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.
My Utopian society would find something useful for everyone to do regardless of age and ability. I can remember when I was little the ladies at the nursing home could take an active role in the kitchen peeling potatoes or nibbing strawberries (I'm not sure about the gents). In traditional societies the old women watch the kids while the younger women do the heavy work. Today we just don't have any place for those who can't put in a full day at work or meet 100% of the requirements listed in a job description.
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I bought a loaf of bread for my peanutbutter snacking. Yesterday, I bought salami. And as I was sitting here, a thought popped up that I can have tomorrow for breakfast a toasted sandwich with salami and over-medium egg! I will just have to cook the egg tonight, put it in the fridge, and just micro it tomorrow morning! Yes!!! Oh, man... If only I have fresh avocado, it would go great with it....
My Mom had an old Singer sewing machine I wish we had hung on to. Hell, I'm starting to feel antique myself. Maybe I'll try and sell my face on E Bay one of these days.
Has anyone tried the baked cheetos?
Doritos had a new chip hear for a while Heatwave BBQ. I started buying them, and now they don;t sell them.
I like the savory more than the sweets. I still like sweets dont get me wrong, hershey kisses with almonds, heath bars, and chico sticks, are a big weakness, I definitely try not to keep those around.
Maybe you should hoard some red vines MsMadge? The brownies and blue birds could weave a potholder once they become petrified.
Aren't P E Z. the ones that came in a little plastic dispenser?
I bought them for my niece and nephew
Yeah, and then how sorry are you later, eh?
Never again.
I have to admit...I am a candy addict and Iv'e always got some kind of candy here beside me.I go through candy phases,get stuck on one a while and then switch to another.I was hooked on Lifesaver Wintergreen mints most the winter,but lately,I found that Lifesaver Gummies are really good.Pez are always a winner and ofcourse,good ole chocolate.It's just too bad there's no penny candy left and a candybar is over a dollar nowdays
I bought some cheetos made simple recently and simply threw them away
I was wondering what exactly was in Red Vines so I looked them up, couldn't see the info, and sent a contact form and only a few hours later....
"Thank you for reaching out to the American Licorice Company. We appreciate the time you took to contact us.
Our Original Red Vines Twists contain Red 40. However, we do offer a newer product called Red Vines Made Simple. Our Red Vines Made Simple are made with real sugar, natural flavors and colors. This product also contains no fat and is produced using non genetically modified ingredients.
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It is STILL not good for any person to eat sweets until they feel sick and their teeth ache. Not that I would know, of course, cough cough. Other than that - have fun!
That's what J would have done, and taken lovely flowers. She would then have gone home and gossiped enthusiastically (never maliciously) about everybody there, in her unspoiled Black Country accent.
That's how we found out that one neighbour had gone bankrupt twice, another had been a hard-working philanderer long before his wife died and the glamorous "new" girlfriend was no such thing as new, and that the ladies in the corner house were not only business partners. There was also a suspected cat-poisoner but as J didn't own a cat she wouldn't vouch for the truth of that one.
I do partly know what she said about us. ExSO (aged 65+, mind you) was "that young lad, liked his cars" and I was "there was a girl who lived with 'im, was that you?" But this was when she was ill in hospital, she'd perked up a lot next time I saw her.
With the dog, truth of it is I don't want exSO coming over and making a fuss of him; and if you're thinking he'd surely have more sense, no he wouldn't. 12 year old dog was abandoned by his first family aged seven, has had to adjust to losing his second "Daddy" since exSO and I parted two years ago, and is it any wonder that the poor animal has separation anxiety in spades? So the last thing I want is SO making a reappearance. Finding a dog-sitter for a few hours might well be the answer, Send - not bath! What fresh h*ll..?! He really doesn't do baths - but perhaps I'll see if his best friend's Daddy can have him over just for the afternoon.
I also can't stand the thought of anyone saying:
she had a good innings
it was a merciful release
she was rather losing it, wasn't she
losing T must have hit her hard
But in fact I think the only way not to slap anyone who says those and similar things is to make a bet about how many times they do and concentrate on counting up.
Just some thoughts about the logistics of attending vs. not attending.
You have done enough for J while alive, that counts for everything.
The dog really cannot stay out in the car and not be seen, imo, that long, but you could board him in doggy day care or overnight. If you took him to the area of the funeral, could you drop him off for a bath, would that be enough time to pick him up after the funeral?
Still, you need to be able to go places that you choose.
Again, sorry for your loss.