Okay… which one of you didn’t cheer on my Chiefs?

And I’m headed out shortly for Black Friday! I found my stooge, err, I mean my sister, to drop me off at the door while she spends an hour looking for a parking space.

Get your tits out, Rumpies, and cheer on the Chiefs!

Wishing you all a happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate. Regardless, I’m thankful for each and every one of you!

Much love ❤️

Evening, Rumpies

I just watched Chris Hemsworth’s A Road Trip to Remember where he documents taking his dad with Alzheimer’s on a road trip to visit places from the past to trigger memories. I loved it, and made me cry, though. I don’t have the relationship with Dad that he has with his dad, but it definitely made me think about everything.

I’ll take a hot cocoa, please. Turning cold again.

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Good Morning, Rumpee's,

Question: Is it too early to put up Christmas decorations?

I spent this morning getting out of our loft area, then getting downstairs. It seems to take me longer every year, which either means we keep getting more decorations. I am told not. Or the route is getting longer. Unfortunately not. Or what seems most likely! I'm slowing down... 🙁

Cup of strong coffee, please, Bear, while I ponder on the question.

P.S. In case I don't drop in tomorrow, Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends. Have a good one! 😊

PPS. Drinks are on me... I have just made it to 150 stories here.

It’s never too early, David! Christmas threw up all over my dwelling last week!

And I have picked out my Christmas avi… that I will switch to on Friday. :)

Hi Fuzzy Lion

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An Asian rhino! Cool. We see and hear a lot about the black and white rhinos from Africa, but these ones are kind of neglected. Glad TheShyThespian is having some interesting adventures.

Good morning! English Breakfast to start the day.

He’s in Nepal, Mr Ape. And said they were about 20 yds away from it. I told his wife to just make sure she outruns Jason. 🤣

Morning, Rumpies

Three days to work before four days off! I wish this was my life every week!

And my Chiefs take on the Cowboys on Thanksgiving! Will be an interesting one to watch.

And I know some of you know Jason (TheShyThespian) and have read about his extensive travels and life experiences on SS. Well, he and his lovely wife are on holiday and I always request pics because he doesn’t go “normal” places. He’s been sending me interesting pics from a Tibetan refugee village, and breathtaking Mountain views from somewhere else, but this morning I woke to this pic. I just text back “Run!” Some of us read about his stint living with the Samburu tribe (I’ve seen the pics, so it’s true!) and how he almost died, but I truly think getting close to this animal is his most dangerous thing yet! 😲

Hope TheShyThespian lives to write again…

Rams are off to a great start, David!

Evening, Rumpies

Yay! A 3-day work week!

And my Chiefs managed to pull a win out their ass!

Morning sexy Rumpies

The rain has stopped, although I enjoyed the rainy cooler days. Helping my sis with some Thanksgiving prep at her house. Then watching Kentucky (hopefully) beat Vandy to get in the bowl game talk.

Enjoy today and here’s something to nibble on…

Morning, Rumpies

Congratulations, David, on the new baby in the family! Babies are such a magical, special joy!

Morning, Fuzzy and Bear!

Busy day, so I’ll bite into a cinnamon bun or two , then bolt

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Hey Girl! It was a good story! If it wasn't up to snuff, I would have told you so. Hugs you!

Thank you, Kat! I have to like it, though. I liked it less after publishing.

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Is there anything we can do to help you, Kimmi, apart from virtual hugs? [: hug:]

P.S. Maybe you could help me make emojis. I tried to do a hug, but failed. 🙄

I don’t see a hug on the list. I see hump : hump : … just remove spaces between word and colon. Is that close enough? Haha!

How about a duel? : duel :

Hiya, Rumpies

Me lovin’ the cooler weather and even grey skies.

I’m at a crossroads with writing. Trying to decide what to focus on. I deleted my last story here. Just felt like a confusing mess to me. Couldn’t get across what I wanted. Apologies, Kat, for wasting your time modding it. I’ve written so much here, and enjoy readers so much, it’s hard to completely let go.

Anyways, I’m thinking a new comp will come for the holidays. I expect to sit out, but love reading comp entries!

Masterful storytelling! Congratulations, Issabela! :worship:

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Yep. Several sites I frequent were down as were a couple web apps we use at work. A lot of people use Cloudflare to enhance performance and security of their sites so it has become as big a potential point of failure for the Internet as the major clouds.

Hello, folks. After another dump of snow, my world is back to more seasonal weather. Still, two snowstorm kn November is a bit crazy.

Yorkshire tea, please.

I’m ready for snow! Send it on down! ❄️☃️

Prayers, Kat!!! ❤️❤️❤️

David L, how close are your neighbors? In rural Ky, you can’t see ‘em. Ha!

I’m licking wounds for Chiefs. Just another’s year. I hope the Bills and Chargers can stay in it.

And Bear, did you mention somethin’ ‘bout mooning?

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Are those Taylor Swift's tits? I hear that has more sway with that team. 😏

Haha! Probably!

Chiefs are struggling! Time to bring in some motivation…

Morning, Rumpies

And Dammit, Louisville! 😠 We’ll see if Kentucky can beat a division 2 team in football today.

I claim TV at 7:30 to watch Texas! Any objections, take it up with Terance!

Go Louisville! :worship: They’ve had a great season so far, and hoping for a win tonight!

Happy Friday night, Rumpies

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Thanks, girl. It's just been a long ass journey and I'm so ready to be done with doctors and with thinking we found the answer only for the infection to be still taking up permanent residence in my head. 😩 Luckily I have an amazing hubby who understands what I need better than I do and he planned a cruise. Gotta love that.

Sending bestest good vibes! You got this dumb ass infection thing!

Enjoy your cruise! ❤️

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Good morning, y'all. Never actually been to Nashville, just Gatlinburg (to visit Great Smoky Mountain National Park). Had a nice time, though. I do enjoy visiting the US South.

Irish Breakfast tea and a Jane ... er, doughnut. Really, I meant a doughnut.

Serena Belle is a frustrating artist for me. She has this lovely, hushed soprano voice that I quite enjoy but has mostly used it for Tiktoks/Shorts, so just fragments of songs rather than whole songs. Too bad. However, she might have just made up for it with one video: her first original song

Oooo, I love her, Mr Ape!

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As the Brit’s say, keep your pecker up.

Peeks in panties. But…

And enjoy your trip David! I love Nashville! I stay at the Opryland Hotel about once a year. It’s best at Christmas !!

Davids,

I know like others here, y’all have both been through it, too. My twin and I still work full time. No way we could work and care for Mom and Dad in our home. I am in awe of anyone who does that. Mom turned physically and verbally abusive. Dad was verbally abusive at first and still too big a man for either of us to lift by ourselves. Fortunately Dad had long-term health insurance to cover about half the cost for each in a facility for 3 years. Mom was in the facility for less than 2 years. Dad’s still in his 1st year. FYI, here they run between 5.5K and 7.5K a month. Crazy! Unfortunately Mom was at less nice facility at lower cost end due to Covid short staffing and few openings. We got Dad in prob the best one here because the timing hit right when they had an opening.

It’s scary for me to think about what I will do if I get in their shape.

I happily accept all virtual hugs!

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Hugs!

Not the same, but our dear friend moved to a facility about 2 months ago now. It’s hard to watch the guy who was supposed to be Kevin’s retirement buddy disappear little by little. We are doing our best to be there for his wife. Dinner at least once a week, helping her with things around the house, visiting her hubby, etc. but it feels like we should do more. Sighs.

Hugs to you, Kat! I’m finally letting go of the guilt of feeling like I’m not doing enough. I think this cruel disease does that to us because we’re fixers and there’s no fixing Alzheimer’s pain and suffering in everyone involved.

Do what you can and tell yourself it’s worth something. That’s what my sis and I are doing to get through it with our own mental health in tact.

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The twilight never comes easy and I know you and your sis are doing the best. Remember you have Butters to love and calm you. If you feel the need you also have bear to scold 😃

Thank you, Fuzzy Lion

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Sorry to hear that your dad has taken a turn for the worse. 😢 But is nice to hear the staff are looking after him. 😊

Thank you, David! I fear he’s in for a rough winter.

Morning, Rumpies

I’m loving the chilly weather. Time to snuggle up on couch with my cozy blanket and hot cocoa and Butters.

And fab author Darkside joined our fab techgoddess in the elite 500 stories club! Here’s the congrats post if you wanna comment. :)

https://www.lushstories.com/forum/occasions/darkside-joins-the-elite-500-story-club