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The names sound like they came right out of books. I love that kids have such different names these days.
I miss Shirl too!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
My father worked in Boston and ultimately I did too. I commuted from the town my children grew up in near Worcester MA, 50 miles into Boston and back. I was amazed at how many people in that community had never been to Boston because it was too far or too scary. They thought I was crazy.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
As someone who struggles with pronouncing student names, I would enjoy these. And I would be unlikely to have repeats in any class! One year I had 3 boys named Cole in the same class. I get a lot of Connors too.
Hope the party is fun, and you stay warm!
on 9/1/24 1:01 pm
Claudia and I went in search of hostess gifts for a progressive dinner party tonight and struggled to find anything. The local gift store is full of Christmas stuff already! We then thought flowers from the few local flower stands and that was a bust. Then we met up with someone going tonight who said there are 45 people going! So we might just take a bottle of wine and call it a day. With 45 people, they are setting tables up outside, but it's freezing with a very strong wind from the north. Brr. We will be dressing warmly. My dad is irked because USC is playing their opening game against LSU at about the same time as the party starts.
I had a giggle today. The millennial generation of the family next door is up for the weekend. Loads of little ones between the three of them. None over 6 years old. The names are so unusual! Margot, Astrid, Odette, Louise, Florence, Harriet, Arthur... Funny when the parents have exceedingly normal names.
Anywho, boring update! Hope you all are having a nice long weekend. It was nice to see Shirley post on FB about a comedy show she and her husband went to. It's been too long since we heard from her! I messaged her a few weeks ago and she sounds very busy and her job is running her ragged. Miss her!
OMG. The part of RVing I don't want to think about. If we buy a small trailer, it has to have a bathroom so I can pee in the middle of the night. Which is one reason we stopped tent camping, because I didn't lime having to leave the tent at 1am and walk however far to the bathrooms in the campground. We have already discussed, should we get a trailer, like Paula's family, all other uses are for emergencies only.
It is hard to believe it's September! The weather here though, is fall like today. The best part of fall, 72 and sunny. Quite nice.
The birthday party was fun. I like my brother's in laws. They are very pleasant to chat with. My nephew, my parents, my brother all live outside the metro area, as do most of their friends. With the exception of my parents, people are just amazed DH and I go to downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul. Some are actually terrified of "the cities". They're worried something is going to happen to us. Of course you need to be mindful as you should in any city, but really?
This morning we went for our coffee, and now I've been puttering around, trying to get going to the next activity, which is working out. I haven't gone all week, but I need to! I am going to have to dig down for some discipline to continue now that I'm back at work. In the winter its a bit easier, because DH goes with me. But in the fall, he still likes to use his bike for his exercise, so I'm on my own. I love that he is into riding his bike (In Minneapolis! On the bike trails around the chain of lakes, its really quite glorious). He usually has good stories when he comes back. Last fall he got invited to a Liberian Festival when he stopped at a park and asked someone what the gathering was celebrating. Sometimes he goes to a park reserve, and sends me pictures of Eagles :)
DS is back from his cruise (Did I mention a friend's family invited him as their guest on a Disney Cruise?) He texted he would call us tonight to tell us about it. Looking forward to chatting with him.
Some antibiotics really hit me hard too. Or as my Texas BIL says: The medication really threw my hat in the creek. Hope you get some relief.
Yes, it does. Thanks!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
In that situation you'd most likely have a "sewer" hook up. That means the gray tanks would be open all the time to drain directly into the sewer. The black tank can be emptied by opening the valve with the contents moving through the same hose. Make sense?
