Thursday, June 11 2020

Weight 121.8, WW Bluepoints 7. It so annoys me that the day I weigh-in for WW is always one of my highest for the week. Oh well...

I am on my deck this morning which is unusual as usually it is too cold this early. But it is warm with a wonderful breeze. I am feeling down for some reason so I am hoping the weather and later outings pep me up.

The pregnancy is official!!! My children were super impressed that I kept the "secret" for so long (I have been known to leak things to them). My nephews fiancé was also surprised that I didn't tell the kids. But now we can start looking for baby boy things and sending names their way. Shamus is one which has apparently already been discarded...

Today is laundry and my weekly WW meeting via zoom. The housekeeper is coming this afternoon so I think I am going to visit some of the stores that are newly opening up. I already have lists.

Other SIL who I haven't seen since January is coming to visit over the weekend finally and we are doing outdoor dining tomorrow night. So good to finally plan some "normal" stuff to do.

Have a safe and healthy Thursday!

I'm having a hard time today.

A woman in my Inn of Court who has been a very active member has reentered the hospital with cancer and is unlikely to come out. She's probably 10-15 years older, 3 kids. This just feels so unfair. She's just reached the height of her career and everything she's worked toward. When I think about my future and my goals, my 10 year goals, never does it cross my mind that I might not be here to bring them into reality. I just almost cannot cope with that today. It seems only fair that only people over 80 could die. And even then, life goes far too quickly. There are too many unsaids, undones. I wish I were doing more. Doing it all. Blah.

Liz-I'm so happy to hear the cat is out of the bag! Hopefully that will give SIL a lot of joy to spread!

Cancer is such a cruel disease. It takes so many good people way too young.

Good morning! Sunny, still windy, but already warmer this morning than yesterday's high. Bright and sunny weekend predicted.

This evening we will have dinner at a restaurant. (Patio) The first time since the beginning of March. After some disciplined quarantining, it's weirdly difficult to decide to participate in things that have reopened. The theme from experts seems to be that it's much harder to spread corona virus when outdoors.

Plans are to go kayaking today. DH has today off because he works this weekend. Starting today, everyday is a Saturday for me until September.

Thankful Thursday!

I noticed that since the funeral of George Floyd things seemed to have calmed down a bit. I am hoping that the movement continues and as a society we are able to orchestrate change. I must remember to not become complacent and forget about the issues at hand. I do find it bothersome that the president is holding a rally in Tulsa on "Juneteenth". The date and location don't seem coincidental considering all that has gone on lately, but maybe I am reading too much into it.

The scale showed a drop today. Peaks and valley's. I am thrilled that my peaks and valleys are slowly, slowly trending downward. Ron does not like my lemon blueberry yogurt pie. YAY! He is adverse to the texture. I have noticed that a nice piece of the pie helps me lose my craving for ice cream.

Today i have a training session, then a pity groom for one of Ella's brothers this afternoon at 2:00. I want to go to the store and look for kodiak pancake mix so I can make Ceci's muffin recipe. I also need to make dog food today. Not a big deal, just a chore. Didn't get anything done in the office or garage yesterday, but I did get my old girl Keira completely bathed and trimmed. I bought a new pair of scissors called "chunkers" - sort of like thinning shears on steroids. Not sure why they work so well for finishing work, but they were absolutely magnificent. I had a lot of fun using them and felt like "Where have you been all my life?" when I finished trimming. LOL. Simple joys!

Have to really get a move on with the day. Will check back later.

Good Morning All - TGIF !!!

Weight - up slightly 172.92 but thats ok

My happy bubble continues, DSD called me last night to ask if I would come with them to the Real Estate when they make the offer on the house. She said the agent is quite pushy and she wanted me there to keep her at bay. Im incrediably touched and honoured to be sharing in such a pivotal moment in the next stage of their lives. Its so nice to have their trust. Feeling truely blessed. She and I will then head onto the farm for the weekend. Im so looking forward to spending one on one time with her.

Cleaner comes in around an hour so I best get my butt into gear

I likely wont post over the weekend but will try and pop in and read how you are all doing

BB - sending you a big hug. That news is never easy to hear - even moreso with someone so young. Im sorry x

Love to you all as always

S

Kayaking was both fun and challenging. The wind was stiff, blowing up little whitecaps. The lake we were on isn't very deep or too wide, it has lots of little inlets and bays, perfect for interesting shorelines. But even so, it was hard to navigate with the chop. Nit sure I would want to go out in a large lake. The effort would be rewarded by arriving at the sunny, still cove where we could float and lift our faces to the sun. I guess a metaphor for life.

Dinner out was wonderful too. We went to a restaurant we used to go to at least monthly. I love their restaurant and their patio, I always want to sit on the patio whenever possible, so this evening was lovely. They accidentally put our drink order in twice, so the comped us the second round, a nice surprise. We paid them back by ordering pretty lavishly. I usually have a salad or an appetizer for my entre, but tonight I really celebrated with beef tenderloin with blue cheese crust. And half of it us in the fridge to enjoy tomorrow. And I got to wear an amazingly cute pair of sandals that make me happy every time I look down at them.

A lovely day. To be savored, because as we all have learned, there are no guarantees. But once in awhile, life is floating in a sunny cove with the sun warm on your face.