HAPPY THURS TO EVERYONE.
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It's a new day and new light!

Happy Thursday!


"Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp" is on late night TV. ANT just said: 'Quadricycle' with a straight face. :-P

((DAWN))

3:04 AM.

What in God's name am I doing awake?

Hello? It's party time! Why are you in bed? That's the better question.

Wait if you're bed, how are you here? Nevermind.

Spank it!

CHRIS & CRAIG- What are you 2 doing being up so late? LOL! Are we the night shift tonight?
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ALI-KAT- I hope you are feeling better tomorrow.
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TERI- How is your plumbing going this week?
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DEE- Do you have your painting done yet? Weren't you making some dream catchers too?
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STEPH- I'm glad work is going better this week.
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ERIN- Yes, I'd love to see that sign of Ashleigh and Ryan down the street from you. Where are you going to post it?
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NANCY- I hope your heel is better.
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I hope everyone has a great Thurs. Survivor tonight.

GOODNIGHT. I have to try to go to bed earlier tonight. Last night was 4am. Chris you are up in the middle of the night for you. Now you know how I feel every night. I have great intentions to get to bed early, but always something comes up.

Woke up awhile ago to the movie Kama Sutra on tv. Of course I had to watch it. Beautiful looking movie. Now "Like water for Chocolate" is on. Don't think I have seen it. Don't think I need to be up all night.
Nice to see Dawn, Craig, and Chris all bright and shiny in the middle of the night!
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It's almost 5. I can safely say Happy Thursday everyone!
I should sleep. Oh heck, who needs sleep? Oh.... I do or I get a lil crabby. ok. A LOT crabby.
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Thanksgiving Day's a week away!
Yippee skippy and hurray!

Good Morning (((ANT))) and (((COLONY)))
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Nice to see you this morning DAWN!! ♥ ♥ ♥ Though actually you are not really here this morning..are you? LOL I imagine you are sleeping now... I plan to try and get myself to sleep soon as well.

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(((CHRIS)))..I think I called you a "day keeper" here... guess I was wrong ..although you are technically just starting today very early..so maybe I was right?!! :)
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(((EMJAY))).. I remember reading the book Like Water for Chocolate a long time ago....wonder how the movie was? Did you watch it? A lot of food and sensuality as I recall!! :)
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(((NANCY)))...I have had hard time getting on here.. so late with this...but if you are still having heel pain..you might want to try some exercises for it...Like running your foot over a tennis ball or hanging off the edge of a bottom step...with toes on the step and let heels hang..you will feel it in your calves but it is good for the heel etc too.. Also there are a couple others but hard to explain here without pictures!! LOL ... stretching calf muscles really helps as odd as may sound. Does it hurt more first thing in the morning when you get out of bed or AFTER walking etc? I have plantar fasciitis.( aka Heel Pain! LOL) Sounds like you might too..but these exercises DO help if that is your issue..
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(((DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE)))
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(((MRS BEAN)))
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(((CRAIG)))
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(((NEBBY)))
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(((GINGER)))
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(((ELLIOTS FRIEND)))
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HAPPY THURSDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Morning (((ANT))) and (((COLONY)))
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Nice to see you this morning DAWN!! ♥ ♥ ♥ Though actually you are not really here this morning..are you? LOL I imagine you are sleeping now... I plan to try and get myself to sleep soon as well.

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(((CHRIS)))..I think I called you a "day keeper" here... guess I was wrong ..although you are technically just starting today very early..so maybe I was right?!! :)
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(((EMJAY))).. I remember reading the book Like Water for Chocolate a long time ago....wonder how the movie was? Did you watch it? A lot of food and sensuality as I recall!! :)
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(((NANCY)))...I have had hard time getting on here.. so late with this...but if you are still having heel pain..you might want to try some exercises for it...Like running your foot over a tennis ball or hanging off the edge of a bottom step...with toes on the step and let heels hang..you will feel it in your calves but it is good for the heel etc too.. Also there are a couple others but hard to explain here without pictures!! LOL ... stretching calf muscles really helps as odd as may sound. Does it hurt more first thing in the morning when you get out of bed or AFTER walking etc? I have plantar fasciitis.( aka Heel Pain! LOL) Sounds like you might too..but these exercises DO help if that is your issue..
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(((DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE)))
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(((MRS BEAN)))
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(((TERI)))
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(((NEBBY)))
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(((HEIDI)))
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(((COLONY KAT)))
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(((GINGER)))
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(((ELLIOTS FRIEND)))
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(((KRISTEN)))
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(((COLONY)))
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HAPPY THURSDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have NO Idea WHY that posted twice!! I really only hit post ONCE... :)
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I am having so many problems with this page for some reason? Sometimes I can work with it..sometimes not depending on how I feel and how it feels! :)

Ali....
Well yes, a bit. Not as much as I bet there could have been. I was so tired and it is all in spanish and reading subtitles is frustrating to me. But, of course I watched the whole thing! HA!
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I am going out to lunch with a friend but wanted to stop by and post my thankfulness stat update from facebook. I need to put out there that I am so lucky. So blessed to have what I have. A dear colony friend of mine has been making me see that I have it made compared to some people and I need to take that in and be grateful.
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Today I am thankful for what I have and always had which includes family support. I am humbled and frustrated by stories of my friends who do not have that. Friends who don't have anyone to ask for help. I don't have much, but in comparison, I am beyond blessed with support and "wealth".

AK good to see you beat the typepad system and got in
My heel really the ankle doesn't hurt until I start walking around and the more I walk the more it hurts
I didn't do the garlic treatment last night but I think I will again tonight

GOOD MORNING COLONY

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MACCHIATOS

ANT COLONY COFFEE SHOP

orders are ready for you early birds
I guess it is just one of those days even I woke up at 5

Queen ANT-large cap nonfat with a biscotti, and a gazillion {{{HUGS}}} and a bowl of water for Mr G with a dog treat
Ali-Kat-green tea
AMI ant-hot cocoa
Bedbug-brown sugar cinnamon latte made with splenda and a glass of water on the side
Chris-black coffee with French Vanilla creamer did you say PARTY? and I wasn't invited?
coleen-double double Dunkin coffee with 50/50 equal/cream
ColonyKat-White mocha, hot chocolate made with skim milk
Craig-coffee black and a donut
Darrell_MI-Sobe Vitamin Water-Fuji apple pear
Dawn-icy cold Pog
Dee-green tea
DR Donna-vanilla latte
Elliot's Friend-Chinese tea
Emjay-huge mug half caf skim milk, 2 splenda, and some baklava
Gingerlicious-hot coffee with milk
Heady-caramel macchiato thickened with more caramel
Heidi-caramel with extra caramel
Jazzy-hot coffee in Ohio Buckeye's mug and a side of hummus
Jeanne From NC-hot chocolate with a nip of Bailey's added
Kandyed- Diet Pepsi Lime
Kristen-strawberry-banana Vivianno smoothie
Lois Lane-strong black coffee with a spoon of sugar
Mrs Bean-hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows
Nancy(me) glass of 8 H2O
Neblina-organic spearmint tea
Pammie-hot cocoa and a marshmallow
QueenJanine-tall double non-fat latte
ScrappysMom-ice coffee
Steph in Oregon-large mint mocha
Teri-hot cocoa with marshmallow
TLJ-small diet coke no ice and thanks for the new chapter
Van-grande mocha

BSA
barista secretary ant

now where have Lois Kristin and Beck run off to? not necessarily in that order

extra hugs for Eve and Lee
ditto for Janie

Good Afternoon Everyone,
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We did get the results of my Moms PET Scan, they were not good.
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Her Cancer is a Stage 4 and its a very aggressive Cancer. The doctor used words as Mets or Metastasised well in ENGLISH it means SPREAD. So it spread to her Sternum, Trachea, Parts of of Spine, and Liver, and Brain she said they think thats why she needs an MRI of her brain. Its the same thing that happened to my Dad 3 years ago. He had an MRI after his PET and it turned out he did have it in his brain. So next Tuesday she has her MRI, and next Friday 11/27 she has her Liver Biopsy, she could of had it today, but she forgot and has been taking asprin, the doctor told her to stop she did not remember. We go to see the Oncologist on December 4 to see what treatment they are gonna do if any and discuss things.
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I just don't understand why I can't cry, I cried when she was first diagnosed, now I'm NUMB, just NUMB. But I'm busy making appointments and talking to doctors offices, I don't know.
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Well I just wanted to stop in and give an update on her. I need all the support I can get right now and I know this place is supportive, and I thank you for that. Thank you Nancy for the extra hugs for me and my sister, we really need them.
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BedBug, I'm jealous that you are so close to Erie, PA, my brother and sister and their families live there. I wish I was that close to Erie, we are about 5-6 hours, and I make John drive normal so its closer to 6. Enjoy yourself. Did you ask about the Byetta Shot yet?? My husband told me it really helps him with his weight a lot.
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Love to you all and Big Thanks
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Renee Eve xo xo xo

Renee> my heart goes out to you. There are times our body shuts down so we don't feel the full brunt of things and I'm betting that is what yours is doing and why you can't cry.

You are in shock. Everyone reacts differently hun. *hugs* my thoughts are with you and your family.

So yesterday I went looking around my parents neighborhood and fell in love with a house. it's about 100,000 less than ours when we bought it and has everything we need already! We wouldn't have to build a bar because there is one, a bathroom, etc. in the basement. If we wanted to eventually we could put a pool in.

I'm crazy to even consider this. But since we are going through a really rough time financially etc. this seems like a great option. We wanted to move here in 2003 but there wasn't a microsoft here then. Now Bill is working as a contractor so he's free to look for a job here if he wants. Am I crazy?

I went to the memorial service the other night for my friend and it was so moving. We got to sit along with the neighbors that lived in the house b/w ours and the friend that passed. We also got to see our neighbors from across the street, they still live there! I broke my nose and lost my sense of smell with their mailbox and weeping willow tree!

I got to see all sorts of people I haven't seen in so long and it was so nice. I have missed that neighborhood. It was a sad reason we were all together but at the same time great because we were all together again!

I think I'm gonna go visit the neighborhood tomorrow. So many have asked us to and our neighbors that lived on the other side of us didn't make it to the memorial and I'd like to see them.

I've been doing a lot of thinking lately. I've told Bill something big has to change because things aren't working the way they are. I don't like this feeling with creditors constantly calling, banks constantly sending overdraft notices etc.

I don't know that a move to GA would be the answer but I might be happier. Hell, I could even move into the neighborhood we lived in prior to this one my parents live in now. Lots of foreclosures etc. I miss that neighborhood too. Ok if you can't tell the pattern, I hate the neighborhood we currently live in :) I'm rambling and really should do a video blog. maybe sometime soon. lost the passion for it.

Peace and love,
Jeanne

CHRIS & ANT- Perfect video. It made me laugh out loud which is hard to do. Fun Fun Fun!!!!! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Hey little antlings.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXdNnw99-Ic

It's great to see a video with you ANT and your eyeliner...Look how far u have come..I miss you ♥♥
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Chris...Great Job.♥♥
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Colony ♥♥

Renee..My prayers and strength go out to your MOM , you and your family. ♥♥

Renee.
My heart goes out to you.
I am a cryer. WAY more of a cryer than normal people perhaps.
When my mom had a stroke that ended her up in the hospital for a week, then the nursing home for a week before she died. She thought I was 17 and had a memory that lasted a whole of 1 minute.
It was soooo sad.
I cried at first and then I too went sorta numb.
When she died, there was so much to do for the funeral. So much company coming over. Stuff to pick out, dad to take care of, etc.
It was only after that I cried.
I still, to this day, some 11 years later, cry at the drop of a hat and the thought of her.
Writing this right now, I am tearing up and have a lump in my throat.
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Groove vid remix!
I love your creative spirit.
It sings to me.
On facebook, sometimes it even sings silly amazing hilarious songs to me! HA!HA!HA!HA!
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You have made me smile so very big.
You keep on doin' what you know you need to be doin' and rest assured that your Colony family will be here and there and everywhere for you always.
I love the first vid.
I was not quite at the colony yet at that point, but came soon after.
So very grateful that I did.
I love you.
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Kandyed. Thanks for the Floyd!
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Everyone have a great day.
No matter how bad my day could get I am grateful. I have been extremely moved by people who are truly TRULY poor by no fault of their own, sick, and can't get medical help and even if they do, literally do not have a few dollars to get the antibiotics and drugs they need let alone anything luxurious.... like, anything.
There is someone in the colony right now in extreme crap situation.
I would never talk about someone who is not here......
but I will ask....
Say a prayer please.
For a colony member.
That she will be healed.
That somehow they will find enough money to at least buy antibiotics.
Thanks.

So.
I just chatted with my colony friend Elena on facebook.
She said I could ask for prayer for her.
HEre is a copy of my facebook stat and I wanted to share it here cuz the more prayers the better:

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Colony friends: PLEASE pray for Elena! She is going back to the ER. She took a nap and woke up with her neck swollen. She was diagnosed with some facial nerve pinch that caused severe pain but today feels a lump growing on her jaw and now her neck is swollen. (Is it possible this is an abscessed tooth?) She needs prayers. She said it is ok that I ask for you to pray for her. Calling all angels...

Your a good friend Emjay.♥♥ I love your heart and compassion.
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(( Elena))) comforting hugs and prayers that they find out what is wrong.

It worked. Her insane pain diagnosed by 2 ER docs is an abscessed tooth. She got a shot of morphine and needs to fill a penicillin scrip. I WILL make sure she can get that.
Something so simple.
Care of a doctor.
Old school antibiotic.
Shouldn't we all have the right to have such simple healthcare?
I guess not.
Our friend Elena has no right to it.
She doesn't have insurance or cash to pay upfront for things like the luxury of "basic health".
Ugh.
I am sooooo thrilled she was misdiagnosed 2 times by 2 docs yesterday...... but saddened by it as well.
THANK GOD her throat swelled after hours so she could rationalize going to the ER tonight to find out what was wrong.

(((CHRIS))) I loved the video... Wow.... I remember so clearly watching that back when ANT first did it.... It is nice to see again and especially with the FUN captions!!
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HUGS to ELENA and hope all goes okay and is nothing too serious.
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(((BEDBUG))) How nice you and your family get to go on a little journey together and have some laughs as well!
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I have to say I am starting to root for that conniving little rascal Russell on SURVIVOR!! He has grown on me...LOL!! He sure is playing the game! :)
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Night everyone!

What I meant to say was .....
Her insane pain diagnosed by 2 ER docs as some chronic illusive nerve pain........ is an abscessed tooth.
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Ali..... Elena hopefully just has a bad abscess tooth, which is glorious compared to a life sentence. I WILL get her the drugs she needs to heal it.
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RENEE: Don't worry so much about if you cry now or not. There's plenty to "do" now. There's plenty of time for tears later when there's not so much that can be done. You are in my prayers.
No, I haven't asked about Byetta. (My father-in-law takes it.) I don't go back to the regular doctor until January.
ANT: Video was enjoyable. Yes, your hair looked divine. And your eyeliner rocked it out, too!

ALI-KAT & EMJAY- Oh, Survivor was so good tonight. The look on Dave's face PRICELESS!! LOL! That darn Russell has turned me over to him as well. I can't believe I'm rooting for him now. Too funny!!

GINGER: I just now read Area 51. I hope you don't think I was out of line to mention about Richard since ANT wasn't on here mentioning it.
I'm sure (well, I'm pretty sure) that he WAS observing it, on his own, and in his own way. And I feel that he even would have found it strange if we DIDN'T acknowledge it, at least on some level.
But, I hope that's right, because I don't know for sure. If I mis-spoke, I'm sorry.
I miss ANT, too, but the way I feel about him not being here is just that he will be here when he feels he has something to offer. In a way, he is the maternal figure of this group of us, and you know how sometimes as a mother you are just so spread thin that you don't have anything left to offer the family (or at least you feel you don't)? When you feel depleted, sometimes it's better to just keep things rolling however you can until you feel up to the face time.
I'm absolutely NOT attempting to speak for ANT, because I don't know. I'm just saying this is what I'm telling myself about his absence.
We're all grown ups, I figure, and we can hang in here until things get back to the way we like them. Or, as I told someone the other day, until we find a new normal.
Let's just give each other an extra dose of care to make up for it.
(((Hugs))) are on me!
(((Hugs))) all around!