Thanks for asking Nappy! (It dawns on Taffy... Nappy didn't ask! )

I'm ok. Notice that that was lower case ok. The weather is bumming me out. I haven't been sleeping well. Since I don't really have anything to do, I sleep in. My bodies clock doesn't put me to bed until around 1 AM so I sleep until about 11 AM. So yesterday I set my alarm for 8:30 to make myself get up and do something. I didn't get to sleep until after 4 so I turned my alarm off. Woke up at usual time and forced myself to not take a nap. Other than not sleeping and my psoriasis driving me crazy, I'm ok.

I really miss my grandkids. I know it was just December 31st that I last saw them but I miss them. The baby is walking and doing more of her own version of talking and I want to be part of that. So we're going down Super Bowl weekend.

All MS sx stable.

I was very much a people person when I was an RN and have changed a lot since I stopped working. I was used to this crazy group of people here. And then we had that huge influx of new members who all knew each other and a lot of the people already here and I guess I got lost and was quiet for awhile.

Dear NT "oldbies",

I do not speak for all the new MSW exodus group, just little old me. I can only imagine how hard it is to have your peaceful world shaken up and tossed around. I hope you know that we were a bunch of lost souls looking for a safe place to land. I think back to when I first met my husband's family. I came from a very small family and was thrust into a large and extendedCatholic family (he himselfis the youngest of 6 kids). Needless to say I was overwhelmed.

We MSW transfers traditionally take in new folks with a great big huge hug and lots of tender loving care. We are just so overjoyed to have found each other that I am afraid we forget others were here at NT before us.

Please know how much all of your community here at NT have made a difference to so many of us "newbies". We were cut off from one another rather abruptly. In many cases folks had only their family of cyber buddies to rely upon.

I assure you we will calm down in a while. We will all get to know each other and soon enough a stranger will never be able to tell the difference from an oldbie and a newbie - we will all just become one big happy family.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart,
jane

Hi Cindy. I am a diffrent Joyce but I am gonna reply anyway. This year has really started bad but finally I think the old body is getting rested and brain is behaving. MSW will be my secondary home now that I have found all of you. Great group of people on here also.

Oh, Doyd, I totally understand what you're going through. This time of year can be so hard, I find myself forgetting why the caged bird sings.

This life does try to isolate us, doesn't it? Isn't it hard to believe that our old, actives selves have come to this? We've had about a foot of snow in the last day, and now the sun is shining full and it takes me right back to a time when on a day like this, my colleagues and I competed to call in sick first so we could play hooky and go skiing. Sometimes, it seems like it was someone else!

Hold on, Doyd, a new day is here and each one brings us closer to spring!

But subconsciously she was thinking about you and so am I....

How are you Tippy...is it cold over there? It's 4 degrees here this morning...brrrrrr!

I also want to add my thanks for letting us drop in like we have. Hope we can all get to know each other. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Doydie

I do understand your feelings of isolation and lack of motivation. I get that way this time of year and especially right now being so sick.

I try to keep a routine as well, but some days just want to stay in bed. I too am a late night person and try to force myself to go to bed earlier than midnight! It's hard...my clock won't do it without a little assistance.

During the landscape season, it's a little easier b/c that 5 am alarm is a lot closer to my 1 am bedtime than it is now!

Hang in there Doydie, you've got us to keep you going and hopefully you'll get to see those grandkids soon!

As for the psoriasis...what are you doing for that, besides itching it??!!!

(((((((((((Doydie))))))))))) ((((((((((((Beth)))))))))))) My dear friends....Hang in there, things will slow down. I have to admit, though, all these new members are fun!!

Hi everyone Just got home from the Vets. Sage came through the surgery OK. It's all over. I was a nervous wreck. All I could think about that I can't loose someone else that I love.

I am sure that everyone that has a dog, cat, etc. loves them as part of the family. As you know I only have had her for 4 months but It seems like a life time.
The ms today is better. With the support of my cyper family that has helped also. THANKS

DOYDIE--I understand how you feel. I am going through similiar problems and feelings as you are. We have to hang in there. It seems this time of the year even if you don't have a health problem the cold and getting dark early, not much sun it can take you down.
With our health problems it just makes things worse. Chin up we all will make it with each others support.

Hugs to everyone Joyce (jappy )