I'm glad David was able to surprise his family and that it mostly worked out. Although thinking about it from the point of being a mom home alone with littles it may have been a little scary having someone come up to house she didn't recognize. Glad it worked though!

Caleb stayed home until Christmas Day and then left to go back to Lincoln that evening when we returned from Wayne. I checked in with him last night and he said he is feeling pretty good. Just taking something in the morning and at night. Hopefully he finishes healing well.

Christmas was ok. My folks were in moods that made me uptight and anxious. For instance, when we got there I jumped in with what she needed help with, which was slicing up some summer sausage and cheese and putting crackers out. So I was eating some of the crackers as I was doing it and then she told me to not ruin my dinner. I'm like - why the hell would you put food out if I can't eat it? I'm not 4. And that verbal slap stayed with me all day. Then dad was all over how we were slicing the meat. Which was the ridiculous prime rib roast, when mom said she was 'keeping it simple and only doing a ham'. Then even though the plan we agreed to at Thanksgiving was to do the name draw on the app - after we exchanged those, Michele hauled in a bunch more gifts. I just felt pretty upset about that too.

Then Thursday night Bernie announces he's been invited Duck hunting and he's heading out to do that... ok? I'm like, shrugging. It's not like I can actually say, no it's not ok. You promised me we would go back to Omaha and do some shopping and eat out after Caleb was off my watch. But I guess not since he's been gone and is apparently not coming back until tomorrow and I get to go back to work Monday. I mean I had more days off than I have had in years, but still didn't to do anything I really wanted to do because once again I trusted Bernie to actually follow through with being there for me. Meh

Mmm, bourbon bread pudding sounds good.

I hope your Facebook thing is ok.

Happy New Year!!!!

I hope you had a great New Year's Eve. We were low key here. Russ and I made pork/veggie spring salad rolls and home made cranberry cream cheese wontons. It was fun filling and rolling. We also cooked a few pot stickers and some coconut shrimp. Our evening dinner was these appetizers. I watched some shows and read my book and Russ relaxed in his recliner and was in bed by 10. I went to bed at 11.

I have been to aqua fit 3 times this week. Tomorrow I will take a break since I want to make my sourdough everything bagels. My left knee could use a break anyway. I am signed up for studio yoga on Saturday.

Next week I have a hair cut and my annual mammogram. Ugh!!! I need the hair cut badly but don't look forward to the mammogram. I always am waiting for the hammer to hit me on the head and test positive. My Mom and sister had breast cancer. Lynn and I have not had it and hope not to.

Cold weather approaching. Not as cold as what we endured in MN but Lake MI adds dampness to the air and the teens can feel very cold. Penetrates my bones...

You and I have been chatting since 2010!!!!

Watching the news and weather and am thinking of you. How is the storm affecting you in NE? We are outside the boundaries of the one they are talking about on the news. We continue to get snow but haven't had a storm since December. Russ and I hope we have decent driving conditions when we head south end of January. It seems we hear about tornadoes and snow storms daily.

I was just thinking that I need to go through my closet, reorganize, give clothes away, etc. I still have 4-5 boxes in the pole barn to go through and then cart stuff to the thrift shop.

I tried making sourdough bagels but they were a flop. I tossed them in the garbage. I did make ham and bean soup from my ham hock broth. We ate it for an early dinner today. It turned out pretty good. Russ is sick with a cough, congestion and respiratory stuff so he is very tired, napping and not eating much.

I went to yoga in the studio today and am pretty sore tonight. It feels so good by the end of class but I can sure tell what parts of my body are aging and have tightness and stress. I made it to the Y 4 times this week! Three water classes and 1 yoga. Not bad...

I haven't gotten on the scale to see what I gained over the holiday. I'm just focusing on increased exercise and what I eat. The scale ruins my progress in feeling good about me.

I have a mammogram on Monday(annual) and a haircut on Wednesday. If we have good roads, I will be at the Y the other days. I also need to get back to knitting Layney's poncho. My hands don't hurt now from knitting too much so I can start again.

I hope you have a nice weekend.

Keep trying on the bagels. They sound yummy if you can figure them out

Mammogram over. Waiting for results this week. Squish Squish!!!

Yay for the successful squish. Boo for feeling sick. Hope you can kick it soon.

No major snow hit us thankfully, but the bitter cold arrived. No fun. Kansas got hit pretty hard. I guess another system is moving in this weekend.

Rest up

It was nice catching up with my friend Mary. She lives in Cincinnati but has a cottage up here. We grew up in the summers next door to each other on the lake. We went out for lunch and talked all afternoon. She and her husband head back to Cincinnati tomorrow.

I got my hair cut and am going back to a bob. My stylist couldn't get the short cut the way I wanted it and I don't like the way it grows out. My hair grows fast too.

I'm still coughing and congested. If I have a good night I will go to Aquafit in the morning but if not, I will just take this week off and get better. I need to pack up the Christmas ornaments anyway.

In the teens and light snow falling here.

Stay warm!

I woke up in the night feeling miserable so I slept in and was low key today. I can't believe the amount of congestion in my sinus cavities. This bug has wiped me out. I'll go back to the Y next week. I assume I will be ok by then. So much for my consistency of attendance.

I have watched one episode of Only Murders in the Building. My attention span has been short this winter so I don't finish a series quickly.

My puzzle is almost done! I have two small sections left. I would have thought this would take all winter but I beat it.

Enjoy your day off!

Still fatigued and coughing. I did finish my puzzle today. Now I need to get those ornaments put away until next year.

I hope I feel better by Monday.

Have a good weekend!

Glad you are getting past your sick. It sounds like it is running rampant. I took Zach in for a flu shot Friday. He hasn’t been around many people recently and will be around a lot of them starting tomorrow. Tomorrow! Onboarding starts tomorrow! He should be with his team by Friday. I’m so excited and emotional.

We had just enough precipitation move through Friday to make it slick as shiz for awhile. My vacation day coffee run was a little scary. Zach and I watched the fourth season of only murders and really enjoyed trying to puzzle it out. It was kind of like a really long escape room. I wonder if that place is still open downtown.

Another week begins

Yeah it’s pretty cold, thankfully light on the precipitation.

First day was just paperwork and training videos. More of that coming today, but should have that wrapped up tomorrow.

My sisters father in law passed away yesterday. So likely will have a funeral on Friday or Saturday. It’s sad for the family of course but

Orville’s health was pretty poor the last few years. He had dementia and a number of other issues. So I say ultimately this is peace.

Zach just got home and is so happy. Things are starting great. He’s enjoying his team. I’m so freaking happy for him.

I love a good pajama day!

The cold temps are arriving and the wind has picked up since yesterday. It has been lightly snowing all day.

I made an egg bake with leftover sourdough and put it in the fridge until tomorrow morning when I will bake it. I am making popovers this afternoon to go with our flounder dinner tonight. I love popovers. This is the recipe from the Winnie the Pooh cookbook I had when I was little. I don't have the book but I looked it up online and found it, so I am making them.

Laundry getting done and a little light cleaning too.