We are in Colorado. This is my first time here. It's very brown. Houses all seem to be brown. Not many trees. Beautiful mountains. Yesterday was a long, tough, travel day. And I started coming down with Rich's cold, which was bound to happen. Rich seems better, but still coughing.
We're on vacation, so I intend to push through and do some exploring. Today, Garden of the Gods. We are within walking distance.
-Mica

Good morning! Sorry that I didn’t check in yesterday. I was busy typing up the minutes from our meeting, which went extra long. I also had to work on graphics for upcoming things we do for the church. I read all your posts, so I’m caught up. The vet visit for Maggie was informative. It seems little dogs have issues with their kneecaps coming out of the socket in which they sit. At this time, Maggie can put her kneecap back where it belongs, and she is doing much better and not limping as often. If it ever becomes a real issue, we might have to do surgery. I hope not! 😬I listened to Mel Robbin’s 1st video, “Make it Happen.” Her main focus was discussing my goals for the next six months. I have decided on the following:

1. Get back into Onderland by losing 50 lbs. In 6 months, it is doable, but it will take some real dedication.
2. Spend more quality time with Joe - I don’t want him to die and then be upset that we didn’t at least try to make more memories and share more laughs. I bought a Scrabble game last night for us!
3. Deepen my relationship with God—My Bible sits next to me up open, and I have several books that I want to read. I will set up a time each day dedicated just to Him.
4. Be more mindful of my spending - Since taking over our finances, I have no one to reign me in with my impulse spending. I will work on stopping that bad habit and save some money!

What is your favorite line or line you quote a lot from any movie?

From Rainman - I’m an excellent driver
I say this one mainly when I’m in the car with my sister and make some stupid driving mistake.

@Veta2018 Our older cat’s name is Sparkles (or Lady Glitter Sparkles) which is what my older daughter named her when she was 5, she’s an all black cat. I named our second cat Diva because she meowed at me the entire 1.5 hour drive home and didn’t stop until I held her. Hooray for the at home fix, sounds muuuch cheaper!

@Divya365 Leo is so pretty after his grooming! Hope your back is feeling better.

@vegan4lyfe2012 Grocery pickup is a great idea for those “I don’t really want to shop today” days, and I might actually schedule my own, you’re an inspiration! It’s dreary and blustery and rainy here in New Hampshire today.

@Katmary71 Hope you had a good board meeting!

@reshii_devi At least you found a silver lining with plenty of movement!

@micaroo4 Garden of the Gods, sounds like I need to see pics!

@trooworld My scale might need to be replaced, I had to stand on it 5 times today until 2 weights were the same to track!

@TeresaW2024 Your goals seem achievable and impactful!

Today is going swimmingly, I mean I could probably swim in the parking lot at work with all this rain, but it’s not a bad day. I forgot my phone at home when I dropped my daughter off at before school care, so I had to go back and get it, but my husband is home today so I got to see him again. I’ve had a bunch of meetings today, but they actually yielded results and didn’t bore me to tears, which usually happens. I have about 20 minutes of bandwidth for meetings and then I’m looking to do anything else.
Hope you all are having a lovely Friday and have a spectacular weekend!

What is your favorite line or line you quote a lot from any movie?
Is it dead? – The Boondock Saints
She doesn’t even go here! – Mean Girls

@TeresaW2024 I'm glad you got some info from the vet. I hope she never has to have surgery! Those are good goals/things to focus on.

@Ninyagwa Congrats on the loss! Yeah it might! LOL Mine is definitely dead. I ordered a new one, will be here tomorrow.

@Veta2018 I do some nature-ish styles, too, but probably not like you. I have a variety of styles. I would love to see some of your stuff! The hawks are super interesting: they get in fights with the crows (the crows always start it!). I remember seeing deer when I lived in Ohio, they are so cool looking. Thank you! I wish you luck with the walking challenge, I'm afraid I'm out of that because of my plantar fasciitis.

@Katmary71 and all: I can't weigh in today, my scale is definitely dead. I ordered a new one and it will be here tomorrow morning, so Kat, you can either take my last weight (245.4) or I can weigh in when I get my scale tomorrow. Thanks for understanding.
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No Zero Days: Tracked all foods, drank a decent amount of water.

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@tammymccrady6278 That's awesome I'm glad you're loving your new job! Good luck with your weigh-in.

@micaroo4 What cool scenery, the balance rock is one of those things that's probably been on Ancient Aliens more than once! Oh no I hope you feel better, that stinks being sick on your trip. Thanks you're good for the weigh in, have an awesome trip!

@trooworld See the Weigh in info sheet I left you a message. LOL the only movie quote I can think of is 16 Candles “What's Happenin Hot Stuff' I'm drawing a blank aside of that too! The National Library week celebration will be fun, have a blast!

@Veta2018 Trying to get 200 steps an hour is an awesome goal, let us know how you do! I loved reading your responses on Mel Robbins, I'm listening to the video now. I want to point out that you're a vital part of this group so not ALL your attempts have failed at drawing others in, we're blessed to have you here. I love the quote throw in cats and it hits all my favorites!

@ninyagwa LOL Diva is a great name for her, that's a lot of meowing! I went with my brother and nephews to get a cat and she kept poking her arms out of the holes of the box she was put in trying to claw us, pretty funny. I'm glad the meetings went well, I don't have the best attention span either. Oh no that stinks about the nurse practitioner, there are definitely some stinkers in medical care. Sounds like you're doing awesome aside of the cry fest, very insightful of you to consider how your responses affect her day.

@TeresaW2024 I'm listening to Mel Robbins right now, I love hearing your goals too.

@Cornanda Hope your visit goes well with your parents, thinking of you.

@reshii_devi Those are great favorite lines! Great job stopping with just a little snack food. I'm not the best at moderating but I try every once and awhile and usually end up having to get it out of the house. I hope you're able to catch up on rest this weekend.

@megnolia82 Love hearing what a positive day you had, great job on the exercise and not snacking! Learning to weld sounds so cool.

@Divya365 Thank you! The two eggplant seedlings I brought home have barely grown in 3 weeks, I'm debating on just admitting they're duds as I don't want to end up with a plant hogging a grow bag and never getting anything out of it. I like trying new things and will be getting a farm box every other week soon so I'm sure I'll get eggplant but may still bring home one from the greenhouse. OMG Leo is the CUTEST he looks so good!

@vegan4lyfe2012 Wow so it COULD have actually been a wolf! Grocery pickup is a great call to get your salad fixings with the least amount of stress possible for you and Oliver.

@Jactop How are you doing, good to see you!

Hi team! That was a little confusing responding to posts oldest first, hope it wasn't too confusing for all of you. The board meeting last night went well but the food was challenging, we had taco pie which had cornbread on top then refried beans, my salad, and margaritas followed by cake. I'm skipping dinner to make up for last night a bit. I fell asleep with my light on and Asher kept meowing at me to pet him every hour then at 6AM the carbon monoxide detector started chirping (big relief since I can't get to most the fire alarms which are wired into the house but the carbon monoxide I can reach on a chair and take out a battery and throw away). I've been resting most the day, got some work done and am listening to the Mel Robbins video now. We have rain coming in so I brought in some of the seedlings. I'm supposed to go to the Orchid Festival tomorrow with my neighbor but am waiting to see how I feel to confirm, I'll probably just wear my micro current machine to help with rain pain and go. Have a great Saturday friends. Still logging well even last night's huge meal!

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Pike's Peak, as seen from Garden of the Gods.

Love the photos! I’ve been at the top of Pikes Peak. It’s a beautiful area.