{"id":76228,"date":"2024-01-08T10:03:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T17:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=76228"},"modified":"2024-01-09T10:31:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T17:31:40","slug":"monday-off-and-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=76228","title":{"rendered":"Monday, Off And Running!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bill Haley &amp; His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955) HD\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZgdufzXvjqw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We have an appointment with the audiologist and plan to work out around 2:00 pm, which will keep us busy all afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>During our visit to the audiologist, we had a productive time.\u00a0 My hearing aids were successfully paired with my new iPhone, allowing me to turn them on and off using the device.\u00a0 The audiologist also taught Mary how to turn the hearing aids on and off manually.\u00a0 We are now fully equipped and ready to go.<\/p>\n<p>It was 11:30 am when we were done, and the American Legion was two miles away.\u00a0 Did we need help making a decision?\u00a0 Nope!<\/p>\n<p>It was a three-mile drive to the Legion down Balboa Island&#8217;s main drag.\u00a0 Mary pulled out her parking pass, the gate went up, and we were inside ready to eat.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_76232\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76232\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76232\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-003.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-003-650x366.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-003-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-003-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Legion is on the water with a fantastic view of the boats going in and out of the harbor.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The water was cold; there was no swimming today! Needless to say, no one was outside.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_76231\" style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76231\" class=\" wp-image-76231\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-002.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-002-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was a beautiful day except for it being 61 degrees outside.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We sat at the bar, and out of my eye, I spotted the &#8220;drink of the day,&#8221; a Sugar Cookie Martini!\u00a0 Oh my!\u00a0 Could Paul resist?\u00a0 NO!\u00a0 The friendly bartender said hi, and I blurted out, &#8220;SUGAR COOKIE!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>All you need is milk, Baileys, vodka, amaretto, and ice for these martinis. Shake it all up, and serve! You can use whatever milk you like: skim, 1%, 2%, or even a non-dairy option like oat or almond. Just keep in mind that this cocktail is designed to be rich.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_76233\" style=\"width: 1669px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76233\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76233\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1659\" height=\"2211\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-004.jpg 1659w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-004-650x866.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-004-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-004-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-004-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-004-1537x2048.jpg 1537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1659px) 100vw, 1659px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ken went to work immediately, preparing the most delightful drink!<br \/>The whipped cream topping was super!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After I downed the Sugar Cookie, Mary and I had some wine and were deciding what to order, thinking it might be mostly Mexican like last time.\u00a0 We were surprised to find that the menu had a wide selection of dishes.\u00a0 Mary wanted to order everything, but I reminded her that we were headed to the gym and should be mindful of what we eat.\u00a0 We ordered conservatively.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_76250\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76250\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76250\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pix-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pix-600.jpg 512w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pix-600-122x150.jpg 122w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Happens every time!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This is only a cup of chili, plus we split a turkey sandwich and a blackened salmon salad.\u00a0 \u00a0We could not down it all, so half the blackened salmon came home with us.\u00a0 Next time we will order one meal and split it!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_76234\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76234\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76234\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1919\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-005-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-005-650x487.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-005-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-005-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-005-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-005-2048x1535.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It looks like they brought one of each!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our tummies are full to overflowing.\u00a0 It is time to make the trek to the dungeon and get strapped into torture machines for an hour of pure terror, complete with blood-curdling screams of agony!<\/p>\n<p>Why did the fish stop lifting weights?\u00a0 He pulled a mussel.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_76235\" style=\"width: 1669px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76235\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76235\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1659\" height=\"2211\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-006.jpg 1659w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-006-650x866.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-006-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-006-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-006-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-006-1537x2048.jpg 1537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1659px) 100vw, 1659px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On our way to the gym!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We stopped by the house to visit Mr. Scout for twenty minutes before going to the torture chamber.<\/p>\n<p>I told Mary that paid athletes bulk faster than prisoners using gym facilities.\u00a0 The answer was obvious. The pros outweigh the cons.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_76238\" style=\"width: 841px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76238\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76238\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pix-595.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"831\" height=\"999\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pix-595.jpg 831w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pix-595-650x781.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pix-595-125x150.jpg 125w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pix-595-768x923.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The exercise activity feels good after the pain goes away!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After an hour of hard work in the gym, I finally admitted I wasn\u2019t strong enough and quit.\u00a0 I just handed in my too weak notice.<\/p>\n<p>We went to the market, which is next door, and picked up things on our shopping list.\u00a0 Thanks to Alexa, we keep the list with us at all times.\u00a0 Back home, we went into the swim spa for a good hour soak.\u00a0 It felt good, and after an hour, the old muscles were relaxed.<\/p>\n<p>Colleen called, and we talked for half an hour.\u00a0 I asked to have her send pictures of Dakota in the backyard after the snowstorm.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_76239\" style=\"width: 516px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76239\" class=\"wp-image-76239 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pix-596-e1704820393634.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"506\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pix-596-e1704820393634.jpg 506w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pix-596-e1704820393634-122x150.jpg 122w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Who needs a snowplow when Dakota is around?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Colleen&#8217;s backyard is massive, and Dakota was having fun making pathways through the snow.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_76236\" style=\"width: 743px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76236\" class=\"wp-image-76236 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-007-e1704821452311.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"733\" height=\"1040\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-007-e1704821452311.jpg 733w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-007-e1704821452311-650x922.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-007-e1704821452311-106x150.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colleen&#8217;s baby made tracks in the snow!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We watched a couple of super movies before crashing for the evening.\u00a0 Tomorrow is a more relaxing day, plus we must pack for Hawaii!\u00a0 A little later, Colleen posted the delivery she got from Dunkin&#8217;!\u00a0 She called for home delivery of her latte drink!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_76240\" style=\"width: 506px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76240\" class=\" wp-image-76240\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"1063\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-008-scaled.jpg 1195w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-008-650x1392.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-008-70x150.jpg 70w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-008-768x1645.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-008-717x1536.jpg 717w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-008-956x2048.jpg 956w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colleen called for delivery from Dunkin&#8217; DOnuts; she had to get her fix!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We went to bed watching Cameron Diaz and fell asleep laughing!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_76241\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76241\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76241\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-010.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-010-650x650.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-010-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-08-010-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I love that girl!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have an appointment with the audiologist and plan to work out around 2:00 pm, which will keep us busy all afternoon. During our visit to the audiologist, we had a productive time.\u00a0 My hearing aids were successfully paired with &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=76228\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[228,24,184],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-doctor","category-food-and-wine","category-just-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=76228"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76251,"href":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76228\/revisions\/76251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}