I would probably just spackle the wall and leave it. Chances are they are going to paint anyway and if it fit under a picture they will either hang a picture over it or paint the wall in a color of their choosing. Do people really expect perfect walls when they move into a house? I have always expected to have that kind of stuff to fix.

I had my aunt scheduled today for the Covid vaccine at a CVS near her home but the insurance won't cover it - I called because everything I can find says that it should be free under Medicare but the customer service said to call her PCP be cause the pharmacies aren't allowing Medicare to cover it? Anyway, it's annoying but I just switched her to get the flu shot there today and I'll contact the Dr. Later today. It's just annoying that it seems more difficult. Cost without insurance is just shy of $200.

A virus is running through my kids with the same symptoms: sore throat, congestion and two have had fevers but all COVID tests have been negative so far and it's not really knocking them out like the flu would - just a day or two with some lingering congestion.

So sorry you are going through this. No words but prayers lifted up for you. I think I would do my best for mil but wondered that if she is capable could she use uber services to get her to some appointments? There are also services that help the elderly get to appointments? If she needs help comprehending what the drs. are telling her this wouldn't work but if she is mentally capable that would help you lighten your load a bit.

I thought the general trend in recent years was a one- phase treatment. My oldest two boys 31 and 26 now went through a two phase, expander then braces treatment but for my younger four it has been a one- phase treatment (three of them with expanders then braces). Regarding your "assembly line" comments, I can sympathise. We go to a busy practice and the practice has gone through 4 or 5 different orthodontists over the years. I finally realized it's really the assistants who know what is going on -lol! As far as the expander, all five of my kids adjusted relatively quickly. Have him lay down when you turn the key - I've found it's easier to get the right angle. After the first few times it gets easier. Our most recent experience is my youngest and she had the expander and now a Herbst appliance. I wasn't sure she was going to adjust to that one - it is so much metal that you can actually see it poking her skin when her mouth is closed. She had a rough few days but two weeks later she's fine.

And you have to let them be slow or you risk falls and more confusion. Nothing throws my aunt (dementia, fall risk)more than if I try to hurry her. You have to let them move at their speed. I pick her up for church and allow 15 minutes to get out the door but it generally takes 25-30 minutes depending on her mood.

From life on the other side: as a mom with lots of outside responsibilities, I look forward to my Bengals games every week. I try really hard to not resent it when other things come up but it's my thing. I look forward to it like others look forward to any other hobby that they enjoy.

Colonoscopy is really difficult for people with dementia. My aunt had one two years ago and she was just unreasonable, yelling at nurses, yelling at me, wouldn't drink the prep. So it ended up being a complete waste of time and disorientated her so much that I'm not sure it would be worth it but to assume that's what they would do is wrong - she needs help and it seems like neglect to just let the diarrhea go on. My aunt with dementia had the same issue yesterday and after just one bou, she was so exhausted that I was almost expecting bad news to follow during the night or this morning.

I loved raw potatoes as a kid and still occasionally snitch a piece when peeling them 🙂

Usually within a day or two - we are in the suburbs surrounded by several Amazon warehouses.

I don't know what the answer is but big lawsuits like this against schools end up being paid by tax money either at the federal, state or local level depending on where the funds for schools come from so I'm not sure how effective this really is.

I'm number 484 on the digital library wait-list. Maybe they'll buy more copies.

Yes, watched my Bengals lose to the Browns. Boo! Bengals looked really bad but they looked bad last year on the first game against Pittsburgh, too, so I haven't lost hope for the season. I would sit and watch games all day on Sunday but my dd hates football so I took a break and let her watch her current show (S.H.E.I.L.D.) for a few episodes during the 4:30 games.

This thread makes me so thankful for my 18yo senior's employer - local ice cream place. He can change his availability on their app. Last week he had an unexpected soccer game crop up on a day he was supposed to work and he called to tell them - it was no problem. They have a reputation for being accommodating for high schoolers and have won my son's allegiance. He's planning to stay there next year as he starts college.

That's terrible. I have a kid with exercise-induced asthma. PE teachers should be more informed than this I was at a volleyball game for my daughter this week. A coach of the school we were playing had a school T-shirt on. The back was a list that included "passing out is permitted", "vomiting is permitted" and some other things I can't remember. Last item "Quitting is not permitted". I was kind of gobsmacked. I know he coaches junior high girls basketball.

My freshman year at college when everything was still new and strange, my aunt sent me a really nice pair of PJs . I'll never forget the delight and happiness I felt when I opened that package. I wore them out but always felt hugged by home when I wore them. So I would vote comfy lounge clothes 🙂

I can't imagine the poor football teams playing in the heat this week. My two guys play soccer and had practice for two hours in the early afternoon sun yesterday. They were exhausted and stinky. My guy who is trying to get his driving hours for his license gave up 30 min. drive time home because he was so exhausted.

I've never seen this family before and don't know their motivations but I thought it was really interesting to follow along on the day that this happened. It made me wonder how I would have reacted. It made me nervous when the mom was having everyone get in the pj's, scatter to various rooms and go to sleep. We would have been staying all in one room, in our clothes and I would not have been sleeping!

I have a Garmin vivosmart. I like it because it does all the stuff but isn't huge. Looks like a very slim watch - my wrists are very smalland the bigger watches look really overwhelming in my arm. I am on my second one. My first one had a mechanical failure after four years and was way out of warranty but I took a chance and contacted them and they were able to make me an offer to replace with a 60 percent discount which I thought was very fair so I'm a Garmin fan now .

Ours is fine. It usually arrives by 10 or 10:30. Packages are put on our porch unless they fit into the mailbox. Very few mixups. Once in a while a package gets held up by a day. Usually what comes matches my informed delivery email. I guess we are fortunate.

I think the key word is "public". I would never expect that in a public restroom. These are church restrooms - think church family, very comfortable with each other which even as a visitor I appreciated.

I was thinking the same thing - maybe the paint was loose or looked loose and she just had to pull on it. I probably wouldn't even think the word vandalism - just brush it off as something weird that happened and sweep up the paint. To me vandalism would have to be a higher level - like paint or permanent marker on the divider. Definitely would have noticed the next stall at church - only a two-stalk bathroom at ours. I don't think it's strange at all for Scarlet to have noticed something going on "next door". It's not unusual to carry on a conversation at my church while taking care of business. I thought that was a unique feature of my small church until I had occasion recently to visit a much larger church several times with a 10 stall bathroom and experience many conversations floating from stall to stall. Obviously lots of ladies notice who is "next door".🤣

My mil finally got hearing aids two weeks ago and the difference is like night and day. She was misunderstanding so much that I had been afraid to tell her anything because she would turn it into something completely different and then be confused about it later. A funny about the hearing aids. After she got them and we were all commenting about how it was nice she could hear our conversations she said, "Well, you know, I really don't need them. It was only human voices that I couldn't hear". 🤣🤣 I think I'm going to go get my hearing checked and talk my dh into it. I'd like to keep an eye on it as I age so I catch the need for aids before it becomes obvious to everyone else.

Four-five days a week during sports seasons (August through March). Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and sometimes Saturday. The kids play sports at a Christian school so I'm thankful that Wednesday is always sports-free because of midweek church services. Though that usually turns into appointment day for everything else.

I had one of those and it was the central character in a recurring nightmare I had well into my adult years.