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New (to me) cabinet in place:

Feeling slightly better today. Still clogged and sneezing. Hoping tomorrow is better still.

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I was up by 6 so I could walk before water aerobics, but there was a note in my email that it was cancelled because the pool heater is broken. Both disappointed and relieved at the same time ( don't like being cold).

Yesterday we had a good time playing golf with our friends. I actually did okay for me (which isn't saying much). We finished in the middle of our division with a net score 4 under par. Not too shabby. It was chillier than expected though because even though the sun was bright and it was around 70, there was a brisk north wind especially as the afternoon went on. Thank goodness I had brought a jacket to wear. Have I mentioned that I hate being cold?

Today not much on the agenda other than the furniture delivery and perhaps a food store run. Maybe I will sit by the pool if it is warm enough. Seems like a long time since I have been in a bathing suit.

Have a magnanimous Monday!

Shepards Pie is always a good one - may need to keep that in mind for our next cold snap.

Just a week before your trip! I am glad you won't be close to Venezuela but still a good idea to be quiet about your country of origin I think.

Checking in on a very quiet Sunday. Freezing rain was falling earlier in the day, so I was very happy to have no plans that required driving.

Love the hutch Liz. We painted ours black a few years ago, and I love how it looks. Because we have a lot of oak trim, like the stair rail, and DH will never, ever agree to paint it, I don't have any white painted furniture. But I do paint everything I can black. It just seems to go with the oak better. I love the beach/water vibe of your house and always look forward to seeing your new pieces.

There's a dog show in Minnesota this weekend and DH thought maybe Peps should consider it next year. I told him you were in Palm Springs. Palm Springs or Minneapolis in January. I don't think it is a hard choice, even if the weather there is not as nice as normal.

While it sounds like our ailing members are on the mend, sad that nobody is back to normal. Keep resting as much as you need.

Movie recommendation: The Life of Chuck. It's based on a novella by Stephen King, but it is not horror. There is an element of magic/sci fi, hard to explain really. I rarely watch movies twice, but this one is really beautiful in the end. Streaming on Hulu. No aliens Diane!

As our trip nears, one of my friends is sending me links for restaurants in Porto Alegre. So many fun places!! DH is on a Tommy Bahama kick, buying shirts of E-Bay. He's concerned he will eat himself right out of his shirts.Hopefully not, because he looks very nice in them.

The last of the Christmas food I put in the freezer is just about gone, so I decided I should make us something. I made Shepard's Pie, and it hit the spot on a cold, freezing rain kind of day.

Brazil's president spoke out against the invasion of Venezuela, and sent troops to their shared border. Awesome. To be clear, no one is a fan of Maduro and the majority of Venezuelans seem to be celebrating his removal. But it is troubling that they already proved they want a different government by voting for it in 2024 and there seems to be no concern about stepping aside and letting the choice of the citizens govern. Where I am going in Brazil is far from their shared border, which is in the northwest , and I going as far southeast as you can go and not be in Uruguay. DH, aviation enthusiast, did look up the route of our plane, and it seems to have changed it's normal course to stay as far away from Venezuelan airspace as it can.

Not sure how the weather will be tomorrow, but if the roads aren't too crazy, we will have our regular coffee date. I am getting my hair done Wednesday, and since I will be west of the Twin Cities, I will make a pass by my parent's house too. Sometime this week I need to get a pedicure : ) Lots of little things to take care of also. Tomorrow, the one week countdown begins.