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The sisters leave today at around 1. I am playing golf this morning so if they don't get up until after 8:45 I won't see them before that. This afternoon will involve sheet and towel washing. And leftovers for dinner.

We leave in 5 days for Massachusetts. Feeling cold every time I look at the weather forecast there.

Justice had several vaccinations yesterday and he is really feeling poorly. That happened last year as well. When he was younger it didn't seem to affect him but for the last 3 years each time has been worse. He walks like he is all achy and feels a bit warm. Then he shakes for a long time after he moves - takes him about 15 minutes before he can relax and sleep. Last year it lasted almost 2 days. I hope he recovers faster this time. Don't know if he will be up for a Justice walk.

Have a thriving Thursday!

Once you get involved in the community the HOA rules will become more familiar because people will talk about what they did. CC's rule is a good one. You don't want to inadvertently get in trouble and have to backtrack on something you do to your home/yard.

Good find on the hairdresser!

Property taxes are a necessary evil. I didn't mind paying them on the Cape Cod house as they weren't onerous, but our tax rate in Florida is very high. I read that Desantis wants to eliminate them for those whose home is a homestead (ours is). I'm not sure that makes perfect sense because that means the funding for local services would have to be shifted elsewhere. I wouldn't mind if they were lower though.

Not a busy day here. Kirby and I walked and I went to the hardware store for one of those vent diverter things so that the air from a floor vent doesn't go straight up. I moved a plant and it happens to be over a vent, so I thought this would keep the heat from drying it out. And my friend who is on a trip to the German Christmas markets asked if I would stop by and grab some packages from her porch. I got passed by several rescue vehicles so someone had an accident hiking somewhere by me. That's fairly regular unfortunately. The other night they had to pluck two people off a cliff on Capital Butte in the dark with a helicopter when they made a wrong turn and got stuck. If you live here, you don't pay for your rescue (ambulance, helicopter, etc). (Part of the property taxes, Peps!) If you're a tourist, you do. So get travel insurance before coming to Sedona if you're accident prone!

I took the convertible today as it was 72 and blindingly sunny. Still unseasonably warm and dry in the west. Darned La Nina.

The materials for the roof deck replacement came today and they start framing tomorrow. The roof has gotten 2 coats of silicone.

I tried to touch up the paint on one of the walls where Anna moved a mirror and it looks patchy, dammit. So I'm going to have to paint the whole wall. Grrr. I don't even like where the mirror is now, but it's so heavy it took 2 people to move it, so I'm stuck with it for the moment. And that's a much bigger wall that would need repainting.

Kirby send his love and licks to all..

Ps Diane does tha****er stiff help with lip bacteria? His teeth are still pretty, I think it's coming from his lip folds and jowls.

I have a dentist appointment tomorrow too. Mine has one of those paraffin wax hand dip things so you get a little spa treatment while your teeth are being cleaned. Pretty nice inexpensive touch for them to offer, and it's the only thing I look forward to during a dental visit!