Happy New Year and .........

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Hi

I'm sorry I haven't been around much. I am trying to play catch-up. Seems

like that is all I do now a days. LOL Dang weather. Dang bones.

First, I hope everyone has a much better 2005 than they had in 2004.

Second, I hope the pharmacutical companies and the FDA get their acts

together and come up with meds they will help us more than harm us. Ya I

know, I live in " fantasy land " , but I can dream can't I? :-)

Ken, how are ya doing? I know you don't know me (because of my lurking) but

my heart does go out to you. You are really having a hard time of it. I

hope 2005 has less pain in your future and a little more smarts when it

comes to taking your meds. LOL Sorry Ken, but I have to laugh because I

have done the same thing, thinking I am helping myself. I don't know about

you but I'm blaming my meds for making me be so brainless! LOL

To all the new members....you have come to the right place. I have never

known a group that is so helpful and thoughtful until I joined this one.

Hey Cindi...you sound like you are in much better spirits. I am so happy

for you. I know our bodies give us grief and isn't wonderful when we find

that special friend who can teach us how to overcome some of those obstacles

that always seem to get in our way. I have one too. She isn't on the list,

but is always there for me and always knows how to snap me out of a bad

time. I just hope I am doing enough of the same for her. She is a precious

friend.

Jan ...... how's it going? I got such a chuckle out of the Dreamsicle Jar

Mix recipe. Every now and again I make several different ones up when I am

doing good so I will have something quick to make up when I am in the mood

to cook during a nasty. I have a bean soup jar recipe that is just yummy if

you want it.

To all my other list buds. I'm not forgetting you, I still trying to get

through all the messages. You know you are all in my thoughts.

As for me, I am back on my Treadmill. I had to put it up and away during

the holidays. As soon as the tree was taken out, the treadmill was put back

in it's place. I'm ok in the summer if I miss days here and there because I

can get out more, but when the cold hits and the bad weather seems to be

endless I really need to get some walking done and I sorely missed it til I

could get back to using it again. Still can't get a lot done at one time,

but I have learned to keep it on all day and that way I can do it in small

spurts. So I am making progress.

DH got me a Roomba for Christmas. We had been talking about one for a long

time and I will have to be honest I think they are way overpriced. I can't

clean very well any more and I have to tell ya, it is great for getting

under the bed. I don't recommend it for carpeting unless you just want to

get pet hairs up. Carpeting really does need a good vacuum, but for floors

it is great. I know I'm not really doing the cleaning but it makes me feel

like I have accomplished something for the day even in a flare up.

For fun, I got a sizzix.....collecting the dies can be pricey and addictive,

but with those 40% coupons at s and A.C I think I behave

myself. Ok, I confess, I went on ebay and got several at a very good price.

Hey, needed something to start with didn't I! LOL My SIL gave me 3 of the

red dies for Christmas, I could have kissed her to death. LOL AC

has card stock on sale this week, you know where I was this

morning.......... :-)

All in all the holidays were very nice. My brother decided to be a pill and

didn't come. Unfortunately for him, no one really seemed to care. I guess

he has been acting childish too long and they all decided to let him stew.

We all were relaxed, ate too much and just had a nice time.

The weather has been too unstable so the flare ups seem to come more often.

It isn't too bad mentally if the worst of the flare up doesn't last more

than three days. For some reason I can handle the emotional part of it in

this time frame. If the worst of it is more than 3 days I get depressed.

Weird huh?

Well that is what is going on here. Now back to reading the list emails.

Hugs to all

in Ct.