Well, I also have a Roomba, but I perform the waste inspections on him myself.
(((Flyboy and Wife))))
((((Fishy and CtY))))
((((FairyChats))))
It sounds like the best decision at the moment. Plus worst case you can still visit.
Meatspace is weird, but there is cold beer there. As long as you check in occasionally, it’s fine.
Evening all. Laptop has decided to go on strike so I’ll try to catch up with everyone. In my hotel near the MIA airport, have met up with some old friends and a couple of new ones, between airport food and a big bowl of Mac-n-Cheese I have probably over done it. Will try to do better tomorrow, due to check in around 1PM. May have to see what wireless costs on-board (I expect a lot).
FCM, glad the car wasn’t to bad, sorry to hear about the BIL situation.
Sari, I think you are making the right decision on Adam, but I’m more worried about you–take good care of yourself.
real fish, hoping your dad gets to doing better.
flyboy, hope everyone gets to feeling better soon.
Sorry, I,m beat so yeas, boos, and copious hugs all around.
… taste better if sliced thickly, salted, then dredged in seasoned flour, then a beaten egg, and then cornmeal, and shallow pan fried on both sides until the deliciousness that is fried green tomatoes is shoved directly into your mouth-hole.
Bonus points if you wait till it’s cool enough to not burn your palate.
Pro tip: wait a while after the flour portion.
Yep. I picked all the cherry tomatoes and other tomatoes the afternoon before the overnight freeze was predicted about a week ago and they are nicely starting to change color.
flyboy & Mrs flyboy so sorry that the crud has got you and is hanging on; hope you both turn the corner soonest.
FCM what a tough year for you and FCD and MIL. Sending good thoughts and saying some prayers for all 3 of you and also for the 2 BILs 
MetalMouse enjoy your vacation. looking forward to reading about it; even if it’s when you get back.
{sari} hope you’re able to get some rejuvenative sleep and that the leg heals up quickly.
The college basketball season started tonight. My Spartans were ranked #4 in country but tonight they’re playing James Madison and it’s been looking VERY rough. The first 10 minutes, they played horrifically! 10:35 min to go in second half and they finally took the lead and are up 2. I’m a bit worried.
I feel better after eating. I turned the heat up on my bed, so maybe I’ll sweat tonight.
Talked to BBIL. It’s not as good as I’d hoped. He thinks Dad is trying to make things easier for me by getting all his ducks in a row when he’s gone. And he thinks Dad is ready to say good-bye.
I’m going up early tomorrow morning. I’m going to get him a new phone (his old one is in pieces because it’s a dinosaur) and get him to go to the ER. He’s retaining fluid fairly heavily, on top of the stomach issues.
I don’t like it, but I’m making peace with the fact that my Dad will be gone before too long. I want to be seeing but… I don’t think I am.
I am so sorry.
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to heave.
Darn. I’m sorry.
FCD tossed and turned all night, wracked with guilt that he didn’t give his brother a kidney. Even tho his brother knew what he had to do to deal with his diabetes, and refused to for years. Even tho the docs wouldn’t put his bro on the transplant list because of his overall health. Even tho his bro only called him when he wanted something. FCD feels responsible to fix everything for everyone. So he feels guilty.
Logic won’t work - it’s deeper than that. And it’ll pass, but it’s pretty raw right now. And it’s yet another thing about this brother that ticks me off. I suppose that’s really uncharitable and all that, but in 40 years, I haven’t seen any particularly stellar qualities in this brother.
I’ll stop now - can’t turn the MMP into the pit.
So, dammit, I woke at 3:30. It’s now 6AM. I’ve showered, dressed, tended the critters (one of whom horked on the dining room carpet), and fed my face. I’m caffeinating and chilling till Tobias gets here. If it’s Tuesday, it’s laundry day, so I have that to look forward to. I did manage to tidy the basement a bit over the last few days, leaving him lots of space to spread his stuff again.
So that’s how it starts. And on the plus side, I’ve shed 19 of the 43# I’d regained - go me!! At this rate, I’ll have a smaller butt to cram into the airline seat for the loooooooong flight to Santiago in January. So there’s that.
Happy Tuesday!!
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 47 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 82 and N.O.S. for the day. Today is laundry day. The excitatement of it all is more than I can stand. The usual sloth, general overall uselessness, nappage, and day drinkin’ are also on the agenda. Sup shall be leftovers from yestiddy.
{{{RealFish}}} whatever happens, I wish peace for your father and you.
MOOOOOOM hopefully FCD will soon realize everything he could have done for his brother was done. The vacation will be a welcome relief and respite for the both of you. Glad y’all have that to look forward to doin’.
shoe fried green 'maters are da bomb!
Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, onward into the day! Rah.
Happy Tuesday Y’all!
Good morning, everyone.
Right now, it’s about 50F, and a light rain is falling. The expected high is around 55F, and we’ll have cloudy to partly cloudy skies throughout the day.
FCM, I am very sorry about the BiL; I am more sorry for all the turmoil and pain this is causing FCD. I hope logic eventually wins out. Also, I’m glad the car repair isn’t as bad as anticipated.
I was awake at 2:45 a.m. and out of bed at 3:00 a.m. I will have my requisite two cups of coffee (one nearly down), wash the two plates, forks, knives, and a pan, run the roll-suck, and Swiffer Wet-Jet the kitchen and entry floors. Then, I’ll log into work, move my car to the driveway behind the portion of the garage my husband parks in, and wait for the furnace guys to show up.
After the furnace installation, the county inspection guy has to come out, but I don’t know when that will happen; all I know is I’m supposed to be here. Thursday, the dishwasher guy comes for an assessment. Frankly, I’m ready for this month to end, even though that drags us closer to Christmas. I’m sick of the multiple days of repair folks coming to the house, and I don’t like being in limbo about the dishwasher, either.
I was hoping that my boss would be in the office for the lease inspection tomorrow, but his father has taken a turn for the worse, and he needs to be there, so that means it’s just me again.
realfish, sending you peaceful thoughts.
metal mouse, wishing you safe travels. I hope your trip is a blast.
Alright! Time for that second cup of coffee. Sending my best to all of you, along with hugs for those who need or want them.
Afternoon, mumpers! It’s currently 11c/52f with no predicted change, and partly cloudy. Weather app says “Partly cloudy? More like Mother Nature is partly a fucking asshole”. It’s actually sunny out there, I know because I went out to haul the biiiiiig bin out to the pavement, and I’ve been to the pet shop for cat litter. 'im indoors went out and returned the biiiiig bin to its normal home once it was empty.
{{{{{FairyChats}}}}} so sorry to hear about BIL’s death, even if it’s expected, it still comes as a shock. FCD won’t see it, but he has nothing to feel guilty for, perhaps he could have donated a kidney and perhaps it would have prolonged his brother’s life but given the way his brother has ignored so much medical advice, that kidney would have been wasted. As for the other BIL, it will be a blessed relief when he finally goes, that might be uncharitable but he has put you and the rest of the family through far too much already.
Real Fish wishing you strength and peace, whatever happens with your Dad.
metal mouse have a fabulous trip, I’ll be looking out for pics at some point on the Book of Faces!
flyboy and Mrs LA sorry to hear the crud won’t let you go either, that is so rough 
I’ve ventured out of the house now that my bruises/swelling has meant I am less likely to scare children and small animals 
We are running low on cat litter so I have been to get some more, and we must do the grocery shopping tonight. Plus I need to go back to campus tomorrow so I will need supplies.
'im indoors is threatening to go to Scotland for a couple of days next week, his friend’s mother died recently and the funeral is on Tuesday. He says Andy’s mum was like a second mum to him so he would like to be there. The funeral is at 9am on Tuesday so he thinks he can go up on Monday and then be on a train back down again on Tuesday, possibly early enough to join me at a gig on Tuesday night. He will be cutting it fine though, the gig’s a half hour drive from home and I will be there early, so it’s uncertain if he’ll make it in time. Trains, and the Travel Gods, y’know.
Time for lunch now, and then a departmental meeting this afternoon. Oh joy. Deep joy.
It’s starting to get cold here. Last night was 0°C (32°F). It’s still pretty warm during the day.
I’m sorry to hear that.
Thinking about it, I’m wondering if part of FCD’s angst is related to the emotions that his Mom is having due to the death of BIL. FCD has really been between a rock (his brother) and a hard place (his other brother) and is the only responsible brother who can take care of his Mom. Has to be pretty darn stressful for him. I feel so bad for him. Remembering all in my prayers.
Since it’s laundry day for FCM and swampy, guess I’ll make it a threesome and get some laundry done today 
Also, MUST go to the Fitness Center and work out on the NuStep. It’s been 5 days and the knee will likely start hurting if I don’t go.
Have a zoom call with the Stem Cell Transplant doctor late this morning. Not sure what the afternoon will bring.
Happy Toosday!
No park today as nobody else was going.
Echo seems better this morning, but we gave her another aspirin just in case.
It’s already 57 degrees outside and supposed to be up into the mid 70s.
My left knee is stiff and a little swollen this morning. I have a bruise on the toe that got caught in the rug.
Now I make sure to take a big step onto the rug, paying a little more attention to where my feet are.
I know you can’t make FCD feel less guilty, but what good would it have done to give his brother a kidney when his brother wasn’t going to change his lifestyle anyway? Who knows if it would have been a good match?
People are going to do what they want to do, and nobody is going to change until they make up their own mind to do it.
You can advise, educate, nag, plead, beg, cry, demand, ignore, all you want and all you’re going to do is make yourself crazy.
{{{Realfish}}}
I have shit ton of stuff to do today since I didn’t do much yesterday.
Bills to pay, phone calls to make, and continue to stare at the bags and boxes around me and decide where they need to go.
I’ve pointed this out to him, but the guilt is strong in this one. No matter how frustrated he’s gotten in the past about his brothers’ irresponsibility, he still felt like he should do something. He needs to figure out how to get past it and I don’t know how to help, or even if I can.
Anyway, he just left to take his mom to Food Lion and then home. I sent her with 2 frozen bags of chili, a bag of sketty sauce, and some leftovers from last night’s supper. At least I know she’ll eat for a few days. And I’ll be making a casserole for tonight’s supper and sending some of that along, too.
Meanwhile, 3rd load in the washer, first load is on the lines (a blanket) and second load is in the dryer. I need to vacuum. The house is open for fresh air. I may or may not ride John Deere around the yard to chop leaves. Daughter isn’t feeling well today, so she’s home with Tobias and I can get chores done… theoretically.
Off to vote this morning and hope you are all doing the same, if you’re good 'Murkins. Breakfast done, crosswords done, Wordle done. That’s it for me!
Nothing to vote for in my county, or my state for that matter. I’m just thankful that after today, we won’t be subjected to the campaign ads on TV for all the Virginians slinging mud at each other. Apparently one side is soft on crime and the other side wants to ban abortions in Virginia. And the ads have been running almost non-stop for a month. MAKE IT STOP!!!
The new vacuum does a decent job, but its cord is shorter than its predecessor. They also moved the on/off/surface switch from the handle to the base, which I’m not crazy about. Still, it appears to do a better job than the old, worn out one.
Windows are open and fresh air is flowing in!! Waiting for Alexa to remind me to check the dryer. Chillage till then.
Nothing to vote for here either. I was rather surprised to learn that.
FCM, rational thought doesn’t often win out during the greiving process. FCD will get to where he needs to be eventually. As much as we wish we could sometimes, you can’t speed up the process.
My biggest hope for your family is that other BIL at least outlives MIL. She does not deserve to lose another son.
Fishy, I hope your Dad’s road is as smooth as it can be, wherever it happens to be heading.
Ours is just the city council seat for our ward. The incumbent is retiring. Other wards’ seats are also up for grabs. I think St. Paul has a bump in sales tax on the ballot. Otherwise, a pretty mundane event, but local elections do matter.