ginger can recruit more "newbies" ;)

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believe it or not...here in Northern Ohio (just a little south of Canada ;) ) we may have had a few flurries, but still have not received enough to even cover the ground with a dusting...12/24 it was almost 60* F ...It did cool down for Christmas, but I dont think it even got below freezing....bring on the spring!

Thanks Bat...Dr says 4 to 6 weeks and I will be good as new with no restrictions....well...other than dont be stupid :blink: .. It sounds like it is a somewhat "simple" procedure ...only lasts 1 1/2 hrs...spend the night and go home in the morning as long as everything goes as planned...I guess all I need is to have my spinal column cleaned out to give the nerves a little wiggle room :P He said my parents are partially to blame...(genetics)..I am glad it wasn't all the dumb things I did when i was younger...lol

Im not sure if I want to call this good news...or bad news..... its good news because my neurosurgeon scheduled me for back surgery on Tues. (12/30) .. its bad news because my neurosurgeon scheduled me for surgery on Tues...lol Surgery is a scary to me..i have never been in a hospital other than to visit someone...so since this time it is me in the bed, it has me a bit nervous. On the other hand, I am happy as hell to hopefully be putting an end to the back pain that Ive had...on and off for years...and more recently it has been constant since July..... soooo............ believe it or not, I am actually looking forward to it! The last month or so, I have been having epidurals, but they didn't help at all... I was just shocked that when I went in Friday (12/26) he said he could do it on Tues...I was expecting a couple weeks wait.. So...I will be celebrating New Years with my pain meds.....Its been a long time since Ive been "comfortably numb" ...lol Oh..and one more thing..... Until you go through the hundred questions that is asked when filling out the forms, you wont know the feeling you get when the question is..."Do you smoke ?" ..seriously..its a proud moment..the reaction from the Drs to the nurses and the girls that take the information is amazing...I think because they understand that it is no small task to quit...and stay quit for a year.... after 35+ years of smoking....Its very encouraging :)

Well done on 5 months..!! Every day quit is a victory for you...tomorrow is another day to be conquered ;)... CONGRATS!!

Hey Stu...congrats to you and the Mrs... one quit is great, but that you both are able to sustain each one individually is awesome! Congrats on 11 ...For some reason, I year quit for me made it "final"...so..I will see you (and the Mrs.)on deck next month!

yep.....mama is happy :) also a matching opal necklace that I didnt get a pic of :)

Merry Christmas Ross...hope you and Tasha have a great holiday!

Merry Christmas MQ...and Happy Holidays to everyone! Stay Safe!

Yep...Colleen is back up (Merry Christmas ;) )

Im gonna have to give a few "hints" to this all at once..I wont be on for a few days so I hope someone gets it before I am done for the night ;) I spy something : Its in my livingroom its green and has a lot of white lights on it (and Ii think there may be a pickle tucked inside it ;) )

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Well..... with the holidays just a couple days away, i highly doubt that i will be around much in the coming days. The first of the girls may start arriving tomorrow night, with all the girls/husbands/boyfriends/granddaughters and maybe a few dogs here by noon on Christmas Eve... So..there may be a thing or two that I will need to do before everyone gets here.. Which means, I will have to stay away from here if I want to get it all done by then... The majority of things are checked off the list already... 99.9% of all gifts bought..our house is small..I dont have room for any more..the wife spoils the girls.. ;) everything wrapped and under the tree... carpets all cleaned Saturday (well..most EVERYTHING cleaned Sat and Sun.) Tomorrow...let the baking commence! (OK..Sherrie will be doing that..I just get to sample everything that comes out of the oven) so...with all that said.. I may peek in when I get time, but for the most part, will be AWOL for a few days... I sincerely hope everyone here has a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year... (or happy what-ever holiday you and yours celebrate...no disrespect intended)

Great job...any time you can "remember" the times you would have smoked....but was still able to refrain ...it is a victory. :) !! any chance you ordered that Szechuan style?..lol.. I personally think Chinese food needs a little "zip" added to it ;)

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And..................20!!! Yep...sticks again ;)