What's Happenin' (Part 2)

[joy]

Yay,, it worked lol. I have such pain going on but really want to reply to everyone. Hello clouds I hope this finds you able to enjoy the fall weather. And Jeannie I hope your bone on bone does not get so much wot that you have to give up your rumba. And also your flower work outside. I know from past memory how rewarding both exercising & yard work was.

I am losing weight to help my old bones. I asked my doctor how much more would he recommend I lose. I was surprised when he said 10 pounds. I was so relieved because I have to cut back food to losevWITHOUT any exercising. If I could exercise that would make me very happy plus speed up process of losing the weight.

Dawn I am tickled for you getting a dog. Pets sure are little anti-depressant things all by themselves aren't they. My mind is jumping around so forgive me Jeannie my hubby loves hydrangeas and has gotten a few to grow this summer. It was kinda touch and go on getting outside plants to live because he had to spend so much time with me while I was in hospital for almost a month. Then be inside with me more until I got some strength back. I started losing weight before hospital and being in recovery hospital bed sure did not hurt my weight loss. Lol hospital food not fattening at all.

I hope Marion. And Chris both strop by and give us an update. I am really wondering about Julia and need to try and find phone numbers and call. Guess I had best get back in bed and see if pain med has kicked in enough so I can get to sleep.

I am hoping we all can check in more often. Maybe because it will be colder winter weather soon we all will find ourselves online more. Take care all. Big hugs all around

[agate]

It is so wonderful to see everyone, well you know what I mean. Now I am going to post this very short reply because I am using an iPad & my posts usually disappear // usually leaving me very frustrated & hurting so bad that I can't restyle it again

Hi joy,
I saw your post about the iPad and know exactly what you mean. Every time I try posting on the iPad, I regret it. There are times when I have to though because my Internet connectivity sometimes isn't working right.

Posting on an iPad is a slow process, and when I get the post all ready, I do something wrong and it disappears on me. Maybe I'm just one of those old dogs who don't learn new tricks but I'm finding that the iPad is good for portability but not so good for posting messages.

[joy]

Lol well I just lost my reply - on the iPad,,,,,Drat it it is always a choice of being more comfortable or more correct in my posts etc. I will go for body comfort every time. Sitting at the computer in computer room is just uncomfortable to me. So my limbs thank me very much well really just a tad less uncomfortable. But I will go for comfort every time. I already post so much less than I'd like so I will keep struggling to be able to Communicate with people. My outside home visits are almost nil.

This is hard because I can remember way back when my children were all in school all day long is when I decided I wanted a job My husband was against my working asking why didn't I have enough money etc lol for what I wAnted. I told him it was not money but people. I missed being around people. I did not want to work on weekends so tried to get a job that did not require weekend working. I found it and enjoyed my job tremendously for 5 years. It was time to quit by then as it was just do hard on my body. But it was a good 5 years and I never regretted my Working.

[agate]

I agree--going with comfort is the best idea.

The most comfortable place for me to be, other than lying in bed, and that isn't always so comfortable, is the wheelchair, and it's easier to be at the desktop PC than to use the iPad at home. When I'm out and waiting for an appointment or for transportation, I take the iPad with me and at least have something to do while waiting.

I take a tote bag that is big enough to hold the iPad and try hard not to drop it. I've heard that if you drop an iPad, you can ruin it.

I tend to drop things, and so I try really hard to be careful when the iPad is going along.

Jo6, I noticed that you said you were on the MGH board in 1999. I joined in 2001 and sometimes dropped in on the chat room but never stayed around long. Mostly I hung out at the MS board though for a little while I tried Spinal Disorders since back then I was thinking of MS as a lot like a spinal disorder as far as I was concerned. My first symptoms were in my back but they could have been due to disc problems.

That was a lively place back then, maybe too lively--what do you think?

It seemed as if disputes were always breaking out, with people storming off in a rage. Maybe there were more people than a message board could handle?

Some people enjoyed all of the excitement but I myself seem to like a quieter atmosphere.

[clouds z]

hello got all my voting done -hoping for some real change soon

[clouds z]

Lol well I just lost my reply - on the iPad,,,,,Drat it it is always a choice of being more comfortable or more correct in my posts etc. I will go for body comfort every time. Sitting at the computer in computer room is just uncomfortable to me. So my limbs thank me very much well really just a tad less uncomfortable. But I will go for comfort every time. I already post so much less than I'd like so I will keep struggling to be able to Communicate with people. My outside home visits are almost nil.

This is hard because I can remember way back when my children were all in school all day long is when I decided I wanted a job My husband was against my working asking why didn't I have enough money etc lol for what I wAnted. I told him it was not money but people. I missed being around people. I did not want to work on weekends so tried to get a job that did not require weekend working. I found it and enjoyed my job tremendously for 5 years. It was time to quit by then as it was just do hard on my body. But it was a good 5 years and I never regretted my Working.

you could write it as an email send to yourself then copy and paste it in

[joy]

I would still find a way to mess it up LOL

[tic chick]

hey all !

so my birthday was the 24th of oct. i had a quiet birthday on monday, just a little cake and a present from my pookie. we celebrated a few days before by taking a drive about 100 miles north of detroit to see the fall colors. i was pretty close to where christina lives. it was a crappy day, breezy, cool and overcast. i dressed warmly and i was ok.

my daughter got me another hydrangea. this one likes part shade, so i am interested in seeing it flower. it's already almost a full size plant, it'll prolly grow a foot higher and a couple inches wider. i watered it with warm water at the roots when i planted it today because it is so late to plant and i wanted to keep the ground a little warmer there for at least 2 weeks so that the roots will grow a bit more and get a good hold in the ground against winter heave. she also got me a climbing wisteria vine and i'll have to get a tall metal pole or something to shape it around. i'll plant the vine tomorrow.

i am starting to clean-up in the house for thanksgiving. i need to do a lot of dusting, especially the blinds. they drive me crazy because they have about 30-40 slats and 3 sections to each slat. so, it takes me about an hour to do each one and i have to do 5 of them.

i dread the turn back of fall clocks this week. my blues will start off terribly until they level off.

i hope you all are feeling well and it's nice seeing more posting!

thank you for sharing and caring ,
jeannie

[agate]

tic chick, belated happy birthday to you!

You mentioned hating the time when we turn the clocks back. It's funny but I hate the time when we turn the clocks ahead and love turning the clock back. A whole extra hour in the day!

There never seems to be enough time in a typical day. But that's just my view of it. Watching winter come on, with cold weather and no more growing plants or leaves on the trees--that's no fun.

[jingle]

lol lol ---- I dislike BOTH time changes. I wonder why on earth it has to be. And I hate changing clocks.
Jeannie, I recently hired a grand cleaning lady who comes just once a month. She is fantastic and does a remarkable job. What a blessing!

[clouds z]

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[tic chick]

hey everyone !

thanks for joining us and the birthday wishes, agate!

it's not so much the turning back of the clocks that bothers me, it's the amount of decreasing sunlight in the late fall and winter that gives me seasonal affective disorder (sad) and the depression or blues that go along with it. my worst days are around Christmas, which coincides with the winter solstice and the shortest days of the year. maybe that's why i've always disliked Christmas. it's too commercial for me and the amount of energy expended contributes to the depression because i don't feel like doing anything. by mid-february i am beginning to feel better and then moving the clock forward in the spring doesn't bother me. i've gone on antidepressants, but weaning off gives me severe side effects, so i just more or less do things that please me in the winter and try and get out in the sun and take my vitamin d.

jingle, how great that you can have a cleaning lady come in once a month! that might be something i might do if circumstances ever make me unable to clean. right now, i'm pretty active and i do everything myself,,,but, i would prolly pay someone to do those dratted blind slats...lol

thank you all for sharing and caring!
jeannie

[clouds z]

happy birthday to those who had birthdays

[joy]

This iPad gives the message that the version of YouTube is not supported I am never able to get the right version to work. So I always give up before I get frazzled lol so Clouds I have no clue what was in your posts.
. So . A late happy birthday Jeannie. My long gone aunts' birthday was on oct 23. If I ever knew anyone's birthday years ago; I usually will recall it when the date rolls around. Wish I could recall other things like I can birthdays.
My hubby loves hydrangeas & I love mums. We planted about 15 two years ago but sadly only a few lived a year. Not to be bested I bought a few more this year. I also caught a1/2 off sale on plants and so bought a lot of pansies. I love the bright perky little pansies that will bloom during the cold months. I only wish that I could help plant the flowers. It no way as I really have trouble with my old workout bones and I rely on my canes more than ever. I have 2 canes. One I leave in vehicle all the time and the other one hubby ordered. Off tv - one that has two handles and is suppose to help you get up from chairs
That did not work for me so I had hubby take the lower handle off. It stands upright and that is nice for in the house. Nomoew bending over to pickier up. Just stand it by my chair!