Hi @bearly63! sounds like you are doing well! One of my goals for May is to get back into my strength workouts while incorporating all the PT exercises I need to fit in. How many days are you doing strength training now? I too find I need more rest and I don't even think about my glass of wine when I have it from a macro/carb/calorie perspective anymore. I do still log it but I am going to just enjoy when I do have it.
@swenson19d - glad you did well on your final exam and well enough on the MCP. You know when all is said and done, really all you need is to pass. No one is going to be judging you later based on your MCP score. Hope the pharmacology exam goes well!
Also Cori sounds like such a character. Does he eat the tortillas or just play with them.
@quilteryoyo - that is so neat that you and your mom helped her neighbor celebrate her 90th birthday! Glad you enjoyed your piece of cake. It sounds delicious!
@CMorning99 - I hope you get settled into your new position quickly! I am sure the group will loosen up and be friendlier once they get to know you better. Right now maybe they are a bit suspicious/worried that you are going to make their life even harder. Having more regular/shorter work hours will be great for getting a few runs or workouts in before or after work.
I did read recently that you can use a lint roller to remove ticks from shorthaired pups. I wonder if you could do that on yourself too. Just roll it on your legs to get any loose ones off - yikes I have never had to deal with ticks. Maybe better to follow @quilteryoyo's suggestions.
Hope your tooth is ok and that you can get it checked out soon.

Well I had a big setback (3 steps back this time?) My run on Monday was pretty terrible and my hamstring was back to as bas as before. I don't know if I overdid it on Friday (such a good run) and then pushed it too much trying to run again on Saturday or maybe it was all the packing I had been doing with all the bending involved 🤷🏻‍♀️ I thought it felt pretty great on Monday when I headed out but it was bad. I iced it as soon as I got home and it felt better for agility class. Then on my first run in class I tripped/slid/something but didn't fall and I knew immediately that I had hurt my hamstring again. It was bad enough that I iced again when I got home and took some Tylenol and still had to finish up the final bit of packing/cleaning and couldn't do my PT stretches at all. I was still hurting this morning but we got everything together and out of the house. Sat in the car and watched them put all the tarps on the house. What a crazy process. I did a bit of walking but mostly just rested once we got into the hotel. There is a hiking trail really close to the hotel that I had planned to run but I think Hobbes and I will just walk/hike it tomorrow. I don't want to over do it but I do need to get him out for a bit.
Food has been terrible... we had Starbucks for breakfast, Chipotle tacos for lunch and a salad with grilled chicken for dinner. Dh got a piece of ice cream pie and I had a little bit of it too (sooo good). While we were driving around waiting for our room to be ready we went to one of our favorite strawberry stands and got our first box of fresh picked berries. I ate a bunch in the car then more in the room and even put some on the ice cream 😊 Tomorrow will be a better day! There will definitely be more strawberries on the menu!

We watched my Octopus Teacher tonight on Netflix - so good! It made me think of @HonuNui. I know octopi are smart but it is really an amazing documentary.

@shanaber Kinda cool about the house. Seems like something out of a movie. I had no idea that was a thing for real. I eat worse than you do and everyday I plan that it'll change. I ate a whole pack of cookies last night, again. Sorry about the hamstring. Can you bike? or something else to let it heal and stay active? I feel for you. Horrible to be about to put something in the past and it continues.

Today is Alex's birthday. I'm very sad. DD is with a friend and cousin who rented a cabin for her birthday. DH gave her shopping money, she's lost a good bit again. I think she was prob 250+ when she started loosing weight and is prob 170 now. She is 5'7' I think. IDk what her goal weight is, but she has lost enough that I see why people say "you need to stop, or you look sick" or something of the sort. It's just how I am use to seeing her and I think there is an instinctual notice of a change that signals concern. I want her to get to 150 or wherever is right for her. It's just new. gah, then she'll be beautiful and thin... I'll have to worry even more about her safety in a world of wierd-o's. DH says I worry too much. uh huh... right buddy. You go be a girl in this world.

I planned on watching My Octopus Teacher after Lie to Me. I love documentaries.

My hip consult got moved up. I see him in a week. I still don't know what I wanna do. 1) I wanna talk to my #1 hip doc about "am I ever gonna get better". but maybe this guy will impress me. I expect a new MRI... so least not likely any surgical planning until that's done, so I don't have to make a decision yet.

@quilteryoyo Nice your mother and you got to spend a nice day out. Sounds ideal. If i had real life friends, that's how I'd live.

DH hates his work iphone... I like my new apple phone. So he bought a 1200$ iphone. ?????????

I bought a bird feeder for the back porch. I think one male cardinal is flirting with visiting it. I can hear him chirp when he visits. It is filled with sunflower seeds and meal worms. No idea if that is what he wants. It landed on the front walk yesterday 3 feet from Beanie. Cori quickly scooted outdoors and under the hedge for the opportunity to pounce. Bear stood in the doorway looking out anxiously, he's was on back-up duty I guess. The bird flew off safely when Cori moved.

Cori does eat the tortillas. I don't think there is much he won't eat. His pallet is not picky and loves squirt cheese, milk, and lunch meat. Bear? nah... you can give him an egg yolk or half cook a cube steak for him though. Bean- that girl, is on a diet. Loves chips, donuts, bread, butter, rolls, potatoes... umm hmm She's a carbaholic.

Cori and another turtle.

My clinical group and I + instructor, -one who was having a bad day.

@swenson19d - dh took some pictures of the house today when he went by to take out Hilde’s trash. She is apparently keeping watch on the house just in case of... idk something. I will post a picture when I can get one from him.
I hope you and dd can use the birthday money as an excuse to get away together for a day of shopping and whatever. I completely understand your concerns for her both with weight and with the weirdos out there. Just don’t want anything bad to happen that could hurt them in any way.
Love the pictures - any concern that Cori could get bit by the turtle. I have been a couple of times and it can cut you good and it hurts!
I see you hiding in the back of that group shot! You look great!
It is ok to be sad today and think about and miss Alex even more than usual.
@quilteryoyo - that is awesome that you had no pain or stiffness when playing tennis! Seems like you are completely back now! YAY!!

Well I ended up on a trail today exploring just to see where it went and got so far up we had no choice but to keep going. We ended up on part of the trail I was planning to go on originally but decided not to because well ticks and Hobbes just had a bath on Thursday. It was a fun walk/hike/run and seemed a lot longer than STRAVA said it was. I also fell and slid down a ways on my butt. Not hurt at all but startled Hobbes who jumped all over me. We did see a lot of deer droppings and Hobbes was sure something was following us. My hamstring was sore when we started out but did ok on the hiking up and even running down. I suspect my quads will be sore tomorrow.
Food has been pretty good- more like my normal day although we may get Mexican for dinner tonight if they aren’t too busy. Cinco de Mayo is a big deal here.

@CMorning99 My goodness that's a cutie kitty. I hope he gets to feeling better. Do you brush him often? I brush mine but hairballs still happen. I think Bear has a permanent hairball cough, I don't think hes ever yacked one up tho. My vet is pretty good at discerning what is up with them. I was impressed. Good luck at the vet today. I hope it is productive.

Grades
Pharmacology final grade 89.58608% LOL! that's a B! No official on the child/adult class. by my calculation its an 86.77%. Violin and research (97%) are A's.
Now I get to clean...drink tea, shop, draw, play/learn violin & cello, manage the flowerbeds, cater to bear bears, and I am thinking about making an area of peace outside.

I thought I was menopausal...
well, I am. But seems I can not make it longer than 8 months without a period. Seems fitting to have one on Alex's birthday anyway. Least I know why I ate everything for days and couldn't stop eating.

Amazon
I put 1200$ of stuff in the Amazon cart. hahaha. waiting to see how long it takes DH to see it. Bet it gets to 5k before he notices. I love new hobbies. ETA he noticed. I got a financial lecture. LOL! I didn't buy anything goofball. He ordered some blinds i put in there...

@swenson19d Glad it might be something that is fixable. Is there a reason they didn't do anything about it in 2012?

Ohhh - that is great news @swenson19d! Seems weird to be happy they found something, but hopefully it is the cause of your issues and is fixable.

💕💕💕Happy Mother's Day💕💕💕 to any of moms and surrogate moms celebrating today!

I am relaxing and making sourdough bread for Hilde. Dh is cooking dinner and Dd is sending breakfast as I understand it. Its a rest day but I will need to get out for a walk with all that food planned...

Make that 117 days. I was counting today.

Hugs @quilteryoyo

Glad you are feeling a bit better @quilteryoyo! Keep taking good care of yourself!

Waiting on new hip doc.

X-ray of my uneven hips @Avidkeo I think I have a leg length difference. Ima ask him.