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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 8:43 pm
Dont forget those foot massages, Nick!
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 8:59 pm
Ohhh foot and back massages are the best when your pregnant!! Elevation and no salt is best for swelling but the massages help as well. I'm loving the yellow kitchens as well. The yellow, blue and white look so nice!!
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 9:25 pm
Nick, in massage there is something known as the "uncorking principle." I have taken courses in massage during my time in the Physical Therapy field, and even taught massage for 5 years to Master's degree level students. Have your wife lie on the couch or in bed, and prop her legs up on pillows (best placed from under her thighs all the way to her feet, and have her feet be above the level of her heart. Be sure not to let her knees hyperextend. Use baby oil or cocoa butter to reduce the friction on her legs as well as to make it easier for you. For each of these instructions below, complete 3 cycles with mild pressure, 3 with moderate, and 3 with more firm pressures. First massage from her toes to her hip, applying moderate and even pressure. On the return trip to her toes, just run your hands lightly over her skin, but don't apply pressure. The reason we don't release completely is simply to assist her in relaxing. If you apply pressure on the downstrokes, you will defeat your purpose. Be sure to completely cover all areas, and don't neglect each individual toe. She will probably especially enjoy that if her feet and toes are swollen. Then, move to the area from the knee to the hip and do the same thing; then from the ankle to the knee; then the foot alone. Finish off by repeating the full sweeps from the toes to the hips. It is a fairly long process, but the theory is that you must "uncork" the lymph system up nearest it's main storage area (up in the groin area) before you can empty the rest of the system (foot to hip). This is the very best way to get good relief from the swelling. Simply rubbing the foot might feel wonderful, but the lymph fluids in the foot will just move up temporarily into the lower leg and will quickly return once the feet are back into a dependent position (meaning below the level of the heart). To help you understand the principle of "uncorking" you can imagine emptying the contents of a sausage in it's casing. It is much easier if you start near the top and then move the contents up section by section. Same idea with lymphatic fluids. You are a good husband to be so concerned and caring for your wife! These massages will also be a really nice bonding experience for you and I'm sure she will appreciate you! Best of luck!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 10:00 pm
My dh says he can't massage me without getting very excited! Anyways, what do you guys think of yellow...
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 10:02 pm
attaching the pictures might help!!

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Spygirl
Board Administrator
04-23-2001
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 10:03 pm
Yummmy...much nicer to me. 
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, January 08, 2007 - 10:41 pm
sorry, but i'd never have a yellow room, but a kitchen should be warm. how about peach?
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 12:43 am
I like white walls, but that yellow is nice and I love yellow/blue.. My duvet pattern would look great in there.. I see you already have a hanging light over the table, so not sure .. well I think that type of fixture, the spiral track lighting thing might look great in the kitchen and wouldn't seem like just another hanging lamp..
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 6:01 am
love the 2nd yellow one! definitely reupholster your breakfast room chairs in a fabric that brings in the colors you want (whatever you decide). I like that tiffany lamp type fixture you have over the breakfast table, what other colors are in it? Huk'd..we do agree! I always think of a soffit as the underside. The soffit is the underside of the eave or furdown.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 6:28 am
I love yellow. My kitchen is a nice butter color.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 6:59 am
I really like your Tiffany fixture..it needs to be lower though. I would just get a more substantial light fixture for the ceiling. Something like
there are flush mount/ceiling mount tiffany lamps, but that might be too much tiffany

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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 7:49 am
Annie, thanks for those lighting suggestions. I like them all. The tiffany would fit in nicely, but I also really like all of those white ones. Especially the top one. I do like the yellow walls, BUT, considering all the other rooms downstairs as well as the halls are yellow, is that too much? Or is it a good thing? And do you like full yellow walls or should I keep the bottom half wallpapered?
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 8:12 am
If the other walls are yellow then I'd probably do a different color but I like the yellow in your kitchen and you can tie in the blue with some stenciling or something and with yellow/blue curtains and chair covers. I'm not a huge fan of wallpaper.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 8:19 am
you're more than welcome! i liked that first one too cause the metal work in it echoed the metal in the tiffany lamp i am personally not a fan of wallpaper. i like it all the way down the wall. would this be the same color yellow? (i think it should be the same or perhaps a shade brighter or softer, but the same tone) how open are the two rooms to each other? i do think continuity between rooms can create a nice flow. you could then make each room unique with the accessories/fabrics. In my house, there is always at least one color that carries to the next room, kind of all jewel tones. My main rooms are sort of in a cicle. My entry is a gold toned yellow, the dining room has dark sage walls, the uphostlery on the chairs has the same gold color from the entry. The study off the dining room is a lighter shade of the same sage, the uphosltery on the furniture picks up some of the other colors in the dining room chairs (shades of maroon, gold and blue) My kitchen & breakfast room are off the study and it is maroon and white with saphire blue accents. The den is more shades of blue with maroon and gold accents, and that blends back into the entry. does that make any sense? LOL
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 9:14 am
How about yellow walls, then Texanie's French Provincial wallpaper on the lower part where there is wallpaper now. Then the blue plates on the furdown.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 9:16 am
that is a wonderful idea Juju! I could tolerate that wallpaper ;)
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Bandit
Member
07-29-2001
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 9:16 am
I LOVE the yellow walls...much better!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 9:19 am
Nick, I swelled so badly with #1 that my legs and ankles were the same size from thigh to toe. The thing that worked the absolute best for me was getting in a pool. The cool pressure made all the difference in the world. I went to my health club that has an indoor pool. BTW, I love the warm golden-yellow walls.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 9:31 am
Blue Willow plates would look wonderful.
but i do like the dark wood frames too.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 9:59 am
I find the pictures to be jarring to the scheme of the room. Something about the 'squarishness' bothers me. They detract somehow that I'm not decorator enough to put my finger on.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 11:43 am
Lately I haven't been able to find anything but green bananas in the stores. I've got a bunch now that is very green and I need to ripen them quickly. I know for other fruits you can put them in a paper bag but I don't know about bananas. Plus I don't have any paper bags. Any suggestions?
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 11:45 am
I thought putting bananas in the refrigerator makes them ripen quickly...I could be wrong so don't shoot me! 
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 12:00 pm
i think putting them in the fridge slows it down (it will make the peel black though). i think the paper bag trick would work. oh.just read you don't have a paper bag..maybe outside in the sun???
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 12:02 pm
Perhaps the microwave <runs out before getting sat on>
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 12:03 pm
And why did my produce guy (well he's really not my guy...but oh well that's something for another thread, entirely) tell me the fridge was the worst place for bananas?
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