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Still haven't received the fecal results. But they did call to tell me they had no resources to provide me on rehoming dog, that I'd just have to call around. Well gee, thanks for calling? 🙄Woke up a
Travel Tales. Vietnam. DaNang. Part 1
As I travelled from the North down the map, my next base happened to be DaNang, which belongs to Central Vietnam. DaNang is a resort city on steroids. From one side edged by the endless beaches with g
Summer of the Postcard
So yesterday, after doing my grocery shopping, I popped into Goodwill to see what I might see. I had nothing particular in mind. Just hadn't been there for several months.What I found out was that the
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I have today added a small update which allows people to see some generic information about commenters who have no public profile/diaries. This is a start to help redress that balance that ironically
Dialysis Update I
Dialysis is going smoothly and I have about an 30 minutes left to dialyze, and the treatment is going smoothly without any alarms or problems with the catheter or the machine today. I find that a big
Back In the Archives Now?!
Yesterday I struggled a little bit and was glad that, after 8:30 AM that I had the day to myself without a caregiver here. When Deb H was here for her one hour before going to church and then she usua
Thailand - Songkran
Thailand: April 12 - 24, 2026Love is like an elephant's memory; never forgetting the moments shared, the bonds formed, and the joy felt together.Group trips are not super familiar territory for me...m
A little cooler. A lot quieter
Today we moved from our site by the river, which was absolutely fantastic for the three nights we were there, although the weather was so hot we didn’t get to explore anywhere near as much as we wante
Moving!
I found out today that I am getting leaving Garden Court by October! Woohoo!As of the last two weeks of September, my babies and I are moving to Riverview Heights and out of Garden Court/here! Woohoo,
Awareness
Hi, gorgeous.The awareness of how long its been since I saw you is inescapable. Eight months ago, around the time I'm typing this, I was getting a call from a number I didn't recognize while I was sup
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