Life is good

I absolutely love being in the North, experiencing the seasons, seeing snow, etc. Most of the plants that grow up here are beautiful, also. However, I have come to know and despise poison ivy. I avoid all types of ivy, for that matter. This is my second poison ivy incident, and it would be an understatement to say that I am very sensitive to it.

My reaction was so severe that I was sent home from work on Monday, told not to come in on Tuesday, and had to call out sick for the rest of the week. It's starting to go away, but it definitely takes time.

In other news, please check out Dan & Ali's blog - there's some really good news there. My brother's cancer situation is looking better every day. We're very happy about that. I wanted to go outside and run all around and scream at the top of my lungs, but Joe has forbidden me from going too far from the house (see above paragraphs).

Yup, life is good.