LOL thanks a lot. 
No fresh goodies around me. They're usually wrapped in plastic at delis bagel shops etc or sitting so long in a bakery that they are no longer crispy and flakey on the outside. I ended up googling "frozen croissants" and saw that the 15 frozen pack from Williams Sonoma is on sale AND delivers lolol! Chocolate pain (only in my freezer, toaster oven or tummy)!!!!Buying a multiple pack of frozen "chocolate croissants" would, at one time, seem like heresy to me. When I was first married I lived in Paris and each morning I went out early while my husband was showering and got a fresh, hot croissant and a fresh, hot pain au chocolat at the local boulangerie. Now that was living!
Deb
I just wanna say that I had one of the best days ever! My DS passed his final CPA exam! Two long years and a lot of perseverance. I'm a proud mommy!
@missy I agree. There is no place like NYC, especially during the holidays. We try to visit DD there as often as possible and I enjoy being commuting distance to Manhattan. Except the cold and snow, that I could do without, as I have Reynauds/chilblains too. Ugh...especially flaring up lately.
, as I wait for the swelling to go down enough to remove them. I find going from the cold to the warm makes them even worse and unfortunately, I need to get to work, and my classroom is cold, so it's a losing battle right now! 
@missy yes, thank you for the mitten tip...I do not think my gloves are warm enough. I'm sorry you have to deal with these random maladies as well. Luckily I do not have eczema, but my fingers are really rebelling this year. My rings are stuck on right now
Sending you warm and fuzzy thoughts as you navigate through the cold with me this year!
@december-fire thanks for your links. And yes if you check out my above links you can see the Dakine mitts have a heat pack compartment. It’s on the back of the mitten however so I remain skeptical about how warm that might be but not taking the heat pack into consideration check out the mittens I linked. I did lots of research and tested many mittens and the 3pairs I bought I felt were a good match for warmth and cost effective. I’m loving all the pser recs. Together we are strong hear is roar..take that winter!
Oh, my goodness, yes! Need something? Call PS! A powerful force, indeed!
WARNING: GRAPHIC medical information. Do not read if squeamish!
I finally saw an ophthalmologist (one in my own doctor's group) today. He checked everything but the kitchen sink with my eyes, giving me tests I never had before (to see if my optical nerve was OK, I was told). Well, other people administered those tests. The ophthalmologist spent five minutes with me then said if the tiny bumps (looked like pus under the skin to me) on my lower lid didn't resolve in two weeks to return to see their lid specialist and have the bumps lanced. I said hot compresses always worked before and he said these were "special bumps". I went home and used a hot compress again (because the ER directions had said I should) and the bumps drained. They may, of course, fill up again. (Sorry if this is gross. Maybe I should issue a warning!)
So...I continue on the oral Augmentin and eye drops and i will see the lid specialist if needed. I also see the periodontist on January 3.
I refuse to disclose the date of my next GYN appointment!
Deb
@AGBF - @missy recommended that I use lid scrubs when I had styes which have made such a life changing difference. The styes that reoccurred 4x stopped. I know the cause was discovering my husband's alcoholism and crying and rubbing my eyes and my runny nose then my eyes again - just all kinds of crying related disgusting behavior...
I buy mine from a bed bath and beyond with a drug store section inside. I've also seen them at my local CVS. They'll call the wipes lid scrubs. I usually don't mind generics but I thought that the ocusoft was better than the generic brand sold at bed bath and beyond.
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