Hey Linda,

I am still technically on the frequent dose forum but haven't been on in some time. You end up hearing the same info over and over and I guess I'm more social...get bored with technicalities after a while.

I've got a strong willed one myself : ) I'd say one is strong willed and the other is head strong. The strong willed one is now married, though. Is your youngest (do you have two?) a girl too? You have a baby, right? I wanted a boy so bad but love my girls and wouldn't have it any other way anymore. I'm excited to have a son-in-law now, though. They are coming home for Christmas. I haven't been around him much at all and am looking forward to that. He loves my daughter very much so I love him : ) I can't wait for grandbabies.

I'll have to look into the Relora. (Thank you!) I think my Endo is mostly concerned about my lipids right now cause they are out of whack. I'm about 5-10 pounds over what my normal was...so not really that overweight. I think its mostly genetics...but want to look into the B-12 issue I just learned about with that. Just bought some B-50 capsules. I can't stand B complex in other than capsules. The tablets make me feel sick to my stomach. Anyway - I need to discuss all this with my Dr. He is pretty progressive. He tests my female hormones with saliva testing. At least people here, though, don't seem to know how to DX adrenal issues very well. He's good, though. I think I side track him. I wonder if I'm ADD sometimes : )

Our schools here start this week!!! I may have a job as the 9th grade Principals secretary, but if not, am intending to still sub. I use to work for Doctors, etc. but started subbing so I'd be on the schedule with my kids when I finally sent them both to school and got bored at home. Kids need supervision as much if not more at this age IMO. In other ways... Mine have been good, though. No real problems. Got the youngest driving good now... THAT was a nightmare teaching them to drive!! Especially here in this area. Anyway, I discovered I love helping special needs kids. I love the truly handicapped ones, but am particularly drawn to kids that have behavioral issues and just need someone to care half the time. But I'm also a little leery of actually going back to school to become a real teacher at this stage. I believe that is what I'm going to do, though. (Become a special Ed. teacher). I have 5 years college, but didn't concentrate on anything or kept changing. I don't know how much stamina I have for working and that, though. I just really love working with kids. And there is an energy there at school I seem to draw from. They keep you young as I'm sure you know...(and other days...not so much). I would have to deal with case loads, though, as special ed. But I love psychology and think that would be my way of finally getting to do that in a concrete way. I feel your pain, though. Sounds daunting. I don't have to do that as a sub. I use to be half afraid of teenagers, too. I've seen a couple of teachers with posters of Garfield the cat saying "You don't scare me, I'm a teacher!" (So true!) Are you working in a collaborative situation with special ed teachers? Not sure how different it works over there vs. here with team teaching. I have to say...I would imagine as an English teacher you would probably be appalled at the grammar commonly used here in the south : ) Not everyone...but its just kind of how they talk. My grammar has gone down the tubes being here I have to admit. I catch myself sometimes.

I was up almost all night last night. Hope I sleep tonight. Hope you do too.