Hi Girls,

I have been missing you all so much! I haven't been feeling good at all. I'm having some lung problems right now and there is a lot of wheezing and crackling going on as well as feeling hot and then cold even though I don't have a fever. My hope is that all this is just related to my pneumonia shot starting to wear off. I need to get one every five years or I end up in the ICU. Dom just got a promotion a few weeks ago which included full benefits and for the first time in five years we'll have health insurance as well as vision and dental. It couldn't have come at a better time!  The insurance went into affect today so I can now look for an allergist that specializes in lung conditions as well as a Rheumotologist. I do need to find out whether my lungs are just bothered by the affects of the vaccine wearing off or if Lupus is affecting my lungs right now. Lets hope its just the vaccine. I've been fortunate so far not to have Lupus affect any major organ and so far it just affects my central nervous system (which is under control at the moment).

Simmi had her blood drawn to find out where her levels are for food allergies, and it turns out that it is worse now than even before. We found out that she is also allergic to all tree nuts as well. The most heartbreaking news came when the doctor dropped a bombshell on us...Simmi is HIGHLY allergic to dogs. I can't tell you how devestating that is to us right now. We have only had Sugar for a few weeks and Simmi absolutely adores her. She doesn't sneeze too much around her but she does break out a little. The doctor said that if her eczema starts getting worse or she begins to have problems with coughing or breathing that we will need to consider getting rid of her. We don't want to do that! She is an excellent dog. I really couldn't ask for a better animal than her...she has such a beautiful nature and she is so gentle with Simmi.

Have a very safe and beautiful Thanksgiving! We all have so much to be thankful for. I know I do!

Love you all!