Past Week in Review

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Hello one and all...

I just returned home from a whirlwind 6 day road trip... with four kids under 6,

my mom

and my sister from DC. It was awesome to return home and see my email full of

everyone

sharing so much info back and forth and supporting one another. I thought I

would chime

in with my two cents worth on various topics....

Vacations: Interesting note, I was able to walk the streets of San Francisco,

shop til I

dropped, care for three little ones, walk on the beach... then I came home. I

just melted,

got in the door and laid on my bed for two days! Do you think being away from

the daily

stress has that much impact on this crazy disease? Is it that difficult for me

to be the mom

& the wife? Laundry, dishes, picking up toys, keeping kids engaged, this is my

life. I

thought when I went away I just took it all with me but I think I was wrong. I

was relaxed

and in less pain than while at home... perhaps what I needed was more of a

" mental

vacation " ...

Methotrexate: Naive me! I thought everyone was on ten pills a week. It seems

like all my

meds have " may cause drowsiness/dizziness/etc... " on them so I am never able to

figure

out what comes from where...I have tried the shots, nothing really different so

Doc says I

can go back to the pills. The only side effect I have experienced has been hair

loss,

thankfully the Lord gave me thick hair and it's really only me who can tell so

far.

Buzzing Ears: This just started since I got home from the road trip... anyone

else buzzing?

Cleaning House: Okay after seeing the Packrat Palace, I feel MUCH better! Anyone

else

have little guys? Have any words of wisdom in keeping " stuff " contained? My

little girl

leaves a trail behind her like you would not believe, I keep working on getting

her to pick

up after herself... it's a slow process. We live in a very small house so I am

forced to

continually purge especially after the boys birthday and Christmas... twins=

twice the

stuff!

Pulling Weeds: Two words; Round Up

: What's the aversion to cortisone shots? I have not gotten them but

have heard

lots of people get them... is there something I don't know about them? Sorry to

hear about

your hips, ouch! I'm sending thoughts of pain relief :0)

Take Care everyone,

Sam