Pea-n-Me
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It’s so funny you should mention this. This morning I wrote on the group text w my sibs that this week our Dad would’ve been 102! Really kind of hard to believe! I hope your pictures brought you warm memories.
If you go to Attach Files, you can go to your own Picture files. Once you do that, just click on the picture you want, hit Add, then it will show up in the bottom of your post. Just hit Full Size and it will go into your text. One secret we’ve learned here is that in order to not have your picture post sideways, it’s helpful to Edit it before you upload it. All you have to do is use the Edit feature on your phone and crop just a little sliver off the picture in order for it to be considered edited as far as these posts are concerned. It takes a little practice, but once you learn how, it’s fairly easy. Another way you can do it is to just Copy a picture by holding down on it, then Pasting it in a post. I usually do it that way if it’s not one of my own pictures.
@apirateslifeforme, so sorry to read about your uncle. Your family has had too many losses recently.
I do love your signs! Very cheery and colorful! Can you sell them somewhere like a Farmer’s Market? Or a local gift shop?
I hope the kids had fun a T-ball.
And glad to hear that your mom was willing to quit claim her house to you. A smart idea. There is something similar here that we can do for our kids so our home, if we still own it when we pass, will go straight to them with no probate.
(we will still probably mask up if it's really crowded or people aren't distancing the way we're supposed to. but to not have to have it on the whole day......yes!)
It took him this long to find a mask he likes...
❤ to all.
Happy Birthday celebrating tomorrow to your middle grandson.
We only ate half so will get another meal out of them. 
I have to go to her bank (where this one lady is like Gladys Kravitz) and take out her money, then go to another bank (better there but did have problems with one guy there in relation to all this who my lawyer recently said was wrong, which felt good, but he made me so mad at the time) and open an estate account, do some transfers there, etc. I did get a check from an insurance company I’ve been battling the other day, finally, have to deposit that. (And thankfully they made it out the way I asked them to which the girl I was dealing with insisted they couldn’t all along.) Got two bills from the lawyer totaling almost $500 for phone calls and emails he answered from me. 
Ready for this to be done. Still have to also deal with the car (clean and sell). There are more steps once all this is all taken care of. I’ve realized that emotionally, this has taken a lot out of me, for a long time. Caring physically for Mom was easier than this part.
) and then tackle this. We’ve just had to deal with these parent issues since, so once these are settled we can think more about it and sit down with someone at some point to get a concrete plan going. One of the big questions I think will be whether to stay in this house or not. It’s relatively small, but the bills are high. (High COL area in general.) We know we don’t want to go out of state. Might not mind, but don’t want to be away from kids/future grandkids. Getting away for winters might be a possibility. We also have a legal in law apt we could rent (and an income from that would be nice), but it would depend who was there as it is quite a big part of our own home. I would love something newer and smaller where outdoor things (snow, grass) are taken care of. There’s an area we like but not sure it will be affordable. Will have to crunch the numbers. (Real estate values have accelerated in the past 8 months.) But I think about how much this house will cost to run with the utilities being so high, and repairs of an older house factored in, too. (And the thought of emptying it out after over 32 years is 
, of course!) I imagine many of you have either been through this or are thinking about this, as well.
Well, like a godsend, out of the blue yesterday morning I got an unexpected phone call with some work news that made me feel quite happy! It’s funny how that seems to happen to me whenever I need it most. 
I do believe in the power of the universe. (I’d say prayer, too, but this wasn’t something I’d even prayed about!) I’ve tried to impart to my kids that, if you live a good life, and give of yourself, good things come back to you. DS had a little trouble recently he was up for a job that was a very good opportunity for him, and it was great that his application was chosen out of many. Unfortunately he had to withdraw his name because of a physical issue that came up that he is now in physical therapy for. Watching him fighting to try to overcome it, and the realization that he had to withdraw, was heartbreaking. But I tried to tell him that, for whatever reason, it wasn’t meant to be right now, and to stick with the faith that a different time and path is meaningful, too - you just have to believe it. When one door closes, another opens, etc. Any good thoughts or prayers for him will be appreciated. He wishes to serve (and does in his current job, too) and I know he’ll be good at it, as he is kind and compassionate, and very devoted to whatever he sets his mind to. Thank you.
