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201.0 today! I am officially down 80 pounds since starting semaglutide followed by tirzepatide. Whoo hooo.... Of course, I'm so close to 199.9 I don't want to eat a damn thing! I'm sure hunger will kick in soon enough...

Grizz is a helluva pup! (I believe that Grizz will end up being the puppy's name... He doesn't seem like a "Bear" the more I spend time with him.) He has no fear of the giant Airedales and has acclimated really quickly. He is a devoted little puppy, too. Follows me and checks in frequently. He's also smart as a whip with house breaking. Not a single accident yesterday. He even ran outside to the fake lawn to potty all by himself! Ron is smitten, too. But Ron keeps calling him SHE!

Having trouble focusing lately. Must be all that's going on. I keep flitting from one thought or chore to another without much direction or reason. I must get some "paperwork" done. I have the time, but keep forgetting to get it done. UGH... One of the things that must be done is finalize my separation from the district. Payroll doesn't seem to be contacting me, so I guess it'll be up to me to get that done. I also have to finish up my pension application. I can now submit it because I'm within 90 days of my official retirement date (August 15, 2025 - my mom's b'day).

Happy Taco Tuesday!!!! It's what's for dinner!

118.4

Hot, hotter and hottest but meanwhile Massachusetts is bracing for a spring northeaster. DSD and husband were supposed to go to the Cape house tomorrow and be there over Memorial Day weekend which we arrive in the middle of but they may not go at all with the forecast. So I'm glad we didn't go home earlier, but that means DH will need to contend with the overgrown grass and installing AC in the windows before we leave for Aruba. And we will have to drive out to their house next week with Justice as he is staying with them for the first 12 days of our Aruba trip. DS is picking Justice up 4 days before we return and taking him to the Cape house so it needs to be in shape before that. Always some complication.

But here we just need to contend with the heat which we have built some strategies for. I am feeling more sad about leaving this year because we have established good friends here who we can get together with easily. On the Cape I am 1-3 hours from all my friends. And this house is more my house - I am really just visiting there. Things like my relatively new 50 inch TV still sitting in a box in the middle of the living room because they couldn't get around to installing it will annoy me. I have to convince DH that we should just have it installed ourselves or I bet it will sit there until the mice gnaw at the box edges...

Anyway, today involves getting my hair done, meeting with the contractor who will paint our bathroom and put frames around the mirrors after we leave and maybe a bit of beach time if there is enough of a breeze. All after an early (7:15) Justice walk. Have a toothy Tuesday!

Hmmmm, I can reply to DD but not Liz. Can you have Liz check if I somehow got blocked from her account?

All my grandparents were college educated as were my parents so college was a big deal in our home. Which is why I went to college and graduate school after becoming a teenage Mom - I needed to do it for my own self-esteem. Conversely, current DH was the first in his family to go to college and none of his siblings did, nor did his former wife. But all 3 of his kids did plus graduate school. Yet none of his siblings children have gone to college. DH and I have talked about how parent's expectations can really make a difference.

Greetings all

Sunny and warm here. T shirt needed. Went to the eye surgeon for final follow up on the cataract surgery. All is fine. I got a new prescription for glasses as I need them to read and mid range but distance is good and I don't need glasses to drive. Amazing how it all works. The optician was good about explaining what each measurement was for - ie the prism for one lens and the astigmatism etc. A good morning. Stopped at the studio and picked up new stuff. On to the hippie grocery for a few things. There was a Cyber truck coming in as I prepared to leave. What an ugly machine! And, predictably, it parked in a hoggish manner taking up two spaces and sticking way out. Ugh.

So DD what a great graduation weekend! How wonderful that your DD has so many friends from all worlds and that you were able to attend and complete the circle. Love the part about first generation grads and that this was included in the ceremony. Good on that school. Yes, it does sound exhausting but the kind of effort one would do in a New York minute! Congrats to DD and you all. Wishing your aunt a safe surgery. When does DD start the new job - about the time you 86 yours!!

So Peps you have a little Bear!! Yay fun. I once had a "Tiger".

Ann, my parents were both college educated (and then some) so it was a big deal growing up in our house. Major crisis when little brother was threatening to not go. All ended well. My mother's parents were not educated but my dad's mother was the school marm so must have had some higher education and I think Dad's dad was sent to school in Germany or Switzerland. I was thinking about that today at the hippie grocery because it was packed with young people getting deli stuff for lunch and I am sure they are from the nearby university. What a different experience it must be to go to college today. I am grateful for my traditional dormitory cocooned experience where we could be out late at night and have no safety concerns.

Liz the nine and dine sounds like a fun thing. What if you want to skip the nine? No hot dogs, right?

Well Poppy must be feeling better because she is begging for my sandwich. So all is good.

Diane S