Diet Coaches/Buddies - Walk, CREDIT moi, with DS, DIL, and DW, also now included their (18 month old) Foster Daughter (hereafter, DFGD) who's just been placed with them. Great walk and play time at two different playgrounds. There is so much to learn about the foster care system. There are so many rules in place to protect children - not all of them obvious to newbies. For example, a foster mother does NOT cut the girl's hair; cutting hair is a privilege reserved for the bio parent. The DFGD absorbs attention like most kids I've met. DW and I are two more opportunities. My DIL said to me, "We can talk about anything you want - as long as it's about my new DFD since that's the only thing on my mind this week." Yep, the overwhelm of a new mother. While out walking, we spotted two restaurants we'd never patronized. Realized that we were longing for restaurants just because it'd been so long since we just went out to eat.
So, after two years hiding under our beds, we ventured out for dinner. Chose a "Mediterranean restaurant,"
Baraka. Like all cities, we have an abundance of small ethnic restaurants. Delightful highly spiced entrees. I asked if my eggplant with feta cheese dish was Moroccan? "Well, not so much. More Algerian, and Tunisian. Her lamb was Moroccan." I had to remind myself that the Mediterranean is large and has shores in Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, as well as all of North Africa. I conflate 'Mediterranean' and 'Middle Eastern'. Reminds me how much of the world I have yet to visit.
Joy (gardenerjoy) - You're a good DS for consulting with your DB about retiring. One more story about how the work force situation is becoming unstable.
maryann - Wish you lived nearby to encourage me to take in a Boston Cecilia concert. It's hard for me to reach out to hear stuff beyond my current understanding. LOL at
"University of Michigan where of course all the best boys go" - a detail that I hadn't noticed.
Karen (karenrn) - Waving toward sunrise over the Grand Canyon. With fog still sitting above the Colorado River. Such powerful memories.
curlyjax - Don't mention
"fresh cider donuts" - DW insists that she's going to buy the next ones that she sees. Hard for me to stop at one. Neat that you watched Netflix with your DD.
Penny. - Kudos for planning a time for yourself,
"Just me, myself, and I at a hotel." Sounds lovely.
Readers -
Quote:
Success Skill 8 Follow Your Plan, No Matter What
When Lisa first started planning her meals and snacks, she knew it would be difficult to limit herself to just one evening snack, since she was accustomed to "grazing" until she went to bed.
Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., The Complete Beck Diet for Life (Green book), Pg 95.