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I worry more about breaking an arm these days trying to catch myself, but hips are catastrophic!

196.6 yay! The trainer visit was great yesterday. She was very complimentary of what a good boy Kirby is. Really it comes down to consistency on my part. Using his ecollar for gentle reminders of what I don't want him doing and lots of praise when he complies. We walked over to my neighbor's and he was excellent on the leash. Then he played with Lucy. She said the problem is Lucy doesn't correct him herself, she just tries to get away. The trainer gave him small corrections along with "off" when he tried to hump her and Kirby immediately stopped. She also said an hour was bordering on too long for a playdate. Try for shorter, have them be supervised with corrections as needed until he learns, and end them on a high note.

Today my neighbor Rob is going to bring over his male dog, Snoop, for a play date to practice. Kirby has only played with girl dogs (unless he had a chance at the boarder), so should be interesting.

The low point yesterday was I slipped in some dog water bowl slobber and crashed to the marble floor. Tears were shed! I think I must have needed a good cry, because tears continued to be shed after I realized I was okay. Or I was just feeling very sorry for myself! I am sore and skinned, but thankfully have strong bones.

I also have a board meeting today for the HOA. It was a nice break as we haven't met since November.

I did call a new HVAC company yesterday since the old one ghosted me. They sound like they may be willing and able to help. How novel! They come on Monday. Yay!

A few more phone calls on my list, but I'm whittling away...

Take care all!

123.4 - up some more which is freaking me out. I didn't think I ate all that much yesterday.

We drove DS to his airport hotel in Orlando yesterday and he is on the plane right now ready to fly back to freezing Portland ME. His first task is to retrieve his car from where it was towed. He paid some guy at his apt complex to clean his car and move it if it snowed. The guy called and said that though he had cleaned the car he hadn't moved it yet when the plows came (he said they came early), so the car was towed away.

Still cold this morning - DH is playing golf at 9 and it will still be in the 40s at that point. He doesn't have those stretchy golf pants but may have to wear a regular pair. He has kept insisting that pants aren't needed for golf in Florida, but this year they are! Though it will warm up a little bit each day through Saturday it is still going to be quite nippy, then it falls even lower potentially to the 20s on Sunday early morning. Seems like a lot more cold here than normal years.

I am staying in today other than a brisk Justice walk. No water aerobics for me! Tonight I have a dinner/fashion show for the Ladies Tennis Tournament being played here this week. DH and I are volunteering at it tomorrow afternoon and Saturday afternoon. Hoping for sun and no wind... If any of you follow tennis, here is the website for it. It has been a big deal to sponsor it here: https://vbito.com/

Have a windy Wednesday!

PS - just realized I had today as Monday vs Wednesday in the subject - definitely out of synch!

I saw the pizza on FB! We have done pizza on the stove that way in Aruba. The crust is definitely more crunchy that way. We have also used a really outdoor grill to cook frozen pizza.

Are you taking Justice to the Keys Liz? We have never visited there. I know there is a boat trip there from Fort Myers. Too much to do for a day trip?

Brrrrrrr! It is chilly here! No real outdoor activities today. We did make some food to support a homeless ministry our church partners with. I brought 2 huge pans of brownies and 6 pounds of cooked frozen mixed veggies! Then we went out to eat! The irony of that! For the cost we could have fed many more people! Oh well, we still did good even if we splurged on ourselves!

We also checked out a flea market/antique shop place that has lots of booths with different vendors. We will check out another one tomorrow. I'm thinking I might try to sell my photography at one of them. I won't do the high end stuff (that also costs me a pretty penny) but rather things like photo cards and smaller framed or matted prints. Things I can print on my home photo printer!

Tomorrow I also have a consult with an oral surgeon for an extraction and eventual implant. Dang expensive dental work. A friend of mine was just telling me that many menopausal woman have dental problems. I never realized there was a correlation between lack of estrogen and dental problems. Yay! More to look forward to!