I was pretty active today & I am paying for it tonight. My rib cage hurts from being active and the cold air has flared up the pain in my shoulder blades every time I try to breathe deeply.

None of that is any fun, but we have been hanging out with friends tonight which has allowed me to drop out of the work-a-day world for a night & just have fun. It has been a very welcome relief after the last few days/weeks.

I think that I need to be a little more careful with my menu choices tomorrow. During the day I was pretty good. Lots of carrots, not too much food...but dinner was pasta, wine and a cookie. Just a small one, but still...

Ashley caught me & pulled me back to reality; reminded me that I needed to be careful. I was not excited to have her do that, but in hind sight I am very glad that she did. Feeling well lately I got a little lax in taking care of myself. I got a little careless. So, it was great to have Ashley's support.

As I write this, I remember what it felt like to have Ashley look at me & say, "You don't need any more tonight."

While it did not feel good at the time, that comment hit me hard enough that it is preventing me from going to get a snack while I write. Thanks Ash....without your help, I'd be making a very bad decision right now related to the wonderful cookies sitting on the table just a few steps away.

Since I have my wife in my ear, I am going to skip those cookies & go to bed.

That means this is the end of tonight's post.

With that in mind, I'll just say what I always say at the end of a day...

Good night and God bless.