April 1, 2014
10:48 p.m.

April Fool's Day. No one played any jokes on me today, and I'm not sorry about that. I've fallen for a lot of nonsense in the past, so it was nice to have a break this year.

My daughter had an excellent day; she finally got to repair her car and get tags for it. Now they are a two car family again. Awesome.
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I'm pretty tired of searching all these ads for job openings in my field. I'm told there are lots of jobs out there; where are they?

I have to believe that an opportunity is out there for me, and it will be something I don't have to commute four hours a day to do. I'm trying to believe that everything happens for a reason, and the reason I haven't gotten anything so far is because something better is going to come along.

It's tough, though. Optimism is actually hard work!
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I am not particularly physically active. Mostly I walk; arthritis prevents me from doing a lot of things, like riding a bicycle or jogging, and on the days when my movements are relatively supple, my asthma finishes the job of limiting my exercise options.

My son recently purchased a dance exercise game for the Wii, and we've started doing that. Oy, am I a mass of aches and pains. I promise I am not overdoing it, but when dancing I've discovered muscles that have been largely ignored while walking. Huff and puff! Stiff and sore. But it is fun, so I will keep trying. I may even learn how to dance! Ha ha!

By the way, never thought I'd be dancing to "Applause". Hilarious.
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April 2, 2014
1:05 a.m.

 Weather report calling for rain this evening, turning to snow. Phooey. I am tired of snow. Ah, Spring, where art thou?

Last year at this time I was preparing for a trip to Oklahoma to attend the birth of my seventh grandchild. In seven more days, he will be a year old. I can hardly believe that a whole year has already gone by.

Remember when you were a kid, and a year seemed to last--a year? Now it seems like maybe four months! I feel old.
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Clearly I have nothing much to say tonight. Late night phone call with my sister, and now I'm going to head for bed.

Good night, all!