Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

I just came back from seeing the film with my family.Although the awesome affects are next to none in this story,I truly missed the parts that were left out and had to explain a great deal to my husband and middle son who do not read. I was reading the book to my 11 year old daughter and trying to finish before the movie came out but we only got as far as the winner of the cup and so the rest of the story was a great surprise to her.  :cry:
I too miss the original Dumbledore, loved MadEye Moody and think they are definetly developing into very nice looking young ladies and gentlemen.The story is getting older but then so are my kids so I guess we are okay on that point. 

Overall,a great movie and well worth skipping lunch and eating popcorn for almost three hours.But I guess I'm just plain old cause now I'm exhausted and ready for bed and it's not even supper time yet.  :doh:

Oh,Tammy,I do that too  :redface:  Please don't tell my family  I just can't help myself,after I eat the first handful(very small handful),well there just is not enough left in the bag to make cookies,who wants to eat a batch of cookies that have ten chocolate chips missing from the batch.So really,aren't I doing them a favour by eating the rest of the bag? Huh?? Well just think how upset and traumatized they would be.Right!!???
Anyway,cookies are not good for them,they really should eat healthy food... Oh I'm such a good Mommy.....   :redface:

My eyes are to full of tears to post much but I send my heartfelt prayers and blessings for Doug Johnson and his family and of course you and yours who are the angels of hope that were sent to comfort them.

Please add my most heartfelt prayers to the list and may the families and friend involved find some peace in their hearts. 

Go right ahead Deb.Wow,you are strong.Are you still able to ride? I've always wanted a horse with all my heart.I will have to look into the acupuncture also. Hugs and more hugs.  

Thank-you so much Malko.So sweet of you to respond and I will add these to my pain journal and take them to my doctor.She did feel that the intense allergies are having an affect on other things and I am supposed to see a dietician.Maybe if I can get a handle on one,the other will be easier to manage.

Thanks for the hugs Heather,looks painful though 

I'm feeling for you also,my massage therapist is trying to work through a twenty year old whiplash injury and a neck full of golfball knots.She does seem to be helping. Gentle hugs to you Deb.

Thanks Shelli,I have been in contact with Winney and she was a tremendous help and gave me lots of support.The problem is my Doctor is unwilling to treat me as Fibromyalgia and I am looking for ways to deal with the pain.Matilda and a few others have also chatted with me.
Yes Matlida,the full schedule is a problem and by the tome I'm in full blown pain,it's very hard to do any yoga or excercise.
Dilu has given me wonderful support and lots to read so I will start in on that after school today.I'm getting some epson salt today too.

Better get myself off to school.Hugs,Shari.

Girls ,you are all just the sweetest angels ever.I'm keeping track of all this and I've decided to start a "pain journal" for the next few months.Then I will take all your advice and my journal to the doctor and make her listen.I am so sorry for those of you who are suffering also.
Helena ,I have the hip pain and once spent a whole night at work felling like my hip was out of joint,or alignment,that's when I went for the orthotic shoes and knots in my feet and legs were one of the things the shoes were supposed to fix.He said I was very out of alignment.
I will read all your info Dilu but I'm being evaluated by my principal at school tomorrow and trying to get ready and I am very stressed about it.I will read tomorrow  :hug:
Daphne,I also have bad sinus problems and I'm going to look into the chiropractor as soon as I can.I'll also check out the acupunture route.
I'll keep you updated as I collect info and hound my doctor. I was starting to feel quite hopeless but you have given me stength and hope.      :hug:  :hug:

Oh thank you girls for your help.I will look into all of this and see my doctor again and maybe I can take Louise with me  I have a lot of allergies and have to be very careful about the meds or natural meds that I take.
Mille,both my fabric store job and the schools I work at have concrete floors and my doctor told me to stop working on them too but I don't have a choice right now.I'm sorry to hear that you are having similar problems  :cry:
Jenn I'm so sorry for your pain  :hug:  :hug: I'm having therapeutic massage and it seems to help but by Thursday I guess I need more help.
Sue Ann I'm so sorry about your daughter.So sad to know that there are so many of us suffering with pain and looking for help.Hugs to you and your family  :hug:  :hug:
I'll keep plugging along.Today seems to be a good day so far.We are going to watch the Santa Clause Parade and it's damp and cold so I may suffer for it later.

You girls are so amazing the way you support each other.I'm so glad I have found you.      

Thank-you Donna and Danni for your support.Bear people really are the most loving,giving,caring people!!      :hug:  :hug:

Thanks Dilu.I check out the links .My Doctor was the one who brought up Fibro and i thought I was finally getting somewhere but when I went to see her again she said the only place that would diagnose it was the city about 1 1/2 hours away but no one was doing that anymore because of the difficulty to diagnose and treat.I did have some help from some of our girls here and took info to my Doctor but she won't go any further because of the fact that I will lose life insurance etc. She basically told me that there was no way to diagnose and ieven if I did get one,I would not be able to even get a loan or mortgage again 
I teach as a 20% job share and sub the rest of the week.Teaching jobs are hard to get and I'm trying to work my way into a full time where I can be more comfortable with the kids and work things to my advantage.I really hate the thought of drugs but I'll look into diet.I'm supposed to be on the waiting list for a dietician as my many food allergies are getting the best of me also.Maybe once I do that I will feel better and find there is a connection between diet,allergy pills(I need to take one with everything I eat) and my leg pain.I was really hoping my bears would do well and I could stay home and work but they never caught on well enough so I must work outside the home.Thanks so much for talking with me Dilu,I'm off to bed,too exhausted to stay awake any longer.    :hug:

Hi girls,I knew I could count on my nurse friends to try and help.

Okay,Dilu and Judi .... I don't think my legs are swelling a great deal but maybe some.The pain is inside my legs and sometimes feels like it starts behind my knees but My legs hurt right from the top of my feet and into my butt and lower back. The pain feels like my "growing pains" or rainy,damp weather pains form ever since I was a child but my doctor says my blood work for all of this is fine.I also get sharp stabbing pain and my doctor first talked about Fibromyalga but then said if she went any further with the diagnoses,that I would be unable to get health or life insurance and employers would not look at me if I carried that label. She was willing to say that I defiantly have polymyalgia which is just another name for muscle aches and pain.
If I can elevate in the evening it does help so I try to baby myself when I  can.I think hot baths help but we are in the country on a well and with three kids(tweens and teens) the water must be used for cloths washing and showers or we can run the well to low.
I am not diabetic and some mornings I wake up in pain and can barely walk by the end of the day,other days are better.
I am trying to do yoga ,it does seem to help and I tried my walking machine a few times but I was very sore for two days after but may try five minutes a day.I will defiantly try the alphabet excercises.Thank-you.I know my circulation is probably bad,I cannot give blood,it just doesn't flow.I am not a smoker and never drink.
I try to sit when I teach Dilu but I am a walking circulating kind of teacher but Friday was so bad that I could not stand up at all and the pain didn't lesson,even with Ibuprorfen until this morning.
Thanks girls so much for trying to help,I'm just worried as this keeps getting worse and I fear I will be unable to work.My husband works very hard as it is and I really need to help.I have told my Fabric boss that I cannot do more than two shifts and never two days in a row.I will take a leave after Christmas and hope this will help.
Love you guys bunches!!!     

Help,I'm running out of ideas..... my legs are becoming a very big problem.When I am on my feet working ,I experience a great deal of pain in both legs.I have seen my doctor and besides telling me to stop working two jobs (which I will have to do soon)  this is what we have tried. First very expensive orthotics (shoes) that I have been wearing for 5-6 months.Now I am going fro massage therapy,once a week and wearing support hose.Here's how my week goes.....I teach on Monday get my massage usually on Tuesday and have been teaching almost daily the last few weeks.I go from school on Thursday to my other job at the Fabric/craft store and work another six hours.Teach Friday,work six hours at the store on Saturday.By Wednesday at the latest,I'm in pain.By Thursday ,lots of pain.By Thursday night,I can barely walk.Okay,at this point you are thinking that I am out of shape,old and very overweight,I not.I am 5 foot two and a size 5-7.Oh and I am just forty. This is getting worse to the point that I stay home instead of going shopping or somewhere that requires walking.I'm trying to do yoga to strengthen but I am at a loss as to what else to do. Help!

  I realize that this is a long post and probably no one will answer but I don't know where to turn anymore. Thanks for listening.

Missed you loads Louise but then I'm hardly on and never get through all the posts anymore because of all the school days.I also find it hard to get up and down the stairs somedays. Hope you are okay Louise!!  :hug:  :hug:  :hug:  :hug:  :hug:

:hug: Oh Susan ,I'm so sorry     Please take care  :hug:   :hug:

Hey Shelli,love the picture ,looks like my neice   

Sandi,when the girls try and send you chocolate to help you reform...just send it to me,I won't tell them hee,hee 

Ummm,they sound delicious but where's the chocolate???? Oh,never mind,I see it,it's hidden under my bed  :redface:  :redface:  YUM  !

Oh she's beautiful,big hugs  :hug:  :hug:  :hug:       

Hi Chrissie  It stands for "One-Of- A-Kind" It should mean that this is the only bear the artist will make that will look exactly like this.  :hug:

Dilu,I would make my people either soft sculpture or a combination of soft sculpture and polymer clay.The faces would be either sculpted in fabric with a needle or made of polymer clay and the body and cloths would be soft sculpture.It's one of my other passions but I just don't have time but would definetly make time for this particular project.

Oh please,please Judi,I can't stop thinking about my incredible manger scence.I love to do angels to so..... hey,the people could be bears....is that sacreligous???

Oh I want a bunny too,please,please!!

Yes she does remind me of lambchop and since I'm named after Shari Lewis(LambChop's friend) I think I should also have a lamb.I have also followed and commented on this beautiful lamb on at least two other posts.Please email me privately Judi and let me know how much to purchase a lamb so I can start saving up and have one by after Christmas at the latest.Judi,I'm seeing a cow and donkey for a manger scence(hint hint).

Oh how wonderful and what a darling name.All the best to you all.    :hug:  :hug:  :hug:  :dance:   :dance:  :dance: