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Molly and I rolled in just before 2 AM. She pottied, romped, and settled down by about 2:20. I flossed and brushed teeth and tumbled in to bed. Woke up at 5:30, 6:30 and again at 7:30. At that point, I thought, what the hell and just got up. I feel a nap coming on.

I am up a pound after a full 6 days on the road. I will admit, yesterday was not a food is fuel day. Nope, not at all. It was more of a dog show, road trip, comfort food day! However, I am 100% okay with the scale number as I certainly was not eating for weight loss while at Disneyland or the long dog show weekend. The pound up is undoubtably fluid retention. My ankles are a bit thicker than what has become normal.

To combat road fatigue on the way home I drank not one, but two Red Bulls! LOL! Those kept me nice and wide awake until about 1 AM. The last hour of the drive I was a bit tired, but certainly not fall-asleep-at-the-wheel tired.

Today, I do feel the effects of the long drive. I am not sure if at our age it truly takes longer to recover, or if as we have aged our wisdom prevails and insists that we allow ourselves the luxury of a recovery period. I am sitting here feeling uninspired, but I know that if I had had to teach today, I could have done it! Maybe it's just a fine line. I choose to believe that I have more energy than most my age! LOL!

NSV - I saw some dog show photos people took of me ringside. I was actually pleased by my appearance - especially my legs. Never thought I'd be saying that since I see my legs as way too short and too thick!

Okay.... I am fading.... time to nap!

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.