First off, thank you all for the welcome back messages posted. :o)
Secondly... no, my back isn't better yet... and I've been taking my medication and using a heating pad too. Now to top it off, it's moved up to my shoulder blade and my right wrist (I'm right-handed too, of course) is really hurting today... feels like a bone is out of place, but it's just the Fibromyalgia making it's way around to a few areas it hasn't bothered for a month or so. I'm wearing my wrist splint as I type. My back is always hurting, but that is partly to do with the Degenerative Disc Disease and the Degenerative Arthritis.. but the muscles throughout my back and my shoulder blade, and now this with the wrist is the Fibromyalgia. :o/ Ah well... just have to deal with it.
A couple of weeks ago my arms and hands were behaving, so I got out my yarn and needles and knitted two pairs of slippers for Matthew and one pair for me using leftover bulky yarn, so the slippers are multi-colored and pretty neat. Mind you, because my arms and hands do tend to get very tired and sore easier now, it took 1 1/2 weeks to make three pairs of slippers that would normally have taken me a couple of days. That often bothers me, but this time I took pride in the fact that I managed to do them all before this newest bout started up. :o) So Matthew got a pair of red slippers with a couple of black stripes on them (his favorite colors) along with a pair of blue slippers with red toes. My pair were definitely multi-colored... starting at the heel they are blue, pink, green & yellow.
Also during that time when my hands and arms weren't hurting I did a couple more rounds of an afghan that I'm working on for my aunt (my mom's sister) which I started a while back. Unfortunately with that the weight of it makes my arms and hands hurt, so I can only manage a couple of rows and then I have to put it away. It is coming along nicely though, so I should have it finished soon... if my wrist starts feeling better soon. Hopefully before summer, as I hate working with yarn in the heat.
Peace! Gemini
PS I noticed that my last message says my son's name in the "from" column. He doesn't even knit or crochet. LOL Guess it's because the email and newgroup are in his name... for now. ;o)