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My DS is sick too - negative for Covid and flu but he has bronchitis, laryngitis, and a bit of nausea/diarrhea. The latter may be due to fever as he sometimes reacts that way. He went on antibiotics yesterday.

130.5, scale is still taunting me and won't let me have my day! Booooooooo!

Character development class at church continues to be good and deep. It was others turn for the tears today. I'm sure my turn will return. Church service was also good. We then went out for lunch (Chipotle) and then Costco. Rotisserie chicken for dinner! Last night when I had no desire to cook it was shrimp and surimi ****tail from the grocery store along with Bob Evan's Mac and Cheese. Easy Peasy!

I have a few art fairs this summer that I need to apply for so paperwork it is tonight! Maybe we will find a good show to watch as well.

Happy Sunday everyone. Hoping you all have a great week!

Liz, I do hope all goes well for your trip to Madrid. I admire your SIL and her determination to keep living her life in the face of some big physical obstacles and the determination of you and others to help her do that.

I too am very afraid of ice and falling these days. I have a lot of boots I've collected over the years that I enjoy wearing, but I mostly don't anymore if there is any ice at all, because they have smooth soles. I wear the same rubber sole suede boots because they're safer. We haven't had a lot of snow and ice this year thank heavens because our school parking lot is huge and often treacherous. DD bought those things you clamp on the bottom of your shoes for more traction (she walks about a mile to work) and says they are very helpful.

Today we did our coffee thing and now I'm home reading the paper. The weather is great for Minnesota: 49 and sunny. The sparse snow cover is rapidly melting.

With the exception of one day, I've been away from work for 2 weeks. I'm not looking forward to my 6am alarm, or any of the rest of it. But it must be done.

I'm still coughing and congested, what the heck is this virus? I took 3 Covid tests and they were negative. Thankful for the antibiotics, the wind beneath my wings.

211.6 (slowly heading the right direction) I have to remind myself that even though it is slow, I am still losing. Some days I feel frustrated by the slowness of the progress, but then I remind myself that I am making a choice to go slowly because I don't want to weigh, measure, count calories, etc... and I am focusing on behaviors instead of macros.

Hmmm... a broken nose vs a broken hip. If I had to chose, I think I'd opt for the nose.

Bug and Molly are tearing up a crate mat and having a blast. There are pieces of pulled stuffing/ticking all over the living room. But, they are having a blast... What's a dog dad to do? Sometimes you just have to let them have their party!

I have to get the RV today and finish emptying it so I can take it to the dealership on Tuesday. Not looking forward to either chore.

But first, I have a client dog to trim. Hopefully, it won't take a full three hours.

Not much else to report today...

119.2

I did login to X to see if I could get the full-text of what Musk said but there are so many posts I don't know how to find it. How can anyone be productive at anything if they are constantly posting on social media??? I guess I have been ostriching a bit about some of what is going on in the current political environment by not tuning in to things like X, but it feels so overwhelming.

Yesterday it was warm enough to go to the outside music venue. Great band and I even did some dancing LOL.

I also had a FaceTime discussion with my 2 SILs and we made some decisions about the Madrid trip. We have booked our flights, arriving there a week before the wedding. Next step is booking a place to stay for that week, then planning a flexible itinerary so it won't be too much for SIL with spine and rib issues.

Today the bus leaves for breakfast in 1/2 hour. This afternoon we are playing golf, then splitting a burger for dinner at the clubhouse. Feels safe to stay in our bubble.

I think I mentioned that the niece who has been battling breast cancer broke her hip a couple of weeks ago falling on ice. She had to have a plate and screws put in to support it - she is only 40. Yesterday DH got a call from the friend who stayed here on the way to the Keys and who we visited there. They got home in RI on Friday after 1.5 months in Florida. That day he slipped on the ice in his driveway and broke his nose! You guys up north be careful!!!

Have a sunny, warming up Sunday!