It’s cold. And changing my antidepressant from Cymbalta (which was helping my fibromyalgia but had quit helping my depression) to Fetzima (vice versa) isn’t helping my grumpy mood any. I have developed strange food cravings (carbs, sugar, and more carbs) and I am frighteningly grateful for cable TV and Law & Order reruns.
We have just endured several weeks of a painful cold snap here in Minnesota–you know, the kind that makes your face hurt every time you go outside, and a high temperature that straggles above zero degrees Fahrenheit is cause for celebration? One member of our little family, however, is a champion at keeping warm. It’s …
Really, frustration should be listed as one of the symptoms of fibromyalgia. I’m too tired and sore to feel rage, which is what this feeling would morph into if I felt better…although of course my not feeling well is the cause of the frustration, so there you go. Another example of the crazy spirals and …
Every week, the women over at RevGalBlogPals, an organization formed to support women in ministry who also happen to blog, have a weekly feature, Friday Five, covering a variety of topics. This week, 3dogmom writes (the image above is hers also): It’s been a week of ups and downs at our house. On Tuesday I …
These are some of my favorite little things!
Fiona a a newborn puppy
Mom and me (age 4 ) on a picnic at Minnehaha Falls
My dad’s WWII memorabilia
10th wedding anniversary flowers from George
Hot coffee on a cold January afternoon!
The stark beauty of Lake Superior in winter
New books–Xmas gift from George
Fiona dozing on a winter afternoon
Four generations of Resch kids at the family reunion
Daddy and me (1 year) “sledding” in the backyard
Party at Camp da Sabas
twins game with my nieces
Meeting my new cousin Elissa
Dinner with Tom and Kristine
Fiona taking time to sniff the flowers…
Memories of my mom and dad
George and me on a Sunday afternoon at Kieran’s
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