Massage table!

So what if we've been buried in the snow so long that I've forgotten what color grass is. (Blue?) Who cares if we're due for another icy blast later this week? (I've given up keeping track - it wouldn't change much except how deep the snow is.)
Today is the day that my brand-new massage table is coming!
I've wanted one since I had my first professional massage at the age of 15, and thanks to wonder of the free market system and competitive pricing, I can finally have one of my own! See, in the past when I would inquire about the price of a massage table, I was usually quoted $300+, and a lot more if I wanted a "good one". Then while browsing around on Amazon.com I decided to do a search on massage tables. What a revelation! Dozens of tables with excellent reviews under $200! I chose one that only cost $99 plus shipping and tax, and from the pictures and reviews it should be sturdy and portable. The only major quirk? The company that sold and shipped it was named "Pampered Pets and Home Supplies" or something like that. I double checked that this was not a mini table for Shiz Tsu massage - it wasn't, thankfully. I will post a review of the table (made by BestMassage) and one way or another I am going to figure out how to transfer pictures from my phone to my computer! I still want to put up images of my newly painted and tricked out bike trailer.
A note to all those observant friends - it's Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. I will be doing the Catholic standard fasting today, which according to our church bulletin is one large meal and two small meals. What's more, in the interest of spiritual growth and physical loss, I am giving up sweets and soda. The soda might get tough - I'm a Coke Zero junkie, and the caffeine withdrawal headaches would get tough without home-brewed iced tea.
Why give up soda, if I drink diet? First of all, artificial sweeteners and caffeine have been targeted as things that eventually cause weight gain. I've gotten pretty heavy with sitting at home, baking yummy things and cursing the snow, so weight gain is something I also want to give up for Lent. Secondly, soda is expensive and unhealthy. It's a double standard to tell my kids that they shouldn't drink soda, and to tell Jake to give up smoking, when I continue my unhealthy, expensive habit. (Although Jake is trying to quit with the help of some prescription meds.)
The sweets? As I said before - I'm getting too fat!