1.  Damn, this month has gone by quickly.  Which is, really & truly, a blessing.  Despite it being only 29* out there, it looks like spring from my kitchen windows.  Peach & plum trees blooming, magnolias budding, bulbs starting to show a bit of color.  I am glad.  It’s been a long winter.

2.  Fun things (like grocery shopping, and a trip to a nursery for tomato-starting pots, and a long walk) planned for today.  Tomorrow is “take the dog to the park & the beach” day, but today is just for me.  Pleasant errands, done at my leisure.  Ahhhhh.

3.  Another full night’s sleep last night.  It’s amazing to me how powerful even a 1/4 of a prednisone dose can be, in that it can hype me up to the point that I can’t sleep even when I’m exhausted.  I am so looking forward to bed these days, and it’s been lovely actually being able to sleep once I’m there!   I know, I know, enjoy it while I can.

I do intend to.

4.  Today is the beginning of my 16th week.  Holy shit, and how did that happen?  This one day at a time stuff?  It really does add up.  What I want – what I really really really want – is to start feeling Thor moving all on my own, without machines to help.  And that might happen this week.  Maybe.  Not likely, but maybe.  And that?  That’s a wonderful thing to look forward to.

5.  A mini ciabatta hot from the ovens from the Italian bakery around the corner.  Still so hot when I get it home that the butter melts immediately.  Yum.  That, plus my decaf-coffee weekend treat, and I’m one happy lady.