So, to get back to business

The Shared Solutions people keep calling me since the reaction I had. I still hate this med still have welts and bruises and now I'm scared that it's going to happen again. I have been having this wierd tingling thing going up my spine the past few days. That's bothering me. Also my outside two fingers on my right hand are asleep. They flop around and are pretty much useless.

Working out regularly is making me feel strong. I like feeling like that.

That is all.

2008 MS Walk

It was a good time although it was a little too warm for my liking. I appreciate all of my friends who came. I'd post a group photo but I have to ask everyone if it's ok first. They were a bit unorganized, didn't have the team totals and had the nerve to tell some of my friends that they couldn't walk b/c they had no donations....BS TOTAL BS, but hey whatever. The chick will get a letter from me about it. I thought the purpose was SUPPORT and fundraising came second. F-worders.

Anyway, here are a few pictures. If you see yourself HI. Notice it's a half crowd shot. ;) Oh and one of dudester.

A Few Air Show Pictures

It was cool. I'm bad at photography but I got some decent ones.

Today was day 2 of my shot...

since I got a 5 day reprieve from the neuro. It felt good to not do it for 5 days. I was kinda scared to do it again but so far so good. No more scary crap just normal bruising and stuff.

I haven't been online much lately. I have a lot to do. The internet is a super duper time waster for me. I get sucked in and I can't get out. Kinda like quicksand. Heroes is on again, Survivor, Grey's Anatomy, Amazing Race. Everything rad is coming back on. TV rocks b/c I can do 10,000 things all while watching my shows. TV is hella rad.

So far the workouts are going well. My shoulders hurt so much fromlifting but I'll get over it. Yesterdya I was CRAVING Mike n Ike's. So, super dude and dudester and I walked to 7-11 for some. a little over 3 miles ot get candy. Then I only ate one serving. I think I burned more than I ate. Working out makes me feel stronger. That's what I need.

My sister was here...

the desktop died, can't find the external hardrive, tired, arms hurt from the circut workout, tired, been off meds for 5 days which is grand, went to the air show which was rad, walked a lot for exercise, doing well with my food log although I don't eat enough during the day so I'm starved at night, my mom thinks she can buy things to apologize as if that'sgood enough.

That's been the past week.

Tired.

A very interesting day

I met with my trainer today. She did all sorts of tests to determine where we shoudl start and where we shoudl head. I'm in agreement with her. Before she said everything I said it. She said if you know what you need why aren't you doing it? I replied that I don't know how to do it with my new everything. I don't want to hurt myself so I'm getting help...plus, I'm lazy. ;)

That whole thing motivated me so when I went to the commissary today I went alone and I read the back of everything I'm going ot be eating. I have to keep a food diary to make sure I'm eating right so I'm going to do it right.

I PLANNNNNED on doing it right then we sat down to dinner. I grilled chicken. I made myself snap peas and dude and doodster has pasta and corn. I sat down to the table. We start to eat while I'm warming my arm for my shot. I do my shot, Dude and Dooster count to ten like normal. It doesn't sting BUT then I start to feel wierd. I can't breathe, I have wierd chest/upper abdomen/back wierdness, I'm feeling hot. Then my back starts to hurt and I can't sit in the chair so I lay on the ground. Laying on the ground hurts next. Red is like what do I do can I help you? The heat pad thing I was using is from Shared Solutions so I told him to call the number on it and ask for a nurse. So he does. Meanwhile Meredith is going Mom Mama Mom? I say get her a cookie. So he does and that keeps her quiet for a bit so he can talk on the phone.

I knew what was happening. It's a wierdo reaction some people have to the meds. Good thing I read huh? I was feeling like poop seriously and wondering what the helllll would I have done if Red weren't home? So I had him ask if it was ok to change my shot times according to his schedule. When he's not home I don't do the injection until he gets home. I can't take chances. They said they don't recommend taking the shot at random times but you can do it. Yeah uh, I"m going to do it.

So now I still feel like crap. I laid on the couch for the past 3 hours then got up and took a shower and am now laying in bed on the laptop. They said by the morning I should be fine. POS I had better be.

The good thing is that the shot didn't hurt.

It's Monday

And I got new curtains to match the new duvet I got for our bedroom. I like it. It's garnety and the curtains are garnety and goldy plaid. Anyone see a trend? FSU colors that's right. It looks cool though.

I tried my thigh shots with the autoinjector dialed down to a 4 so I wouldn't bruise from hitting the muscle but the med would still get into the subcutaneous layer. Yeah. I still get big ole welts. I need to call and ask if I can skip my thighs and if I can how exactly do I do 7 shots in 7 different areas when I only have 5 areas left to choose from and those areas all have welts too. Not supposed to shoot into welts. Whatever.

Tomorrow I'm going to see the trainer at noon after we go see this chick from Red's old ship get pinned. She made Chief and I'm proud of her. She wanted it so badly. Good going Palindronelastname Chick!

We're going ot go to the Air Show on Saturday since my sister is coming. It's not supposed ot get hotter than 77. That's perfect weather to be outside in. She goes so I should bring jeans and a sweater? I said for you maybe but we'll all have on shorts!

My friend who lives in Dallas had her second baby girl this week. Everyone send speedy recovery vibes to her and my other friend who had her second boy about 2 weeks ago. All these people popping out second babies. They're mad I tell ya! ;)

we went to the fire dept today

with one of our playgroups. It was really fun. Meredith did have issues when the dude got fully dressed and put his hat on but when he took it off she stopped crying. It's really a good idea to let kids see how they look irl all dressed up. I think it might scare me too if I were 2.

I'm excited to be on a work out plan. Maybe it'll make me feel better.

My sister is coming next Thursday. Did I say that? It could potentially be a fun trip. We shall see
Also, we're switching from COX cable to FIOS. BYE BYE LOSER COX. We also won't have a home phone so unless you have our cell numbers you're out of luck. ;)

She's going to go to

POP Preschool. I like it. She won't be going until she's almost 30 months b/c there's too many little people in the class I want her in but I'll wait. That just a few more months. I think she'll like it. I saw it but she hasn't. I'll have to arrange to take her when her class is there so she can meet the teachers and see her room. I don't want to drop her off at a strange place and leave her. I don't think that'll fly. Of it's MWF 9-12 so I can go to the gym, go to appts, scrapbook, read, mop the floor without saying Meredith Meredith Meredith 50 times. Just stuff. We have to ether drop music or switch classes b/c our class is W but oh well. This will help her much more than just music. It's a real school without Mama.

What else, oh I went to get a trainer at the gym. I have to have Dr S sign a release with all this info before I can start but I'm excited. Fit TV and Gilad isn't cutting it. I need strength training again. Maybe that'll help me.

We went to the Montessori

and I liked it BUT the director asked me a simple question. "Which schools have you looked at for her besides us?" Simple enough question right? I told her then she began to trash each of them. She's not going to this Montessori. That was terribly unprofessional. OH and she gave Meredith a box of markers that weren't washable to color with. Nice marks on her shirt. 20 Mule Team Borax had better get it out. That was half dumb on my part though for allowing it.

I am putting up my fab blinds right? Well the little girl is in her room b/c she's being evil. She figured out how to get the screws out of the wall around the plate where the cable plug in thingy is. WHO DOES THAT?

Here is her guilty look near the plug thing. up top I guess.

My left hand keeps going numb but painfully numb not like normal numb. POS.

The Kurt Warner Kurse

I had to spell it with a K b/c it looked better. If you follow football you know that Tom Brady has a torn acl. I drafted him for my fantasy team. Damn man played one fricking quarter and he's out for the year. GRRRRRRRREAT! And that's not Tony the Tiger speak. See what happens when year after year I stick with Kurt Warner? I switch and I get another lame duck. NOw I need to find someone else. POS.

I think the shots are starting to hurt more. I can't hardly get the needle in without totally feeling it, the meds hurt like a beesnitch when they start to absorb and the welts are bigger, more red and itchier. All bad things.

Today I went to this wierd "we have everything you don't need" store while Red was getting a massage. It's ok, I hate massages and he likes them so it works fo rme. I got 4 mini blinds, 2 42 inches wide and 2 71 inches wide for $14.00. Yes I said that. The ones that were here are yucky even after I took them down and soaked them in the bath. $14. That's a deal to me. I also got a wrought iron star, I have several for some odd reason I like them, and 3 bedazzeled fish for Meredith's bathroom. They're green and super cute.

Still no hair photo. I need to take one during the day.

ONe more thing. My sister got a ticket to come here during the air show at one of the local bases. I was super excited b/c I like her mostly. Then I thought, she says Mom follows her everywhere. Granted she sent me her ticket info but I swear if my Mom is with her when I go pick her up from the airport I'm going ot turn around and come back home as if I didn't see her. Red told me a line I should text that basically says don't go there but in a nice way. I really think my Mom would do that. She's asking for something evil to happen. She really, truly is. I think they think either I won't be that rude, as if flying half way cross country to someone's house uninvited when they don't even alk to you isn't rude, or I'll just let it fly. Nope.

I'm on the hunt

for rad Thomas the Tank Engine stuff. That's what Meredith is getting for Christmas. Then I was looking for an underbed train table. I found several that I looked veryyyyy closely at. I CAN BUILD IT!! It's not hard to make a train table then I can paint grass or something on it. Super rad.

The rain made it so that I will not take a picture of my new hair today. It's not all that new, just shorter and not so crappy.

I'm sitting here minding my own business watching Red watch FSU play a game that's taking too long b/c they kept getting delayed b/c f the weather. He gets texts about the game he's watching and he's online chatting about the game he's watching with other people who are watching it. Wierdo.

I still hate copaxone.

I forgot one thing that I just remembered...

Meredith is so kind hearted that she offered me a booger today. How sweet is that? Sadly, I had to turn her offer down. :)

nothing exciting happening...

I bought a lot of stuff today. Stuff I've been looking for for certain areas of this joint. Tomorrow I'll do it again except I have to stop relatively early to let the Molly chick deal with my hair. I'll post a picture tomorrow if it doesn't suck too hard. I should take a before and after shot. I'll take a shot now in case I forget. This is after a long day and a shower so it's especially hardcore. NO I'm not showing it just now.

Stinky Do do and has given up the naps. Poor girl hardly makes it thru the day but she's determined. More power to her. IF we're home and I need to do stuff I still put her in her room. As long as she has water, baby Da and a few books from downstairs she doesn't really care too much.

My super rad friend Short D made her own page off of my MS walk thing about her walking and me. It made me smile and feel girl feelings...the kind girls feel for their super rad freinds. She rocks just fyi.

I told on the nurse today. HAHA on her. They were all stuttering when I said I wished I didn't have to be on copaxone b/c even though rebif made me sick I liked it better. I'll be back on it eventually. Watch.

Um nothing new. I may have to skip the left arm shot b/c the welt is just too big and you're not supposed to shoot into an injured area. Yeah right. WTF am I supposed ot do when they are all like that?

AF #3

I think. It's not like any I've ever had. It's mostly nonexistant. Wierd. By now I'd be well into my yucky go potty fast for at least one day thing.

I'm really hating copaxone. No one wants to feel bruised and sore and look like it too. I'd almost rather take the make you feel like you have the flu all the dang time lower your immunity rebif. Oh well.

I was going to write more but I forgot what I was going to write. One good thing, I have gotten into a thing with the shots. Each day I know where the next goes. maybe b/c it gos to the body part closest to the biggest welt. POS welts.