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Call them again. They sent me one when we canceled, and it had the cancellation number, the date canceled, and the phase , along with the total amount of cancellation charges. That is the figure insurance will need.

I heard many of those stories. My grandfather was born in 1885, and his dad was born in 1825

Daily elf sighting. It appears the elf likes a nice beach vacation. I am not sure who that is, trying to get some sun, but she is eyeing him up. Also had a Ricky sighting.

We have used vrbo for our rentals in Florida the last few years. No problems with them.

When my son and his wife did their Post-docs at Stanford, they had an apartment in Sunnyvale, not far from the Caltrain station. From what I recall, that wasn’t a bad area. I know housing is very expensive in that area. She could expand her search, if she looks at areas that have train service. That is probably less than Uber. I think the train from Sunnyvale to Stanford is around $3-$4 for a 20 minute ride.

Ok, now the pesky elf is just getting creepy. She showed up in the kids bathroom, where she can watch them. Not only that, but she replaced all the TP with Christmas wrap Granddaughter had to find another bathroom to use today. 🤣🤣. She is not going there.

@dani negreanu and @Luckynana Don’t know why only the first and last paragraph showed up in my response above. This is what I had written. Guess CC demons are about today. She is past the halfway point in her series of treatments. The doctor says her response to the treatments are right where they expect them to be, but they don’t have any additional imaging scheduled until near, or at the end of her treatment. It is encouraging to us, that the response seems good, but the emotional toll is tough sometimes. Susan is her sounding board, and she fields all those late night calls and calms her down when her mind is filled with those, “This is probably my last Christmas……(fill in the blank for any other occasion)” thoughts. One of the things that makes our days so long, is she is cold capping. For those who don’t know what this is, it is supposed to preserve most of the patients hair. They wear a tight fitting cap that is attached to a computerized machine that cools the scalp to 36°F. They have to start this an hour before treatment, and it extends through treatment and a couple hours after. She wanted to do this, not because of vanity, but because she thought the complete loss of her hair would frighten the kids. I must say that it has worked well. The problem is that it is not covered by insurance, so we are picking up that cost for her. I think by the end, it will be about $5K out of pocket for it. I think this should be available to any patient who wants it, and not just to those who can afford to do it. One thing that helps, is a lady I am friends with on an exercise site went through the same thing with her daughter last year. As it turns out, her daughter had the same type, and was the same age as my daughter, and she had a good outcome. She has been very supportive. Sorry to ramble on, but this is where we are at now. Just taking it a day at a time

Unless you have one like our California grandson. Never a tear from him when we have had him for the entire summers. But I bet if we kept the two grandkids that live here for an extended period, there would be tears involved, Even though we see them every day, they would miss their mom and dad.

I think the beard looks great on him, Greg. (Says the man who has had a beard for 50 years). I wish mine was that color, instead of white.😁 In fact, you all look great.

I guess that would be me at this point. I had a lot of information that had already been researched, but I undertook a project during the pandemic, to condense seven generations into a book, complete with photos and narrative of their lives. Needless to say, my goal of completing the book by last Christmas didn’t happen, so I am shooting for next Christmas now. My only stumbling block has been getting further back than Susan’s one grandfather. He was a orphan, and records have been hard to come by. Everything else in my book is complete and ready for the printers.

She is past the halfway point in her series of treatments. The doctor says her response to the treatments are right where they expect them to be, but they don’t have any additional imaging scheduled until near, or at the end of her treatment. Oh, and Dani, great picture of the boys. I hope you get to have more extended stays with them. Nothing like spending time with the grandkids. They grow up way too fast.

Hope all goes well with your appointment tomorrow, Graham. We had 39° F and rain this morning. My Monday will be spent as every Monday, getting my daughter to and from her cancer treatment appointments. -4°C is about 25°F. Still cold.

We have traced back 16 generations to the 1300’s.

We are making cookies with them tonight. This is the “before baking” shape. If they morph into some other shape, I may not be able to show their finished look. 😉

We are watching our grandkids tonight. The elf appeared on a paper towel snowman way up there

@Sea Dog Bravo, Greg. You make a great Santa. Love the pictures.

Did that once too, and my wife said “Grow it back, NOW!” She didn’t like a clean shaven look.

It will be interesting to see where the elf appears each day. Dr. says she has strep, but not a highly contagious version. She was tested for flu, Covid, and RSV also. Today was a Christmas luncheon for my old company. Glad to see the new owners are continuing the tradition. I had to eat light, since we are meeting friends for dinner tonight. Chicken Alfredo for lunch.

Well done.

@LucasLikesToCruise, if I haven’t already, please let me add my condolences on the passing of your mother.

Starting off our frosty morning, watching a sick granddaughter. It appears the Elf escaped from the light, and landed in a cup of cocoa this morning.

“Linda” sounds exactly like one of our neighbors. A constant complainer that everyone tries to avoid. Hmm, haven’t seen her around. Maybe she is cruising. 🤣

We were out, walking around an exercise trail this afternoon, when these crossed our path. IMG_6336.MOV

Our granddaughter had to FaceTime us early this morning, because this showed up. I never saw anyone so excited to have something watching over them to make sure they were good. 🤣🤣 She even goes to the Santa cam and talks to it every day. Guess she isn’t taking any chances.

I, for one, would like to see the video. I could probably pull off the Santa look this year, and with the real deal beard. Grandkids wanted me to let my beard grow for a Santa look this Christmas, so I have let it grow for the last few months. Since my beard started turning grey at 30, it has been pure white for many years. After a few months growth, it is a full, white beard. I would have posted a picture, but dang, it makes me look old. 🤣🤣