Watcha' Doing - 2023

[Prosenjit]

Welcome to India Fiona, enjoy the food and the flavors of India!!

[Christine]

No problem Fiona

[Fiona]

Thank you Prosenjit! It’s my second time here and I’m really enjoying it!

[Christine]

HAPPY LABOR DAY!

[Sandra, Moderator]

My mom is coming today from Uruguay. First time she visits us since the pandemic (I went see her last November). We are all very excited. <3

[Kristie, Moderator]

That's great, Sandra! Have a wonderful visit.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Thank you, Kristie. :)

[Jayme, Moderator]

That's wonderful, Sandra. I know you are excited!

[Fiona]

Enjoy with your mom, Sandra!

[Janice, Moderator]

That's awesome Sandra. Have a great visit.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Thank you, everyone.

[Esther]

Sandra wrote: "My mom is coming today from Uruguay. First time she visits us since the pandemic (I went see her last November). We are all very excited. <3"


oh.. this is great.

[Jenn]

That is awesome, enjoy Sandra 😊

[Sandra, Moderator]

Thank you, everyone. She is here, exhausted after a whole day traveling, but happy. And my kids are very happy too.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Glad to see she made it safely. I'm sure she'll enjoy her time with you and her grandchildren after a good rest!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Have a wonderful time with your Mum, Sandra. I am glad she's made it safe and sound.

[Christine]

That’s great Sandra! Have a wonderful visit.

[Saar The Book owl]

Enjoy the stay of your Mum, Sandra :)

[Sandra, Moderator]

♥️

[Janice, Moderator]

I've got a lot on my plate right now. My mother-in-law died on Wednesday at the grand age of 104. My dad may be following her soon. He's not going very good at all. He's 94.

On Tuesday, we head to Calgary for the funeral. The rest of the week, I'll be at my dad's, helping my brother and sister getting him placed. He can no longer care for himself and needs to be in a nursing home. He's not happy about it.

Please don't be alarmed if I can't get to tracking your books. I will catch up once I get home which should be on the 18th. In the meantime, any of the mods can make rulings if needs be.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Janice, I'm so sorry. Take whatever time you need. We can all wait for challenge tracking and you know the rest of us mods are always happy to jump in with whatever help is needed. Good luck with getting your dad settled. Hugs

[Sandra, Moderator]

I'm so sorry, Janice. We have your back, don't worry. And remember to also take care of yourself. Huge hug.

[Fiona]

I’m so sorry, Janice. Please take all the time you need. Big big hugs!

[Jayme, Moderator]

I'm so sorry, Janice. Please don't worry about us. Do what you need to do - take care of yourself and your family. We've got this.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

So sorry to hear about your MIL Janice, and also to hear about your Dad needing to move. We know how independent he is, and how hard this move will be for you all.

Take your time and look after you and your family. We are thinking of you all

[Esther]

Janice wrote: "I've got a lot on my plate right now. My mother-in-law died on Wednesday at the grand age of 104. My dad may be following her soon. He's not going very good at all. He's 94.

On Tuesday, we head to..."

so sorry Janice. This will not be an easy week. I am sending a hug and energy vibes your way.

[Saar The Book owl]

I'm so sorry to hear that, Janice. Take care of yourself and the ones you love.

[Marnie]

Thinking of you Janice. Taking care of yourself and your family is all that matters. Safe travels too!

[Cherie]

Sorry about your loss, Janice. Thinking of you.

[Peggy]

So sorry to hear your news Janice. Big hug!

[Janice, Moderator]

I'm home, but I'm exhausted. This last week was stressful. I will have to take my time getting caught up here, so please bear with me.

My dad has agreed to move into the lodge. He made the decision himself, but he's feeling overwhelmed and defeated. We did some shopping for furniture and needs, and started moving things into his room. He moves in this coming Sunday. His room is one of the bigger ones, and is bright with a big bay window that overlooks the courtyard.

I talked to a couple of residents and they said they really liked it there, and that the food was very good. LOL! (Most important thing, I guess.)

I'm relieved that he's moving in so quickly. Hopefully, the adjustment isn't too hard. My brother is going to stay and get him settled.

I wish I could do more, but I'm more of a hindrance. I jokingly said that I should move in too. They had 2 rooms available. One was a smaller room. I'm not so sure I was joking.

He's starting to feel better now that they have him on constant oxygen. I was shocked when I first saw him. He wasn't "my dad". But by the time I left, you could see glimpses of him returning. A week of oxygen, good food, and antibiotics seem to be helping.

BTW, he wanted me to get a bunch of boxes and take his books home with me. He has a big library plus books are everywhere. I'd need a moving van. I brought one box home of books that there's a possibility I'd read.

[Sandra, Moderator]

I'm glad to hear he was able to make the decision by himself, Janice. That is an important step. Hopefully he will adjust, make friends, and recover as much as possible.
Rest and take care of yourself. Don't stress over mod duties.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I'm glad you're home, Janice. Rest up and have a relax. That sounds like that is very needed at the moment. I also agree, I am glad your Dad agreed, and I am sure he will feel better soon. But it is a massive decision, I do understand. I'm glad he's getting some care already that's making him a bit more himself. Hopefully he will be able to see that himself soon and feel a little better about the decision.

We've just had a massive royal commission (inquiry) here into the state of aged care in Australia, and one of the things that came up again and again was food. There are so many restrictions from a safety point of view here regarding food in those environments, that a lot of places cut costs by skimping on food - both quality and quantity. But it's shown to be a big factor in people's quality of life, if the food is bad, you feel bad. So that's fantastic the residents are raving about the food!

[Jayme, Moderator]

I am so glad your dad is taking the steps to improve his quality of life. It's a difficult decision. Now you need to put your feet up, relax and just breath. Big hug.

[Kristie, Moderator]

That's wonderful news about your dad, Janice. It feels so much better for everyone when they are able to make the decision themselves and such a relief that he's looking and feeling better. I hope you are able to find some time to relax and rest this week.

I've noticed people in care homes always comment about the food. lol I suppose it is a big concern as it's such a big part of our lives. I wouldn't want to eat terrible food every day. Plus, as Rus mentioned, I've seen a big difference in the communities based on the food they are offered, so it's great that everyone said the food was good.

[Saar The Book owl]

I'm glad you're home, Janice, and you've got a lot going on. Please, do take the rest you need.
It seems it wasn't easy for your dad to take that decision, but at least he could decide for himself and that's very important. It's a big adjustment to move to a care home. If he's surrounded by good nurses and good help and the other residents are good to be around, that's a good beginning.
The food isn't only an important matter in care homes, but also in the mental hospital where I work for example. We've had an inquiry of all the units and of the comments we could see that people found that an important matter.

[Christine]

IT’S FALL!

[Prosenjit]

Christine wrote: "IT’S FALL!"

Its Monsoon season in India, however starting October festival season kicks off!!! (I think we can count Halloween as a festival in India as well as the youngsters in cities love it!!

[Kristie, Moderator]

Is monsoon season just about done, Prosenjit? You must be really looking forward to festival season. That sounds fun.

It is very rainy and windy here today. Not good weather to be outside.

[Sandra, Moderator]

It's rainy here too. My kids and I plan to spend some time in the library this afternoon.

[Christine]

I hate rainy weather

[Esther]

Am i the only one who has all posts as unread and they stay this way? Even my own challenge thread is all unread posts.

it's been going on for 2 days now. argh!

[Sandra, Moderator]

It's not happening to me, Esther, but some people in another group mentioned this. It seems it is another GR glitch.

[Janice, Moderator]

It's happening to me and it's very frustrating.

[Sandra, Moderator]

It's also happening to me now, but not in all the threads. It seems that all posts from certain date in January and later appear as "new".

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Oh and just started for me too. It's catching ;)

[Kristie, Moderator]

Yeah, it's been happening to me too. Very frustrating.

[Saar The Book owl]

I've got that too, but not in all my groups. Apparently it's a bug and GR is aware of it.

[Saar The Book owl]

And it seems that the books I've finished the last couple of weeks are missing from my shelf. This bug is so annoying!

[Janice, Moderator]

They say the bug about the "new" flags are a known issue, so I wish they would hurry up and fix it. They say they have a ticket system but I don't see where/how you can submit a ticket. They don't even link to this system in the help section.

I haven't checked my books, Saar, but thanks for the heads up. Do they still show as currently reading?