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Hmmmm - you must be quite fierce! (underneath it all).Take THAT you crummy bananas!
I can be protective, but really cracked up at the "old-fashioned family" part. Since my hubby works from home, gets kid from school, makes dinner, etc. 
However, if those are old, brown bananas, then yep, I'm knocking them over! LOL
Yeah! I hear you. I put my old brown bananas in the freezer to use in baking. But sometimes I have to clean them out and then put them in the composter.Exactly.
Harsh when you don't see a lot of sun...you should read under a small sun lamp...apparently it helps the depression
Thinking of you...take care of yerself!
I love your free spirit and confidence!It is lunch time in my office...everyone has gone to the campus Christmas lunch and I have a meeting at 2pm so I am still in the office...alone in the office.
Last time I thought I was alone I did a few dance moves...I was in a video conference and I couldn't see anyone so I thought I would be safe...the people were there, just off camera...they all commented on my dance moves...one of them being the running man...
I really want to bust a move right now
It is pretty dark up where I am too, so I know how this seasonal affective disorder can affect people. Even if it is dark, try to get out of the house for a little while to get some fresh air.
Do you have a solarium or some kind of public greenhouse (like an arborium I think it is called). Sometimes that can help too - seeing all the plants, walking among them and smelling the earth and growing things.
We have one here called the Assiniboine Park Conservatory
Assiniboine Park Conservatory
I take at least 800 mg or 1000 mg of vitamin D every day but you can actually take up to 2000 (my friend's doctor recommended this much to her).
You got a knee scooter? I am jealous! Did you trick it out and put those tassles hanging off of the handlebar?Still?! That's a little like asking if I stopped beating my wife. I'm trying to get a mental picture of how you'd twerk with one leg up on a knee scooter--sure would add to the difficulty factor.
So glad you were proactive for yourself and made them give you an earlier date for the surgery. Like others have said, they have you get there 2 hours early so they can check you in, get the IV started, the anesthesiologist will come and ask questions to decide what to do about the anesthesia, and then there's the inevitable waiting until it's finally time. If you have any problems with nausea from anesthesia make very sure they give you a Rx for nausea for home. The last thing you'd need after hernia surgery is to be home vomiting or with dry heaves. Best to have that on hand just in case. I don't have the name handy but there is one my primary doc told me about that dissolves rather than having to swallow it in pill form. I'm sure I don't have to spell out why that would be a good thing.And Mama Mod is telling you to make sure you've got someone to stay with you at least the day you come home!!! Will be sending you lots of good vibes that it will be an easy surgery and quick recovery.
Thank you for the kind words and advice! It's mucho appreciated! When I had my kidney stone taken out I didn't have any after effects from the anesthetic, I will mention that maybe they use the same kind again. I'm looking forward to the nice long sleep tho, that stuff does wonders.....
Oh yeah baby!I just got hit with this on FB and thought I'd share the earworm.
Sure you did. Admit it.
You didn't answer me. Do you have someone that is going to help you after your surgery so you can rest?You got a knee scooter? I am jealous! Did you trick it out and put those tassles hanging off of the handlebar?
I have a good friend that is taking me to the hospital and will be bringing me home. She might stay awhile after that but I don't think I'll need anyone here. I'm a big boy.
Thanks for being concerned, I appreciate it. 
Just don't want you doing more than you should.I have a good friend that is taking me to the hospital and will be bringing me home. She might stay awhile after that but I don't think I'll need anyone here. I'm a big boy.
I promise not to twerk....
NM is very beautiful, MM, and surprisingly mountainous (for the plains/desert region). I'm not a huge AZ fan, but I do love NM, especially the northern area.
I remember one trip to the Grand Canyon when I was little; it amazed me that we could be wearing coats and standing in snow at th rim, but we could see the sun shining in the bowl itself. It was fascinating, and even though I was only about 5 on that trip, I still have a very clear picture in my mind
What is your spirit animal?
The Wolf
The Wolf: Your life is your family. You wrap your mind and heart around them. You are most close to your kids or parents, and you wish that you could be as close as possible to them, even if they've already gotten lives of their own. You believe in the family network, and want them to be close to home.
Your home is where your family is, and that's easy to see, but letting go is one of the toughest things you'll have to do. You can't check up on them everyday, or freak out when they're not around. Just relax and know that everything is okay.
