Friday Five

Five Things I Love This Week

1.  Double Dexter by Jeff Lindsey
I have watched the show but this is the first book I read. Great read, really fast paced.

Double Dexter on Amazon

2.  The humidity has gone away for a few days!!!!

3.  Fresh green beans from the garden
So tasty

4.  Watching the baby deer in the backyard.

5.  Energy!!!
My Ankylosing Spondylitis has been zapping my energy all week.  Luckily today it feels like it is coming back.  I even got a short workout in.  So much better that feeling like I need a nap after cooking dinner or even walking a few steps.
#ankylosingspondylitis #arthritis

Jeni

Felt Heart Love Shirt

I had a shirt from Love that was to small so I decided to make a Valentine's shirt for Bug.

Bug didn't want her picture taken, which is unlike her, so I got her on the run.

I had drew both the heart and ribbon then cut them out and pinned them together.

I then stiched around the ribbon and stitched LOVE onto it.

Then pin it to the shirt and stitch around the heart.

Next on my list is making a Lightning McQueen shirt for Love.

Here are a few things that caught my eye this week:

Sleep is Overrated - From Hurting But Hopeful - Kelly explains it perfectly!

Figuring Out 40 - Great Project Life inspiration

A Little Bit of Me - Found thru Figuring Out 40, another great Project Life site

Palm Trees - Cute breakfast or snack idea

Strawberry Cream Cheese Cookie Tarts - Cute for Valentine's or anytime

Jeni

Movie: Love & Other Drugs

I got the chance to watch Love & Other Drugs last night and I really liked it.  It took me awhile to get into it but then it really hit home.  I'm a sucker for romantic comedies so I knew I would like that aspect of the movie but at first I almost turned it off.  But when the movie started to tell more about Maggie and her having Parkinson's Disease that's where I got more into it.

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I have Ankylosing Spondylitis which is a long-term disease that causes inflammation of the joints between the spinal bones, and the joints between the spine and pelvis. It eventually causes the affected spinal bones to join together.  Like Maggie I have days where I feel like I can't do anything without needing help.  I want to take care of my family and not have them worry about taking care of me, atleast not until I'm really old!  It scares me that even with the meds I will continue to get worse and there is no cure. 

I read the forums with others that have Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) and my symptoms are nothing compared to some peoples and that too scares me.  My kids are 2 and 3 and I want to be able to always be there whenever they need me.  One of the symptoms of AS is fatigue which is no fun for anyone to deal with.  It makes me want to cry when I'm so tired all I want to do is lay down and my kids are still going at full speed.  I just try to suck it up and do all that I can to make it thru the day.