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First full day in FL.
I opened up a bank account so I can start transferring automatic deposits and withdrawals to a local bank.
Our VRBO is nice except that the refrigerator/freezer died and the food we bought last night now needs to be tossed (thankfully not much) and the frozen meat we brought for the dogs will have to be tossed too. They are supposed to replace the refrigerator this afternoon. I asked for a $100 credit for food spoilage and inconvenience and the owner is refusing. Rude! I thought that was a fair ask.
Spending a good part of the day sitting poolside at the VRBO. Emma dog is curious about the pool but hasn't jumped in yet (thankfully). I doubt either of the dogs can swim. I'll be ordering them life jackets today!
on 11/14/25 11:36 am
I know! There was a bit of a guilt component, but I have a lot of walls and it's pretty and personal, so why not? 
Smart artist to make a custom piece for someone he knows likes his work! Great marketing!
202.2 this morning. Definitely heading in the right direction.
Welcome to Florida, Paula. Liz are you on the east or west coast of Florida?
I did sort of "cheat" last night and made comfort soup for dinner. I made a Japanese ramen with pulled chicken breast, spinach and a poached egg. I added the chicken "jelly" from my rotisserie chicken to the broth along with hot oil and it was delicious! I over ate and sure felt uncomfortable afterwards. But, it was so tasty and warm on a cold rainy night. Ron happily finished my bowl. LOL!
Sadly, the long pants weather has arrived. I'm such a fair weather fellow. But at least I deal with California cold. I do not deal with Minnesota or Wisconsin cold! Two very different beasts!
Disneyland prep begins this weekend. Yay! Sad thing is that rain is forecast for Monday. Oh, well....
Today will be list making day. Too many items on the list to keep in my head!
Fun and Festive Friday people!
Beautiful painting! HOA lady can keep it to herself. It's just a porta-potty (or two) for goodness sake. Not a big deal.
on 11/14/25 7:21 am
Good morning! I'm watching a balloon right outside my window...
The productivity continues. I took 7 boxes of stuff to the thrift store yesterday. Aside from one box of drapes I am keeping to see if my friend and his designer want them, I'm completely out of large boxes of donateable things! (Here comes another balloon) My plan going forward is to keep one empty Amazon box in my storage room to capture things I want to donate. When the box gets filled, it goes and a new box will replace it.
I hadn't heard back from the Balsam Hill rep who swore she'd call me Wednesday as she was having problems placing the order for my new tree, so I called again. This woman was even more on the ball and in 10 minutes rather than an hour and 18 minutes figured out the order wasn't going through because it's out of stock and I may not get it until right before or after Christmas. I told her that was fine and I would try out my rebar/dowel idea on the tree I have to get me through, and I could swap out for the new tree next year.
The nice plein air painter, Bob Goldman, (I think you might have met him, Liz. Not the crotchety painter I bought from the night you attended, but a little shorter, glasses) had come by my house to take pictures during the festival. He painted one of them and sent me pictures of it, I think hoping I'd buy it. It was from a drone shot (the ones I posted on TT). I figured, how often do you get the chance to have a painting that has your house in it? Plus supporting an artist I like. So I bought it. He's sending it to me: (my house in in the lower left corner)
Unfortunately, due to impending rain next week and then Thanksgiving, my kitchen vent construction is postponed until the week of December 1st. They don't want to cut a hole in my roof when it's storming, which I appreciate. But that means the multiple porta potty situation (one for roofers, one for kitchen people) will continue into December. Argh!
I am SO going to get scolded by the HOA president when she shows up for one of the 4 weeks she spends in Sedona a year next week!
Anyway, let's do an anti-rain dance for the week of Dec 1 so I don't end up with 2 potty shacks in front of my house into 2026.
Tonight I am going to the opening of the Verde Valley Pottery Festival. Hopefully I can find a few cool things...
Liz your face looks great! Very natural.
Take care all!
Hard to see, but the first photo gives an idea about how the filler looks. Just makes my mouth a bit less downturned. The second one kind of shows the spots gone, except at the sides of my face which I am hoping they can address next time. I don't know if they have to be careful not to get too close to my hair? BTW, I have mostly stopped using foundation because I don't seem to need it as much with the spots in the front of my face gone. 
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
