Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Enjoy the day and hug someone.

Good morning! Ah... thank you for the dark brew, Gerry! Perfect...

We have a local amateur weather guy who has a Facebook page with 79,000 followers. He runs circles around the so-called pros at the TV stations with his weather predictions and explanations. Yesterday, he made us all laugh by issuing a "blowing trashcan warning!" And, indeed the wind is blowing so hard, there will be trashcans rolling around!

Night off from league bowling tonight.

Happy Thursday!

Good morning everyone.

I forgot to turn the heat down last night. CONS: the fan blower is very loud and it woke me up a couple of times. PROS: It's so loud I couldn't hear Willow yowling at my door.

LOL! So, you got to sleep in to make up for waking up a couple of times!

Exactly.

We're having some really lovely weather, cold but sunny and clear. Great days for walking.

Good Morning and Happy Friday soot, Connie, Draclvr, hagatha, and everyone. I'm enjoying my first cup of dark Wide Awake Brew...plenty here for everyone!

Spent half a day yesterday at the car dealer getting repairs done on my old car, but all is well with it. Grocery shopping this morning...it will be busy over the weekend because of Super Bowl Shoppers!

Enjoy your Friday!

Gerry

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Karaoke at Hacienda tonight. Tomorrow is our Mardi Gras Party and karaoke at the Eagles, yes I am dressing up. Sunday is our Chili cookoff / Super Bowl Party, no I'm not making Chili. It is a busy weekend. Enjoy the day and hug someone.

Good morning everyone and T.G.I.F. to you all! Gerry, I'm off to get groceries too and will grab a dark wide awake brew to go with a cinnamon crunch bagel from Connie. Wow Connie you do have a busy weekend...have fun. We'll be watching the Super Bowl too. Have a great day everyone.

Good morning. I'm also making a small grocery run in town after I enjoy some of this lovely coffee Gerry brewer earlier! It is a tradition that I make home-made pizza for Super Bowl. We don't do anywhere because we'd rather watch the game and it's usually so damned noisy at a bar. Being from Missouri, this year we have a team to root for again! Go Chiefs!

Connie, that IS a busy weekend! Party animals, right!

I just received word from one of my sisters that my mother is in hospital with COVID complications. She's been fighting it on and off for three months now and has been having chest issues for the last few years anyway. It's very worrying for me since I have nobody to look after my cats if I need to go to Hamilton on short notice.

No advertised pet care people who would come to your home once a day? Or boarding facilities? Could a neighbor come by once or twice a day to make sure they have food and water and clean the litter boxes? I do that for my friend and her partner when they go camping in the spring and summer. They return the favor when we go somewhere except they have to take care of chickens too!

What a worry for you hagatha on both fronts: hoping it all works out okay!

Afterthought: might there be a reasonably mature young person locally you could employ to move in to house and cat sit?

I don't really know any of my new neighbours well enough to ask and I'm not willing to hand over a key to all my possessions to a young person I don't know. There is someone up the road who could at least feed them for 2-3 days but she has her own health problems and has mobility issues. Anyway, let's hope it doesn't come to that.

hagatha, I'm sorry to hear about your mom. As you know, I am a pet care provider/boarder for a living. I'm a member of Pet Sitters International and they are the leaders in training, insurance, bonding etc for pet care providers. There is one in your area that is also a member and she has good reviews. Membership is not free and it helps separates the hobbyist from the real providers since most hobbyists throw little money into continuing education, insurance etc. YOu can contact them Here or here.
It may give you some peace of mind.

Hi everyone! hubby had his 2nd total knee replacement yesterday so juggling work and caring for him. It's been busy!
Happy Friday!

Ana

Thanks for that link! I will get in touch with them and sign up. I do already have an account with Trusted Housesitters, it turns out, but I'd much rather go with a known entity.

My mother is 92 and is showing signs of heart failure -- not unexpected at her age. She insisted that my sister and I should not get on a plane; she visited us both recently and would be just as happy with a Zoom call. We'll both be at the ready anyway. By tomorrow morning the doctors should have a good idea which way things are moving.

Good luck, hagatha. I hope your mom will be okay.

Ana, I hope your husband recuperates quickly. Work some rest time in there!

Have a good weekend all!

Edited to add the word "husband" which I apparently missed.

hagatha, you don't need to sign up, the link should take you direct to the company of the lady that services your area. It's a private company like mine, and she is a member of the same organization as I am (Pet Sitters international). You just need to reach out directly to her. Both of those links are for the same lady.

Thanks, oldbroad. He's a little short tempered today, but I have thick skin.

Ana

I do hope all goes well for both your Mother, hagatha, and your Husband, BrownEyedTigre.
And will also be thinking of you both and your families

Thanks, Mad! One day at a time!

Good Morning and Happy Super Bowl Weekend Connie, soot, Draclvr, hagatha, Lex, Ana, oldbroad, Mad and everyone. Dark Wide Awake coffee is brewed and ready to start your day!

Hagatha I am so sorry to hear about your mom. Ana has a great solution for your need for a cat sitter. I will keep your mom, you and your sister in my prayers.

Ana wishing your hubby patience while he recoups from his 2nd knee surgery. It will be a challenge for you too...and as you said "one day at a time".

Enjoy your day everyone!

Gerry

龙年大吉

Time flies. Already new year again. This time the year of the Dragon. Not the Welsh dragon but the East Asian one.

Happy New Year to Scarlet Dragon and those who celebrate.

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Hagatha, prayers for your mom. Ana, wishing hubby a speedy recovery. Shopping is on the agenda today. Mardi Gras Party and karaoke at the Eagles tonight. Enjoy the day and hug someone.

Good morning. Just fixed hubby his weekly big breakfast and just have time to sit down for a cup of coffee. We are going to a visitation for a friend who passed a few days ago this morning.

Back to cloudy and chilly. There is even talk of snow Monday morning!

Happy Saturday!

I'm waiting for news about my mother, but also trying to figure out how to get to Hamilton if needed.