Hey everyone! I had a really nice Christmas day and weekend. We started out going to my mom's house in Blue Springs. Travel was okay but when we got to her house parking was an issue. We'd brought shovels anticipating the need, so we got out and just started in. My mom was really concerned about me, but everything was good. Two of my sisters showed up shortly after we'd started, so it moved along pretty quickly. It was very important to us to be at mom's this year since it was her first Christmas without dad, so the weather didn't bother us at all. It was really good to be with family. Here's a picture of me & Tida at my mom's. Tida really likes this picture of us. What's not to like as long as she's in the picture!

Late afternoon we headed to Tida's sister's house. Again, it was so good to spend time with family. The kids always add life to any gathering, and I was unable to spend Thanksgiving with Tida's family, so it was a special evening.

Saturday we shoveled. We shoveled our driveway, then with the help of Tida's sister and her friend, we shoveled their dad's then mom's driveways. Needless to say we'd had our share of shoveling. Of course it snowed some more Saturday night and Sunday morning, so we had to clean that off Sunday. Everything considered, I felt pretty good. That was a lot more physical exertion than I had done for quite a while. My muscles were a little stiff, but never really sore, and I was pretty tired Monday, but have rebounded nicely.

All in all, a good weekend spent with family, and a physical test that I passed with flying colors!

Once again it's been too long since I've posted, but everything's going great! My first week back to work I worked a slightly reduced schedule and didn't have any issues. I wasn't worn out when I got home, stayed active in the evenings and kept busy over the weekend, so last week I worked full days and I'm still feeling great! I'm pretty much back to doing everything I used to do, just being more aware of the people around me and any coughing, sneezing, etc. I certainly appreciate being able to do the little things, like running to the store or going out to eat, that I wasn't able to do before. I'm really looking forward to Christmas and being able to spend time with the family, something else I appreciate a lot more than I used to.
I wish you all a safe and blessed Christmas!

I completed my 2nd day back to work today, and everything's going great! I'm working a slightly reduced schedule - about 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. - and I feel so good that I'm feeling a little guilty not working a full day. My team did such an awesome job while I was gone that I was pretty much caught up on everything by the time I left Monday. I received a lot of calls and emails welcoming me back, and it was just a really good day.
It's been good to get out of the house and do some normal things. Tida and I got out and did some shopping over the weekend, and we have some things scheduled this week and this coming weekend. I feel good physically and my stamina's good, I just still need to be careful and try not to get sick.