I will let you in on a little secret....I am sooooooo stupid. I decided that
I would start a fire and take a little nap. I was going to put a movie
in for the kids. Im just soooo tired.

So my daughter and I went to the edge of the mountain in our
backyard to gather kindling. There was a dead tree only about 5 inches
in diameter with some great branches which would make good kindling.

So brainy me decided to push the tree down. I heard a crack and put
my hands over my head. Good thing cuz the top five feet broke off and
hit my hands. I have a nice cut and its sore as hedoublehockeysticks but
I dont think my hand is broken. Ive iced it and will ice it some more. Im
so glad my dd was far enough away from her moms stupidity and she
didnt get hurt.

So off I go to enjoy the fire I gave an arm and a leg for(a hand actually lol).

Tomorrow will be better, I just know it!s to all!

Ps..... still praying for your papa Trish.

Hey all,
Yes time change November first, then my vacation starts November 2nd.. off for over a week, hubby flying to florida to have time with his parents, me hanging around here... just chilling...woohoooo

whoever was talking about sneezing and leaking... me me me... happens.. I have to concentrate for it not to happen. well I guess with having five kids... things just happen lol

Not much here, rainy day all day, so feeling lousy, but having a good day... worked, and rested and now about to shower and chill with family. I made choco chip pancakes for an afternoon early dinner, then we will snack later I guess!!

hugss to all, spasms to all... I am sharing them now that they are so frequently part of my daily life...other than sometimes taking tramadol... I have a few times tried a bit of the natural medicine... mary something or other... I believe it does help spasms in the body...

hugss all, sarah

Well, Miss Clairol was busy so Miss Loreal came by. I only talked to her for five minutes and my highlights are gone. Boooooooo! Hopefully they'll lighten up a little so the poor girl next door doesn't think she wasted her time. Oh well, practice makes perfect right? She told me to go ahead and try it and leave it on for five minutes so I'll blame her. hahaha

Sox, so sorry to hear about your hands.

Sarah, enjoy your time alone. Hope the spasms go away.

Afternoon, all...
You girls are a hoot!! We should patent the dance we all do...what can we call it? Cross-legged 'choo? Thanks for the laughs...now I have to go change
Vonn, I really like your website. I'm going to put it on my faves so I can check on it occasionally. What a talented wiz you are!!
Trish, glad Dad's doing well...the pain will subside and he'll be itching to get out...prayers still going out...
Sox, make sure you ice that hand...you are no Paul Bunyan...take care
Sandy, sorry about the hair...you're a doll no matter what color it is!!

Went to the pcp so she could make sure I was okay after my spill last Friday...she liked my coloring around my eye. We talked about the meds, the sleep study, etc...trying to get a handle on what's going on with this sleepy body of mine...

What a miserable day!! I have layers of leaves all over the place...I used to love autumn. But not this year

Well, I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend...thanks for those laughs...makes a girl feel less alone when she can share about those stupid things that we experience...

alone with five kids sandy lol...but I will enjoy the week off from work!! haha

Sandy .. sorry to hear about losing your hi-lights ... talking does that!! ... don't try anything fancy like rubbing lemon-juice in your hair - or it may really ruin the overall blending .. you're so cute anyway - no matter what color your hair is, we still luv ya!!

Thanks, Debbie!! wow!! I made it to a 'favorites' button!! I need to get more quilts and things posted ... like pillows, pillowcases, doilies .... and aprons, and Christmas stockings! what the heck am I doing goofing around online!! oh, that's right, not taking any meds or melatonin to help me sleep ...

about the website - I don't know why I was so scared and procrastinated so much ... geez, louise!!

anyways - I updated the 'history' and 'about the artist' sections .. bit by bit .. it sure is fun to putz with, tho!!

nothing on the love-life front .. but, then again, I'm pretty busy to have a life after MS & fibro mess with me all day!! if living with chronic pain is something I have to deal with ... I'm not going to let it kick my butt!!

oh, Sox!! sorry about the tree falling .. but, if you're icing your hand and it still hurts ... can you run into the local clinic for a quick xray?? just in case?? please?? wish there was something I could do to help!!

Sandy -- I can't keep track of your and your hair. So does it now look the same as when you first started? I get my hair highlighted/colored on Wednesday. The gray is really starting to show.

Soxmom -- I was actually relieved when I read your post. I thought you were going to say that you fell asleep during a fire you built, and it caught something else on fire. I am sorry about your hand.

I could not sleep last night as I started to second guess myself on this whole retirement thing. But it is a little too late to do that since the Vice President and Dean have already set things in motion. The only way I can get the benefit of teaching for the two next summers and increasing my average salary was by declaring a firm retirement date. Plus, I will get reimbursed for about 25% of my sick days during my last year. The longer I teach the greater the possibility I might start using them.

I meet with a retirement counselor on Tuesday. I am taking a penalty for retiring before I am 60, but I seriously do not think I could make it until then. The penalty is a bit higher than I had anticipated, but if my calculations are right I will still make about 50% of my salary. Plus there is a 3% cost of living raise each year. At this point the state does not require us to pay for health care once you have retired and have 20 years. (Of course Illinois is 7 months in paying its insurance premiums right now.) I should be okay as I will have a decent savings account and a few other small annuities, etc, plus no debt, but this is still scary. If I had lasted until I was 60, I would have received about 72% of my final salary. And once you reach 30 years, you receive 80% which is the maximum. Since this is only my 21st year, I don't see how I could possibly do that. I am not sure I will make it the next 2 1/2 years. Am I making a huge mistake? Disability benefits and disability retirement are less.

Sorry for the long rant. I am just trying to think this through.