Our little family... Steph was 3 months from being born, but she is still in the pic...lol. Colton's look in this pic is so funny... he has too much energy to be able to sit still for the talks.  But he always managed.  Lauren... is just a little dolly, so sweet!! 

5 more days... I am enjoying doing this countdown to our anniversary.  I had Lauren help me buy a card for EO.  She snapped chatted various cards to me, and I picked out the one I wanted.  She was a very helpful personal shopper!!  Monday we are going to go out to lunch with the kids...someplace.  the kids all have that day off from work, so we will have an anniversary luncheon.  Ma will be there too.  And then I am sure we will go see Carol afterwards.  

So as I was doing my "build enthusiasm for the Convention" meditation today, I though of something else I really don't want to forget to bring...sunglasses.  I don't do good with bright lighting and we could end up needing sunglasses.  I must remember to not leave them in the car.  

I contacted my doctor today about prescribing me a wheel chair (not electric).  I explained how, most of the time I stay home, because for the past 10+ years, I have trouble walking.  I have had times where I can walk ok, but there are too many days, where the inflammation in my hips are so bad that I can't walk, or the arthritis is flared up or I have muscle spasms in my back and hips.  I don't know if she will approve my request, but I said, there are so many places I would like to go with my husband, but I can't do the walking and so I have to just stay home. Granted I want to be well enough to keep walking and I do try to walk as much as I can, but I have too many bad days and I just can't.  If it isn't approved, then we will just rent one when we go to the DC.  EO already checked it out about where and how much it would be. so we are prepared if we have to do that.

I also let my doc know there was a mistake on my thyroid dose.  She said after my last labs, she needed to increase it again, from 125 to 137.... but that is the change that was made a few months ago.  I was already on 137 when I was tested a couple weeks ago.  So I called today about it and so now I am going to be taking 150.  I am hoping the change will help me feel better and not be so tired.  Plus then maybe I would be able to start loosing weight.  I have never been able to loose weight when my thyroid is off, i just gain out of control.  In fact I have had times where I was working out and loosing weight then one day, I started gaining and gaining out of control, even though I hadn't changed my diet or routine.  I hate having thyroid problems.  Why couldn't I have the one where I loose weight?  I never get those.  

Well, I spent most of the morning trying to get ahead on my service time.  i just want a buffer.  anyways, after that, and the phone calls and stuff, I was helping EO by getting some info on vacuums.  we need a new one for the apartments.  well the one they normally buy, doesn't have any sort of attachments.  I said, "no way"!!  EO asked how the other caretakers get the edging done and clean the registers and they had no idea.  My guess is no one cleans them.  We said, no, to what they wanted, and we said we would get the info to them, because all these years we have used our own, because the one they bought was a piece of junk and a pain to put the attachments on and a bigger pain to change out the bags.  We should have bought one sooner but we didn't.  So I go the info I needed.  and it is for the same price as what their worthless one is priced.  So I'm sure they will go for it.

Well, EO will be home soon.  and i have not done much, but kill one of our smoke alarms when I tried to water a plant. ... yeah, i said that right, but please don't ask how I did it.  So I want to see if i can fix it.  

Oh and one last thing. for those who keep tabs on me, thanks for that.  i am always in need of support.  sometimes I don't think about the fact that others keep an eye on me, mainly when I am going through various issues that i need to work out. and then sometimes i do think about it, and hope i can at least encourage others.  If i ever discourage anyone... please please know, I don't mean to.  to work out my own short comings or issues, i try to lay all my cards on the table (so to speak) and try to figure out the solution i need.  that process I have, isn't meant to hurt anyone, it is my own way to process.  i have so many issues i don't even put on here. i've had too much pain in my life and sometimes i have to vent.  but i hope, for those who listen, they are never injured.  i just needed to say that.