Fibromyalgia #172
 

Good morning ladies.

Mima - glad your tummy is feeling better. I don't know much about oil buring furnaces, as in Alberta we use Natural Gas. Glad you got it fixed. All these repair people want to do is sell new product, so they decide to scare you into it.

Tammy - glad that Tim got the job. That is nice for him. Also, happy that an aunt left him the funds to go to school. It is so very expensive.

Meme - hope you start to feel better soon. I know for the past month I have felt down and out and I don't like it one bit.

Joanne - glad you got your cards. Like you, I HAVE them, but I need to get them done and into the mail. Perhaps this afternoon.

My lower back is still so painful. I will grab an appointment for a massage on Saturday and hopefully it will be MUCH better. The fellow I go to is amazing. Too bad he is 100 miles away:dizzy:

Here is a little joke for you gals.

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Have a good day, everybody.

Hi ladies.
Tammy - How awesome that Tim got the job! Very cool!
Meme - I think the changing of the seasons brings out the worst flares!
Anne - The 3-hour diet rocks! I've already lost 10 lbs and I'm not hungry or dying with cravings! I truly believe in this program is for me and I'm excited to see the weight come off.

Take care everyone...talk soon. E~

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Eliza- Good weight loss. Keep up the good work.
Happy- Wrote the cards. Now all I have to do is mail them.I have a couple special cards to buy.. My G/daughter graduates from nursing school next week.. We will go to N/Florida for a couple days for that and get right back home to prepare for Christmas..They all will come to my house then.. Our son is hosting Christmas dinner so for this year no heavy cooking for me.:carrot::carrot:
Mima- We might get some rain and cool weather this weekend. My s/i/law told me it will be in the 20's in N/Fl. I guess I will get out the coats to go up there.
We are having our TOPS Christmas party tonight.. I guess I am just becoming a homebody.. I am going but rather not.. My daughter bought me a nice top to wear so I guess I have to go show off.
Hello Tammy and Meme...
Joanne

Well ... I got mine started anyway. Got all the labels printed - 64. Not as many as I usually have. I cut out several this year plus my husband isn't sending any to work so that helps a lot. Now I have to sign them all and write my aunts & uncles a personal message ... they expect that. Anne ... the card I sent you last year came back. If you don't mind, email me your address please ... I have something wrong.

The biggest gripe I have about my puppy is she won't let me eat in peace. She wants me to give her some of what I'm eating. I like to eat on the couch at night while I'm watching TV mostly because our barstools are wooden and it hurts me to sit in them very long. So, she gets right beside me and tries to get in my plate. I've broke her somewhat but she still aggrevates me. I usually just put her in the bathroom. I have my bathroom divided in half with a gate so its like she has a little 'pen' with her food, water, a towel she lays on and her paper she goes potty on. She's trained to go outside or on that paper if I don't take her out. That works really well if I'm gone or if it's raining. She's not really bad ... just still in the puppy stage. Terrible ones actually. It's Sami I'm worried about. Her head is tilted to one side, her lower lip is drooping and slobbery and now she is limping again. She can't hardly get up and down the steps again. She's only 8 so she shouldn't be getting arthritis yet I wouldn't think. I'm beginning to wonder if she's had a light stroke or something. Hubby said if she has, there's nothing the vet can do about it. She's eating good and everything. If she keeps getting worse, though, I'll have to take her in. I'm going to give her some baby asprin when I feed her this afternoon and see if that helps the leg. The vet Xrayed it a few months ago and didn't find anything, then it got better. May just be all the rain ... & maybe she's just sympathizing with me!

I can't 'keep up.' Is it just me? My daughter came last week and helped me decorate everything and then again and helped me clean my house and seems everything is piled back up again. I just can't seem to keep everything up. I'm about ready to just give up on life and go to bed. Never thought I'd actually say that! Sometimes it all just seems to get to be too much. Can't wait to see how difficult it is in 10 years from now ... if I ever make it to then.

Hi there. I went to the ortho doc-they took xrays-I have A LOT of arthritis in my back-they are going to do an mri and a bone scan. I should have gotten a shot-I am taking valium to get through the mri. He thinks I might have sciatica. It must be going to rain because I am so bad today.
I was scammed on Craig's list. At first, I didn't thinks so because of a phone call and e-mails. The scam was the e-mails-they were going to send a check for 1300 which I would cash and keep 300 and give them the rest. I think the phone call was legit-he will call me on Tuesday.And I will make him show an id to get through the gate.
Evan is coming.
Good haircut. Congrats on the weight loss, Eliza. Hope you feel better, Anne. 100 miles-wow!
I need something.
Bye Mima

Anne, I am honestly afraid to try a massage again. It hurt so bad the one and only time that I had one. By the way, I loved the comic!!!

Eliza, I was telling hubby about the 3 hour diet. Maybe I should order the book from Amazon and give it a try. Keep us posted on how you are doing.

Joanne, be careful on your trip to see your granddaughter graduate. That is wonderful for her!!! Congratulations!! How was the TOPS Christmas party?

Meme, I've been going through our labels and deleting some too. It is just too expensive to send so many anymore. I type a letter and send to people we don't get to see to keep them updated on our lives. I have it typed, just need to print it. I usually write personal notes on those. It doesn't sound good about Sami! Keep us posted on her. It isn't just you on keeping up with everything. Bob has been doing almost all of the cooking lately. It seems like I am too pooed out by the end of the day.

Pets. I am sitting here eating a Pop Tart while I'm typing. Kramer is sitting up on his rear right beside me waiting for me to give him a bite. He keeps licking his chops waiting in anticipation. yes, I'll give in sooner or later.

Mima, I have arthritis in my lower spine, and there are days I can barely move. I feel for you. What is Craig's list??

My friends and I are heading out this afternoon for our annual Christmas weekend at the bed and breakfast and many, many shops. We were hoping we'd have some snow while we are there, and I guess we hoped too much. There is a winter storm coming, and now we figure we'll have trouble getting home on Sunday. We'll just leave down there early and take our time. I don't know if I'll be back on today or not.

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

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Tammy- The Christmas party was nice.. Don't worry we have made this trip hundreds of times.. My hubby will only drive 50-60 miles an hour.. I am sure to go nuts without a book..I am giving my G/daughter one of my rings.. When she was small we were in the pool and she was looking at my rings. I asked her which one she liked and she picked the one I am giving her..It is time..
Mima- I am suffering today.. I ate some pasta last night.. IBS kicked in big time..On top of all the other aches and pains my day today is going to be uncomfortable..
Meme- That is one of the problems we are having with Christie.. She thinks she has to eat everytime we do.. She is a pug and they get fat easy.. I am trying real hard to convince the hubby that she really isn't hungrey..Now with the fenced in area ,I can put her out there when we eat..I need someone to come help me clean house!!I am not likely to get it..
Happy- I have never had a massage.. Maybe someday. I am not getting any younger so it better be soon.They cost 50 dollars up down here..
Have a good weekend everybody.. Joanne

Craig's list id a website where you can buy or sell. www.craigslist.com Ibought Jessica's carriage and swing through them-first time I ran into trouble.
He is still e-mailing me. I reperted his e-mail to the site.
We are taking Alison to the Pageant today-we go to Mike's and get the van. She loves it.
PTL it rained!!!!And it will again. But I see an ice storm for tomorrow back home. We are having the motor replaced on the oil burner-it keeps shutting off. It;s so hard to be here and have problems there!! But that oil burner has been a problem all fall. I sure hope this fixes it. Plus we put a light in the window that goes on when it gets too cold. Josh didn't report it the last time so we are back to square 1 asking neighbors to watch. I guess we have to lower our expectations.
Brad is sitting here at 5 am wanting to redo the kitchen. NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All we really need to do is move the microwave. Keep it simple stupid. I guess I will have to be the one to set boundaries. I do want a wood floor because our rug is constantly filthy. Anyway, from year to year, you don't know about hurricanes.That's how he is with projects-ADD!!! Besides.I am getting him a table so that he can do his model rr stuff in that room. And not on the kitchen table!!!!
10 days and I haven't wrapped a gift. We spent the morning at Walmart-getting tires and food but the car wasn't ready so Evan and I walked home with the creamer and yogurt, Of course, Brad was home 5 minutes later!!!
You guys sure brought back memories of cassidy waiting at the table for bites-he sure was spoiled in that dept, His favorite was American chop suey-I can still hear him moaning when he ate that. Mike trains his dogs to just sit there while they eat-they just watch but you can see how anxious they get.I was never good at that training.
IbS-I usually get it from pasta. I was bad all week but am better now.
Bye for now. Mima

Hi ladies. Well...I'm down 11 pounds! I'm soooo excited! Tammy, don't buy the book, get it from your library that way it's free :0) I love my library! It kills me to buy books and they sit after I read them one or two times.

Sounds like we're all hurting. I had a horrible week, my legs didn't want to work, my boss at work was fired! Yup...one week before Christmas, nice huh? Oh and on top of it I had Bunco Christmas at my house last night and I ended up at work till 5:30pm! I'm pooped and headed for bed, I have to work tomorrow. It's snowing it booty off right now!

Take care all. Gentle hugs! E

p.s. Thank you for making me feel so welcome into your group. You are all very nice ladies :0) Sleep well...ok...so sleep a little :0)

I have been trying to post and my computer keeps going crazy. Congrats on your weight loss Eliza!!! You and tammy have had some weather!! Hope you make it home safely. Tammy-it sure is bad back home.
We went out for Chinese after church-have had a sour stomache all afternoon-but it tasted good at the time. Church was wonderful-we will have our party tomorrow night.
Mike's washing machine went 2 weeks ago and now his refrigerator is broken.
Bye for now Mima

Joanne, that is so neat about the ring! Let us know what she says when she receives it. I would cry! Maybe someone could get you a gift certificate for a massage for Christmas!!

Mima, I'll look at that site just to check it out. I hope things go better at home with the house. Sure doesn't make sense that Josh wouldn't pay attention to things.

Eliza, good idea about the library. I'll have to check to see if they have it. We live in a small town, so they might not. Congrats on losing that weight! You are doing great!! How awful for your boss losing a job right before Christmas.

The weather is pretty nasty here. We left the bed and breakfast this morning about 10:15. I pulled into my garage at 1:30 or so. It usually takes about 1 1/2 hours to get home. Hard to see with the blowing snow, and there were places that there hadn't been a snow plow. I hated driving, and by the time I got home the tension in my back was tremendous. I took some medicine and went to bed.

It is good to be home and know I really don't have to go back out. We're supposed to pick up Kramer from the doggy hotel in the morning, but if it's bad, I'll call and extend his stay there.

Darn-lost my post. Glad you are home safe, Tammy.That storm is awful.
Ended up with diarrhea-diverticulitis or what my son had?? I hope I am ok to go to the party tonight.
Haven't got one gift wrapped but I have my shopping done except for Brad. He keeps trying to change the extra room around and I am getting him a big table to work on and little storage things to make his train model buildings on. But I can't carry the table?? he;s getting me a chair.
Hope everyone recovers from the storm-Joanne and I have some cooler weather.But it;s only going to be really cool for 2 days.
Mima

Several schools were on delays for this morning, and many of them close to us ended up closing. Tim and I went to pick up the dog at the doggy hotel, and the main highway was nasty!

Mima, hope you made it to the party!! I have all the gifts wrapped that I have purchased. I really need to sit down and try to remember what I have!
What kind of chair are you getting?

My BILs called from Tampa to rub it in about the warmer weather down there the other day. They knew we were getting this icky stuff.

I have homemade pizzas in the oven for supper. Bob did almost all of the cooking last week, so I thought maybe I'd take a turn this week. Maybe we can get Tim to do some also.

Post in cyberspace again.
Nice party and I was ok-guess it was IBS. People told stories of past Christmases-helps you to know people.
I like that you have Bob and Tim to cook. Brad does some cooking-I think he should do more.
Mike thought he would do Italian Christmas Day. Not good for me but that's ok-I will eat shrimp. Hi to all-Evan is coming today. Mima

Well, I finally got all my cards mailed last weekend but I don't have any of my packages wrapped. I have most of them bought ... still have a few to go. I'm going tomorrow to (hopefully) get the rest. Maybe I'll get them wrapped Thursday. I always get it done somehow. Thing is, by the time I get it done, I'm too tired to enjoy Christmas. Sad.

I get most of my books from ebay or used from Amazon. Then, after I'm through reading them and passing them through the family, I resell to ebay. I don't much like using the library ... only have 2 weeks and have to take them back or renew.

Eliza ... sounds like that diet is great. Good going.

I'm blaming my weight gain on Lyrica. I quit taking it. I was up to 2 every night and I was still waking up 4 hrs. after I went to sleep in pain. What they don't tell you about Lyrica is that it's just a muscle relaxant and sleep aid. It doesn't really help pain. So it may put you to sleep but then you lay in one position for a few hrs. and start hurting and you wake up. Then you can't go back to sleep. Also, it will cause you to gain weight. I've picked up 10 pounds since I started taking it.

Good news. Hubby called me tonight and said he is going on days next week. He will be working from 9 to 5:30 instead of 2 to 11. Whoopie! No more "HOME ALONE"!!!

That's great, Meme. Brett is on a 5-3am shift and it's hard on Angela.
Art class today and maybe the couch set will be sold. They are coming this am while I am at Art class.
Finally finished shopping-got Brad a table to do his train stuff on=people helped me and then Jill put it in the house while Brad was sleeping.
My stomache is fine now.
take it easy everyone. MimA

Yeah-the couch set is gone-we found a nice entertainment center at the thrift store across the street but have to wait til Friday to borrow Mike's van to get it. We went to so many furniture stores looking for a recliner that my back is sore trying them out-especially ones that had mechanisms that were hard. I found a perfect one in the wrong color and to order it would take 2 months. Trying again today. But not til I get some wrapping done.
So I see everyone is busy-take it easy Mima

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Good afternoon.

Mima - it is really hard to find a really comfortable chair. I am FINALLY going to get a Stressless Chair. It is made in Norway, but the way it works, is the back of the chair molds to whoever sits in it, so your WHOLE back has great support. They are quite expensive, but it sure isn't something I buy all the time, one it should last me forever. I had bought a Palliser leather recliner, and like most of them, it left a whole in the small of my back, and your head sits at a very strange angle. I hurt so bad when I got out of it, that I finally gave it to my SIL. I will wait until January, when they have furniture sales and order it then.

I tend to keep my furniture for a loooooong time, so I like to get what I really like and will be happy with.

Tammy - glad Tim is home, and is able to help out. My hubby is sure not Chef Boyardee :dizzy: but he tries and that is all one can ask. He does make a mean Chili and a few other things. Maybe when he retires, he will find he enjoys cooking.

Meme - sorry you are so tired, but I sure know how your are feeling. I can't seem to get with it. I need to bake, and yet, here I sit. I feel like I am brain dead. I have to work a full day tomorrow, so I hope I finally can sleep tonight.

Joanne - Are you really busy? Haven't heard from you for a bit. Hope you are feeling ok.

Eliza - I will probably be going on that plan in the New Year. I could do it now, as I have lost my taste for sweets. What a wonderful thing to have happen:smug: I think it is thanks to the NEW Beta Blocker I am taking. Whatever it is, I will take it. Good weight loss. I am sure happy for you.

It is so darn hard to lose any weight at all. First I had a sinus infection and had to end up with an antibiotic, then I just finished those, and I got the stomach flu, which led to a bout of Atrial Fibrillation, with all accumulated in a very, very sore back, for the past 3 weeks. I have been to see the chiro 4 times, and on Saturday, when in Edmonton, went and had a massage. This fellow is great, and he got rid of most of the pain, but then it seemed to all settle right by the tailbone, and sitting and standing was hard, so BACK to the chiro. FINALLY, it is reasonably comfortable, but the tailbone pain remains, as the chiro said it stems from where the tendon and muscle join. Anyway, I do have another massage booked for Monday when we go to Edmonton for Christmas. If he can get rid of the rest of the pain, that is certainly all I need for Christmas or anything else.

Hope you are all doing well. Give me a boot so I can get started doing SOMETHING!!!!!!

posted once and computer page went crazy-scrolls up and down uncontrollably.
Anne-I hope your back is better soon.
We found the chair at Lazyboy-Brad has gone to get it. Nice and small with a handle-love it that my feet can touch the floor, Most places didn't have any in stock.
Then we got gas and a big chicken at BJ's. Gas is finally down to $3 here,
Evan is watching tv. He has been wetting the bed at nght.
Be good all. Mima

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It seems that the time of the year that should be pleasant is the most stressful for me. I will be glad when it is the 1st of Jan.
I have been truely busy. It isn't going to ease up soon enough for me..
My daughter's FIL is in the hospital. he has a serious heart condition and it doesn't look good right now..Her hubby has been with him and his mother for almost a month now..
We are going to my sisters for a party sunday.. It will be a big crowd.. My daughter and her two grown kids will be down this weekend till after Christmas.. I will have a house full too. I think the sil will stay with his mother as she will be alone..She will spend most of her time at the hospital..
This is a real upset for the whole family.. We are all praying for them..
My cards finally got out. Now all I have to do is get some food in the house and clean up around.. Wrap presents..
Hello Everybody...Joanne

I keep posting and my screen goes haywire-only thing that stops it is refresh and then I lose my post. Both my kids under the weather. Bobby is feeling bad for Uncle Paul who is alone-relatives moved away and others don't seem to bother. Bobby was going to have him over but had to postpone it .I told him that our lives are the result of our choices. Bobby would never be alone because he has so many friends. But it is sad and we invite him when we are there. He has so much money-. Got my chair-bad color-great chair.
I am going to end this before it ends itself. Everyone is so busy. Mima

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Gifts

To your Enemy - Forgiveness
To your Opponent - Tolerance.

To a friend - your heart
To a Customer - Service
To all men - Charity
To every child - a good exmple
To yourself - respect

Hope you all have a wonderful, peaceful Christmas. All the best to you and your families.

Hi ladies. Anne, that is so pretty! Joanne, I agree with you...I can't wait until Jan 1st either. I love Christmas and my birthday is the day after but there is soooo much stress involved with shopping and baking and parties...yikes...I'm just worn out! I spent today on the couch and I'm hoping I have more energy tomorrow for the 2 parties.

Merry Christmas girls! I hope we all have a pain free few days so we can enjoy our families.

Hugs, Eliza

Anne, I've never heard of the stressless chair. Sounds like something we all might like!! We keep furniture forever too. When we moved to this new home, we bought new living room and dining furniture. Our DR furniture from the other house was a mixed set of garage sale, auction, and my mom's. We had living room furniture that we bought in 1983, and our family room furniture that we bought in 1991. Decided it was time for an upgrade.

Maybe our husbands could have a chili cookoff! That's one of Bob's specialties also. He is a great cook, better than I can do on many things.
I do agree about having no pain being a wonderful Christmas gift!!

Mima, we have a couple of Lazyboy recliners. We bought them several years ago, and they are both in great shape. What color is the chair you bought? Gas around here has been about $2.80. I like that better than what it had been.

Joanne, I'll be keeping all of you in my prayers. Keep us posted. The holidays are hard for me to deal with also. I'm always so stressed. I did get my cards in the mail also. I think I should start working on next year's cards so I won't be so late!!

Anne, beautiful picture with the gift ideas!!

I went to the rheumatologist on Thursday. I talked to her about the pain in my shoulder blades. SHe doesn't know if it's from the fibro or something else. I had xrays done and bloodwork. She did tell me to take Flexeril twice a day instead of just at bedtime. I've had the worst time with it because it knocks me out. I can't sleep all day, but that's what I want to do with it. Frustrating!!

We've had our Christmas with Bob's children, and today we were with my brothers and their families. We'll go to church tomorrow night, and then Christmas Day it will be just the 3 of us. I mentioned going to a movie, so that is a possibility if Bob and I are feeling ok. Tim and I are heading to Frankenmuth, MI, on Wedneday morning, and we'll be back Friday afternoon. Bob doesn't want to go.

Eliza, I clicked the button to send before I typed a note to you. I hope that you are feeling better soon!! I ended up ordering that book because our library didn't have it. I have glanced through it, but I'll be doing some serious reading soon. Have to stay awake long enought to read, right???

Stress - I need some of that to get me motivated or else I just don't want to do it. When the crunch is on, that is when I get moving. Since Thursday, I have wrapped all the presents, cleaned my house, baked cookies and squares. Busy, busy, and I LOVE it. It kills my body, however.

Tammy - I hear you about the Flexeril. I don't know how people get around after taking that. I don't find it helps that much with the pain, but it sure makes me sleepy and almost drunk. I have another pill that we can only get in Canada it seems. It is a 282MEP. It has asprin, codeine and a muscle relaxer in it. It doesn't zonk me out like Flexeril does.

Have a good time doing whatever you do.

Eliza - I hate the fatigue more than the pain. I can at least get around with the pain, but that darn fatigue just sets you on your butt. Hope you have a really good sleep tonight and that you wake up with ENERGY.

We are leaving tomorrow, just after lunch, for my daughters. We won't be home again until Boxing Day (26 Dec) in the evening. I will be bringing Ashley home with me for a few days, so I will be busy. Luckily, the first day, she just wants to hang, stay in her PJ's and watch a movie, play on the computer and play with some of her toys. She keeps herself busy. I will be really tired, I am sure, on that day, after running around for 3 days!!! YIKES!! I am tired just thinking about that.

Hell0 Meme, Mima and Joanne

Anne, you have definitely been busy!! It has to wear you out. Wish I could get that medicine here. I don't like feeling so out of it from the flexeril. What fun bringing Ashely home with you!!! You'll have a great time, I'm sure.

Good morning-we are all in the same boat when it comes to pain-I don't like Flexeril-can't stand that grogginess-we had a quiet day yesterday-church-natural food store for my wheat-free cookies and bread-out to eat-nap-Patriots game and a walk-today will be busier because I have to shop and make a fruit trifle and a chocolate cream pie.
The asthma is sarting and I need inhalers/ Hope my doc is in. He can fax it to Wally World next store.
Beautiful candlelight service tonight-it's magical. Prayers for all-Joanne. I have heard of so many people sick lately. It sure doesn't stop for Christmas.
You will have to sleep a bit-Anne.
Merry Christmas. Mima

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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY
I hope the day will be good for everyone.. We will go to the son's for dinner. He is going to have a crowd.. I am not sure the daughter will come as she is sick. She went to the doctor so we will just have to see.Everything is in a turmoil right now..I have tried to cover all the bases for whatever happens..
Me, I will be glad when the year ends.
The hubby and I will be married 54 years the day after Christmas.. That sounds like such a long time.It doesn't seem like it sometimes. You notice I said sometimes..:dizzy:
The last time I bought furniture was about 35+ years ago.. I keep things forever..
Joanne

Happy Anniversary Joanne. Times flies, but sometimes we seem to lag behind. That is a LOT of years - congratulations. Hope you have a wonderful Christmas and anniversary. Certainly, you will have a lot of people to celebrate with, and lots of good things to eat.

Tammy - here is the site for the Stressless Chair. It is made in Norway and has a different mechanism. It doesn't leave the "hollow" in the lumbar area and it doesn't push your neck out. It is the one called Ambassador that I will be getting, but not until January, when they go on sale. Too cheap to pay full price. I do, however, need a chair. I keep laying on the couch and that is very bad for the hips and lower back. http://new.ekornes.com/us/stressless...ess_recliners/

Mima - you can sing, All I want for Christmas, is my inhaler :lol:

Well, off and running. Just have to load up the car when hubby comes home, and we are gone.

All the best to everybody.

The service was great but greater than that was that Joyce came-she is struggling with something and she cried during the service as I have done many times and it is so healing.
Doc not in but I am not too bad.At least I have Advair.
Joanne-hope everything goes well today and your daughter is better. And Happy Anniversary. I was reminding Brad that we got engaged 6 years ago when he gave me the diamond cross-the one that I lost but I can't lose the memory of that time.
Anne-have a wonderful time.
Went to the restaurant because Santa was there and Evan went to talk to him. Santa gave him a stuffed animal and he thought that was it and was disappointed but it was explained to him that it was not the case. But I have Rosie-the one thing he asks for. So I need to get it to him pronto today.
Rosie is a Thomas engine .
Merry Christmas to all-Tammy, Meme, Joanne, Anne, Eliza. Mima

Joanne, 54 years is wonderful!!! I hope you are able to celebrate with your family both Christmas and the anniversary.

Anne, that chair does look comfy!!

Mima, our church service last night was very nice. There didn't seem to be as many people there this year which surprised me since the weather was better than some years. Glad you have the Advair. Is that the purple container thing? I used that a few years ago when I was having some breathing problems, and that's the only thing that helped.

Question for anyone who has or has had an older dog. Our dog will be 14 next month. He is starting to urinate in the house. This has been going on for the past couple of months. Most of the time it's just a dribble, but this morning, it was quite a bit, and it was 10 minutes after he had been outside. Any ideas why he might be doing this? Or any advice?? Bob said the other day that he doesn't think the dog is feeling well, so maybe I just need to call the vet and get him in.

Urinary tract infection??? Bobby's dog does that also but when he has to wait too long. Speaking of Bobby, there is something going on with him and this girl he had been pursuing for a couple of years but Suzanne is sworn to secrecy and when I said they are always together she said that I must have an inkling. The funny thing is that her brother is one of his good friends and her parents think of him as an adopted son. She is a real estate agent and has been married before but no kids. ???
Mike made a great dinner-Italian. Poor Grandma Sandy didn't feel well. Evan had one meltdown-he goes in his room and then comes out again. Man, he loved his toys. He would throw out all the clothes til he could find a toy!!
Alison loved everything. She got a Wii-can't wait to use it and it will be good exercise for her. We got a beautiful senior picture.
We are going to redo the front room. Perhaps put up a slider to hide the work table and sewing machine from the living room. And move the kitchen table into the other room. And the tv into the bedroom. That's enough planning for the day.
Have restful after Christmas Day -happy Anniversary Joanne!!! Mima

I think I'll call the vet and see what she says about him. That could be it. He gets to go out often, so I don't think that's it. Bob mentioned that he seems to be so thirsty lately too. diabetes?

Keep us posted on what's going on with Bobby!! Evan sounds like a typical boy, doesn't he? That will be good for Alison. Have fun redoing the front room!

We are in Frankenmuth, Michigan tonight. Tim and I both slept for a while after we got checked in here at the hotel. Then we went for supper. Yummy! He didn't feel the best after we ate, so we came back to the hotel. He stayed here, and I drove over to the outlet mall. I went to one store! It was a Christian book store called Noah's Cove. I'll probably go back tomorrow even though I spent quite a bit of time there.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas with your families! Happy Boxing Day to Anne!!!

Have a nice time , Tammy. We did a good job organizing -now we have to wait for someone to help Brad move the heavy table but I need to take down the tree first. We went to walmart last night and I got a 4 cup coffee maker and Brad got a toaster oven plus all the other stuff we needed so we spent our gift cert. pretty fast but I have a $50 still. Well, 45 because they subtract 4.95 when you activate it. I pd $2 extra for the ones I bought.
My doc called in my inhalers to Walmart. I am not too bad right now. Had IBS but better.
Our friends across the street are finally coming back.We miss them.they are frro Tennessee, Bye for now Mima

I have heard of dogs having diabetes but also they get thirsty when they have worms-yuk.

Good morning-is everyone ok-Anne is away! Hope youare having a good time.
Our neighbors came back from TN yesterday but we haven't seen them yet.
Evan was fun yesterday. We take hime to the flea market-it passes time. He loves stores-not good for later.
We got our letter to sign up for Medicare-only problem is that our birth cert, and marriage document are back home. I knew we had to do that-why didn't I bring them.? Well, we do have 3 months and we can get DIL to go inside the house. She did that for us before.
I have had a sore throat. Hope it diesn't turn into anything.
My cousin's daughter had a 9 pound baby yesterday-now they have 5 gch. under 4, ,Auntie is sick-she needs to go to the doc and everyone is busy,
Bye for now. Mima

Mima, I sure hope he doesn't have worms! What are other symptoms of that?
I took ornaments off of the big tree today. I want that one down before Tim goes back to school on Wed. I can handle the smaller ones by myself.

Hope you get to see your TN friends soon!!
Congrats to your cousin's daughter! 9 pounds is big! Tim weighed 4 1/2 when he was born. Preemie.

I should go to bed soon. I won't want to get up in the morning. I plan to go to the earlier service (9:00) so I need to get cracking when the radio comes on.

Hope everyone is ok and having a great weekend!

Just catching up on everyone's posts. Sounds like you've all been busy. I'll be glad when everything gets back to normal ... whatever that is! The little girls are coming tomorrow after church and staying until Monday evening sometime. I'm already so tired from all the Christmas festivities I don't know what I'll do with them. Maybe I'll just give them each a Tylenol PM and lock them in the bedroom. :eek:

We had everyone here Christmas Day ... 12 of us. Was a regular riot. I got trampled to death in it! :p Then, Thursday I had Ross and Jenna. Friday night we went to see I Am Legend with friends (I didn't like it much ... didn't end good). Today we went to Nashville with friends. I was going to buy an iPod with some of my Christmas money but found the price there was the same as here and hubby said (rightly so) that I'd be better off to get it here in case I had to return it for some reason, so I didn't buy one. Busy week and I'm too tired. Still have 3 more days to go before things calm down. Who am I kidding??????? :tired: A girl can always wish.

That chair looks interesting. I hate the couch we have. It's hard as a rock. I'd like to have one I can take a nap on and not wake up aching all over. But, it's not very old so talking hubby into getting a new one could be a problem. The backs of both of our recliners are too high and bend my head & neck forward but they are in pretty good shape, too. I sit on the HARD couch. He told me to buy a new recliner but I hate to.

Tammy, your dog is probably just getting old. After that many years, he's probably just losing control of his bladder. They do that just like people do. I've had a cough for 3 weeks now and I've been having to wear maxi pads for the very same problem when I cough too hard. (NO ... I'm not suggesting you put maxi pad on Kramer!) ;)

Hope you all have a great New Year!

Good to hear from you Meme. We are slowly getting back to normal. I only watched some of the Patriots game but Brad gave me the wuick version at 2 am when we both woke up to the bathroom-sounded great!!!!MA has 3 winning teams this year!!!
I washed the filter in the AC and cleaned a vent-I have had asthma for a few days. I swear the vent makes a difference. Brad is a sceptic but he doesn't have asthma.
Back to Joanne's to get my needlework-I lost the 40% coupon the other day so I waited til today. The item costs 15 so the coupon is valuable. then I saw a Mickey Mouse and Minnie counted cross stitch and Jim collects Mickey stuff. Hope I can do it-maybe Jill and Al will help-Jill does perfect counted cross stitch.
Hope Kramer is ok.
Have a great Sunday everyone- Mima