My bold.
No, you don’t. You need to feel sad. Feeling sad about sad things is appropriate and necessary. We honor those who have died when we remember them and miss them. Next week would have been my 30th wedding anniversary… and I’ve been feeling sad, too. And there’s a lot to feel sad about these days. Nobody has to look very far… {{{Chefguy}}}
Did you notice my Happy Dance? Daughter’s realtor told her to set up her utilities for Wednesday!!! Closing is a go!!! And she figures they’ll do their furniture move over Labor Day weekend. There is a light at the end of the tunnel!
I’m a big believer in being sad right out loud. Letting my friends help. Spent way too many years suffering silently, so I’ll listen to all of you if you’ll listen to me.
Happy dancing with you!
great news!
To say nothing of no longer having as much of her Grandma FCM as she’s used to. Guessing that may the hardest for her. Extra hugs and spoiling is called for. Feel free to slip her mom a little extra too.
boo
I will still see her almost daily - I’m her daycare!
Happy new baby, kai!
Yay for FCDaughter’s new house!
RATTY! 
The Irish came home from the beach today. The Boondock Kittens were sleeping all day until they heard the door close downstairs, then they ran down for cuddles. I thought they were sleeping through a growth spurt, but then I found out what they were up to last night. All the toilet paper in the downstairs bathrooms was confetti. Good thing the little brats are so darn cute.
Home from the park. It is so nice out that I thought why waste it sitting indoors.
Happy News FCM!
That was quick.
Fence guy got fence posts. He’s coming over tomorrow. I hope to put the posts in.
Cute kitty Herald
Dom is cute too, kind of sort of
Congrats on baby Kai
{{{Dots}}} and {{{Cookie}}}
{{{suze}}} I hope the vertigo is gone now.
Glad your hubby is on the road to mending nettie.
OW, you sound like you would be the fun aunt for a mess of kids. I was lucky enough to have one of those. My late Aunt Alice used to ride the wildest roller coasters with us kids and buy us things the folks wouldn’t think about.
Mooooooom, when I drop an ice cube, it’s instant entertainment watching Nelson play hockey with it until it melts.
Congrats on the babby wiki!
Thanks for the news about silenus shady. I rarely read or post outside of the MMP, so I didn’t know.
herald, Gideon is a handsome cat!
dot, you have more going on than your brain, you have a heart. I hope that the ECT helps you get back on track.
{{{cookie}}}
When I put Nelson in his crate this morning before irk, he began whining. I caved and let him out, since the biggest reason he’s usually in there is in case maintenance has to come in (right now, the complex is looking for a maintenance guy) because he’s never been destructive to anything more important than a tissue left on the night stand.
Mistake! The carpet on the bedroom side of the door had been damaged by the little beagle houseguest a couple of years ago, but hadn’t been a problem for him. When I got home, I found carpet damage on the hall side of the door. 
I’m pretty sure that it was because I closed the laundry room door and his lovey was in there. The little turd is grounded to his crate tomorrow no matter what kind of a sad face he pulls.
Stay safe and healthy y’all!
Nut I would like to see the bees!
Dot mucho big hugs
Chefguy also mucho big hugs
The restaurant was AMAZING. I never had Peruvian food before. We started with a yucca appetizer and some fried plantain thingies, red sauce for the plantains and a spicy cheese sauce for the yucca… That cheese sauce, Yo.
I had fried noodles and beef, which was kinda like a super tasty Lo mien, it had loads of beef in it though, and we split a coconut flan and each had a Dulce de leche cookie . I am beyond stuffed.
The cat informs me she is jealous of all the attention that the rat is getting…
so here she is…
Lulu
Equally boopable.
Enchanting of course, just like her rat brother (funny, I used to call my brother the rat brother. He wasn’t nearly as cute though).
Boo
Evening all. Cheeseburgers have been consumed, cans are back in the garage, and nappage accomplished, so all is right with the world here at Casa rat. There’s rain in the area but it seems to be missing me again.
red, nelson needs a lesson, but you need to be a responsible mom and keep his lovely available…
FCM, sounds like you’ll be getting your house back shortly…except for the daycare…
Dot, be strong. You know that you write better than 90% of the folks in the USA and are probably in the top half of the Dope (we’re pretty smart folks here). I always enjoy reading your posts, even the gloomy ones. So hang in there and write to us anytime.
Cookie, we all lose folks, especially as our ages climb. Remember them well, but don’t let it drag you down into depression.
Everyone have a good night tonight.
Howdy Y’all! We took ourselves out of contention for worst yahd in da hood this mornin’ and then became the complete and total slugs we are meant to be. Seriously, except for the makin’ and eatin’ of sup, nuttin’ else happened. OYKW has declared that tomorrow we shall feast upon the geezer special at GC.
Wiki yay for soon to be new grand baby!
Cute cat and rat pics y’all!
Dots if in the end the treatments do what they are meant to do, then it will be worth it for ya. Hang in there, do what you can, and forget about the rest.
{{{Cookie}}} it’s OK to be sad.
Everyone else, yays, boos, hugs, trouts, chitlins, noogies, and how you doin’s all around, as needed
Nitey Nite Y’all!
yeah, they said it better than i could and the roommate leaving is a good thing cause the only good she brought to ya was the daughter and it seems she didn’t want anyone to realize how bad she seemed to be at that job …
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to sort.
Cookie, it’s OK to be sad.
Yay for the new grandbaby, wiki!
Morning, mumpers! Busy day already - been to the gym, showered and washed my hair when I got home, laundry is doing its thing in the whirly machine and I’m drinking tea. I’ve been off work all week and not achieved much, but it has been good to not have to do irk stuff. I have got Monday and Tuesday booked off next week but I will cancel that as I don’t need to take those days, and it was intended for an overseas trip that never happened.
Those of you who are friends on the Book of Faces (and you’re all welcome to be) will be pleased to hear that my car’s tyres now have air in them so all’s well there. Might even pay my car tax today since the reminder came recently and it needs to be done before the end of the month.
cookie big hugs to you, it’s ok to feel sad about things, it’s a necessary response to stuff and you should go ahead with feeling sad until you’re done with it.
Dots also gentle hugs for you, I’m sorry that life is piling so much onto you at the moment, but we’re always here when you need us.
Wiki yay for a new baby! Hope it all goes well 
Moooooom I hope you’ve made sure daughter has an adequate supply of coasters for the new house!
metalmouse hope the foot continues to heal. I’ve had constant heel pain for a while, really should get it looked at but there’s this virus thing going around…
Happy Friday, everyone!
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 72 Amurrkin out today and a little rainy with a predicted high of 88 with an eighty percent chance of rain/tstorms/apocalypse for the day. No big plans for the day with the exception of goin’ for the geezer special at GC. Other than that, Netflix and sloth shall rule the day. Well, one other thing. Got some 'nanners that need to be used, so I will make a ‘nanner puddin’. Somebody is all excitated about that.
MOOOOOOM yay on the young’uns house closin’! A case of tp makes for a nice house warmin’ gift if you’re looin’ for suggestions.
Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, onward into the day! Rah.
Happy Firday Y’all!
FCD has already decided that he’s giving them a gift card to Lowe’s since they’ll need paint and blinds and such. The blinds in the house are in terrible shape and demand replacing. Plus who knows what else they’ll need to do…
Lovin’ the critter pics!
Just finished breakfasting. FCD left before 7 to meet with someone before their 8AM meeting. I hope he stopped to get something to eat. He drives me crazy with his meal-skipping, then complaining about how he feels. I’m pretty sure pre-diabetic folks shouldn’t do stuff like that.
Not sure what today’s plans are - sometime in the next couple of days, I need to do a load or two of laundry. And I’ll have Roxy most of today. Just gonna make it up as I go along.
Happy Firday!!
Up and Irking. Made a list for my brother to go to the sto’ I just got to get thru my irk day, do a little picking up, a light mop and mebbie start another load of laundry , then this evening starts Shabbat… YAAAAY!
Sometime I’ll post a picture of the cat and the rat together… and I am still waiting on bee pics!
Happy Friday all (prep day in Casa Janis)
Swampy, " looin’ " is the best typo ever for this subject!
Don’t forget that National TP Day 
is only 5 days away. And I just accidentally discovered that World Toilet Day 
is on November 19!
Does anyone know if there’s such a thing as Depends for Walkers? Ummm, asking for a friend…
No, I didn’t have an accident, but the last half mile of my walk was marginally distressing. I made it home just fine. 
Whew!
Daughter is working for FCD today and SIL’s shift starts at 11 this morning, so I’ve got Roxy pretty much all day. Maybe I’ll take her to a playground for a while.
Meanwhile - hydration!!
Very pretty kitty. Cuddles for her, please, and a nose boop.