Hi all.. I'm back. got home last night about 7 after a long day. long several days actually. zero exercise. it rained constantly, except for one afternoon while I was out for lunch with an old girlfriend. didn't eat much except for the one good dinner when I went out for my sisters birthday with cousin & his wife. they are such nice people and technologically 'current". smart phones, I pads, computers... which most of the rest of my family does not have. they printed my boarding pass for me so I didn't have to get crummy last row middle seat which would have been all that was left by the time I got to the airport.
Words cannot describe the mess, from the chaos that is my mothers house, to the relationships that defy sanity. I got along with everyone, probably didn't fix much, but I got to see everyone and be sociable. my mother is doing quite well after the recent scare so I'm sure this won't be the only trip. my brother and sister... they both mean well and try hard but are not successful people, especially sister. bad personal family situations for both. I could go on and on but I won't.
there's nothing like traveling alone to slap you into paying attention. I haven't rented a car and driven around by myself for a long time but I loaded up the navigator on my phone and it worked quite well. I travel better by myself than I do with DH.
and then the awful mess in Boston and Texas. I missed a lot because being otherwise occupied and having no computer. I've never been to Boston so not familiar with most of the names/places. certainly hope the other guy gets caught before he gets killed so maybe we can get some idea of why this sounded like a good idea to them.
Deb, my cousin & his wife have a wire haired terrier. they've had several before but took a break after the last one died. the new one is a rescue dog. he was so matted they had to have him shaved. he had to be totally sedated to accomplish it. he looks like a miniature greyhound.... no, zero curly hair!! cute little guy but needs some training and discipline to be a better house pet. it was amazing to see what a wire haired terrier looks like without the curly hair.
when we had our dog we always said.... just when you start to think they're almost human, they eat something unthinkable to prove they are dogs. our guy loved to eat cow/horse manure given half a chance. I know dogs will dive into human poop too, something that can come up hiking if someone is not burying what they should. I think it's too common an issue to be some lacking nutrient.... it must (in some??? way) taste good.
Lori, best take a couple days off til you feel better. I don't work out when I have a head cold and seem to get better faster than if I'm working hard. we all need rest days.
