And a hush falls over the crowd.

Finally, some stability. Thanks to some very good things happening in the last twenty four hours, I feel very much on an even keel. We have the house almost "baby-ready", we're taking a parenting class that is wonderful, and Erisa is doing better than I could have ever expected.

I'm starting the South Beach Diet tomorrow, not without a little guilt. I always said I would never do a fad diet, but honestly, I just need a good swift kick in the pants to curb the weight gain and send it in the other direction. I firmly believe in long term over short term, but of all the diets out there, South Beach seems the closest to a life change, and not an overnight miracle.

That's about it. House is clean, ready to move forward with April.