WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2024
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Kylia and Debbie sounds like both of you need to take a day just for you. Set a date soon and take it. Make yourself unavailable to all the drama. Go back and read Mesponsible. I need to do that too!
Some current situations for me are pulling at me to do more for others. I am willing to do some things that I can without getting pulled into their drama. Allowing them to figure out what they need to do empowers them.
Kylia I see the need to step in about the brakes because that is a safety issue Insurance also needs to be addressed too! Let DH know you are going to the back to work on this and someone (him) will take care of customers while this is addressed.
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Yesterday Jake had a dentist appointment that cost over $1000.00 and kept Annie and me in the car for almost two hours so when he suggested stopping and getting take out food on the way home, I refused. Time, cost, and having to go home a way I don't like to drive were all my reasons. This morning he suggested getting take out food for lunch and I said no because I don't want to go anywhere. His not being able to drive himself has been tough this week.Lisa, I saw your beautiful bags. What awesome work. Someone will want them. Today is the day I dance with my friend. Barbie in NW WA 5 -
Barbie ~ Could you have dropped off Jake at the appt. and then picked him up later. I bet he hates being a burden on you and his friends. It sounds like you really hate to have your day disrupted.
Debbie ~ Could your mom possibly come to your house for Christmas? Families can really put a bummer on holidays.
Kylia ~ Sorry that you are experiencing so many situations that you certainly didn't create and hope your weekend gets better.
Prayers for all of us who need healing in our marriages! After 55 years we have had many up and down periods and I think this past year has been one of the downs but there is HOPE for the future.
Carol in GA with LOVE
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Lisa ~ Your blanket is beautiful. I hope you will be able to get it squished into the bag without too much difficulty. Undertaking all the quilts and handmade items for your loved ones sounds like big projects.
Carol in GA
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Well, this morning m going to go to the rv place and go sign the papers. They are going to park the trailers side by side so we can transfer the rest of the stuff we have in the old trailer to the new one. We don’t plan on coming back in January unless Kirby changes his mind but will be back in February. That will be when I will be organizing where to put the stuff in the new trailer. We go really lucky because this trailer is a bit longer than the old one and our storage spot was fitted for our old one. Usually there could be a one or two year waiting list for our trailer size which would have meant the r. Place would store it for us until a spot opened up but we got lucky, they have an opening right now for our new trailer so no waiting time. Needless to say, we have already gotten our Christmas gifts this year. Trailer, Alaska ruse, his Vegas trip (another one) my potting bench, his induction stove…. Yeah, we r done spending for the year.
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Morning all
Im hanging with Alfie under the covers,we have electric heat and I keep it off here in the bedroom,and keep it at 65 in the rest of the place.
Its 28 degrees outside
Barbie - sorry you had to wait 2 hours in the car with Annie,that would have sent Alfie over the edge.
Im going to wrap presents today.
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Pip ~ Hope you will show us photos of the new trailer/camper! Where will y'all be traveling to?
Carol in GA3 -
Barbie ~ Could you have dropped off Jake at the appt. and then picked him up later. I bet he hates being a burden on you and his friends. It sounds like you really hate to have your day disrupted. Jake suggested that I go home and he could call me when he was ready to be picked up, but I declined the suggestion because Annie is anxious when he's not with us and I didn't want to have to drive home and then drive back. Driving is something I don't like. Annie will sit quietly or go to sleep in the car when I play music from my phone so she was comfortable the whole time. I got to the read the Louise Penny book that I was enjoying so it had lots of positive moments. Barbie 2
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Family drama always seems to peak around the holidays. I saw somewhere that all those commercials with happy people and decorated houses is not very realistic. Very few households look like the ones on TV. Most people are stressed out, don’t go all out decorating and gift giving, and many people are all alone for Christmas. I see all of these every holiday here at the park. In fact, we are by ourselves for holidays as family is spread out all over the country. People stress over money, health, relationships, and get angry and depressed over holidays. We have a police scanner and the increase in suicides and fights is very noticeable at this time of year. It’s sad because we are told this is supposed to be a happy time of year. I think it has gone too commercial, and all the tv shows, movies, and ads make everyone want to do/be those people. Think back to what the holidays were when you were growing up. Especially those of us born in the 50’s and 60’s. Life was so different back then. I love technology, but sometimes, especially holiday season, I wish it had not progressed to where we are today. This is always a rough time of year for me. I miss my family and wish we were all together again for the holidays. When my mom’s mother died, the holidays died out with her in my family. Things were just not the same anymore.
Sorry, feeling nostalgic this morning. Tough time of year for me.
RVRita in Roswell12 -
Today is: Friday the 13th!! 🤞
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Not tracking food right now....just trying to deal with everything.
Biopsy was done Monday, and the results will come early next week, hopefully.
Tracking will start after I get the biopsy results...and I may disappear for a while if it is bad news.
Found out on Tuesday that I was included in the employees that are being included in the sale of a division. We are losing so much due to the transition. Not only am I losing the best team I have worked with, but there is no raise in 2025 as they freeze our salary for 12 months, losing a week of vacation time, plus losing 3 holidays/personal days, only matching 4% of our 401k contributions (current employer matches 6%), and we can only carry over 3 days of vacation as of the transition date. I still have a job, but it completely sucks at this moment based on going to the unknown, and knowing the compensation is less than what I have been getting. (Someone said we're working almost 2 weeks more, but getting paid less between the salary freeze and reduction in 401k matches (and I'm losing the student loan paydown benefit, too. Sigh.)
Saw my PCP yesterday, so she heard all of it. She added an Rx that will help with both the hand shakes I am dealing with from the untreated hyperthyroid condition, and will take the edge of my stress. Really hoping it helps a bit. (Endocrinologist can't see me again until January.)
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(((jenferbar))) Prayers for you! 1
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Jenferbar: Certainly much happening for you at this time. I will be thinking about you.
Carol: 55 years is a long time to be with someone! Congrats on making it this far! I hope next year does go better. I hope there are some intentional things you both can find to bring you both some joy. Food maybe...food is always a start!
Rebecca: I think I would call the dentist and tell them to hush. In a polite way. It is a drag when professionals go on and on about something.
Heather: I am hooked on Cas/Clutterbug podcasts. I listen everyday. She does cheer me. And my house is looking better. I am relaxing more because so much has been accomplished!
Kylia: Beautiful wedding pictures!
Mo: I hope you got to see your Mom.
Margaret Turk: I did look at the book Breath by Larry Nestor and do try and inhale through my nose more.
Machka: I have Libby! I just looked. Sure enough there are magazines...The New Yorker and I don't know what else yet! Thanks for the tip!
I love looking at the pictures of the Christmas decorations and baked goods/sweets. I have wreaths on my house that bring me happiness. We have had rain, so one is down, but it is one I can reach.
I am going to a BnB Christmas eve that has horses. I don't ride, but love watching horses! Christmas morning, I am not sure what my plans are yet. On Sunday, we are going to the parade and on Wed we are going on a town walk and taking the dogs. So some Christmas activities anyway!
Tomorrow I have knitting and a Writing Group that I joined. I am trying out some new activities!
Just a relaxing day to day! Not putting pressure on myself to declutter. I know I have made good strides with this.
Best,
Rosemarie
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Well taping my mouth is too claustrophobic for me, but the nose strips work well.👍🏼 I also bought some melatonin gummies and that does keep me in bed asleep so I am not waking up to use the facilities but once it twice. I feel more refreshed this morning most definitely.
Yesterday's shopping was entertaining! Bought way too many no no things but my mind says "I deserve it" as it will be just us two for any Christmas festivities. I am on my second bottle of boozy eggnog as I have found it goes nicely in an afternoon cup of coffee! I do cut it with plain creamer though.
I have decided that I need to give myself grace about how I cope with having two sons in Japan and another son 5+ hours away. I am doing the best I can, and I feel proud of myself about it all. So I gain 5 lbs this holiday, its not a big deal, there are days when I do well, and days when I don't, and that's called life in my book.
I do not have friends I see on a daily basis, and that's on me about that one. Husband has no friends but me, but communicates with the world thru media outlets just like me. We both get along and our outings to shopping, or walking somewhere is relaxed and entertaining. I have no complaints. I feel sad that some of you struggle with your mates. It should not be like that, but yet it happens. Big hugs to you! Know that to feel different, you have to do different. That is the emotionally messy part.
Today is buying pizza at Papa Murphys. It will be my only meal. We have more Christmas cookies but with having pizza, I don't make up my little nightly treat plate.😂😁
Hugs ladies!
Rebecca
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There she is, the deal is done. We transferred all of the stuff from the old to the new trailer. Just now heading for home
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John has put up and decorated the tree! Hooray! All I did was pour him a bourbon.
I had a small Baileys with lots of ice. Is that a thing in the States? I often have it on cruises as it's not too alcoholic.
I put some lights on the mantlepiece, and I've ordered some transparent sticky blobs that anchor things down without ruining the surface. I hope.
Still got to decide where to put my giant silver baubles.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx4 -
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Debbie ~ Could your mom possibly come to your house for Christmas? Families can really put a bummer on holidays.
Prayers for all of us who need healing in our marriages! After 55 years we have had many up and down periods and I think this past year has been one of the downs but there is HOPE for the future.
Carol in GA with LOVE
no, because we would spend pretty much the whole day driving. It is an hour and 15 to hour and a half drive to get her, same going back, then same taking her home and same me going back home. So, close to 6 hrs driving in one day. She hasn't been to our house in about 7 yrs. She drives but doesn't feel comfortable driving that distance and for sure not when it is dark.
Her and I have a very quiet Christmas eve- I cook a nice seafood dinner. Christmas morning I start cooking for our lunch. As soon as we are done eating, I drive back home.
We enjoy the quiet/no drama. Time for just her and I together.
I do miss the holidays when all the family got together. Back then, there was rarely any drama. Almost all drama revolves around dh and his mother.
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Pip ~ The new camper is great! It looks huge inside and outside.
I need to clarify for our Downs this year and will put it in a spoiler:My husband's brother passed away the day before Christmas. He had had heart by pass surgery the year before and ended up with dementia probably due to something related to the surgery. Then my husband's BnL passed away in March. He had been in and out of the hospital for almost 2-1/2 mos before he passed. My husband had been the only one he had to see after him for the past 6 yrs. This happened when we found out he had dementia and we had to get him help as he could not live alone anymore. Then my brother died in April after suffering with COPD for years. My husband became the Executor of his BnL's estate and it has been in Probate Court in Fulton County Ga for the last 9 mos and my husband still does not have the authority to disperse the estate to his brother's children that were left after his brother passed away. In the meantime, we have had to pay all the expenses related to his BnL's property and his funeral. All of this has made it hard on our marriage.
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Carol so sorry you have go through all of that..
Pip- love the new camper...
Alfie spending time with Tom and Elena sent him with coat and off he went..
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Tracey – evidently, replacing the circuit breaker wasn’t a big deal at BK. I’m glad for them. Tues. Vince went to get his oil changed at this place that is right next to BK. They said they couldn’t do it because they didn’t have any water. When I went to work Thurs I asked if they’d been without water and the store manager told me that they weren’t. Weird, right next door they didn’t have water.
Finished putting out the Christmas decorations. We don’t want to use any inflatables since we’ll be by Jess. Doesn’t bother me one tiny bit. I’ll post pictures when I can take them at night.
Well, the “callous” on the bottom of my foot is like 98% better. Every once in a while I can feel something is there, but that’s getting less and less. The problem I’m having now is that because I didn’t want to put weight on that part of the foot, I compensated by putting the weight on my heel so now my heel is hurting. I bet it’ll take a long time (hopefully it won’t be forever) to heal since you’re always using your heel and you can’t help walking. I did take the spinning on Wed. and you do use your heel a bit when doing a climb. Next Wed. I’m thinking that I’ll do a body pump DVD
Diana – trust me, if you repeated something in a post, most of us probably wouldn’t even remember….lol
Going to see TSO (Trans Siberian Orchestra) in concert tomorrow afternoon. Lynette wants to go to the show in charlotte in the afternoon. Whatever… Vince said that he isn’t excited about going to see them this year. Maybe it has to do with the fact that it’s in charlotte. Or maybe it has something to do with the fact that we can’t decorate indoors this year. Lynette is borrowing a van and she’s going to drive.
Rebecca – I don’t like to usually go shopping at Sam’s (comparable to Cosco, wish we had a Cosco closer to us, tho) for the main reason that you have to purchase such LARGE quantities. Now if I’m buying for a party, that’s a different story. When Diana mentioned penpals, I immediately thought of you
Vicki – I hear ya about stocking up on butter when it’s on sale. Heck, I bought six, put them in the car, went and bought six more (six was the limit). That was back when butter was $1.69/lb. I still have some in my freezer. But my stash is dwindeling down
Lisa – beautiful bags. Carol mentioning about squishing the blanket for shipping made me think of those bags you buy that you can draw the air out of,. You know, the ones you use for packing. Why can’t you use one of those?
Made the last batch of cookies for the bowling lady. The rest I’ll probably take to Jess. Tomorrow I’ll probably assemble the sweets charcuterie board and other gifts for the bowling ladies.
Lanette – one year I got Vince an electric stapler and he LOVED it. When that one died, he bought another
Rita – your furbabies with the earmuffs are SOO cute
Deb – you’re so so lucky the cats haven’t bothered your trees, you have no idea
kylia – phew! You have me out of breath!
Barbie – glad you had things with you to keep you occupied while Jake was at his appointment. I went with Vince for his allergy shot today (the soup kitchen had lots of help so we were told we didn’t need to go today). I take my tablet with me. So many times I can’t get done all that I have planned to do!
Jenferbar – you have so much going on...breathe….breathe….breathe again, deep breaths
Just saw a sign at BK that they’re having some sort of “have hot chocolate with the Grinch” on Sunday. I thought that was the day of the BK “party”. Combining both maybe??? Well, I’ll ask A on Monday how it went. Still haven’t heard anything about the train club’s party that I was told was on Sunday. Maybe they canceled? To me, no big shakes if we don’t attend.
Carol – HUG
Well, better go empty the dishwasher, then maybe put away some of the laundry I did earlier and then have dinner.
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Wow, Pip, that is a house!!!
Looks really roomy and comfortable.
Edie didn't hear today about the school. Apparently they send the results by snailmail. My DDIL is sure she will get in, but obviously they are hoping for a scholarship. So it could be tomorrow or Monday.
I'm going to take the gluten free sausages out of the freezer tonight and make the stuffing tomorrow. Balls will be easier to freeze. I'll cook them first.
Now to turn all the twinkling lights off!!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx5 -
Vickil57 I juast got your Christmas card in the mail, thank you sooooo much! That was very thoughtful! ;0)2
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Rosemarie2972 wrote: »Jenferbar: Certainly much happening for you at this time. I will be thinking about you.
Carol: 55 years is a long time to be with someone! Congrats on making it this far! I hope next year does go better. I hope there are some intentional things you both can find to bring you both some joy. Food maybe...food is always a start!
Rebecca: I think I would call the dentist and tell them to hush. In a polite way. It is a drag when professionals go on and on about something.
Heather: I am hooked on Cas/Clutterbug podcasts. I listen everyday. She does cheer me. And my house is looking better. I am relaxing more because so much has been accomplished!
Kylia: Beautiful wedding pictures!
Mo: I hope you got to see your Mom.
Margaret Turk: I did look at the book Breath by Larry Nestor and do try and inhale through my nose more.
Machka: I have Libby! I just looked. Sure enough there are magazines...The New Yorker and I don't know what else yet! Thanks for the tip!
I love looking at the pictures of the Christmas decorations and baked goods/sweets. I have wreaths on my house that bring me happiness. We have had rain, so one is down, but it is one I can reach.
I am going to a BnB Christmas eve that has horses. I don't ride, but love watching horses! Christmas morning, I am not sure what my plans are yet. On Sunday, we are going to the parade and on Wed we are going on a town walk and taking the dogs. So some Christmas activities anyway!
Tomorrow I have knitting and a Writing Group that I joined. I am trying out some new activities!
Just a relaxing day to day! Not putting pressure on myself to declutter. I know I have made good strides with this.
Best,
Rosemarie
Yes it was unprofessional in my book. The fact that they cleaned 6 months apart, and they state he had some plaque buildup, well how about you clean his teeth all at the same time?? They state its because they want husband comfortable and free from the pain. My husband says what pain, he can handle a lot of pain. I think its because if they spread a whole upper and lower cleaning over many appointments, that's more money in their pockets.
Rebecca
Whidbey
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Tracey – evidently, replacing the circuit breaker wasn’t a big deal at BK. I’m glad for them. Tues. Vince went to get his oil changed at this place that is right next to BK. They said they couldn’t do it because they didn’t have any water. When I went to work Thurs I asked if they’d been without water and the store manager told me that they weren’t. Weird, right next door they didn’t have water.
Finished putting out the Christmas decorations. We don’t want to use any inflatables since we’ll be by Jess. Doesn’t bother me one tiny bit. I’ll post pictures when I can take them at night.
Well, the “callous” on the bottom of my foot is like 98% better. Every once in a while I can feel something is there, but that’s getting less and less. The problem I’m having now is that because I didn’t want to put weight on that part of the foot, I compensated by putting the weight on my heel so now my heel is hurting. I bet it’ll take a long time (hopefully it won’t be forever) to heal since you’re always using your heel and you can’t help walking. I did take the spinning on Wed. and you do use your heel a bit when doing a climb. Next Wed. I’m thinking that I’ll do a body pump DVD
Diana – trust me, if you repeated something in a post, most of us probably wouldn’t even remember….lol
Going to see TSO (Trans Siberian Orchestra) in concert tomorrow afternoon. Lynette wants to go to the show in charlotte in the afternoon. Whatever… Vince said that he isn’t excited about going to see them this year. Maybe it has to do with the fact that it’s in charlotte. Or maybe it has something to do with the fact that we can’t decorate indoors this year. Lynette is borrowing a van and she’s going to drive.
Rebecca – I don’t like to usually go shopping at Sam’s (comparable to Cosco, wish we had a Cosco closer to us, tho) for the main reason that you have to purchase such LARGE quantities. Now if I’m buying for a party, that’s a different story. When Diana mentioned penpals, I immediately thought of you
Vicki – I hear ya about stocking up on butter when it’s on sale. Heck, I bought six, put them in the car, went and bought six more (six was the limit). That was back when butter was $1.69/lb. I still have some in my freezer. But my stash is dwindeling down
Lisa – beautiful bags. Carol mentioning about squishing the blanket for shipping made me think of those bags you buy that you can draw the air out of,. You know, the ones you use for packing. Why can’t you use one of those?
Made the last batch of cookies for the bowling lady. The rest I’ll probably take to Jess. Tomorrow I’ll probably assemble the sweets charcuterie board and other gifts for the bowling ladies.
Lanette – one year I got Vince an electric stapler and he LOVED it. When that one died, he bought another
Rita – your furbabies with the earmuffs are SOO cute
Deb – you’re so so lucky the cats haven’t bothered your trees, you have no idea
kylia – phew! You have me out of breath!
Barbie – glad you had things with you to keep you occupied while Jake was at his appointment. I went with Vince for his allergy shot today (the soup kitchen had lots of help so we were told we didn’t need to go today). I take my tablet with me. So many times I can’t get done all that I have planned to do!
Jenferbar – you have so much going on...breathe….breathe….breathe again, deep breaths
Just saw a sign at BK that they’re having some sort of “have hot chocolate with the Grinch” on Sunday. I thought that was the day of the BK “party”. Combining both maybe??? Well, I’ll ask A on Monday how it went. Still haven’t heard anything about the train club’s party that I was told was on Sunday. Maybe they canceled? To me, no big shakes if we don’t attend.
Carol – HUG
Well, better go empty the dishwasher, then maybe put away some of the laundry I did earlier and then have dinner.
Michele NC
Costco is like food on steroids! It makes me kind of nuts!
Rebecca
Whidbey
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As promised, more details about my Thailand adventure. Put in spoiler, so feel free to skip if not interested.I’m back and none the worse for wear after 20 hours of flying and a 12 hour layover in Hong Kong. I used the app Timeshifter to minimize jet lag and even though I couldn’t adhere to the exact times for light, sleep and caffeine, it still worked.
This was my first trip to Asia, and given that I have 4 more continents to go in my quest to visit each continent, there is no telling if/when I will ever get back there. Phuket Thailand has everything I love about a holiday:
1) Delicious fresh food, especially tropical fruits and fish. Best curry!
2) Warm weather, even when raining which happened for 3 of our days there.
3) Friendly people who smile a lot and make every attempt to communicate in English.
4) Beautiful beaches safe for swimming and snorkeling. And the snorkeling was extraordinary. Clear water, tame fish, colorful corals…truly the highlight of the trip for me.
5) Cheap, excellent massage services. I had two 90 minute full body massages for about $8 USD each.
6) Fun, interesting stuff to do.
* We took a cooking class where we made green papaya salad and massaman curry.
* Visited a sanctuary for rescued elephants where we fed them and walked them through the jungle. One of the elephants was 62!
* We had a guided tour of a Chinese temple, a local night market and Old Phuket town. Learned history of the area.
* Visited an isolated beach on a Thai longboat. These are wooden boats with a car motor attached to the back and a long rudder tail trailing behind it. Due to a government ban on harvesting forest timbers, these boats are no longer being built.
* The Phi Phi islands are a paradise. If you watch the next season of the show “White Lotus”, it will feature the island of Koh Samui. Gorrrrrgeous! Also saw the site where the movie The Beach was filmed.
* We saw the “Lady Boys” cabaret show. Brilliant!
My travel companion has very special dietary restrictions and allergies and I was nervous about her accidentally ingesting something that might make her ill, but fortunately, it was all good. At the night market, the food offerings ranged from the very popular chicken satay, to sushi, fruits with chili (yummo. Heather I thought of you), fresh squeezed juices, meats on a stick, coconut pancakes, a jet black gelatin like drink made from a root, and fried insects (no, I wasn’t that brave). I did test out the Fish Spa. Put my feet in a tank of little guppie-like fish who went to work eating the dead skin off them. I’m not normally ticklish, but my friend caught video of me squealing as the fish started their gentle pecking. BTW, the results were excellent. After 15 mins and a whopping $3 USD, my feet were as smooth as what I get from a professional pedicure.
Getting to Thailand from Colorado is arduous but worth it. The Thai massages were part of my self care routine which also included using the gym to stretch and swimming laps in the pools to work off a few calories. Took advantage of the resort’s yoga on the beach a couple of times. On boating excursions, going up and down ladders as the boat rocked back and forth tested my balance and strength. Walking elephants through a humid jungle was exhausting. But I did it! Didn’t embarrass or hurt myself, yay!
So here are a few of my favorite photos. Enjoy.
Rori
Back home in
Colorado Foothills
Sounds wonderful Rori!
Which 4 continents do you still need to visit?
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Carol: I am so sorry there has been so much loss in your family recently. On the estate issue, I think maybe you could petition the court to authorize money from the estate to be reimbursed for the expenses you have incurred to date. Of course, I realize the Fulton County courts are probably swamped...but still being an executor isn't suppose to be a financial burden. They should do right by you and your husband.
Best,
Rosemarie from GA6
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