Also hoping that Maria is doing better.

Tons of ~ma Maria.

Thanks for the sympathy and advice re mosquitoes. I think they might be breeding in our potted plants which I've been watering ... possibly too much, so I'm cutting back on the frequency. I always have Benadryl ointment to hand - the bugs think I'm yummy, so I get a good number of bites and the ointment almost always works. I'm now wearing two pairs of socks, with my pant legs tucked into the top layer.

The weekend was kind of stressful - I went to the grocery Friday evening and there was a woman there who was exasperating. The store has one-way signs for each aisle and she ignored all of them ... she'd go the wrong way in an aisle, park her cart in the middle of the aisle while she searched the shelves or the freezer sections. When I went to the line to pay, she was literally right behind me - kept bumping me with her cart, put her groceries on the belt close enough that the cashier had to ask which were mine and which were hers. And when the cashier told the woman to move back, she moved forward (bumping me again). After I'd gathered up my bags and went to leave, she'd pushed her cart so it blocked the aisle. THEN, when I got home, I discovered I didn't have my wallet (not a serious problem - learning from someone else's issues, I have a wallet for cash and store loyalty cards, a card case for ID and cards and a checkbook). Thought of going back, but it was pouring rain. Went back to the store Saturday morning and they had the wallet; had a minor issue getting the wallet back, since the only identification in it was a largely rubbed out signature on the back of one card. Whoever found it took the cash, but I regard that as a finder's fee. Just happy not to have to get all new store cards.

And, because it deserves its own post, best wishes to Maria.

Toddson glad you got it back, hope it wasn't too much cash!! I realized yesterday that I can't find my ID—usually it's in the little card holder on the back of my phone, but it is not. I have no idea where it could be, whether I took it out for something and didn't put it back (seems unlikely?) or if it fell out at some point (more likely—I feel like I've dropped my phone a bunch lately, it could've slithered out then) Luckily can order a new one online but until it comes hoping I don't get pullled over!!

A very young woman at a place I worked years ago used one of those big things - the ones that hold cash, your checkbook and all your cards and ID - and she either had a pickpocket take it or it fell out of her purse. Meanwhile, she was in the office with no cash and no way to pay for anything. One person went out and bought her lunch and others chipped in for her trip home and back in the next morning. I took this as a lesson, so I carry everything in separate cases, keeping the case with my ID and cards buried at the bottom of my purse.

I'm ok. Will update with more later.

Glad to know you're okay, Maria.

Really glad to hear you're okay.

Glad to hear you're okay, Maria.