Happy New Year Deborah
 

In case any of you thunk I would leave my Debbie out of the well wishes, I have not.

Deborah my love, Deborah my darling wife,
I can not express the happiness you bring to my life.
You and I met by pure chance
With us, its always been a slow dance.
You always accepted me for who I was
Without running away just because
Because I have MS and I shall need you
You said dont worry honey, dont be blue
You have done all you can to help me out
You didnt run, you didnt shout
Deborah you have helped me out every day
For my love can not think of all to say
Thank you for believing in me when I was unsure
I pray before this dance is over, there comes a cure
So we could smile dance and shed tears
Being allowed to love for another hundred years
I love you Deborah my darling wife
Happy new year and to us a good life:hug:

yum Debbies cousin last week on their visit left us some venison breakfast sausage, oh my lol we just had some with eggs and toast, its so good, tomorrow we start the year off with venison sausage biscuits and gravy oh yeah can hardly wait

ahhhhhhhhhhh

Frank, thanks for sharing debbies poem!!

also frank thanks, for the message, it has been a tough year physically for my body, mentally a bit on the soul. thanks...I will get thru whats I got to get thru. thanks for the note to the little ones. hehe

I go to work about 3pm..(inventory night but we close at 7pm instead of 10pm.) which is nice for my inventory night..not there late then. Maybe done about 9pm. As I also have to do menu board price changes.

Then home, the older two kids have sleepovers tonight to go to, so hubby, the youngest three kids and I. Maybe when get home we can play some Wii...or a game...chill around home. Tomorrow my mom is having dinner for all.

I JUST GOT OUT OF BED AT 11am!! hehehe Now going to my sisters a minute to pick up my oldest daughter. Then the kids were told from daddy they have to clean the house really well before they both leave tonight ....hahaha woohoo tricks to having kids...

well gotta sip some more coffee and head out to pick her up, love ya all,

my message to ALL..as memory wont let me do individuals easily....HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY TODAY, TOMORROW AND THRUOUT 2009!!! LOVE YOU ALL, BE CAREFUL IN ANY TRAVELS TONIGHT, AND MAKE SURE YOU ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES WELL, EVEN SANDY, YOU DO A LOT FOR HONEY, AND HAVE TO REMEMBER TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOU!! HUGSSSSSSSSSS

hugsss all,sarah

Frank and Deb, maddie wanted to type a new years message..maybe about her being in her cousins wedding in febuary..flower girl but since young they are going to have her pulled in wagon by ring bearer...hehe

my niece wanted her mom ( madeline) namesake in the wedding...

here is maddie...

hh h u y y y yyyyuuy yy yyyyyyyyyyjjhh h h h h hhhhh
u uu u u u uuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Morning everyone. Frank, that was so nice, thank you. Right backatcha! :hug:

I feel so much better today. The tummy is healing finally and has reduced to rumbling now. Whew, that was a tough one. Thank you for all the well wishes. They really made me smile when I'd come on to lurk. :hug:

Everyone have a wonderful New Year eve and stay safe. The boys will be out and you know I will worry but they are adults so I am letting go slowly. Jim and I will order out and lay in bed watching tv.

:grouphug:

Sandy, I know the feeling. Both of my boys will be out tonight. But....I told them they'd better make plans to stay over where they are....no driving tonight. I don't trust all the other drivers out there. Plus, I'm not stupid....I know they will have a drink or three. :rolleyes:

I made my Frozen Cranberry Margaritas and they are in the freezer out in the garage. I taste-tested and it's very good! Matt saw it and was full of questions.....why'd you make that? who's coming over? are you drinking now? how much Tequila did you put in there? you're not going anywhere tonight are you? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: geeze, wonder where he got THAT from.......?

We never go out on New Year's eve. Don't drink either. We will toast with some hot choccy. :D

All the drunks on the road scare me too much. :eek:

Hubby is a New Year baby, so tomorrow I'll make him a cake.

I do kinda miss my old single days. :o The local DFW band scene. Good music, lots of fun. Even X's band isn't playing this year. I feel so old. Nah...must be him huh? :p

When my granddaughter was in high school (she's a college freshman) her group of friends had their parties (booze free, of course) at the home of one of the guys in their group. If the party was going to last (like New Year's), it was a MANDATORY stay-over. They had a girls' "dorm" and one for the boys, well-chaperoned. The mom was not about to send teenage drivers headed home late at night with all the drunken bozos on the roads. How I admire her for that!

That is really cool B2Y.

For a few years we ran a kids night out at our old gym. We had basketball, racquetball and an indoor pool. We used a racquetball court as a disco room. :D A fun safe place for kids every Saturday night.

One year we had New Years Eve party for the kids. We all had a blast.

One thing we didn't think about was drunk parents picking them up. :( :mad:
We spent hours driving kids home.

when my older boys were young I used to have kids new years sleepover
parties.......we would do crafts , make lots of appetizers(kids love those),
and toast all night with sparkling cider. I swear I would get buzzed off]
of the bubbles but I guess that cant be:o:confused:

Now my health is not as good and I am as old as dirt.:( My younger ones
would love to do this as they have heard about it from their older bros.
I have now promised that I will do my best to do this next year.:)

My bff since high school and her daughter are coming over and we will
be making homemade pizzas(the kids can make their own.) they love
making the dough and "playing" with it.:) they will probably sleep over.
so that will be fun for the little ones. My older ones will do first night
downtown. they drop a ball and its all crazy. I worry about them on
the streets but they really enjoy this(and they are 19 and 17 so.....:o)

I hope everyone has the kind of eve that is just perfect for them!!:hug:

hi everyone...still busy...running around doing such and such...glad you're feeling a bit better, Sandy...:hug:
Hope everyone has a safe and happy celebration tonight...we're going over to some old friends' house and will probably celebrate new years drop with New York, since we can't stay awake for the chicago drop...:rolleyes:

we love it when you ramble, Finny !!

:hug:

Hi everyone! I am back home. I got here about 3 hours ago, and I am already checking up on you all. I guess I missed all of you.:D I tried reading all of posts that I missed while gone, but there were just too many. It was making me dizzy;). I hope you all had a good/decent/ not too bad(?) Christmas, and wish all of you a very Happy New Year.

We do not start back to classes until the 12th so I have some time to recover and to work on getting my course syllabi done. I also have to make a trip to St. Louis next week to Barnes Hospital to see the MS specialist there.

Frank, I spent the whole time in my exciting hometown of East Liverpool, OH. It is a small, run down town in NE Ohio (rustbelt)-- it is on the border of PA and W VA -- about 45 miles from Youngstown, OH and about 45 miles from Pittsburgh. Pottery and steel used to be the major industries. All of my family was there except for my oldest brother -- the Bob -- who felt that the drive from Philadelphia is just too tough on him. :rolleyes:

Now during Spring break I will be heading for Austin, TX.

For those of you in Illinois, can you believe Blago's latest decision?:eek:

me too.........

my favorite restaurant in Monterey California is Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, on Cannery Row.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/206/4...98b196.jpg?v=0

and my favorite part of dining there (besides the shrimp, I mean!) is the wall murals of Forrest and Jenny, and the decorations (props from the movie)

:D:cool::D

lol Kelly floors clean now onto the margaritas

good evening everyone .... today has been a lazy day for me .... weather has changed and with it came the electric shocks that i get in my hips and my shoulder feels like a neck does when it has wiplash .... hurts to even move my head or my arm ... doing better now though i am glad i am off tomorrow ....

gotta love that husband of mine .... beautiful poem .... breakfast in bed .... a pot of bean soup made with the ham bone from christmas is simmering on the stove .... had a bowl ... fantastic .... and then he made this rye bread appetizer that we all love .... without a doubt .... i am very blessed .... i love you very much frank

sandy ... get better ... am glad jim didn't have to go to the hospital ...

I wanted to say Happy New Year one last time before I head off to watch a movie with Jim. I had Nik pic up a spiral ham and supplies for dinner tomorrow. Yummy.

Love ya all! :hug:

Happy New Year to all hugsssssssssssss toott toot..well not quite time..but close enough...hugsss and wishing us all good health and good days..hugsss,sarah

(my dad dr already called, the spot is cancerous, he goes for blood work friday, monday a CAT scan and then later monday up to Marquette..for apt with a surgeon to discuss CAT and what the step for surgery will be...)

I am not really ready for the cancer stuff again, some I know are reminding me that they probably caught his early...and some of me is like yes I know..but I kept having so many hopes for Madeline each time the prognosis looked good..then boom around the corner was more bad news....so just trying to stay positive...

hugsss all, gotta go snuggle the little ones..

oh 13 year old, yes a friends parents have a whole group of the girls over, sleepover fun, hot tub, games and foods...they all brought gifts to exchange....

I feel old...hubby fell asleep on couch..and I feel like sleeping as well..hehe hugssss,sarah

Annie and Ali happy new years to both of you if ya lurk on by

I feel old too, Sarah... praying for your Daddy... and you, and your whole family.

:grouphug:

San, glad Jimbo doesn't have to go to the hospital again, and glad the alien was exorcized from your belly.

Frank & Deb, Happy New Year, kiddos... may we all make it through another year with grace, dignity, charm, and sly humour.

Kelly, happy 2009, Cousin !! and put DOWN that toothbrush, Private!

Wiz, :hug: hope you got everything done, girl!

Barb, :hug: have fun with the syllabus. (not)

Weaver, :hug: keep up the good work!

DebbieD, :hug: hope you're all better now.

Momma, thanks for being our "Momma"

B2Y, :hug: how's retirement? see you next year!

Soxie, :hug: blessings right back atcha!!

Vonny, :hug: stay warm!

NaeNae, :hug: stay outta trouble, girlfriend!

Jenn, :hug: happy new year, honey! have a cuppa joe for me!

Trish, :hug: snuggle those beautiful girls close!

Tara, hope that evil pneumonia is almost done..

DaisyMae, a GENTLE :hug: hope you're feeling bettah, dear.


it's now 2009 !!!

rise and shine ya slackers im first one at 830 whats with that

wanted to add one more wish to DebD, this is why i dont like doing greetings with names, Deb I had the pleasure to meet you as did my Debbie and she so enjoyed herself, a semi limbo DX, but as we all learned this past month, its hard to be called a limbo when the meds they are giving you are for MS. Happy New Year DebD, may the docs finally finish what they started and may the meds work wonders for you

everyone else get up oh shoot i jump in hot whirlpool bath without coffee again, wonder should I call deb and order one think that will go over well lol not on your life will it:Bang-Head:

ok the holidays are over let the warm weather come back,:)

I have to stay out of trouble?????????????? Carp....no fun this year!

here's what my sainted mother used to say:

"Be good!"

"If you can't be good, at least say out of trouble."

"If you can't stay out of trouble, at least, DON'T GET CAUGHT!"

:D

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breakfast, with Mimosas here in the jungle.

yum!

we're soooo old, we couldn't finish one single solitary bottle of sparkling wine at midnight last night, lol!

naturally, as with all things that are unfinished, with my frugal husband, one can expect their appearance at the following day's breakfast.

at 6 am, after he was done milking the goat, I saw him out picking oranges from our trees.

:Heart: :inlove: :Heart:

ain't slackin' dude!

busy slicin' nanners for the dehydrator, and cleaning up after critter feeding.

You must be out of practice. My 85 year old Grandma and I polished off 1 bottle of sparkling Pinot Noir and 1/2 a bottle of Asti Spumante!! I'm not sure which one of us drank more, though. She may have gotten the better of me.:D:eek:

Hey all, good morning 2009...
New year, why would I think I would wake up without this crazy numbness crap..I was in bed till 11am..but really up at 8ish and hurting..in bed. (we did get to bed at 2am..after some bowling on the Wii when I woke hubby at midnt.

I am going to try to focus on my health, the parts I can focus on, although I do meet a new neuro this month. But really taking enough time for some yoga, or short walks, and eating much healthier...a pact no mcds foods...help....gotta pack lunch or eat like parfait hehe...

hugsss and happy new year...we are heading over to my parents later for 6pm dinner...my parents stopped by last night, it was good to get a hug with my dad, hadnt seen him since the dx...hugsssssssss all, sarah:)

take up golf Sarah:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

yeah i am gonna live by my rules this year not MS's to a degree, i will not make the Ms worse and i will do my best to not endanger my health, I know i am not the best at self care and or worrying enough about it, this year i will do better. try to:yikes: give me a high five finnie lolI mean it

holly ya boozer oh wait hollys grandma ya boozer lol sounds like my type of gal, she sure does, glad you both had fun i know how much she means to you,

happy new year everyone

peace

I do golf, but there is too much snow right now Frank hehehe but we did play golf, bowling and tennis on the Wii last night!! starting at midnt...wow...

hugsssss and glad you gonna live by your rules not MS hugss,sarah

Good Morning! Happy New Year Everyone!

I have been up since 8:30 -- doing laundry, unpacking, putting away presents. I am going to give myself a few more days before I start putting away Christmas decorations. I was in bed by 9:30 last night. I was too tired after my drive from Ohio to stay up. Now I am checking out flights to Austin over Spring Break in March.

Jenn, I usually have sauerkraut and pork on New Year's Day also, but I am just not in the mood for it this year. I hope this doesn't mean I will have bad luck. On the other hand I know I have some leftover sauerkraut and pork in the freezer. Maybe I will go take it out.;)

Hey, Frank, you were the first to POST, not the first one AWAKE. (Well, maybe you were awake for hours before you posted?)

We just had a nice lunch of homemade pierogi that a friend gave us, with some bacon and eggs. Mmmm. It's some kinda cold here, wind chill down around -30. It finally got above zero a few minutes ago.

I can't keep up with all the separate threads wishing each other Happy Birthday and Happy New Year. I'm either going to miss some or post/thank two or three times on the same one, so maybe I'll just lurk at them. :D

Well, starting new years with a bang...I had to, I started prednisone taper....
last time when I couldnt get in for two days, while not at work due to bad sxs, and finally hwen got to dr, she put me on prednisone...(which is what I had asked them over phone to ask dr) but had to wait two days.

anyhow, she gave me a script, but I also still have plenty that isnt expired from last time...she said when sxs get flared up again, that I know my body and go ahead with same dosage taper.

I woke, like last few weeks of waking so numb that it is too too bothersome, just not doing well. So I had called my younger sister, about something else, and mentioned how I feel. She said you are so tough...that she would be in a ER yelling for them to figure her out if she had my stuff. So then she mentioned, what about that prednisone do you think you should start that....ahaaaaa

Anyhow, in a little bit here I bet I will get the whirlwind of energy, then maybe I will use it to get some things done around here....maybe nap though today, at some point, but we also are going to my parents for dinner later.

Well, better really watch what I am eating, want to start eating better for health and weight loss..and then started the prednisone...ahhh

hugss all, just wanted to share where I am at physically...hugss,sarah

try this, lol!:

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The Enlightened Path, With a Rubber Duck

Kelly Shimoda for The New York Times - Fitness

By ABBY ELLIN - Published: December 31, 2008

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/he...pagewanted=all

Morning! Jim and I stayed up will about 1-1:30am listening to the fireworks and making calls. Then lucky us got woke up around 3:15am to the dog going nuts. The next door neighbors son was still throwing his party with the bass so high it was rocking our windows. Then they thought it would be funny to go out front and hoot and holler. I flicked on my porch light and I saw some pointing but they stayed out there a little bit. After 30 minutes they went inside to yell at the top of their lungs. Needless to say we didn't wake up until almost 11am! lol

I'll start making dinner around 2pm. I am having ham, sweet potatoes, crescent rolls and fried corn. Mmmmmmmmmm good!

Have a good day everyone. I don't list names because I know I'll forget someone. Just know I am wishing you all a happy year. For the first time ever I have a good feeling about this year. I don't want to jinx myself but I didn't even get misty eyed. All in all, despite my mom's illness things were pretty good. Jim stayed out of the hospital over a year now! October was one year and that is great for him! I plan to get my car paid off this year and the beds and try to save some for a rainy day. I wish the same for all of you. :hug:

Sarah, :hug: I am so sorry. I am praying for your dad.

Tammy, that was me last night texting you! lol I saw your text asking who I was this morning. :hug:

Ugh i had awful spasms that woke me last night and the girls at work have all had a tummy bug which they have shared, so now it is coming from every orifice faster than I can move!

Oh Renee, I can so relate to that tummy thing. I am sorry and hope you feel better soon. I started to call you last night but thought you might be alseep.

Cayo, I have rubber duckies here..so I could use one during my yoga practice heheheh hugsss, sarah

sorry to hear that nae nae

Sandy we went out at midnight yelled rang a bell and banged on some pans, sorry your neighbors take it to a new height:Doh:

what is fried corn?