Update

Good news! I've figured the background thing out, but I have not figured out the pictures. When I try to browse for pictures, it just gives me some numbers. If I try to open one, it automatically posts it. So I have written about 5 posts in the last few days, but I would end up with a random picture attached, so I would delete it. So until I have time to figure out how to attach the pictures I want, there will be no more pictures. I also realize that there are quite a few people with MS who are following my blog. I know that they want to hear how I'm handling daily life living with MS. I'm sure they love to hear about the sweet puppy that I got for Christmas (a shih tzu named Dexter with one blue eye and one brown eye), but they had rather hear a little more about how I'm coping. Whereas, my friends and family, don't want to hear me "complain" all the time about my MS. So I'm going to try and balance my posts some. I'll share about my family because they fill my heart. I'll share about what God is doing in my life because I love Him, but I'll also share how MS is effecting me and how I'm either doing well battling it or not so well.

Having said that, I am struggling right now. I'm working about 25 hours a week. I love the job - that's a really good thing, because if I didn't it would be even more stressful - but I am so tired. I hope that the fact that I started the beginning of November, the busiest time of the year, has something to do with that. I'm hoping that once things get into a normal routine, I will get better. My house is beyond dirty. Doug cleaned a little yesterday - I think he could tell that I'm a little wigged out. That helped that he did that. But I'm also feeling bad because he is having to do so much. Since I started work, he has taken over grocery shopping and other things. My main job is to take care of my family and I'm not doing that very well. We really need the money and Doug is thankful for that. We're trying to find a new medicine that will help with the fatigue. The one I was on worked really well, but I'd always had samples to take (I didn't need it every day). When I had to get the prescription filled, I was blown away at the cost. So the doctor is trying something new and it isn't working so far. I will keep you posted on how I do. Those of you who have heard me speak, know that I refuse to let MS run my life. It is trying hard to right now, but it will not win. I'm making adjustments and I will get it figured out. I also got a Wii Fit for Christmas. A doctor recommended it to me to help with my balance. My balance has already improved and my walking - I'm not tripping as much. So that is a plus. Hang in there! God can use everything we go through in our life to glorify Himself if we let Him.