Lighter Side Cafe - Monday June 24 - June 30

Good morning all. Thanks for getting us started, Pam. Now we'll all be posting on the 'same page'

Judy good to hear from you. LOL on the fur and congratulations on being down a few #'s. Sounds like you are so enjoying your time at the Cape.

Today is going to be very hot. I'll walk...but much later in the day. I've been 'holding my own' with the weight and for that I'm most grateful.

Will pop in later to see what y'all are up to.

Keep cool!

Sue nice that you have a knowledgeable gal to help with the flowers. Don't blame for saving Costco when you have better weather. Happy laundry lol.

Carl is outside doing some yard work and I need to make a few phone calls before I claim this national day of rest

Enjoy all.

Sue your 'splurge' sounds delightful. Yeah you for scoring the $10 off on your vitamins. That put a smile on my face.

Carl is still 'out there' doing yard work. How he can take the heat is beyond me.

The annoying phone calls I had to make are one and done! Now I'm ready to sit inside with the AC on and read. I want to finish my book before it gets poofed!

Judy I know you are going to enjoy the book.

Good Morning, WW Friends ~

Happy Tuesday!!  I have today and tomorrow off work and yet I have plenty to do. I did laundry ALL DAY yesterday but the baskets are all empty now (for the moment).  I opted to stay home yesterday and I'm glad now that I did.  I had finished my book from the weekend and started a new one.

Today we are getting a late start.  DH slept in a bit and then he cooked breakfast and now I need to get showered and dressed and head out to Costco to shop.  I have quite a list formed and I'm out of my allergy meds and before I have a flare-up I need to restock.

I have a leftover pork sirloin tip roast in the fridge, and a sweet potato waiting, and some very fresh asparagus that DH brought home from Up North.  He brought some home last Spring as well and we loved it - AND I found (and tweaked) a recipe for Cream of Asparagus soup that was 0 SP and delicious. So one bunch will get roasted for tonight's supper and the other one will be made into soup.  We will have NSA applesauce cups with supper as well.

Ann ~ I'm impressed with the # of steps, but ouch! to your poor feet and ankles!!  Take care today!!

Judy ~ I don't envy you getting up at 4:30 but I know you will enjoy your DDs!!

BBL.  Make a great day!!

Ann ~ We both enjoy asparagus ..... but last year DH brought home two stalks that were very fresh (they grow it in northern Michigan) and it was a whole different ballgame!!  We still enjoy the store bought occasionally, but he brought these two stalks home this past weekend like the hunter returning from the hunt!!  He knew it was in season when the first restaurant they went into had asparagus soup on the specials menu.  Nothing quite like fresh-fresh-fresh!!

Hi Gang!

I was up very late Sunday, having slept 9 hours or more Friday and Saturday nights, so I got us set up for the week. Then I never posted, lol!

Monday, my big concern was getting my driver's license replaced. I realized Friday night that I lost it sometime between getting the inspection sticker renewed and eating dinner at the casino. When we got home from the camp, I checked pants pockets, went through my purse twice, checked under the car seats and everywhere else I could think of to no avail. So I hurried into the DMV with all sorts of documents and got one of the new "Real IDs" as a replacement. This will allow me to fly domestic flights without a passport. I also picked up DH's prescription while in town. The miracle was I didn't have to wait at either the DMV or the Walmart pharmacy. I was first in line. I probably should have gone straight to buy a lottery ticket as the chances of either place not having a line is at least 1,000,000 to 1.

I did laundry in the afternoon and attempted to clear up a medical bill for DH that is about to get sent to collections. I double-checked with the insurance company, who told me it was filed incorrectly by the doctor's office and will be paid, with no patient liability, if filed correctly. I called every number I could find and when I finally got a live person, they put me on hold and then rolled the call to the number where I had left a message. So frustrating!!! I took comfort that the recording assured me they would call back within 24 hours. And of course I haven't heard from them since.

I had a nice long phone chat with DD3 and then a sad chat with my yoga instructor, who is again in search of a place for us to have yoga. The building where we had class last week was suddenly being accessed by lots of strange men. She learned the landlord has given out 19 sets of keys to various men so they can come in and use the bathroom. None of us are comfortable with that arrangement. She found a temporary spot, but it is not ideal and they are pushing her to sign a lease, so we may not have that spot for long. She was so stressed and sad! I told her to slow down and if we have to go on hiatus for a while, so be it. Something will hopefully turn up soon.

Today, we had hospice team meeting and then I made a visit. Team meeting was interesting as we have a new admit who is a drug-seeking ex-con. He is definitely terminal, but has been kicked out of 2 hospices already for his manipulative, drug-seeking behaviors and threats of violence. The plan is to switch him to methadone asap, as it will better control the type of pain he has. With new regulations regarding how many days of certain drugs can be dispensed, things may go south quickly. My guess is he will present at an emergency room and attempt to get more. It will be interesting to see how this one turns out! My supervisor breathed a sigh of relief when told he was not interested in volunteer services.

I sat down to post this afternoon and fell asleep. Twice! I didn't get anything accomplished after that other than reviewing my board packet for tomorrow's credit union board meeting. I made chicken soup with leftover rotisserie chicken carcass to go with sandwiches for dinner, then went to RCIA. It was after 8:00pm by the time I got home and I was starving.

I will make sure to get to bed at a decent time tonight as I have a busy day tomorrow.

Judy - I thought about you yesterday when the news had a report of great white sharks at the Cape. Be careful!!! I hope you have a wonderful time and make lots of good memories. I enjoyed "Crawdads", too.

Ann - I cannot imagine getting in 20,000 steps! You definitely earned a rest! I struggle to break 5000 most days. I am such a slug when it comes to exercise.

Sue - Your flowers sound lovely. I don't have much of a green thumb either, but have found I do well with ivy and begonias. I am working on geraniums. We have an asparagus patch, but didn't care for it properly so the crop was very small this year. I am hoping to do better with it next year as we love fresh asparagus. What we get in the stores here is not very good.

Off to get jammified and then read a bit. I just got a new audio book from a library waiting list "Daisy Jones and the Six". I haven't quite finished "Nine Perfect Strangers" but it took a really wacko turn that has me quite disappointed. I am also starting "Ford County" by John Grisham.