Oh, Matt. All the health-ma her way for smooth surgery and recovery.

Hang in there, Pix. This is so hard to think about, but if he's going to have to live with more support soon, you might think about not trying to get him back home. It wasn't a medical crisis, but a crisis situation that landed him in the hospital is how we got my father into the nursing home. Both because it made the transition easier ("easier") on him, but also because it's easier to get a slot when you are coming from the hospital vs. from home.

Yeah, the issues with this are his dog and the financial impact. It's pretty complex. If we move him now, it's a much harder path on a lot of levels.

Matt, I'm so sorry to hear that. Dammit.

I'm sorry, Matt. It sounds like it was detected early. Much ~ma for uneventful surgery and recovery.

Much health~ma to Matt's mom.

Healing thoughts toward your mom, Matt!!

Random thoughts that roll around when trying to get to sleep. I am looking forward to it being 2024 rather than 2023 because the numbers are more lyrical to my mind, trip off the tongue more fluidly. Nice round numbers. Yeah, I know, but that is how it feels to me.

Next random thought, do most people act out what they are reading? When the character shakes their head or points their finger, or smiles, do you parrot that behavior? Just me?

No wonder why I just don't fall asleep. Too many random thoughts.

Technically, I think tamoxifen might count as chemotherapy.(If it does, my mother did have it.) I probably have done it, Laura.

Pix, I'm sorry you are going through this with your dad.

lisah, I'm sorry about Magellan. That is abrupt.

Losing our critters is so damn hard. It's been six months and last night I was crying again.

Matt, glad they caught it early. I hope there is quick and curative treatment.

Is New Year’s cleaning a thing?

I cleaned my dishwasher filters today, listed a box of stuff on buy nothing group, organized some things in basement and got rid of a couple of cardboard boxes, and starting cleaning a dump corner (where things I don’t know what to do with get dumped) including cleaning 3 pairs of muddy shoes and prepping to repair on of them.

Impressive, mbelle!

I, on the other hand, wore myself out by cooking bacin and eggs, so, yeah, another day of British mystery series for me.

Though, Birdie had herself an epic pee accident on both comforters + the sheets, so there was laundering, too.

Am going to take her to the vet to see about her copious peeing. We take her out a LOT, and she still pees in the house more than one would think normal.

It could be behavioral, but she's not really stressed or high strung, and we're here all the time, so she's not lonely or anxious. Right now I'm taking her out at least every hour and she pees every time, often more than once a trip. It just seems excessive, poor girl. We'll see if anything's up. Could be so many things. Or nothing.