just wanted to say that I just got a beautiful call from my daughters--they still have their five-hour trip back today, with a stay-over half-way to visit my husband's family; so I am very glad to hear from them before they start that leg of their journey.

They love the snow, had/have no idea of the anxiety I'm feeling, no idea of my anger at their dad (and my therapist). They're excited about making snowmen tomorrow here, excited about the fudge I made this morning (at 6 AM, cause I couldn't sleep and got up at 4:30!!! LOL).

Tomorrow they get a day of rest, then on Tuesday, we all will play D and D--my husband is our DM.

I'm mixed state right now, rapid cycling kicking in, but I'm keeping busy, and reading--and eating tomato soup because there is solid research that eating tomato soup reduces how much food you eat after that. Isn't that wild???

The book I'm reading right now is about the Donner Party (research for another book I'm writing)...I chose it because it's such a serious winter here and I wanted to get into the imagination of it.....So far it's all historical about the time period, the politics, the day-to-day of wagon train life....It's oddly suspenseful to know what's coming...

Back out to shovel snow for the second time today....It's beautiful and it's the kind of situation that MAKES me exercise. THAT is helping me, I know.

Thank you all for thinking of me!