Lisa Griffin TSC

I am loving the sun rising sooner, and staying lighter longer! How about you? I’m truly excited to know that we are springing forward to next weekend! Has this been a tough winter for you where you are? I don’t mind admitting, it’s not easy for me to get around with the bad weather. Saskatchewan is the only entire province, that doesn’t adjust their clocks either way.

Love seeing the sun come up earlier, and going back down later in the day! Spring is almost here folks! I’m looking forward to the clock’s springing forward next weekend. What about you? Where you are in the country, did you have a tough winter, or are you disappointed because you like to ski or snowmobile, for example? I may be getting ahead of myself! If I’m not mistaken, I think I saw the East Coast may be getting more snow this week?

I hope you’ve been enjoying your weekend? I am loving how the days are staying lighter longer, and the sun rises sooner! I did some renovations before Christmas in my home. The kitchen being a big one. And this last week or two, I had my staircase painted. I thought I would share the difference. I’m super happy!

Hello everyone! First of all, yet again my apologies! I have been a poopy friend to you all! LOL Here I was promising I would stay in touch and touch base more regularly, and I once again went dark for a bit! Please let me explain. I have a tendency to go dark when I’m feeling a bit low. And I want to be honest with you, the surgery I had in December was so good at the beginning. But it was temporary. And I feel like I’m back where I started before the surgery. So as I’m sur...e you can imagine, I’m very disappointed. So at this point, it is back to the drawing board I’m afraid! Just know I’m doing OK, trying to keep myself busy and look at all the options! I hope everything is wonderful in your world!!!!We all deserve that don’t we!!!!

Merry Christmas to one and all! I hope this is a fabulous season of celebration, health and happiness! God bless.

*Warning: this post includes a lot of exclamation marks!!!!! Good morning! Getting up for day two, after my surgery yesterday! Feeling pretty positive, and excited! In the category of TMI, just walking to the washroom, first thing, has been a complete joy! LOL it's so nice to just casually ambulate and stroll to the loo, (still with my stroller though), rather than the panicked , desperate lunge that I've had to go through, for far too long - a fabulous (not) feature, that...'s become part of my life, thanks to the MS, and the compression on my spine, which turned out to be, from the stenosis!! Queue the marching band! LOL sometimes, it's the little things in life, that can make the difference! woohoo But today I'm thinking of my friend, Renee Murphy Deighton. Operation GGG is happening today! Gilbert's got go, and he is facing the music today! Thinking of you sweetheart, during your surgery! Renee Murphy Deighton You have been one of my biggest supporters, holding my hand, talking me through the long, circumvented journey, with my health! Now it's my turn to be there for you! Love you sweetie! Go get him!!!!

Hi everyone! I just want to thank you all for your concern and prayers! I'm not going to say too much right now, because I only got out of surgery this afternoon as you know. But just know that things went really well! I am already marvelling at some of the small, but important differences, which gets me really hopeful. I can't believe it! But I have a long long way to go...... Hugs kisses and love around!

So I brought in the heavy hitters! Toblerone shortbread -seriously addictive! Recipe posted...

OK, so I think I am done baking for today!

As promised, Christmas baking has commenced! From left to right, chocolate macaroons, gingersnaps, and thanks to the wonderful Betty Jean Allison One of my absolute favourites, they're called frosty cherry cookies, but I call them 'poor man's amaretti'. They have Almond extract, and interestingly a chew to them, because of crushed Chex cereal. Thanks Beej!!! . In the oven right now Czechoslovakian bars, and after that, good to go, the icebox fruitcake cookies to go in, after that. There is a method to my madness. Everything needs to be freezable right now. As we get closer to Christmas, then, I can start to get into the more fragile or non-freezable cookies like shortbread etc.

I am so touched and overwhelmed by the beautiful comments! If I wasn't me right now, I think I'd want to be me! LOL I only hope I can be half the person, you say I am! I am so flattered! Please know I've read every single one, and I will answer as many as I can ASAP! However, today is December 1, I have started my baking extravaganza for Christmas! I've already done Chocolate coconut macaroons, gingersnaps, and icebox fruitcake cookies. And there's more still ahea...d today! I am all set up in my kitchen with a high stool, so I don't half to worry about trying to stand. I've kind of figured out a system, so I can still cook and bake. Again, thank you so much for your amazing wishes and prayers! I will start answering these, as soon as I can! Big kisses and hugs.

I'm really excited. I am scheduled for a stenosis operation on December 11. We're not quite sure how long I've been dealing with it, and the dilemma is the symptoms show identically to MS. So the numbness, the difficulty walking etc., can be attributed to either/or/both. I had never heard of stenosis before, until last month. My new neurologist saw it in my spine MRI. I keep telling myself to not get my hopes up, but admittedly, it's difficult not to! I'll try and do my upda...tes as I go. I know there needs to be a lot of physiotherapy. I have gone downhill quite a bit in the last few months, but knowing about the stenosis now, has made a big difference! My neurologist has told me that the MS MRIs show stability, so it's hard not to blame that mean old stenosis for everything! I've had to stop driving. I am looking at hand controls for the car now. I've also had to put in a stair lift chair. But let me tell you, it makes a huge difference! So I think it's a very positive thing for me right now! I've met a few viewers over the last year or so, when I've been out shopping. And they're always quite surprised, at how I am, physically, in person, versus on air. And yes they knew about the MS. It's always the idea in your mind, and the reality staring at you. And, I totally understand. When you have awesome makeup artists etc, sometimes it's difficult to comprehend!! All of the behind the scenes people at TSC, have helped me, more than I can ever express, going above and beyond, to make me that way on air! LOL I can recall some situations where I've had stagers trying to put a shoe on my bad foot, because I was running so late that I couldn't get to the studio on time otherwise! LOL they are the unsung heroes! The other thing that I've noticed, is how people who knew me before my struggles with the disease, and know me now, seem to comment on the fact that I haven't changed! And for the most part, they're absolutely right! My humor, self-deprecating, inappropriate and silly, still very much intact! But I can tell you, having this disease, has made me a lot more aware and grateful, for all the great reasons and people in my life! A lot of the time, I play down the reality of my situation. But I've never felt like giving up. I still feel like there's still much to do, and that exciting things are just around the corner for me! Not only am I having the stenosis surgery on the 11th, also in the next week or two, I am starting the latest and the greatest MS drug, called Ocrevus. Supposedly, it has comparable impact, to stem cell. So, that's music to my ears too! Thanks for reading. Thanks for always putting a smile on my face

Hi! I know it's been a while since I've dropped in to see you! My bad!! So as most of you know, I'm not very tall. But I have a phrase that always inspires me! So much so, that I have it on my kitchen wall. So every time I walk into my kitchen, I can remind myself what it means to me. (The yellow wall, not the black one, That's more about explaining my height! LOL) Lots of kisses and hugs, I hope to start my Christmas baking soon! I'll be sending you pictures when I do start! xoxo