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Saturday, May 17 Hi everyone! :) Well, work has gone from super busy to pretty slow and zzzzzzzzzz... oh sorry, nodded off there for a minute. Yeah, wow...slow. He told me summer was super slow, and he was not lying. Dimensions has been having some growing pains over the past couple of weeks... hopefully on their way to worked out, we're currently offline and moving to a much larger server that will hopefully support the gigantic server load we pull. Conrad really needs help supporting the community, so if you are a member or enjoy spending time there, please consider a monthly donation (small amounts of even $5 per month are welcome!) to keep the community going. When the boards come back up, you can find all the donation information in an announcement on the top of each forum main page. Main site is dimensionsmagazine.com/forums - if you're not already a member, tell them I sent you when you sign up. :D Soooooo, that's been taking up a lot of my time, trying to keep people up to date with the info, etc. I'm also getting ready for Memorial Day Weekend with Heavenly Bodies - going to be HUGE... we have people coming from all over the country, the UK, Canada, Australia, etc... it's nutty. :) I can't wait to see tons of my Dims friends, some for the first time, etc. You can find more info on the weekend bash here: http://superbbw.com/mem2008/index.html I've been having some real back pain for about a year now... finally going to see a doctor about it on Monday to see if there's anything I can do. It's getting limiting and annoying to a level that I can barely explain, so I really hope he can find something treatable in there. Wish me luck! :D posted by AM | 5/17/2008 01:06:00 PM Saturday, April 12 Time is flying... I can't believe it's been so long since my last post, but I've been crazy busy, so I'll run it all down for you. I have had my surgery. My date was 3/3 and all went amazingly well. Yes, I have a few scars on my belly to show for my trouble, but the biggest one is only about 3-4 cm and they're healing really well. I am thrilled. I know it's not a huge deal, but when you're used to your body looking one way, it's hard to adjust to it looking different from something, even something as minor as tiny new scars. So, I'm well, the tumor is gone, and I'm glad that chapter is behind me. Work has been crazy busy before and after surgery. It's my busiest time of year right now - fall is pretty bad, but right now is nuts. I've finally got a new person who's dedicated to helping with my job, so we're working out systems and organization that will make everything smoother going forward. I'm really excited about it. My family is good, my kitties are great, my friends are all doing ok. Keith and I are coming up on our one year anniversary, which is just weird to me since I've never had one. But it's a nice feeling to know you're both generally happy and want to move forward and just take things day by day, etc. I'm about to pay my last HUGE tax bill as a freelance worker. Hopefully next year I'll be all set being back in the regular work force full time. I hope you're all well... a reminder again that if you're looking for me, you can ALWAYS find me at dimensionsmagazine.com/forums - I'm there daily, so if you feel neglected here, just know that I'm out there!! :D And finally - Jos, thank you again, so much. I still don't have your email address, but I finally got to my mailbox today and found the treats you'd sent along. Thank you! :D I love the caramels and the Droste pastilles, but it's all wonderful. And the candles are so nice, I put them on my mantle. Okay, have a good weekend everyone... and as always, with my best intentions, I hope to be back soon with a new post. :) posted by AM | 4/12/2008 06:26:00 PM Tuesday, January 22 Hey everyone! :) I had wonderful new years... visited with friends and all, it was really nice, glad to have the time away. Things are good at work, family is doing well, kitties are in check. :) A little over a week ago I found out I need to have surgery to remove a growth in my abdomen. From all accounts it appears benign, but still has to be removed, and it's a fair size. So, I just wanted to drop by and let you know. I don't have a date for the procedure yet, and I am going on a trip to Texas at the end of next week for about 5 days... so that will be a nice diversion from all this. I'm fine, healthy, just something that has to happen... and hopefully it will go off without a hitch! :) Hope you're all very well and enjoying the new year. :D posted by AM | 1/22/2008 07:17:00 PM Wednesday, December 26 Happy holidays everyone!! :D It's been a nutty few weeks around here with holidays and parties and preparing for a big New Year's weekend, but finally got over some of the hump and I'm in the home stretch. :) Jos - if you're reading this - thank you!!! I haven't been to my mailbox in a while, and I feel terrible that you sent something along in October and I'm just now getting around to thanking you. Since a computer switch, your email address is no longer on this computer (it was in the old AOL mail on my old computer)... so I had to post this here. I sincerely hope you see it and know that the thought was very much appreciated. :D I had a nice Christmas, very low key, and fine by me. This weekend I will do more presents with friends, so that will be nice... an extended holiday. Also we have a bunch of Dimmers coming in from out of town (state/country, even!) to join us for a nice long New Year's weekend... I really can't wait. I want to just "get away" - even though I'll only be an hour from the house. :D So, tonight, I'm glad to be home, tired from the weird schedule of this week, and have a lot to get ready by the weekend, so I'm off. Hope you're all having wonderful holidays with friends and family. :) Stay safe, and I'll see you in the new year! :D posted by AM | 12/26/2007 06:38:00 PM Friday, November 23 Interesting article! Seems a recent study indicated that more people are becoming accepting of their large bodies? Read the entire story here. And beyond that, I had a very nice Thanksgiving with my parents. Low key, ate what I could based on my capacity and restrictions from the crankreas! But had leftovers and all... so it's been yummy! :D We watched a couple of movies, I was in bed and was able to sleep late today... ahhhhh, forgot how GREAT that feels when you have a real-life full time job. Mmmm. Pull the covers right up to your ears, roll over and sleep more... it's great. Today I cleaned up, did some laundry, and tomorrow Keith will be here for the weekend. Yay! My b-day came and went on Weds...was fine, noting exciting. I think I'll have a cake with some friends this weekend. Well, that's all for now... hope you're well and you had a wonderful Thanksgiving (for those of us who are stateside :) ). posted by AM | 11/23/2007 11:13:00 PM Saturday, November 17 Hellloooo there!! I'm typing at you from a brand new toy, and it's sooooo purty!! It looks just like this, different background pattern. ;)  So yeah, it got here yesterday. I don't have my work software on it yet, but it's ordered and hopefully I'll have it within a week or so. Right now it's just a very pretty, insanely expensive email/internet box. :D I'm feeling pretty good... over the past weeks I've been able to add new things into my diet, still nothing really over the top, but some pasta, little bit of cream sauce (made with less fat stuff) and things like that. I still haven't tried things more dangerous... like pizza. I'm scared, and it may be a while before I'm ready to tempt fate, but I know eventually I'll at least try it. I think the key for me is moderation... I can have something that's "bad" for my system, like pizza, but maybe no more than one or two pieces, then I have to eat something else for the rest of my meal. It sort of sucks, but I'd rather do it then end up in the hospital again, or with a permanently damaged pancreas - which can lead to diabetes or cancer, etc. Kitties are good, family is fine, I'm getting older very soon, and I really have nothing to complain about. My job is going well, I'm definitely doing a lot and helping my boss... so that makes me feel good. I am settling in to the workaday world, it's not THAT bad. I still enjoy the weekends, and they seem to come fairly quickly. When you just go week by week, ... well, so far, it's not so bad. I have some ideas brewing for a site redesign... we'll see if I can get it done. One problem is that I'm going to have to rebuild in a different program and I don't have one for this computer yet... there's one built in, called iWeb, I believe, but I haven't futzed around yet to see how dynamic/useful it is. But just wanted you to know, it's still in my head... I think it will be a more streamlines "greatest hits" type of site when it's redone, but still with a lot of the content, just more structure and less choices on the front page. It's not really relevant or necessary any more, so I'd like to get it cleaned up a bit. Enjoy Turkey Day everyone (in the states) and I'll try to check in again much sooner... :D posted by AM | 11/17/2007 08:51:00 PM Tuesday, September 18 Well, I apologize once again. Seems I'm always starting that way... and I'm sorry about that, but life has been nutso for the past couple of months. The run down is that I FINALLY got a new job, about 3-4 weeks ago, and I'm thrillled to be making a living again. Pay, benefits, vacation, etc... yes, please. About a week after I started I got sick and two days later that landed me in the hospital for 5 days. I've been out a little over a week, and still healing up... my pancreas is a bit miffed... I'm now calling it my crankreas. I've had to change up my eating a little bit while I heal, which sucks, but I never want to go through that again, so it's an easy choice. The boyz' are doing fine... they're cute as ever and already getting cuddled up for a chilly fall. I hope you're all well... and again, I'm really sorry... neglect here isn't about not caring, it's just about time and energy, neither of which I have in excess right now. Hope you're all well (any of you who are left! lol ) posted by AM | 9/18/2007 06:58:00 PM |
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