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I hope your DD continues to have a non eventful recovery. It's a big surgery, so it can take time to get back to normal.

Yesterday we left DD's apartment for the airport at 3pm. Flight out of Logan left at 6:50. It was a 6 hour flight to Amsterdam, so when we landed there at 7 am their time, it was the middle of the night for us. We caught a connecting flight to Glasgow, and arrived at our hotel around 11 am their time. It is now 5:30 pm Glasgow time, and we're trying to stay awake until 6 or 7.

Tomorrow is the day we start our journey to the Isle of Iona via train, 2 ferries and a taxi. I got an email from the hotel saying they were looking forward to our visit, but they wanted to warn us that bad weather might shut down the ferry to Iona. Hmm, what to do. I emailed the driver, who also lives on Iona if he thought he would still be able to drive us to the island. I haven't heard back yet. DD and I are looking to see if there are hotels with vacancies near the first ferry. We think we will proceed with the train, and when we get to the coast, the driver should know whether they are coming to pick us u*****t. If not, we will stay on the mainland and find a hotel. If they are coming, we will take the first ferry, get picked up, driven across Mull and take the second ferry to Iona. I hope we do indeed get there tomorrow night, but if not, we will be much closer so we can hop over Monday morning.

Today we walked around a bit, had sconces and tea for brunch, and rode the Hop On Hop Off bus, where we both struggled to not fall asleep. Glasgow has a great energy with lots of shops, foodie restaurants and charming old buildings. I'm glad we're coming back at the end of our trip to explore more.

I am both exhausted and wired. I think I'll be able to sleep. We're trying to stay up one more hour. Then lights out!

Weight is strangely up to 203.4. Not sure why, but it doesn't really matter. Just a fluctuation. I had anticipated a drop.

My first two retirement/pension checks came in the mail yesterday. WOWZA!!!!! Now it is really REAL! I also passed a school yesterday while running errands. The kids were at recess. My brain sort of flip flopped and I felt like there was "something wrong with this picture"! I had to remind myself that school was not part of my daily life any longer. Wonder if that will ever happen again?

Listened to book I really enjoyed on the way home. It was called Lessons in Chemistry. I guess it was quite the hit when it was first published. Not being an avid reader like most of you, I was late to that party!

My dad was having a good day yesterday. He had a check up and was fit as a fiddle on the corporeal side of things. Cognitively, well... that's a different story. I was able to get him to give a urine sample to check for UTI, which the nursing staff had not been able to do. I ran it down to the lab. Results were normal. So his agitation and aggression last week was purely situational. I'm okay with that. My brother, not so much. Apparently, the man my dad hit is a real grump-a-lump, so I'm assuming (like the song says...) He had it comin'....

I have a new dog client today. Hoping the dog is decently behaved. We shall see. If he's not, it will be a one and done.

Grizz has completely his morning zoomies and playtime and is draped across my left shoulder as I type sitting in my chair. He melts me. The big dogs are outside enjoying the cool of the morning before it gets hot. It's going to be warm today - in the 90s.

I think I might get a massage today. Seems like the logical thing to do after a long drive across the country, or to celebrate that first retirement check. Either excuse works for me! LOL!

Happy Saturday.

You are rocking that treadmill walking! I used to do work on the treadmill and ellipticals at a gym, but I just get too bored. At that point I had to do it that way to avoid ice and snow in the winter, but now that I am in a warm climate I can do my walking outside (not many inclines though in Florida or on the Cape).

Hopefully that IRS letter was sending you money!

They will all adjust and be fine with it in the end. My kids had to go through those adjustments too when I first started to go to Florida, and when I sold their childhood home, and then my Cape home.

Greetings all

Sunny again today. Super nice. I waited around quite a bit for payroll to be ready and decided I might as well wait by walking on the treadmill. So I went to the gym and did so. Small incline. Feeling smug. So I picked up payroll and got that done and made a few things. Firing day at the studio so it is warm on the east end.

Our team won last night so that is a good thing. DH won't be cranky. Studio buddy came over and we had chili. Good time.

Liz so hoping all goes well with DD. Sending good energy So glad you can be with her and help out.

So DD is on the way to Scotland! Yay fun.

Peps so Blitz has an old fashioned date? How quaint!! Enjoy the lazy time.

Gosh Paula your surgery is coming up fast! We found a good snack on the airplane - chocolate covered quinoa. Quite good. You need some snacks.

No much else. DH tells me we have a letter from the IRS....

Diane S