I am concerned with a new problem that tends to happen when sitting. We went to the movies (saw BeeMovie) and while sitting there the entire length of the movie, my leg swelled up and got rock hard and hurt very badly. I don't understand why this happens. I will be talking to my doctor about it.

As for funds, this is what the plan is. My temporary disability is exhausted January 1, 2008. My permanent disability will not offer any response/relief until April 2008 (per my SS guy). So I will be filing for Government help. Yes welfare, dammit. BUT ONLY UNTIL MY DISABILITY IS APPROVED. I am justifying it with this: 1. just over 10 years of constant work where I have paid into the system, I should be allowed to pull from the system on a short term basis , 2. I have NEVER been on welfare before.

In fact, I walked in one time and picked up the paperwork because I was having a hard time. I took the paperwork home and threw it away. I knew if I just tried harder I would be able to make it through. I did, I pulled through.

This situation makes it more difficult however. I wouldn't be asking for assistance if I wasn't injured. I would still be working and loving the fact that I was working. It worked for me.

On a lighter note: the boys birthday is Dec 1. This coming Saturday. YEAH!!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited. However, we invited his friends from our homeschooling park day and NONE of them can make it. Yet on any other given time/day they will all visit each others homes. Maybe it is just me in my mental instability but I don't understand why our kids cannot hang out together. I have made numerous tries to get play dates made, to no avail. It makes me mad. So it looks like it will again be the boys tried and true friends. The ones that have been there every year.

Another saddening thing for me right now: as most know I will be an aunt in February. They just informed us they found a place to stay, in WASHINGTON. I am in the lower part of California. So this baby that I am truly excited to meet and be around and see and etc, etc, etc, now will not be here. So that part is sad. Then the boy, who has been looking forward to being the active cousin, will not get to be the active cousin. I am heartbroken.