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That's a lot of plans for today Liz : ). Im glad you found a mattress. I despise shopping for mattresses for all the reasons you shared, so much that I have been dragging my feet to go buy a new one.

A very small new world problem: I bought Kirkland shampoo and conditioner at Costco and used it for the first time yesterday. I can't stand the fragrance they use. It actually bothered me last night when I was sleeping. I feel weird, but I'm going to bring it back today after I work out.

I did some more planning for our trip to Brazil, and more What's App conversations with our friends. Good friend has a new SIL that wants to loan us her vacation apartment in the mountains, so even though she is on hard financial times, she can have a little vacation get away with us. Very sweet. It will all work out.

October 1 has come, and BFF will still be staying with us intermittently. I think I mentioned, the friends she was planning on staying with after 10/1 can no longer have a guest. (The friends being by SIL) She is checking in with some other people and thinks she will be able to stay with a friend of ours from high school. His partner passed away 2 years ago, and I suspect he may welcome company for awhile. Anyhow, we extended the move out deadline until we get back from Galveston. I feel bad for her scramble, but she can't be here indefinitely. Her ex husband should be arriving for a little over a month after Thanksgiving. If he does, he will stay with his son and take care of the grandkids when his son is working. BFF will go to stay with her east coast boyfriend while the ex is here, and get a break. That will solve some of her housing problem, and she's welcome to stay here while we are in Brazil for 6 weeks.

DD said yesterday was better than Monday now that she has a plan. DS didn't go check into his convention hotel until the evening, He worked from home at her apartment so that he was there when she got home from work, and they had dinner together. It's nice to see him offer her support. As the "little" brother, it has often been daughter coaching and supporting him. Once day we'll be gone, and it gives me comfort to know that they will still have each other.

Well, I guess it's time to wrap up my very slow morning, and go get some things done on this beautiful fall day that feels more like July!

Crud! Praying it all works out. You have 3 weeks but that's not a long time.

So glad your daughter reached out for help and is already back on meds. There is no shame in that at all. In fact I think she is an incredible adult for not ostriching about how she felt. You and your DH have raised your children to trust you and confide in you.

It does seem like temporary/vacation weight gains do go away fairly well on their own once you return to regular eating. My problem in the past was that I would say to myself the heck with that, I've already messed up so I will just keep on eating whatever I want. That mindset never worked well.

Greetings all

It is raining again today. WTF too early for serious rain here. Oh well. Spent the morning at Scrabble. Lost to the Shark as usual but won the other two. At least the shark game was close. Caught up on gossip on the local medical community because that is what we, as old people, gossip about. The surgeon who did my cataracts is going to retire and that office will just close down.

So I mixed up the stuff for the ice cream machine and froze it so it should be good for this evening. Just what I want on a cold rainy day - ice cream.

So I skipped the studio to come home and try to log in to the state tax board which still does not work for a variety of reasons. Site down, they don't like my password and blah blah blah. I would give up except there is a discrepancy that needs resolution.

DD sorry your daughter is having med issues but glad she recognizes it. I take those drugs and learned not to quit them. Good that she has others around to help out. Enjoy the theater.

Rats Paula on the house issues. Still hoping it all works. Realtor should find a way. If I were you I would still get rid of stuff. Sooner or later it will happen.

Yeah Liz it is no fun to spend money on boring stuff like home repairs. Mattress shopping is hard because you don't get to test them long enough - like over night. We got a bed from costco years ago that raises and lowers and does massage etc but the motor on my side is broken. Oh well.

Chicken tenders for dinner tonight. Might need to try the white chili DD

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Well crap, the 3rd buyer?s offer in our line of houses that need to be sold before we get ours in FL has fallen through. If that house (or ours) doesn?t come under contract with a new buyer by Oct. 20th then we could lose our FL bid. Soooooooo stressful! Our realtor is going to see if our buyer will allow us to take other offers since right now we have more at stake in the game with a long distance move vs. a local move. If they do, we will officially open our house to offers and have open houses etc. But they can deny that since it wasn?t in our contract.

Not sure if we should put our mass selling on hold or not. If we are here for a bit, we will need furniture etc.

Hope you find the perfect bed Liz! I?ve tried unsuccessfully to find the perfect one for me and we have tried sleep number beds and the latest one was a Nectar. CC?s bed sounded really cool. I don?t remember the name of the one she got but it did everything except cook dinner for you! Have fun at the new tiki bar! I could use a tiki bar drink right about now!

DD, yes the weather here has been very nice as well. About a week left before brrrrrr sets in I guess! Sorry your DD is having mental health problems. 3 of our 4 suffer to various degrees so I know all too well the worries of your mama?s heart!