Sudokuaholics Anonymous 9A

Be safe Rola.
Me tinks it is going to be an early night for this tired puppy.

Morning all.

June - OUCH!!! I agree with Broni, forget the walker and save yourself. Take care of yourself.

eaa, I seem to have missed something. I don't understand the reference to feeding the devils.

Thanks for the chocolate, Gail. That hit the spot!

Rolanda - good luck!

Coffee is ready for anyone who wants some. The line starts after ME!!!

Dang! gotta watch those numbers.
T'is the start of a new page and wishing you all a great day!!! About time!

Tasmanian Devils, Theresa. A little furry nosed creature like our eaa who is on the verge of being extinct apart from those who care for them like eaa. double something in there. Way too tired, so catch you all after my big sleep.

Thanks for the explanation, Broni. Have a good big sleep.

I slept through yesterday, apart from two 20 minute periods being up. I woke up just before dawn this morning in agony. My back is killing me, and the methadone, Indocin and Flexeril can barely take the edge off the pain. I've had to ask Gil to feed the cows for me. I cannot do it.

Heidi, hope you are feeling better soon. Your body obviously needed the rest, glad you listened to your body.
Suzy, the mom's I usually go out with on Tuesdays were with us last night. Our kids were getting mad that we kept going for yogurt and never took them. Last night was a way to take the kids, and hubbies. We had a good time. The two dads had a great time. One mom came without her son as he had a prior commitment. The 5 adults sat at one table and the three boys, Mitchell, Dylan and friend, sat at another. We sat outside and then walked around the bookstore. It was a pleasant, and inexpensive, evening.

I read that all internet and telephone services have been cut off in Egypt. I wonder how Wagdy was able to send an email out.

Keeping Wagdy and everyone else in my thoughts. I hope he is in California and not in the middle of what is happening.

Where is everyone today? Am I going to have to CP to fill the pages?

It is a beautiful day so we are going on a family trip to the park. It should tire out all the boys.

hello all.
Heidi..your back must be so bad.Is there any more you can do, when the meds you have don't work.?

Tami..yogurt wouldn't thrill me(cannot stand it) but the outing sounded real good.You seem to be getting out and about more since having the new dog.

Rolanda..glad the cyclone fizzled out but hope it sends some good rain and cooler temps over there.

Broni..I bet those prawns were delish.

It is raining slightly here and at times windy,probably from the cyclones??
I am waiting for a nursing book to arrive in the post.Until then,I am working on 3 assignments at once so that I don't get behind.
Tomorrow,it will be 2 weeks since I had a cigarette.Am using Champix and so far it is great.
Catch you all later.

Morning all,
June, I hope you are okay!! Fish and chips at the beach sounds wonderful.

Broni, that was an amazing day.

I read on easy that Wagdy is still in the US but very worried about his family back home - no wonder he had access to the internet!

Rolanda, thinking of you!

Nola... Frozen yogurt tastes like rich ice cream.

Two weeks is a major accomplishment, Congratulations! I quit smoking in July of '99, right after I broke my leg the first time. That was a mistake, because I was unable to exercise, and I gained massive amounts of weight. I didn't use any aids to quit, I just quit. I found that the first 2 weeks were the hardest, after that it was easy.

Congratulations Nola! You are braver than I am taking on that challenge while studying!!

Tami, looking at how our schedule is shaping up I suspect family trips are a thing of the past...

Heidi, I hope your back feels better soon.

The pain meds have kicked in, and the back pain is now tolerable. I don't know what set off this attack. IH is convinced that it's from driving the little tractor.

How are you feeling these days, Suzy?

Nola, congratulations. You are braver than I. My doctor wants me to try Champix, but when I see all the side effects listed on the TV ads, it's scary. Please let me know how it works out. I haven't quit quitting and one of these days I will succeed.

Heidi, maybe IH is right, maybe the trip in the cold with the tractor did a nasty number on your back.

Hubby didn't go see his parents today, so I guess I will have to fling food soon.

Heidi, I'm doing a lot better. I still have brain dead days, but they are getting back to normal levels.. I'm glad your pain pills are helping.

Theresa, try it! They list all possible side effects to avoid law suits, it's not that bad..

He's always bad mouthing and complaining about that tractor. It doesn't like him, either. I've driven that tractor for years, and I know that it isn't to blame for my back acting up. If it had, the back would have been hurting right after, if not during, that 8 mile drive in the cold and ice. The back didn't act up until 4 days later.

Cold turkey also works, and it's much cheaper, but you have to want to quit. That's the way I went. I just woke up one morning to an epiphany. I was spending more money on cigarettes than I was spending on dog food for 17 collies! I thought that was the dumbest thing I'd ever done and decided to quit then and there. I've never had another cigarette.

When the time is right for me to quit smoking, I will be asking for all your support.

The trained nurse who is helping me quit never ever recommends cold turkey.

Why not?

I tried cold turkey once, and my weight ballooned so much it was putting my heart at risk. Right now I am trying to lose weight (another 30 pounds to go) and then I am going to try quitting again. If there is something out there that can help me, I'll go for it.

Suzy, when did you quit?

I just looked at a colourised picture of Goliath/yasi and feel for the people on the islands around it! I'm not seeing anything about them in the internet news...

If you're interested..
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html

Theresa, Tasmanian devils in most of the the state are dying with a facial tumour disease. Our corner is disease free but their reckon we have lost 80% of "wild" devils.

Sent you an email Theresa.

Heidi, because for most people it just doesn't work more than temporarily. Those it does work for tend to have a different biology that the average addicted person. (short version)

Nola and Suzy, you both have my full support in quitting smoking. I am so glad that I never started. My father finally quit about 5 years ago after smoking for 65 years. He went cold turkey, but he didn't have a choice. He ended up in intensive care with pneumonia and when he came home, it was with an oxygen tank. He wasn't allowed to smoke as he could blow up the house. That is what finally got him to quit.

Theresa, when you are ready, we will all be here to support you.

Suzy, I replied to you.

eaa, this is not something I have heard of before. So glad there are people like you to help out the little devils. I feed feral cats outside, but the food is not measured in tonnes!

Tami, it is still a credit to him. My MIL used to disconnect her oxygen while she had a smoke and then put it back on afterwards.

Theresa, and she takes amazing photos too! If you are her friend on facebook you can see some of them...

Back atcha Theresa..

June, I hope you are not too stiff and sore today...

Devils Cont. [I was called away] There are devils caught in our area and are kept in 'safe parks'. for a breeding program. These are the devils we feed.

Last week there where 1/2 a dozen sent to NSW. as a safety precaution. there is a 1,000 hectares for them to run free.

Well that will dofya now.