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CarolM

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My step father is 37. I’ve just turned 36. My mother is 58. And now I feel ashamed.
Don't worry about it. My Dad is married to a lady who is one year older that my eldest sister. So she would be 52 now and my Dad is 73. I have a step brother who is 6 years old and I am 47.
 

CarolM

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I can wear a size 16 children's clothes and their shoes too. But I usually buy whatever feels good. My favorite pair of jeans are a boys 14 with the adjustable waist. I just wish I could eat more and weigh more. It depends on your height and bone structure too. I'm probably not really really skinny but as an elderly person it would be better if I was a little plumpy.
LOL, I wish I had your problem. For me I have the plumpy part down pat. I want to have the skinny part down pat!!!
 

CarolM

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Well, it's been two weeks since I got the letter letting me know my credit card is cancelled and to expect the new one in the mail in five working days. And that's me, who only takes her truck out of the garage once a week, now having to drive daily to my post office box to see if the card has come. I called them today and they're going to overnight a new card with Fedex. Watch. . . the snail mail card will come Monday too!

I'm almost out of gas, the tortoises are really tired of mulberry leaves every day, and since I grocery shop from home (no credit card) there's not much in the way of good food left to eat!

Oh poor me
Oh No Yvonne, tha really sucks. Good news is ........ta daaaaa....... IT IS MONDAY. :D
 

CarolM

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Wellllll... I got a rescue call this afternoon that I couldn’t turn down.. there was a “rig dog” that was gettin fed on one of the drilling locations. They moved the rig and she was left behind... I went n got her.. and since have gotten numerous calls wondering how I got my hands on her.. I have oil based mud all over me and my work truck.. but a happy dog here having a drink with me.. I’ll tackle bathing her and wormingand de-flea ing tomorrow.. View attachment 301961View attachment 301962
Oh Shame. Poor thing. Well done Heather, you obviously have the touch.
 

CarolM

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I’m honestly not sure now. I was going to get her cleaned up and try to find her a home but she is so comfortable here when she was wild as all get out before... I have been calling her Rig dog...
I have an 11 year old lab that lost his mate a few months ago to cancer and he’s been depressed ever since.. they seem to get along so she may be good for him??? She did well here last night and settled right in. When I checked on her this morning, her and Duke were laying together by the back door... I did not want another dog But I just don’t know. Will play it by ear I guess..
Sametime fate steps in and just does what needs to happen.
 

CarolM

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Aw

awww poor sapphire. I’m sure he will forgive you.
wish it would rain here lol. It’s 7:43pm. I’ve been out since just gone 9:45am this morning Walking the countryside. I’m on way home now. About 9 miles ish away. Heat is still wow.
I know our temps are nothing like yours but 26c and I’m cooking ?
What are you cooking?

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CarolM

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It's always nice to pop in and see this crazy old thread still going strong.
Welcome to all the new Roomies, I'm sorry that I don't know you very well, or, indeed, at all in many cases.
Tidgy is doing great, still an enormously arrogant little madame, but she's still my spoilt darling little girl.
The minx.

Oh, and wifey's okay, too, I should mention.
All I am going to say is Cheese snacks!!
 

CarolM

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Anyway, I'm rather afraid that I come bearing some really awful news.
I discovered today that dearest Sabine, member Bee62 here, and a valued Roommate and close friend died suddenly on the 6th of July. Her partner has asked me to pass this information on to her friends on TFF.
I will never forget the night-flights we did as bats here in this Cold Dark place, the TORTOISE exchanges at Christmas, her memes and her humour.
We stayed friends after I left the forum and communicated often and, though we never met, I consider her among my best friends. She sent me huge Christmas hampers from Germany filled with goodies we can't get here in Morocco, including supplements for the Tidgemeister and I will so much miss her kindness, generosity and beautiful singing voice.
Goodbye, my dear Little Bee, I will miss you so much.
OH No, that is awful awful news. Goodbye my friend. We will miss you terribly.

Thank you Adam for letting us know.
 

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Hi everyone I'm just quickly checking in after what has been a very difficult month + for me.
Sadly my brother died on 7th May.
He sailed through his treatment but a week after he finished that he was killed by a blood clot.
We are all devastated to have lost him so soon to something that may have been unavoidable.
We know we would have lost him eventually bit we all thought we would soon be able to spend time which covid has robbed us of because we had to stay away from him.
It is some consolation that he died quickly and that he didn't have to go through a slow decline which the brain tumour would have eventually caused but I still can't quite believe he's gone.
We were only able to hold his funeral yesterday so everything is still quite raw, but I will be back popping in more often soon.
I hope you are all well and happy and I'll see you all soon.
Take care x
I am so sorry to read this Lyn, I did see your post. I hope that you are somewhat better by now. I know that the pain will more than likely still be fresh, but time will help in the end. At least with the pain and as along as you remember him, he will always be there in your life.
 

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Well my weekend has been a very busy weekend. I have started on my empty wine bottle wall around the torts enclosure. And it does not look too bad even if I say so myself. Adnd Kahli has been getting acquainted wit her new digs. She does give me the run around and I have to spend at least 15 to 20 minutes looking for her, she hides very well.

At first I was worried that she was not eating. But I moved her food ledge to the side that she seems to be favouring and this morning I saw that quite a bit of her crested gecko food was gone. Yayyy she is eating. She has eaten a waxworm, and I think a Dubia roach (I cannot be sure on this one as I did not see her eat it) . And I don't think she likes the Turkistan roaches.

So here is a pic of the wall, it is not completed and I have to fix up some of the cement work and make it look neater. And I still have to put another two or three levels on as well.

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And here are a few pics of Kahli, just to share, because I can:

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