{"id":75760,"date":"2023-12-18T09:15:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T16:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=75760"},"modified":"2023-12-19T11:45:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T18:45:55","slug":"monday-and-christmas-is-a-week-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=75760","title":{"rendered":"Monday And Christmas Is A Week Away!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_75762\" style=\"width: 457px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75762\" class=\"wp-image-75762 \" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/71ejdo2diWL-e1702916403156.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"447\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/71ejdo2diWL-e1702916403156.jpg 830w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/71ejdo2diWL-e1702916403156-650x980.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/71ejdo2diWL-e1702916403156-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/71ejdo2diWL-e1702916403156-768x1158.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-75762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We know how he feels!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We woke up at 7:00 am and got ready for the day.\u00a0 Mary went to the gym to start her morning exercise routine while I dropped by TJ&#8217;s to get lunch for our visitors.\u00a0 After completing my errands, I returned to the gym to finish my assessment with the personal trainer.\u00a0 I aim to reach my goal of 185 pounds through morning workouts with my trainer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_75774\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75774\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75774\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-18-bonnie-visit-050.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-18-bonnie-visit-050.jpg 900w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-18-bonnie-visit-050-650x650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-18-bonnie-visit-050-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-18-bonnie-visit-050-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-75774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anthony, My Trainer!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Scout has two little friends down the street, and they sent him a musical Christmas Card this morning.\u00a0 We played it over and over.\u00a0 Now, Scout wants to make one!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 360px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-75760-1\" width=\"360\" height=\"640\" autoplay preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jinglebells.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jinglebells.mp4\">http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jinglebells.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>We expected Bonnie and the kids around lunchtime; they made it at 12:25 pm!\u00a0 \u00a0 They will be visiting us for a couple of hours before we are off and running again!<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/Christmas\/Christmas2023\/2023-12-18-bonnie-visit\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Join The Fun On The Website<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_75769\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75769\" class=\"wp-image-75769 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-18-bonnie-visit-007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-18-bonnie-visit-007.jpg 900w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-18-bonnie-visit-007-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-18-bonnie-visit-007-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-18-bonnie-visit-007-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-75769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We had pizza and lasagne, but we were prepared; we also had mac and cheese, just in case!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mary received a butterfly house as a Christmas present.\u00a0 We will find a suitable place to put it and welcome the butterflies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"didYouKnowRed\"><b>Did You Know? <\/b> &#8211; Butterflies don&#8217;t sleep like people do, but many species rest in groups, a behavior called &#8220;roosting.&#8221; Some may pause for just a night, while others roost for the entire winter season.\u00a0 Roosting together helps protect butterflies from predators and preserves energy for long migrations.<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_75770\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75770\" class=\"wp-image-75770 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-18-bonnie-visit-009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-18-bonnie-visit-009.jpg 900w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-18-bonnie-visit-009-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-18-bonnie-visit-009-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-18-bonnie-visit-009-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-75770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Everybody was excited!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>They decided they wanted to go into the swim spa, and we thought that a great idea as they would sleep all the way home.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_75771\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75771\" class=\"wp-image-75771 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-18-bonnie-visit-023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-18-bonnie-visit-023.jpg 900w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-18-bonnie-visit-023-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-18-bonnie-visit-023-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-18-bonnie-visit-023-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-75771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We kept the spa at 95 degrees, so it was perfect!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After they left, we went to Home Depot and purchased a large tarp to cover the empty Christmas boxes on the patio because we were expecting four days of rain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We woke up at 7:00 am and got ready for the day.\u00a0 Mary went to the gym to start her morning exercise routine while I dropped by TJ&#8217;s to get lunch for our visitors.\u00a0 After completing my errands, I returned &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=75760\">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":[17,230],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-friends","category-working-around-house"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75760"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75791,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75760\/revisions\/75791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}