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Florida weather is improving, along with those inflicted by unforgiving viruses. Good riddance to both below average tempertaures, and below average health. Speaking of, DH does feel a bit under the weather from his Covid shot. They never impact me at all, but maybe his reactions indicate better immune response. He has a public facing job, and has had Covid once, where I've been inflicted 3 times.
Brazilians are generally welcoming to US citizens, but the 50% tariffs leveled against them tests that. And now the invasion of Venezuela. I think Brazilians are not sad at all that Maduro is gone. They share a border, and have also dealt with an influx of people fleeing Venezuela and it's dictatorship. That the US is NOT talking about installing the people who actually won the election in 2024, is troubling. I was texting with my friends today and said, "should anyone ask, we're Canadians from Thunder Bay". They laughed and said not a bad idea. Because of our accent, and, I'd like to think politeness, we get mistaken for Canadians sometimes when we're overseas. We consider it a compliment.
Today was operation bye bye Christmas. All the bins are packed away again in the basement until next year, and boxes broken down and in the recycling bin. Feels good.
Packing begins in earnest, and hard decisions must be made. I can do this!
Bread and butter pickles sound fabulous! I say go for it, there are much worse choices.
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!
Fires in CA and Hurricanes in FL. Global warming can stop anytime now but that would require work on our part, eh?
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!
I didn't recall you were wanting another puppy! Kirby will love it! It actually might make your life easier once the puppy is trained!
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!
141.2 - taste buds completely out of whack. The only foods I want are high sugar super tart spice drops, peppermint patties, and peanut butter toast
Super late getting up this morning and have done nothing, but feeling (not that I plan on acting on this) if necessary I could do something. Baby steps.
Kurt would have indoor Christmas lights up and on all winter long for the cheeriness of them. Maybe I will keep the string of acorn lights on the fireplace mantle.
CC I was very impressed with Kirby's squeaker hoard you once posted. I wish Swann would be content with toy diseconomy. Instead, he paws anything I might have in my hands and with unrelenting judgmental eyes gets up in my face and demands I attend to his self entitled need for entertainment.
DD put away a few of those dresses and leave plenty of room in the luggage for any number of pretty frocks you will encounter while out and about!
Why o why am I thinking bread and butter pickles would be tasty....Lord take the wheel
goal!!! August 20, 2013 age: 59 High weight: 345 (June, 2011) Consult weight: 293 (June, 2012) Pre-Op: 253 (Nov., 2012) Surgery weight: 235 (Dec. 12, 2012) Current weight: 145
TOTAL POUNDS LOST- 200 (110 pounds lost before surgery, 90 pounds lost Post Op.diabetes in remission-blood pressure normal-cholesterol and triglyceride levels normal! BMI from 55.6 supermorbidly obese to 23.6 normal!!!!
Greetings all
I woke up early to light rain and invasion of Venezuela. Lordy. It is now raining heavily. We could have used heavy rain yesterday because a big fire broke out in Arcata and destroyed half a city block or more. Several businesses were lost including a very beloved bookstore. No injuries reported. I saw the smoke and flames yesterday afternoon as I was leaving the studio. I think some apartments were burned as well. Yikes.
So we had good pot roast last night. More for tonight. Not sure what I am doing due to heavy rain but I must at least get to the gym . AWOL for far too long.
CC glad to hear your throat was improving. Good call to not go into grocery. Laying low is the right plan. And glad you are on the waiting list for a pup. A good idea. I looked for Vernor's at the hippie store yesterday but no luck. Get well soon.
Liz enjoy yoga and Justice walk and a maybe less scheduled day. Good enough weather for a beach day?
So I bet Peps is at the Palm Springs dog shows. Sending luck.
We started Black Rabbit last night. Kind of interesting. A restaurant owner gets mixed up in crime.
Happy packing DD.
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Another Kirby! You are brave.
Glad to hear that you are slowly recovering. Feeling capable of showering and cleaning up squeakerectomies sounds like a step in the right direction. DS who has had the flu is about at your stage too.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
on 1/3/26 7:51 am
Sore throat has retreated to a manageable level. I've added more cold symptoms - sneezing, runny nose and a little coughing, but none of it terrible. Enough is enough though. Zero out of 5 stars.
Such interesting balloon patterns today. They were moving in directions I haven't seen them move at speeds I haven't seen them reach and then suddenly end up back where I first saw them. The winds must be eddying. And it was a beautiful sunrise with lots of color. I hope tomorrow I will wake up with no symptoms!
I placed a Safeway pick up order so I don't have to go into the store. So I need to clean myself up to go get that later this morning. And I need to change and wash the sheets. I think my fever sweats bleached my pillowcase! I know some skin products can do that, but I don't use any that I know of. Another casualty of the covid.
Kirby has been bored with my inactivity so he's been destroying toys. He's board certified in the field of squeakerectomies. So that's a mess I need to clean up today.
Did I tell you that I contacted the breeder about a sibling for Kirby? I said that I thought I'd not made it on the waitlist since I hadn't heard from them and the last time I had, they said maybe late summer for a puppy. They answered and said I am on the waitlist still. They have had to outsource studs from other breeders (must have all their girls too closely related to their studs?) and the pairings have not resulted in many puppies. But they think maybe by spring. So I am still in line for a puppy. Eek. Kirby would love it.
So that's all for now. Off to shower!
Not really. DSD was sick before Christmas but seemed symptom free during the Holiday. A little coughing for DH but nothing concerning.
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!
118.4
The weather has more or less bounced back after being in the low to mid 30s in the mornings Tuesday through yesterday. This morning I didn't have to turn the heat on in the house. The high today is supposed to be in the mid 70s with a low in the high 50s. That is more or less normal temperature for January in Florida. It looks like the next couple of weeks will be similar.
All the Christmas decorations were put away yesterday. Always a little bit sad to do. But I won't have to worry about getting it done this week before our next company. DS arrives Friday.
Not sure what is on the agenda today other than the Justice walk and yoga at 10. Maybe go to the beach? It has been a long time since we have been there!
Have a sassy Saturday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
