Pretty good vacation

I am doing this in the back of a moving car, on my phone so it is not going to be pretty. 

We are taking Matt and Mercedes to the airport for their trip back to Vermont.  Their 10 day visit was really good and all concerned are sad to see it end. 

Last night Matt told us that he is seriously considering accepting our offer to move in with us.  That would be awesome.  I am sure part of that is because he wants to use the amazing workshop he created in the garage.

Picture to follow of that. 

We spent the Christmas Eve and Day hunkered down in our grinch cave, wishing that time would pass faster.  Gratefully, there were meetings for us to attend. 

But when Matt and Mercedes showed up, it really felt like Christmas.  That feeling continued throughout their visit because everyday we got to open a present.

Knowledge to carry it out blues

Tuesday, December 28, 2010 10:47 AM

This is the last day of 2010 and I do not intend to reflect on the year past searching for clues and encouragement to face the year ahead. 2010 was a pretty turbulent year for me and I am looking forward to seeing it disappear my rear view mirror.

Not that it was all bad; to be truthful, the good far outweighs the bad. There was plenty of change for me and change is almost always a painful experience. Anyone who has quit smoking or some other deeply ingrained behavior knows this. At least with smoking or eating, there is some sort of physical record. I can see myself cadging a cigarette from my neighbor or eating peanut butter out of the jar at midnight to know that I have not given up smoking or grazing.

Merry Christmas!

Saturday, December 25, 2010 9:15 pm

Nothing says Christmas! like a trip to the emergency room.

I am a little light headed now, it has been a busy couple of days.

It has been heart warming to hear about everyone's Christmas.  We got hit by the flu bug-me the hardest.    After a long night of vomiting and diarrhea, I woke up this morning unable to move.  Very scary!

Because of the auto-immune issue, they admitted me to the hospital.  The good news is I don't have an infection.  But wow, I have never felt as sick as I did last night and today.

It is eerie how comfortable I've gotten with the way things get done in hospitals.  What a strange year it has been.