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BOJ,
If one door closes,
And another one opens,
Your house is haunted
And you need to run! 🤣
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very sweet, send :).

“Or, if you need another joke, I volunteer to look one up for you.”

yes please. i choose this option. :)
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BOJ,
You know that you could ask us for ideas to make your decision.
Then you would get asked tons of personal questions and you might have to defend yourself.
Then, you would get so many different opinions, it might confuse you.
Then people would start disagreements and fight between each other.
Then people would take sides, and divide into what people have called 'cliques'.

So, just offering, if you need support.

I received this advice about decisions years ago:
You have options. Always at least 3 options.
Yes
No
Or defer your decision to another time.

Or, if you need another joke, I volunteer to look one up for you.
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dear send :),

thanks!! hopefully it all works out.
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No worries BOJ, hindsight is 20/20 and is one of the super powers. lol.

Ooh, sorry, this was not the joke thread, was it?
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wishing us all well :).

i need to make a decision soon…
hopefully it’s the right decision.

it would be cool to have the superpower of foresight!! then you’d always know the right way forward.
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4 foot worm!

stuff.co.nz/national/129764031/boy-finds-giant-backyard-worm-that-his-mum-calls-the-stuff-of-nightmares

🙀🙀
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Apparently, the Super Power conversation went over like a lead balloon.
I am thinking that caregivers are very humble personality-wise, and do not want to self-disclose what they might be good at.

Like giving ourselves a pat on the back, we are reluctant. Many are so alone, there is no one to acknowledge the daily activities done for the sake of others.

It's okay, I understand.
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Thank you Canada for sending help in the way of two Super Scoopers to Southern California. They arrived yesterday, and have been put into service today, fighting the huge fire in Castaic today 9/1.

Yes, I know the facts, that they are rented and very expensive, but without Canada's help, there would be much less hope. So, I am going to take encouragement and hope anywhere I can find it.

Watching these huge planes skip over the water in Castaic Lake to load, then fly their mission is awesome.

So thank you Canada, and the Canadian people! 💖
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Examples of Super Powers:
Being humble
Empathy
Compassion
Able to see the whole picture of what's coming, and what to do about it
Being able to research other's issues on the internet
Encouragement
Boundaries in action
Common Sense
Personal Experience
Retired from a helping profession
Loving others
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No worries, in this context, a Super Power is not a political statement, and not a powerful country.

Saying you have a super power is just telling us what you are good at, what you are known for. Some have humility as their Super Power, so those caregivers may not want to mention themselves. In that case, please mention someone you know that has a Super Power!

Try it, maybe you will have some fun.
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When caregivers wake up and come here on Monday morning, the question is:

What is your Super Power as a caregiver.
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My other Caregiver Superpower is that I can read an analog clock, and draw one too!
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Of course you have a Caregiver Superpower Gershun.
It is called compassion.

ITRR, Wishing we could have some support and teaching with boundaries.
I have the book, gave it away, got another one, forgot I had it, forget to read it.
Somebody slap me now!
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Boundaries!

That's my caregiver superpower.
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Have none........
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I CAN write cursive.

What are your caregiver super powers?
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SLOW!!!!
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CWillie,
The slow to load had me fooled, because the forum opened up fine.
However, the navigation from one question to the next, from here to over there is very slow.
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Yeah, I can scroll through a whole page while I'm waiting for the next one to open 🙄
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cwillie, I thought it was my phone. Very slooow loading
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Anybody else noticing the forum is slow to load?
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On a funny note.

Today we took our cat to the vet. I thought I'd put my mask in my front pocket of my jeans but when I went to put it on it wasn't there. Hmmm? l searched all my pockets. Looked inside the car and around our place when we got home. No mask.

So I'm using the washroom. I turned around to wipe myself and I see something black floating in the toilet. Yep, my mask. It must have been on me somewhere and when I went to pee it fell in. So I peed on my mask today. Take that, stupid covid mask. :)
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My 2 BFFs planned a 2 day trip to my river house for me, hubs was designated boat driver and cook. Things went south when one had to bring her 3 YO granddaughter along,, and it was raining on the morning we left. But as hubs said,, just roll with it! It was actually alot of fun. GD was well behaved, puppers survived although she was a bit stressed by the loud noises, and we kept it low key! hot dogs and bought fried chicken.. lots of GD loving the puppies pool ( puppy hates the pool) and GD loving hubs "fishing" for her.. she wanted to pet all the fish! And the weather turned out to beautiful after lunch on the first day. So I learned I need to just relax and let it go!
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Thinking about the caregivers out there, hoping everyone is getting their rest, plenty of showers, and some good food, keeping cool in the summer heat, or warm in the storms.

Check in here if you like-it can be a lonely journey without someone to talk to.
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I used to go to the Reading Terminal Market in Philly. Before it became more of a tourist destination. Although, if you have the inclination and time, it's worth a visit.
There was a time when it was so run down, I'd have to walk around the puddles of water on the floor, as the roof leaked really badly. But, it was close to work, very reasonably priced goods, great selection of: seafood (at least four stands), vegetables grown in Lancaster, Basset's ice cream (been there at least 120 years-same stand too-sooo gooood), chocolates, Old City coffee roaster, cheese, Amish/Mennonites on Fridays and Saturdays, kitchen gadget shop, beer garden, rickety piano for someone to pound the keys, BBQ, Vegetarian, Asian, Amish (get there early), roast turkey, Gourmet food stalls to name a few choices....all packed into what I guess is a good sized city block. Some company took it over a few years back, fixed the roof, raised the vendor's rents, made it much more tourist friendly, which I have mixed feelings about, as some businesses left as a result and they had such good meat or cheese or fish. So, that is a Philly version of a farmer's market. Up here-not so much, there was one place that was ok-but, again, sold to a company that pretty much cleaned it up, a lot of disgruntled vendors and I'm not sure if it's ever going to come back to what it was.
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There is a weekly Friday night "farmer's market" in the town where I work. It started as a market but is now anything but. It is a weekly summer celebration of summer with live bands, micro brews from the town brewery, wine tasting, distillery samples, entertainment for the children, some booths and food trucks. I have not been as I am in town Monday through Wednesday. If my house ever sells things will change.

But now, add in the economy, home prices decreasing, interest rates increasing. I got hit in 2008-2009. Don't want to do that again. Can't do that again. Won't do that again! I am very afraid recession is where we are headed, but a correction had to come!
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Regard farmer's markets. I use to go to the once a week farmer's market in my area but stopped once the grocery stores started to offer organic items. Plus, the farmer's market had changed over the years, too many non-food booths, and less food booths. I think the farmers found it was becoming too expensive to haul all the items back and forth.
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I've heard complaints that the reason we can't get more vendors is because people don't support the market. I wandered through the one last month hoping for some local asparagus, rhubarb and maybe some early strawberries and what I saw was a (small!) bag of flavoured popcorn for $10. There was honey, but we have a family apiary just a few minutes out of town that I would rather support. Dog treats. Paintings that looked like an amateur DIY project. Frozen pizza from a big company that sells at fairs and markets. Just one food truck, selling food that didn't make my mouth water. And absolutely no asparagus, rhubarb or strawberries :(
I didn't bother to walk through the one this month.
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Farmer's Market are new to me, but are as you describe, Cwillie. Expensive too. Tamales are $4.00 each.
The new FM has a video while the market is open. It showed the health department out in force, and the host 'issuing warnings' to vendors of their presence.
There were also inspections to make sure a vendor was selling fresh, grown themselves. But it appeared they were 'on the FM circuit', doing that only, except for the Tamale vendor.

Some really nice vegetables. And loose teas, some medicinal.

It was over 90 degrees that day, so I was wondering how they could keep food cold enough with just ice in a cooler. 🙄
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