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on 10/31/25 7:03 pm
No one way out here to Trick or Treat. But all the merchants in Uptown Sedona have candy for trick or treaters and there do a Thriller flash mobs in one of the plazas. Tlaquepaque is our nice shopping area and they go all out for Dia de los Muertos today and tomorrow. Unfortunately it brings in hordes of tourists so a lot of traffic and nowhere to park. I would like to see it once though!
Hi everyone, I spent the day at the hospital, and I am worn out, but okay. A lot of palns were proposed, but in retrospect, I don't think much will change. My Mom is most likely going to be discharged Monday. My brother needs to visit our family land up north and do some weatherizing on pipes etc and prepare for deer hunting, so I told him to go ahead tomorrow, and I'll visit again at the hospital. I have plans on Monday, so he will take Mom home from the hospital. I'll write more later, tonight I am completely wiped! I enjoyed reading everyone's posts and hope all have a great weekend!
Happy Halloween! I decided to NOT go to school today. I have been so enjoying the lack of a candy-holiday food fest in my face, I decided staying home was the prudent thing to do. Plus, the parade at my old school was at 8:30 am and I am barely presentable at that hour anymore! LOL! Besides, including my own elementary school years, I've participated in 39 elementary school Halloween parades. If the truth be known, I'm done! My school career is a finished chapter in the story of the Life of Peps.
Got house work done today and a great workout at the gym. I am proud of my 5 day a week gym routine. I am pushing myself to get back to being able to do 40 pushups in a row. I was able to do 25 in a row on my first set. That's a good start. I probably could have done a few more.
Flu and Covid vaccines on board. Got them yesterday. Boy, oh boy, did my arm hurt!!!! I could not sleep on my left side because it hurt my shoulder so much! Feels much better after vacuuming and working out.
I am amazed at the price of coffee! Tariffs and bad weather are said to be the reason. I'm leaning heavily towards tariffs as the main culprit.
Paula, you have a point about my weight and size. However, I really do WANT to get down to that more ideal weight for me. There are a few reasons. One is pure vanity. I'm still thicker in the middle than I would like to be. The second is that once under 190 my metabolic issues lessen/reverse. My blood sugar levels stay consistently in the 80s to 90s, my BP goes down to about 110/70-120/80 without medication, and my need to be on a statin seems to go bye bye! However, I've been on a statin for so long, I'm not sure it's advisable to stop. (I've read that going off the statin in one's "senior" years invites strokes. Albeit, my dad was in his later 80s when his doc took him off statins, when he went off the statin - BOOM stroke!!!)
It is close to 6 and we have yet had a trick or treater! Booooooo! I'm hoping we have at least a few! We will close up around 7:45 to go visit BFF and his Halloween extravaganza. He goes all out. We'll bring a pizza and have a late dinner.
Hard to believe that tomorrow it will be November! Holy cow! Time seems to fly by in retirement! I'm missing the school markers I am so accustomed to using to mark time elapsed. For years it was reading and writing curriculum and school holidays. Then it was the songs I taught the students. Now I guess it will be annual dog shows...
Still no candy has passed my lips! No promises for later! LOL!
Our new water heater is too hot! But, if I set it one notch lower (gas with the red knob) it's not hot enough. Nothing worse than water that is not hot enough for a steamy shower! On the setting we use a kiddo could absolutely burn him/herself.
Not much worse than a lukewarm or even worse cold shower! I always turn mine up too. I like to be red when I get out of the shower!
Have a great party! Don't forget the pictures!
I like the acronym FISH! I bet I would have lots of fish!
121 on the dot this morning!
Had the boobs smashed today and results which were good are already in My Chart! Nice to get the results so quickly!
DSD and SIL arriving today for the weekend! Hopefully they will get all their stuff into a storage unit!
Will go out for pizza tonight. Trying to avoid the Trick or Treaters. DH is a Bah Humbug regarding Halloween. He is slightly better about Christmas. I guess growing up with alcoholic parents put a damper on Holidays and he just doesn?t have warm memories about them!
Twelve more days left in WI! Does it look like someone is moving?
Greetings all
Quick check in before all the festivities begin. It is sunny and calm so it should be a good night for kids. Tables are laid and counter things set out. Pick up food at 3. Lots of rearranging of junk - ordinarily a glass jar of dog kibble sits on our counter but I decided it had to go elsewhere as the counter will be our buffet. Don't want people to think they are being offered dog food. Still have to hunt up wine glasses and some extra silverware. I was having a spell of tachycardia this morning but I think it has settled down. Not something I need today. Too much to do. DH has set up the extra table and chairs. Butter is out softening. Trying to think of what else needs to be done.
Lamb chops Liz! My favorite. Lucky you to get them. Party sounds like a hoot. And golf. Fish fish fish!!
DD best of luck with the roof. It will be worth it to get it right even with porta potty presence. I suppose you don't get kids coming around there. Do the merchants do kids stuff? There are a couple of haunted houses here that I would like to see if we were not occupied. Oh well.
Well time to get busy again. Hoping it gets dark fast so no one notices house clutter and dog fur.
Diane S
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A woman who just moved here introduced us to "fish". We have all done it so it gives us something to laugh about when it occurs!
I am sure that is going to end up being an expensive fix, but at least you know it will be done right and your house won't be leaking.
The low temperature that ho****er heaters are set at by default is a pet peeve of mine. I always turn it up. I believe they are set that way to make sure a child won't burn themself. No children in our houses!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
