Hi Aime,
Thank you!

DeAnn,

I'm in a very similar position to you regarding eating out because of digestive problems also, which is causing me a wee bit of concern at the thought of my upcoming trip to Hawaii. I decided however, that there will surely be someone there at the seminars who will help me out once I'm there if I inadvertantly eat anything that I shouldn't have !

I was planning on packing a few emergency supplies in my suitcase but I was DISTRAUGHT, yes absolutely distraught, when I learned that Vegemite has been banned from the U.S.

VEGEMITE! That spread on rice cakes is my standby (you know the polystyrene type dry biscuits) for breakfast, lunch & tea! I'm here as a testiment to say that there ain't nothing wrong with vegemite. It's my vitamin B supplement!

Why, I've been brought up since I was a little tacker sucking vegemite on my rusks & I've eaten vegemite every day since (Yes, I know we Aussies are a strange lot!) & I've been here a long time now! Sheeesh, fancy banning innocuous little old vegemite!

So Moria, feel free to work on my digestive system, particularly the small intestines as they don't produce an enzyme required to break down & absorb a lot of foods, so I have to avoid eating them.

By the way, just to make sure that you really get your place ***** & span before the family arrives I'm sending over the big guns - Dad's Army. They'll make sure those workers don't slacken off!

Ok, NOW I see that my ***** has been *****. It is a very inoffensive little word over here (meaning in tip top condition) but I guess that it must have some sort of other connotation over in the US. Golly, I'm getting banned left, right & centre. I'd better quit while the going is good before I get myself tied up in other linguistic challenges!

Love & Blessings,
Sharyn