Hello, friends. Overcast day here with some rain expected. I'm getting ready to turn into Alice in Wonderland as our Village has a Mad Hatter's Tea Party today to raise funds for cancer research. Starlight Singers will be singing and Guitar Gems will be playing and singing for musical trivia. I'm accompanying the Singers on flute for The Rose. Colin is coming, dressed crazily for the tea party. It should be fun, but I have to keep mobingnor Alice won't appear! I'll see if I can come back to chat later.

Judith, I will say it costs me $150 to get both of the boys groomed by someone else. That was happening every 6 weeks. I bought proper equipment and learned how to groom them at home. That cost me $1000+. I think I have paid for the equipment now by not having them groomed elsewhere over time, but cost was one of the big issues I changed it all for. I can't avoid the Vet bills though and they are steep. Miss Kitty looks adorable! Wish I could pet her too.

Susan - I am excited to hear how the Mad Hatter's Tea Celebration went. I am glad the Colin felt well enough to go too and get dressed for it too. Yes, I do believe that you have saved enough money by doing your own dog grooming to pay for the equipment.

Barb - Good news that Harry is up and dressed in regular clothes and eating at a table. The nurse that has had a lot of experience with brain injuries is a blessing to have caring for him. I expect that we will be hearing more good reports about him.

Our taco bar was a success this morning. We had several visitors come which was good also. We had 21 people in total that came to eat and discuss scriptures in Matthew 18 about Peters confession that Jesus was the Christ, the son of the living God.

Judith and Marilyn - thinking of you also and keeping everyone in prayer.

Hi all. It's Monday evening now and the event went well. We raised $2000+for cancer research. I thoight about all of us touched by cancer while we were taking part in the event. There will be photos later. Our resident photographer took some but Colin was happily talking to a friend so didn't take any. Our photographer will make photos available when she's ready. I wore the same Alice in Wonderland costume I posted before in February when we did Once Upon a Time.

Judith, Sunshine sounds well-loved. I understand you taking good care of her. I feel the same about my little dogs. They give us so much love themselves, they deserve good care. It's nice you only have to have her groomed every 6 months. My dogs need clipping every 4 to 6 weeks.

Linda, I'm so glad the Taco Bar went well. You work so hard and so consistently! Oh, Colin rang his care package providers today but had no success in getting an appointment to discuss what is happening. We'll keep trying. I don't know how they.lost 5 years of digital and physical files but that's what they say has happened. They seem to have lots of changes of staff so communication is poor. That's a clue, probably.

Barb, the news about Harry3 is great. The Lord is good. It's wonderful Harry3 has such a terrific nurse. I know you are tired though, so please do take care of yourself as much as possible. It isn't easy supporting a loved one in intensive care and beyond. Harry3 has a long rehabilitation road ahead of him. You need to be fit for it as does HH.

I am on here early so I hope Judith and I do not post at the same time. I got 10 hours of sleep last night and I feel so much better. I had multiple nights with not much sleep so it was nice last night to go to bed early and not have to worry about getting up early this morning. I was having strange dreams about riding a huge train to New York City. The rows were 10 across and if we needed to go to a different car for something, the whole row moved out of the current car into the car we wanted to go to. I got lost from Glenn because he was in the row behind me and his row was visiting another car. My imagination was working hard last night. 😴😆

Susan - that is so wonderful to hear the amount of money raised for cancer research. There are so many new treatments being developed in the fight to eradicate cancer. I am sorry that Colin did not get any pictures but on the other hand glad that he was so involved in talking to people that he forgot. He must be feeling better to do that. I am frustrated with the care package providers for their lack of concern in loosing Colin's records. You must be even more frustrated that Colin could not even get an appointment. Stay strong and keep at it. Maybe it will get easier when the new staff are settled in their jobs and communication improves.

Barb - It is great that Harry3 was evaluated by PT/OT/ST today. They will have a lot of good ideas for how to get his body working correctly. When a person has multiple therapies, they all work together to build the person up in different ways that all target areas of weakness. I have seen what people call "miracles" work when they are all working on multiple focuses. It is true that plastic water bottles are not good for your body. So many plastic items are adding microplastics to our bodies. I am sure your bottle will be waiting for you when you go back.

Judith - It is true that when we love our pets and they are so responsive to us, the money paid is worth it. Growing up, my dog was my best friend who knew all my secrets and would look me straight in the eye and act as if she understood every word I said.