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125.4, same I think!
Busy day! Haircut at 9:30, annual skin cancer check at 11:15, Tuesday phone call with DS2 (he calls me every Tuesday on his day off, I love it!), made Scotcheroos for a coworker of DHs and a batch for us too, afternoon nap and worked on my Esty site!
Had Taco Tuesday after all since there was a bunch of leftovers, still have a bunch of leftovers. Perhaps we will have Taco Thursday as well!
Tonight we will most likely try and find something on TV. We have been watching Skin Tight, which is about plastic surgery after massive weight loss. I think it might be a TLC show that we get on Discovery Channel.
Cold with a biting wind today! So looking forward to warmer weather!
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!
Greetings all
Cloudy today. Scrabble was kind of a bust as I got beat all three games but still fun. I claim visual impairment. After that I stopped at the studio and did some glazing and clean up work. Not much new there.
I got my taxes extended due to lack of one item. I have it now but no need to rush. probably should get the stuff in before I lose it. CC I can't believe your accountants missed those deductions. What do they get paid for?
Liz if your scale is stuck that is a good number to be stuck at. I am afraid of mine. Hope you are home safe as I write this.
Peps poor Lucky. So sorry he has this issue. Old Chip had seizures but that was at age 16 near the end of his life. Not fun to deal with. And hell yeah take the sick days. Define "sick". Sick of ........
Yeah CC hummingbirds are loud and not shy about buzzing people. I can't wait for those nice days to sit out and see and hear them. Do you have feeders? We don't but maybe should. The fuchsia bush is pretty popular with them. And I really don't know a bat from a humming bird but that looked bat-ish to me. Cripes I can't believe Kirby dug up irrigation. How does he know where to find it?
Feeling nap-ish as I often do on Scrabble day after my drive to the big city.
So far the ho****er deal is great. Love it.
DH is having trouble getting a prescription from our primary care doctor. He needs some special attention because he gets it from a Canadian pharmacy due to expense. Doctor has to take a couple of extra steps but not much. Makes me wonder what is going on there. So he is getting it from the cardiologist. It is eloquis which is stupid expensive here. One of the drugs supposed to be on the negotiated price list in a galaxy long ago and far away.....
Diane S
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on 4/15/25 11:57 am
I sent in all my tax stuff to the accountants in mid-March. I got them back a few days ago and noticed they left out some AZ specific state deductions for my new solar and this qualified charity deduction thing they do here that lowers your taxes dollar for dollar up to an annual maximum (I even wrote up a summary of what they were and the forms needed!). But fixing it saved me nearly $2k, so yay me for reading through before I signed. I also overpaid my federal ones slightly, so that lowered my first quarter estimated taxes a little. It's not nearly as fun getting money back when you still have to write checks for the first quarter!
Kirby pulled more irrigation line up when I wasn't looking. Literally 20 seconds I wasn't paying attention and he pulled a bunch out and broke a manifold in the process. Landscapers are coming this afternoon. Honestly, some days murder feels like the appropriate response. Good thing he's cute and sweet to go along with his mayhem.
The two pest companies were out today. One guy does bugs, the other does gophers with some added bat treatment. Diane S, I think you were right and that was a bat in the picture on FB. I knew the hummingbirds were buzzing me (they sound like Jetson's cars), but a bat was likely joining in the fun.
Not much else going on here. I'm watching The Residence on Netflix. It's cute. And blessedly lacking in Shonda character monologues.
Cooler weather headed this way. Yay! After missing winter, I was bummed we were missing spring as well.
Take care all!
I am one of those wait until the last minute tax people, too, Liz. Just the way some of us are wired, I think. In the old days when I was far less busy I used to get my taxes done well ahead of the deadline. The past decade (maybe 2) I have gotten them done on the 14th or 15th. One year I sat in my trailer late at night at the dog show working on them. LOL! But I have yet to file late! The exception was 2020 when I had all kinds of time on my hands during the shut in.
204.8 - up 1.3 overnight, but I'm still under 205, so I'm not complaining. I saw some photos taken over the weekend. I'm looking good in a suit, but in my street clothes I can see that I still need to lose a few more pounds. I really think another 15-20 off will get me to the perfect weight.
I'm feeling indulgent using up my sick days, but I don't feel one bit guilty! LOL! I could use the day of rest anyhow.
Poor Lucky fell off the bed last night at 12:18 having a grand mal that came on in his sleep. It lasted a long time, too! He was down for several minutes this time and when he was back on his feet, I could tell he was still having involuntary muscle issues and his brain wasn't working right. The older he gets the more the seizures take out of him when he has them. Poor boy. But this morning he is his usual chipper goofy self. I'm glad they never seem to have a lasting effect. I do wonder if they will shorten his life eventually. No clear data on that.
After several beautiful days - yesterday was sunny and in the 80s - today it's overcast and cool. Boooooo! It's supposed to only get to about 65 degrees today. At least that's not cold!
Started moving food from one freezer to the other last night. Oh, dear, what one can lose in a chest freezer! So glad we have the upright now!
Tidy Tuesday, indeed! A goal my first year of retirement is to become more tidy in all areas of my life - physical, emotional, organizational, etc...
119 - it really feels like the scale is stuck. Will be interesting to see what the one at home says tomorrow morning.
Massachusetts already sucked their small tax payment (due because of the sale of the house) from my account this morning. Our federal refund is taking time... At least the taxes are done. DS is panicked because something seems wrong with one of his W2's which he just noticed yesterday. That's what happens when you wait until last minute to do taxes ;)
Time to shower so towels and sheets can be washed before we leave here this morning. We leave in about 3 hours. Home in Florida by 3 pm hopefully.
Have a tidy Tuesday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
At least your DH likes to replace things! My DH would live with a dripping faucet/lukewarm water/broken garbage disposal for an extended period of time as long as he could work around it. I had our faucet replaced because it didn't work properly in either the regular or spray mode and wouldn't stay up in the facet arm (it's the kind you pull out). The repairman said it couldn't be fixed - DH thought it wasn't so bad and would have continued to live with it.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
That sounds like an amazing winter plan!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I kind of agree with you about CC's friend but maybe she will explain her actions adequately.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Greetings all
More sun and I was almost hot. T shirt time. Started the day with the plumber here to put in the ho****er recirculater and new garbage disposal. We also ended up with a new kitchen faucet. All this stuff took hours and while DH loved every minute, I could not wait to get it done. So big bucks but oh well. So glad to have the instant ho****er. And they were able to put in the 1.5hp garbage disposal. We could grind up and entire cow! Old faucet was leaking so now DH has a whole new pile of kitchen toys. After that I picked up payroll and went to the studio. Lots to glaze.
Yay Peps on the new number. Good on you. Dog shows are not conducive to weight control so this is a big deal.
DD six weeks in Brazil! How fun is that? Might as well stay a long time given what it takes to get there. We look forward to hearing the attractions.
Congrats on Etsy sale Paula. I thought of you today when I saw a rack of locally made greeting cards at the hippy grocery. Yep I too forget what day it is.
Liz good day to stay home. Have a dog party.
Yesterday was National Scrabble Day. How did I not know that ahead of time?
Diane s
Hippy grocery deli for dinner tonight.
Diane C.
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Ugh! Weather here is less than charming. 50s, with a few low 60s in the extended forecast, and mostly overcast. I want 70s with sunshine. I need to go back to Florida with Liz!
Speaking of warm weather plans, DH said to me yesterday, why don't we plan on 6 weeks in Brazil? Happy dance! He initially said 4 weeks, so I think he is now really "warming" up to the idea. (Yes, deliberately bad pun). We would come back mid/late February, check in on everything, and then, most likely head to Florida for another month if we can find the right kind of short term rental.
I go to work everyday, and I still sometimes get the day wrong! Today when was I was leaving, I looked at my white board calendar and wondered why Z hadn't crossed off Monday. Then I remembered it wasn't Tuesday, and Z will cross off Monday when he's in my class 1st hour on Tuesday. (He is the keeper of our classroom calendar).
