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    365 Grateful: Turtle

    Tonight we celebrated the Turtle’s 30th birthday. I am so grateful for 15.5 years of friendship. She has been a gift and a blessing in my life. Sometime in the next week or so, I’m going to take her to see Frozen (I couldn’t take her tonight…I’ve got to be up before 6).  Beautiful Turtle. Fun night. More to come. Here’s to another 30 years of life and the friendship that goes with it.

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    New Diet and Exercise Routine

    So, this started because my father needed to lose weight for his health and has become something that we’re doing together as a father-daughter bonding experience.  He lost 7 pounds last week when he started (I was in Boston).  We did our research and chose a program we know works because I had a friend who lost weight through them.  We’ve opted for the HMR program with meetings and food education through a local university here.  I’ve been on the diet for two days, and think I’ve been doing pretty well.  I’ve stuck to the diet, started looking at labels, and done variety in exercise and food.  Walked an hour…