The weather has been generally nice, if windy. 🙂 There was one very foggy day but the wind blew that all away.
Ricch made a batch of turkey cabbage soup on Tuesday and we've been working through that, often with a salad.
Rich had his annual physical this week. Triglycerides are continuing on a positive downward slope (is that an oxymoron? Anyway, this is good and the doctor is pleased). His blood pressure was also good this time (Rich tends toward "Office high b.p. – high at the Dr's office, normal at home).
We also finished Rich's taxes (and sent the IRS a check), something almost guaranteed to raise anyone's blood pressure!
I took the Scion in for its second complimentary SLOF (Scion Lube Oil and Filter). We got three with purchase. It has 8000 miles now and I still love it. It's absolutely the most comfortable car I've ever driven. The Camry feels claustrophobic by comparison.
The Company held a team-building exercise this week. It was quite civilized as team-building exercises go (compared to some things I've heard about or had to put up with over the years!)
From 11-noon, people were to go around, find people they didn't know (or at least didn't know well), introduce themselves and get "one interesting fact" about that person. Knowing this was coming, I had thought up 10 "interesting" facts about me at 8 am. It's amazing how many people hadn't thought ahead and said "uh. um. I…" ("So, your interesting fact is that there is nothing interesting about you?")
After the exercise, we had a Company BBQ lunch in a nearby park. This would have been a lot nicer if the catering company hadn't charred the chicken and burned the hamburgers. On the other hand, we each got a nice t-shirt and the weather was lovely. (Great t-shirt, a mellow shade of light maroon with long sleeves).
This week I read Smoke and Shadows, by Tanya Huff. This is the first in a new series bringing back Henry Fitroy (my favorite urban vampire) and Tony Foster. I think this is one of Tanya's best books yet. It's very well written and fun to read.
I also read Dreams of Stardust, by Lynn Kurland, a well-plotted medieval romance with time travel and ghosts thrown in for spice. Ms. Kurland has written quite a few books about the de Piaget and MacLeod families and this book introduced several of those people as walk-on characters. I went right out and bought half a dozen of her other books so I can read the full stories of the rest of the family. I liked these people a lot.
We also watched The Incredibles again so a friend could see it. It was even better the second time! (Did you know that the island is named Nomanisan?)
In between and around the rest, I've had almost enough naps and plenty of snuggles and rubs with the cats. There have been good meals and interesting conversations with Spouse and friends. No chats with my Dad this week but I exchanged email with my Mom and sister.
Onward and Upward.
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