Welcome to the Only Child Diaries Podcast. I'm your host, Tracy Wallace. Have you ever felt like you didn't receive the how-to brochure on life? That you didn't get enough guidance about major life issues? So did I. You don't have to be an only child to feel this way. In my podcast, we'll explore some of the best ways to better navigate adulting while doing so with humor and light. Welcome everyone to the Only Child Diaries Podcast. Today, I just want to give you a short update on where things are at. Um, and just say that I hope everyone, at least in the States, had a happy Halloween. Um, we had a big evening of trick-or-treaters here at the house, probably the most that we've had in a long, long time, which was exciting. Um it only lasted for about not even three hours, but there were a lot of cute little kids and uh a lot of activity. I think that our pets did get stressed out from all the all the all the noise and all the kids coming to the door and whatnot, but um they they eventually calmed down, so that that worked out. Um my caregiving activities with my husband have just continued um, you know, since the beginning of the month and when he returned from the hospital. Um and he's just still having challenges. So it really takes a lot of energy and a lot of mental energy from me to keep things going and keep things organized and you know, take care of him. So that's why today's episode is going to be short. Um, and I hope that everybody also got to listen to last week's episode, my interview with Leslie Berlin. So far, the numbers have been pretty good. For the first week, the the numbers of you who have listened is higher than normal, uh normal episodes. So I think a lot of you who know Leslie have have listened. And uh thank you if you're still listening. And for those of you who haven't listened, I hope you will listen. And that's it. It's November now. It's hard to believe that we're going into um the holidays. But I hope everybody takes care. And next week, well, we're gonna tackle another topic together. I hope you'll join me. If you like this episode, please follow the Only Child Diaries Podcast on Apple Podcasts or other platforms you might listen on. And consider rating Only Child Diaries and writing a review. It helps others to find us. Please share it with a friend you think might like it as well. Visit my Instagram page, Only Child Diaries, or Facebook, Only Child Diaries Podcast. Thanks for listening. I'm Tracy Wallace, and these are the Only Child Diaries.