Sun 25 Nov

My brother Mark would have been 61 today. Happy Birthday, bro! Had a nice time in Madison yesterday. When we stopped in Brennan's for morning buns, we ran into Chris who apologized that he didn't have any beers open for us to taste because he was trying to get out by 4 pm to go to Minnesota. He said he would have some for us next weekend, so we should make a point of stopping in. Ruth's Chris Steak House was quite a nice place but expensive! Our $50 Groupon covered less than half and we only ordered one drink (red sangria) apiece and the prix fixe dinner which appeared to be less expensive than a la carte steak and sides. The food was very good but I don't need to spend that kind of money to get a nice dinner. I didn't do my homework before purchasing the Groupon, but now I know. At least we saved $25 on the total by using the Groupon. Bought a small box of chocolate-covered lebkuchen at Clasen's yesterday. Delish! Went to Grandma's apartment today and packed up quite a lot of stuff. For now, we left most of it in the apartment. We'll figure out where to store it when we have to move the furniture this week sometime. Took her some of her clothes and her own walker. Also visited for a bit with Alice Faust. Food: 8:00 am Morning bun, 1/2 grapefruit, 100 g blackberries, coffee 11:45 am 2 eggs, 3 strips bacon, 1 slice French toast, 1/2 tbl whipped butter, 1/2 tbl pancake syrup, coffee 1:00 pm 1 pc chocolate-covered lebkuchen 4:30 pm 3 oz white meat turkey, 1/2 c stuffing, 1 tbl gravy, 1/2 c glazed carrots, 1/4 c sweet potatoes, 12 oz skim milk Exercise: 6:45-7:35 am Ballet DVD