Did you just realize this NOW?!!! I haven’t been back nearly as long as you’ve been here and I caught that one! 
This is what we’re here for. (Well, not just that, but you know what I mean.) In the meantime, {{{Sari and Ripple}}} I’m with everyone else saying I’m glad that Ripple is doing better, and you definitely need the stability that a dog brings to your life.
Congratulations on getting this close to your goal! Mine is 150. I was down to 214 (from 276), then the medicine that was helping with with that became something I couldn’t take anymore for the weight loss. Now I’m back up to around 226 and I’m trying to find ways to at least stabilize until my doctor and I can figure something else out. I love reading stories of people getting where they want to be!
My 17 year old is thinking about it themself. It seemed to be a really good option for them (they’ve got a lot of genetic markers that make “just eat less and exercise more” something that doesn’t work as well, something they can thank me for!) Then when they found out that their stomach doesn’t grow back, it freaked them out a bit. Now I’m hoping that I can find ways to reassure them that the surgery will be a good thing for them.
This is what Hubby keeps thinking too. He should know better because he’s got a degree in molecular biology and used to teach a health and wellness class. But he’s still got 20 year out of date info in his mind.
{{{Nellie}}} This is definitely tough. I was going through the same kind of fears when my Dad first found out he had kidney problems. I offered up one of mine, but due to his age and health, he wouldn’t be a good candidate. So I definitely know how you’re feeling, coming at it sideways.
Thanks! I’ll be sure to stop by in the next day or two to do that. Of course, while I’m there I’m probably going to buy a bunch of other stuff that I shouldn’t but… that’s Dollar Tree!
Boo, I’m glad you were able to get your iPad fixed with little fuss and not nearly as much cash outlay.
Smart thinking! I usually buy multiples from Amazon (which I’ve been lucky with both them and Anker) for my family and I have cords squirrelled away everywhere so when BtY inevitably comes to me needing a new one because “I don’t know why it stopped working!”, I have one to give him. This kid has broken high quality cords/headphones/etc as well as low quality. They both last about the same time, so I go with the cheaper ones to save money in the long run.
Oh no! I hope the Benadryl and Allegra do their darn jobs and get your sneezing to stop. Dang allergies is right!
I’m pretty happy for Hubby right now. His tutee didn’t reply back whether they’d be online for their tutoring session, so Hubby decided that he wanted to go to our local game store to play Magic: The Gathering. He’s been wanting to go for awhile now, and I’ve been wanting him to do something that is for him. He’s been gone for several hours, which tells me he’s having a great time. I can’t wait until he gets home tonight and he tells me all about it.
I got a chance to look at CtE’s hair. They love it. I hardly see any purple in it. It’s a lot more blond with purple highlights than purple with blond highlights. I’m really thinking I need to find someone that is a lot better at this stuff than me so it comes out right. But, as Hubby pointed out, the important thing is that CtE is happy with it. So I’ll just have to decide in the future if I trust myself to do this.
The other thing I found out about CtE’s hair today is that they are loving their shorter hair. They’ve been bobbling their head all around the house to make their hair bounce. They told me that they’d forgotten how much they liked the shoulder-length hair - fewer knots and it feels really cool as it bounces. I’m hoping this helps their mental state too. It seems to have so far.
Heard from Dad too. Found out that the reason his PT was working on his upper body instead of his lower was that they’d been given the wrong information on what Dad needed. So they’re going to start working on his balance and lower body strength. I’m not sure if this will affect when he goes home - I’m really hoping insurance will let him stay a bit longer because I think the 4 days of PT left aren’t going to be enough to get him where I wouldn’t be constantly worrying about him falling. I’ll talk to him more tomorrow and find out if he’s heard anything.
And now I should consider the shower and getting ready for sleep. Tomorrow will be a busy day and I want to be more awake for it than I have been today. Good sleep, all! Chat more in the morning!
then walked back to the hotel to collect our luggage before getting the S-Bahn to the airport. Check-in took a couple of minutes, security took ages despite having fast-track but we got there in the end. Now chilling in the business lounge until it’s time to get on the plane.
). I feel like at this point it’s on them. Next time I eventually go back there I’ll pay for it, but I’m not going back over there again just for this.