rainy september

Yikes it's almost October! Can you believe it???? It's been pretty rainy here over the past week or so, but life keeps rockin right along. Lee has his second track day tomorrow so we will keep you posted on the results.
Bret's still home for another week, before going off to the slope for more fun with oil. We've mainly been spending our time laying low and relaxing. The leaves have started to turn to gold and red, fall is definately here, no more denying it. We even have snow (termination dust) on the mountains. It seems like it's creeping ever closer each morning as Bret drives me to work.
Lee is totally excited though, because snow means he's that much closer to snowboarding.
Work's been busy, but I came home early today cuz I caught some sort of cold/flu/crud that's been going around the hospital. I just wanted to check in and let people know that yes we're still here!
So I'm off to nap with my puppies and we'll try to update the blog this weekend. Have a good one!
bret-jan-lee

Ok, per my previous post, I found a better way to link my two blogs....just click on the link to the right.
or go to:

http://fms-tiger.blogspot.com

thanks for the support everyone!

jan

So here's the deal, I started a blog on my journey with fibromyalgia the other day. If you click on "view my complete profile" you will see it listed along with this blog. I debated for quite awhile on whether or not to make it anonymous or attach my name to it. In the end I've decided to attach my name.



One of the biggest problems that people with fibromyalgia syndrome face, is the lack of awareness and understanding in the general public. It's not a disease that you can see, but it can be and is devastating for those us who have it. I also would suggest you checking out

www.fibrotalk.com/

this is a website that many fibromites use as a way of sharing information, and supporting each other. It also has really good information for family and friends.

I don't want to push this on anyone at all!!!! If your interested, it's there and check it out....if not just ignore it.

thx Jan

Hey everybody it's me LEE.

Summer was a BLAST.Back to my 5 days of school.

B/O (Band/Orchestra) YES this year i'm going to play the viola .We are going to use one of the violas from school for $40.00 for the whole year.Can't wait until I get the viola.Our teachers name is MR. O'BRIAN. Have a new 6th grade teacher named MS.IBELE. Her name is pronounced like bible only with
an I get it?

CAN'T WAIT UNTIL WINTER YIPEEEEEEE!WINTER???? it is time for me to get back on my snowboard.Can't wait until I get taught how to do a back flip. Yikes!Also i'm going to be taught how to do a 180,THEN! the 360.

Ms.Ibele is our cross country running coach . I'm loving every bit of it.

well thats all the time i have .Hope to see you all soon good night.
LOVE, LEE
Just so you know Lee typed this and spelled everything except "pronounced" all on his own!
3 cheers for LEE!!!!!
hip hip hoooraaayyy
hip hip horraaaaay
hip hip hooooorrrrrrraaaaaay

Ok I get it! I need to write more often...yah yah yah.

Sooooo, what's been happening in the great state of Alaska. Schools back in session, and yes I will strap Lee to a chair one of these days SOON and have him post a message. We've had a few homework blips in the road, but overall things seem to be going well in the land of our favorite 6th grader.

Bret???? you ask....he's back on the north slope! YIPPPPEEEEE everyone is very happy about this. Bret's more than glad to be back doing the work he likes, and we really like the steady, reliable pay check. Stupid bills! He left last friday the 7th and will return on the 21st. He's on a new rig that's in Prudhoe, so he's not back out on the ocean. So far it sounds like it's been alot of job shadowing as his crew learns the ropes on this rig, before the current crew gets transferred to his old rig. Does that make any sense? yikes. What's cool is he sounds really happy and he likes being back on the slope.

My work has been busy this week, since one of my coworkers is off for 6 weeks (she had surger). This has made my life very hectic...my fibromyalgia doesn't like me working 8 hour days, with high stress...hopefully my body will even out soon tho. Either way I have to work so I'll just look forward to my coworkers speedy return so that I can return to just doing one job not two.

September is the rainy season up here, and boy has it hit. Out of the last 5 days it poured for 3 and a half. The plus side is that everything is still nice and green...the leaves will be turning soon though. No sign of termination dust (snow) yet on the mountains, but it won't be long. For those of you that don't know, we call snow on the mountains "termination dust" because it signifies the termination of summer in alaska....which I think is hilarious so I use it as much as possible.

Not much else to report...life has been chugging along at it's usual rapid pace, and all is well. I hope to see MORE comments to the posts, and please leave your name so we know who's writing. Just like some people (mike) have said that I need to write more....so do you! so ha!

take good care, and know that we think of you all often!

jan