Hey, its National Coffee Ice Cream Day! I will take some!

Yes!  Ice cream!

I have Pilates and that's it today.  I conducted the meeting of creditors on that giant case yesterday.  I knew people were coming, but I was surprised that we had standing room only and people flew in from as far as Seattle for it. It took almost 4 hours.  For comparison, most of my meetings of creditors last 30 minutes.  It was exhausting but at least it is done and things should calm down now.

Liz, nice job on the sleeping.  I can never sleep more than 6 hours, on a good day.

 

It looks like the drama continues, tho. Seems like the logistics dept lady has gone to HR and told about my concerns. This won't end well.

Ugh!  Hoping everything goes well for you.  Keep us posted.

Elina, holy cats, what a PITA that woman sounds to be.  Can't she just mind her own bloody business.

Lizzie, I get night sweats sometimes too and wake up drenched.  Part of my problem is the thyroid issue the other is I'm post menopausal.  The not having a period part is great, all the other shit that comes with it ...not so much.

Karen, glad it came.  I was going to check my account today just to make sure.  You'd think as a lab, a breed that retrieves ducks from the water would like to swim.  Silly dog. My brother's lab loved to swim and fetch a tennis ball, sometimes for hours if she could find someone to throw it. She was the biggest female lab I've ever seen, well over 100 lbs but such a sweetie.

Tessa that is what is concerning me.  After getting heat exhaustion at Heartland and DNFing at 26 miles I worry about that.  I did fine at the June Angry Bull but there was shade on the course and I made use of plenty of ice.  I might try Heartland again next year as it's going to be April 27th but then I might have to worry more about storms.

R4K, we moved our king bed including the matterss and I swear I now know what disposing of a very large body would be like.

Kat good luck on the job prospects. and good luck at Woodstock.

Ginny, Lisa and DC, good luck also.

Damaris that's quite the long meeting and a butt ton of people too.

Susan hope all is well with you.  The rain we were forecasted seems to have lessened quite a bit.

Happy Ice Cream Day!

Lizzie, NICE SLEEP!  Girl after my own heart.  I get sweaty, and I mean sweaty most nights.  It sucks, at least I sleep alone.

Damaris, wow, that was one hell of a meeting!!!  I don't envy you.

Elina, good luck with the drama.  I hope it all works out.

Sue, I would be a bit nervous about being followed.  I suppose by anything - person, car, dog, wild critter.  At least they were young uns.

Diane, I sent you a PM regarding the races.  Don't fret!  We will find/do one.  

Sandy, green chicken curry sounds lovely.  I love Thai as long as it isn't too hot, I am a wuss about spicy food.  I leave tomorrow for Detroit.

Busy day.  Was up a bit early, but I like checking in to my flight early, though I am last to board.  Think I am done with the super cheap airfares, they can be such a hassle.  I leave at 7am, which means leaving the house at 4:30am, YIKES!!!  But it is only a 3 hour flight.

Pretty much all packed, I need 2 tops that are waiting to be washed as the machine is full.  Have tons more laundry to do.  Then I have to C.L.E.A.N.  I was kind of embarrassed when the guy came over to check things out.  Very happy though, he grooms my beasts and they were quite chill with him.  Even the one dog who barks at everyone just sat there.

I am doing the phone chat in a bit over an hour.  Not nervous - yet.  I am sure when the phone rings I will be.  Actually have some questions written down.

Then this afternoon a coworker is coming over to do lawn stuff.  I will clean my car and garage out then too.  Then a few cocktails and an early night.

Have a great Thursday all.

K

3.5 mile fartlek for me this morning.  Interesting doing the run in the dark!  Felt like fall, dewpoint in the 50's and temp of 60.  Sorry, Lizzie!    Hopefully there is a break from the rain though, the river by my house is at flood stage level.  I signed up for the half at Glass City!  I got the confirmation email, with my age of 50 at race day.    Haha, that may be my first race at the age of 50.  Oh, and a friend took a look at our A/C and fixed it, replaced the (flux) capacitor.  So the A/C was working when I got home from work yesterday.  Yay!

Lizzie, enjoy the rest day!  I hope the massage works wonders on your calves!  I tried the exercises that the PT suggested for me, using the app.  I don't know if she set it up correctly, because it had me do 3 sets of the side-to-side stepping with the exercise band, totalling more than 9 minutes!    The other exercise was a one-legged balancing exercise.  It's OK that you complain about the humidity.  There are runners here complaining about our humidity, and it isn't nearly as bad!    Intervals are actually probably the best workout to do on the TM, as long as they aren't too short or too many intervals. Too hard to keep track of!    But they actually go pretty fast on the TM, since the recoveries go so fast!  And the TM is good for pacing you and ensuring that you hit your paces.  Have to keep up or you will fall off.     My brother learned how to swim as an adult.  He's not very good at it.  I think it's one of those things that you need to do as a kid, like riding a bike!  I have a friend that never learned how to ride a bike!

Damaris, wow, that sounds like an exhausting meeting!  Enjoy the Pilates!

Elina, sorry about all the drama!  I guess you're right, the shakeout helped as my legs felt pretty good today!  

Sue, aww, hope the hip improves!

Sandy, nice long run!  Did I tell you about the Pho place near me?  It's called Pho-King.  They have a dish called Pho-King Awesome.    The funny thing was that when we went for a bike ride in New Glarus, we stopped in a small town for shaved ice being sold out of a trailer.  The kid working there was wearing a Pho-King Awesome shirt. Apparently his mom bought it for him!  That documentary sounds fun!  I will have to check that out.  Do you think the night sweats could be perimenopause?  Yes, the cool air is here!  I wore a sweatshirt to walk DD to her bus stop this morning!  Yes, I think the left foot may have issues due to the weaker hip on that side.  Favorite Stephen King... I started reading his books in high school!  The Stand and the Shining are considered classics, but they are not easy reads...  Have you seen the movie Shawshank Redemption?  It is based on a novella of Stephen King, in a collection called "Different Seasons".  That may be a good start.  Though his horror books are pretty well known, he has other books that are different genres.  Here is a good write-up:  https://offtheshelf.com/2017/09/13-stephen-king-books-every-kind-reader/  I am excited to meet you also!

Karen, exciting about the new puppy!!  Funny how some dogs adore water and other are scared of it!  Interesting lab puppy story, my brother flew into town with his family from Boston a couple weekends ago.  His wife's side of the family has a lab pup, though he's a puppy he's pretty big.  And very excitable.  You understand.    They drove from the airport to my SIL's parents home and the pup almost immediately knocked over my 7-year old niece. She fell on her wrist and broke it! They had to take her to the ER.

Tessa, the scruffy kittens remind me of when DH thought our baby kitten was black and cream-colored. After I gave her a bath, he realized that she was actually not cream colored, but white!  

Kat, hope the chat with the clinic goes well!  I guess our old A/C will continue to live!  

Carol, yay for Glass City!

Ginny, DD's elementary school and DD's middle school do not have air conditioning but they don't close due to the heat.  It gets pretty warm in June!   The newer schools in the district do have A/C, as well as the high schools.

Cathy

I fell asleep in my chair last night around 9ish, then woke up and went to bed shortly after 10. Slept until 8 this morning. Aaaaahhh. My body is still tired and recovering from the hot hilly marathon I think. Planning on a few easy miles later today on the TM. Weather guy says our first "taste of fall" which he defines as overnight lows dropping below 70, usually hits around September 10-15. But of course this year, nothing like that is even on the distant radar for us. I keep promising my runners it will get better, but even I'm starting to doubt me. We might get rain for our Saturday run, if so I just hope the thunder and lightning stay away so we don't have to cancel.

Headed to Costco in a bit. There is one close to the Volvo dealership so I was going to go yesterday after my car was done, but traffic was already getting bad and I didn't want to get stuck in it. It's up past where I used to work, so I know how bad it gets - it's hard enough to get frozen stuff home still frozen when it's 100 degrees out, add in getting stuck in traffic and no.

Even after all that sleep then two cups of coffee, my brain is still a little foggy, so I'm skipping personals for now.

Ginny, slow and steady is the name of the game!!  I am out there for fun, not speed.  AND....  See you in Hell!!! 

Cathy, my a/c isn't that old, I still just worry.  Glad yours was fixed instead of replaced.  Yes, seeing the 50 on the Glass City Marathon really hurt.  Though I have at least 3 races before that, just seeing it irked me.  I AM NOT ALMOST 50.

Karen is getting a puppy, Karen is getting a puppy!!! Wheeeeee.

Well, that was easy.  Our conversation lasted an entire 8 minutes. At about the 2 min mark she was like, OK, let me send you the paperwork so you can put your bids in tomorrow..  Like, what!  Super.  It took me much longer (45 min) to get all the paperwork in order.  I had to up my liability premiums from 100,000 per pet to 1,000,00 per pet. OMG, it cost me $17.  HAH!!!  Emailed the paperwork off and now I just wait.  I have until tomorrow night to bid on their shifts as long as all gets done by them.

Now... cleaning... dadadadum...

K