Here is a pic of the Wonderpets in case yall might have missed the cartoon LOL!

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Renee, LOL. Thanks for the wonderpets. I try not to go into petsmart because it is soo hard to pass up the kitty adoption center. I want to take them all home, LOL. But I learned I only have enough attention for two fur babies, so my home is full.

Hope you can get the referal. Definitely would be easier on everyone with the specialist being so close. Go get them.

Barb, Hope this other blood draw goes well. Sorry to hear it takes so long to get the results.

Kay, What a busy nursey you have going on. I loved the first gosling pic. It looked like it was going "Hey, what is that thing pointed at me?"

Sandy, Yea, heard about Patrick swayze. Couldn't believe it. Feel so bad for him.

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Heard from Vonn yesterday. Busy with tax season and school, but doing ok. Will try to check in when things calm down.

As for me, praying my drive to and from work will be ok. Supposed to have a large snow storm enter our area this afternoon. Hope the bad stuff doesn't happen until tonight.

Think I'm beginning another flare. Not 100% sure. Just know that I've been dead tired the past week and cog-fogging badly on and off. Also have that feeling that somethings just not right. It's kinda hard to explain, even to myself - LOL.

Going to relax the best I can this weekend, but know myself enough that I'll probably putter around the house. LOL, I'm not stubborn, am I?

there are movies???? DH is going to kill me when netflix shows up and he's expecting a zombie moving and wonderpets shows up.

"There's an animal in trouble.....there's an animal in trouble!"

Well I woke up this morning to a post on the tysabri thread that I should quit taking tysabri or may become a "statistic." At first I was going to ignore it, but I felt the need to reply. I think I was civil? Now I am off for my bloodraw before the snow starts falling. I am so ready for Spring!

right on target, oh Finny One!

the gosling was TRYING to get my camera strap... for a snack!



just returned from market, laden with 50 lbs of carrots, and nine bags of lettuce tear-off leaves, AND three bags of cabbage scraps, AND two 40 lb bags of smashed papayas.

the chickens and pigs are now havin' a GRAND ol' time, chowin' down...

it's PARTY TIME !!

oh, and we got stuck in a *traffic jam* on our way to the San Ignacio vegetable market this morning at 5:30 am...

unbelievable!

I didn't know there were enough CARS in Belize to MAKE a traffic jam!

it was the big La Ruta Maya Challenge Canoe Race, which of course, I forgot ALL about.



The four day event is a grueling paddle down the 175 miles of the Belize Old River from the historic Hawksworth Bridge in San Ignacio, to the Belcan Bridge in downtown Belize City. There are three night stops as the race progresses: Banana Bank Lodge on the first night, Russel's Place in Bermudian Landing on the second night, and at Old River Tavern in Burrell Boom on the third night.

http://www.belizetourism.org/events-...ruta-maya.html

PS: no need to try and explain nebulous odd feelings, our women's intuition about upcoming flares tends to be *dead on*

PPS: please convey my regards to Vonny-baybee.

Barb, read your response. seemed civil to me. Just take care of yourself, which you and your doc seem to be doing.

Kay, LOL. That women's intuition thing. Ah well, if it's coming at least it's warning me this time.

I'm sorry but I had to laugh about your reaction to the traffic jam you were in. My bro went to cambodia for a few years (where he met his wife) and there were more motorbikes/scooters than cars. Even they caused traffic to be nuts sometimes.

Last night sweet Olivia actually talked to me for the first time! She couldn't stop telling me about the wok wok's. If I said quack quack she would be quiet. But if I said wok wok she responded! haha Renee took the phone away from her and she still kept going on about the wok woks...lol

I got my bills and budget done. I am officially closed as the Bank of Sandy. I am saving money and paying off my car and house. I must stick to the budget. I must.

the recent closure of KayBank branches was preceded by a 10k loan to my baby sister, who subsequently discovered that the house she bought had a little covert METH LAB in the backyard toolshed... yeah, we're talkin' toxic city here!

the sellers' son went to prison, the house is unsaleable, and the housing market collapsed.

"Never a borrower, nor a lender be!" is the new motto of the Consolidated KayBank.

safe-deposit boxes are now the only thing available.

Amen sister! I told my mom yesterday when she was going on and on about the doctor not releasing her to go back to work that she needs to call my older brother. She asked me why? I said "because you told him before surgery that you didn't know what you needed and would let him know after surgery." She said she didn't remember that. I then told her that it's only fair and (I think that hurt her feelings) that I think the other kids should also help out. YOU NEVER WIN WITH FAMILY WHEN YOU LOAN MONEY TO THEM. That is my new quote..haha I love my mom and will help her but only after her other three kids start pitching in.

Still waiting for the over $40,000. we have loaned my sister in law.....oh wait she never intends to pay us back a dime, I officially closed the bank of Malouf about 4 years ago...which is why my in laws hate me LOL! As if I care...wretched people all of them!

Greta...wanna come over and watch Wonderpets? I always feel like the mom on those old commercials about teaching your kids...like when the mom is produce shopping and you can't see the kid and she is talking to the vegetables and it starts raining ( the veggie misters) and she uses some weird thing for a hat...and all the other shoppers are looking at her like shes crazy, that would be us singing Teamwork! My hubby and I frequently look at each other and say...this is sewiousss! LOL and then crack up.

My update...went to the doc today and to say I left ****** is an understatement. First my appt was at 0930 have to be there 20 minutes early for the military so I get there around 5 after nine, waiting waiting, oh and I had my walker cause my legs are so weak I can hardly stand, Olivia is getting antsy and misbehaving...the entire waiting room clears out 3 times and still noone calls me, so finally at 1015 I say ummm I'm really going to need to reschedule if this is going to be an all day thing here, to which the reply is oh I'll call someone right now. Soooo 10 minutes later this girl comes to get me and says well your doctors behind schedule today...she doesn't rush her patients but gives them all the time they need....My reply was well my schedule only allows me to be upright without assistance for maybe 30 minutes so a phone call letting me know clinic was running late or even someone coming out and giving me the option to leave and go sit in my car for awhile would have been appreciated ( I get testy when dealing with horrible pain multiple days in a row) so she takes me back asks all the questions blah blah.

The doctor comes in I tell her I have lost confidence in my neuro she agrees with me, I tell her about all of my symptoms she says wow sounds like you are having alot of nerve related issues going on...ummm ya think? Told her I've been bawling for 3 days because of the pain...no response there,maybe she thought I wanted drugs? I dunno she didn't offer...but not what I was after as I have a well stocked supply here! I told her I wanted to see an MS specialist not just some random neuro and explained to her that I was well aware of how tricare worked and that the only covered neuros in my area aside from Portsmouth who turned me down, were the 3 civilians who were willing to accept Tricare's pennies on the dollar reimbursement. I told her about the practice in Newport News that had the largest MS population in this area and also mentioned a more specialized center like John's Hopkins or Georgetown, her reply to me was well we can try again to see if Portsmouth will take you other than that you will have to try another in network provider maybe someone who is older? Practiced longer? I asked you mean like the 90 year old rheumatologist you sent me to who wanted to check my bowels?? ( That isn't a joke) She would not even consider referring me to someone out of network, and offered no suggestions as to what I am supposed to do in the meantime with this worsening of pain/symptoms....oh wait she did order a b-12 level!

Needless to say hubby was ticked and started calling people himselfand is wating on some woman to call hime back. GRRRRRR

Now back to your regularly scheduled chat.........