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My DIL had to go into work for an appointment. She was gone for 3 hrs. My husband and I were the babysitters. The baby was good, but we are out of practice. My a husband put his diaper on backwards.
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(((((((Pam)))))) So sorry. I can imagine it feels overwhelming right now. Dealing with the paperwork and administrivia can be a nightmare. Glad your hub is supportive. You guys have been through and are going through a lot in a short while. I know you will miss your mum as you were close to her. I saw somewhere you had posted that you had lost 25 lbs since the pandemic started. I hope that wasn't too much and that you are staying healthy. Take care of yourself!!!! Hope you stay on the forum.
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Pam: Oh, I am so sorry for the loss of your mother. Deepest condolences.♥️
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Yesterday, January 13 was another trip around the sun for me. Ugh - the big 74.😰
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Pam, offering my condolences too.

I wish you peace and comfort during this hard time. 💝
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Llama,
You can write in Roman numerals LXXIV or Binary
10010102 if you prefer 😉
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Pam, I just saw you lost your Mother. I am so sorry. I wish you strength & comfort for the coming hard days. (((Hugs)))
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I decided to take today off, and just do something normal all day. Can't see the point of making the last (known) phone call until I get the death certs.. and Mom back in the next few days. So we went to the nearby outlets to get some more air freshners from Bath and Body works, and I scored a pair of jeans at Old Navy. Got some bread from the Pepperidge Farm outlet. The outlet is losing stores at a rapid clip.. COVID is really hurting our area in the retail and restaurant department. It is so much easier to go the outlets than into town, less traffic and better parking. We stopped by the neighborhood where DD is selling homes, her model is beautiful! She is coming over tonight after work for dinner.. it felt good to just be "normal" for a day.
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Beatty: Thank you for the Roman numerals. Quite clever you are!
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I went to the bank today with death certificates. Got cashier check for my brother. Dad’s taxes are at his accountants office. Everything was transfer on death or I was the co-owner. So everything is done. Depressing and sad. Mom and dad both gone in less than a year.
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After several hours this week of calling different offices, I finally got a call today that my Aunts Kaiser insurance has been reinstated!!!

Such a huge relief!!
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xray - that is a huge relief. I'm glad for you and your aunt.
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My husband and I planned retirement last year. Never traveled anywhere in 2020. Tomorrow’s the day. Headed south tomorrow morning. Now it’s off to do laundry and clean out the refrigerator.
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Wonderful news, Jodi! Bridger, enjoy your trip.
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Bridge,
I hope you have a wonderful and enjoyable trip.
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"Bridger,"

I'm so glad you and your husband will be taking a much "deserved" trip tomorrow - it's been a long time in the making I'm sure.

May it be a great time for you two to put aside some of the heavy things you've all been through, enjoy each other and the ride down there in your husband's new mustang!

Have a very safe trip -
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My daughter, teacher, 59, got first shot today. Says she has never been more grateful to get a non FDA approved drug in all her life! Our appointments are for the 28th. But I am so grateful she is somewhat protected now from those 14 kids who ALWAYS have running noses!!
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Watching the ice skating on television.

I have always loved watching ice skating. They are dancing on ice! It’s artistic and athletic at the same time.

I wasn’t a kid that had an opportunity to ice skate because I live in the south.

I have only tried ice skating once in my life at a mall. I was horrible at it!

I did roller skate occasionally as a kid but I preferred skateboarding.

I have always enjoyed watching the winter Olympic Games over the summer games.

I suppose seeing the snow skiing and ice skating were exciting for me to watch as a kid because we don’t get to experience those here.

Watching the skating on television now looks so weird with cardboard cutouts of people in the seats! Are the cutouts for us the viewing audience or for the skaters to have an audience? 😂 LOL

My daughters like the summer Olympics better because they did gymnastics and volleyball. I like those too, also the swimming and diving.

Now that my daughter is in a cold climate she wants to go snowboarding. It does look fun.
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Enjoy your trip, Bridger!
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Had a wonderful 3 generation women moment of two this afternoon standing in the driveway/garage with dd and dgd. They came over for a few errands including picking up 3 large bags of my clothing cast offs to be put into he appropriate bin. Em (granddaughter) started rummaging through the bags while her mum and I were chatting and she pulled out my old hand knitted grey spring/fall coat which was a boutique item in its day. I loved it and apparently she does too. Then she rummaged more and I suggested she take them home so she can try stuff on. I think some would fit her. She'll have fun anyway lol. We all compared nails and hairdos and talked about mystery books. She will find some cold cases on the web that you can participate in solving and send them to me. Sounds like fun. She is a powerhouse, that girl. She recently got a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder, like my mother, but is cooperating with treatment which has made a big difference for her and all of us. Nonetheless she achieved hons marks in English and Math this past term. Her mom, my dd, has worked very hard to help her with her problems. She is a powerhouse too in a different way. Em decided she comes from a line of great women! It blesses my mother's and grandmother's heart to see their successes.
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Golden, I loved your post, ALL of your post. We deal with mental challenges in my family as well. And the other thing I just am so enamored of is the way the young find the stuff we have hidden in the closet thinking it is "oh my, a bit embarrassing" and here they come to say it is GREAT, just like we once knew it was. I had a beaded and sequined flowered vest from the 60s that my grandkids nearly came to blows over. What a lovely thing! And you know, they are right. It is a MUSEUM PIECE. No question about it. I knew what I was doing even back when I didn't know what I was doing.
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Alva - your post made me laugh. I would have loved that vest too. Once on a shopping trip together with dd she bought what she called her "airport landing strip" sweater. - sequins, beads, embroidery... We loved it. She never bought things like that when she was on her own, she was too frugal, but once in a while we let loose.

Yes you knew what you were doing!!! And you still do!
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Car is packed and we’re ready to roll. Youngest son came and packed up leftovers. He asked too go on the trip with us. Husband told him no unless he wanted us to go on dates/trips he planned for himself.
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Hi, good news that my temporsry work appt. recently got extended. However, I am very patiently waiting to get that COVID vaccine at age 66 which appears to be months away in CA, similar to a scary lottery list. Yes, I work in an essential job in the postal service plant where social distancing is at a minimum and want my health protection to safely earn necessary income.

I pray for those who must show up at their essential workplaces every shift to work, because these jobs cannot be done from home, placing ourselves at great risk just to survive.

Patathome01
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Made it south to The Cloisters at Sea Island Georgia. Beautiful hotel. Waiting on my husband to get ready for dinner. I made an all day spa and beauty shop appointment for tomorrow. Trip down was nice after we got out of OH snow.
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"Bridger,"

Glad to hear you're getting some much needed pampering in during your stay - sounds like a beautiful place too.

Enjoy your dinner - it will be nice to be waited on!
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Great dinner and service. Walk on the beach was a little windy, but relaxing. We’ve already ordered breakfast delivered to our room tomorrow.
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Bridger: Good for you - that's great that you were able to get away! Enjoy!♥️
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Has anyone that uses a kindle to access this site developed problems with losing response in the Silk browser? I start reading look at a couple of pages then the touch screen, just in the top tab area will not respond. The remainder of the screen still works fine. This has been in the last week or so. Very frustrating.
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Tomorrow is my husband’s last radiation treatment for his prostate cancer! Yay!!!

Three hormone treatments afterwards, every six months and hopefully he is cured!

Say prayers please! Thank you 🙏.
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