Unless you’re a grocery store, then Merry Christmas! (Seriously, they had the Christmas stuff out YESTERDAY.)

I’ve already seen a tiny Iron Man and a 4′ tall banana this morning when picking up my coffee.

My back is about…80-85% of what I’d consider good. Still fantastically frustrating and I don’t know how folks with chronic pain issues do it – other than they do it because they don’t have a choice. It’s weirdly exhausting – the pain itself and the constant hyper-vigilance to not do anything that may make it worse.

But, it is what it is, and at least it’s getting better. And I’ve realized that the seats in the new Jeep have excellent lumbar support!

Have a fun and safe Halloween, and if you did something like pull out your favorite candy bars from the variety mixes and set them aside so they somehow don’t get to the kids *cough*heath bars*cough* – that doesn’t make you a bad person.