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I must admit surprise at the number of people that asked to know about my weekend at home. So I wanted to let you know that it was great to be home, even if for only a short time. I did bring back yellow corn tortillas, 116 to be exact. Not that I counted them, but I bought a pack of 80 and then a pack of 36. Couldn’t find the proper brand of jalapenos, but Lana’s brother is sending her some of those. Probably it is interesting the things I did bring back with me, besides the tortillas. I have discovered that when you are “living” away from home, it’s amazing the things that you miss. Like the top thing on my list of things to bring back was my back-scratcher. I hate not being able to scratch between my shoulder-blades, and I get tired of using door frames. So now I am able to scratch away.

What did I do while at home? I guess the normal things that you would expect. I bought 20 pounds of dry cat food, 96 cans of cat food, 24 plastic cat box liners, and 40 pounds of litter. I also went to 3 doctor’s appointments with my Mom (as she says “four ears are better than two”), and worked in trips to Hurbert’s (Mexican food) and Mochas Javas (chai tea chino). Anyway, you know, the normal things.

There was one thing that Mom was a little disappointed about. Last year when Lana went to work the storms in Florida, she dropped over 20 pounds. I think that Mom was expecting a slimmer me to walk in the door. When I had only lost a few pounds, she said “Oh well, I guess you are at that age when it’s hard to lose”. I feel a need to clear this up. Any age I’ve been, my body has resisted losing weight. If I even look at a frozen Lean Cuisine package, a general alarm sounds throughout my body…”Warning, Warning…hang on to all fat…She’s thinking about cutting calories”. I know that it’s probably psychological. I think that the rest of my body has abandonment issues if even one pound of fat gets lost. So when I regain that pound, it feels like a homecoming in there. Nevertheless, in the interest of my health and the need to climb more roofs, I continue to try to get some pounds off. Just don’t tell me that it’s because of my “age”.

It’s time to head for the swamps. Happy mid week to everyone.