Halloween

Dogs are dressed up again (kind of). Here you have Milo and Mieke ready for the trick or treaters.

What I got at Rhinebeck

Ok here are some pictures as promised. First my new golding spindle. Love it.


Got a really good deal on fiber. Buy 4 get 1 free and the balls were only $7 to begin with.

Got some half price alpace and llama plus some wool/tencel blend and other wools.

Long time

Sorry it has been a long time without a post. I was out of town on a work trip to LAS VEGAS. It was fun but exhausting. Then I went to RHINEBECK. Awesome. Lots to tell and pictures to post but no time right now. Just wanted to create a post to let all my loyal readers (all .5 of you) that I'm still alive. Today is a very sad day (very sad) but I'm still here. Back with lots of pictures and stuff from my trips later in the week.


Why is today sad? Well if I hadn't miscarried today would have been my due date. Plus on top of that still not pregnant again.... :-( So I'm sad. I try not to make this blog depressing but on a day like this I think I have a right to say that the world isn't fair and it all pisses me off and that I'm sad and I miss my baby and I just want to be a mommy and .... Well I could go on forever but I'm trying not to cry. So yeah that's me today. Sad.

Floors

The hardwood floor installation began today. The house is a mess but it should be worth it.

I told you so

UGH... so I get to say I told you so. I really didn't want to be right because well the person who was wrong is a doctor. And I want to trust my doctor. But no I was right. I was right in saying that if my TSH was 2.88 on 85mcgs and .16 on 100 mcgs that switching to 75 mcgs was not going to make it fall between 2.5 and 1. I told the nurse my concerns. I tried to explain the math I was using to her. She talked to the doctor but decided that 75 mcgs was the correct amount.... So now my TSH is 26.5. Hello that's a +26 point jump in a month. And I feel horrible because of it. Here I thought I just wasn't getting enough sleep and that my life must just be super crappy lately because I was feeling so tired and weak and depressed. (This could still be possible) But I checked the symptoms of Hypothyroidism (which is what I have) and they are:

• Severe fatigue, loss of energy, persistent sleepiness
• Weight gain, difficulty losing weight
• Depressed mood
• Joint and muscle pain
• Dry skin, brittle nails and hair, thinning hair
• Irregular periods

So ugh... I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease in March of 2007. At that time my highest TSH was 14 and I can't say I felt sick or had any symptoms. Over a year later I'm still trying to get my levels into what I consider a good ranger (1 to 2.5) and it feels like we are going backwards not forward. Is it time for a new doctor? Maybe....

Aspineration

The knitting crew aspinerated Amanda this Tuesday. Check it out.



Word is she loves it. I think she'll have her first skein done before me... My knitting? I've been fighting with the knot from hell the last week. I predict some scissors and cursing in the future.