Taste Like Chicken + Thursday + 10/28

Just got some distressing news. DMIL, who is about 90 y/o (records not kept when and where she is from), fell down a flight of stairs and fractured her skull. DSIL is with her at hospital. They are keeping DMIL for observation. Iggy says he is not worried. My stomach is in knots, so I guess I will worry for the both of us. She has lots of family to take care of her. That’s one thing not to worry about.

I feel sorry for DSIL. Her DDIL just had baby number 2 and her daughter is 7 months pregnant with baby number 2. DSIL is the type of person who takes care of everyone but herself, just like her mother. Wish I could be there to help.

I don’t think I have mentioned that Iggy has decided, since the defibrillator implant, that he is no longer traveling by air or very far from home. First of all, there is the international health insurance issue, and secondly, he does not want to be in a plane if something goes wrong. He said it wouldn’t be fair on the other passengers nor on any family that would have to fly where he is. His DS has been trying to get a visa to visit us, but she couldn’t get an appointment at the US Embassy until June 2022. 

Life can get complicated and I am rambling. I do that when I’m worried.

Thanks for the start, Chele. YIKES on DMIL!! I hope she doesn't have any complications from the fall and will recover quickly. I know you're worried, but there's not much you can do from 5000+ miles away. Your DSIL definitely has her hands full but it sounds like she has people to help her. That's good news that Iggy has decided not to travel back home (or other distances). The defibrillator could definitely make for some complications on a plane. Good decision on his part. Amazing that DSIL's embassy appointment is so far out. WOW! You got the motherlode of seafood. The mix sounds intriguing. What do you plan to do with it? Mammogram went well. I like the new place. You have the results or a followup plan before you walk out the door. I'm already scheduled for next year. I tend to stress about mammograms because DM's DM had breast cancer. Such a relief to get good news. I have been reading a good book called Breasts: The Owners Manual, by Dr. Kristi Funk and I have a new appreciation for the ta-tas. That's really wild about the new area at WM. I've seen Lowes Hardware cordon off the high end power tools like that, but have never seen it at another type of store. I'm guessing theft was an issue. I don't usually get the store brands because I am really picky about that kind of stuff, since skin is our largest organ of absorption and I am trying to keep what I use very low in yucky stuff so I don't absorb things that might cause cancer or problems with internal organs. My go-to source has been the Environmental Working Group (ewg.org) that has a massive database called Skin Deep that was really eye opening for me. They also have a database of cleaning items and I was shocked to find that the dishwasher detergent I've been using for years and thought was eco-friendly rated an F. Good job finding out in advance that you didn't want to switch to DirecTV. We had it before Dish and, as bad as Dish is, we had more problems with DirecTV.

Kathy, I hope the tornado watch doesn't turn into anything. Fingers crossed that the storms aren't too bad and you don't lose power. Medicare isn't world traveler friendly. One of my GFs and her DH travel internationally a lot and have a standard international health insurance plan they have to get when they travel.

I did mention the covid booster to the tech before my mammogram, Linda, and the tech checked and was told to go forward. I guess there wasn't a problem. But thanks for the reminder just in case. I think medicines don't have as long an expiration date as they used to. That's how they can get us to buy more. Congrats on getting back to the museum to work. Have things changed any since the lockdown? My stomach isn't thrilled about food right now either. I didn't eat any dinner last night but did have a decent breakfast this morning. Nothing since. I'll do something easy tonight like baked tofu, rice, mushrooms, and veggies. The imaging center is about 2 miles from TJ's and I had time to stop on my way to Osteo and picked up a few things. I found their unsweetened organic soymilk (they were out last time I was there) for $1.99. I paid $3.69 for the same item at Whole Foods. I also got purple sweet potatoes because I'm almost out of the ones DSIL brought me.

Liz, I hope the storms didn't cause you too much chaos over the last couple of days. How's Zoe doing?

I got home pretty early because I came straight from Osteo. Still feeling kind of washed out after the last couple of days, so I didn't stop at the gym. My Osteo performance wasn't up to par, but will be better next week. I had rain most of the way to KVL, then just cloudy, but the skies opened up a few minutes ago. It's Arya's Gotcha Day and she was the poster girl on today's basset calendar in celebration. She has come a long way in 4 years.