Sun 31 Mar

Happy Easter! Were finally able to use the new Dolce Gusto coffee maker this morning. Outlet has been installed for Brit power, adapter has arrived to modify the plug, coffee pods are here, and we were good to go. Looking forward to a real cappuccino after my regular coffee. Food: 6:20 am 63 g raspberry OH kringle, 105 g blackberries, Dolce Gusto coffee

Sat 30 Mar

Got rained on part of the way to the Farmer's Market, but not heavily. No rain on the return. No hot cross buns, sigh. But did get eggs and some mushrooms for Laura for her Easter gift. Food: 9:10 am 82 g banana bread, 1 tsp butter, 105 g blackberries, coffee

Fri 29 Mar

Good Friday. Planning to go to the gym this morning, then laundry as usual. Haven't made a decision on church today, as we don't always go on Good Friday. Meal was nice yesterday with folks I know from OBT. Not many parishioners showed up to eat with the Place of Peace people. Food: 7:50 am 73 g banana bread, 1 tsp butter, 105 g blackberries, coffee

Thurs 28 Mar

Holy Thursday already. Tonight we eat the Holy Thursday supper with the Place of Peace people so there may be folks I know from OBT joining us. Need to bake cookies this morning and take them over to church so they can be set out when the food is set up. Food: 7:55 am 93 g banana bread w/butter, 104 g blackberries, coffee

Wed 27 Mar

Back to cooler weather again, though yesterday didn't really live up to its promise of getting quite warm. Temps peaked early afternoon and started falling rather rapidly with wind. We had a spontaneous dinner date at El Mezcal last night after a grocery run. Food: 7:50 am 90 g banana bread, 106 g blackberries, coffee

Tues 26 Mar

Rainy evening and seems to be lasting into today. Snow is already gone from the rooftops and likely will disappear from the ground today as the temps are already 43°. Planning kind of a do-nothing day today. Food: 7:55 am 3/4 c TJs Maple Pecan Crunch, 1/2 c skim milk, 92 g blackberries, coffee

Mon 25 Mar

Got what looks like about 6 inches of snow overnight, a proper March snowstorm. Should start raining later this morning for a full day or more, and temps are supposed to get into the 40s and 50s over the next two days, so it will likely all be gone again soon. Ah, spring in Wisconsin! Food: 7:55 am 3/4 c TJs Maple Pecan Crunch, 1/2 c skim milk, 90 g blackberries, coffee

Sun 24 Mar

More snow to come this afternoon/evening, so they say. A little fell overnight, and it's trickling down now, but the true snow is scheduled to start around 1 pm. Had fun going to the Wheel House for beer and pizza last night; been quite a while since we did that before. Plans in place to lunch with Laura at Jacknife on Saturday while erranding in Madison. Food: 7:50 am Hot cross bun, 94 g blackberries, coffee

Sat 23 Mar

Chilly morning for a walk to the Farmer's Market - 16° when we left. And all for nothing as David did not make more hot cross buns and we really didn't need anything else. But we did get a good start on steps for the day. Twisted my knee painfully stepping up a messy corner, but it's better now. Food: 8:55 am Hot cross bun, 99 g blackberries, coffee

Fri 22 Mar

Nothing like starting the day with technology headaches. Fitbit wouldn't allow me to log in to my account; it kept saying it was sending password reset instructions but they never appeared in my email. Finally had to call Fitbit support; they were able to determine that they had a gmail account linked to my Fitbit that I never use. When I used that email address signing in through Google, I was able to sign in (only after a rigamarole with verifying my Apple ID). Yikes! Food: 8:10 am Hot cross bun, 103 g blackberries, coffee

Thurs 21 Mar

Bootstrap may be short-staffed today as Maggie, Kathy, and Erin will all be gone. Hopefully Melissa has secured at least one sub so it won't be just Ann and me, though if it continues to be slow, it would be okay. Food: 7:55 am Hot cross bun, 103 g blackberries, coffee

Wed 20 Mar

First day of spring, but it's snowing. Not that there's been much snow this winter. Scale is back down after the bump from Sunday's dinner. I drank extra water yesterday to offset the salty pasty. Food: 7:55 am Hot cross bun, 101 g blackberries, coffee

Tues 19 Mar

Happy Birthday, Mick and Val! A somewhat chilly morning as the thermostat didn't kick the heat on as usual. Need to stop over to see Leone and Mick to drop off the cookies before they get stale. Food: 7:55 am Hot cross bun, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Mon 18 Mar

Fun dinner at Chef's Kitchen last night, but we stopped consuming the cocktails about halfway through as 7 small cocktails is about 4 too many. Didn't enter my food as I had forgotten to bring my phone, but it would have been way over the limit anyway, and the scale is reflective this morning with a 3-4 pound increase. Hope that backs off within a day or two. Food: 7:55 am Hot cross bun, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Sun 17 Mar

Very nice dinner with Michael and Taylor to celebrate Bob's birthday yesterday evening, and tonight we have the cocktail-pairing dinner at Chef's Kitchen. Water heater was fritzing this morning, so I just skipped the shower instead of suffering a cool/tepid one. Hopefully it's not dying. Food: 7:35 am Hot cross bun, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Sat 16 Mar

Happy Birthday, Bob! Got my hot cross buns at the market this morning. Dinner tonight at Michael and Taylor's; Michael insisted on doing all the cooking. We'll walk over after I cantor at church. Food: 8:50 am Hot cross bun, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Fri 15 Mar

Finally got my geek scale hooked up to my phone, but not until after my shower so I had to start my data with a head of wet hair adding 1.2 pounds to the initial weight it gave me when it wasn't connected to the phone. Food: 8:20 am 155 g Costco cherry cheese danish, 103 g blackberries, coffee

Thurs 14 Mar

Happy Pi Day! Not going to Zumba this morning as my knees are not at their best since last week. No need to push them to the limit. Might go to the Monteverdi concert at HSP tonight if we're up for it. Food: 7:55 am 75 g pecan kringle, 100 g blackberries, coffee

Wed 13 Mar

One more really nice day, then return to more normal but not bad temps. Hot tub arrived as scheduled yesterday, now Bob just needs to find time to put it all together. Ordered a coffee maker like the one we had in Spain last night. Had to order it from Amazon.uk as the US version didn't carry it, though I can order the pods through the US version. I'll be able to make good cappuccinos at home soon. Food: 7:55 am 57 g pecan kringle, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Tues 12 Mar

New hot tub is scheduled to be delivered today! Will be nice if it's not too difficult for Bob to assemble and get up and running. I've missed being able to get that nice warm feeling right before bed at night. Food: 7:55 am 66 g pecan kringle, 100 g blackberries, coffee

Mon 11 Mar

Hopefully it will be a bit warmer now for at least a few days. Hard to complain too much about being chilly this weekend, considering the mild winter we've had, but it felt cold. Was nice to get out to Mead for a walk with the sun on our backs. Saw a large flock of sandhill cranes down at the end of the path, but didn't get too close to disturb them. Food: 8:00 am 63 g pecan kringle, 103 g blackberries, coffee

Sun 10 Mar

Daylight Savings Time has begun so we're an hour later than our bodies think it is. House heat didn't come on this morning at waking time, so it was a chilly time getting dressed. Had a nice lunch with daughter yesterday and some extra time since she had asked Bob to take a look at an issue with Kat's condo. Got our erranding done. Tried to stop at Cimaroli's for dinner at 4:50, but it was already so crowded it would have been 1-1/2 hours to get a table. We were home by that time, so we just picked up Rocky's. Food: 8:00 am 57 g pecan kringle, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Sat 9 Mar

Chillier morning, couldn't manage to move the ON switch on my bathroom heater, but Bob put some WD-40 on it and said it's looser now. Wearing a fuzzy green sweater that I snagged at Bootstrap on Thursday; I'll replace it with the fuzzy dark blue sweater I bought but didn't like when I return next Thursday. Going to Madison today to lunch with Laura and do our errands. Our heads weren't on home shopping when we went to Costco after returning from Spain, but now we have a list. Food: 8:05 am 3/4 c TJs Maple Pecan Crunch, 1/2 c skim milk, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Fri 8 Mar

Decided to skip Body Pump this morning. My knees were not happy after Zumba yesterday and it kind of lasted on and off all day. Also felt like I might be coming down with a cold, though not too evident this morning. Haven't had a good poop for a couple of days either, so that's making me feel like I'd like to stay home and let it happen this morning. Food: 8:00 am 3/4 c TJs Maple Pecan Crunch, 1/2 c skim milk, 108 g blackberries, coffee

Thurs 7 Mar

Must remember committee meeting tonight. Would be all too easy to forget to go. Zumba this morning, Bootstrap this afternoon. Food: 7:45 am 3/4 c TJs Maple Pecan Crunch, 1/2 c skim milk, 103 g blackberries, coffee

Wed 6 Mar

Hopefully Nicole will be there for Body Pump this morning. It was okay using the video, much better than canceling for lack of an instructor, but I much prefer having her to lead us. Food: 7:50 am 3/4 c TJs Maple Pecan Crunch, 1/2 c skim milk, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Tues 5 Mar

Good to be back to OBT yesterday, albeit a rather slow day. The whole crew was on board at least part of the time, so I could reconnect with my coworkers. It was also nice to visit with Leone and Mick in the morning. Today I have coffee with the Bootstrap Buds at Emy Js Vault. I get a cappuccino again, just like my morning routine in Spain. Food: 7:55 am 3/4 c TJs Maple Pecan Crunch, 1/2 c skim milk, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Mon 4 Mar

Now we'll really dive into life in Stevens Point again. Last week was kind of a graceful, slow acclimation, but this feels like the real thing. Should stop over to see Leone and Mick today, and back to OBT this afternoon. Weather was beautiful this weekend, but I think it will be slightly cooler this week, though still mild for March. It appears that all the snow in the yard is gone (unless we get more). Food: 7:50 am 3/4 c TJs Maple Pecan Crunch, 1/2 c skim milk, 104 g blackberries, coffee

Sun 3 Mar

Lovely mild weather this weekend, reminiscent of Spain. Attended the pre-event with cozy historical mystery authors at Taylor's bookstore. I hadn't purchased the $15 tickets because of the cost, but Taylor texted in the morning and asked if I'd like to come and bring a friend at no cost. Apparently they wanted to fill seats. Bought a book from one of the authors and she signed it for me. Going to the larger free event this afternoon at O'So. Food: 8:00 am 2 biscuits Chocolate Weetabix, 1/2 c skim milk, 104 g blackberries, coffee

Sat 2 Mar

Cantor this evening, but Bob ushers tomorrow so we'll go separately. Went out for fish tacos yesterday after a Schmeeckle walk - I guess we're back home again! And David has promised me hot cross buns next week! Food: 7:55 am 2 biscuits Chocolate Weetabix, 1/2 c skim milk, 100 g blackberries, coffee

Fri 1 Mar

Busy day today with Body Pump, hair appointment, and a mountain of laundry, along with remembering not to eat meat for dinner tonight. Should be starting to warm up again for the weekend. Food: 7:50 am 2 biscuits Weetabix Chocolate, 1/2 c skim milk, 104 g blackberries, coffee