{"id":85840,"date":"2025-01-18T09:57:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T16:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=85840"},"modified":"2025-01-19T10:29:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T17:29:01","slug":"sad-a-day-done-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=85840","title":{"rendered":"Sad-A-Day Done Arrived!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_85841\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85841\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-85841\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/01\/445356025_754767673528143_1093935967717854826_n-650x790.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/01\/445356025_754767673528143_1093935967717854826_n-650x790.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/01\/445356025_754767673528143_1093935967717854826_n-123x150.jpg 123w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/01\/445356025_754767673528143_1093935967717854826_n-768x933.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/01\/445356025_754767673528143_1093935967717854826_n-1265x1536.jpg 1265w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/01\/445356025_754767673528143_1093935967717854826_n.jpg 1686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Breakfast Is Served!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The world keeps spinning, doesn\u2019t it? Today was no exception! We were up and cleaning before the sun was fully awake\u2014by 7:00 am, we were on it. It&#8217;s just another busy day, but who doesn\u2019t love a little chaos?<\/p>\n<p>Dru was joining us for &#8220;Orientation Day&#8221; at the Elks, so we prepared ourselves for that big event at noon. Mary and Dru headed off to the meeting while I drank two Hot Toddies\u2014hey, someone has to ensure the house is safe from boredom! After our so-called \u201cmeeting,\u201d we had some lunch, which was homeward-bound.<\/p>\n<p>In the afternoon, Mary worked in her closet while I napped.\u00a0 4:00 pm and we are on the road again, back to the Elks for an 85th birthday party!\u00a0 Larry Collier was celebrating this evening.<\/p>\n<p>We dined and danced and watched the video of Larry growing up in Downey, California!!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_85843\" style=\"width: 574px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85843\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85843\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-18-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-18-002.jpg 564w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-18-002-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We rocked the room!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dinner, dancing, and a nostalgic video of Larry growing up\u2014we were living our best lives! And let me tell you, we rocked that room with some impressive moves. Our table was filled with The Z&#8217;s, the Kuhns, and another lovely Starlighter couple, making it quite a lively gathering.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_85844\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85844\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-85844\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-18-003-650x866.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-18-003-650x866.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-18-003-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-18-003-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-18-003-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-18-003-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-18-003.jpg 1820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just us! (I get surgery next week for the facial spots)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Just a heads up, I\u2019ve got surgery next week for those pesky facial spots, so I was soaking up the fun tonight. We wrapped up the evening around 9:30 pm, exhausted but happy, knowing we\u2019ve got Starlighters to look forward to tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85847\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-18-004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-18-004.jpg 538w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-18-004-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world keeps spinning, doesn\u2019t it? Today was no exception! We were up and cleaning before the sun was fully awake\u2014by 7:00 am, we were on it. It&#8217;s just another busy day, but who doesn\u2019t love a little chaos? 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