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I don’t know anything about her past. She had to have been partially trained. She’s too good to be a stray.

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Good morning ladies-

Have a few minutes before my daycare girl gets here(woops, fewer than I thought but that is ok)

Hope you all have a wonderful Friday- stay cool if you are in the hot states.
looking forward to it warming up here before class tonight

Just started a squat challenge on FB- need to keep up with it- 3 times a day for the month.

Debbie
Napa Valley,CA

Happy August! Thank you, Barbie for keeping us going.

Ginny — I'm so sorry for the loss of your kitty, made especially difficult during this time of great transitions. Take care.

Pip — Your new pup looks great and seems to be falling into the family routine! Good for you!

Welcome to the newbies!

Love the grandkid pics.

Hubby and I got away this weekend to Ashland. We watched three plays — Merry Wives of Windsor (very bawdy and a hoot!), Shane (a multi-ethnic more historically accurate representation of the west than the movie version of the novel — hubby loved this one very much), and Julius Caesar (100% female/non-binary cast, so women playing men's roles — kind of a "pay back" for all those years that men played women in Shakespeare's plays and to give women a chance to have some really meaty Shakespeare roles — This might have been my favorite. The actors were absolutely amazing and fully embodied their roles. The actors playing Brutus and Cassius were especially strong. Hubby thought this play was too loud, and there was a lot of screaming, screeching, machine gun fire, flashing lights, etc.)

At the gift shop, I bought a stage prop from Born with Teeth, which we saw last year (and I highly recommend to you if it comes your direction — it's opening on the West End in about a week, after runs in Houston and Ashland over the last couple years.): a folio page of a play Shakespeare and Marlowe are writing during the play. It's a super cool prop. Looks really authentic, if you don't look too closely! lol Just what a literature nerd like me needs for her wall!

Anyway, we had a great time. Managed to get out of Ashland Saturday morning and drove up to the top of Mount Ashland and had a glorious view of California (or should I say Jefferson, wink wink). Mt. Ashland is just six miles from the border. I managed to find food I could eat, including a 100% gluten free bakery which made a delicious asparagus and goat cheese quiche.

Julius Caesar was a matinee yesterday, so we headed out of down immediately after. Stopped for dinner at Seven Feathers Casino, where hubby had a delicious steak dinner. I had grilled brussels sprouts and half of his baked potato, and I brought half of the sprouts home! So yummy.

Wonderful weekend. Harley was beside herself when we got home. I tried to play it cool for her, but she still just about came unglued.

Sorry for the novel! One more week of summer vacation, and I go back to work next Monday for inservice activities. I'm sad to see my summer end.

Much love.

Flea

Willamette Valley, OR

Kylia-You look lovely!

Heather-Sounds like a nice evening out. Hope the UTI clears up quickly!

Barbara-The bus system still stinks. There are just a few places we can go relatively easily. However, it requires a one mile walk to and another back from the bus stop. Otherwise, the bus is still pretty useless. For most people, it’s useless. A one mile walk is too much for many who actually need to use it.

Ginny-So sorry to hear about your kitty. 😢

Woke up in excruciating pain. When I came back from my trip, I had nearly no pain in my back and my feet were only slightly painful. It’s now 2 weeks home and both are the worst they've been. Obviously there is something in my lifestyle causing it. I’ll need to figure it out.

Have a great day!

Tina in CA

Barbara, the DR said to cut down only if my urine was clear, not yellow, or straw (which is the doc's preferred color).

Fell on the gravel this morning. My knee is a mess and the outside of my left hand feels bruised. I stepped on a pebble that rolled when I went to put my other foot off the step to the ground. The rolling rock made me lose my balance and fall. Otherwise, got up and continues onto my walk with Lucy.

Thought for today:

I got a new jacket recently made entirely of living plants.

I wasn’t sure at first, but it’s grown on me.

RVRita in Roswell

stats for the day-

Walk kids around park- 19.59min, 2132steps, 2.39ap, .82mi= 81c
Strava app= 100c
Housecleaning etc- 2hrs, change bedsheets, laundry fold/put away, get packing/get ready for camping, fill up fountains and water plants, etc= 500c
Take Ethel to park- 6min, some training time, 562steps, .3023mi= 35c
Strava app = 28c
Walk kids around park- 13.58min, 1476steps, 2.54ap, .61mi= 78c
Strava app= 74c

Total cal 694

2709.69 miles ahead

Sophie- no one is trying to be the alpha. They are all getting along, they ignore kind of coexist like they did with yogi., it’s great.

Tomorrow we are going camping for a week. We are not taking a crate so this will be a first time that she will sleep on our bed (if she wants). Will be a lot of firsts for her. Beach, feeling sand on her paws, have yogurt at the local shop.

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