Ten o’ clock, and already you all have more than 30 posts! Well done! 
It’s currently 56Ferrets with a forecast high of 74F. I have my doubts about that high coming to fruition. Very overcast and continued drizzle so far today. But we are in for a warming trend starting tomorrow with a few days of near or exceeding 80s.
I don’t really do the Holiday Flail these days and haven’t for years. I’m not a believer, so the Christian traditions are not personally meaningful except to the extent it may please other family members if I indulge their views. The end of the year is often a busy time for me workwise, so I don’t make travel plans then. Now that the Parentals live so far away, I don’t see them at holidays. I live too rural for anyone to come trick-or-treating, so that’s a non-event, too. No birthdays I celebrate in those months. For me, except for paying work, it’s a pretty quiet time. I’m fine with that. 
I’m glad things improved! Smart to take along your dried sage, though.
It’s surprising what we acclimate ourselves to for the love of pets. My last little guy, Lewis, was obsessed with foot-licking. He was a Very Good Dog so had bed privileges. It started because he was cold unless he was covered up. He wore hoodies, unlike Ollie, who tears them off in record time. Lewis’s night wasn’t complete until he’d done a thorough wash of my feet. I wasn’t a huge fan, but I got used to it.
Hippie, what a sad thing in your wife’s family. You’re wise to not get caught up in the drama of the schism. No good can ever come of that. I hope somehow they can sort it all out.
Glad you’re feeling better, Coppertone. Enjoy the cookout!
Your Labor Day dinner sounds very nice to me, swampy! Enjoy the RDOS slothing and the repast!
JtC, how could Hubs be so absent minded about the dessert? 
It does sound like you can get the recipe, at least. Enjoy the stitching, and well done to you for keeping up the TC and regaining your mobility!
taters, I’m with you on seeking out preassembly but also on a limit for how much that should cost. Glad you’re getting your own space, though! Hope the HOA meeting goes well.
Good grief, fly boy – that’s a lot of excitement for jury duty, and a little too close for comfort. My county has a crime-mapping website where the public can peruse what’s going on around them. I check it daily. There is scant information, usually a terse description such as, “Theft,” or “Animal at Large,” or “Suspicious Conditions.” Every now and then, there’s one that’s a real head scratcher or very disturbing, like, “Fraud,” or my all-time favorite: “Strangulation.” What are my neighbors up to??
@wolfpup, good for you for braving the downsizing/house sale trauma. I think about this a lot but have only worked my way up to taking on Stuff Reduction. My hope is to be ready to move when the day arrives without actually having to move yet. Good luck with it all – so stressful!
BooFae, I hope you can get the problem child sorted. If anyone can, it’s you.
What a scary experience! I relate. I always considered Domestic Court to be the most dangerous of all assignments when working in a courtroom. Crim, they expect problems, so there are lots of bailiffs and custody personnel in the courtroom. But in Domestic Court, it was usually just one bailiff unless we were alerted to someone potentially being a problem. Our bailiffs were regular sheriff’s deputies who were rotated into Court Services as part of their assignments, but still. I could tell stories. < shudder > I rarely had to clerk Domestic Court, but we were all expected to do some of it when the regularly assigned clerks were on vacation.
52, congrats on getting the blinds hung! That’s a big deal and a good job to have out of the way. Your sis is amazing on the light fixture scores, too!
“Change the furnace filter” is on my to-do list as well, Oopsie. Has been for a couple of weeks. I just need to double-check the size before placing the order. It’s kind of a pain, so it’s still not done. Maybe today. Enjoy your reading!
Lily, poor kittehs! I hope the thunder abates soon. Glad you’re getting vaxxed soon. So am I. I have appointments for both COVID and flu vaxxes starting later this week.
I hope you managed to corral Ms. Peach, VanGo! Dogs that don’t listen… don’t get me started!
Enjoy the brownies, Mollie!
Not really much to share about what’s going on around here today. Ollie is fine despite his encounter with… something… yesterday. He consumed his brekkie with gusto and we had a nice game of Boo, Ollie! Now he’s settled down to snooze.
I’ve got berries and sugar dissolving for jam I plan to make later on. Just a couple of pints will be plenty.
Puzzles are puzzed and berries continue to ripen but aren’t quite ready to pick. There’s plenty else to do around the house, so I’ll try to pick a few chores that need the most attention.
Breakfast shall be a repeat of yesterday. Dinner will be leftover steak, half a spud and an ear of corn.
Enjoy your days, all!