It's been a while

Life in Dumont NJ is good right now. Brian is doing very well in school and his driving is getting better everyday. He drove on the NJ Turnpike the day before Thanksgiving on our way down to my borhter's house in MD. He scared the bloody hell out of me so I made him stop at exit 9, and he didn't give too much of a fight. Coming home though on Thanksgiving night I was sooo tired I told him I had to stop at the rest area at the beginning of the NJ Tpke to take a nap or I wouldn't make it, and Brian asked me to give him another try, which I did. He actually did very well on the way home other than when at one point my head snapped back and I felt like I was on a rocket ship. I quickly sat up and asked him ever so politely what the f... are you doing? He told me ever so calmly that my car has great pick up and speed and he wanted to see what it was like doing 120mph. Luckily he never made it to that speed, but you better believe I never took my eyes off the speedometer the rest of the way home. I explained to him that it would be very very bad if he got a speeding ticket doing 120 at anytime, especially with only a permit, besides the fact that god forbid he had an accident he could kill us and anyone else he hit. I explained to him that in my 30 years of driving I have never gone that fast and believe me I used to, actually still have, a lead foot, but not as bad. I hope he learned and will never ever try to go that fast again. Anyway, school is going well for him and roller hockey has started. Practices every Monday night and games mostly Saturdys and Sundays. Today was his first game against the other team from Dumont, and Brian's team lost, but it was the first time all of the kids were there. Brian and only a couple of the other kids are the only ones who actually go to practice. After todays loss, hopefully the other kids will see how important practices actually are. They have a game tomorrow in Glen Rock and have to be there at 3:30pm.

Sean and I are doing great. We don't do much on the weekends, just have dinner and watch a movie, but at least we spend time together. During the week I usually only see him once or twice a week, but we spend almost every Friday and Saturday together. Now that his boat is out of the water we will spend more time during the day on Saturdays together. His mom had a mini stroke a week ago yesterday, called a TIA, but is doing fine from it and has no lasting effects. They also found a hole in her heart, so had to do sew that up, but she is doing great after that also and got out of the hospital yesterday, 1 week after she went in.

I am tyring to do my X-Mas shopping, but money is tight, so I am doing what I can. Luckily Brian is not really asking for anything. Why would he - he already has everything he wants. Spoiled child I know.......

I have started another diet and have actually lost 8 pounds. I am trying to lose 20 - 25 pounds by February when Sean and I are going to one of his co-workers wedding. I lost a lot of weight about 2 years ago and had to go out and buy a new wardrobe, which of course does not fit right now, so I am really trying, again. Diet pills are the only things that work for me. I know not the healthiest things in the world, but this time around they are over the counter Xenadrine RFA, and they really work, for me anyway.

That should catch everyone up on what's going on with me. Oh yeah, we are having our first snowfall of the year tonight. No real accumulation, but it is sticking to the road and pavement.