Also, I have concluded that I am simply not capable of getting a duvet cover onto my comforter by myself. I've watched all the videos that show how it's supposed to be done, and my arms just can't do it.

Also, I have concluded that I am simply not capable of getting a duvet cover onto my comforter by myself. I've watched all the videos that show how it's supposed to be done, and my arms just can't do it.

Maybe I could help tomorrow? I feel like between the 2 of us, we can do it.

Thanks. We can give it a try.

Good luck, Hil.

I found a few specialty Vampirina things for the party and cobweb plates and napkins to supplement them. ltc is going to love it and my family is going to hate it.

Perhaps some bats? either soft plush ones or paper?

I bought black and purple bats to hang from the ceiling.

Blah. Buying a vacuum with the specialty allergy filter is kind of pointless if all the dust flies up into my face when I'm trying to empty it.

Laura, my PCP has decided she needs to see me four times a year, with bloodwork before each visit, and annual boobsquishing and other labs (bone density, frex) at her direction.

She doesn't have kids to put through college, but one more reminder from her office, and I'm liable to remind *her* that I have coverage for *one* physical checkup per year, don't have supplementary insurance, everything else is out of pocket, and I am not financing her luxury SUV or summer home.

I get there are things she wants to keep an eye on, but necessary blood work and a phone call if there's anything of concern will suffice, you know? I don't need to pay her $110 to sit in front of her while she reviews lab results on her laptop and chirps, "Everything looks good!" Yeah, except my poor dead wallet.

Oh so true, Beverly. Also, I can read my own lab results! Don't need an office visit to have them explained.

I just emailed someone who was a DNA match, saying basically, "I see that you match a bunch of my relatives, so based on that, I can guess which branch of my family tree you're on. Are these your ancestors?" It was confusing me a lot, because I know that branch of the family pretty well, and I didn't recognize the name, and neither did anyone who I'm pretty sure would be much more closely related to him.

Turns out, his mother was adopted. She's found and contacted her birth parents before, so I don't need to go think about who to tell and who not to tell and all of that. I wasn't sure what else to do, so I introduced myself and invited him to our family Facebook group.