I could use a cup of coffee but I like mine with vanilla creamer. What no pastries? I will stop at the store and pick up some donuts so everyone can satisfy their sweet tooths. Is that a word? Anyway like you said treading water is quite the accurate description of what I am feeling. Sometimes I feel like I am tired of treading so I float but there is too much here for me to just give up. I hope everyone has a low pain day.
Huggggss Jasmine

Morning Jancam and Jasmine....well well doin the treading water thing huh? Well if it were salt water I float like cork....seriously! LOL

It just thundered outside so the rain they promised is on its way this morning...I haven't turned on TV...luckily I got my eyes focused enough to see the computer...they were full of ukk from allergies...

I am breaking protocol today with two students that are brothers....I am letting them take test together today in one lesson...usually to take test you pay for 2hr lesson get some drive time then go in and test and if pass go get your license paperwork taken care of...they did not really want to spend $100 to do that each today...so I offered to pick them up and go straight to the DMV test site and let them each try the test then back home and call it $100....so I am just happy to make another $100 today and if either of them flunks test they will do more lessons...LOL if they are ok they both will pass and it is over in about an hour or little more than hour and I go on home after that...with $100 in picety pocket...

so today is Cardinals Home Opener and we are ready to see them thru the entire season to the World Series of course...LOL I like to watch or listen to baseball games...radio or tv is fine....radio if trying to nap during game...LOL they give more visual cues on radio as to what the players are doing on field...so if eyes are closed you still can see the game in radio descriptions....

Ok well off to brew coffee and I have no sugar vanilla creamer jasmine so enjoy that ok?

Haha, Jasmine...
I'm not sure either..
Sweet Teeth. ? Hahaha..
That sounds funny to me for some reason. :-)
Treading/fliating..
Whatever it takes to get from moment to moment, right?
Hoping the same liw pain for you.
( hey.. hope is one of the few things we can do without hurting ourselves ... so we might as well do as much of it as we can :-)

MrBill..
Sounds like an easy hundred., good fer you :-)

I'll pass on the vanilla creamer..
But..I'll take a donut. :-)

Hugs

Good Morning everyone! Kombucha tea, banana bread & pain meds for me this early morning! I had a GREAT day yesterday, overdid it.... it was worth it though. I had the best day in a long time. My foot is still really really really hurting... I got an injection last week, it's worn off now.

On another note.... surgery is Friday!!!! Still waiting on my hysterectomy date, but I'm in no rush for that, as I seem to be lining up with surgeries LOL

I hope everyone has a great day... time to go do some work.

Slept all night other than waking up twice i NEVER do that had a very low pain night but woke up in horrible pain, then i heard it, rain pouring down outside so i know the culprit! Snuggled up under the electric throw with my dog and coffee eating yogurt so i can take my pain meds I am at my parents since my moms knee surgery because then i had my fall on easter and then my nephew came, was going home today but mom said wait till tomorrow cuz i hurt too bad to pack up even though i only live 3 miles away and then dad will help me tomorrow. Hope all goes well for everyone today!

Good luck on your surgery Fri Pink. I wish you a speedy recovery.
Hugggss Jasmine

Today is my birthday and we've had some awesome weather these last few days so, for once in what feels like forever, my pain isn't so high I want to jump off a bridge. Yay, happy birthday to meeeee!!!

Hoping everyone is doing okay today. I have some awesome chocolate birthday cake to share! :)

(((HUGS)))

Pink..
How great that you had such a GREAT day yesterday!
Sorry you're hurting so badly now..
But.. at least you have memiries of a really good day to help you through the rugher times. Let us know what time your surgery is..I'll light a candle for you.. and..I'm sure others will have you in their thoughts/prayers .....

Angelajo..
A good nights sleep is a blessing. ..I hear ya on the weather..it's kicking my as* , too.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOOOO YOOUUU. !!!!!
I love cake. I really love chocolate cake. :-) :-)
Hope your pain stays low..
And that yu have a great day.

Hugs all

Happy birthday red....whooot wooot....I like dark chocolate cake too....yum....I hope it has cream cheese icing...LOL

hope surgery for our two gals goes well....we will be praying for them....

Jancam weather is not my friend either...specially wet or cold....or both...LOL

Both students passed test this morning...>I sat on butt for a little over hour and made $100 for that....woot woot...I went and put $60 payment into dentist for the fillings last month...I still owe a bunch they were expensive...two in front teeth on top between the two teeth....so they had to match tooth color with that ceramic stuff....

anyway today is the home opener for my Cardinals and it is getting closer and closer to starting time of the big game....the news media is having field day out at the ball park with pep rally heaven each station has its own pep rally...LOL

I wanna get a win in the big game is all I want....hugs

Happy Birthday Red!!!

Nurse called, my surgery is at 1:45 AM EST, I have to arrive at 11:45. Now I'm really feeling impatient LOL Friday can't come fast enough.

Bill- Glad you were able to make a few bucks today!!

Angela- I really hope you find lasting relief, I hate seeing you in such pain all the time!!!!!! Big hugs.

Jasmine- I'll take a boston cream, even though it's afternoon LOL. Hope your pain subsides as well.

I haven't been on here much, was going through a funk for about a week, so I was just lurking... head was hurting tooooooo bad. So they gave me fioricet for my head, and xanax for my anxiety, and increased my zoloft. Shew... I hope everyone has a good rest of the day, I'm going to try & tidy up my desk before I leave. It's beautiful outside today here in VA, so I'll sit on my back deck & watch the kiddies jump on the trampoline.

Jan- Thanks for thinking of me, and the whole candle thing. It means alot! I hope you have a relatively good day

1:45 PM.... lordy lordy... it's Monday. IDK what I was thinking. I wish it was 1:45 am lmao

Hi everyone...

Yesterday my hands gott all tingley at the grocery store, I couldn't push the cart, and now my right hand is pretty numb. My neck pain is high today, too, with those awful shooting pains down my shoulders. Probably because I've been stressed...

A good friend of the family was traveling in Hanoi, Vietnam and had a heart attack last Friday and now is in hospital there fighting for his life. He is in renal failure and possible other organ shut-down. They are doing dialysis. His GF flew out there yesterday and is overwhelmed and is asking if I can come help her. I agree she needs another person with her to switch shifts with, but I don't know if I'm up to all the traveling part. I guess we'll just take it day by day.

This certainly reminds ne to be grateful for what I have!

HUGS!

Good evening

Birthday wishes to Red. Hope you are still celebrating with little or no pain.

JC treading is what you do some days . I like the float idea best because it takes less enery. Just add sunglasses and float on the
back. Yes there is the old saying "I am barely treading water". Love you girl and I am throwing out some of that magic purple rope. Hang on. This week I am lighting candle for you as you go for the heart and lung docs. I got purple or mossy green.

Pink I'ml lighting an amber candle for you. Four more sleeps. I know on the afternoon procedures. For me the hardest ones without my coffee. I am not an early riser and I must be to get that coffee. The water part I just keep rinsing mouth with really cold ice water. A couple weeks ago my procedure time ran late and I was so thirsty. I am sorry to hear you have been down. I have wondered where you were. Hope the med changes are helping.

Jasmine more sleeps but yours is coming. I know you are researching and it is a long and serious surgery. I wish you didn't have so much time to think about it. It would be nice if you could prepare by shopping for some special items that would be treats for you and also add to your comfort while recovering.

Bill good for your added income. Go Cardinals!!!

AngelaJo hope you sleep well tonight. You and puppy.

Salto as you are I am concerned about the developments with hands along with the change in cervical spine. Still working on appointment?
Sorry to hear about your friend out of the country.

We are rainy and a bit chilly here. I am having really low blood pressure from my new muscle relaxant Zanaflex. I have lowered
My daily dosage by one pill and am just about ready to give it up.

Here is to good evening
hippy

Everyone sounds fairly good today. Happy Birthday to a certain red head. Good luck to Pink on Friday's surgery. Hello to all.

My hand is half numb so I'm gonna pack it in for a bit. The sunshine and warm temps did me real good this afternoon.

Peace