I am convinced that Pax made a huge difference in my COVID adventure last year. May yours be as boring as mine was!

Timelies all!

Health~ma to all.

There is definitely water damage in our house, we just don't know how much. The ceiling in the lower levels got water logged, and in the case of Gary's office, much of it came down. The carpet on the stairs down to the basement has been removed, and we have many dehumidifiers going.

Needly to say, the home visit with Mr. S has been canceled for this weekend.

Water issues in the home are the worst. I hope it’s all resolved quickly, Sheryl.

So glad at the village of helpers appearing at critical turns.

Steph, I feel you so much. I can just imagine my dad doing something like that and you’re left in the “ this is so so hard and you’ve just made it harder and I kind of want to strangle you, but I can’t even really yell at you stage.” Try not to blow a blood vessel before it passes.

Someday when I redo my bathroom, I am definitely getting a heated floor.

I’m redoing my bathroom right now AIFG!

No really. It’s about 70% done and it looks so awesome. I did not go for the heated floors. I’m not sure I trust the wiring to that degree. But it’s going to be such an improvement and I could not love how the tile and stuff came out more.

Nice, brenda!

Oh no, Sheryl, that sounds like a mess.

I hope Tim has better control of his body by now?

I am on vacation now and already wish I had taken more time off!

I just tested positive for COVID.

Oh crap! I'm sorry. I hope it is quick and mild.

Water issues in the home are the worst. I hope it’s all resolved quickly, Sheryl.

Indeed. And difficult to know for sure how much has been damaged.

I’m redoing my bathroom right now AIFG!

Amazing the importance of the tiniest room in the house.

Enjoy the vaca, Jesse.

Just got home from dinner with DH and my niece. Friday night is the big fish fry night here, but he has the only one who got that. However, they had a drink called an Adirondack Lemonade, which super tasty. No idea what was in it, but let's just say I certainly couldn't have had two.

I hope Tim has better control of his body by now?

SO much better now. We've worked out the timing of what drugs to take when, and how to make sure to not accidentally double up. We haven't tested the process of getting into/out of bed now that he's un-roofied, but I think it'll be okay. Not easy-peasy, but back to the original process where I steadied him while he did most of the maneuvering (versus this morning's debacle of me having to brute-force manhandle his entire floppy, drugged-out, bag-of-sand body).

My back is still sore, but ibuprofen is my best friend.

I’m so glad it was a temporary situation, Teppy! And hope Tim improves every day.

Sheryl that flood is such a drag, sorry to hear about it.

Off to go running before Nanita gets here!

JZ is up on the couch. Needed a lot of meds during the afternoon yesterday, but made it through the night without any need for them. So that's a good night.

I just shared this on FB, but for those who prefer not to go there...

Jacqueline was well topped off with pain meds as I put her to bed last night. So when she heard the little "hoo hoo" sound made by the pump attached to her G Tube she said, "I think there's a little owl outside." I assured her it was just the suction pump.

By 4am when she woke up again, no longer on meds, she'd forgotten the earlier conversation. Again she heard the "hoo hoo" sound and said, "Can you hear that?"

I said, "Yup. It's the pump. It's going 'hoo hoo.'"

JZ: "Phew. I thought I was having auditory hallucinations. It sounded like it was saying 'fuck you.' Which seemed pretty rude for an auditory hallucination. Or indeed, even for an owl."

Ha! It's an excellent plan to imagine it as an owl. I pretend my tinnitus is crickets.