Day 8: That Was Some Workout!

We had a new teacher today in water aerobics. She looked like a 15 year old gymnastics champion, but she is really in her late 40s. Wow! She was fit and cute as a button. When I say new, I meant new to me. Everyone else there was excited to see her again, and they kept saying how sad they were that she'd be leaving them this week to go back to her old pool. Well poop! This is the best exercise teacher I've ever had and now she is leaving? Something is wrong with that picture. Ah well. In the meanwhile, I got a kick-abs workout and a great cardio exercise as well.

After the workout, we went through the much more frustrating exercise of trying to get health insurance for the next month and 10 days, until the insurance from affordable care act is available! So far, I'm loosing this battle. I'll try again tomorrow.  When I got bored with getting no response, I decided to make lunch: butternut squash risotto with sage pork sausage, onion and pumpkin stout goat cheese. It took oven an hour to make, and it was fantastic!  I used a home made vegetable broth for the risotto base, and it was pink because of the beet juice in it. Even though there is some meat and cheese in this dish, they are a small percentage of the ingredients. Most of the dish was rice, onions and squash, not to mention 5 cups of broth. I got the idea from the goat cheese seller at the market last Saturday. All I can say is, Yum!

It was a rainy day today, and there was a slight break around 3:45, so we took the dogs for a couple of miles at that time. We stayed in the neighborhood today because they get filthy at Forest Park on rainy days. In the neighborhood, they just get wet.

For dinner, Marty and I had the rest of the broccoli cheese soup from yesterday. It was even better on day 2. Brian left at five to attend a backgammon tournament. Wish him well. I think there is a huge prize for the first place winner... Is it $5 or $6... I can't remember.

After dinner, Marty went to a meeting and I was left at home alone. I can't think of the last time I was alone in a house. It has been a very long time. Of course, I wasn't entirely alone, since Katy and Buckley were with me. Also, my nameless novel character was with me. I wrote about 1800 words tonight. My sister calls him Little Opti, since he is such an optimistic teen.  I have to come up with a name eventually, but for now, young Opti will have to do.

Now it is bed time and I am ready for sleep.

Be happy and healthy!