And the Year Begins

We were snoring when it happened. Missed it again! We did try though. We went by Ricky and Fran's house after dropping William and Kimberly off at the airport and had a lovely bowl of homemade minestrone soup with them. We were home by 8:00, put a fire in the fireplace and chatted until 10:00. We were both beginning to fall asleep! Off to bed we went.

Unfortunately, the winds kicked up during the night. We were both awakened by the noise around 3:00AM but used the opportunity to wish and kiss our Happy New Year with each other.

2011 was good to us and we're rather sad to see it go. The biggest changes were my loss of 60 pounds and no need for supplemental oxygen after six years. Those were huge changes for the better. The challenge is to keep off the weight and to stay healthy - no colds or flu.

2012? It is the unknown. It is mine for the making. We are already looking forward to my niece's wedding and my participation in the American Thoracic Society's conference. But, I am a bit nervous about my mom. After having an x-ray which reveled bronchitis, it also exposed a spot on her lung. The CT Scan happened Friday and we await the results.

So here we go. 2012. For the good and bad. Life. I am so grateful to still be here.

Happy New Year to you, dear reader.