{"id":76270,"date":"2024-01-10T08:47:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T15:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=76270"},"modified":"2024-01-12T01:40:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T08:40:42","slug":"getting-ready-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=76270","title":{"rendered":"Getting Ready!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-76271\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/407838963_284508881236733_8831109754324295302_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/407838963_284508881236733_8831109754324295302_n-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/407838963_284508881236733_8831109754324295302_n-1-650x726.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/407838963_284508881236733_8831109754324295302_n-1-134x150.jpg 134w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We stayed at home and prepared for our upcoming trip.\u00a0 First, we ensured that everything was in order for our dear friend who will be staying at our house.\u00a0 We also made one of the guest rooms ready for our son, a Deputy Sheriff who will stay with Irene for several evenings to make sure all is well.<\/p>\n<p>We then got Scout ready to go to the groomer\/hairdresser so he would look good and smell good for Aunt Irene.\u00a0 We went to the gym at 8:00 am and left Scout in the van since it was 65 degrees outside.\u00a0 After an hour of torture, we both left to drop him off.<\/p>\n<p>Scout had a new style in mind but after a quick conversation, we told him &#8220;NO!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_76282\" style=\"width: 622px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76282\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76282\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-10-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-10-003.jpg 612w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-10-003-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">hairdresser dog ready to look beautiful by comb, scissors, dryer, and spray at the wellness spa salon, isolated on white background<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mary had the Silver Fox, and I had the Grey Ghost.\u00a0 We headed to the Elks Lodge for lunch when he was safe with his hairdresser.\u00a0 Freeway Honda is just a mile from the Lodge, so we dropped off the van for service.\u00a0 Mary drove me to the Lodge and promised to keep it under 90 mph.<\/p>\n<p>We had a lovely lunch with Bill &amp; Bob and stayed there until 1:00 pm when the Honda dealer called with an &#8220;all clear&#8221; signal.\u00a0 While at the Lodge, our dear neighbor called and needed some Tylenol.\u00a0 He stumbled while at his car dealer and went down.\u00a0 The Corvette needed some attention.<\/p>\n<p>Mary drove me to the dealer, where I retrieved the van, and we headed to Orange, stopping at CVS and the hairdresser (they are across the street from one another).\u00a0 Scout was happy to be home.\u00a0 We called Colleen and asked about the snow situation.\u00a0 She told us it was almost gone, but her snow finder was operating very well!\u00a0 We asked, &#8220;Snow-finder?&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_76278\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76278\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76278\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-10-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-10-001.jpg 900w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-10-001-650x553.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-10-001-150x128.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-10-001-768x654.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colleen&#8217;s baby found the last patch of snow!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Domi came at about 3:30 pm with her staff to clean the house.\u00a0 We stayed in the back room for two hours and decided the kitchen looked so lovely that we would go out for dinner.\u00a0 We went to Renatas at the Orange Circle.<\/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=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pix-600.jpg 512w, https:\/\/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\">It happens every time!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Renata has delicious food, and the owner\/staff knows us well; when we walk in, the wine is readied, and bruschetta is ordered.\u00a0 Mary did her favorite, Veal Picatta, and I went for spaghetti and meatballs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_76272\" style=\"width: 723px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76272\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76272\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pix-606.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"713\" height=\"1009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pix-606.jpg 713w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pix-606-650x920.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pix-606-106x150.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We were early and the only ones there.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While dining, we called our neighbor to offer to bring dinner home, which he accepted since fixing dinner can be unpleasant when you&#8217;re not feeling well.\u00a0 As we departed, we got a bag of goodies for Jeff.\u00a0 We went VFR home, only stopping at CVS to pick up some meds.<\/p>\n<p>We finished the night watching movies and packing for the adventure.\u00a0 Mary ironed all my Hawaiian shirts, which I plan to take. She did a fantastic job; the only wrinkles remaining were on me, and she chased me down the hall with a hot iron!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-76284\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-good-night.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"1016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-good-night.jpg 564w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-good-night-83x150.jpg 83w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We stayed at home and prepared for our upcoming trip.\u00a0 First, we ensured that everything was in order for our dear friend who will be staying at our house.\u00a0 We also made one of the guest rooms ready for our &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=76270\">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":[227,184,230],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dining-out","category-just-us","category-working-around-house"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76270","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=76270"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76285,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76270\/revisions\/76285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}