Accepted gratefully.
And you are very welcome! I love purple and lime together, and happy tears are the very best. Big HUGS to you!
I'm currently sitting in my living room with my back on an ice pack. <sigh> I see the neurosurgeon on December 22nd, and I'm hoping she clears me for surgery asap. This isn't going to get any better; I remember how it was when I had my last disc surgery - it had started impacting all kinds of things, as it has now, and it sort of improves a tiny bit...then gets worse again - each time worse than the time before. I'm still able to walk around, tho there's a fair bit of limping and discomfort going on, and things like sitting are becoming difficult. When I had the first surgery they were very open and direct about it; they told me it would last 15 to 20 years, and that then I'd have to have it again. Well, it's been 16 years, and here we are. So - the sooner the better, I say!
And I'm very impressed that you're lifting weights! That's some real determination, right there! Well done.
Hi again @missy. I’m about to hit the sack, but I’ve been thinking about you and Greg a lot tonight. I’m so sorry you’re going through this.
You’ve mentioned numerous endocrine issues each of you has/possibly has and also a genetic condition you may have. Has your endocrinologist scheduled any genetic testing/genetic counseling? I’m not an expert, but I know sometimes one gland issue can be related to another gland issue through a single genetic cause.
OK, I don’t want to overstep my bounds, so I’m going to sign off. It was a long day dealing with my sick 11 year old puppy but we finally got an answer for her medical problems - pituitary Cushing’s Disease. More gland issues
Hang in there Missy! We’ll get through these medical problems, COVID be damned! I still don’t know if I’ll be able to get my surgery, but as you always say, one day at a time, one hour at a time! XOXO
You - and the leggings - both look wonderfulAnd lastly I will leave you with a photo of my dreidel leggings. They make me smile.
you’re just trying to make me jealous. Lol. Naughty girlHere is my sister’s new ring.
It's 1.54 carat sapphire (7.54 x 5.77 mm), the ring is YG with 2 round (.22 ctw) and 2 baguette diamonds (.15 ctw). I am so excited. I’ve wanted another YG blue sapphire since right after Christmas.
These are wonderful photos, @missy!
Back is better today, but still sore. Gorgeous day here, too, so I'm planning to get out walking as soon as I finish posting here. You can't afford to miss days like this in December!
@marcy - thank you for those kind thoughts! What soup did you make? I'm doing curried chicken and vege today - we'll see how my gut tolerates it....
@MamaBee - your story about the pain shot mix up in hospital when you were there to have your son...good lord...I'm glad you've got a sense of humor!!
@bling_dream19 - thank you so much for the kind thoughts. And YAY for anniversaries! Congratulations! <3
@OdetteOdile - I think I'm more worried about Tim's eyes than I am about anything to do with me. About 5 years ago, very rarely, he'd wake up and the white of one of his eyes would be blood red. I mean BLOOD red. The whole thing. It completely freaked us out the first time it happened. Then it would be the other eye. Or sometimes it would start with one eye - subside - then switch as the first one was going down. Then he started getting 'lightning flashes'. Then pain, blurriness, floaters, then decreasing field of vision....then it would pass. Then it wouldn't come back for 6 months. Or sometimes 2 weeks. I mean, there was just no rhyme or reason for it and he tested negative for EVERYTHING. And then we found - years later - that his father had been having eye issues for years. But "definitely not what you've got, Tim - definitely not that." Except that, turns out, his dad thought it wasn't the same thing because what Tim has is very rare, and his dad had just never been tested for it and had his own eye issues misdiagnosed for years! So - it *is* the same thing, and his dad was sort of retroactively diagnosed because Tim just had better doctors who cast a wider net and he got the right diagnosis, which he then passed on to his dad. So now they're both getting treatment - one here in Boston, and one in Australia. Tim is the center of my existence, and my sun rises and sets with him. So I need him to be strong and well, and I put a lot of focus into keeping him in tip top condition and loving life. Does that sound odd? Perhaps it does. But to me, it's what being a good wife is all about. He pours his energy into making me feel safe and supported and not stressed. So we balance each other and motor along together pretty well.**
But for now, we're not motoring - we're walking! And we'd best get going. Have a lovely day, ladies!
** This is a massive understatement.
Try not to worry. Not even COVID-age-health care can be that stupid!
You - and the leggings - both look wonderful
more later...
just staining the hood thing clear as it will darken over time. by this point I was losing my mind on details, never have been a detail oriented person.
gold pulls.
dont look at my jowls I swelled up it was a mess.
almost sorta done waiting on fan, lights and appliance stuff, sink etc.
public bath
one of the guest room bathrooms.
family room, the paper is off the floor, we are going up in a few minutes to drop stuff off and I'll take some newer pix.
front door and entry way.
view to fireplace from kitchen
master bathtub, it looks like it's sort of in the shower but it isn't but we should have ordered a smaller one I think. dem's the breaks!
Keep plugging on with the paper, you’ll get there. 
Forgot to say that Colin was talking to our neighbour on Saturday. His wife was a dentist and has volunteered to go on the course to train to give the Covid vaccine, whether it’s what she’s been told, I’m not sure, but he thinks we’ll have had the vaccine by February
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