Just need to talk to my friends (198)

I slept 7 hours last night, yea for me!

David, Happy Anniversary!

Mint, once in a while we will have yellow watermelons in the market.

I saw a post from Day a few days ago on another thread.

Lorita, I hope the GPs get better soon. I only got about three days worth of ear meds into my girl cat, Seven she was so resistant and uncooperative.

Iris

Hello Front Porchers.

Iam in Arizona, I have been for a week. I finally got all my stuff unpacked and went and got me a new recliner for my bedroom. Now we are trying to get all our fur babies acquainted. My dog, Molly and my daughters dog Fiona, have become good friends. Now we are working on getting Daniells 2 cats and my 2 cats to be friends and that's not easy. Right now, Iam in my bedroom with my 2 cats. We are letting them all out during the day but so far mine are not interested in coming out of the bedroom.

My son and I made the 20-hour drive in 30 hours. I had both my cats in a larger travel house with their cat box and food and water in it so there was no way I wanted to even open the door I was so afraid one of them would bolt out of the car. So, we drove straight through. We stopped in the rest areas and napped and ate fast food we had picked up for that stop. We got in Arizona at 9am Saturday and my son flew back to Oregon at 6am Sunday.

I miss my son, and I miss Oregon, But I do enjoy being here with my daughter Danielle and her husband Corey. They are spoiling me. It was 107 today Iam so glad they have AC. I took Molly out to potty this morning at 7am and it was already 85. To me that is way too HOT!

When I went into the friend's thread, I had 274 unread messages, no way did I read them all, I will try to get caught up soon.

I missed you all, Hugs Zetta

Good morning

Glad you had a safe trip Zetta.

Ron how ris your granddaughter doing?

Good morning,

The wellhouse adventure yesterday went just fine. The grandson living at the Huntland house is off work on Fridays and so was there to help. This is work that has to be done in stages. Filling the well with concrete scraps and dirt. So it will settle and then need more added. But it is now KID safe around the well.

DH begins physical therapy Monday. And additional repair work (we hired someone) on the Huntland house also begins Monday. The house is almost 100 years old and we are not that far behind it, so lots of upkeep around here, lol.

Zetta, glad you are getting settled. It takes time.

Ron, thankful your GD has come thru the surgery and prayers for continued recovery. How was the Men's Breakfast?

Beth, what a fun outing!

Mint: tomato powder! I just ordered some. DH liked a particular brand of cracker that had tomato and basil as ingredients. No where to be found anymore. So, I decided I'll try to make them. I found a cracker recipe using cottage cheese so I hope to find a solution to the cracker problem, lol.

Iris, I'm so glad you slept. I went to bed at 8pm and slept till 5 this morning myself! Shoveling dirt and concrete yesterday probably helped.

David, enjoy your trip!

Judith, any update on the new ideas for the flip house?

Lorita, glad you got the GPs in with not too much trouble. Jake had an ear infection last year. Are GPs prone to ear infection for some reason? We've not had another one, but that one episode was enough for me. Poor Jake was walking around with his head sideways. Ugh.

HB, what are you up to ?

108 degrees predicted here for next week. I'm ready for Fall.

Have a good day everyone. BBL

Ron nice to hear your granddaughter is doing better

JeriLynn let us know how the crackers turn out if you get them made.

David, you and DW have a nice tume

All of younin that heat, take care

Zetta- That trip sounds like quite the adventure. I'm glad the dogs are getting along well. The cats may take some time to reach detente. I have a friend who is routinely a victim of the so-called Cat Distribution System. These felines consistently adjust and form alliances— you should be fine soon.

Lorita- I'm glad Mike was able to get the dogs in early to avoid upsetting either. That's a lot of dog to be moving around— especially if they're spooked. We were lucky, our old St. Bernard loved the vet; he had bad hips and would sometimes get shots for it, and I think he associated the vet with pain relief. The difficult part was getting him to wait his turn. Sometimes, he'd get out and visit the vet on his own.

Iris- I'm glad you got a decent night's sleep. That makes everything better.

Ron- I'm glad your granddaughter came through her surgery well and hope she has success with the one to come.

David- I hope the trip is going well.

Jerilynn- I hope the PT helps your DH if he can stop working long enough to pay attention. Just reading about him exhausts me. Where are you headed in the RV?

Beth- That looks like a fun trip.

Richard- Do you ever go to the beach? aka known as "down the shore?" Do you have a favorite? I'm partial to Cape May myself. My great-grandmother retired to Cape May Courthouse with her sisters back in the 1950s when it was mostly woods; I understand it's all built up now.

Mint- I think the flavor profile of most Indian cuisine is an acquired taste. I didn't particularly care for it when I spent a semester in London— too much cilantro. But over time, I've gotten to really like it. Even the cilantro which my tastebuds now read as "bright" rather than having one's mouth washed out with soap. One of my favorite local traditions is a year-long 6th grade research project where kids pick a country (often a family heritage place) and do a multimedia project on it which includes a dish served to parents and visitors on presentation day. DS's school was fairly culturally diverse, so there were kids bringing in samosas, hummus and pita, stuffed grape leaves, Korean BBQ, mole tacos to share. Yum.

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I've won the lottery. The niece whose taking mom to Rockport for the week needs to leave a day early so she can run a zoom meeting first thing Monday which gives mom an extra day at the beach and me an extra day to not worry about her.

I'm heading over in a bit to help her pack a reasonable amount of clothing. I will consider it a success if I can get her down to one silly little purse— last time she insisted on bringing both her red and powder blue crossbodies. Mom and niece both have ADHD and feed off one another in terms of planning. I already sent the niece links to her MyChart just in case and will make a last-minute packing list of medical devices to bring along. LOL, I made a packing list last time, too. And when I went to feed the cat, I found it right where I left it. SMH.

I'm also going to take her to the grocery store to pick up a couple bottles of wine, breakfast stuff and some snacks for the room which has an efficiency kitchen. This'll save them having to shop when they get there. Plus, the town they're in is dry, so they'd need to go to the next town for wine. Mom can be sort of cheap around these trips, which she can easily afford, and I hate to see her take advantage of my niece. Especially if it means she's reluctant to do this again. I'll admit I am not entirely doing this out of the goodness of my heart if you know what I mean.

HB

HB, we are going to the Georgia Mountain State Fairgrounds again for the annual 3 day bluegrass, country and gospel music festival. That's about as much "concert" as DH can undertake. It's a nice area, we pull the little stick shift KIA behind the RV and get out to roam the countryside during the day.

This year DH's sister and husband are also going, pulling their camper and will be right next to us. FOR 3 WHOLE DAYS. I work very hard at having love in my heart for my SIL. She's nuts. I plan to take along medication. My DH doesn't drink at all, and SIL thinks it is a sin, so wine is out. Xanax it is.

I must also confess to a purse problem like your DM. I swear, we must be related. lol.

Hope you have a good time at the fair

Good morning

Good morning.

I'm sorry about your aches and pains @Lorita It seems like when more than one thing is acting up, everything hurts worse. I hope the brace makes things more comfortable for you. I prefer a compression sleeve to a rigid brace myself. I hope you find the thing that works for you.

David— I can't believe they have a trained bear show in this day and age. Yikes.

Jerilynn— I've had a couple sisters-in-law like that. I'm fortunate that my BIL replaced the one but the other is just awful. I'm lucky that I rarely see her.

Iris— Rockport, MA not ME (about an hour from Boston), is a draw for mom because she grew up spending her summers on the North Shore after WW II. It's a cute and very walkable town with interesting shops, great dining and a nice beach.

It's far enough from her remaining sister to give her some space from auntie's tendency to be bossy. Auntie was trying to take over the schedule yesterday on the phone. Mom's heading up a day earlier than her sister knows to settle in and get one uninterrupted beach day.

It's really kind of weird to watch sibling dynamics in action when the players are 86 and nearly 89. They have this weird competitive relationship that devolves into her sister treating her like an idiot. Mom likes to bring a full aspirational wardrobe on these trips to show off, but my niece asked me to intervene as they'll be driving a Mini Cooper Convertible. I got everything into a wheeled carry-on sized piece plus her bi-pap. Another reason for my meddling was to make sure she didn't look ridiculous; her AMD impacts her vision in terms of acuity and color interpretation. I was able to keep her from rocking a stained top and mixing navy & black and red & hot pink. I even restricted her to a mere 3 pair of shoes and a single handbag.

HB

Good day All. Alive and well in NJ

Lorita, I forgot about your diverticulosis. Are you supposed to be on a low fiber diet? The elevated temperature sounds worrisome. Is your PCP available on Sundays?

HB, I've never been in a Mini Cooper but I used to drive a Volkswagen. It packed a lot when the seats were folded down. I hope your mom and her sister will enjoy their vacation together.

I was awake all night until 6 am, then finally fell asleep until 9 am, so I got 3 hours. My circadian rhythm is totally shot!

Iris

Lorita…the notion that foods can cause a flare u p has been long gone. However, what you eat is important. A certain amount of fiber daily is very important.

Jeri…I will have a beer in your honor…lol

We use animals for all kinds of things. Treating them well is good but to what end when we are going to slaughter them for food.