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   / Good morning!!!! #87,851  
Good for you, Randy

Sad in a way, nice in others, but wife told me a few years back to quit buying her things, like jewelry etc as she had enough and as she didnt work didn’t feel a need to wear. After she got her almost 3 carat finger adornment I think she feels content. I will surprise her with a new weedeater etc, but i guess the point is she (we) basically have what we need and while gifting is nice we kinda practical for the most part. We tell the kids a nice card and the thoughts are what counts.

That said, I’d get her anything I thought she’d truly enjoy getting.

My wife was a car gal, she loved them. I had my 67 Impala SS and she wanted her own toy. The Z28 was the only truly expensive gift ever and she likely earned more of the money that bought it than I did. She was a doctor I was a lowly upholsterer. I wasn’t bragging hope it didn’t sound that way. I once bought her a leaf blower. My wife never asked for or expected fancy things though Lord knows she deserved them. I was teasing Randy about the watch.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #87,852  
59 outside this AM. Yeah.....that is warm. Wind blowing.....will have to check for more damage to one of the buildings when the weather cooperates. Just cannot seem to find the time for even a temporary fix.

Wife's Dad took a fall. Broken leg tore ligaments in knee. Ice. Now we have something new to deal with. Told them they are welcome here over a year ago and to downsize what they have just for situations like this. But while the message was received it was never acted on. Now it is just additional stress and BS for us, and I really do not need it.

Hope all have a great day. Be safe.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #87,853  
55F and raining hard right now. Supposed to rain most of the day with a possible peek of sunshine just before sunset. Today is an errand day so other than getting wet after parking the car the rain won’t be a problem. Have a safe day all. Frank
 
   / Good morning!!!! #87,854  
Wife's Dad took a fall. Broken leg tore ligaments in knee. Ice. Now we have something new to deal with. Told them they are welcome here over a year ago and to downsize what they have just for situations like this. But while the message was received it was never acted on. Now it is just additional stress and BS for us, and I really do not need it.

Prayers for you and your inlaws.
Hard to get elderly people/parents to change their lifestyle. It usually takes some kind of life changing illness or injury to make the change. I guess I am in that group. But not ready to make any changes YET.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #87,855  
Prayers for you and your inlaws.
Hard to get elderly people/parents to change their lifestyle. It usually takes some kind of life changing illness or injury to make the change. I guess I am in that group. But not ready to make any changes YET.

But you are aware you will need to make a change?

My in laws don't see the burden of others. Especially their own daughter and what she has been through for the last few years. I think they are in denial.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #87,856  
Good morning! 27 ˚F but the wind is now coming from the south so we will be in the 60s this afternoon.

To the gardens in the AM and trail blazing in the PM. Wife is sponsoring the sub neighborhood women card games this afternoon so a good time to be out of the house on a sunny day.

Drew, I agree with you, aerial pics like David has are fascinating. Good luck on finding your first drone. Hope your new pets arrive safely.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #87,857  
Good Morning!!!! 55F @ 5:15AM. Sunny. High 62F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph.

Sorry to hear about your FIL, Rip. After what you two have been through recently, it's the last thing you need. I had the same issues with my mom's boyfriend; just wouldn't budge on moving somewhere either I or someone else could help him. It took a stroke to get him into a nursing home, unfortunately in Ohio where I couldn't stay in the loop. I'd tried for five years to get him to move in with me out here, but all he ever said was "We'll see." It's almost impossible for a child to move into a parental role in those situations; maybe it helps to know you're not the first to have to deal with it?

Very curious about the new drone, Drew. The Mavic Pro from DJI looks like it can almost fly itself, but $800 is steep tuition for a beginner if all you want it for is to take a few overhead shots of your property. What else are they good for?

The Butler building guy showed up right on time yesterday, and seemed to think there wouldn't be any problem digging a terrace into the hillside big enough to fit a 50x60, even if they hit rock. Said he'd have some rough estimates next week.

Last week's rain verified that something was still leaking water into the Vanagon, so yesterday I got out the power washer and started spraying to see what it was. Ended up that both lower corners of the windshield leak, so I'll swing by an auto glass shop today or tomorrow to let them take a look. More bungling by the ex-mechanic, who installed all the glass except the side windows.

Last week a switch for the van's driving lights showed up that actually fits in the VW dash, so I had a go at installing it yesterday. Apparently it's a Porsche part, and the pins aren't the same as the VW part, but once again the internet served up instructions. Nice to have that switch working and right up front where it's easy to get to.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #87,858  
The low this morning was 20°. Today is going to be partly cloudy with a high in the 30's and windy again.

Hope I can get the wife's SUV out the garage and make a trip to town this morning. The wind was bad yesterday and I'm not sure how much snow drifted in front of the garage. May have to take the truck and clean up the snow later.

Hope everyone has a nice day.
CWB.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #87,859  
Prayers for you and your inlaws.
Hard to get elderly people/parents to change their lifestyle. It usually takes some kind of life changing illness or injury to make the change. I guess I am in that group. But not ready to make any changes YET.

But you are aware you will need to make a change?

My in laws don't see the burden of others. Especially their own daughter and what she has been through for the last few years. I think they are in denial.


Where am I going to go, who will take me there, and who will be burdened to make the decisions. We see the decisions being delayed too late with our parents all the time but what about the people without children will they make the decisions in a timely manner? Are the children the reason the elderly always say "some day not just yet". (until it's too late . . . )
 
   / Good morning!!!! #87,860  
Sorry about your in-laws riptides
 

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