Good morning Buddies! What a wake up today!

Well, we made it through the day yesterday with no snow accumulation, just a bit of spitting snow on and off briefly. But it was VERYYYY cold. and windy. This morning I woke up to about 1 1/2 inces of snow on the ground, and a severe weather alert in force for my area. Right now the snow is falling lightly, but later it is expected to pick up intensity and drop 2 to 4 inches in a short period of time.  I don't suppose I'll be out and about too much today. ( I don't think so anyhow). Will likely stick around here at home and work on things here.

I hope you all have a wonderful warm and safe day ahead of you. Be sure to take a few moments just for you.
Hugs to everyone!
Patrece

Just looks like a grey day up here today, rained a little last night.  I wonder about the cold weather though, still see earth worms crawling on the parking lot.  They should be settled deep in the earth for the winter.  I will be just happy if the frost stays away for a bit longer.  Not to wish bad weather on you Patrece, but you can keep the cold and snow for now.  Get all those indoor projects in the work.

I had a lovely walk with the dogs yesterday afternoon.  Crunching the fall leaves as we walked up and down the streets.  Also enjoyed very restful sleep.  Speaking of sleep, heading there in a few minutes.  Quality pillow time.

Be good to yourselves today everyone.  Do a good deed for someone else.  Bring your thoughts about dealing with Halloween here.  Let's see what we can do to behave ourselves with temptation.

Hugs, Kathy

It is still raining here... Sure wi**** would stop for a while. I am so tired of seeing the yard full of water.
Hope you all have a wonderful day. I know I will prolly be napping by noon with all this rain going on.
Miss Tubbies dont even wanna go out lol. Cant blame her. She ran out for a tinkle and came in and went back to sleep.
Huggz,  

Hi Linda, sharing the rain with you now.  I wanted to go for a walk outside, maybe it will break up in a bit.  Hugs, Kathy

Hi Linda! I was just thinking of you and wondering where you have been! Glad to see a post from you. Sorry you are still dealing with that rain. Sometimes I think thats worse than the snow.
Have a restful and relaxing day. Thanks again for the letterhead design
Hugs!

Good morning everyone  I was catching up on some sleep so I'm just now getting up and around. No snow here...and so far no rain, although they are calling for some later. I have a million last minute things here to do before I take my nephews trick or treating tomorrow night. I'm going as a gypsy lol.

Hope everyone has a great day!
Hugs,

It's a cold and rainy morning, but it is supposed to clear up by the afternoon and the high is in the mid-50's again. 

I am physically at work, but my mind is on personal stuff and my attention span is very short!  

My middle son, Cody (16), is struggling at school and we have been asked to meet with his Biology teacher and the Vice Principal.  Cody is consistently falling asleep in this class.  This has been going on since the beginning of the school year, and isn't limited to Biology class.  Plus, Cody is failing almost all of his classes.

Getting Cody up in the morning is very difficult!  There are times when his alarm is buzzing by his head while I am pounding on his door and calling his name and he still doesn't wake up!  He misses the school bus several times a week, and he has stayed home far too many times because he says he doesn't feel well and we know he just wants to sleep.

A side effect of the antipsychotic med Cody takes (he is schizophrenic for those that don't know) is drowsiness, but he has been on the same med and at the same dosage for close to a year now.  I am convinced that he has developed sleep apnea.  He has gained over 100 lbs in the past year and I have heard him gurgling in his sleep and he often wakes up coughing.  I made him an appointment with a sleep specialist for next week, and then we are scheduled to see his psychiatrist the following week.  If we don't find a way soon for him to stay medicated, get the sleep he needs, and have the energy he needs, he will not pass 10th grade.  We really don't want him to have to repeat the grade.  We had him repeat 1st grade so he is already a year older than his classmates and will be 19 when he graduates.  ::sigh::

I apologize for rambling on and on ... AGAIN!  LOL!  I'm feeling so overwhelmed with worry and it helps to let it out a bit!  I know that we may need to make some changes and tough decisions, but it will all work out in the end.  I have faith that God will find a way.

I hope that all of you have a good day and I'll "talk" to you later!

{{{  HUGS!  }}}

Here's to getting the answers to help Cody.  (((((Hugs))))) to you Kim.  Hard to keep your mind on task when there is so much on your mind.

Come vent/share as often as you need.  I recall before I got my cpap machine, needing extra naps just to make it through.  Next week can not come soon enough for your son.

Hugs, Kathy

Kim... Wow, I can see why you are feeling so stressed. When it comes to our kids, we rally have a nig job and it is an important one. I am so sorry you are facing all this difficulty with your sons wellbeing.
Gaining 100 lbs in a year is quite a bit. Maybe he has other things going on as well. Has his tyroid been checked? Low thyroid function will cause weight gain and fatigue.  Perhaps his psych meds are contributing to both... hard to tell. I hope you are able to get things figured out with him, so he can move on in school, and so he isn't feeling so horribly tired all the time. Thats tuff to deal with.
My heart is with you kim. Please let me know how all is going with you and him. Hope the sleep study goes well, and he gets some energy back soon.
Big hugs to you. You come here and vent anytime and as much as you need to. I may not know what to do to help, but can let you know I really care and am here for you.