{"id":94529,"date":"2026-03-11T11:14:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=94529"},"modified":"2026-03-12T07:26:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:26:52","slug":"mid-week-means-eek-the-gym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=94529","title":{"rendered":"Mid Week Means Eek, The Gym!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Race Ya!!<\/p><\/div>\n

We got up, and it was dark out; the time change struck again!\u00a0 We had our morning coffee and pamplemousse* before suiting up for the next 100 minutes of our bi-weekly agony.\u00a0 \u00a0From the house to the gym is a mere ten minutes of unbriadled anticipation.<\/p>\n

* Grapefruit is called pamplemousse in French because the word originates from the Dutch pompelmoes, a combination of pompel (fat\/swollen) and moes (lemon\/citrus), essentially meaning “fat lemon” or “big lemon,” describing the fruit’s large size compared to a lemon.\u00a0 This name reflects its history as a cross between the pomelo (the pamplemousse in French) and the sweet orange.<\/div>\n

Through the door and into Peak Performance, we pranced for a mid-week jaw-rattling, bone-crushing vacation in the Land of Torture.\u00a0 I honestly thought someone brought breakfast and was demolishing a bowl of Rice Krispies\u2014turns out it was just my skeleton snap-crackle-popping its way between machines like it was there for band practice.<\/p>\n

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You can do it!<\/p><\/div>\n

After the workout and applying a lot of horse liniment* to each other, we stopped by the bagel house, but they were sold out.\u00a0 Instead, we made a”Colleen Approved” Dunkin’ run and left with two lattes, an egg bite, and a cream cheese\u2013filled plain bagel.<\/p>\n

* Horse liniments, such as Absorbine Veterinary Liniment Gel, are commonly used by humans for temporary relief of muscle pain, arthritis, and joint stiffness due to their strong, “icy-hot” sensation. While popular for being effective and inexpensive, these products are formulated for horses, are not FDA-approved for human use, and can cause allergic reactions in some users.<\/div>\n

Then it was off to home to make sure the house was clean before the house cleaners arrived, scheduled at 11:30 am.<\/p>\n

Just before they showed up (courtesy of our many security cameras), we dived into the car and headed to Huntington Beach for our monthly hairdo session.\u00a0 We arrived early, so we wandered next door to the Black Trumpet and “killed time” the classy way: a glass of wine and two “small” plates of their finest lunchtime appetizers.\u00a0 Mary went to work on the veal meatballs, while I bravely attacked a pile of shrimp drowning in a luscious Italian sauce\u2014because heroes don’t wear capes; they bring bread for the extra sauce.\u00a0 Calories be damned!\u00a0 We are fearless.<\/p>\n

Veal meatballs are typically made from ground veal (young calf), often mixed with breadcrumbs, egg, milk\/ricotta, herbs, and Parmesan for tenderness.\u00a0 Because veal is lean and mild, recipes often add pork or beef (or extra fat like pancetta) to keep the meatballs juicy.<\/p>\n

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Come on in!!<\/p><\/div>\n

Since the salon was right next door, we told Tammie to text when she was ready\u2014and of course, her message popped up the moment we finished brunch.\u00a0 Mary headed next door first, and I stayed behind to enjoy one more glass of vino.\u00a0 I thought that might help kill the pain when I get my haircut.<\/p>\n

After my vico, I wandered next door to see how the magic was doing!\u00a0 Like magic, I can now see her face since the bangs were shortened.<\/p>\n

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Wow!\u00a0 What a beauty!<\/p><\/div>\n

I can remember well that, thirty years ago today, our grandson #3 was born in Whittier.\u00a0 It was a good day, and all the grandparents were there, celebrating.\u00a0 Here we are 30 years later!<\/p>\n

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Connor lives about an hour south of us and works in real estate financing.<\/p>\n

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Connor, Aunt Colleen, and one of our recent parties!<\/p><\/div>\n

We are lucky to have him kinda near by, so we get to see him whenever we have family get-togethers.\u00a0 \u00a0His mother is estranged from the family, and that is a good thing.\u00a0 His brother and family live in La Habra, and we see them regularly.<\/p>\n

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A few hairs earlier!<\/p><\/div>\n

After the haircut and trip home, we stopped by Ralph’s Market and gathered the ingredients for the Saturday St. Patrick’s Day party at our house.\u00a0 Twenty pounds of corned beef later, we departed the market with the wheels on the shopping cart creaking under the strain!<\/p>\n

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I’m having daydreams about night things in the middle of the afternoon – Great name for a song!!<\/p><\/div>\n

After stashing the groceries away, we did a garden perimeter check\u2014basically the plant version of tucking everyone into bed\u2014making sure everything was watered up, because we’ve got 90-degree days coming and my vegetables do not handle heat like emotionally stable adults.<\/p>\n

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At first I thought it was a green bat swooping down to raid the garden then I figured out it was Mary ion ther semi-St Patraick’s day outfit!<\/p><\/div>\n

We were both pooped out and decided that a soak in the hot tub would be a good move, so I opened the cover, dropped in some “stinky-stuff”, and belly-floppped in from the roof of the house, making a small tsunami.<\/p>\n

I looked up the word “tsunami” on Wikipedia.\u00a0 I was surprised at the definition:\u00a0 “A tsunami is a large wave normally triggered by large earthquakes that occur near or under the ocean, volcanic eruptions, submarine landslides, Paul jumping into a body of water, or onshore landslides in which large volumes of debris fall into the water.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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After the water had settled down, we did enjoy a small glass of wine!<\/p><\/div>\n

We get plenty of time to talk and catch up.\u00a0 At the same time, the warm H?O and those water jets power-wash away the lingering aches from today’s adventures\u2014basically turning us from “brave explorers” back into “functioning humans.”<\/p>\n

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We wish this were true!!<\/p><\/div>\n

We called Robin and Colleen and gave them the full play-by-play.\u00a0 Everyone’s doing great!\u00a0 Then we tried (again) to watch the last episode of Suits, but the hot swim spa hit us like a tranquilizer dart.\u00a0 Next thing we knew, we’d time-traveled to 10:30 pm and had to wake up to go to bed.<\/p>\n

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