Glad to hear that, JenP!

Today perked up some. M and I talked over tacos. We saw a family - I think mom and kids and Grandma and one of the moms (or aunt) was holding a little boy, maybe 6 or 7 months old and not just bouncing him up and down but doing a very small version of Cha Cha slide.

And then M and I went and got a charcoal grill to replace the gas one and he is grilling for dinner.

Also I called the lawyer, he emailed paper work and I'm forwarding it to my dad and uncle (who is a lawyer) to look at and I'll read it. Monday the lawyer will call me back and answer any questions I have and I'll decide if I want to sign it. He cautioned me NOT to fill out any parts because it's the electronic signature and if I do then it's signed and there's no going back. So nothing filled out until I talk to him. I haven't looked at it yet because of the whole Day of Drama.

Dad called and had some questions he thought I should ask if I didn't know the answers and then he also wanted to make sure I understood that hiring a lawyer doesn't mean that I'll get everything I want or that they can help me with everything. I told him I knew, that my baseline expectations for this is: that worker's comp continues to do the bare minimum that they should; takes a long time; but instead of me trying to get in touch with anyone and panicking about what to do next I have a lawyer who does all the contacting and actually has experience with this and can give me advice about what to do next .

Which I feel is very very baseline and I'm hoping that I get more out of it than that.

The lawyer had previously pointed out that companies can't actually retaliate if you hire a lawyer but can make do other things instead of directly doing that. Today I told him that if the company wants to punish me in some way for fighting TO go back to work after I was injured on the job and getting substandard care because they cheaped out on worker's comp insurance than I will happily burn that bridge and be very , very vocal about it. Although really they do most of the work for burning the bridge I would just be pulling the trigger on the clicky fire stick.

Hooray for Not Cancer, JenP!!!

I’m taking TCG to see Papa today while ltc is at school.

That's good. I'm sure both TCG and your Papa will benefit emotionally from the visit. I hope that transition to hospice wasn't too difficult for him.

JenP! It is such a relief to hear your news. Go DP!

Today perked up some. M and I talked over tacos.

Good to hear. So much going on and tension from all directions. I hope you are able to get some rest.

Sad day for my son and his GF. The place she works burnt down to the ground. She suffers from terrible anxiety and this was her first real job. The family who owns the business were so nurturing and supportive of her including telling her not to hesitate to go hide anytime she got overwhelmed. Been in business for like 100 years or something. She was at work and they were open when it started. She is in shock, but everyone got out and is okay. She said it spread so quickly all they could do was run. [link]

Yay, JenP! That’s a relief.

Oh goodness, poor friends! I will meara later, but sending hugs, hairpats, or gentle, listening silence to any who need it.

Pix, how is your dad doing?

I'm in rabbit-hide mode right now, but reading and sending love and virtual hugs (not to Teppy) to everyone who needs them and wants them. I love us all so much, and the burdens seem especially stark and heavy right now. Strength, courage, comfort, and love.

You know how you wake up in the middle of the night and try to remember the dream you were just having, so you try to repeat a phrase so it will stick in your mind?

Just me? (Kind of curious -- is it just me?)

Anyway, I woke up this morning and the only thing I remembered was "cat Tinder." But 5AM me thought it was very funny.

I do that and it rarely if ever works. Often I will not even remember the phrase, just that I was trying to remember one. “Cat Tinder” is a pretty funny concept, though