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Everybody who goes on Safari seems to rave about it. If this is something you want to do, I would definitely put it on the bucket list, and soon. (2027?) Although it is luxury, it involves long flights to get there, and some physical stamina is required, bouncing around in jeeps, time changes, getting up early if you actually want to see animals... And I think these type of trips actually protect animals. If there is profitable sfaris that DON'T involve shooting animals, that adds incentive to not hunt them. One our friends went on, that sounded luxury, donates to animal protection organizations, and also gave people on the tour the opportunity to bring school supplies, and visit a school.
CC it sounds like Claudia has done her homework, but I get the pull to Mayo. I'm glad he is staying in the hospital, even though this is probably not what he wants at all.
Thank you all so much for your kind words and support about caring for my parents. It helps a lot!
Today started with our regular coffee trip. We were enjoying a chat with a very nice couple at the table next to us, when my BIL and SIL walkd in. They were thrift store shopping, and saw us in the coffee shop on their way to St. Vinny's. That was a nice surprise, and we chatted for a bit.
Home now, where I'm not going to do much, except read the paper, and a few simple chores like unloading the dishwasher. This weekend we are going to a graveside service for our friend's Dad. They are Jewish, and my understanding is the family gathers on the aniiversary of their loved ones death yearly, for, I think, 5 years. We have attended every year. Sometimes it has been bitterly cold, other times, not so frigid. One year an eagle circled overhead while the cantor sang. We also have tickets for a jazz concert at a club in Minneapolis. Other opportunities will probably present themselves as the week goes on. Right now I am very happy to have an unscheduled day.
202.4 up-down, up-down....
Disney Day! Yay!!!! As Liz says, the bus leaves at 10:15.
Dog sitter from Seattle is a very close friend who has 2 of my puppies (now 6 and 4 years old). A snip, snip equals tail docking with three puppies requiring rear dew claw removal.
16K per does not sound unreasonable for a luxury safari. I am considering a Viking Cruise in 2027 that takes one around Iceland with an additional 5 days in Norway. It runs roughly 12K per.
Hoping the rain in Anaheim is less than originally predicted. We shall see! Fingers crossed.
If I have time, I will check in from the Mouse House! If not, see you all Thursday.
on 11/17/25 7:24 am
The house repair saga marches on. What would a week be without something breaking? Yesterday it was the steam generator for my shower flooding the mechanical room. I have never even used the steam shower! The mechanical room for that end of the house is accessed through an outside door, so it's not in the house, but jeez, come on. I called the hvac/plumber this morning to ask if they work on them. The office manager is going to ask their head plumber. I turned the water off to it and the power, so hopefully it won't get worse. But I was sponging up water in that hated cramped room with horror movie dim lighting and dead scorpions everywhere. Blech!
Today I need to go to the post office to mail a package to my UK friend's son's house in North Carolina that she's visiting next week. But that's all that's firmly on my list.
I am making Christmas cookies this year for people with or without the cookie exchange party, so I've been making dough recipes and freezing them for baking later. 3 kinds down. I might make another today.
So that's it from here. We got some rain yesterday, but not nearly the biblical downpour they were predicting. A few more chances this week...
Take care all!
on 11/17/25 6:43 am, edited 11/16/25 10:44 pm
You made it through the weekend! Well done. If someone is keeping score in the afterlife, you are racking up some major good daughter points.
My dad is at the hospital in Traverse City. I asked if he felt like a consult with Mayo would be helpful and I got dismissed like most of my ideas with him. Ever the child in his eyes. Claudia is looking up the backgrounds on all his doctors and she said they all went to great medical schools and are young. I guess they are all drawn to Traverse City for the fun town and outdoor lake lifestyle.
He's on IV antibiotics which are the only kind that sort of work on this bacteria (Pseudomonas). They offered to do a picc line and send him home with bulbs of it that get changed 3 times a day and Claudia held firm and said he should finish there. Picc lines come with their own infections and better that he is there and monitored. His potassium is also high which is bad. They had suggestions for things to avoid eating. Potatoes are worse than bananas they said. Also red meat. So there goes our traditional Christmas dinner. Oh well! The doctor said he had a patient in with high potassium, they got her normalized, she went home and had a bowl of broccoli potato soup and ended up back the next day with her levels high again. Not good as that can stop your heart.
Our "balance" is slowly shifting to south eastern US ! Sadie and I are going to NY for Thanksgiving. She is really slowing down and flying is not an option. I am switching up indoor decorations from autumn to winter and have cleaned and staged my garage to shift seasons outside when I get back.
Paula, welcome to the south y'all ! PEPS grooming three day old puppies must be 99% socializing and exposing to grooming tool ! Puppy snuggles are the best. DD & CC continuing to send positive energy your way as you support your parents. BB, love the pictures of the girls on FB ! Diane, I enjoyed your skirt/shirt too. Liz, I still couldn't keep up with you if I tried.
Back on tirzepatide. When I was maintaining at 137-141 for months, I stopped and slowly put on ten pounds. The food noise just became overwhelming ! It wasn't healthy things I craved, either. I'm starting my second week through Noom + Meds and am settling right back in on track. Today, after being able to access Fitbit on the phone app, I realized I must have been living under a rock in that area of my life. Fitbi****ches applications are being replaced by Google Pixel ? Who knew. The Fitbit applications on my phone and computer are no longer being supported. I really need to upgrade my Samsung phone too, and I don't want an I anything. I may need to upgrade both phone and watch. Have you migrated from Fitbit already ? To what ?
Age: 64; 5' 5"; High weight: 345; Start weight: 271 (01/05/15); Surgery weight: 218 (05/27/15); Pre-Op (-53); M 1 (-18); M 2 (-1.5); M 3 (-13.5 ); M 4 (-13); M 5 (- 8); M 6 (-12) M 7 (-5, Xmas); M 8 (- 9) Under surgeon's goal and REACHED HEALTHY BMI 12/07/15!! (Six months and one week.) AT GOAL month 8. Maintaining at goal range (139- 144) ~ four (4) years !!
$16K per person
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
An African photo safari is definitely on my bucket list for future vacations! I say add it to yours! What was the ballpark price quoted?
The internet spying is so intrusive and I find it quite disconcerting! We often get ads based on conversations we have had!
