All good things....

Well, there's going to be a strong hangover in Arizona tomorrow. The Suns came up short tonight against San Antonio. This loss is difficult to swallow for a team that made such an amazing turnaround this season. I suppose that we couldn't expect a 100% turnaround in one off season. So, here's hoping for better things next season.

Don't know how my cousin's kid figured it out, but in the end he was right. Suns lose the series 4-1. Magnum doesn't seem too broken-up over the loss - he's snoring on the couch next to me!

Wild Oats RULES!

I also got today a list of gluten-free products from Trader Joe's (3 pages), and Wild Oats (9 pages). So I stopped by Wild Oats on the way home tonight. I found some great snacks to take on the plane, gluten-free waffles (blueberry and apple), and dinner packages (the just add meat kinds) that use corn noodles that are gluten-free.

I didn't stop by Trader Joe's tonight, but I have Chicagoland addresses of Trader Joe's and Wild Oats stores. I feel a lot better about this trip than I did yesterday.

Something I haven't thought of before...

I just read an interesting article at Slate magazine. It has to do with the complicated issues with embryo adoption. It's something I never really thought about before, and it brings up a few good points. Worth a read....

How fustrating sleep can be....

Ever since my ATN pain episodes began lasting for days, sleep has been an issue. THANKFULLY when I'd sleep, it'd be deep enough to not experience my pain on a conscious level. That doesn't mean that I was getting a normal sleep cycle, but at least it was an escape from the pain.

The last two nights, around 3-4:00 AM, I'd wake up, and not be able to go back to sleep. I'd get comfortable, and be almost asleep when I'd start to experience pain. I'd try my normal routine of distancing myself, but the desire to readjust to experience less pain was overwhelming. So I'd get comfortable (again), and hope that it wouldn't trigger a pain episode just so I could go back to sleep. Unfortunately, that would last for about 15-20 minutes, and the whole scenario would be repeated. This AM, I gave up around 5:30 AM and just slowly got up.

I think that these issues will not be so bad when I'm in Chicago. Mostly due to how much activity I'll be going through during the day, and hopefully will sleep soundly at night....