Sickies

VB happened and after I opened the gym, I went to my own gym so I could go on a little run. I've also tried doing a little weight lifting, but it ended up not working out so well. So I figured running was the best option - until I got sick with whatever Rog was getting over. Then I was just finishing Christmas stuff and trying to survive. 

I saw Rog's mom and sisters briefly. They're in town pretty much every week, so I'm not tryna chill for long. And I am still doing overtime at work, especially since our PTA got really sick. (I just have some congestion and a sore throat). 

Rog went to an annual checkup and it was a NIGHTMARE. Two hours and doing the same extensive paperwork 4 times and a new system that didn't work and IT guys that weren't helpful. All for an annual physical. He did get a real quick dermatology referral out of it (vs the typical 3+ month wait), so that was nice. 

Since I was sick, I didn't do a whole lot over the weekend other than try to sleep and get better. Which I feel like I did, before I got worse again. I ran some errands and did some editing for my new YT series. Meanwhile, Rog went hunting. He took a 3-day weekend and went all over northern AZ to try to get a deer. Try. There's always next year. 

Lumpy

 I've been opening the gym for VB and helping them get set up since I can't play. I'm hoping it'll become self sufficient at some point, but right now it definitely is not. Rog is playing basketball and I finally got my cast off so I can do SOMETHING. (Although since they wanted me in a cast for another 4 weeks, the tradeoff is my weight restriction is 3 lbs.) But it was worth it to be able to move it sometimes and take a real shower. 

Work is settling down a bit, but I did convince my higher ups to pay me for all the extra training I've been doing to get our PTA up and running. So I have a nice bonus in the works. And we are going to have our annual cookie contest at work, so I made some pumpkin chocolate chip cookies since I haven't made those yet this year. Roger also made some delicious chocolate chip cookies this week, so we are feeling especially lumpy. 

I finally had some time to film some more YT videos for my latest study guide set. (Now to editing...) And while I was running errands, discovered the wonders of World Market. I was there on a Christmas errand, but took a quick peak around and came home with a few extra things - including the now rare Virgil's black cherry soda that we love, and a refreshing mint lemonade a la France, that Roger loved and requested over other soda or sparkling cider. And everything was surprisingly affordable. 

Tis the season. (These are now hung on an antler.)

While Rog was helping our neighbor collect wood from a secret spot, I finally painted the ornaments we meant to do over Kelly's birthday weekend. I was kinda sad the table wasn't bigger, but I also needed to shower so Kelly could do my hair because I could not at the time. 

We also had the sister missionaries over for dinner. They are both super trunky and have an unfortunate list of allergies. So that was an interesting challenge, but we managed to make it work with an adjusted stew. And Roger ended up not being there since the hunt he was helping on still had yet to tag out. But he showed up just at the end. 

round 1

Friday night was our ward Christmas party - which always does all the sports people dirty by setting up a day early and not checking the ward calendar other than at the time they want to set up. So a few groups were salty. They also go wayyy overboard. It's probably a good thing I'm not on that committee, because it's not worth it to me. Anyways, so we chatted with our landlords for a bit and ate some pulled pork. And this was after pre-gaming with a Christmas party by a group that Rog's plumbing company works for. And there were some bomb fajitas there. We were glad to attend both. 

T-day

I had 2 long days this week in order to have one short one on Wednesday so we could be on the road before it started snowing. Work is still crazy and likely will be until our PTA is up and running. Also everyone else at our company seems to take a lot of vacation, which makes my schedule crazy too. 

We had a good crew for VB (which I know because I helped them open the gym). I was planning to start working out once my ankle felt better, but my cast has been chafing pretty bad around my thumb and I don't want to make it worse. Probably for the best for now because my ankle is still swollen. 

We packed up our Ford and test drove it up to Page (which was where T-day ended up after some dispute). It drives fine, but it seems like some of the sensors have iffy connections - which ends up with the RPM gauge not working, the tire pressure sensor going off, etc and sometimes that all sets the check engine light off. But then they all go off randomly too. 

Thanksgiving wasn't too stressful this year, but maybe that's because I cooked my sweet potato casserole in advance and took a nap while the kitchen was busy. We had wild turkey, store turkey, and ham. Potatoes, sweet potatoes, and veggies with ranch dip. Frog eye salad, orange jello melange, and hot baked rolls. Dessert included oreo cheesecake, chocolate pudding pie, plain cheesecake, pumpkin pie, blueberry pie (my favorite, SO to Linn on that), and ice cream. 

found some sheds :)

And we're still enjoying leftovers. Which I love because then I don't have to cook. Rog spent Friday hunting in 12 with his Aunt Aly. She ended up getting one the next day and he only had a little FOMO. Lots of games were played and I enjoyed a book, did some budgeting, and tried to take naps since I didn't sleep great this week. 

We drove back Saturday night so Rog could help his friend's friend try to shoot an elk. He was irked when neither of them listened to his advice the first two days and set out with the expectation they could be picky in a hard hunt. Today, he was more frustrated they couldn't keep up so they didn't get to the right spot in time. But they actually saw elk with Rog there and even got a couple of (missed) shots off.