FREAP CHAT Part 2 ~ Everyone Welcome to our new digs

[TinkerBean]

TinkerBean- I LOVE the smilies in your siggy!! Just looking at them has made my day... (and hippie chick is back; life is good!)

Ask anyone - I have a tiny smiley obsession...

Here are a few of my new favourite...

please don't hit me

omg are you still here

for how I am feeling today

 

[TinkerBean]

TinkerBean....you constantly amaze.....!

the kids at school think I'm cool
the moms think I'm crazy

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Then that makes us childish moms, because we think you're

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

morning freaps... Still feeling pretty crappy, but at least I'm up - (not for long though I think...)

Here is a cute story...

My DD (8) has been *very* patient lately. As many of you know my DS (10) has Asperger's and many of our friends have children on the spectrum. Often DD ends up being the token NT (neurotypical) in some therapeudic play excersices, (floortime, ABA ect), and is now a "junior buddy" at "hockey" on Sundays.

So I have a discussion with her about her doing such a good job and how important it is for the other kids that she is helping. I ask her, is there anything that you have been really wanting that you would like? I am thinking American Girl doll stuff, toys, video games...She looks right at me and without blinking an eye says "Rat, I want a rat mommy".

Whoa! Where in the world did this come from? So, Guess What? We now have 2 new little creatures sharing our house. Aphrodite and Peanut. DS named Peanut. DD is into Greek Goddess and Gods. Apperantly Aphrodite was very pretty, but could be mischevieous and get herself into trouble.

I have to say that they are pretty cute, very tame (they are babies 9 weeks old)and very smart and inquisitive.

So now we have 2 dogs, 3 cats, 1 guinea pig and 2 rats...

You almost have a complete food chain!!
Rats are supposed to make GREAT pets, they are very smart. If I could just get over that tail....

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

I have been remiss in my concerns for everyone out there. Hope those that are recuperating do so quickly and semipainlessly. Those that are seeking treatments, get them quickly and effectively. Those that are down with the creeping crud, been there, no fun..hope you feel better soon. Those with darlings that are sick..poor babies, hope they are better and back to school soon.


Gotta run, take care y'all...

 

[SHAYMARAYSMOM]

hi,
Tinker Bean sorry you are not feeling so great. I myself have a touch of the flu. I also hope everyone esle is good good today

 

[hadleysun]

Oh my goodness...I honestly feel bad even speaking over here right now because there is nothing wrong with me....well besides the obvious and usual ...but I am terribly sorry that everyone is having it so rough right now!

I do have to say IAHD that was a fabulous story you told (about the birthday wish)...I was laughing my ... you know...off and so I actually called my hubby over to read it! Normally I want him nowhere near me while I'm chatting/reading, but even he was amused (and humbled) in one quick moment! Thank you for that comic relief!

I also am still wondering about the GREAT unanswered elephant in the room...WHICH IS.....MADD, What exactly did you do in Mexico to do such damage to your back? Should we be proud of you or mad at your hubby, because I'm thinking there's an untold story in there somewhere...two loving spouses on vacation ...romantic beaches ...tequila ....???? Just wondering?

 

[maddhatir]

Hey freaps! Missed you all-

I went to the docs today- this is how it went....

This morning went to see the doc @ the Penn Spine Center @ U of Penn in Philly. Mind you- I am now feeling 80% better anyway! My L leg is getting stronger, I can tell b/c I no longer have to pick it up just to get it into the car with the rest of me!!! His asst tested the strength in my legs every which way but sideways- and she told me I do have a total loss of reflex in the L leg just as the Ortho told me on Monday. It sits there, very still, minding its own business when she hits it with the little hammer thing- however, the right leg kicked her in the leg when she hit my right knee! hee hee. I also have numbness in the skin of the left knee and shin- she told me there is no way for them to tell me if I will ever get the relfex or the sensation back- that, only time can tell. All that is from the nerve damage that the herniated disc left behind.

She then took my films- and I asked her if she wanted the report for them and she said- nope, they read the films themselves to make their own determination. Okey dokey. She brings them to the doc whom I have not seen yet-

He finally comes in and said he reviewed my films and all the info from the resident, yes, I have 2 herniated discs, however, looking at my films, reading the results of the strength of my leg and just by me telling him I am @ 80%- he told me my body is healing itself and there is NO reason whatsoever to give me any steroid shot. He DID go on to tell me, he has given over 70,000 of the shots, he LOVES giving them, He WILL gladly give me one if I want it………but, he said, I do not NEEEEED it!

Of course, I opted OUT! Gladly!

He is concerned though, about the weakness that remains in my L leg- he wants me to have PT to strengthen it and he also gave me a RX for Celebrex- interesting side effects by the way! I might as well say my goodbyes to you all now! HAAAAA! I took one, however, I am choosing NOT to take it anymore- I can live with the pain, it is not that bad anymore. Let's seeeeeeeee, *weighing my options here* heaaaaaaart attaaaaack ooooooor leg and back pain???? No brainer for me-

So- Friday morning 7:30 AM- bright and early! ugh! I have my first try at PT, they told me I will be there for about an HOUR and a HALF! I should have asked them if I can bring my pillow and my blankey

while they just SHOW me what I have to do….and I can tell them I will do it later when I get home, I promise...cross my heart.....honest injun' ; )

The doc wants to see me back in about 3 to 4 weeks to re-check the strength in my leg and if everything is ok- I will be……ok.

So, hopefully this is the end to this saga b/c I am REALLY bored with it all. I need to get back to sitting on my butt and being comfortable while doing it....b/c I AM good at it!

 

[maddhatir]

I also am still wondering about the GREAT unanswered elephant in the room...WHICH IS.....MADD, What exactly did you do in Mexico to do such damage to your back? Should we be proud of you or mad at your hubby, because I'm thinking there's an untold story in there somewhere...two loving spouses on vacation ...romantic beaches ...tequila ....???? Just wondering?

Sorry to say- nothing that

crazy was the cause

You have to believe me, I went for a little walk on the beach, went and sat down on the lounge chair- and oooch- I felt a pain in my groin and down my left leg.....It was all downhill after that!

Honest!

 

[hadleysun]

O.K. I'll have to believe you because you do seem to tell the honest to goodness truth! And I totally appreciate that....because, if it WAS something that you all had done, I'm sure you would have advised us all against it!

On a different note...I would like to ask, has anyone signed up for the Oprah class on Monday nights? The one on Eckhart Tolle's book "A New Earth"? I did, but am also ashamed to add that I just got the book TODAY! I am an extremely fast reader, but feel kindof guilty because the class starts on Monday...which is also the day after my hubby leaves for a week on business...so I'm on my own with the kids...not a big deal...actually kind of a relief (and fun...we've never been apart before in 15 years of marriage!) Anyway...I was just wondering if anyone else was taking part...???? I am also reading Eat, Pray, Love right now...and want to finish that first.... I KNOW, I KNOW.... I'm always behind the crowd, but at least I'm attempting to keep up....

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

O.K. I'll have to believe you because you do seem to tell the honest to goodness truth! And I totally appreciate that....because, if it WAS something that you all had done, I'm sure you would have advised us all against it!

On a different note...I would like to ask, has anyone signed up for the Oprah class on Monday nights? The one on Eckhart Tolle's book "A New Earth"? I did, but am also ashamed to add that I just got the book TODAY! I am an extremely fast reader, but feel kindof guilty because the class starts on Monday...which is also the day after my hubby leaves for a week on business...so I'm on my own with the kids...not a big deal...actually kind of a relief (and fun...we've never been apart before in 15 years of marriage!) Anyway...I was just wondering if anyone else was taking part...???? I am also reading Eat, Pray, Love right now...and want to finish that first.... I KNOW, I KNOW.... I'm always behind the crowd, but at least I'm attempting to keep up....

behind the crowd? honey , I haven't seen the crowd's dust in 10 years...

good luck with the reading..as I have said before , I am no Evelyn Wood graduate...I am sllllooooowwww....

 

[It's A Happy Day]

O.K. I'll have to believe you because you do seem to tell the honest to goodness truth! And I totally appreciate that....because, if it WAS something that you all had done, I'm sure you would have advised us all against it!

Hmmmm,

Isn't Madd the one who posted THAT freebie..... you might be onto something!

On a different note...I would like to ask, has anyone signed up for the Oprah class on Monday nights? The one on Eckhart Tolle's book "A New Earth"? I did, but am also ashamed to add that I just got the book TODAY! I am an extremely fast reader, but feel kindof guilty because the class starts on Monday...which is also the day after my hubby leaves for a week on business...so I'm on my own with the kids...not a big deal...actually kind of a relief (and fun...we've never been apart before in 15 years of marriage!) Anyway...I was just wondering if anyone else was taking part...???? I am also reading Eat, Pray, Love right now...and want to finish that first.... I KNOW, I KNOW.... I'm always behind the crowd, but at least I'm attempting to keep up....

I am not signed up for that - actually didn't hear about it - but I did just read Barbara Delinsky's - "The Secret Between Us" which is about a mother & daughter who are driving on a rainy night - DD is driving and they are argueing - daughter hits a man jogging and mother tells daughter to run home where there is a younger sibling waiting for them and she will deal with the PD. She omits the part that DD was the one driving and it is a "oh what a tangled web we weave" type story about a daughters guilt, the mothers need to protect, etc. Pretty good book, quick read.

 

[maddhatir]

Hmmmm,

Isn't Madd the one who posted THAT freebie..... you might be onto something!
.

The Oprah one??

 

[mtblujeans]

Madd, I am glad you are feeling better. You must have done something strenuous in the past and the discs didn't move enough to cause symptoms until that day when you sat down. I have heard of that type of thing happening.

Hadleysun, I also signed up for the Oprah class but I didn't realize you HAD to have read a book before it begins until I got an email about the class yesterday or the day before. I haven't even purchased the book yet so you are way ahead of me!

 

[mtblujeans]

The Oprah one??

No, the freebies that bring out the little quill dude!

 

[It's A Happy Day]

Madd, I am glad you are feeling better. You must have done something strenuous in the past and the discs didn't move enough to cause symptoms until that day when you sat down. I have heard of that type of thing happening.
What did you do on another board? Do we need to ask for a link??

Hadleysun, I also signed up for the Oprah class but I didn't realize you HAD to have read a book before it begins until I got an email about the class yesterday or the day before. I haven't even purchased the book yet so you are way ahead of me!

My GF husband ruptured 2 discs SNEEZING, so it's definitely a final action that breaks it, and unfortunately alot of people don't realize they are close to that point. Especially in todays busy world!

 

[maddhatir]

No, the freebies that bring out the little quill dude!

Nooooooooooooooo THAT was not me this time! It has been a long time since I posted a link to that thread!

I have been a good girl.....

 

[hadleysun]

Oh...God...I don't think I could bare a novel about a Mother/Daughter scenario...mine is 13 and thinks I am stupid as a...goat?...(I am trully hoping no one here has a goat to get offended! I am certainly not as intelligent as a rat! ) But then again everytime I turn my back she tells everyone I MUST hate her, because I'm constantly all over her to ....do her chores, homework, be nice, be respectful, blah, blah, blah....Surely I must hate her!

Thus I am taking the night course to readjust my sights...I suck as a mother ...So therefore, I am going to find my real course for life and move to Italy (or something as dramatic), or drown in self-pity, or...or....or...WELL, I guess I'll learn that in one of the upcoming Monday night classes!

 

[hadleysun]

If anyone is actually here right now they can tell I've had a couple of my favorite glasses of vino...I had to edit my post twice...and will now probably have to do it some more!

 

[It's A Happy Day]

Oh...God...I dont' think I could bear a novel about a Mother/Daughter scenario...mine is 13 and thinks I am stupid as a...goat?...(I am trully hoping no one here has a goat to get offended! But then again everytime I turn my back she tells everyone I MUST hate her, because I'm constantly all over her to ....do her chores, homework, be nice, be respectful, blah, blah, blah....Surely I must hate her!

It was actually an interesting read. You saw things from both peoples point of view...mom trying to step up and protect the daughter which us as moms/aunts/sisters/caregivers all know too well but also from the daughters point that she has to be responsible for her own actions. She feels guilt. She has to live with what she did, not mom, and the coming to realization of that for both of them. Be a real mean mom and make HER read it. Personally, I have never had a good relationship with my own mother, most likely never will. I have a lot of issues that go back YEARS and many of my friends and family can't believe that I still talk to her, but being a mom now has put some of that stuff into perspective. Alot there is no excuse for but that is another story for another day. Anyway, it is a real "walk a mile in the others shoes" type book.