Thanks, everyone. I don't have much more to say, but thanks.

I'm sorry things are so complicated and stressful, Pix.

My Father's Day was also complicated, thanks to the family news that came to light a couple of months ago. I did not enjoy it. I liked it when things were not complicated.

Boo to complications. Life should have less of those for sure.

My church has made adaptations - elbow bumps instead of handshakes, for one. I'm always amused when we go up for communion and there's an usher offering hand sanitizer and I can't help thinking, "the holy hand sanitizer of Antioch".

Kristin, it's all so much. Wishing you much strength as you do what you can to help you dad. He is so lucky to have you.

What Cindy said.

Hugs to you Kristin. Dealing with that sort of situation is wearying, and a marathon rather than a sprint.

Pix, that is a tough situation.

 But what I did forget was that I ran out. So I got to today as the last day of the week, picked up the bottle, and went “oh crap”. Ok, nbd, I can get it at the pharmacy tomorrow afternoon if I call it in now. Then I look and realize I have no refills left. Damnit!!!

I’m waiting for my Dr office to call me back right now.

I've been fully vaxed for months now, so I'm comfortable with my own safety. My big thing is trying to make sure I respect the wishes of the business that I'm entering. My default is to wear a mask unless I see a sign specifically stating that no masks are required for vaccinated guests. If there is no indication for masking requirements I assume that it is best to wear a mask. A huge part of it for me is trying to respect the business owners and their employees.

I happily wear masks when asked/it is not clearly stated that vaxed are cleared for no mask (I would require one if I had a business) and their employees have also been given the time and opportunity to get vaccines.

Alternately, I mask when I think I am in a sketch environment. Sketch environments not only meaning Covid so much as people who don’t believe in Covid and thus I don’t trust them for anything communicable. I don't want an illness that could be avoided.

So .. frequently sanitizing in public places is a good idea!

Right?!

Had to go to an Urgent Care this morning as last night’s can opener fail, and subsequent efforts to pry the can open ended in thumb bloodshed and eventually a doctor using the people version of crazy glue to close my thumb up as the location was bad for stitches. I had to buy finger cots for working the rest of this week.

I will be joining Kristin in Florida hopefully soon. This is the week I'm heading to Montana to meet my birth mother and half sisters and their families and we'd both really been looking forward to it. Kristin is insisting I still go, so I'm heading up there tomorrow.

After that I have a few loose ends to tie up for work since, thankfully, things have picked back up for my company. Then I will also make sure that we have things like pets and house covered here in LA before I can head to FL. Both of her parents have treated me like a son and I don't have my parents around any longer so I really want to be there to help, and I'm worried about Kristin and her dad.

I'm so glad that you are finally getting to meet your birth mother, ND. And that you are there for the rest of your family (how you are family doesn't matter so much as the fact that you are family) as well.