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I’M BACK BABY!!!
I’M BACK!!! (I THINK… RIGHT??) Well EXCEPT I can’t access the site on my computer. ONLY my phone. The email went down. I. Am. Not. Having. Fun. AND of course there is that BRIGHT RED banner………. I swear I really did buy it……….. it will be gone soon…………. I HOPE!!!! OHMYGOODNESS I have missed you all so VERY MUCH!! THIS WAS THE MOST STRESSFUL period of time. The site has been down before but not for SO DANG LONG! SO MUCH STRESS! Thank you so much to all of you that reached out to check on me. Thank you for sticking with me. Now to try and get back the followers that I’ve lost. I need to focus on the positive! I’M BACK!! Please, please, please let this be the last time Peanut Butter and Whine is down. I’ve missed you guys! The craftfair is going well. It’s been a week and I’m almost sold out of my bookmarks and…
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MS and The Covid Monster
Y’all ‘member when I showed off my beautiful house with the stunning view for the first time? First there was ohhhing and awwwwing. Then there was the “have you lost your minds” comments? Okay, so that last one was mostly our kids. “You guys aren’t aging in reverse! Those stairs are gonna kill you!” (Spoiler alert no one has died) NO Well, for the first time I think I’m ready to tell my children that they might, perhaps, may not have been exactly so incorrect. (pffffftttt we ALL know I’m not REALLY going to admit squat!) So, Covid has hit. Yup, slammed into the side of the house and oozed through to the insides. Covid plus MS? Ohhhh soooo not a fan! It’s hit The Husband with the full force of all those nasty little germs. He is now bed bound. Ummmmm well, this sucks! The stairs. Yeah I am no longer a fan! Having been through my Mom being bed bound…
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Blast from the past Very First post!
Here is my very first post dated July 1, 2009. WOW a lot has changed! I now have 2 perfect Grandbabies! I no longer work as a receptionist. Now I babysit full time. Somethings stayed exactly the same…. I still can’t handle stress without eating. I still could easily eat a 1lb bag of peanut butter M&M’s at one sitting. (Notice how I am now avoiding all mention of dieting!??! Yea….. oh well, 2013 is a new year right??) Now it’s 2026 and I’m fully retired and living in Idaho!??! Let’s get this party started!! Hello! As you may have read from my bio my name is Connie. I’m 51. Married mother of 3. First time Grandma with 1 absolutely PERFECT Granddaughter. I work full time as a receptionist for an optometrist in Escondido. With each of the different hats I wear I have stress that I need to learn to manage without using food. (I have that management skill…
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Time to put the Whine back in the Peanut Butter!
When this blog first started I intended to have an outlet for me to WHINE about being a caregiver for someone with Multiple Sclerosis. Now, it’s time to put this segment back in. So Sunday’s will be a posts will be about MS from a caregivers side. DH has had MS for 15 years. First we start with the basics. What is MS…… Multiple Sclerosis is not contagious or hereditary. It’s not a mental illness. It is a disease of the central nervous system (the brain, spinal cord, and nerves). Nerves have a protective coating around them called “myelin.” When someone has MS, this protective coating is chipped away exposing the nerve and preventing messages from the brain to pass along the nerve pathway in a normal fashion. Common Symptoms include: A “pins and needles” prickling sensation most often in your toes or fingers – like your foot or hand fell asleep Numbness – again most often in your toes or fingers Problems with speech and swallowing Eye…
