Hi everyone,

I hope one of these days, I will be able to answer like Trish does. I just can't do it yet.

I'm up and at em this morning to get ready for yet another doctor appointment. I have to have my pacemaker checked this morning and nothing better be wrong with it or I will have a little hissy fit!!!!

All my social activities are now doctor appointments or vet appointments for my dog. LOL

I'm going to visit my parents after my appointment. I need to check on my Dad and see how he is doing. He was diagnosed with COPD in June and is on oxygen 24/7 so it's not good.

Everyone have a great day! I think my coffee is calling me and I need an eye opener.

Love you all,
Becky:hug:

thanks .... I've been pushing myself too much in this wonderful weather ... and getting excited about some upcoming events and new possibilities for me ..

I will be gone next weekend - getting out of Dodge (that's the county I live in too!) ..

in the meantime - I have to calm down, otherwise I get like Michael Phelps after swimming 800 yards ... and I just got up! LOL

Tricia - congrats on her GED ... I wish I could help ... when I turned 18 (during school) - my dad said that I had to drop out, move out and get a job on my own ... so, I ran away from home for the last 2 months to finish school ... and on the day of graduation - I moved out ... I did borrow $50 from my brother (he was younger) so I had money for food and rent until I found a job ...

found a job within 2 weeks ($2.10/hour) ... and had enough for my share of rent $62.50/month (split with my friend) ..

she can do it ..

Hey everybody,
It's Friday, the most wonderful day of the week!! Hope all who've suffered from hurricanes and flooding are doing all right...thoughts are with all of you.

I went for PT on my foot yesterday, and the therapist worked on my back and hips, to see what's making me walk so weird. He recommends going back to the doc and getting an order for PT on my back and hips to get the tight muscles loosened. And to get a name of a neuro that won't throw me under the bus with a "depression" dx...this guy definitely sees neuro sxs going on, and says that I need to get back to a doc and get it taken care of. I'm so scared to go and be told once again that it's anxiety and depression...and get even more meds thrown at me. Anyway, after he stretched me and worked on the muscles on my hips and back, I did walk a bit better, not dragging the foot as much. So maybe he's got some good ideas...I'm going to be spending all day stretching, with all of the exercises he showed me! But if I don't stretch, he said my hamstrings might stay tight forever, even after I get my bad knees replaced. So I'm going to be a good girl and stretch away!!

I started my MT course...I'm so confused! There's so many places on their website to get instructions and info, and my brain is scrambled eggs right now...which is making it so much worse to get started. :confused:

Sandy...magic number is 2! :D:D

Kelly...glad you met a nice tech while making pancakes...the techs are usually so nice, making a crummy test less intolerable...I hope I can find a chair like you did...right now I'm using a folding chair to do my work. Not so comfy!

Weave...good luck this weekend...stick a candle in one of the muffins and have DH blow it out. Like one of those you can't blow out...might lighten the mood a bit...

Tricia...about the Art Institute...we had a friend whose son went there, decided to transfer out. the Art Institute wasn't accredited, so none of his credits would transfer to any school. Your DD might want to check that out. It might be less costly to go to a community college first, to make sure that's what she wants to major in...and the credits will transfer.

Becky...sorry you're living in doc land right now...hope your pacemaker's okay. And sorry about your dad...you have a lot on your plate right now. Take care of yourself...(((:hug:)))

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!!!:D

Debbie D .. what's an "MT" course??

now, where's our little jungle girl been?? KAY!!! KAY!!!

Good morning America(and Belize and you Aussies) how are you, don't you know me I'm your native son......



ok now that we all have same song stuck in our head, how the heck is everyone

Vonnie take it easy today and rest, its easy to get carried away when weather is nice and we feel good, west and welax:hug:

Trish hard love sucks doesn't it:hug: she may be dragging cause she is scared and confused, don't forget that we all, well pretty sure most of us had a moment or two of confusion when it was time to hit the real world, Congrats to DD18 on her fortitude and courage to go back and finish and doing well

Becky howdy howdy, i either have to write it all down or keep scrolling and I still forget something every time. how are you feeling Becky?:hug:

Kelly I was up till wee hours of the morn, no one was on finally start talking to Anne and conked out, gonna have to talk to her earlier in the night lol Just Kidding my cuddly koloa bear:hug: http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/l...ingajoint2.jpg

she watches over me at night, pretty sure I was about to get that special message from her turn off the PC and g to bed lol she is such a charm

Char how you been where ya been? :hug: hope everything is ok with you

Kay, see Kay is right y'all ignored her, just cause she is living in a jungle doesn't mean.... ok sorry now where was I oh yeah Hello Fin how are you , lol Kay just playing, how do you do Kay, geese let you sleep this morn I see, hope this finds you well Kay:hug:

Fin yeah we had a couple warm days 82 ish, still ten down from a few weeks ago, I hope you have a wonderful day and are feeling better

everyone else Sandy Jim Sarah Renee Weave Deb Sharon? did we confuse her away she posted a few times and poof, all gone

ok as the inquiry minds asked they shall receive, this darling angel is sleeping next to me she woke a while ago an i held her in my arms of love and gently hushed her back to a peaceful slumber, she is so precious, and Landon who is still slow on the uptake of talking.. has my name down, two reasons, I can decipher his talk and well the obvious i am a so much fun to be around lol,( its ok my modesty astounds me too) Landon talking is so cool even Deb was smiling ,, papa banawa, papa go potty, papa wook :as he points out the front window:

don't forget papa was his first actually gwandpa was his first but papa he figured was easier... i so miss mine being small.. I know one thing i had it hard being a sole parent no child support, Sean and his troubles seizures LD adhd and bi polar, and i did it with out major side effects from MS. God bless those single parents out there that are lurking and on this and other forums bless their hearts, cause I am not sure I could do it today if I had too, with my MS, so sole parents out there, yeah life is a P.I.T.A, yeah there are not enough hours in the day, yeah you are dead on your feet, and yeah it is all worth it when they do something so wonderful their achievements shines through in your eyes, this is when you know, cool I did it right, and it was worth the struggles

ok so now that I am so side tracked i am pretty sure this is the insights post i was on:Bang-Head:

you all have a safe and wonderful Friday and a great weekend:hug:


Sunshine came softly through my, my window today........

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Debbie - Thanks for the advice!!!:hug:

Vonn - Thanks. I know that she will get it and it is hard on me to do this but I have to. When I spoke to her about it yesterday, I don't think it sunk in. She was more upset that I told her to leave the cell phone in the car than the fact that I just told her she has 1 month to find a job or she has to move out.:rolleyes:

Deb, your post woke something up, i had blocked i guess, in the beginning I was so anxious and nervous scared and canceled appts. they put me lexapro, now this is just me and a few post I have seen on lexapro, its not an overwhelming med, it does calm the soul might be an idea to help with the anxiety, that can get so overbearing at times, i was a train wreck, looking back at where i am now now im just a truck wreck, did that last sentence help lol just funnin with ya, this site has taught me one thing if nothing else, smile, laugh enjoy and carp a DM lol:Doh:

Anyway sorry i sidestepped, Deb my point is you may or may not be this, but my neuro was leaning towards the anxiety and depression DX with me and he was right, I was a nervous wreck, took my meds calmed down and was still a nervous wreck but he saw I was approaching things with a clearer head, and he took my SX more seriously, not saying its how things should work with neuros , I have seen this scenario posted more than a few times with others, maybe it a quirk they get in neuro school, i dont know. I am not saying he is right, I am saying, anxiety was clouding things up for me, and to be anxious, when dealing with a lot, plus illnesses, anxiety is to be expected, Deb I totally agree with being DXed depression and anxiety, its a joke, now you know deep inside what is up with you, so dont second guess yourself Like I did at first, find the answer you seek, happy Friday

Deb - Just an FYI and it is not true in all cases but . . . many, many people who have damage in their brain become depressed and go on AD's. It is not the same as "depression" that we hear about. The depression is a result or consequence, if you will, of the damage in the brain. Some are able to function without ADs, many need the ADs.

Whether it is because of a lack of communication between the neurotransmitters and the serotonin or something else I don't know. But to me it makes sense. Example: If the communication between your brain and bladder is messed up and the messages don't get to where they are supposed to go, then logically, it would be the same between the areas of our brains that deal with emotions. The message can't get to where it is supposed to due to the damage.

Does that help?

Good Morning everyone! I am taking a break from grading papers. We have had temperatures in the low 80s the past few days, but it is not too bad. Humidity is way down. I am not sure what I am doing this weekend. I may take a drive to our area of Amish country -- aobut 45 minutes from here. Otherwise, I am going to try to grade the rest of the papes that were turned in this week so I do not get behind.

Trish, I am struggling with how to respond to your post. I guess I think it is just a little harsh to tell a daughter of 18 that you are kicking her out if she does not have a job in one month. I know at 18 they are legally adults, but does responsiblility to one's kids really end here. But what do I know? I should just shut up. Maybe some tough love is neded at this point. I understand that you want her to become more responsible. So many of our students here seem incapable of making any decisions without consulting their parents.

Are you talking about the Art Institute of Chicago? It is a great school, but really expensive. Plus, it costs so much to live in Chicago. I do know they have scholarships available. I think you have to submit a portfolio both for admission and financial aid. The problem with community college is that she may lose interest if she cannot take design classes. If you have a local art college, that might be a great alternative. At a comunity college, she is going to have to take all of the general ed classes.

Hope everyone has a good weekend. My mom is still powerless. She is going crazy without coffee, tv, email, and her computer games.

Becky, I generally cheat and use the list of previous posts under the reply box. ;) Even with that help, I don't always get everyone. That whole cog fog thing. Don't worry about trying to respond to all, we understand.

Trish, Glad your DD got her GED. Hope she can find the right school to go to.

Frank, she's still cute. Thanks for sharing. :)

Vonn, know what you mean about pushing oneself, lol. Think I'm still recovering from watching the girls the other day. :)

Debbie, any chance your PT guy can write a letter for you stating what he's noticing? Might help.

Everyone, :grouphug:

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Howdy Hi,

Still recovering, LOL. The only reason it's driving me nuts is that the weather is beautiful and I want to be out in it! :deadhorsebeat: But when painting the background of a picture makes me want to pass out, I'm gonna need to be a good girl today. So resting up before my next small project.

I am definitely the poster child of the "but you look so good" camp. No one can see the stuff I go through. I'm still mobile and can drive. But I can't work because it exhausts me too much and I make major mistakes. :nopity::Soapbox::ranting: Ok, vent over.

Posted a couple of more paintings in my albulm. They were
made for friends in the area.