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Another beautiful day here. Sunny and breezy. Started the day with visit to doctor to fog mirror. My cholesterol is high and always has been but it's worse. He wants me to do red rice yeast since lipitor made me miserable. He is so funny. He told me I had plenty of attitude. LOL got that right. Then I went to the studio and made a few things. Power washing is going on outside my window so thats kind of noisy. Stopped at the hippie health food for a few things including red rice yeast. There was a farmers market outside so I got some green beans and cherry tomatoes. I would like to make rattatouie but DH hates it.
CC it seems your dad is experiencing some aging stuff. I have observed some older people lose a bit of their "finesse" in social situations and sometimes react in a slightly childish way. Crazy Pat had those issues big time and was angry and cranky a lot and it helped me to think of it as aging and not just that she was a mean witch! Sorry you and Claudia have to deal with it. And teenage Kirby must be a handfull. My niece the vet checked the bones of the puppy she got from me before she was spayed to insure bone development was sufficient. But that was a small dog. She things animal welfare groups have pushed veterinary opinion into early spay neuter and its best to wait. I let all my puppy buyers choose since I knew they were not going to haphazardly reproduce.
DD how cool is that reading program!!! It must be awful to be a kid and go to school and not being able to read well which makes everything else impossible. I think kids need to start learning to read from birth by hearing language and being read to. I feel lucky to have had parents that recognized this and I can't remember not knowing how to read. It's such a gift. You are a gift to your students!
Liz hope you get rodent free car soon. I saw some internet post about anti rodent spray for cars. Who knows.
Great job Paula on 21 lbs. Good on you for baby duty. Such a sweetie.
Ann enjoy your lazy summer days. Thats what summer is for.
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21 lbs. down! 40 to go! 1/3 of the way there in 2 ish months isn?t bad. Need to go clothes shopping in my closet. 12?s are officially too big (at least the pair of pants I have on today). If I can easily slip them off without unbuttoning or unzipping, I declare them too big!
Spent 4 hours of my day cuddling a baby. Our Bible study couple that are new parents needed a break and needed to get caught up on some sleep so ?Grandma? Paula came to their rescue. Not sure if I will have my own grand babies or not, so gotta get those snuggles in any chance I can.
Got a denial from the Pharm manager for my insurance for the Tirzepatide. Not sure why yet and not sure if it is worth fighting. Nobody wants to pay for things without a fight anymore! I remember how much I had to fight the insurance companies when Ben was battling cancer. Refusing scans after he had a reoccurrence of his cancer! Pissed me off royally!
Rainy, cooler day today. Perfect for baby snuggles! Gotta heat up last night?s leftovers soon! DH will be home from work any minute!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
DD, that story about your and your students' learning successes seems to me to be THE BEST POST HERE EVAH!
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
At last you'll get your car back! Rodents of all kinds are a plague!!!
Another relaxing day. I got up, did a few things, went to workout, and now I'm on the porch with a book and a protein drink.
I decided not to do the training. I was tempted both by the extra cash, learning with a select group of co-workers about what I think could be a valuable initiative to help students. But in the end, with our department still in an upheaval, and unknowns about shifting job responsibilities in the face of a possible staffing shortage, I decided to be cautious about making additional commitments of time and energy.
As it is, I will be getting close to 50 hours of training this year on reading. Minnesota passed a law called the Read Act, and its a pretty rigorous push for more robust reading education and interventions. I had great success with a reading intervention for many years called Read 180. Probably the highlight of my career when I would have 9th graders come in reading at a 3rd grade level, and have them finish the program at or close to grade level in two years. Several of my reading students went onto 4 year colleges. I loved teaching it and having the same group of students two years in a row. Then my district decided to offer it in elementary, and said there would be no need for the high school program. Sigh. And yet I continue to have 9th graders who can't read. Anyhow, I am excited for this new reading push, and maybe I'll get to make a difference for some kids in my last year.
My weight is crazy stable. It typically doesn't fluctuate more than half a pound for weeks at a time! Still fighting to get a minimum acceptable level of protein. I think I'm hitting the goal more days than not.
on 8/15/24 12:25 pm
I mentioned it to Claudia. At first i chalked it up to a lousy July with his stent infection followed by Covid. Now he's irritated that one of their boats is broken and it's been more than a week and it hasn't been fixed. And he gets tired faster. Today he was good. The dog sets him off a lot. It's like a transient crotchetiness we didn't have before. Something to keep an eye on, but other than moodiness, his health is good right now and his memory/mind is excellent.
I will have to try this! I have an egg poaching pan, but it's a bit cumbersome, especially if I only need one egg.
Do any of you have thoughts about these changes you are noting in your Dad? My Dad told me once when age started to catch up with him that you must can't cope with things on the same level as before, not enough energy for it. My Dad's the type who won't slow down though so he pushes past his current coping skills, and then we get outbursts from him.
If I had more news, I'd write longer posts. But every day here lately with us has been much the same (rain or mowing, errands in town, gin rummy, delicious breakfasts and dinners--but no lunches, laundry, declutterring, and 8 hours of good sleep. And it's deliciously peaceful.
I have no doubts about our mutual decision to sell our respective three-story homes and downsize to a condo. But I will certainly miss the peace and quiet and gorgeous country views out here in the countryside.
Oh ... I can share that I've figured out how to poach an egg in the microwave. Simply microwave a quarter cup of water in a Pyrex measuring cup or thick-walled cup until it's steaming but not boiling (that takes 30 seconds in my microwave), carefully break an egg into the water, pierce the egg yolk once with a toothpick, cover the cup with plastic wrap, and nuke the egg for 30 seconds. Voila! Because all microwaves aren't the same, the time required to steam the water and to nuke the egg may vary.
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
How do you really feel, Peps?
LOL!
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
