Where is everybody??
It has been a busy week. I guess most of you guys are on vacation.. I ate too much this weekend and now it is a struggle to get it off. Of course I gain so easy that I really don't have to eat much to put it on. I guess the 'younger' we get the slower are body gets..
Hope you all are enjoying the summer..It is hot here..Joanne

Joanne, You look so young! You look beautiful!

I'm trying not to be too absent girls. My mom had her appt with the rheumatologist today. She is diagnosed with RA. I wish she would have gone in sooner. It's severe. She has holes in her bones in her feet and around some of her joints because of the RA. He's starting her on methotrexate. 10 mg. for the first 2 weeks and then he is jumping her up to 15 mg. right after that. I'm on 20. I had mine adjusted a couple times, so I don't think he's really going to mess around with her much. I don't know what they'll do with me because my feet have been very sore lately. I'm not sure how much of its due to the RA or my shoes.

Friday and Saturday we're having our "family" garage sale. We have everything marked and tagged and ready to roll. I just don't want to bring anything back home. If I don't sell it, I'm dropping it off at the closest donation place.

Going to go to bed now. I need some sleep time in. It's been a long hot day. We were around 100 degrees today. Too hot for me!

~chris

Joane D, Hi What is going on? there sure aren't that many people here today. How are you feeling? I hope you are at the least doing okay, with not much pain.

Chrilly,
Hi, I to went to see my rheumatologist, he has up my methotrexate to 20 mgs a week. He said that is the full dose. Sure hope it helps. I have been feeling bad with more pain. I am also taking enbrel,but it does seem to be doing much. I go back in a month, if I am the same he is going to put me back on Humira.
Everyone keep your fingers crossed and pray for me
I have a special request of you ladies that do pray. If you could just pray for my daughter to see the truth about herself and also ask God to put a strong desire to get healthy mind and body. I just want her to see and understand that her belief that everyone are mean to her. She also doesn't it that we all care and have tried to help her in many ways. Not just money but emotional support, she is so negetive and self absorbed on and about herself she won't let any other truth but her own be understood. She is self destructive. She may not being using drugs, but her mind hasn't healed yet.
EXAMPLE She had a new job and she got sick. They told her to come back for the next class that was beginning later, she did go again only to get ill again. Still they gave her one more chance, well now she's saying they fired her because they gave her bad points over three gets you tossed out. Of course she tells me that they the company were not going to do that to her. SO many lies and so Much munipulation. I love her very much but now I I tell her is get help or find a support group. She answers the same I am, But she hasn't. She keeps on hurting me or did by saying that I have done nothing for her and never gave her my support. It not the truth and she knows it. I have bad credit again because I helped her with money and my old cell phone. So now ZI am Letting GO and Letting God. So please pray for here. She isn't a rotten woman just ill from them drugs she was on.

Sorry to go on and on. I just can not help it. I am tired of crying because I am afraid she will never get back to normal again as normal as a sexual abused child can be.

My other to children miss ther sister and I miss my daughter, sometimes I ask myself where did my Sarah go.

thanks for reading my post and praying for her.
Laura
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I gained back the 2 lbs I had lost.

I say try if not succeeding then keep on trying till I get it right. I am trying to walk every other day But have't been able to. But will try to do some kind od w/o I have a rider cardio machine and I can use that to start with. Later do the walking and then add my pilates.

My god be with you and keep you pain free
Laura

Stirfried- I am fine . Just the general aches and complaints we have as we get younger.I have sorta just laided back the past couple days. Really lazy!.
You don't say how old your daughter is but I gather she is of age to be her own boss. At least they think so.We all worry about our kids no matter what age they are. If they have a problem we worry more. You are right to put it in Gods hands. You can only do so much. She must do it if she is to get healthy.Kids seldom will take advice from us. I know so well. You need to take care of you.Support her in her efforts to get healthy. If she knows that you are there she may do more.Stay healthy..
Hello Everybody. Have a good weekend..Joanne

We had a very nice vacation. The long ride there & back was rough on me, but we took our time & rested afterwards.

There's so much to do in the Smokey Mountains, that it's really hard to make decisions....but, chose the best places, I believe. We went to the Dixie Stampede....it's a dinner show, where we sit in a gigantic arena watching horseraces, comedy acts on horses, beautiful songs, etc.

Went to Dollywood. There's a lot of musical shows of all kinds there...as well as other things to do. We also went to an Aquarium....a very large place, with all kinds of fish. We watched them feed the sharks, etc. I learned something I'd always wondered about. Do you know where sand comes from? There's a fish called the "Parrot Fish". It poops sand!!! There's a lot of those fish, & they poop a lot! The waves wash the sand onshore to make the beaches. Remember, next time you're on the beach, what you're lying in!

We went to a dinner show at the Blackwood Brother's Theater. A very large place. Had a goumet meal...then, gospel program by the Blackwood's. It's got a large screen on each side of the stage, & is televised. They were selling videos of that program, as well as pictures of us that was taken before the show with the Blackwood Bros. I asked the host if I could have permission to play the video at our TV Station. She went & got Ron Blackwood (the leader of the group) & he was very gracious. We talked awhile about the TV station, & he gave permission, & brought me another DVD to play. Told me to fill out a form for him & he'd be sending more. Before the show started, he got on stage & said there was a special person he'd met that would be airing their singing at a TV Station in Russellville, AL.....then he had me to stand up! I was applauded......& thought that was it. NOT......during the show, they did a little comedy including a lady & a gentleman from the audience. DH was the gentleman he called up on stage! Now, this is no small place! I wasn't sure he would go, but he did. He wore a long beard & a big hat & song with them! Then, they had him & the lady exchange places & they put a skirt & top, wig, & large sunglasses on him! He sung again. It was so funny! His skirt kept falling off! Ron Blackwood kept saying things about me! After the show, he gave me a picture & signed it, saying that DH & I stole the show...giving me a big kiss on the cheek. I can't wait to let the kids all see it.
We did a little shopping....lingered by the pool, etc. Just whatever we wanted to do........or not do. When we got home, we found our son had surprised us with a clean house & the grass cut! He even grilled supper for us. He said he knew we'd be tired. Sometimes, he can surprise me.

Joanne...I was going to look at your pic before I posted. It's early, so I'm not thinking. I'll check it out. I've seen one of you before, & you were beautiful!
What do you think about the beach sand? I thought of you when I learned that! I can't believe that's where sand comes from!

Chrily...Glad your mom got help with her RA. It would have been a lot better, if she had went sooner. I went right away, & the Remicade treatments help to stop the rapid advancement to the organs & bones. Hope you're doing better. My feet get really sore when I walk, even just a short distance. I'm getting to where I can't wear most styles of shoes....just simple slide on.

Laura...I'm sorry for what you're going through. I am praying for your daughter, & for you to have strength. We went through that with our son. I don't think he was on the strong drugs that your daughter was, from the way it sounds, but bad enough. We went through all of the accusations of not helping, etc. You know better, so let it get to you. Remember, it's the drugs talking. Also, if she has stopped using...it takes a long time for them to get out of her system.

Hello to Happy Canuk...hope you're feeling better these days.

Angel- It sounds like you had a great trip! I wonder if the guy talking about the fish that poop sand has ever been on a beach? He might say "Boy,that is a lot of poop."I seldom sit in it. I usually have a chair.. More so it is really a lot of ground shells and rock..
Lazy sat. here. I will get on T/M today sometime. I have passed my 11 am time so it will be this afternoon about 3. I have to set a time so that I will be sure to do it.. It is not the most pleasant part of the day for me,but, I am glad I have done it after..
Have a great day/weekend...Joanne

Just a quick post to let you all know I'm alive. We are finally done with the garage sale and we are almost out the door to go fishing today. I'll fill you in on all our little details later.
I'm feeling okay except for my achy feet and the sore throat and stuffy head I have again. I caught a bug from my baby nephew Conner. Oh well...I like his snuggles anyhow.

~chris

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I hope all you good people had a good weekend. It is monday and the first thing I had to do was go ger blood drawn. Checking my colesterol. I got a feeling the Dr. is going to try and put me on statins. I don't plan to agree. I take red yeast rice and q10. I used to take zocor. Never again. Too many muscle cramps. I am pretty careful with my diet and exercise. He will just have to settle for that.
It is a hot summer here. I really am not fond of the heat.. You would never believe I have lived in Fl. all my life.. I could not live without central air.. Although there was a time when we didn't have it.. Those awful days and nights are gone unless we lose electric..I hope this is a easy storm season..I do like the rain though.
Hello everybody...Joanne