Only 2 weeks have passed and I'm already making another post to this blog! Will wonders never cease? Let's see, what's been happening for the last 2 weeks?
One thing that didn't happen was Erin Feis, the annual Irish festival held in Peoria on Aug 25-26 this year. Well, I'm sure it happened, but we didn't go. We hadn't been before, but were sort of planning on attending. However, it was going to be 90 degrees, 3 hours of driving, and we just didn't have the energy, so we skipped it. We'll have to catch Exorna and Bloomsday another time. Maybe next year!
The weather forecast for Aug 30 was for the first nice day we'd had in weeks, so I took the day off from work and we went to the park. Lando played on the swings and slides; Dawn offered encouragement; I took photos (naturally).
Labor Day weekend primarily involved 2 things: Gathering together Lando's old toys and toddler bed to give to Rosie & GM for their granddaughter; and going to Adam's "I finally got my Master's Degree" party. I took photos. (Of the party, not of the pile of stuff in the garage.)
Tuesday night I attended the monthly meeting of REALL, where we learned about the Electric Universe. (I'm still skeptical, naturally.)
Wednesday evening was very important -- the first session of the Fall semester of Funshop! Lando loves Funshop,and we enjoy it, too. I took photos (naturally).
Thursday afternoon I went to see Dr. Suhail to get her to confirm that my high blood pressure is under control. (It is. Huzzah!)
Oh! And this morning I weighed 251.6 pounds -- down 10.6 pounds from the 262.2 that I was when I began counting calories on Aug 14, 3.5 weeks ago. That works out to 3.1 pounds per week. Obviously I won't be able to maintain that rate for long, but I'll take it while I can get it! I'm using the Calorie Count Plus web site for tracking my weight and calories. It basically provides all of the features of the Weight Watchers web site, but it's free!
Also this morning, Lando and Dawn went to the playground and played with Rosie for about an hour. Actually, Lando spent most of the time demonstrating his Riverdance moves rather than playing on the swings and slides, but it was nice for him to have a chance to get out of the house!
Tomorrow, if the weather cooperates, we're going to try to go the the Traditional Music Festival at Lincoln's New Salem. The temperature should be fine, but there's a chance of rain (which we could really use). Oh, and I'll take photos (naturally).
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