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Greetings all
Quick check in before I go out and about. It is another sunny one so I look forward to the drive past the bay. I have to go to the big city for mammogram which will hopefully be "almost entirely fat". Fat and good are words rarely found in the same sentence.
Yeah that hurricane looks horrific. Huge storm surge and no where to go.
Glad the face stuff is going well Liz. We would love to see before and after of the brown spots if you are so inclined. Strange what dreams will do. They are sort of a gift. (dreams, not spots).
CC your views are spectacular. Appreciate them every day (minus porta potty). Sorry your Dad had another spell. Not easy on anyone.
DD sending positive energy to you.
So we continue to ramp up for Halloween. I need to hit CVS for more candy and party stuff. We also have to cut back our beautiful princess bush so guests can see kids out the window. Cutting it back seems to make it thicker and have more blooms but hurts in the short run.
Studio delivery and other misc chores. Hamburgers tonight.
Stayed up late for the world series. Quite a game. I have never been much of a baseball fan but it was exciting. Liking professional sports may be a sign of aging brain....
Diane S
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I will let you know how it goes! I have 2 more treatments after this but if the ones that turned really dark in the first treatment all flake off it will already be a huge improvement.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
on 10/28/25 9:08 am
Windy night and morning here (which while mildly annoying, it is a thousand times less than nothing compared with Jamaica. Those poor people! I can't imagine how frightening that must be). One good thing, the new electric screen has seemingly eliminated the unnerving howl that used to come from the catio on windy nights. What woke me up 20 times was the metal tarp grommets on the roof hitting the metal railing. So I took the tarps down today with no rain in the forecast and the roofers coming soon. I showered before 7 in case the roofers showed up as there is a window in the shower next to the stairs to the roof deck where the leak is. That's a humiliation I don't need!
A few errands to run today, but otherwise nothing major. Hoping the portapotty doesn't blow over in front of my house...
Liz, I might look into the IPL. I've got sunspots I would like to see fall off!
I hope everyone has a good day!
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Praying that not too many lives are devastated by the hurricane hitting Jamaica. This was in one of the AP articles: "There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5." Prime Minister Andrew Holness said. "The question now is the speed of recovery. That's the challenge."
On the more mundane side, I had the fillers done yesterday. Looks pretty good though DH didn't even notice it. It is supposed to settle more over the next couple of weeks but so far so good. And they were pleased at what my skin looked like after the first laser treatment. The spots should start flaking off in the next few days which would be nice because right now I have to cover them with a lot more makeup than I usually use. DH says I am getting out the putty knife LOL.
Our new mattress arrives this morning so I need to get the bed stripped. This afternoon I meet with my PCP about my not so great bone density results. I am anticipating a reclast infusion in the near future. On the bright side, my mammogram was clear and I do not have dense breasts (weird to know that).
I have had some unusual but pleasant dreams this week. The other day I dreamed that Paula and I were in a classroom together. I think she was the teacher but my memory is foggy. Maybe DD and Peps were there too since my brain used a classroom? This morning I dreamed that I was watching videos of my eldest daughter Elise that I had not seen before and trying to record the videos on my own device. I can still see the videos in my brain. They were of her as a teenager and at around 11-12 in the awkward braces stage. I don't think they are actual memories because in the one of her as a teenager she was coaching some sort of game but she never did that. So weird but so comforting to feel like I had a visit with her in a way.
Time to walk with Justice. Have a talkative Tuesday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Those photos blew me away! Such an amazing environment! We need to set a date for a group get-together there. I think Paula had the most constraints? Maybe discuss on TT?
So sorry your Dad has this cycle controlling his life. It's a lot to deal with.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Getting down to the wire! I did travel with my MIL to Florida one last time when she was about 90. We used a wheelchair in the airport and I did all the driving/luggage moving. She did well. If your mother is motivated maybe she can make the trip with help.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Isn't it amazing how a sunny day can make everything look brighter?
Yes, I may have less paper but I probably have way too much in my digital files! And because I can't see it I am no inclined to go cleaning it out.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
So sorry you are going through this with your parents. Sounds like some of your mother's problematic temperament has been exacerbated by her confusion. Perhaps having outside influences at the hospital will help to get her where she belongs so she can receive the care she has been refusing.
Not surprised that feeling so helpless in dealing with your mother that you would be thinking about what will happen to you at that point. I think DH and I have been reevaluating that when we lose somebody close in age to us. I especially hate thinking about one of us being left alone suddenly because we still have so many plans. I hope we are both together when we get to that point when we need care and will make arrangements ourselves for the same reason you expressed. We don't want to burden the kids. But hopefully that is a ways off for all of us.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
on 10/27/25 7:10 pm
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 
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Hugs to all...
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Tomorrow we drive the 3 hours to go see my Mom one last time before moving. We will take her to lunch and then head the 3 hours back home. I needed to bring back the big tote of pictures I used to create my Dad's Cerebration of Life board! I wish she was well enough to fly and visit us in FL. Perhaps if my brother took her she would be able to do the trip. We shall see.
Tomorrow is also the home inspection. Hoping they don't find too many things wrong and nothing too expensive to fix if they do. I'm not too worried since we had one 6 years ago and there were no major red flags. I know we have one leaky faucet and there is some damage to the wood floor in the kitchen where we had a metal dog gate up. We already contracted with someone to fix the floor.
Praying Jamaica will be okay but it sure seems like the devastation will be enormous! Where do they evacuate to anyway? I can't imagine there would be enough flights to get the majority out!
