OK - not to give away my new X-mas present secret, but it's SOOOO cool!(I hope Julie and Ben don't read my blog!) :)but go here, and you can create your own STAMPS - with your own picture! HOW COOL IS THAT!Woot!Photo-Stamps

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my lovely ladies - Cat (Birthday was yesterday, October 19), and today, is S (October 20)So happy birthday to you two wonderufl dears, I adore you, and hope youe days are grand!xoxoxox,Shelli

View this clip on VimeoFrom the event last night. It's sideways for a little bit, then it rights itself. It's about 8 minutes long, so if you like, you can fast forward to the end and watch the sign light up - but it's really lovely if you care to watch the whole thing...It starts … Continue reading The New August Wilson Theatre

First off, good Shabbos. My Shabbat internet usage will slowly taper off, as Narda and I work towards trying to fill in the spiritual side of our lives a bit more, and what a wonderful way to do so by not watching tv, surfing the web or doing work, and by forcing ourselves to relax … Continue reading Joy. pure joy

Yup, she went and did it again. And I had to watch the whole, gruesome story right during my breakfast...ugh...wow. just. wow

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 36 days! woo hoo!, originally uploaded by shellipsm. I made this sign that is on my office door.I happily get to tear off a page a day.If ANYONE, and I mean ANYONE has WB … Continue reading 36 days! woo hoo!

So I lost 3.2 pounds since September 27.hehJust shows to go ya.No candy so far today. That's a good thing. I promised my WW meeting (and my thearapist) that if I wanted a piece of that candy sitting out on the front desk for the grad students, that I had to hop scotch to the … Continue reading oh, the irony…

6 + years ago, (April 1999, to be exact), I gave up wheat, flour and sugar, and I joined Overeaters Anonymous. In the course of a year, I went from 280 pounds to 160 pounds. I looked and felt great. It was the first time in my life that I lost weight in a healthful … Continue reading In my midnight confessions….

Many of you have seen this before, but if not, Emilin reminded me....it's an accurate glimpse of what our lives have been like for the past three years....Empty Arms