idk the answer to your question, but I hope your flights go well. I'm one of those who missed our connecting flight last week. But, they did put us up in a hotel and we got food vouchers. But we didn't get out until another 24 hours later. We did however get to enjoy Seattle and finally saw the Chihuly exhibit, so all wasn't bad!

I had migraines with perimenopause, but not that has gone away. I hope yours will too as they are not fun. Are you dairy free? Stay away from caffeine like chocolate and such? That may help. Hugs...

Commiserating with you because it sounds like we are about the same size and because of our age, we don't want to look like teenagers, but aren't ready for old fogey clothes either! So I am listening in as I need ideas of where to shop as well. Places that sometimes work for me, but sadly they have gone online now. I need to try things on because things don't look the same on me as others, so it is difficult. I am short, so not all petite sizes work, as that is proportionate. But I have shopped: Dress Barn Christopher and Banks Macy's

Renai, thanks. It just seems like lately that I am finding MORE books don't have this feature than they used to. 🤔 Just wondered why.

Quite often I can't even look inside books on my PC anymore. Is this a thing where you have to have Prime or something? Or to be signed in every time? Just wondering if anyone else found this.

Keeping her in my prayers!

Praying for sure!

Long ago, I heard or read that the house was a 'party house' and often a door was left unlocked. I know that sounds absurd, but maybe. When I read that it was a party house, I wondered if BK had attended parties there more than once, just to scope things out. He seemed to be able to easily navigate the strange layout of the house that night and knew where his victims would be. As often as kids take selfies and whatnot to post on social media, I wonder if he might be in the background of any of their photos at past parties. 😬

Thanks for bringing me up to date 😉

My favorites: Hap Palmer, Greg and Steve or Raffi. But I'm probably dating myself!😉

I'm so sorry for your loss. But what a sweet pic of your dad! And it sounds like you have a new friend in the woman who asked if she could stop in and see your dad. What a nice thing to offer. Hugs.

So much for anyone to handle, especially all in 1 year. Holding you all in my thoughts and prayers.

Sending prayers today.

Were WE that way to our own parents when we were young adults? My kids are going through this stage right now and one is more of an offender than the other, so I understand what OP is going through. Honestly, we did our own thing through college and just beyond. But I don't remember even thinking of blaming, accusing or confronting my parents. Got my college degree, began to gain experience as I went from 1 opportunity to the next as I got my career started. The only thing I reflected on were my experiences in college, wishing I had made different choices when I noticed I probably could have done better (usually pertaining to hanging out with a different crowd.) It just dawned on me it is more prevalent now and I am wondering what is the difference the way things are now compared to long ago? Too many anxieties in the world today? I'm sorry that happened, Baker's Dozen. The only thing I can think of for standoffish appearance was due to the conversations before this related to the earlier sickness of the younger kids (did they have covid?) Therefore, they were in full defense mode as they had practiced the last 2 years. They wanted to be cautious, which was ok for them to do. But, it would have been up to her to approach you for a hug, what ever she was comfortable with. You were just being respectful of her wishes to keep distance.

Thanks, I am on day 5, so I am over the fever and aches. Considering what I hear from others, I had a milder form. dh husband has a cough and is surprised he tested positive on day 8. dd did a porch visit today and we opened a few presents through the window and had hot chocolate. Felt like we were back in 2020 in isolation, it was weird. dh and I will open cards and watch movies tonight, things are fine. dd returns next week, so hopefully we can have our holiday dinner then and spend some together time.

Our 'miss' after 2 years of dodging the bullet was to finally come down with covid this week. Sure threw our Christmas off and had to cancel having the kids home. Day 8 and husband is still positive. 🤨 Hits: Trying to look at the bright side...we didn't travel over the holidays, that would have been a disaster, especially if we had gotten stuck in an airport. (Haven't opened gifts yet, so ...idk what else?!)

That is so hard! But glad he had someone to call for you and he was lucky he didn't hurt himself. Blessings!

I am so sorry for your loss, our pets are our family. Warm hugs.

I have often added to mine as well, especially when the kids were young teens and old enough to know that anyone could put gifts in stockings too if they wanted. (At dh's parents house, this was the tradition), but he took a long time figuring out that he could add more to my stocking at home). One year they all did add 1 thing, so there were at least 3 gifts. When I had added another and opened it, they all wanted to know who put it in my stocking. I said it must have been Santa. They all had quizzical looks on their faces and I am not sure if they ever did guess that I had added to my own stocking!😜

You have had a busy few weeks, but handled everything with grace, even after all you have been through. Too bad she missed out on some neat people, but maybe you will have new acquaintances if that is something you would like to have.

The station will never forget that call...and your husband will probably never live it down!😜

Very cool! Congrats to them. And it's nice their mom's/families have something in common. Sounds like a great match all around!

https://pawzdogboots.com/ We used these when the temperature was 20 or colder, when it seemed to bother our dog the most. His front paws were sensitive to the coldness, so we only put them on the front as they are a little tricky to put on, but they sure worked for him, deep snow and all. (Stretch the opening then slide them up, being careful to stop just before the dewclaw. ) They are basically balloon material, but it's enough to keep the cold out, and prevents ice balls on the pads. We re-used each one until we absolutely had to throw it away, so they lasted a long time. If this doesn't fit your needs because of the arthritis, I wonder about a doggy type of potty, like this one: https://pottypatch.com/ would help. It could be placed out of the snow, like on a patio or in the garage. That way your dog will be out of the snow. No experience with this, but it may be worth a try.

Yeah, there were mixed reviews on Birdie, some felt it was loud, others didn't think so. I would think this would be helpful on a campus.

We don't do 'big' stocking gifts, just gifts that match each one's personality. Our grown girls enjoy seeing what is in their stockings as much as, if not more than, opening gifts from under the tree. Some are wrapped and some aren't, but there is still excitement in opening them. DH's FOO never wrapped stocking gifts and nothing was 'personal', just stuff you see to put in stockings. We got a toenail clipper in ours once and I was like, what?! Who needs another one of those. No, I didn't want stuff just because you were supposed to fill a stocking. (Probably because I was the one later to have to clear out all the junk drawers and trinkets around the house.