I’m happy to say, we are finally back in TN. We closed on mom’s house last Friday afternoon. I was never so glad to get out of there. The entire week, it was cold, windy, with snow, sleet, and rain. The only furniture we had were our fishing chairs and the bed. Not exactly the greatest of accomodations. We didn’t want to waste money staying at a hotel just for the convience of a tv. We were happy when the real estate company said the closing was all set for Friday. We thought we might have to come back to TN after making a few repairs to wait for the closing.

It was such a good feeling to pull that door shut for the last time. I’m so happy to know, our next trip to Illinois will not include the trailer. It was so windy coming back this last trip, we couldn’t go over about 55 mph most of the way. We ran into flooding across one highway, that really scared me. I couldn’t believe there were no signs posted for water on the road.

I haven’t felt good for the last 5 days. I drank about 5 bottles of Pepto Bismal. I think, my nerves on top of having to eat out every meal, was more than my stomach could handle. Today, is the first day my stomach hasn’t bothered me.

I haven’t got on the scale but I’m sure I sabotaged my weight loss on this last trip. Eating out every meal for over a week and eating healthy, was impossible for me.

I’ve just finished a cup of hot tea. I’m grabbing my water and heading to the gym. I’ve got my Ipod (my husband has the nano and loves it) and Omron pedometer in my pocket. This will actually be my first day working out at this new place. I’m kind of nervous, yet excited about starting a new program.

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