Good Morning Ya'll!

SadSad: I am so very glad that they called and apologized. I hope you do get your meds before too long this am. You have definately been through the wringer this weekend. I don't know that I could have been as brave.

Mike: YAY!!!! Holy Cow !!! a full 6 hours of sleep. You must feel like a new man. I am so happy for you. I love carving pumpkins...I will pop over and help k? I hope you and the family have a great night tonight. Bring your cane so you don't trip in the dark of Kansass on this all Hallow's Eve.

ME>>>Mike took all my sleep. I will definatley have to nap today. I am ok pain wise...a little rough through the hips again. I hope you all have a good day and safe night. Hugs to all those little goblins, fairys, witches and so on from The DUCK!!!

Wheeew!
Back from trick or treating. I held up decent but I used my cane and my breakthrough meds. It was a nice night weatherwise. Really calm and cool but not cold. We just wandered around the small town near us and the kids really brought home a haul.
I'm physically worn out but I'm not real tired, not sure if I'll sleep much tonight.
Victor was a chick magnet and wore a big magnet with little chicks stuck to it. Everyone got a kick out of that. Eric wanted to be a policeman.
Now I'm kicking back in the recliners with my wife and she's watching creepy stuff on the tv. The kids are already down and out. We really wore them out.
Now that I'm done moving I'm sure it's going to hit me real soon.
I'll be paying tomorrow but it was worth it, everyone had a great time.
Hope you're all having a great Halloween,

Mike

Mike it sounds like the end of "A Christmas Story" when the boys are asleep after getting their toys and the man and woman are looking out at it snowing.......
And just think.... you get to do all this and more at Christmas!

Good Evening,

It is Halloween for just a few more minutes and it was a busy day As I went to my 5 year old niece's Kindergarten class to help out with the crafts was supposed to be there from 12 to 1 and WOW I dont know how that teacher does that as I had one table of 9 kids and they all needed help at once and I had to either kneel or bend over and that is not good for my back. Then I stayed and help them all in to their costumes and I drove around to the park that they were going to walk through the whole school does and her class was at the end.

I finally got home after 2pm and waited till my hubby got home to talk a bit and then laid down till 4 or so and got up and then it seemed I blinked and it was time to pass out candy and then did some running around and now it is time to go to bed and it is not a minute to soon as it was one filled painful stressful day. I would not change a thing well maybe the pain but that is it as the kids were so cute. One little boy walked up to me and just hugged me. My niece when I walked into the room got this smile that was so big and she was so happy that I Came to her class it warmed my heart.

Now I just have to get through the rest of the week and of course I have to go and get the half off Halloween stuff as it would not be the same if I did not buy stuff that I will never put up next year LOL but one year I say I will feel like it and my house is going to be the brightest on the street.
Ok and I will get some candy for my fat butt, I am a sweet junky

I am the first one this morning and I so did not want to wake up and Mariah is having a hard time she grunted at me and rolled over so I have to go in there every few minutes to shake her up, she must be so tired from all the activities and here in Mi they are trying to pass a law of sorts that Halloween is celebrated on the last Saturday of the Month because of probably this very reason. I am sure kids are going to be dragging at school.

I am lucky I can go back to bed till noon if I wanted to and it is not a bad idea where I am sitting right now.

Hope everyone has a low pain day and while the kids are at school it is time to get a couple of pieces of the good candy from their buckets

I like the idea of going back to bed manny, but I don't see it happening. I'm toooooooo jacked up on coffee right now.

Just finished getting everyone off for thier day. Now it's quiet and peaceful and I can enjoy a little butt time in my recliner.

I'm kind of stiff this morning but really not in awful shape like I thought I would be. Regardless I'm taking it easy today and resting up.

I slept some last night, maybe 4 hours, and then started slamming coffee. The kids were dragging and I was gimping circles around them this morning, ha ha!

In a way I'm celebrating today. I discovered something last night when I was signed in. Now I need to say this without actually saying it. I'm sure some of you will be able to read between the lines.

Someone, not so near, and not so dear to us, that played a big part in this group being started, no longer has an account on DS. I've shared the news with Erika and Millie, but haven't heard back from them as of yet. I hope the news will make them smile. That's all, and probably more, that I should say.

My legs are pretty wore out and I've got the stimulator cranked up and it feels really good. I'm thinking this will be a nice way to spend my morning. Now I just need to fight the urge to pig out on all this candy.

I hope everyone has a kick ass day,

Mike

I'm finally back online. I dropped my laptop night before last and broke the end of the power cord. Got out to Walmart today to get a replacement. $80 later my laptop is back in business. I'm doing okay, finally got my prescriptions just before supper yesterday and though I expect it will take a couple days to get back to some form of 'normal' for me I'm still doing better than yesterday.

Hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween. Hugs to all,
Lisa

Hey all

I am pretty rough today from last night. I did not walk with my daughter but, I had to take her to her friends house and walk around more than usual. Then, I had to sit in my walker for 2 hours while I was at the friends house. First time meeting the girl and her mom. The girl goes to my daughters special school and, she is a lot like my little duck. Very nice girl like her too. The mom though...what a freak. I was ready to kill her and then pull my hair out. It was miserable sitting there with her while waiting for the girls to come back. It was the first time out for both of them (no adult, they went by themselves).

Sounds like most of you had a good night, busy though. HUGS and LOVE to you my friends. I am going to take a nap.

Last night I was a scrooge and turned off the lights and didn't have any candy anyway.

I had a doc appt. today. He told me my brain was doin, tiredg weird signaling and causing the pain to go wild.
He did an additional diagnoses of fibromyalgia and has me going for tests of about 6 different things..... the normal stuff I guess. by the time I got home I felt like I had and have a horrible case of the flu..... very cold, not energy.....

I just ate a huge hunk of chocolate cake I for some reason began craving a few days ago....... can't figure that out as I don't usually eat anything sweet except raisin bran.

I am so glad I don't have anything else to do today.

Hi Everyone!

Went to Pain Mgmt. Dr. yesterday, told him I was having alot of spinal spasms. He said it was from bone spurs and arthritis of my spine. it all has to do with the back surgery I had in 2001. He also said the bone spurs wete growing on the inside of my spine as well as the outside.

There is nothing they can do for the ones that are close to my spinal cord, they just have to monitor them. I can feel the difference of my neurological symptoms. He wants me to see a Neurologist. I am showing some Ms symptoms, as well as lupus. I go around with a red butterfly rash on my cheeks, I look like I just came in from a very cold day. I was checked for it 8 years ago;I had moved back to Colorado, so never knew the diagnosis.

So....more tests;more Drs.;more stress. Too much going on with the holidays coming up. I get tired of Drs,hospitals,medicines, and the stress that comes with it.

Sorry guys, don't mean to sound so depressed; guess I am,lol Like I said, just tired of it all, but I haveso many great friends here at DS,you are all my family, as I get no family support at all.

Hope everyone is doing OK, You are all in my thoughts and prayers. Thank you for helping me through this tough time. i know I will get through it with everyones' support.

Lots of love and big gentle hugs,
maryKathryn

Marykathryn, I'm so sorry you have so much going on. You KNOW I'm here for you. Pain certainly wears a person down, but maybe the right tests will lead to some relief.

Love and hugs,
Cherry

Good Morning,

I am bit tired this morning, go figure I only have been getting five hours of sleep at night. I dont know the last time I got eight and nine hours of straight sleep at night. Doing something different today and I am going to meet my MIL and SIL for breakfast which is fun as I dont do things like that. I am usually a creature of habit and doing something out of my regular day I am afraid is going to mess me up. I need more things like that in my life as it can get stale from time to time.

My niece is driving me crazy with all the talk of Christmas shopping already and what she is buying and this and that and she gets so excited she is now going to walmart and putting things in lay a way. I bet by the time she takes it out she will be returning half of it or more and then going out to shop again. I think she just likes the reason to shop but I just wish she did not talk about it so much as I am not a Christmas persona and thinks Christmas is to focused on gifts and not what it is supposed to be about and that is Family.

Nothing else going on here, I know right exciting life. Hope everyone has a low pain free day.
Hugs

Good morning everyone,

I see DS still hasn't fixed the problems yet. I really miss my homepage and chat.

Thanks for the emails Jano.

We're in for a big weather change today and I'm a little surprised that I don't feel real bad right now. It's rainy and our high for the day is 50, right now. The winds are going to change from the north and we're going to get our first real blast of cold. The temperture's supposed to drop all day today and the rain may change to snow by tonight. With the cold and high winds it's going to feel pretty nasty by the time tonight rolls around. With that, will come the pain. I feel like I'm standing in the road waiting to get hit. I know the pain is comming, just not sure when it will nail me yet.

I slept 6 hours last night, whoo hooo! I'm on a roll. I've got alot of things going on at the end of the week so I'm trying to just take it easy and not hurt myself for awhile.

I really feel decent this morning so far, I hope it last a little longer. Not sure when the front is supposed to move in but I'm sure I'll feel it when it does.

Have a great day everyone,

Mike

Just great I forgot to close the bird cage all the way and three of my little parakeets got out and flew the coop so to speak and I finally got them all and put back but am worse for wear as they bite me and I had to climb on stuff to get them. They are just lucky the dogs did not catch them.

I do that also mike I hoard up energy if I got to do things later on in the week. Glad to see you got some sleep and maybe it will continue it seems when you get more sleep you feel better in the morning.

Hello Mike and Manny;

Mike=get ready...Colorado (I'm about 50 miles from KS/CO border snowing here since early morning. I felt it late last night, when I woke up at $:oo, we already had 2 inches. About 5 inches now and still snowing.Good luck,sweetie, I hope you don't get too much. The ski areas are loving it~

Manny=that happened to me once with my parakeets. I was jumping on couches, tables and finally got them back into cage; I was soooo tired from chasing those little buggers.

I hope you and everyone yet to come has a low pain day. I'm sure as soon as the snow stops and the cold system goes too Mikes' house (LOL)
I will be feeling better. :)

Love you all and remember I am here for you anytime, my friends.

Lots of love and big gentle hugs,

MaryKathryn