I'm alive

[u4ic]

:D

I don't want to resurrect the old thread, but a big thank you to those I wasn't able to answer - rrr, auntieA, benny05, TK421, KitchenWitch, billyskank, GoPsUx, buddhamama, OhioBlues, ALiberalSailor, MissMillie, bigwillq, Lurking_Argyle, bullwinkle428, BNL, dmsRoar, I Have A Dream, Shine and Hypnotoad. :hug:

And thanks to those who sent me PMs and emails...:hi:

The surgery went smoothly, and I'm doing well. All those good vibes sure did help!! :loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

1. Glad you are doing well, u4ic!

:loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[u4ic]

8. Hello, my lovely

I wasn't around to keep you in line, and now I hear you're driving SUV's!! :cry: :grr: :spank: :nuke:

[SeattleGirl]

13. It was only for one day!

I promise I won't do it again. :rofl:

[u4ic]

19. Now that I'm back, you won't...

[SeattleGirl]

23. Yes ma'am!!!

:patriot:

:P

[Guava Jelly]

2. yay!!!

I was worried about you!!! :hug:
:7 :toast: :woohoo:

[u4ic]

10. Hello shweethart...

:* :loveya: :hug:

[Guava Jelly]

20. Hey honey

I am so glad you are ok!!.
If anything happened to my lion I would be really really sad :(
:loveya:
Don't you dare scare me again!! :hug:

[u4ic]

40. Boo!

now the sheet's gonna hit the fan, huh? :nuke:






I know to never post a pic of me in the morning...:P

[Guava Jelly]

47. Yikes ya got me all aSkared.

Your pictures are always Drop Dead Yowza.
But go ahead and post a morning one anyway :)

you look just like this in the morning.. right? :7

[u4ic]

48. More like this...

A little makeup can do wonders. :7

[Guava Jelly]

50. You must be a regular Leonardo da Vinci

;)

[u4ic]

51. Yep, just a regular one

:P

[Guava Jelly]

58. It's far better than an irregular one. :o)

:hurts:

[miss_american_pie]

3. Yay!

:woohoo:

[u4ic]

It's great to be back!!

:bounce:

[BarenakedLady]

4. Wonderful!

I'm so glad to hear it. :hug:

[u4ic]

14. Hi BNL!

Thanks! I've missed y'all! :hug:

[reyd reid reed]

5. Glad you're doing well, hon!

And even happier to see you back on the boards. And...whatever you do, don't go look at the 'chest' thread.

:loveya:

:hug::hug::hug:

[u4ic]

15. Uh oh...

now I'm going to have to... :P

Good to see ya, luv! :hug: :loveya:

[SPKrazy]

18. Noooooo Don't Do It

it isn't right that thread, especially that one pic

noooooo

:evilgrin:

[reyd reid reed]

80. Wanna bet?

It's very right, that thread.

:evilgrin:

[SPKrazy]

83. Wahhhhh Wahhhhhh!

not fair


:P

[lizziegrace]

6. Good news!

:hug:

[u4ic]

17. Hiya darlin' lizzie!

:hug: :loveya:

[SPKrazy]

7. Yayyyy!

Good to hear!

:hug:

[u4ic]

24. Hey Southpawpecker!

:*

[SPKrazy]

26. ROFL!

I missed you!

glad you are well

and my Southpawpecker is too!

:loveya:

[SPKrazy]

65. Should I Change My Name?

:rofl:

[u4ic]

67. Awww...nooooo!!!

It's just between us...;-)

[SPKrazy]

73. Keep It Between Us? Okay...

:evilgrin:

gladly!

[RetroLounge]

9. Yay! Yay! Yay!

:hi:

:woohoo:

RL

[u4ic]

25. It's Yay Day in the Lounge!

Hi RL!! :hug:

[some guy]

11. YAY!!!

It's good to hear from you; I was starting to get a bit concerned.

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[u4ic]

27. Wow! Thanks for all the hugs

:hug:

Now if I didn't make it, I would have come back to haunt y'all, anyway...:P

[some guy]

34. ooh, haunted by a friendly spirit

that would be cool... :P

:hug: - the other post was one short...

:hug: for you in this post as well...

:D

[u4ic]

37. You're assuming

I'd be friendly?

I might just shake that trait off and become some sort of a scamp, like Beetlejuice. :P

[some guy]

44. oh...

well, I'd play music you like to get you to feel more contented, and friendlier then.

I have a rare copy of Mozart's "Symphony for Triangle and Gong." :P

plus,some Holly Cole, everything Dar...

:hug:

[u4ic]

46. A very rare album, indeed...

:spray: :rofl:

[buddhamama]

12. Yippie !!!

I am ecstatic over your return. I am happy you are doing well and the surgery was a success. I've been thinking of you...

Yay!!!! :hug: :loveya: :pals:

[u4ic]

28. Hiya hon!

Thank you so very much, I could sure feel all those good thoughts and vibes! :hug: :loveya:

[Oeditpus Rex]

16. YAY!

Need any home care or anything? :loveya:

[u4ic]

29. You got a haircut!

:loveya:

[Oeditpus Rex]

41. You don't like the other alterations?

:cry:

[u4ic]

45. Was the dress longer

when you bought it? :shrug:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

21. I'm so glad to hear it!

:hug::hug::hug:

[u4ic]

31. Thank you, Goddess!

:hug:

[LSK]

22. Glad you made it!

:hug:

[u4ic]

32. Thanks, LSK!

:hug:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

30. Yay!

:hug: :hug: :hug:

[u4ic]

33. Hi Starbucks Anarchist

It's great to 'see' you again! :hug:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

35. Likewise!

:D

[billyskank]

36. Good

:hug:

[u4ic]

38. Hello billyboy!

:* :hug:

How are ya?

[billyskank]

39. I am happy

Because you returned. And you are well. :loveya:

[u4ic]

42. Aww, luv

:hug: :loveya:

[billyskank]

43. I'll tell our friends the happy news

:D

[In_The_Wind]

49. That's the best news I've heard in a long long time!

I'm going to open a bottle of Asti to celebrate!

[u4ic]

53. Joani!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

How are you???! :loveya:

And thank you. :hug:

[In_The_Wind]

55. You've been a special part of my DU life, I'm glad you're here!

I'm almost settled in and waiting for my trike to be delivered. It was picked-up on Saturday. I've been trying to find a few safe roads to ride on. This place has too many cars with all of the snow-birds that are here.
I just delivered a huge bowl of homemade Brunswick Stew to my upstairs neighbor to thank him for changing my shower-head. A plummer would have cost lots more.


:loveya:

[u4ic]

56. And I bet half of those snowbirds

are Canadian. I'll apologize in advance...:blush:

Ask greywarrior...their driving sucks! (not mine, of course, but then again I'm not a snowbird)

I had to look up Brunswick stew...it sounds tasty! :9 I'll have to whip up a batch, it would hit the spot in the cold winters here. I'm sure your neighbour is grateful for it.

And I'm grateful for you, dear Joan. You are a wonderful woman, and an inspiration to me. :hug: Please do give Miss Frodo some scritches for me.

I'm thrilled that you are back with us! :loveya:

[GOPisEvil]

52. Yay!!!

:woohoo::party::bounce:

[u4ic]

54. Hiya hon!!

Thanks for the welcome back. :hug:

You sure look cute in that party hat. :*

[speedoo]

57. Glad to know you are OK.

I was not worried, of course, what with all the good Lounge vibes helping you out.:hug:

[u4ic]

60. If there is ever a certainty in life,

it's that Lounge vibes really_do_work!

Thanks, speedoo! :hug:

[leftofthedial]

59. woo hoo!

I didn't know the issue was ever in question!

I'm glad surgery went well!

[u4ic]

63. Thanks, leftofthedial!

:hug:

It was only minor, but it was still surgery.

Now I'm back to annoy y'all. :P

[bullwinkle428]

61. That is great news!!! I hope it doesn't sound too corny, but

the DU community really does feel like a kind of family, and I think about DUers going through experiences just like I would with any friend or family member... :hug:

[u4ic]

66. You're right, bullwinkle,

it really is a sort of family, or community. I don't think it's corny at all. Friends are friends, wherever they may be...it's sort of an electronic version of pen pals. I have met some wonderful people here on DU that I consider friends...

:hug:


(btw...can you lend me a $20?) ;)

[bullwinkle428]

82. Do you accept Paypal?

:7

I think the pictures posted in the Lounge really do help in putting a personality together with a face, and I need to get mine in there soon. I have some pictures that are scanned, but nothing is even close to a close-up and I look tiny compared to the surroundings in the picture. I think I'll just upgrade my cell phone to one with a camera, and can just start taking shots of myself at will and flood the pic threads...be careful what you wish for! :evilgrin:

It's nice to think about the possibility of meeting other DUers in person sometime...I'll have to consider attending a meetup, even if it's a drive to neighboring state, or even take the bull by the horns and try to get some Iowa people together!

[graywarrior]

62. So happy you're alive, dude

Stay that way, will ya?

[u4ic]

69. I plan to...

but some curmudgeon named Father Time might have other ideas...x(

:hug:

[graywarrior]

72. Show this to Father Time. He'll run away fast enough.

[Shine]

64. Happy to hear it, babe.

Lots of healin'love vibes comin' your way....:loveya:

Be well.
:hug:

[u4ic]

70. Thank you, Shine!

Believe me, I can feel all the good energy coming my way. It's helping me so much. :hug: :loveya:

Solstice - 2 days and counting...:bounce:

[Shine]

74. Our circle is gathering and I'm bringing the Yule songs.

tra la la....the return of the LIGHT! Happy Solstice, sister u4ic!

:hug: love ya! :hi:

[u4ic]

76. Oooh...I'll be there in spirit

are you Wiccan?

I'm performing at a Solstice event at my UU church...getting my costume together and trying to put my tree up as well as DUing.

I am soooo excited!! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Love ya, darling Shine! :loveya:

[Xipe Totec]

68. All my love

you know that :loveya:

[u4ic]

75. I do!

Thanks, hon. :hug: :loveya:

[Xipe Totec]

78. Celebrate

"Return"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUmSPHS1fKY

:bounce:

[bigwillq]

71. So good to hear it!

Wishing you all the best in your recovery!

:hi: :hug:

[u4ic]

77. Thank you bigwillq

X 2! :-) :hug:

[TOhioLiberal]

79. Surgery? What surgery?

...Gee I missed that thread. Glad you're feeling better, u4ic! Here's a :hug: to speed healing!

[u4ic]

84. Thanks, TOhioLiberal

:hug:

It was nothing too serious. :hi:

[Bullwinkle925]

81. Glad to have you back.

And that the surgery went well for you. Hope your Christmas is a wonderful one.

[u4ic]

86. Thank you, Bullwinkle925!

I hope you have a wonderful Christmas, yourself. :hug:



(my due date was supposed to be 9/25, but I came a month early):hi:

[Bullwinkle925]

94. Well, - that means we're sisters at heart!!

My sister's birthday is 8/27! You're in good company.

[u4ic]

97. I already feel

part of the family! :D

[jus_the_facts]

85. Glad to hear you are....

...sorry I missed the thread about your surgery. :hi: :hug:

[u4ic]

87. Thanks, jus_the_facts

:hug: :hi:

[KitchenWitch]

88. I am glad you are well!

Heal rapidly and release all snark here!

:loveya:

[u4ic]

90. Thanks, KitchenWitch!

:loveya:

How are you doing? You might have to keep some of those for yourself. :hug:

Winter Solstice...1 more day! :bounce:

[KitchenWitch]

95. Overall I am well

I need to go get an echocardiogram (mitral valve problems), but I feel pretty good anyway!

[u4ic]

96. I wish you all the best

I'll be sending you some healing vibes now that I'm feeling better. Take care, and I hope the tests show no problems whatsoever. :grouphug:

[SPKrazy]

98. ---

hey

I've decided that you are right

hard wood is better!

:rofl: :rofl:

[u4ic]

99. I'm ALWAYS right

:P

[SPKrazy]

100. Good To Know

what should I do?

:P

[u4ic]

101. Obey

;)

[SPKrazy]

102. Okay!

what's next?

:evilgrin:

[u4ic]

103. Hey!

who's giving out orders now??? :eyes:

[SPKrazy]

104. Oh Stop That!

I mean, you are right and I am here to OBEY!

;)

[u4ic]

105. You're doing it again...

[SPKrazy]

106. Yes Ma'am?

:evilgrin:

[u4ic]

107. Very good!

:applause:

you're a little slow to catch on, but not entirely untrainable...

[SPKrazy]

110. Yes Ma'am?

:patriot: :rofl: :rofl:

[u4ic]

111. .

:thumbsup:

[SPKrazy]

112. ,

:evilgrin:

[auntAgonist]

89. wonderful news

:hug:

keep in touch and let me know how you're doing ok?

:loveya:

aA'
kesha

[u4ic]

91. Hi auntieA!

Absolutely, I will...:hug: :loveya: :yourock:


How are you doing?

[enigmatic]

92. I knew you'd be ok

:hug:

Stay in bed and get some rest! I guess we'll be having a White Christmas here, too:)

[u4ic]

93. Thanks, enigmatic!

:hug:

I wish I could stay in bed and rest...Thursday is Winter Solstice, and I'm performing in an event (I committed before I knew about my surgery). I've still got to figure out some of my costume...I'll no doubt have to hit the dollar stores tomorrow to get the rest of it. Hopefully I'll have it fully together by Thursday... :scared:

No doubt, a white Christmas! It's been so beautiful the past few days though, hasn't it? I don't think this snow will melt before the spring, however...there's just too much.

[AngusMacBangus]

109. Im glad you are feeling better

although I saw your picture in the picture thread and you look pretty damn good there....Hubba Hubba!!

[u4ic]

113. Thanks, Angus

it was only minor surgery, luckily.


:blush:

[ForrestGump]

108. Alive?

Sweetiecakes? Honeylumps? Is there something you forgot to tell me, Love Strudel?

You told me you were just getting your toenails cut! :grr:




But I'm happy you are back, and all better...or rapidly heading that way.

:hug:

I just watched all three Back to the Future movies, starring your homelad, Mikey The J. These Edmontonese sure are a glorious bunch... :loveya:

[u4ic]

114. But I just didn't want

to worry you, Callebautchocolatefilled Cupcake! :*

I'm not a native Edmonontonian, I'd be a native Mississaugianer. I don't think anyone famous is from there, that suburban wasteland would have fried their brains young...:silly:

(but ironflange is originally from Edmonton, though that doesn't help your case, nor mine because he won't read this...)

Thanks! :loveya:

[ForrestGump]

116. Well, that's a relief, Miss Mississ...uh...Miss...

honey. :-)


:hug:

I just hope that you didn't go all the way to double-D, 'cos sometimes that can just look so fake, and....


um...



I'm wrong again, aren't I?





:hide:

[u4ic]

117. Leave my double D

toenails out of this. :-( :cry:

[ForrestGump]

120. Would it make a difference if I offered to

polish them?






















I refer, of course, to your toenails...

[u4ic]

123. Only if

you offer throw in a massage of the area, as well.








I refer, of course, to my toenails.




I wonder if they make chocolate flavoured polish...

[billyskank]

115. the man with the second face

And I'm ready, y'all, to rock this place real

:D

[u4ic]

118. Billy, darlin'!

:hug:

Or....? Do both your faces go by the same name...?:shrug:

[billyskank]

119. LOL

That song has never made any sense to me. :hug:

"The man with the second face..." :wtf:

:rofl:

[u4ic]

122. It may come in handy

if you don't like the first...:P


:hug:

[mdmc]

121. I haven't been able to access DU

so I am glad to hear that you are okay.
peace and low stress

[u4ic]

126. Thanks, mdmc!

:hi:

[mdmc]

129. hi

:hi:

[Whoa_Nelly]

124. Glad to hear this, u4ic!

Hope you have a very mellow and wonderful holiday! :hug:

[u4ic]

125. Thank you, Nelly!

I hope the same for you. Have a wonderful holiday season!:hug: :loveya:

[Whoa_Nelly]

127. Am sure it will all be fun!

When there's a crazy little granddaughter like this, how could the the holidays NOT be fun?? :rofl:

[u4ic]

128. Isn't she adorable!!

:loveya:

You lucky gramamma, you!! :hug: