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The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Original

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Loey Rising Star
Loey
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BE asked me this weekend if there were anything he's doing, or not doing, that needs to be changed. I told him I really would like to be 'courted' a little more, maybe taken out somewhere once in a while.

He called today and asked if he could court me this evening. Perhaps take me out for dinner and drinks. :wub: :wub:

How often do you find a man who actually listens to what you say. :wub: :wub:

And, as a bonus, I'm hoping to borrow his staple gun. I'll let you know if that works out.

So happy to hear he listened because you deserve the best this time around. He sounds like you are very special to him and you better be or he's going to have a hoard of psillies going after him laugh.gif Have a great date and we'll all be here looking forward to hearing how it went.

Hugs,

Loey

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Loey Rising Star
Loey
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Update:

First, to bring all psillies up to speed . . . Skeeter (code name for me daughter) participated in a scavanger hunt at her orthodontist's office. She had to get her picture taken (with a banner from the office or wearing her T-shirt which had the office's name on it) with/at 100 different items/locations. Stuff like . . . in the produce aisle, making a snowman, at the beach (but NOT making a snowman AT the beach, that would be psillie), at a theme park, with a policeman, with a clown, with yellow flowers, with your favorite teacher, on a ferris wheel, doing kareaoke, on a trampoline, dressed as a hippie, dressed as the opposite sex, at a river, at a concert, with a lobster, with a rainbow, on a boat . . . get the idea?

Three kids out of the whole office completed the entire list so their names went into a drawing . . . and Skeeter won. She won a Dell mini laptop - Nickelodean edition. It's actually a cute little computer. I told her she won something (but didn't tell her she won the top prize) and that we had to go pick it up at the Ortho office. She was blown away . . . and really put on the excited/freaked out/giggly 9-yr-old girl show at the office and made the staff's day.

That is SO cool!!! I was blown away when I won the top prize in my Art Raffle (the lit 3 foot tree with supplies instead of ornaments) so I can only imagine how excited she was. Good for her!!!!

Loey

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
Posted

No staple gun, he couldn't find it. But it was awfully nice to see him. This morning, while having coffee in bed, we discussed the importance of fiber in your diet. :lol: :lol: :lol: I found it a most amusing topic. And then we moved on to Nixon. :P:lol: :lol:

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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Almost forgot!! YAY Skeet! YIKES Pete!! EM'S got shocked feet!!! K'S DH got to eat!!!

Loey Rising Star
Loey
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No staple gun, he couldn't find it. But it was awfully nice to see him. This morning, while having coffee in bed, we discussed the importance of fiber in your diet. :lol: :lol: :lol: I found it a most amusing topic. And then we moved on to Nixon. :P:lol: :lol:

Hey, if you can talk about politics that's a very big deal!!!! Glad you enjoyed the date. You really do deserve the best! biggrin.gifbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gif

Loey

celiac-mommy Collaborator
celiac-mommy
Posted

My beh-beh lost his first tooth last night! Well, in all actuality, Max had a loose tooth, Jesse accidently hit it with the toothbrush and knocked it sideways, I was afraid that he'd swallow it while he was sleeping, so I convinced him that I was just going to mop up the blood in his mouth. I pinched the tooth, ever so gently, with a paper towel and the second he moved his head, I'll be darned the sucker just popped right out! He didn't even realize it. I had to tell him and then he totally flipped out on me. Freaked the poor thing out :unsure:

and Skeeter won. She won a Dell mini laptop -

That's Awesome!!! Congrats to the Skeeter!

. . . and Karen, Hubby was the one who did most of the work. I knew she had a good shot at it as this was right up his alley as far activities go . . . "Hey, let's go to the State Fair . . . we can get a picture with the ferris wheel, with a clown, on the tractor, with a turkey, and eating ice cream all in one day!!"

Soooooo, when all said and done.... How much did that computer cost you?? :ph34r::lol:

Hey!! At this time of year I need a couple of shock mats right in front of my fridge.. . . . .... ..Where do I pick these things up, POeter?

Meeee Toooooooo!!

But on the serious side, I actually went to a support groupish thing last night about my eating issues. Twas so weird, but I think I'll stick it out for a while to see if it helps. I've been repeating the serenity prayer in my head all day :rolleyes: I've been writing a lot too. Don't know if I'll just keep journaling it all or if I will blog about it. A cardiologist I work with wants me to blog it all. It's just so personal. On the other hand, if I can help anyone that's going through the stuff I've been dealing with since about age 12, it'd be worth it.

Any thoughts.....

kareng Grand Master
kareng
Posted

No staple gun, he couldn't find it. But it was awfully nice to see him. This morning, while having coffee in bed, we discussed the importance of fiber in your diet. :lol: :lol: :lol: I found it a most amusing topic. And then we moved on to Nixon. :P:lol: :lol:

Fiber & politics! Are you still speaking?

Almost forgot!! YAY Skeet! YIKES Pete!! EM'S got shocked feet!!! K'S DH got to eat!!!

What a poet!

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Loey Rising Star
Loey
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I just received an email from a dear priend that was a forward. I don't do a lot of forwards (especially the kind that tell you how many people to send it to in how many minutes). But this one made me think of the time I spend with all of you on the this thread and on the forum in general and I wanted to share it. I personally don't think it's limited to girlpfrinds- but all pfriends

Loey wub.gifwub.gif (and appreciation)

A thought to share...and so true…

"I just finished taking an evening class at Stanford. The last lecture was on the mind-body connection-the relationship between stress and disease. The speaker (head of psychiatry at Stanford) said, among other things, that one of the best things that a man could do for his health is to be married to a woman whereas for a woman, one of the best things she could do for her health was to nurture her relationships with her

girlfriends. At first everyone laughed, but he was serious.

Women connect with each other differently and provide support systems that help each other to deal with stress and difficult life experiences. Physically this quality "girlfriend time" helps us to create more serotonin-a neurotransmitter that helps combat depression and can create a general feeling of well being. Women share feelings whereas men often form relationships around activities. They rarely sit down with a buddy and talk about how they feel about certain things or how their personal lives are going. Jobs? Yes. Sports? Yes. Cars? Yes. Fishing, hunting, golf? Yes. But their feelings?-rarely. Women do it all of the time. We share from our souls with our sisters/mothers, and evidently that is very good for our health. He said that spending time with a friend is just as important to our general health as jogging or working out at a gym.

There's a tendency to think that when we are "exercising" we are doing something good for our bodies, but when we are hanging out with friends, we are wasting our time and should be more productively engaged--not true. In fact, he said that failure to create and maintain quality personal relationships with other humans is as dangerous to our physical health as smoking! So every time you hang out to schmooze with a gal pal, just pat yourself on the back and congratulate yourself for doing something good for your health! We are indeed very, very lucky. Sooooo let's toast to our friendship with our girlfriends. Evidently it's very good for our health."

Again- I believe it isn't just "gal pals"

kareng Grand Master
kareng
Posted

Any thoughts.....

Nope....used my daily allotment.

Loey Rising Star
Loey
Posted

My beh-beh lost his first tooth last night! Well, in all actuality, Max had a loose tooth, Jesse accidently hit it with the toothbrush and knocked it sideways, I was afraid that he'd swallow it while he was sleeping, so I convinced him that I was just going to mop up the blood in his mouth. I pinched the tooth, ever so gently, with a paper towel and the second he moved his head, I'll be darned the sucker just popped right out! He didn't even realize it. I had to tell him and then he totally flipped out on me. Freaked the poor thing out :unsure:

That's Awesome!!! Congrats to the Skeeter!

Soooooo, when all said and done.... How much did that computer cost you?? :ph34r::lol:

Meeee Toooooooo!!

But on the serious side, I actually went to a support groupish thing last night about my eating issues. Twas so weird, but I think I'll stick it out for a while to see if it helps. I've been repeating the serenity prayer in my head all day :rolleyes: I've been writing a lot too. Don't know if I'll just keep journaling it all or if I will blog about it. A cardiologist I work with wants me to blog it all. It's just so personal. On the other hand, if I can help anyone that's going through the stuff I've been dealing with since about age 12, it'd be worth it.

Any thoughts.....

I've been journaling for the past three years an I find it therapeutic and it also shows me improvements I might not notice. It's also cathartic. I've never blogged as I get nervous about putting my stuff out there. This forum is where I feel most comfortable bearing it all. If you can blog then I think it's quite courageous and giving on your part. But you already show how brave and courageous you are on this forum all the time.

Hugs,

Loey

elye Community Regular
elye
Posted

Jyesssss! Staple guns.. . . . ..... ..fibRE.. . . . .and who, of course, would logically follow?

Richard Nixon. 'Tis elementary! :huh:

:lol:

Good work with that tooth, Rah-shyellle! And I, too, find that writing down all my jumbled thoughts (actually writing, not typing) does, somehow, help to sort things out. Nuttin' to lose - - give it a try!

So every time you hang out to schmooze with a gal pal, just pat yourself on the back and congratulate yourself for doing something good for your health! Sooooo let's toast to our friendship with our girlfriends. Evidently it's very good for our health."

Ah, an excellent justifier for my spending so much time on here with youse all. . . .....:D

elye Community Regular
elye
Posted

MIL's plane departed this morning @8:15.

Crap! ((hitting forehead)).. . . . . . ... ....had I known during the past three weeks about scat mats, I could have arranged a couple of them below my drivers' side door.. . . . . .. <_<

Loey Rising Star
Loey
Posted

MIL's plane departed this morning @8:15.

Crap! ((hitting forehead)).. . . . . . ... ....had I known during the past three weeks about scat mats, I could have arranged a couple of them below my drivers' side door.. . . . . .. <_<

Glad you survived the visit (it seems long for me so I can only imagine how long it was for you). Sorry you didn't know about the scat mats in time laugh.gif

Now you can begin to have a truly healthy and happy New Year!!!

Hugs,

Loey

curlyfries Contributor
curlyfries
Posted

Three kids out of the whole office completed the entire list so their names went into a drawing . . . and Skeeter won.

Well of course she did <_< . She always won the goody basket at the annual gluten-free picnic.

Btw......tell her thanks for not coming last year. Gave me a chance to win ;)

WardGirl Rookie
WardGirl
Posted

And the Becky visit to the vet update.

When she started her diet in 2009 she weighted in at 19.2lbs 2.gif When we had Becky checked back in the fall she was down to 15.8lbs :) Today she was up to 16.6lbs 2.gif So we are trying a new food that is suppose to help with these Phinkie Philens that want to have their food dishes full at all times. Becky now gets a cup of food PLUS a 6oz can of wet food a day. Stay tuned to this Psillie channel for updates on how Becky is doing on her diet.

Darn210 Enthusiast
Darn210
Posted

Stay tuned to this Psillie channel for updates on how Becky is doing on her diet.

...and if it works for Becky, I just might give it a go. I've set a goal to lose 18 pounds by June 1st. I lost about 21 pounds last spring/summer only to gain about 10 of it back - 5 of that was between Thanksgiving and New Years. I would think I would lose weight fairly quickly on the cat food diet.

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
Posted

I would think I would lose weight fairly quickly on the cat food diet.

:huh:

If you start feeling an urge to catch mice, I've got a spare room you can nap in. I'll even get you your own heated little curl-up bed.

mushroom Proficient
mushroom
Posted

She could also play with the spiders and beetles, catch the flies, and generally make herself quite useful. And unlike gluten free products, you can usually get cat food on sale for when she needs a little nutritional help - you wouldn't want her to waste away :o .

Darn210 Enthusiast
Darn210
Posted

:huh:

I'll even get you your own heated little curl-up bed.

Ooooooooo . . . a heated curl-up bed . . . sounds good!! But no scat mats for me or I'm outta there!!!

... and generally make herself quite useful.

. . . as opposed to now, where I'm not too useful at all . . . it's this dang computer.

That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!!!

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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WOOHOO!! Got into one of the classes I want! Probability for engineers!

Somehow I don't think this is the equivalent of "biology for non-scientists".....

kareng Grand Master
kareng
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WOOHOO!! Got into one of the classes I want! Probability for engineers!

Somehow I don't think this is the equivalent of "biology for non-scientists".....

A class for Jeff to look forward to...

The school has made an engineering class just for Jeff ( his head is getting bigger). Maybe we can incorporate some of this probability into it!

celiac-mommy Collaborator
celiac-mommy
Posted

Today is funk-o-licious. WIH?! I think I need a good long run, but I'm trapped in this hospital. I've been doing stairs in between my patients trying to boost my endorphins. Looking forward to tomorrow. Yoga, beh-beh's and my 2 besties for coffee :)

Hi Nikles (I see you!!). Wish I was there with you!!

Loey Rising Star
Loey
Posted

WOOHOO!! Got into one of the classes I want! Probability for engineers!

Somehow I don't think this is the equivalent of "biology for non-scientists".....

You go girl!!!! I can't even imagine taking that course but it sounds like something right up your ally. We're all so very proud of you Jesse!

Hugs,

Loey

elye Community Regular
elye
Posted

I'm about to paste this stupendous video on Da Book, but thought I needed to share it first and exclusively with my fellow dog-worshipping Psills. A great piece of film... . . . ....make sure your sound is way up:

elye Community Regular
elye
Posted

OMG. . . . .the dalmation on the bike. . .. . ...AND the boxer on the trampoline!!

:blink:

:lol: :lol:

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