It's going to reach 72 F (22 C) where I live today. That's not normal. We're having the equivalent of an Indian Summer here. We plan to drive to our new property today to take some measurements for our future kitchen and bathroom. Both rooms have been gutted, so it's going to be all new. Ugh in terms of our pocketbooks! We have to find stuff that is the cheapest, but still nice. Likely IKEA. Perhaps next week we'll have an appointment there for kitchen and bathroom consultations and subsequent orders. There is a bit of positive excitement in all of this. Anything forward moving rather than backward is good. I've been using a Floor Plan Creator app to plan out the place. I've spent hours doing that. A little too obsessively.

My sister said our dad has been formally diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. We worried about that because of a tremor he's had. I hoped it was just a medication side effect. In any case, the doctor said it is very slow progressing and might continue to be so. As he is over 80 years old, I guess that's not that horrible. He will be given medication, if he wants. When I talked to my dad last, he said nothing about it. Only mentioned worrying about my brother. I told him my recent funny stories (ostrich, rabbit, lynx) to lighten things up. No need to just dwell on the horrible stuff.

My brother will have a heart procedure soon for his Afib. The guy has way too much to worry about! During a video call, he said he had chills a lot, so Hubby ordered a nice heated blanket for him through Amazon. He apparently really likes it. I'm glad. We have one that we love, though haven't used it this season due to the warm days.