Behind the Smile/Cakes and Cards

Sorry I keep posting this

stuff but I keep finding these

on FB and they are so spot on 

that I feel I want to share. 

Most people realize that if you 

have Fibro then you have pain.

I am not sure they realize that you

live with constant pain. It never leaves

you. You will have good days, better

days, and worse days. You will have

what I call my everyday pain then you 

have flares. These flares can last 

from one day to whenever. 

I had one that lasted a yr.

When I tell you I have a flare 

then you should know that 

that pain is pretty rough. 

It is more then the everyday pain.

Folks also don't realize that 

with this "crap" for 

a better world. You lose parts

of your life, you lose parts of

yourself. 

Things you once did is something 

that  you can't do anymore cause

the pain gets spurred on even more.

When my grands were younger and 

I could do more I used to make and

decorate their Bday cakes.

Caleb of course was around longer

while I was in better health so

he actually had more made for him.

I always said that one day

when I am gone they can

look back and remember the

coolest cakes their Nana made

special for them.

I can't do it anymore. 

I had to stop this years ago. 

I tell this stuff cause I want

to educate others on 

Fibro.

But....here is one that I did

for Braden, my youngest grand. 

His first bday cake, he just turned

8 in Sept. 

The grands I hope will always

carry those memories.

Another thing I do and can

still do is paint my

Christmas card.

I paint on flat canvas board,

8x10 and then I set it up on 

the computer in a card form,

I have 4x6 prints from Walgreens

printed and mail those babies off.

It is a special way I like

to show I wish everyone a 

Merry Christmas.

This is my first card

that I ever painted.

I think this is my 15th yr

to do that.

 Speaking of Christmas, that will

be here before we all know it...

Just reminding you...

I put my tree up...

  

HAHA....I sit here and have

been wanting to start decorating

but it just takes so much out

of me...what I used to do in 

no time at all, takes forever and 

I do less then I ever have. 

Have you been feeling the pull,

having the desire to put up

your Christmas stuff 

yet?