Life in Otter Lake update. When I picked up out take out Fish Fry last night all the people at the bar were talking about their efforts to get rid of the mice. If word gets out I am going to be a popular woman. My few days at nephew's house with the cats appears to be successful. No sign of mice and I haven't heard them in the walls at all. It doesn't appear they needed to chase them off, just the litter aroma was enough to let them know a new sheriff was in town. I told my sister I was staying with her next. Since she is still a hoarder that should prove interesting. I may never find the cats again.

And I am off to get take away pancake breakfast from the fire house. In previous years it was all you can eat, but this year it is packaged. Oh well. Still they need to raise the funds.

I need all the no rain~ma you can spare today.

Takeaway pancakes? Hmm.

Good luck with the rain sj? I'm annoyed it rained last night even though it wasn't supposed to. Also I am exhausted. Rory was awake basically every hour.

Thanks, meara. It was not supposed to rain today, but it looks very ominous.

Go away rain ~ma.

The pancake breakfast ended up being sit down in the firehouse so I didn't get any. My sister isn't ready to eat inside anywhere, even a wide open firehouse, and my son and gf are still sleeping and turned down the option. I don't really need or want pancakes enough to go by myself. Also eggs, sausage, and drinks, but I'll wait for the next fund raiser. I'll buy extra raffle tickets for the truck they raffle off each year.

I ordered the cake, the decorations, planned the menu, and ordered all the ingredients from the market. TCG puts everything outside and ltc is running around singing daddy is the best to the tune of The Farmer in the Dell.

Yeah, that is how it goes, sj. With me and the boys it was all daddy for years when they were doing sports. Now they are back to Mommy's boys. And really I wish it were back the other way again!

Timelies all!

Mr. S is definitely daddy's boy. There are times when I think "What am I, chopped liver?' , but what can you do?

Welcome, Judah! Congrats to the family!

erin_o, glad your mom has finally agreed to take a painkiller, and that it worked for her. Being a caregiver is super hard even in the best of circumstances.

Congrats on Rory acquisition, meara, he's adorable!

Sophia, I'm sorry about your friend. He sounds like a wonderful person.

I hope we all make it through this pandemic intact.

I bought a bunch of dresses from Svaha and they're cute and comfy and have pockets, which is what I wanted, but I'm still losing weight and soon they'll be too big. Some of them are almost too big already. They'll be great for the Zoom conference lifestyle though. Loose dress with pockets, long-leg silky underwear, and a soft cotton bra - why did I ever wear uncomfortable clothes?

Buffista ~ma is powerful. We ended up having a gorgeous afternoon for ltc's party. The clouds went away, and there was no rain.

ltc has always been daddy's girl. I usually don't let it get to me, but it does occasionally suck when all the emotional labor, planning etc is discounted.