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That's is wonderful that you are so involved on Election Day. Good for you!
The key to getting things done is to put them on a list. I can procrastinate with the best of them and I do that by not putting those tasks on a list. Once they are there my mind tells me I have to work at getting that task checked off.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Liz, the weather prediction for your DD's wedding sounds parfait. I hope it holds for you. I'm sure this will be a full week, but I've long been in awe of your organizational abilities and your ability to refrain from procrastinating about pretty much everything. Respect!
Today is housekeeping, errands, and prep for another road trip back to Kentucky mid-week for medical appointment, early voting for DF, and some administrative chores that must be done in person.
On voting day (November 5) we'll be in Missouri where I'll be working as a judge in the election, something I've done in four states where I've lived. It's a super-long day (starts at 5 a.m.) and has gone as late as 11 p.m. I love the solemnity and importance of exercising our right to choose our leaders, a right that so many Americans have struggled for and even died for. I'm always struck by the fact that my mother was born before her mother had the right to vote.
Gotta get on my horse now and ride. Y'all have a good one.
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
Weight 119. 5 days to the wedding! It is cool and cloudy out - today's high is 62. Fall is definitely here. BUT the forecast for Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday is dry with sun!!! It has been the same forecast for a couple of days now so maybe it will hold.
The wedding craziness has begun. Calls all day yesterday - have you got this, can you pick up chafing dishes here, what time is the cake supposed to be picked up, can we come a day earlier, what do you mean Sheila isn't coming??? It will not be a relaxing week. We have things on the agenda every day. Today's mission is to order some goodies for the hair/makeup session and get champagne for that day and the brunch.
I can't believe I will be moving out of this house in a week. It really has been my favorite house of the 6 I have owned. Hopefully Florida can replace it in my affections.
Time to get cracking. Have a marvelous morning Monday!
ETA: Just found out a close friend's wife decided not to go to the wedding a week ago and never notified DD (so we paid for her) - the friend thought she had. What is wrong with people?
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
We are guessing the brunch will be 40-45 people. I am going to send an evite out and see if I can some sort of count...
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Greetings all
Sunny again today. I spent the morning drinking coffee and reviewing gallery financial stuff for projected year end. I think we will be good without too many adjustments but that assumes sales match last year and so far they exceed. Good issues to have.
So I stopped at the dreaded CVS for calcium. Gee have I mentioned how much I hate that store? Seedy people hanging around outside, a veritable sea of flappy little signs which completely obscure all the vitamins and supplements, multiple carts of goods blocking the aisles and even stacks of things sitting on the floor. I finally asked someone where my item was and after considerable searching they decided they were out. My favorite dental floss was out as was the coffee I like. Geez people, they did not have one thing I needed. The thing is there is only a Rite Aid in this town and they are just as bad. Rant rant rant. I swear I am going to write to their headquarters.
Then I went to the gym to walk. Little mouse on a hamster wheel - thats how I feel. Still thinking about the tv issue. I do love having the place to myself plus a few muscle guys.
The chili will get made tonight. There is still some leftover steak from last night. Anybody else feel guilty eating beef 2 or 3 days in a row?
Ann glad the party went well. Nice to have the chef there rather than just pick up stuff. That will be great for you too Liz when DS cooks for the wedding brunch. How many people?
Paula hope you get some good pics. Hoping your DH gets to normal shifts soon and escapes the 12 hours stuff.
CC I am warming up to the idea of tarantulas when considering scorpions! The latter sounds far worse. Hope the weather is comfy there and gets cool enough to send the creepy creatures hiding.
Well time to start chopping onions for their very slow simmer.
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Bats and Tarantulas Oh My! Yikes!
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!
He hates it. Part of his contract to stay as long as he is is to work Monday-Friday 8 hour day shift starting January and he got 2 weeks extra vacation last year and will this coming year too. He has never worked a straight day shift in his 34 years, they used to rotate between 1st, 2nd and 3rd shifts (8 hours). The 12 hour shift is fairly new.
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!
on 9/22/24 12:03 pm
185 today. Digestion is slow what with travel and a new routine and location. Always throws me off. So I have high hopes when I get moving again!
I may go check out a few galleries today. And walk Kirby.
The wildlife never ceases to amaze here. Dozens of bats in the evening flying over the house and a giant tarantula moseying across the patio last evening. Beats snakes!
Not much else to report today. A lazy Sunday!
Wow, how does your DH have the energy to pull off 12 hour shifts? I do one or 2 for conferences, and I'm just destroyed for days.
I used to love to entertain, and take out whatever fine pieces I had. The last few years I've completely lost interest in doing this, and we meet friends at restaurants. I lost interest in cooking also, which was also something I enjoyed. Maybe what I lost was energy. I'm hoping after I retire I might return to things like this that once pleased me.
Cool and sunny here. After the 4th wettest summer on record, it is very dry. I am watering my flowers for now. Climate change has brought warmer autumn to Minnesota, but it can't change the shrinking amount of daylight. Even if the warmth continues, the flowers are going to drop off big time. There is just not enough daylight to sustain them. In some ways, the same with people. By November, you could recline buck naked on the frozen ground, in the weak sunlight, and you still could not produce enough vitamin D. Right now, my Vitamin D tests show I am on the very high end of normal. I suppose back in the day, that would get me through the winter. Of course, now we have supplements to ease us through the cold dark months.
I just read the play we are seeing tonight has 2 intermissions! Yikes, it starts at 7. Will I be getting home at 11 pm tonight? Possibly. I slept well last night, so hopefully that will help me tomorrow. Anyhow, ill be busy watching theater, so no time for the Sunday Scaries. And I'm taking Wednesday off for one of my million doctor appointments, so I just need to power through Monday, and Tuesday.
Time for more tea and a nice long sit with the Sunday Paper.
