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Ummm....Robin, is that something you can retrieve?! Made a lot of progress clearing out MIL's apartment. The amount if crap a 90+yo hoards is just insane. No 0's in sight for me

TGIF lushes! :drinker:

Meetings with attorney, CPA, and financial planner today translates to drinks tonight. Actually, I'll probably have some wine right after my meeting at the bank at 2, so I won't even wait until tonight. :p :drinker:

yum on the soup, Gary! Still trying to find a routine here.

I usually love me some summer, but let's face it: this summer sucked hairy donkey balls for our family. Ready to try to end this year on some positive notes. Still white wine weather here and I am indulging, as usual. Lots of loose ends to tie up, errands to run and my MIL's apartment to sort through. Hope everyone is…

Get your *kitten* together Gary...cuz I'm coming home soon and going to kick some exercise butt...can you keep up? :p

I love Transparent! No one does family dysfunction better than the Pfeffermans. Last day here in Palm Desert. The huge bottle of vodka we brought is almost gone, nuf said. :drinker:

Happy birthday Ashley!

Thank you, Ann. And what a great cause you're involved with. Suicide affects so many, and isn't talked about enough. We're still in Palm Desert. Starting to feel human again. And drinking, of course.

MIL passed this morning peacefully. Thank you dear lushes for letting me vent here. It helped me so much to know I had a safe, non judgemental place to share. Husband says he still wants to get away with our friends so we'll probably leave for Palm Springs tomorrow to be around loving family and friends where we'll…

Whoa, look at Kate's 0's!! The son has his annual start of the college year man-cold. He's pitiful. Told him I can only deal with 1 dying family member at a time, so suck it up. :D

Wow, Kate! Good to see you back home safe. Probably not the vacation you envisioned, but glad you're all ok. Plugging along here. Booked and paid for a week in Palm Springs months go...supposed to go next week. We're going to try to go for at least a few days but of course it all depends on what's going on with the MIL.…

Anyone hear from Kate? I think her trip back here to the mainland included Florida. Hopefully Irma didn't affect her too much. MIL in skilled nursing. Fell and broke her elbow. They're hydrating her and she seems to be resting comfortably. I'm still mayor chardonnay town here.

Hi wolfie! Hope Irma didn't cause too much damage for you. MIL back in the hospital. As bad as that sounds, I'm relieved. I know she's getting the care she needs. Extra wine last night after a long day I dropped another pound.

Oh Robin. I'm so sorry :'( Don't worry about the thread. I figured every other month is fine too.

Enjoy Gary! I expect pics >:)

Fires, hurricanes, earthquakes...mother nature is pissed off. She needs a cocktail :drinker: Have a good weekend lushes. Hope you're ok, Robin. Been thinking of ya

White wine here. No 0's

One project I never got around to this summer with all the health issues MIL had, was replacing all the carpeting in our bedrooms. Things have quieted down so I guess I'm going to tackle that. Do I sound thrilled? :drinker:

I'm sorry, Robin. Sending hugs

Poor Bodi. :'( Hope you can get him comfortable, Robin. Things are kind of quiet here right now. This is a good thing. Kate, you're going to have to start drinking soon so that you can pack for your trip. Packing=cocktails. :drinker:

I managed to get out to a party over the weekend. My niece is having a baby and my brother threw a party/shower. I drank plenty of wine :drinker: Today I'm meeting a friend for a late lunch near the beach. She's here for family medical issues so we are quite the duo when we get together trading care giving stories. It's…

Yay for normalcy, Robin! I need to get into the Dr for a physical/blood work too. It's so easy to neglect our own health when caregiving for another. I did manage to schedule my annual boob smoosh. In the meantime, I'm drinking wine :drinker:

Keg stand for the win!! :laugh: Same ol here. I think we might have a good routine in place for MIL that might relieve some stress. *fingers crossed*

That's so sweet Ashley! Is it weird that I'm actually looking forward to staying home today to do laundry? It sounds like quiet heaven to me at the moment.

Sounds like everyone is plugging along. I'm still in caregiving mode which is super stressful but it is what it is. Trying to get her pain level managed. No 0's here but moderating at 1 (sometimes 2) glasses of wine a night. Logged another weight loss for the week.

I got in the pool yesterday for a much needed swim. Yay! Going to try to get in another round of exercise today and continue this weekend. TGIF lushes! :drinker:

No 0's for me but I lost another pound. Proof you can lose weight while drinking wine everyday :drinker:

Another surgery for the MIL on Friday. I basically slept the rest of the weekend. I know I'm like a broken record...but I really need to start exercising this week.

that's fantastic, Robin!!!!! So happy for you <3