I would think dil telling us is a bis out-no timet of manipulation. I didn't say anything yet-I just thought it. Running to the bathroom-better today than tomorrow. And sinus trouble-but I started taking and antibiotic I have in the frig. Have to get my stitches out-no time for other doc. The last tenant we had here just died. The one who went in the hospital and we had to come home. he needed a heart transplant.Everyone behave!!!!!!! Mima

Good afternoon everyone. I am having some terrible cravings for sweets lately...think I may be eating too many carbs and it is wrecking havoc with my will power!! Got to get a handle on it right this minute!
Sold my little Mercury Mariner this weekend. It only had 18,000 miles on it because I never go anywhere! Hubby wants a cheap car to run back and forth to work with because he's tired of his new pick-up truck looking so dirty from being parked at the plant. It gets covered with dust and dirt, even inside when the windows are closed! He spends every weekend trying to clean it. We decided my vehicle had the best appeal to sell so I listed it on Craigs List....it was gone in 2 days!! Now I am without a vehicle until hubby picks up a used one for himself and I will take over the truck. We really only need one nice vehicle....I just don't do a lot of traveling so the truck will get detailed, washed and waxed and will be there if I need to go to the store, doctors, etc. We'll save money on insurance, too.
Weather here has been sunny and still very warm. I can't wait for the winter's cool spell to come through and get this A/C off for the rest of the season.
It sounds like you enjoyed your trip to Orlando, Tammy. Remind me when it gets closer that you are coming this way, okay??
We will probably start hearing from our aquaintances from up north now that theyt are having cold weather. I have a funny feeling we are going to end up with a lot of company this year. Hubby and I will have to discuss the "game plan" for when they start calling. I'm going to stick to the one-week rule!
Mima, I think I missed something about the DIL, parents, money issue. Why would she be telling anyone how much her parents spend on her and your son? Is it because she wants to put some sort of a quilt trip on you or is she just being boastful? I must have missed something somewhere? In any case, I would just smile sweetly and say "How nice! And how gracious of your folks!"
Need to take the "big white fuzzy dog" (aka Queenie) for a walk....and try to plan something for dinner. I'm so bored cooking my usual stuff lately. I need something different! I hope everyone enjoys their day and is feeling well. This new PT I am doing is helping my FM a lot....I am feeling so much better physically. Bye for now.

Good morning.

Mima - you must be getting the car packed! Are you leaving soon? People need to be responsible for their own messes. It's how they learn. If somebody is always standing by to "bail" them out, they will NEVER learn anything. It all depends on circumstances and everybody is different. At some point in time, we all STAND ALONE!

Tammy - glad you had a good trip. Gotta watch that darn falling. I wonder why people with FM and Arthritis fall so much! Glad Tim got moved and is getting settled in. Have you gotten over the fatigue you were having?

Joanne - You will soon be leaving for your getaway. Enjoy yourself.

Kate - glad the PT is helping you to feel better. When my muscles hurt, I do like to stretch them as they feel better after. I don't know how you can be bored with the meals you cook!! They all sound wonderful.

I got the HiN1 shot yesterday. Felt a little sore in the muscles last night, but today, it seems that I just have a headache and a sore arm mucsle ,where they gave me the shot. I have been moving it around, but it doesn't seem to help much. I decided to get one, only because I have a weakness in the lung area and that is where it goes. I went to the hospital yesterday, where they were vaccinating health workers, so no lineup and I was finished in less than 10 minutes. The line up at the regular spot had over 1000 people in in most of the day. Would never have stood waiting for that.

Boss just called and said that the nurse was coming on Wednesday, if I wanted to get the regular flu shot, but I think I might pass on that one.

Everybody have a good day.

Good morning everyone. Well, I have joined the ranks of the "dental issues" group here! Lost a piece of a tooth with a filling yesterday morning! Fortunately, my dentist was able to squeeze me in and put a temporay on it to keep my tongue from getting cut up. He said I was going to be adding to my crown collection!! There goes $1100 bucks! Oh well, need to get it done and keep the teeth. He thinks my night time grinding may have contributed to it because I haven't been wearing my night guard....it's too uncomfortable because it is so old so I had him fit me for a new one while I was there. I'll be getting the crown work done on Nov. 4th. Never seems to end, huh?
Trying to get so much done today. Scale is not moving either....need to be more aware of my carbohydrate intake I think. I just feel like I am so "occupied" (aka busy) lately that I'm not taking the time to concentrate on me. I haven't heard of the H1N1 vaccine being available here yet. I should check with my doctor's office to see if and when it will be given to non-risk people.
Hopefully things will calm down after this week and I can relax a bit more. Off to get my to-do list started. Hope everyone enjoys the day.

Kate - Nov.4 is when I get my crown put on. I hope that is the end of dentists for this year. I don't like going to dentists or doctors.. But I keep telling myself I have no choise. My scale is not making me happy either.
Yes Happy ,we are going up to our daughters in N/Fla tomorrow morning if the son in law hasn't come down with a cold. I will be taking the H1N1 when it gets into our area.my hubby and I am are in a high risk group. I will be getting a pneumonia booster shot in a couple weeks.Right now I am a little afraid to go out into the public unless I have to.
Mima- I guess you will be leaving for Fla soon. It would be nice if you were closer so we could get together.
Tammy- Christie is such a bully . She would not tolerate another animal in the house. She gets along with my sons dog for awhile and then she will get in my lap to get away from her.
Hello Meme.. I see you are as busy as ever.. I don't know if I could take on anymore than I already have.
Everybody Have a good weekend...Joanne

Mima, sorry to hear about your former tenant. How old was he? I hate it when my sinuses are acting up. Hope you are feeling better.

Kate, wow to selling your car so fast! That's great! Tim and I leave here the day after Christmas, so we should be to Vero Beach sometime on Dec. 27.
Do you know of an Irish store in VB? A man talked to me about it when I was at Disney. He said he had just been there. I agree that you need to come up with a plan for your friends from the north. Great to hear that the PT is helping! No fun with the dental stuff. My scales are the same as they were last week. I haven't been writing things down on my tracker like I was before the trip. Need to get back to doing that.

Anne, I am feeling much better. I went to the chiropractor on Monday, and she put my back where it should be. I haven't had a headache since I went to her, and I had been having headaches for the past week. Went for a massage yesterday, and it felt good, but it also hurt! I go back to the chiropractor next Monday to make sure I'm doing better. She said if I was still hurting she would get me in yet this week. I know several people who have gotten the H1N1 shot, and they have also had soreness.

Joanne, hope you are able to make the trip to your daughter's. Have a great time! I don't blame you for not wanting to go out in public. When Tim is running rescue squad, they've been wearing masks for many calls. I had to laugh about Christie getting up on your lap to get away from the other dog! My friend stopped the other day with her 1 1/2 year old little girl. Maurice has never been around children that small. It was hilarious! Abby wanted to play, and Maurice did for a while, then he ended up beside me and kept peeking around to see if Abby was still there. He took a nice long nap after they left, and Lisa said that Abby did too!

I should have made plans to come to your area of Florida when I am down there after Christmas. After I leave Vero Beach, I'm heading to Jekyll Island, GA, for a week, and then from there I'm heading to Hilton Head for about a week. Hmmmmm. Maybe next year I'll do more thinking before I schedule things.

Good morning everyone. I am finally taking a bit of quiet time while hubby is out shopping for a used car to drive back and forth to work with. Hopefully he will find something today because I will need his vehicle at least three days next week! Weather here is still hot....with record highs. Sure will be glad to see it cool off soon. So won't Queenie!
A couple that are friends of ours from up north are starting their trip down today. They take their time and camp all the way down. They are towing a "live-aboard" boat down with them and staying in it while they drive down. No thanks....way too "roughing-it" for me! Once they get here, they have a 5-th wheel?? camper they stay in at a camp ground near the Sebastian Inlet. They seem to enjoy that lifestyle....I could probably do it for a few weeks but not for the several months they do. I've gotten too used to luxuries for that!
Tammy, there are two Irish places in Vero beach. Irish Treasures (www.shopirishtreasures.com) on Azalea Lane and an Irish pub called Kelly's Irish Pub on the Miracle Mile (21st St.) I've had sandwiches at the pub before and they are okay...the atmosphere is mostly golfers and V.B. gentry.
My PT isn't going as well as I had hoped this week. I have been so busy, I didn't take the time to do my exercises at home too much. It showed when I went to the facility on Thurs. I will have to be more disciplined about this for sure. It's kind of like dieting....need to stay on track for both in order to get results!!
Need to finish some laundry...and try to get in a calm state before hubby gets home. He's driving me nuts with this car shopping thing....Bye for now.

Kate, was hubby able to find a vehicle? Sure hope so! I'm not much into roughing it either. Went camping when I was in Girl Scouts, and went with Tim and the boys in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. That was more than enough. Irish Treasures has to be the place. I don't think it was a restuarant. I'll have to see if I can find it when I'm there to tell them that Chris said hello! It's tough to get into the routine for PT, isn't it? I've been in that place a couple of times.

Tim came over this afternoon to do laundry. He and Maurice are now in my room sleeping. He worked till after 1:00 this morning, and he heads back to work about 5:30, and he won't be off till after 1:00 again. I think he works tomorrow too, but I'm not sure what time.

I've balanced both checkbooks today, and that made me happy! Sometimes it seems like they never balance, like off a dime or something. I like it when it comes our right.

Balance check books-that;s scary.
Angela's father said that now Suzanne is having a baby. it will cost us a lot of money. Brad said no. Isn't that funny? He thinks that you are supposed to.
We got here yesterday and are so tired but we slept good-least I did. Off to church. Will write more another time. Mima

Mima, that is so odd about Angela's father saying that. My parents bought gifts for the grandchildren for birthdays and Christmas, but they never went overboard on things.

Glad you were able to get some good sleep!!

That's normal. Tammy. I think people taking care of other people's money problems is dysfunctionl. I should know-I did that before I realized I was codependent. But I am going to buy Suzanne a big thing for her shower but I did the same for Angela and brett. They never get self-esteem from handling their own stuff.What a great day we had yesterday-Sunday schhool, church. out to eat, saw my grandchildren at DQ-visited the neighbors which makes up for today when I am cleaning up from the summer. Gotta call rheumo to get my shot-I bought the methotrexate at Walmart yesterday.It's a bit warm here!! No complaining. Bye Mima

Good morning everyone. Mima, when you say "got here", do you mean you have arrived in Florida? If so, I hope the trip was uneventful and I'll say "welcome home"!. I don't know why some kids today think they are going to continuously get help from parents. My sister has two adult children that are always expecting her to come up with money, babysitting, presents, etc. She calls it the "entitlement generation". Makes me glad I do not have to deal with all that! I do realize how hard it is for young adults to get by these days....the economy is much more difficult to manage today than 30 years ago but kids need to realize that it is just as hard financially for their parents today as it is for them. And speaking of finances, I do all my stuff online and have just recently balanced and backed up all my info. I find online banking so much easier...I can download all the info into my Quicken program and balance my checkbook right online. You just have to remember to back everything up every other time.
Okay, enough talk about money and finances!!!.....
Tammy, Miracle Mile is also 21st Street and is easily accessible from your resort area. As a matter of fact, they probably have some information/maps of that area for their guests. Did I give you my phone number yet to call when you can? If not, you might find it on my Facebook profile page or I can send it to you through there. Let me know.
Have a to-do list to finish this morning so I can have some "me" time. Hope everyone enjoys their day.

I had a nice weekend. Say My new G/grandbaby.. He is such a good baby. Only crys or fusses when he needs a diaper chnge ot bottle.I cried when my Grandson put him in my arms . I just lost it..
I ate too much and now am paying the price. Got to get some weight off. Back on my eating plan today.. Trying to keep this weight down is just no fun. Tomorrow I will try to eat less. I did well till dinner. I could /should have eat less. Fish and veggies tomorrow. That is hard too. Can't eat anything green because of the coumadin.
Cool today but it looks like the temps are going to go back up.My ac is still on.
Hello Everybody..Joanne

Mima, glad you got to see the grandchildren. I like to eat at DQ. Good grilled chicken salad.

Kate, what is Miracle Mile? tim still hasn't decided how long he is staying with me. He needs to get back because he can't take too much time off from work. I got your phone number from your note on Facebook, and I sent mine cell number to you.

Joanne, I'm sure that I would have done the same thing! I get so emotional anymore. Good luck with the eating plan!

I've had our heat on, but I don't have it turned up very high. It has been down in the 30's many nights. It's about 40 right now. The sun was out all day today, so I got out and trimmed down some bushes/plants in the yard. Didn't get back out to clean up my mess though, so I hope it's nice tomorrow.

I would ry too. Mabe I will when Suzanne has her baby. She is having another ultrasound and is concerned. She wants an amnio if it shows something so she will know for sure. Please pray for her.
Got a lot done esp the dining room set in . It;s so nice. And the rug. Gotta get chair pads, table cloth, mats and a new entrance rug.
Going to Art class this am. And getting my shot this pm.
Went for a walk last night but I walked too fast and my back hurts. Gotta go slow. Bye now Mima
Yes -it;s the entitlement generation.