Tuesday, May 21, 2024

As many of you said yesterday, I also think I have both gut and head hunger. I remember a little while after VSG when I would read that some people never felt hungry anymore and I thought they were crazy. I'm pretty sure that I had head hunger at that point. And though I do know that it has to be head hunger because I have just eaten, the feeling is the same for me. But I do believe the GLP-1 has calmed down things a lot. I definitely feel having VSG in combination with the medication hits it on two fronts.

We got up at 5:30 am (but really I was awake at 4:30). All the bedding and towels are washed, the perishable stuff is thrown out and everything is ready to go. We are off to the airport by 9:30 am.

Have a timely Tuesday!

Gosh, time to leave came fast! Safe travels!

Kirby slept on my bed last night and was a good boy. I don't love it, but it makes him happy.

The clouds are gone and we are back to 80 today. I have to take my car in for service in Flagstaff and hope they have a loaner car available. They only have 4! The dealership I went to in CA was the largest Mercedes dealership in the country and they had hundreds, literally. And a large staff whose only job was to dole out loaner cars.

Some of the roofers just arrived. I guess they might be doing my roof today? The communication from them is non-existent, but maybe they figure since they don't need me to let them in, they can just work whenever. I like to be informed though.

Scale was down another 0.2, which is just a rounding error, but I'll take it.

Evil that I am watching on Netflix has gotten really weird. Like being in someone's brain during a drug trip sometimes. So hard to find something good to watch!

My dad is out of the hospital and home. He said this time was not as bad as the last one (that was 10 days, much in ICU). But it does make him weak and he has to climb back up to where he was before.

I think that's it from me. I should go get ready for the day. Take care all!

I am used to my BMW dealer in Massachusetts also having a large number of loaners but not so much at the Florida one. That's a real pain.

.2 is still .2!

I am glad your Dad is home. Hopefully he bounces back fast.

Great news your Dad is out of the hospital. I hope he regains his energy quickly. Summer is coming, and there's lots to do!

When do you leave for Michigan CC? Are you and Kirby driving or flying?

I haven't decided yet! I think we will fly because I can't imagine being in a car with him for 3 days...

Just as in years past, I always want to stay where I am - when I'm in AZ (or when it was CA) I wanted to stay here. When I'm in Michigan, I want to stay there. Curse of the homebody, I suppose!

Greetings all

Sunny but windy. I was delayed getting to scrabble due to Tesla deciding she did not want to come in and none of my usual tricks worked. But I finally got there and won two of three including destroying the Shark. Admittedly I did have good draws and played the word "squarer" for 94 points.

Well I am starting toward some chat with orderly meds. I am such a slow poke. Was tired when I got home today and napped. Gallery membership meeting tonight and I have to go because I have to explain about our lease renewal option. We have a couple of new member applicants to vote on. Hoping it's all short.

So DH is an alternate juror in this murder trial. Bummer. If you have to show up it would be no fun to get to decide. Could take a couple of weeks. Glad it's not me. He has done this before and I think enjoys it. Good thing.

Not much else. Travel safe Liz. CC glad your dad is doing better.

Diane S

I don't actually know the Shark (obviously), but somehow I take great pleasure in hearing you beat him. :)

Ha, me too!

Liz must be home now, and settling in (for now) in Massachusetts.

It's raining here. Lots of severe weather around us, but the rain here is soaking, not sheets, no hail, but really, really awesome thunder for a bit. We've had so much rain, everything is leafing out. It's the emerald city.

My weight has fluctuated within .5 pounds for the last couple of weeks, maybe the whole month. I could go up to the 2.4 dose, but I think I'll wait and see if more activity will nudge it a little. I feel really good right now and I'm not sure I actually want to eat fewer calories.

I keep getting pulled from my classroom, and it's really difficult to keep coming up with lesson plans for subs. I should probably relax, as DH says, I've done my best, and I'm not going to change anybody's life in the less than 3 weeks left. When I was absent Friday, one of my student's refused to take the test I left. Today I gave him the test again, along with my notes (students were allowed to use their note packet, but his was a mess), and while he didn't tell me no, he sat with the papers and didn't answer one question. I finally just collected the items and changed the score from missing to 0 in the gradebook. Earlier in the year I would probably have cajoled him into trying at least a little, but I don't have it in me right now. What impact have I had here? Hard to say. I know he likes me, so I must have treated him okay all year. Maybe having an adult be kind towards you when you're kind of difficult is something. I hope so.

I bought bedding plants yesterday. Couldn't start planting today because of the rain. The ground should be nicely saturated tomorrow. My vines on the fence are busting out all over. Makes me happy, and also gives me petty joy that it annoys my neighbor who tried to cut them down. As Diane S. says tee hee!

Must be hard to deal with a student like that. I would never have had the patience to be a teacher.