B spoke with his sister (in Black Mountain). It's NOT true family place was levelled; it still stands. Sis's house has 1 tree down. And people there are doing what they've always done: working together to make it better for everyone.
Lighter, I suggest you pack some sweaters and jackets; temps are supposed to turn chilly - especially in the evenings.
Tupp, We're hoping things are moving in the right direction expeditiously. Hopefully, this works afterwards to minimize the number of days he feels like he was beaten with an axe handle. This morning, it's a headache. After he's had enough coffee to get his brain in gear, I'll hand him a shot of nerve tonic and feverfew tea. He did take one of the oral painkillers yesterday - at noon; is waiting for noon to take another. We're throwing everything we can at keeping him functional. But he's ALSO got to realize that at 67, he really can't expect to do as much as fast as he did at 40. Sure, push to keep doing what you can... but also accept that some days, you just CAN'T.
When I have energy, I hit my priorities and anything lightweight, extra I can manage. Some days I'm just drained and accept that i have to rest. We ran everyday last week with parts pickups and appt. and shopping. That wears me out. But Debbie's coming for a long weekend (birthday weekend, too!) so, freshen up the guest room and tidy the studio time. Set up & prep meals. My work cabinets might finally get delivered next week, or weekend too. Then we can finally start arranging that room.
Hol worked 5 days last week, covering for a vacation. Her new BF has kind of disappointed her, by bringing his own emotional work to her house and dumping it on her; accusing/blaming her for things that she's not responsible for. So, she's hit the rutabaga stage of veggie-hood too. They've been talking about that; talking it through. So, it's still a workable situation. So far. I'm seeing a whole lot of "applied learning" from Hol right now, in that she learned some huge lessons dealing with S and those lessons are being put to use now. She's enjoying new job but it's also cutting into how much she can do around here... and she may not really like that in the long run. So, improvise, adapt & adjust going on forward, one foot at a time.
Speaking of which, I need to start motivating a bit more this morning. Baby kitties need more food and a box cleanup and I need to work in Debbie's room this morning; back to studio this afternoon - maybe burn cardboard this afternoon. We've found a no kill shelter for the kitties and I'll feel comfortable with their condition next week. Little buggers are full of piss & vinegar and my 5x6 bathroom is a bit small of a space for them to tire themselves out. I tried expanding that to the bedroom - but I won't do that again. Getting up & down off the floor is exhausting.
