Hey JJ -

Thanks for the posts! Good ideas all around -

Yeah, W is fluctuating between calling it "your bedroom" and "our bedroom" (usually as a self-correction... she trying, she is...)

Happily, we're in the process of painting the interior of our house - has been what I call "builder-white" for the past year since we've moved in. We have a color, I think, picked for the bedroom, I guess it's time for me to do it. W is talking about different furnishings, too - I guess this weekend we'll try moving some existing furniture in there, and we're talking about making a little sitting / coffee area too. Another thing will be putting a TV in there - she uses it to help her sleep. Our deal in the new house was no TV in the bedroom, and I'm more than willing now to give that up.

I bought a new comforter a few months ago in as (1) part of an attempt to make myself comfortable, and (2) see if it would attract her interest. Turns out she really doesn't like it, but is willing to live with it - maybe this is something to bring up. Her idea will be, we spent money on it, we'll use it then - maybe I'll challange that. Go back to the one she bought earlier in the year and I didn't like or get a new one altogether.

Spending a lot of money on comforters, it seems.

Oh well, can't have too much comfort I guess.

Well JJ, this is good stuff - I think we're in sync. Hopefully will make a difference!! Going to put this in high gear.

The snoring - jeez. Yeah, one of those little jokes I'd make, "I don't snore! WHat are you talking about?" WHen it turns out it was really a big issue for her. Heck, I never enjoyed being rolled on to me side in the middle of the night - feeling like I couldn't move. Think that contributed to some shoulder soreness, actually. ANyway, doctor has me on a cortizone nasal spray and "breathe right" strips, plus a referral to an ear/nose/throat specialist to try after a month. Will look into the products you mentioned, sounds like they're working for you; thanks JJ!

SO here's an odd moment... doctor wanted to look at "my anatomy", looked into my mouth and all to see what could be the problem. Good anatomy, he said, tonsels aren't too big, etc. - then he said I had an abnormally large uvula (sp?) - that thing that hangs down in the back of your throat.

What an odd thing, huh? Never would have thought I was, like, uber-uvula man. A strange thing to have a big one of.

Doctor then proceeds to tell me that the specialst can remove it pretty easily (lob it off, I think he said) - again, what an odd thing...

"I'm having outpatient surgery today."
"For what, Bill?"
"Well, I'm having my uvula removed."
"Your what?"

Well, now that I know it's special, I'm kind of attached to it...

Okay, that's enough joking around. Back to work... thanks again JJ!

- Bill