Monday, June 24, 2024

I have used haul away guys in the past and felt they were totally worth it but DH and DS wanted to do it with a dumpster. Since I am not doing any of the heavy work I agreed.

Men.men.men.men, manly men all up in dumpster flinging manliness!

I would have loved to have seen your house! Sounds like a neat old farmhouse.

I have truly enjoyed living here all these years, and there will be much I will miss.

Greetings all

T minus 9 hours until B day. Arrival of brother. I am as ready as I will ever be. A few chores to check off but nothing too strenuous. Mainly getting studio payroll, hair washing and picking up groceries. I am still concerned about the dogs getting along but oh well. It's overcast and I am hoping that clears in a bit. Looking forward to sharing the wonders of the north coast with brother who is well traveled and very sophisticated and does not know what he is in for. I told DH that if bro got cold we would take him to buy a hoodie but bro would be appalled at buying clothing at the hardware store!

Liz you are a tornado! Amazing what you have accomplished. Don't overdo the shoulder.

CC toto bidet potty!! Agreed that guests would need too much instruction. We had a more basic toto awhile back but it got broken in the bathroom remodel. Now I will go look on line to see what features are available.

DD glad you could spend time with parental units even if they were "the Bickersons". Some couples just have that dynamic. My grandparents really did. You will not. Your mission, should you decide to accept it, enjoy the summer!

We started a new series last night "Brokenwood" on Acorn tv. New Zealand crime detective drama. Pretty good. Found it just perusing titles. No exploding aliens or time travel.

I sure enjoy the tales of trizpepidtdes. One day will get act together.

Diane S

I love Brokenwood! Great music soundtrack and quirky characters.

Molly and I rolled in just before 2 AM. She pottied, romped, and settled down by about 2:20. I flossed and brushed teeth and tumbled in to bed. Woke up at 5:30, 6:30 and again at 7:30. At that point, I thought, what the hell and just got up. I feel a nap coming on.

I am up a pound after a full 6 days on the road. I will admit, yesterday was not a food is fuel day. Nope, not at all. It was more of a dog show, road trip, comfort food day! However, I am 100% okay with the scale number as I certainly was not eating for weight loss while at Disneyland or the long dog show weekend. The pound up is undoubtably fluid retention. My ankles are a bit thicker than what has become normal.

To combat road fatigue on the way home I drank not one, but two Red Bulls! LOL! Those kept me nice and wide awake until about 1 AM. The last hour of the drive I was a bit tired, but certainly not fall-asleep-at-the-wheel tired.

Today, I do feel the effects of the long drive. I am not sure if at our age it truly takes longer to recover, or if as we have aged our wisdom prevails and insists that we allow ourselves the luxury of a recovery period. I am sitting here feeling uninspired, but I know that if I had had to teach today, I could have done it! Maybe it's just a fine line. I choose to believe that I have more energy than most my age! LOL!

NSV - I saw some dog show photos people took of me ringside. I was actually pleased by my appearance - especially my legs. Never thought I'd be saying that since I see my legs as way too short and too thick!

Okay.... I am fading.... time to nap!

Well I am 3 years older than you, and would agree you have lots more energy than me. And I have taught after being out until 1am, but I wouldn't characterize it as good to go. More like, I'm here, what more do you want?

You certainly have a lot more energy than I do. I noticed how fit you looked in your FB pictures.

Oh, I think you have plenty of energy! You are constantly "doing"! I am amazed by how much you get done around the house. I should have some of that energy!