Donald - my hero
<font color=blue>Aww yes. The dreaded "mouse hand"
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- Jun 11, 2006
Thanks for the kind words and thoughtsI agree about the raccoon situation. Hope it warmed up for you.
I dug my lazy butt to do groceries at 9am. Then rocked and relaxed. My SIL dropped by with my nephew, so we had burgers on the BBQ for supper.
Your cruise sounds wonderful @hdrolfe . I’m glad kiddo can get out, I love hearing the kids playing, I have a park/school across the street, and it makes me happy to hear them. I hope the next two weeks go well for you.
@Donald - my hero , I hope you are all right, I haven’t seen you post much, and for some reason, you have been in my thoughts.
life has been a real struggle lately, my dad died mid-January (he had been very ill for a long time but Covid managed to take him down), last week marked a year since our daughter's wife left her and she chose that day to say she now wants a divorce (they had gone the route of legal separation but i guess she wants a full break?), my treatments for my BiPolar disorder were abruptly stopped at the end of February because of staffing issues related to COVID (both techs quit from the overwork and underappreciation from admin), our D-I-L's mom died suddenly so I've had to step up to take a more active roll in parenting a pregnant couple (hard balancing act, don't want to be overbearing but she needs extra support right now), I had a colonoscopy in March (just me being proactive with my health care due to a strong family history) and had a horrific reaction to the prep that led to Ischemic Colitis (fancy pants way of saying the extreme inflammation of my colon caused by lack of blood flow due to severe dehydration) that landed me in the ER for many hours in the midst of many actively puking COVID-19 patients (like a LOT, think Poltergeist level 
) so I couldn't go to a family bridal shower due to being a close contact. Get the picture? Life ain't round in the Duck Pond right now. It might look like I'm floating along but I'm paddling as fast as I can under the water and caught in the weeds.I'm getting thru each day as best as I can, my hubby is my rock and supports me implicitly. I've got the new grandbaby to look forward to and that little nugget gives me the hope I need to push forward. I don't have a lot of mental energy left most days to post but I read everything on every post in the CDN forum, just to stay connected. (other than tonight it seems, my mind is racing and I've blabbered on too much!)
That is alot for any one person to handle.
I am still amazed at how much the weather effects my mental health - even with a fantastic mid winter break trip to Florida in February. Even though the snow is gone, I need to see green grass, leaves on the trees and feel some sunshine warmth. We are sitting on pins and needles to be able to get outside and enjoy all the summer activities we enjoy - fishing, quading, camping. 
. It feels like it was moons ago. The sun/warmth definitely alters my mind too. I am not a cold weather person, and tend to hibernate
The weather has once again shown us how lovely it can be. My best friend, and really only friend I speak to, is coming tomorrow 
. We will shop, shop, shop, sit on the deck, then we have reservations at a brasserie on the reserve, so we will probably play a little slots after. I am not a big gambler, but she loves it! I am just looking forward to some chitchatting. Sunday is a hard day, so I hope it goes by quickly.
but the Wendys breakfast baconator is pretty good, their potatoes are quite yummy and the frosty-cino is amazing (coffee and frosty mixed together? yes please!).
I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooo extremely tired of winter and am seriously wondering why we live in this part of the country.
