What a great idea! I'm generally a happy person, but I do get down from time to time. I guess I'm happy because my husband is actually going to be off of work for the 4th of July! In our nearly 24 years of marriage he's probably only been off on the fourth two or three times. He's getting his big smoker out and he's going to make some ribs! He makes the best ribs! We are going to take the ribs over to my Mother in law's where other family members will join us. None of the kids have to work on Sunday either! Yay!

Speaking of pets. We have a Yorkie who is about 12 years old. He is so sweet. He follows my husband around everywhere. If my husband gets out of his sight, he will run around the house going into every room looking for him. We got him when the kids were pretty young and they named him Elmo. It seems to suit him. lol.

Thanks for starting this thread Erin!!

Lizzie,

you are so sweet! You are always so upbeat and comforting to all of us - no matter what you are going through. I don't know how you do it!


How have you been lately?Are you feeling better?

CAn't wait to hear from you!
Love.
Erin

Hey swwetheart! THey have changed here - but hopefully we'll get our old "vibe" going. We used to really support and encourage each other, now it's more like siblings fighting..........regardless lets stay here and encourage the ones we can and ignore the negative stuff! Life is too short to dwell on the negative!

I'm so jealous about Toy story 3! I used to take my kids when they were little - now I'm just an embarrassment! LOL! Maybe when Lilli is down I'll take her. 2 weeks to go!

THank you for sharing your good news with us!

Love.
Erin

Hey hon! What wonderful news! Being from Texas I am a HUGE meat girl and do all of the family grilling - I really enjoy it!

Sounds like you are going to have one heck of a 4th! IT will be raining here, but I'll take that any day over 100+ temps!

THank you for joining this site! You are going to love it here!

Can't wait to hear from you again!

Love,
ERin

Erin and Gang
My good news is reading all the post from many friends on here whom I have never met in person but are such an encouragement! Thanks everyone! Also, Erin, you referred to me as a celebrity and that is good news also. Want an autographed 8x10 glossy?? Movie should be coming out at the end of the year, so I will let you know! God Bless each of you and lets keep the positives going!
Simon

Erin, About the only thing I'm grateful for today is that I didn't have to kill more than one earwig last night. I always have a positive attitude but I guess I'll have to be vicariously upbeat off of all of you.

Annie

I used to take my kids when they were little - now I'm just an embarrassment! LOL!

Erin, that is the most fun when your kids get older! When mine were teenagers (I still have one living at home that age, and one younger), I could hold that over their heads: "You'd better behave, or I'll embarass you in front of your friends.....". Worked every time -

Trust me, Lilli isn't going to care if you have gained a lot of weight or if you are having to use help to get around. She loves YOU, and that is all that she will care about. I hope that you are able to take her to see TS3 - our youngest daughter loved it (she's almost 9, but she has Down syndrome, so she still likes to go places with her parents....)!

Thanks for the upbeat thread - we all need that from time to time.

Hey sweetie! A 8 X 10 glossy would be GREAT! That must have been so exciting for you to work with BRad Pitt!

How are you feeling? I awoke today feeling sassy - that is what I am grateful for! My leg has also gone down quite a bit - yay!

Mike and I are also going to have movie night tonight, so it has been great so far!

Have regained some of your strength? Don't you love all of this rain? I feel so sorry for other people who are getting flooded, though.

Let me know how you are when you get some time!

Love,
Erin

Hi hon! I am the first one to agree that living with MG is hard, that is why we are HERE - to support each other when the going gets tough.

When I was diagnosed, I was so scared I thought I'd lose my mind. That is when I found Neurotalk. Everyone was so kind and thoughtful that I loved it from day one.

I STILL love it here......it has just become more combative than before (in my humble opinion).

I am amazed at how much people who have never met can become so close and protective of each other - I think it's awesome and a beautiful thing to witness!

MY take on this is that this stupid disease damn near killed me, so when I was in the ICU all those days I decided to tell everyone I love that I love them and appreciate them, since I am not guaranteed tomorrow.........Anyway, I'm rambling, but I just wanted EVERYONE to know that the stories are great and we have a great group here.

Love.
Erin

Hi sweetheart! What a GREAT idea! LOL! My stepkids are OK with me but Devon just wants me to fade to black - -ain't gonna happen!

THanks for the kind words! I know Lilli will love me and it is MY insecurity over the weight, so I need to take a big girl pill and get over it! She DOES love riding in my scooter!

I still can't believe I get them for a whole month! It will be like old times!

When you get some I'd love to hear from you some more!

Love,
Erin