Sat 31 Oct

Happy Halloween! I expect our only observance will be to hand out Trick or Treats to the kids. Hopefully the rain will stop early enough so they don't have to trudge in the drizzle. Perhaps it's a good day to dress as Mary Poppins. Enjoyed the performance of Shrek: The Musical last night at Sentry. CWACT did a very nice job with some amazing costumes and strong leads. The dragon was really incredibly well done. I understand they hope to rent it out or sell it to other theater groups. Food: 8:05 am 1 c Shreddies, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 101 g blackberries, coffee 12:20 pm Friendly Farms pumpkin pie Greek yogurt, 101 g raspberries, slice pumpkin streusel bread

Fri 30 Oct

I hope I don't have another frustrating day of trying to remember passwords that I can't seem to access. I can't remember the main password for Keychain Access to let me in to my records and I've had to change some of the Apple and Facebook passwords so many times that I didn't bother to write them down. It wasn't a particularly good day yesterday. I don't care to repeat that. Food: 7:35 am Costco coffee cake, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 100 g blackberries, coffee 12:15 pm Slice Omega 3 toast, 1 tbl PB, 1/2 c homemade cranberry sauce, piece shortbread 1:00 pm 2 pc licorice ice Exercise: 9:05-9:25 am Treadmill 9:30-10:30 am Body Pump class 1:40-2:20 pm Jessica Smith Belly, Buns, & Thighs YouTube 2:20-2:35 pm Jessica Smith Power Walk Quickie YouTube

Thurs 29 Oct

Walk with Kathy, read with the kids, and get the gray removed today. Want to contact the Post Office to see if I can pick up my phone package there since I need to sign for it. I prefer to go there rather than sit and wait for whatever time the mail carrier comes. Most people can't figure out the doorbell, so I would need to stay alert to watch for him/her. I'd rather just go myself on my own schedule. New iPhone came a day early. Bob kindly tracked down the mail carrier and brought me the package since I was worried I wouldn't be home to sign for it when she came because I had to go tutor. Now working on activation and learning a new device. Food: 7:00 am Costco coffee cake, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 100 g blackberries, coffee 11:45 am Slice Omega 3 bread, 1 tbl PB, med banana Exercise: 7:30-9:05 am Walk w/Kathy 10:00-10:15 am Walk to St Steve's 11:25-11:40 am Walk home

Wed 28 Oct

Had a frustrating attempt with the Marketplace to get Michael onto our health insurance policy. They employ some of the nicest, politest, most incompetent people. They can see what needs to be done but aren't ever able to accomplish it. Gotta try again later this week. Damn! Got busted at the gym today. I thought they said they no longer had a two-tiered system of basic users vs. class/full users so I have been asking for and getting passes to take classes for 2.5 weeks now. Today the gal at the desk noticed that my membership is only a basic so I am not able to access the classes unless I want to pay to upgrade my membership. I currently pay $10/month and I believe it would be at least $30/month to include classes. I'm not sure I want to pay that much, though I really did enjoy the Body Pump class. I just came home today rather than work out on the elliptical and weight machines while frustrated because I couldn't do Body Pump. I'll work out at home with a video today. At least I don't have to feel guilty about missing the class on Friday to wait for my phone to be delivered. Poop! Food: 8:00 am Honey bear pastry, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 103 g blackberries, coffee 11:30 am Slice banana bread, Friendly Farms pumpkin pie Greek yogurt 3:15 pm Custard filled chocolate bismarck 4:15 pm 4 M&M peanut, Pu-Erh tea 5:45 pm 4 oz roast beef, 3/4 c mashed potatoes w/Tastefully Simple Irish Stout sauce gravy, 1 c cooked carrots, 8 oz skim milk 7:30 pm 5 oz Cuvee Trois wine Exercise: 10:10-10:30 am Jessica Smith Cardio Sculpt YouTube 10:30-10:45 am Jessica Smith 1 mile Interval Walk YouTube 10:45-11:05 am Jessica Smith 1 mile Wake-Up Walk YouTube

Tues 27 Oct

Looking forward to spending the morning with my former coworkers at a training at MSTC. I believe it's an excellent speaker on bullying. I'm going a bit early to help Heather and Michelle set up. Hoping maybe someone will want to go to lunch afterward. No one wanted to go to lunch, but since I had refreshments at the conference, I didn't really need to either. Too late to hike Rib, so we walked through Schmeeckle to PJ's for dinner and home on Michigan. Food: 6:40 am Pain aux raisins, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 101 g blackberries, coffee 8:15 am Yogurt parfait 10:30 am Cherry turnover 12:15 pm Sm Kwik Trip cheeseburger, 1/2 c homemade applesauce 12:25 pm 5 M&M peanut 6:30 pm 16 oz pumpkin spice ale, pumpkin mac n'cheese, 2 sm slices goat cheese salmon pizza Exercise: 7:15-7:30 am Walk to MSTC 11:50-12:05 pm Walk home 5:30-6:15 pm Walk to PJ's 7:45-8:30 pm Walk home

Mon 26 Oct

My phone appears to be kaput, though I still haven't completely given up hope for a resurrection. It fell in the toilet last night at choir and I didn't notice til I'd finished peeing so it was there for several seconds. It spent the night in a bag of rice and once Siri spoke out and said she didn't understand what was said, but this morning when Bob put the sim card back, nothing happened. It's on the charger now to see if that matters. Had bad dreams toward morning that Bob died. Very specific about how I needed to put affairs straight after the death. Far too realistic. Don't want to look at the next 30 years or more without him. We enjoy so many of the same things, I can't imagine still enjoying them all alone. Food: 7:35 am Chocolate croissant, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 101 g blackberries, coffee 12:00 pm 100 cal Pumpkin Pie Greek yogurt, slice banana bread, med banana 2:50 pm 5 peanut M&Ms 3:15 pm Sm brownie, chocolate Pu-Erh tea Exercise: 9:20-9:30 am Treadmill 9:30-10:30 am Body Pump class 11:15-11:45 am Leslie Sansone 2/5 Fat Burning Miles DVD 12:40-12:55 pm Walk to Suzuki 2:35-2:50 pm Walk home

Sun 25 Oct

Wow, was I sore after the Moon Walk last night. Even with ibuprofen, it was hard to fall asleep from the variety of aches in feet and legs. I'm fine today. I walked and talked with Heather on the return half of the walk which was really nice. Found out they finally hired a replacement for me, a 21-year-old boy named Dalton who starts on Monday. Heather did not seem very excited. I did remind her that I started at Human Services when I was 22, so maybe he'll work out. Food: 8:15 am Apple danish, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 102 g blackberries, coffee 11:30 am Slice banana bread, 100 cal Friendly Farms pumpkin pie Greek yogurt Exercise: 9:40-10:00 am Walk to church 11:00-11:20 am Walk home

Sat 24 Oct

Luckily it wasn't raining as forecast this morning so we were still able to walk comfortably to the Farmer's Market for pastries. In fact, it was quite a bit warmer than I had expected. There are clouds looking heavy with rain in the distance, but they look like they may be moving around us. We've had some rain in the night, but I have no idea how much. As long as the weather is tolerable for the Moon Walk tonight, I'll be happy. We'll drive to SPASH for Empty Bowls today. Empty Bowls was again a very nice event. Got two more matching bowls the right size for chili or other soup that should stack in the cupboard if I can make a space for them. Stopped at the new Kwik Trip for $1 Angus cheeseburgers for supper before Moon Walk tonight as we are both quite full from lunch and won't need much before the walk. Food: 8:55 am Pear danish, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 101 g blackberries, coffee 11:45 am Pumpkin soup, 2 oatmeal raisin cookies, breadstick 1:55 pm 13 oz Kwik Trip pumpkin spice cappuccino 4:05 pm Sm brownie Exercise: 7:45-8:45 am Walk to Farmer's Market and back 5:40-9:40 pm Moon Walk WI - 12 miles

Fri 23 Oct

So passes another week. This weekend, Empty Bowls and Moon Walk WI. I have set up some future small travels: Nov 6-8 at the Landmark Resort in Egg Harbor through VRBO, Dec 7-8 at the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake for the Old World Christmas Market through Travelocity, and Nov 19-22 at the Country Inn & Suites in Bloomington for our annual Minneapolis trip. That should fill out the calendar for awhile. Baked a pan of brownies to take one to Mary Hofer for her birthday today. Scarfed a large brownie myself while they were still warm. Oops! Food:: 8:00 am Glazers donut, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 99 g blackberries, coffee 11:30 am Slice banana bread, Friendly Farms pumpkin pie Greek yogurt 2:30 pm Large brownie Exercise: 9:15-9:30 am Treadmill 9:30-10:30 am Body Pump class 11:00-11:25 am Jessica Smith Power Walk YouTube 2:45-3:00 pm Walk to Suzuki 4:00-4:15 pm Walk home

Thurs 22 Oct

Week is flying by again. The biggest error I made in anticipating retirement was thinking I would have so much time on my hands to do new projects. I did add in 3 mornings at the gym with follow-up cardio at home which eats a significant chunk of time, so there isn't a lot left. Dad discovered the other day that the paint is peeling off the back section of the car that wss repaired after I was rear-ended last winter. The repair place scheduled to fix it on Nov 16 and will give me a loaner car for the two days they will need to do the repair. Then I was bad and went to the new Kwik Trip where I got a free pumpkin spice cappuccino and bought some Glazers donuts cheap. Food: 7:00 am Costco coffee cake, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 100 g blackberries, coffee 11:30 am 100 cal Pumpkin Pie Greek yogurt, SweeTango apple w/cinnamon sugar, slice cranberry orange bread 12:35 pm 10 g BarkThins dark chocolate almond bark 3:10 pm Glazers donut, 20 oz pumpkin spice cappuccino 6:40 pm Kwik Trip chicken sandwich, slice homemade banana bread, 1 c baby carrots Exercise: 7:30-8:55 am Walk w/Kathy 9:50-10:05 am Walk to St Steve's 11:05-11:20 am Walk home 5:45-6:35 pm Walk to Schmeeckle with Bob

Wed 21 Oct

Back to the Future prediction day. Have to admit I've never seen the movie, doesn't appeal to me, but I watched the predictions video to see what they thought we'd have now. Interesting. Food: 7:55 am Costco coffee cake, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 99 g blackberries, coffee 11:40 am 18 g gouda, Chobani Simply 100 Key Lime Greek yogurt, sm banana, plain croissant 4:15 pm 1 dark chocolate truffle 6:45 pm Leftover tomato basil tortellini w/chicken, 12 oz pumpkin ale Exercise: 9:30-10:30 am Body Pump class 10:55-11:30 am Jessica Smithh 2/5 Fat Burning Miles DVD

Tues 20 Oct

I am particularly looking forward to today as I don't have anything necessary on my schedule so I can stay home and structure my own day. I could go to Sh'Bam at 9 am at the gym, but I think I'll work out at home with videos instead. What a perfect evening for a hike! Food: 7:10 am Pain aux raisins, 1/4 med cantaloup, 101 g blackberries, coffee 12:10 pm 1 c Shreddies, 1/2 c light original soy milk, sm banana, 2 licorice ice 4:35 pm 2 pumpkin spice pizzelles 7:15 pm Tomato basil tortellini, garlic bread, 16 oz Seattle cider Exercise: 11:00-11:30 am Salsa DVD 11:30-12:00 pm Leslie Sansone 2/5 Fat Burning Miles DVD 2:00-2:40 pm Walk to Anchor Bank and back 5:40-6:55 pm Hiking Rib

Mon 19 Oct

I fear I'm coming down with the cold going around town. Michael and Taylor had it, my co-cantor on Saturday had it. More Cold-Eze today. One of Michael's friends fell at High Cliffs park where they group camped this weekend. I don't have details, but it was bad enough that they took him to hospital by ambulance and Taylor commented that he was responsive. Later she said he'd be okay but pretty banged up. Food: 7:35 am Chocolate croissant, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 100 g blackberries, coffee 12:00 pm Slice Omega 3 bread, 64 g braunschweiger, sm banana Exercise: 9:30-10:30 am Body Pump class 11:00-11:30 am Jessica Smith Cardio interval walk DVD

Sun 11 Oct

Cantoring was better last night with a familiar Newman pianist. Also Fr. Evaneau from Haiti is here this weekend which lends an interesting aspect to the service. We are supposed to have a different Newman pianist this morning so it should be okay again, then I'm off the hook for a couple of weeks. I could have used a tad less excitement at the end of the Packer game, thank you. We got home from choir in time for the full fourth quarter. Food: 6:50 am Pumpkin danish, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 99 g blackberries, coffee 12:45 pm 2 eggs over easy, 3 strips bacon, 2 large pumpkin spice pancakes w/1/2 tbl whipped butter, syrup, coffee 7:15 pm Asparagus gruyere ravioli w/pumpkin chipotle sauce, grated parmesan, cranberry raspberry sauce Exercise: 7:15-7:30 am Walk to St Stan's 8:45-9:05 am Walk to Michael's 10:20-10:50 am Walk home 3:00-3:20 pm Neighborhood walk

Sat 17 Oct

Brisk fall morning for a walk to the Farmer's Market, with the sun on a few yet beautiful trees. David said he's only going to be there one more week before going to indoor markets only. Then I either need to settle for a smaller selection at the Strongs Ave market or do the parking lot rendezvous again. After breakfast this morning, we need to take the car for an oil change and feed Michael's cat. I cantor at 5 pm today and again at 8 am tomorrow. Packers play at 3:25 pm and choir is 4-6 pm, sigh! I really can't skip choir in good conscience since we've already missed 3 rehearsals. Besides, Barb is running rehearsal so I will like it better. Food: 8:45 am Pear danish, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 79 g raspberries, coffee 12:15 pm Homemade chicken dumpling soup, mini naan, SweeTango apple 1:45 pm 10 g dark chocolate almond BarkThins, 2 licorice ice Exercise: 7:30-8:30 am Walk to Farmer's Market 10:10-10:20 am Walk to Michael's 11:50-12:00 pm Walk home

Fri 16 Oct

I was irritable yesterday afternoon. Taylor came over for tea around 1:30 so I just had time to eat, nap, and hot tub after tutoring. She was in a "need to complain" mood and stayed almost all afternoon. I finally had about 45 min free to myself before we took them out for dinner to celebrate Michael's first day of freedom. Glad they will be out of town this weekend, though we are feeding the cat twice a day. On the upside, I'm less sore today. Food: 7:30 am Sm piece Costco coffeecake, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 99 g raspberries, coffee 12:35 pm Bowl homemade chicken dumpling soup, Stonefire mini naan 2:30 pm Chocolate chip cookie 3:00 pm Moonstruck 1 pc chocolates Exercise: 9:30-10:30 am Body Pump class 11:00-11:40 am Jessica Smith Mega Body Burn DVD 12:45-1:00 pm Walk to Suzuki 2;40-2:55 pm Walk home

Thurs 15 Oct

I'm excited for my first day of reading tutoring today. Hope it goes well. I will meet my two regular students and get to know the procedures. Yesterday I was trained on the regular pantry functions at Bootstrap so I feel a little better acclimated there as well. And I'm starting to assimilate the soreness from Body Pump; it has moved a little to the lower back so I need to keep stretching. Walking with Kathy this morning. Going to need to work on the tutoring thing. Firstly, I thought I started at 10:30 and it was actually at 10:15. Fortunately, I arrived at 10:15, thinking I was early. Secondly, I was supposed to return the first student to Mrs. Friess at 10:45 and pick up the second student from Mrs. Helgeson. I realized this at 11:15 when I was still with student #1, so I never even met the second student. Better luck next week. Food: 7:00 am Sm piece Costco coffee cake, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 101 g raspberries, coffee 11:55 am Steel cut oatmeal w/flaxseed meal, blueberries, soy milk, med SweeTango apple w/cinnamon sugar Exercise: 7:30-9:20 am Walk w/Kathy 10:00-10:15 am Walk to St Steve's 11:20-11:35 am Walk home

Wed 14 Oct

I expect to be very sore after Body Pump today as I am quite stiff/sore going in. Need to start shaping those muscles up, so no time like the present. I do plan to take a couple of ibuprofen before I leave just to help me make it through. Busy day today in that I will come home from the gym, maybe sneak in a short cardio/active recovery, then shower, lunch, 3 hrs at Bootstrap, then hiking as the forecast is lovely. I should be sufficiently tired at the end of the day. Good thing Taylor came and stayed late last night and not tonight. Food: 7:35 am Sm piece Costco coffee cake, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 100 g raspberries, coffee 12:15 pm 2 oz leftover prime rib, 1/2 c leftover hash browns w/onion, med SweeTango apple w/cinnamon sugar 3:00 pm Sm sliver pecan kringle 4:25 pm 24 g dark chocolate angel food candy 6:30 pm 7 oz pub burger w/provolone, lettuce, tomato, pickles, 1 c steamed broccoli, 16 oz Seattle cider 7:45 pm Zanzibar chocolate/mint on your pillow ice cream Exercise: 9:30-10:30 am Body Pump class 11:00-11:30 am Jessica Smith Low-Impact HIIT Cardio DVD 5:00-6:00 pm Hiking at Rib

Tues 13 Oct

Sort of a gloomy-looking October morning today. Michael wants me to talk with Taylor who is somewhat depressed and cranky lately. They have been having nightly spats. The tension of the house arrest, nearly at an end, and living together when they hadn't planned to, is reaching the apex. Hopefully she will come this morning around 9 and we can have tea together and a good girl talk. My computer nosedived this morning, but Bob was able to shut it down and restart it. It didn't respond to the button for me. Had retiree's lunch with a group of long-time retirees at Perkins today. Making chicken soup this afternoon. Food: 7:35 am Morning bun, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 76 g blackberries, coffee 11:45 am Perkins bacon grilled cheese sandwich, cup fruit salad 2:00 pm Orange pekoe tea, 20 cal hot cocoa 6:35 pm Homemade chicken dumpling soup, mini naan, 1/8 cranberry pudding pie Exercise: 10:00-10:30 am Jessica Smith Indoor Jogging YouTube 10:35-11:10 am Jessica Smith Latin Dance YouTube 4:05-4:35 pm Leslie Sansone 2/5 Fat Burning Miles DVD 5:15-6:30 pm Walk w/Dad around Prais to Frontenac

Mon 12 Oct

Ready to start another week, the first with all of my "regular" appointments in place. Wed PM at Bootstrap, Thurs AM walking with Kathy and reading at St Steve's, and Fri afternoon with Mary Hofer. I'm going to the gym this morning as I have managed each Monday morning; I intend to try the Body Pump class today. I will come home, shower, maybe make cranberry pudding pie for Michael and Taylor to put in their pie tin when I return it. I want to check whether the money has yet been deposited to reimburse my health insurance premiums as next month's is almost due. $1487.86 is quite a chunk and I'd appreciate having it reimbursed. Got a pork roast w/cranberries in the crock pot and a big tray of roasted root veggies in the oven. Made a fresh cranberry pudding pie for dessert. Yum! Food: 7:15 am Chocolate chunk danish, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 100 g blackberries, coffee 11:50 am 1.15 g gouda, med SweeTango apple w/cinnamon sugar dusting, slice cranberry orange bread 4:00 pm 26 g dark chocolate angel food candy, matcha 5:00 pm 4 oz pork roast w/cranberries in crock pot, 1 c roasted root veggies, 1/6 cranberry pudding pie 7:45 pm Shot of Bailey's on the rocks Exercise: 9:30-10:30 am Body Pump fitness class 11:00-11:30 am Jessica Smith Cardio Core Walk DVD 1:25-1:45 pm Mowed lawn 7:10-7:40 pm Jessica Smith Interval Walk/Dance Party Walk

Sun 11 Oct

Had a very nice day in Madison yesterday, cruising the Farmer's Market for fall bounty and spending a large part of the day with Laura. We had delicious oat pancakes at Manna, ran our errands to Target, the bakery, Costco, and Woodman's, returned to Laura's so she could get a post-yoga shower and we had naps, craft cocktails at Gib's and pizza at Grampa's. A full and very fun day. Whoa, cantoring was a debacle today. It is extremely hard to sing with Mary P's accompanying. She throws in instrumental intervals without warning, plays at a funereal pace, etc. Yipes, I'm glad that's over. Food: 7:25 am Chocolate chip danish, 1/4 large cantaloupe, 99 g blackberries, coffee 11:50 am Friendly Farms apple pie streusel Greek parfait, med SweeTango apple w/cinnamon sugar, mini-naan 2:00 pm Few dark chocolate pretzel bark pieces, 4 triple dipped malted milk balls 7:00 pm 4 oz Costco rotisserie chicken breast, 3/4 c baby carrots Exercise: 9:05-9:25 am Walk to church 11:05-11:25 am Slink home 1:30-1:40 pm Halftime walk 3:05-3:40 pm After-game walk 6:00-6:55 pm After-choir walk with Dad

Sat 10 Oct

Getting ready to come down to Madison for Farmer's Market on what ought to be a lovely fall day. Got up early in darkness, but went to bed early enough to get adequate sleep as I was quite tired yesterday. We stayed home and ate our Michele's leftovers last night and I watched a little Outlander on the couch for a relaxing evening. Bob said that Taylor stopped by for a glass of wine after I had retired. Food: 6:05 am Sm piece apple crisp, 1/4 lg cantaloupe, 99 g blackberries, coffee

Fri 9 Oct

Meeting Kathy to walk at 7:30 this morning. Feeling a bit sleepy today. At this point, thinking I won't go to the gym between my walk and my 12:15 voice lesson with Mary. Life has been too busy this week, especially the last couple of days. Last night, Dad and I both needed quite a few steps, so we walked to Michele's for date night. Killed two birds with one stone and had a very nice dinner with leftovers for tonight or tomorrow. Food: 6:55 am 1 c Shreddies, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 101 g blackberries, coffee 9:10 am 2 pumpkin spice pizzelles, coffee 11:25 am Slice Omega 3 bread (toast), 1 tbl Jif, med banana, 2 oz soy milk, 33 g cheddar cheese, 22 g salami, matcha tea 2:20 pm Slice rum bundt cake Exercise: 7:30-9:00 am Walk with Kathy 12:00-12:15 pm Walk to Suzuki 2:00-2:15 pm Walk home

Thurs 8 Oct

Had a good time at Bill Pyke's last night with Deb P-J, Deb R, and Joan. Nancy Sommerfeld was there for a while as well. The old video was funny, seeing us all as we looked 27 years ago. Deb R noted that she was the only one not in the video even though everyone talked about/to her. We had made the video as a surprise so we never filmed her. There were people that none of us could identify, but we recognized most and had fun laughing at everyone's huge glasses. Today I drive down to Fitchburg for the mani/pedi. It is at 10:30 am which is a better time as I will drive down in the morning, probably have lunch somewhere in Madison, and be home at a normal hour. Food: 7:40 am 1 c Shreddies, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 101 g blackberries, coffee 10:45 am Mimosa 11:15 am Cappuccino 11:45 am Bowl roasted red pepper tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwich, 8 oz Edmund Fitzgerald porter 3:45 pm 3 Licorice Ice 7:15 pm 5 oz zinfandel, 4 oz beef medallion, .5 oz swiss cheese, 1/2 c rice pilaf, 2 sm dinner rolls w/butter, garden salad w/.5 tbl honey mustard dressing Exercise: 3:50-4:40 pm Jessica Smith 3/5 Fat Burning Miles DVD 6:10-6:30 pm Walk to Michele's 8:35-8:55 pm Walk home

Wed 7 Oct

I finally have most of my regular activities in place now, with Bootstrap on Wed afternoons 1-4 pm and reading at St Steve's Thurs mornings at 10:30 am. I'm not sure if Mary Hofer is going to want to set a regular time or if she will prefer to schedule each week according to what else is going on. This week we're meeting on Friday at 12:15, which was already rescheduled from 11:00 am. I start my Bootstrap volunteering in the pantry today, and this evening I'm going to Bill Pyke's house in Rapids for a get-together with Deb P-J, Deb Richmond, and Joan Edens who sometimes gets together with our group. When Deb R left Human Services back in 1988, we made a video for her with interviews of many staff and a few clients saying silly things. She has never watched it since we aired it at the party when she left, and she is bringing it tonight for us to watch together. I expect much laughter will ensue. It begins to look like Bob is going to have to start setting an alarm to get up. He used to just hear me in the shower or drying my hair and never had a problem getting up without one, but now my schedule is quite irregular, and I'm often still in bed when he needs to get up. He didn't think that would be a problem, but he woke late this morning and had to race to an 8:00 am estimate and come back afterward for breakfast. I believe this will only get worse as it gets darker in the mornings. Food: 8:45 am 1/6 Micheal's homemade apple crisp, 1/4 med cantaloupe, coffee 12:15 pm Caramel apple scone, Chobani Simply 100 blueberry Greek yogurt, 101 g blackberries Exercise: 11:40-12:10 pm Jessica Smith 2/5 Fat Burning Miles DVD

Tues 6 Oct

Noticed that the gym offers the Sh'Bam class on Tuesdays as well, but at 9 instead of 9:30 so I plan to try to make it. Today I'm trying underdressing with my exercise clothes and will shower at home. Got my photo scanner working last night so I can start to make some progress on that project. It works really slick! Food: 7:40 am Apple cider donut, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 51 g raspberries, coffee 11:25 am Sausage/bean stew, med banana w/1/2 c light original soy milk, Nestle 20 cal cocoa 12:15 pm 2 pc Licorice Ice 2:15 pm 1/3 peanut butter chocolate bar 4:15 pm Dark chocolate pretzel bark 6:45 pm 16 oz Seattle cider, salmon club sandwich, 1 c steamed broccoli Exercise: 8:55-9:00 am Treadmill warmup 9:00-9:45 am Sh'Bam class 1:25-2:10 pm Walk downtown area errands 5:25-6:25 pm Partial hike of Rib

Mon 5 Oct

Got a call from Roseanne DeBot last night to schedule my Bootstrap time. Unfortunately this week I have the appointment in Madison on the Wed slot she has open, but she anticipated in her message that I may not be able to start til next week so I just have to call back to confirm. Hoping to hear soon from the school regarding my scheduled reading slot, and then to solidify a time with Mary Hofer. Those should be my only regularly scheduled weekly appointments, and I'd like to have them all set so I can plan the rest of my activities around them. I lasted 45 min on the elliptical today, so maybe next time I'll be back to the full hour. I'm going to shoot for Mon/Thurs at the gym to take advantage of the class I enjoyed last Thursday. Delivered a bunch of thank you notes to folks at the office today, and had a nice long visit with Heather and a few others. Dropped off Marge's at the Finance office at the Annex as well Food: 7:15 am Apple cider donut, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 27 g blackberries, 77 g raspberries, coffee 11:45 am Fig/apple herbal tea 1:00 pm Apple Pie Streusel Greek yogurt, caramel apple scone, med banana sliced in 1/2 c light original soy milk & .5 tsp sugar Exercise: 9:30-10:15 am Elliptical 10:15-10:30 am Weight machines

Fri 2 Oct

The girl who lived across the street from me in childhood and walked to school with me turns 60 today. Happy Birthday, Patty Phillip Ellefson. Looking forward to heading up to Bayfield for Applefest weekend today. We hope to leave this morning, lunch at the South Shore Brewery in Ashland, and get in a nice hike yet today. Tomorrow we'll take in the Applefest activities. Food: 7:00 am Costco coffee cake, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 100 g blackberries, coffee

Thurs 1 Oct

Kind of excited about our "Christmas present" to each other; planning to convert our fireplace to gas which will actually provide heat for at least the living room and some likely spillover. Probably will be installed in early November, but they have to come measure to determine if the one we chose will fit. Had a nice visit with Taylor yesterday evening over wine. Her mom would like her to be home with her for the holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas, but she also may have to work her regular shifts starting at 1 pm those days. If so and she has to remain in Point, we could adjust our holiday dinners to eat around 11 or 11:30 to accommodate her work schedule. We'll see. Plenty of time yet. Another beautiful afternoon. Harder than expected to motivate to walk, but I did it. Food: 7:30 am Costco coffee cake, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 101 g blackberries, coffee 12:00 pm Slice Omega 3 bread, 59 g braunschweiger, 102 g raspberries 1:35 pm 1 Moonstruck chocolate 1:55 pm 14 g dark chocolate pretzel crisps 5:30 pm Butternut/apple ravioli, brown butter sage sauce, 1/2 c homemade cranberry sauce, pumpkin cake w/cream cheese frosting Exercise: 9:30-10:20 am Sh'Boom class 10:20-10:45 am Weight machines 3:45-4:45 pm Neighborhood walk