OK. I know winter just started but I am done with cold and snow. I am feeling quite exhausted from all the running and getting in and out of the car and house in the cold. I can't remember a winter when that bothered me as much! I guess I am really getting older. I'm not ready to concede old yet but I am officially middle aged whether my mind wants to go there or not!

On a different note, I have made progress about getting back into shape and losing that weight that has been creeping up on me for the last decade or so! I have made it to the YMCA to workout, walk or swim every couple of days for almost two weeks now! I'm also watching what I eat and keeping track of what I need to change in my diet. Slim and 50 is my goal. I have a few years until 50 but it can't hurt to start early!! One of the catalysts here is that my doctor diagnosed me with Diabetes and I am not going to fit into the fat, female, over 40 and in the family mold. I'm at least going to try to change the one that I have some control over!!!!!!!!!

The house of confusion marches on. Every day it is a new adventure. Mostly we just laugh it off like the train trip to Chicago where Gma asked every 5 minutes "where is this bus taking us again?". The good news is that the anxiety seems to be lessening as the holidays are a longer distance behind us. I think maybe the anxiety around the holidays is partly disguised grief. Most recently we have had issues with sleeping at night. Every night it is something different with the Bi-Pap machine... we can't get the oxygen hooked up, it won't stop screaming like a baby (and I do mean that-- if the mask has a leak, it sounds exactly like a baby screaming), or we forgot to put water in the chamber. Once settled in except for a couple of nights here lately at least we are able to sleep all night.

Well, time to sign off for tonight.
TTFN