Today is a new day.  Actually, every day is a new day.  I woke up today and decided to resurrect this blog.  I hope that it takes on a new life.  What has happened since I last wrote anything here?  Well, a lot!  I have 6 beautiful grandchildren!  4 spirited little girls and 2 energetic little boys.  I love them all for their own personalities.  I have dropped down my work hours to 3 days a week in the office and 2 days a week as a companion for my littles.  Financially and physically this is a challenge.  I have a condition called Ehlers-Danlos which has taken quite a toll on my body.  Presently, I am awaiting a significant spinal surgery on my neck to stabilize spinal stenosis at the C4-C7 levels compressing up to 50% of my spinal canal.  This stenosis causes symptoms of neuropathy, pain and limits my physical abilities such as driving and lifting.  I am certain that I will share more about this in future posts.  I am blessed that I have a very helpful family that drives me to and from work and appointments and helps with chores around the house.  I suspect that in the near future, I will need to quit my work outside of the home as every day it gets harder and harder to get through my work day due to the pain.  For now, I am thankful that I am able to push through it.

Today has been a trying day, with two of my grandchildren constantly getting at each other.  I bribed them with baking brownies if they ate their lunch and did not harm each other.  This was a success until the brownies were done baking and there was nothing more to bribe them with.

Well, tomorrow is another day and it will be great in it's own right.