I have reached the halfway point in my last year at the school!  I will be FREE!  Poor, but FREE!  I've noticed a couple things about myself recently that must be part of the aging process.  I'm mellowing!  Like fine wine!  Nothing at work bothers me.  I'm letting all the foolishness just roll off like water off a duck's back.  And for the first time in my well over 50 years of reading, I have put down a book without finishing it!  In the past this has always been impossible.  I've felt like a failure if I haven't read to that final page no matter how lousy a tome.  My God that's liberating!  Unfortunately with the freedom and wisdom comes aches and pains...  GP and I went snowshoeing with friends today and I am presently abed with leg up to relieve me poor bad knee.

very chilly and snowy

LOTS of snow

I made everyone else go first to pack down the snow for me.  Hee hee.

Last weekend I was with Grace.  My wonderful Christmas present from G and G was a trip to London to see Phantom of the Opera.  Oh it was wonderful!  It's been on stage there for 33 years and this is it's final season.  I was literally sitting on the edge of my seat, clutching my chest through most of the production.  Some poor sucker probably thought I was having a coronary.  The music just floors me.  I love you Andrew Lloyd Webber!  Is he dead?  Have to check into that...


Anywho, tomorrow MIL is coming for lunch and I don't plan on leaving home all day! 

Til later, xxoo me