Did I mention that everything turned out the unbelievably best that I could have hoped, and that my friends, family, and DP are awesome?

I love this outcome for you! Well done Team JenP! I will treat you each to a (gluten free) cider donut in honor of your unstinting support.

Thanks, both! This one really impressed upon me the "be grateful" ethos that I try to maintain on a personal level every day now and the... "so now do something useful in the world, because... wow, the world." I am still working on that last part.

I am in favor of the gluten free cider donut concept!

ETA: and all the healthcare-ers, dear lord, they were amazing.

Laura, that is quite the caravan of souls! Safe and animal-happy travels, I would add. We used to do a drive down to Pensacola from Delaware just about every year to visit my mom's family... and stayed with friends in Atlanta and SC on the way. Good times! But we kenneled the beastsies.

That sounds like a heck of a lot, JenP. I'm glad things are significantly better for you now.

Whoa, JenP. That was a lot to go through, thankfully to a decent outcome (and how lucky are we that 'gluten-free' is a much more easy thing to achieve because of food trends now!)

I am so glad you are the other side of that ordeal, JenP. And yes, healthcare-ers are really amazing.

The cats were amazing on the trip. I took 3 days coming up by myself. I hauled their carrier into a hotel room 2 nights. They never made a peep in the car, except when I was on the phone then they meowed to let people know they were being held captive. They ate and used my disposable litter box without issue in the hotel rooms and let me get me get them back into the carrier (reluctantly) in the morning. I was so relieved. The dog is frankly more of a pain, barking and requiring walks and stuff.

That sounds like a heck of a lot, JenP. I'm glad things are significantly better for you now.

Thank you - it... was a lot! But, fortunatley, not too much.

Whoa, JenP. That was a lot to go through, thankfully to a decent outcome (and how lucky are we that 'gluten-free' is a much more easy thing to achieve because of food trends now!)

Yes, and thanks, and no kidding about gluten-free these days!

Thanks, Laura. I have to say, I LOVE dogs, but dear lord, cats are so much easier. If I recall right, your cats look a lot like my cats! I get my dog fix up at my sister's place; they have two right now, and my sister is angling her way towards #3. Her wife is refusing as of right now, but... she usually caves, heh.

Timelies all!

Mr. S is home from school, and is being a wild child. Sigh...

Holy shit, Jen, that's a lot! And I'm glad things have worked out finally! Phew.

I am never moving, god willing, but do still look up places for sale I walk by. It is crazy out there (here).

I surf realtor.com a lot for places I'd consider moving. It's interesting to get a sense of neighborhoods and prices. Sometimes it can be fun to look at the carefully shot photo of a house on the realtor site and then check out the address on google street view. Yes, that porch is great! You'll have a relaxing view of that literal junkyard next door while standing on it.

Since my job hunting would all be for places a plane ride or 14+ hour drive away, I've paused it until we get a handle on COVID. So, hopefully, I'll get back to it sometime next year. I don't dislike my current job. I just wish it was located a 14+ hour drive north-northwest.