Tete's Beyond the Garden Gate: Jun 30, 2010

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

I didn't get my walk in tonight!

the city decided that tonight would be that one night that they spray for mosquitoes...

had to shut all the windows and turn the air back on...

not going out until the morning...

don't want to breath that stuff!...

I wish they would have waited until it heated up again...

we only have one more cool day and then it's going to start heating up again...

and I missed a night...

wah...

ok, I feel better now...

thanks for listening...

My friend thought this would be fun...

I love it...

may not do the cupcake but I do love the color...

and the idea of having an old recipe page from a vintage cookbook glued onto the bottom...

I have a candle here somewhere that looks like a piece of apple pie...

that would be a fun thing to put in here...

Ryan Bruce's update from the journal on caringbridge...

Wednesday, June 30, 2010 5:46 PM, EDT

Day 39 - Wednesday, June 30 - Surgery Update

Ryan's surgery today went fine. He is now in recovery. We will give more updates later.

Finally...

Steve got serious with the weed patch we call a driveway and took it back...

he weed eated and sprayed like a maniac...

the two lots across the street are for sale...

if you want to be my neighbor...

our cars are parked all over the place...

they also got the dwarf lilac planted, too...

my heroes...

I'm so glad I let them hang out here...

more later...

Some days are better than others...

Someone left a post and wasn't sure why I have a wheel chair...

so here goes...

fibromyalgia...

it effects the soft tissue...

muscles, tendons and ligaments...

my neurotransmitters don't work right...

there are also other things that come with it...

chronic pain...

IBS...

chronic headaches...

insomnia...

fatigue...

there are others...but these are what bother me the most...

I also have degenerative arthritis in my neck, spine and hips...

there are no meds without side effects...

threw them away...

I can walk...but I have only so many steps a day...

I can get around ok inside and could outside last year...

this year is not so good...

the pain has hit in the lower back and hips over the winter really bad...

I have had the chair for over two years...

knew what could happen...

but never used it before...

but this year I decided mobility is more important...

I missed the outdoors...

it flares up and fades...

more flares lately...

been pushing it too hard...

they don't know why it happens...

it just does...
you don't get better...
but you can have better days...
people have a hard time understanding that...
they always say- well call me when you get better...
it ain't going to happen...
but it's ok...
there's a reason...
I am right where God wants me to be...
there is a plan...
and I've never had to do it alone...
He's been right here with me every step of the way...

update: January 21, 2015
I am doing much better these days, but still use my chair for walks and when we go shopping if I cannot get one of those riding things...
I still only have so many steps, but my energy level is higher than it was...
got my gall bladder out a couple of years ago and am able to eat better...
sleeping better most of the time, too...
I still flare, and every once in awhile, its a nasty one...
but you just have to roll with the punches...
and be thankful for all the good days you are given...
normal?
nope...
but I am ok with that...
just a bump in the road, that's all...
we all have something that God asks us to do...
this is just one of mine...
;)