Saturday, November 30, 2024

120.2 - a day later than my usual official weekly weigh-in.

We slept on the pull-out couch in the living room last night. It was quite comfortable to my surprise. DH wants to sleep on each of the beds to try them out. I don't like the idea of washing so many sheets.

Which reminds me that there are going to be a LOT of sheets and towels to be washed after the family departs today. I expect some rolled up socks to surface from under furniture as well. 3 family members will be dropped at the local airport around 10:30, then we drive the other 3 to Orlando mid-day. Back by 3:30 then we have a Friendsgiving dinner at 5. I don't know how much energy I will have left for that but I committed to it before this week was upon us.

It is a little chillier today than it has been: about 60 this morning. We need to get out with Justice before the rest of the family is up and about.

Have a super Saturday!

Successful holiday Liz! Your family is lucky to have you and DH orchestrating so much fun for them!

We felt pretty slick that the one big table was open at our coffee place when we got there yesterday. Had the kids also visit St. Vincent De Paul's next door for the full experience. DD bought a dress.

Wicked was entertaining, if you like the musical, you would like the movie. Both leads were tremendous.

Today is Thanksgiving with our friend's family. Our friend is so lovely, he has told DH several times how happy he is that both our kids are able to come. I've been trying to think what to bring. I'm going to get in gear here and make some cookies.

Happy Saturday!

A more relaxing Thanksgiving today without the drive? Have fun!

Happy Thanksgiving Saturday. I am a little sad that I have to go back to work on Monday. I've really enjoyed the week off. I am more and more aware just how ready I am after 32 years of teaching to close this chapter of my life. I still love it when I'm working with the kids and that is what makes it easy to keep on keeping on. I had a dream last night that admin put me back in the classroom for my last year, but didn't give me a real classroom. Instead my class was to be held in the cafeteria and the playground. They gave me 30+ students with a large group of unruly, joyfully naughty boys. I was PO'd for sure and demanding at least a portable in which to teach. Of course, no funds.... Why I had a dream like that, I can not say, but I did tell them to get it together or I was retiring mid year! LOL

Weight dropped a few tenths, but not much.

Had a great workout yesterday.

Today I have a couple of dogs to trim and my new tree is supposed to arrive, so I will get that up and fluffed.

The year I had VSG I bought an artificial pre lit tree to make my Christmas easier. I had my surgery on December 7 and was worried about post surgery. I wanted everything ready before my surgery. A live cut tree in the house for over a month was worrisome to me, so I got the fake tree. I thought it would be a single year thing. Oh, hell no!!!! The fake tree has made the entire tree experience so much more pleasant. I have loved having a fake tree ever since. Last year we decided it was time for a new tree. I guess getting 12 years out of a fake tree is pretty good and very cost effective. I'm sure I saved over $1,000 in fresh tree cost in that time.

Chilly morning with Tule fog. The arrival of the Tule fog means that winter has arrived. Nice thing is that I'm comfortable in winter clothes at this size and weight! Yay!

Ann, you looked absolutely vibrant in the Thanksgiving pic you posted from Churchill Downs!

Diamond D, glad you liked Wicked. We will see it tomorrow. I am a big fan of the book. I did not love the musical - especially the ending which strayed terribly from the book. But the movie looks like it will be quite good. I'm impressed that they actually built sets instead of using CGI for all the effects. Munchkinland and Shiz were actually built. The river in Shiz was constructed. Amazing! There are some great snippets to be seen of the behind the scenes stuff.

Off to the races like a herd of turtles!

I love fake trees! They can stay up much longer and don't have that awful mess after removing them.

147.1, up just a smidge. Finally got in just over 1,000 calories yesterday! I had gone too many days between 600-700, especially on Thanksgiving Day when we got in over 16,000 steps!

Today is our official Thanksgiving. Potatoes are peeled, I put together the Broccoli Supreme Casserole, cranberries and apple pie were made yesterday. So all that is left is stuffing (I'm doing stove top this year, which I normally don't), cooking everything and mashing the potatoes and making gravy. DH will run to Costco and pick up 3 rotisserie chickens this afternoon. After dinner we will do some games and the kids will exchange Christmas gifts!

Last night we did some games on the t.v. with our phones. Each person's phone is their controller and you can play lots of different games like trivia, drawing games and quips games where the most clever answer gets the points! The game pack is called Jackbox and you download it to a gaming system (we have X box but I think it works with them all). It is a win, win! Everyone can still be tied to their phones but we are interacting together (hard to accomplish these days).