What are you THANKFUL for?!
#125249 - 11/24/04 01:46 PM
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I am thankful for JenX, Linz, LS, Tissy, BL, Michelle (and your KIDS....awww!), Michele, RachelT, Dalia, Amie, Sinead, Casey, Sheri01, Mags, Shell/Shane, TeeCee, Amber, Kandee, Jennifer, Heather, Abby82 (what kind of dog is it...Yorkie? Adorable!), Jamie, StephS, HanSolo, barbie, Bevrs, BarbaraS, Sweetd, Nelly, Kree, Sara-Sage, Kimm, UnhappyTummy, LittleLis, chinagirl, Brittany, Gayla, LittleMinnie, AngelaE, melitami, Heather Van Varous and Wil, and EVERYONE on these boards!
I am thankful for my husband who stands by me NO MATTER WHAT! Who loves me unconditionally. And to who my hapiness and well being is EVERYTHING in htis wolrd!
I am thankful for seeing G-d in my life quite often and for all He does for me and hubby and for the world.
I am thankful for our dog Shana who comes to play when I hurt the most  (Bad radar I tell ya!) 
I am thankful for the fibro diagnosis so I know why I've been sick all my life and I will be able to at least alleviate some of the symptoms!
I am thankful for ADs when they work so you can feel normal! 
I am thankful for family!
I am thankful for warm cozy blankets, hot chocolate, tea, candles, a good book, chocolate soy milk, SLEEP, sunshine, having a backyard!, good tummy days, good fibro days, good frineds, the telephone (so I can keep in touch with my friends who live outta state who I miss terribly!), birds singing, music, the author Karen Scalf Linamen for her book Just Hand Over the Chocolate and No One Will Get Hurt (it is about depression and how she beat it and it has helped me through...even though I'm Jewish and she is Christain she even helped me get closer to G-d!), flowers, my list is endless!
I really have to thank you all for being hee for me. I have NOT been the cheerful Ruchie I usually am...these are hard times for me and hubby....but you have all been here no matter what. You each have wonderful, individual personalities that shine here on the boards. Thank you for sharing that with me every day!
May you all have a fabulous holiday...and make EVERY day Thanks day!
With love and thanks,
Ruchie
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Heather and EVERYONE on the boards! If I start namin' names I will forget someon,e I am sure, or I won't be able to shut up!
Everyone have a great tummy day, and think of the consequences before digging in to those pies!
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-Sheri
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Ruchie- great post!
- this board where I have made so many new friend and confidantes- its where I come when I need cheering up
-my lovely boyfriend, who is also my best friend
-my health
-my recent holiday
-my family
-my NEW SHOES! (they are soo pretty!)
-to live in a beautiful country
-to see the sun shine, to feel the wind in my hair, the bite of cold on my cheeks and to hear the pitter patter of the rain- weather makes me feel alive!
- YUMMY food, like ADBs, fruit puree, prawns, cheeseless pizza
-my lunabar supplier Heather7476!
-my computer!
This is a new game for me since we don't have Thanksgiving over here!
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I'm thankful for EVERYONE on the boards - and I'm with Sheri, I'm not going to start naming names, because I'll be sure to forget someone, I'm good like that - because everyone contributes their own little special "touch" to this place, and is therefore also responsible for it being the BEST message board on the 'net and a wonderful resource and learning place.
I'm thankful for run-on sentences.
I'm thankful for Adam, who is hands-down the best, sweetest, most wonderful person I've ever had the pleasure to share a home and a life with. I was really kinda (ok, very) upset and worried about Thanksgiving, not wanting to go up to his mother's for fear of smoke- and stress-related repercussions... well, I explained that to him, and without a second thought, and without making me feel guilty (halleluia!), he decided that we're going to stay home and have a quiet Thanksgiving for two. Not only is he completely understanding of my health needs, but he'd rather spend time with me than anyone else, and that means the world to me.
I'm thankful for my cats, even when they do bad things like pee on the dining room carpet (sigh!), because the bad things are few and far between, and they are the cutest, funniest, most hilariously neurotic creatures on the planet.
I'm thankful for Lexapro! Haha.
I'm thankful for wool sweaters, redbush tea, fresh-baked banana bread with carob chips, the smell of oranges, cold fresh Maine air, the mountains I see every time I drive into town, genuinely friendly neighbors, small-town life, a sleepy boyfriend first thing in the morning, movies with Fred Astaire or Katherine Hepburn in them (the only kind I like!), knitting & crochet & all other forms of fiber art, our house, brown paper packages tied up with string (just seeing if you're really reading this), and a bazillion other small miracles that make up everyday life.
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody... I hope you all have a wonderful, healthy holiday, filled with uncountable things to be thankful for. 
(And if you don't celebrate Thanksgiving... have a wonderful, blessed day anyway! Hee hee.)
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I am so Thankfull for my Husband and Daughter!!!!
I am Thankfull for my family and friends!!! 
For everyone on these boards!!!!
For having a home and food!!! When many don't!!!! 
I am thankfull my kitty!!!
I am Thankfull for having God in my life!!!
I am Thankfull to Heather and Will for creating this WONDERFULL PLACE!!!!
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!!!
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Casey
#125310 - 11/24/04 04:27 PM
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jenX
Reged: 08/11/03
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Loc: Richmond, VA
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um... i'm certain that the brown packages wrapped in string are yarn deliveries!?
i miss talking to you. i've been such a bad friend! your pic is gorgeous (as are you).
Happy T-day!
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I forgot to post and e-mail you about htis....
The night we spoke I tried your suggestions for sleep. I am having LESS probs falling alseep at night now! I take the Ambien and get into bed pronto. I usually fall asleep within half an hour now! YIPPEE!
Hope you don't mind I stole your thankful post.......it's truly a tribute to YOU and the gratitude you spread.share round these here boards.
TO JEN X!!!!!!!!!!!
Love,
Ruchie
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Ruchie, a truely wonderful friend and an inspiration to me...pumpkin pie...tall boys who kiss well...listening to owls outside the window at night...accents...Ambien (natch!)...sexy boots and slingbacks...the highly underrated color: brown...Indian food...chunky yarns...freckles...a new pedicure...instant messages from tall boys who kiss well...my new job...silk...Sephora...soft stuff...plants...my new ring...cloves...my cough medicine...cold air and warm scarves...poochies and kitties...lotions that smell like chocolate (!)...heck, anything that smells like chocolate...and believe it or not: fibromyalgia.
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Ruchie!
#125319 - 11/24/04 04:53 PM
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jenX
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your sleeping is tribute enough!
i'm soooo glad it's helping. that's the best news i've gotten all day!
and i'm so glad you started this thread. i was actually logging on to do the same, so i'm glad you started it. i'm also glad that you're feeling a little better. YAY!
SMOOCHES TO YOU, RUCHIE! Happy Thanksgiving.
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I'm thankful for....
having a good job... and for the gadgets I've been able to buy myself this year (my mobile, my ipod and my digital camera!)
...my friends both in person and online, they make every day more bearable
... my lovely boyfriend who never gives up getting me to push my boundaries out
... my sister, who lives with me, and her cat (and her big screen telly!)
... my parents, who have a whole new wonderful life
of thier own now that my sister and I are independent (I won't say "grown up" just yet!)
... my lovely flat with it's lovely lovely modern bathroom!
... the good old fashioned Kiwi summer I'm about to have
... flat Bundaberg ginger beer, Fantastic rice crackers and Kan Tong Sweet'n'Sour Sauce (goes great on my rice-and-steamed-veg)
... my snuggly blankie for watching telly under
.... for everyone I know being who they are. Some people in my life are more challenging than others, but they're all keeping it real.
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*Emma*
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My Thanks list!
#125327 - 11/24/04 05:50 PM
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melitami
Reged: 02/23/04
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Loc: Ewing, NJ, USA (IBS-D, Vegetarian)
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-these boards and everyone on them, which keeps me sane, entertained, and healthier than I've been in a long time
-my boyfriend, who loves to spoil me, something I'm very much not used to
-Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, for the yummy safe for me foods I can find there
-my parents, who I get along better with now than I ever did living at home
-my roommates, who I love dearly and don't know what I'd do without (including our three chinchillas and one cat, soon to be two!)
-my co-op job, teaching freshmen engineers
-the fuzzy new vellux blanket my boyfriend bought me today :-D
-sleep, especially over my Thanksgiving break (today through Sunday!)
-cooking, I love cooking, it relaxes me and makes me happy (including Heather's 5 minute pumpkin pie I have in the oven right now!)
-my health, even when I don't feel the greatest
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Melissa
Friendship is thicker than blood. ~Rent
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#125328 - 11/24/04 07:01 PM
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atomic rose
Reged: 06/01/04
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Loc: Maine (IBS-A stable since July '05!)
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In a perfect world... yes, yes they are.
I miss you too! You're not a bad friend - you have a life, unlike me. Tee hee. How are you doing? How are you *feeling* these days?
Happy Turkeyday!
ps - Thank you! 
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I'm thankful for EVERYONE on the boards - and I'm with Sheri, I'm not going to start naming names, because I'll be sure to forget someone, I'm good like that - because everyone contributes their own little special "touch" to this place, and is therefore also responsible for it being the BEST message board on the 'net and a wonderful resource and learning place.
I'm thankful for run-on sentences.
I'm thankful for Adam, who is hands-down the best, sweetest, most wonderful person I've ever had the pleasure to share a home and a life with. I was really kinda (ok, very) upset and worried about Thanksgiving, not wanting to go up to his mother's for fear of smoke- and stress-related repercussions... well, I explained that to him, and without a second thought, and without making me feel guilty (halleluia!), he decided that we're going to stay home and have a quiet Thanksgiving for two. Not only is he completely understanding of my health needs, but he'd rather spend time with me than anyone else, and that means the world to me.
I'm thankful for my cats, even when they do bad things like pee on the dining room carpet (sigh!), because the bad things are few and far between, and they are the cutest, funniest, most hilariously neurotic creatures on the planet.
I'm thankful for Lexapro! Haha.
I'm thankful for wool sweaters, redbush tea, fresh-baked banana bread with carob chips, the smell of oranges, cold fresh Maine air, the mountains I see every time I drive into town, genuinely friendly neighbors, small-town life, a sleepy boyfriend first thing in the morning, movies with Fred Astaire or Katherine Hepburn in them (the only kind I like!), knitting & crochet & all other forms of fiber art, our house, brown paper packages tied up with string THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS!!!! Now Iam going to have that stuck in head all night!!LOL (just seeing if you're really reading this) , and a bazillion other small miracles that make up everyday life.
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody... I hope you all have a wonderful, healthy holiday, filled with uncountable things to be thankful for.
(And if you don't celebrate Thanksgiving... have a wonderful, blessed day anyway! Hee hee.)
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Thanks, Heather! Now, I am too! I didn't get it at first ... LoL!
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~*Amber*~
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I am thankful for ...
My b/f, who is my best friend and SO incredibly supportive of me. What I would do without his love, I don't know. I'm looking forward to spending everyday of the rest of my life with him!
My mom, who is also my best friend, and calls me every day to remind me!! Hoping that the day she can move back closer to me is VERY soon!
This message board, where I can share anything and everything and get honest, helpful answers from wonderful people! Ruchie, Heather, Casey, Linz, Steph, oh everybody!! You are all beautiful people!! I'm wishing you all the very best this holiday season!
My birds who are squaking -- Warm106.9 playing Christmas songs already and over the internet too! -- My family and b/f's family, even though they drive me nuts -- good books -- hot showers -- rain -- being alive!!
Happy Thanksgiving US pals, and Happy days to everyone!!
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~*Amber*~
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what a beautiful post Ruchie and thank you!
I am thankful for everybody on this board that makes me so happy and comfortable. I am thankful for my husband. I am thankful for my three brothers and my parents, for my niece and nephew, for my best friends...
I am thankful for peaceful sleeps at night, my new job, my first excursion to a restaurant the other night for 5 months that didn't end in an attack (yay!), for warm fresh baguette and peppermint tea, for having a body that is otherwise completely healthy and strong, for the gym, for central park, for wholefoods, for books,and for my favourite tv shows!
I love you all, and Ruchie...may you only get better and never feel any pain or discomfort again!
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Feel the fear and do it anyway!
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ROFL!!
#125357 - 11/25/04 03:56 AM
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atomic rose
Reged: 06/01/04
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I wondered how many people would actually catch/get that. Heh.
Amber, you have the BEST sig lines. LOL!!
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I am thankful I didn't have to drive a lot in the snow and ice storm yesterday
I am thankful for my online friends- here and elsewhere
I am thankful for my friends and family
I am thankful for my husband who puts up with so much
I am thankful that we are both reasonably healthy and safe right now given that last year at this time we were coming down with pertussis and it took 3 months to find out what it was.. and that was after we almost died in the house fire that thankfully we survived.. and the house has been repaired from.
I am thankful for work and my new promotion
I am thankful for my havurah/synagogue and the wonderful group fo people it contains.
Amie
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Dietetics Student (anticipating RD exam in Aug 2010)
IBS - A
Dairy Allergic
Fructose and MSG intollerant
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*I am thankful for the dog conversations, polite attempts at debate (most you can ask for in our country these days), home buying/remodeling/redecorating conversations, goofy questions about what you would do for $50 mil., and all of the other wonderful and silly things we talk about on the boards- not to mention that someone is always there when you just HAVE to talk at that moment (like Barbara S. and JoanMarie keeping me company pretty late the night I had a catheter down my throat all night).
*I am grateful for my family and friends and husband.
*I am very grateful for my four "children:" Cara, Charlie, Riley, and Neil. They are messy, but goofy, and always entertaining- and they know just when you need a kiss or a snuggle.
*I am grateful for Nexium, Equalactin, and Immodium AD.
*I am grateful for BAD television.
*I am grateful for my good students, who though few and far between, really do care and want to learn.
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~*Amber*~
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... I wanna play anyway! Technically, I didn't have a Thanksgiving at all this year as I am in England but on the Canadian Thanksgiving, Adrian cooked turkey and potatoes and stuff so we could pretent.
Okay, I am thankful for...
-My Adrian, who is the nicest any person has ever been to me, who has taught me that all the horrible things the 'mean highschool boys' made me think about myself are not true, who will have 'Blockbuster Nights' with me when I know he'd rather be at the pub AND who as mad as I get at him, has never kept me mad at him for longer than an hour. And if he does, brings me flowers.
-My sister, for being my friend as well as a family member and sharing 'my crazy mom' stories with me.
-DVDs, heating pads, herbal tea, and soft teddy bear and pajamas for bad tummy days
-Immodium!
-Reality TV shows
-My friend Arley for being not only the smartest and funniest person I know, but for knowing me since I was a baby and never getting sick of me.
-Mango Sorbet
-Ergens - the Turkish restaurant that makes the best grilled chicken and rice dinner that almost makes you think you aren't eating chicken and rice (again!)
-All my family and friends thus far not mentioned for making me stressed out, and then being my stress relievers - sometimes on the same day. 
-Bravissimo - the big boob store where I can actually buy bras that fit and are still pretty (I am going tomorrow, tummy permitting!)
-Next, Top Shop, Dorothy Perkins, and all the other stores I spent all my savings in...
And last but not least..
-Everyone here on the boards!! I know everybody is mentioning it but I just wanted to add that it has really meant SO SO much to me this past year, as it has been exceptionally hard for me to deal with my stomach since being so far away from home. There were a lot of times that I really felt lonely and upset, and just coming on and even just chatting to people or answering other people's posts has really made me still feel connected to something. I know I'll probably be way busy once we move to Canada (and we won't have a computer at first!) but I will definitely not lose contact with all the people who have been so wonderful to me. I feel all weepy now, so I am gonna run away before it turns into a "Dawson's Creek" moment.
Luv you all!
--Steph
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~~I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell-I know right now you can't tell~~Matchbox 20
IBS-D,pain.
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No snow
#125380 - 11/25/04 10:15 AM
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I am thankful that it didn't snow here and I got to work on beautiful sunny days instead of trudging through snow. We will have plenty of opportunity for snow in the upcoming months! So I hope it holds off as long as possible! (I am a meter reader BTW )
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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Casey
#125393 - 11/25/04 01:25 PM
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jenX
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Ah, it's not much of a life! it's work, then sleep, then get up and work again!i'm so tired with the fibro that i sleep much of my free time away. otherwise, i'm really doing well! my stomach hardly ever bothers me anymore. i haven't been in a lot of pain, either. just lots and lots of sleeping!
happy turkey day! hope you are enjoying every second!
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