I'll cross post this here as well as F2F--I'm going apple-picking in Woodstock (ETA: I just realized I should add that this is Woodstock, IL, not NY or another state!) this Sunday (10/14) (Braeburns and Jonathans are now available, and Winesaps might be ready by then), and if you'd like to join me, just ping me at my profile addy!

My mom had a fall Thursday evening, and has been hospitalized for observation and evaluation over the weekend. Physically she seems fine, if frail, but really in great shape considering she'll be 98 in November. Her caseworker is helping us find a care facility that has a place for her, and one that we like.

Send a good thought, please, that things work out as well as possible. Thanks.

A little bit of house-ma would be appreciated. We put in an offer and should hear back by tomorrow. Tuesday at the latest.

Then, of course, we'll have to figureo out how to sell the one we have.

So. After a couple of months' office wrangling turns out I'm going to be in Tacoma, just south of Seattle, over the last week of October/first week of November. Anyone up for a little F2F action?

Pet~ma would be appreciated. Teddy is being evaluated as a possible candidate for a kidney transplant.

Nothing scheduled yet, but we should know within a couple of days whether anything will need to be scheduled. And whether to start thinking about a F2F with any Philadelphistas, because that's where the surgeon is.

Some safe and healthy mother and baby~ma, if folks don't mind. My pregnant sister is currently in the hospital due to her amniotic fluid leaking and the level is dangerously low. The baby is fine and healthy at the moment, but he's not due until the end of December. They're currently giving my sister lots of fluids to try to outpace the leakage and allow the little one to stay put as long as possible. The doctors say the baby's chances are good right now, but of course the longer he stays where is, the better off he will be.

Please, could we have some successful surgery, quick healing and minimum pain ~ma?

My surrogate mom, Niki...who has cared for me and done so much more for me than every blood relative I've ever had rolled into one gregarious, loving package, ever could...is in surgery right now having a useless knee replaced.

She's been in pain for years...and then last month, right as she was planning this surgery, she contracted excruciating gout in a wrist. The knee surgery was put off as a result.

Gordon, her 95 year old, functionally blind, hopelessly devoted husband is freaked out far beyond what he is willing to show. Some calm~ma for him would be greatly appreciated as well.

I'm going to be on in-home care duty this weekend. All good thoughts, along with that powerful Buffista energy, are greatly appreciated.

I have a job interview tomorrow morning at 9 AM ADT for a job that would be a good change for me. Can you guys send some that Buffista job-ma my way?

I got a job offer today that I am accepting. I will be officially joining the Alliance. I release all residual job-ma that was being sent in my direction.

I'm going to be in the SF area starting next Wendesday, October 24 thru Monday, October 29. I would love to see people. Especially if anyone is free on Monday (which is a long shot, I know). Come discuss in F2F.