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Long and rainy day! I'm feeling punch-drunk after today's activities. Began by going to Panera's for a bowl of oatmeal--and when I ordered I was told that they were out of oatmeal. Out of oatmeal? How can that happen? Guess they only prepare a certain amount of servings during the prescribed breakfast period. I had a bagel and a lemonade--and then picked up a latte and a morning bun.

I came back home and distracted my self with the book of puzzles/illusions that I got for the grandkid's birthday gift. I got wrapped up in looking through the book and almost didn't get to the dance class on time. I broke a speed record and made it there in 15 minutes.

Class went well--although I had some difficulties with some of the precise foot/leg moments. I managed to stumble through most of the dances despite my clumsy movements.

The instructor got us through quite a few dances--even though we had to spend a fair amount of time of making our movements and staying with the dance patterns. We also had to integrate foot and leg movements follow the needed patterns.

At the end of the session, I felt good with what I had covered and what I needed to do to make it back to my regular dances.

I gave the grandkid the book of puzzles and illusions. She really got into it despite the fact that she was not feeling well. We went through a number of puzzle/illusion hidden pages. She was able to identify particular hidden objects and see certain patterns in the art objects. We have only spent a short time with the book--we have many more pages to explore. As I surmised when I saw the book--it's a perfect book (set of challenges) for her to explore. They are highly visual and quite challenging!

Tomorrow, I will begin my gym exercise regime. Looking forward to exercising as a complement to dancing.