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Greetings, Quad Cities. This is your fearless self-care scientist Britt Flores wishing you a very happy first weekend of autumn. Congratulations, can you believe that we’ve made it this far into the year!?

Dear Annie: Somehow, sometime, it was determined by my family members that since I was living at home after being disabled, that I would be the sibling (out of six) who would be responsible for caring for our parents until their death.

Choose from a great selection of move-in ready homes in Westwood at Deep Well Ranch. These homes range from 1,527 – 2,135 square feet. and offer open living spaces, well-appointed designer finishes, and 2-3 car garages.

Last Friday I had the honor of participating in a training certification class, sponsored by the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management and received a Certificate of Completion for having the required training for Firewise Communities Assessor.

I enjoyed my trip to Payson this past weekend for the annual meeting of the Arizona Field Ornithologists organization. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance to do any birding, as I was busy staffing my optics vendor booth!

Dear Annie: I’m a 16-year-old girl who will turn 17 in four months. I just started my junior year of high school; school’s busy, but I’m doing a pretty good job so far.

How much do you weigh? Oh, I beg your pardon, I guess that it is none of my business. It seems people get a little prickly when asked their weight. Besides, it appears that most of us might fudge about it. Perhaps because we eat too much fudge?

Dear Annie: My boyfriend of five months has a female co-worker, “Leslie,” who he has known and been close to for five years. She is also a single parent of two kids under 10.