I'm still kinda confused when it comes to what to say.

This post has been edited by ImperialSnob: Jan 9 2014, 08:52 PM

Let's move this to the everything thread so we can help you

I'd appreciate that.

I’ve had some good news from the latest MRI/spine doc visit. The countless hours of physical therapy I’ve done in the last two years have really worked, and surgery is no longer my next option. However those exercises have aggravated a different situation that has been a problem since an injury this fall. So we have a plan that includes unpleasant things but nowhere near as grim as spinal fusion.

Folks here have been quietly supportive for a long time now, and I’m very, very grateful. Hopefully I’ll soon be saying “ha ha, I fixed it myself” or something along those lines.

Also when I mentioned running I got the fish-eye from the doc, so I’m guessing that was and still is a bad idea. Oops.

And furthermore, it’s snowing! It won’t last and certainly won’t stick, but it’s enough to look pretty and make The Girl obsessively check all media outlets for a delayed school start even though The Boy’s bus has already gone. Optimists.

That's great news Grits! Now just cancel your plans to run the marathon. We were supposed to get a dusting of snow here (central Alabama) also, but it never materialized.



Holy crap on a cracker! It's 5:30 in the morning! How far away is the school?

His bus comes at 6:20. It’s ridiculous. The buses have to run two routes and high school kids are often left in charge of younger siblings after school, so they go first and get home first. This means that teenagers get up early and elementary school kids get home late if they take the bus. Our school system has a lot of issues.

Great news there, Grits! I´m waiting for that "haha, fixed it myself" and I´m holding you to it!

Ah..for some reason (not sure why), I thought you were on Central Time like I am. 6:20 makes a little more sense! Still pretty early to deal with though. The earliest I can remember catching a school bus was like 7:15.

Good news, on balance, Grits. I'm so glad you can bypass the spinal fusion. So sorry about the other problem though, and I hope that enduring the unpleasantness pays off in a happy resolution.

No snow here yet. Although real snowfalls can rarely happen (almost a foot two years ago), light dustings are more the norm and I don't even see those every winter.

Yay, Grits!!!!

-sigh- I had a dream that mALX was coming back soon. I woke up expecting to see a post from her.

I hope your dream will come true, Liz

Great news Grits!


Liz, I hope there's something to that dream.

+1 (twice)

I rose in the mood to do some writing. Coffee cup on my desk, I started doing some major editing to some upcoming chapters of Valrimor's adventures. I was thoroughly pleased with the results and closed MS Word to come here and do some reading...WITHOUT SAVING! Two hours of work gone! I was able to restore the document to its previous state, but all that work is toast! Sometimes I want that emoticon that has smiley guy banging his head against a brick wall...

Ouch!!!! I've done that...about four or five times...not the exact same way, of course though.

Yikes. And I can't even close a blank Word document without Word asking Are you really really REALLY sure you don't want to save? Positive? Here I'll save it anyways. No? Come on it isn't much space. Really? Ok.

I KNOW! That's why it caught me by surprise...It never asked me if I wanted to save changes

Alright, y'all. We're heading out. No more internet. Will be on when I can!

Bye