Thank you! I wanted to post something along these lines but knew it wouldn't come off gracious.

As a farmer, I can't emphasis this enough! This is reality. There are times of the year where sleep is optional and planting, harvest are in full swing...around the clock.

Food. Beef jerky, Intense milk, microwave popcorn, gum, a bag of snickers, etc. My teens are boys and their love language is food. 😉

It's normal for me too. They seem to come in waves. Some days I have them repeatedly all day long and similar at night. Sleep can be elusive those nights as I wake up sweltering and throw all things off me. Later, I'll wake up freezing cold and put things back on. Rinse and repeat.

I can relate with one of my children. I sent you a PM, since playing Mindcraft/Discord may be an option. 🙂

Any ringworm we've had hasn't been itchy. And it hasn't spread that fast in our experience.

I'll bite. 🙂 I LOVE nature and drag my camera around with me on the farm often. Here are a few from the last couple of weeks. A fox pup from this springs litter that I see wander through. A baby raccoon looking for food one evening. We're extra dry this year so the wildlife is out and about more than normal. A butterfly gracing a flower, a turtle soaking in the sun. A red squirrel chattering at me as I passed by.

The way things work for the classes my kids take is that sick days are not reimbursed or made up. We follow the public school schedule so when they close for inclement weather, the kids classes do too. We are refunded for those days and rarely do they do a make up day. I believe I can remember one year where they offered a make up day for academic classes.

I'm loving it. However, my life is different than most. We're currently in calving season which is a stressful busy time of year. Having almost everything cleared from our plate is wonderful! I think it depends on what your life typically looks like whether it's good or not. All but one in my family are introverts. We've played games, had deep conversations that likely wouldn't have happened and we are working many hours outside so it's all good.

I went to my rural Aldi's this morning and so far they had no limit on number of people in the store. An employee was wiping down each shopping cart and you didn't have to pay a quarter to get one. One side was the disinfected carts and the other side was the returned ones that would get wiped down. They did have a plexiglass shield of sorts around the cashier/payment area. People were mostly in gloves & masks and it was all business. In and out.

I found some on Amazon today. I’ve been checking multiple online sites several times daily.

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My favorite Christmas book is An Orange for Frankie by Patricia Polacco.

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Wonderful news, all the way around. Enjoy Holy Week and soak up every second of vacation!

In my state the rule is that the cat would need to be quarantined for ten days.

We are dealing with similar with my mom. Currently, I have a sibling that lives close to her and that sibling is on her accounts. My mom's short term memory is gone and it became very apparent making change, knowing what bills were what, and writing checks were no longer a skill she could do, so my sibling went to the bank with my mom and was put on all the accounts with her. I'm not sure what the best route of action is since you live so far away. I'm guessing you would need to call the financial institution and then have your mom give permission for you to be added. It gets sticky because often the dementia person still wants to purchase/pay for things but has no clue what they are doing. I don't have much wisdom but know you aren't alone in dealing with this.

My understanding from the animal side of medicine is that rabies is confirmed only upon death where you can access the brain. In animals it can present in many different ways until the very end. In other words he could have been admitted initially for something that didn't resemble a communicable disease. In regard to your cat, I'd get the rabies vaccine boostered.

Be a safe place for her to vent, cry, etc. Show you care by listening, bringing her a meal from time to time, offer to clean her home, etc. My dm is located miles and miles from me but it's been emotionally challenging as I see her pack boxes of her memory and move them to heaven, knowing another part of her is gone...and eventually she herself will move there. Never thought some of the simplest things would hit me so hard.

Can you tape it and show it to them? I'm so sorry! Your concerns need to be heard.

My whole family uses Working Hands.

I had to go to an ENT with my ds after multiple ear infections that would partly clear up but never truly. It turned out to be a yeast infection that the antibiotics he had been given wouldn't touch.

Hang on for the ride! It has the potential of being a true rollercoaster, if you are a Type A, which I am. Feast and famine may be your reality. My kids were little when my dh started his own business. It. was. stressful. I was in survival mode for literally years. Still am in ways. Yet, there are blessings mixed in and I try to focus on those. It will be important to find ways to take time for yourself. I say that but rarely did it. I literally made a menu for the entire year and pretty much stuck to it. I had to become insanely organized. I'm thankful I was young and had the energy required. I had a couple of very good friends that were safe to fall apart on from time to time. I learned to work and homeschool and juggle interruptions simultaneously. Did I mention it was stressful?! 🙂

I'm so excited for your dd. Please update after Christmas her reaction. 🙂

For me, it's not predictable. at. all.!! In the last twelve months of cycles, I've had a 65 day down to a 17 day. Nothing is predictable anymore. I've learned to carry supplies with me constantly.