~cattleman cafe~ & another 24...

[Slo]

I got cold feet and backed out on Sunday on buying my dream condo. It is listed now, and will be open for showings this weekend. And now I am so mad at myself! It was mine! But she won’t allow a contingency on selling my current place, nor a delay in the closing. I was already going to be taking a large loss, and it would’ve easily doubled as the sale of my current one languished and took price cuts. So I’m doing the right thing financially, but not for my heart!

[Slo]

I’m up at D1’s house. I just love being with these grandchildren! It is such a comfort, and they like it too at these young ages.

Jude, such a bummer that your dogs are all reaching the end of their life spans at the exact same time. So painful & overwhelming for you to absorb so many losses at once.

Your DIL sounds amazing, Ginger! I really like the monkey that you made. I thought your son already found a place in Costa Rica?

I’m glad that your partials are doing pretty well, Cowboy.

Waves to all!

[Ginger999]

Slo, that place turned out to have some boundary issues that were concerning so they pulled out. It's very different buying out of country in CR. You have to do your own due diligence and there's no protection for the buyer so they'll keep looking. They've learned a lot! I hope your condo sells soon!

ABC, I guess I thought you had a full set of dentures. I'm glad it's not affecting your taste. That's what I hear is a big complaint with a full set. That's why permanent implant dentures are the best. Of course, a person has to sell a kidney to afford them!

Jude, I know it's soon, but I hope you are planning on getting another pup. Just think of all the joy a new pup would bring you! You guys are such great pet parents! I miss having a dog but hubby is adamant we aren't getting another one. Cyrus has to be an only "cat".

Those heads took me 4-6 hours. The monkey was way easier than the elephant. I'm glad they are done!

Rava, i hate waking up like that. I woke up with a mean headache and thought....I used to do these to myself all the time. So stupid!!

Hey, Mul, any adventures on your horizon?

Pool party was a success and all the littles were exhausted! What a fun place to entertain them! I'll take another day of freedom!

[techie]

Hi folks. Morer about ayahuasca and Costa Rica tomorrow. Switzerland. I had a resurgence of cancer. There is a particular immunotherapy that is available there and not available in the US or Can. It was a trial that a Stanford MD friend of Mrs. Techie got me accepted into. After consulting with the trial specialist in Lucerne, we decided to go for the 10 week treatment. It made sense as we had been planning on visiting my daughter in Stockholm anyway. Things worked out well as all my cancer markers are good and there is no evidence of disease. We have both become dedicated to health and fitness even more so than when I did Tri's. BTW, I had forgotten how wonderful it is to be able to drink water from any sink, spout, or open fountain in all the towns we visited., It was truly a healing journey for the both of us.

More to follow re: Stockholm and my daughter...

Blessings x

[Jude58]

Good morning all!

Ginger, I still have one dog, and he is ancient. When he goes we aren't going to get another one. The rising cost of veterinary care and the fact that we are unable to go on vacation together, has led us to make that decision. There is always foster care if we really miss having some canine companionship.

Well, I blew it yesterday and drank, so I'm having a good case of GSR's this morning. Depression and grief caused me to look for anyway to relieve the pain. Unfortunately, I didn't find that at the bottom of the bottle, just more sadness and a hangover. I know that I have to keep moving forward and forgive myself.

Techie, I'm so glad that you are cancer free, and hopefully it won't come back.

Waves to everyone!

I'm definitely in for another twenty four hours...

[Rava]

Good morning Cafe. Techie, so glad you are doing better. Sorry you had to go thru all that treatment. Cancer sucks!! Yes drinking from sinks, spouts, etc is nice. My grandkids cant believe I drink “sink water” Cracks me up. They all carry water bottles like they will dry up and vanish into thin air without them. My oh my how times have changed. Cowboy glad those choppers are doing well and hopefully that pain when you bite down will get better in time. Slo, I think backing out was the right thing to do. It was already making you nervous about the cost and you may have been in over your head and that would have been worse. At least you know what you like and you can keep looking for something that you like and can afford with no stress. I check the real estate ads daily and I am not even moving. It’s just a hobby and a habit I have developed over the years. Jude, I get it about the dogs and not wanting another after your last one goes. I miss my dog but don’t think i am able to commit to 15 years. My time is running out. It was 106 here yesterday and today is much the same. Another day to sit in the AC. Well I hope everyone has a great and sober day. Hi to Ginger, Mul, Dill. 24 more please and thank you.

[dill]

Good morning everyone. Talk of tap water brought back a long, long ago memory from my tap water drinking childhood. A dear Aunt of mine told me one care-free sunny, summer morning that there would be a time in the future when people would buy drinking water rather than use what came from the tap. I was stunned at the thought. My child mind couldn't fathom it. This was in the '60s. I still drink tap water, but have to admit that we do have an under-sink filter.

Wonderful news about your good health, Techie. I'm so happy for you!

Jude. ((HUG))

24 more for all of us here, please and thank you.

[abcowboy]

4:48am in Alberta, I'll have another 24 please, and thanks...

In the last 24 hours, these friends have joined in for 24 hours of wellness:
Rava dill Jude58 Ginger999 Slo techie

Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!

[abcowboy]

That's great news techie, I think we all need to live a healthy lifestyle especially as we get older.

Things probably worked out the best for you Slo, no sense adding financial worries at this point in your life.

It seems like everyone carries water bottles with them nowadays Rava, my kids included. They don't mind drinking tap water even though we have one of those pure water coolers here.

Bubba is the only one here who won't drink tap water dill. If we're going someplace, she carries enough water with her to last till we get home. Your Aunt sure knew what she was talking about.

You know what to do Jude, glad you came right back.

I get tired just thinking about everything you do Ginger lol, don't know how you manage to do it all.

[Ginger999]

Techie, that's great news about the treatment. Years ago, a scientist friend of mine said, we could cure cancer if we wanted to but..... it's more lucrative to keep it around than to cure it. That's always stuck in my mind.

Jude, I did the same when we had to put Ginger down. She was 14 too. After we got home, I said "f" it and drank a bottle of wine. Like you, it was only a momentary relief, if that and a hangover the next day. I totally get it. I also get not wanting another pup. Whenever I get puppy fever, I just go love on someone else's. I do a lot of pup sitting when we are in AZ!

We don't drink our water due to PFAS contamination. We still bath in it though. The army was set to put in a whole house water filter but the new administration pulled the funding so for now, we use it. On our road alone, we've had two cases of kidney cancer, one early onset alzhimers and one Parkinsons case, that we know of. All these people lived within a 1/4 mile of us. One passed, one is still living, two moved away. Anyway... no drinking from the hose around here!

Hi Dill, hi Slo, hi Mul! Let's all have a grateful, AF day!

[Slo]

I have to drink 3-4L of water (with added sodium & potassium) in order to promote healing from this vitamin B6 toxicity!

I am still very torn about not taking my dream condo and being stuck here. But, it would be a shocking waste of money, as I wait for this one to sell at a loss. Perhaps best to protect my nest egg for the future rather than hemorrhaging it. Too bad those people wrote a contract to buy this one at a decent price backed out! If they had purchased, it all would have worked out perfectly.

Those are two of my top reasons for not wanting another pet too, Jude.
I am sorry that you drank. It is hard to deal with unremitting emotional pain with no way out. I was worried that you might since you were backing away from sharing on here.

Techie, thrilled that your cancer markers are down again. I await the next chapter of your story.

Wishing us all an easy AF day!