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Weight 120.4 - back down a bit even after eating a cupcake, coffee cake, and a danish yesterday (in addition to quiche and potatoes). More of that kind of stuff than I have had in about 6 months, but not nearly as much as I would have had in the past. All that junk is leaving today one way or another thank goodness.

The wedding weekend is over! The brunch was as good as the wedding - the weather cooperated, the food was good and people were very relaxed. We had food for an army (that's how DS cooks) and 10 less of those who had RSVP'd yes showed up but it was worth it. I think the no-shows were hung-over... So much nicer than having it in a function room and it probably cost about half of what it would have. Of course the labor was free. Most of the food work was DS and his birthmother - she was his sous-chef, with setup by her and me. We are so blessed to have close extended family.

DD's birthmother, half birth brother and her birth aunt and uncle were at the wedding and were so happy for her. I had a deep discussion with her birthmother who we have known fairly well for about 20 years about how she felt in the years after DD's adoption when she was unsure of where she was. Tough as that was she said that she could never have done for DD what we have done. It is partly financially but she never really had her life organized. Sort of a free spirit but not always a happy one.

Onto the next phase today! We get a rental truck in about 30 minutes. First we load up furniture being taken by SIL, eldest DD, and niece to SIL's house (eldest DD and niece will get it from there later). After that the furniture being taken by DS will be loaded up for him to drive back to his apartment early tomorrow morning. In between I will be packing boxes of whatever I am bringing to DH's home in preparation for the mover coming tomorrow. LOTS of very mixed feelings about leaving this house, mostly sad ones. I'm sure the relief of not maintaining it and not juggling as many homes will surface eventually but certainly not now.

Time to get somewhat motivated. Luckily I slept well after the exhaustion yesterday. Have a moving Monday!

Sub plans are the devil. One time I left what I thought was a good plan that could be easily executed. Hardly any students turned in the assignment. When I asked why didn't you turn it in, a student said to me, We had a sub. Of course, now I understand, if I'm not there, nobody has to do anything!

I had the full 360 lift and the thighs and had several feet of incisions open up, then a massive pulmonary embolism. My scars are horrendous even now (never had them fixed). They can't close them, they have to heal from the bottom up, so they are like 2-3 inches wide in spots, heavily recessed, and like burn victim skin. My surgery was May 8th and my last wound closed at the end of September. All super traumatic.

Greetings all

It's sunny and breezy here. A great day. I am checking in earlier than usual because studio buddy is here and DH is coaching her on how to program the Apple tv remote. He has set up this display on the big tv so it's like attending a seminar. Tee hee. It will all take 10 times longer than needed but what do it care. Meanwhile, the dogs are banished to the back yard.

I am feeling better than yesterday. Guess good sleep counts for a lot. I was very discouraged about how limited I felt at the festival in terms of mobility but over it today. If this seminar gets done at a reasonable hour I will go to the gym and waddle on the treadmill. Also need a grocery trip. Last nights dinner was scrambled eggs.

Yay Liz on the wonderful wedding. Sounds fabulous all around. I had no idea of the getting dressed ritual including photography but nice to have those memories preserved. And shout out to your brave and wonderful niece for attending graciously. Hope the MIL is ok. Enjoy the brunch. How great that all your family pitches in. Can't imagine moving stuff in two days but you are so "can do". Congrats at staying at weight through all this,

Of course Buster has his own suitcase! Enjoy the trip Peps. I guess someone has to plan for the subs. Add that to the list of "last time I do this stuff".

Internet tower chronicles CC! Sounds like fun (NOT). Maybe the tower could be disguised as something. Out here we have the world's tallest totem pole at a shopping center. Its is, of course, a cell tower but it looks like a totem and much of it was replaced recently. How tall does it have to be? A giant cactus? A hot air balloon like the olympic torch?

And furthermore, how is it that some people keep their houses tidy all the time so that people can stop by on short notice? A concept totally foreign to me. Tidying for me is a week long process as our debris quotient is very high. Two clutter bugs in one house is not good.

Well the tech seminar continues. I am going to play on line scrabble and make a shopping list.

Diane S

Weight up from eating out twice yesterday.

Internet tower fallout continues. More neighbor complaints and they aren't wrong. Half the neighborhood has Starlink, so they won't use the new tower and don't want to look at it because it looks awful. The board president (who I don't care for) says everyone needs to calm down and live with it. But she's only here a couple of months at most of the year. Last time was May. She has 4 homes. So what does she care? The internet company needs the tower to triangulate this end of town and had an agreement with the developer who is no longer associated with the neighborhood. So how binding is that? Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. Unfortunately, much more to follow.

We had a nice day yesterday. I bought another painting. I think my friends are going to stop at the house on their way out of town, so I have to tidy up again. If I was just a tidy person this wouldn't seem so daunting all the time! So much doesn't have a home in my house and that's the problem. Which is exacerbated by too much stuff.

And first a dog walk as it's going to be another scorcher and I need to get it out of the way. 18 degrees above normal here yesterday. Awful.

Must get moving! Take care.