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July like weather in the forecast until next week, maybe 90 on Friday!! After that, a few more warm days and then it will drop into the 50s which is more normal weather for this time of year. But if I feel cold, I only need to look towards October 19, when we head to Galveston for a few days.

Last night I made white chicken chili which should feed us tonight also. DH does not mind the same food 2 nights in a row, but after that, he does not want to eat leftovers. If there is any leftover after a 2nd night (BFF is here right now, so probably not) they become my leftovers, and I eat them for lunch.

Well our worry free days about the kids had a hiccup last night. I have been struggling to understand why DD is hesitant to accept the generous apartment deal from the friend in Boston. In June, she started titrating off her SSRI meds, with her doctor's permission. She has probably been off them entirely for about a month. Well, maybe not the best plan after all, as she is having panic attacks, and crying jags. She already made an appointment for next week, but I asked her to contact her psychiatrist and ask if she could get back on her meds right now, due to the intensity of the panic attack. She said she would, and I will check in with her later today. Our DS is at a fancy convention for work in Boston, but he stayed at her house last night, will go to the convention hotel tonight and tomorrow night and stay with her Thursday before he goes back to Madison on Friday. (This was all in the works before she hit the wall) so that makes me feel better that she has family with her. I offered to fly out if she needs me when he leaves. I think she will be better once she is on the meds again. She said she wanted to go off them because she thought with the stress of grad school done, she didn't need medication anymore. That may not be an option for her as she is finding out.

I am on my way to Planet Fitness finally. Since we got back from the epic voyage, I used mornings to run errands and take care of things. I'm caught up now, so it's time to get back into the exercise routine.

The only thing currently on the calendar besides just normal life is theater tickets for Sunday evening. We will see A Doll's House by Ibsen. It's getting great reviews so I am looking forward to it. And Sunday sure hits different when it isn't a school night. : )

Weight holding steady the last few days. So the 3 pound drop seems here to stay. We'll see what happens next in the great eating for health experiment.

You are efficient! I am still using my bank in Massachusetts and DH and I don't even have a joint account after 3.5 years of marriage.

123.7, I think. I've been steadily gaining little by little. Still eating everything in site so I think I will be back on the meds sooner rather than later.

Still crazy busy with selling stuff and doing all the loan stuff, insurance stuff, bank stuff etc. that occurs with a move. As soon as we have confirmation about the last house being under contract, I'll start switching all my automatic deposits and withdrawals from our local bank to the Florida bank we created accounts with while we were there!

My incisions are healing very nicely! I do get swelling during the day when I'm up and about, which is a lot of the day now but by morning after a night's sleep everything looks pretty normal! Took my first bath since the surgery! It was heavenly! I don't have any scabs or open areas anymore so I could finally take a soak!

Greetings all

I woke up to rain this morning and there was quite a bit. Stopped now. There is minor flooding in a few low spots but nothing big. I went to the studio and glazed some things. My favorite kiln did not fire Friday as it was not full so I got nothing today. Oh well. I also got payroll and caught up on gossip. Gallery had a great art night Saturday with loads of sales. The annoying person who used to do the hospitality for it has quit the job and it is apparently a relief because she always made it into such drama.

We were all out of protein shakes so I stopped at the hippie grocery and got one to make protein ice cream mix tonight. Recipie calls for a protein drink and some pudding mix powder. I think I can handle that so I will make the mix which then must freeze for 24 hours. We shall see

DD see how nice a Monday can be when you are at the coffee shop that is not packed!! Good on you. Sounds like either place in Brazil will be good. Glad you had some honest talk with your friends so they don't feel pressured. Yep there will be change but the fun will be exploring it.

Liz glad you survived the fumes. Hope the water thing is done by now. And glad the storm was not much.

Yay for Peps finding a Runza. They are good. I actually used to make home made ones using a bread machine to create the bread dough. But somehow they are not the same. The filling is ground beef, cabbage and onion. I keep thinking I will make that filling as a supper dish and leave out the bread. Keto friendly.

Not much else. I did not go to the gallery because I had no new stuff. I work there Friday I think. I may have mentioned that a friend asked if she can come with me just to get out of the house. She is having vision problems and cannot drive anymore. So it will be a party.

Diane S