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Congrats on beating the Shark!
We will be in an Air Bnb for Christmas so I ordered a premade meal from the grocery store DC1 works at. Ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole, dinner rolls and French silk pie! $90 and will feed our whole crew!
Wicked! That's the last movie I saw. Have not seen part 2 and probably won't since I went with DC1 and it isn't one DH would want to see!
Sorry those last pounds are being stubborn!
Hope mama dog is okay.
- I think regular Wordle is challenging enough, not sure I would want to try Octordle! Eight letters instead of 5?
First DH and I took his Mom's china, it was a supermarket giveaway where you earned pieces based on what you bought. His Dad owned the grocery store so I bet it wasn't difficult to get the whole set. We donated it to Goodwill when we sold our home that had a custom built china hutch. We never did use the china.
I can't even remember the last movie I went to! Good idea! You and DH have great dates. Nice that you make spending time with each other a priority. My DH and I need to get back to that!
on 12/9/25 5:08 pm
Woohoo for Octordle! My cousin, David, turned me on to it. He would be thrilled there is another convert.
Today the vent people came back to finish up. And wonder of wonders, the contractor was able to find a source for some purple flagstone that I have slabs of on top of pillars along my front entryway. I have asked so many people if they can find me a new slab because one of them has crumbled from the freeze/thaw cycle and no one has been able to find me one. They found me one in a day. So exciting!
But the most exciting thing today was my BFF and his designer came to shop "Ceci's attic". They CLEANED ME OUT! multiple tables, lamps, chairs, mirrors, and a ton of tchotchkes. What a relief to know it's going to a good home and I can visit it!
His designer, Anna, I've known through him for a while. She is a whirling dervish who can't sit still and basically just goes room to room moving all your stuff. She even re-hung paintings and a mirror she thought were too low. While a couple of ideas I liked, most of it I moved back when they left! We were supposed to go to lunch, but she was so busy rearranging my house we didn't have enough time.
The landscapers' plumbing guys came and finally re-hooked up my broken fountains with new pumps. Hallelujah after two months! They are absolutely filthy with raccoon and bobcat excrement and dead scorpions. I'm going to have to have the guy that cleaned my fountains come back and drain and clean both of them. They also tested my irrigation system, and found and fixed a leak where a varmint had chewed through the pipe.
After all that I'm looking forward to a quiet Wednesday!
Greetings all
Mixed day of sun and fog but mostly sun. It was sunny by the bay as I drove to Scrabble where I BEAT THE SHARK by a large amount! Lost the other two games by very little. So I am feeling smug about Scrabble. After that I went to a furniture store and ordered an ottoman to go with the sectional. I want to put my feet up more. DH does not yet know he is going to have to move some stuff. Not for 6 weeks. Next was some studio time glazing followed by a run to the gallery to deliver new stuff. So much of the day was driving up and down the 101.
Watched the last of The Beast in Me last night. A good thriller. Must find new stuff.
Sounds like everyone is shaping up Christas plans. Congrats to everyone who doesn't have to be the main cook. I have not yet received my mission assignment yet so we shall see. I know I will make chicken liver pate for those who like it.
Yay Liz a slow day. Enjoy it
What word game Peps? Sounds fun.
DD I have seen some web site that has all kinds of old china for replacement purposes but can't remember what it is. But those sites will find you if you search. Wonderful that you give new life to beautiful old dishes.
Leftovers tonight. Gotta get to that gym tomorrow. Enough goofing off.
Diane S
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FRABJOYOUS indeed! Love that!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
202.3, Oh, FFS! I am tired of my body hanging on to these few pounds. 
But I'm feeling good in my skin and that's worth more than a number on the scale.
Kathryn is worried about the mama dog, so we are going to have her checked out at the vet's at 1 pm today. I'm sure mama dog is fine, but she had eclampsia with her first litter, so better safe than sorry!
We saw Wicked, pt 2 last night. I enjoyed it very much. I found the plot thread lacking. I have read the book, seen the stage version and have intimate knowledge of the original book and 1939 movie so I could piece things together, as did Ron and BFF. However, if one doesn't have the background schema, I think the last part of the movie leaves gaping holes in the storyline. It is a visually stunning movie and the performances are wonderful, too.
Kick workout yesterday. Today is SUNNY, which makes it a FRABJOYOUS Day in my book!
CC turned me on to a new word game called Octordle. I am obsessed!
Yes it is great that DD is hosting but going up north to the cold is not thrilling me. She is excited though. I will have to find out what my assignment is - probably the round almond cookies I make every year. I believe DS is going to be doing most of the cooking that day at her house.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
How fun to have your daughter host Christmas dinner! I look forward to the day my kids take over the festivities.
A big storm is forming north of us, and hopefully will not slide any further south. We will get clipped by it, but maybe only an inch or two.
Yesterday more internet sleuthing, and it turns out the china we purchased is from 1903! The stamp is very specific to that year. Theodore is underlined, and it's stamped in red. China manufactured by Theodore Haviland during that era did not have pattern names, but somebody cataloged everything by giving it a Schleiger number. We're still not sure what number ours is. Searching Ebay and Etsy Haviland China for sale, we have not found it. This could become a down the rabbit hole topic.
Last night DH and I went to work out together at 8pm. Really nice, it is even quieter than in the morning. It was nice to wake up today and be able to putter about even more than normal.
I'm going to see if DH wants to go to a movie this afternoon before the possible snow arrives. I really want to see Hamnet. There are actually several movies I'm interested in after a drought of shows that interest old folks like me.
116.6 - I guess I don't have to worry about retaining weight from Thanksgiving.
Nice day yesterday with the sisters followed by leftovers for dinner. Also nice not to be going out to eat as we have been almost every night for the last few weeks. It gets old after a while but will continue for the most part until we leave for the north a week from today.
After DD mentioned the china she bought it made me wonder if my daughter will use the Lenox china which used to be my fine china on Christmas. She and her husband are having dinner for 14 on Christmas Day. I would guess that she might choose to use disposable stuff with that many people but we shall see.
This morning there is a brisk north wind - quite a change in the weather from a couple of days ago when it was hot, humid, and still. Hopefully the sun pokes out - the Weather Channel app says it will be cloudy all day, while Accuweather says intermittent clouds. It will be what it will be. For once we have no plans but I am not sure I want to be at the Beach Club on a blustery day.
Will do the Justice walk shortly and assess what the day is likely to bring. Have a tubular Tuesday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
