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A week does not leave a lot of time for your SIL to find a dress, or start to feel better. :( I might do both: order some dresses from Amazon that are returnable, and maybe pick up a few from local shops. Does she have a dress in her closet that she likes that could be altered?

Yesterday was a lot of different emotions. We went to a funeral. The deceased was 9 years older than DH. I didn't know him, but his wife is just the loveliest person, and from the eulogy, it sounds as though he was too. We went to the luncheon afterwards, and I met some of DH's coworkers, whose names and stories I knew, but had never chatted with before. Also nice people.

We got our workouts done afterwards, and felt smug because we've gone a whole two days in a row!! We're rocking it for sure. One step at a time will build a habit. After that, I settled in with a couple of papers (catching up) and we had dinner.

After dinner, I got a text from one of my college roommates that her DH had a scan, and the current diagnosis is stage IV pancreatic cancer that needs to be confirmed with a biopsy. Praying the scan is wrong, but he is at Mayo, so probably not. Those doctors most likely know what they're looking at. My friends are very Catholic, so I said a rosary for him, which is something I've probably done 3 times in my life. When they asked me to pray, I wanted to be able to tell them I had. They got married 2 months before DH and I did. Roomie and I were living together when we both got engaged. Her DH is also our long-time friend. I am so sad.

Then my Mom started texting me mean things like my Dad is an SOB. But she didn't abbreviate. Nice. I didn't open it and didn't respond, and I won't. I know its sitting there because I got a notification, but I don't want to turn off notifications, so these kind of things will pop up. But that's my new plan. No response at all to inappropriate comments, texts etc.

Today our plan is to workout in the morning, and then some yard work in the afternoon. Looks like it could be a nice day weather wise. There is a free concert in a park in St Paul tomorrow night by a group we enjoy. Normally we pay to see them :) Hoping the weather is good so the concert goes on. Friday night we had a college roomies dinner planned. We shall see...

Interesting comment about sunglasses inside. It always disconcerts me too so it must be the eye contact aspect. We have an acquaintance in Florida who always wears them indoors.

It is true that we have a lot more fresh seafood on the coast. But you have to know where to go to get the best meals. Generally not the chains though.

Nice to be able to drop a medication! Weight loss definitely lowers the BP.

One advantage of longer hair is being able to go longer between appointments as long as one doesn't need roots touched up frequently. Since I only have mine highlighted I don't have to deal with that as long as it is done well. When my hair was short and I was working I went every 4 weeks, then stretched it to every 6 weeks after retirement. But now I go about 3 months between appointments.

Great way to get good Tommy Bahama shirts. DH has a good variety bought over many years so doesn't need more, but my BIL used to get nice shirts that way. DH wears them for casual but slightly more dressed up than a golf shirt. The biggest appeal for him is not having to tuck them in LOL.

Oh my goodness! That rose bush is ginormous!