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128.something. This morning was too long ago to remember! Lol!
Busy day of cleaning and then a Costco run. Also had a care conference call with my brother, mother and her Nursing home staff. Looks like she might be discharged back to her assisted living in the next couple of weeks, which will make her happy!
Will spend the next few hours working on my Etsy site. if it doesn't take off soon, I'll be done with it! Can't afford to be losing money in retirement!
Bible study tomorrow morning which I'm leading and then more cleaning for the shower! Getting excited for the wedding!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
Prayers for DD's surgery today! Let us know how it all went when you get a chance!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
Congrats on staying below 210! Your last 6 weeks should hopefully go fast!
An 80 degree day would be wonderful! I'm itching to get the kayaks out!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
209.7 Staying below 210 makes me happy - especially after two major workout days. I am feeling a little more motivated than I was a few weeks ago. It was pretty easy this morning to pass on the donuts brought into the teachers' room. I think you all know donut shop donuts are hard draw for me.
Got a 4 week old video of the pups yesterday. They are SOOOO CUTE! I will post it on TT, but who knows if it will go through. I don't think the puppy pics ever posted.
Diamond D, I also have spring break next week. After Friday i will have only 39 more work days left, two of which are scheduled absences. So, really only about 6 full weeks of teaching left for me. It seems surreal that this huge chapter of my life is coming to an end. I am unable to file any paperwor****il 90 days prior to my pension retirement date. May 1 can't come soon enough.
We had glorious weather yesterday - sunny and in the 80s!!!!! It was warm enough to wear shorts when we went out for sushi for dinner! Today will only be in the mid to upper 60s. I am more than ready for full on spring!
Wishing Tierney the best of possible outcomes today!
Happy Hump Day!
Where the heck am I? I woke up around 3 am trying to remember where I was and why Mike wasn't there. LOL, if it's Wednesday, I must be in Massachusetts.
I had dinner with DD, SIL, and DD's MIL. Nice visit and I was able to have a corned beef dinner which I missed having on St Patrick's Day. Quite good, though I only ate about 1/3 of it. DD took the leftovers. I do have a refrigerator here but no microwave.
We have to be at the hospital at 10:30 this morning. I may run to a pharmacy first to get a couple of things but will meet the kids there. Hopefully today goes well with no surprises. DD actually looks better than when they came a couple of weeks ago because she is on stronger medication for the bleeding which has helped and her blood counts are rising. They checked yesterday in case she needed a pre-surgery transfusion. The surgery is same-day but at the hospital vs an outpatient only facility. I'm happy about that in case there is more of a challenge than expected. I'm not sure what I will do about meals today though I do have cottage cheese and Nut Thins here in the room which will serve in a pinch.
Not much else to report yet. Have a winning Wednesday!
Here is Justice sleeping on the couch from my living room camera (not the best resolution at the distance it is at):
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
The financial side of retirement planning is always full of angst but somehow it usually works out. Wedding shower time! Fun!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
127.4. Down again!
Treadmill again today, still enjoying my Netflix show while trudging away!
In the spirit of retirement planning, DH and I met with our financial planner today and figured out which account to start drawing from in July when his checks stop coming. I'm so thankful to have Ben's pension coming in! DH doesn't get a pension at all and mine is peanuts since half way through my career they stopped contributing to it and I worked very part time when the kids were young. I still got 403B contributions but sad that the pension got stopped. DH has a pretty decent 401K which will help us too!
House cleaning starts in earnest tomorrow to ready the house for the shower on Saturday! Fun, fun!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
Retirement planning full speed ahead! Seems like an early spring break?
Biopsy is part of the procedure tomorrow. Nothing happened properly previously.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
So DD and I sort of zoomed with Justice. I have a camera in the living room and we could see him sleeping on the couch. We turned the microphone on and called to him. His head was swiveling all over the place to try and figure out where we were LOL.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I hope all goes well with the surgery. Did they ever do another biopsy, or will that be part of tomorrow's procedure?
Diane, good on the Tuesday cheeseburger. Some routines need to be followed! When my Uncle got cataract surgery, he used to walk around the house marveling at their art collection. He hadn't realized how much the cataracts had reduced the vibrancy of color that he was seeing. Kind of like when I got my first pair of glasses at 11 years of age. I didn't know that you should see separate leaves when you looked at a tree, or, such a surprise, actual blades of grass!
Well I applied for Social Security and my teacher's pension. Social Security was actually the easiest. The pension, not too bad. I have another small pension from a different job, and it is a big pain. I have to print and then fill out the application, and have DH and I sign it in the presence of a notary. I have to make a copy of my passport or a real ID (I have both). I have to submit a form to my HR to confirm I am retiring. And most annoying of all, if I ever had a different name, I need to submit a copy of my marriage license or other documentation. And by submit, I mean mail all of this to them. How antiquated.
DH is making tacos for dinner tonight. So my big plans tonight are to eat some tacos and do some laundry. Students start spring break on Thursday, so I teach tomorrow, and then 2 days of training and worktime. Spring break starts Friday evening. :)
