how to hide a 12 foot concrete wall...

...disguise it as a 12 foot stone wall.

medical status

Mother-in-law's pathology report looks good - very early stage lung cancer, they think they caught the whole thing, chemo/radiation probably not needed (1 month followup, then every 6 months for a couple years).

Dog has a UTI, which is better than kidney failure. (She's 13½, where greyhounds have a life expectancy of 10-12.)

Daughter is short, eligible for growth hormones, but we're just going to continue to feed her for the time being. OTOH, going in for the orthodontic "records appointment" tomorrow morning - last step before getting braces.

Wife and I are doing fine, thankyouverymuch.