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Gainesville

Got through long day on five hours of sleep, with the help of iPod. Deadly quiet in the halls of CatMet while the big cats are away on their Leadership Retreat.

Caught 20 winks (minutes) when we got home, then manufactured a meal of broiled lamb rib chops, simple cole slaw and veg + dip plate (zucchini, celery, carrot and cauliflower with store-bought dip). Everybody happy.

Mom, that weird fish dish I made last night was from the 15-Minute Low Carb cookbook, and it didn't take much longer than that. Bottled tomatilla sauce, of course.

Bill had a double load of Big Whites to be folded, and I got the towels changed and laundered also. During the folding I watched two episodes of Battlestar Galactica; during the first of them, the long-term plot suddenly opened up in one of the minor story lines, and I got glimpse of many directions in which this thing might be going. So of course I had to watch the second. I'm hooked.

So glad to hear you did you baby steps today-- and you didn't have to push. There's the secret right there. I loved one of FL's recent musings about how you don't push and scold a baby to walk-- you encourage it, call to it, and praise every little try. That's how we need to treat our baby-stepping selves too. I'm especially happy to hear you played the organ again. A little bit each day, and it will all come back. You'll be thinking in terms of chords in the background throughout the day-- what could be better?