Pretty much the Best Jamie Ever!!!

i went to the doctor yesterday and the outcome wasn't quite what i wanted. She thinks there is a chance that the MS has moved farther down my spine. JUST GREAT. 2 weeks before i move i have to deal with this stress. I was going to post pictures of my last scan of my brain and my c-spine. but after looking at them i decided to keep them private for now. They are hard for me to look knowing how much those stupid white spots have changed my life. I also found the copy of the last Optic Nerve. I really shouldnt keep the pictures on my computer.

So today i go in and have my brain and c-spine done ( ugh 2 hours) in the cold stupid room. ( for those that haven't gotten an MRI, they stick you in to this tube, torment if your bigger then a size 6. and then the buzzing starts and as soon as your use to it, they stop shot you full of dye that makes you sick and then the whole thing starts over. Yup fun times)

then Monday i will have the Thoracic and Lumbar spine done. another 2 hour procedure. This is a new procedure for me. So i'm not sure what its going to be like.


EDIT : to add that they might do another dose of steriods, to help things out. those are three days of 3 hour infusions. not so fun but i will admit i did feel much better after i had it done last time ( it was just a few days after my gallbladder surgery)

Offering it here first.

Well loved but still really good brown bookshelf. used it in my dorm. Want it gone
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5223521

its the same size as that one i believe, might not be as long. only might is brown not black.

Just removed everyone on my friend list that i never see them post or i have no idea why they are on my list... if you see this and want to be back on my just let me know .... 



thanks !!!

Has anyone had any luck with Pod moving? They gave me a quote of $1155.70 to move from Portland to Spokane. Is that reasonable?
www.pods.com/home.aspx


 or has anyone had any amazing experience with moving companies? We are moving with 1 car, 2 cats and a baby so we would prefer not to do the u-haul version of moving.


Edit : also does anyone have any moving boxes that they could pass on to us? I live in Gresham but can travel a reasonable distance to get a few.

I'm sort of stuck between a rock and a hard place. i have to make a decision about work FAST as in tomorrow fast.

A.) i go on long term disability thru Att. I would lose 60 hours of vacation and be terminated. However i would keep my insurance for 2 years at the $28 a month i have been paying ( for both me and Katie). This is huge, i cant go with out insurance. I would also still be paid around $200 a month.

B.) I go back to work, as soon as Wednesday. I do have 60 hours of vacation left for this year and then 4 weeks in January. WE are moving in Feb. so this will be short term. However if i go back and cant cut it for any reason then im screwed because if i go back then i forfeit the Long term Disability. Also once i quit or get fired  then i dont have any insurance. I also dont have ANY FMLA to fall back on if i have any trouble.


 Justin and i have talked and talked about it, he does not think im ready to go back. he is probably right and part of me fully agrees with him. Part of me feels i will truely hate myself if i dont try to see if i can go back. However i dont know if i can risk to lose my insurance and stuff.

Work is stressful,  stressful = migraines, fuckered up eyes, and  being unable to function. Plus i really like being able to feel my hands, this doesnt always happen.

Anyone have any works of wisdom?

a picture book ....



 No cats were actually tomented during the filming of this project .. Sam stunk and needed a bath , and Rambo has a skin allergies and needed a bath with the shampoo that the vet give him ..

Those that we hang out with on a regular basis  already know this,  but I'm pregnant.. Today was the first OB appointment, we were not  going to make the announcement until after the first appointment because we were worried about the Avonex ( I had taken 6 weeks of shots before we found out I was pregnant and there is a very high miscarriage rate with that medication) but we had a Ultrasound today and saw a heart beat and movement ( the baby kept moving its arm where ever the lap tech put the wand, so at least we know we have having a heathly arm) they have put my due date at June 20th ( a day before my dad's which would be fun )

( On to the alien pictures  )

I thought our pictures weren't going to be done till the weekend, but reason number 349 why Bianca rocks my world :)  Here is the complete set of the pictures ...

 Yesterday we went and got some engagement pictures. My really good friend Bianca took ( shameless plug: www.bensonimages.com) I will get the full disk later this week, but these were the ones she couldnt wait to send me ....

Yesterday morning my grandpa died... Once my mom has called me and let me know what the plan is i will be gone for a few days. Funeral in Spokane and grave site services in Baker city or.

well now that my parents have gone home and things have slowly started to calm down i was able to take a good picture of  my ring .. I love it , however being a potter i have never been one to wear jewelry on my hands so it going to be something that  i have to get use to. the diamond was my grandmother's ring ( she has since upgraded, i guess that is something you get to do when you grow up and get rich?)
while my parents were here we also went to the zoo and did the old columbia hwy drive. it was great. my mom sent me this picture and i love it  i'm still trying to get the hang of my new digital camera , i took alot of pictures at the zoo but many of them did not turn out, however the ones that did turn out looked really great.. it was such a weird contrast of really good and really crappy.


 

 

 

I had my first MS moment today .. I was trying to get out of the car today ( ive been driving the Kia insted of my new car just be i still have very little vision in my left eye and the kia sits high enough there is no blind spot) and as i was trying to step down some where between my brain and my left leg ( still havent regained feeling back yet) the message was lost, my foot didnt move  and i fell out of the car and landed on my face in the parking. I didnt know wheither to cry or laugh ... I ended up laughing at myself so hard that i almost wet my pant ...  That set the course for my day ... nothing has been exactly right ... all my pens were gone and i found myself writing a fax coversheet in Crayon. It wasn't untill after i sent it "i thought that probably wasnt the most professional thing ive done today."

And its only 12:45 and the air conditioning in this building must only work in december. 

 
1. Where did we meet?:
2. Take a stab at my middle name:
3. How long have you known me?:
4. When is the last time we saw each other?:
5. Do I smoke?:
6. Do I believe in God?:
7. When you first saw me what was your impression?:
8. My age?:
9. Birthday?:
10. Color hair?:
11. Color eyes?:
12. Do I have any siblings?:
13. Have you ever been jealous of me?:
14. What's one of my favorite things to do outdoors?:
15. What's one of my fav. things to do indoors?:
16. Do you remember one of the 1st things I said to you?:
17. What's my favorite type of music?:
18. What is the best feature about me?:
19. Am I shy or outgoing??:
20. Would you say I am funny ha ha or funny sarcastic?:
21. Am I a rebel or do I follow all the rules?:
22. Would you consider me a friend, an acquaintance, or a good friend?:
23. Would you call me preppy,average, sporty, punk, hippie, glam,
nerdy, snobby, or something else? :
24. Have you ever seen me cry?:
25. If there were one good nickname for me what would it be?:
26. Are my parents still together?:
27. If I had broccoli stuck in my teeth would you tell me?:
28. Do I drink and/or do drugs?
29. What is my worst fear?
30. Are you going to post this and see what I say about you

Finally I figured out how to get things uploaded... 

These were the girls at my birthday dinner ... i'm so happy that this picture turned out as great as it did ...  It pretty much shows everyone that there best ...