I know, its been a while. Quick update . . . . .

I'm still an HR Manager at Cintas although my traveling has gone down a little since the beginning of the year. New places I have been for work are Vegas, Compton, Ontario and San Diego.

I have a new kitten now. We were able to find a home for Snowpea with none other than my father-in-law. It has turned out to be the perfect match as both are quite happy with each other. No more other cats for her to battle with and he has a companion. Our new kitty came to us in rather strange circumstances. He and his two brothers appeared to have been randomly dropped off at my place of work. I found homes for the other two and decided to keep Jerry. Jerry is completely orange. I told Josh now I have all the colors. Like a fool he began to tell me of colors I don't have like calico and blue, etc. I looked at him aghast and said "are you trying to encourage me to get more cats?" I would too . . .I know some of you are shaking your head at me *smirk*

Josh is going to start racing again. He has been practicing two to three times a week at the Santa Clara Fair Grounds. Our friend Joe and I have been going out with him to give him feedback and time him so he knows where he needs to improve. He has also lost a little weight and is working to lose more to improve his technique.  The racing season has already started so he might jump in on a few of the races just to see where he stands. We may end up in Los Banos by the summer again for the full season!

I have been diagnosed with diabetes so for the past three months I have been struggling to get it under control. So far I have lost 23 lbs which is quite exciting and I have discovered that this pattern of eating suits me quite well. Now I understand what my friend Adele meant when she told me this worked well. I see a diabetes dietician once a month to keep me accountable. Now if I can just get this cough under control . . . .

Well, that is most of the big news. I have been out of myspace for a while because it was a bit boring. But I noticed most of my friends aren't blogging too much either so it must have been something in the air. Our thanksgiving was quite peaceful and relaxing. The first year ever it was just Josh and me. Of course I cooked a full meal anyway and again from scratch. I even made the gravy for the first time from scratch and was surprised and how good it turned out. Josh said the only thing I could have done better was add more bread to the stuffing. It was nice to cook again, I had forgotten how much I loved it. Josh even put Ratatouille on the computer so I could watch it while I cooked. It was fun, I felt like I was the mouse chef with my fresh rosemary, sage and parsley that I picked out of my own garden. Oh, yea, I have a garden with those three above and soybeans, tomatoes, lettuce, corn, carrot, radishes, tarrogon, spearmint, peppermint, oranges, etc. Yes, it is all growing in pots on the patio right outside my door and doing quite well.

Anyway, it is Friday, the day after thanksgiving which means I am supposed to be out shopping and Josh gave me $75 to have fun with. So I'm going to go join the throngs of people and fight for parking spots, jostle my way through the stores and get some christmas gifts! All in the name of tradition.

Yes, I'm back.