{"id":87796,"date":"2025-04-11T07:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T14:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=87796"},"modified":"2025-04-12T18:34:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T01:34:22","slug":"friday-has-arrived-and-we-are-ready-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=87796","title":{"rendered":"Friday Has Arrived And We Are Ready!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-87797\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/71WQpKdjzL._AC_SL1181_-650x975.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/71WQpKdjzL._AC_SL1181_-650x975.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/71WQpKdjzL._AC_SL1181_-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/71WQpKdjzL._AC_SL1181_-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/71WQpKdjzL._AC_SL1181_.jpg 787w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was reminded that today was gym day, so I searched the closet for my iron suit. I must exercise in the morning before my brain figures out what I\u2019m doing. I then gave my exercise and workout activities some serious thought, and I came up with the following: The more you weigh, the harder you are to kidnap. Stay safe, and eat cake.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_87801\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87801\" class=\"wp-image-87801 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-002-650x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-002-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-002-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-002.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-87801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I was dressed to keep safe while Antony beat on my tiny little body!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When we finished, we waddled to the bagel store and enjoyed breakfast. From there, we walked to Ralph&#8217;s and shopped for groceries. We made the entire circle.<\/p>\n<p>It was about a ten-mile journey from the gym to the bagel shop, then from the bagel shop to Ralph&#8217;s market, and then to our car.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-87802\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-003-650x505.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-003-650x505.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-003-150x117.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-003-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-003.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After returning home, Mary got out of the &#8220;To Do List,&#8221; which I unrolled, which was only a three-foot-long section, and studied with great interest.\u00a0 So, there I was, trying to tear off a huge chunk of paper like I was preparing to wrap a gift for Christmas. I thought I was being sneaky, but then\u2014bam!\u2014caught red-handed by the boss! It was like I was a cat with my paw in the cookie jar, and the way she looked at me, you\u2019d think I was trying to escape with the office printer!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_87819\" style=\"width: 569px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87819\" class=\" wp-image-87819\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-004-1-650x797.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-004-1-650x797.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-004-1-122x150.jpg 122w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-004-1-768x942.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-004-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-87819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I must find a better place to hide her list next time!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We walked into the yard, and to our surprise, our strawberry plants were throwing a fruit party! There they were, flaunting their beautiful red berries like they were auditioning for \u201cAmerica\u2019s Next Top Model.\u201d I half-expected them to ask us to rate their best angles! Who knew plants could be such show-offs? At this rate, we might need to hire a bodyguard to keep the squirrels from crashing the celebration! What do you call a sad strawberry? A blueberry!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_87805\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87805\" class=\"wp-image-87805 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-005-650x866.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-005-650x866.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-005-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-005-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-005.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-87805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A magnificent specimen; so is the strawberry!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We worked around the house and took a short nap in preparation for the drive to Seal Beach and Patty&#8217;s Place!\u00a0 We met up with Christine, Kyle, and Robin for a lovely dinner.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_87806\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87806\" class=\"wp-image-87806 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-006-650x569.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-006-650x569.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-006-150x131.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-006-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-006.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-87806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We finished off dinner with our regular dessert drink, a Chip Shot! We shared one since we had to drive home over 20 miles away!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_87807\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87807\" class=\"wp-image-87807 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-007-650x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-007-650x525.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-007-150x121.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-007-768x620.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-007.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-87807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Do we look happy? You betcha we do!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Remember to show Nick (the owner) how to take pictures!\u00a0 He captured everyone but also captured the bright lights!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_87808\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87808\" class=\"wp-image-87808 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-008-650x866.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-008-650x866.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-008-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-008-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-008.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-87808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fun, Fun, Fun!!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After getting home, we walked over to Jeff&#8217;s and brought him some Key Lime Pie, a house specialty at Patty&#8217;s! Our home is the house with all the Easter lights. It would have looked better if the garage door had been shut.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_87809\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87809\" class=\"wp-image-87809 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-009-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-009-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-009-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-009-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-009.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-87809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I can change the colors from the iPhone!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I took Scout The Wonder Dog out for his evening constitutional, and we had a long father-son talk about &#8220;things.&#8221;\u00a0 What we agreed on is summarized below!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-87816\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-010-650x805.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-010-650x805.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-010-121x150.jpg 121w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-010-768x951.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-010-1241x1536.jpg 1241w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-11-010.jpg 1654w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\">It was almost 10:30 p.m., and it was time to hit the sack, so it was lights out. The &#8220;Pink Moon&#8221; is the name for the full moon that occurs in April, typically marking the start of spring. While it won&#8217;t appear pink, it gets its name from the early blooming of certain pink wildflowers like moss phlox. It signifies the return of life and the resurgence of nature after winter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was reminded that today was gym day, so I searched the closet for my iron suit. I must exercise in the morning before my brain figures out what I\u2019m doing. 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