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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/atom10full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" gd:etag="W/&quot;CkENR3wyfip7ImA9WhVUFUU.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430333388258634676</id><updated>2012-05-20T23:11:36.296-07:00</updated><category term="craigslist" /><category term="benbrook" /><category term="fort worth" /><category term="advertising" /><category term="bariatric surgery" /><category term="frugal tips" /><category term="garage sale" /><category term="Lap Band" /><title>Wonderings and Wanderings from Texas</title><subtitle type="html">A blog discussing topics ranging from frugal tips to fun places to visit around the Fort Worth, Texas area.</subtitle><link rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://karinwade.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://karinwade.blogspot.com/" /><author><name>Karin Wade</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><generator version="7.00" uri="http://www.blogger.com">Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WonderingsAndWanderings" /><feedburner:info uri="wonderingsandwanderings" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><feedburner:emailServiceId>WonderingsAndWanderings</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname>http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><feedburner:browserFriendly></feedburner:browserFriendly><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;C0cBSXY6fip7ImA9WhVRGEQ.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430333388258634676.post-6552168981569560548</id><published>2012-03-27T16:30:00.004-07:00</published><updated>2012-03-27T16:30:58.816-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-03-27T16:30:58.816-07:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="bariatric surgery" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Lap Band" /><title>Lap Band:  Was it worth it?</title><content type="html">After 6 years of being banded, I am now experiencing problems with acid reflux.  Over the past year, I have had two dilations. 
 
I am completely deflated now and still am having problems with reflux. 

No worries, folks.  I have been to the doctor and will have an appointment to be "scoped" soon.
 
Are there any lap banders out there who share this issue?  Did you have the band removed or replaced?  Please share below!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3430333388258634676-6552168981569560548?l=karinwade.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WonderingsAndWanderings/~4/66wpg_yOGwM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://karinwade.blogspot.com/feeds/6552168981569560548/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://karinwade.blogspot.com/2012/03/lap-band-was-it-worth-it.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3430333388258634676/posts/default/6552168981569560548?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3430333388258634676/posts/default/6552168981569560548?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WonderingsAndWanderings/~3/66wpg_yOGwM/lap-band-was-it-worth-it.html" title="Lap Band:  Was it worth it?" /><author><name>Karin Wade</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://karinwade.blogspot.com/2012/03/lap-band-was-it-worth-it.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CkIHRX49eCp7ImA9WhVRGEQ.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430333388258634676.post-3544054581868265870</id><published>2012-03-27T16:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-03-27T16:22:14.060-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-03-27T16:22:14.060-07:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="garage sale" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="craigslist" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="advertising" /><title>Garage Sale tips</title><content type="html">I am having a garage sale mid-April  after much preparation.  Price labels on each item and flourescent green signs made.  I am wondering if anyone in the area has benefited from advertising in the local Benbrook News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, garagesalefinder.com or craigslist.org?  I have read that people are not subscribing to the paper anymore and wonder if only using the free online services will suffice.  The items valued over $10 I have already placed on &lt;a href="http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/hab/2887901015.html"&gt;craigslist&lt;/a&gt; with much success.  Please leave any suggestions/comments about your experiences with advertising for your garage sale in the comments below.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3430333388258634676-3544054581868265870?l=karinwade.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WonderingsAndWanderings/~4/4ZGJqaSxRnc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://karinwade.blogspot.com/feeds/3544054581868265870/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://karinwade.blogspot.com/2012/03/garage-sale-tips.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3430333388258634676/posts/default/3544054581868265870?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3430333388258634676/posts/default/3544054581868265870?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WonderingsAndWanderings/~3/4ZGJqaSxRnc/garage-sale-tips.html" title="Garage Sale tips" /><author><name>Karin Wade</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://karinwade.blogspot.com/2012/03/garage-sale-tips.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DUcNQ3k9eyp7ImA9WhVRGEU.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430333388258634676.post-33781969383442217</id><published>2012-03-27T15:24:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2012-03-27T15:24:52.763-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-03-27T15:24:52.763-07:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="benbrook" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fort worth" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="frugal tips" /><title>Dipping my toes in the blog pool for the first time, y'all...</title><content type="html">I never imagined as a young child of the '70's a future of blogging and creating web pages and social networking.&amp;nbsp; I remember fondly the "House of the Future" exhibit at Walt Disney World and wondered if we would all be living in a sterilized white house, with instant food materializers, and communicating via videophone to everyone while living in an anti-gravity existence.&amp;nbsp; Well, one can hope anyway...&lt;br /&gt;
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With this blog, I hope to connect with people in my community.&amp;nbsp; I want to share information about places in the local area, frugal tips &amp;amp; ideas and discuss suggestions for improving ourselves and the world.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks for reading!&lt;br /&gt;
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Karin&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3430333388258634676-33781969383442217?l=karinwade.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WonderingsAndWanderings/~4/U_FDXxIJUy4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://karinwade.blogspot.com/feeds/33781969383442217/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://karinwade.blogspot.com/2012/03/dipping-my-toes-in-blog-pool-for-first.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3430333388258634676/posts/default/33781969383442217?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3430333388258634676/posts/default/33781969383442217?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WonderingsAndWanderings/~3/U_FDXxIJUy4/dipping-my-toes-in-blog-pool-for-first.html" title="Dipping my toes in the blog pool for the first time, y'all..." /><author><name>Karin Wade</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>Benbrook, TX, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>32.673188 -97.4605759</georss:point><georss:box>32.619754500000006 -97.5395399 32.7266215 -97.3816119</georss:box><feedburner:origLink>http://karinwade.blogspot.com/2012/03/dipping-my-toes-in-blog-pool-for-first.html</feedburner:origLink></entry></feed>

