Well…darn, that was cold…went out to get the paper and it’s only 6 degrees out there and I forgot to take some gloves so my hands are still cold a half hour later…even had to use the two key method to leave my car running at the party store to get the windows to defog…just got my gas bill and it’s the biggest one I’ve gotten out here so far at 92 bucks but it’s been really cold over the past month so I guess that’s not bad…and gas prices are up by almost 50% from last year so I can live with it…slept okay last night and feel okay this morning with being good for 13 days now and I really think I’m going to do the entire month of January with the good effects so far…the swelling in my right foot is down to almost normal and the big sagging under my chin is almost gone…my face looks quite a bit thinner and I may even get through the first winter with not gaining any weight…I normally gain about 12 pounds over the winter and it would be really nice to start the spring at the end of summer weight…I did get the kitchen almost torn apart yesterday and will finish that today…have 4 more doors to remove and the upper storage to empty and then I’ll be ready to start on the sanding and filling…I do need to get a couple more drop cloths to cover the stove and make an airlock to keep the dust in the kitchen since there is so much sanding to do…I think I may have figured out the squealing in the combustion blower on the furnace yesterday…just sprayed wd all over the back side of it trying to get to the back bearing and it seems to have helped but we’ll see when I start working down there in a couple of weeks…I did take the range hood down yesterday, too and am going to have to bite the bullet and spend a hundred bucks on a new one….but I planned on that but I think I’ll need to curtail the spending for a month or so…want to plan a vacation for the summer to get to see the area and try some new beaches…and put the bike on the back of the car and see some new trails…not much to do today…taking the day off the bike and  going to ease into the day…cripes it’s only 7:23….need to g out and read some news for topics….more later….one last thing…Tom, tried your chili yesterday and it was damn good…just the right amount of heat and it does have lots of meat in it…very yummy….