Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Wow y'all....thanks for the wonderful wishes!

We celebrated my birthday last night with my husband, the kids and I going to "Smokey Bones BBQ" and having dinner together. I ate safe food and still managed for my stomach to blow up like a blow fish...who knows. No matter really, I feel great today!

No major gifts or anything like that because we have spent quite a bit on the move and getting two middle schoolers situated for school was a major drain on my checkbook!

I don't know that I have shared before that though my husband and I have been married almost 20 years...years 10-15 were awful. During the same years, my daughter had a major chemical imbalance called Sensory Integration Disorder and my son was having issues having been adopted as a three-year old and was a total toot...having an "absent husband" (even when he was here...he was checked out emotionally so essentially unavailable) was something awful.

The last 4 years have been a dream. My husband became a Christian and essentially came back to the family. He interacts with the kids...and me...even the cat! The dogs drive him batty but you can't win them all!

I share all that drama to say that having dinner with my husband and my kids where we all sit and talk with each other...and I get to hold hands with my husband on the way to the car and snuggle up to him as I fall asleep is all the present I need. I am so blessed.

Lots of friends and family have called and sent cards...mom sent money yay!...sweet wishes from my friends on the board. It has been a wonderful birthday.

Much love to all of you....

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Have a blessed day!...Rachel
stable and sooooooo thankful!
I have IBS but it doesn't have me!

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