~ma for your dad, Sail.

I just found out that my mom spent 3 days in the hospital this week with bleeding ulcers. She's home now and on the mend but I had to scold my dad for not calling me. This is the first time since she turned 21 that she's missed voting in an election.

health~ma to your dad, Sail.

This afternoon I went out to feed the yet-again pregnant mama cat and found out that Sméagol (the father of my girl cat) had returned! Despite being away for months he was as friendly as ever, and looks to be in good health. It's hilarious, he's a huge 15-16 lb. alley cat and meows like a little kitten.

Much ma for family, aurelia and sail. Adulting sucks.

Billytea, that sounds very sensible. I'm glad I reallocated Dad's accounts last spring, too a much more conservative posture.

Dad ma~~~

I walked quite a bit today, over 3 miles, and shopped.

now am cooking. roasting beets, did the chicken with a bunch of garlic thing into the oven thing you all discussed, did more chicken in a butter chicken simmer sauce, and put even more chicken into the crockpot with BBQ sauce. 2 thighs each way. should get me through most of the week.

I ate none of that for dinner. For dinner I had Boston Chicken mac & cheese and now gonna have Ben & Jerry's EmpowerMint.

I have not decided what to do about donations. Holiday donations I know I will make are: Everytown for Gun Safety, NPR stations, National Parks Service, Donors Choose

My cynical feel is that markets are back up and doing so well to get all they can before January.

I hate everyone but y'all. You get it.

There was pumpkin spice goat cheese at the store. I think it's gone too far.

There was pumpkin spice goat cheese

Yewch. That sounds kind of gross. Although I put cream cheese (when I have it) on pumpkin bread, so maybe it's not so bad.

~ma for family, aurelia and Sail.

I need to look at reallocating my 401K to something more conservative on Monday. Tomorrow I'm going to make myself get up and go to the farmer's market.