Hi Guys

Just a quick note to let you know I'm still here.
Laying low & taking it easy.

(((HUGS)))

Hey all,

CM is coping, off and on. After my last post, things got better. And my roommate got a "no malignancy" verdict the other day at the doctor's. The weather was nice and quite warm for this time of year until today. Now it's somewhat chilly, and raining. It will rain off and on for 3 or 4 days.

Yesterday and today were a bit trying, I started having forgetfulness again and other irritations. My bedroom is "There appears to have been a struggle" again. Things have been too stalled out with all of roommate's stuff going on and my not getting over to the storage unit to organize it more so that I can get extra stuff from the bedroom to there and have room to walk and no junk on the bed when I'm trying to sleep.

One thing I searched for in the bedroom was the project bag for a quilt top I'd started out of fabric donated to the guild. Right before Covid hit in March I'd found the perfect fabric for the border, and I need to see if there's any to be had for love or money after people bought every square inch of cotton fabric for masks.

It was driving me a bit nuts because I knew I'd seen that bag recently! Finally found it a little while ago in my van. The ticket with the manufacturer info on the fabric was in that bag so now I can look it up. Also the project bag for the bird quilt which was supposed to be my 2nd quilt, long story. Glad to know where that one is, too. I'd put them in the van thinking to work on them in the church basement but gotten sidetracked. Hope to get started doing that - at least after New Year's if not sooner.

Yesterday late afternoon/early evening I threw in a load of laundry, and later was in the bathroom and noticed some weird crud in the tub. So apparently we have some plumbing issues which are necessitating going to public bathrooms as we await our handyman - the same one who sometimes keeps us waiting, and I just pray that won't happen today. Aside from the inconvenience of not feeling sure of the bathroom, eventually we're going to need to each do other laundry, and neither of us wants to go to a laundromat in these times.

So it's been rather harried last night and today, roommate is napping with the girl kitty and I may go nap. Boy kitty sometimes comes as the weather has gotten cooler, but not real consistent about it yet.

I think now that we're past her surgery, and by the way she may not even need further ones, just monitoring - and past the plumbing thing - life will settle. Roommate has made great strides in the last 3 days or so in terms of reduced pain and swelling and greater mobility.

So some of the pet tasks she has wanted to resume doing. She's had several work meetings online this week, and during those for now while the weather's passable, I go drive somewhere because this house is just so small and I want some "me time."

That may get more difficult as the weather gets colder, but for as long as I can, I do stuff like go to the park and pray the Rosary with the radio version, or play games on my phone, read, etc. So many places I used to go hang out are either closed or I just am leery about going. My van is my little chapel on wheels for my prayer time, or my she-shed at other times!

Everybody stay well - Tillie, hope you are recovered from the episode at the store. Tatoulia, wishing the best for your mom and everybody and glad you got to see kitty sister, and that SubC has had a little time with her beloved Bean. Hugs all!

Hello again! Hoping Tillie is recovering and that CMis coping and that SubC had a good day at school.

Bed changed. Got to see mom for five minutes tonight. Pretty sweet. Neighbor will get the ladder tomorrow.

I've gotten my garbage out and I am going to remind my neighbor that I'd like to get the ladder out. I may have to push off having the kitchen painted til I know when the light fixtures are being hung.

I need to do some laundry today and to change my sheets. My cleaners are coming on Tuesday. I missed changing my sheets on Wednesday. Always something.

I'm feeling strong today. I'm meeting with that woman I met at Goodwill on Saturday. I have coats for her. Will have to go to my car to better organize them.

Tillie I am so sorry! That must've been so scary for you and very unsettling. I bet each step seemed like a hundred miles. I am so sorry. Thank goodness for the kind people at Walmart. I truly believe the world is full of kind souls and helpful people. Sometimes this belief is challenged, but today it holds steady. I do hope there are resources to get your things for you. I am so sorry about this.

SubC, you touch so many people's lives (including mine). I am touched that the one student wanted you to know some of the details. Would it be appropriate to send an occasional note to the student? I've found my postcards allow just enough room to say something small (here is an Exhibit I saw in London in 2001; just a quick note to say hello, etc) without putting any pressure on the recipient.

We are also under guidelines from 10PM to 5AM. One night I was out later but I wasn't worried. I was coming back from the store so that's allowed.

Isn't that something-the local government has acted, negating the opportunity to go to a dinner that caused you upset. I'm grateful that you had already reached the right decision and sad that it was such a painful struggle.

Mom sounded pretty good tonight. Getting her chewy order helped. Took away a worry.

I took a few hours off of work and BF and I went to the Cezanne exhibit at the MFA. It's a small exhibit room with 12 Cezanne paintings accompanied by paintings of his contemporaries. Very nice exhibit. The museum is doing a fantastic job of keeping the galleries at a small occupancy level. Every ins is in a mask and there is a lot of room to move about. Once we got back, I ordered a ticket for the afternoon of December 4th. I'm taking that day off. That's usually my afternoon of the rich people's sale. So instead I'll go to the museum.

I have most of the garbage gathered. Will need to take out early in the AM.

SubC I'm glad you agree with skipping the coffee maker. My first mr coffee ever lasted me an unbelievably long time. It had been a Christmas gift from my parents in 1986. I had it forever. The next two (or three) Mr Coffees didn't last very long (at least in comparison). The pour over today was so tasty and hot! My pour over device was made by Melita in Montreal, so I'm going to put it at 40+ years old, when I figure how long I've had it and it was used. At first BF thought I was being crazy but then I said how much tastier the coffee is. I also mentioned it was made in Montreal (he lived there for over a decade). I'm just trying to avoid stuff made in China and I refuse to pay the prices of an Italian coffee maker. This will do a very nice job for me. One cup at a time, which is perfect. The coffee tasted rich without being too strong.

Okay everyone, I haven't put my hallway back together. I'll see if the neighbor can get the very tall ladder out of my house so that I can put it back together without a big obstacle in my way.

Goodnight friends. Special shout out to CM and Joan. Snd Diane, LR, Dianne and Anony and anyone else I've missed. Roxie and Bitsy.

Oh tillie!

That is very scary! I'm grateful for those Walmart ladies!

Can you call the senior center and see if there is any help available for getting groceries?

Tatoulia, I have been following your days with interest. Very happy to hear how your electrician turned out. I'm not a fan of mr. coffee. I think the pour over makes a much nicer cup, so I am glad you have one, and that you are not coffeeless.

CM, how are you?

Thanksgiving - dd and family are no longer going to her mil's. Her Mil doesn't feel well and the city she lives in a suburb of is under a shelter in place order until dec17.

Ds state issued guidelines (unenforceable rules) not to have anyone outside your household in your house (after I had to cry over how mean i am of course)

We are under curfew from 10 pm to 6 a.m.

Today was a long school day. I can't say much, but there are a couple of students who are struggling with mental health issues. The director called me in to give me information on one of them and tell me that he may not be logging in to online classes and I should excuse him. She said "I'm notifying all of his teachers about his attendance, but you are the only one he said I could give the details to." Which is a huge complement, but also humbling because I don't know how to help him.

Tomorrow is our last in person day of 2020.

Well that was a HUGE mistake.
Only managed to get less than a third of what was on my shopping list.
Was feeling like I would pass out if I couldn't sit down for a bit.
Went to the check out and was in line when I decided the floor looked like the perfect place to lay down.
But instead sat on the bag carousel.
The ladies there all were so helpful and kind.
They brought me a chair, one put my groceries on the conveyor belt, one rang then up.
Another brought me a motorized cart and another carried my groceries out & put them in the car.
Cyber (((HUGS))) to the ladies at Walmart.

Hi Tatoulia
Sometimes the old coffee making things makes a darn good cup of coffee.
Mr Coffee always seems to let people down without any warning.

Thinking that all this down time, losing weight and muscle mass has made me weak and puny.
Need to do physical therapy to get my stamina and strength back up.
Will start with more & longer little walks in the house.

Coffee clinks!

I have an old melita pour over filter holder and that's what I'm going to use. It was my mother's until about 30 years ago when she gave it to me. I just feel that I'm bleeding money and this makes a tasty cup of coffee and using water from the kettle, the coffee is much hotter than the coffee made in my Mr Coffee. So Im comfortable with this choice. And when I stop being comfortable, I'll buy a coffee maker.

Okay. Another good decision made.

Ok my friend's husband will put up the lights for me. And he was really nice. So sometime after Thanksgiving abs he'd prefer to do on a weekend as opposed to in the evening (as would I). I'm grateful to him for this.

I will get the ladder out of here tomorrow or the next day.

Since this year is different from other years, I've gotten BF and I tickets to go to the Monet Exhibit at the MFA on Christmas Eve. We will go at 3 and then afterward we can have dinner here or at my house. I know he likes dinner at his house on Christmas Eve. I of course would prefer it here. We haven't done it here in so long due to mom not being able to take the stairs.

So I think that will be a nice way to spend our holiday. Christmas Day will be the big unknown. We usually spent it together at our restaurant followed by a movie. Maybe he can get some sleep this year. He's been working so hard.

I have to put my hallway back together. I haven't eaten today and I'll have to get myself something to eat. I was thinking if making pasta with shrimp. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.

Good Morning Everyone

Hi Subclinical
So sorry (((HUG)))
these times are so very hard and we must say "no" so many times.
But it is not worth risking infection do do what our hearts want to do.

Hoping for all the best for your Friend and her Daughter.

So happy you have had time with your Bean. 😀

WTG! doing laundry ...

Hi Tatoulia
Great use of your towels and glad you will have some replacements.

WONDERFUL! that you are letting go of things with bad emotions attached to them.
We should never keep hurtful things in our homes.

WTG! for wrangling laundry & putting the cover on the comforter!!!

I feed the animals that visit my yard on thanksgiving.
Listen to "the last resort" by the Eagles.
And also enjoy Alice's Restaurant.

If I am feeling better and am able to
I would like to go grocery shopping and get cat food and me food and other necessities.
I'll see how I do today/tonight and how I am in the morning.
Really don't want to go after thanksgiving and not at all again until next year.
This one trip would set me up with enough to last.

I'd love to say Coffee Clinks but Mr Coffee died today. In my kitchen.

Ok I put the duvet cover on the new insert and dropped it off with mom's other laundry, a magazine and a piece of cake sent by BF. I'm going to shower and get ready for bed. Goodnight, friends.

The ladder has been delivered. Now for my friend's husband to come over tomorrow night. Fingers crossed.

I've run no errands today and I am feeling very sleepy, despite having a cup of coffee. I washed mom's duvet cover and I think her new comforter arrives today. I'll put them together here so she doesn't have to wrangle with them.

I'm now drying a load of my laundry and I'm doing a tiny load of my unmentionables. I'm trying to stay awake by working.

I may start the dishwasher. It's ready to go!

CM how are you holding up? SubC I hope you are comfortable with your decision on Thanksgiving. You really have no choice. Tillie, I forget what you do on Thanksgiving. I do know that it holds a different (and historically accurate) meaning for you, seeing that in fact it was further exploitation of Native Americans.

I am thinking about you all.

2020 is a year of tough decisions. I am grateful that your husband took care of this. It is heart-wrenching abs upsetting beyond anything we could have imagined. SubC these are the right decisions. And I'm sorry. I am sure there is little solace in knowing it is correct and right. It doesn't change the heartbreak. The sense of loss.

I am rethinking whether BF and I will eat together. I have ordered our food from a very tasty restaurant. I ordered mom a separate dinner.

We are good with saying goodbye to Tigger. We will do it after the students go home for Thanksgiving. We are so grateful that we got him back from his adventure. We both know the peace and love that will accompany his passing. I had given him three of my four towels and he's been enjoying them. Two of them I carried while I was looking for him and the third I had for some other reason. I've been wanting new towels abs today at work they gave me a monetary thank you for serving in a particular role with respect to charities and community service. So I have purchased two new bath towels and two new hand towels. That should serve me well. I'm not sure I need more than the three towels plus I have one very nice Turkish towel that my Greek friend sent me. So I'm set.

I've come a long way with my thought process on things and I have more work to do. It is so much easier now. One thing I've done a lot of this year is to get rid of things that cause me pain. The item may seem innocuous enough but then it turns out it's associated with something bad. Like that he hung I threw out from IKEA. I hate IKEA and everything stands for. So donating that measuring cup improved my life. Somethings cause me guilt, etc and it's just good to pass them along.

I'm working hard today. I did two loads of laundry yesterday and I may do two more today. I find afternoon is less disruptive. I'll take mom's clean things over to her later. I meant to do yesterday.

A neighbor will bring over the ladder today for the electrician.

Tillie I hope the kitties are taking good care of you. I know they love you so.

Dh says he will tell ds we aren't coming.

I feel less overwhelmed and more sad and guilty.

I am so sorry about tigger.

I just want to wrap everybody up in a warm cozy bkanket and set us down somewhere quiet and safe to rest.

No, I have not made peace with my washer and dryer. But I am getting the minimum of laundry done.

I had two great days with Besn. The last night Dh made me FaceTime ds with him. We are/we're supposed to go see them for thanksgiving and help ds install a new shower.

I have been operating for weeks on the theory that we won't go. Apparently Dh and ds have been opportunity on the theory that I will change my mind. Ds made a very heartfelt argument for why it would be safe. Also he looked very sad. The conversation did not leave me feeling like I should go, it left me feeling like I should stop seeing Bean and skip the class I signed up for in December (2 days, 2 hours each, outside, with masks). But I couldn't say no. Telling that boy no has always been one of the hardest things for me to do. We left it that we will talk again in a couple days. And I can't stop crying.

My work friend is in quarantine because her very careful daughter is sick. Her doctor said the earliest my friend would have been contagious if she caught it was Saturday, so it isn't a school concern. She doesn't know if she is sick yet.

Good Night Everyone

Hi CriticalMass
Hang in there.
Hoping you find a distraction to help get past these Winter blues (((HUG)))

Hi Tatoulia
Sounds like it was a good day for you 😀

We all have known Tigger is very old for a cat.
I am just so relieved he is back home at this time with people who he loves and not all alone out in the cold cruel world.

Good luck with the electrician!

So sweet of you to gift your friend with something you know she really likes.

The county website is terrifying.
250 currently infected, 12 hospitalized, 7 dead.
The numbers go up every day.

Me... I have been having a hard time but have some relief this evening.
Got some deep sleep off & on today.

Cm you can count on us! Shoring you up from afar! These short days are not doing any of us any favors.

Tillie, I had a pretty good day today. I worked endlessly on my reports and I've found the final mistake. Should be ready to release in the AM. Garbage out, cat box cleaned. I had to go to the deli to get Tigger some turkey. He's stopped eating. Bf finally has come to grips that the little one is at the end. We will probably need to put him to sleep soon. I told him he can tell people that we brought him home. Ease them into it. Ease us into it.

Tillie are you okay? I'm a bit worried. Is it time to go to Nate's? Can I help you in any way?

The food we got is so tasty. I just got the chicken and rice, which is so delightfully seasoned, and various little meat and vegetarian pies. BF got all sorts of stuff. He will eat for a week. It's from a little Lebanese grocery store.

My friend's husband will come over Wednesday night to take a look at the situation. Just having his consultation will be so helpful. BF will send someone down with the ladder so it's here. We will see if he ends up agreeing to do the project. Having his input will be fantastic.

Mom was in a great mood tonight. I can tell the visit yesterday was good for her. It did a lot for me.

Okay heading off for bed. A friend of mine just texted me. She turns 50 this week. Last December when she was in Boston she wanted something I was wearing and really carried on about it. Well she received it today-I'd mailed it to her on Saturday. I still wanted it but I could give it away without too much pain. Thanks to everyone here, I could do it.

Hey

Send me some prayers and positive vibes

Yesterday and today the fatigue and irritability have set in.

Part of it is these darn short days - they are better for hibernating bears than humans wanting to accomplish anything and still get decent sleep.

Mornin...

So glad the lap desk is working for you 😀

Happy you found what you need and a few extra on the chewy site.
Plus it's nice they deliver and you don't have to schlep it all home.

You are so lucky to live where there are many different places to eat.
If I want Syrian/Mediterranean food I have to try to find the ingredients and make it myself.
Not easy finding grape leaves here.

I don't think you are over reacting about the virus.
It is the people who don't worry that have caused this spike in cases.

Hope your Friend's kitty is enjoying the traveling.

Tillie I ordered three cases of kitty food and a large cat litter from Chewy for delivery to mom. I can neither confirm nor deny that there were a few cat toys included. Thank you for the advice. This will put both my and mom's minds at ease as we head into a very infectious period.

I have to hop into the shower now. I had a meeting at 11 that I didn't remember and had to attend sans camera. My 3PM will need me to be present.

I'll pop a few meat and spinach pies into the oven so they will be toasty for me

Yes I hate amazon but this lap desk is amazing. So productive. And I'm sharing a blanket with my very best friend.

I had a really good day today. I got up early and took our friend to the airport. She was able to maneuver her cat into the carrier with no problem and she and kitty have arrived at their destination.

Then I went out to the suburbs to stock up on some Lebanese food for BF and me. We've been getting a lot of sandwiches lately and I needed something more. Then I came home, enjoyed some freshly made chicken and rice, then I went to visit mom. I had done her groceries last night so I came empty handed. I got to see that cute little sister of mine. I wore my mask the entire time and sat in a chair that I pulled far away from mom. I picked up her nightgowns and actually have washed them. They are hanging up dry now. I also took her duvet cover for a refresh. I ordered her a new comforter this year because the old one has been through a lot. The new one should be here soon. We prefer the down alternative. (After years of preferring down)

Truthfully, after I ate, I put in my pjs and climbed into bed. But I felt guilty for not seeing mom and there were only 45 minutes left in my window to sneak in. So I got dressed and ran up. It was a very pleasant visit.

Last night, I bought her a 20-pack of TP. Going to keep her stocked up. I don't know why I feel that I am the only one taking the threat and increase of cars seriously. It's probably just my stress talking. Im sure there are a lot of people heeding the warnings.

Tillie, chewy had exactly what I need to keep mom's kitty in food. Thank you!

Then I slept. And it was a great sleep. And now I'm going to make myself some cocoa or maybe some peppermint tea and you back to sleep.

Tillie I hope you are feeling okay. I worry so.

Good Morning

Hi Subclinical
WTG! for all that canning you are still doing!!!
YEA! for dish washer!

Have a wonderful day with your Bean 😀

Hi Tatoulia
When the store hoarding first started I could not find my cat's regular cereal so I went to chewy .com and got it.

WTG! for all the walking/running around exercise you have been getting!

I know, I know (((HUG))) being woken up by demands is a most terrible way to start the day.

Saw a cartoon stating the Raccoon is the corona mascot.
He always wears a mask and excessively washes his hands.
Rearrange Racoon and it spells corona. 🦝

YEA! for earmuffs! I remember last year you seemed to lose them and gloves often.

Hope you find a decent electrician who wants a little extra work. 😉

Wow SubC you did a lot today! WTG for the canning and running the dishwasher! And I'm excited for the bean!

I did mom's groceries and dropped them off. I bought her a 20 pack of TP, trying to cut down in the wear and tear on me. That should see her through the end of the year. The cat food choices were pretty poor so I'll have to go get more for her. But enough to keep her little friend fed.

Yes it was good having validation from people who know and love my mother. Both my friend today and the woman at mom's were very sweet and very helpful. And they know I love my mom.

I will find a way to get mom to repay me. I'll think about how to do it.

I hate Amazon so much for its terrible impact on the environment so I don't want to order cat food from them. But if I need to, I'll have some sent to mom's. I just think they are a pretty crummy company.

The chandeliers are now in my house. Yes what a great choice I made.

Okay I just put a load of laundry in and I'll go out it in the dryer in about 40 minutes. SubC have you been able to adjust any better to your washer and dryer?

Tatoulia, I'm glad your day got better. I hate that overwhelmed feeling.

I'm also glad you have someone to validate your experiences with your mom. I am concerned that you don't feel like you can spend her money on her needs though.

Score on the earmuffs!

My parents have a setting on their phone that takes it straight to the answering machine without ringing. They set it at night and turn it off in the morning. I wonder if you could do something like that?

Tillie, keep staying home!

Today I cut up a bazillion tomatoes. I have a big batch of pickles brining overnight, and lots of cut up red tomatoes to cook with or to make into sauce and can on Tuesday. All the rest of the not-green-but-not-ripe (and also not rotten) tomatoes fit in my big roasting pan.

I canned eleven and a half pints of jam today with strawberries I had stashed in the freezer. (Dd asked if she can store milk in my chest freezer for Bean - especially since I will hopefully be keeping him more.)

We are still picking up Bean tomorrow. Dh will take turns with him while I can the pickles, but I will try to use his nap time.

I ran the dishwasher twice today but I am still behind because of the canning dishes.

We had a beautiful fall day. I got my packages mailed off, picked up lunch for BF, had enough time to run back here then met up with my friend. Our two hours of walking was lovely. And therapeutic. I've been home since about 3:15. I've had a cup of coffee and I've been puttering. I feel a lot better.

I cannot start my day with someone calling me and needing stuff. Every weekend is the same. I need to put this to an end. It sets a tone I cannot otherwise avoid.

Tillie the infection is everywhere and the numbers are terrifying. Boston is not faring well at all. I am terrified. I continue to do all that I'm supposed to do and then some. And I'm happy to do it. None of it feels difficult to me.

Growing up and well into my 30s, I had a hand washing problem. Grad school was the worst. My hands would be cracked and bleeding year round. I once counted and one morning, before work, I had washed my hands 29 times. I'm much better now and now that I'm back to having a clean house, I can cut back on the insanity. But I still wash frequently and thoroughly. At work (I miss having a workplace), I would always wash my hands before and after going to the bathroom. So I'm lucky that hygiene cones naturally.

My friend today may be able to find an electrician for me if my friend's husband declines. I get it; they both have great jobs snd he doesn't need to rely on side jobs any more. But I'm still hoping.

Well I will go see BF now. I cannot believe it but I walked into a store today and found earmuffs. I bought two pair to keep me well stocked for the winter. I didn't buy gloves because I should have enough leftover from last year. I'll take the inventory soon. But I remember that I gave away some of my earmuffs last year. I go through a lot of gloves abs other winter gear. I am hard on it.

Good Afternoon Everybody

Hi Subclinical
Wishing you all the best of luck dodging the virus (((HUG)))

Happy you will be seeing and have seen Bean.

Good luck getting all your weekend plans done. 🙂

Hi Tatoulia
Good luck getting all your plans accomplished. 😀
Sorry you are being overwhelmed (((HUG)))

Positive case numbers in my county are going up every day with more people being hospitalized.
Staying home.

I am overwhelmed. I made a real mistake having plans both today and tomorrow. I am so overwhelmed.

My mother woke me up today about her dry cleaning. Then when I told her I was asleep, she started telling me other things she needs. And I told her, I'm asleep. Well I took the dry cleaning over.

I am meeting a friend for a walk and she is so kind and so accommodating to the point that I'm feeling smothered. And I'm smothered because I have to get up extra early due to taking the student to the airport tomorrow. But really it's the stress my mother puts on me. It's all stress. And im hemorrhaging money for my mother. I am paying for everything but i don't trust her so I can't get repaid. The woman at my mother's today offered to help me and she sees my mother going downhill mentally so that's good. I need reinforcements.

I am not holding up well. To think that I allowed myself to run out of cat food. He didn't get here til after midnight.
, which was fine for me but terrible for him. Of course BF is always kind so there's nothing to worry about. He doesn't do things with resentment.

Okay why don't I shred a few papers while waiting for my friend.

I can picture your bundled up bean, SubC. What a delight to imagine!

Oh my. So much going on!

Tatoulua, I'm crossing my fingers for your lights.

CM, I'm glad you keep finding positive things like the computer improvement.

Also hoping for Tillie's continued improvement!

My school will have one more week of in person instruction. Even that may be a mistake, but we are doing our very best and pushing our luck as hard as we can. The rate of increase in cases here is appalling and we have had multiple students out waiting for exposed parents to get test results. As my director pointed out, all we need is one false negative to have an asymptomatic spreader wandering the building. She thinks it's only a matter of time.

We will have a week of thanksgiving break, followed by online instruction for three weeks, two weeks of winter break, and a fourth week of online instruction. Then we will return January 12 if our state is meeting the metrics (which I think translates to "it's possible we could be back in the classroom in February" - after the surge from family gatherings at Christmas has a chance to die down)

Dd had a problem with her furnace on Thursday and called Dh for help. She decided that exposure to one of us = exposure to both of us, so I was able to go over after school with my mask on and hold my bundled up Bean while his daddy and Papa figured out how to make his house warm again and his mommy finished her work day and made us some dinner - which we ate on the porch in coats - the warm weather is over here.

They won't see dsil's mom this weekend, and have asked me to keep Bean at my house on Sunday and Monday (not overnight) so they can catch up on some things. Hopefully that won't fall through.

So, my weekend will be mostly planning and prep to move online and spending time with Bean. I'll update when I can.