VSG Maintenance Group
Sunday, July 21, 2024
Scale was down a few more tenths today, so I have a new digit in the ones place! Yay!
Liz, you gotta cut back on the meds. I worry about your lack of eating. There is no way your body is not cannibalizing muscle tissue to function on as little as you are eating. It's going to mess big time with your metabolism. You don't want to end up gaining weight due to metabolic slow down.
Late last night was spent solidifying and confirming reservations for the road trip. Too many different hotels to track over such a short period! I did make the sad decision to skip Yellowstone on my way home. I will have to save that "bucket list" item for a different trip. Hotels were too expensive for a one night stay. I was able to find great multi night deals, though.... Ha... my brother just texted me suggesting different methods of "hoteling" for Yellowstone. Maybe I will change my mind. We shall see.
UPDATE: Just booked a room for Molly and Me in Yellowstone! My brother has better Google skills than I! I will be staying in the park itself. Yipee... One more item off the bucket list. Now, have to cancel my reservation in Coalville, UT.
I still have an open night between Wisconsin and North Dakota shows. I was thinking about going to Pepin, Wisconsin to visit the Laura Ingalls Wilder museum. Minnesota Diane, is there anything that is a must see in MN that I can do with a dog in tow? There is a Judy Garland museum in Grand Rapids, MN, but that seems a bit out of the way. Maybe I will Google "Prairie Experiences in MN". That sounds dog friendly!
I am presenting at a professional dog groomer organization today. A bit intimidating in a way because I am not a "pro", but what I do is highly specialized. So few people know the technique. It's estimated that there are fewer than 1000 people world wide at my level of "expertise". That's how damn specialized it has become. There are many, many thousands who can pull hair and roughly trim a terrier, but very few who can put a competitive trim on a dog.
Superfluous Sunday to one and all!
Here is a cool State Park close to the WI/MN border. I have not been there for 30 or so years but remember it being so beautiful with great hiking. Not sure if you actually camp in your camper, but is so, they have a camp ground!
https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/interstate
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
I have never visited the Laura Ingalls Wider sights. A domestic saint makes no miracles. People speak highly of the one in Minnesota though ( Walnut Grove?) Austin Minnesota has the Spam Museum (Hormel headquarters). Probably not dog friendly. Southern Minnesota by the Mississippi River is very picturesque, but its very flat and Iowa like once you move away from the riverbluffs. Might be too far North from your route, but Baraboo Wisconsin has a Circus Museum (Ringling Brothers Origin) that is very cool. Don't know if outside exhibits allow dog visitors.
