02/21/21, SUNday

The first full year with both of us receiving Social Security, and we are still getting $ back ! I must stop waiting for the weather to break (still COLD, windy and intermittent snow) to resume serious walking. Our SC rental offers more paths & trails than anyone could possibly honor. I can feel the tightness and loss of stamina due to drastically reduced walking. DH and I have abstained from wine since just after Christmas. We didn't want the extra calories and were feeling that our habit had become daily and gradually increased. We had a glass of our favorite wine a week ago when out for Valentine's Day dinner. We intensely disliked the taste ! Who knew ?!

Diane, When does your rental start? March 1? I need to get on the cut back on wine bandwagon. I don't have it every day but pretty much every time I go out which is a lot lately. Definitely time to reduce it.

Today DD and I are meeting DSD for lunch. We haven't seen DSD since mid-October so it will be a good visit. I plan to drink water! Before we go we might go hit some golf balls on the driving range. Tonight when we return we will stay in and watch hockey on the TV. It will be good to have a break, as we drive to my place tomorrow and have plans for Tuesday and Wednesday night (DD flies back home on Thursday).

Have a safe and healthy Sunday and keep hugging those fur babies!

Lazy Sunday morning happening here, but now it's time to start tackling some chores.

Yesterday DH and I went for a drive just because I wanted to get out of the house. It was nice with the heated seats on, music playing and no electronics, so we had time to talk.

It is so dry here, like an artic desert. The static electricity creates a little mini fireworks show when we move the blankets around at night. I'm ready for a blast of humidity.

My eating devolved last night. Lord help me, the weight comes on fast and then never leaves, I'm only yo in the yo yo dieting scenario.

The sky is a beautiful crisp winter blue. We won't have much more of these crisp mornings. Once March hits here winter retreats. The kids in field across the way are riding their little kid sized ATVs (kind of like 4 wheel dirt bikes) and dirt bikes. The kids next door are playing in their lower yard, enthralling my dogs, inciting the occasional bark fest. Add to that that I stayed in bed, dozing in and out well past a decent hour for getting out of bed, it's pretty much a perfect morning.

My county's board of supervisors pulled rank on the county's chief medical officer and moved teachers to the eligible group of vaccine recipients this past Friday. I have registered for a vaccine, but still have not heard a peep from the county. Not holding my breath that I will get vaccinated soon, but I am hoping. I'd like to have the first dose before I travel at the end of March. But it doesn't really matter because I'm RV-ing.

This past week was filled with a lot of compulsive eating. I am resolved to really work on the compulsive aspect of my eating personality in the coming weeks. It's really got to get under control. The positive aspect is that this was a short lived compulsive episode. I was able to recognize what I was doing right away and managed to take control after a 5 day bender. Scale damage is a 3 pound increase in weight. I weighed 275.4 yesterday. ugh.... but it's just a number. Today I was down a few tenths... 275.1.

I also had a decent talk with the NUT about my expectations, etc... It was positive. I felt good afterwards.

In person school starts tomorrow. I'm feeling some stress about that. The stress has nothing to do with COVID and a return to school. No, the stress is about curriculum and delivery. LOL! In person group, on line group... same content, different delivery methods.... How can I ensure that the kids all have equal access to the content???? That sort of thing.... Sheesh...You'd think after 28 years I wouldn't worry about such things.

I feel both stress and relief at the thought of returning. It's like the first day of school on steroids. Lots of things are familiar, but there are a few big things that aren't. Like, what will happen if I have to quarantine, or part or all of my class does? Some students are staying in distance learning mode, and I will be expected to teach them and the in school learners at the same time. There is no way to give distance learners the same experience they're getting now, there just isn't. And our own expectations, after all the switches back and forth, in our case we lose instructional days while we're transitioning, how will we make up for so much lost time? I feel like some days we're in a life boat, and I'm looking around for things I think we can throw overboard so we don't sink.

Good Morning - Quick pop in as I have been up all night and my director is off today so Im covering for him

Our eldest grandson came down with Gastro yesterday - not good. DH went down overnight so I have been awake with him all night. Praying I dont get it as it certainly would not be pretty with vertigo! Hes sleeping now and Im hopeful can soon keep hydration drinks down soon. Im watching carefully

Have cancelled plans to go over to DSS and bring dinner - will just wait and see what happens.

We made 37 jars of chutney yesterday and I have 9kg (19.8lbs) of tomatos on for the sauce. It needs to cook for 5 hours then add in the spices then I need to sieve it, reheat and bottle. Thankfully I cleaned all the bottles yesterday. It was a 12 hour marathon in the kitchen.

MRI this afternoon - Im claustrophobic so definately not looking forward to this but need to just get it done. I had best run - its going to be a long day I think

Thinking of you all especially Cecily (sending my love and strength to you friend x)

S

Shirl, by now you are done with your MRI. Hope all went well, and you didn't get the gastro upset your husband had.

I wrote a nice post yesterday and OH ate it. Bummer. DS