The Waiting is the Hardest Part

The anticipated Storm of the Century nonsense never materialized. Looks like we got about 4.5 inches in our area, but we haven't gone out to measure because we haven't had to. Combine the enforced inactivity with the nebulous period between Christmas and New Year's Day and add to it the uncertainty about when Mom is going to succumb (setting in motion a funeral and at least a few days of sitting shiva) and I'm pretty much paralyzed. My sleep cycle is shot all to hell, understandably, so I dozed on and off today. At least I caught up on my medical files and laid out my weekly pills, and tomorrow I tackle my checkbook again.