Today has been a painful day. 

My fibromyalgia  is really acting up today. So much so that it has been difficult to get around just in my apartment. :( 

I hate when it is like this. It is just so hard to be in pain day in and day out 24/7. There isnt much that I can do when it is like this. I have pain medication, but even that seems to do only so much. 

I am going to the YMCA tomorrow with Colin (my 15 year old son) to join. I want to start using the warm pools... maybe do some water aerobics to help loosen the muscles and joints that always seem to hurt. 

I have had this for almost 5 years. It came on just after I separated from my now X-husband. When I asked my Dr. about what triggers this, they said it mostly seems to be stress and some kind of medical problems. This would make sense since I had weight loss surgery 1 year before I went through the divorce. The doctors also seem to think that it is hereditary. After I was diagnosed with it, I discovered that my mother came down with it a year after I did. 

So anyway, today has been really difficult to say the least. 

I went back to my favorite yarn shop today. I saw this http://scarletknitter.typepad.com/photos/knitting_before_2004/dscn1720.html in an email that I got last night through one of the yahoo groups I belong to... I am going to attempt to make it. 

I went to purlesence today to see if Chole would help me if I needed it. She was so great about it and said she would help. I bought the yarn that I wanted. I am going to use a deep purple. I think that I am going to wait though until I am a little more confidant in my knitting skills. I Love that sweater though. It is so beautiful. 

Well, I am off to bed. 

Take care everyone. 

I went to my very first knitting class at http://www.purlescenceyarns.com/. It was so much fun. 

It is just a basic class to help me get down the basics. We are knitting a fingerless glove. 

I met a lot of nice women. They will let me bring my dog in when I come to knit with them. I have a Cocker Spaniel. It is buff in color and his name is Moses. He is the cutest dog I have ever seen in my life :) Of course I am completely bias. 

Anyway, Knitting class. The women were wonderful and so sweet and helpful. The yarn shop itself has so many hand painted yarns that are simply gorgeous. They seem to be more expensive than 'normal' yarn though. A single parent, not working... I am not sure I can afford most of the yarns. Which is sad. There are so  many colorful ones that I would love to buy and make a blanket with! 

It is raining here, with wind and very cold. I dont mind the weather so much. We need the rain, so I cant really complain. 

School has started and already I feel behind. My mind cant seem to get in the groove of things.

Anyway, I guess that is it for now. 

I already posted a blog, but in order to answer any reply's it appears I need to again. ... So here it is.

Hi everyone, 

My name is Sherri and I live in Santa Clara, California. I have joined Covenspace in hopes of meeting new people that I hope will become friends. It appears that friends are hard to come by these days. 

I am 43, soon to be 44 years old. I have a son who is 15 almost 16. I am divorced and seeing someone who is very dear to my heart. 

I am was raised Southern Baptist but I am a practicing Wiccan for the last 16 years. 

I dont really drink, nor do I smoke. I love to do read, write, draw, paint, knit, watch movies, long drives that are to no where in particular. I love the sound of the ocean, the smell of a forest and most of all, I love to travel. 

I am disabled at the moment (fibromyalgia) but I am working on it slowly. I am not working, but I am going to school part time. 

If you are interested in becoming friends, msg me... we can see where it goes. 

Merry Meet

Sherri

Hi everyone, 

My name is Sherri and I live in Santa Clara, California. I have joined Covenspace in hopes of meeting new people that I hope will become friends. It appears that friends are hard to come by these days. 

I am 43, soon to be 44 years old. I have a son who is 15 almost 16. I am divorced and seeing someone who is very dear to my heart. 

I am was raised Southern Baptist but I am a practicing Wiccan for the last 16 years. 

I dont really drink, nor do I smoke. I love to do read, write, draw, paint, knit, watch movies, long drives that are to no where in particular. I love the sound of the ocean, the smell of a forest and most of all, I love to travel. 

I am disabled at the moment (fibromyalgia) but I am working on it slowly. I am not working, but I am going to school part time. 

If you are interested in becoming friends, msg me... we can see where it goes. 

Merry Meet

Sherri