This wreath I just finished. For sale at $25.00. Comment if you are interested in buying or if you were looking at another of my creations! (even if you can't find it here!)

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The red behind this wreath is my 4th of July wreath that is not for sale but this blue floral is for sale at $25.00.  I really like this wreath with its 2 shnomes (shnomes because they are a bit different from a gnome).

Yeah, it's been awhile.

 June 13, 2025

Wow, long time to be away and I'm not even sure how to do all the things possible here. So, first things first. It is June 2025. Yes, five years since I last posted here. I am teaching myself how to type again. so any mistakes we will blame on phat fingers, okay?

Let's see, to update ya'll, I think that is how you spell it. if not my daughter might correct me...and if not her...anyone reading this may correct me in the comments. (Hope I know how to include that...) I'm still dieting, still--and for the rest of my life. But good news I am weighting about 177 lbs. But I will only update you on my progress, if any, once a week.

Since my last post I've had several setbacks due to my MS health and COVID. Yes, that ugly monster visited me and stole my walking skills. Now I move around with my walker, even the pool is a challenge now , as in I haven't returned to the pool since last June when it started to get hot. The good news is that we have a green house now that has my strawberries in it. We put the sunshade on yesterday so I'm hoping it is cool enough for me to go out once in a while, like twice a week, to pick what few berries we get. My garden, such as it is will hopefully start doing better with the timer watering that I finished last week with my hubby's help.

Since last I wrote, we have moved twice, once to the trailer park here in Snowflake, Az as a temporary housing until we got our home built. So now we are in our home and I love it, except that it is too small...I need a room just for my crafts and right now I am in the room that my daughter will occupy when she moves here next June. what to do...what to do...

Our children are all married but the daughter that will come to live...she has raised two boys by herself now and next summer they go to college which may keep her there, where they live, another year or two.

The two boys that recently got marries both have one child now, less than a year old. The eldest has three girls now. And my daughter has three. So that mean those who are mine direct children have given me eight grandchildren.

Back to my crafts... I think I will post pictures here and if they are for sale I will post that too and you can let me know in the comments what you think or if you'd like to buy and I'll sell to the first person that contacts me. Please be aware that I take these items to a local farmers market too. I need to figure out how to put sold across a picture. Any help in that department would be much appreciated.

This wine light with its holder I'm selling for $23.00. I am taking this with several others which are already packed to the market on Tuesday. 

For the true reason for the season

Merry Christmas Everyone!

I think this is my favorite. And not just because he is a horse. It is true that has a lot to do with it. But just look at  him, so majestic and full of life enjoying the snow.

A Hallmark movie tonight

More of the season...

Wishing you a Merry Christmas

I've been good...

except for that time I...

Oh for the merriment of the season...

Just a taste of Christmas early.

And can you guess what's coming... its Christmas!!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving

Welcome autumn.

This reminds me of the Heber Creeper when I was much younger.

Hello autumn!

This is off the web, but so pretty!

Happy Halloween

Snoopy does it so well.

I watched the great pumpkin with the gang last night.

How does MS Affect Your Sleep?

original Calie Wyatt

Fatigue is one of the most common and frustrating symptoms that comes along with multiple sclerosis. In MS there is both fatigue and what is known as lassitude. While fatigue can itself feel debilitating, lassitude is the more severe type of MS fatigue. Lassitude is defined as, “A state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy.” Nationalmssociety.org gives several examples of lassitude and how it is different from the type of fatigue experienced by people without MS. Here are the examples of lassitude and how it affects us that they have listed:

• Generally occurs on a daily basis
• May occur in the morning, even after a restful night’s sleep
• Tends to worsen as the day progresses
• Is often aggravated by heat or humidity
• Comes on easily and suddenly
• Is generally more severe than common fatigue
• Is more likely to interfere with daily responsibilities

Fatigue, lassitude, insomnia

My biggest symptom and largest hurdle with MS is my fatigue, and sometimes lassitude. It has always baffled me how I can be so incredibly tired all day long, and as soon as I climb into bed my mind won’t shut off enough to let my body rest. I have had trouble sleeping for as long as I can remember. Cue the counting sheep-in fact, many nights I have to count as high as I can until I finally drift off. Many things can affect your ability to sleep, but side effects from medication and stress were once my biggest issues. I no longer have issues sleeping because of those things, but it is still extremely difficult for me to close my eyes and fall asleep like any other person. I often have to take an over the counter sleep medication just to fall asleep, otherwise it will take me hours trying to do it on my own. I have heard from several doctors that MS and insomnia are not directly related. However many MS symptoms, such as spasticity, frequent trips to the bathroom, temperature dysregulation (hello, hot flashes) and medications can most certainly disturb your sleep. It is also noted that damage to our key neurological functions can disrupt our basic physiological processes, including maintenance of regular sleep-wake cycles.

Needing sleep to function

Sleep is crucial in order for me to function daily. In college I tried the staying up late and surviving on as little sleep as possible, but honestly that just wasn’t for me. Today, I make sure to get in bed at a decent hour so that I can get at least a good eight hours in. But, it seems that no matter how much good sleep I do get, some mornings I wake up and feel as though I have not slept at all. Some days it seems that no matter how much actual sleep and rest I do get, that my body and mind are just never fully rested. This can be so frustrating, because you feel as if you need to get up and start the day, get things done, etc. but your body is so tired it won’t let you. Sometimes, when I wake up feeling so fatigued I feel as though I just wasted time sleeping, while I could have gotten things done–because when I do wake up it feels like the sleep didn’t do me any good after all. And, then on the days I am unable to get adequate sleep I can become so tired that I almost feel hung-over. My body will feel sick and my head will ache as if I’ve spent the entire night on a drinking binge, when in all actuality I haven’t. Oh, and then there are the times that I do get adequate sleep, but because of my bizarre dreams I wake up feeling spent.

I can tell you one thing; life with MS is anything but boring…especially if your sleeping issues are anything like mine. So, tag you’re it! Please, tell me how does MS effect your sleep?

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