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[GlamMistress]

@GlamMistress My condolences for your loss and so sorry for everything you are going through.

I've been away from this thread for 60+ pages due to my own family situation. My mother passed away quite unexpectedly on March 29 at age 79. She had congestive heart failure, but I don't think my sister and I (or any of my parents' friends) knew quite how serious it was. My family had been in CA to visit my Mom and Dad for Spring Break just the week before and my Mom seemed fine; maybe just a little run down and stressed out with everything that has been going on with my father. But the end stages of her heart failure just came on very suddenly at the end of last week. I spent the last week in CA making arrangements for my Mom and helping my Dad get settled at home (for those who remember my posting about his being ill, he is FINALLY home after 6 weeks in hospitals and rehab facilities), but with everything that had to be done, especially for my Dad, I'm not sure how much I've really even processed my Mom's death. My Dad is healthy now but very weak from lying in a hospital bed for 6 weeks. He now has 24-hour care at home and will be getting physical therapy etc. to hopefully get him back on his feet. I was really worried about how my Mom's death would affect him (they had been married for almost 59 years), but he took the news of her passing much better than I had feared (I was so worried he might just spiral downward). I don't think he was as surprised as the rest of us by her death since he saw her every day and could see her getting weaker. And then on top of everything else, my sister slipped and broke her wrist on Friday, so there we were, back in the same ER where my mother had passed away almost exactly a week prior. Just unbelievable! So it's been a trying 6 weeks for my family, but we will get through it.

And in actual cc news, I "Bonvoyed" Bonvoy and cancelled my former Amex SPG biz card today.

You have my sympathy.

This is just horrible. You've dealt with a double whammy for sure. My mother has chronic heart problems and it is a worry I carry with me every day.

If you ever need some advice about 24 hour homecare or senior living options, please send me a PM. That happens to be my area of expertise (along with metal bands, of course).

 

[tink1970]

@Calfan adding my thoughts and prayers for you and your family during this time of sorrow.

 

[chattadisser]

@GlamMistress My condolences for your loss and so sorry for everything you are going through.

I've been away from this thread for 60+ pages due to my own family situation. My mother passed away quite unexpectedly on March 29 at age 79. She had congestive heart failure, but I don't think my sister and I (or any of my parents' friends) knew quite how serious it was. My family had been in CA to visit my Mom and Dad for Spring Break just the week before and my Mom seemed fine; maybe just a little run down and stressed out with everything that has been going on with my father. But the end stages of her heart failure just came on very suddenly at the end of last week. I spent the last week in CA making arrangements for my Mom and helping my Dad get settled at home (for those who remember my posting about his being ill, he is FINALLY home after 6 weeks in hospitals and rehab facilities), but with everything that had to be done, especially for my Dad, I'm not sure how much I've really even processed my Mom's death. My Dad is healthy now but very weak from lying in a hospital bed for 6 weeks. He now has 24-hour care at home and will be getting physical therapy etc. to hopefully get him back on his feet. I was really worried about how my Mom's death would affect him (they had been married for almost 59 years), but he took the news of her passing much better than I had feared (I was so worried he might just spiral downward). I don't think he was as surprised as the rest of us by her death since he saw her every day and could see her getting weaker. And then on top of everything else, my sister slipped and broke her wrist on Friday, so there we were, back in the same ER where my mother had passed away almost exactly a week prior. Just unbelievable! So it's been a trying 6 weeks for my family, but we will get through it.

And in actual cc news, I "Bonvoyed" Bonvoy and cancelled my former Amex SPG biz card today.

Oh my! I'm so sorry for your loss. I will pray for your family and your fathers continued recovery.

 

[wendow]

SOLD! Dh and I keep having discussions about where we want to live after he retires and the kids finish college. Not sure I'll want to be far from them though. I hate hate hate the summer humidity here and think I would enjoy moving west!

Y’all seem to like doing outdoorsy stuff which is what CO is all about! Humidity is not a problem here lol. Guess you will just have to see where your kids settle, huh? I don’t want to be far from my kids either but I’ve met so many people who have kids who’ve just scattered after college. Hard to plan around that!

 

[christineinvegas]

I think it depends what kind of weather you want. A friend went a few years ago in early June and the weather never got above 40 degrees. I don't know if that is normal, but I would think in March you would be looking at pretty cold weather still. I'm trying to decide this for myself, except Zion and Bryce Canyon in March.

Yellowstone would probably be closed. This year the roads don’t open until April 19.

 

[wendow]

@GlamMistress My condolences for your loss and so sorry for everything you are going through.

I've been away from this thread for 60+ pages due to my own family situation. My mother passed away quite unexpectedly on March 29 at age 79. She had congestive heart failure, but I don't think my sister and I (or any of my parents' friends) knew quite how serious it was. My family had been in CA to visit my Mom and Dad for Spring Break just the week before and my Mom seemed fine; maybe just a little run down and stressed out with everything that has been going on with my father. But the end stages of her heart failure just came on very suddenly at the end of last week. I spent the last week in CA making arrangements for my Mom and helping my Dad get settled at home (for those who remember my posting about his being ill, he is FINALLY home after 6 weeks in hospitals and rehab facilities), but with everything that had to be done, especially for my Dad, I'm not sure how much I've really even processed my Mom's death. My Dad is healthy now but very weak from lying in a hospital bed for 6 weeks. He now has 24-hour care at home and will be getting physical therapy etc. to hopefully get him back on his feet. I was really worried about how my Mom's death would affect him (they had been married for almost 59 years), but he took the news of her passing much better than I had feared (I was so worried he might just spiral downward). I don't think he was as surprised as the rest of us by her death since he saw her every day and could see her getting weaker. And then on top of everything else, my sister slipped and broke her wrist on Friday, so there we were, back in the same ER where my mother had passed away almost exactly a week prior. Just unbelievable! So it's been a trying 6 weeks for my family, but we will get through it.

And in actual cc news, I "Bonvoyed" Bonvoy and cancelled my former Amex SPG biz card today.

Oh my, so much for you to deal with also. Very sorry for your loss

 

[smallsy]

@GlamMistress My condolences for your loss and so sorry for everything you are going through.

I've been away from this thread for 60+ pages due to my own family situation. My mother passed away quite unexpectedly on March 29 at age 79. She had congestive heart failure, but I don't think my sister and I (or any of my parents' friends) knew quite how serious it was. My family had been in CA to visit my Mom and Dad for Spring Break just the week before and my Mom seemed fine; maybe just a little run down and stressed out with everything that has been going on with my father. But the end stages of her heart failure just came on very suddenly at the end of last week. I spent the last week in CA making arrangements for my Mom and helping my Dad get settled at home (for those who remember my posting about his being ill, he is FINALLY home after 6 weeks in hospitals and rehab facilities), but with everything that had to be done, especially for my Dad, I'm not sure how much I've really even processed my Mom's death. My Dad is healthy now but very weak from lying in a hospital bed for 6 weeks. He now has 24-hour care at home and will be getting physical therapy etc. to hopefully get him back on his feet. I was really worried about how my Mom's death would affect him (they had been married for almost 59 years), but he took the news of her passing much better than I had feared (I was so worried he might just spiral downward). I don't think he was as surprised as the rest of us by her death since he saw her every day and could see her getting weaker. And then on top of everything else, my sister slipped and broke her wrist on Friday, so there we were, back in the same ER where my mother had passed away almost exactly a week prior. Just unbelievable! So it's been a trying 6 weeks for my family, but we will get through it.

And in actual cc news, I "Bonvoyed" Bonvoy and cancelled my former Amex SPG biz card today.

I’m so sorry for your loss.

 

[Chancery8]

@Calfan so sorry for your loss. Losing a parent is beyond hard.

 

[platamama]

@Calfan adding my heartfelt condolences to everyone else's. So sorry to hear of your loss. Wishing your family strength during such a difficult time.

 

[bernina]

Sorry I can’t remember who posted they didn’t receive 5% off Disney GC at Target but similar situation posted in a FB group I’m a member of. Looks like they didn’t receive 5% off anything, not just the GC.

 

[LuckyMamaInDE]

@GlamMistress My condolences for your loss and so sorry for everything you are going through.

I've been away from this thread for 60+ pages due to my own family situation. My mother passed away quite unexpectedly on March 29 at age 79. She had congestive heart failure, but I don't think my sister and I (or any of my parents' friends) knew quite how serious it was. My family had been in CA to visit my Mom and Dad for Spring Break just the week before and my Mom seemed fine; maybe just a little run down and stressed out with everything that has been going on with my father. But the end stages of her heart failure just came on very suddenly at the end of last week. I spent the last week in CA making arrangements for my Mom and helping my Dad get settled at home (for those who remember my posting about his being ill, he is FINALLY home after 6 weeks in hospitals and rehab facilities), but with everything that had to be done, especially for my Dad, I'm not sure how much I've really even processed my Mom's death. My Dad is healthy now but very weak from lying in a hospital bed for 6 weeks. He now has 24-hour care at home and will be getting physical therapy etc. to hopefully get him back on his feet. I was really worried about how my Mom's death would affect him (they had been married for almost 59 years), but he took the news of her passing much better than I had feared (I was so worried he might just spiral downward). I don't think he was as surprised as the rest of us by her death since he saw her every day and could see her getting weaker. And then on top of everything else, my sister slipped and broke her wrist on Friday, so there we were, back in the same ER where my mother had passed away almost exactly a week prior. Just unbelievable! So it's been a trying 6 weeks for my family, but we will get through it.

And in actual cc news, I "Bonvoyed" Bonvoy and cancelled my former Amex SPG biz card today.

I am so very sorry! Losing a parent is just difficult on so many levels. I hope your father continues to improve and that he has a good local support system

 

[WVMomof3]

@GlamMistress My condolences for your loss and so sorry for everything you are going through.

I've been away from this thread for 60+ pages due to my own family situation. My mother passed away quite unexpectedly on March 29 at age 79. She had congestive heart failure, but I don't think my sister and I (or any of my parents' friends) knew quite how serious it was. My family had been in CA to visit my Mom and Dad for Spring Break just the week before and my Mom seemed fine; maybe just a little run down and stressed out with everything that has been going on with my father. But the end stages of her heart failure just came on very suddenly at the end of last week. I spent the last week in CA making arrangements for my Mom and helping my Dad get settled at home (for those who remember my posting about his being ill, he is FINALLY home after 6 weeks in hospitals and rehab facilities), but with everything that had to be done, especially for my Dad, I'm not sure how much I've really even processed my Mom's death. My Dad is healthy now but very weak from lying in a hospital bed for 6 weeks. He now has 24-hour care at home and will be getting physical therapy etc. to hopefully get him back on his feet. I was really worried about how my Mom's death would affect him (they had been married for almost 59 years), but he took the news of her passing much better than I had feared (I was so worried he might just spiral downward). I don't think he was as surprised as the rest of us by her death since he saw her every day and could see her getting weaker. And then on top of everything else, my sister slipped and broke her wrist on Friday, so there we were, back in the same ER where my mother had passed away almost exactly a week prior. Just unbelievable! So it's been a trying 6 weeks for my family, but we will get through it.

And in actual cc news, I "Bonvoyed" Bonvoy and cancelled my former Amex SPG biz card today.

Oh my, you have had a trying few weeks. Condolences on the loss of your mom. Prayers for you and your family and hoping your dad is on the mend. So glad that you got to visit with her recently.

 

[LuckyMamaInDE]

Probably good to grab them when they are available. While you have to pay one night deposit, you can cancel later if it doesn't work out. If you could only stay one place that would be a fairly central place. I stayed half my time by the geysers (Old Faithful Snow Lodge Cabins) and half my time in the Canyon Cabins. The Canyon Cabins were nicer than the Snow Lodge Cabins. Both were cheaper than the lodges and fine, though I am not a luxury person so YMMV. Hope it all works out for you.

I grab whatever is open when I book any in-park NPS lodging and then check almost daily to see what has changed. (This is assuming there is a generous cancellation policy lol) I have been able to piece together stays at Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, and the Utah parks this way.

 

[Limes96]

@Calfan So so sorry for your loss.

 

[disneymagicgirl]

@GlamMistress My condolences for your loss and so sorry for everything you are going through.
I've been away from this thread for 60+ pages due to my own family situation. My mother passed away quite unexpectedly on March 29 at age 79. She had congestive heart failure, but I don't think my sister and I (or any of my parents' friends) knew quite how serious it was. My family had been in CA to visit my Mom and Dad for Spring Break just the week before and my Mom seemed fine; maybe just a little run down and stressed out with everything that has been going on with my father. But the end stages of her heart failure just came on very suddenly at the end of last week. I spent the last week in CA making arrangements for my Mom and helping my Dad get settled at home (for those who remember my posting about his being ill, he is FINALLY home after 6 weeks in hospitals and rehab facilities), but with everything that had to be done, especially for my Dad, I'm not sure how much I've really even processed my Mom's death. My Dad is healthy now but very weak from lying in a hospital bed for 6 weeks. He now has 24-hour care at home and will be getting physical therapy etc. to hopefully get him back on his feet. I was really worried about how my Mom's death would affect him (they had been married for almost 59 years), but he took the news of her passing much better than I had feared (I was so worried he might just spiral downward). I don't think he was as surprised as the rest of us by her death since he saw her every day and could see her getting weaker. And then on top of everything else, my sister slipped and broke her wrist on Friday, so there we were, back in the same ER where my mother had passed away almost exactly a week prior. Just unbelievable! So it's been a trying 6 weeks for my family, but we will get through it.

And in actual cc news, I "Bonvoyed" Bonvoy and cancelled my former Amex SPG biz card today.

Oh dear, that is just awful. I'm sorry you are going through such an awful time. Prayers for peace.

 

[WVMomof3]

So I have 3 nights in Yellowstone and 1 in Jackson at a Marriott. Is that enough? I know that is hard to say, because probably 3 weeks could be filled with stuff. For some reason that Marriott is saying for most dates that they are not accepting rewards bookings. But I was able to get one for Saturday night. It is $500/night, so don't want to pay cash for it. Our original trip was to use our 7 day cert in Boulder. Now I am thinking we may cancel that. DH wants to just add on and keep all 7 days, but I wasn't looking forward to 7 days in Boulder so will have to figure out what to do. Maybe just a few days in Boulder and try to cancel and extend the certificate.

 

[disneymagicgirl]

DD19 texted me this morning and said she is off Good Friday and Holy Saturday. She doesn't find out about Easter Sunday until next weekend, how the schedule works. I said, "oh! Maybe I need to come hang out." She said, "I was thinking the other way around." Hmmnn, well that isn't as fun...

By some miracle Frontier/SW combo has cheap flights, so she will be coming home to see us. (let's be honest...she is coming to see her friends).

 

[speedyfishy]

https://www.reddit.com/r/churning/c.../ekct4f7/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app

This guy is nuts. But wow, #goals.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

https://www.reddit.com/r/churning/c.../ekct4f7/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app

This guy is nuts. But wow, #goals.

I can’t imagine anybody here being comfortable with those stats...he was DENIED for 28 cards and 13 bank accounts in the past year... Yes he was denied for more accounts than 95%+ of us here attempted in the last year hahaha.

He’s a reputable contributor on r/churning but I just can’t play the game the way he does lol.

 

[wendow]

https://www.reddit.com/r/churning/c.../ekct4f7/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app

This guy is nuts. But wow, #goals.

So impressed