Goodmorning everyone!!! So not ith it this morning at all!!! Hand are kinda swollen and HURT!!! Had a hard time opening my water today...hopefully this isnt a preminition of what the day is gonna be like. Kelsay is coughing bad again....Hopefully its just trying to work her way out of her system. At Kelsays school this week they are doing the drug awareness stuff and each day is a different theme. Well today is wear your favorite team...well it sucks cause we dont have anything w/ a sports team on it for her. She does have a White Sox t-shirt that she had to wear home from my moms house one day that was my brothers but i just cannot bring myself to put it on her LOL (im a Cubs fan!!)...My little brother doesnt get why you just cant be fans of both teams....he'll understand when he gets older LOL And I have a Cubs t-shirt and a t-shirt that i got a while back that says "Sox Suck" but they will be to big on her and yea the second one isn't appropriate for her to wear to school...So...i'll have to figure something out...But its also crazy hair day so that'll be fun!! Ok, im rambeling.
OH, i remember what i was gonna ask yall. Ok so yesterday morning Kelsay was messin w/ the dog and she nipped her...Of course I have told her since we got her not to do what she was doing but of course mom doesnt know anything. She nipped her on the cheek, but not to bad. Thats not something I should really be worried about is it?
Oh, Link...Yea my brother really loves baseball and since he cannot play anymore he teaches it. When he stoped playing ball for the Astros he went to college to get his teaching degree and he couldnt play for the college team so he coached....and played football.
Have a great day everyone!
< =text/>_popupControl(); I am not with it either this morning. My hands and knee are swollen too. I looked at our 10 day forecast and there is rain coming on Friday and Saturday for me. Bleargh.
No, you can not be fans of both teams. I don't think I know anyone that is fans of both teams.
Hmmm...I might be a little worried about the dog nipping Kelsay in the face. Of course the dog was telling Kelsay to not do what she was doing to her...BUT that does not mean that the dog should bite or nip in the face. The dog should give a little warning grrrrr first. We never allow our dog to bite anyone at any time no matter what. We trained him to walk away when he gets irritated. We also trained him that if someone pulls his tail...he chases it lol. I really recommend reading Cesar Milan's book..Cesars Way. It is an awesome book.
Today I spend my day waiting on a fed ex delivery. YAY! It is also a half day of school and then no school for the rest of the week!! YAY!! No getting up at the crack of dawn for the next 2 days!!!
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Good Mornng all. Well, I am back to the "normal" pain this am. Gosh, I hate this! I don't have a lot planned, and I am subbing Thursday all day and Friday half day, so I think I shall do some resting and Laundry.
Liz and Shannon, I am so sorry that you both are hurting and swollen this morning. Liz it is great that the kids will have some down time. I hope they help you with some things so you can continue to rest. How's the Larangytis? Shannon...I would be worried about the puppy and Kelsay for the same reasons Liz said. When our Shepherd was little he snapped at me once, and I made him lay on the ground*submission* and then put him in his crate for a while. Although he is old now and definitely more tempermental...we still do not have any trouble, especially if I am in the room (I am the leader of the pack).
Please take good care of yourselves today. I have typed enough, so I need to go. Love ya both! shel
Oh she has given Kelsay plenty of warning growles. Ive told her too that she has to be nice...The dog got in trouble too. I think she felt bad cause she just layed at door way to the room kelsay was at for a whileSorry, I am too tired and too out of it to really comprehend any post that's more than a sentence.Suzanne...so sorry you are feeling this way!
Shannon, I guess I would be firm with Kelsay and the puppy. I would also watch the puppy, because once they think they have dominance over a person they will use it again. She needs to put the doggie in it's place especially if she is NOT pestering it. If she is pestering it, then she needs to understand that it will try to defend itself...not making it right, but it is what we will do as well. Sorry...that is the scariest thing about owning a doggie, and you do need to train him/her to leave if Kelsay is getting too rough or whatever. I taught mine to go under things or to go in their crate. That was their signal. My kids are old enough now that they just love on the old doggies. It was scarier when they were little...especially with our Shepherd, because he was a big doggie.
Yea Ive told Kelsay that if she is under the table or anything to leave her alone that is her way of telling you she doesnt want to be bothered. We'll have to see how it goes. The dog has pretty much just stayed away from Kelsay so far today.
So...just got an email from my dad. He was soposed to take Kelsay Sunday night and bring her to school Monday but he is leaving Saturday to go to Ohio. I guess the hospice nurse told my grandfather that it is only a matter of weeks at this point. If you could keep everyone in your prayers, espically my grandfather, we'd all appreciate it.
So sorry about your Grandfather..prayers are sent...hang in there..Don, my grandmother is the one that is sick...She was diagnosed w/ pancreatic cancer about 2 months ago now. My grandma is my grandfathers world...im not sure how hes gonna do it w/o her. Thank you for your prayers
Oh so sorry about that, I misunderstood...apologies and prayers.About the dog, I don't know. A nip isn't a bite. If the dog were being viscious, he's have hurt Kelsay. I usually side with the dog when little kids are messing with them. Little ones are always wanting to poke a dogs eye or pull on it's ears. My Basset hound nipped at my daughter when they were both young, my daughter kept trying to pull her around by her front legs. I just made sure not to leave them alone together. And my daughter got the scolding in that scenario. Little kids need to learn that animals are living things and need to be treated that way. Not insulting you or Kelsay, Shannon, it seems to be something all little kids do when an animal is around. It isn't mean, they just don't know and have to learn.
Anyway, my Basset is really one of the sweetest dogs I've known. After the nip about 9 years ago, we have never had another incident like that.
Well, I have to shower up and hit the post office. Ciao~ have a great day everybody.
Oh, Shelly, when will you get your test results??
yea Kelsay got scolded as well cause ive been tellin her since day one that there are certain thing she just cannot do w/ dogs. Autumn has come to this part of the High Mountain Desert: awoke this morning to purple drifts of cosmos blooms in every nook and cranny on the verandah. It was a moment of magic...there are never enough of those.Good Morning Everyone
It has rained on and off here all week, and we need it so bad I can't complain, but it is doin me in! I am so sore and stiff all I want to do is sleep
I am in a brain fog from meds so I'm just gonna say hello and hope ya'll are doing ok today. I am thinking about ya'll and reading posts but am too tired and sore to do much more than that. I will be praying for relief for all of you, please remember me too
Things are good in Connecticut. The weather is gray and rain is on the way, they say. That makes me and my well very happy!
Sorry it's a rough day for some of you. Just be kind to yourselves and do a bit of pampering today - you all deserve it.
Happ, I'm glad you have joined us! Sounds like you live in a beautiful place. I look forward to getting to know you!
Karen
Yeah Happ...It does sound beautiful. It seems like we have so many new people around that I can't remember who I've said hello to. If I missed you before, hi!! and welcomeOk, the tests are in...drum roll please. I am the PROUD owner of arthritis ALL the way up my back...including the very top vertebra. Oh and on a side line...MORE tests. It seems that the innercostals in my ribs showed up, as well as a few more spots of severe inflamation...so now I have to go for a whole work up on the lungs.
Well, if Lindsey Wagner is the bionic women...well I am worth at least a quatrillion. Gotta love it. I guess it might be time to corner the doc on some other issues.
Hubby is really upset that there is not any more relief for me and that every appt. seems to lead down this dark road...pray for him.
Yep, Shannon...definitely praying for g-pa...it is very difficult. MIL is still having a very hard time being in "that" house as she calls it. She will be here for almost three weeks...gosh...am I ready for that?????
Mona...am praying for you too dearest one!
[QUOTE=Linncn] hi!! and welcome.[/QUOTE] Like confusion, embarrassed is a country I visit so often I can provide you with a topographical map!*LOL*Oh Suzanne I am so sorry you are not feeling well. Is there any chance you can get a day to rest before the wedding? Can you get a day off of work at all? I don’t know how you guys that work do it. You guys have my utmost respect.
Aww thanks Shelly…I think it is just the change in weather that is coming up. I am pretty much going to rest today. I am still going on just maintenance pain meds so all is still good in my book. The laryngitis has me down for the count but that is really nothing right now lol.
Mona…sorry you are having a rough day too. Pamper yourself today if you can and just rest and relax.
Karen…you need to be pampered after this house is done!!!
Welcome Happ! Nice to see you here!!! Don’t worry too much about spelling and typing at the same time. There are times we all have difficulty with that. There are times I will type my posts in Word and then copy and paste them lol. That way I know I have spelled things correctly lol.
Shelly…so sorry to hear about your back hunny. That really sucks.
Well, I guess I will not be waiting for FedEx all day today lol. It seems that the company that is shipping us something misinformed us and our package did not go out overnight until this morning!! So, tomorrow I will be waiting for FedEx lol. I am looking for a new cordless phone…and can you believe that there are waterproof cordless phones??? All I want is a simple cordless phone!! One that is black!! They are so fancy now…expandable handsets…waterproof…do all sorts of things lol. All I want is something with caller ID and it has to be black!!!
Warden says my time is up and I must go back to the bed. I should just cough on him lol. I wouldn’t!!!! I’M JUST KIDDING!!!!!
Shelly, sorry that the tests didnt come back w/ something positive. Have they decided what they are going to be able to do for you yet? Oh btw, did you get anything good in the mail yet by chance?
Today's the Flu Shot clinic, put on my short sleeved shot shirt (say that 10 times fast). It's really too cold to be wearing it this time of year, but hopefully the line won't be too long and I can wear my coat inside. If you haven't gotten your flu shot yet, don't forget. Now I just have to remember to ask where DD can get the Meningitis vaccine.
Shelly, is "that" house YOUR house??? Geez, way to be a polite guest
Liz, when will you pick up the Outback. Yeah, I know you rpbably said before, sorry. I can't remember everybodys details, but I do try.
Ok, so yesterday was not so good for me, pain & RA wise. I was in so much pain by the time I got home, I told hubby to give me a pain pill & muscle relaxer and I went and laid down and posted a couple of times. But it took me forever to make the posts I did post.
My right elbow had a hard swell, my right knee had a hard swell and was stuck in a semi-bent position, so it was harder to walk and hell to get in & outta the car as I could not bend it in enough to get my leg in. MY neck/back/shoulder blade area was stiff and could not move my head, and then I had a muscle tension head ache at the back/base of my head, from sitting up so long in the waiting room. I was just a mess when I got home.
Oh and then after doozing off & on, I was woke up by my daughter saying there was a bird in the house. I got up to see and the bird "attacked me". It swooped down and touched my hair and I freaked, screaming and crying. Hubby was outside he came in because I was screaming so much. It was awful. He said "You a grown woman crying & screaming like that about a bird!" I said "It attacked me and it was bigger than Big Bird, this bird was enormous bird, and he was trying to peck a hole in my head! Have you never seen the movie Birds?!"
I could have swore the bird was a woodpecker, and I thought it was going to peck a hole in my head in 2 seconds flat. Yeah... hubby said the bird was a sparrow and it would not have hurt me.
See, it was the Lortabs. But not the 2.5/500, it was the 7.5/500mg ones I took. Did not have the new ones.
And Darvocet was not going to take away this pain as this pain was worse. It felt like my knee was broke, my right & left ankle was broke and I could hardly walk without tearing up, from the pain. I had more pain, but those pains out done the rest, and the Lortabs did not help my left ankle and foot until I took another lortab 6 hours later.
When I woke up today, I was quite surprised I could walk again, I figured I would be about the same as yesterday but today seems to be better. I guess all the rain and the cold front moving thru is what messed me up yesterday. It was 77 degrees and very humid yesterday and raining non-stop and then today it is coudy, sprinkling and 53 degrees outside.
Joonie, maybe it was a mass suicide, maybe someone told them a spce ship was coming to take them to Heaven
That's kinda crazy about the bird. I can see where it was scary, but it kinda made me laugh. Sorry. We had one get into our house through the fan in the bathroom. Didn't attack anyone though.
Too bad it's another big pain day for ya. You must just be getting so sick of it.
Yeah, both knees are throbbing, and very warm. I am using my knees as my hand warmer LMAO! Hey! It works
Yeah, it is funny about the bird. But last night it was not funny. After it was all over with... I was just happy the ceiling fan in the living room was not on as I kept invisioning that if it was there would have been blood splattered everwhere from that one bird.
Ok... Every night when we are in the car... I cannot help but wonder why bugs fly towards the headlights. I mean it is like they are going along their merry way in the dark and they seem to have "seen the light", so to speak. I have seen some moths actually get halfway pass the front of the car and make a U turn just to splatter on the windshield. Why do bugs always go toward the light?
I don't know why they're drawn to light. will find out and report back."Insects, including moths, exhibit a complex range of responses to light and no unifying explanation has yet been found" according to Randall Schuh of the American Museum of Natural History.
So, their ya go.
I am just hoping if there is such a thing as reincarnation, I am not a moth or any other bug that is fasinated with lights
Hubby has a joke about bugs when they hit the windshield. He says: You know what the last thing that went thru his mind was? ... sh*t!
LMAO!! Everytime he tells me that I just picture the bug like an accordian head hits the windsheild and then his bootay hits his head.
Ok Link...MIL calls the house that her and FIL have lived in "that" house. No, she refers to me as my son's wife or her. Yep...loved by my MIL...NOT. DS even figured that out when we were down there for the funeral. That is why I came back in August with psoriasis everywhere. I guess the difference will be this is MY town, and I know where I can get away. STARBUCKS!
WEll, unless the lungs show anything I am in limb. I don't know that there is anything that can be done...at least that is the impression the nurse is giving me. She said, I guess you will have to just deal with this pain too. Oh well...this is my cup. shel
Joonie...I am so sorry...did you take the Loritabs or Darvocet?
Also, we have those little birds that eat millers(moths), and one was on the lookout and I didn't know it and it flew and hit me in the head, and then landed on the ground. My son laughs everytime I go weed that part of the flowers...mom are ya gonna scream like a girl? YEP, cause I am a girl!! He(ds) seemed to be more worried about the bird than the hole in his mamma's head!
I just checked the thermostat cuz it's so freakin cold in here...68 degrees. My husband has a furnace in his belly, I swear. So, let the battles begin!!! We'll go back and forth now till June. I just turned it up to 72. But I'll turn in back down to 70 when it warms up a bit.Oh I took Lortabs yesterday, just picked up the new ones today. SO maybe no more parainoia. If not I guess I will have to call.
See there birds will peck a hole in your head... shelly is living proof! And hubby said they would not.
Miss Shannon...yes the postman visited me! I loved it!!! Thank you
We are having pork chops...hubby is grilling, since my apple spice pork chops were not liked as much as his grilling. You're such a great mommy...brownies and everything! Have a great dinner. Hi all, been missing in action due to friends being in town and visiting. I'm not having pork chops tonight.....must be porkchop Wednesday. We're going out to dinner. Too hot to cook in the RV and too windy outside to grill.....darn the bad luck! It's in the 90's today and I thought it was going to cool off. I guess it did, it's not 110 degrees. I can't complain, I could be in San Diego. We were headed there next Wednesday but called today to cancel reservations. Guess we'll go to Tombstone and Benson, AZ and do the tourist thang. Shel, your back may not be as bad as you think. Talk with your doctor and have him review the xrays with you. There are different levels of severity. Call the doctor's office and have him call you. Everyone have a yummy supper and catch you later. Lindy Glad you liked it Shelly
No one is home for dinner but me, could someone throw me a pork chop please
Yep, I would definitely throw you a pork chop, but hubby vetoed the idea of cooking outside, so I will be frying the chops with gravy. Daughter got a paddling today. For excessive talking, not following instructions, and mumbling while talking to teacher. According to daughter it is all a conspriacy and they are all out to get her.
Son has been wearing the same under-roos for 4 hrs now. He used the potty twice! Woohooo! Oh and Abi Kitty she is laying with me. For some reason the last couple of days she has been sleeping with me. Not sure why. She usually likes to be out there and play with hubby and the kids. Oh and we think Abi Kitty purrs not because she is happy, but because she is stressed out. Just kidding. She begins to purr when she jumps on my bed. So, I guess she is happy that I am letting her sleep in my bed and get her kitty cooties all over my covers.
My daughter is 15 and the conspiracy is still going on. I mean, yes she was talking, but so was everyone, the teacher just doesn't like her. Congrats to your son, and you. Potty training is HUGE> No more having to go to the store when you don't feel like it, cuz you're almost out of diapers, no more paying for diapers(
Oh when we were in the waiting room yesterday. The 2 old women that were talking to me. They thought son was soo cute and very smart. SO... one of them asks if he has a brother or sister. Hubby says sister. So the lady asked son what his sissy's name was. Son looked at her and said "cry, tittybaby, Cry." Heheheehehee Everyone started laughing. The lady then said how old is his sister. I said 9. It was pretty damn funny. Hubby calls daughter a tittybaby when she whines over something stupid. When son sees me crying because I am hurting he will say "cry, tittybaby, cry." But then hubby tells him do not tell your moma that she is hurting she has a reason to cry. and then makes him apologise to me. But it does make me laugh when he calls me a tittybaby, because it is cute how he says it.
I guess that lortab is working... my eyes feel like they are moving in slow motion
Joonie you are a trip girl
I just took my first dose of Imuran. I was to take it twice today, but once will work for now. I will take it twice tomorrow. Darn milly! Leave you alone for a while and you go and get almost locked up in a padded room and nurses thinkin ya crazy! I hope you are feeling better now.
Leflunnomide is Arava. It is kinda like Methotrexate. And yes it is used to treat RA. Well, as long as you escaped a time or two, you are not "sick"
I hope the Arava helps you out. It worked ok for me. I was attacked by a bird
I am glad they were on your side.
Joonie and Milly : I am sending the white coats after you both!
Sorry you are so sick Milly
HOPE ALL OF LADIES ARE HAVING A GOOD NIGHT EXCEPT FOR MILLY I HOPE SHE IS HAVING A GREAT NIGHT POOR THING SHE NEEDS IT. I LIKE THE IMAGINARY WORKING FINGER REMARK
I've always heard if you think you are crazy then you ain't
Now I know I'm a little slow on the uptake (ok a lot slow
Wow. You really had quite an ordeal. What's going on with the tooth? Why did the doctors think you were faking needing the cane? I'm glad you have a sympathetic nurse. Maybe she'll be able to get things straightend out for you. But just in case you do get commited, make sure you take you're computer with you to your padded room. We'd miss you if you left for too long
Remember that old song "They're coming to take me away. . .to the funny farm, where life is sweet".
Just remember - KEEP SMILING - it makes people wonder what you've been up to! Welcome to the funny farm Karen
2 1/2 years of knees like footballs, heat, swelling, pain, pain, loss of movement. Arthroscopies, physio, doctors, x-rays, ultrasounds. Doctor after doctor insisting that its just OA, nothing else. Then two total knee replacements. Surgeon says its something else. Doctors saying OA, nothing else. Then 5 years later.....after years of painful wrists, sore hips, yada, yada, yada, Oh you have RA. Now after 2 years on MTX and at various times, pred, adding plaquenil and now Arava, things aren't improving. I'm not in agony, I had that before the knee replacements. Just sort of constant, chronic pain and gradually losing strength and movement in wrists and hands. My feet are killing me, but supposedly thats from heel spurs/plantar fasciitis. But the pain isn't in the heel where it is supposed to be its up front just behind the ball of the foot. I am seeing my Doc on Monday to see what he says. One doc has sent me to a podiatrist and she just said wear ugly support shoes. I think something more needs to be done. And my hip, nasty bursitis that won't go away after a few cortisone shots so we are looking at a bursectomy. I'm having an MRI soon on the hip then will see a surgeon. But what I think I'm peeved about is that I had the worst pain and disability years before I was diagnosed. Now that I have been diagnosed its just sort of chronic on going fatigue, moderate pain, slowly and surely losing movements in joints. When I was really flaring in the beginning, no one EVER suggested that I had RA. There was no where to go, no one to talk to, just thinking it was all in my head. Now I have this great site and these great people and I'm not in such desperate need. (I'm also heavily into denial). It's so interesting hearing everyones stories. It's heart-rending what some go through. It's fascinating learning from each other. I just want to thank you all for being here. Joonie look at your post, your pain meds are kicking in. You didn't make a lick a sense
no, pain meds kicked in, but they ran outta steam about 30 mins ago.
darn do not even know how to spell pain, i guess pain is "in" for me
Milly I just don't know what to say
He is an awesome dog, very intelligent and loyal. But like a beagle, he likes to bark at strangers! Cute dogs, Karen.
Gale, I'm glad things are getting better, hope it gies so well for Nini and her fam. Were your kids houses left intact? his mask disappeared because his head grew bigger, now the mask is at the top of his head like sunglasses
ok guys would love to stay and chat but hubby wants the internet, says he is bored. see what happens when i do not feel well to be on the internet? hubby gets spoiled and thinks the internet is his
might be back later, if i do not fall asleep. abi kitty is asleep by me now
Karen, my beagle also had a black mask on her face when she was a pup. But she grew, the black turned to brown, so the mask is gone. Is your other dog a boxer?? Another cutie! I just love dogs! Glad you liked the photo Milly. Hope you can get some treatment that works for you soon. LOL I didn't see the boots, had to go back and look. Thought Joonie was hallucinating! You have a wonderful sense of humor Milly
Hey Karen, have you heard from Katie today? Is she crashing? Hope her and Justin are just taking it easy and he isn't sick again
She was definitely enjoying her day off yesterday - eating and sleeping was on her agenda all day.
I AM TRULEY SORRY TO HEAR THIS HAPPENED TO YOU. Oh well maybe they're just hanging out
Hubby is finally taking a vacation next week
I have to go take meds and get my dog in, BRB
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