the snow is gone!!!!

but it may be back next week! it's been grey for the last few days but the temps have been hovering in the 40's so life is good. the rains in california have reminded me of the days of yore and making xmas cookies with marty and mom and the fire roaring in the kitchen.

the back yard is wet, wet, wet and the dogs have been having a ball. i'm thinking of getting straw for the places they like to run over alot. the kitchen has gotten a bit of a cleaning. the refrig is now sparkling and the floors have had a nice wipe. now i have to tackle the counters. i sure am a pile-er. there are piles all over and random shoes that york likes to bring downstairs. i have to catch them before he takes them outside.

i've been doing ok on the weight loss. about 20 lbs so far. i guess one of the side effects is gall stones. luckily they found protein in a routine uranalysis. of course after i heard that i googled the possible causes and had an attack that night...mind over matter? anyway the story is i have to have my gall bladder out. i feel like i know about the proceedures i keep hearing about. i've had a cat scan and ultrasound and wed i get a mri. surgery is scheduled for friday if the mri is good.

i told cory and he told me that he doesn't have classes on friday and will be home thursday night. i told him that i have others who can drive me home but he wouldn't hear of it...as aggrivating as he can be....he's a real sweetheart.

it looks like i'll only have to take fri off and the weekend to recouperate. that helps my nerves since no one can teach my kids the way i do...more when i get a chance.