Piper versus the squeaky cupcake

Joanna's prize from the dentist was a little pink squeaky pig--and she figured out Piper loves squeaky toys. So after her homework, we went to the gym and to the pet store. Joanna picked out the adorable and inexpensive cupcake toy. Piper loved it and promptly destroyed it!

Congrats Joanna on the honor roll

Joanna and mommy nails

I rested at home Sunday. Jason took the kids to church and out to lunch. I relaxed my back and watched star trek and did my nails. I did Joanna's as Jason snoozed. Thomas was a trooper.  He got to watch a few minutes of a movie he picked before I sent them out to play in the sunshine. 

After noon in the park with Papaw Kidd

Back pain saga off the brain meds

The last few weeks have been good-bad,pain-free/full, just a mix. Mainly waking up .Feeling rough like the end if a day in the morning. Sundays have been bad with car rides and sitting. Makes Monday more dreaded than before. Walking a lot today may gave helped.

That sounds normal.
Overall better quality of life as the pain goes.
Still wish I was better. More better. I'm good, but I do hurt everyday. Maybe after going off the cymbalta I realize it helped some. It was not fun stopping taking it due to the withdrawal symptoms.
Mainly being able to tolerate stupid is easier when medicated. Because I get angry at stupid now. And probably that is the normal response. I think I could ignore or blow off stupid, or just not let it bother me as much. Exercise is important here.
Finding a peace in any moment is good too. I need think to call in my peace quickly as a response--it's out of practice. Whatever was a go-to response for a while.
Now off to stoping the next brain med. I may need to quit caffeine, too. Reduced coffee could help me stay calm since caffeine is a stimulant. Certainly don't one.

-Amy

Piper walking

Its important that I walk to help my back but it's easier to relax. I'm enjoying walking Piper. It helps me meet my walking goals.

Piper's belly

Well, not looking a gift horse in the mouth, just an observation: piper has a knit on the inside of her left middle teet. It feels like it is two small bb's or tiny beads stuck together, but smaller. It could be her navel or something like that, but figured I should make a note.