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Those slug wine stopper are awfully cute - no wonder they sell like hot cakes.

Part of the reason we meet people when we go out is that we usually sit at the bar to eat and end up chatting with people. When you live in areas where most of the people are in the same age group it is easy to find someone with similar interests. We may join the Elks Club up the street here. It's one of the New England gathering places LOL.

Kirby has found all of his happy energy and then some. He's in a cone for another week. I thought that seemed excessive until I took it off for a minute and turned my back this morning and he chewed at his stitches drawing a little blood. Stinker. I'm sure it itches as it heals and that the shaved skin feels chafey.

I had a lazy day. Yesterday was the annual board meeting for the HOA and I finished the newsletter for the neighborhood. I never feel like there is anything to say and then it ends up 6 pages (though the template is such that there's not a ton on a page).

Tomorrow I have to be at the county courthouse by 8:15 to plead my case why I can't be on the grand jury for the next 4 months. I won't be here! But I have to go in person to tell them that. The bummer is, it's an hour and 40 minutes away. I hardly remember how to get up that early. And I feel guilty leaving Kirby with the cone alone for that long. Normally I would ask my iffy-neighbor-friend to come let him out, but we aren't at that level of friendship anymore. Hopefully it's a quick dismissal for me. And then I can quickly stop at Costco and head home.

I shall report back!

Love that phrase, DD! Exercise is the mortgage you pay for a good life. WOW! True words!

I am down to counting hours. Hehehehehe.... I'm basically going to play hooky tomorrow. I will go in, show my face, and leave. I have a dog show to get to. What are they going to do? Fire me??? Went to lunch with my music team. Surprise.... They made me a retirement basket! Among my treasures: A dozen grass fed, free range eggs (they know me too well - and I do bring hard boiled eggs almost every day), toilet paper with sayings such as, "HOLY SH*T! the legend has retired" and "It's not my problem anymore. I'm taking a sh*t." However, the word sh*t is the poop emoji. It's kind of cute; a first academic year of retirement calendar with photos from our 3 years as a music team; a scented candle that is labeled, "This smells like it isn't your problem anymore. You're retired!"; and a coffee cup that reads, "What kind of people are happy on Mondays? Retired!" I'm glad they went the silly route.

I started my new plan book last night. Yes, the teacher in me still wanted a tangible write on planner. So I ordered a 3 year monthly calendar. I realized that I miss the visual of a paper calendar. So, I will still use my phone, but the paper calendar provides the visual I need to understand how much I am scheduling. Just filling out the dog shows for July made me think twice about my choices. LOL!

Liz, small world, 6 degrees of separation, strange coincidences... whatever you want to call it, but whoa! Odd to have three in a single day. Perhaps a good omen???

Hope Kirby is recovering from his de-masculation (Hehehehe). Remember it will take a few months for the hormones to lessen in his body. No over night changes.

We were up in the 90s today. I'd be happier if it would stay around 85 - that is perfect summer weather to me. Above 90 gets a bit too warm in the afternoon.

Next time I check in I shall be RETIRED! Dang! It's surreal!

I hope once I am retired I find some of your going to the club mojo. I am reminding myself of what one of my friends/mentor taught me, Exercise is the mortgage you pay for a good life.

I think all of that is a sign that you will build community in this new part of the Cape too. You are so good at making connections.

We went to Provincetown once years ago and loved it. We were there during gay family pride week and it was a lovely lesson to learn that families are families. DD was 12 at the time, and she and I went on a walk. The topic of gay marriage came up and I said I disagree with our priest. I think God is always in favor of love, and families that love each other. I asked her what she thought and she said, oh Mom, I figured that out a long time ago. Always a good heart, that one.

We went to the recognition ceremony this afternoon and had a nice time. Several of my colleagues were there, and my best work friends. I got a pretty crystal paperweight that I will set on the windowsill in my home office.

Tomorrow will be two weeks. Everyone asks if I'm counting down the days, but there is so much going on everyday with students, there isn't a lot of time to think about much beyond putting the fires out each day.

The weather for this weekend looks spectacular! We're going to a good friend's retirement party on Saturday (she's leaving the corporate world) and out to lunch on Sunday with some college friends.