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Just got back from the Palm Springs area where I've been helping to sort out my closest friend who is having a very serious health and cognitive crisis.

The last three days the desert highs were 111°, 112°, and then 118° yesterday. Came home last night where it will be "only" 97° today (115° in the desert). Like virtually everyone else in the US west, I'm eagerly awaiting this heat wave to break next week.

When desert highs hit over 110°, the lows are in the 80s, so while cooler overnight temperatures are a welcome relief, they're hardly sweater weather. People who live there year-round tend to get up with the sun, take walks, socialize at Starbucks and other casual hangouts, then stay indoors or run errands at AC places between 11 AM - 9 PM.

Not my climate preference, but when your friends and sisters-in-the-heart need you, you show up no matter the weather or the obstacles, right?
 

StarSong said:
Just got back from the Palm Springs area where I've been helping to sort out my closest friend who is having a very serious health and cognitive crisis.

The last three days the desert highs were 111°, 112°, and then 118° yesterday. Came home last night where it will be "only" 97° today (115° in the desert). Like virtually everyone else in the US west, I'm eagerly awaiting this heat wave to break next week.

When desert highs hit over 110°, the lows are in the 80s, so while cooler overnight temperatures are a welcome relief, they're hardly sweater weather. People who live there year-round tend to get up with the sun, take walks, socialize at Starbucks and other casual hangouts, then stay indoors or run errands at AC places between 11 AM - 9 PM.

Not my climate preference, but when your friends and sisters-in-the-heart need you, you show up no matter the weather or the obstacles, right?
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Too right.....(y)
 
Today I drove to the other side of the county to a picnic park and lake... It was soo hot ( not 110 deg ^^^)... but very hot for here, and sooo humid)....I'm glad I took an iced drink with me , because it lasted my whole journey staying cold.. ..my AC in the car isn't working despite being re-gassed twice... :unsure:

Stopped off at a big retail park on the return home and bought some new summer tops..and then next door in the Superstore..got my groceries..even in there with their AC running it was still hot...

Tried the tops on when I got home because we're not permitted to try them on in the store bc of C-19..and they've got to go back.. very irritating... 2 return journeys...


One joyous thing is that my treadmill arrived today...yeaaah!! looking forward to using that.. maybe get it set up at the weekend


Still feeling unwell...fortunately I'm at home now..so I need do nothing but take things easy...
 

The birdies woke me up at 5am,boy they were really talkig tried to go back to sleep for 45 min
On my early walk at 6:30 it was 53,was wearing my capri pants with pullover,came back and watered the plants in community garden
After breakfast,took public transportation to local plaza I had appt at Super Cuts my hair was getting long again.The last time I had it cut was in March,then I walked over to $store,then Target
I was tired when I got home before noon
After lunch/nap,took last walk of the day to mailbx down the street
My evening plans are to tackle NYT crossword puzzle,turn on TV to see what the Science Channel is offering.I like their programs esp,'Mysteries of the Abandoned', 'Unearthed','Engineering Castrophies'
 
hollydolly said:
?? rehome Bella ?
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Yes, and I just bought her more chicken strips, two new collars, a few new toys, and husband announced he would NOT care for her during my recovery from hip surgery and she needed to be rehomed this weekend. ☹️

A few times, throughout our years of marriage, I have come home from the hospital to find my dog gone, only to have him say it was too much trouble. If I insist on keeping her there will be issues and I have enough issues. Bella will find a good home within 24 hours.

And a more active person than me. Since he announced this, I gave it a great deal of thought. Bella would not like an apartment setting. She likes to run around, play ball, chase birds, watch the street, an apartment will be too restrictive for her. As with our other two dogs, they are all better with more active families.

I should have gotten an older settled dog who only wanted to sit and watch tv.
 
As to the house, found a real estate company that both sells and buys houses. Usually nicer houses than mine 😂. They came out, made what I thought was a really good offer to buy and I desperately wanted to accept. I was overruled.

We signed the contract and they come take photos today. I was up at 3am getting the house set up, as they wanted, for the pictures. I think my arm may fall off any minute, in fact I wish it would. It would hurt less. Photographer comes in about 45 minutes. Finally got husband up and he screwed around doing as little as possible, of course. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I’d take a pain pill but I have no ideal where I stuffed my meds. Hopefully I remember later.

They are sure it will sell this weekend. If it does not or if it falls through, then they will buy the house. We will not get back all the money we put in the house if they buy it, but we will get enough to pay our car off, and the AC we just put in, and to cover the move. Getting out of the hole buying this house put us on.

More importantly if he were to die, I would be in much better shape which is important to me. My children, my sister in law, and my doctor all weighed in on the decision that I should not sell to a flipper. So, on Tuesday after a total hip replacement if we don’t have offers, strangers will be running in and out of the house.

Wow, oh goody, so overjoyed about this. But as upset as I am, I will probably stroke out before then. 🤦🏻‍♀️ It took all day to reserved an apartment where I didn’t want to live, but he did, so that is done as well. All in all the last two days have been perfectly awful.
 
Jules said:
How long do you expect recovery from your hip surgery to last @Aneeda72?

I do hope you will ask for some financial compensation for Bella. You’ve put a lot of your time & money into raising her right. Gifting doesn’t guarantee the perfect home. You can vet whoever would want to buy her.
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We are placing her at the humane society. They vet as well as possible and require you fill out a long form, answer a bunch of questions etc. which I have done. Not only about her behaviors and training but who she likes most and what she like to play with etc.
 
Jules said:
How long do you expect recovery from your hip surgery to last @Aneeda72?

I do hope you will ask for some financial compensation for Bella. You’ve put a lot of your time & money into raising her right. Gifting doesn’t guarantee the perfect home. You can vet whoever would want to buy her.
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Oh, recovery from surgery is three months, but it’s less painful in six weeks.
 
Aneeda72 said:
Yes, and I just bought her more chicken strips, two new collars, a few new toys, and husband announced he would NOT care for her during my recovery from hip surgery and she needed to be rehomed this weekend. ☹️

A few times, throughout our years of marriage, I have come home from the hospital to find my dog gone, only to have him say it was too much trouble. If I insist on keeping her there will be issues and I have enough issues. Bella will find a good home within 24 hours.

And a more active person than me. Since he announced this, I gave it a great deal of thought. Bella would not like an apartment setting. She likes to run around, play ball, chase birds, watch the street, an apartment will be too restrictive for her. As with our other two dogs, they are all better with more active families.

I should have gotten an older settled dog who only wanted to sit and watch tv.
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This is beyond sad. You've put so much work into Bella too..she's going to be a lovely dog for a little family...
 
Aneeda72 said:
As to the house, found a real estate company that both sells and buys houses. Usually nicer houses than mine 😂. They came out, made what I thought was a really good offer to buy and I desperately wanted to accept. I was overruled.

We signed the contract and they come take photos today. I was up at 3am getting the house set up, as they wanted, for the pictures. I think my arm may fall off any minute, in fact I wish it would. It would hurt less. Photographer comes in about 45 minutes. Finally got husband up and he screwed around doing as little as possible, of course. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I’d take a pain pill but I have no ideal where I stuffed my meds. Hopefully I remember later.

They are sure it will sell this weekend. If it does not or if it falls through, then they will buy the house. We will not get back all the money we put in the house if they buy it, but we will get enough to pay our car off, and the AC we just put in, and to cover the move. Getting out of the hole buying this house put us on.

More importantly if he were to die, I would be in much better shape which is important to me. My children, my sister in law, and my doctor all weighed in on the decision that I should not sell to a flipper. So, on Tuesday after a total hip replacement if we don’t have offers, strangers will be running in and out of the house.

Wow, oh goody, so overjoyed about this. But as upset as I am, I will probably stroke out before then. 🤦🏻‍♀️ It took all day to reserved an apartment where I didn’t want to live, but he did, so that is done as well. All in all the last two days have been perfectly awful.
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:cry::cry:
 
Sliverfox said:
@Aneeda72 ,, sorry to read that your husband is forcing you to give up Bella.

Did you get a first floor apartment like you hoped to get?

Hope you can take some 'me time " before your hip operation.
Stress will drive up your blood pressure, Ac1 numbers.
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Yes, it is a first floor apartment and we have lived in this complex before. I can not do stairs. The bathtub shower combination is very difficult for me to get into as they are very deep. But, on the plus side, the complex has Comcast. They allow dogs 🙁. But if he does not want the dog, the dog is unsafe around him.

I am under a huge amount of stress. He is very uncooperative with the sale and moving, although he refused to take the easy path and sell it to be flipped. So a billion people will cycle through our house this weekend. I wanted a one bedroom, due to costs so we could “catch up” on saving a little etc. we are getting a two bedroom, two bath.

We only got it because someone else’s dropped out.
 
I don't want to seem rude Aneeda, your business is your business, but I'm kinda wondering how, if your S/O is being so unhelpful, and downright awkward, with absolutely everything... and you're losing your beloved dog because of him, why are you buying the apartment or home that he wants ....and... I understand you wanted to buy a one bed trying to claw back some finances.. but a ONE bed ?.. with this man who you tell us makes your life a Misery ?...surely if you can't afford an East and west wing..at the very minimum you must have a 2 bed ...:oops:
 
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