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Church today and then some pool time. I'm starting to get a pretty nice tan. Still have not burned! Yay.

Today was a mismatch of food trying to clean out the refrigerator. I had a blueberry protein pancake for breakfast, a few bites of a seafood salad and a few crackers for lunch, butternut squash for dinner and a box of milkduds and a bit of Lindt dark chocolate and banana chips throughout the day. Not a stellar eating day nutrition wise but calories were not too bad.

Liz your Holiday festivities sound fun, but I agree with DD, you have a lot of people to see. You always do seem to keep yourself busy though, so I'm sure this isn't much different!

Peps, sorry the dogs got you up early. I agree with Diane, cash in on those naps, 100% encouraged in retirement!

DD, I say yes to going back to the restaurant you went to with Peps. Sorry that one of your favs is closing.

Safe travel to MI CC. Hope Kirby does well at the dog Hotel. Wish we could board our pups. We will spend 4 days driving to and from WI to spend 3 days with the kids! So wish we were flying instead. I will seriously look for someone to come and stay with the dogs if we do this again or have other travel plans.

Diane, have fun at the gallery! Hopefully you are right and it won't be too busy for you, but if it is, at least the time should go by quickly!

I may not be checking in much while traveling. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

Your celebrations with your people sounds like a lot of fun Liz, but also, a lot. Glad you get a little downtime in between.

No Peps, that was not enough sleep at all. Hope tonight goes better.

We had a nice outing yesterday. While the Wiz is not going on my all time favorite list of musicals, it was fun and entertaining. The dance numbers were a nice surprise as they really blew me away.They did not go cheap on the chorus line as some touring shows do. After the play, we had an early dinner at a favorite French restaurant that is closing after 20 years in business. ONe night a week, they cook a special from Julia Child's cookbook, and make it a 3 course meal. DH and I used to go there for the purpose of buying that meal and splitting it. The owner is in his 80s, and costs keep going up, even though the venue remained popular, so they're resdy to close it down. At 80, I'd be ready to let it go too!

Diane S, I got your cold! I'm taking it very easy today, so far nothing but hand sewing on the stocking I'm making for DS's girlfriend. It's almost done. Hopefully I'll have more energy tomorrow, because there are some things left to do before my kids arrive on Tuesday. I'm glad if I am going to be sick, it's now, and not later next week.

It's 2 degrees today, but it could get up to 40 on Christmas day.

DH just popped in to tell me the Vikings won, but he sounds a bit disgusted, "It wasn't a very impressive win". LOL.

I am almost always up by 6 am, but I also go to bed at 10 pm most of the time ;)

Still no weight. Lots of junk eaten yesterday but so much less than I used to. DH overdid and had a stomachache last night.

It is the winter solstice and the darkest day of the year! There is an hour and a quarter less light here than in Florida today. Thank goodness the days get longer after this (with a big bump when we return to Florida on the 29th).

Nice day yesterday celebrating Christmas with DH's family. We also snuck in a side trip to my SIL and BIL who live 2 miles away. At DSD's many games were played, lots of appetizers were eaten, then we had a BBQ meal with pulled pork etc. I skipped dessert other than one bite of the homemade carrot cake. Thank you VSG and GLP-1. Justice was a bit overwhelmed by the puppy, Josie. She figured out that she could dominate him and did. We had to put his peanut butter bone in a ziploc bag to keep the dogs from growling over it. I think he will be happy to go back to the Cape today and have quiet time.

Another busy day as we go back to DSD's home for breakfast, leaving for the Cape at around 11 am. We will go to our desolate part of the Cape to drop off Justice and take our showers, then backtrack by an hour drive to go to my other SIL's home for a Christmas get together in late afternoon. Really nice of her to host this gathering of our joint Cape Cod friends! Luckily tomorrow is a down day for me while DH meets up with his childhood friends for lunch. Justice and I will cozy up and do some laundry (maybe play Christmas carols).

Have a Silver Bell Sunday!

Smart planning getting the wrapping stuff ahead of time! I need to plan that for next year though I was lucky that DH's ex-wife left a lot of wrapping stuff in the basement from when she was living there that I was able to use.

I hardly ever use a purse anymore as they also slide off my shoulders. So annoying. I keep my important cards and a small amount of cash in a compartment on my phone case and tuck it in my pocket.