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What a great day! I slept in, cause I accidentally turned my phone off, so apologies to my kids who were looking for me. I slept almost 12 hours! I did go to market and picked up a few things to eat for later in the week, spent some time making minor adjustments to my rag quilt, which I will try to finish tomorrow and wash/dry again. I will especially enjoy doing that as all of the bypass that was hooked up in my laundry room is no more. Terry and his trusty assistant, Jeff came and unclogged my drain that has been a mess for 2 years, maybe more. Everything is re-attached as it should be and running smoothly! Thank you both!! This afternoon I also decided that I could no longer sit here and not go out because the weather was just too crappy. I put on my Bogs, strapped on my snow trax and out I went. The dogs fared much worse than me and they managed OK. I noticed more difficulty walking and a little more stress on my knee, but it felt so great to get out and we had a good 35-40 min brisk walk with no slipping or sliding. I have resisted using these and am glad I finally tried them, awesome! This evening, Cory confirmed for me that my nausea was indeed most likely caused by the calcium I've been taking, which will stay on hold until I start back on food, maybe longer. She suggested that the Vit D is much more important to take, so as to absorb the calcium I get in my diet, and the calcium stays in the gut for so long and should be taken with food if at all. I have not had a moment of nausea since not taking it the last 2 days! Phew! I did a little cleaning in the laundry room when I got home and if it still smells like it did this afternoon in the morning, I will do some more. Otherwise, I will sort stuff as I get to it. Gratefully, elly "Ah, Hope! what would life be, stripped of thy encouraging smiles, that teach us to look behind the dark clouds of today, for the golden beams that are to gild the morrow." Susanna Moodie