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I will pray for Z and his interview. They are calling him back so that is a great sign, isn't it? Fingers crossed, best wishes, prayers, and good luck! Yesterday I hiked a nice trail nearby with my niece. She took the china, and I have to repack the punch bowl and Halloween costumes she will take off my hands. Yay! I did a…

My niece took my grandmother's china! Yay! It is in her car, not my pole barn. She is interested in my Mom's punch bowl and cups. I just need to get it out of it's box and see its condition first. Abby, my niece, and I hiked a trail outside Suttons Bay I did not know existed. It is preserved land by the Leelanau Nature…

Garlic is planted! It should come up by August if it grows. I volunteered at Power Book Bags today for a couple of hours. I was there last night for 3 hours. We got a lot done for the holiday give away of books. Tomorrow the guy from the roofing company is bringing out shingle samples for us to look at and we will have him…

Russ doesn't hunt. David does up in AK and Rory really hasn't hunted either. Lots of gun shots around here too. I volunteered for Power Book Bags today for 3 hours. They gave us pizza while we worked. I will go back tomorrow afternoon for my usual time. I also visited Sarah at the nursing home. She was really slurring her…

I hope you feel better and have a good weekend. Rest and watch Hallmark movies or something lazy. I'm working on Christmas gifts for the grand kids. Next week I will go to a great book store in Traverse City and choose some books to put in the Christmas box. 29 rows left to knit and then I sew the poncho pieces together.…

Gargling with hot salt water always helps my sore throat. Icky but effective. I did a little Christmas shopping for the littles this morning after swim class. Rainy day here. Hope you feel better soon.

We've chosen a house paint color (dark dark green) and now to choose the roof shingles. We decided on a roofing company so they will bring out larger shingle samples to compare with paint so we can choose and put money down on materials. Prices may go up after new administration gets to Washington so we want to lock in on…

I don't like the Wars or cookie shows either. I also can't stand the Halloween themed baking shows. We only watch the adult and kids holiday baking championships this time of year. I went to aqua fit and then bought more exterior paint samples. The second roofing company came today to give an estimate for re roofing our…

We got up early and took my car into Traverse City to get the brakes worked on. Russ and I went out for breakfast and to Menards to look for new kitchen lighting. He will drop me at Power Book Bags to volunteer this afternoon and then pick me up to go get my car. Luckily the original estimate for cost and what was wrong…

Wow, your niece is dealing with a horrible job. No emotional support and putting her in danger too. I hope she leaves. Did your sister say what the marital issues were? That is so sad too. I think you have every right to tell your sister that you felt hurt that she didn't talk to you about Behlen or share that she was…

I am probably a moderate to left liberal. My parents were Republicans in Indiana when the party was sane and had unified goals. They would be shocked at the strife within the party and that it has become the MAGA party surrounding Trump. They wouldn't like him at all but I wonder how they would have voted? My siblings and…

I was wondering if she just wants to meet to plan Thanksgiving or is it to clear the air between you both? It soundsl like you feel she wants to discuss where she has been emotionally this past year. I hope you get your answers and I think it is normal for you to be nervous and unsure as to what to share with her. Let her…

I knitted 20 rows on Ellis' poncho today. 3-4 more days of knitting and I can sew it together and finish it. I'm doing better than last year when I was frantically getting those Christmas stockings done! Today I cleaned up the garden tubs, put down compost and put stuff away in the pole barn. Russ and I took the exterior…

I'm glad your job is safe for now. I hope it stays that way. Did Bernie ever come out of his attitude slump? Russ and I drove all over northern MI today delivering books and learning bags to baby pantries, churches and health departments. We stopped for dinner in a town up the Lake MI shore and just got home. We left…

50? That is a lot of people. How many are left on the floor? How many in your dept? I hope you get to keep your job even though it doesn't thrill you. Money is money and pays the bills for now. I went to Aquafit this morning and worked myself pretty hard. The teacher was really distracted and got started late and fizzled…

Volunteered today at Power Books. Aquafit tomorrow. I still haven't cleaned out the garden. Hopefully tomorrow! What are you up to?

Today I tried a 15 minute Belly/Abdominal workout on Youtube for women over 50. I'll keep doing it when I can. I definitely need it! I've been working on making English Muffins from my sourdough starter. Right now the dough is rising very slowly. Hopefully in the next hour I can roll it out, cut into circles and put on the…

Work stress is the worse! I hope it all works out for you. Yes grinding and clenching cause jaw and neck soreness and I get headaches too. Do you have a mouth guard? Today I focused on exercise. I did 3 videos from Youtube. One was a warm up for seniors and the other two were exercises that focused on flexibility,…

I am grinding/clenching my teeth at night and waking up with a sore neck, head and teeth. I guess I better start to wear my night guard which I hate. I see the dentist for a cleaning in November. I bet he notices since he doesn't miss much. My body is sore and I'm gaining weight. I have some Youtube senior exercise videos…

Sorry to hear that. It must be stressful and worrisome for you. A squirrel ate some wires under Russ' truck which caused something not to work. The mechanic fixed it today and luckily the monetary damage wasn't bad. I went to Aquafit today and only 10 of us were there. I like that size but it is rare. Our weather has been…

Covid test was negative. I feel better today but just have to blow my nose often. I volunteered at Power Books today and was standing the whole time unpacking boxes of books. My lower back is hurting since I have a weak core. I made goulash and biscuits for dinner and Russ baked acorn squash. Now I'm watching the new NCIS…

I slept 3.5 hours, showered and then we went to the fundraising party at a winery for Power Book Bags last night. We skipped the movie with the author because I knew it would be hard to stay awake. They had a good turn out for the fundraiser. Lots of people and it raised 25,000 last update I heard. The winery provided…

We just got home within the last hour. Long day and night! We haven't slept since Thursday night since we were on airplanes and in the airports for the last 24 hours. We have few edibles to eat and I'm hungry. We had a good trip and a great rental. It was so nice to spend time with David, Chantrelle and the girls. We…

The girls were over for 1.5 hrs this morning. We played, read books and gave them lunch. Ellis had a melt down at about her nap time and Russ took them home. Quiet afternoon reading and relaxing for us. They will all be here soon for dinner.

Florida kids are good. I'll know more tomorrow if they had any damage. They are getting home today. All is well in AK. The girls are very busy and cute. We will watch them tomorrow while David works on their house. Give Chantrelle a needed break. Low key visit which is fine with us. Sounds like you had a good appt except…

We are in Anchorage and get to Homer tomorrow. I sent a text to FL kids to find out if they are expecting lots of rain. Bad hurricane season. I couldn't handle it over and over. Going to dinner with my ex SIL she is picking us up and we are going to a Thai place. Yum!

It's a phase and all will be well. C must love his independence and being at his own place. You live so close so it is easy for him to just come for a day. Packed and waiting for 10am when my sister picks us up to take us to the airport. Short flight to Chicago. I wish we could have flew on today to Anchorage but that…

My middle brother dropped out of college after 1-2 years and went on to be a butcher, cabinet maker and not sure what else. Around age 30, he joined the Peace Corp and went to Africa for two years. That experience lead to him going back to college and getting his bachelors and masters in civil engineering. He worked his…

Packed except toiletries and knitting in my carry on. Half done with Ellis' poncho so I will finish the other piece over the next week. Tomorrow, wash towels and sheets, put clean sheets on bed, visit Sarah at nursing home, water plants and feed starter. Vacuum house and knit... Hope you and yours are well.

I found our discussion on my phone app. If I can do so in AK, I will check in. We leave Sunday.