I love being up in the quiet hours of the early morning when no one else is awake. I turn on the Christmas tree lights and listen to the sounds of the quiet house...the clocks tickng, the shower dripping, an occasional cough or snore from one of the bedrooms. This is the time when no on is vying for the computer, the tv is not blaring, and no one needs me for anything.

I'm noticing a big difference in the change of medicine, since I started on the Cymbalta. I have much less brain burn and have more energy. Also, I've noticed the difference in the altitude since I've been at sea level. I'm wondering how hard it's going to be to go back to a mile and half high. My afternoon meltdowns are considerably less, and even though I'm still napping most afternoons, when I've had to go without them, I've been ok and have just gone to bed earlier in the evening.

So, the past few days have kind of been a blur of activity. I saw the James Bond movie (interesting, but not my favorite kind of movie), cut oldest son's hair, went to church, had my bubble test.

The bubble test was interesting. They do an echocardiogram to take measurements first. Then they give you an IV in your vein and shoot bubbles through the IV and watch them go into your heart. Looks kind of like someone opening a coke inside your heart. Of course, the tech wouldn't tell us if what she saw was good or bad. I have to wait for the doctor's appointment on Monday for the results.

They will be able to tell me if the heart is closed properly if the bubbles don't escape from one side to the other.

I hope that if I'm going to have an MRI, it is scheduled for this morning and not tomorrow. We are hoping to go with our oldest son to pick up his fiance in Birmingham and see their apartment and where he will be attending school in January to start his master's program. He really wants us to go and I don't want to dissapoint him. I hate having to choose between their needs and my health issues.

I can't believe the wedding is this weekend! I still have a few things to do, but don't feel panicked about anything yet. (Well, it's only Monday!)