We got at least 6 to 8 inches of snow yesterday, and I am convinced that today has to be the last day of winter. I was asleep for the worst of it and it still feels like the longest winter ever!

I haven't updated the blog much lately because I don't have much to share in terms of updates. I continue to feel better every week, and I have exactly three weeks left at home. I'm sure that time will fly by. Jeff and I went to the MN Wild hockey game on Sunday night (they won in overtime). Jeff had gotten tickets last fall for the Feb. 7 game. Once we scheduled the surgery I knew I'd never feel up to going to the game by Feb. 7 so he exchanged the tickets for March 30. So it was a milestone in my recovery that we had looked forward to for months. It gave us an opportunity to realize how far I've come and how much life has returned to normal. Thank God for the miracles of medicine.

I also went back to the health club for the first time this week. I am allowed to do light cardio, but still no lifting until the end of the month. I couldn't help but think of all the times I thought I wasn't in very good shape even though I was working out consistently. Well, now I really know what it feels like to be out-of-shape. Again, I was humbled by how little energy I have. I know in time it will get better, and it felt so good to be back at the health club.

The only other excitement in our lives is Rupert - the puppy. What can I say ... he's a puppy. He chews and pees on stuff he's not supposed to, but we love him and he adores all of us, but mostly Brooke. He's everything everyone told me he'd be - tons of work, a pain in the butt at times, but he's already added a lot to our household in a positive way. We're still working on the potty training. He's confined to the kitchen for now, which is good because he has plenty of accidents. I honestly think our floor is cleaner now than before Rupert arrived because I am always cleaning up after him. All and all things are going well and I think he enjoys being part of our family.

I will probably continue to update the blog until my follow-up MRI and consult at Mayo on April 21. After that I will leave it up for a while in case it is helpful to anyone diagnosed with AN, but I don't think I'll post updates anymore. This whole experience that has changed my life in ways I will never forget, but I am still eager to close this chapter and move on to the next.