You know, I started to post my answers but thought better of it.

If you felt better off coffee it makes sense to stay off it!

My stomach feels better. The rest of me really needs the coffee.

Sue, have you looked into cold-brewing your coffee? Much less acidity, supposedly it doesn't stain your teeth and it cuts out some of the caffeine. And without the acidity, you can drink more to make up the caffeine.

Interesting. I wonder if Starbucks will do that for me.;)

Really I also have to look at the other acidic foods I eat: tomoatoes and red sauces mostly. I can usually maintain the balance of flora in my stomach, but it's been off for the last few months.

Can anyone think of a word/words that means "Healthcare Professionals and other people who work in healthcare who are not professionals (like unit secretaries and patient care techs)" that won't insult or exclude anyone. Healthcare workers insults doctors, dentists, nurses and others who consider themselves "professionals" and Healthcare Professionals makes Patient care techs, secretaries and housekeeping think the classes are inappropriate for them.

"those employed in the healthcare industry"? Too long? Is this for a course title?

Sue I had to give up diet coke because of my stomach, and Coffee was not an alternative. AFter several failed attempts at caffeine withdrawal, I finally discovered caffeine pills. One pill has the caffeine of two cups of coffee, and and two pills a day keeps me from getting the caffeine withdrawal headaches, and lets me continue to function in the mornings. Of course that does not give you the coffee taste, so if what you really love about coffee is the taste and ritual then this won't work for you.

I think that will work Dana--- you are helping me everywhere today.

It is for a blurb about a bunch of communications classes. We had a writer in the marketing department write out website, and now that it is up, my boss doesn't like certain phrases because they are exclusive and whatnot, so I have to change them.

Sophia, "ancillary medical professionals?"

That might work as well. Thanks, Cash.

I am a little irked that my boss couldn't have read the site copy and made these suggestions in September, when the professionals were writing it. Unfortunately, she can't seem to really read websites util they are up. And then looks at it every night in the middle of the night when she can't sleep and comes up with things.

I am bored. Got any more questions, Sophia? Anyone have problems they'd like me to solve?

She also figured out how to empty all their toy bins and stack them up to reach the top of the door frame in the playroom. There was a key hidden up there to unlock the unfinished side of the basement. Olivia is 32" tall. You figure an average door frame is over 6' 8", she figured out how to climb nearly FOUR FEET balanced on small, plastic tubs with no hand holds.

She likes to climb up onto Owen's dresser and leap as well. I also caught her climbing up the outside of the banister on our staircase more than once.

She sounds like Leif's soulmate.