{"id":90044,"date":"2025-07-21T05:21:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T12:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=90044"},"modified":"2025-07-22T09:01:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T16:01:15","slug":"rest-required","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=90044","title":{"rendered":"Rest Required!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-90045\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-07-21-000-650x1156.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"1156\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-07-21-000-650x1156.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-07-21-000-84x150.jpg 84w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-07-21-000-768x1365.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-07-21-000-100x178.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-07-21-000-864x1536.jpg 864w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-07-21-000.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Attempting to recreate the day was difficult as we were still on cowboy time.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Monday, meaning the torture chamber is soon to be visited.\u00a0 This morning, we crept up on it silently, coasting into the parking lot with the engine off.\u00a0 Needless to say, our plan failed, as we were quickly swept into the Peak Performance offices and got to work!\u00a0 We did about five miles on the stationary bike before the long arms of the trainers got us, and the twisting and turning began.<\/p>\n<p>Like every Monday and Wednesday, we barely survived. Today, not only did we survive, but we also went to the market to acquire some missing ingredients.<\/p>\n<p>Upon arriving home, Mary fell into her cooking mode.\u00a0 Scout sensed what was coming and hid under the couch.\u00a0 I tried to run, but the Alexa announcement, which rang out on all fourteen devices, compelled me to return to the scene of the crime.<\/p>\n<p>Upon entering the forbidden kitchen, breakfast passed me by, going somewhere between the sound barrier and light speed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_90051\" style=\"width: 472px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90051\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90051\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pix-1550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pix-1550.jpg 462w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pix-1550-87x150.jpg 87w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pix-1550-100x173.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-90051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We dined before really going to work!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mary cooked all afternoon, and I watched and pitched in where needed.\u00a0 At the end of the afternoon, Mary had made:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Homemade apple sauce from George&#8217;s tree and Ralph&#8217;s Market<\/li>\n<li>Banana Nut Muffins because our bananas were starting to look a little worn out.<\/li>\n<li>Pickled Onions we got from our garden.\u00a0 We filled a large Mason jar with sliced onions and topped it off with apple cider vinegar, water, cinnamon, and sugar.<\/li>\n<li>Japanese Yard Long beans freshly picked<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We took some warm muffins and apple sauce over to Jeff and visited with him for a while. Then we headed to the pool, which I had lowered to 92 degrees after complaints from management.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_89509\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89509\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89509\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-06-30-007-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-06-30-007-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-06-30-007-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-06-30-007-768x577.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-06-30-007-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-06-30-007.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-89509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary, the bug catcher, did not have much business this evening!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We got out and sat by the fire at 9:30 p.m. and decided to go to bed early.\u00a0 The country western dancing from Sunday and today&#8217;s torture session did us in!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90054\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-07-21-003.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-07-21-003.webp 570w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-07-21-003-150x150.webp 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-07-21-003-100x100.webp 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attempting to recreate the day was difficult as we were still on cowboy time. 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