Thurs 12 Nov

Laura is coming for Leone's service on Friday, so considering canceling our drive down to Madison on Saturday. We just did full shops at TJs and Costco in Mpls, and choir sings at church starting at 4:15 rehearsal so it was going to be a very busy day. I will miss not getting a workout at Laura's gym, but next time. Food: 7:50 am 109 g Costco cinnamon roll, 103 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Wed 11 Nov

Fortunately remembered that I need to take my laptop along to Ironwood so I can access my OBT files for the Zoom meeting. Another good reason why I will beg off from the meeting in February as I don't want to lug it along to Spain. Will be glad to get my hair cut today; bangs have been falling in my eyes this month. Food: 7:55 am 131 g Costco cinnamon roll, 109 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Tues 10 Nov

Made it to choir practice last night. Had a day when my vision was less clear, so it was hard to see all the text in some of the songs with less bold print. Looking forward to an unscheduled day today outside of Strong Bodies at 9. Food: 7:55 am Large berry danish, 103 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Mon 9 Nov

Very nice trip to Mpls/St Paul to visit Kurt & Barb and get in some shopping. Toured the James J. Hill house and saw how the wealthy lived around the turn of the 20th century. Was surprised to see that they had electricity, indoor plumbing with hot/cold running water, toilets, showers as well as tubs. We have a whole week at home before visiting Laura in Madison on Saturday and then a week at the Ironwood VRBO. Food: 8:00 am Chocolate frosted cake donut, 102 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Thurs 5 Nov

Baked my spiced pumpkin bread yesterday so I can gift a loaf to Kurt and Barb and we can have a loaf at home. It's harder now to make the recipe because it makes two full loaves and isn't vegan, so we would have a hard time consuming the whole batch ourselves, so this was the perfect solution. Heading to Mpls today, staying in a hotel tonight, then joining Kurt and Barb for Fri-Sun. Food: 8:00 am 98 g pumpkin bread, 103 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Wed 4 Nov

Finally an election day that went in a positive direction. Wisconsin will now have a democratic governor, no Tom Tiffany Trumper running our state. We were also able to flip both the state Senate and the Assembly democratic, so we shouldn't have roadblocks to all legislation. Nationally we were also able to flip the Senate. Now we will get Trump's tantrums. Food: 7:50 am 78 g pumpkin caramel kringle, 103 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Tues Nov 3

Official Election Day; hopefully will mean an end to all the ads and signs for awhile. It is nice not to watch TV so I haven't been as inundated as most folks. A prayer to the Lord that the elections will give us a step in the direction of sanity and fairness for all. Food: 7:55 am 78 g pumpkin caramel kringle, 103 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder