Remembering what cold feels like

Nothing wrong with visiting Ohio in November, but it does tend to knock you on your ass with a nasty cold and that's why I haven't been writing.

It really was a very nice, relatively stress-free visit, which is something that I don't get very often when going home to visit. Anymore, it's usually filled with running from place to place, trying to get enough time in with everyone... well, that or visiting injured family members in the hospital and meeting with civil attorneys.

Mom continues to improve. Unfortunately, her insurance situation has forced her into a 30-hour work week, which, between you and me and the fence post, is too much too soon. She's struggling to keep her head above it all, but, you know, it's Mom, so she's making the best of a difficult situation.

But it was great to spend time with her. The time went far too quickly.