Now I really did it :((

[marcy]

Hi Kids! Greetings from Texas

@Austina too funny about sausage. We had breakfast someplace this week and Marty said the bacon was okay but he didn’t like the sausage. Maybe the Wyoming sausage is better. It is always nice to sleep in your own bed. The bed in this camper is too high for me and uncomfortable. I hope the little stool we picked up helps me get in bed tonight. I hope you do see the eclipse. I would sure try to get over to see you and Colin, but I fear the traffic would be a nightmare. The forecast is a bit bleak so maybe not everyone will come. Time will tell. Marty went back to Walmart to look for something and he was surprised I said I’d stay outside. I saw one more suspicious interaction, but no one bothered me. Overnight it sounded like Formula 1 Racing and motocross out there.

@canuk-gal darn the parking lot was full at your favorite Italian place. Do they deliver? Stay safe in that snow. Hoping your DH’s test results are good and your appointment went well.

@mrs-b I can now say I’ve lived dangerously. We made it to our RV park about 3 p.n. Today. The wind here was like Wyoming wind, poor Marty had fun with towing the trailer. He pulled over at a rest stop and moved some of his heavy gear in different spots in the RV. It didn’t help. We made it okay. I sent my SIL a text and told her we were here and to bring steaks over for supper. She obliged. She went back to her RV about an hour ago. She’s about 30 minutes from here - before eclipse traffic anyway. I hope Eleanore had a lovely tine in Hawaii. If you are leaving for California in on Tuesday, won’t you be able to see your diamond on Monday? I am anxious to see it.

We were up before 6 today from all the noise. We were on the road in no time. Without hookups, it was easy to get ready to go and I didn’t are a shower.

We’re in the hills of Texas and it’s pretty here. Lots of trees and wild flowers so naturally I’m stuffed up and sneezing a lot. My SIL lived in the Dallas area for awhile and explored around here so she’s going to be our tour guide tomorrow to show us some of the nice places nearby. We don’t want to venture out too far and get caught in eclipse traffic.

I might log in to work on Marty’s PC’s for a while to work on a photo gallery. if it doesn’t work, I’ll say “sorry, I can’t do it”. There’s no WiFi in the RV park but my hotspot on my phone seems to work well.

Here’s a cool tree in our little RV spot.

Take care.
Marcy

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[marcy]

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[missy]

Good morning lovely ladies and I wish I could say happy Caturday Saturday but I cannot...details below

@Austina I really have no idea...not even sure if my allergist sent it to his PA person yet to try because I was his last patient and he left for vacation right after me...he is back Tuesday though and I just hope I get some relief from the sample Dupixent shot as I am struggling truly. Thanks for asking. Glad you are home safe and sound and enjoyed a lovely vacation

@Slickk hope everyone is well and your DD is A OK after the earthquake and aftershocks yesterday. I felt the aftershock. As for how anyone can afford it well the manufacturer helps if one's income is less than a certain amount which of course is a ridiculously low annual salary and we do not meet those requirements so if our insurance rejects it there's no recourse with that avenue. I've been down this road before with other meds costing thousands per injection. Stupid prices and only the USA pays them because our politicians are in bed with big pharma. It is disgusting but well we all know the facts and the sad reality. Thanks for your love and right back at ya...have a splendid weekend sweet friend

@canuk-gal they lost the appeal unfortunately but I am not surprised..thanks for asking. Hope the warm weather comes and the slush melts entirely

@springerspaniel thank you and right back at ya..have a good weekend

@bling_dream19 happy weekend

@MamaBee how are you doing? What did the neurosurgeon say?

@mrs-b I am glad you get to spend more time with Eleanor. Yay new diamond on the way..Thanks for checking in with me yesterday...lots of love

@marcy enjoy Texas

Hi everyone else. So I am very upset because Fresca is injured and I cannot find a vet to see a feral before mid April. On top of that trapping her might be impossible because we have a lot of feral and Fresca travels with Pepsi and Dr Pepper and the three of them cannot be trapped at once. Once we trap one the others will run and not be back for a long time.

So I really am at a loss. It is not as simple as trapping as when we are doing TNR and she is injured so not even sure she can walk into the trap. But all that does not matter if I cannot find a local vet to examine her.

She cannot put any weight on her front left paw. I am so upset and while she is considered a wild animal she is not. Cats were not meant to live outside.

Shame on ALL people who dump their animals. I hate people. Present company excluded. There are some good people but mostly I see evil in the behavior of many.

On top of it all my parents lost their appeal. I am still struggling to breathe with this deep weight on my chest and a constant cough and honestly I am so tired. Fresca's injury is the final drip drip drip and I am overwhelmed. You all know that the feral cats mean a lot to me and I cannot bear seeing an animal suffer and yet here I am unable to do much but feed her and try to figure out our next move.

Thanks for listening and please no worries about chiming in with advice. I know enough to know we cannot save them all but I will do my best and try to figure this out. It's not looking good. On any front. Sorry for the down post but I cannot pretend or be anything less than real with how I am feeling and how things are going. Sending you all love and hugs and well wishes. Enjoy a wonderful weekend NIRDIs...XOXO



And please, if you can find it in your heart, keep sweet Fresca in your prayers and send healing energy out to her...she is just a sweet kitty who was not as lucky as domestic cats living in a house with a loving family...it was luck of the draw she was a feral born outside without any humans to love and protect her. She does not deserve this. No cat does. Please keep good thoughts for her and if you believe in g-d ask him/her to save Fresca. Thank you


Fresca from two years ago...



And from this March 16th with Pepsi

 

[finerthings]

@missy I am so sad to hear that Fresca is injured... yes, most people suck... big time. I'm hoping that there will be a miracle and she will be fine in a few days, hoping maybe she just sort of sprained her leg. Sending Fresca and you love and healing vibes. Take care @missy, hope you feel better soon.

 

[marcy]

@missy I hate to hear how hard it is for you to breathe and I am sad to hear about Fresca being hurt. I hope whatever happened heals in a short time and she adapts. You and Greg have been there for her and tried to keep her fed and offered a safe place for her to hang out. Many people do suck and only recently did I notice big pharma controls media as well, all of them sponsor the news - or should I say opinion networks? Stinks to high heaven. Corruption everywhere.

This morning I know what many ads for camping say let the adventure begin. Our shower leaks so Marty had to go find a Walmart and get caulking for it. #marcydidnotshoweragain. When I bought supplies for this tiny kitchen, I got them at a dollar store and it was intended for one or two nights of Marty going out to shot pictures. So supplies are short, electric plugs are scant. While Marty was caulking the shower, I friend 8 pieces of bacon and burnt two fingers. So it’s been an adventure this morning.

We are going nearby sightseeing this morning once his sister gets here. Fun for us.

Have a great day, I am hoping for the best.

Marcy

 

[missy]

GM girls and happy Sunday

@marcy thanks..on the plus side I am now feeding all the feral cats lots of wet food and oh my Pepsi is getting huge. She is neutered so I know she is not pregnant. I have spoken to three rescue groups and they all agree I should wait and watch because there might not be much else we can do depending what is wrong with her paw. I do have an appointment this coming friday (first I could get) at an animal hospital for Fresca if we can catch her should we need to. And I agree with everything you wrote. Corruption is everywhere and (many/most) people do suck. Your trip is an adventure. My idea of camping is this. LOL




Enjoy the time with your sister in law and have fun

@finerthings thank you...she is still limping but yesterday maybe it looked like she could put some weight on it...very hard to evaluate though from a distance so I am not sure at all. Appreciate your well wishes for her and for me too. TYSM

@MamaBee hope you are feeling better and stronger and all is going smoothly

@canuk-gal hope your weekend is going well

@bling_dream19 hope all is good by you and you are enjoying a nice weekend

@Slickk I know the week went fast...before we know it summer will be here

@springerspaniel happy weekend and hope your presentation went well and all is going smoothly and the furry babies are happy and content and healthy

I just ordered 500$ of cat food for the ferals. They deserve it and more. I wish I could take them all inside but they run whenever I go outside near them except for Pepsi. This morning (she is so bold) she was waiting outside the kitchen door and did not run immediately when I opened it because she was eager for the wet food. Mind you they have food all the time out for them (but overnight usually we shut it due to the raccoons destroying the feeder if we leave it open all night) but she wanted her wet food this morning lol. I put out 10 cans of wet food and it seemed she was eating forever. No sign of the others as of yet. Praying for Fresca's recovery.

Hello to all. Have a happy Sunday. Be well. XOXO

Bobby wishing all the NIRDIs a very happy and healthy Sunday

 

[marcy]

Hi NIRDI’s!

@missy your ferals must love the new and improved cat food. Missy and Greg are their heroes. That is promising Fresca could put a little weight on her leg. Hoping she gets better. You and I have the exact same preference for camping. See more of my camping “story” below. Hi Bobby! Has your weather cleared up there?

My dad loved camping as a kid and I quit going once I was old enough to stay home figuring it’d be my last camping trip. Wrong. Then I got in to star gazing and sadly you do that out under dark skies. Then, after we sold our 5th wheel, I thought I was out of the camping danger zone. Nope. Here we are living in a tiny toy hauler for a week. The kitchen has a double cupboard, three small drawers and on 1/2 cupboard under the sink. So there’s not much storage space. Our shower is still leaking this morning post caulking, but not as bad. The little stool worked great for me to get in and out of the shower. I might even try it at night for the bed. The bed is too high for short me and with bad knees I can’t rally push up on things to get in bed. Plus the mattress is short and compresses when you set on it making it harder to slide around on. I even kind of pulled some muscle in my stomach area. But hey, I’m here with Marty and that’s all that matters, right? We got cable hooked up from the RV park so we can watch TV.

I did a little bit of work via Marty’s laptop but only worked on a video of photos submitted this week.

Have a wonderful day and hoping your troubles are few.

Take care.
Marcy

 

[MamaBee]

Good morning girls..I wish I could offer some interesting things to say but my world has shrunk significantly. I hope you are all healthy and happy..
@missy I think of you every day. I worry about your asthma..your poor fingers, etc. I feel so bad that your mom lost her appeal for your dad. That is so unbelievably cruel that they wouldn’t let him stay.
I planned on coming here yesterday but the pain was so severe..All I could do was cry. The day before yesterday was very painful but it was manageable with the Gabapentin. I tried to problem solve why..I was sleeping on the other side..I think that position doesn’t help the other side that’s painful. Last night I stayed on my back all night. I got one hour sleep. This has been one big nightmare. Both neurosurgeons have no explanation about what I have. I have to get two more scans done..I’m also getting referred to a pain specialist but the earliest appointment is in June. I was awake last night trying to problem solve again..I feel it’s a compression issue..since I’ve been sleeping predominantly on the affected side since January 2nd. My hope is that by sleeping..or trying to sleep on my back will make that area heal. No one has a better solution.
XOXO

 

[missy]

@MamaBee I am so sorry for all you’re enduring. I am sending you so much love and so many healing vibes and well wishes. Praying whatever this is gets diagnosed soon and is very treatable with a full recovery ((((((hugs)))))))

@marcy thank you for sharing your camping experience. It’s so nice hearing you reminisce about your dad XOXO

Hi girls. Tomorrow I’m heading back to NYU. True to his word David got me in sooner to see the connective disease specialist. She’s not going to inject my fingers tomorrow because it’s an initial appointment but it’s a start. My breathing is terrible. The emergency inhalers do nothing now. I’m a little scared but have to hold on til Tuesday and hope the dupixent shot can help (though it takes months usually) and that I get approved for it. I’m debating asking for oral steroids so you know it’s bad if I’m considering that given my medical history

And in other horrible news. My college friend called me yesterday. I couldn’t speak about it this morning. Her DH died Friday night. He was my age. She’s heartbroken of course. What an awful tragedy. No words

Sending lots of love to all the nirdis
Be well. Stay safe. Hug your loved ones

 

[Vladovici]

Hey there!!
I have read your first post and I was just about to write an encouraging message but I have later noticed that it is years old.
Ive myself been in a bike accident years ago, had a few rough months but made it to a full physical recovery. As for the psychological trauma, still haunts me to this day but i still do ride the bike, not as much as before tho.

There are just so many pages of messages that I did not look to see how you have recovered over these years. Have you fully recovered?

Many hugs and kind thoughts !!

 

[missy]

Hey there!!
I have read your first post and I was just about to write an encouraging message but I have later noticed that it is years old.
Ive myself been in a bike accident years ago, had a few rough months but made it to a full physical recovery. As for the psychological trauma, still haunts me to this day but i still do ride the bike, not as much as before tho.

There are just so many pages of messages that I did not look to see how you have recovered over these years. Have you fully recovered?

Many hugs and kind thoughts !!

Yes I have. Thank you for your kind words. I’m glad you’ve also made a full recovery

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

NIRDI shout out!!!!

Sunday prayers, healing vibes, and blessings to all those who are in need. My DH was sad yesterday as it was the 10 year anniversary of his Mom's passing. Time passes but you never forget.

kind regards--Sharon

 

[missy]

Happy solar eclipse Monday lovely ladies
Rushing around this morning but wanted to wish you a wonderful marvelous Monday XOXO

 

[Slickk]

Good luck today @missy sorry you are struggling so much. On top of worrying for your folks and outdoor kitty. Sending warm thoughts to you and praying you find relief.

@MamaBee I am so so sorry you are in this much pain. Sending continued well wishes and hope that this gets diagnosed and treated post haste.

@canuk-gal truth. Time passes but one never forgets. It’s so hard to lose a parent.

@Austina hope you are well rested after your trip. Will you be able to view the eclipse today, or will you have overcast skies?

Last day of spring break, booo!!

 

[marcy]

‘Twas the day of the April 8 total solar eclipse, and all through the land,
Eclipse viewers were hoping their day went off as planned.
But Mother Nature said “nay” and threw clouds in their way,
However, eclipse chasers everywhere had traveled too far to call it a day.
So with hope and anticipation they began setting up their gear,
Knowing first contact would soon be here.
With hope and optimism they wait to see if the skies will clear,
Or at the very least, during totality some sucker holes appear.
Wishing a clear day and awesome eclipse to all,
Hoping this day will be a memorable experience to recall.

 

[Slickk]

‘Twas the day of the April 8 total solar eclipse, and all through the land,
Eclipse viewers were hoping their day went off as planned.
But Mother Nature said “nay” and threw clouds in their way,
However, eclipse chasers everywhere had traveled too far to call it a day.
So with hope and anticipation they began setting up their gear,
Knowing first contact would soon be here.
With hope and optimism they wait to see if the skies will clear,
Or at the very least, during totality some sucker holes appear.
Wishing a clear day and awesome eclipse to all,
Hoping this day will be a memorable experience to recall.

@marcy are you going to be taking some of your awesome pics? Forgive me if I have missed that tidbit. If so, I greatly look forward to them. Hope you’re enjoying your trip!! Walmart parking lot and all!!

 

[pearlsngems]

@missy,
I don't usually read this thread but I just opened it and read what has been happening the last few days. So, so sorry for all the recent troubles, but I am especially thinking now of your asthma.

I'm a retired P.T. Over the years I have had occasion to teach various people with asthma how to open their airways using diaphragmatic breathing and pursed-lip breathing. These simple techniques can be done anywhere. They are not a substitute for asthma meds, but they can sometimes help ward off an attack that is threatening to occur.

Likely you already know these techniques, but if not, I would be more than happy to explain how they are done.

 

[missy]

@missy,
I don't usually read this thread but I just opened it and read what has been happening the last few days. So, so sorry for all the recent troubles, but I am especially thinking now of your asthma.

I'm a retired P.T. Over the years I have had occasion to teach various people with asthma how to open their airways using diaphragmatic breathing and pursed-lip breathing. These simple techniques can be done anywhere. They are not a substitute for asthma meds, but they can sometimes help ward off an attack that is threatening to occur.

Likely you already know these techniques, but if not, I would be more than happy to explain how they are done.

Thank you so much pearlgems. I’m not familiar with those breathing techniques but will google them and if it’s ok I’ll ask you for clarification if I’m confused after reading about how to do them. Thank you so much for taking the time and energy to help. I appreciate it

 

[missy]

Update. Just left NYU. She did the injections in each finger. Two per finger. It hurt but was tolerable. She said it works more for raynauds but could help my chilblains. So fingers (haha) crossed. Hope everyone is having a good Monday. Enjoy the eclipse if you’re viewing it. Be safe XO

 

[Austina]

Hello lovelies

A new diamond @mrs-b ? Can’t wait to see it in its setting. Yes, so glad to be back in our big bed.

Welcome to Texas @marcy, it’s looking a bit overcast here, so hopefully you’ll get a good view and great pictures of the eclipse.

We’re keeping our fingers crossed @Slickk that it’s clear enough to get a good view.

So glad you got the injections @missy, let’s hope they do the trick, and that the exercises that pearlsngems can bring you some relief from your laboured breathing.

OMG @MamaBee, I hate that you’re still struggling so much and in so much pain. I can’t believe the Drs can’t find something, anything, that could help and get you out of this hellish loop.

I hope the happy memories your DH has of his Mum sustain him through this sad anniversary @canuk-gal.

We’ve had a fairly lazy weekend, did our food shopping on Saturday and went and got some plants for my pots yesterday, and got those in. Then we went in the pool in the afternoon, weather was just perfect.

Sending love and hugs to all of you.

 

[mrs-b]

Update. Just left NYU. She did the injections in each finger. Two per finger. It hurt but was tolerable. She said it works more for raynauds but could help my chilblains. So fingers (haha) crossed. Hope everyone is having a good Monday. Enjoy the eclipse if you’re viewing it. Be safe XO

@missy - You poor sweetheart! Ouch!!

I really hope this does the trick and that you get some relief. When does your father come home? And I was so sorry to hear of your friend's husband. What a horrible time you're having of it all. And the inefficacy of the asthma meds is just downright alarming.

@MamaBee - thinking of you always. I'm trying not to bug you (or @bling_dream19 for that matter) with endless texts, but please know - I talk to Tim and Eleanor about you every day, wondering how you're doing, and I think of you many times throughout the day.

Tim and I are heading out to Cali tomorrow morning, early (obscenely early! 4am wake up!), so we're running around like mad things today. He's coming for a week, I'll be out there for 6 weeks. Bliss! Warmth and a pool and a lovely change of scene! Outdoor dining and no more sweaters!

My gardener is here today, which is a mercy and sorely needed. I always feel as tho his first visit is the *true* mark of the change of the seasons. Things get spruced up and the "old and dead" get removed, making way for all the fresh, new life. So beautiful! I do love MA in the second half of spring, and will be back here later on in May for the best part of the season.

@marcy and @Austina - thinking of you both during today's solar event! I hope it's fascinating - tho brief.

@canuk-gal - you're so right. Life brings so much sadness, but one has to keep moving forward.

@Slickk - hoping all is going well back at school! Not long now till summer!

@springerspaniel - are you in the path of totality? Or are you so swamped with work that this event makes no difference? Is this the week you're in Boston? Thinking of you and hoping you're keeping your head above water!

We'll have about 90% coverage here, and it's just started, so I'm about to don my special glasses and go stare at one of the world's miraculous events through a pin prick in a piece of paper. Love to all the NIRDI's!

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

NIRDI shout out!!!!!

@mrs-b travel safe and well.
@missy I really hope the injections help. Sorry for the pain. How are your folks?
@marcy hope you are getting some great photos! I am not a camping person.
@MamaBee I feel awful about your suffering. Health mysteries are a DRAG.
@Slickk I hope working isn't too stressful.

Nice weather here. Going for a walk.

cheers--Sharon

 

[pearlsngems]

Thank you so much pearlgems. I’m not familiar with those breathing techniques but will google them and if it’s ok I’ll ask you for clarification if I’m confused after reading about how to do them. Thank you so much for taking the time and energy to help. I appreciate it

Yes, absolutely!
I taught this to a 5 year old boy (so you know it's easy!) , and most recently to an SA in the perfume department at Saks. (What a job for someone with asthma!)

 

[pearlsngems]

Also, @missy, I almost forgot to mention this: There is some evidence that Myofascial Release (MFR) may reduce asthma symptoms. I read a paper on this back in the 1990s and I see there is more on this topic on the Web.

Back in the early 1990s I had a patient who happened to have asthma. She arrived one day for her treatment-- an unrelated condition for which I was performing MFR on her upper body. At the start of the treatment she told me she was asthmatic and was feeling a bit tight--(minor symptoms; she didn't need her inhaler). At the end of the MFR she told me her asthma symptoms had abated entirely. She was surprised and I was intrigued.

That was what led me to start looking into whether myofascial restrictions could have anything to do with the development of asthma. I think the early articles had to do with children born with CP who had had difficult deliveries and subsequently developed asthma. But anyone can develop myofascial restrictions. The body remembers traumas and sometimes this later appears as restrictions in connective tissue.

Anyway, if this interests you, you might read up on it. Many massage therapists are trained in MFR. MFR is a painless technique.

 

[missy]

Good morning lovely ladies. Happy terrific Tuesday


Thank you so much @pearlsngems I will look into this. I appreciate the info you are sharing.
Yes, being around perfume or anything scented is pretty intolerable now. At my allergist's office they have a sign asking people to please not wear anything scented. Too bad in everyday life people don't think about this too

@mrs-b they sent him home yesterday. It is a bad situation. He cannot really move. Our system is broken to the max. Thank you for your good wishes. I am glad you are heading to sunny California. Enjoy the sunshine and warm weather.

@canuk-gal thank you for asking, My dad came home yesterday but it is not good at all. He is not mobile in the slightest and cannot get out of bed or into a wheelchair. The situation is ludicrous and outrageous IMO. Hope you are having a good week and all is going smoothly. And yes, the grief never goes away. It just gets easier to bear but it is not less potent. In my experience. Keeping your dh in my thoughts at this difficult time. May his mother's memory continue to be a blessing

@MamaBee thinking of you and sending so many well wishes

@bling_dream19 happy Tuesday

@Slickk I am very excited and happy for you..sending so much love and well wishes your way...today and every day but especially now

@marcy I hope you got some great photos and cannot wait to see them. Great eclipse poem, thank you for sharing

@Austina glad you are relaxing and all is going well and you are enjoying lovely weather

Hello everyone else. Another long day ahead and then tomorrow and Thursday I have the wake and funeral of my friend's DH. He was only 57. He was fine. Then he was not. He collapsed and then he was gone. All of a sudden. It's hard to process tbh. I still cannot believe this is happening. He was such a great guy. Everyone loved him. I was maid of honor in their wedding. She got married while I was still in graduate school. I don't know. The universe does not make sense much of the time. Life is random. And truly each day needs to be savored and appreciated because none of us know what lies ahead. We can plan like champs but that means nothing when it comes down to real life. Cra* happens.

I am seeing the allergist's nurse today and hoping they can/will give me the Dupixent shot. I feel like something is going to go wrong and I sure hope it does not. Tonight I have my zoom with my girlfriends so looking forward to that. They are such a great bunch of girls. That's it from me this morning. Have a terrific Tuesday...enjoy and be well XOXO

 

[missy]

Fresca update: She is limping a bit less each day. I am holding my breath she keeps improving. She just enjoyed a delicious breakfast put out by me. Pepsi was underfoot...I was putting out the wet food and turned around and Pepsi almost tripped me! How's that for a feral haha. She is very food motivated that is for sure and she is a chubby chubby kitty. Fresca doesn't overeat that way and is not food motivated like Pepsi but when I went back in the house and turned around Pepsi, Dr Pepper and Fresca were all eating the breakfast I just dished out for them. We have picked up a few more ferals now and I have to name them. I am going through 20 cans of wet food a day. So glad we can provide food for them. It is a privilege. If you can continue keeping Fresca (and all the ferals) in your thoughts I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you

Not from this morning but Fresca sometime last year. They all love hanging out under the trees/bushes. Makes them feel safe

 

[mrs-b]

Fresca update: She is limping a bit less each day. I am holding my breath she keeps improving. She just enjoyed a delicious breakfast put out by me. Pepsi was underfoot...I was putting out the wet food and turned around and Pepsi almost tripped me! How's that for a feral haha. She is very food motivated that is for sure and she is a chubby chubby kitty. Fresca doesn't overeat that way and is not food motivated like Pepsi but when I went back in the house and turned around Pepsi, Dr Pepper and Fresca were all eating the breakfast I just dished out for them. We have picked up a few more ferals now and I have to name them. I am going through 20 cans of wet food a day. So glad we can provide food for them. It is a privilege. If you can continue keeping Fresca (and all the ferals) in your thoughts I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you

Not from this morning but Fresca sometime last year. They all love hanging out under the trees/bushes. Makes them feel safe

@missy - you do the work of the angels with all your ferals. Bless you for your contribution to this world. Glad to hear Fresca is a little better - I continue to pray. I'll also be thinking of you and your friend during the wake and the funeral. Much love. And re your father...there are just no words. David's father, 88 yrs of age, went through something similar this year - broke his leg in the same place twice and was discharged without nursing to his elderly wife. Fell during the night twice on his first night home, tho luckily didn't break it a third time. He's deaf and has dementia, but - yep - they packed him up and sent him on his way. What the hell is wrong with people? Big hugs to you and many pats to the kitties!

ETA And that sunrise photo...!!! <3 <3 <3 Hoping hard that today goes well for you. ox

 

[mrs-b]

Currently sitting in first class on my way to LA, while Tim is back in economy. I feel both bad and kinda smug at the same time. We tried to book first for both of us, but all the first seats were sold out. I really wish he was here with me, but it's very nice knowing he's on the plane just a few rows back. I'm crazy about that man, and am always soothed just having him nearby.

#lovehimbutnotcrazyenoughtogivehimmyseat

 

[MamaBee]

Currently sitting in first class on my way to LA, while Tim is back in economy. I feel both bad and kinda smug at the same time. We tried to book first for both of us, but all the first seats were sold out. I really wish he was here with me, but it's very nice knowing he's on the plane just a few rows back. I'm crazy about that man, and am always soothed just having him nearby.

#lovehimbutnotcrazyenoughtogivehimmyseat

I just read the hashtag on the bottom! You’re too funny!

 

[Austina]

Hello lovelies

#mykindagal @mrs-b Hope it was a fast easy flight and you’ve arrived safely.

I was hoping Fresca’s limping was a sprain and not anything worse @missy, and sounds positive that she seems to be doing better. Honestly, I’m just speechless at the hospital sending your father home, how on earth are your parents going to cope? Will they be able to have a nurse come in more regularly, or isn’t that an option? I’m so sorry about your friend’s DH, what an awful shock, that’s far too young. As we said to our friends, we just need to do things when we can because who knows ………. Everything crossed that the visit to the allergist goes well, and you get some relief.

Keeping you in my thoughts @MamaBee and really hoping that you’re feeling even a little better, I hate to think of you suffering so much.

Safe travels if you’re on your way home @marcy, we had a pretty good view of the eclipse even though the day started off grim.

Hope the walking weather keeps up @canuk-gal.

Rain this morning, but looks to be brightening up so hopefully in the pool later.

Nothing else going on with us.

Be safe and well lovely NIRDIs