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Oops. missed yesterday. I had gallery duty but first had to get payroll and take it to the studio which is in the opposite direction so lots of driving. The gallery was not too busy but was pleasant enough. Only late in the day did it get chilly. After that it was home for more pot roast. I made a little gravy out of the juices but it was not very good. Not enough grease I think.

Liz I have made a whole chicken in the crock pot but if it cooks all day it falls apart. Pot roast is better. Not much prep. I have also put in pork ribs and a bottle of bbq sauce.

So Paula the adventure begins. Good that you are taking an overnight and that there is only one car to take. Hope you miss the crappy weather.

Peps funny about how clothes fit. Wearing tighter fitting things makes me feel fat and uncomfortable and yet they do look better. Hope you can get that suit altered as it is a good one. Looks good with the dogs too. Congrats on the big wins! I did not know they had 3 judges for anything. Of course they picked Griz. Spend that prize money fixing the suit.

CC I will have whatever you are having. Need a dose of energy. I looked at a house the other day and it was pretty cool and checked most of the boxes but the thought of packing up is just too daunting.

So Scrabble today and I won one and lost two. After that I went to the Michael's craft store which is in the same town. I wanted to browse for items to incorporate into art projects. Did not find much and the store was annoying. It is in a shopping center with a Winco which is always packed and has a kind of a sketchy parking lot. It will probably be another 3 years before I go back.

There were big time fog warnings this morning but it had lightened up by the time I was on the road.

DD so interesting about the A B and C sports mothers. I had no idea. People can be so snotty. But you are right that the snotty ones are usually ones you would not enjoy anyway. Superficial and self absorbed and sort of stuck in high school mentality.

My dilemma: go to the gym or take a nap.

Diane S

That certainly must have been a strain on DH's family!

I think there is a new place here doing something similar to that concert you are going to. I have been meaning to look into it.

121.7, down a smidge!

PODs are all loaded. We let the hired guys do all of the loading. Most of the stuff was in the garage, but we let them figure out the balancing of all of the stuff. Cut down on our arguments I?m sure!

We leave tomorrow morning and will drive to Chattanooga where we will stay for the night before finishing the drive to FL on Thursday. Will be at a VRBO until closing on Monday. We sold the second car Liz, so will only have one to take down to FL. Hopefully the weather will warm up before we get there. I don?t need any iguanas falling out of trees on me!

You really did have an ideal show weekend! Congrats!

40s in Florida! Seems unusually cool for November, but right on target here in Minnesota. Sun is out today, and mid to high 40s is the forecast. I really enjoyed walking through the sunshine filled rooms of my house this morning. Not something I got to see a lot when I was working. Also, the rooms are much tidier (not all of them, still a work in progress) because I have time to reset them when clutter starts to accumulate.

I bought a Bissel electric sweeper yesterday, baiscally a little vacuum made for solid surafce floors. I LOVE it. Previously I was sweeping the wood floors to pick up bigger pieces, than running a dust mop over them to pick up the duast left behind by the broom. This littel sweeper took care of both in one go round. Don't know why I didn't buy one sooner.

Did my work out this morning, and now I am getting ready to start purging some shelves in my bedroom. Everything that leaves makes me feel lighter.

There is a new venue for music in our town that we are going to check out tomorrow. It's at a restaurant that also does special events like weddings etc. They are using their event space for concerts during the week. What we don't like about it is there are no 2 person tables so you could be seated with other people, and there is an expectation you will order food (but no minimum). If you are seated with other people, it's a round table, which feels even more awkward to me. Anyhow, there are lots and lots of open tables for the jazz show tomorrow, so we decided to book two tickets at one of the them. I would be very surprised if anyone books the other 2 seats. Regardless, I'm looking forward to the show.

I'm thinking about my father in law today, who was 20 year veteran of the Air Force. Much of the sacrifice he made was time away from his family. In 1961, his squadron was sent to Japan, and dependents weren't allowed to come. He was away from his wife and 3 children for 6 months, when President Kennedy changed the policy. My MIL flew to Japan on prop jets with 3 small chikdren from Minnesota. My FIL said he was able to watch them get off the plane and walk across the tarmac before he was able to be reunited with them when they cleared customs. He got choked up when he told me this, 30 some years later. When one person in the family serves, the whole family serves with them.