This is my chi Piper

Beautiful day to begin Atkins diet

It is a beautiful Saturday morning here in Albuquerque, NM.  It is 69 degrees out and sunny on with a cloudless sky (well from my window anyway).  My window faces the Sandia Mountain Range which reminds me of Pikes Peak in Colorado but not quite so tall.

My puppy Piper is resting quietly beside me and we are going to have a great day.  I get paid tomorrow and will be able to start the Atkins diet.  I will be loosing over 100lbs and keeping you updated here as to my progress and  feelings during this journey.  If my brother can do it so can I!  I am going to be positive and take it day by day!

Top photo is Patrick Casey and bottom photo is Michael and Jeffery Levi Knickerbocker

2013 Update family and Fibromyalgia

It has been a long 2 years since I have posted anything.  During 2012 my younger brother who has been in and out of the hospital since 2005 for RA side effects (destroyed his heart valves which needed to be replaced) continued to be sick.  In January of 2013 he was in an accident was in the hospital and nursing homes until June.  He tore his quadriceps from his knee on his left leg and in another accident in a nursing home he did the right knee as well as break his lower left leg (both bones).  He has been home a few weeks and after being on medication is just now walking a few feet at a time.  He was able to get an electric wheelchair (300lbs) which does practically everything.  He lives in Arkansas with his wife who is blind and a 4 yr old grandchild they are caring for.

I have been stressing about this all year long and am very happy it is finally worked out.  Stress does not help my fibromyalgia.  I am not having a flare up at the moment, though I have been extremely tired in the mornings.  

I also just received some wonderful news, 8/29/13 my nephew Jason Knickerbocker's wife had their third child, Patrick Casey