Sunshine, I'm sorry about your DD's loss. I hope her Grandma comes to visit at Thanksgiving.

VNW - you sure have a busy day! Remember to slow down and put your feet up at some point so you get a break.

I hope everyone else who is sick gets better soon.

Mostly stretchy day for us. We are going grocery shopping tonight, but just for the specials that will keep while we're gone. I finished cleaning the house last night, so tonight I have to pack up the rubbermaid tote with the dogs' food, meds and instructions so that all I have to do is grab it when we take the dogs to the kennel tomorrow afternoon. Tomorrow night we'll be packing to go. I'll have to do 2 loads of laundry first, though.

Bailey has been holding her own. We pretty much keep her off the stairs except for going down once or twice a day and only going up once. She tends to want to ride the "elevator" up the stairs at bedtime (she wants DH to carry her up the stairs). We've been giving her some extra food for about the last week trying to put a couple of pounds on her. No evidence that's working yet, though. At least she's eating good. Diego has been eating too good, so he's back to normal portions instead of the extra we were feeding him to get him back up to his normal size. If Bailey doesn't eat, he doesn't eat. They were both not eating prior to us switching dog food, and now they're both eating again. She's getting used to her even more reduced vision, so she's not as fearful as she has been. Her cataracts have been growing, so now she can only see out of the corners of her eyes.

Breakfast was eggs, cheese and half a banana. Lunch is a sandwich, salad and pineapple. Dinner will be something with pork chops.

I hope everyone has a good day today.

Jill

Dear ALl, I was so engrossed with my poor ill Heart that I did not post since Thursday or maybe it was even Weeds, I apologize.  When I get the chance, I intend to go back through the daily Generral posts & reply.  It's the least that I can do.

Today is Election Day, & our boulden dutyy to vote.  We have little on our ballot, imagine 2 canddiates for the only 2 offices are running unopposed!

Heart has a darling new Service-Dog-in-Training vest.  It FITS -- the former one was extra-small but HUGE on her.  This one is called tiny, & it fits.  The former oen was orange & black, & looked garish on Heart, this one is bllue, white, & black & looks handsoome on her.  Not a minor detail is that it goes on & off without hurting her infected leg.

Yours in Him, Deb

Sunshine - Each day I write a to-do list and start it with "Thy will be done" so that I will TRY to remember that what is best for me to do may not be what I think is best to do, lol. You are so smart to think about what will be best for you and your family and I will certainly pray for that to unfold for you!!! I wish I was more like you. And will also keep your extended family in my prayers.

I worked this morning, voted in our many local elections, then was called up to sit for a few extra hours today so one of the families I work for could go to calling hours where they saw my daughter who I did not know was in town. I called her and asked her to stop by the house before she left town (she goes to school 3 hours away). She came but said she didn't really want to since I always 'bug' her about her feelings - this was the brother of a friend of hers who died in an accident so it was terribly sad. And I admit, I did say, "how are you feeling?" UGH. I am truly horrible to her to dare to ask that. (grr, i really should know better, after all I've known her all her life.)  We did end up talking about other things so we had a nice visit before she left. And we'll see her on Saturday to celebrate her birthday anyway, but man, she's always been like this, assuming i'm going to pry, and misunderstanding my concern for her....someday....she will have children and she will understand, I hope.

Now I have a rip-roaring headache and need to eat, since I've not eaten yet today and it's now 4:30 p.m. I am a creature of habit and this day has turned out much differently than expected. I wish I was more flexible, but there you have it, I am not! *sigh*   peace.

DH is at work after a quick sandwich before he left.  I hope he will take time to eat something in the cafeteria tonight.  I had some leftover stew for lunch.

He carried the big laundry basket out for me and I need to get a load of socks and undies in the cycle soon.  I also need to start the dishwasher.

I am having a bad flare-up of my psoriasis, one that I usually get this time of year.  It is very painful and DH has to do the medication.  Then I mostly have to just stay lying in bed with little sitting up. (guess that kind of tells you where the flare-up is).  So I'm trying to learn to crochet differently since I feel so useless just lying there.

BBQ chicken wings, mac and cheese, and pea salad tonight for supper.

re-tired   

Tonigt we are having hamburger steaks, mashed potatoes and salad.  Will have to run to the store to buy dh lunch stuff for work.  There is no place to grab lunch where he is working out of town.  Will send  it in an ice chest for tomorrow and the rest of the wk.  Have a couple of loads of wash.  Ds and dh went to the lease this past weekend. (I stayed home to care for my mom) They broght home dirty laundry and gross  ice chest that needed to be cleaned before they go again.   Tomorrow is my shopping day at Sprouts again.  I always look forward to going.  (I am one of those people who likes to grocery shop) 

Should be stretchy today. Only money out is for a med refill. Going to be busy, though. We need to take the dogs to the kennel after we get home from work. then we need to pick up my meds, eat dinner and pack for the trip. We made a grocery run last night to pick up the specials that would keep for a while. I also got the dogs' food packed in the tote last night so I don't have to do it today.

Breakfast today is cereal and half a banana. Lunch will be a leftover porkchop, mac and cheese and veggies. Dinner will be hotdogs, leftover black beans and veggies.

Re-tired, I hope your flare-up ends quickly.

I hope everyone else recovers quickly from their illnesses.

And I hope everyone, regardless of how they feel, has a good day.

Jill