Hey folks, welcome to the new whine/general topic thread. Feel free to use this thread to discuss anything that is on your mind. Caregiving- related stuff, life after a loved one's death, your own emotional wellbeing. Whatever..........anything on your mind.
Rofl!
There is Gershun, Cwillie, and a few others.
during the full moon, 9 p.m. Friday.
A hazmat team was called because they pooped on a crowd of people. This really happened in So. California.
I feel funny about it.
Have a wonderful time, you deserve it!
And thanks to you BarbBrooklyn, for the wonderful comment. I'm trying hard to cope with his death. As I practically grew up with my kids and he was my baby.
Also constructed a doggie ramp today using an instructable I found online. Thank goodness for the internet. Dog will use it, but is a little wary of it - understandable, since he's never used one, and it gives a little under his weight. (It's extremely sturdy, but there is a slight amount of flex when he steps on it.) It's fairly lightweight, covered in durable indoor/outdoor carpet, and works well for our minivan from the side doors or the back. :-)
$46 as opposed to $120 for a commercially-made ramp that weighs far more than this one. I'll take it.
I'm a whirling dervish of productivity these past couple of days. Hope I don't crash anytime soon, because I have too much to do. I have a trip coming up at the end of the week, so there's a lot of prepping for that going on.
Yesterday I didn't get much done as far as the trip goes, but it was an incredibly busy day.
Left home at 8:30am for birthday trip to a local petting zoo & orchard for GS.
Picked up pizza for bday dinner for GS.
Dropped DD off to her part time job.
Took GS' home and fed them their pizza, got older GS off to his therapy appt and younger GS down for a nap.
Cleaned house like a white tornado for the duration of the nap.
GS woke up just in time to go pick DD up from job.
Back home to change quickly and head for nephew's graduation ceremony.
Then a couple of quick stops to gas up the vehicle, pick up some last minute items for the trip and return pop bottles for deposit and cash in a bunch of change from my piggy bank to help with trip expenses. $47 - not too shabby.
Then back home to do client work for a few hours before I got a shower (to get the sand out of my hair from the semi that blasted me in passing) and collapsed into bed around 11pm.
Tell you what...I haven't had a day like that in a long time. It was tiring, but it was all good stuff, and the schedule worked out without a hitch, which always makes me happy. I'm probably too stuck on schedules, but I like when things fall into place the way they should.
Today was vehicle prep day - washed, vacuumed, shampooed a stain off the carpeting, set up my emergency travel kit in a new carrier ($7 at the local overstock store, love it) and stowed that in the back, tested the back of the vehicle to be sure dog crate will fit (fits like a dream with room to spare!), and even put new air fresheners in the vents. LOL
Even though I dislike Mondays,
Even though I have r u l e s about doctor appts. on Mondays,
off I go......unprepared for an important appt. that I have waited months for....but it's okay.....
I AM going!
You are not going to believe this....I had to put my ice water bottle on my head, at the temple for a few minutes.
Think my brain froze.
Welcome to June 1st!
Goodnight everyone!
Are you home from hoca MsMadge?
Who did anything worthwhile today? I know I didn't, yet.
Clink! My glass is half full.
Does Canada have Ben & Jerry's?
There should be some cheese and crackers....
Cheers back at you!
Picture two champagne glasses clinking. :)
Whenever a day or two gets better, goes okay, feels more hopeful...get this: I start to worry that the other shoe will drop very soon.
Here to report that today was a pretty good day.
And I cannot think of a better place to post this.
ahh yes, and those lies as bizarre as they can be do cause you to question yourself - in the beginning
i commented to a friend recently that the things that drove me crazy a few years ago now no longer exist and have been replaced with different challenges
Dementia is a long tiring journey for everyone - this site has members who've experienced every aspect of the cycle - some with more grace than I'll ever have - so look for advice and comfort here and also I hope a good portion of humor
The sermon yesterday included a bit about how orphaned babies that aren't given the opportunity to be cuddled and loved become ill and may even die (he was talking about being supportive and interconnected as christians) and I couldn't help but see parallel's between orphanages and old folks homes.