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Rorey

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12. I thought about a roommate

Reply to mopinko (Reply #6)

Sat Sep 25, 2021, 04:28 PM

Sep 2021

But I think I really am built to be alone. I love it.

I DID tell the kids that somebody better touch base with me at least every other day to be sure I'm still alive. I had a tenant who died and wasn't discovered for up to 10 days. Not something I want my family to have to deal with at all.

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I was so excited at the prospect of getting new roommates [View all] Rorey Sep 2021 OP

They are so lucky to have you! Croney Sep 2021 #1

Thank you! Rorey Sep 2021 #2

Grandma's house is home. Croney Sep 2021 #4

LOL, that's pretty true. NT Rorey Sep 2021 #9

So...uhhhm...jail it is, then. ret5hd Sep 2021 #18

You do have such a positive vibe about this situation, that's so nice and good to hear. Most of the SWBTATTReg Sep 2021 #3

Very good points! Rorey Sep 2021 #8

You are truly so lucky to have, without really asking, such a considerate and caring family. SWBTATTReg Sep 2021 #11

Thank you Rorey Sep 2021 #14

Rub walnut into scratches IbogaProject Sep 2021 #16

A matching crayon works, too. niyad Sep 2021 #20

My grandkids are here this weekend for the first time in two years due to lock down etc. vanlassie Sep 2021 #5

There's nothing better than grandkids Rorey Sep 2021 #10

nothing better for a kid than a live in grandma. mopinko Sep 2021 #6

I thought about a roommate Rorey Sep 2021 #12

:) Congratulations, Rorey. That's such happy news. Hortensis Sep 2021 #7

I had three grandkids and thought that was it Rorey Sep 2021 #13

Outdoor cats SidneyR Sep 2021 #15

I really can't Rorey Sep 2021 #17

I can feel your happiness, being a grandma too! secondwind Sep 2021 #19

Yes. Rorey Sep 2021 #21

They make cat doors that read the chips in their necks central scrutinizer Sep 2021 #22

We can't mix our cats together Rorey Sep 2021 #23