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Liz, hope your fridge is now installed! Welcome home to Paula's DH and jumping into all the things. Nice CC to head out for the day, knowing your boy is happy with his company. You're going to have an awesome trip around the sun this year Peps. You've put so many things in motion these last months that will serve you well. Diane I get the sleeping in later than normal. It was raining here, and I stayed in bed for an extra two hours finishing a book. What luxury!
The rain did stop, so DH and I went to the pool, and in about an hour, we're joining the usual suspects for whatever we are doing tonight. Tomorrow night we are going to entertain in "our house". I will probably get some take out pizzas from one of the bistros in the area here, and desserts, along with some cut up fruit.
We leave in one week. It will be hard to go, but that's the best way, right? Leave while you're still having fun.
I noticed today how much pleasure I derive from the greenery here. There's a lot of nice landscaping, and I'm just a big big fan of palm trees. So many pleasant vistas for the eyes. Even the landscaping in front of the Pharmacy where we get our Coke Zero is so pretty.
Well, better get ready to head out and see where the night ends up taking us.
200.7, which is up a few tenths from yesterday.
I tried to post yesterday, but OH was non responsive. I could read, but each time I tried to post the site timed out and I got one of those "Oops! Something went wrong!" Gateway error messages.
I had a pretty swell b'day. I did nothing! I puttered around in the morning, then took a luxurious shower, made a couple eggs for breakfast and waited for Ron to return from his church gigs. He didn't get home until around 2:30. Then I trimmed on Grizz. Put on some fancy clothes and we went to a really nice steak house for dinner with Aunty Kathryn and my BFF. Photo on TT.
Any teeny tiny reservations I may have been subconsciously harboring about the cosmetic surgery completely dissipated yesterday. I feel great and believe my face really reflects how good I feel inside. That's a really nice feeling!
It is cool, gray, and wet today! We are expecting a couple of days of rain with some snow expected at the higher elevations nearby. The mountain in your backyard should be very pretty covered in snow by Wednesday! I do enjoy a little snow. It is so rare here, it's a novelty and never lasts for more than a few hours to a day at most.
Picking up the RV tomorrow. I will drop the price and sell it on my own - hopefully soon. Fingers crossed!
Monday Merriment!
on 2/16/26 6:09 am
Paint colors are so interesting. They never look the same in two different settings.
I forgot to weigh myself this morning and jumped right into coffee. Oops.
I'm up early as I'm going on a day trip to a town outside Phoenix with my friend. She's fun, so it should be a good day. My dad's wife is dog sitting (my dad is not the responsible party here). Kirby spends all day glued to her side anyway, so it should be similar to any other day!
It's supposed to be really windy here today, so I moved all the stuff that could blow around the yard into safer spaces.
Other than a walk, nothing got accomplished yesterday, which is fine. With holiday crowds, it's better to stay inside the neighborhood anyway.
Hope you all have a good day!
119.6 - down .6, which pleases me since I had 1.5 slices of pizza for dinner last night.
We were home by 2:30 yesterday. Nice to be back, unpacked and laundry away. And the housekeepers had come while we were away so also nice to come home to a clean house.
Justice was unsettled last night he kept asking to go out in the middle of the night. We took him twice then I had to put him in his crate. He did get a somewhat decent walk in the morning before we left Captive and a mid-sized one when we got home so I have no idea what was up with him.
Praying that the new refrigerator gets delivered without incident today, hopefully early. We only have a few things in a cooler but my wine refrigerator is bulging with condiments. The other big task is to sign 8 of us for the Spring Fling dance in April. The signup opens at 9 am and it is like the early Covid vaccine online signups: if you don't get in right away you are doomed.
I am having a pesky cyst on my back removed mid-day - hopefully it won't be a big deal but I had to put the procedure off until now so I would be around for stitch removal afterwards.
Other than that I need to get a bit more house motivated like CC. I need to order new blinds for our bedroom as the former Roman shades have torn where the cord goes through. And also order paint samples for the master bath which we had painted this summer but the paint color is too yellow. I had used the same cream color in a living room at my former Florida home, but in a room with no light it looks completely different. I think DH and I may do this part ourselves as it is really only a small amount of painting needed because we used 2 colors in the bathroom and the other one is fine. I think the taping will take the longest. I will probably do that part and DH the painting as my shoulders don't allow my arms to get too high.
Hoping Peps had a great birthday celebration yesterday! Have a massive Monday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
So far we are liking church. Did not like the Bible study tonight though!
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!
Might be fun to find an antique jewelry dealer to take a look at the bracelet. I think it looks quite unique.
The woman friend we were with in the Keys has a son-in-law whose family is from Mexico. Apparently he does all the family cooking and his meals are delicious.
Fun that Brazil won a medal and that they showed such excitement. That's what the Olympics is about.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
For some weird reason the "Like" button was missing for a while (it is back now). Good old OH...
I hope you are liking your new church? I know that it is important to you.
That recipe sounds yummy. May have to try that.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Greetings all
Steady rain here. Made me sleep even later than usual. I won't be going out today but to justify it I need to do paperwork chores such as figuring out the new sales tax payment system for the gallery and getting its tax return together. Most of the work is hunting for all the papers I need, printing forms and clearing a spot on the desk or kitchen table to work at.
So I have been looking at the resurrected bracelet. Brother encouraged me to look up the coins. I got an app on the phone and took pictures of one. App said it was an Ottoman empire coin made of nickel and worth about four dollars. So I looked at the coin more closely. It says United States of America, 1914, Ten Dollars and in god we trust. So I think that app is a piece of #*&$@$& and deleted it before I get charged. Brother sent me a more reputable web site. I doubt these coins have any numismatic value since they are made into a bracelet but it is fun to look up. I needed a magnifier and still can't see some stuff. But it was worth spelunking in the closet.
CC I LOVE your decorating style. Southwest eclectic edgy and fun. The mirror is great as is the rug.
The Bubble room looks great Liz. And you have history there and did not have to wait!! Great event. Bet you will be glad to get home. Justice too.
Happy Birthday Devon! Hope you have something fun planned but don't do anything we wouldn't do. Cake?
Great sounding dinner Paula. Mexican style food is so good. The best part is that is dinner for a few days. I have a good friend who lived in Mexico for several years but unfortunately does not cook. But she knows which of the restaurants around here are most authentic.
DD still loving your posts. There was quite the fuss about Brazil on the Olympics because a Brazilian skier won gold and Brazil has never had a winter olympics medal before. They show the guy doing samba in his ski outfit. Very fun.
Diane S
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Fun pictures Liz and fun to see you and Mike through the years! Safe travels home today!
118.8, same as yesterday. I?m already eating more now that DH is home! That?s okay, 120 should be my low anyway.
Newcomers class at church and then the regular church service today. We did a little grocery shopping ate lunch and then took a nap! Tonight we will finally join our 55 plus Bible study group!
Making chicken enchiladas with green sauce for dinner. Easy and yummy. I put chicken breast in the pressure cooker with the Mexican spiced rotel, canned green chilis and taco seasoning. When it is all cooked, I shred up the chicken mix with Mexican blend cheese, stuff the tortillas, pour the green enchilada sauce over it all (I put a little in the bottom of the pan too so the tortillas don?t stick) and add more cheese on the top. I will then bake for 30-45 minutes (depending if they are warm or cold when I?m ready to bake them) and dinner is done!
Time for a little dog walk!
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!
