cheers to you too susie, letting go of the estate issue for now might make you gain a better perspective in the long run. I wish you luck with that.

Did you mean for us to continue this thread by including our own random stuff? We did that on the decorating forum and it was kind of fun, but I would not want to highjack your thread.

Absolutely plz everyone join in!

I just wanted to give a quick update on the family thing....so many times you see a question or someone asks for advice and you never hear the outcome.

So I took the wee small pups and it just broke my heart!!
I felt so bad leaving them there but logistically it was the only option. I am now waiting to hear from the vet to see how they made out.
Abbee also needed one more shot plus she is having the microchip done too....poor little thing!!

Now before I forget again....Frank and I joined the town watch. Its only about 15 people so far and its been interesting.
Does anyone else here do a town watch because I have a ton of questions LOL!!

Cheers!
Susie

Good to wait a bit on the family stuff. I do think cooling down could help. Going through the process with a calm even keel goes a very long way in the legal system. A town watch? Is that like a neighborhood watch?

My random stuff is, I am worried where I'll get money to pay my income tax next year and seriously thinking about going back on the no-sugar/less rice, potatoes, pasta bandwagon. I always lose weight when I do that. It's healthier too as I up the veggie count. I wonder if I should do it before the holidays so my weight doesn't get too bad or after in a sort of Fat Tuesday kind of way, eat it all then quit???? And it's not even the US Thanksgiving (next week).

Susie, I'm also glad you're going to take some deep breathes & sit on any estate decisions. Once you start something of that nature it's hard to put the genie back in the bottle, so to speak.

I'm not sure what you mean exactly by a neighborhood watch? We use that name for our program here on the penninsula. There are about 20 homes & 3 marinas. The biggest ongoing responsibility is attending the various town meetings (zoning, planning, historical, emergency planning, conservation, budgetary, etc.) We choose 3 people to attend each meeting & provide a brief written summary to everybody on the penninsula. There's ALWAYS something that happend that doesn't make it onto our town's website. We've also installed these gadgets that monitor our heaters & flash a red light in a window should power be lost. The light notifies neighbors to check on that particular house. About 3/4 of our homes are unoccupied during the winter but are not winterized 'cause the owners show up from time to time for a weekend or holiday. Knock on wood, we don't have a crime issue so we don't do much in that regard except keep our eyes open especially in the summer when our population swells due to the marinas. But, since they all know that it's largely us full time residents that watch the boats during the winter they treat us & our penninsula with respect. We do have semi-annual meeting, one in February & one in September. For the next two years, they'll be a lot going on around here because our town is undergoing a major "beautification" project that will play havoc on traffic, shopping, emergency vehicle response issues, etc. We've all waited years for this though so we're excited.

My random stuff is that I'm having another intramuscular EMG done next Tuesday in NY & I'm worried about the results both for my family & myself.

/tricia

I randomly could write a whole page , things are really bumping in my life,
some good, some super good, some not so good, but we have our health and I try to be positive
at all times.

Yesterday, I bought 3 kinds of tea at Teavana and that thrilled me, I had never set foot in that store after all these years.
When my adult kids are going through hard times, it really affects me,
I can't help it.
Have a great day everyone !!