Glad you had a good day, Silk.

Good morning ladies.

Silk....so glad you had a good day yesterday. You put a smile on my face this morning!
You know, it's the little pleasures that really mean a lot! Yes, I know how those little grands can wear you out! I sure do love mine...but they're hard to keep up with. We went to our son's 24th b'day supper last night. Two little granddaughters wanted us to stay in their room....at a school desk...I could hardly fit in! We played school for quite awhile!

Well, I didn't lose any weight this week! I know part of the reason is retaining so much fluid from RA. I have some weeks like that. I'll take a fluid pill & see if it helps.

Happy Canuk....really enjoying your thoughts & images. Hope you're feeling better, also.

I'll check in later....take care....

Boy, it was a warm day yesterday, and going to be another hot one today.

I hope both of you are having a good day. I sure didn't sleep last night. Woke up at 4:00 a.m. and fell asleep again around 8:00 a.m. and woke up at 9:30 a.m. Didn't get to sleep until 1:30 a.m. anyway, so you all know how I am today I hate FM for this reason. This sleeplessness and then the fatigue. It is extremely bad when both FM and arthritis come out to play.

Silk - Rhumetoid Arthritis must be so very painful. I have Osteoarthritis in my back and hip, but the treatment I have been having has helped me more than anything else. Next week you will probably drop the water weight.

This weekend is a long weekend for us (civic Holiday). My daughter and grand daughter are coming for supper tonight. She is a weightwatcher. Lost 80 pounds over a year ago and is doing well with maintenance. She looks so good. She started jogging and weight training as well. She decided when her daughter was born that she was going to learn to eat right and cook good meals. Her babe is now 5 yrs old.

Well enjoy your day.

Wow, Angel and Happy you write such wonderful emails, I really look forward to them.

I saw the doctor today and I have to have a I.V.P. (Intravenous Pyelogram) test on Tuesday morning to see if there is anything wrong with my kidneys or bladder. Apparently they inject dye to see what is going on if anything other then just an infection.

I am not looking forward to it but better safe then sorry.

As you can see I still have not figured out how to add the graphics that you two do, I found the site but I don't know how to bring them into my email.

It was another great day here today, although they called for rain we did not get any. With the long weekend coming up I hope it stays nice for families who like to camp etc.

Thats all for now, take care.

Silk

Hi Silk....I know you dread the test Tuesday...but it's probably for the best, like you said. This way you'll know you're ok.

Hope you're feeling allright today. I've had a fairly good day. My Remicade is going strong these days. It's been kinda rainy though. Not bad, just enough to not be sure what to plan for out doors. Poor husband kept coming inside, trying to decide. I thought he was gonna drive me crazy!

The images are fairly easy once you learn. I've had my pc for almost 2 years, though, so I've had time to learn a lot. Still don't know a lot of things.

When you want to put that image in a post.....go to the bottom of your post to the little squares. One will say "profile"...click it. Look at the top & find a little square that says "user cp"..click it. This page will have a little square that says "edit profile"...click it. Go to the Signature Square...put in the address of the image you want... (put [img] at the beginning & [/img]at the end) Go to the bottom & click Submit Modifications. That's it! It sounds harder than it is. You need to learn. So when you have time, just practice. Putting them up in the post, like I do is a little harder to explain. It's not hard to do.

When I first got my computer, I didn't think I would ever learn how to do anything. I didn't have anyone to show me. So, through trial & error..........a lot of errors......it's getting easier!

Happy Canuk....Hope you sleep better tonight!

It is up in the 90's again today, but at least we have a nice breeze blowing. Thank goodness. We don't have air conditioning, because the few times a year we need it, it doesn't make a lot of sense. I also don't well in air conditing.







Silk - I hope that your test goes well. I am not familiar with that test and it probably isn't all that pleasant, but boy, is it ever great for us that they can now detect problems. People years ago were not so lucky.

Angel - Glad that your meds work well for you. My legs are giving me problems today. Must be getting time for a chiro treatment. Back must be out of whack.

I hope you are both enjoying a great day, with wonderful weather. I can't believe that it is alread the 1st of August! Where has the time gone Fall comes early in Alberta, the leaves start to change color mid August and then just a little later you notice the distinct change in the air and YIPPEE!!!! we are into my favorite season. It's just that it is followed by winter. Silk, living in Ontario, I know you have some pretty cold weather as well. How about your winters, Angel? Mild or cold. It can get to 30 or 40 below zero here at times, and other days are perfect winter days.

Friday, August 1, 2003

Positive perspective

Everything you do makes a difference. Every thought you think, every comment you make, every action you take, in some way will change things for you and your world.
You move through life, leaving consequences in your wake. And the quality of life is determined largely by the nature of those consequences. Even the smallest things make a difference. And those small things can quickly add up.

That's why your attitude and your outlook on life truly matter so much. Because they have a powerful influence over what kind of difference you are making, in the big decisions and the small ones too.

See the world as a beautiful place, filled with positive possibilities. And without even realizing it, your actions, your thoughts, your consequences will take on the color of that positive perspective.

Everything, every moment, every person, every stirring in your heart matters. Let yourself love and value life, and be overjoyed at the positive difference that each of your moments can make.

-- Ralph Marston

Hi Ladies...........

Happy Canuk...I LOVED that cartoon!! You're getting to be a real artist here! And the images with your name in them. I've got to know where to go to get those! I love doing new things. I can use one on my large website I have.

I hope your leg gets to feeling better! My feet hurt me so much sometimes with this RA, but I try to act like they don't & just keep going. I know those around me get tired of hearing me complain.

We have very warm summers...high 80's & 90's....& get down to 0 & -10 to -12 something like that in the winter. I was raised in Detroit, MI, so it's not that bad to me. Mostly the winter winds are rough. Sometimes the windchill factor gets to -60....that's rough! People here thinks it's terrible, though, for a little snow to fall & let schools & churches out, etc. LOL

Silk....hope you feel good tonight. Hey...it's Friday! Maybe you get a little rest. Tell us how your day went. I'm looking forward to the weekend, myself!

Angel, here is a siggy if you want it. I like to make them and try different tutorials for PSP7. We are learning it together on our chronic pain site that I belong to.

Saturday, August 2, 2003

On the inside

There is a place, deep inside you, that is filled only with the things you've allowed to come in. Take a careful look, and see what that special place holds. For although nothing can get in unless you allow it, everything there will surely get out. The things you hold inside of you will eventually take hold in your outer self and the world in which you live.
One day, your innermost imaginings will become your outermost reality. So what are you imagining? Is your inner self full of fear, anger, doubt and resentment? Or do you fill your innermost thoughts with love, faith, confidence, gratitude and joy?

Whatever is on the inside will soon be on the outside, and will indeed define who you are. Make positive use of that control you have over your deepest, innermost self.

Fill the inside with goodness, with love, with the best you can imagine. For what you keep inside, is what you do become.

-- Ralph Marston

Thanks so much Happy Canuk!!! I love it!

That is so sweet of you! You are doing a fantastic job with your images....

Silk.....I hope you're doing alright. When you get a chance, post a few lines & let us know.

Hope all have a good weekend.

Hi Happy Canuck and Angel, I was so glad to hear from both of you when I got home from my mother-in-laws tonight. We had a good day, it is a three hour dreive one way so it was a long day but enjoyable. We took her out for supper and then headed home at 8:30 p.m.

I am feeling better then I was, I think the pills are kicking in as I do not have the pain in my back that I had the first of the week.

It seems like this summer is going way to fast but I also enjoy the fall, it is such a beautiful time of year.

I will post tomorrow in the meant time, take care.

Silk

Hi Silk....glad you had a good time at you MIL. I'm sure she was very happy for your visit.

Also, glad you're feeling better. I know you're not well, yet, but a little relief goes a long way. Be sure you get plenty of rest today. After a long day, & the drive, also, you may not feel so good later today. That's when things tend to hit me. I think I've made it through a good day....then later, I go to paying for it.

I hope my Remicade isn't wearing off already. I've been doing really well. They increased the dosage & I could tell a big difference. Yesterday, though, I went into town to run some errands. After going to a couple of stores & waiting in long lines, my arms went to hurting with the weight of a few items...then my legs & back. My feet hurt anyway, but were swelling. I was trembling pretty bad. By the time I got home....I was a mess. I had to grill burgers for a few people here working on the house. (glad to have the help), & my 4 year granddaughter was here. (very sweet child....bad timing) I'm afraid I was too ill at times. I finally just laid down after all was taken care of. Let the 4 yr old do whatever (what could she mess up in a burnt house!). Maybe it was just a bad day...I hope so. Last treatment didn't last long enough, though, & it was really rough waiting to go again. I still have 3 weeks to go. The dr increased dosage & moved treatments to 7 weeks from 8, hoping they would last longer. Wanted to move to 6, but my veins are tiny (smaller than the cathedar), so trying this first. Anyway, woke up very early....it's 5:30am now.....been up awhile.

I hope all have a good Sunday.....I'll check in when I get a chance...

You two ladies seem to have such a wonderful friendship and support going on here. I would love to be your friends also. I have diabetes and had a heart attack alittle over a year ago. I will be 50 on my birthday, so there is not to much age differance between us. Would love to
join you.
Paula

You are very welcome to join us, Paula! I should remember your name easily....got a daughter named Paula!

So far, there's Silk Lumina....Lost her brother recently to cancer...& has health problems we're concerned about. She's having a dye test run Tuesday.

There's Happy Canuk...who has fibromalgia. I think she's also on another thread. So am I....but this is the one I check first.

We've had a couple of others to drop by...every now & then...hope you stay!

I have back problems from car accident several yrs ago that put me on disability. Now, I also have Rheumatoid Arthritis. Pretty bad, I'm afraid. I take Methotrexate on Monday nights (form of chemo), then every 7 weeks, I go for Remicade treatments. (2 hr introvenous) I was like most people, & thought RA was a lot like the other forms of Arthritis....not true. Like my dr said...it's a disease that most people don't comprehend. I not only hurt all over a lot...but get very fatigued. That's what the Remicade mostly helps.

Of course, you can always go back & read the posts & catch up, when you get a chance. Silk started the thread with "grieving", then later changed it to "grateful".

Now...back to you. How long have you been a diabetic & what is your treatment? Also, how is your heart doing now? I sure hope you are doing better these days. Sounds like you may not be able to exercise, unless it's walking. I can't exercise at all. So it's not easy. So far, though, I've lost 26 lbs since April 23rd. Even if you're not looking to lose weight....just to come in & talk is fine. It helps all of us!

I'll check back later. Post soon let us know more about you!