Today was a very full day. I got up around 5 am and started writing. I had skipped yesterday because I was so tired, so I had word counts to improve. I wrote about 2000 words before leaving for water aerobics at 7:30. We are still loving water aerobics. Brian makes the attempt to join me and he is successful about every other time. Every session works every muscle and I can both feel and see my body getting stronger and less jiggly. With the daily hikes/dog walks on top of the water aerobics, I'm feeling really good, if slightly tired from all of the activity.
I started to make a bowl of cereal when we got home, but unfortunately, the shelf the cereal was on fell down, scraping the top of my right foot, but causing very little hurt. Marty was kind enough to grab an ice pack for me, which kept the swelling and bruising down, and Brian picked up the stuff that fell on the floor. I kept my foot elevated for the next 20 minutes or so, just in case. I was able to go for a hike several hours later, so no harm done. Brian rehung the shelf and we went on with our day.
Today was my first full guitar practice. Without any whining in my voice, I can truly say that it is difficult for me to learn. The strings are close together and difficult to discern without looking, my fingers aren't sure they want to stretch far enough to reach the frets for note changes, and even strumming is tricky for me. This is why I'm taking lessons, so that I can learn how to do all of these things. BUT, they take practice. And this is where the whining starts. My fingers hurt! I can only practice for about 15 minutes, then my finger tips are out of commission for the rest of the day. Yikes! Today, I played 3 notes OK and 3 notes poorly. SIX notes of learning was all my sad fingers were up for. Ah well, tomorrow is another day. Whining is done for now.
In preparation for Thanksgiving, we made pies this afternoon. Brian was kind enough to make the crusts for me while I whipped up the pie innards. The two pies are: Salted Caramel Pecan Chocolate Pie and Pumpkin Pie. The one with the long name is from the front cover of last month's Southern Living magazine and looks kind of like the cover. The pumpkin pie recipe is from McCormicks spices and was stupid easy to make. We'll see how they are tomorrow. I made cranberry sauce last week, so now all the sweet stuff is done. Everything else gets cooked tomorrow.
Before the pie-a-thon, we took the dogs for a walk in Forest Park again. I love that place. We can walk there for years without getting bored with it, I believe. It hasn't rained for awhile, which makes it much easier to walk and less muddy for the dogs. I like it! Of course, I like it when it rains, too, so make of that what you will.
I think I'll try to get in another hour or so of my book tonight. I still haven't come up with a name for my hero, so my sister started calling him Little Opti. The name seems to have stuck. Now Brian and Marty and I all refer to him that way. Who knows, maybe he'll never have a name. We'll see.
Be happy and healthy!
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