Yay for the double-stick, chrismg. I hope your dad's surgery goes well. How was the beef tongue?

I don't think we'll go away any place that we can't take Buffy. She had such a hard early life, I'd feel like we were betraying her. I think DH and I could go for an extended weekend if at least two of the kids were here. She gets very concerned when I'm not home, though.

I understand that, Cindy. My Brandy howled when I wasn't home toward the end. She had to go to work with me. One time I ran to the grocery store for about 45 minutes and when I reviewed the security camera when I got home I saw she stood on the couch and howled the entire time. I never left her again. My current animals are totally fine with staying with family.

One time I ran to the grocery store for about 45 minutes and when I reviewed the security camera when I got home I saw she stood on the couch and howled the entire time.

Poor baby!

This is one of our favorite places! We've been there multiple times over the years, though it's been a long time since our last visit. It's in Desert Hot Springs on a residential street, and you think you must have made a terrible mistake until you walk through the front door and are in love. They're fed by natural hot springs and cool the pool to something silly like 90 degrees and the huge tiled hot tub to 104.

I can't believe that Pix would post about the El Morocco without mentioning their fabulous sheets. That's just wrong.

ION, I'm that much closer to being fully vaccinated! The City College drive thru site was incredibly well organized and we got in and out with no problems. Plus, since we were renting the car anyway, we had a lovely walk up and around Mt. Davidson, aka the highest point in San Francisco, aka the mountain with the huge honking cross on it. Seemed appropriate for Good Friday.

Wooooot! I got Brendon scheduled for his vaccine at a CVS. First jab on Easter Sunday morning. I told him he could get half price Easter candy while he was there. Can't imagine how many times I clicked before I got a time slot.

So nice to see everyone getting their shots!

The speed at which suddenly everyone is getting shots is amazing!! I feel like half my Facebook got a shot or an appointment today or yesterday!

For sure. They're opening it up to everyone 16+ here (and have been unofficially available for everyone 18+ at some of the PODS, which is what let DH get it), either now or Monday, depending on where you're trying to get registered. They just devolved control to the counties (and expect the rest of us to be faster than Oahu) and are expecting half again as many doses per week than they're currently getting.

My board game group will be all shotted up (both doses) by the end of the month.

Sad weekend. Maria’s mom has asked her to find options for a funeral dress for her. Maria can’t do it, so I am helping, but no one in her family can every know because her mother said she couldn’t even ask her cousin to help. So I am putting together a word document and crying.

Any suggestions? I am on Macy’s website right now.

And a friend from college, who was also a theatre friend and worked on the one-act play festival as a co-coordinator recently (before I left the theatre) is missing in Florida. Never have I ever had an instance where someone I knew went missing that ended well. I also can’t quite believe I know 4 people (now 5) who ave gone missing. Most of them were college students, and working at a University, I know more college students than the average person, I guess. This is the first time it is someone my age.

I am so sorry, Sophia. That is rough weekend. It is good that you can be there for Maria.