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Interesting comments about having fewer friends as we age. That is definitely true up north, but because everyone is a transplant here most people are interested in making new friends.

Must be nice to see Ben in your son.

Peps, we should hook up your bff and my almost-former friend/neighbor. They would get along famously! Or, it would be like crossing the streams from the Ghostbusters proton packs and be very bad...

I wondered if we were making very slight headway with olive twigs (not branches), but today the HOA sent out the new fine schedule significantly upping the fine for operating a customer-based business from your home. It was $25 which is no deterrent. It's now $5000. Otherwise, why wouldn't they just pay the fine and keep breaking the rule? If she stops by July 1st, the fine is $0!

She texted me (I don't feel like cleaning up her typos): did you and other board members approve the document just sent out or is this just martha (the president) who did it?

Me: She signed it, but HOAMCO (our management co) and the board gave input and approved it.

Her: you and the board truly are vindictive!

Her: his teaching doesnt hurt anyone in our neighborhood!!!

Me: Amy, It's not meant to be vindictive, it's meant to deter and also covers short term rentals which are another form of commercial business. If the CC&Rs are followed, there will be no fines applied.

Honestly, the "you" in "you and the board truly are vindictive" stung. This isn't on me, but I am a convenient target for her. There are no fines if she complies with the rule they are breaking by July 1st, which is very generous I think. I am less and less inclined to want to try to keep her as a friend. And while I would be happy to sit down and try to help her understand any part of this, I don't think she can absorb anything but what feeds her sense of being a victim rather than responsible for not abiding by the rules she agreed to.

On a more interesting topic, the weather here is bonkers. After 87 degrees last weekend, it snowed again today. I posted someone else's video from today on TT. Stunning!

So nothing else here, just dealing with text-induced adrenaline spikes that leave me a shaky mess and trying to stay warm despite Kirby wanting to go outside to sniff all the wet smells and wanting me to join him.

Take care all...

My high weight for the week is usually Friday, too. Not sure if it's related to the school week and availability of "free food" at school, or if it is because shot day is Thursday, or if it's a combination of the two. Either way, today was my high for the week: 206.0 That's up 2.5 from Monday.

So, when I gain weight for no real rhyme or reason my disordered thinking starts to kick in. I generally get one of two messages. One is, "Well, F it! Might as well eat what you want. Doesn't seem to matter what you do." The other is, "Cut back. Cut waaaay back. You don't need to eat. Just get in enough protein and starve during the day and leave enough spare calories for ice cream. Remember, keep those calories LOW!" Today I was gifted the F It message. LOL! I actually prefer the starvation message, but it seems to depend what's going on in my life.

Yesterday, BFF irritated the bejeebers out of me. I was pissed when we hung up. He was ready to cancel his entire trip this summer because I was not going to be available to pick him up from the airport when he returns. Yes, I had told him I would, but I had an opportunity to make a trip to Ohio with a friend for a 5 day dog show at which one of my good friends will judge. I jumped on the opportunity and figured it would be no big deal. You'd think I had promised his first born child to the gypsies! He told me I caused his whole trip to go to **** Can you say rigid and tantrum? His lack of flexibility and extreme anxiety are wearing thin for me. Plus, he refuses to seek psychological help. "It's just the way I'm wired," is the all encompassing excuse. So.... being frustrated and peeved led to less than stellar eating yesterday. Non planned food included the following: 2 brownie bites, 1 home made cheddar jalepeno cornbread muffin (delicious!!!!), a cafeteria "healthy" strudel courtesy of the lunch lady (she leaves me treats while I'm on yard duty - DD should understand this), and a few spoonfuls of ice cream that were not part of the plan.

Exercise has been great this week. I've upped weights and added a few new moves to start sculpting body parts and hopefully filling up some loose skin in the chest area. The belly skin I'm hoping to just get as deflated as possible.

Ron's Easter hell has begun. It actually starts for him on Wednesday with the final choir rehearsal before all the masses start. Last night was Holy Thursday service, today i have no idea how many masses he will do for Good Friday. Tomorrow is the Easter Vigil. Sunday I think he is doing only 2 masses, but by then he will be utterly exhausted. It will take him half the week to recover. Historically he falls asleep Easter Sunday afternoon - no matter where we are or where he's sitting. One year he even fell asleep sitting at the picnic table in my brother's backyard before we were done with Easter lunch.

29 more work days.

Those look really nice CC!