Wednesday Check-in

Good Morning Everyone!

How was your day yesterday?  Do you have any plans for today?  Come on in and share with us.


I will apologize again today, but I only have time to say "Good Morning".  Work has taken over my entire life for the now.  I will try to check in again, but if it is like yesterday, I may not be able to find time.

Have a GREAT day!


P.S. Time is rocky for me right now, if anyone would like to check in before I get a chance to post, please, please feel free to start this thread any day.

Hi Carrie,

I'm so sorry that things are rocky for you right now and I really hope that they smooth out soon. I think we could all use a bit of smooth sailing for a while. 

Yesterday I had an MRI, no, I had 2 MRI's done on my hand. Geez, I hate those things! That said, I have to say that it was much easier this time than it was the last time I had one because at least this time I was small enough to be able to move in the 'tube'. The last time I had one done, I had lay with my arms rolled in to almost fold me into the tube. This time I had plenty of room. I guess that made it more comfortable, but by the time I was halfway through the second MRI, I was OVER it and ready for it to be done. 

Last night, Ben and I went to Duke's monthly support group meeting. It was one of the best presented and well attended support group meetings I've been to at Duke. They will be moving their meetings to their new location on Crutchfield starting next month. It's a smaller location and I don't think it would be able to accommodate the crowd that was there last night, but to be honest, I've never seen a crowd that large before and I'm sure their location will handle the normal crowd they have. The topic last night focused on the psychological issues and impacts surrounding weight loss and regain. They also addresses the physical and 'mechanical' issues that could lead to regain and how they can address it if and when it occurs. 

I talked with my SIL yesterday and my grand nephew is coming along well and expected to come home tomorrow. I also talked with my son who lives with his grandparents and apparently my FIL slipped, fell and hurt his hip and back again... the second time in 2 weeks. My son is doing much more 'hands on' intimate care-giving than he ever thought he might and it's starting to really strain him. He loves and cares for them, but this may be getting to be more than a single working adult can manage. We're going to have to look at things... maybe prayers are being answered, but we aren't listening... I don't know, so prayers for understanding continue. In the meantime, it looks like it's time to get serious about looking at downsizing.

Today we have some errands to take care of and I'm hoping to have a nice, quiet dinner at home, but haven't got a clue what that will be yet. 

I hope you all have a good day.

Carrie - thanks for continuing to keep this post going even when you haven't got the extra time to spare.

Barb - glad to hear about the baby doing so well.  Those prayers were certainly answered. Here's hoping and praying that they continue to be answered quickly in regards to your other family matters as well.

Today looks to be another quiet and peaceful day here in Currituck. There's something to be said for the "pleasantly ordinary". After the drama of the past few years (teeange boys - enough said) it's really a very relaxing phase in my life. I have a feeling that it's God's way of preparing me for the storms ahead (David's children as teens - specifially). The youngest does not like the word NO. School is a semi-issue with her (she;'s in kindegarten) because of the "No" word and the simple fact that actions have consequences. I love him. I love them. I'm committed to all of them. It's a package deal. 

I'm loving the creamsicle protein shakes this week. Oscar the Pouch loves them. I'm really watching the carb intake this week and I can really feel it. It's like being in a fog. Oh the joys of detoxing. It makes me more than a little angry with myself that I've let the bad stuff into my daily intake in such a big way. I guess this is a normal part of the journey - pinpointing those triggers is a necessary evil. 

Hope everyone has a HAPPY HUMPDAY!!!!

- Iris