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Post by sistereurope on May 12, 2008 7:46:18 GMT -5
Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to say hello, and to tell you all that I've missed you all - I was out sick for 2 weeks with the flu to end all flus. I was very ill and I'm just now starting to feel human again. And I'm back at work - UGH!
Anyway, I wanted to send a belated birthday wish to everyone who celebrated in my absence, send a welcome to new members, and say that I look forward to catching up on all the news 'round here.
I did catch an episode of International House Hunters that focused on Paris...you KNOW that I was there in my fevered dreams ;D
I need to start planning a trip soon!
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Post by Roniece on May 12, 2008 7:49:49 GMT -5
welcome back sistereurope! I hope you are now 100% better!!! oui, you need to start planning for September in Paris!!! lots of activities planned!!  just ask our Gitte! love RDB |
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Post by grndma on May 12, 2008 7:58:01 GMT -5
:)Welcome back sistereurope, glad you have recovered. It sounds like you had the nasty bug we had end of February, it has now gone across the Atlantic. I look forward to your posts. Take it easy as it takes a while to recover:) Denise love from England  |
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Post by Shoesy on May 12, 2008 8:05:37 GMT -5
Sis - As you know I was very worried about you, and I'm really happy to see you here with us again. I hope your mom had a nice birthday last week.  I guess flus can be pretty bad. My hubby too was sick a few weeks ago, and he had gotten a flu shot several months ago. A lot of good that did!  |
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Post by sistereurope on May 12, 2008 8:10:06 GMT -5
Yeah, they found that the flu shot didn't cover many of the flu strains this year! I don't wish what I had on anyone - it was bad...one night I was delirious (or so my family told me)...I was rambling and laughing and crying and they were trying to get me to drink something. I evidently didn't like any of their offerings, so my stepson said OK, how about some wine? And I evidently said "oh NO, I'm NEVER drinking THAT again"! HA! You KNOW I was ill...
OK, I am convinced that I will not fully recover until I have a trip to Paris in the works...I'll keep you posted... ;D
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grndma
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Post by grndma on May 12, 2008 8:15:02 GMT -5
:)Good thinking sisterurope, the ONLY way to recouperate is with a trip to Paris.
That will be my prescription! ;D
Denise
Love from England
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Post by cybee on May 12, 2008 8:32:56 GMT -5
SisterEurope! So sorry to hear you got the dreaded flu bug! Sounds like it was truly horrid for you! (yes, I had heard "they" missed the gun this time with the flu vaccine!). At any rate, so glad you are feeling better and so glad you are back at OPF! We missed you!  |
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Post by geordy on May 12, 2008 8:42:23 GMT -5
That does sound bad Sis..esp. the wine comment..you are lucky you did not wind up in the ER after that!
You definitely deserve a trip to Paris! And soon... ;D
Glad to hear you are feeling better...I just thought you were off on another jaunt!
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Post by ouiparis on May 12, 2008 8:58:20 GMT -5
Glad to hear that you are well enough to be back at work ! You're right, the flu shot the pharmaceutical companies devised this year did NOT cover all of the flu strains. I hope you feel 100% very soon! |
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Post by Shoesy on May 12, 2008 9:11:05 GMT -5
Yeah......that stupid flu shot didn't work on my hubby either. He was sicker than he had ever been before, but nothing compared to what poor sis went through. (However, we all know that men tend to be a bit whinier than their wives when they're sick................isn't that correct, ladies? ) |
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Post by mez on May 12, 2008 16:16:19 GMT -5
I am glad you are feeling better - having the flu is the absolute pits!
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Post by suzanne on May 12, 2008 17:30:59 GMT -5
I am happy o hear that you have recovered. That sounds really bad. I hears something on the news about the shots not working well this year. Hopefully, flu season is over.
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Post by joan1 on May 12, 2008 17:36:43 GMT -5
Glad you are recovering now Sis, that bug was nasty, we all were dead sick for weeks a few months ago,, but, you were obviously completely out of your mind delirous to have made such a comment about wine! LOL
I too prescribe a good dose of trip planning ( or scheming to plan a trip)
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Post by Anne on May 13, 2008 4:06:44 GMT -5
Great to have you back Sister ! I thought that you had temporarily deserted us  ... Anyway, as far as your trip planning is concerned, what about some time around, say ... the 13th and 14th of September ;D ? |
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Post by Jody on May 13, 2008 4:52:22 GMT -5
Glad to see you back in touch. I was about to ask where you were.
Sorry about your bout with the bug. My flu shot must have worked , I didn't even get it when David had it in London.
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Post by sistereurope on May 13, 2008 5:56:35 GMT -5
Thanks again for all of your comments...and Anne, you know I could never leave OPF. I am one of the first addicts, and you never forget your first love... Oh how I wish I could join you for the September gathering! But it's almost impossible for me to get any vacation time in Sept, plus the 15th is my daughter's 16th bday... BUT...since it's also MY b'day in Sept, I have planted the seed in my husband's mind that we simply MUST make a trip sometime within the next year. He really wants to go to Beaune so we might combine that with a trip to Paris, either in Oct or June. Plus, since I turn the big 5-0 this year, my birthday wish is no secret (a trip to you know where, of course) ...you know that you all will be the first to know as soon as I figure it out... ;D Woohoo...I feel better just thinking about planning a trip, as you all can attest...sigh... |
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Post by sandy on May 13, 2008 8:26:46 GMT -5
Hi Sis,
I'm sorry you had to go through that awful state, but I'm glad you are better now. I am with a flu right now too, and I have to meet a very important client tomorrow, I don't know what I'm going to do...
The only year I had the flu shot, I ended up with a pneumonia! That was the first and last time I had the shot.
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Post by velreid on May 15, 2008 7:15:06 GMT -5
I know you all were concerned what had happened to sistereurope. I, as her mom, can attest to the fact she was as sick as I have ever seen her. Poor thing! I felt so bad for her. All I could do was take her some homemade soup. She was really, really sick. If this had been a few years ago she would have been in the hospital, but her doctor thought she may contact something else there and I agreed. I hope she is planning that trip to Paris with her "aging mother" in mind. Not that I am laying a guilt trip or anything like that. HA HA  Since my youngest daughter just moved back to Gemany I suppose I will have to cut my next trip short to visit here. Not looking forward to going to Germany anymore after seeing Paris. No comparison! My computer is working again so I can be back in the LOOP! Lv ya SisterE |
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Post by Shoesy on May 15, 2008 7:26:38 GMT -5
Hi Velreid! Glad that your computer is in working order. I bet that soup really helped. When my hubby had the flu last month, I cooked him a big pot of chicken soup and gave him a large portion every day. Chicken soup is supposed to be the best Jewish remedy for colds and the flu. |
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Post by Jody on May 15, 2008 8:16:22 GMT -5
Best possible cure Luckymama. I'd bet you used one of your new French recipes. Hope you'll share with us what you've been cooking lately.
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