Thrift Shopping (June 6, 2026)

 I woke up pretty early this morning.

So I enjoyed some alone time while I had my morning coffee and played some games on my phone.

It wasn't long before Freya and Theia showed up and Eden got up and the day was on.

I hung out with them and fed them while Jason went out for his run then when he got back, I decided to take a quick trip to Whitecourt.

I went to the second hand store looking for puzzles, I want 500 piece ones, I didn't find any but I did get two 1000 piece puzzles that have images that I liked.

I got some shorts and tops for Eden then I also got some t-shirts from the men section for Freya.

She's been into baggy tops lately.

I also got some stationary items.

I stopped in at Walmart to get some things that I needed then basically headed straight back home.

While I was gone, Jason mowed the lawn.

He had some help.

Kody stopped by after work.

Tomorrow is his birthday and he has to work so Rob offered to buy him dinner.

He ordered out supper and brought it to my place.

I'm going to have a birthday dinner for him but I'm going to do it next week because some of the family were busy this weekend.

Eden just LOVES this dress.

She calls it her princess dress.

She loves sparkly, girly things but she's also a terror.

We call her Destructo.

Kody has to work really early in the morning so the girls stayed with us again.

Actually, Freya spent the night at Theia's again but they did stay at our place most of the evening.

When they did leave, Freya asked to go to the store to get ice cream.

So we took her for a walk down there to get some.

When we got back to the house, Freya and Theia were back over, they didn't stay long.

Eden was tired so Jason got her set up in the bedroom with the big screen, some Paw Patrol and a bubba and she ended up falling asleep a few minutes in.

She stayed in bed for the night too.

I don't know if I believe that I got this many steps in today, it seems a bit high.

But I do think that I got the 12,000 steps in.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

The Weekend is Here! (June 5, 2026)

It was another sprinkly day out there today, just a light sprinkle though.

I did go out for a walk on my lunch hour.

I have really been enjoying my current book but I've been busy at work with things that require concentration so I haven't been able to listen to the book at work.

So when I go walking at lunch, it's a good opportunity to listen to my book.

I ordered myself a food processor and it came in today so when I got home, I made myself a kale/cabbage salad.

Haylee and Kody were both working so the girls came over.

Freya had her friend Theia over and they spent the evening making videos before Freya went and spent the night at her house.

Eden spent the night with us.

She was stuck to Jason as usual.

I spent a couple hours working on a puzzle.

This was another one that I picked up at the second hand store, a 500 piece one.

I liked all the colors and patterns.

Managed to get all my steps in.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy.

Rainy Spring (June 4, 2026)

It was another drizzly, grey day out there today.

I have been enjoying my book so much that I went for a walk on my lunch hour instead of the treadmill so that I could listen to it.

Even though it was rainy, it was just a light rain so it was nice.

I saw these flowers for sale on Temu but thought they might be something that I could make with tissue paper.

I thought they would look darling in the girls room.

I think I might give it a try.

I made myself a salad for supper - it was so delicious.

This is day 4 of tracking everything in WW and I'm feeling good about it.

I thought about doing a puzzle tonight and even started one but it was really hard.

It had the same image on both the front and the back of the puzzle pieces but shifted 90 degrees.

I picked out all the edges and started in on it but it was really tough figuring out which was front or which was back.

And after getting a few pieces put together, I decided that I just wasn't in the mood for that tough of a puzzle tonight so I it back away and I'll do it another time.

The girls wanted to come over for a visit so Haylee dropped them off, it was later when she brought them, Eden didn't want to leave Mom so she didn't stay but Freya did for a short visit.

Jason and I watched this show on Netflix, The Murder of Rachel Nickell.

Such a sad story, disturbing what one human being can do to another.

And the police bumbled it so much, it could have been entirely avoided, the mother of the murderer even reported him for having raped a woman years before the murders occurred (he killed another woman and her 4 year old daughter after he killed Rachel) and the police didn't do a thing about it.

Then they had another chance to stop him when he was a person of interest in a string of rapes - they went and asked him to come in to the cop station to give a blood sample. He said he would but never showed, actually packed up and moved that night but they didn't even bother to look for him and cleared him as a suspect because he was taller than what the victims reported.

We've been giving Snuggles his insulin shots - it doesn't seem to be making an impact yet but hopefully it does soon.

I'm not sure what we are going to do when we go on vacation - we are going to have to sort that out.

I missed my step goal but less than 500 steps.

Still a good showing though.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

Massage Day (June 3, 2026)

 I started a new book this morning.

The Spoon Stealer.

It was set in Nova Scotia which is what kind of turned me on to it.

I'm enjoying it so far.

It was kind of a grey, dreary day.

I decided to go out on my lunch hour for a walk anyway - mainly because I wanted to listen to my book.

I had a massage after work today - I love massage day.

It's my first time having one since I've been cast/splint free.

Crystal has it so Zen like in here.

The girls were over at the house when I got home.

Jason took Eden with him for a run.

Freya hung out with me.

I worked on a puzzle.

When Eden came back, she wanted to 'help' me.

Basically she kept taking pieces and hiding them.

I tried to get them back but in the end I was missing 2 pieces.

I don't know if they were missing all along or if Eden put them somewhere - I looked around but couldn't find them.

This popped up in my google photos today.

Wow - I was looking good.

I will keep it nearby as inspiration to get back there again.

I followed WW and tracked all of my points again - that's another day under my belt.

I feel good about that.

I didn't get all of my steps in today.

I haven't been paying attention to it really.

I am getting walks and runs in though so I feel ok about it.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

Professor Snuggles Goes to the Vet (June 2, 2026)

I had an appointment to take Professor Snuggles to the vet today so I worked through lunch, picked him up at 1 and headed to Whitecourt.

It's an hours drive and Snuggie isn't the biggest fan of being in the car.

I had him in a cat carrier - he let me know vocally the whole way there that he wasn't happy but once we actually got there and stopped driving, he was a bit better. 

He didn't really like being on the counter so I had to pet him and comfort him to keep him from trying to jump off.

When it occurred to me to pull his blanket out and put that underneath him, he was much better.

They did blood work and a urine sample and turns out it was diabetes just like I thought.

His blood sugar should be between 6 and 16 and he was at 23.

He's also lost a couple kg which is a lot for a cat.

He didn't have any ketones in his blood yet so we caught the diabetes early which is good.

They offered the option of a pill at 200 bucks per month or insulin shots, the insulin is 30 bucks a pop (lasts for 25 days) and the needles are about 20 bucks so we went with that option.

We have to give him a needle 2x daily - 12 hours apart which is going to be a pain when we go away but it is manageable.

The vet visit ended up costing me 350 plus another 100 for food.

Then I also had to pick up blood glucose monitoring strips and prick things to get blood which were another 100 bucks.

Ouch!

The vet did say that some cats go into recession when they start getting insulin shots so let's hope that is the case here.

It was around 6 pm when I made it back home.

The girls wanted to come over so Kody dropped them off.

Jason took Eden with him for a run and I took Freya with me to my Mission Possible meeting.

As they were heading out the door for the run, Eden told Jason she wanted to go to the store for ice cream and even had to foresight to ask him if he had his money.

Ha ha.

It's good stuff.

Jason treated himself to one as well.

They came over to where my meeting was to see if Freya wanted to go home with them.

She didn't so they all ended up sitting in the FCSS office coloring until I was ready to go home.

The meeting went late, it was after 9 when I finally left.

We dropped the girls off at home.

When I got home, I could barely keep my eyes open, I felt exhausted.

I sat down and tracked all my food in the WW app.

This is day 2 of doing that.

Just need to get a few more days under my belt to feel like I'm making progress.

I didn't manage to get all my steps in and I was too tired by this point to do anything about it so it is what it is.

Tomorrow will be better.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

Weigh In Day (Jun.1, 2026)

Another weigh in day I'm not looking forward to.

I was 245.4 lbs.

What the heck am I doing.

I never thought I'd allow myself to get here again yet here I am.

That's up 1 lb since last week.

Creeping up and up and up.

I started tracking my points on the WW app again today - hopefully I can keep it up.

I just have to.

I hopped on the treadmill on my lunch hour.

I did a 2 and 1 run today.

Run for 2 minutes then walk for 1 minute.

By the end of the week, I want to try for a 30 minutes straight run.

I believe I can do it.

The girls came over for a visit after school.

Eden didn't want to stay at first so she went back home with Kody.

Then when he came back to pick Freya up to go home, she didn't want to leave.

I looked up the symptoms that Professor Snuggles is exhibiting - extreme weight loss and floppy feet.

We thought he'd maybe had a stroke but now after looking it up, it seems that maybe it's diabetes.

So I called the vet today and made an appointment to take him in for a check up tomorrow.

I also made an appointment for physical therapy - the soonest I can get in is next Monday.

I'm looking forward to it - can't wait to get my hand and wrist back to normal.

Got all of my steps in.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

Home Made Dumplings (May 31, 2026)

We had a pretty good sleep in this morning.

It wasn't a very nice day out today but Jason still headed out for a run.

 

A heart shaped leaf caught his attention.

It was a lazy day.

I worked on a puzzle and the girls played and watched videos.

Jason decided to try to make dumplings himself.

They puffed up when they cooked.

He dressed them with the same kind of sauce that they put on the dumplings at the spot in Whitecourt that we like.

They turned out amazing.

Just as good as those ones which are the best we've been able to find.

I loved them.

Jason is so talented.

Kody came over around supper time to pick up the girls.

They didn't want to go home at first but after some convincing they were fine with it.

After they left, Jason and I went out for a walk.

It was wet and windy and not the nicest but I still enjoyed the walk and the fresh air.

When we got back, I finished up the puzzle that I had been working on earlier.

Another 500 piece that I'd picked up at the second hand store.

I liked doing this one too - the big color blocks made it easy.

It was a chill day.

We watched some Dateline before calling it a night.

Got all of my steps in.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!