FRIDAY

Breakfast with Keith, but had barely started when Mary Ann texted me that she had arrived. This was only 8:13, so she was early, but that was okay, as I had already delivered my coffee things to the clubhouse. Mary Ann waited at the entrance for the others, while I went to check that the place was set up all right. It was, and the others came in, with the exception of Lennie, our leader, who's usually late.

The T.O.P.S. group consisted of Mary Ann, Cheryl, Katherine, Sharon, and Curleen, who had been slated to give the program. However, she brought her husband, Wally, along and he actually was the one who spoke. He is a retired doctor and he talked about diet, weight loss, and so on...talked and talked and talked and talked, in fact. He believes you should not eat anything after 4:00 p.m. because your liver and pancreas and all the other guys need to rest. My Orchard friend, Kathie, came as a guest and intends to join, so she'll be there next week at Trinity Lutheran, too.  Sharon wore an Asian dragon outfit... 

...along with earrings she had made herself: 

However, the weight news for me was grim: At home, I was up .08 to 138.4 and at T.O.P.S. up .09 to 139.9, on the brink of 140. Oh, me, oh, my, I MUST reform!

Lunch with Keith and Kathie and I restrained myself with simply a salad. After, I sat outside the clubhouse with my book and read for a time, then went back upstairs to prepare for Happy Hour. It featured three Irish dancers and was very engaging:

Back at my place, I did this and that before going down to dinner. Ate with Keith and Kathie, and Ursula joined us. Today, Mary Ann will pick me up at 9:15 and we'll join the "No Kings" rally at the county complex.