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Where did today go? Kirby went in to the vet to have a tech emptying his anal glands. It must not have felt good because he's been clingy and odd the rest of the day. The tech said both were full and needed it. Far less common in big dogs he said. I hope he feels himself tomorrow. Poor baby...

Then I had a late lunch with a family friend and her daughter who have moved to Sedona from our town in MI. The mom has always spent winters here, but now she'll be full time. The restaurant was freezing and I don't feel like I've warmed up since!

My dad is home from the hospital today. He called yesterday and said they would probably not be coming here this winter. I understand, as he likely is nervous to be far from the hospital that understands his history. Do I go there for Christmas and my birthday? Is it selfish to want to be here? Ugh. Traveling to the cold, snowy midwest through Chicago for Christmas doesn't sound fun. And Kirby would need to be boarded. Ugh. Ugh.

More rain coming this weekend and I have a hair appointment tomorrow.

Have a good night all!

DH used to remark that his DD seemed to be happy in their relationship even though he couldn't understand why the husband didn't do much. But again, I think he was ostriching a bit and didn't ask her because he didn't want to know. I do think she has confided in her sister and brother based on some of the comments that DSS has made. I'm sure at minimum there has been tension with her working a stressful job but him doing essentially nothing. He might cook or clean house sometimes but not often. And some of the work on their house and yard that they had discussed when they bought it a few years ago hasn't been done (except for the things that DSD finally hired someone to do like power washing the outside decks). I think it is a good thing that there seems to be some effort being put into changing.

Great job on the weight and having all that stamina. That poor woman with the bad knee :(

204.5 - so up 2.1 for 4 days of fun. I can certainly live with that. While I didn't eat a lot, my choices were deliciously calorie dense!

Liz, I feel for your stepdaughter. Living with even a high functioning addict takes a toll. It sounds like there is a strong possibility of depression on the husband's side, too. Hoping for the best!

Disney was a lot of fun. I am proud that in our group of 5 I was the only one who was not sore, gimpy, or done in by the end of the day each. On Wednesday we left the hotel at 7 am and did not return until after 11 pm. I was still able to skip down the street on the way back to the hotel. LOL! Yay for the weight loss and fitness level.

On the last day, a lady in our group stepped down oddly in a queue and her knee blew. She had to get a wheel chair and then a scooter when it became available to manage to rest of the day. The up side of that is that she got preferential treatment in some of the lines and our wait times were shorter.

Monday night was WET! My new high wind velocity umbrella broke on it's first use! That's getting returned today! LOL! Even though I had a good rain coat, I did buy a rain poncho. It helped a bit, but my jeans were already damp and I felt quite cold on and off. Luckily, my waterproof trail running shoes worked fairly well. Not perfect, but they kept my feet mostly dry!

Came home with a cold, so I'm taking it easy today. Poor Ron had to run to choir practice and then teach at the church school today. I have a feeling he's going to sleep a lot this afternoon!

Paula, how's Florida? Are you in your new house yet?

117.4

Last day before the crowd arrives. We still have a couple of errands and some quick cleanup (vs last week's full cleaning), but we are mostly ready. DH has an itinerary written up.

I think DH's younger daughter and her husband are having some difficulties though DH doesn't want to think about that. They have been married for 7 years but the husband hasn't worked for the last 6. DSD has a great job and he has a trust fund so they are fine financially but he does nothing around the house except play on his computer and drink beer. Lots of beer. They have no children so he has little responsibility. A couple of weekends ago DSD called from the Cape House where she stayed alone that weekend though her husband was supposed to go. She was crying and told her Dad that she was just stressed out over a lot of things. Her husband called last week to tell DH that he shouldn't buy him any alcoholic beer (just 0% beer). So I am thinking that something happened and they are trying to work it out. As I said, DH would rather ostrich from it, but I told him if that is what happened it could be a good thing. The husband never looked drunk but he was consuming a huge amount of beer daily (we saw all the empty cans). Hopefully they will work it out.

Nice night out with new friends we have met in the community. Tonight we may go to Happy Hour for a bit but we are eating leftovers at home. But before that there is the Justice walk, yoga, then the remaining errands. Have a fantasy Friday!

I love good mashed potatoes. I don't even mind the lumps if the potatoes taste good.

LOL on "occupation is reading and tea drinking". A good description of retirement!