Hi everyone!!!

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Hi there everyone!!!

Gosh I'm so far behind on the posts, it's going to take a while to catch up

and I'd started some replies a week ago so if it's all higgildy piggildy

please bear with me. Work has been extreemly hectic again the last week,

I've been getting in before 8am and finishing after 7pm every night - plus

have gone out in the evenings 5 out of the last 7 night - so absolutely

pooped!

Arthur has finally decided to remind me I'm not superwoman and is rapping me

on the knuckles (literally LOL!), - it was so great to forget about him for

a week but I totally overdid it - oh well you gotta live while you're alive!

My husband gave me a bit of a lecture about slowing down at work yesterday

so I'm going to make a big effort.

I missed you all so much and thought about you every day - I'm going to try

and catch up on all the news by this weekend.

I'll catch up on some more mails and send an update tomorrow!

Wanted to send ((((((((((((HUGE HUGS))))))))))) to all of you in the mean

time.

Hugs,

Heidi

P.S. I'm bunching some individual mails below, I don't want to flood the

board with a million mails.

((((((((((((Joanne))))))))))))))

You go girl!!

We'll keep pushing the car just keep looking out that windscreen!

This can be a better life for you.

Sending you love and ((((((((((Hugs of courage)))))))))))))

Heidi

((((((((((((Jan))))))))))))

I'm so sorry you were feeling so sore, I hope it's a bit better now. It

boils my blood a bit that you were expected to walk down 10 flights of

stairs - unbelievable, although I can sympathise with you not wanting to

draw attention to your limitations at work, I do the same thing. I hope you

enjoyed your family reunion! My family is planning one next year December

(we're really scattered so it's a big mission and we have to plan ahead) I'm

already excited, I have 2 sisters and a brother in the UK that I haven't

seen for 5 years! We are going to go fishing in Mozambique, it's so

beautiful there.

Please try and get some rest.

Hugs,

Heidi

((((((((Marge)))))))))

LOL! Great excuse for not quitting! I'm so sorry you are having such a

flare right now, this lack of sleep can't be helping matters either, we all

feel worse when we don't sleep. I hope your doctor comes up with a better

plan next week.

You won't believe me but I've actually been sleeping far better since I quit

smoking, I was happy to see 's posting on that because I thought I was

linking it to the smoking to cheer me up, but it's true! It has honestly

not been that difficult to give up and I even lost 2 pounds last week (none

this week though - but didn't gain either). I'm watching what I eat but not

dieting (one thing at a time!) just reaching for a piece of fruit or nuts

instead of chocolate and chips, and had to let go of my new-found peanut

butter addiction as well :-( LOL! I don't miss smoking at all! Plus I've

practically given up coffee - weird how I need it less now, I think I

probably used to drink it as an excuse to smoke sometimes. We went out

often since I've stopped and each time were surrounded by smokers and it

didn't even bug me, cool hey! I think that book I read helped a lot, I

really would recommend it. It's called " The Easy Way to Stop Smoking " by

Carr, he's British.

I hope you are doing well and sleeping a bit better this week.

Love and Hugs,

Heidi

Hi a!

LOL! Oops my geography needs a bit of a shake up, I was just assuming

Atlantic city would be in Atlanta LOL! I'm so glad you are going to be using

the lingo! Thanks so much for all your support, it's been wonderful having

the groups support in my anti-smoking mission. It's day 14 now and still

going strong, I was so glad, we had a hectic 2 week and I wasn't even

tempted once! Thanks for the apple links - I've taken to eating a lot of

fruit since I stopped smoking, and lots of apples - it was good to read that

I'm doing my body some good!

How are you, are you enjoying your little grandson?

Hugs,

Heidi

((((((((Lynn))))))))))

I wanted you to know that you are in my thoughts and prayers for tomorrow.

Love and hugs,

Heidi

Sue C

I'm so sorry your attempt to stop smoking was so stressful, I think your

husband might have been stressed because he knows he should stop soon and

worries he can't and you stopping only threats his comfort zone - he might

have to take a look at his own habit. You are welcome to hop on the

antismoking bandwagon again whenever you feel ready, don't beat yourself up

about this. Stacey and I and all the group will be here to cheer you on

whenever you feel ready to stop.

You must be so excited to see your son Nick, what was he doing in Tunisia?

Hugs,

Heidi

Tess,

Your roadtrip sounds wonderful! I'm so happy that you had such a good time,

please go to the doc - don't play with those tootsies! It's so great to see

you so happy and upbeat, that medication seems to be working like a charm.

Keep it coming!

((((((((((Hugs)))))))))0

Heidi

Hi Judi!

LOL! I don't know about that triplet thing, I'm not really laughing so hard

after my latest visit to the gynae though! LOL! I'm so sorry might

have RA too, it must be hard with little kids that want to be picked up,

it's the one thing that worries me a bit but I know you always manage when

you have to. It's wonderful that she found a loving supportive husband and

was able to get out of a destructive relationship, it must be such a relief

for you. I hope you are feeling better and that your blood tests came back

ok. Did you plant those flowers? I've recently discovered gardening,

having been a bit bored by the idea before, it's great! I'm so upset

because catterpillars are eating my pride and joy (a basil plant - my first

and only plant I grew from seed and it lived!! I'm a bit of an amateur LOL!)

I can't seem to pick them off fast enough and just don’t have the heart to

spray the poor things! Oh well maybe they'll turn into butterflies (think

they're moths though!) :-) Plus I wanted " organic " basil!

Love and hugs,

Heidi

Hi Keri,

Sorry to hear about your bulging disc, it must be very painful. I've been

having problems with the muscles in my back for quiet a while now, physio

therapy didn't really help and it really bugs me, neckache and backache are

the pits. I hope you don't have that Terminal RA…mmm I think we better get

you into ICU soon LOL!

I hope you and yours are well,

Hugs,

Heidi

Louise?

I was wondering the same thing, I hope they are okay.

group led by Nara Malone " (and see the bookstore,

too):http://www.informing-arts.net/naras_nook/aw/

The Artist's Way

, you are a treasure. Tess I hope you checked this out, I really think

it's worth a try.

Hugs,

Heidi

Hi Iris!!

I'm so sorry you are having so much trouble with your knee, I've got

absolutely no experience with this but it seems like a had a great

experience with her replacement. I think Deb's problem has more to do with

the Remicade than the replacement. I'm praying that this pain clinic will

offer you some much-needed relief.

I had a great weekend thanks. We went to the farewell of a very good

friend, he's emigrating to Switzerland with a girl he met, we had such fun -

ended up playing musical chairs at one o'clock in the morning (and I won!!

LOL!), haven’t done that since I was about 6 years old. We only got home at

3am! It's true, life's been seriously hectic lately LOL! I'm just so glad

Arthur was quiet these last few weeks, I'm really enjoyed the break, I need

these breaks to remind me how much I love life and how much I can still do

even though I have RA! I had so much more energy too, it was really

wonderful. My wrists and ankles are sore today and I can feel that energy

going South so I think he's hinting that I should slow down a little for a

few days, I'll try to listen since he's been so co-operative lately :-).

How's your daughter doing?

Love and hugs,

Heidi

(((((((((((( Stacey)))))))))))))))

I'm so sorry to hear this latest, I've haven't had time to read the posts

for the last few days and just saw your problems, I'm so glad you took it

seriously and went to the doctor, please let us know, I'm really worried and

will make sure to check in tomorrow to see what he says.

Gosh I'm so far behind I don't have a clue what's going on, I'm catching up

back to front and saw Smokie's update first, wow, it sounds so amazing - I

wish I could come and watch. You describe it so well it's almost as good as

being there though

Those festivals sound absolutely divine! I wish we had something like that

over here, it sounds like such fun. I'm so sorry that Wyatt's father is so

disinterested in him, it must hurt you to see him hurt and confused. The

scouts is a great idea though.

Love and worried (((((((((((hugs))))))))))))

Heidi

,

I'm so glad your infusion went well! It's so great that you are already

seeing a result.

Let us know how it continues!

Hugs,

Heidi

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