Keksie

I am thinking about getting a small 2-4 person hot tub. So a question to all the people who have one - what do you have, do you like it and what are the pros and cons?

That is the main reason we moved to Florida. I wanted to spend the holidays with my son. SIL's get extra points for that clean up!

That sounds wonderful. Getting the family together is the best part too.

Just didn't want you to think that a negative test would be sure way of not having it. We have traveled, gone out to restaurants and activities since May 2020 and never felt the need to test.

You do realize that a person could still be contagious and not test positive yet. There is no way to be sure you are not endangering others.

At the table I will mention I will get a coke but when the server comes I will ask for a Dr. Pepper and no Mr. Pibb will not be a substitute. Then I will get a Coca cola.

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That is the downside to having aging pets. When we moved to Florida our 7 cats ranged from 18ish to 9ish. We have 2 of the original group. Elmer is probably around 10 and Storm is probably around 9. Then we have Samantha who is just over a year old and Annabel who is 8 months old. Elmer and Storm both have health issues.

He was a beautiful cat and sounds like he liked to keep you on your toes.

Thank you everyone for all the kind words. It helps so much to have this thread when times are bad and when times are good too.

He had diabetes and an autoimmune disease for several years. The meds for the autoimmune counter acted the insulin so it was a balance between the two. It finally just got too much for him. We had been expecting the end to come for awhile now.

It has been an awful no-good day! Cinnamon was Kubota's brother and now they can be together over the Rainbow Bridge.

We would come for sure!

Look at a Plan G. It is the best of the medigap policies. You might want to look into joining AARP and look at their medigap policies. For a plan D you can go to the medicare website and look for a place you can put in your current medications and it will give you the plans that include those medications.

I am sorry. Maybe the needles were bigger then. So far I have had a diabetic dog and two diabetic cats. I have had a lot of practice giving insulin injections.

It doesn't have to be an all-in or all-out. People can choose to use the tech that helps them and choose not to use the tech that doesn't work for them. I don't think that calling everyone who doesn't embrace everything tech a luddite. Some people may not think that turning over all aspects of their life to a cloud is a wise decision while still using parts of the cloud when it makes sense for them. Once China takes over Taiwan it might be nice to have things that don't depend on chips.

That is why I volunteer at the refuge. They won't let me take the animals home! LOL So glad you took the pictures, I am sure that helped with a lot of adoptions. I have had a diabetic dog and have a diabetic cat. The needles are small and the animals really don't seem to notice the injections.

Or when the store's internet goes down and they are taking cash only. Or when the person in front of me is fumbling around for their card or it is declined for a $5.37 cup of coffee while I already have the cash for mine in my hand. Or when the gas pump has a skimmer on it. Or when the grandson is taxed on his Venmo account. Cash transactions cannot be traced!

Sending good thoughts to you and your family. I love how creative your family is. That elf is genius.

I am so sorry to hear of her passing. My heart goes out to you and your wife.

My mother was from Wheaton. When I was little I remember visiting and my aunt (who is only 8 years older) would go to Joplin with her friends.

The problem I have making appointments online is that I have a narrow window of times that will work for me. Every time I have tried to make an appointment online it gives me times or dates that won't work. When I call I can say I want an appointment on a certain day at a certain time and most times I get that appointment, or we discuss what other days/times work. The last time I tried to make a reservation online, when we got there they had no reservation for us. I should have called.

The zoomies are over and we are now waiting for the temperatures to warm up. LOL

The following meds would be helpful: fever reducer dayquill/nyquill eye drops excedrin migraine nose spray throat lozenges/cough drops thermometer, maybe a pulse oximeter Be sure to pack the trash from the above back into your luggage. For other things I also would bring pepto, imodium, tums, ginger chews, and any meds you normally take.

I still have the full bottle of hand sanitizer I bought when this all started. Never used it, never got sick.