LW: 135.2
TW: 135.0

Well, that's a bit of a reduction. I really wish I was able to reduce faster, but I guess slow and steady (STEADY being the key word) is best.

Kelly, enjoy your trip to Calgary and your daughter's tournament. Sounds like fun. I've been to Calgary and through Calgary a few times. You're only about 13 hours away from me there . . . come for a visit! Glad that your eye swelling isn't cellulitis, and I really hope your allergist has some answers for you May 6. Good work getting some walking done. Have a fun trip. And, happy birthday to your Dad on May 1st!

Lois, glad you're safely back from your Disneyland weekend. Sorry about your hubby's foot, but it's good he was there to get Rhea safe. I hope your work settles down now that the software is up and running.

I've had an active week so far with my trainer, a round of golf, and today a golf lesson and practice (irons again). Trainer again on Thursday, but I feel like I need more walking and stretching. I'm going to add some along with drinking more water to see if I can get more weight reduction.

Have to run now, I'll check back tomorrow.

Well, obviously, I did not make it back yesterday. It was another day where I only got to my desk for a few minutes to log food and check email. I have been dealing with getting all the paid receipts from the various vendors and getting those to Travelers. It's pretty clear that they will not cover much of our expenses, but after submitting final photos and documentation, we hope they may at least cover the flooring in the basement. And the company that installed the LVP has the world's worst payment portal. It literally took many days and many phone calls to finally get a receipt showing the final paid price. Thankfully, they at least did a good job.

And while doing that, I received a call from Costco about the letter I finally sent regarding my accident with the cart mover. They asked me to go to the store and file an incident report, and then they sent that and my letter to their risk management firm. A rep from that firm to get more info and she asked for some documentation. Hopefully that means they may reimburse me my costs above insurance for that injury. It's not a lot, but it would help.

I've also been dealing with stuff related to my Bonebuilders class. Judy, my co-leader, is still working and thought she had an agreement with her client that she could flex her hours (she teleworks) to attend our class on Tuesdays and Thursdays. But they started booking meetings so close to the end time for our class that her nerves began to get the best of her. So we asked the county to find another co-leader for Thursdays. (We are required to have two certified leaders in all classes.) They finally found someone, but suffice it to say that this person is a real piece of work, and I'm not sure that is going to work out. So I've been taking over a greater share of the work than I had been doing with just Judy. In addition to class, we also have a good bit of paperwork to do each month.

Add to all this, I'm also doing other volunteer work. I realized that if all I do is work here at the house trying to get things back to normal, I will get cranky and resentful. And we're trying to visit our neighbor who was moved to assisted living and also find time to get together with friends, even if it's just for an hour over a cup of coffee. And now that spring is showing her face, we are thinking about getting flowers and herbs planted, hanging baskets bought, etc. We cannot do anything much with our front yard now because the fill dirt needs to settle. We've been told it's best to let it winter over, as the freezing and thawing and the rain will help ensure that we don't get sunk in places. The excavators sewed it with grass, so it is green now, but it's lumpy as all get out, and the tree and bushes and flowers beds are gone. Oh well. We went from the prettiest yard on the street to the ugliest, but it's temporary.

Kelly, I have been thinking about you and hoping that you get some clarity about your eye. My co-leader Judy is also experiencing some problems with one eye, and I remembered the other day that I also had issues with only one eye a few years ago. It was when I was working and I changed my work profile picture to "Bill the Cat" for a couple of weeks. (If you don't remember, google him!) I cannot remember what they finally decided was the cause, but it did clear up with no lasting effects. Hope the same for you.

Sheesh and Lois, it sounds like you are both keeping busy. Lois, I hope your hubby's foot heals quickly so you can both enjoy your next trip to DL.

But back to the topic at hand--my weight went up about a pound overnight! I am still dealing with more hunger than normal and feeling very tired after I eat. I think I may ask my doc if that indicates something new with my blood surgar levels. I do know that I'm still not getting as much protein as I should and that fat and sugar are too high. I have struggled with this for quite some time. As I've mentioned before, with all our stress with this costly, messy repair, it is hard to not tell myself that I deserve that cookie or those chips when we finally get to settle in for the evening. I know that one thing that would help is upping my activity level, but that seems hard now, too. Yesterday, I was walking one of my hilly routes and it hit me that I was not walking with much zip. So I told myself, even if you don't feel it, act as if. And so that's my new mantra for this week. Act as if!

Hope everyone gets some time for fun and rest this weekend.