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117.8 - up 1 pound. The weight bouncing always continues. Speaking of which, DH has been maintaining his 40 pound weigh loss, but boy does he get the hungry horrors! Brings back memories of what mine used to be like. Thank goodness for GLP-1 medication.
Justice is 100% again. Thank you for that information on vaccines for dogs, especially older ones. I will have a discussion with the place I periodically board him at as well as the vet. By the way, other than the vaccine reaction, the vet said Justice looked incredibly healthy with his strong muscles and good heart. Those morning walks keep him in shape.
The sisters got home okay yesterday though they weren't home until after midnight. Long day. The sheets and towels are washed. Today the beds will be remade. I also tossed the extra junky food hanging around in the kitchen. They do like their snacks.
Today I have yoga (after the Justice walk). Tonight we may stop at Happy Hour, but then are going to a Jingle Lights display at the botanical garden, followed by dinner at our favorite Italian restaurant. This is essentially our private Christmas celebration (and a celebration of having our house back to ourselves LOL). I have gifts for DH to open already under the tree. I think he actually got me a gift because a package came in the mail for him (he rarely shops by mail unlike me).
And that is the agenda for the day! Have a philosophical Friday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I hope that climber will be okay - 40 feet is a long way unless he was mostly sliding or rolling.
Lucky you to have an unscheduled day!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Very helpful. Thanks!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
on 12/11/25 8:27 pm
PS - it's 18 degrees above normal here. I would love for it to get cold and snow a little for a few days!
on 12/11/25 7:51 pm
Just one little ride isn't too much to ask!
My dad's dermatologist joked that my dad helped him take his family to Europe on vacation. Medical billing humor!
Way more than you want to know:
DH's favorite is peanut butter blossoms, but not with Hershey kisses. I have to find the Brachs chocolate stars because, "The chocolate to cookie ratio is better". DD's are Mexican Wedding Cakes ( or Russian Tea Cakes). Basically shortbread rolled in powdered sugar. My special something something is to roll them three times. My favorite are thumbprints with raspberry jelly. Some add the jelly after baking, but I like to bake them with the jelly already in the thumbprint. DS's favorite is fudge. I cheat and use marshmallow fluff. Other cookies depend on what I'm in the mood to play around with. I have one recipe where you put a sprig of rosemary in some brown sugar for a day or two to infuse it, and use it in the dough. Then you make these fussy little disks, and make a sandwich cookie with a marscapone lemon filling. I may have time for those this year : ) Tomorrow I'm going to try a new to me recipe for Italian Ricotta Cookies. Not very fussy, shape with a cookie scoop, frost and add sprinkles. Can frost with lemon or almond flavoring. I think I'll divide the batch and try both.
I love Spritz cookies, but never bought myself a cookie press, so I'm always hoping someone else will show up with them at a party.
Haha, our dentist has a specialized boat he keeps on Lake Superior that uses jet fuel! DH jokes with him that my teeth have paid for a lot of that fuel and he wants a ride in the boat.
on 12/11/25 6:18 pm
Teeth cleaning done for another six months! Goodness my dental hygienist is chatty! As ever, nice compliments from her and the dentist about not helping them pay their rent.
Ugh, had to pause because Kirby threw up on the rug. Good times.
I read about the rescue all those trucks were headed to yesterday. A member of group of climbers got hit in the head by falling rocks and he fell 40 feet onto an inaccessible ledge. They had to get him out by helicopter. https://gcmaz.com/kaff_news/climber-airlifted-after-40-foot- fall-near-sedona/
(The intersection the helicopter in the picture is landing in is the last turn to get to my neighborhood.)
The deck builders and stucco guys were here all day. The lead guy said he hopes they'll be done next week. But I am down to one porta potty so things are looking up!
On the way to the dentist I dropped off two more boxes of thrift store donations.
Nothing scheduled for tomorrow except laundry! Take care everyone!
on 12/11/25 5:47 pm
This has a nice discussion of vaccines for dogs and how titer testing works. Also advice about waiting 3 weeks between vaccines versus several at once for sensitive dogs. https://ksvdl.org/laboratories/rabies-laboratory/dog-cat-vac cines-titer-testing.html
Glad to hear that J is feeling better. ds
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