Hey Everyone!

I'm sorry I haven't been around for quite a bit. Real life get's crazy sometimes and between that and being an admin here, I haven't had a lot of time or energy to check in here. I do apologize. I can tell you though that you have all been on my mind and in my thoughts and prayers.

Pain wise has been okay for the past few weeks, although I haven't had much time to think about it or give into it so maybe that's skewing my perception a bit. Weather has been fairly stable so that's been a help.

I've been spending a lot of time carting my daughter and grandchildren around and babysitting when she needs to get to her appointments. That takes a lot out of me. The good news is that she finally was able to get a loan and buy a car for herself! At least now my travels will lessen and become more manageable (I hope).

I feel badly as my roommate has been dealing with some difficult health issues and she's got to go for a number of tests and possibly consider surgery for a couple of different things. It breaks my heart to see her going through all this and it's a stressor for both of us. But, we will make it through as we always do!

My depression has been a bit more active over the past 5-6 months now. I'm wanting to close myself off from life and people. I'm fighting it tooth and nail but I do allow myself a day or two here or there to just "veg".

Other than that, it is what it is. I wish for all of you less pain, happy times and to know that you are all thought of and cared about!