Suzi, I think the ability to discuss your problems with your kids is part of how they learn to be grown ups. No, Not everything. but some stuff

I just ordered ten pairs of panties and was able to toss out a bunch of my older pairs so that I've got about 14 pair left, and my sister is wondering why I have that many. I'll have to tell her about msbelle's 80 pair!

Oh, and as for Sondheim soprano songs, my favorite is "Green Finch and Linnet Bird" from Sweeney Todd. On the Carnegie Hall tribute concert album from 1992, Harolyn Blackwell sings this so well that her final note is worth the cost of the album.

I definitely have upwards of 30 pair, but many of those are ones I never wear but can't bear to throw out in case there's soem kind of laundry disaster.

Grrr. I'm starting to get tired of the liquids/pudding only stage of this post-surgery diet. I want something to crunch, damnit! But won't be allowed that until the end of the month. It's going to be a long one. At least I can have pureed food starting on Monday! I'm making that chili I have in the cabinet, and then as soon as I can handle it, I'll be mixing up some egg salad.

My dad had brought Panera tomato soup on Sunday, and I ate it without straining out the tomato and rice bits--big mistake. My stomach just ached for hours afterwards. When I had it again for dinner after straining, I had no problems at all. I'll be having that again tomorrow (Dad's taking me to the doctor's for my first checkup, and we'll be stopping by Panera on the way home), so I've already got the strainer out.

Kathy, when you progress to slightly more solid foods Outback's garlic mashed potatoes will be a godsend.

Ouch, that's a tough haul, Kathy. Find other treats to distract you. Maybe musical or visual.

We're watching Singin' in the Rain on TMC and Matilda just saw "Make 'Em Laugh" and piped up, "That's the song Mr. Schuester did!"

Peripherally related to undies: Guess what I'm doing right now?

...I'm running bathwater! Guess why!

...Because someone, whose name starts with ms. and ends with -belle is THE NICEST! And today at my post office box was a prezzie! It's a carton of bath fizzies shaped and packaged like free range eggs! They are so cute! Yay, thank you, msbelle! (I did not wait until Christmas to open. Hope I wasn't supposed to. In point of fact, I did not wait until I got home with the package; I opened it in the parking lot of the post office. Whoo!)

And then I will put on clean undies and go to bed.

Love SitR!! "I'm worth more than Calvin Coolidge, put together!"

Mmmm, garlic mashed potatoes... Dad was asking me what I can have for Xmas dinner--he's having roast beef and mashed potatoes. I was going to have him haul out his blender so I can chop up a few ounces of beef and gravy and supplement it with a bite or two of the potatoes, but that might not work, so I'm thinking about bringing down some egg salad instead. We'll see where I'm at by that date.

Tonight's dinner was just some Dannon's light and fit Key Lime yogurt, which is the right texture, but six ounces instead of four, my portion size. I ended up eating it all, and felt achy again. So, when I have the other yogurt tomorrow, I'm going to take two ounces out of the container right away and toss it down the sink.

Oh, Liese's prezzie is reminding me of why I did this surgery in the first place, so I can finally get back to doing things like taking baths (I really can't get into and out of a bath). I haven't taken a bath in probably 25 years. When I head out to Mom's for our Maine vacation at the end of the summer, I'll see if I remember to try out her jacuzzi tub.

When I head out to Mom's for our Maine vacation at the end of the summer, I'll see if I remember to try out her jacuzzi tub.

I'll remind you.