Tuesday Weigh-In

Last week I said I was 247.4 and hoping to knock some off for the week. Well, I didn't gain, but I didn't really knock any off either. This morning I was 247.1 That's staying the same because the scale has a +/- accuracy of .2 pounds. Saturday morning, after eating a delicious rib eye steak for Friday night dinner, I weighed 250.6, so I was stunned. I dropped it right away by Monday morning, so I guess I'm happy that the week has stayed the same.

I had my next fitting for the MOB dress. It's really nice. It fit very, very well, especially the jacket. The last time I saw the dress it was HUGE, so she really brought it in nicely. The only problem now is the straps on the dress for when I want to take the jacket off. It's good when I'm standing up, but when I sit down they gap open big and and show the bra straps. Now Miss Kim is going to stitch the straps to the bra so they won't show. She has already added some green fabric to the bra on the sides, now she's going to make the bra a part of the dress. When the event is over, I guess I'll be able to remove it. I'm not sure I will ever be wearing this dress again anyway.

I don't want to post any pictures of it on Facebook or the blog because I want it to be a surprise at the wedding for most people. There will be plenty of pictures later for sure.

After the dress fitting, I played Mah Jongg with my neighbors. I won two games and had a great time. I won't be playing with them again until September 26 after all our travels. I do have a chance to play on September 10 with my friends from Mishkan Torah. I'm really looking forward to that day!

Today should be very interesting. I have an "audition" at 11 a.m. with the Solivita choir director. She directs two groups here: Guys and Dolls and The Starliters. They do one show per year each. We saw the spring show, and it was great. I won't be here for the official audition date in August, so I called her and talked about arranging something before I left. That's today! I've heard I just have to sing "Happy Birthday," but since I sent her my "resume" in an email, I might not even have to do that. She just wants to meet me and talk about the fall schedule and how the rehearsals go. She is happy to be getting a music reader in the group. She said only about half the group reads. Oh, I know that feeling well!!

I am missing singing, so I'm looking forward to getting back into a group.

Then there will be line dancing. This will be an opportunity to go two weeks in a row, so maybe we'll remember some steps. Last week there was a mix of new songs and some songs we had done the month earlier. I remembered some of those steps, so coming back in just one week should make it a little easier. Of course, then there will be no more line dancing for over six weeks. The new teacher will be there by then, so at that point everything will probably have changed.

Finally, at 3:30 Mark has a dentist appointment. He has gone to the dentist a few times since I've know him when he could no longer put it off, but going to the dentist for him is a little like going to get a hair cut. He just never did it. He HATES the dentist; it literally brings on panic attacks for him. We chose this new local office because their ad said, "We Cater to Cowards." Oh, yeah, we figured that would be good for Mark!!

He has been complaining of an "off and on" toothache for MONTHS. Last week he had pain shooting up into his cheekbone. OH, NO, that is NOT GOOD. That day he let me make an appointment for him. He couldn't even bring himself to make the call; he hates dentists that much. I hope this lovely lady dentist from Columbia (not the one in MD!) can put him at ease. I found her very nice and very competent.

When he gets out of the dentist office, I think I will be bringing him home, serving him whiskey, and trying to calm him down. That should be it for him today. I'll let you know tomorrow how it goes.