Mission Slimpossible Team Chat - JUNE 2023
jugar
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Here is your Team chat room for June 2023. This is where you weigh weekly, post your goals and progress, discuss any issues or topics of interest, share ideas, support your teammates, receive help when you need it, and dream big. Try to post often, and help each other succeed! Bookmark this thread to make it easy to land there any time.
Fat2Fit has five great teams. The group and team leaders are as follows:
Our Moderators:
Liselyn - @jugar
Megan - @Megan_smartiepants1970
Ashley - @minstrelofsarcasm
Jessica - @jessicakrall8
Our Team Captains:
Downsizers - @lindamtuck2018 and @Megan_smartiepants1970
Mission Slimpossible - @broncobuddee and @trooworld
Weight No More - @minstrelofsarcasm and @melaniedscott
WaistAways - @jugar and @ashleycarole86
Shape Shifters - @jessicakrall8 and @Pupowl
Our Team Motivators:
Downsizers - @Slimmersixties & @JaysFan82
Mission Slimpossibles - @katmary71
Weight No More - @rachelrjh
WaistAways - @conleywoods & @cleaneater80
Shape Shifters - @PatriceFitnessPal
HOW IT ALL WORKS: The June challenge runs for 4 weeks, from June 4 - July 1. F2F months always start on a Sunday and end on a Saturday, so adjust your calendars!
Everyone weighs in weekly on their chosen day right here in the team chat thread. At the end of each week, the tallies are done to determine the team and individuals with the most weight lost. The best losers are announced with full fanfare every Sunday. The team competition is all in good spirits - may the most losing win!
We also celebrate those small, steady losses. If you lose, however small an amount, you are in the green! At the end of the month, we celebrate everyone who lost at least a bit every week. You are heading steadily towards your goal even if you aren't at the top of the weight loss leaderboard.
To make your weigh-in easy to find for your team Captains, please put it right at the top of a message, and use this format:
Weigh In Day:
PW (Previous Weight):
CW (Current Weight):
If you miss two weigh-ins in a row without asking for a break, you will be dropped from the team, so be sure to inform your team captain if you are traveling, sick, or just need some time off. If you want a break, you can be excused for a week or two, or are moved to the Support Team for as long as you need to. You still participate in the discussions, you can weigh in if you want to, but it will not count in the weekly tally. Don't worry! You can always come back even if you get dropped.
Once you reach your goal weight, you join the Goal Zone. You continue to weigh in every week. If you have 2 weeks above your self-defined goal zone, you go back to the regular team to lose that amount before it builds up. You will have a chance to hone those maintenance skills and stick with your team.
In addition to your own team, there are weekly F2F Full Group CHALLENGES. You can do all or none - it's up to you. Participating adds a lot to your success, so we hope to see you there often! These can involve anything fitness, health, or nutrition - and they’ll get you moving, thinking, and learning about this journey. Check the Announcements section for full group challenges.
Let’s show our fellow challengers some F2F love! Introduce yourselves right away, and let the new month begin!!
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Welcome old and new friends! I'm Kathy and I'm the Mission Slimpossibles team motivator, the incredible @trooworld and @broncobuddee are our amazing team captains. This month we're working toward one goal for the 4th of July challenge, have a No Zero Days challenge going for the year, and doing our best to reach our personal goals. Don't forget there's Fat2Fit challenges too, so
mehow the amazing @jessicakrall8 manages to come up challenges every week for us to participate in.
I'm 51 and live in the Sacramento area in CA with my two cats Jasper and Asher. I've been on this team for going on 4.5 years now and love the family we have here and the support we can give each other. Having felt alone for a long time due to chronic pain issues being in this group sharing and on MFP has helped me grow tremendously and let me know I'm not the only one going through certain things. Obviously we're all trying to improve our health but we're at different places plus have more than just health in common and a have desire to be our best selves and support others doing the same.
I'm still figuring out what I'm able to do with my health challenges but I'm 75lbs down from my highest and eat low-moderate carb as I have my diabetes in remission with diet and exercise. I do chair workouts, strength training, and stretching plus gardening. I volunteer at the food bank farm and greenhouse then have my own garden. I do some part-time work online and am on the board of a local charity and my HOA and love reading, watching movies, and cooking.
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@AmbersWay Thank you and you’re welcome! I’m glad to hear the scale is budging, yay! Gentle hugs and congratulations on your son’s award, he sounds like he’s amazing and anyone would be lucky to have him for his/her doctor. You’ve obviously been through hell, I’m sure it hasn’t been easy on your family as well but it does sound like a silver lining that he’ll be such a great doctor because of it.
@Cornanda Way to go on tracking, staying under calories, and adding back exercise, sounds to me you’re doing better than you thought! Yay for two days under, woot woot!
@Bemybestby60 If only it was as easy to lose it as it is to gain it! I’m an emotional eater too, honestly even though I’m a lot more aware of triggers it does make me feel better sometimes. Usually I feel bad the next day but there are times where I really needed it. Wow what a beautiful lake!
@trooworld Woot woot so glad you got to hang out! I love you still tracking your food despite eating “goodies”, way to go! Great job on the loss, tracking is paying off!
@tfelts147 Way to go, you’re doing great!
@laurelfit57 Oh no, pain and no sleep really stinks! Does anything help the pain? Maybe Epsom salt soaks or something topical could help it. Time for an awesome June, you got this!
@FushiaKat I like your challenge, a little sun and Vitamin D helps so much but when you’re laying in bed or in the couch you don’t always want to do it so I like it being a challenge.
@vegan4lyfe2012 I hope Byron is here sooner than later but he’ll definitely be an awesome Aquarius!
@DrewsAnna Remember how strong you are, let’s turn this around now, you got this! New month to shine! Oh my goodness your cat had kittens? What an adorable scene!
@sleepygirl79 You survived the birthdays, woot woot! I hope you’re able to shake that cold soon, I’d imagine if it’s humid there the combo of those with running would be awful. You’re still the cool mom!
@Micaroo4 Great job on the 4th of July challenge!
@txcritter69 Hi my friend! Happy early anniversary to you! Reboot time sounds perfect, I hope you have the best time ever.
@ddainiak Welcome, glad it’s straightened out!
Hi team, not much to report, did strength training and stretching plus a little time at the greenhouse thinning the seedlings and picking out tomato plants to take to the garden club tomorrow. Been resting as I’m not feeling too good. Tomorrow’s the meeting then my nephew’s piano recital then we’ll probably go for ice cream. Have a great weekend everyone!
No Zero Days
- Under and healthy food
- Good water/tea
- Arm strength, stretching, greenhouse/garden
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Hi MS.... You have another new joining your wonderful team for June ... Please welcome @mkksemail
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@mkksemail welcome to the group 👋🏻
@Katmary71 I hope you’re feeling better. Piano recital sounds like so much fun. Thanks for the kind words. I truly hope everything I’m going through helps him. I’m now sharing pages I find on FB of those who share their stories of caretakers for a family member. I want him to see both sides for different illnesses. I really want him to have an understanding and compassion for family members who come in and have a million inquiries. They live these diagnoses also. Ok off from my mom rambling. I hope you have a beautiful day!
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Re Introduction
I’m a mother of 3, teen and 2 adults. Married for almost 30 years, I may have said 30 last year, if I did oops. 😂 I’m 18 though and holding strong. We have 3 rescue dogs who are the best, a German Shepard, Saluki and Canaan. They’re my girls! Ive been living the expat life abroad (although I’m from the midwest) for quite some time. I have Hungarian/Belgian roots through my dad and quite the mix from my mom (I’ll come back with that European list and a %age of blackfoot). I studied CIS and have no interest in it. I thought over the years and have definitely retired now, that should be obvious by the mess of my posts 😂😩.
I’m 43.3lbs down from my highest, 22 of those lbs since joining this group. I appreciate the accountability, challenges and support that I have received here. Thank you all.
I don’t follow a particular diet, been there done that and failed repeatedly. Now I have cut my breads, pastas and most dessert foods. I try to drink at least 2 ltr of water. I work on 10k steps a day, a half hour of cycling and a session strength training with some stretching daily. If I mess up or have lazy times, I just focus on getting back on track, even if it’s slow. I’m losing slowly (started here Dec 20 ish) and I’m at peace for a first (most days).
Joining the steps challenges/exercise have been really helpful.
July 4th goal is to drink more and log it.
Updated No Zeros
-self care (taking time for myself)
-back to working out (after being sick)
Need to work on some more.
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Introduction:
I am 67 years old, I live in New Hampshire with my partner Rich and my cat Earl. I work as a bookkeeper in a plastics factory 3 days a week. My highest weight was 220 pounds; I'm now maintaining at my goal weight of 130. My goal weight range is 127-133. Currently I am slightly under the low end of my goal range, so I'm trying to gain a bit without setting off a runaway train of gain. It's a delicate balance. I originally achieved my goal weight in 2003, and there have been a lot of ups and downs, but I've been successfully maintaining within my stated range (or lower) since 2019. I walk every day as my main exercise, and I also bicycle outdoors in season and in nice weather, and for those not so nice days and winter, I have a stationary bike and an elliptical. I really don't like to do strength training, so that's my focus for the July 4th challenge. I also don't do much stretching; I'll save that challenge for another time.
Username: micaroo4
Weigh In Day: Saturday
PW (Previous Weight): 126.2
CW (Current Weight): 125.6
I have a loss this week because I was doing some fasting. The fasting was not for the purpose of weight loss, but to reduce some inflammation.
I'm having a lot of problems lately with arthritis and tendonitis in my feet and ankles, so my goal for June is to do whatever I can to reduce that pain and maintain my mobility.
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First question for a newbie - what are No Zero days?
Weigh in Day: Wednesday
Starting Weight - 194.2
Hi I'm Darlene, 62, married, one adult daughter (29). We have one rescue pup, Monty - who you will probably hear alot about. My walking partner and love of our household. Hubby returned to work in January which left me a lot of alone and downtime, so decided that it would be a great time for me to focus on me. Down 33 pounds since January. Started my journey my announcing on my facebook page that I would be completing the Airline Trail - a linear railtrail in my backyard. Since I announced it, I couldn't not do it. I did a little at a time, completing the 62 mile in-and-out trail in February. Also started a year long goal to track 2,023 fitbit miles in 2023. I need structure in my life to keep accountable and on track, and found the challenges on MFP; which lead me to here. Hoping it keeps me on track.
I am just a calorie counter, no particular diet plan. My goal is average a pound a week weight loss. I exercise daily, getting about 16,000 steps (reaching that fitbit mile goal). I allow myself to use about 1/2 of the calories gained by exercise in my calorie goal.
My hobbies include reading, knitting, gardening, cooking, and boating. I am currently teaching myself how to crochet. I am on a trivia team with my sister and her hubby. We get together every other week for dinner and trivia - lots of laughs - not very good. My sisters and I also go to Bingo every Monday with my 85 year old Mom and 92 year old Aunt.
My June Goals:
Lose 4 pounds (hope to get in the 180s)
Track 175 miles on Fitbit
Drink 48 oz of clear water daily
Try a new recipe every week
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Houston we have a problem!!!9 -
Hi everyone! A big welcome to the new team members, and welcome back to the returning members, I am so glad you are here!
I am one of your Mission Slimpossibles captains along with @broncobuddee. Our wonderful motivator is @Katmary71!
CHECK-IN PROCESS
Along with our weekly weigh-ins, we REALLY encourage our team members to participate in regular check-ins. It’s a great way to stay accountable to yourself and it allows the team to cheer you on and offer support as you need it. We are a community, and we are stronger together!
CHANGES TO YOUR WEIGH-IN DAY/WEIGHTS
If you have any changes to your weigh-in day or reported weights, be sure to tag @BroncoBuddee who handles all of that stuff. He also handles moving people to cheerleader status/or other status changes.
LET'S GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER
Please share a little bit about you: your name, where you live, and what brought you to the Fat2Fit Challenge Group. Also share anything else you would like to, including any goals for the year. We are here to support and cheer you as you go through your weight loss adventure!
MY INTRODUCTION
Hi everyone. My name is Chris. I live in Southern California with my husband, cute one-eyed pirate pug named Daisy (7 yrs old) and pug pup name Violet who turns 1 yr old this month. Up until my mid-20s, I was a healthy weight but then the mid-20s hit and along with that came medications that made me gain weight as well as poor lifestyle choices. I use the Healthi app to track “bites”, it’s a lot like tracking points in WW. My food plan (they have 6 plans, mine is Conquer Cravings) focuses on calories but fat drives the “bites” up and fiber drives the “bites” down. I love it.
I have about 65 lbs to lose. For exercise, I mostly walk and talk with friends, as well as walk my dogs. We have a Tonal home gym but my husband uses it a lot more than I do. My hobbies: reading, making artwork, photography, tent camping (although we haven’t went in a few years), and cooking.
Now, it's your turn! Tell us about YOU!
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I invite you to join me on a quest for a NO ZERO DAYS 2023! What is No Zero Days? There are 4 simple ideas behind this:
There are no more zero days. A zero day is when you don’t do anything towards your goals. But that doesn’t mean you have to go full-throttle on your goals each day, no, just do something small if you have to, do a single push-up, walk to the mailbox, drink one less soda…anything not to report a zero day. Do one thing to make your life better each day.
Be grateful to the 3 YOUs: the past you, the present you, and the future you! Be GRATEFUL to the past you for the positive things you’ve done. Did you do that push-up yesterday? THANK YOU YOUNGER ME. Second part of the 3 me’s is you gotta do your future self a favor, just like you would for your best friend. Tired and can’t get off reddit/videogames/interwebs? This one’s for future me, i’m gonna rock out p90x Ab Ripper X for 17 minutes. I’m doing this one for future me. Alarm clock goes off and bed is too comfy? This one’s for my best friend, the future me. I’m up and going for a 5 km run (or 25 meter run, it’s gotta be non zero). MAKE SURE YOU THANK YOUR OLD SELF for rocking out at the end of every.single.thing. that makes your life better. The cycle of doing something for someone else (future you) and thanking someone for the good in your life (past you) is key to building gratitude and productivity.
FORGIVE YOURSELF. Tried your best to have a nonzero day yesterday and it failed? so what. I forgive you previous self. I forgive you. But today? Today is a nonzero masterpiece to the best of my ability for future self.
Exercise and books: exercise is self-explanatory but the books, read a self-improvement book…reading gets you to the next level!
Here’s more detailed information and where I got the above info:
https://meganeholstein.com/the-no-zero-days-productivity-mindset-might-change-your-life/
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@txcritter69 Happy anniversary! A trip to NM sounds fun.
@19shmoo69 Hi how are you doing, Darren? Nice to "see" you. Did the squirrel eat all the bird food?
@ddainiak Hi and glad everything worked out. @broncobuddee takes care of anything weight-related, including changes to your days, he will always take good care of you! There are a lot of dog lovers/owners in the group (I'm one of them!) so bonus if you post pics of Monty! Congrats on your success so far. That's awesome! If you ever need a recipe, I have a digital collection of over 7,800 and they are all organized and easy to find.
@Katmary71 Yes, I am tracking EVERYTHING! Thank you! I'm glad you are resting. Have a great Saturday!
@mkksemail Welcome to the team! Woo hoo!
Hi all. Check-in for Saturday: I'm doing well, I had some chips yesterday with lunch but I had the "bites" for them so I don't feel bad. I don't have a lot of plans this weekend, it's going to be kind of mellow which is good. I have a busy June.
4th of July challenge: tracked 100% of what I ate
My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."3 -
Good Morning!
Welcome to all the new folks! This is an amazing group of people.
I'm Sandy from Copperas Cove, Tx. I am a mom of 2 humans and 2 furbabies. A Grandma of 5 grandsons. I am married to my husband 27 yrs this month.
I have been struggling for 10 yrs trying to lose the weight (40 lbs) that I gained when I had to quit smoking. I started at 186 and lost roughly 16 lbs. The rest has been impossible to lose which I call the roller coaster. This month I really has no plan as what measures I plan to take except learning to except me for who I am.
This up coming week we are going out of town but when I return I want to focus on going to bed at 10pm and getting up a 5am. Our summer is fast approaching and morning walks will have to be earlier in the morning.
I am not going to focuse on losing weight so much, I want to focus on strength training. I will do my measurements again and with toning I am hoping to lose inches as opposed to weight.
I do want to continue to change my eating habbits and drink more water. I am up to over 60 oz a day. That is a lot for me.😂
My hobbies include crafting, playing in my garden, spending time with my Diesel and long rides down the back roads in either our 99 Trans Am or 13 Camaro.
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Hello, and wow, some superstars on this team! WTG katmary, ambersway, and micaroo, on your weight losses!
And hello! to ddianiak (who directed me to this challenge, from the main challenge forum 🙋♀️), and ty! for the No Zero Days and Three You'd explanation, trooworld! Txcritter, congrats on your accomplishments! I think I need to add strength training, too.
Hello all 🙋♀️, I'm MaryK/MK, from Maine (well originally from NY, with a stopover in Boston, but have been here in Maine for 29 yrs). I've been on a Fitbit step goal streak (10k/day) for over 17 mos now. I started on Fitbit in July '31 - took about 18 mos to lose 30 lbs (half of my 60 lbs goal), then about 3 mos this fall and winter to gain it all back, plus another ~5 lbs.
Sigh.
Starting again! I haven't broken my steps goal streak, but stopped paying attention to what I was eating (obvs), so I've recommitted to food logging. I did it daily for almost 6 mos, when I first started Fitbit. I struggled to pick the habit back up after letting it go - I did a couple weeks a few times, here and there, but couldn't maintain the habit again, for whatever reason.
I signed up for MyFitnessPal awhile ago, bc I'd heard the food logging tools here were superior to Fitbit's (they totally are!), but still ... I wasn't doing it. So I signed up for MFP premium - figured if I paid for it, I'd do it.
Heh. So yea ... so far, so good - been logging daily since May 1.
Haven't really lost anything (well, I lost almost 5 lbs the first 10 days or so, but then I went out of town for 3 wks (mmmmmm NY pizza!), and gained back a few of those. I got home Thursday morning. I kept logging the whole time, and yea, there's a friggin good reason why I didn't continue losing weight!!
So easy for good habits to slip away, little by little, without really noticing the cumulative impact. I think I came in under my calorie goal on only about 30-40% of the days, in May. Maybe fewer!
Oh yes, demographic biographical details - 56f, married 33 yrs,1 daughter 32, currently 3 rescue cats - fat Ralphie, about 8 yo (who isn't so fat any more - was 22 lbs when my daughter rescued him, and deposited him with us bc her fur pack didn't think they wanted another furbrother lol), and two formerly feral brothers, about 2 yo, also rescued by daughter and deposited here, who are highly entertaining and social, but still also skittish and cautious.
Not currently employed - we sold husband's 7-Eleven franchise in April '21 - but starting to think about beginning to look for a job. We'll see how it goes - quite nervous about that endeavor!
Cheers!
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The June Habit Tracker is up and ready for you! Start tracking right away and have a fantastic month!
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10891871/habit-tracker-june-2023#latest1 -
Weigh In Day: Sundays*
PW (Previous Weight): 197.9
lbs, Sun 5/28
CW (Current Weight): 196.1 lbs, Sat 6/3 (which is an unexplained 2 lb *swoosh!* drop since yesterday, Fri 6/1, weight of 197.9 - the same as last Sunday 🤪
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The June Week 1 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin on Sunday, Jun 4th. We're hoping for a fun and active week, so please join us for Eat Healthy, Move More and Be Happy! Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10891873/june-week-1-group-challenge-eat-healthy-move-more-and-be-happy/p1?new=1
Hope to see you there!
Jessica
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Hi MS... You have a returning member joining your wonderful team ... Please welcome back @Brigit02 5
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I Hope I can get back in this month I have been missing the weigh in but have been dealing with heath isuses lately but all is better now. Thanks for understanding
Username: Digger61
Weigh In Day: Saturday
PW (Previous Weight): 225
CW (Current Weight): 2306 -
@trooworld am I a new or returning member? If I'm a new member can I switch to being a returning member? But if I'm a returning member can I switch to being a new member? Wait... Switch that.....reverse that visa versa or versa visa
Also @trooworld yes that thing emptied the whole feeder. Now the Cardinals are wondering where the sunflower seeds went.
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Hello everyone!
I've been here twice prior and love the people on this team: very kind and fun.
I'm married to a wonderful man and have a rescue dog who we spoil. I'm trying to keep consistent with my diet. If I don't food journal I tend to overeat. I've put back the weight I lost last time. Right now, I weigh 142 pounds which is too heavy for my frame.
Hope to get down to 135 lbs, eat heathy and keep the weight off.
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July 4th challenge: today I did a full strength training workout.
It's raining again today. I plan on getting a walk, but it probably won't be my usual 5 miles. I'll try to get 30 minutes at least.
We had temps in the 90s for a few days, but now it's down in the 40s. Yesterday it hovered right around 50 all day. I woke up cold at 1:30am and turned on the heat in the house, just enough to drive the chill out.
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Username: askewcr
Weigh in day: Saturday
PW: 258
CW: 257.5
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19Shmoo69
Sunday
P. W. 273
C. W. 2745 -
Weigh In Sunday
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Good Morning folks!
Welcome to all the newcomers, this is an amazing group of people!
CONGRATULATIONS to all that lost weigth this week.
Thank you @Katmary71 and @trooworld
Spent all week cleaning house and get things ready for our little run away this week. I am ready to leave today! Just a few things left to pack.
Even though we are road tripping over the next 4 days, I plan to stay focused on eating healthy. We bought snack and drinks to take with us, so stopping for gas won't be a junk food run (just a restroom run).😂 I will checking as I can.
I hope everyone has a great day!
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@mkksemail Wow, that's an amazing Fitbit step goal streak! Way to go! That's great you tracked your food even while on vacation. I can't wait to see pics of your furbabies!
@Brigit02 Welcome back!!! I hear you about not tracking.
@digger61 I'm glad things are better now.
@19shmoo69 You never left lol. You've always been with us in spirit, Darren. The poor cardinals! And yes, you should LOL.
@askewcr Congrats on the loss!
@txcritter69 Good planning. Have fun!
Hi all. I had a marvelous day yesterday as far as quality time with my husband goes. Healthwise? Not so good. We went to our favorite French brunch place, hung out all day at home, and then I made some art at night. I made up with a friend who I was in a fight with about Vin Diesel of all things. It was a super stupid fight and we've been friends for 47 years so it was incredibly dumb lol.
4th of July challenge: tracked 100% of what I ate
My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."5 -
Sleepygirl79
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PW 220
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Good morning! Happy Sunday 👏
Raining ..... Day 2.5 🌧️☔, 49°F / 9°C
Oh my, the heat on in June, mica! Raining here too
.. oh, wait! You're the NH gal, right? *waves to you from Maine*. Yea, the temp swing this week has been a trip. I just got back in townn Thu am, in time for the late July temps, then boom! season switch on Fri night, rolled in with the t-storms.
And you are just headed out of town, txcritter. Nice job planning! Shoot, I wasn't ready to leave on my road trip until 3 hrs after planned departure time 😴.
trooworld, how amazing you have a friend of 47 yrs! Good job resolving silly fight! But isn't it only those people that you know for that long that you even have silly fights with? 🥰 Ahhh, ty! on steps streak! Yes, I'm very proud of that ☺️.
I snapped the sweetest pic of the formerly feral bonded pair of brother kitties this am, will come back on chrome site to add it in 🐈🐈
Chance (tuxedo), and Hoolie (tabby):
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