Hi GoodIdeasWhatToDo! Well, you sure did not hijack my thread. You added some very good stuff about your own family relations, which is MUCH appreciated AND a lot of good ideas for topics to talk about with my sister. I think she and I have settled on about once a week, with highlights of our week if anything really neat has happened. She doesn't like to share daily activities, and I do, but that's how it is. I've been really depressed about this, and hope I can get out of it soon, though. I love your ideas of topics! I used to be a great conversationalist, full of ideas and fun/interesting things to talk about, but the meds have taken away my "gift of gab." I also talked too much and too loud, and now I don't so that's a good thing.