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  1. ~alex~
    All of this wedding parade talk is exciting! Much more fun than planning an actual wedding I think. Last night I woke up in the middle of the night with my heart pounding and my mind swirling with guest list issues. Ack. I want a wedding planner! It seems so much more real now that we set a date. Is it weird to only have a maid of honour and a best...
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    All of this fart talk is making me giggle! My brother and I used to try and categorize every fart when we were little. Like farting while sneezing or laughing would be a pressure fart and farting while exercising/heavy lifting would be an exertion fart. Ryan and I booked the church/pastor for our wedding today! May 10!!! It makes my heart feel like...
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    Today is my one year anniversary of being diagnosed with Celiac disease! I didn't even realize it earlier today. I knew it was about a year ago but I hadn't really being thinking about the actual day. Ryan remembered and surprised me with chocolate fondue for dessert after supper!!! It was just a cute little bowl of melty chocolate with a small amount of...
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    I was diagnosed with type 1 about 4 months after being diagnosed with Celiac disease. It was so difficult and frustrating at first but I am a year post celiac diagnosis right now and it really doesn't seem too bad. You will learn quickly and it will become natural before you know it! I don't really feel that limited in what in eat, I just feel like I am much...
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    Fun new word! I'm not sure if I'm confident on how to properly use it quite yet either. It reminds me of modus ponens from logic class. Lots of fun Latin in logic like reductio ad absurdum.
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    Ick!!! I guess that's good for those who can't decide between salad and fries!
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    Yes, inukshuks are beautiful! My fiance loves them so we have a few small stone ones around the house that we that we bought at arts & craft shows. Our friend took a picture of a really big one somewhere on his cross Canada travels and gave it to us framed as an engagement present and we have it hanging above our fire place. It is very calming and peaceful...
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    Triple points at least! Strangely, I actually knew that too. My dad is a big fan of Clint Eastwood movies and I always watched along with him because (I'm not sure if this makes me weird but . . .) I've thought he was a supreme babe since I was about 11 years old. (Um . . . Clint not my dad )
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    From the sound of your post, I don't think you have anything to worry about. You obviously take asthma seriously and your kids will pick up on the idea that asthma is not something to take lightly or be flip about. This was my parents' attitude with me and my brother when we were growing up with asthma and the two of now live on our own (both still asthmatic...
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    I think you definitely would have been justified with that action! I imagine seeing your kid in a crumpled heap on the ice definitely erases all prior rules of decorum. I played coed ultimate frisbee with my brother once and this guy kept picking on me and eventually tackled me and kicked me in the ribs. So Colin ran all the way across the field and...
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    Well that's certainly a relief! Just as a heads up, after I got a concussion playing soccer I felt headachey/queasy for a week or so afterwards when I exerted myself too much in games and practices. Just wanted to let you know that it might be expected that she doesn't feel well while playing hockey for a short while.
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    You haven't scared me off yet! I've been feeling yucky/in a funk this week and I hope my absence doesn't make me lose my status as a Sillyville member. All of everyone's funniness is definitely helping with the yucky funkiness. I think silliness can cure all ails. Have a great weekend everyone!!
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    I felt probably about 75% better at 6 months and about 90% better at nearing one year. If you haven't seen any improvements you might want to keep on searching to see if you have an additional intolerances or intestinal condition on top of Celiac Disease. If you have had undiagnosed Celiac disease for many, many years it may take you awhile to fully...
  14. ~alex~
    Susie you have all the prayers that I can give. I know that there are few words of comfort but I am terribly sorry for the loss of such a wonderful companion. I will be praying that the horrid pain of loss will slowly give way to the sweet memories of 14 years that I'm sure you have. Tika was incredibly blessed to have you as her human friend.
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    I believe that the underlined person is posting. So you would never be able to see your own name underlined because it would only happen while you are posting and the names don't show up while you're on the posting page. Kind of a conundrum I guess, or a catch 22(????) or even a Open Original Shared Link situation (this reference ought to stump them...
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    My brother has had some mental health issues that I believe were triggered by our mom's sudden death. I never would have thought of him going gluten-free to improve his mental health if I hadn't gotten Celiac and come to this forum and saw what people were saying about gluten and mental/emotional issues. But thanks to this forum (and especially to Susie)...
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    Here is a Open Original Shared Link with some national celiac groups and their contact information. Not sure that's what you're looking for but hopefully it can get you started in the right direction. Would a letter or something from the pediatrician work? Kind of like an expert witness explaining the need for ongoing monitoring of your son for Celiac? ...
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    You could always head north, I'm quite sure Canada would accept you! You're definitely nice enough to be one of us (as are all the sillies). See if you can identify with any number of the items on this Open Original Shared Link and if so you may want to consider heading to the Great White North if your new state decides to kick you out. Open question...
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    :ph34r: To be honest, I usually "hover" when I use a public washroom and sometimes that results in a bit of sprinkling on the seat :ph34r: BUT . . . I honestly do usually clean any spray off before flushing. I think it started when I went to Grenada (edit: Grenada was nice, it was Guadeloupe that was a bit yucky) with my family when I was 10 or so and the...
  20. ~alex~
    Yay!!! I love our Wii. Although I often feel like I have tennis elbow after playing the tennis game too much. I love the bowling too! We got Big Brain Academy for Christmas from my dad but we haven't played it much yet.
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    Let's just say it was an interesting evening. The Yeti seemed very out of sorts when I picked him up at the train station yesterday. Lots of scooting and chasing his tail (does he have a tail??) and seeming quite uncomfortable. So I did what I had to do: put on some gloves, said a little prayer, and found myself to be very thankful that my mom taught me how...
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    :lol: I came dangerously close to spitting rice all over my laptop when I read this!!!! So much funniness!!!! I was about 9 when I first saw my Mom taking care of our dog's anal glands. I was quite traumatized at the time and rather confused as to what my mom was doing to our dog!!! Unfortunately my mom took that opportunity to show me how to do take...
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    I'll send him on his way Friday evening and make sure that he is well rested for those scouts. You can stick him on the train if you want and I'll pick him up at the VIA station if you think he can handle the transfer at Union. We certainly don't want him to be wandering aimlessly around Toronto. Although he may fit right in on Yonge Street!
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    Can the Yeti come see me for a bit? My guy is gone for a couple of days and I'm lonely and hearing all of the creaks and cracks of our house as I lay awake a night! Tell him I'll cook him lots of nice meals if he helps me take down the Christmas lights from our big pine tree. I'll do my best to show him a good time!
  25. ~alex~
    I get an ache in my back when glutened, kind of like a bad soreness and cramping. I've never had a kidney stone but I don't think the back pain I experience when glutened is near as bad as pain from a kidney stone would be. I would certainly get it checked out if the pain is severe or it doesn't go away. I would definitely get yourself to a doctor if you...
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