To Do List is

well, half done.  I have the upstairs pretty well straightened out.  Now there is just the down stairs to do.  Living room is okay but could use a swiffer plus a damp mop on a couple of sticky spots.  Kitchen has dishes and counter wipe down but the stuff from up stairs that needs to go to the basement has kinda piled up in the family room.  But not to worry.  By tomorrow all will be well.

I find it hard to believe that I have actually knocked off quite a bit from my list.  It is not like me to be so productive.  Need to continue to take my supplements as maybe that has helped keep me energized.  Or maybe I am just in my manic phase.  Who knows anymore, I sure don't. 

Need to keep track of the days to see how long it takes me to get settled into a new routine.  I need to find some way to adjust to the heat of Georgia.  Other people are out walking even during the heat of the day and many people have outside jobs that require working all day outside.  I think I would collapse of heat exhaustion if I was required to do any heavy work outside.  How does a body adjust to a new climate?  I want to work outside in the yard, take Xavier to the park but when I go out, even in the am, I sweat like Niagara Falls and need to drink a gallon of water on a short walk.  Cindy walked to the park with Xavier, was gone two hours with no water, I would have dried up and blown away.  Is it old age?  Somehow I don't think of myself as old but then maybe old people never do.

Now it's time to get the laundry into dry, take my crocheting downstairs, put in a movie and see if I can't get Ashley's afghan done before she turns 21.

Funny, I am much happier here by myself.  I am just not used to having people around all the time.  I will have to change or I will be miserable.  Looked into churches today.  My dilemma is do I stay with the SA, a church I have attended for at least 15 years or do I try Rachael's new church, First Congregational, a more open minded church?  Both are close, the UNC sounds interesting I may see if Cindy will take me and drop me off in a couple of Sundays.  Wonder if they offer transportation?

Cockroach Research

Spent some time researching cockroaches on the internet.  While unpacking things that had been stored until we could get all moved in, saw the biggest cockroach I have seen since I lived in Florida many years ago.  We were hopping it was just a carry in from Tampa but I have seen a few dead ones and a couple of babies scurrying around.  I haven't told Cindy yet because she will freak out and want to bomb.  Not a good idea with babies about.  Think it is either and an American Cockroach or a Wood roach.  The first reproduces very slowly and the second can't survive long with out the great outdoors.  Once I get everything cleaned up and put away, I will have a better idea.  Borax and silica gel are good non-toxic repellents.  Need to get a couple of roach motels to get an idea of the hidden population.

I am turning

into a hermit.  I don't know how to be part of a family anymore.  Here I am alone for the weekend and I am happy as a clam.  During the week with my delightful grandchildren, I am stressed and disoriented.  I have a lot of adjusting to do!  Tell me, why would I prefer to be alone with my 3 cats and a dog to my daughter and grandchildren?  I don't have the answer but I am searching.  My goal is to become integrated into an extended family.  Maybe it just takes practice.  I have just forgotten how.  Lets give it 30 days, the time it takes for anything to become a habit.  Like the South Beach diet.

It's funny, not eating carbs and fast food  has become the way I eat normally.  The cravings for starch have all but disappeared.  So has my sweet tooth.  I actually look forward to a good salad and vegetables.  Haven't had fast food in ages and I don't even miss it now.  Steadily losing weight.  My knees and hips hardly hurt at all.  Now getting my muscles up to walking to the park and increasing my tolerance to the Georgia heat are next on my to do list