wow!! it took me forever to catch up with you guys! now that i'm a "super member" i thought i could fly to the site. hmmm.... wonder what my super powers are? should i put an SQ on my chest for Super Quilter? or just squirrel? so young and so many questions! LOL. first, i want my ticker back!!GRRRRR! second, i GAINED last month. sure, i had issues which got lost in the switch from one board to the other, but i didn't expect to GAIN!! my mom is starting the slow road to the end as she has now refused to eat for several days. she will starve to death, by her choice, and if that seems harsh, try to remember that she will be medicated and kept comfortable. she is now unintelligible and with the alzheimer's doesn't recognize much, or anyone. she's just tired and ready to be with my dad and her lost children. they have accepted her into hospice care. we never got along very well, but, she is still my mother, so there are lots of screwy emotions fluttering around. i find in times of stress i either overeat, or literally, can't eat. i am trying to find a healthy path and so far it is eluding me. missy-- prayers, thoughts and love to you, your brother and family. i hope it will all come to be ok, soon. mj-- i guess you're off bed rest now? cindy-- i still have to question the use of medical removal of parts as a weight loss method, lol, but if it works i have still a few parts i'd give to lose weight! not really an arm and a leg, but close. how much does a gallbladder weigh?lol ! i've already given up the prime cuts! if i'd only known i needed them in the future i might have tried harder to hold on! probably not a fair trade for just some fabric... wait, what am i saying??!!! of course, it is! so, congratulations! use the fabric in good health ! and please pm your address. xylie-- i am going to meet your challenge , dang you! couldn't you have made it a little less? i have to re-lose what i gained back last month, and lose more. aiyee, i can do it!! i am doing it! i am losing. i am in control. it is up to me! we can all do this one 'little' thing for ourselves. now, the hard part.