Let’s see, I woke up at 108 pounds. Then I drank my coffee and took a dump. I was then 106 pounds. But then after having a Slim-Fast sake, I went right back up to 108 pounds. I have absolutely no metabolism anymore whatsoever. If a milkshake throws 2 pounds on you, you’ve got a problem.

Next time we need a new scale, though, I’m not gonna get a digital one. They fluctuate more than dial scales do.

Yesterday was a great day, but let me mention a few things first.

As I was proofreading, I said Gloria’s birthday was August 30th when it’s really September 1st. She got married on that date too, I believe, in 1979.

The last time Tom and I wrote predictions for what would be within a 3-month period, I got 3 wrong and 2 half right. He got 1 wrong and 2 half right. This time, I got none wrong.

Paula’s letter got returned to me, so that means the address is either wrong, or she’s not there. I really believe she’s in jail. Why else wouldn’t I have heard from her someway by now?

Also, Tom was right. According to what I read on the web, Norah did have a husband at one point, but she divorced him due to their fighting over her working. I still think there’s a touch of bisexuality in her, though, whether or not she’s acted on it.

I noticed that Tom also took care of the record club form, so that’s nice.

Our caller ID box came yesterday and it’s a nice one. A lot nicer than the one I had before I moved in here. It flashes to let you know if you’ve got calls, unlike my other one. Also unlike my other one, it should now display out-of-state numbers instead of just saying “out of state.” And it’s got a selector for unblocking private lines. We don’t choose to use this feature, as Andy’s pretty much the only one that calls us with a blocked line, but if we wanted to, we could set it up so that he’d have to dial a couple of digits first to unblock his private line so we could see his number.

The Vanceril has irritated my throat here and there, but I think that may get better. I’d like to try to stick it out and hope that this will work out, cuz it’ll save us money. I only need 2-4 hits twice a day of Vanceril, but with the Azmacort, I need 6 hits twice a day.

Later...

OK, the laundry’s done. Tom now has enough boxers for the whole week, cuz he got 3 new pairs yesterday. That’s all he got, but I got several things. It was so nice to go shopping. It was a fun break that we needed and were well overdue for.

I got a birthday card for Dad, but the envelope is too small for the card, so I’ll have to see what I can do about that.

I got nice floral stationery which I used to send my folks and Kim letters. I got a letter from Kim, so it was perfect timing.

I got 6 pairs of the sexiest panties. It was a deal where you buy 3 pairs for $7, then get 3 pairs free. Plus, they had this thing where you scratch off a card to see how much you got off and I got a 15% discount. They’re pure silk, so they should last a lot longer. I’m glad I got them, rather than those 2-3 buck kinds that are too plastic-like and that rip easily. These things are so soft, too, and I got 3 different leopard prints, a magenta pair, a purple/pink plaid design, and a white pair that’s of velour material.

I got 3 pairs of shorts. A denim pair with patches on it, a white cotton pair, and a purple rayon pair. I got a gorgeous sundress. The colors are a bit dull (shades of gray), but the dress is so hot that it overrides this. It’s the perfect fit and so comfy. It’s got spaghetti straps, but then there’s a ring right on the bottom of the breastbone where the material gathers. With the purchase of this new dress, I got a free hair tie. I went to check out something else so I wasn’t there to pick out which color I wanted from the 5 or 6 colors they had, but Tom knew to pick me out a pink one.

Just about everything I got was at a great price. We went about 25 minutes away to an outlet of stores that Ma recommended we go to. It was like an outdoor mall. There were about 20-30 stores in the form of a horseshoe and we walked down the line and went into nearly half the stores. This was out near Tolleson.

Then we came back to Phoenix and went through a drive-through to get some fries and something to drink.

Our last stop was at Petsmart, where I got 3 new doggie mugs. Actually, one’s a couple of red fox pups. The others are 3 Dalmatians and a Yorkshire terrier.

I also got 3 cute puzzles there of cats and dogs and a prickly pear cactus that stems from a round piece of wood and is about half a foot high. It was there in the pet store for putting in aquariums for animals like lizards to climb on. Those land crabs I used to have would’ve loved it (I’ve never seen land crabs out here). I got it, though, for decoration. I put it on top of the monitor.

Lastly, at the pet store, we got some nectar. Ma gave us a hummingbird feeder.

I got up around 1 PM today and Tom was already gone. He went to return Eileen’s computer to her and to do some work for Evelyn.