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Also I'm very very sorry for what you're going through that so stressful

My dad lived out of state. He had a stroke but it was one that affected his mind more than his body. He was put in a mental care facility because of his confusion. And they told him he could not drive anymore. Sometimes you have to take the bull by the horn's. As horrible as it is. There should be a senior with disabilities social services close by. You can contact them and let them know what is going on. This time year they're not as busy as they are after Christmas. Kids start changing their parents. Is he still able to toilet himself fix his food and feed himself? Does he keep clean. Has he taken to wondering from home? Is he financially responsible. Those are some of the screening questions I can remember

I sure wish I lived closer so I could be of help. You took good care of yourself and keep me informed. I think I've given you my phone number if you want it.

Pretty sure I have it. I'll let you know if I don't.
Some good news - must have just been food poisoning. Naiomi was fine, though sleepy, today. Nobody else got sick.

I would say so. My granddaughter started track. She is third-grade

That is pretty exciting! Hope everything goes wonderful

That'll show their character then. Enjoy your weekend.

It sure has. It's drizzling today but other than that it's been lovely.

Fantastic I'm very proud of you! That's a lot of hard work. Allergies suck. People move here to get away from them but we still have some.

It was a long semester, but it was worth it! :)

I'm sorry to hear that. :(

I'm in that boat too. My daughter is really broken up with this one.

Awesome!

Wonderful.

I'm happy for you! I'll miss having you as my sort-of-phantom fellow SOH user in town, but I know you're going where you'd rather be.

That's awesome! What do you teach?

That is great!!!

I'm currently teaching third grade at a public school, but my new position will have me teaching 5th grade at a charter school.

Hope the change works out well!

My granddaughter is a third grader in a public school. I think she's a joy. My cousin wrote a real awesome book you might want to know about. It's called The Tree Lady by Joseph H Hopkins. Won several awards for it. It is about the woman that sounded Balboa Park. A very good book for girls but any child would like it

I do love third graders, but I really wanted to get out of my school so badly. Student behavior is getting worse and worse there and the administration does nothing about it. Granted, their hands are somewhat tied by district policies that are more about race than the actual problems that are present. Plus I moved recently, and the commute is wearing on me. I was willing to teach any grade at a school that wanted me. I've actually heard of that book, I'll have to check it out. I grew up in San Diego, incidentally.

My granddaughter goes to an excellent school in Dallas Oregon. Kids are expected to behave. The parents are very involved. Excellent staff excellent administration.

That's great! That's all true of the school that I'm going to. Not so much at the school where I currently work.

Hugging you.

Hugs!! 💙💜

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That hitting people here suddenly, too. My son-in-law has been miserable with it for the last 2 days, and his job involves being outside a good part of the day so it's impossible for him to avoid.

Let us know what happens. School seems to be going by fast

Yay!

Have fun. My cat wants to escape. The dog goes outside she cries until he comes in.

Don't they have that other thing where you put the pill in a treat?

That would be a great idea for most cats. I tried that, but was unsuccessful. I bought a bag of those, and gave them to my cats as treats without pills in them first. Neither of my spoiled cats would eat them. Not even one little nibble.

My daughter has that issue with one of her cats. He's too suspicious of the pill-cover treat and won't go near it.

The other one has to take an antihistamine pretty often. Fortunately he is just the opposite. If it looks and smells like food to him, he effectively says "Oh boy! Food!" and gobbles the whole thing, pill and all.

I wish my cat would do that. At least my difficult cat only needs 10 days worth of pills, 9 pills to go. I'm expecting him to be increasingly difficult every morning. I will get it done, though. The other cat allows me to give him a pill so long as it involves tuna.

That's great news. I'm pulling for you!

Thanks!

One moment at a time

How awful! I'm sorry you are in pain but glad that you didn't get hurt even worse than you were!

What a horrible experience. I'm glad you received such good care and will recover. Hopefully, very soon.

Thanks, I'm grateful to be alive and not have a permanent or crippling injury. The pain, while unpleasant, is temporary and I will be back on my bike again as soon as I can.

Good grief, how awful. Hope you feel better soon.

That's horrible!!!! Glad you were not badly damaged. And apparently no brain trauma which is good. I pray you recover quickly

Bless your heart Squid. Prayers for quick and painless healing.

Oh no! I'm so sorry; that really sounds awful. I hope the pain is gone soon and you heal well and quickly.

Glad you weren't going too fast and in the end will be ok. Hope you heal fast!

I am very sorry you're going through that.

Sorry to hear that CC. I hope it gets resolved soon!

I am blessed to have a wonderful dr. He called me at home at 9 PM and apologized for the mess. CVS was also out of stock but I got enough for the weekend.

That's good to hear!

Good.

Give him a hug for me! That is awesome. I'm glad your family finally got a vacation you had a tough couple of years.

I've had my nose in a book couple of days now I really ought to do some cleaning. Just sort of sad and meandering around today.

It's hard to do anything productive when you are sad. I'm sending you hugs!

Thank you I put on too much weight lately and so I'm off of sugar. I did OK for a couple of days today I need a fix. I'm saying no.

Good for you. Stay strong. I know it isn't easy!

Did they leave you some Cranberry Sweets? I have been sugar-free since Monday. I was getting totally out of hand. I was like a junkie looking for a fix. No more sugar until I lose about five more pounds.

No, thank goodness. There's about a case of Girl Scout cookies sitting on the kitchen counter right behind me, though. But as much as I really like them, I'm honestly not tempted by sweets.

I did succumb to a beer, though. How could I say no to Graham Cracker porter? And Gary put a Death by Coconut Irish porter in the upstairs fridge for me. I may succumb to that too.

I understand about the "junkie" thing. That's why I gave up cheese for Lent (along with coffee & sweeteners). I knew I was eating entirely too much of it. That worked; it's back under control now.

I am proud of you. The cravings have lessened for a couple of days and they're swinging back today, not giving in. Now if you ever come to visit me we will go there if you want to. Free samples.

It was Brenda Brekkes son. She's been quite active in the community for a long time.

He had a used bookstore in Portland the last I heard. He went off the North Bend bridge.

Barney is back at NBHS

I saw your post about the snow. Have a safe trip.

Prayers said

Thnx, knocked it outta the wata!

Wonderful! When my kids were little one of our favorite shows was called "Wordsmith " he would break down the meanings of words. Very often a Latin base.