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Hi Ladies! Just real quick b/c I need to get DD in bed but wanted to share a couple of pics of Reggie and DD.

Hi ladies! Just real quick as I'm waiting for the next... whatever to happen!! Okay, his name is Reggie. That's what the shelter had named him, the owners that brought him back had named him Monk. Ewww! Reggie is such a better fit! He's learning his name b/c I'm saying it often! LOL! We've already broken a lamp shade, he's shredded a couple of stuffed dog toys and he's torn a hole in the down throw I had on my side of the bed (b/c I'm always so cold!). So far so good! He's about a year and still very much a puppy. He is so flippin' cute. I'll try to post some pics later. I haven't even had a chance to get the camera out yet. This AM while I was trying to put Dakota out on her lead line, so she can be outside and have some peace, he barreled through me and took off! I was freaking out! He was BOUNCING!!!! He went up the hill and peed, then ran to the back of the house to take a look, ran to the front porch then ran back to me and into the kitchen. All the time Dakota is loose and waiting for me to hook her up! YIKES!!! It all worked out but only b/c there were no deer around. He wants to chase them. So, I got VERY lucky this AM. We are going to have to break down and build a fence. He needs to be able to run. I haven't taken him on a walk yet. He's a handful with NO manners. I'm afraid if he sees something he'll be gone. I need to get a choke chain/leash combo while I'm training him. He's so big, I can just grab his collar!!! We had a great trip. He's a fantastic car rider. Just lays down and goes to sleep. It's great! DD actually wore HIM out yesterday with all of the playing!!! Too funny! He is very gentle with her and already looks for her when he can't find her. I think we have mutual puppy love! LOL! Okay, I've gotta get. So far, so good. No I've just gotta get him trained! :smile2: Talk to y'all later!!

Forgot! Jenn, thanks. Definitely look at Petfinder.com. It's easy to narrow down your search to your area. Kat, thanks for the news on Suzanne. That must have totally flipped her out! Continued prayers for her. Hi everyone! Night!!!

WE'VE GOT A DOG!!!!!!! Okay, well not yet but DD and I are driving up tomorrow to get him. They are doing a hold on him b/c of distance. They normally do not do holds. Lets see if I can link this: Adopt a Mastiff: Monk A022696: Petfinder They gushed about him and said he is a doll. And his pics don't do him justice!!! I am pretty sure he is a mix and that part of that is a Tibetin Mastiff. He's not all English Mastiff that's for sure. EMs aren't shaggy and TMs are shaggier! If THAT makes any sense at all!!! I'm going to try to get us on the road early. I've got an almost 4 hour drive, one way, I'm guessing. Not sure. Going to be at least 3 hours. Going to switch trucks in the AM with DH. I am not going to try to get an 85 lb dog in my jacked up truck! At least til I know if he can do it himself. DH's truck is a standard 4x so he'll be able to just hop in. DD is so excited!!! So anyway. Got up this AM and needed to get the application in for the dog. DD is sick and it snowed 6 inches last night so she didn't make it to school! I got the truck unburied and we headed to the office to fax the app. Figured I'd eat when we got home. Ran errands, got home got a phone call from them about the dog only to find out that we were noted as behind on Dakota's licensing! Yikes! I had to drive an hour to get to the office, pay up on Dakota, then drove home, still hadn't eaten. Got back in to town, got a collar for the new dog at the feed store, went and picked up our organic veggie box then came home. Found a message saying all was good, he's ours, she put a hold on him and she'll see me tomorrow! By the time I sat down with food (Amy's Organic Baked Beans) it was almost 6!!! And I couldn't eat very much. So. I'm exhausted. Got a blazing migraine. And I'm so excited I almost can't stand myself!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, last night we didn't put DD down til 9! And there was NO drama!!!! Looks like 8 might be too early now. She's just not tired! She was up before 8 this AM. Go figure! Tonight I plan on going to bed as soon as I've got her tucked in! So. I will try to get online tomorrow night if I can. We'll see what happens when we get home! Take care. Pray for me and I'll talk to y'all as soon as I can!!

Suzanne, I'm so glad you posted to give me an update! How exciting! BOTH of you are going to have huge adjustments. Don't stress too much about it. Make sure you keep the communication lines open with her. Let her know the rules and ask if she has any questions or concerns. Let her know that if she needs anything or wants to talk or be loft alone, etc. that she is free to talk with you. Tell her you want to know these things and it's better to verbally let you know so you can make changes if they are reasonable and need to be made. You'll do fine. Let your heart and you instincts lead. You won't go wrong. Suzanne, are you having trouble eating? I am getting stuck once in awhile and it's baffling! I've been on liquids since lunch yesterday. It's so weird. It's not all the time and it's stuff I don't normally have a problem with. Crazy! Well, I went on Petfinders and saw another dog. He's adorable too! He is at a kill shelter tho so we are waiting word from them if we can have him (different county) and do we need to go on Friday or can we wait for Michael to be home and go Monday. I called them and left a message as well as emailed them! Seems we are all set for the one down south. They will need to do a home check before we go and they do a week's trial period before finalizing. The only problem with him is that it's a 6-8 hour drive ONE WAY for us, depending on WHERE he is down there. It would be a very long 2 day trip. So we are in limbo right now. We'll see what happens. Later!!

Hi everyone! Tracy, best wishes and lots of prayers for you and Macy. Cindy, good to see you. How's the new boy doing in class? Suzanne, you are so busy it makes ME tired! LOL! Jenn, best wishes with the job application process. Kat, dumb MIL but so glad you're grandson loved his gifts! Prayers that Rick gets to come home this weekend. ~~~~~ Well, ladies, I'm on the tail of a new dog. He's in Southern CA and he's an English Mastiff/St. Bernard mix. He looks more mastiff tho. He's adorable. I sent them the application last night. I've been in contact with 2 of the girls from the rescue group. We'll see what happens. Only way we wouldn't be allowed to have him is the fenced yard issue. We don't have one. Our dogs aren't allowed outside without us and without leashes. We've got too many critters around. Deer that live on the property, several squirrels/nests. A pack of Coyotes that live in the draw near the pond below us. A female mountain lion and bears that come through periodically. So if y'all could pray that this works out well, if it's supposed too. I'm all for God's will, tho mine gets in the way sometimes! I'd appreciate it! Thank you!! Off to take DD and DDog for a short walk. We'll get the mail at the top of the road and hurry back. Wind is up and a storm is blowing in. Talk to ya later!

I LOVE MY NEW BED!!! It is going to take another night or 2 to get used to it. Always happens with a new bed. And I was a little restless but not too bad. It is sooooo soft! You get in it and sink! :wink2: Tracy, it's a Spring Air Back Supporter in Medium. It's an Eastern King. Queen = 60x80 California King = 72x84 Eastern King = 76x80 We were fine on the length of our Queen, it was the width that we wanted so that's why we ordered the E. King. I didn't know Brooks and Dunn were splitting up! I love them! How sad!!!! Does anyone know why? Thanks for all of your input on the surgery. It's looking better and better all the time. Only problem is being down for so long. With Michael's schedule, I'm alone for a full 72 hours with no family closer than an hour away. My mom is looking at back surgery in April so I wouldn't even think of doing anything until after that. I don't know how fast surgery would be scheduled. My doc also talked about putting me on a med for 30 days that basically mirrors a hysterectomy. It can only be temporary and it would tell us if a lot of my symptoms would go away with surgery. I am going to talk to him tho and see what kind of time line we are looking at. Also what recovery might be like. I have a cold! Yuck!!! Kat, last night, as bad as I wanted to go to bed, my brain wouldn't shut down! HATE that!!!! it was swirling with thoughts of dogs and hysterectomies! Quite a combination! LOL!! After I got off of LBT I went to a site where I can do jigsaw puzzles. I love puzzles but haven't done one in a long time. DD would want to "help" and it would actually drive me nuts. I have 2 unopened boxes here. Went to bed about 1. Tossed and turned for an hour then woke up at 5 when the power went off and the battery back up for Michael's computer started beeping. It will beep until it's battery dies or you turn it off. I turned it off! Then was right back to sleep! Heck of a storm we are having. It tried snowing around 10 this morning. Didn't stick at all. Didn't think it would. So far, since the storm hit early yesterday afternoon, we've had 3 1/2 inches of rain!! Well, I suppose I need to check the fire and then get in the shower. Talk at y'all later!!

Kat, I don't know that you missed anything. I can't remember if I've mentioned it. My gyno put me on Levora birth control pills to stop my periods and Prozac to help with the migraines and excessive mood swings. I have raging PMS and periods and w/out some sort of control, I cycle too often, too much and deal with the side effects of it all for several weeks a month. If I can't stay on the meds, I am looking at a full hysterectomy. Sad to say but surgery is looking better and better all the time! I hate having to take all of this stuff. If it wasn't for this, the only thing I'd be taking on a regular basis would be my supplements. My Maxalt would just be for once in awhile when I trigger a migraine. I have other triggers than just the cycle stuff but that other stuff is mostly controlled. Everyone I've talked to that had cycle migraines said that after their hysterectomy, they didn't have them any more! Mood swings were gone, all of it!! I have a natural food store that I get all of my supplements from and she said she's got stuff to help with the menopause stuff after surgery. I don't want to do HRT. Anyway, that's where I'm at right now. The last of the migraine that started Wednesday is gone. Thanking GOD for that one. The shoulder is feeling better too. I am feeling better. I only took the Trazodone 2 nights and this is what it has done to me! Yuck! I'm sorry that Rick is stuck out of town. I know how you feel. I'm like that when DH gets stuck on a fire. It sucks! After awhile you don't even care about the overtime he's making, you just want his butt home!!! Thanks Suzanne! I'm hoping too! Well, I'm going to finish watching the ever-depressing news and then go to bed! See ya tomorrow!

MY NEW BED IS HERE!!! :eek: I did not take the Trazodone last night. I've had a migraine for the last 2 days and have felt drugged and crappy. Took something for the migraine and went to bed. Slept like a log! Go figure! Migraine is greatly decreased today and I'm feeling better to a certain extent. Still feel like crap, tho not as much. We'll see what happens tonight with the new bed. I'm thinking tho that I can not take the Trazodone. I tried taking only 1/2 and after sleeping for a couple of hours, started twitching so got up and took the other half. I feel toxic and am tempted to go off of EVERYTHING! Problem is, I know what happens when I'm not on anything. Means I would be looking at surgery then. Pretty bad when surgery is looking better than meds. :mad2: ~~~~~~ Jenn, you do sound better. I'm so happy for you. Best wishes at court today. Suzanne, congrats on the tickets!! Tracy, go to the rodeo. Have fun! Kat, how's your friend holding up? Funeral was today, right? ~~~~~~ Storm is blowing in. I was glad that it hadn't started raining yet when they got here with bed. They said they'd deliver between 9:30-11:30 and wouldn't ya know, they were pulling in the driveway AT 9:30!!!!!!! That NEVER happens for me! Thank goodness I have everything ready for them. Did all of that before I even left the bedroom this morning. Well, need to go. I hope all of you have a good day. TTFN!

Thanks, Kat. After I posted and thought about it, I got mad. Now I'm over it. Told DH and he was like "WTH! How are you supposed to know that and even if you did, it's a big joke up here." Made me feel better. They might be the more "victim" types than the "okay, I've got it so I continue to live my life to the best I can" types. I definitely prefer the latter! Hate "victim" attitudes. The extreme ones. I understand there is a "victimness" to horrible things, BUT there is a difference living as the victim, vs. having been a victim and attempting to move on from that and not BE that. I think you are a perfect example of the latter! You have been through hell and yet, you have made a great life for yourself and live as "well" as you can! YOU are a role model! I am truly sorry for your friend and his family. You and Rick as well. I feel sad that Rick can't be there for his friend. It's got to be hard on him. I'm sure his friend understands but that doesn't make it any better for Rick. You are so thoughtful taking all that food over. What a wonderful thing to do. I hope he and the kids decide to stay with you. I think it would be a good break for him with the whole family stuff. Be safe with that storm coming in. We've got one now. It'll move out today/tonight then we've got another colder one coming in for Friday. You'll probably have that one by the first part of the week! Oh and I like your sig line. Always have. Need to remember it! Thanks again!

Tracy, it's Trazodone. Believe or not, it's an anti-depressant but they are finding it works well for restless sleeping issues. It worked for me. At least last night. I slept nearly 12 hours! Hardly moved at all! Got a little headache and am a little sore today. Staying in bed that long does the headache thing for me and having a 12 year old bed does the soreness thing. Took a hot shower and am feeling pretty good otherwise. ~~~~~ Did something dumb last night and really feeling bad about it. We're joining a Christian 4 wheel drive group and last night one of the guys posted that for the run this weekend his wife was wondering about outhouses. Well I popped off and made a joke about yes, there are trees, rocks and snowdrifts. A lot of women are sqeemish about that and so that was where I was coming from. Got an e-mail from him this AM to tell me that he was seriously asking because his wife has MS!!!! Oh geez! Now I feel horrible! I don't know everyone really well yet. Had NO clue about his wife! I e-mailed him an apology and explained where I was coming from. Not as an excuse but more as an explanation. I'm not a thoughtless person but I sure was last night. I also went immediately to the thread and posted an apology. I just feel absolutely awful. I'm hoping they can forgive me. ~~~~~ Suzanne, we'll see where my levels are. The thing is, that all of my levels always come out fine even tho I'm showing signs of having low levels. It's crazy! And irritating! Can't wait for my new bed! Only 2 more nights! And it's a good thing I scheduled the delivery for the AM b/c we may be getting snow by the afternoon/evening! It will be raining. Anyway, Dd is needing me. Talk to y'all later!

Hi Ladies! I am so flippin' tired, I can't hardly stand myself! The Ambien has been trying to work but I'm too restless and get up anyway. Saw doc this AM and he stopped the Ambien and put me on something else. Can't remember what it is off-hand. Supposed to make me sleepy but also stop the muscle movement. He also wants B-12 numbers so I stopped next at the lab before hitting the pharmacy. Good thing all are in the same building! Killed 3 birds with 1 stone! Got the new sheets I ordered for the bed. Still waiting for the mattress pad. According to tracking there is an "external delay" whatever the hell that means! New set is still on track for delivery Friday AM as far as I know. I was supposed to go to the city this afternoon for a fill but I canceled it this AM. I need to get my sleeping under control and that will help get the eating under control. THEN got stuck at lunch! WTH! Good news for meds today it seems. Tho I seem to be ADDING new meds all the time, doc told me I could stop the HCTZ. I was only taking a quarter of it and had stopped a couple of days ago. BP was 115/75 today. Not bad! Well, I gotta go. It's good to "see" everyone. Take care!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TRACY!!!! ~~~~~ Not much going on today. I think I forgot to tell y'all that I got more holes pierced in my ears the other day. Three more holes. Makes for 4 in each now. I had three on the left and two on the right but now I'm all evened up and have added! What a PITA! First, the damn things hurt! The right still aches a little but that's b/c I've got 2 new holes right next to each other. I keep catching them on my clothes b/c I forget I've got earrings in. AND I never sleep with earrings in and I have to keep these in for 8 weeks! I'm not used to it and keep landing on the pillow wrong before I remember they are there! Sheesh! My poor ears! LOL!! I am so excited about my new bed! It should be here next Friday. I've got a new mattress pad and sheets all ordered for it. Hopefully they'll be here before the bed is! :w00t: We're headed in to town later. Need to pick up a door for the fire station. They are housed in a very old little house. They have a laundry room but access is from outside. The old door, literally, fell apart! They had used an indoor, hollow-core door, instead of an exterior door! Between the heat and sun in the summer and the wet, cold and snow in the winter and the constant use and abuse, the poor door just couldn't handle it! They've been using a sheet of plastic in the doorway for the last month or so! They finally got permission to replace the now non-existing door so DH went and ordered a new one last week and it's in. They can't put the door on the engine to get it back to the station so I told them I'd go get it today for them. Tuesday and Wednesday we walked a little. About 20 minutes or so. Discovered that we can't go far or too fast. DDog hurts too much. Didn't get out yesterday but I did get in my bedroom and spent about 2 1/2 hours cleaning, moving furniture and re-arranging. UGH! Felt pretty good when I stopped. For about 5 minutes! I hurt my back again! Darnit! Room looks good tho! And it's CLEAN! Well, until we move the old bed! :cool: Well, better finish my oatmeal and get moving for the day! Hope y'all have a wonderful day! Rain forecasted of us later! :sad: TTFN!

I'M GETTING A NEW BED!!!!! Will be delivered a week from Friday! WhooHoo! Now I just need to get a set of sheets and a mattress pad for it. We're going from a Queen to a King! We brought the frame home today so we can have the bedroom all set up and ready to go when DH leaves for work next Thursday. They'll bring it in and set it up but DH wants to elevate the bed like we have the queen so this way he can have all of that done and ready to go. We store all of our luggage under the bed as there is no where else to store it and I have sheet sets and extra blankets in those! Cindy, thanks for the tip. I'm on Petfinder everyday now! :biggrin: You can even go in and click on boxes on the side that says size, young kids, cats/dogs in the house, etc. Really narrows the search down. It's great! Our current dog was rescued off the side of a road out in the middle of nowhere. She lived at the fire station for 2 weeks before DH finally brought her home. She's now 10 and slowing down. Arthritis. I had to go get pain pills for her last Friday b/c she flared up again. :tt1: The dog that we had when we got DDog was a rescue from the SPCA. We lost her when she was 8, due to cancer. That was 6 years ago. :thumbup: Before that, DH's dog came with him when we got married (22 yrs ago!) and then we had taken in 2 of my mom's dogs when she had to move to an apartment in the city and couldn't take all 3 of her dogs. We've also always had cats. Rescues or ones that showed up and we feed and take care. We had to put our last cat down about 3 years ago and haven't had one since. :tongue: I totally agree with you, Cindy, about so many needing homes! We'll always rescue! Suzanne, sounds like a long day yesterday! Glad you enjoyed your time with your friend! Off to get some things done, then head to a friend's to play Bunco tonight! Have a great night!

Kat, I'm in. I've got to get my fat ass moving!! Tracy and Cindy, sure hope you both are feeling better soon! Kat, hope you, and I both aren't getting sick!! Jenn, you sound great! Sorry about the set-back, but I'm thrilled at how you are putting it in a good place for yourself. Suzanne, how did yesterday go? ~~~~~ Didn't get to sleep til after 4 this AM. And that's only after being up and down, working a little and finally just crashing on the air mattress that was still set up from my mom being here over the weekend. We are getting a new mattress set. We're going to go to the store today. Probably have to order but that's okay. I'll let you all know how it goes. We are looking at getting another dog too. We want to rescue someone that needs a home. We are looking at specific breeds so it may take awhile. Either a Newfoundland or an Old English Mastiff (yes, both huge dogs!) and they can be a mix of some sort but it also depends on the mix. And they can't have ANY aggression towards anything! Sounds picky but we have a senior dog and a preschooler. We may someday have cats again too. We can't have the dog trying to chase the deer or the squirrels either. It'll happen someday! :biggrin: Well, I've got to get moving. I promised one of our employees her check by a certain time today so I've got to get moving in order to get it to the office in time! Talk at ya later!

Yep, those are some of the parts of NY state that I want to see! Well, it'd be great if you did but the state is so big and there's so much to do, totally understand if we cant meet up. Awwww, isn't he sweet! Back does feel better as long as I'm careful. I'm getting tired of this not sleeping good crap tho. Might head over to the local furniture store to see what they've got and what kind of prices we'd be looking at. If we just replace the queen, might be able to get away with just buying a new mattress and using our box. If we go up to a king, it'll have to be the whole kit and kaboodle, including a frame to put it on! :jaw: Awwww. Sounds like LOADS of fun! I've watched the specials on TV. There are A LOT of people!!! So is that good or bad? I think it's great that you're doing it! We love to go but it's been a LONG time since we've gone. Need to plan that. Oh go for it!!! ~~~~~ Well, another crappy night. Two in a row now. DD has instigated both nights. She's decided she doesn't want to sleep! I finally got her out about 11 (bedtime is 8) and only by holding her. She can never resist that! I have ALWAYS been able to knock the toughest of kids out just by holding them! :thumbup: Seems I've got a magic touch! LOL! So anyway, slept a little, she woke up again about 2. Finally just put her in our bed ( king is looking better and better!) and she went out again. I slept til I nearly fell out of bed, then tried the couch for a bit. Have since given up. I'm sitting here in my kitchen with a cup of instant Mocha Latte and am planning on getting some work done before everyone gets up for the day. Then it's off to take DD to preschool and a date with my pillow for a couple of hours before I need to pick her up again! :biggrin: Hope y'all have a wonderful day!

Morning! Superbowl game was fun to watch. Glad the Saints won. I was rooting for them even tho they're in a different division! :cursing: Raining again. Love it. We need it soooo bad. Might get a little snow at our elevation tonight. We'll see. Suzanne, you're in my thoughts and prayers today. Kat, sounds like things are a mess! Hope the snow clears up some, soon! Your poor IL's! I know what it's like to be stuck and it's a PITA!!! Jenn, I would love to come visit you! I've always wanted to go to parts of NY. City not so much. Tracy, I am so glad that the new place is working out so well. I am thrilled for you! Cindy, glad you were able to get some sleep last night! ~~~~~ Think my sleeping issues might be due to my mattress. I finally gave up trying to sleep about 5:30 this AM. Made a little nest on the couch just thinking to lay there and veg. (I can never sleep on the couch.) Well, just after NINE AM, my DD is tapping me on the cheek to wake me up! Slept great for those few hours this morning! Well, gotta go! Talk at ya later!

Not a dumb question, Tracy and you are right. Nasty stuff! Kat, as always, my prayers are with you. Both you and Suzie are on my daily list. Actually, ALL of you are! And, Kat, your re-do sounds wonderful! Suzie, hope you got some sleep when you got back home! DD does NOT have a UTI. They said to just push the fluids and watch for pain or fever. I'm relieved. I feel bad tho b/c she's very red. I checked last night and she wasn't, this AM, she is! I'll get some ointment on her and monitor her better. It's so hard when she wants to DO everything herself! Rain has stopped for now and the sun is peeking thru. It's pretty. Another storm coming in overnight. I was horribly restless last night and woke up to find I'd re-injured my back. What a mess! I'm falling apart! Need to go for now. TTFN!

Morning! Well on the west coast it's still morning! Windy and cloudy, expecting a couple of storms. Hoping for lots of rain and some high country snow. DD has to go see her doc in the AM. I think she might have a UTI. Not sure tho. She doesn't have all of the symptoms except having GO all the time! And she was crying last night saying some thing was wrong with her butt. But she means the front. Poor thing. Tomorrow was the earliest I could get her in. We'll see what happens. I'm fine. Tired. Back still hurts but I'm sick of not doing anything. Did a little cleaning and moving some of DD's stuff yesterday. Ouch! And I didn't DO that much! Irritating! Well, I need to get and finish some stuff up before getting DD from preschool. Talk to you later!

Hey y'all!! Doin' okay. Back feels a little better as long as I take it easy and don't DO a lot! :thumbup: ~Jenn, I agree w/you about getting the machine and saving the $$ on the gym. ~Tracy, yeah on the check! Must be a relief! ~Suzanne, hope the dude ranch was fun! ~Kat, glad Rick is home again. How'd it go w/the "boss man" the other day? Rick still have a job? Oh and if you want to go ride, I say do it! 'Course I am not the one who has to clean up afterwards! LOL! ~Well, we have a local Christian Camp that is hiring a full time store manager w/benefits, tho I don't need those w/DH's job. I am so tempted. It sounds like a lot of fun, tho hard work too. Problem is DD would have to go in to day care and she would miss out on our church's preschool program that she's in now. I am kinda thinking about maybe emailing them and at least seeing what kind of hours/days they are talking about. One thing is that when DH is home, DD wouldn't have to do day care. I also don't know that I'm management material. I'll think about it. Well, DD needs me. I'll talk to you all later! Have a beautiful evening!

I'M DONE!!!!!! With the taxes, that is! Printed out the final forms today and got them all distributed to the employees! Whew! Went and saw my PCP last Thursday b/c I still hadn't been sleeping much, if at all. He gave me Ambien. Seems to be working, then I hurt my back over the weekend and had trouble sleeping due to the pain! Never ends around here! LOL! Back is starting to feel better as long as I take it easy and stop trying to pick things up! I've been trying to keep up with the Tylenol and heat wraps or sports creme. That seems to help. I also use the heating pad when I'm just going to sit for a long period of time. Hi to everyone! I've missed you all! I'll try to check in more often now. Have a great evening/night! TTFN!

Hi Everyone! Kat, I am so thrilled with your news! Much better it be an infection than the alternative!! Tho having an infection sucks too! Suzanne, You have got to cut the apron strings, girl! Get everyone out of the house, change the phone number and the locks, do what ever you have to do. You need to focus on YOURSELF right now and your health, not every one else's. Especially if it's to your detriment!!! And I know, it's WAY easier for ME to say it, then it is for YOU to execute it. Take good care of yourself. I hope you have an awesome time at the ranch! Sounds wonderful!!! Tracy, I'm thrilled that you love your new house. I would seriously think about keeping Macy back a year. Wouldn't hurt and could only help! Luckily my DD was born at the end of May but even then, if she needs too, we'll hold her back. It's too important. Jenn, I don't know what to say to you, hon. I wish I could give you a big hug. Have you thought about investing in one of those spectrum lamps? They make light bulbs that will fit regular lamps too. Maybe that would help a little? Seems you've been sliding downhill since the weather changed. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Hi to every one!! ~~~~~ Went to my doc on Thursday and he gave me Ambien for 30 days to see if it would help me sleep. It's sorta working. I do sleep but it's pretty restless and I do wake up tho I don't seem to have an issue going back to sleep. I've only taken it 2 nights tho so I have great hopes that it will work for me and get me out of this terrible cycle I've been in. If it doesn't seem to be helping then he wants to UP my Prozac in addition to more Ambien! :scared2: Sheesh! Never thought I'd even be taking the stuff in the first place let alone have to increase my dose! I'm already taking 20mgs!! Seems to be working for my migraines and mood swings for the most part tho. I'm liking it so want to keep it! :cursing: Next week is going to be my heaviest week at work. Quarterly taxes are due, W-2s and 1099s are due as well as regular payroll and bills. Blech! I'm going to try to knock as much of it out as I can Monday and Wednesday. I'll be able to work on it some Tuesday AM but have a doc appt w/my Gyno in the city that afternoon. Our 4 wheel drive club went up the mountain to go play in the snow. I wanted to go too but I don't have much experience with ME driving and we haven't really put my truck to the test so begged off. They're going to call when they get back in to town and DD and I will meet them for dinner. DH called this AM and asked if we wanted to meet up with him and some of his firefighters for lunch at the local fav Mexican place. Well, DD and I were all over that! LOL!! So we're going to be eating out for both lunch AND dinner!!! :cursing: I managed to lose a lb this week. Still, wish it'd been more BUT it's more than I had been doing before my fill! So I'll take it! We've got lots of snow. Loving it! Had to use the push broom to get the snow off of the truck so we could go into town for lunch. Almost needed to put it in 4WD to get out of the driveway and up our street but I managed fine. The main road is plowed but they haven't made it to us yet. It'll take awhile. Things are a mess around here. Well, need more water. Better go drink it! Talk to y'all soon! HUGS!!!

MORNING! I'm exhausted. Only slept a few hours. The wind is howling and it's pouring rain. A huge wind trying to blow my log swing across the deck outside my bedroom is what woke me up this AM! Yikes! It's a log A-frame holding the log swing so it's heavy!! :ohmy: Hunckering down today. Will try to get some work done while we still have some power. Got the fire going and DD and DDog are fed. Should be an interesting day! :biggrin: Have a great one!!

Hi Tracy, I'm here! *Jenn, good for you for getting back to the gym! I have a perfectly good treadmill sitting here collecting dust. Need to get back on it! *Kat, too funny about getting hit on! I think it's great! I'm glad Rick can enjoy it too. I'm not too tight, just a lot tighter than I was. I seem to need to be a little on the snug side. Otherwise, I just eat, and eat, and eat, and eat. I just don't have my head on straight right now. Good news with Kinsey. Poor baby. *Suzie, I'm so sorry for your cousin. I hope she can recover, and well. Prayers are being said. Try to rest when you can. *Tracy, I'm blessed in that we have both a fireplace (dining room) and a wood stove (living room). If I remember, I'll try to take a pic of the fireplace. It's one reason we bought the house. It's an entire wall of rock w/the fire box in the middle. It's really neat. How are you feeling today? Yesterday was a lot of work and I'm sure you've still got more to do. Rest as you can. ~~~~~ Not much going on today. Had a hard time sleeping last night so ended up sleeping through getting up for church. :wink: Not good! Especially when you're trying to teach a young one good habits and raise her in the church! :drool: Football is on right now. Waiting for the rain to come in. We're supposed to get slammed this week. Looking forward to it. DH got home from work this AM and promptly got on the roof to blow the leaves out of the gutters. Then he blew those leaves again, away from the house and off the walkways. He also checked and battened down the hatches. He thinks we're all set. Going to be a very wet week! :w00t: Well, DD is wanting some Jello. Better get it made. Have a great day!

Hey Y'all! Just checking in. Waking up to reality and the fact that I'm BACK in the 180's again. :w00t: Got in yesterday for a fill. Yep, I'm feeling it. Took me over an hour to eat a bowl of instant oatmeal this AM! Am also having to slow down on my drinking. I was able to drink a full glass of water in one shot. Not good! Kat you are in my prayers. Lots of hugs to you. I'm glad Rick is home, too. Cindy, still praying for your DD. Laura, things sound crazy for you right now. Take care! Tracy, I'm so excited for you! Hope the move goes great! Jenn, hang in there, Hon. Your trip sounds wonderful! Suzie, I don't remember anything about your sister going in to the hospital. I'm so sorry and hope she gets out soon. Try not to wear yourself out in the meantime. Paula, it's ALWAYS good to "see" you. I'm sorry you're having a rough time right now. Praying that your treatments are working on that nasty cancer. ~~~~~ Right on track and doing well with all the work stuff right now. It's always a crazy month for me and I highly dislike it. But it is what it is and will be over soon enough. Feeling so much better about having gotten in to see my doc and get a fill. I feel like I might be in control again. Very windy today. Sun is shining but I'm cold. AND it's 61 out on the front porch! Sorry! (It's only 65 in the house, need to build a fire.) We are expecting a full week of rain/snow storms and I can't wait! They're talking about having to measure the higher elevation snow in YARDS instead of FEET!! Predicting nearly 10 inches of rain for my elevation and 6 inches or so for the valley floor!! WhooHoo!!! Well, I'd better get off my butt and get some things done today. Starting with a fire in the wood stove! Have a beautiful day!