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Saturday, October 25, 2014


Ron and Corgan let me sleep in today, as they usually do on Saturdays, and I woke up a little after 10.  I read for a little while, then got up and checked our banking on the pute and just piddled around here in the house.
I even remembered to do my weigh-in!  Although, to be fair, I wish that I had forgotten.  The Wii told me that I had gained a little - less than a pound - but still a gain.  Phooey!  I have mixed feelings about that.  I have been sticking pretty well to my diet - between 1000-1200 calories per day - and the only day I didn't do my exercises was Tuesday.  That's a little disheartening, but I did indulge yesterday, going to Crackhead Barrel and all - even though I was within my calorie count (the higher end).  So.....what now?

I went out and asked Ron if he wanted to walk, and he said he would as soon as he was done with the tires on his truck.  I was in the house waiting for him, and he was outside waiting for me, and we didn't get the walk in before Josh and Chelle pulled in.  We were both sniping at each other for not telling the other, but evidently we both misunderstood that the other was waiting.  Ah, married life!

Josh, Chelle, and I went on down the road to do our bit of arguing with Verizon.  Not that we were looking forward to it, but it needed to be done if we wanted answers to our questions.  We got down there and had to wander around the store for about 20 minutes before it was 'our' turn and a salesman came calling our name.  We explained our first question, and he played around on his tablet, searching for an answer, which he gave us, and then we got into more complicated questions and then the fun started.  Between my account, which is Josh's family's phones, and Josh's account, which is mine and Ron's phones, we confused the hell outta that poor guy!  Once he got his brain around that, he more understood our questions and could then answer them better.  It also turned out that both of our accounts were eligible to receive - IF we were interested - free tablets.  Since we all have tablets on our Christmas lists, we were interested and asked for more details.  With this offer, not only are the tablets themselves free, but the fee usually charged every month will also be credited off - how about that!?  Well, we bit.  I'm hoping that it's going to work out for us - this offer sounds like it's one of those "too good to be true," but we couldn't see any way that it can't be good.  Time will only tell now.  Josh and Chelle finished up their business (Chelle got a new - upgraded - phone) and we left, going to meet Ron and Corgan at Hibachi Grill.  Ron had stayed home to work on Josh's car.  Ron had thought he would be able to fix the headlight all by himself, but Josh told him that from what he had researched, it was a little more complicated.

Yes, I let them win that little to-do, because it was the only way Ron would come down the road and join us.  I had texted Ron when my business was concluded, thinking that theirs wouldn't take too very long.  In the end, though, Ron and Corgan got to Hibachi before we had left Verizon, and they had to wait for us.  Poor babies.  We got to leave Verizon finally, and - miracle of miracles - when I went to pull out, there were red lights on both sides and there was NO traffic whatsoever, and I made that left turn out with no problem at all!  None.  Wow!  I sent a fervent "Thank You!" heavenward, because I wasn't looking forward to that left turn at all, let me tell you.  We went on to Hibachi and had a wonderful late lunch/early supper.  We looked at, and played with, our new 'toys' a little, but couldn't do a whole lot with them there.

We headed back home, where Ron and Josh were going to work on Josh's car, since it turned out that Josh was right about his car - Ron couldn't get it by himself.  I stopped at WalMart for a few groceries, and since I was by myself, I took my time walking through the store and all.  When they got here, they had to do it together. It turned out to be a doozy of a job!  I got here, got the groceries carried in, then, as it was starting to get dark, Chelle, Corgan (on his bike), and I went for a walk - the walk Ron and I didn't get this morning - down Hoover Road.  I walked all the way to our half-mile point, and came back - slowly, but I made it!

As I put my food in MFP, I knew I'd be over, even with the exercise to counter-balance some of the Chinese buffet, but I didn't do so bad - I was only over by 49 calories!  I'll take that!

So, all in all, I'd say it was a very successful day.  A long, tiring, but eventful day.
And Sunday is for relaxing.