Saturday, October 12, 2024

Weight 119.8 (down 1 pound - why I don't know).

The house is sold. Everything went incredibly smoothly. We had to go pick up the check issued by the realtor for the deposit so I could put it in the bank before we leave for Florida. We met my SIL for an early dinner at the restaurant on the water where we had our Wedding party 2 years ago.

Still waiting to hear a report from one Florida friend. Everyone else has checked in and their homes were undamaged. Some of the tornado damage in the town where we live was startling including a condo building with the roof ripped off and houses flattened. Luckily no reports of people hurt there, though the Spanish Lakes development in Fort Pierce where 6 people were killed is just south of us. The power in our building keeps going off and on. I hope that stabilizes by Monday. DS is on his way to Orlando this morning for the convention he is working at next week. Amazing how business continues.

Not much in the agenda for the weekend as we are essentially packed. The biggest initiative will be a trip to the dump tomorrow. The weather today is supposed to be warmer so we may wait for our long walk on the beach until this afternoon.

Have a super Saturday!

Thank heavens that terrifying amount of tornados left your home and neighborhood unscathed. How terrible that 6 people died! Unimaginable.

Conferences went well, but I was over tired Thursday night and woke up around 4am, and dozed fitfully until 6am. Drug myself to work and when I got home, DH suggested we go for an early dinner on a patio. The unseasonably warm weather is waning, and the opportunity to dine outside comfortably is slipping away. We had a nice dinner, but the best part of Friday night was an epic nap. I slept from about 5:30pm until 9pm. Still was tired enough to return to bed by 11:30, and sleep until 9am. Feeling pretty good now!

This afternoon we are going to a musical called Scotland, Pa. Its billed as hilarious and witty and based on Macbeth. We decided to buy the tickets at the last minute at dinner. Ain't technology something. Sitting at the table with a phone, buying tickets, and getting them downloaded on said phone in about 5 minutes.

Tomorrow, weekend type errands, and packing for Galveston. We leave on Wednesday afternoon.

I'm glad you could sleep and recoup. Good thing this is your last year...

Epic naps are wonderfully refreshing, especially when the end time is open. I've taken several that were cut short after dropping into a deep sleep. Those backfire as I'm then cranky as hell for an hour or so after.

How about those naps where you fall asleep while the sun is still up and wake up in the dark like Rip Van Winkle and have no idea how many years have passed since you conked out?

Once when I was a kid, I got up from one of those naps, got dressed, and started making my breakfast. My Mom asked me what I was doing, and I didn't believe her at first that it wasn't 7 in the morning, instead of 7 in the evening. I still remember that deep feeling of disorientation.

Oh, I've had a few of those and it's an alarming feeling, isn't it!?!?!?!?!?

The tile guy is still here. He's having trouble matching the grout color. This is the point in the process where I just agree to anything if it means he'll leave my house! He's a super nice guy, but I hate having people working here, looking into and tapping on my window which makes me jump to get my attention, using the bathroom (the toilet looks like a hazmat situation - his son has... issues). I've had enough. Basically Sunday is the only day he's not here and he's been here every other day since I came home on the 18th.

And it's still blazing hot, which is contributing to my crankiness.

Since I'm in crank mode, Kirby is driving me nuts. I know neutering doesn't markedly change behavior, but if it could just subtly knock the edges off I would be happy. To that end, I emailed the vet to ask for a quote (haven't heard back). We are not going to make it to 2 years. My neighbor asked for one from the same vet for spaying her dog and she said it was like $5000! We may be shopping around because that seems crazy. Maybe spays are more expensive than neuters? Don't know. Some of that I think is just "small town/limited options tax".

The Sedona art festival is going on this weekend. I'm meeting my friends there tomorrow, but I may go over for a sneak peek today. I also need a lightbulb type I don't have, so a stop at the hardware store is needed.

The garage door guy came yesterday to look at my door gaps. He's coming back Monday to replace the seals and tighten the side flanges to try and keep the critters out. I listed all the things that have gotten through the gaps: snakes, lizards, toads, scorpions, voles, bugs... Hopefully this helps!

My shot doesn't seem to be working well this week. Lots of carb and sweets cravings and I have indulged.

Anyway, I should go get in the shower. Take care!

As Peps pointed out to me you might be playing old tapes to deal with the tile person intrusion and the heat. I do think spaying is more expensive than neutering, but why were you waiting until he is 2? I thought the sooner the better?

Current research on golden retrievers says waiting until two years of age cuts down on joint problems like ACL tears and several types of cancers. Given 70% of golden retrievers will have cancer, that feels like something you can actually do to stop that. But even waiting a year helps.