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Vicky,

Congrats on your 1st anniversary, my first was the hardest with the scary moments just one year buried on top of them. I hope as you experience each anniversary you will be able to look back and smile, TG I am where i am now, and see have far you have come.

-Amy

Oh yes, I too want something I can never have.. slinky sexy shoes.

I miss them and my authoritative clicking sound they would make when I walked in the kitchen. Now, I wear low/no heels and how sexy are those?*frown*

WE would have to make this transition one day down the road, just never thought it would be so soon. I donated all of my old shoes recently, and almost cried in pain. I now own 4 pairs of shoes. :yikes: 2 slip on tennis shoes and one pair of Faded Glory SAS look-a-likes, and some white thong sandals from my pre stroke days. At least my heart isn't the only one crying out for youthful footwear.

-Amy

Suzie-q,

A new couch is very exciting. I am waiting patiently for my hubby to finally get through his head that we could stand a new one also. But I can see him waiting another 5 years or so. I am excited about your couch. What color is it? Enjoy the new smell of it before every day odors creep inside the fabric like cooking and ect.

Smiles,

Amy

I was a public school teacher for 5 years and I didn't teach the ages of 13/11. I could never see that happening with me or any of my students. Maybe there are a lot of low self esteem teachers out there who have some sick problem. All I know for a fact is the normal teachers, hate these gross ones giving us all a bad name.

In college, yes we all had to take and pass an ethics class on bizarre situations like these. AS well as a background search, criminal record clearance, finger printed on so on. It disgust me to no end.

-Amy

I don't want to freak you out, but I was also on my period when I stroked, and I am now as I type. I take blood thinners which make me go anemic every month and feel like I am hemmorging(sp?) to death.

I have never heard about menstruation being linked to stroke though.

Smiles,

Amy

Vix,

Congrats on your baby finger moving! That is how my finger movement first started. Now I can move all 5.(With lots of concentration.) That is some very exciting news!!

Keep us posted.

-Amy

Pam,

I was a waitress during my college years and Hubby and I tip 15%-20%, never under, never stiff. The whole managers, cooks,bus boys and the whole team can reflect the way how good a waitress is.

When I waited tables we had to use our tip money to tip the bussers. I always loved it when I didn't have to work the cheap lunch crowd who would only leave a dollar for their water and free chips/salsa.

Now tipping at Sonic is hard for me to do. Because Sonic carhops make minimum wage and I just don't feel like they deserve a big tip b/c they bring you the food then leave and never check on you to see if you need a refill, ect.

-Amy

TY guys for the B-day wishes!

WE had a good dinner and made it home okay.

No wait at the restaurant. Very nice!

-Amy

Mary,

I fought with the mean man 'fatigue' for a year. I had several, several, expensive test to see why, I was so tired all the time. All strokes are different, but my fatigue is not so bad as it was. I think some of my meds were contributing to it also. I now have learned how to pace myself, nap inbetween tasks, ect. Good luck, it is hard to get over.(It really seems like I slept the first soild year post stroke.)

-Amy

I cheat and use an online brand, that does all the calculations for you, so there is not a lot of brain work to do, just steps and entering numbers..

Lin and Scooterman,

Good examples, thank you very much. I think I may be too shy to ask for a manager. I wish I had some more 'female' dog in me:)

-Amy

Scooterman,

Shame on you for your comment. Actually, to give you too much information: The doctors took that problem away from me, after my daughter was born, by taking my fallopian tubes. I can say, that the procedure is still working fine, though. Since our daughter has started kindergarten we have been on 2nd Honeymoon ever since.

*smiles*

-Amy

Lin,

The museum/library was a nice visit and worth the 30 mile trip down the road. There was just a lot of things for my brain to take in. I had Visual Attention Deficit disorder. Pretty crowded too.

-Amy

Stan,

Are you gonna dress up as Santa, this year again,and scare my kiddo?

Not very funny that you did that last year.

-Amy

Sounds yummy, Thanks 4 sharing.

-Amy

Butch,

That is impressive, that she had dinner ready for you to eat.Her recovery has been nice to read blossom to this point.

Merry Christmas to you snd yours,

Amy

Thanks Jean and Asha,

My hubby and I were having parental opinion differences. I think kiddo need boundaries. We told her once, that it was okay if she had to put her head down. Until it happened 2 times in one week. Now it is not okay, and she hasn't gotton introuble yet at school this week.

Thank goodness.

-Amy

ASha,

I have decided against my Manicure today. I talked myself out of it-waste of $$ b/c I know I wil regret it later. I think I may just go get a hair trim, I am seeing a few split ends. I want healthy looking long hair this time go round.

-Amy

Mary,

Stroke also gave me the gift of being a stay-at-home Mommy at age 27. I was a 3rd grade teacher pre stroke. Now, I feel, they can have my job. WE were both in the helping profession(teaching/nursing).

-Amy

Scooterman,

Good for you, getting your movie theatre to adapt to accomodate all abilities. I have only been to 1 theatre that had such an adaptation.

-Amy

Scooterman,

Nice way to shop with the last stop at the cookie store. Buy one for me(the no cholesterol ones).

-Amy

Scooterman,

My blood clot was caused from a conginetal cleft mitral valve. I personally feel that stress was a part of it too. I wasn't taking care of myself and slipped back to some old vices. Thanks for the reminder about BP. I get mine checked weekly with my Coumadin level. It has been fine. I was so stressed out when I had my stroke, (I was stressed about being in Graduate school and working full-time), and a bad grade I got on a test. I was actually releived in ICU when my family told me I couldn't do Graduate school anymore.

*I was toying with the idea of quitting Grad school, but didn't want to look like a quitter, and I had taken out lots of $$ loans to pay 4 it. Stroke was an easy out, and good way to get reinbursed for the loan, since my stroke was only month 2 of Graduate school.

Sorry didn't mean to write a book:)

-Amy

Butch,how cute the BB gun behind the desk trick. I love doing that one myself!

Next year at this time, Lisa may be doing all of the shopping and kicking you out of it. AS for my hubby, my stroke has him in final control of all our finances, which he loves, and I am on allowance now.

It works better that way, b/c I am a spender and he is a saver. How in the heck did I get off on this topic?? Leave it up to the stroke! I can topic jump faster than anybody. My stroke/ Brain damage quirks.

-Amy

Pam, the burner rings are not trendy, I was just being silly when I said that.

My hand looked like Armadillo's(sp) face, off of The Sheild.

*Yep Asha, my oven range is electric.

-Amy

Phyllis,

Thank you for the encouragement. I have seen the advertisment for The Ov Glove. It sure would be nice to have. Thank Goodness that my hand /burn feels normal this morning. The weather just has them so dry. I need to buy some good lotion for them. I 'll put it on the shopping list!

-Amy