Whew!

So now my sister is really REALLY mad at me again.

When she was diagnosed with breast cancer, the first thing she said was that she didn't want me to come into the house because of the shameful state of her hoard and I would Surely say mean things and be all judgmental like I am. So we celebrated her birthday sitting in the driveway with takeout sushi. Surrounded by heaps of stuff she's dragged home from her dumpster diving. Park management has had enough of seeing hoarding in the yard so there's been (finally) a bulk pickup and tomorrow a crew with a truck will hopefully haul away the rest.

Yesterday she called wanting 2 loaves of Safeway French bread to go with the home made chicken broth I provide every 3 weeks when she has chemo. Okay, I can do that. I'm not a monster. She also wanted me to help her change the sheets on her bed, which I was dreading not because of laziness but rather having to see the filth and clutter and what the cats leave on the bed.

So I handed over the French bread and told Sue, the long-suffering roommate that I'd rather go to the morgue than my sister's room and she agreed I might not stay calm and also she is so ashamed about the state of the house that she would change the sheets herself. Great, I thought. Problem solved! Dodged that bullet!

But alas. I am a terrible person because I didn't do the thing the way she wanted and she has been ranting about it whenever she's awake. D'oh! This shit is normal for my little drama queen.

Cass I'm so sorry

I'm lactose-sensitive and I hate skim milk so I'd rather eat the cereal dry.

The various alternatives, almond, cashew, coconut, or rice milk work great in cereal. I'm partial to the cashew or coconut. My numbers for both sugar and cholesterol dramatically improve with adding lots of fiber to my diet. I even add grape nuts to my oatmeal. Adding stuff as well as removing stuff works twice as well. My family tree is filled with diabetes so I've always been careful there. {{hugs}}

My bff insists that I don't eat real meals I eat snacks.

Also often a valid way to eat for diabetes.

Cass, I am sorry this is such a painful process. I wish I had better words of comfort. You know from experience your mother's words of comfort. Visit with her memory and listen to her advice. Take care of your self.

{{meara}} {{Katie Bee}} Universe, we have enough on our plates already!

The Markey Kennedy race was odd to watch from afar, possibly stranger for the constituents. Haven't followed closely, but it seemed inappropriate timing for Kennedy to challenge that way.

In other political not-news, the world has gone mad. Every single day there is a year's worth of scandal. It is exhausting.

The Markey Kennedy race was odd to watch from afar, possibly stranger for the constituents. Haven't followed closely, but it seemed inappropriate timing for Kennedy to challenge that way.

I think the idea is that he couldn't beat Ayanna Pressley for the next open seat (potentially Warren's soon, in a Biden administration), so he thought he'd take a shot now.

TCG thought maybe it was a practice run for Warren's seat, but I didn't think about the fact that Pressley would likely run for that as well.

I forgot home difficult it can be to put on outside clothes every day and make small talk with people and worry about not looking like a mess.

I am still exhausted from working the polls yesterday -- a long day, lots of talking, lots of people!

People are exhausting.