last night took my old chair out to the farm. the girls were thrilled.

Z tried on her new clothes. today I took Izzy and Mommy to Mommy's appt. then we went to the park. and Casey's for a snack. hung solar lights on the wheel at farm. cashed in Kevin's pocket change...(...and I didn't get the change cleaned out of his trucks.) $132!!!!! see a penny pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck.

planted the strawberry, sunflower, and daisy things. not expecting much out of them. wet dirt STINKS. how do I always forget this?

furniture supposed to arrive this afternoon. not here as of 2:09. Kevin needs to go pay for his brushcutter. he took an early out and is hanging out here with me for furniture truck instead of going to pay for his brushcutter. called Nurse Melissa back. they'll set me up an appt. with surgeon and weight loss clinic. hooped 30 minutes today. Kevin's trying to do something on his phone where they send him a code and he enters code and it won't work. I hate those things. I truly do. put the new letter E on mailbox. old one had faded to completely white. so now it says DAILEY again instead of DAIL Y. it's the little things. it really is.

more ripping out fence at farm.

redid the wagon wheel flower bed. I am very smug with results. KJ helped me weed and packed and dumped bags of rock. new brush cutter arrived. put more mulch on our daylilies. outlined ones by house with my rock collection. started rearranging patio.

day 2 of my pledge to cut down to 1 pepsi a day. you don't know how much pepsi I drink. you just don't know.

spent the weekend at the farm cutting down trees, pulling out fence, and mowing the yard. whew.

mavourneen

[ muh-voor-neen ] noun darling or dear

Hello, dear one! Mavourneen is an Irish term of endearment meaning "darling or dear," and it's been whispered in love songs and poetry for centuries. A little old-fashioned? Maybe. But romance never goes out of style!

after Kevin's chiropractor we stopped by moms. her porch is in progress.

got my call from the specialist I was referred to. being overweight makes acid reflux worse. that's why it keeps getting worse. I've lived with it for years. YEARS. minimum 45 lb. weight loss before surgery. they have a medical weight loss program I qualify for. recommend gastric by-pass. if anything is wrong with my gall bladder, it'll go. (if i would gain back weight, the hernia repair could fail.) I have the weekend to weigh my options. I am leaning heavily towards just keep on keepin' on. I'll give up sweet tea and pepsi, but life will be less enjoyable. gastric by-pass scares me. greatly. so back to the hoop. walking. watching what I eat. I won't be having surgery this year most likely, so will have to pay my $3000 AGAIN next year. this is why I hate going to the dr. it can never be something easy. I know I am fat. I know I am getting fatter. I know I'll feel better. sigh. how did that girl in high school who lived on PVM and Ayds diet candy and Diet Tab and Dexatrim and baked potato diets get to this point? how did I become this weeks episode on My 600 Lb. Life? unfat people do not understand fat people. I was a fat people BEFORE I was a fat people. I know that fat girl will always be in my head. maybe that's where she belongs. I hate change. I suck at it.

yesterday to Olathe. checked out a thrift store. went to Ian's orchestra and choir concerts.

downpour complete with thunder and lightning when we exited theater. Violet was terrified. it WAS an awfully long cold walk to the car, but we made it just in time for Koren to get there and unlock it. the kids with Koren were all "oh no, Grandma doesn't run!"

drove home today through Trenton. checked in with mom. looked at water damage in diningroom from leak. dentist appointment. picked up Ann & Izzy and to Zerelda's concert, which was excellent. you could hear her singing. she loves to sing, just like her dad. many comments from teachers about how she has really come into her own at school. the girl is really flourishing there. I am so proud of her. and so happy for her.