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Greetings all

It's sunny today and warm. For a moment I was actually hot! Experiencing the summer conundrum of whether to cut my hair shorter but in doing so forfeit the ability to do a pony tail. Such a dilemma. Spent the morning doing grown up stuff like gallery insurance and checking on its state income taxes. The tax board has such a convoluted web site and phone tree that I finally called my state assembly representative for assistance. Totally absurd but they agreed to help. After that I stopped at the studio and did glazing and a few other chores.

DH went to costco and brought home shrimp. So thats dinner for a few days. Works for me.

Yeah the princess bush is very happy here. They are very frost sensitive so they only thrive if they are up against a building. The one out in the yard bit the dust. At Halloween we are going to have to cut it way back because we watch the kids through the kitchen bay window and it blocks. Blooms will be gone by then. And yeah Peps, this place is hydrangea heaven.

Congrats DD on not having a dumpster fire at work. Good idea not to over stress over ridiculous changes. Oh boy, midwestern thunderstorms! Nothing like them. Hope it's not too bad.

Well Peps not surprising you have some mixed feelings over loss of Goat. It's a big deal. But trust me, being retired is fabulous. And think of the fun you will have showing that puppy which will be show age about when you retire.

Liz good on you for thinking of the refrigerator clean out. Many years ago Crazy Pat came to visit us and ended up staying two years. When she finally went back to LA, the stuff in her refrigerator was so bad that the whole appliance had to be tossed! Just imagine that. Fur in the mechanical parts. Sounds like all the bride week stuff was fun.

CC Kirby is a water dog! Look out, he will never get out! Good that you have AC for the sticky hot days.

Paula I bet that pound drops once you are home for a couple of days.

So much for retired life. Time to turn on the news and walk on the treadmill.

DianeS

170.2. What the heck? I've been teetering around the same weight (within 1 1/2 lbs. for weeks)! Maybe my low calories have me stalled. This weekend it was hard to get in 800 calories per day, mostly due to travel. I did try a Fairlife protein shake and my was it good! Ordered a case from Costco!

The fam was happy to have me home! Too hot to cook so last night was Jimmy John's, tonight will be supermarket sushi ? (ours is actually really good) and tomorrow will be something cool as well and then the weather should get back to normal. Red curry sounds good, so maybe we will have that later this week! Our Bible study on Wednesday is doing a potluck for dinner and I'm bringing charcuterie.

Not much on the agenda for today. I met with my Stephen's Ministry person today. DC is hanging out at the air conditioned house (napping right now) and DH and I need to do a little grocery shopping. Otherwise, nothing going on!

Weight stable (same as yesterday).

Seeing puppies was a lot of fun. There is a little guy who appears to be a Buster mini-me. So cute. One of the girls reminds me of Molly, too. Always interesting to see how the genes line up.

Liz, what a hectic, but fun weekend you've had. I hope you recover quickly from the festivities! BTW, you are in a perfect position to experiment with reverse dieting and increasing metabolism. If you are up for it, it might be worth a try. It really is nice to have metabolism that functions fairly normally.

Congratulations to Kirby for becoming a fully fledged swimmer yesterday! I think a retriever swimming for the first time is equivalent a terrier catching its first rat or squirrel. It's watching them do what they were bred to do and it really does make them so happy and proud. I know I'm always proud of those puppy/teenage milestones! LOL

DD, you may be right about the upcoming changes, but I'm not 100% sold on that theory. Other than learning how to live on a somewhat lowered income, I'm feeling very positive about retirement. I do believe I am "grieving" the future loss of GOAT. I had to strongly remind myself that my new dog mobile is not an RV and it is not meant to be an RV. Embracing that reality is helping the general mood.

Diane S. your Princess Bush is gorgeous! They do flourish in your climate, don't they! I bet peonies and hydrangeas do well in your area, too.

Feeling a little better today. I tweaked my back reaching for a puppy yesterday. I recognized the feeling and knew I needed to be very careful, so I took two Advil and then in the late afternoon went for a gentle massage. Did the trick. I also think the massage released some tension and possibly some endorphins helping my overall mood.

That's all I've got!

Weight 120. Time to reduce to the lowest dose of tirzepatide.

I am looking forward to getting home. I'm not looking forward to leaving the place a mess, but Mike won't care. You are correct Peps that I like to have my place clean and clutter free. Right now there are excess decorations and games everywhere. I decided I have to prioritize: Sheets on my bed have to be washed and 2 clean towels need to be available for Mike and I (we don't get in until about 10 the night we return). Food that won't keep must be thrown out and all trash out. Dishwasher run. But that's it. I told them to leave the decorations up.

Yesterday was another fun day during which I had about one glass of wine to their many glasses of whatever. I think DD is going to be super hung over this morning. We need to leave in about 2.5 hours for the airport but it is only 10 minutes away. Eldest DD flys back to NJ from Orlando so she needs to leave a lot sooner (in a few minutes possibly - need to go check). This weekend has involved a lot of girl bonding and fun - it was good to get to know my daughter's friends better.

Time to get cracking. Have a munificent Monday!

Haha, you would be right at home in my house! In the last few years it has been my ongoing mission to keep the dining room table clear of clutter. And it is a mission requiring dedication and perseverance. So the clutter migrated to the kitchen table. Seems I can't have both. I'm also not big into dusting. If you don't keep up with the kitchen, the piles grow and you have no clean silverware. If you only dust occasionally, it really doesn't take any longer than if you dust every week. My theory is save your dusting duty for when it really counts. I'll let you know when that will be.