Morning everyone! I am so sorry I haven't been on much. Mom being here keeps me from the computer. haha I guess that's a good thing. Everything is going good, we're all starting to get used to things. I pulled a muscle in my neck that shot down through my back and chest Sunday but it's getting better. I thought I was having a heart attack at first; it took my breath away. My neck only hurts now. How does that happen? All I did was turn to put my seat belt on. Ugh

I am reading everyone's posts so know I am praying and thinking of all of you.

Sandy - was thinking of you and all that you're working with (dealing with) now ... and was going to post something earlier ...

but, got lost in the cookies and cake!

glad that everything is working out ... or, at least, coming together!! (HUGS)

Sandy, sorry about the neck! That really hurts!!!

I just turned the last of my grades in! I am done for the semester

I went and got my oil changed this morning and got to talk to the man who manages the Express Oil Change location. He's always there....and his employees never seem to change. He must treat them right. It's a very small town so he remembered me. Turns out I needed an air filter, too, so he had to run up to the auto parts place and get one that would fit my car. I waited - he was only gone 10 minutes at the most - and they installed it and I was ready to go. I got the debit card receipt and told him there was a mistake.....he had only charged me for the oil change. He just smiled and said "Merry Christmas". Bout made me cry! What a sweetheart. That saved me about $35......which is big money to me right now. I got out of my car and hugged his neck. He's such a nice person. He told me to "keep it on the down low" because he can't do that for everyone! I told him not to worry....it's just between us. Ya'll don't rat me out!

Blasted internet kicked me off before I was finished and could hit send.

As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted... I am kicking clutter's butt! It is so nice to see carpet I haven't seen in quite a while. I still have a very long way to go but I will gladly take progress no matter how small it is.

DH came home on his way to the company Christmas party today. He had some most excellent news. As usual we are changing insurance companies. Some how numbers with the new company got crunched again and now our deductable is one quarter what we were first told. DH will be bringing home $$ more a check than originially thought. Things are still going to be extremely tight for us but this will help. I just about bawled when he told me.

Time for lunch and then it is back to showing clutter who is boss.

WOW .. that's great, Kelly!! .... that made me tear up!!

that's awesome, Weave!! ... every little bit helps!!

Christmas surprises everywhere!!

Kelly, What a sweetheart!

Weave -- Good News is great to hear!

Saw my pcp and she said the bleeding was fairly normal. She told me to try cutting in half the amount of saline I am adding to water. I tried it and it burned like ****! I don't think I am going to try that again. My little sister told me that her ENT told her to use local honey as a nasal lubricant. Sounds weird but I am going to check out the local health food store to see if they have any. And my doctor told me to just keep taking the antibiotics and Merry Christmas. I don't think she wants to see me for awhile.

Now I am going to take a nap!

I got a job offer!!!

It's a sales job and I just got a voice mail that I got the job and human resources will be calling me on Monday to make an offer!!!!

I might be getting another job offer next week too for a local governement job!!!!!!!

What to do??? The sales job is harder (have to be on my feet a lot) but it's doing something I love.

If I get offered the other job it will pay a bit less (but they both have great benefits!) And that would be a desk job also doing something I enjoy!!??

Holy moly, who'd a thought I'd have this sort of dilemma at 51 years old and with MS???



All of my feverish job hunting and networking is paying off!!!!!

That's great Wiz! If it were me....I'd take the desk job. I just know how I feel after I'm on my feet for a while. You might be different - and that would be great!

Well, it took less than a week and mom is miserable. She wants to go back to TN. She got her feelings hurt when I told her she has to stop stressing so much because we don't live like that. She thinks I yelled at her. I didn't, I just raised my voice a little and told her we didn't go all the way down there and spend a thousand dollars to bring her up here for nothing. UGH. Say a prayer please.

Congrats Wiz!!!