2.19.11

Finished and submitted our taxes...glad that's out of the way. We recently ended up with a hospital table - you know, the kind that slide under the bed and over your lap? Except I've wanted to used this one in the living room over my spot on the couch...the chaise lounge. With the wheels, there wasn't enough room to slide the bottom part under the couch. So, Jamie had rigged something for me with the promise of finding a more permanent solution. The temporary solution was socks zip-tied around two of the feet once the wheels had been removed (we didn't want to scratch the floor). Under the other two feet were wood blocks (not secured) and the whole thing covered in socks. This meant that every time I moved the table, the feet would fall off the blocks...grrrrrrrrrr...I'd had enough today. Jamie, my love, finally made my permanent solution - feet....without socks :) Little things make me happy.

I was reading today from the magazine that I get from the MS Society, Momentum. There was an article in it about mood swings. I take Zoloft to help with anxiet and depression, but I have definitely been noticing more mood swings recently. Fortunately, Jamie is very patient with me and is forgiving about the flip-flops.

2.16.11

Wow...I've been having a lot of fun working on the family tree on Ancestry.com. Jamie and I ended up with a lot of documents from his grandfather. I found letters between his grandfather and his grandmother...their letters are proof that absence can make the heart grow fonder. Not that I want to spend time away from Jamie, but I can see how spending time apart could make letters more creative.

Going of on a completely different tangent....

Recently, I've been finding myself waking up overheated in the middle of the night. The weight of our covers haven't changed. The pajamas that I wear at night haven't changed. I couldn't figure out why things had changed. Jamie was having the same problem. The power went out for a couple of hours a week or so ago when we had the big storm. Mr. Smarty Pants realized that the thermostat was reset when the power died. Aha! The temperature for sleeping was 5 degrees above what we were used to. Doesn't sound like much, but I definitely think that made the difference. I can't wait to go to bed tonight to have the right temperature....

Hawk update

After looking at our Audobon book, it seems that what we saw was an immature (juvenile) red-tailed hawk. Sure was big for not being an adult.

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2.15.11

I guess yesterday's post was a bit ramble but I was getting my blogging legs again after a long hiatus. Over the past week I'be been camping up my fundraising efforts. As of now, I've raised $350. Great start! Every year as I start this process I'm so touched by the response that I get to my fundraising requests from family & friends. I know that I have said it before, but I feel amazingly loved <3. Definitely makes the harder days easier.

This morning as we were getting ready for work, Jamie noticed that we had a huge hawk sitting in a tree in our backyard. Still have to figure out what kind it is...Jamie just suggested that maybe it was an osprey. I'm going check in our Audobon field guide when we get home. Here's a picture....

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...looking for an outlet, I guess

It's kind of tough sometimes when people look at me and comment how I'm not using my cane. It can be a Catch-22. They're right...it is good that I'm not using my cane, but my feet are still numb even though you can't tell just from looking at me. I don't drive because I don't feel comfortable that my reaction time woould be fast enough if something or someone jumped in front of the car. This can be isolating...fortunately there's Facebook...my way of social contact. Also, fortunately, I have Ollie, my dog. I don't mean to sound like I'm discounting Jamie, but he definitely has his own activities and there are nights when I find myself at home alone. Well, except for the dog and the cat.

I keep myself busy though. I have been working on Jamie's dad's side of the family tree. What a lot of discoveries there are...this could be a never ending project, if I wanted it to be. All I have to do is pick another branch of the tree. I'm definitely looking forward to researching my side of the family, but that becomes a bit more complicated. My parents are both from Europe. My dad came over on a boat when he was 7. My mom came here when she was 18. In order to research this line on Ancestry, I would need a world subscription. That is significantly more expensive, so I'm going to stick with the Brownell side for now.

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huh?

Why are there so many ads about erection dysfunction and nothing about women's issues?

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huh?

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