Spring my favorite time of year. April, my birth month. For as much as I love this month, it has been a tough one for me. I was hospitalized April 5th for breathing problems. When I was released, I stopped for dinner with my son and got food poisoning. I have not had a vacation for a year. I got 4 measly days last year. This year I am bound and determined to have vacation. Well, first it got postponed because I have a new employee who could not start until the planned first day of my vacation. Then on Friday, my transmission started slipping and I am now postponing my vacation a couple more days while they rebuild that. Then there are all the startings and stoppings of trying to get my house ready for sale. Every time I fix something, something else breaks or is found.

Okay, it's been a rough month. But it's still my favorite month. Things I am grateful for - 1. I went to the hospital without waiting. They only kept me 3 days. 2. My transmission went out at home where I could take it to a trusted shop. It could have happened while crossing the mountains in Western PA. 3. I really needed a couple more days to finish up some things before I left on vacation. 4. I'm feeling really healthy and ready to go.

Vacation here I come. Wednesday is the targeted leave day. Woohoo!