aliya

Ha! Just skyping w/my son, who said he was in the basement bathroom with his guest rabbit during the storm last night. I told you guys he was traumatized by living in Norman!

I'm so sorry for your loss. I hope you'll feel like joining us next week.

Good night, y'all!

My son was traumatized by the sirens and the tornado drills in Norman when we lived there. He was in kindergarten. He still freaks out (at 41) when the sirens go off here.

Elegy Etter. "A native Houstonian, Dr. Etter is the devoted father of three and the dedicated son of a elderly mother, who occupies much of his free time." http://southwestsurgical.com/e-leon-etter-ii-md-facs/

Whoa! That's some weight gain, lady.

Me too! I was thinking, "Oooh, what's wrong... Oh, leggings."

I think Gabourey Sidibe is a very good actress, and I know she came to fame in this movie, but I've heard so much about it, I can't bring myself to watch it. I must be getting sensitive in my old age.

My sister's wine box Christmas tree:

Somebody help me - how cold could it possibly get in LA? Why is Brandie wearing a ski hat? I've gone out in -5 here w/o a hat. I can't imagine even wearing clothes in Louisiana.

My late husband's peep are in Dexter and Ypsi - and the UP, but that's not near A2. : )

Hello UMGOBLUE. I don't think we've met before (I also forget a lot of names, so don't hold it against me if we've had a long conversation somewhere along the line). And a happy Go Blue to you, too!

Holy Lord above - "Are there calories in the taco shell?" No wonder these people get as big as they are.

He only lost 5 lbs? Stupid tornado warning again, just as he stepped on the scale.

My son and I went to A2 in September for the 200th anniversary of the university. I promised myself back in the 1970's that if I were still alive, I'd come back in 2017 - and I did. Aliya jr went to Michigan as well, and my late husband's relatives are there. We had a ball going around campus, looking at old haunts. I went to the new building my grad program is in and ran into a professor from 1997. We were both shocked. : ) I love A2 and UM and have done minority undergrad recruiting and recruiting for my grad program over the years.

I'm in southeast Iowa. btw - 2 Michigan degrees here and a Michigander by marriage. Go Blue!

Why are they all sitting there listening to Dr Now with their arms folded and looking like they dare him to make them lose weight? What to these people think - they will have to change how they eat. That's it. Do they even look up "anesthesia and obesity" before they roll themselves toward Houston? Dang - between this family and the tornado, I need a snack.

Dang - Just got another warning when she stepped on the scale. Strangely, the TV goes to a baseball game before it went back to M6PL. The siren is going off again. Dang. Just stop. eta - "on the heavy side" is 20-50 lbs overweight. Not 600 lbs overweight.

It's 4 hours from here to Chicago. Not only do people do it all the time, but they do a round trip in 1 day if they have to.

Well, I got the phone alert from my uni. And there's the hail... Can a funnel cloud be far behind? TV's still on, though, thank goodness.

I had to leave the room when they first headed out. I saw them leave the hotel and she said it was as much time to the doctor as going back - and then they posted "Ninety minutes later." What - all that complaining and she was only in the car for 90 minutes??? Jeez. I can't image doing yourself so much damage that you can't sit in a car for 90 minutes.

Why? 'Cause he doesn't want to spend every moment helping these two? Is he supposed to lose a job or whatever to ferry them around? Doesn't he do enough for them? They're grown. Get a car, or ambulance, or plane ticket and go to Houston. Pull up those very big big girl panties and take care this yourselves.

Dang Dang Dang Tornado Warning! I hear the siren and the TV just went black. Pls. I need my Dr Now. I'll risk getting blown to Kansas, just leave the TV on!

No kidding. "I'm scared. I don't know what we'll do." STOP EATING.

Dang - we have major thunderstorms coming through. I hope the TV doesn't go out. How does someone who is pretty much home bound get their face pierced?