Spaceballs

(Drew, you can cover your eyes, but I promise it isn't bad).

1) We keep answering the phone when it rings... (yes, I know, we should turn it off or something)...

2) I've gotten really really sick. :(

All the stress lately about everything has made me physically sick, so I've been fighting that for at least a couple of days. I called my doctor (whom I see on Monday), and he sent something out to see if we can settle my stomach.

Essentially what's happening is three-fold. First, the anxiety and Panic reactions I've been experiencing are somewhat out of control lately. Second, it's thrown my IBS into a frenzy so that every single time I eat I either have a serious IBS attack or I get sick. Worse yet then, the IBS attacks have been so bad that they scare me back into yet another panic attack... fun, not. And last, because I've been unable to eat much for almost 48 hours has kicked up my hypoglycemia reactions, so on top of everything else, I'm dizzy, flushed, and nauseated. And of course it didn't help that I got a nice migraine last night.

Hopefully I'll feel better soon, and again, thanks for your support. I'm actually pretty scared, but the doctor was very supportive and all. Would appreciate any prayers or thought my way, as this is no fun. I was in bed almost all day today.

Oh, and this thread was really funny to read!!!! Thanks!

Brenda

Oh and Drew? You can uncover your eyes now. ;)

He:wakes up around 8 or 9, goes to work, has graduate school 2 nights a week till 10 P.M., and falls asleep almost as soon as he walks through the door, attends football games on Fridays. Will probably sleep the entire weekend (he is really going through some rough times right now. Hates his job, hates what he is going through. More later.)

Me: wake up at 6:15 most mornings, tend to kids getting ready for school, drive 2 carpools (sometimes...lately have been walking Emily and friend to the elementary school and driving the frosh to high school), by then He has left for work, then I do my schtuff (housework, job hunting, morning meetings for civic activities(on designated days), morning meetings for PTA (on designated days), side jobs, shopping(yes, it IS work), afternoon carpool x 2 (one at 3, one at 4:10) feed family, help with homework, evening meetings for PTA (on designated nights), evening meetings for jobs x 2 (everybody has their meetings on Tues., Thurs., and Sats.!!!) attend football games to support child who plays in the band(Fridays), and this Saturday, will be gone from 7am to 5:30 P.M. to accompany Band Child to All-District Band try-outs in Wylie, TX.

I list these things not to complain, but merely to point out that, between the two of us, the Horizontal Fox Trot is the last thing on our minds.

Ya gotta make time for each other. That is why Critter and I came to the Beep Bash. The first time in years we actually got away from the kids and had fun. It was good for us as a couple and it was good for the kids too. I highly recommend investing at least a weekend together on a quarterly basis. Keeps a marriage going strong.

YMMV.

Peace,
Amy

Post #233,409 by imqwerky 11/10/05 4:50:58 PM Reply	Spaceballs Skewers the hell out of Star Wars. Will make you wet your pants laughing. In fact, watch "High Anxiety" after that. Remember, don't take life so seriously. You won't get out of it alive anyway. And one more thing... always ask yourself when faced with seemingly insurmountable problems: Will this be important 1) one week from now? 2) one month from now? 3) one year from now? Will the world stop turning? Will the sun stop shining? I know the pain of things being out of proportion. But you have the power to stop it, Brenda. Stand up for yourself. It will be hard at first. But stop letting people run all over you. Take a deep breath. Draw your boundaries and stick to them. For right now, take two comedies and call us in the morning. Good luck. Peace, Amy "It's never too late to be what you might have been." ~ George Eliot
Post #233,416 by Steve Lowe 11/10/05 5:22:13 PM Reply	Add sex to the prescription. -- Steve [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu]
Post #233,423 by Nightowl 11/10/05 6:10:29 PM Reply	Believe me, we've been trying! ;) "I'll rock the darn boat all I want to, and if it's meant to stay afloat, then it will. If not, then we'll just all go down with the bloody ship!"
Post #233,426 by Steve Lowe 11/10/05 6:29:50 PM Reply	"Do or do not... there is no try." - Yoda -- Steve [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu]
Post #233,611 by tuberculosis 11/11/05 5:11:55 PM 8/21/07 5:41:56 AM Reply	So....what's been going wrong? The list of failure modes building in my head is dizzying. "Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein "This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush Edited by tuberculosis Aug. 21, 2007, 05:41:56 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #233,613 by drewk 11/11/05 5:21:48 PM Reply	NO! For the love of whatever you hold holy, don't answer. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #233,650 by Steve Lowe 11/11/05 8:37:02 PM Reply	I wondered Who was gonna ask. -- Steve [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu]
Post #233,716 by tuberculosis 11/12/05 1:08:10 AM 8/21/07 5:43:52 AM Reply	Did I mention that I've got the crud and been home from work for 2 days and on a LOT of over the counter medication? "Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein "This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush Edited by tuberculosis Aug. 21, 2007, 05:43:52 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #233,767 by Nightowl 11/12/05 11:50:25 AM Reply	Sorry to hear that that I've got the crud and been home from work for 2 days and on a LOT of over the counter medication? I hope you feel better soon, Todd. Brenda "I'll rock the darn boat all I want to, and if it's meant to stay afloat, then it will. If not, then we'll just all go down with the bloody ship!"
Post #233,699 by Nightowl 11/11/05 11:34:26 PM 11/11/05 11:35:39 PM Reply	Two simple things (Drew, you can cover your eyes, but I promise it isn't bad). 1) We keep answering the phone when it rings... (yes, I know, we should turn it off or something)... 2) I've gotten really really sick. :( All the stress lately about everything has made me physically sick, so I've been fighting that for at least a couple of days. I called my doctor (whom I see on Monday), and he sent something out to see if we can settle my stomach. Essentially what's happening is three-fold. First, the anxiety and Panic reactions I've been experiencing are somewhat out of control lately. Second, it's thrown my IBS into a frenzy so that every single time I eat I either have a serious IBS attack or I get sick. Worse yet then, the IBS attacks have been so bad that they scare me back into yet another panic attack... fun, not. And last, because I've been unable to eat much for almost 48 hours has kicked up my hypoglycemia reactions, so on top of everything else, I'm dizzy, flushed, and nauseated. And of course it didn't help that I got a nice migraine last night. Hopefully I'll feel better soon, and again, thanks for your support. I'm actually pretty scared, but the doctor was very supportive and all. Would appreciate any prayers or thought my way, as this is no fun. I was in bed almost all day today. Oh, and this thread was really funny to read!!!! Thanks! Brenda Oh and Drew? You can uncover your eyes now. ;) "I'll rock the darn boat all I want to, and if it's meant to stay afloat, then it will. If not, then we'll just all go down with the bloody ship!" Edited by Nightowl Nov. 11, 2005, 11:35:39 PM EST Expand All History
Post #233,715 by tuberculosis 11/12/05 1:06:23 AM 8/21/07 5:43:46 AM Reply	Reminds me of a Gary Shandling joke So I was having sex with this woman and she was really verbal, she just kept talking and talking while we were doing it and I was starting to find it distracting so finally I just had to say "Hey! Hang up the phone!" (rimshot) "Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein "This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush Edited by tuberculosis Aug. 21, 2007, 05:43:46 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #233,520 by bionerd 11/11/05 9:40:19 AM Reply	Oh sure, bring that up. We single folks are always happy to hear about you married folk getting sex on a regular basis. Follow your MOUSE
Post #233,553 by Andrew Grygus 11/11/05 11:40:30 AM Reply	Ummm . . . are you sure about that 'regular basis'? Well, maybe I should let the married folks comment on that. Every few years, though, I read a few "Dear Abby" type columns. A lot of them seem to be women complaining about their husbands still wanting sex ("Hasn't he had enough by now?") and women complaining about their husbands getting the sex they want elsewhere. The rest sound a lot like our Owlet. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #233,557 by bionerd 11/11/05 12:21:08 PM Reply	Well, no. I'm not sure Either way, it makes me cranky. Follow your MOUSE
Post #233,559 by imqwerky 11/11/05 12:35:00 PM Reply	At the risk of the TMI factor... He:wakes up around 8 or 9, goes to work, has graduate school 2 nights a week till 10 P.M., and falls asleep almost as soon as he walks through the door, attends football games on Fridays. Will probably sleep the entire weekend (he is really going through some rough times right now. Hates his job, hates what he is going through. More later.) Me: wake up at 6:15 most mornings, tend to kids getting ready for school, drive 2 carpools (sometimes...lately have been walking Emily and friend to the elementary school and driving the frosh to high school), by then He has left for work, then I do my schtuff (housework, job hunting, morning meetings for civic activities(on designated days), morning meetings for PTA (on designated days), side jobs, shopping(yes, it IS work), afternoon carpool x 2 (one at 3, one at 4:10) feed family, help with homework, evening meetings for PTA (on designated nights), evening meetings for jobs x 2 (everybody has their meetings on Tues., Thurs., and Sats.!!!) attend football games to support child who plays in the band(Fridays), and this Saturday, will be gone from 7am to 5:30 P.M. to accompany Band Child to All-District Band try-outs in Wylie, TX. I list these things not to complain, but merely to point out that, between the two of us, the Horizontal Fox Trot is the last thing on our minds. Ya gotta make time for each other. That is why Critter and I came to the Beep Bash. The first time in years we actually got away from the kids and had fun. It was good for us as a couple and it was good for the kids too. I highly recommend investing at least a weekend together on a quarterly basis. Keeps a marriage going strong. YMMV. Peace, Amy "It's never too late to be what you might have been." ~ George Eliot
Post #233,562 by Steve Lowe 11/11/05 12:42:15 PM Reply	Yes That was TMI :P But this: I highly recommend investing at least a weekend together on a quarterly basis. Keeps a marriage going strong. is very wise. -- Steve [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu]
Post #233,610 by tuberculosis 11/11/05 5:08:05 PM 8/21/07 5:41:54 AM Reply	So you went to the beep bash to have sex? "Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein "This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush Edited by tuberculosis Aug. 21, 2007, 05:41:54 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #233,617 by bepatient 11/11/05 5:33:32 PM Reply	where was I when >that< happened? If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. _{Fudd's First Law of Opposition} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #233,670 by Ashton 11/11/05 9:59:44 PM Reply	____ ____ ___ wanna see it again?
Post #233,673 by Steve Lowe 11/11/05 10:15:41 PM Reply	:-) -- Steve [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu]
Post #233,674 by Steve Lowe 11/11/05 10:15:52 PM Reply	:-) -- Steve [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu]
Post #233,675 by n3jja 11/11/05 10:15:59 PM Reply	If I wanted to be in therapy for the next 5 years, maybe.
Post #233,745 by bionerd 11/12/05 10:13:28 AM Reply	That's why people love this party. Well, in that case, pencil me in. ;-) Follow your MOUSE
Post #233,760 by jbrabeck 11/12/05 11:25:02 AM Reply	Pencil you in....for what? The party or the A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
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