behappy1, it's so nice to hear you sound like your screenname
I'm getting ready for the snow too, but.. neighbor( plow guy) just checked into a resort in the Keys and my snow thrower is on the fritz, so.... not loving the idea , lol.
Great job on recoginizing and separating from the AV, it is wonderfully freeing, and I hope you get some time to read your book, just remember that you will have company reading over your shoulder and IT will be looking for some kind of loop hole.
IT's 'chances' are now nonexistent, IT just won't let go of the idea. The BP is
the decision that permanently ends the 'chances'.