thanks for letting us know how far you are, Barb ... will be watching the weather channel and telling the weather to work with you, not against!! safe travels, sweetie!!

I'm home, I'm home ... had a great time getting outta here and outta town .. and back to land that I'm happier in ...

it's weird, but there's got to be some sort of universal thing when I get up passed a certain degree of longitude ... and I'm in my 'happy zone' ... my mom use to tell me that - we'd be going up north ... and we'd get to a certain area - and she'd tell me that my demeanor (not manure! LOL) would turn like a switch .. must have something to do with air pressure?? who knows!! ... all I know, is that I'm a happy camper!!

anyways - splurged and bought myself a trinket or two ... and more CAT fabric ... and everyone loves the idea about "Crazy Cat Blankets" ... was that what we (yous) came up with??

(*tapping on monitor*) WAKE UP my little chic-a-dees!! WAKE UP!!

see, Tricia .. I can get up early, too ... and btw - I went back to 12 pg of posts to find the words "Crazy Cat Quilts" ... (that's what Kelly mentioned) ...

made a 'to do' list last night ... so, I better get started ... I'm looking outside to the cool, blue sky and frozen tundra ... and see peace! crystal-clear, peace!! how awesome is that!!

be good - and here are some 's for everybody ...

this will be a fun year - lots of new paths of adventures to go on!!

Gooood morning, everyone!

Vonn, you da bomb!! How long's the list?
I've begun to list some things I wish to write about this year. A friend suggested journaling my travels with MS, so that the kids have an idea of what it was like from inside...
I went through my closet to clean out old clothes and shoes for charity yesterday. DH needs to do the same...his closet is chock full of clothes he hasn't warn for years. I can see where DD gets her problem of keeping everything...
The post-Christmas bah humbug has hit me...I need to get my SAD light out to see if it brightens my mood as much as it does the room.

Well, I hope you all have a wonderful hump day!

thanks, Debbie ... I'll be your light so you won't be sad ... I must get like that too - and then a meltdown hits!

that's great about the closet-cleaning ... anything 'cleansing' makes us feel 'bushed' ... and sorta hum-bug-ish ... I have all this stuff packed now (my stuff off the walls - now they are naked!) ... and I feel lonely ... but, tax season is just around the corner .. and another course to keep me busy until spring .. then, I'm moving ... oh, yeh - and throw in the disability hearing in February ...

more quilts ... have to take pics and post and mail .. and work on more quilts!!

I'm thinking the reason for the headache is 'sinus' related ... going to try a sinus tab instead of ibuprofen (that didn't make it go away) ...

Good Morning! Very cold here today....rain on the way and then even colder temps! The only thing I don't like about that is my gas bill!

I am so frustrated.I was on the phone with the hospital yesterday for almost an hour. Got transferred to several people before finally getting to the right person. All I needed to know was how their financial assistance program worked. What did I need to do in order to qualify for the program.

I spoke with a really nice lady who seemed to really want to help me. According to her, since I have no dependents under 18 living with me, I make about $65 too much per month to qualify. Huh? Are you kidding me?

She allowed me the maximum amount per expense (even though I told her some of them I don't spend the maximum on) and even then I make $65 too much per month. I don't know who compiles these figures but they don't live in the real world (or my real world) apparently.

She told me that whenever I qualify for Medicare (august 2010) to call back and I would most likely be approved for some sort of assistance.

What is wrong with our health care program (or lack of)? I now see firsthand how frustrating this can be.

Maybe I'm just not supposed to do the IVSM. I do have serious qualms about it. Everything I've read says ON will clear up on it's own. I'll just wait it out and save my bones.

Vonn, I think your "Crazy Cat Quilt" program is a wonderful idea. Are you going to have a certain cat character as your "mascot"? Maybe have it's picture somewhere on each quilt? Maybe in the corner or something like that? I can't wait to see one of them!

So what is everyone doing to New Years Eve? I'll be doing the same thing I've done for the past fifteen years......going to bed and then waking up to the sound of fireworks. 2010's got to be a better year.

OH, Kelly ... sorry about all the medical/financial snafferoos! I'm suppose to (according to the lawyer to win my SSDI hearing) to seek professional counseling and then after the hearing I can drop it .. HUH?? then, what's the use? no wonder I'm frustrated and have anxiety-attacks ... it's not depression ... I get depressed because I don't have answers ... and then it's just a guessing game as to who know what and how many times you'll be transferred to get an answer! and by the time I get someone, I forget why I called .. and I'm so upset that I don't know the questions to ask!

mascot for the cat quilts, huh? ... hmmm - maybe will have to draw one up ... (p.s. don't tell Wiz ... but, seeing that she's posted Daisy's pix online - I might try drawing her!!) sound like a plan??

Daisy would be the perfect cat!! She's adorable......and her markings are so pretty.

Wiz, it's time for another picture of Daisy so we can see how much she's grown!

Vonn, love the plan for the cat quilts. They love warm blankets to snuggle in. Sorry to hear about that counseling thing the lawyer wants you to do.

Kelly, Sorry about the hospital stuff.

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Counting down until the new year, and have my check list mostly done. Got the pork and saurakraut for Jan 1's lunch/dinner. Got the Asti for tomorrow night. Just need to get some munchies and stuff - and I'm done.

Wiz, I love the new pic of Daisy! She is so adorable!

There's no place like home!!! I made it home before the snow started. I left early this morning, and made it back in good time. I have already been to the grocery store, drugstore, and post office. Now it is time for a nap.