McD's Month of May

Hello, friends. May, a good month when things are normal. An interesting month to face head-on. My step-Dad continues to decline, slowly. After spending several days with him, I returned to Glen Ellyn yesterday. The reality of my life right now is 'take it one day at a time'. It's hard, but I have to stay in the present and do my best to provide him with the quality of life he deserves. Right now, it appears his congestive heart failure symptoms are slowly progressing. Retaining more water, increased breathing difficulty, fatigue and difficulty walking are all apparent. On the positive side, his mental acuity is the best it's been since his stroke. My wish is to celebrate his 85th with my step-Dad and his friends from Willoughby and Palm City Presbyterian. I am confident we will accomplish this goal.

Speaking of goals, I made a positive step toward one of them today...weight loss. I joined Weight Watchers today and attended my first meeting. It was worth it. Informative, supportive, and worthwile would describe my first day. A lady from Faith Lutheran signed me in...she said 'I know you, but where I don't know'...we pinned down church. Since I haven't been there since 2005, she really has a good memory for faces. I will say this, I'm learning this thing called caloric consumption. It's the pitts with respect to counting points, caloric makeup, fiber content, but I believe it will work. Well, here goes nothing, I'm laying it out there...Day 1 weigh-in 229 lbs...wow, that's harder to type than 60 years of age!
The goal, lose at least 10% by my high-school reunion in late August. Good luck, big Dick! A mini-rambling, Peace to all and Out.