A Taste of Spring

Herbie and I haven't done much this past year. I napped while the kids were at school, helped them with homework in the afternoon, and cooked dinner in the evening. Occasionally, we would attend a ball game or school event, but that's about it. There. You're all caught up. This past month has been different though. We've all been thrown into schedule changes, working from home, homeschooling, and general quarantine of varying degrees. Our family...

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Sunshine & Comicons

Spring is here! The sun is shining (finally), the flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and my strength is coming back! I don't know if it's the warmer temperatures or the trial medication I may or may not be on, but I'm incredibly grateful! There's a lot going on in our household: concerts, talent shows, field trips, ball games, scout camping trips, and talk of the big summer comic convention. The time is just flying by and I can't keep...

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Upside Down Turtle On Wheels

The past month has been a whirlwind of activity at our home. The end of the school year performances and parties, my wonderful family members purchasing paint & actually doing the labor of painting various areas of our house as an early birthday gift, and preparing for HeroesCon have all combined to keep me from overthinking things too much. While I haven’t necessarily accepted that my legs do not function like they should, I have realized that...

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Truly Blessed

For the past year or so, the stairs leading up to the second floor of our home have been my enemy. I have stood near the bottom with legs wobbling, staring upward, and trying to find the ability to keep placing one foot in front of the other to get to my destination while my hubby stood behind me with the theme song from "Rocky" blaring on his phone. I’ve crawled on my hands and knees to make my way slowly to the top, used the “army crawl” on days...

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The MonSter Speaks

Usually I am able to stay fairly positive and convince myself that things really aren’t that bad, but sometimes at the end of the day the MonSter starts whispering and it’s difficult to ignore the fear. Three years ago I was able to walk without thinking about it, drive anywhere I wanted, and make plans for the future without any idea that they would be drastically altered. Two years ago I was still walking and, other than a headache and occasional...

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Mother's Day Crafting

Mother’s Day is tomorrow and we all know what that means - homemade gifts are coming! My children have given me candles with their messages & drawings stuck on, flower pots, hand print creations, paintings, macaroni art, and some of the other traditional crafts. I love them, but most of them end up in storage somewhere. My household is full of nerds & we will proudly tell anyone that this is a fact, so I thought we could come up with a nerdy...

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Lesson Learned (Follow up to Scary Night)

It seems no matter how many articles I’ve read about MS, there’s always something new to learn. Several of you read my post about last week’s scary night, but I now have some not-quite-so-scary answers. Even though I called my neurologist’s office the very next morning, my appointment was made for nearly a full week later. When I was discussing with my doctor what I had experienced, she stopped me and looked at me like I was crazy. “This was Thursday?...

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