Glad to hear the pain is pretty under control, sj. Good luck with the driving!

I meant to spend today Doing Stuff but I have already gone back to bed once because being awake is just too hard, so now I am having some oatmeal and watching Doctor Who. Maybe I can do something productive later.

I’m feeling like the worst mom ever. ltc has been whiny and yelling for a couple of days and I just yelled back and stalked into my room.

Timelies all!

sj, I understand. Mr. S has been disregulated the last two days and I am frazzled. He just wouldn't settle down last night until nearly 11, yet woke up at 7:30 this morning. Right now Gary's taken him to a park to run around, though that doesn't seem to get his energy out as much as we'd like.

Meanwhile, one of my crowns fell out at lunch. That's another phone call I have to make Monday morning. (The others are calling the pediatric practice for a refill on Mr. S's meds, and a call to the eye doctor I saw a while back to let them know what to do with the check I wrote them for charges now covered by insurance.)

Oh, no. I’m sorry about the crown Sheryl.

There is no outside to be had here today because it’s raining. ltc’s behavior was much improved when she went back to school but after a week the bad behaviors are creeping back in. And I think seeing her grandparents outside for a bit hurt more than helped because she is so upset and misses them so much.

As long as I don't forget to take my gabapentin at night, the pain is under control.

I do understand this. It's the mid-day dose that I'll miss sometimes and then I can feel the numbness creeping back into my fingertips as the warning. I have actually be surprised at how well this drug is working, and that there is still a much bigger dose they could move to.

I hope that the relief continues for you SJ. I had the cortisone in my back a little over two weeks ago and I have a followup with my physical medicine doctor on Friday. I know that my goal is to preferably avoid back surgery, but forgoing that, to at least delay it as long as I can.

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I’m glad the gabapentin is helping people.

I’ve spent the day cleaning and making Cornish pasties. The food, not the dance accessory. I haven’t really accomplished much this week (not that I’d planned to do so, but still), so it’s kinda nice to see a moderately clean carpet, at least. The pasties are still in the oven, so it remains to be seen whether they’ll be an accomplishment or a waste of perfectly good root vegetables.

ETA: the root veg were not wasted.

The food, not the dance accessory.

An important distinction! Though I suppose you could make tassles out of carrot tops.

Side note: Y'all should check your online accounts. We already got our stimulus check.

We got it very early with the first checks as well, so it might be rolling out at the same pace as the first time.

Of course this is the first year in the last 10 where we weren't broke after xmas and it isn't as essential for us.

Good looking out David, yep got mine.