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DD, I'm sorry about the situation with your mom. It's so hard to make a parent accept help. I was unable to with my mom, so I feel your pain. It's that terrible place where you want to force them to get help and yet as adults with their mental faculties intact, such as they are, you can't make them do anything. So you just have to watch it all unfold until they are no longer in a position to resist, which is generally when it's too late to make their lives comfortable. I wouldn't wi**** on anyone.

It was a beautiful day here today. Lots of balloons. I used the hose enzyme spray on Kirby's potty turf and it's minty fresh now. I also poured boiling water into a red ant hill and hope there is nothing karmic to come of that. It's just dangerous to let them do that in the backyard.

I had a nice visit with the woman who watches my house over the summer as we exchanged check/key. She's so nice and she loves Kirby.

A portapotty showed up in front of my house today, so I assume my roof work should start this week.

I talked to my dad and his wife and apparently he spent Friday night in the ER again. They didn't tell me until today. He's doing well and they swapped the stent and did antibiotics again, but no admittance, which he was happy about. I just hate this cycle for him.

One of the painters took his drone up at the Paint Out in my neighborhood last week and sent me pictures. I'll post them on TT, as they are stunning. I am so darned lucky that these are our sunsets and backdrop!

And for our Wordle players, I got it in 2 for the 67th time today! Still feeling ever so slightly psychic .

Hugs to all...

Greetings all

The rain eased up and the sun is out. I started my errands by picking up payroll, spending time at the studio glazing and otherwise puttering. The studio interior is getting some paint and rearranging thanks to the coup on the glass studio. better use of space and ease in the never ending process of pottery being created, dried, first fired, glazed and then second fired. Every piece gets handled through all these step. Our staff works hard.

After that I picked up my new stuff and took it to the gallery and picked up money. Somehow, people at the gallery keep accidentally locking the bathroom door and then closing it from the outside effectively locking everyone out. It is an old house but how people keep doing this is beyond me. Oh well. There is now a secret nail that will open the lock from the outside. I made a quick stop at the grocery and was amused by the old hippie shoppers who were singing along to the Janis Joplin muzak.

Liz sorry you had a soggy evening. But better than being in Jamaica. The reports from there are terrifying. Stay dry all. And good on you for being low paper. I just can't seem to get the hang of it. Too many years of reviewing and preparing paper documents for a living

DD what a tough day you have had. Sometimes I think old people get cranky because that is the only way they think they have control over their lives. Seems like it is a pattern for some aging brains to become more crabby. That certainly was Crazy Pat whose behavior caused my mother's care service to quit. Hospice people are saints and they will do the med management and all kinds of things. I am hoping your mother will accept hospice (maybe if she thinks it is her idea) and have some piece and comfort. Being angry so much must be exhausting.

Well the dogs are on a rampage. Must be a cat in the back yard. So much energy. Wish I had some.

Diane S

Super concerning! DD continues to be paid at the VA due to some kind of funding source I don't understand, since she is "client facing". But her boyfriend, who works at IT is expected to be there every day and is not getting paid. (and in fact it is more stringent, he had a dentist appointment he scheduled months ago, it fell during this shutdown time ,and he had to document he was actually going to the dentist even more than normal) Luckily her boyfriend is a big time saver, so he has funds to carry him through, but lots and lots of people don't. And because they are expected to be at work, they can't go do some other job right now to make ends meet.

I'm actually not supposed to massage anything. It actually feels fine now that the numbing gel has worn off.

Depending on the filler used, you can easily achieve that outcome! The accusation of having a serious resting ***** face was the reason I started using botox on my 11's between my eye brows. I'm assuming my lower face lift will correct the nasal labial folds which make my face resemble Sam the Eagle.