I was on a Girls Tug of WAR TEAM, and placed 1st in the state of Illinois (this might be a midwest thing)
So why did all that muscle turn into arm flab???

Harrie, that means you will be up front with me for the picture, Darling.

Flori, ROTFL.......I am so pleased to hear that you have not killed anyone. (Still laughing)

And Brenda, I always thought we were vampires from way back. Yes, we should get more sleep and I am smiling reading your reply too.

I love you guys. Thanks for helping me to live life with the zest of sometimes forgetting about cancer.>>Believe51

I was in an accident when I was 32 years old and broke my back. One leg and part of my back were paralyzed. I was in a wheelchair for more than a year and was told I would never walk again. I fully recovered, mostly out of spite.

In 2005 I had an acute case of Guillain-Barre' Syndrome and was mostly paralyzed. I could still breath on my own and wiggle my toes and fingers, but other than that almost nothing worked. I recovered quickly and was able to walk without a cane after about a year.

Paralysis is a whole lot less fun than it sounds. I wouldn't recommend it. Even so, I still wouldn't trade paralysis for cancer. All of you are brave beyond words.

Marie -
What kind of pickles? Sweet, dill, cucumber chips, gherkins or another kind? Watermelon rind?

If you say Vlasics, I am going to say you are influenced by subliminal advertising!

Sweet Gherkins for me... and bread and butter pickles.

I love olives!

Hi Brenda -
Just knew you were a sweetie!

Are bread & butter pickles the same thing we call cucumber chips out here? My grandma in Miami Beach used to give us what she called "bread & butter pickles" and they looked and tasted like Nalley's or Farmen's (local Washington state brands). Don't recall the brand grandma had.

Wow, Terri! You go, girl! I've dabbled in martial arts a little, but never competed. (Quick side story- when my son Daniel was 14 we use to "cross-train" for wrestling by stick-fighting in the garage. I made two bo-staffs and we would spar from time to time. I taught him to remain calm and centered, even while receiving blows. (No, Ladies, I did not beat him, lol). He went on to dabble in martial arts himself, and 6 years later a group of MS-13 gang-members jumped him in the front yard. These guys were 20-35 and thought he was someone else. They made a bad mistake. They called him out of the house, circled him, and ten minutes later when the cops arrived, 2 guys were still on the ground with broken bones. The others had fled, merely bruised. Daniel was still standing, unharmed. Daniel's mom, my first wife, said something like, "I guess your special workouts with him weren't such a bad idea, after all." Sorry for the rambling story)

I used to be 5'7 1/4", I'm now 5'6". Not only am I lying about my weight on my driver's license, I'm lying about my height too.

I'm 5'5" and don't want to fess up to my weight.

I was a cheerleader from elementary school thru college.

I'm now on my third round as a high school coach, all female now, but co-ed in the past.

As for being tall..,.,.,.,.I'm, 5' 4" and was a high jumper and ran hurdles in high school. (Didn't say how high I jumped!)

Years ago I woke up one morning complaining I was more tired than when I went to sleep. My diabetic sister checked my blood sugar and said "Yup, you should be dead by now". It was 44.

I hand feed my cat grass. It's pretty cute.

i love reading!

I make the best cheesecake in the 3 states

When can we get together, Chrisy? For cheesecake?

Hey Sassafrass, if she is really a good girl I may want to share my Mother-in-Laws famous cheesecake recipe......well, a good girl and maybe a slice of her masterpiece that is.>>Believe51

.........and it is dill pickles that I love. Those and stick pretzels of course!!

I love stick pretzels, especially if they are first dipped into a jar of Nutella! I also love any kind of cheesecake . . . . . YUMMMMMMMMMM.

I love cycling AND watching the Tour de France - - GO LANCE!. It is great to be back on my bike again. I have ridden my bike on 4 days this past week for a total of 90 miles! The longest ride was 31 miles. I'm training for a bike ride in October where I will ride my first century ride as a fundraiser for Breast Cancer Support. Yep, 100 miles all in one day. :)

i want to open my own bakery.

I saved a construction workers life doing full CPR for 20 minutes until an ambulance arrived...truly one of the best days in my life as a nurse!

Hooray for Sheila! Now that is something to be really proud of.

Alice ---- NUTELLA! yes.

i still have my stuffed tiger that was my first toy when i was little. dilly played with it too, but jr so mean he'd demolish it.

I could live on dill pickles, olives and cheddar cheese. (nice avatar, Bonita!)

i am afraid of heights

Believe51,

I was in New York for 10 days around July 4th in 1986. Not sure why I did not go to the Statue of Liberty. But a lady who had dressed like one (on tilts - now I know it couldn't be Juanita :) was in the celebration crowd and I had a wonderful time in the Big Apple...

On a trip to New York, I found $20 on the sidewalk by the ferry to the Statue of Liberty and a gold necklace on the subway.

Soooooooo . . . THAT'S what happened to my gold necklace!!!

;)

I swear------they were just lying there!

I learned to tie my shoes by making two bunny ears and wrapping them around one another and that is how I still do it.

I found a dollar on the sidewalk, bought a lottery ticket with it and won $50.00. That'a the most I've ever won at anything! Yipeeee.
Vickie

I was captain of the drill team. My senior year we had the smallest team in the state - 8 girls and we won this huge trophy. For decades it has been the largest in my high school's gym lobby.

I was a finalist in the Illinois State Spelling Bee way back in the mid 60's.......................YIKES, I'm OLD!!!!!!!!