Necessary Mutilation

Weight: 225.5 lbs.

It is soooo heartening to finally see my weight budge from what had become practically the same number for weeks on end! Perhaps kicking it up is helping already! Now I am into whole new numbers that I haven’t seen in years, and this is very motivatng.

I did work out in the basement again today, but not until later in the afternoon and when we were done combing a few estate and garage sales. It is drizzly, cold and windy out - but between the die hards who are having the sales and us buyers, it still made for an excellent day of bargains. In fact, we bought two adult bikes at one very underpriced sale, largely because they were so fairly priced we just couldn’t resist. One, a Raleigh 10 speed in perfect shape, was $5 (!!), and the other was $10. I called some friends who may want the $10 one for their son, and we will drop it off tonight on our way into North Buffalo for Halloween at Pete’s house as we are in their area anyway. Afterwards, as is tradition, we will spend the night on Pete’s porch, eating pizza, dinking hot cider and giving out candy to the hoardes of trick or treaters that he tends to get in his city neighborhood. The upstairs tenants have two wee girls who also join in the foray, and it is usually a nice night for all. Fortunately, Pete buys all the candy as if this were my responsibility, there may be none left for the children! We contribute decorations and stuff, instead. I will be hard pressed to resist eating ANY of the candy, and may allow myself a bit or two along the way. Fortunately I am more of a fries and bread kind of addict, so candy is actually less of a temptation for me that it probably is for many. Although I am already admitting to an anticipated cheat by having pizza and cider, anyway.

In other news, “mom” continues to be quite a fighter and is reportedly doing as well as can be. Tom’s brother’s wife wrote a long e-mail to all the siblings describing how she is, and comically said that: “she is unaware at this point that she suffered a broken hip and thinks that whoever was dancing with her the other night was pretty rough and really made her right side hurt.”  Mercifully, she otherwise doesn’t seem to be in pain, and appears to be benefitting overall from the care, diligence and hydration that she is afforded in the hospital. Just the same, it is likely to be a long road ahead, and she isn’t entirely out of the woods yet. Kudos too to Ed and Paulette for all the help, support, time and energy they have spent ensuring quality care and being present for an ever increasing number of emergency situations and daily needs. We are very grateful to know that she is in such good hands and has such great family close by while we are stuck so far away!

In other news and as to my potential job, I have yet to hear anything, and just eagerly checked the mail lest a rejection letter come and at least put me out of my limbo misery. I guess that I will have to be patient and start another week unsure of my future in this way. Oh well, there is nothing really wrong with taking each day as it comes, I guess, and I am being pretty focused and productive in the mean time.

Well, Tom is snoring away as he is taking a mid day nap as I write this, and tempting me to go from focused to slug, and do the same. I must admit that it sounds tempting, and I have been good so far…..

So, maybe I’ll take just a moment and peek in on him and…Zzzzz…….