Well thankfully the landlord does not seem as stressed as I do about the floors,and did tell me to start with the cheapest method of repair first, God love him LOL! Unfortunately some of the places I have called have a $450 dollar minimum! It might be easier not to mention cheaper to just pull up the boards and replace them...gonna have to check into that! I am extremely cog foggy today worse than usual I think the greatness I was feeling off of the Rebif has worn off and now I am getting the true effects of my MonSter...it is very unsettling, I feel like I'm stoned or tripping...BTW i'm not! LOL

it's a fascinating place, run by a really cool lady, with a great back-story:

Sharon is more at home in the jungle than most of us are in our mother's kitchen. An American by birth, she's spent the past quarter century in the raw tropical landscape of Central America. In the fall of 1982 she left the United States to work as an assistant on a nature documentary being filmed in Belize. At the end of the shoot, the director left her in possession of a jaguar, two macaws, a ten-foot boa constrictor, and seventeen other animals. "Once you domesticate wild animals, they can't care for themselves in the wild," Sharon told me. "If you turn them out they'll starve." So she painted a sign that said Belize Zoo and stuck it beside the lonely road that runs from Belize City to the Guatemalan border. People came.

Today the zoo exhibits 125 individual animals and hosts more than seventy thousand visitors every year — more than one-quarter of Belize's entire population. It is the country's most visited tourist attraction and one of the region's most prestigious scientific research stations. Belizean children idolize Sharon Matola. She invites them to the zoo and holds a tarantula in her palm, wraps a boa around her leg, and speaks to April the tapir as her friend. In the eyes of children she lives a magical life, padding through her own zoo like Willy Wonka strolling the chocolate factory floor. Sharon often buzzes through the countryside on a Kawasaki 650 motorcycle, and when children see her coming they jump and wave and shout her name: Zoo Lady!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/bo...nt&oref=slogin

no can do.

mi esposo couldn't wait that long.

will just keep toes crossed.

Awesome pics Cayo, with everything going on with me and my mom right now, I would like to just get away to a new a place. Just would need to know how handicapped accessible that place is.

Hey all. Thanks for the well wishes on mom. The stubborn woman went home today to live alone. She is really pushing our buttons in the bad mood arena. We are trying hard to understand. My cousin Bonnie spent the day with her yesterday and said she was ready to choke mom by the end of the day...haha. She is really mad that she cannot drive. She thought she would just pop back to normal after the surgery. UGH. Anyway, she also wants her car and my sister is bringing it to her tomorrow minus the keys. Man, this is going to be a long ride. I hope she can go back to work by the end of March because my bank is starting to get a dent. I told my sister that my oldest brother is next in the financial area. lol My bills were over huge this month after that trip. Not to mention my credit card tried to charge me a late fee when I paid them. They took it off. I would have canceled them if they didn't.

San? I humbly suggest that *somebody* discreetly scout around...

just in case your mom has a SPARE KEY stashed somewheres...

just in case... ya know what I mean?

'cause it sounds like Mom's gettin' a tad impatient there.

Thanks everyone! I am feeling a bit better today -- less coughing. And my voice is about 75% better. Now I get to see my opthamologist on Monday regarding eye pain and floaters.

Went out with some friends for lunch. I am going to see "Definitely, Maybe "tomorrow. I have not been to a movie in awhile. Has anyone seen it? I also got "Real women have Curves" from Netflix today so I will probably watch it sometime this weekend.

My good news: I feel like I am walking a little better. It has been gradual. I rarely use my cane at home and have been leaving it in my car when I do not have to do alot of walking. My gait is still not entirely normal, but I think there has been an improvement. So I am looking forward to ty #4 next Wednesday even with all of the recent warnings and my problems with my 2nd infusion. I do plan on asking about periodic bloodwork. It has not been part of the protocl with ty in the past.

Sandy, Mom's can be really stubborn. My mom who is 79 just called to tell me she has shingles on her face. It has been bothering her for about a week, but would not go to the doctors until today. She lives in Ohio and I often feel guilty that I do not live closer to her. I also worry about her driving. I have 2 brothers and 2 sisters and we all started depositing 150.00 each per month to her account in order to help her out a few months ago. She basically has been living on her social security and savings which is running out. I hope your mom is feeling better soon. My point in this long ramble is that maybe your siblings could share the financial responsibility.

Sorry for the long ramble; I guess I am feeling chatty today I really need to get serious about my research project starting on Monday. Can I blame my procrastination on MS?

Kay, she doesn't have a spare as far as we or she knows. She was freaking out before surgery that if any of us lost her key she would be without her car because it was the only one she had. Whew! lol

Barb, she is a stubborn one for sure. Jim and I have been giving her money for some time. I told Jim this morning that if she doesn't get better it would be cheaper to move her in with us. Seriously, it would be hard but we could do it if she needed to be with someone. I already passed the word that my older brother is up next for a deposit if needed.

She did call me today and said she was sorry for being mean to me but that she is so frustrated by what is happening. I told her I understand but that since she can't do anything about it to try to relax. She then went on to tell me how her friend's kids visit everyday and how close they all are. Nice guilt trip huh? Gotta love that woman and I do! Where else did I get my own stubborness? lol

Renee, Sorry to hear about the cog fog. Glad your landlord seems to be a cool person. Hope you can find something in a more reasonable price range for repair.

Sandy, LOL. I think we all know where our stubborn side comes from. Mine's from my mom too. Hope your mom can relax so she can feel better soon.

Kay, Thanks for the story. It's so cool to hear about stuff like that.

TK, Hope the paintings turn out ok. I have to admit, between you and Renee, I'm getting the itch again. Just need to find everything, LOL. I think it's awesome you are doing them.

Barb, Glad you are starting to feel better and that you seem to have a gradual improvement. Hope things continue to be ok.

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Well, I updated on the thread I started in ye olde "stumble inn", but wanted to let you know that things seemed to go ok for the stress test.

Walking wise, I was having a good day, so managed to do the treadmill instead of the medicine to get my heartrate up. They think I'm gonna be fine, but it's up to what the results show. I'll find out next week.

Did crash big time when I came home. Closed my eyes to sunlight, and woke up to darkness, LOL. Still tired and kinda loopy, but so far so good.

Happy to hear that you survived the stress test and impressed you did it on the treadmill. I hope you get good results!!!