Just a quick note...

1) I've been out of touch with most people recently - sorry. Part of it has been my mood... Ever since early Sept, I'm been down mainly due to having been out of work for over a year, and partly cause still dealing a little with not having my girls (dogs). But I know a lot of you care and have reached out - and I appreciate it, even if I haven't always reached back.

WHICH leads me to:

2) GREAT NEWS!!!

Tomorrow (Wed) morning at 9AM - I report back to work! WOOT!!! I've been talking with my doctors for a while now, especially the past two weeks, and I've been talking with work and have finally pulled it all together. My doctor does want me to start slow so I don't "set myself to fail" so I'm starting tomorrow at half-time, and then will go back to working full-time after two weeks. We have a new administration (we elected a new Chair back in April and have a new Executive Director - the person I've always reported to directly). So some of my being down has been that I haven't really worked with the new team (and if they got along without me, why would they need me again). But THANKFULLY, they are looking forward to having me back - just a matter of figuring out job duties, etc. Like Dan kept telling me, you won't know how they feel about you until you talk to them - so I'm glad I did (ok - with his prodding).

Still have follow-ups with the doctors and occasional tests - but getting cleared to go back to work is for me, the turning point.

PS - I be a happy camper right now!!!