I'm determined to whittle down my WIP/UFO list by year's end, and so far, I'm doing okay at it. Opus has been an UFO for several years now, and probably will be one for a couple months more, as I'm currently on a crochet kick.

I have Reynauld's, so my internal thermostat's all kinds of messed up. Even in the summer, I get so cold that I can't even wear sandals, because the house is so cold that I have to wear socks. in the winter, it gets painful, and I am in socks and slippers (some nights, I even have to wear my hoodie on top of my pajamas, even when I'm in my blanket nest!)

I just picked the dress because it fit the vibe I was going for with Autumnal Druid, lol

Wheeljack's been years too. lol ...I have a WIP list now. What I get for being astonished that anyone could have such a thing.

Ohhhh. Didn't know you had that. Did the butt warmer I sent you wear out?

dad's home from the hospital. no more toes.

Ack. I didn't even know he'd gone. o.o;

Sorry for the late reply. Work ate me alive. It'll do it again next weekend.

Today I bought doll shoes. And gluten free cookies and crackers.

I was kind of stressed the week before he came home, 'cause he went up to Omaha on the 7th, and I had to go with because mom doesn't like driving in Omaha, but I don't like having her in the car because she cannot keep her comments about my driving to herself (which just ramps my anxiety up and makes things worse), and I really don't like hospitals. That Thursday, the 9th, he went in for surgery, and I again had to drive up to Omaha with Mom, but that day, I was able to flounce off and do my own thing while Dad was in surgery and recovery. We went back up on the 14th to take him home. He's ambulatory and uses a walker now.

The moment we got off the hospital grounds, he fucking lit up a cigarette, and proceeded to smoke it, and two more on the drive home. three cigarettes in the span of an hour. and he's back to smoking in the house, though he claims he's slowed down.

the worst part is, I can't even stick to my guns on not getting him more cigarettes because he keeps bitching and moaning about how "everyone" he's talked to said it was a bad idea to go cold turkey while he's still healing from surgery. I hate how it makes me feel that I've basically been forced to go back on my word.

Oh man. *hug* I'm sorry you have that going on.

it gets so much worse. almost six months ago, I got prescribed a medication for my frequent migraines that actually works well and had all but eliminated them, and the ones it couldn't totally eliminate, it made manageable with over the counter medication. my insurance, despite there being a history of treatments tried, and several ER visits related to this over the past three years, decides i need to try cheaper medications before they'll let me have the medication that actually works. I have been in near-constant agony for most of the past two weeks because of it. they've essentially stolen my ability to function from me.

Oh man. Den, I'm so sorry.

Gaelas wants to hug. All of them.

gentle hugs today... got my covid booster and flu shot yesterday.

you gals doing okay?


I've been trying to get back into this, but it's hard. sometimes i feel it is too stressful to even do anything let alone deal with a forum. sorry for being gone so much.