Good evening all...watching the Bears actually winning the first half...that won't last. I wonder if ESPN is going to show the billboard some fans bought that asks the Bears owners to fire the coaching staff and GM during the halftime show...
Sox..great job on the weight loss! Wow!:D Hope your DS is recuperating...
Vonn...congrats on the A!! and thanks for the advice on losing weight...it's so difficult...:(
TKTC...hope your anniversary was special!!
Wiz, your right, DH does love me to death...he's so concerned about the spastic pain, he keeps begging me to call the neuro. I want to wait until tomorrow to make sure it's not a result of working out today...but it's been so bad for the last couple of weeks, I think he's right and I should call...I just don't want to seem like a hypochondriac:(
Sarah, I'm with Wiz...you have management skills...you could probably find a less stressful job that isn't so physically taxing...think about it, okay sweetie?

DH and I have begun the long task of filling out SSDI application...sheesh! How is a person who is cognitively broken supposed to fill all of that out? I'm so glad I've kept my desk planners from the last 4 years. That's the only way I can figure out all of those dates about doc appts.

It's supposed to be below zero here tonight...I hope Favre freezes out at the game...:cool:

Good Morning! I'm not supposed to be on the computer much (or at all) until this ON clears up but I doubt I'll ever be able to stay away completely! :o

Debbie, that was some football game! Exciting right up to the end.

It's so cold here.....in the 20's and will only get into the 40's today. Probably sounds like Spring to those of you in the North and Central states but for us it's pretty darn cold! My bird bath water has frozen! :eek: Hope the birds know how to ice skate! :p

Everyone stay warm and safe. I'll be hibernating inside today and for the foreseeable future. :grouphug:

Morning all :) As my dad would say, it's a nice brisk morn out there today. I would call it cold. :D

Trying to pace myself. Still got a lot of little things to do, some of which involve leaving my warm house. :eek: But at least it's not until the afternoon.

Take care everyone. :grouphug::grouphug:

hey all ..

congrats on your 'dilemma', WIZ ... whichever one you take will be the right one for you!

UPDATE: I do really good when I'm home alone .. or in my car ... but, when I have to start dealing with individuals regarding all this disability 'stuff' ... (yep, wanted to use another word) ... I get all stressed and my BP goes outta control, and the headache that I've had for over 3 weeks is more intense ... and then having to deal with phone calls to the PCP and neuro ... even called the MS Society chapter in Wisconsin (but they are closed due to cutbacks for the holiday week) .. and dealing with the social worker ...

I had a meltdown yesterday afternoon ... but, let it go - and finished another quilt ...still no answers to the high liver enzymes either ... and one doctor says this .. then another says that ... well, the lake is frozen now - so I can't go and jump in it for awhile!:eek:

it's a beautiful day today - taking a ride up north ... hitting a couple of quilt shops (big sales now before end of the year!) ...

have a great day ... I'm fine .. I don't like not knowing, or not having answers ... or just living my life before MS and doctors ....

I am thankful that I found YOU (or did you find me??) ... have a great day!!

Good morning fine folks!

Kel...I hope you feel better soon...im praying for ya!:hug:

hugs to the rest of you!

Busy day yesterday...a couple of doc appt. I took my
son in for followup on back. He has a deep tissue hematoma. he said
when he lies on his back or against a chair , it feels like a pingpong ball
is inside his back. hurts too! Its supposed to dissolve or there will
be some draining happening! ouch!

Anyway things should be calming down for a few days. My friends dd
just went home(she is 9 and she has been here for two days) Last night
I had her, my family of six, and three of ds's friends for spaghetti dinner.
I am whooped!:o

Happy New year to you all!!! Love to everyone!!:grouphug:

Good morning everyone!

I haven't been on much over the past few days. I broke down and took 1/2 valium last night and today I am finally able to move my hand/arm enough to type. Yeah!

Hoping you all had a great Christmas and we all have a wonderful New Year. :hug::grouphug:

Good morning all!!

Wow, the Bears actually showed up last night and played the way they should have all season...one columnist in the Chicago Tribune quipped, "Come on out Philadelphia Eagles...I know you're (inside those uniforms)...my son went to the game...I hope he didn't get frostbite. It was frigid there!!

Kelly, dear, :hug::hug:

I already worked out a little bit on the Wii fit board and am headed to the gym for a walk on the track...got to get this body moving. I wonder if working out is reducing my leg spasms, because I didn't have much pain at all during the night. It would be a godsend if this made them go away...

Hope all of you have an absolutely wonderful day!

hugsss all

Soxy, give me some tips... could lose 40 lbs... congrats..and sorry you feeling like me having rough days... sorry about your son too. hugssss

Wiz and all, on the job front...I gotta laugh.. sounds like a great plan... but I live in very small area... and already hubby looking for jobs too... I have built up to a decent amount per hour.. actually really good for the area... and if I change jobs I will have to work for far less... although no jobs out there... not management type... anyhow.. thanks for the concerns I love you all...

sunny outside, been cleaning out closets lol... yes closets... and playing with the kids... we are doing lots of puzzles as Ciara got many from Santa...

The kids sure do keep me smiling!! make me laugh each day... we had a good couple of games going last night. Sure has been fun being around home a few days. I did not make it to the ski hill yesterday, between son and I thinking the hills would be icey due to the rain back at Christmas time... and my back was so awful anyhow when woke yesterday. But we do plan to get out skiing at least twice this season... hoping we do.

Sandy have a great time with brother, and hoping the other comes your way!

Well back to closets, and playing... hugsss all, sarah

Morning all. BIG hugs to all of you feeling down and not well. :hug:

My brother, his daughter, Chris and his gf Bre went downtown to Navy Pier for Winterfest. We stayed here, too cold out. Mom didn't go, although she could have. She said no one invited her. Ugh, she wont go unless Jim and I do. Oh well, life goes on. It's really too cold and she would have got tired anyway.

Have a good day everyone. :grouphug:

Well, I am a little over half way home. I have stopped in Richmond, Indiana for the night. Driving was not too bad after the first hour. I70 was in good shape. They are forecasting snow again for tomoorow, but I hope I can make it home before it starts. I plan on making an early start.