recipe 4 - win!

Ghiardelli brownie mix with the addition of caramels and pecans.  I could have eaten the whole batch by myself.  Wrapped it up in saran and foil and froze it to take to the assembly.  I don't want to wait till the last minute to do the baking because when I get tired, I get careless.  Next batch, Ghiardeli mix with butterscotch chips.  I'm not wasting mix brownies on the locusts because I know the mixes always turn out well.

I got my CPAP machine yesterday.  We had a group training session. The teacher stepped out for a minute, and we started sharing information.  We each had a print-out of our sleep study results.  Most people had breathing interruptions an average of 28 times an hour.  I topped out at 37 interruptions an hour.  On the other hand, I didn't get significantly oxygen deprived, so it's not as worrisome as it might be.  Anyhow, I had my first night with my breathing buddy and woke feeling quite groggy.  The instructor had warned us about "bounce back."  The breathing problems can interfere with REM sleep, and when you start getting that necessary dream time, you can really wallow in it till you get caught up.  I would LOVE to crawl back under the covers, strap on my headset and noseplugs, and sleep through the rest of this sunny day.  It was a bit difficult to relax and fall asleep, but I'm sure the novelty of the situation will fade quickly.

Looks like today will be a glorious warm and  sunny day!  I'm going to be working indoors for 9 hours.  And I bet it will be a Slooooow day as well. We have been craving that sun for so long, everyone who remotely can, will blow off their tests till a later date.  Oh well.  I'll need to be there for the grownups.