Today is the day

That I finally started Enbrel. Having had the prescription in hand since April..it has taken this long to have all the paperwork filled out and approved for the High Cost Drug Program and for my personal insurance coverage. I just spent about 30 minutes on the phone registering with the enliven program which is sponsored by the pharma company. They will send out a package with a new sharps container and alcohol swipes, also a travel kit. I must say it hurt like hell going in. I didn't expect that. The MTX is so easy to do. I have the syringes this month and next month I will try the injection pens. I have a new bike at home just waiting for me to be active again!

Swimming Lessons - check

Little Miss had a busy week at Swim Camp. Daily camps of activities and one swimming lesson a day. Her best friend from school also signed up with her. Oddly enough Grampie was hosting a big meeting in the same location, so she saw him each morning.

We had two picnic in the city after lessons with her friend and one evening playdate followed by a sleepover with her friend the next night in the camper. This was the first time she has had a friend sleepover.

They had a great time, playing Barbies, colouring and watching movies on the laptop. Then they fell asleep side by side in the double bed. The had a full day of playing the next day as well.

Sunday was a day of cleaning for us, and Little Miss kept herself quite busy making invitations for her upcoming Fairy Tea Party. This will take place next week in her Secret Woods.

My little Man is convince he may be Spiderman, and cannot get enough of wearing Spidey shirts and slinging webs around the house. He also decided to start speaking this week! “Help”

He also demonstrated how he can shimmy off the deck without using stairs! Eeeek.

My brother has arrived here for vacation - the next two weeks will be full of adventures with cousins. She was pretty excited to see them today.

Start of Summer

We have had a jam packed few days. An office magic show, fireworks with friends and reading Anne of Green Gables in the camper.

Little Miss decorated her bike for the Canada Day bike rodeo and won first prize. She danced in the street with her ballet class at a festival. Has a lovely Henna tattoo on her hand and many Canada flag ones too. Party with friends for the fireworks, followed by starting swimming lessons today with her best friend from school.

She declared that this weekend was some of the “best days ever”.

Mama is getting a bit creaky in the joints, I will have to watch myself that I pace my weekends a bit better. Tonight the little man was too tired to eat and barely made it through a bath. The tub has a ring of dirt - so he had a great day too!

Little Miss is busy in her day camp all week. The little man has needles and assessment with Public Health - ouch!

Crashing into Summer

Today was the first day of Little Miss’ first summer vacation. She succeeded in splitting her lip open before 9am at the grocery store. Jumping up and down while pushing the cart. Then tonight we went for a bike ride together which ended quickly in a big crash. Good thing we bought new princess band aids two weeks ago.

Today is also day two of a new healthy eating living leaf for me. I wil

I think the summer is going to fly by, and I hope to enjoy each day. I will try to keep a short record of our days here.

I made a great discovery on my bookshelf this evening, a set of five Newberry Award winning books. I think I picked them up years ago at a Yard Sale…so we may start into these this summer too.

It has: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle, The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene Du Bois, Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski, Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson and Rollar Skates by Ruth Sawyer.

Friday (ish) Photo Drop

Friday Photo Drop

Ipod Photos

Friday Photo Drop

Latest ipod photos

Friday Photo Drop

A few photos taken on the ipod this past week.

Friday Photo Drop

A special treat for mother’s day was an ipod touch. Somedays the Canon stays packed up and now I take a few quick shots with the ipod.

Methotrexate to Enbrel

So after moving up to methotrexate injects for the past month - they did not slow down the arthritis at all. So in a few weeks I will begin my first biologic - Enbrel. Awaiting my final TB test and chest X-ray. I have mixed feelings about this - I have been awaiting this change for along time. My hope is that by the summer I will be mobile. Bike rides with the kids and playing on the beach. I want to be active and not worry that one busy day is going to send me to the couch for three. I know there are other Moms with RA and PsA out there. How did you feel about moving onto a biologic? How quickly did you see results?

The Sun Maid

A Beautiful Day - with Spring starting tomorrow.

O’Keeffe Day

We had a Mom & Little Miss day. Managed to clean, cook, paint and go skating! We both did paintings and learned about Georgia O’Keeffe. Little Miss is holding mine! (mine is unfinished)

New lens

Trying out my new camera lens with a few crows and seagulls.

Finish that Expression!

After seeing these expressions floating around Facebook that a grade one class finished, I thought I would try a few with the Little Miss.

Here are her answers:
Don't change horses or you'll forget which horse is yours
It's always darkest before morning
You can lead a horse to water but make sure you horse doesn't run away
Don't bite the hand that you hold your paper with
No news is nothing.
A miss is as good as a mouse.
You can't teach an old dog new things.
Love all, Trust me.
Then pen is mightier than the paper.
A penny save is four dollars
Don't put off till tomorrow what you have to do
Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and go on time out
If at first you don't succeed find someone else to help you or ask your mom
You get out of something only what you do
When the blind lead the blind the blind person will fall and get hurt
A bird in the hand will pick you