What a difference some sleep makes!

Today I am grateful for........

Getting myself on a more regular sleep schedule, without medication!!!!!! I am now sleeping through most of the night and am up early and staying up all day!! woohoo!

Because I'm on a regular sleep schedule I have more hours in my day which allows me to get more done including some form of exercise every day.

Getting much needed work done around the house. Being at the store at 9 a.m. to get wood screws so I could put all the boards that fell off my fence back up! Now the fence looks almost like new again and my house no longer looks like the abandoned house in the neighborhood.

Slowly but surely getting my house back together, (some of you know I've been talking about this since michael died) I didn't think it would take me four years to finally be making some headway, but my mind was busy doing other things. Now is the time, and now I'm getting it done, one drawer, one board, one weed, one room at a time.

Getting my garage cleaned out and more organized.

I dropped my jeep off this morning for an oil change, winterizing, some break work and an idle problem and it will all be done this afternoon!!!

While putting the boards back on my fence I finally hung the lanterns in my patio area that I've had for over a year!

Noticing the peace I feel in the rooms where I've cleared the clutter and knowing the rest of my house will soon be the same.

George Carlin!!! Love that man, he's been making me laugh since I was about 17. "The planet is fine, the people are fucked up"

Being more active, dealing with the aches and pain from being so disengaged and sluggish for 4 years, and knowing if I continue the activity my body will adjust and the pain will subside.

Jessica has lost 45 pounds!!!!! Amazing, she looks great!

My sister's competition meant to keep each other motivated to lose some weight and keep it off through the holidays.

Oh my gosh, ...... the sunset last night that was so beautiful it made me tear up. I was walking through the house cleaning up after dinner when this glow came in through the windows (it had been over cast and gloomy all day), I went to the window and was blown away by the stunningly brilliant glow of the sunset. The whole sky was lit up reflecting the light off of the clouds, so beautiful.

I am grateful for the time I get to spend with Val, Jackie and Jody. Val has cancer and being with her has made me appreciate the simplest things in my life so much more.

James Lipton from Inside the Actors Studio. I love words and love listening to him speak.

Belly laughs!

Kelsey telling me she doesn't understand how I can love a season where everything is dying, or how I can love the colors of the leaves which to her is morbid because the colors mean the leaves are dying. She was just giving me a hard time of course which is exactly why I love her.

A voice mail from Dis and a text message telling me he's thinking of me, he's so sweet.

A busy weekend coming up. Taylor's cheer banquet on Thursday, Kelsey's movie night at the Morton Center on Thursday night, Taylor's sleep over on Friday, Kelsey's Halloween party at her friend's house. It's fall break so they have a four day weekend :)

Looking forward to the chaos on Halloween when my sisters and every one comes to my house for pizza and trick or treating. We eat, and then every one starts getting into their costumes, the babies are running around, door bells ringing, my daughters are asking for help, I'm trying to change, and some how everything comes together! It's always fun.

Enjoying the gloomy days just as much as I enjoy the sunny ones.

Including more veggies in my diet.

Brett Dennen,....."just like the moon you light up the night, and sometimes, sometimes I only get a sliver of you, but I'm hopin, I'm hopin for a full moon tonight" This song always makes me smile.

Good things are happening for the people I love.

You my HUMONGOUS belly laugh :)