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So sorry your Dad keeps going through this. Hopefully Mayo can find an alternative that will work better.
And potentially an imaginative Architect could help you figure out a better flow and light for your place. My DH talked to an architect years ago about expanding his Cape house but my DH being who he is probably told the guy what the solution was vs just talking about the issues he would like to solve. So the architect priced out what was asked for and the price was more than DH wanted to spend. I think letting a good expert come up with a solution can work much better.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
on 7/31/25 6:52 am
So smoky here from Canadian fires. And I'm losing track of the number of times my dad has been in the hospital this year. Poor guy. They just kept him overnight this last week. His kidney numbers are really bad and his stent clogged yet again. That's the main thing going on here this summer. He wants to go to Mayo again to see if they have any ideas.
On a fun note, we are meeting with the architect in a week to talk about reworking my two bathrooms and my folks have decided they want to expand their bedroom, bath, and closet. I need to decide if I want to switch bedrooms in my cottage (there is no distinct main bedroom of the two), but the other one is really dark. It has a tiny sitting room with a fireplace at the front with north facing windows (little light), a small window in the bathroom to the east, and a window in the closet to the back (south), but no windows in the bedroom itself. It feels like a cave to me. To get light would mean either adding a skylight or a dormer. Do I want to go to that expense? The roof was just replaced this year. The issue with my current room is the bathroom doesn't have access from the bedroom and you have to walk in front of the glass entry door to get to it. Hmm. Decisions.
So that's all that's going on here...
We leave Block Island in a few hours. The hot and sunny weather is also departing today but it held out for us. Next trip is back to our Florida place in a week, staying for 10 days. That's an easy trip - not much to pack and an easy flight.
Yesterday we did skip renting bikes as it would have been way too hot. So we did a lot of walking instead, ending up at the beach after lunch. This morning we are going out for breakfast shortly since we will be traveling through mid-day. We plan to get the 10 am ferry which gets us back to RI at 11, then a 2 hour drive to pick up Justice plus another 45 minutes beyond that to the house. So ETA around 2:00 by which time it may be raining.
Peps, congratulations on getting your Dad moved. It looks like a nice place and I'm sure it will be a relief to know he is safe.
Have a thriving Thursday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Probably a relief at this point?
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I would love to replace a lot of kitchen items at DH's Cape house but it is mostly all off-limits. So much stuff and a lot of it really old and banged up. I did buy new measuring cups and spoons because both sets are missing some pieces. I think DH's DD makes a lot by eyeballing the amounts. I can't do that.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Good to know that you are way out of the possible Tsunami zone. I can see why thinking about having property on the coast there would give one pause. Here the danger is hurricanes.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Wow! I didn't realize you were possibly moving this fast with plans for Florida! Last year I put my house on the market in mid-July and sold it in mid-October. Not too far off your potential timeline.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Potential house buyer wants to move ASAP, so we are no longer in the race to sell!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
Liz loved the pictures of your resort and the Adirondack chairs. We were at a resort in Door County that had Adirondacks on the grass overlooking Lake Michigan, which is why we now have 2 chairs in our front yard, because DH liked the vibe so much. Sadly our view does not include ocean or lake. But its still a nice shady spot to sit.
Wow Paula, already listing your house for this one buyer at least accelerates your timeline!
Today was a do some tasks day. I started with a workout to the soundtrack of a Chorus Line, one of my faves. Bought a few groceries and made an appetizer to bring to my friend's house tonight. I bought a new set of pots and pans at Costco last week, but had yet to unpack them. They are bigger than my current set, so I had to do some purging in the kitchen. I drug a ton of stuff out from that one cupboard I always seem to have full of nonsense. Sorting, purging, all while consulting with DH. The new pots are placed so they are handy, the old ones tossed as they were very worn and the unearthed seldom used appliances ( wafflemaker, panni press etc) either tossed or stored elsewhere. A few things were salvageable we didn't want. I will offer them to my nephew.
Time to get ready to go out. Old fashioneds await!
You know you live in a unique place in the world when your big box store is in a tsunami zone! I suppose my Target is in a tornado zone, but tsunami zone sounds so much more exotic to this midwesterner.
