Monthly roll call/check in thread
 

I was thinking it would be nice to have a roll call thread - just once a month.
This one will be the first but the rest will be on or near the first of each month.

It can just be a "Hello - I'm here" type of thing, or if you don't post very often maybe a little update if you want to do that.


so- Who's reading out there and how are you doing ?

What a great idea Jo!

Shelley here (hand raised like in school)

Hey I think we may need snacks for roll call. How bout some cinnabons...mmmmm..hot and all gooey. (Shelley passing a cinnabon to Jo)

Good thing this is not the diet roll call. :D

Here!
 

This is a great idea Jo, thanks!

I'm here nearly daily, but don't post often as I'd like. Typing really makes my hands puffy after a short time. Doing lousy TOS wise and mentally, but getting support where I can, esp from my family here!

Good pain-free day to you all, :grouphug:
Anne

Thanks ladies!
Oh getting sticky & gooey on my keyboard - darn messy cinnabons!

Anne, You're in my thoughts and prayers .

:Wave-Hello: Anne...(passing the cinnabons)

Here Jo....(passing those wet nap thingy...Johanna would know what they are called)

DOn't mind me...these new vitamins seem to have me bouncing off the walls :D :Head-Spin:

Hi Jo....I'm here

Hi, I am still here. I am having a lot of pain. I am going to see my surgeon for a follow-up today. We will talk about the possibility of RSD, and what to do about the pain in my arms, underarms, hands, shoulders and neck. I am nervous about what he will have to say. The first 4 weeks out from surgery I felt great. Now I don't. I do not know what to do.
Tracy

Hi Jo,
I'm here...
Hey Shelley :rm_milk: with those Cinnabons :Starvin:

Pass the Buns, You Bums
 

I'll take coffee with mine, no cream I am on a diet please respect that, people!

These pastry things are lo-cal, right? Riiight...

I am just livin' in a world of pain these days. But that would not distinguish it from any other days, now would it? hmm how is that fair, I wonder?

Sins of a past life, go figure. Or, there goes my figure - which gets me back to the cinnabons.

Circular thinking of a one-track mind, ya gotta love it!

Alison

Alison,
The way I look at it.. We suffer enough..right... Sooo There are no such things as calories or fat on this thread..
So eat up :Starvin: and Enjoy.. :Head-Spin: Ahhhh who cares S@^$W the diet :pizza: :Popcorn: :icecream: :popcom: :pepsi:
Hugs :hug:
Dawn

Cinnabons are calorie free when they are virtual...can you just smell that cinnamon :p

Oh yeah and we are also all thin on this thread...YAY

:Wave-Hello:Johanna Here


Baby wipes....even as a devout environmentalist, I can't live without 'em.

:Starvin: and hey, doesn't cinnamon lower your blood suger...pass those buns!!!
As for me...STILL waiting on those spiral CT results :Bang-Head: :mfr_wha: to make absolute final surgery decision.


:idea: Jo if you post a monthly check in post, if people want to say hi i am here but not post, they could just hit the thanks button!

talk soon
Johanna

I thought I had posted this but now I cannot find it.

I nominate Dabbo to bring the food to next month's roll call...(hehehehehehe)

:Poke: Dabbo

I'll bring the food no problem. And I'm sure we have plenty of baby wipes lying around. Can't live without them. We tried at first, but caved on the baby wipes (not on the cloth diapers tho)

and- good idea jo!


shelley :Poke: where have you been?

Cinnamon is supposed to be very good for the regulation of blood sugar and possibly good for cholesterol too. I tore something out of our newspaper awhile back about this (as in all things, check with your dr. before taking it)- SO...I think Cinnabons must be health food!:D One complaint though, I don't see a smilie with Diet Coke- one of my few "vices";) Dabbo, did you mean that ya'll are using cloth diapers?! If so, good for you! I didn't know anybody used them anymore but I did with my son (27 yrs. ago). They had disposables back then but I refused to use them (except when we traveled or went to the dr.)- too expensive and the thought of all those diapers in a landfill....:eek: Plus, my son had diaper rash only once in all the time he wore them.

I used cloth diapers too, on all my kids.
did use disposables on trips and such tho.
I can't imagine my moms generation using them all the time and even on camping trips!

I plan on using cloth diapers someday...for me :eek:

Roll Call
 

IZA HERE, TOS Friends.
Hangin on...
New physical therapy since my last bout with 911 and the emergency room.
Doctor of PT in Yorba Linda and is working with Peter Edgelow and Dr. Agnew.

O, Shells...
Cinnabuns are my fav.

I''m alive and breathin'
 

I'm alive and breathin' thank God ! :yikes:

Asthma is kicking up because there are workers trimming the euclyptus trees. I have to see my internist tomorrow and Dr Saxton on Sat. Isn't there more to life than doctors appointments?

This asthma really scares me When the paramedics came and took me to the hospital, the last thing I remember is standing in the kitchen. Two hours later my daughter found me unconscious.:nopity:

I'm looking forward to my son coming home for 10 days from Tucson (school and work)

I wonder what Southwest rates are to San Francisco? Maybe Oakland will be better. hmmm wine tasting

I found a really wonderful massage therapist with magic fingers. A massage can really do wonders for the pain. He's in with a physical therapist, so insurance should pay. The best part is he is less than 5 miles away from home.

http://www.catprint.ca/~cherie/images/cinnamonbuns.JPG




Martha

MMMmmmm, Martha...
 

:Starvin: , Yummmy

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....:Crowded: move over Dawn and Dabbo, I want some too.

Peg where are ya...Olly Olly Oxen Free....come on out :D

Great idea!
 

:Tip-Hat: Peggy here!

Martha
 

Friend,
Keep inside with the air on.
I suspect you have hepa air filters?
Lots of H2O, honey...

Speaking of honey
The buns photo was is mean
I cans see it now
100's of TOSers running down to Cinnabuns for a quick fix

?huh?
 

:eek: OleCyn,

I'm impressed you can run for your Cinnabuns :winky:!!

I'll have to hobble along with my arms held to my chest. Now that would be a visual of me....something like from 'the night of the living dead !":icon_lol:
Why there is me on the left, just the way I'm feeling this past month. The only way is up from now on !
http://www.austinchronicle.com/issue...feature4-1.jpg

LOL
you crack me up, martha
I am laughing my *** off...in my dreams
I'm still laughing


OleCyn,

I'm impressed you can run for your Cinnabuns :winky:!!

I'll have to hobble along with my arms held to my chest. Now that would be a visual of me....something like from 'the night of the living dead !":icon_lol:
Why there is me on the left, just the way I'm feeling this past month. The only way is up from now on !
http://www.austinchronicle.com/issue...feature4-1.jpg[/QUOTE]

the next rainy day I'm gonna have to make cinnamon rolls after seeing that picture. :D

this is a fun thread - sometimes we forget to have fun and be silly

I'm here too
 

I'm here too reading most every AM. MMMMMM those cinnabons would go great with my cappacino Martha.
It is torture to look at the pics, I will have to check at local bakery for those. Or something similar.
GEEZZZZZZZZZZ now you got me drooling!

:grouphug: G-mom2 JO, This is a good idea THanks

Cala here!!
 

Still recovering from my breast reduction!! This is the first day this week I haven't been in to see the plastic surgeon for one thing or another!! Drains out Mon. and Tues., excessive bleeding Wed., Thurs. a fever... :Sick:
today I actually feel pretty good!! (we need a knock on wood smilie!)

I can already feel the difference!! Much easier on the TOS, and not an easy way to loose over 2 lbs!! :girl(sad):

How about passing those cinnabons this way!! :Starvin:

Cala

towelhorse here i am in good spirits, i havent had much time to visit as i am doing Occ Health assignment after assignment, 1 more month and it should be finished. my football team had a great win in adverse circumstances, go the CROWS.catch you later.

Hi evryone !

Thought I would "check in" I have been in Florida taking care of the parents..
Wheww.. Not that I don't love my parents and I love the fact I can go away to FL\lorida.. but man I am GLAD to be home !! At least it is warm here in Mass and not snow when I left !!!!!! So.. HI to everyone and hope everyone is doing good.

I am now going to see a Pain Mgmt dr. in June as my Primary in Boston told me before I left that there is nothing else he can do for me that he is non-surgical... So trying to find a new Dr. that can treat my Subclavian compressions.. (right side)..

Ciao.. and Great Idea !!!

Dolfinz

Johanna's easy cinny buns
 

alright you guys... to heck with cinnabon for those of us on a budget...cinny rolls are SOOOOOOOOOOO easy to make. mine come with no icing, and heavy on cinny

get a roll of frozen bread dough
thaw it, roll it out into a rectangle
coat it with some butter or margarine
sprinkle on liberal amounts of cinnamon and sugar (like well coated cinnamon toast)
add raisins if you like (i do!)
add nuts if you like (i don't!!!)
roll it up into a log
cut it into slices 1-2 inches thick (depending on how big you want the rolls)
put the slices swirly side down in a greased 9x13 pan
let rise until double in size (warm counter for fast, refrigerator for overnight)
bake at 350 until the tops start to turn a little brown
take out of oven, let cool a little
enjoy.

frankly for me it is easier than all the trekking in and out of car to cinnabon since they are all in malls!

that sounds good johanna.... mmm. If thats too much work try the pillsbury with the cream cheese icing. :D

Oh that same dough is great for making Elephant ears too!

just thaw it
cut into portion sizes
roll it out - thicker or thinner as you like your E ears

heat vegetable oil in a heavy deep skillet or heavy pan { 1"-2" inches deep}

carefully place dough and let fry til golden - turn over with tongs

when color is nice place on paper towels to drain then shake cinnamon sugar mix
or maybe you have to brush some butter on and then sprinkle the cin/sugar mix

Ok wasn't sure so looked it up



[ELEPHANT EARS

2 loaves frozen bread dough
1 stick melted butter
Cinnamon
Sugar

Thaw bread dough. Tear off a section (like you would if making hamburgers). Work all the bubbles out with your hands. Stretch if out as far as you can, without tearing the dough. Drop into hot grease
{I use veg oil} and deep fry until golden brown. Spread on hot melted butter while dough is hot. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Serve while warm for best taste.]
http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,184,...250194,00.html

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Krankie here...I check the boards out everyday, but only post once in a while. And I think I gained 3 pounds just reading about all those cinna-buns!!!!

P.S......Hey G-mom2..long time-no type!!!

O.k well Im here too, (with heaps of head pressure!) all the way down under. So i dont know what cinnabons are but if they are yummy and fattening can someone pass me one down???

Ozzy

....passing a cinnabon to Ozzy.

Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Oy Oy Oy :D I loved that cheer when I was in Syndey for the Olympics. I could not resist. :hug:

Ok wait I just read Johanna's post...NO ICING...WHAT ARE YOU CRAZY :D

I'm here...check in now and then. I'm in a bad flare right now w/TOS & RSD Too...:(

Good news is lawyer called last Friday and reached a settlement agreement. So very glad its over and pleased with amount...if only I could buy a new arm with it, or at least painlessness:rolleyes:

Take care ya'll and pass the rolls...Dawn's got the right attitude!

:grouphug:

:icecream: Ah yes, vitrual mint chocolate chip ice cream...can we put that on the table?

Hmmm don't know based on no icing on the cinny buns I bet you leave the chips out of the ice cream :D