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When I opened my blinds this morning - aaaahhh! It's a Winter Wonderland!! But it's NOVEMBER - and not even late in the month! I can't even remember when I've seen the sun for more than a few hours, I wish I could send all this cloudy rainy damp cold and snowy weather off to the USA west coast where it would be appreciated.
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gOOD mORNING !
sUNNY AND CLEAR, IN PARTS OF sOcAL.

cWILLIE, Send that stuff here for the folks who need it, yes, they would so appreciate your gesture.

Hey! a shout out to Canada, and Gershun.
Did you open your blinds/curtains this morning?
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Truth is.....reduced to tears just googling the air quality in the general area.
There are so many people in trouble, lives and homes threatened from the fires.

Last night was hard to get to sleep, with PTSD symptoms, all over the place with anxiety, hypervigilance.

Once acknowledged, turning off any news, trying to be positive, and upbeat.

Not good enough.....
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Your'e right Send...Those fires are horrible and hurting so many people and animals.Many have died and some are missing.The fires are only 25 % contained I heard,so far and there's so much bad stuff in the air,it makes it hard to breathe.I'm so sorry about the fires and especially that they are close to you.
I wish I could send some of this snow and cold that way,somehow.
Sorry you had such a rough night too.
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Thank you Luckylu....
Elderly loved one was just hospitalized.
When asked if he wanted CPR, he said yes.
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Glad to have this thread as a refuge......friends are here.
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In honor of caregiver appreciation day, a big thank you to everyone on A/C

🍩☕️
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Praying my head off for you, Send, and others, plus animals, in California fire areas!
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Thank you Mally.
And MsMadge, for the coffee and donut!
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About the fires, not sure what the solutions should be to avoid destructive fires like these in the future, but I think a couple of reasons why so many homes are destroyed is because more and more houses are being built closer and closer to where the woods are, and on top of that, the trees are not being cleared around those housing developments. With the drought, those trees get dry and are just waiting to burn.

So sad for those who lost their loved ones, and whose homes are destroyed, Being homeless around the holidays is horrible. And the homeless pets, the dead wild animals...it's just very sad.

California really needs a plan to avoid wild fires like these from happening again. If not, more people will die, more houses will be destroyed, more dead animals and pets.
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Sorry Send and everyone who near these fires. I have family there too. And family fighting them as well.
You are in my prayers. It is such a devastating thing these fires. I use to live there too and it was horrible practically year after year of fires.
Anyway, I am very sorry for what you all are experiencing.
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We've had a few inches of heavy wet snow - should I shovel the drive, build a snowman or just hibernate in the hope it melts soon?
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Build a slushy snowman, just for fun, fresh air, exercise.

And let it melt. The first light snow always melts. Doesn't it? lol

We had a small amount of snow yesterday morning here. Today it's all gone.
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Try not to build the snowman in the driveway. You'd have to run over Frosty getting the car out.
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So I thought I would compromise by shovelling just 1/2 the driveway and using the pile of snow to make a snow sculpture. Yeah, I got tired and it's still just a pile of snow.
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That is soooo much better re-naming Frosty a "snow sculpture". Ha ha ha!
It won't hurt near as bad when running the car over "it".
Does the snow sculpture have a black top hat, a corncob pipe, and a button nose?
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Update : Some good news

a couple of months ago, a friend's dh had aspirated and she made the tough decision to allow a feeding tube - he's been improving and able to handle purée enough that it is looking like the tube will be removed
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Great news, MsMadge!
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I'm feeling bored and a little lonely - what is everyone doing today?
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Waiting for the phone to ring... :(

Not really! I'm hardly 17 any more, after all. But every one of those kids has rung to say 'can I call you on...' and then there's been not a peep out of them otherwise. It's not the not ringing, it's the volunteering and not doing it that makes me grind my teeth.

D1 I really don't mind so much she hasn't called, though. She and her fiancé have just had an offer accepted on a house they want to buy, and she's very excited, and she sent me the brochure with a little ❤️on the email.

Oh lordy. What do you say when you have been racking your brains for two days and can't think of a single nice comment to make?

That bathroom will be FREEZING in the winter, and it's on the ground floor, beyond the kitchen, and it'll drive them mad. They'll have to redecorate throughout. The tiny yard is a complete tip. There are stains on the front wall which means the guttering is dodgy. And it's *eye-wateringly* expensive, and she's all happy because they got a chunk knocked off the asking price. "Shaker-style" kitchen my arse! - they'll be lucky if the Shakers don't sue them for libel.

I'm just hoping to goodness it all falls through. Can't very well say that to her, though, can I.

So I turned to Auntie Google for advice, and this came up on a very nice lady's blog about coping with adult children but I couldn't find her name to accredit it:


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Notes to Self: Daily Reminders

Overlook it. If you can't overlook it, forgive it.

It's their life.

If they want advice, they'll ask for it.

Keep up your own interests.

Be enthusiastic. It beats being critical.

It's better to be liked than right.

Let them treat you to something.

Keep good-housekeeping tips to yourself

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Which all seemed eerily relevant.
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Here's some advice about that I read just the other day - "you must be so excited!"

Whether it's an engagement to someone questionable (as it was where I read it) or an offer to purchase a money pit it acknowledges their feelings without revealing your own.
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Willie, I've been saying that to people for ages. Who knew I was so current. LOL

I guess it's better than letting them see your eyes glaze over and your neck tipping cause you are starting to nod off I suppose. Mind you, I've had years of practice. My Hubs and everyone in his family barely pause to take a breathe when they talk. My F I L has been known to tell two hour stories. By the end no one is really listening. One time he was telling a story I'd heard several times before. I think 45 min. in i got up to retrieve my emery board thinking I might as well be doing something useful while he was droning on. He actually paused to wait for me.................then M I L said "are we boring you?" I was so tempted to say yeah, actually, you are.

I've been finding it harder and harder every day to pretend interest in things that don't interest me. I guess it's a sign I'm becoming old and intolerant. I'm sure next thing you know I'll be shouting "you young whipper snappers!" to my neighbors. God help me!
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You could always say, "WOW! What a house!!"

Lol "they'll be lucky if the Shakers don't sue for libel" cracked me up. Realtors get quite creative in some of their descriptions, that's for sure.
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CW I said the oo how exciting bit when she rang to tell me, is the trouble. Then she sent me the pictures. If I just say oo how exciting again she'll probably want to have me assessed for dementia.

This fiancé has grown on me a lot, he's a good boy; but in this context - he is an architect. He thinks living in a building site is normal, and he's used to spending other people's money 🤔
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Since last year, this will be our new Thanksgiving tradition. We will no longer BBQ at the house for TG as a family. From now on, we will all eat out at a restaurant the night before TG. After 2 hours of going through the website trying to find the best buffet dinner, calling each restaurant to see if they can seat 29 people, the price, the menu theme, etc... (kids $25, adult $35+)… And ruling out restaurants that uses ajijimoto (MSG) since I'm very sensitive to it (severe pounding headache) and no 100% seafood menu (my allergy) … We finally decided to have dinner tomorrow at Lone Star. I haven't eaten there in over 10 years - one time only. I want ribs! They want steak. We all love their bread. Fave sis texted me and said that she will pay for my meal. Yippee!
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Movie 🍿 recommendation

Still Mine

true story set in NB
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I love the cast, MsMadge!

Um. Are you sure you would recommend it for caregivers who are trying to persuade their beloved parents to move into more practical accommodation - ?!
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Here at my home, my hubs and I do celebrate Christmas. Or used to.
It is getting harder to do when he can't get the Christmas decorations out of the shed. The day after Thanksgiving, neighbors had their lights up. He may not want to decorate, but I still do. I realize it is not a competition, and lights are not the real reason for the season. Thinking, thinking, not willing to go dark without lights, as there is a light in my heart....I'm still standing, after all these years!
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You have an excellent reason to buy new decorations Send, and the new LED ones are much more PC too ;)
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Ha ha, spent the day:
Going in the shed, cannot find the box of lights.
(They are LED) new from last year.
Buying new decorations.
Returning same decorations.
All that I am left with are the over-priced s n o w f l a k e s .

Why does hubs get an 8 x 10 shed to himself? Even though I did go into the shed, there is no way I am going to Walmart alone to buy lights.

Politics and LED lights???? : o)
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