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No weight today. I was up and at em before 5:00 this morning and didn't even think about the scale until I hopped in the shower (after breakfast).

Lead Bible Study this morning and have been doing Facebook Market place since I got home, meeting with people that purchased something, answering messages regarding sales and posting more crap to sell! I'm actually amazed at how quickly the stuff sells (I have it priced to sell). It is probably worth the time and effort it takes instead of donating or tossing which is what I usually do!

We had our crab legs last night. Quite good. I think I'll make some sort of Mexican bowl tonight. I should be speaking fluent Spanish with as much Mexican as I consume. If only it worked that way! Besides seafood, it is what tastes the best to me!

DSD and hubby will be here for the weekend. I think I might have mentioned that already though!

So glad you got the fence up for Justice. I bet he loves being a free range dog now. Your new go to restaurant sounds wonderful and she seems like she has a good business model! You and DH really do have a revolving door with guests. We only get immediate family here and not very often at that. Do eat more! Today is a hungry day for me and I feel like I'm eating everything in sight including the not so healthy stuff.

DD, you are a VERY generous host. Allowing a friend to stay 4 weeks is way more than I would offer. My own kids would be lucky to be able to stay that long! I hope your BFF can figure out more permanent housing while she helps take care of her son and grandkids. You have a very big heart!

Sounds like Caroline's is now your go to restaurant. It's nice to have a few in your back pocket like that.

I'm back from my work out, and pleasantly tired. It truly feels good. I've pushed my work out time back a bit, because it was actually kind of crowded at 10am. If I wait until 11am, it's better. And it's not a problem, because I can just do other morning tasks like empty the dishwasher, or start some laundry, or water the flowers before I go instead of after. Although watering the flowers hasn't been a task to worry about lately.

Today is NOT raining! Hooray! It's partly cloudy and the sun shows it's face off and on. It's in the mid 80s, but so humid. I think the dewpoint is 70, so very much like Florida. I believe we'll get a break from the humidity this weekend.

It's quiet in the house right now, blissfully quiet. BFF's grandchildren are back with their mother, and BFF and her son are at work. BFF is planning on staying in Minnesota indefinitely to help her son take care of his children. She bought a 2 bedroom condo for him to live in, and he will pay her back with monthly payments. She put it in her name, so she retains it as a retirement investment. DH asked him, where will your Mom sleep? He looked surprised. So I fear we will need to have another talk pretty soon about staying with us. When BFF first left her husband she would come with little warning, and camp out at our house for 2 months at a time. It wasn't such a problem, because we were coming and going constantly with the our kid's activities, and I was cooking dinner every night regardless etc. But once we became empty nesters, I told her the visits had to be limited to 4 weeks (which I think is very generous). Right now, it's crisis time, but BFF cannot live here once things settle down so she can drive over to the condo she owns to take care of her grandkids. Something to address in the coming weeks.

Yesterday, in between downpours, DH and I went to the farmer's market. I bought the most beautiful bouquet for $15. it's so pretty, and I feel good knowing the cash went directly to a grower. Also bought some green beans and cucumbers, which will be delicious, but not as pretty as flowers. : )

If it has really stopped raining for a few days, we are going to go to St. Paul to listen to some music. The concert series is called Lowertown Sounds (Lowertown is the neighborhood where they are held, where we go for coffee is West 7th. I love all these names that make littel cities within a city) and they book some well known local groups that I would gladly pay to hear in the clubs around town. When the weather is good, there's not a better way to spend a Thursday evening.

Dog dentistry - very expensive Justice is due for a cleaning now but I will probably wait until this fall when we are back south where his vet is now.

You got a lot done! Yeah, the downside of having lists is that there is usually always new things being added so they never really get completed.

interesting comment about you feeling unsettled. I wouldn't have guessed that about you.

Greetings all

It is cool and overcast. My day started early as house cleaner wanted to come at 9 and I also had a studio zoom board meeting at 9. There was important business regarding the reallocation of the glass studio space. It hardly ever gets used and more space is needed for ceramics. The board is good with this - even the one glass worker - so it will proceed. One of the glass studio users is throwing a huge tantrum and sending all kinds of letters and texts with all kinds of emotional but non business like arguments. So we will have a follow up with the displaced persons but it is a done deal. We are just decreasing the space they can use; not eliminating it. So the tempest is not over but the teapot has been put away.

Yeah DD sitting in summer shade is the best. Glad you have lots of it. And a cozy place to sit while the kids run around. Hide and seek is still a thing? Sounds very fun to sit and watch. Hmmm musical based on a true murder? Well why not. I vividly remember the Charles Starkweather murders from about 1957. There have been books and movies about those. 13 killed I think. But I am not sure it could be set to music.

Paula I am impressed that your church has a garden. Great idea. More churches need this. Good on you for all your volunteers stuff.

Peps don't forget that all the stuff on your list would not be there if you still had a job. Lots is stuff that just does not happen. We need to add self care stuff to our lists such as playing video games, watching murder mysteries and eating popcorn. Hope your Dad's transition goes well.

So as soon as I get dressed I will go walk at the gym and then go to the studio. Always more to do there.

Liz glad you completed the memorial task with deceased DH. Sounds perfect. Enjoy the beach but no sharks please. We have great whites out here too.

No clue on dinner tonight. All the dental drama yesterday was remarkably uneventful. I had a boat load of fillings but this dentist is skilled and quick. Also I took drugs. The dog dentistry was only about $200 less than mine. Oh well. Tesla is subdued but she did eat her dinner of rice and ground chicken. The medication is another matter......

Diane S