February 15, 2020 Issue, Page 9 of 12

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Activities Page 9 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Saturday, February 15, 2020 Separate sleeping quarters Gme-s—-Believe It or Not/: give loving couple peace Dear Abby DEAR ABBY: My broth- two days? If not, in the inter- er and sister-in-law own a est of family harmony, stop wu. gocomies.com DEAR ABBY: My wife golden retriever. “Cookie” is complaining. and I have been married for their baby. The problem is, I live in a place where I can’t DEAR ABBY: The last 45 years. When she moved out of our bedroom, I was have pets, plus I don’t have of our children has gradu- shocked. I thought she didn’t a car. I’m disabled, so it’s ated and left the nest. My love me anymore. Then I re- harder for me to get around. wife and I are now starting alized that both our sleeping I would love for my broth- to go through years of boxes, er and sister-in-law to visit mostly papers and photos. In habits have changed over the years. me for a couple of days. We the process, we have discov- live 2 1/2 hours apart. Well, ered several checks written She snores, and I toss and turn. She needs the room my brother won’t come and to us that we never cashed SAPS ORIGINAL GEIGHA were stay with me at all. He does -- mostly for Girl Scout ACTVALLY MEN KNOWN 4@ TAIKOMOCHI, AND “THEY HAD A KOLE SIMILAR TO dark, while I like a night visit, but only for about an cookies or other fundraising WESTERN CouRT JESTERS. light so I can see while I hour or so because they re- items and birthday gifts for walk to the bathroom. I fuse to put Cookie in a ken- wasn’t around when my par- nel. the kids. ents got old, so I didn’t real- The checks are mostly Distributed by Andrews McMeel for UFS. What should I say to him ize our sleeping arrangement without causing him to get more than 15 years old, but was going to change. We mad at me? I feel he’s put- they add up to around $300. still love each other, but just ting that dog first, before his Would it be proper to ask the sleep in different rooms. Is own sister. I miss seeing him check writers to reissue their this normal? -- WONDER- and his wife. -- DOGGONE checks so long after they ING IN CALIFORNIA were written? We could use EXCESENE AMOUNT OF WaTeR QIN 2017, 70 -Yeare-oLD CHAU Smit IT IN MICHIGAN the money now. -- QUES- INA DEAR WONDERING: TIONING IN PENNSYL- SHORT PERIOD OF TIME DEAR DOGGONE IT: CAN LEAD TO HYPONATREMIA, COMPLETED SEVEN MARATHONS The reason for the change Your brother and sister-in- VANIA OR WATER INTOXICATION .— IN SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS, is what’s important. In your ACROSS ALL SEVEN CONTINENTS ~ law’s goldie is also a member of their family. Demanding case, it’s not because of dis- DEAR QUESTIONING: cord or lack of love. While they put Cookie in a kennel You should have been more I would have suggested is tantamount to telling them careful with those monetary your wife try various kinds they must put their child in gifts. To ask that the checks of sleep masks to block out foster care for the duration be rewritten after 15 years ACROSS your night light, your new of their visit with you. would be an imposition and 1 Sweater makings PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED arrangement is not an indi- If your brother is willing likely not well received. Fur- 5 Mine output SJAILIE a thermore, if they were in- 9 Monotonous cation that there is trouble in your relationship. Many to drive 2 1/2 hours (each way) to visit with you for a tended for your children for sound P/R/1|D/E MM OlX/EINMBO/LIE[O couples do this. So stop wor- few hours, he IS showing his birthdays, Christmas, gradu- 14 Water, to Pedro A/D|M|1 |TME(LIE[C TIR[IIFLY 15 Columbus’ DIE[P/T/H Re oi0 —_ rying about whether this is love for you. Can you sug- ations, etc., any replacement home normal and be glad you have gest he arrange for a neigh- checks should be made out 16 Madras money E/N/EMBAIRIC|ISMBA GIE|NIC|Y a solution that works. bor to look after Cookie for to them, not you. 17 Nerd kin TIR/AIN|C/EM DIN AMBO/RIE 18 Head P[EJAMBGIE/T S/E|VIEIN CN 1 | |CERTANLY, See, MY SEE_IT | | DOMINANCE 1S QUITE movements VIAISIE HIO[C LIAWIs AGAIN | DOMINATING. ACCERT IT 19 Autumn flower O|U/TIS|T|R/ TPG Ulm $ ICR Be CRusteD. YOu ARE BIT BUPRLE WRAP 20 Fled to wed URE MEWIADMBHIANIS/EIL 22 Patronage DIAIM|SIE/LMEDIO|G EMBL[ulG UNTO THE BLOCK THAT | E)MY INTELLECT, 24 Makes fun of 6 MY HEY, E|MY (NTELUE |C. 26 Most logical H/E[L/P/EIRMMA/BIA/S[E 29 Dryad TIAJH| LITT IAINISMS[U[I/T[S 31 Got boring DIR[T/PMBEIL/SIEMPEIRINIE|S 33 Jagged rock S/TPISMEDIE/E/S NiE[RIO 36 Eggnog time 38 Morning — 1-23-20 © 2020 UFS, Dist. by Andrews McMeel for UFS. 39 V.T. 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