Friday, August 30, 2024

I'm so sorry for Lizanne. My heart goes out to her and her family.

Not much to report again today. My dad is getting my flight scheduled for me (it's his account with the company). I did a lot of HOA stuff yesterday.

Just the usual on tap for today - a dog walk, some tidying. I have some gardening tasks to do too in my vegetable garden turned grass/weed factory. I'm going to put cardboard down to try to kill off the weeds for next year. Not sure if it will just make a bigger mess or if it will work. The only way to know is to try. But at this point, it's try or bulldoze it.

Aside from that, no news here. Take care all,

Time to think about summer being over and returning to our other homes. Always sad and happy at the same time it seems.

I'll be very curious to hear how the cardboard thing works. The internet commenters and tiktok creators give it positive feedback ...

I'm curious too re the cardboard treatment.

We put cardboard down as a weed barrier in our church garden and it seems to work well!

the cardboard gets a big

The sad news that Lizanne's husband passed away reminded me of the losses this small group has endured It's my 2nd greatest fear, that I will outlive my husband. The first is I will outlive one of my children. You amazing women show me there is always a path forward, even when the unimaginable happens.

Workshop week is done, and as I predicted the work is not done, so I'll be hopping on my computer in a bit. Our last training was security. Our School Resource Officer shared we have an incoming student who survived a school shooting in another state where 8 people died. The point of sharing was to remind us it can happen, and if we know that, and take our training seriously, we can survive. Never my favorite part of the week.

There are a lot of folks talking about Wegovy at work these days! Once word got out our insurance covers it, people got on board. We'll see if it's transformative. I never discussed my WLS surgery at work, unless someone who would obviously benefit from it asked. Otherwise, none of your business. But I find myself more willing to talk about Wegovy, since I am not alone in using it, and it was/is effective. With all the current medications available, and the new ones coming, hopefully the stigma around obesity will lessen and people will accept that medical intervention is a good thing, not the "wrong way".

DH and I will celebrate our anniversary tonight with a dinner in St. Paul. We're going to a longtime restaurant that has the most beautiful patio. The first time we dined there was years ago when we went for brunch with my parents before checking out possible venues for our wedding reception. Saturday we have a birthday party for my great nephew, who is turning 4. That's all the plans so far.

So sad that our school personnel (and students) need training about what to do if a school shooting occurs and how sad that a new student has experienced it. I can't imagine their fear or the parents when it occurred.

Enjoy your anniversary dinner!

Happy, happy anniversary- you lovebirds, both.