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Paula, I encourage you both to get passports. With passports all things are possible! Without passports fewer things are possible.

I have a feeling that it won't hit until late in the summer when it's time to go BACK to school. Summer vacation is a staple in my life. Therefore, I think the reality of retirement will hit in late August and early September when I am not back at work with my colleagues. Whoo hoo!

Greetings all

Another sunny day. I dawdled around and then went to the gym to do my walking and further arrangement of the tv screen. It seems to be the geezer hour at the gym - 1pm on a weekday - and so be it. There was a grunter but he showed up late. Then I spent time at the studio catching up on gossip and doing minimal things. Got some finance stuff done and have one more adult thing to do today.

Meanwhile DH went to lunch and on to costco to buy a pile of Halloween candy. I got the catered stuff ordered for halloween party . Still resisting the desk clean cup but must get after it. I tell myself it takes too much hand effort but not really.

Yay Ann for having a good helper. What a gift! How cool that you found all that stuff. You and DD were so fortunate to have lived overseas during youth. It's so important and valuable. Good on your parents for permitting that.

New car Liz. Enjoy. Yep sporty little cars are for the young.

Peps are you doing squats? Good job on improving the leg muscles. More power to you.

DD lounging is a gift. My ability to do so got me through covid. And hey that football game might be fun. University energy! We will watch our team get beat tomorrow as they play Ohio State. U of Minn has good colors! Yes, what Liz said is the scar stuff. Works well. Keep DH out of the sun! Get him a Gopher hat.

Foie gras. mmmmmmmmm

Woke up with a scratchy throat. It's better now but I sure hope it does not turn into anything. Zinc lozenges all around.

DH brought home fish and chips from lunch. So that is dinner tonight. Chili will be made tomorrow.

Diane s

Okay all you football fans, I am going to a Gophers game tomorrow at my Alma Mater, The University of Minnesota. I am not sure how this happened. In the 4 years I was a student, I went to a grand total of 1 game. Somehow, DH decided that 40 years later (his Alma Mater too, although we didn't meet until my senior year, and he had already graduated) we needed to go to Homecoming and he announced he bought tickets. And ordered a Gopher sweatshirt for me to wear.

I didn't buy tickets to the Eagles because I just don't want to deal with stadium sized rowdy crowds. Football was never on my Bingo card. Oh, and did I mention its an outdoor stadium? At least it should be sunny and might get up to 60 degrees. But I will suck it up, because apparently this is really important to DH, so I can do this for him. You all can enjoy my complaining instead. :)

It was a crazy week, as most are. Face timed with my injured co worker. I think this is a lot more serious than we even knew. His bones were all screwed back together in a 9 hour surgery. He cannot put any weight on his left side, no weight bearing for 3 months. Who knows when he'll be well enough to come back to Minnesota, let alone work.

Plans this evening are to go grocery shopping to buy ingredients for the meal I'm bringing to my parent's house on Monday evening. And just enjoying the wonderful feeling of Friday.

I did a gap year in Brazil (Rotary Exchange student), in '79-80. Phone calls were over several dollars a minute. I talked to my family at Christmas for 10 minutes. I wrote reams of letters to my friends, and they wrote back reams, but that was the extent of contact. I often think about what it's like now, when you might be expected to FaceTime with your parents, or keep up with all the social media with friends. I'm glad I had the chance to live that year, fully immersed in Brazilian culture, bonding with my host family and my new friends. If I wanted to socialize, ( and heaven knows I like to talk!) I HAD to learn Portuguese. I'm so grateful for those experiences.