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Greetings all

More sun here and I think it might be 70 degrees! Warm in my studio which has south windows. Scrabble canceled so I could not rationalize skipping the gym. So I went and walked. Funny how if I set the speed higher I finish sooner. After that I did a little studio work. We are supposed to have a board meeting tomorrow but it is cancelled. Yay.

Liz what a fun event you guys did for the pleine air festival. How cool. Bet there is some super good stuff there. I am amazed by your hiking distance! Way to go.

CC glad the roofers rescued you from cooking prep. Fine for awhile but hours? Hope the repairs all work out. Great pic of you guys on FB. Balloon rides! Bet I would get air sick.

Peps sounds like your dad is indeed declining. Sorry to hear it. But yeah on the whiney director - have they not ever had an elderly person pee inapproriately?

Well Paula nothing like a long distance move to declutter. GL with the rest of it.

Not much else.

Diane S

205.9? I think so.... But it was 205.something....

Decent work out yesterday.

Quick visit with Pops. I like to go before his dinner so I can visit and then walk him down to his dinner and leave him with friends, but yesterday they were serving dinner at 4 pm!!!! He was already in the dining room sitting at a table with two other inmates. One of the residents (her name is Jackie) is still obsessed with my dad's apartment. They were pulling her out of his apartment when I arrived. Oh, and I was told that my dad has a new trick: He whips it out and pees when the urge hits him with no regard to location! When the director was telling me this in her "poor us" tone of voice, I couldn't help but think to myself, "Yes, and this is why we pay you 10K every month to keep him clean and safe in an environment that specializes in dementia care." Anyhow, I think my dad might be nearing the rapid decline. The changes to his personality and behaviors seem to be happening quickly. I am noticing more and more preschool age thinking and behavior.

New bank card finally came, so I need to get that activated and my automatic payment accounts switched over to the new card. I'm wondering now if I should just move all those to my credit card and simply pay the credit card bill each month. Probably "safer". Now that my bank card has been compromised, I'm feeling like I need to be more careful with how I use it.

In classroom dynamics there is often one child (sometimes two) whose mere presence triggers undesirable behavior in the group or can whip the classroom energy so it's buzzing. When that child is absent it's really noticeable. I have been noticing how much calmer the house is without Bug's presence. The dogs all seem calmer and more relaxed - especially Molly. Funny...

I shall add to Liz's total Tuesday and wish you all a Totally Tantalizing Tuesday!

Lots of churches in Florida - I am sure you will find one that feels like home.

Such a great evening!!! I may go look for air balloons in a couple of minutes (though I might be too late this morning).

123 on the dot today!

Continue to be busy packing and taking things off walls. Almost all are bare now. Two of the bedrooms are pretty much empty too and today we sold our bedroom furniture. Good thing we have a big master closets with shelves. We are only leaving out a handful of clothes to wear for our remaining 3 weeks. The rest is already packed away in boxes!

Need to change my insurance to a nationwide plan. It will be more expensive but I'm still using banked sick time money from DH1 to pay the premiums.

Tomorrow more of the same! Need to catch up on my bible study reading too. Have not been doing that much (or attending church) but I am researching churches in FL we might attend.

DD must be on her way to TX?