Watching Oprah today I realized her spa adventure with Gail King is a sumptuous idea for a lady friends or girls reunion/getaway. Then Oprah went over the top, as she’s done frequently this last season, and sent the entire audience to the spa. How fabulous is that! Wonder how many women I could get signed up for a similar outing. Also wonder how it could be done on a budget.

Lots of wondering…..Of course there’s no way I would ever do anything so indulgent as that! Just a momentary diversion from my planning our porch addition. Then I can bargain spa at my own house on the lake! Just a few more hot days and I’ll be back in the lake. Do I ever need it! My plan to stay in the pool at Lake Area Physical Therapy until warm weather was scotched due to the temperature of the pool. 100 degrees isn’t conducive to activity. I had asked the management if something could be done several times and their response was always that the other clients really liked the high temperatures. I know when I’m fighting a losing battle. All the little old ladies who go into shock from 90 degree water win this one.

Water aerobics will be starting soon and I will probably go at least a day or two a week just to keep up my technique. Doing a shared exercise program helps pattern you for the days you go it alone. I’ll miss the bar along the side of the pool. It was great for doing pool sit ups. Pool sit ups? That’s where you hook your toes under the bar that runs along the side and do buoyant sit ups. Much easier than regular sit ups. I really like that bar. I don’t think I’ve ever been to another pool that had a bar running down the side as that pool had. I’ve been racking my brain to think how I can duplicate it in the lake.

I am just about finished with my lurid sunset lake picture. I’m learning how to handle the acrylic paints better. The quick drying time is wonderful but makes doing any kind of blending a challenge. The sun was the hardest part. I wanted a molten glowing sun and to get it I had to float yellow paint into wet orange paint and pounce it a little with a stiff brush. My sun is glowing and very three dimensional.

Well tomorrow is Friday and hopefully son Bill is coming to finish my desk top in my work room. I’ll get to hear how his nursing assistant course is going and help him take vital signs. Sunday Emily has invited us to their house to visit, see the kids, have dinner. A busy few days coming up.

It will be interesting to see which way this boat drifts.