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Greetings all

T minus 9 hours until B day. Arrival of brother. I am as ready as I will ever be. A few chores to check off but nothing too strenuous. Mainly getting studio payroll, hair washing and picking up groceries. I am still concerned about the dogs getting along but oh well. It's overcast and I am hoping that clears in a bit. Looking forward to sharing the wonders of the north coast with brother who is well traveled and very sophisticated and does not know what he is in for. I told DH that if bro got cold we would take him to buy a hoodie but bro would be appalled at buying clothing at the hardware store!

Liz you are a tornado! Amazing what you have accomplished. Don't overdo the shoulder.

CC toto bidet potty!! Agreed that guests would need too much instruction. We had a more basic toto awhile back but it got broken in the bathroom remodel. Now I will go look on line to see what features are available.

DD glad you could spend time with parental units even if they were "the Bickersons". Some couples just have that dynamic. My grandparents really did. You will not. Your mission, should you decide to accept it, enjoy the summer!

We started a new series last night "Brokenwood" on Acorn tv. New Zealand crime detective drama. Pretty good. Found it just perusing titles. No exploding aliens or time travel.

I sure enjoy the tales of trizpepidtdes. One day will get act together.

Diane S

I have one of those Totos, though it 10 years old now. I bought it after a trip to Japan, where they were EVERYWHERE. I love it!

So intimidating! That's why I'm only swapping out my personal toilet so as not to have to give a PowerPoint presentation to guests before they use the powder room. I am going to have to study the manual for myself! International pictorial representations on buttons often go over my head!

Impressive work! Must feel great. DH "cleaned" the garage yesterday, which means he threw away about 1 box worth of stuff and then just rearranged the junk more efficiently. I try to just ignore it, as long as I can park my car in the garage and can enter and exit easily, then I try not to be bothered by the rest. But I am a bit envious of your team approach to getting it done. Although all the decision making probably falls on you, since it's your things.

The visit with my parents was up and down. My Mom told about 3 stories that made her cry, and did a few scenes from Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf with my Dad. He mostly doesn't take the bait. I don't say much, or get up and leave the room, until my mother started warning me how badly my marriage is going to go when I get older. Geeze Louise. I did object to that assessment, and I'm also not their therapist. They have squabbled and fought their whole lives in between being the greatest romance ever written. Anyhow, there was some pleasant conversation too, some cute stories about my brother's grandchildren and reminiscing about family pets. Dogs we have loved are a nice topic.

Our neighborhood is very quiet this Monday morning as I drink tea and read the paper on the porch. It was sunny earlier, but has clouded over. Hope that's temporary. It is warm, which is welcome. I'll go work out shortly, tidy the house a bit, and work on a project I started: decorative pillows for the deck chairs. Last fall I bought some sunbrella fabric on clearance and am sewing lumbar pillows. The deck needs a pop of color.

Friday we leave for San Diego. CCs reference to Ron Burgundy reminds me of all the great quotes from that movie. Hoping to "stay classy" while I'm there.

We ended up getting more than an inch of rain. Some people got over 2 inches! And the Village of Oak Creek just w few miles down the road got none. The fickle nature of desert thunderstorms. I left the pool cover off to catch the rain, but this morning there are two fat toads swimming in there. I got them out with the net as one seemed to be struggling to get out, but they jumped back in. Dummies.

The interior designer's handyman is coming to finish painting the drywall repairs in my dad's room and install a new toilet in my bathroom. It's one of those fancy Toto bidets that does everything but your taxes.

Later I meet with the landscaper about the neighborhood maintenance contract (HOA board stuff), then I need to put together the Treasury report for my other board. "Fun" that they meet one day apart each month. Can't wait to be done with the MI board at the end of this year!

Scale was up 0.6. Eating out burns me again!

I should go get dressed and tidy up my room/bathroom before he gets here. Take care all!