Taste Like Chicken Soupy, 7/6 and 7/7

Thanks for the start, Liz. Are you getting any precipitation with that soup? YIKES! on the milk. Was it a paper carton or plastic jug? I remember when I was a kid when someone spilled a glass of milk, it seemed to go everywhere. Good to hear that "walk, elevate, repeat" is working for you this weekend. I wondered if you had replaced your Flex yet. Mine died years ago. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Fitbit no longer makes the Alta or Alta HR. It has been replaced by the Inspire and, as Becky said yesterday or the day before, the reviews on it aren't that great. You might want to look on Ebay for a new in box Alta or Alta HR and could probably catch a deal. Amazon might even have a few still available. If that's what you end up with, I will gift you with a bunch of replacement bands, some I haven't even worn. I also have a few really nice non-silicone ones--a red leather, a black and white paracord, and a colorful metallic one. "Feets" are improving. I need to start putting my special herbal salve on the scars because the scars are starting to hurt a bit with wearing closed toed shoes more often. I can bend all my toes except the pinkie toe on the right foot and balance is coming along nicely. Sorry about the tire. I hope they can find and seal the leak. Mine seems to be doing well so far, so I hope you will be fortunate with that as well.

Becky, I had an idea on how the Vivosmart 4 might work for me. I wouldn't need to wear it if I am swimming, kayaking, or am wearing my other Garmin (735XT). When I'm gardening or doing something that I might get the band dirty, I may be able to cover it with a wrist warmer like was popular back in the 80's thanks to Olivia Newton-John and Richard Simmons. That would actually allow me to get a lighter colored band. The Versa or another model with a watch face wouldn't work as well for me. I like the band style. The 735XT is a watch style and counts steps but doesn't do sleep tracking. I did see some of the flyovers from Thursday and really loved the stealth. I hope Space Force becomes a reality. Nice that you're getting a raise from Medicare, but the penalty stinks. DB/DSIL ended up in the same boat when he went on disability and she was still on medical leave from shoulder surgery. She ended up having to quit her job to avoid the penalty. Since they have now moved anyway, it was just a minor inconvenience.

I thought you were going to Flemings for your birthday dinner, Linda. But I know you like Cheesecake Factory, too. What did you have that Micki was so fond of in his doggy bag? The fern should do nicely on the stump. When will the tree come down?

Chele, I know you have a busy day ahead of you. Enjoy the baby shower and the Dragons game. Did you visit the farmers this morning?

Are you ready to go to Japan, Kathy? I know DN enjoyed his trip. Our a.m. news on the weekends shows live cams from places across the world and this morning they showed Ft. Myers. I hope your weather is as nice today as theirs looked. With the heat and humidity, what are you doing for exercise right now?

I'm happy to say that I'm down 0.6 lbs in the past 2 weeks. Not a huge loss but I'll take it. As we are all fond of saying, "a loss is a loss". Dale ran 3 hours in the neighborhood. The other neighbors had fireworks last night and they are a couple of coves over, so there were some booms that spooked my little girl, but it wasn't as bad as the night before. We still didn't get to bed until almost 10, but were able to get Arya settled down pretty quickly. I cooked her beef this morning and have 3 weeks worth in the freezer. I watered the garden beds and the berries so, of course, we got a shower about half an hour ago. Maybe I won't have to water tomorrow. We're watching last nght's Giants game and as soon as I post this, I will start working on a presentation on growing shiitake mushrooms that I'll be giving at the September master gardener meeting. I did get the newsletter done and out yesterday, so that's done for another month.

Thanks for the start, Liz. With all the steps you get in I am not surprised that your joints ache continually. How is the wound? It is hot and humid here. We call it “air you can wear.” Please continue to take care of yourself.

Karen, busy as usual, I see. I bet you are all glad the fireworks are over.

Becky, I think the Brits took a page out of Trump’s book. They had a flyover Wimbledon. The planes were not as impressive as those that flew over DC. I am sorry to hear the shot has not helped your right knee. Good news on the reduction in Medicare penalty.

Kathy, I wouldn’t be walking in your summers either. 

Linda, I was LMAO at the pimples remark because it is so true. I think Bob was absolutely right about not cooking on your birthday. Enjoy Fleming’s tomorrow.

Iggy has not been feeling well the past few days due to GI issues, so we are skipping the festivities and the ball game. I didn’t really want to go without him. We skipped the farmer’s market, too. It has been another quiet day but I think he needs it.

Linda, the volunteers who seem to be causing the biggest problems right now are not only retired but are very tight with a dollar. They think the greenhouse is an unnecessary expense and are upset because we can't give them a cost to the penny because we are building it ourselves. Of course, none of them is helping any and the 3 main complainers haven't been to a meeting in 2 and 4 months. Pimples on the ass of progress describes them perfectly.

Hope Iggy is feeling better, Chele. Will you go to a farmers market during the week because you missed it today.

Kathy, you definitely are not having the same weather as Ft. Myers but I would guess it's humid there as well. It would be nice to get rain on a day other than your designated watering day. Sorry to hear about the bear but not a huge surprise. They need to capture and relocate them, maybe somewhere in Georgia. Are you going to buy into the WW deal this time? Good that you've accumulated a large quantity of DVDs to keep you interested. I forgot you had a treadmill.

My right hip has been giving me fits this afternoon, so I'm back on the TENS unit. Don't know if I pulled something, got kicked in the middle of the night by furry little legs, or something else. It resolved rather quickly when it happened earlier in the week, so I hope it will do the same this time. Not much other than working on the presentation and doing a load of workout clothes tomorrow.

Linda, hurray, the women won the World Cup. Let’s hope they win the same amount of money and respect the men get. We go to Flemings for one of our birthdays. They have good shrimp as well as steak. Enjoy!

Iggy is still not feeling well. I am encouraging him to call the doctor tomorrow. Meanwhile he is still taking it easy today. 

Waving to all.