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IAN: July 9, 2023 - busy month [1]

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Date: 2023-07-08

My mother let her cat out last night, it seems. He’s not back yet, but it is being pointed out to her that the family is looking for him, and he’s very likely to come home when he gets really hungry.

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I had to call Alaska Airlines to find out how to deal with the boarding pass issue on the app. It turned out to be quite simple and will be automatically done when I check in from home using my phone the day before my flight.

And I didn’t know before last Sunday that long-term parking is allowed in the short-term lot at PDX. It’s expensive, but it’s also convenient, and if I have to drive myself to the airport, it will make my arrival easy and also my daughter’s return — she’s going to Tampa for some meeting on a timeframe that overlaps mine. Her ex will be dealing with the kids while she’s gone. I have been informed that my daughter’s ex (the grandkids’ father) will be taking me to the airport — I will believe it when it happens, since we have to leave at around 4:30 AM to make allowance for time for all the potential idiocies to happen.

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Portland has banned private fireworks this year. I didn’t notice it stopping some of my neighbors.

My daughter is on her way to a work conference in Tampa. One of the few still happening in Florida. Right now, she’s more worried about getting there and back, since her job insisted she use United (they’re paying for the flight). She’s supposed to be back on Friday.

Her ex is staying with the kids while she’s gone. He’s supposed to get me to the airport on Tuesday. She said that if he’s not ready to go when I need to leave, I should drive myself and he can work out how to get to the airport and pick up the car.

I’ll be busy next week, and travelling home on the 16th, so Youffraita said she would sub for me next week. For which, I thank her most sincerely.

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Love you guys!

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