Well, I tried the diversion thing...it helped a little. It can be hard when your working life and your home life is, like, just this big ball of stuff.

David, those girls are so lucky to have you in their corner right now. You are a good human.

On my end I've been working overnights on an install project, as well as trying to keep the main business stuff running during the day and I'm beat.

Hope the placement works out for the girls, David. They are so lucky to have you.

My Dad, whose movement is now very limited due to Parkinson’s, evidently broke his hip in a fall last week. He really hasn’t wanted to go to the hospital and didn’t seem to be in a lot of pain but he was reluctant to put weight on his leg and we took him to his PCP on Monday. PCP ordered X-rays and called today to say take him to the ER (best way to get him into see an orthopedist). So now he’s having a partial hip replacement tomorrow. His blood pressure is cookoo but the doctors think he’ll be fine with the surgery. And I’m worried he won’t be strong enough to go through PT and get some mobility back. Good thoughts sent his way would be much appreciated.

Oof, best thoughts to your dad, Lisa.

Their caseworker got a placement for both of them together in San Francisco.

Oh wow, that's great news. Hope it works out!

Soccer team A arrived to one of the hotels where one kibbutz was evacuated to. That kibbutz was traditionally a fan of soccer team B. One of the elders saw the team gives merch to the excited kids and muttered, dead serious, "good thing Haim was kidnapped. He'd die if he was here now".

Ah, that sounds like my family's style. No situation too serious to find something to make a joke about.

I now have Red Light Special by TLC in my head.

So much healing~ma for your dad, lisah. The PT folks are amazing and great at handling stubborn patients. I hope they keep him in rehab long enough to get significant improvement.

Lots of health~ma for your dad, lisah.

Ah, that sounds like my family's style. No situation too serious to find something to make a joke about.

My family as well. I can remember my BIL getting furious with my sister because we were making "inappropriate" jokes when my dad was in the hospital. Maybe it's a defense mechanism, but even if not these thoughts just happen!

Timelies all!

Down in the lobby again, since Mr.S was hitting and kicking me. As for when we can go back to the house, well, the insurance company signed off on the estimate. Now we need to meet with the restoration contractor to choose the materials. After that, another waiting game.

Yikes, Sheryl. This does not sound like it is being resolved very quickly. No doubt the disruption is hard on Mr. S too.

Glad I'm not the only one, Jesse. Good meeting tonight, but it does remind me of Pat Conroy saying the hard thing about being liberal is the people you end up being friends with. Good lord. Feel better, lisa's dad.