My, my how the night becomes morning so rapidly. It is 3:52 am and I am well awake. David is sleeping in the bed beside me. I tell him this all the time, but I really can't believe I'm married. After 11 years it still shocks me on some level. Married- happily, and with all the range of textbook ups and downs. Family deaths, kids born, lay offs, sickness... and here we still are- going on like a two person world fighting team. And now for round 600- today. For all the stress, I have to say it is not as bad as giving birth to my 3rd child at 27 weeks. I had an awful type of preeclampsia called HELLP syndrome. No this is not that bad. David helps me keep perspective.

The snow is still lingering on patches around the yard. The kids are off school until Wednesday... and I am waiting on the future.