LOL, Kelly ... I need to heed to my own advice ...

it's a new direction in our life ... just a new path ... but, I believe that we aren't given more than we can handle ... it's tough - but it's okay ... and sure - there will always be others worse off than we are .. but that's THEIR predicament ... and we need to care for ourselves and our needs ... and can't try to figure out others or compare ...

we are living examples at what we can do WITH an illness .. and an inspiration to others ...

we still had 200 post to go, before we hit 1000, that old thread was good for at least another 5 hours

Trish we have been doing cleaning around here too... well I say "we" but David has been doing most of it!

Last night I woke up around midnight with the creepy crawlies driving me nuts! I don't know what else to call it...? It felt like I have something crawling all over me and I have found nothing to make it go away. I finally had to get out of bed, scatch like heck and move around! That drives me nuts.

And then late yesterday afternoon Daisy, (black lab) decided it was time to play toss with an apple from the back tree. I finally gave in after 10 minutes of her actually tossing the apple to me and giving me that look of "please momma throw it for me". So I tossed the apple for her for about 10 minutes, yup you guessed it my arm is killing me today!

just another example of when to say no....

well, "run away" son is back home ... seems the girl he went to live with was trying to make him into something he wasn't ... she told him get a tatoo so he now has a tat on his back left shoulder... she told him pierce your ears so he now has tiny studs in his ear ... she told him we are piercing our tongue so he did ... then chris' money ran out and suddenly she didn't like his voice, the way he dresses, ... chris told us how she was ... the dad is paranoid skiz and chris thought daughter was too ... he said it was like he couldn't move, talk to anyone, without her approval ... he said he thought she had "too many different personalities" ... anyway he is home ... has a beaut of a black eye ... says he ran into door ... disenchanted and sad but overall seems ok ... i was afraid he would be withdrawn from reality ... as autistic people tend to do when stress is too high ... the drive down and back was extremely hard on frank ... we were in my car ... an older model grand prix ... extremely hard for him to get in and out off .... but it had the better tires and the better gas mileage ... and of course he insisted on driving the whole time ... i tried to get him to let me drive but no ... i think he drove to stay calm ... so we are home safe ... tired but safe ...

i am leaving for work in about 10 minutes so i need to jet ... i hope this post finds everyone cheerful ... until this evening ...

LOL. Look what I started. Ah, but it's good to know I'm not the only stubborn one.

I also grew up with the unless you have a fever or you're having tummy issues - you're going to school. Which is a good thing since I have bad allergies, or I would have never gone, LOL.

I too sometimes think I can do more since there are others worse off than me, but learning my new boundaries and trying to adjust. Hard to accept , but slowly learning.

Took longer than it used to, but the yard has been taken care of. Sitting here cooling down with the ceiling fan and a nice cold glass of aqua. Going to rest for an hour or so to see how I feel. LOL, at least I got my exercise for the day in.

EDIT: Deb, glad you guys made it home ok.

Got up early this morning at 5:00 to grade those dang exams. I just did not want them hanging over me during the weekend. So of course, now I am tired. Some of the students will be happy to get them back, and others will be upset -- if they actually make it to class.

After my class, I need to run a few errands, and then pack at some point for the weekend. The weather is beautiful here -- 70s and sunny.

Gas is down to $3.05 here in Chucktown.

Have to leave for class. Try not to overdo it, you all

in our house it was the same also, and we got to hear ' the don't want to hear it unless you are bleeding', comment a lot


pretty sure overdoing it is a side effect of MS, we feel blah and get naught done, then feeling good again and we go 200mph to get all we haven't gotten done and all we possible can get done asap. over doing it does seem to be one of the bigger problems MSers face, that is unfortunately our fault for not clearly thinking it through

I mean it makes me think of one thing can you teach an old dog new tricks.... I guess only if the old dog wants to learn.... my ignorance has cost me a few days in bed, I have gotten better, but still over do it some days without realizing it till its too late

oh well life goes on

not to waste some ink, but dont over do it today lol god I slay myself

Hey all, I found ya! You can't run away from me that easily. hahaha

I am cleaning bathrooms today. They need it and I need to do it. I finished the laundry yesterday!!!! Whoohoo!

Jim and I will be going out tomorrow to get some cleaning stuff. Have you ever ran out of dish soap? I did and anti-bacterial hand soap works really good as a replacement!

Frank and Deb, glad you made it home.

Char, that sounds like my legs. I wonder if you also have restless leg going on? Jim said he has felt that before and he is convinced it's ms or a combo. It sucks because I am so afraid someday I wont look and a real bug will be on me!

Kelly, when my boys come home on breaks it drives us crazy that our usually quiet house becomes a slam everything you can at 6am kind of home. ARGH. I hope you hear about your MRI today.

Vonn, glad to hear about your car getting fixed. One problem off the table eh?

Barb, sorry your feeling down. It's normal to be afraid of the what if's. I think we all go through that at some time.

Trish, lol Isn't it funny how they have no clue at times? I can be rolling my eyes and shifting my feet for my boys to hurry up their stories and they never even notice. They are stuck in their own little worlds sometimes. hahaha Sometimes I just nod and say "uh huh" over and over. lol

Sox, thank you. Nothing is in stone but at least they are seriously talking now. Jim is happy to hear he had the best surgery out there and glad to hear the urologist said they did the best surgery he could have at that time.

Jenn, want to come over and help me now? I'll pick you up. lol

Have a good day everyone. I hope all of our other chatters find us here in our new home.

I filled out the magazine form for my grandson to help his school and for him to get a glow in the dark Scooby shirt.

I am soooo tired and sleepy, I just had a huge cup of coffee loaded with sugar...didn't help...

It is raining here...love the rain and listening to the thunder.

I also need to answer my BIL's letter ....ok....I have to give in and just
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You all have a great day...will check back later...

slowly I step, step by step, inch by inch......

slowly getting my act together, there is a definite drag going on today, more than likely from the drive last night, that or my lungs are cashed

so how the heck yall doing?

howdy Ma sorry you are feeling blah, hope you feel better, take a nap its good for the soul


peace again