My stepmother had this done.She was very overweight, had diabetes, sleep apnea and several other things wrong too. She got an infection from the surgery. I've heard this is common among these surgeries, but that is word of mouth no facts to back that up. She can only eat about 3 ounces of food at a time or she will throw up. They said her stomach will stretch a little at a time. She has since had two more surgeries to remove the excess skin from being overweight. Even after all this she is still happy that she had it done. Of course the doctors told her she probably wouldn't live five more years without it. She is a lot healthier and health conscious. If you're like her and have tried all the diets and exercise and still have problems losing weight, then do what feels right. But never let someone else influence your decision by making you feel ashamed of how you look. Vicki in S.C. ... View related article.
Have you thought of using paper mache animals form fairy tales? Small ones, maybe on the trunk of a car. You'd have to figure out some way to anchor it. Larger ones on a float-type of thing. ex. Seraphina (the cat) from Barbie's Princess and the Pauper. You could maybe center the theme around the animals you make from one fairy tale or lullaby. Vicki ... View related article.
Casseroles are easy to transport and reasonably priced. I have one that my 3 kids love. Ingredients are 3 or 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cornmeal, 3 cans chicken broth, 1 large onion (optional). First prepare cornmeal according to whatever way it says to make cornbread on the bag. You want to make enough for about 16 servings. While that is baking pour 2 cans broth into a large pot, add water,and boil chicken whole. Dice the onion. Shred ckn when done (save broth),and crumble cornbread. Mix ckn, cornbread, onion, and can of broth. Pour into casserole dish. If it is still a bit dry add enough broth from ckn pot to make it moist. Cook in oven for 20 min. on 375. It's a meal by itself or you can add veggies on the side. ... View related article.
