Oh my, it has been 6 days since I last wrote. That is crazy crazy. Here is the view from our 3rd floor apartment window. Jeff walks Archie with the girlies:

I firmly believe that when one is attempting the great smallening that one must not not not eat pasta. One does not know how to portion such nummies. One then eats way too much. That said, I spent the whole day yesterday insanely hungry (this was followed by said nummies), something I haven't done in a few weeks. It reminded me of how hard this war is. I am now wearing the only pair of size 20 jeans that I own. The 22s just fall down. The 18s zip up, but are too tight. Ah and I remember when the 24s were tight. This is a good place.