I, too, am guilty of lurking . . . such a weird, good, bad, fun, stressful season of life that I find myself in.

Our 22 year old daughter, who has two children (our amazing grandkids), ages 2 and 4, is in the middle of a separation with her husband who is in the military. She and the grandkids moved in with us this past week. I am thrilled to have them, as they have lived so far away for so long, but life with toddlers is an adjustment.

Also this past week, in the midst of trying to reorganize our little, already filled-to-the-brim-house, to fit in three extra people and all of their stuff, we had to have our 14 year old MinPin dog put down. Excruciating decision, unbearable heartache.

In addition of that, my husband's company was just bought by a bigger company, and that is bringing huge changes - like changes in insurance, which messes with the deductibles we had already met from my surgeries, and the fact that instead of working from home - like he has done for the last 10 years - he may now have to go into their office, which will mean about 2 1/2 hours on the road each day. So that is a stressor.

But in the midst of all of that, I am happy to say that my stim is doing a pretty good job since the paddle/laminectomy revision surgery in June. I'm getting good coverage in my lower back, as well as my legs. They are still trying to figure out why I lose coverage when I lie down at night, but having good coverage during the day is a HUGE blessing!

Even though I've been mostly reading - with an odd comment thrown in here and there - please know that you each hold a very special place in my heart - the support and encouragement you have all provided means so much to me, and I wish we all lived closer together so that we could have more than just a virtual reunion. But, this works, too!

Blessings to you all!

=Becky