Me neither, oregon. It was hard to give up some expensive, excellently tailored stuff, but the truth is that I rarely wear skirted suits any more, and the two I kept are plenty. With so many other things, I couldn’t remember having worn them in several years. I even found a couple that still had tags on, sigh.
I did find one lovely linen shirt that had somehow gotten hidden, and it is now back in the circulating pool of real clothes.
Glad the surgery went well, kmc.
I am impressed, arabrab!
I am sending good wishes for the surgeries. My friend had the surgery for oral cancer. they ended up taking out most of her tongue. I am telling you this as it was very fast growing and initially they thought just a third, it had grown so fast in two weeks.
I had vacation at the lake, we are slowly by slowly getting it in shape. I feel at peace there although I was highly anxious for my friend. I had to drive to Boston for class. I had to present a powerpoint an although it was good, I had too many tech problems that I thought my partner was handling. I was embarassed . Glad Shaw d didn’t see it.
got a good grade but it was a gift. I hate computers.
I have a few things I would like to sort out in my house, but I don’t need jewelry. etc… I wear the same thing all the time. I want to get rid of my furniture and just get the walk in organized and do some landscaping and curtain changes. We are traveling quite a bit, and going to south Africa and Hawaii.
Great news about Shaw son. glad everyone is having a mostly good summer
Good news KMC. Yes my H didn’t do the blocker either. I don’t think other than a couple of days he really had any pain. Worse was not being able to drive or do the snow removal I think for him. So I shoveled (and neighbors helped) and I took him to work and picked him up. 
I was glad when he could start doing some things!
DTE - how awful for your friend! Hope the post care is wonderful for her.
Mch weaned himself off the narco yesterday, joking that he didn’t want to be Larry king 
Dressing is another issue entirely. I am suggesting a kilt
KMC - been there, done that. I feel your pain.
Really it does get easier but yes the first few days are actually somewhat funny. H had his done on a Friday and went back to work the following Wed. That was when the fun started because before that other than not getting the thing wet which made hygiene interesting he could sit around in PJs. Going back to work meant me “helping” him with things like socks/shoes/etc. On that Wed. (remember it was winter) he stepped out of the car and made 2 or 3 steps and slipped on ice. Luckily he caught himself and didn’t fall!
Oh, DTE, how terrible for your friend! I hate to even try to imagine. Are there symptoms of oral cancer of which we should be aware?
I made a bit of progress on older D’s room. I probably shared that when she was home, she went through her drawers, etc and identified what she wanted to keep. That left the hard work to us, to deal with everything else. There is a lot of stuff!!! I have no problem taking down and putting in the “donate” pile the shocking pink and aqua accessories that she chose in 8th grade. But how can I possibly get rid of the tap shoes? There are obviously some things that will stay, at least for a while.
After church I took younger D on her “getting ready for her first apartment” IKEA run. H, of course, did not approve of us “buying what we already have in the attic.” He doesn’t really get that as D is the third kid to have an apartment, the stores of attic dishes, etc. are exhausted.
Good Morning! Got back from San Francisco and wine country last night.
kmc…So glad the surgery was successful! Sending more prayers and good mojo to your H for speedy and pain free healing.
dte…glad the lake place is coming along. Being at the lake is so very peaceful! Wonderful place to relax and recharge.
shaw…Sounds like shawson is finding success in his academic and social life!
arabrab…Purging is fun for me. Glad that you have been able to get rid of so many items. I have also been taking down old blinds and curtains. My formal living room is still sitting empty after I got rid of all the furniture. Still not sure what I want to do in there.
missypie…Glad you got some family time. D2 still gets together with her BFF from HS when she is in town visiting from Ohio. They ran a marathon together last fall. D1 doesn’t really run in to any HS friends.
California was amazing! Loved the wineries in the Healdsburg area. Explored the Dry Creek and Alexander Valley areas. Stunning! Did some hiking around Lake Sonoma and Armstrong State Park. The Redwoods in the park were awesome.
The wedding on Saturday was just beautiful. The bride’s family has over 100 acres overlooking the valleys and mountains in the area.Their home was stunning! 360 degree views from every room. The grounds around the home and guest house were also jaw dropping. Appetizers and cocktails were on the veranda and dinner around the pool. Dancing was back on the veranda. One of the best weddings I have ever attended. I am glad to be back home to rest!
Wow, why don’t I ever get invited to weddings like that? Sounds fabulous.
Son told us over the weekend that he is going to propose to the long time GF next Saturday. (We have been bugging him to get this done, as they have already decided to get married next summer!) The “event” is going to be extremely low key…just returning to the restaurant of their first date. Younger D - a child of her generation - thinks we need to know the time so that at minimum, someone can be there to photograph/film it. It is hard for a millennial to believe that millions of people in the past became engaged without it being documented. I hope GF isn’t let down by the lack of a Major Proposal Production. She knows Son well and should understand that if a proposal from an Aspie has to be a huge production, it might never happen.
OK, “Hotel Week” is over! Our last guest left a little while ago, and H and I are just relaxing, listening to the rain. All went well, but I am feeling the need for a little down time.
Glad to hear kmcH’s surgery went well. I’m quite sure my H would be a horrible patient, both in the hospital and recuperating at home. (Here’s hoping he stays healthy!)
Sounds like things are going very well for shawS.
ararbrab – of course I had to go off to Google the Kon-Mari method of folding. I can see how it makes the drawers neat, but I honestly don’t want to take that much time to fold everything like that. Plus, in the walk-in closet here at the beach both H and I have a set of built-in drawers. The top 2 are more shallow, but the bottom 2 are quite deep. If I “filed” everything as shown in the various Kon-Mari videos, I’d be wasting a great deal of space. With all the moving we’ve done in the past 8 - 9 years, we’ve done lots of purging/organizing, so don’t feel too overwhelmed by stuff at the moment.
dte – sorry to hear about your friend. Glad you were able to enjoy your time at the lake. Every year when we go to Family Camp there, I’m amazed all over again at how clean/clear the water is.
mp – what exciting news! A wedding in your near future! I would think after all the years together S’s GF would understand. I’m sure she’ll be excited by the proposal, in whatever form it arrives.
NM – sounds like a fabulous trip and wedding. I have 2 friends who are in midst of planning weddings with/for their daughters. I honestly have no idea what our D will want when the time comes, but I’m still hoping for something more on the low-key/tasteful/elegant side of the scale.
I would post some wedding view pics on the private Facebook page if I could figure out how to do it without them showing up on the regular feed. Is it possible???
NM, if you post them in the private group, they will show up in your feed, but will not be visible to anyone else not a member of the group.
Had a nice visit today with arabrab as I’m visiting her town. Nice to meet people in person.
ShawD has decided that the military is not in the cards. The Navy has not hired Family Nurse Practitioners for the last few years and the couple of dealings she had with Air Force recruiters did not impress her (“I don’t want to work with idiots.”). ShawWife breathing easier. But, maybe the Naval Reserve Nursing Corps or whatever it is called is still not out of the question.
ShawSon took another group to Yosemite but yearns to do a more aggressive trip – but would need to jettison much of the group that isn’t strong enough to keep up with him.
Glad to hear about all of your wanderings and such.
mp, of course you should respect you S’s way of doing things but could you do an add on?
Such as an ice cream party after at your house with their friends, neighbors–just people to hoot for them?
Or Have a flower arrangement on their table.
Last night D’s old BF’s parents invited us to dinner. First at their home but then at a restaurant.
H and I arrived 8 minutes late and they were not there and had not called and the place was closed.
Then we met at a place that was having opening night (I suggested this was not a good idea).
This couple had not eaten all day and were hungry! They are so ADD and disorganized that every event is a trial,although we do enjoy them. Well, places later and many issues with the management --Her being way too angry and carrying on…
She does this every dinner and so last night she got for us free: 5 drinks, a bottle of wine, calamari, eggplant and a salad. The new opening was a mess but she was a bigger mess.
EVERY time we have dinner with them she gets something comped. She was raised wealthy and they are the most monied couple we know. That said! 
she works for a church and with the homeless.
And then we walked to our favorite Thai and ordered FOR them and they ate and were thrilled.
Then she asked a perfectly lovely Hispanic woman if she was Thai…
SO GLAD this is not D’s future and therefore somewhat ours . Our H’s do music every few months but I am happy not to spend holidays with them.
We did get to the point in our conversation that we wished each other’s child the best.
Sounds like you are better off without these folks, oregon!
dte- so sorry to hear about your friend. Very sad.
NM- the trip and wedding sound wonderful.
MP- So excited for your S and his gf. Let us know how it goes. FWIW my D and fiance did not really do a big proposal, either.
Not much here. S is back and is having to go through his stuff to see what to give away/through away/sell. He has a ton of stuff.
Hi folks. I m taking a quick break from work to let you know my domestic skills are big horrifically taxed with the one-armed bandit…
Today I invented the “cross pull” shorts strap for one-armed men who can’t dress or toilet themselves Necessity is the mother of invention, even if I’m a terrible seamstress
Kudos, missy, on the exciting development!
Nm, sounds like an awesome trip!
Shaw and Arabrab, so cool you could connect.
Oregon, while I excel at self-representation and crankiness myself, I don’t think I’d dine twice with a persistent comp-seeker.
At any rate, this was just a quck note from the trenches…back to it!
KMC - I could have used that!
RM, don’t feel bad that you didn’t think of it…it means you’re probably a more devoted spouse than I am
Its my aversion to care-taking I suspect that had me run out an buy a bath bench too
Joking aside, mch is an independent one by nature, which might be how he single-handedly (literally) unpackaged and rigged up a new UBS for the aquarium set-up behind my back tonight. (Fine, wash yer own hair then if you’re so clever )
I had the dickens of a time after carpal tunnel surgery. Not only am I right-handed; I am REALLY right-handed.
It was great getting to meet Shawbridge, and I look forward to seeing other '09-ers who wander this way.
There’s an Ironman race this weekend, and I’m already seeing folks out running at weird hours in preparation. We’ll be pretty boxed in for a bit, so it is a good reminder to make sure I don’t need anything Saturday.