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Today the morning was taking my DD to her speech session, breakfast, find a new swimming suit and summer outfit for DD. Then it was on to a birthday party. Hot wings for dinner and now I trying to will myself to exercise but I'm sleepy!

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@Shopper797 A lovely day for you!

Recently read Unselfie. Learned about standing up to bullies and other things that we might, unfortunately, need to do. Today, saw (in June's Journey game, of all places) an example of how moral courage is "supposed" to work with bullies. Wish we did not need to do these things...

When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination. - Thomas Sowell

Flew home to Chicago from 7 days visiting daughter in Oakland CA. I'm exausted from all the sightseeing via foot.

Tried a new brand of tights. Purchased according to the price point. Pretty sure that my facial contortions during the donning process would have won a prize for ghastly grotesqueness, or exquisite contortionism, or something...

When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination. - Thomas Sowell

Lunch with friends I've known since grade 7 in 1967

When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.
Alexander Den Heijer

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Mom moved to Texas today.....about 18 hours away

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That is far.

When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.
Alexander Den Heijer

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/06/2025 04:44PM by prince.

We're making party plans. My niece has hired a psychic friend of hers to come to my sister's house and also invited a group of friends and relatives to be there for this event. Apparently, the psychic is super super intuitive, so there's the entertainment factor.
So we're doing the menu today and letting others choose what they want to bring via group text.
Also headed to the lake today for a walk...there's a walking path around it.

@BarefootBliss wrote:

We're making party plans. My niece has hired a psychic friend of hers to come to my sister's house and also invited a group of friends and relatives to be there for this event. Apparently, the psychic is super super intuitive, so there's the entertainment factor.
So we're doing the menu today and letting others choose what they want to bring via group text.
Also headed to the lake today for a walk...there's a walking path around it.

Flashback... Anyone remember Margaret Sutton's Judy Bolton? Young amateur sleuth Judy Bolton and her little friends solved mysteries and explored occult themes. I might still have the book about exposing
the fake psychics. Something about a crystal ball in the title? What a gas!

Anyyywaaaaayyy, for giggles I am comparing math textbooks from different decades. There seems to be no formula for presenting math that is classic, timeless, and enduring...

When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination. - Thomas Sowell

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@Shopper797 wrote:

Mom moved to Texas today.....about 18 hours away (

Oh, I understand your sadness! Hope you find ways to see each other from time to time!

Need to change phones. Old one is out of date and cannot be updated again. This transfer process is mystifying and annoying. Will try yet again to keep the same phone number, even if I will need to reload some apps... Shouldn't this process be smooth and refined now, after decades of cell phones?!

When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination. - Thomas Sowell

I upgrade my iPhone a couple years ago and it went fairly smoothly - but I replaced it with another iPhone.
Is that the same brand phone you are seeking to transfer?

Went to the Aquatic Center with DD and signed up for summer. Six Flags is a 45 minute drive and is becoming a PITA. I've been asking mum to visit us but she says her feet bother her on long flights. Dad cannot come because he had his knee replacement surgery a year and a half ago and doesn't want to travel. We might visit them for Thanksgiving. @Shopper797 I understand how you feel. It is hard sometimes.

I feel for you. :-(

@Shopper797 wrote:

Mom moved to Texas today.....about 18 hours away (

Working from home today. Unfortunately, I did not get to do any of the never, ever piling laundry. Having fun with teenager furry puppy baby love. He is 7 months old and a fresh teenager in human years. He is huge now. Where did our tiny baby go?

@BarefootBliss wrote:

I upgrade my iPhone a couple years ago and it went fairly smoothly - but I replaced it with another iPhone.
Is that the same brand phone you are seeking to transfer?

No. I am switching from one Android brand to other Android brand. There are clear instructions for i to Android but nothing relevant for me. I am figuring out this non-intuitive process a little at a time...

When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination. - Thomas Sowell

We are thinking about adopting a small-sized dog for our family. My neighbor's sister volunteers at a shelter and she offered some info. Petco has an event on Sunday for adopting dogs. We will have help from our nice neighbors. They have three dogs.

Grade one today. Having same grade one class 3 days this week. They're exhausting

Walked down a big hill, spent some time on a rugged trail and then back up the big hill. Had to stop 3 times. Only 1.19 km total. Hoping to get back to my hiking group!

Baked oatmeal/raisin cookies to take to staffroom tomorrow. Will do the same for the other school I went to often. Did some chocolate chip instead of raisin. I think chocolate chips belong in oatmeal cookies. Others disagree

When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.
Alexander Den Heijer

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I built a second LiFePO4 battery back-up system for a home sump pump. The pump will automatically switch over to the battery when grid electric fails such as during a storm outage. Depending upon the wattage of the pump, the battery should be able to operate the pump for at least a full day.

Switching from Android to Android IS trivial.

You can transfer your data via Wi-Fi or a cable, or by using a Google Drive backup. You'll typically need to follow on-screen instructions on your new device to connect to your old one and select the data you want to transfer.

I did this last year, But then again, I build desktop computers from components. So...

Seriously, Google can be your friend in this phone transfer.

@Shop-et-al wrote:

Need to change phones. Old one is out of date and cannot be updated again. This transfer process is mystifying and annoying. Will try yet again to keep the same phone number, even if I will need to reload some apps... Shouldn't this process be smooth and refined now, after decades of cell phones?!

I completed the process in the past, with other phones. It was easy. Now, this new phone tells me how to switch from i to Android. I am only switching Android brands. The new phone is locked to my current service provider. Everything should flow. This experience is... an adventure!

When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination. - Thomas Sowell

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Found Murder She Wrote on Tubi. One of the first things Jessica Fletcher says is, "The Good Lord didn't make me to be a bean pole!" So am I in good company, or what?!

When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination. - Thomas Sowell

House cleaning, laundry, that stuff. House is a shambles after working 4 days. I just don't have that energy anymore.

When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.
Alexander Den Heijer

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I volunteered at the food bank yesterday. I always love that. After, I went to Bob Evans and had country fried steak and biscuits. I added fries with sausage gravy as a side. I was in heaven.

"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton

I went on my hike. Luckily, it was 6 Km instead of 10. Up and down, but only one hill where I had to take a break. No one else needed a break!
I did practice Hills a couple of days this week

When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.
Alexander Den Heijer

Multi-family Italian feast with lots of vino. Happy Father's Day!

Making one more effort to switch phones. *fake optimistic sunshine-y smile* Fixed a back glitch/pinched nerve thing. Much better now! Worked out on the patio early, before possible rainstorm.

When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination. - Thomas Sowell

Grade 5 today. Now heading out for a walk. Aiming for 100 k in June. Fundraising for Cancer.

When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.
Alexander Den Heijer

A very hot day today here. Plan to stay indoors and maybe a walk later when it gets cooler in the evening. Sent two inquiries for adopting a dog.

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