ARM EXERCISES TO HELP AN OLD LADY TONE UP

EXERCISING WITH PETRA FROM FACEBOOK.  Available for all to watch.

HERE I SIT TRYING TO TALK MYSELF INTO GOING TO THE TRACK TO WALK IN THE COOL OF THE DAY!  I'm not moving very fast and really would like to just stay HOME sitting.  SITTING will not help me reset my health journey.  RESET IS ACTUALLY A CONTINUATION OF WHAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SINCE August 2020. The change in food started and I haven't looked back since.  Now I am working at being in motion more.

I started walking in 2024 about the month of March and have stayed at it.  I started slowly increasing the distance to a MILE.  A year later I am working at walking 2 miles each outing. This feels like it did when I started walking one mile so I know I have improved.  The FATIGUE after walking is still there though.  If I absolutely cannot walk 2, I deliberately walk 1 mile.  This morning I walked a mile.  I got started too late and the temps had already raised to an uncomfortable level.

When I weighed less and was 35 years younger, I still had fatigue after a work-out to the point I could either exercise or do house chores, but doing both was out of the question for me.  I have a heart murmur and to this day I have to pace myself as I am in a delicate condition.  Just the way it is.  I have physical limitations.  I had to decide if I wanted to be a stay-at-home momma or work out of the household.  I chose my family over employment outside the home working for others until we relocated to Marion, Ks in 1992.

I did part time work cleaning a house, clerking at a video store and substitute teaching.  When I started being a para, my health went down hill.  I was exhausted to the point of hitting the sofa when I got home from being a para and sleeping for hours.  I was in a bad way.  Eventually I was able to function better, but I was not thriving.  

I wasn't able to work at a job outside the home and run a household very well.  Taking care of my family suffered.  I was plagued with disappointment and guilt.  When we moved to the Tulsa area, I returned to staying at HOME full time.  To this date, I have remained HOME.  It is the best place for me to be.

Turning 70 continues to surprise me.  I'd like to firm up my upper arms as they are like jell-o.  I know it'll take commitment and effort to change their present sad condition.  I believe I can do these arm exercises and get along alright.  

Here's to a stronger me,

~d 🏋

EXERCISES FOR THE OVER 50 CROWD

I thought these still pics would help me 

to actually do some exercises.  

Here I go.

~d

LUNGES ON BOTH LEGS

DUMBBELL JACKS

ELBOW TO KNEE and SWITCH

 

THEN COMES THE SQUATS

I can do these better than the exercises.

WALKING, A COOL BREEZE WITH A QUIET EVENING

SUNDAY.  A COOL MORNING WAS A CALLING CARD FOR TAKING A WALK.  I headed out and walked 8 laps on the track at the football field.  I heated up at one mile, but kept going after I told myself I can do this and did.

It took me close to 50 minutes to walk two miles, but time stood still as I took each step and prayed out loud as I went.  A cool breeze popped up from time to time as I was alone on the track.  Wonderful environment to walk by myself.  

Cooling off in the car as I sat sipping some bottled water.  I drove the community for a few minutes admiring small town America.  By the time I got HOME, I looked at myself in the mirror noticing my eyes were red from sweat dripping into them while I walked.  I guess it surprised me as I don't remembering sweat going into my eyes.

While walking into the house I could feel my leg muscles becoming sore.  I'll be cooling off inside as I sit in my recliner thinking about what the day will be like.  I'd like a slow paced day at HOME.  SO be it.

I ended up taking an afternoon nap and slept way too long.  An alarm should have been set.  Ran the vacuum sweeper in the living room and dining room.  Drank some tea.  I need to oil down my dining room chairs so I located some furniture polish and dusting rags, but think I need to get some Scott's Liquid Gold Wood Cleaner and Polish from the Hardware Store.  That's something to get when I am out and about.  Washed down the counter top next to the stove.

  

Quiet evening.  I spent some time watching Dodie Osteen's Memorial/Funeral on the internet and then GILDED AGE.  A 4th season will take place.  As for the Memorial, I liked it when her casket was wheeled about for a final good-bye to all.  

Dodie praying over the seats at Lakewood.  

She once said that she wouldn't be like other Pastor's Wives as she did not play the piano or sing.  Her Husband said he married her because she loved him so she decided she would love people.  

She did.  Small in stature, mighty in spirit.

I will be watching some of her videos on YOUTUBE which are available for free.

MONDAY.  Raining outside so no walking this morning.  I knew I had a lab appointment at 10 AM so I needed to wait on the walking anyways.  Having my Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D checked at the doc's office.  I read last night that you really should fast for these test, have them in the morning and not take any biotin for at least 48 hours.  That 'ole biotin can mess up more labs than you can shake a stick at and the docs don't tell you this.  I am reading about it elsewhere.  

I want as accurate a test as possible.  yep.  The lab results should be in my HEALTH PORTAL by tonight or early tomorrow.  Shall see where I am.

Before going to the appointment, I stopped by STARBUCKS to get my husband a hunger saver so he'd be a happier camper while I fasted before labs.  I had to wait about 15 minutes and then I walked out of the office ready for some tea and a taco burger.  

Parked the car at MENARDS and ate my hunger saver.  We went shopping for Scott's Gold Liquid and came out with OLD ENGLISH instead which is fine with me.  Picked up 4 more containers for a future GARDEN.  We were HOMEWARD BOUND by noon.

Stopped off at a ANTIQUE EMPORIUM and walked about.  No finds for me today.

The drive HOME was stunning.  Just a hint of AUTUMN dusting the leaves with splashes of deep orange.  This SUMMER HEAT is a beast and when the rains cool the temps down it seems like AUTUMN is close behind with the skies filled with puffy rain clouds.  I believe the temps will return to HOT before cooling down to a more bearable embrace.  The middle of AUGUST is still HOT.  Dog Days of SUMMER are here.  We'll have about another month of this and then the temps will gentle lower.

Hubby is taking a NAP and I feel like I could, but I'd better not.  I need to work on laundry and oiling down the four dining room chairs.  Grab some Q-TIPS for the detail work and get on with it.  

Laundry's in and I'm fading.  
I can feel sleep coming on. 

☂d

HIBISCUS TEA, WALKING, GRANNY NANNY and FEELING BETTER ABOUT LIFE

THE HEAT CAME EARLIER THIS MORNING SO WALKING WAS PUT ON HOLD.  I plan to go to DILLIONS this afternoon after baby sitting my youngest grand baby for a few hours to purchase some HIBISCUS TEA in hopes of lowering my blood pressure naturally.  Also need a birthday card for my Oklahoma grandson turning 11 in a few days.  Hubby needs some remodeling supplies as well.

I'm glad I got two miles of walking in yesterday.  At least I will be active while shopping.  It'll be nice to get out of the house for a bit.  My prescription for a happier LIFE is to get out of the house for at least an hour a day.  Clears the cobwebs out of my mind and makes me feel better about myself when in motion.

I'll try again in the morning for walking in the cool of the day.  I think it's alright to rest a day or so in between the long walks.

BABY SITTING.  We had a great time together playing in the living room.  I also folded some towels while sitting on the sofa watching him play with some miniature cars and pizza kit.  Then we watched some Scooby-Doo before lunch and Paw Patrol afterwards.  We had one very happy 3 year old.  I had fun and enjoyed watching him as the time flew.  

He tried on his Grandpa's new hat...grins.

He was the best kid evah.  No fits and he told me he loved me when he was leaving with his momma.  Blink and he will be grown up.  Slow this down a tad as Lil Miss, his sister has gone to COLLEGE.  

My goodness how did this happen?  This is still sinking into my brain.  

My Oklahoma grandson that graduated in May is studying Air Conditioning and Heating.  He's been working long hours this SUMMER.  All grown up.  His brothers will be starting school next week.  A sophomore and a 6th grader.  Goodness.  My Missouri grandson will be a sophomore in High School.

When you think about it, LIFE does flutter right on by.

OFF TO THE STORE in this awful HEAT.  Will take some water with me and venture off to pay the PHONE BILL in person, pay another bill by mail and shop at the DOLLAR STORE for that birthday card.  Onward to DILLONS for some HIBISCUS TEA and a few other supplies at MENARDS.  Don't forget WALMART for Catalina Dressing then HOME.  The drive across the FLINT HILLS was a casual one, unhurried and pleasant.      

I've been weaning myself off of the Olmesartan with HCTZ.  I've had a slight headache which is expected, but have a watchful eye on my blood pressure.  Doing alright.  I have been taking a BLOOD SUPPORT SUPPLEMENT and drinking green tea.  AND I'll be taking a potassium and magnesium supplement as well.  Now I'll add HIBISCUS TEA known to lower blood pressure.  

It will probably take two weeks before seeing some results from drinking the Hibiscus Tea.  Shall see.  

Whenever you suffer from high BP, it pays to check your potassium and magnesium.  Deficiencies in these causes HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

I'd prefer to not use the meds I have been using after reading about the side effects.

I had a very nice day.  It was a busy one, but I managed to get out of the house and return safely HOME in a decent hour.  We drove around our small-town  community.  

There were two rather nice dining room chairs sitting in someone's yard with a FREE SIGN on them.  Orchard Crest Classic Antique Cherry Pierced Back Arm Chairs.  I figured we could sell them?  SO HUBBY LOADED THEM IN OUR TINY CAR.  The upholstery is ugly, but this can be changed with a nicer fabric for the cushioned seat.  They'll stay in the shed until we can deal with these.  I looked up on the computer where two of these arm chairs are priced close to $1875.oo for two.  WOW.  

Perhaps, this Sunday I will get a long walk in before the heat takes hold.  I believe I need to go walking when I can.  At my size, I may not be burning very many calories, but the exercise I am getting is seriously needed.  When you press in on your abdomen while walking you can feel the muscles working and that should count for something.

~d 

WALKING, DECORATING IN MY HEAD, SALTED CARAMEL TEA and PRESCHOOL

I ABOUT TALKED MYSELF OUT OF WALKING THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF THE HEAT.  The alarm was set so I'd get up early enough to beat the heat and when the alarm went off I didn't budge.  Hubby went out to take care of the pumpkin plants to spray for bugs, but before he went outside he asked me if I was going to go walking.  I laid there with one eye open and the other shut trying to talk myself out of walking.

Temps were almost 80 already.  I tossed and turned and told myself to get up.  I did.  Okay, I will walk.  You don't want to, but you've got to so I did.  It was 79 degrees with a slight breeze.  I drove to the track this morning instead of walking right away in the neighborhood.

Nobody was at the track.  This is heavenly to me because I pray out loud when I can.  I managed a mile and then I started to heat up.  This is pretty good for me because usually I heat up at the half mile marker. 

Someone came to the track to run so I kept walking.  Should I go two miles this morning?  yep.  I kept walking and when the breeze blew it was wonderful.  2 miles completed.  whoopee and a half.  I'll record this in my calendar book as I track my mileage.  

Walked to the car after I completed the eight laps around the track.  I DID IT!  Water waited for me in the car.  Cooling off meant I would drive the neighborhoods and dream.  There's a couple of houses for sale that I checked out on the computer when I got HOME.

One house looks like an old farmhouse and I dreamed where I'd put my furniture if we lived there and what I would do to the rooms to spruce them up.  I spent way too much time dreaming on this one with the extra large yard that would be large enough for a flower garden AND vegetable garden.  sigh.  Yesterday morning I admitted that I sure miss my larger house that we lived in before coming here.  I cried a bit and then had to accept that it is in the past.  No more kicking myself.

My priority right now is my own COTTAGE.  She's a fixer upper for sure and I still have to decide what to turn loose of to fit into this HOME.  I decorate often in my head.  I send myself off to sleep at nights decorating in my head.  Instead of counting sheep, I'm walking through the finished house.  Sweet DREAMS.   

NO BREAKFAST THIS MORNING except for HOT TEA.  HOT Salted Caramel Tea.  Delicious. We'll have an early LUNCH so we will call it BRUNCH.  I'm aiming at having a 4 o'clock tea each day.  It's a goal that I'm working on as a discipline act for me to stay on target when I make a goal I will work toward making it become a reality.  These past two weeks we have been successful in having a TEA BREAK @ 4pm.    

Hubby has a fold up table in the KITCHEN that he is using to work on the cabinet fronts for the BATHROOM linen cabinet.  He should have all 9 door fronts primed and painted by next week when he will hang them and put hardware on them.  Can't wait.  I have the shelves filled already.  WONDERFUL to have this cabinet in the BATHROOM.  Praise the LORD and thank you Sweetheart for sticking to it and creating a linen cabinet for the COTTAGE.

  

I've been switching out my handbag and filling a new billfold that I thrifted from GOD'S STOREHOUSE.  I like the turquoise colored leather it's made of from India.  ESTALON.  Caught it on sale for 20% off so I paid a whomping $2.80 for this nice leather billfold.  I'm returning to using a larger brown leather tote style bag.  I gave it a break during SPRING and some of this SUMMER.  Getting ready for AUTUMN.  

There's still quite a lot of SUMMER to go, but I admit I am thinking of cooler weather where the temps will allow me to walk in pleasant weather and have HOT CHOCOLATE in the evenings.  Sounds inviting.

I'm doing lousy at clearing out the front BEDROOM. Heaven help me. I'll stick my head into that room this afternoon and sigh.  It's gotta be done and I am the lead on this one so I must be a good leader and make magic happen.  sigh.

My youngest Grandson who's 3 and a half is attending PRESCHOOL this Summer.  ARTWORK is a treat to see.  What must go through his mind? He came over yesterday for a little while and played with the toys as we visited with his folks.  He's talking more to where I can understand him. Tis sweet to be a Granny.

I'd better get after some chores and check the front BEDROOM.  Gulp.  I will celebrate when the room is a real room again.  It will be our TV room so we have more space for LIVING.  We spend the most time in the TV room.  It doesn't mean we are watching TV the whole time, but it does mean we are living.  We'll have more floor space with this other room.  So be it.  

May it happen quickly!
~d

ARE YOU KIDDING ME???

  OH PETRA...you're not kidding are you?

After seeing this for her Breakfast, I knew I wasn't eating enough PROTEIN to start the day with.  4 eggs plus cottage cheese will be done.  I LOVE cottage cheese!  Good thing.

High PROTEIN is the key to a great start to our day. 

Eggs are one of the most nutritious foods on the planet.  They were given a very bad rap in the 80s as I remember the press on it that they were horrible for people and now they are all the rage.  They do not cause high cholesterol in people as previously told.

My Grandparents ate eggs practically everyday and lived to tell about it.  Grandma passed at 94 years of age and Grandpa at 84.  Both were in extremely great health.  I think I'll follow their example.

The last 4 years I have read so much about how good eggs are for you.  4 eggs aren't too many.  Previously I thought it was.  At about 70 calories an egg that would be 280 calories which is under 400 calories a meal.

The incredible, edible egg!  

~d

Weight Reduction Through Diet (1951)

TOPEKA TUESDAY, TVP, OMESARTAN and A SMALL PROJECT

IN A NUT SHELL.  

AFTER RESTING 3 DAYS FROM THE ST. LOUIS ADVENTURE, I am feeling better. Ready to travel again.  

Woke early, got around and headed to TOPEKA.  I needed to make a BANK stop first to cash some birthday checks I received.  Then onto TOPEKA I drove.

Beautiful SUMMER day.  Didn't seem so HOT.  We had planned to eat at FIRST WATCH.  I didn't want a chicken salad so I went with AVOCADO TOAST and two eggs.  I wished I had told the waitress to have the eggs hard instead of runny.  Oops. I suffered through the runny eggs.  I did order a KALE TONIC with an extra dose of vitamin goodness.

Their KALE TONIC is probably the least liked drink for me, but I wanted the veggies and vitamin boost for a pick me up.  Bellies full and off we went to shop at GOD'S STOREHOUSE. Little was bought at 20% discount.  I did get a wicker magazine rack which I have wanted for a while.  NATURAL GROCERS was next and onto SAMS where I bought a nicely made LONDON FOG RAIN COAT.  I haven't had a rain coat like forever since I was a little girl.  At 70 I know tis old enough to have one's own rain coat and galoshes.  Splish splash. ☔ 

Getting late in the afternoon so we stopped at TACO TICO for a quick eat then went to WALMART to finish our shopping adventure.  

The visit to TACO TICO caused me to check what is in their taco meat when I got HOME.  TVP. Textured Vegetable Protein which translates to soy flour.  Another oops for me.  I'll be avoiding TVP if I can even with others saying it's alright to eat as a meat extender.  It gives me GAS in the worse way.  💣    

Drove through ST. MARYS for an Almond Steamer. Refreshing.   Picked up a prescription from the Pharmacy.  When I got HOME, I checked out if OLMESARTAN can raise blood glucose and cholesterol.  unhuh...it can.  Well, what am I gonna do? Giving it some thought.

HOME PROJECT.  I brought back a black shelf from St. Louis when I visited SAINT VINCENT de PAUL THRIFT.  For under $7 I bought a cute shelf to hang on the Bathroom wall.  Hubby got right on it and the results were satisfying.

I had wanted something to hold the air freshener plus a candle and faux plant.  It all came together rather quickly.  PTL.  Other projects take longer to pull off.  Glad this went right up!

Here we be already the middle of the week.  

Gosh that went fast.
~d

SAINT LOUIS PIZZA PIE

DOESN'T THAT LOOK DELICIOUS?  St. Louis Deep Pan Pizza Pie at BLACKTHORNS!

It was wonderful as we dined with our St. Louis Family while we spent time there helping our son with some important task that needed dealt with quickly.  Time to eat.

There was much to do and we had a very full week.  Started out hellishly HOT that I learned that I cannot be out in it for more than 10 minutes at a time with sweat pouring down into my eyes. Hit 100 and I was not impressed.  It made me thankful to have air-conditioning.  SO VERY THANKFUL.  

I'd work for 10 minutes outside putting some flowers in so the place had some splashes of color then have to go sit where it was air conditioned.  I had an opportunity to be a go-fer for my Husband and Son driving to the LOEWS to pick up soil for the planters that needed more soil. Then the wasp came out so back I went to get some wasp killer.  

St. Louis.  I believe I am a small town girl with small town ways.  Traveling back to our Kansas HOME was tiring so now I am resting up for life.  It was a blessing to see family.  This is the longest we've stayed for a visit.  Long over due.

PLANS FOR THE WEEK.  Walking.  Clearing out the front bedroom.   Paperwork.  Cleaning the fridge.  Doing lots of laundry.  Resting.  Planting some Coleus in pots that I have rooting out in jars of water.  Exciting, huh?

If all goes well, it will be a quiet week for us and that will be welcomed indeed.  Oh so welcomed.

It seems like every time I turn around a celebrity has died.  Which reminds me that I cannot take things with me when I pass away.  This helps me to get busy getting things tidied around here. Turning loose of THINGS has been difficult for me.  Just the way it is so I am a work in progress downsizing.   

Enjoying my beautiful family.
~d

PRAISE THE LORD ANYWAYS

I'LL BE GOING ON A WALK AFTER I POST THIS.  Trying to blog each day isn't always possible, but I do try.  Resting today after being on the go almost happens on its own when exhausted because I can not physically carry on.  I am forced to lie down in green pastures.

After being gone for 5 days, I started out Saturday on a slow pace, but HUBBY talked me into going with him to Manhattan to pick up the wood door fronts for our linen cabinet waiting for us at MENARDS.  After dropping off the mail, picking up a prescription, we buzzed to the Hardware store for my special dish detergent and drove over for a super salad before getting our STARBUCKS and venturing over to get the cabinet door fronts.  Long story short, the day wasn't restful.  Praise the LORD anyways.  

MENARDS is full of decorating ideas and I enjoy riding one of their miniature carts so I can go around faster than I can walk.  These carts come in so handy when walking is difficult and down in the back.  Vroom I went.

I shopped for a new, tall waste can, baby wipes and what ever else that catches my fancy.  This time it was a glass jar with lid.  It was discounted and will come in handy in the pantry for popcorn.  Hubs picked up the door fronts and away we went driving across the Kansas Prairie. The RESTORE was open on the edge of town, so we stopped by to browse before their closing. HOME we went too tired to do much of anything.

Feeling as if I am running behind all the time on the chores is not a HAPPY PLACE to be.  Grin and bear it.

  

I did paperwork while Hubby fixed a SPAGHETTI SQUASH MEAL with ground turkey for supper.  Thankful he fixed the meal.  So thankful. 

We binged-watched the NETFLIX SERIES Leanne.  I decided if this is just going to become a series about two older sisters trying to have sex with strangers then I won't be watching it.

I like the comedian Leanne Morgan, but think her series will only go downhill with lines like her mom and dad having sex in the back seat of her sister's car after they exchanged marriage vows so Leanne's mother could have her wedding of her dreams fulfilled.  

The canned laughter was a bit too much.

This series seems more like the shows ROSEANNE, EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, TWO AND A HALF MEN and HOME IMPROVEMENT all rolled into one series.  Do I have to give up SITCOMS?  I suppose if a show is going to be on NETFLIX then I might have to.  Sorry LEANNE, I liked you better as a stand-up comic.  Being the CO-CREATOR and one of the EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS of your own show goes to show you can pay your way to the top of the entertainment field when you have enough money to do so.

Real life isn't a TV sitcom.  Enough said?  I can decide what to watch and not watch, but I am fully aware that I watch way too much television in the evenings.  

I tuned into the internet to check out a few things when I clicked on Joel Osteen's church service. I haven't watched him in years.  I was curious what was on when messages along the sidebar were saying RIP about Dodie and Victoria was talking about her mother-in-law in the past tense. What?

I was saddened when I heard that Dodie Osteen passed away on July 30th.  I may not have agreed with all the Lakewood doctrine, but I was inspired by her prayers she spoke over people that were hurting.

https://youtube.com/shorts/OwvXOYpEYwU?si=PLR4HpAJ3WVnGZqh

She'll be greatly missed.  Youtube videos of her with her daughter, April are still available to watch. 

Years ago, when we lived in the Houston area, she was on a local television show where she was the Host interviewing someone.  She was maybe 56 years old or so and I was about 36.  I attended the program when her cell phone rang from within her tote stunning her.  Low and behold it was her Husband, Pastor John Osteen teasing her.  She handled it like a trooper talking to him.  Perhaps muting the ring tone would have been appropriate.  Oh well.  Dodie placed her faith in the ROCK, the LORD JESUS.

AS FOR THE ROCK 'n ROLL WORLD...The grief Sharon Osbourne demonstrated when placing flowers on Ozzy Osbourne's bench area was difficult to watch.  Deep grief.  I was not a fan of Ozzy Osbourne's, but the song, Dreamer which he helped write took me by surprise.

BACK ON THE HOME FRONT.

I found a small, black shelf at the thrift store in St. Charles that I knew would be a good fit above the toilet for air fresheners, candle and faux plant.  Hubby hung it for me and I'm pleased with it being in our HOME.  A simple pleasure.

GILDED AGE is on TV tonight.  I think I'll watch it.  Yes, it's television, but the program is a celebration of fashion in an era that wasn't so long ago.

I'm truly tired.  Took a nap.  I have some bills to write out that I can mail while I'm on my walk.  Best get after it.  I can pray while I walk.  

Already the 3rd of August.  This month my goal is to clean out the front bedroom.  I will be working on this.  I have to do this.  Not excited about it, but that doesn't matter.  Praise the LORD anyways.

~d 

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DRIVING HOME FROM ST. LOUIS WAS WILD

DRIVING HOME FROM ST. LOUIS was exhausting as the traffic was dense with semi-trailer trucks and oh so many vehicles on the interstate.  The traffic did not let up for 4 and a half hours.  I am tired as I drove the distance.  We're safely HOME now thanking GOD for the safe trip going and coming back.  We made an emergency trip to St. Louis.

Driving in the traffic affected me and I know I will need to rest.

Coming HOME, the sunset was vibrant with a solid orange ball in the sky for the sun.  It was magnificent.  A huge ball elevated in the sky.  Hubby tried to take pictures to capture the orange sun, but the camera in his phone only captured the ball and not the brilliant orange color.  

We did stop at an ANTIQUE MALL on the way HOME.  I bought a lidded, square serving BLUE WILLOW dish.  She's lovely and I have not ever seen one like it.  Pics later as I am tired and will need to have my hubby send the pics from his phone to my email address where I copy them and then paste them in my post.  More work required than I can mustard up after a 6 hour drive HOME from Missouri.

We also bought a piece of FUDGE at Kingdom City.  I shouldn't have done it, but the Peanut Butter Fudge was screaming at me to take a bite so I didn't resist and will begin again in the morning of mindful eating.  This go round I was brainless and wanted to simply enjoy the sweet savor of a fat piece of fudge in AUGUST instead of December.

We drove out Monday morning and stayed the week.  This week-end will more than likely be a slow paced one as we recover from our week.

With cooler temperatures, I might go walking first thing in the morning if I can.  Not sure if I'll be physically able to do so because I seem frailer than normal.  I will play it by ear.👂

The laundry is staring me in the face.  No sweat.  It'll get done when it gets done.  

When we got back to town, we picked up our mail with a return letter in our mail box.  It was returned to me as it said there was no such street.  When I got HOME, I checked the address I had written on the envelope.  It was correct so I guess they didn't like that I abbreviated  WEST with a W.  That's the only thing I can think of unless someone did not pay their Post Office Box bill and the mail returned to sender address unknown?  I'll resend the card and see what happens.

All my best to you as the week-end is here,

~d