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Just thought I'd pop in and see how things are going. 
It's been awhile since I was posting steady here. I see a few familiar names and a lot of new ones; hope everybody had a nice Thanksgiving and is looking forward to Advent and Christmas.
As for me, well, I moved about a year ago to a big house way back in the woods; the driveway is about 1/3 of a mile from the road, and we're surrounded by US National Forest on three sides....very quiet. I'm a bit further north and east than I was before, but still close to my old haunts. We found a parish we like; it's small, but Momma has made more friends than she ever did at our previous parish, which is a good thing.
My health has kind of taken a nose-dive over the last year; the degenerative disc disease in my back has gotten much worse, and for a while I was walking with a cane, but the VA fitted me up with a back brace that helps a lot; it takes enough of the pressure away to allow me walk without the cane and without too much pain as long as I don't overdo things. They have me on combinations of different painkillers, including some narcotics, but I only take the narcs when I'm in screaming, shrieking pain that can't be controlled any other way. The arthritis in my spine, shoulders, and neck is gradually getting worse as well, but I'm not exactly a spring chicken any more---what can I say? I'm still taking meds for PTSD, anxiety, and depression; and VA put me on Trazodone last spring because the nightmares I was having were getting out of hand; I'm sleeping somewhat better now, although I still have the dreams, but I don't usually remember then once I wake up now.
Other than that, not much going on; as a disabled veteran, I am retired, so I have a lot of time to read and work on little projects at home. Momma is mostly retired and runs a little business of her own, and the kid is doing very well at his new school; he's taller than I am now and is still writing books like mad. Hopefully someday he'll write a best-seller.
Anyway, I hope everybody is enjoying the late fall weather and I hope you're all happy and healthy; I will try to drop by more often.
Blessing to all,
---Wols.
It's been awhile since I was posting steady here. I see a few familiar names and a lot of new ones; hope everybody had a nice Thanksgiving and is looking forward to Advent and Christmas.As for me, well, I moved about a year ago to a big house way back in the woods; the driveway is about 1/3 of a mile from the road, and we're surrounded by US National Forest on three sides....very quiet.
I'm a bit further north and east than I was before, but still close to my old haunts. We found a parish we like; it's small, but Momma has made more friends than she ever did at our previous parish, which is a good thing.My health has kind of taken a nose-dive over the last year; the degenerative disc disease in my back has gotten much worse, and for a while I was walking with a cane, but the VA fitted me up with a back brace that helps a lot; it takes enough of the pressure away to allow me walk without the cane and without too much pain as long as I don't overdo things. They have me on combinations of different painkillers, including some narcotics, but I only take the narcs when I'm in screaming, shrieking pain that can't be controlled any other way. The arthritis in my spine, shoulders, and neck is gradually getting worse as well, but I'm not exactly a spring chicken any more---what can I say? I'm still taking meds for PTSD, anxiety, and depression; and VA put me on Trazodone last spring because the nightmares I was having were getting out of hand; I'm sleeping somewhat better now, although I still have the dreams, but I don't usually remember then once I wake up now.
Other than that, not much going on; as a disabled veteran, I am retired, so I have a lot of time to read and work on little projects at home. Momma is mostly retired and runs a little business of her own, and the kid is doing very well at his new school; he's taller than I am now and is still writing books like mad. Hopefully someday he'll write a best-seller.
Anyway, I hope everybody is enjoying the late fall weather and I hope you're all happy and healthy; I will try to drop by more often.
Blessing to all,
---Wols.
