Monthly Archives: August 2009

Money Worries

They are my almost every free thought so I supposed I should write about them.
I’m 2/3’s of my credit card’s limit, plus lots of other bills.  There’s no way we could ever pay that credit card off.  We’re still taking from our dwindling savings but then what?  My 401K I suppose, not that there is [...]

You Can Find Mama…

at New Jersey Moms Blog today, writing about her son learning about Mommy’s illnesses as he gets older.  Too much, too soon for a toddler?  Please check it out!

Tuesdays With Tyler: Hope

Ever since I became pregnant I had become a fan of the Willow Tree Figurines, getting the first one of a pregnant woman, then a mother holding her little baby and a few more, until Tyler became able to smash things.  He broke the one of the man and woman holding their newborn baby who [...]

End of Health Week!

Yesterday I had my colonoscopy.  (Way to start a blog!)  Maybe because I’ve been flaring this prep was the hardest on me, ever.  My legs were so shaky and I felt so weak and nauseous.  I couldn’t take a shower, there was just no way, and I hate to go out like that, especially to [...]

Hump Day of the Health Week From Hell

So I have made it through one hurdle.  Monday’s dental work.  The dentist filled one cavity and then took out six old silver/mercury filings and replaced them.  I was in the chair for an hour and forty-five minutes!  The dentist and assistant could not believe how well I did.  I was like Please, I have [...]

Hell of a Week Ahead

This week I am having major dental work, a colonoscopy, acupuncture and blood work!  Yes, all in one fun-filled week!  I made my colonoscopy appointment a couple of months ago and then my Rheumatologist told me that I could only have dental work done when my immunosuppressant drug was at it’s weakest, which is this [...]

The State of My Home

When you suffer from chronic illness it is likely you also suffer from a chronically messy or dirty home.  I think this gets to women much more often than men and especially to women who have kids. For years I have had cleaning people that started when Grant broke his leg, and my RA started [...]

A Setback

Sometimes I think I am just not meant to get well, as if someone, somewhere (God?) is punishing me.  But logically I know that isn’t true, it just feels like it.
My Costochondritis has flared to the point where I have decided I must put physical therapy for my legs on hold and take care of [...]

Tuesdays With Tyler: “Birth Day”

This post was inspired by the Silicon Valley Moms Group’s Book Club selection Birth Day by Mark Sloan, a pediatrician whose book takes you through the history of birth written for the layman or should I say laywoman?  For more interpretations, plus the opportunity to comment with other moms and the author himself, please check [...]

Mama’s at…

…New Jersey Moms Blog today, talking about her Shadow, otherwise known as her toddler!   Hope you will take a look at something that’s a little different than my blog posts here!  Enjoy your Sunday as best as you can!