Starting (and stopping) a new diet

I have been feeling unwell for a few days and woke up feeling a bit worse, so I stayed home for the day. Michele and I started, then stopped, a diet today. I think that’s the shortest time I’ve ever been on a diet! The weather here has been incredibly violent and stormy, with severe thunderstorms every night for the past four days, and some tornados in the area as well. Fortunately the high winds that started Saturday night have subsided, but it is still gray and cool out. We recently added some more bird feeders on the patio and I’m enjoying seeing lots of birds come. The small pond we have with a water fountain is especially attractive to birds. Life in general in the Oberg household remains, as always, total chaos. Tristan is very difficult to deal with right now, screaming a lot, being very sassy, and completely disregarding anything we tell him. On top of that, Keegan is acting already as if he’s a moody teenager at times. Brinley is getting more active and demanding more attention.