DW, Good that you will have some extra time with your classes in recess for a while. I hope you are able to build in some time for yourself given your demanding and busy schedule. You sure deserve some "me" time!

Shari, Your weekend away sound great. Not much can compare to a good time with family. Ugh on the snow but it seems you and DH are much better about such weather than I would be. Bless your DH for working to remove the snow, not an easy job for sure.

Nothing much happening here today. I didn't have much to do today, just the usual routine stuff, so it was an easy day for me. I enjoyed taking things easy and slow. I was too lazy (not busy) to track today, but I will consider it a high point day. I am kind of annoyed with myself because I wanted to save up some points with Thanksgiving this week, but today wasn't helpful in that way. I plan to be having low point days for Tuesday and Wednesday. I will be careful but not strict on Thursday.

Today was so busy I more than made up for my easy day yesterday. I wasn't planning to be busy today but it turned out that way. Part of my time was taken up with work for our church group. The Prez, in a bad mood over something that wouldn't put most people in a bad mood, asked me to do some things involving speaking with a rep from our national organization. I did so and got excellent results. I suspect with her negative mood she would not have been as successful had she called the national office. I also had a lot of household "little things" to take care of such that every time I took care of one thing I saw something else that needed my attention. I made a fast supper (low in points) and then had our Bible study. Our Tuesday book study class was cancelled tonight. That was meant to be because when I would have been zooming that class one of my 1st cousins called. She lives in my area, but we don't really stay in touch except for Christmas and birthday cards and an occasional text. She and I were very close as kids and into our 20s. She is 9 months older than me. We talked for 2 hours tonight. It was wonderful to catch up with her. I hope we stay in closer touch going forward.

Wow, Shari, packing 2 meals is real commitment! I hope you were able to stick closely to your planned meals.

It was another successful and busy day here today, mostly thanks to Craig. I had quite a list for him today, but the list required my involvement too in completing a lot of the items (and also supervising Craig lol). Craig was a huge help today and was here for quite a while. He put the Christmas lights outside on the shrubs and did a few other Christmas items. He will probably come back on Saturday to help put up our Christmas tree. He also helped with other things around the house. Because we were so busy I didn't really have time to stray from my plan. This is great so that on Thanksgiving I won't feel too stressed about my food choices. I will enjoy everything but will focus on portion control.

Hello! So sorry, once again, for disappearing! I came down with a bad cold on the Friday after Thanksgiving and my energy has been zapped. I've continued getting to work and a few of my other responsibilities but have also cancelled on some and gone to bed. Sometimes it's hard to tell if I am exhausted from the cold or if it is the medicine I'm taking for the symptoms. I think I'm at the end of it and will try to get through the day without medication to see if I have more energy. This has not had a good impact on my weight since salty soups and creamscicle ice cream bars have been my go to for my throat and other symptoms.
Today we will have Christmas with our DD since she leaves for AK on the 15th and returns on the 29th. I thought that she might want to pack some of her gifts so wanted to do it ahead of time. We will have a variety of finger foods for "Christmas dinner".
Shari, I will also pray for Rick and Terry. I have not been to the gym and your progress there inspires me to get back there. I can tell a difference in my strength for daily activities when I get there regularly. At this point, I plan to not go to my late dog class(starts at 7:30pm and is a 30 minute drive each way) in January and that will give me an additional opportunity for gym time. Paula, congrats on your continued success with your points! Your home looks lovely with your Christmas lights!
I did Facebook church last weekend due to the cold, but hope to get there in person tomorrow. I hope
that you both have a nice weekend!

DW, Hope you are feeling better. I applaud you for taking the steps you did to rest and cancel commitments. I am hearing about a lot of URI issues happening in our area and also in western PA where some of my friends live.

Shari, So nice of Jim to help with your painting. And I admire all he is doing with Rick and Terry. It takes someone special to be that supportive and caring.

I had a very good day today all around. I made a very large pot of veggie chili which will keep us fed for several days. It is essentially a zero point food and very satisfying to me. John likes it too. I think this will help boost my weight loss. I also tackled a chore that was well over due and one I tend to procrastinate with often. Well, today I completed that too. So I consider today a success. Nothing really planned for tomorrow except reading for Tuesday evening's class.