I'm watching "Love Comes Softly" on Hallmark. I'm not sure how much longer I can watch this, though. It's set in the old west. I'm not sure exactly what time period, but there are homesteaders. I don't even know all that much about the time period, but I spotted probably 20 inaccuracies within the first five minutes or so. Starting with the lack of sunbonnets, and going on through people talking about how fabulous it will be that they can grow their own food, and just every single thing that these people are saying about why they're going west are totally modern back-to-the-land things that just made no sense in the 1800s.

Thanks, kat! It was all right -- I think not as well-thought out as I would have liked. The obstacles were all bunched up at the beginning in front of the Rose Bowl, then you had to run 3 miles around the golf course behind the Rose Bowl, then do the obstacles again. And the mud was more like water over gravel. Plus I had this mysterious and severe diaphragm cramp from beginning to end. Blergh. But we walked around old town Pasadena, which Bob had never seen before, and he was pretty enchanted.

I saw the course map and was confused because there were only two obstacles not all together, right? And I didn't see the other ones until I zoomed in on the map.

Glad Bob liked Old Town. It's pretty charming.

I saw the course map and was confused because there were only two obstacles not all together, right? And I didn't see the other ones until I zoomed in on the map.

Yeah, they had three obstacles on the map outside the Rose Bowl, but ended up taking two of those out. I think I'd do a mud run again, but maybe something a little more organized, like Camp Pendleton.

we had a successful playdate and then the mom and daughter brought chicken strips over so we all ate dinner together. YAY! This is another single mom. I think we are going to get along. Double YAY!

Also got someone coming to look at the bed tomorrow.

4 more boxes of books unpacked.

I'm glad you are getting people, msbelle.

Yay on the unpacking but bigger yay on people around that you can connect with.

Camp Pendleton mud run always seemed fun. Back in the day when I was fitter, that is. Though, apparently yoga helps lower BMI so I should be happy with that.

I am skipping yoga tomorrow to go to the aquarium. I'm just feeling sore and burnt out.

I echo your Double YAY! msbelle. That's great.

Old dog tried a new trick: wandered into neighbor's yard (this is ok) and then lay down and refused to get up. When I towel-slung him, he tried to go up her steps, wandered about the yards, basically refusing to go inside. Finally, I stood in the door with a treat and damned if he didn't hobbly run to me. He didn't need the towel, he was being lazy. Then he refused to go back out after he ate. I tried the towel trick, just got to walk around the basement a lot until he just pulled up his front legs. OK, I get the message. Better not pee inside overnight.

OK, he's geriatric, but dogs are just so much more work. Yeesh.

(Of course, twice tonight, while gloved and wielding a brush full of paint stripper and awkward position, I had to go take the roll of paper towels from Loki, so maybe I shouldn't make judgements...)

I'm glad you and Mac are both making friends, msbelle.

I kind of slept all afternoon. Oops.