I’m here. And not fired. I am far to the north west of those fires.<<<
I am glad that the fires are not at your area, but wish they were not going on.
Are you feeling better, hope so.
You were looking forward to the daughter’s visit, does this mean that you got a year younger?
Nope, not this time. This was a surprise daughter visit - sorta. The one I was excited about will come in 2 weeks when the older daughter and her brood come from Alabama for a week. The younger daughter will be back then also.
Kinda worked out messed up for the family time. Sunday was older daughter's birthday - but younger daughter and I were spending a weekend together. Just can't get back and forth from Texas to Alabama quite the same as we can drive a few miles in Texas.
One side note. Younger daughter made me grin while she visited. In passing she mentions her bug-out plans in place "just in case." Does my heart good to hear my kid speak of the plans like that so calmly. Let's me know she's trying to stay prepared as best she can.