The day ahead looks pretty promising, actually.    I will be missing Weight Watchers this week, though I’m sticking to the program for sure.  I’m so close to finishing the book I’ve begun to refer to as “The Never-ending Story” that I just can’t leave my office.

Yesterday, I saw my doctor–routine, there isn’t much that can be done about this bug–and Jen and I had dinner with a very good friend, Renee Kinsey–Renee is a flight attendant, and her route took her through Spokane, so we met her at her hotel and had a good visit.  She’ll be passing through

First, here are last week’s contest winners: Judy Cooper and Midge Watkins.  Congratulations, ladies!

I’m doing well on my Simply Filling plan, via Weight Watchers–where has this been all my life??   I LOVE it!  I never, ever feel deprived, and my cravings for sweets and greasy food are gone, as if by magic!

What I’m reading/listening to: a series of lectures from The Great Courses (I get them on iTunes), called “Jesus and the Gospels”.  It’s totally fascinating.  I also listen to several podcasts regularly: The Daily Audio Bible, of course, but also The Moth–in which people from all