Too much cooking and too much snacking and just too much of
every thing. I know I sound jaded but the holidays weren't
happy for our family, although we tried to be cheerful.

I am happy for the days to resume their normal structure.
We have a lot to be thankful for but let me tell you about
my daughter's holiday. Her half brother is an alcoholic and
a druggie and was threatening suicide all through this time,
her other brother was diagnosed with cancer, her father has
Alzheimers and her son was in the hospital with a still
undiagnosed fever and infection. Of course Ted and I are
torn up over Bobby's cancer and are grateful for the concern
of neighbors and friends and the blog community. It helps.
We are glad to see the end of 20ll.

I spent yesterday picking up leaves and those nasty sweet gum
balls. For some reason, everyone in this neighborhood has
sweet gum trees in their front yard. No one knows what to
do with the sticky gum balls although one year an art teacher
picked them up for some kind of art project. Any Ideas?

By the way, Eric is home and doing well now so he is ok.

I think we will all be better when they start Bobby's
treatment. The holidays slowed every thing medical down,
although he had a Pet Scan Friday. We should get the
results this week.

Sorry to be so gloomy.