I’m up in my “clobbered” office trying to figure out how I gather so much crap in such a short amount of time – like a day.  Wrapping presents turned the space into shreds and shards of tattered foiled snowmen. The desk has disappeared underneath the mounting bills and assorted cd’s we use to organize our overindulged need for photos and information about our lives.  I am feeling content, and as usual, a sense of foreboding.This was a difficult week, albeit, fun. We had a wonderful time in Fort Wayne. Family and friends of Larry and Cheri stood around his…

With the morning snow, Fred and I postponed our departure for Fort Wayne. We are having a Harry Potter Marathon instead. The dog and cat are fighting for spots on our laps. Eggnog, cookies and barbecued meatballs fill our bellies as the the critters whine for some goodies too.  Bliss. I’m struggling with my feelings about food again.  My mother-in-law asked me how the band was doing.  Doing? With all the fluid taken out and now being slowly returned, once a month – I can say the band is doing nothing.  I’m eating like a starved prisoner who has found…

Dear Readers, Apologies for the long lag between entries. I confess to being a bit scatter brained coupled with “dust settling” tiredness. Completing full sentences in prose is exhausting right now. I’m lucky to update a status sentence on Facebook. So where do I begin. Back at the dress fitting, I reckon. I got the final drainage tube out Tuesday, September 29. My stomach has taken on a life of its own. I wish I could just cut it off of me. It’s mammoth and I’m tired of it being in the way of things. I purchased an acrylic cane…