That’s great, Laura!
Mal: Well, look at this! Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us? Zoe: Big damn heroes, sir.
'Safe'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Calli - Feb 25, 2022 7:29:24 pm PST #13413 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 25, 2022 8:12:22 pm PST #13414 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Yay Laura!
All of the nice-to-visit parts of Arkansas are unfortunately on opposite side of the state from me. Lots of places in the Ozarks are great to visit, as is Hot Springs (which is a bit closer to Dallas). My personal vacation spot of choice is Eureka Springs, a little Bohemian artists community/resort town up in the mountains.
lisah - Feb 25, 2022 8:27:56 pm PST #13415 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Congrats on the sale, Laura!! So exciting!
I took my mom down to see her cousin in Lewes, DE yesterday. Cousin had pancreatic cancer and was in home hospice and Mom hadn't seen her since before the pandemic. It's about 3 hours away and took some coordination because my brother had to stay with my dad and a friend had to stay here with the dog (because Bob is in MI with his Dad who was just diagnosed with cancer and was in the hospital all week).
We got down there yesterday evening and saw my cousin late morning. She was lucid and knew us and seemed happy to see us but was clearly in a lot of pain. She was only conscious for ten minutes or so (which is what we expected).
She told my Mom that she loved her and would see her in heaven. Mom got a call from her cousin's husband this evening saying that she had passed at about 4 today. So grateful we made it down there.
Consuela - Feb 25, 2022 10:14:03 pm PST #13416 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, lisah, how sad, but I'm so glad you were able to get your mother there.
JenP - Feb 26, 2022 3:49:43 am PST #13417 of 30000
I'm so glad you were able to get there with her, lisah, and that they got a bit of lucid time together.
Laura - Feb 26, 2022 6:20:41 am PST #13418 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
{{lisah}} I'm glad that you and your mom were able to have that closure. I do hope that Bob's dad has a successful treatment in his near future.
We have listed or considered listing the house on and off for a dozen years and in that time the value tripled. Seriously, it was meant to not happen before now!
JZ - Feb 26, 2022 6:20:49 am PST #13419 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I'm so sorry, but, oh, what a good thing that you and your mom were able to see her cousin and she knew you both and it gave her joy.
Jesse - Feb 26, 2022 6:32:53 am PST #13420 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh wow, Lisa, I'm so glad you got there for a good (all things considered) visit. I'm sorry for your loss.
Pix - Feb 26, 2022 8:08:28 am PST #13421 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Everyone else has already said it so well. I'm holding you in my heart.
lisah - Feb 26, 2022 8:09:29 am PST #13422 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Thanks, everyone