I have always contended that if it's your time, it is just going to happen, no matter what. And if it is not, you will make through the most unlikely spot. Remember the story of a woman sitting in the beauty parlor chair in Kethchikan right by the cliff where a bolder let loose, rolled down, came right through the roof and dropped on her head. Lights out.

Or the woman here in Eugene on her morning run when a vehicle jumped the curb and ran her down. Bye bye. Not even a moment to say goodbye to anyone.

Yep, your instinct is 100% correct. It can happen any time so enjoy the days right now, right here, wherever that may be. You and Rachael seem to have read the memo.

I am convinced you two are traveling under a special star that is helping you find just what you need when you find it. You misplaced your passports so you could slow down and make some plans more suited to your present condition. Adaptability is, in my opinion, is one of the reasons some people live longer.... even if they have some physical challenges. Adventures abound.

Huh? It's not going anywhere! This is the end of the line!

Agreed with Patrick..🤞

Great writing. I'm interested in where this thread goes.

I can't believe you made it through this, Karen, what a glutton for punishment. I was definitely on a roll though, and I'd have kept on rolling if the battery wasn't about dead. And did, actually. This is only about a half of this month's fine output.

Bravo, Professor Scott. You have passed your exams in long term memory.

Groucho Marx is a professor at Huxley College! Horse Feathers ;)

I especially like the crabby look on this one. She looks a little mad herself.

This really is too much, isn't it? Thanks for sticking with it, and I think you'll be further relieved with the next post when we announce that Prednisone Dreams is steering his loco motive to the boneyard as fast as he can get it there. Life should get considerably easier for all of us if we can get back to one track again.

Regarding our host and the missing bag though. He didn't let us know because he didn't know himself until the morning I reached out to him. Apparently his cleaning crew didn't arrive until several days after we left, and they'd just notified him that the bag had been left behind not long before he heard from me. He was a fine host, but that's probably not a best practice. It would be better if rooms got cleaned soon after they're vacated to make it easier to return anything left behind.

Holy moley and mackerel ..Sheesh. Stop the presses! This is too whirl wind even for those of us NOT on prednisone or the Tyenne drugs.

But, I am glad you are staying in the USA because we need people like you who are freaked out for a realistic reason and not the orange turd in the WH who is just plain , well, you know.

Besides, if you had gone on to England now, would you end up like the Emperor with No Clothes?

On the lost clothes thread ( yeah, fabric tends to run into snags..) 🙄
Why didn’t Brad let you know when he had ( found) it in the first place?

AND..to let you know you’re not “alone” in losing things..our younger daughter has not been able to find her cell phone for 12 hours, yet “find my phone” says it is IN her house! 🤔

Give some good advice for a “*change”, Lucy! * not 5 cents worth, either..

Oh. Well, that wasn't too swift, was it? That's mania for you. Totally out of control. Guess I might s well speed up the big reveal.

Well that change of plan sounds good to me. I was having trouble with all these plans but now I’m much more relaxed. Thanks! And I look forward to continuing to follow along.

I just went from from 'whew' to 'whoa!'. And now you've spilled the beans in this comment section, which we can both remove if you prefer. I love your new plan, and so will you.