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!dayatatime- i love that joke lol . i shall try that myself sometime , have my daughter go with me lol . pull a fast one on her . well hell yes same thing here ! pa has been awake all day and id hear him hollar on and off . and yep he s poopin up the storm too . im thinkin after he eats his bfast at 1020 pm that he may go to sleep if not it ll be zannie time . been a lazy day for me , did dishes twice and now got sink full again . gosh it never ends ! laundry too ! i may just shut everything up and go to sleep . wake up in the mornin and feel better . i hope so . the moon sure is effecting us all ....
All righty then!!!! Don't know what the hell is going on, but Mom is crazier than a loon too! Has been for days!!!!! More energy and fidgeting than ever and won't stop! Took both Merry and I both a half hour to clean up a poop soup diaper today. I've been into her room twice to calm her down, but I can still see her pulling at the sheets like a woman on a mission! I'm catching up here so I don't have to make MYSELF crazy, watching her on the computer screen. Man, full moon is Friday! Must be a really bad one this time!
OMG what is it with everyone. Checking in and reading the most recent posts it seems like everyone has gone loopy!! Have you all been drinking or something? Can I go to the Concert too? I hope everyone has a better day tomorrow. Christina hope things are improving for you. Sounds like you are having a rough time at the moment. We've all been there at some point but it really does get better at least thats what I keep telling myself, but then I remember Murphy's law and I start to get scared!
Hi everyone - catching up on thread will comment later but wanted to share this with you - Have a great day!
I hope this touches you the way it touched me!
GOODBYE MOM
A young man shopping in a supermarket noticed a little old lady following him around. If he stopped, she stopped. Furthermore she kept staring at him. She finally overtook him at the checkout, and she turned to him and said, "I hope I haven't made you feel ill at ease; it's just that you look so much like my late son."
He answered, "That's okay."
"I know it's silly, but if you'd call out 'Good bye, Mom' as I leave the store, it would make me feel so happy." She then went through the checkout, and as she was on her way out of the store, the man called out, "Goodbye, Mom."
The little old lady waved and smiled back at him..
Pleased that he had brought a little sunshine into someone's day, he went to pay for his groceries.
"That comes to $121.85," said the clerk.
"How come so much? I only bought 5 items."
The clerk replied, "Yeah, but your Mother said You'd be paying for her things, too."
Bet you thought this was going to be a tear jerker. Don't trust Little Old Ladies!!!
BLESSED ARE THE CRACKED, FOR THEY ARE THE ONES WHO LET IN THE "LIGHT"!
ssk ! great to hear from you ! can i go to concert with ya . think of me when u get there ok ... pity poopy mood here too . guess i ll go outside and smell the roses , and get sick from it . :-) xoxo
Hi, just checking in. Had a little stress attack when the hospice nurse came in but have pulled myself back together. It hits a raw nerve when someone makes a comment like " i don't think I could ever do what you're doing." I yapped something back at her and I think she's worrying about how she will handle her own situation with her parents cuz they're getting funky now too. I have rented a room to two exchange students and it"s working out good so far. They are really nice and do their own thing, just here to work and learn about America. SS. my sibs still suck! but I just have to keep going and ignore them. Nice weather today. I've been sneaking out whenever I can, and plan to dump my mom off at the neighbor and go to a free concert thingy tonight just from 6-7:30 woo hoo I still have to rent one more room to make ends meet so I'm gearing up for that. Hi Linda and all of the rest of us "fellow sufferers". Hope we climb out of the black hole and take a look around! Love ya , ssk
Not the weather here, girls. it's beautiful and I'm having a pity party too! I had a very frustrating morning with the folks today. I take them to church and have to listen to them fight. Oh yeah, they think I'm the marriage counselor too. Not! After 54 years of nagging and fighting, why don't you just kill each other!! Anyway, tomorrow, I drive them to multiple doctor appointments, pick up their meds and listen to all their shit all over again and lose a day of work. It makes me want to punch the crap out of my loser siblings living their own life and not even touching base or calling or anything. Enough of that, I'm going outside.xoxo -SS
Morning All! Hey-- let's get this party started! Mother was unstable all night and this morning. I am thinking it's the Biaxin she has been on for the cough she contracted at the "lousy care home." Called pharmacist-- another expert who asked, " how do you know she is acting different?" omg. What is wrong with people?!?! Anti biotic intensified the effects of Seroquel. So today, I'm on my own with her. I have to make the call-- do I continue the Biaxin that is making her weirder than ever? Her cough has broken up, so I'm going to stop it. She will be more stable knowing her one and only Christina is in full charge, and I'm going to take her out everywhere with me today, so she will be distracted and I'll just pretend I am one of those women with 3 kids under 5 and all tasks take 3x as long to accomplish. I am going to stay calm and drink lots of water and remember to BREATHE often and deeply. I recommend it for all you darling people who I Love so much:) have a good one, hugs. Christina xoxo
Hi girls, I am worried for you, but I think that the weather also is responsible for the bad mood of everyone. Yes Jen I think you had better stayed home by yourself instead of going to the restaurant in company of some people that you don't like; but on the other hand I understand you wanted to celebrate your MOM's birthday. Christna, courage! I am alone with my mother too, today, and I know it's going to be hard for the rest of the day. Annt, I hope you are better! Douchebag would say we are a bunch of spineless women, but, let's blow a collective raspberry to him and people like him (and to Christina's dentist) Love you all! Linda, you made me smile!
Linda, you sweet heart. hahaha Whoo Hoo!!! Let's go bite an expert and a DB!! OK-- getting ready to be "in charge" of my Mother for 36 hours, and she has not let up for 5 minutes today. Pray for us! TG for a good hubby, a fantastic CREW, and a AWESOME CAPTAIN!!! Whoo Hoo! (Again:) Good night, Girls. Love you! Christina
jsomebody big hugs to you dear . i know i hear about some people going to paradies just makes me sad but happy for them . good for them , cuz one day im takin that road trip . that is my dream . know what ? all day long in my mind im thinking out loud OBMAJ !! mercy ! i think its the half moon effectin us all . im going to soak in a bubble bath and lay back and dream away . jsomebody youre gonna be in my dream that we all caregivers are havin a walk along the beach , wooo . then float away on barbara b and maybe land some foreverneverendin land .... have rossella s D.B. around . :-) we all can order him around ohh lala . get me something to drink , rub my feets ! light my ciggy ! :-) now dont tell me u didnt get any smile outta that one ,. im smiling right now . of to the bubble bath paradies .. xoxoxo
I will now be joining annt in the Black Hole.....and I don't care if I come out alive. Yes it is that bad...We came we ordered I wish we HAD gotten into a car accident. I sat as far away from fp as possible and despised him throughout the whole dinner. I tried to be happy for moms B day but I just wanted to stab her father with a fork an see if he was done! I was angry as hell on the way to the restaurant ready to start crying when we got in. Just focused on food we never have, wow French Fries, and just tried to breathe. I wish I could get drunk. I wish I could drink at all. Here's another one, I have lost my ID yet again, that makes the forth time in less than a year. getting real bad here...The winner lotto scratch wasn't, wasted trip oh well... I have moved into despairing here, I know it will pass, I will just wallow for a bit, find something useful or visualize his funeral to help pass the time. God I hate him. Why won't he die? Moms horoscope for the year sounds promising, change and release from hassles stuff like that. GOOD!
My pen friend in Cambridge is going up to the family Lake House in Maine......I'd about sell my soul for such as that!
Mom just got a phone call from a second cousin recently relocated back down here from Alaska. She and her sister are going to Hawaii for six days... Yes the door on the well of unhappiness wide open step in a die...and if the idiot comes over from siblings and says we should find joy in every day of our lives..Swell, I see the clouds, I feel the air in my lungs, I look for rainbows every-time it rains and YOU can KISS MY ASS!!!!
hey hey . i think its the weather that isgettin to us all . i just been a poopy pity party . hubby s gone to bed early . so what shall i do ? speakin of early fall yep i agree , i have this flower that is not suppose to pop out flowers till late aug . and our corn is not done growing and it has early tasel on it . so i think this world is all screwed up . christina - ur mom sounded like my dad few yrs ago . oh mercy sakes ! its no fun . jsomebody - could u have stayed home and let ur mom and her son and fp gone out to enjoy while u stay home and do the dirty dancin across the floor . oh lala i got the whole house to myself ohh lalalaaaaa. a great feeling .... hope and pray that ur bro enjoys them for all to himself . where is ssk !!! wondering about her ! and miz !! where are you ? dont make me come after you ! :-) annt- i hope tmr the black hole closed up real soon . like i said i think its the weather that is bringin us all down . damn it all ! wait a min ! i think we all need some zannie ! meow later xoxo
Love you, Ann. Coffee, hugs, margaritas. I offer my hand to you, Annt, to lift you out of the hole and give you a real hug. You can do it. This day sucks. Mother is too weird for words. I'm in teeth pain. Mother has said my name about 300 times today. Hubby is home and he cannot believe her behavior either. Guess what? Tomorrow, I have her to myself. God help me. Will go to the mall, buy her candy, anything to shut her up. God help us. Have mercy on us, please. Love, Christina
Hey Jen, I was writing when you were writing and I kept thinking of you. heehee. I know what you mean about the fall; when I lived in Marysville, I could feel it by August 1. Of course, the summers were not very long up there, having spent all my life in SoCA. I need a little more summer than "July", know what I mean? Jen, please don't get in an accident. And I agree with you about Bobbie; she pulls it together when it gets too loose. Our Captain, she is. {{{{{{ Saturday Hugs}}}}}}}}}}
omg. What a day. We don't know why, but Mother will not calm down today and is giving us fits. I am hiding in my room. She has gotten some weird impression in her head and is spinning it around and around. Nothing works. I give up. It is humid; the air is heavy, thick, quiet, energy is sluggish. We tried ice cream. She asked, "Do I deserve it'?--so, she knows what she is doing with her non-stop manipulations, but the record is stuck. My cat, Sanura, warned me frantically this morning that something was up today. Where is she now? Sleeping it away. Good idea. Cats are too smart. I think I will go make a margarita now. It's a bit early, but it feels like Cabo, so it must be OK. The manipulations are still going on downstairs. I am thinking of all you great girls. Love, Christina
Moms B day today so the beloved son came and did yard work for her, with her and she will be sore tonight. Fart Pants is in getting ready to go to dinner, a lot of cussing and griping so very likely he will be over dressed, yes nothing says snazzy like a Continental Suit over Depends, God let us get in a car accident...I just don't care anymore...Hell I just looked it up it did come in in the sixties 1959 to be exact so no more saying him and grandma got it a Penny's (J.C.) in the 40's... Chinese food almost not worth having to be in the car with him for twenty minutes. Loved the cat sayings sent them to pals global...Think we are gonna have an early Fall here. Sorry Ted and Pirate have left but for may of us this site is of a time themed God Send, maybe they don't want the reminders of the pain or feel bad that they were so angry if the person has died, or are moving on in their lives and this blog was apart of their past. Things don't have to last forever for them to be of value. I am and will always be grateful I had a place to vent and grouse about shit no one really wants to be doing but does, and no one who hasn't done has an F%^%$@ing clue about! ( see Sib Thread eh? ) Still I think the thread would not be the same if bobbie wasn't here. It really wouldn't feel right. So few blogs really take on a life of their own as this one has and the ones that do seem to have a focus or moderator of some sort, other wise it feels to loose and random I think... no , just shirt and tie..plans on flirting with the waitress does he..Barf...God let this end soon please...
Hello to everyone, have a good weekend, or what ever you can. I gotta go see if I can find my ID...Again....
Great sayings about cats! The jokes were nice, too, but as you know I am a worshipper of Cats. (and a lover of dogs, of course) Tonight I am here writing and my dogs are having a fight and my cats are having a fight and my mother doesn't want to go to bed and I have decided that tonight the world will go on without my intervention.
Morning, did the long post and lost it. Hubby got a message from AT&T this morning that we used all our data allowance, so they're charging us more! What does that mean? Maybe I better not access AC on iPhone anymore. Discipline myself to visit only twice a day. Hi Linda and Bobbie. Wow-- that was a great cat post, Bobbie. I have a little book my daughter gave me with quotes about cats. Love them. Hey-- is it real humid where you guys are? too much here. Makes me nutty, and after yesterday's dentist ordeal, I feel like I'm coming off a bad trip. He gave me so many shots, told me it was the most difficult prep he does and I put HIM thru Hell!!! Haha. He's so funny. Laughing all the way from my bank to his. Seriously, not a fun job, I'll bet. Kind of like another job I'm thinking of but won't whine about. Caregiver late today and I'm on my own tomorrow--a 36 hour shift which seems like nothing to most of you, but it's breaking me. Getting new comments from brother-- instigated by sister-- about how I should not take so much time to explain things to Morher when she is confused. Ok. I'll ignore her. Please give me instructions on how to live my life. DB? Hmmm? Live, love, laugh and be happy. Lalalalala, as LindaHeart says!!! Have a great Saturday everyone! Going to get Mother in the shower now and get going for the day. Love, Christina xoxo
bobbie - ure funny . yes pirate is fading away and movin on to new life . cant blame her . i was tootold that itis painful to come back and have flashbacks . rather just kick it off and go enjoy life they have now . just keep in touch with emails and nobody worries and wonder . rafnel said on fb to tell you all hi and she thinks of you all often . i prob wont leave this , meet wonderful people on this site and dont want u all to worry and wonder . saw pamela posted the other day , wanted to know how to get rid of notification . i quicky said hi to her and no respose back . sad .. i love it when she posted . well anyway . love ya all xoxox
Gay Bob goes into the doctor's office and has some tests run.
The doctor comes back and says, "Bob, I'm not going to beat around the bush. You have AIDS."
Gay Bob is devastated. "Doc, what can I do?"
Doc says, "Eat: 1 sausage, 1 head of cabbage, 20 unpeeled carrots drenched in hot sauce, 10 Jalapeno peppers, 40 walnuts, 40 peanuts, 1/2 box of Grape nuts cereal, and top it off with a gallon of prune juice."
Gay Bob asks hopefully, "Will that cure me, Doc?"
"No, but it should leave you with a better understanding of what your ass is really for."
ok, I'll quite. For now. lovbob (not the same Bob in the above story)
Can you imagine what the Bible would have to say if instead of the three wise men, you'd have three wise women?
You might get the following:
They would have asked for directions. They would have arrived on time. They would have helped deliver the baby. They would have cleaned the stables. They would have brought practical gifts. They would have made a casserole. But what would have happened when they left?
You'd have heard:
"Did you see the sandals Mary was wearing with that gown?" "I heard Joseph isn't even working right now." "And that donkey they were riding has seen better days, too." "Virgin, my a$$! I knew her in high school." "That baby doesn't look anything like Joseph." "Want to bet how long it will take to get my casserole dish back?" "Did you see that drummer boy? He can beat my drum anytime!!!"
Where to Retire As we all know, sometimes we come face to face with the fact that it may be time to relocate. The big question is: where to? Here are some tips.
You can live in Phoenix, Arizona where.....
1. You are willing to park 3 blocks away because you found shade. 2. You've experienced condensation on your butt from the hot water in the toilet bowl. 3. You can drive for 4 hours in one direction and never leave town. 4. You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food. 5. You know that "dry heat" is comparable to what hits you in the face when you open your oven door. 6. The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!
1. You make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy a house. 2. The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway. 3. You know how to eat an artichoke. 4. You drive your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block party. 5. When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long it will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is.
1. You say "the city" and expect everyone to know you mean Manhattan. 2. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on a map. 3. You think Central Park is "nature," 4. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual. 5. You've worn out a car horn. 6. You think eye contact is an act of aggression.
1. You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco. 2. Halloween costumes fit over parkas. 3. You have more than one recipe for moose. 4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight buttons. 5. The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter, and construction.
1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store. 2. "y'all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural. 3. "He needed killin' " is a valid defense. 4. Everyone has 2 first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Mary Sue, Betty Jean, MARY BETH, etc.
1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car. 2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and he stops at the day care center. 3. A pass does not involve a football or dating. 4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.
1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name. 2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor. 3. You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day. 4. You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?" 5. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was different!"
1. You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon. 2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind -- even houses and cars. 3. Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist. 4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state. 5. Cars in front of you are often driven by headless people. 6. The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and snowbirds.
good morning you all ! rise and shine and deal with the sweat and be happy ... pa ate his bfast and fell asleep while holdin his coffee cup . oh my goodness . think i ll take a nap too ! feelin lazy today , think its my sinus actn up . cuz- love ur jokes ! my mind is blank guess i shall take a nap . have a good day you all xoxox
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well hell yes same thing here ! pa has been awake all day and id hear him hollar on and off . and yep he s poopin up the storm too . im thinkin after he eats his bfast at 1020 pm that he may go to sleep if not it ll be zannie time .
been a lazy day for me , did dishes twice and now got sink full again . gosh it never ends ! laundry too !
i may just shut everything up and go to sleep . wake up in the mornin and feel better . i hope so .
the moon sure is effecting us all ....
I hope this touches you the way it touched me!
GOODBYE MOM
A young man shopping in a supermarket noticed a little old lady following him
around. If he stopped, she stopped. Furthermore she kept staring at him.
She finally overtook him at the checkout, and she turned to him and said, "I hope I haven't made you feel ill at ease; it's just that you look so much like my late son."
He answered, "That's okay."
"I know it's silly, but if you'd call out 'Good bye, Mom' as I leave the store, it would make me feel so happy." She then went through the checkout, and as she was on her way out of the store, the man called out, "Goodbye, Mom."
The little old lady waved and smiled back at him..
Pleased that he had brought a little sunshine into someone's day, he went to pay for his groceries.
"That comes to $121.85," said the clerk.
"How come so much? I only bought 5 items."
The clerk replied, "Yeah, but your Mother said You'd be paying for her things, too."
Bet you thought this was going to be a tear jerker.
Don't trust Little Old Ladies!!!
BLESSED ARE THE CRACKED, FOR THEY ARE THE ONES WHO LET IN THE "LIGHT"!
pity poopy mood here too . guess i ll go outside and smell the roses , and get sick from it . :-) xoxo
I have rented a room to two exchange students and it"s working out good so far. They are really nice and do their own thing, just here to work and learn about America.
SS. my sibs still suck! but I just have to keep going and ignore them.
Nice weather today. I've been sneaking out whenever I can, and plan to dump my mom off at the neighbor and go to a free concert thingy tonight just from 6-7:30 woo hoo
I still have to rent one more room to make ends meet so I'm gearing up for that.
Hi Linda and all of the rest of us "fellow sufferers". Hope we climb out of the black hole and take a look around! Love ya , ssk
I had a very frustrating morning with the folks today. I take them to church and have to listen to them fight. Oh yeah, they think I'm the marriage counselor too. Not! After 54 years of nagging and fighting, why don't you just kill each other!! Anyway, tomorrow, I drive them to multiple doctor appointments, pick up their meds and listen to all their shit all over again and lose a day of work. It makes me want to punch the crap out of my loser siblings living their own life and not even touching base or calling or anything. Enough of that, I'm going outside.xoxo -SS
Christna, courage! I am alone with my mother too, today, and I know it's going to be hard for the rest of the day. Annt, I hope you are better!
Douchebag would say we are a bunch of spineless women, but, let's blow a collective raspberry to him and people like him (and to Christina's dentist)
Love you all!
Linda, you made me smile!
OK-- getting ready to be "in charge" of my Mother for 36 hours, and she has not let up for 5 minutes today. Pray for us! TG for a good hubby, a fantastic CREW, and a AWESOME CAPTAIN!!! Whoo Hoo! (Again:) Good night, Girls. Love you! Christina
know what ? all day long in my mind im thinking out loud OBMAJ !! mercy ! i think its the half moon effectin us all .
im going to soak in a bubble bath and lay back and dream away . jsomebody youre gonna be in my dream that we all caregivers are havin a walk along the beach , wooo . then float away on barbara b and maybe land some foreverneverendin land .... have rossella s D.B. around . :-) we all can order him around ohh lala . get me something to drink , rub my feets ! light my ciggy ! :-)
now dont tell me u didnt get any smile outta that one ,. im smiling right now . of to the bubble bath paradies .. xoxoxo
I have moved into despairing here, I know it will pass, I will just wallow for a bit, find something useful or visualize his funeral to help pass the time. God I hate him. Why won't he die? Moms horoscope for the year sounds promising, change and release from hassles stuff like that. GOOD!
My pen friend in Cambridge is going up to the family Lake House in Maine......I'd about sell my soul for such as that!
Mom just got a phone call from a second cousin recently relocated back down here from Alaska. She and her sister are going to Hawaii for six days...
Yes the door on the well of unhappiness wide open step in a die...and if the idiot comes over from siblings and says we should find joy in every day of our lives..Swell, I see the clouds, I feel the air in my lungs, I look for rainbows every-time it rains and YOU can KISS MY ASS!!!!
Stay Sane every one, it may be ALL we have!
speakin of early fall yep i agree , i have this flower that is not suppose to pop out flowers till late aug . and our corn is not done growing and it has early tasel on it . so i think this world is all screwed up .
christina - ur mom sounded like my dad few yrs ago . oh mercy sakes ! its no fun .
jsomebody - could u have stayed home and let ur mom and her son and fp gone out to enjoy while u stay home and do the dirty dancin across the floor . oh lala i got the whole house to myself ohh lalalaaaaa. a great feeling .... hope and pray that ur bro enjoys them for all to himself .
where is ssk !!! wondering about her ! and miz !! where are you ? dont make me come after you ! :-)
annt- i hope tmr the black hole closed up real soon . like i said i think its the weather that is bringin us all down . damn it all !
wait a min ! i think we all need some zannie ! meow later xoxo
Love you all
I know what you mean about the fall; when I lived in Marysville, I could feel it by August 1. Of course, the summers were not very long up there, having spent all my life in SoCA. I need a little more summer than "July", know what I mean?
Jen, please don't get in an accident. And I agree with you about Bobbie; she pulls it together when it gets too loose. Our Captain, she is. {{{{{{ Saturday Hugs}}}}}}}}}}
My cat, Sanura, warned me frantically this morning that something was up today. Where is she now? Sleeping it away. Good idea. Cats are too smart.
I think I will go make a margarita now. It's a bit early, but it feels like Cabo, so it must be OK. The manipulations are still going on downstairs. I am thinking of all you great girls. Love, Christina
Chinese food almost not worth having to be in the car with him for twenty minutes.
Loved the cat sayings sent them to pals global...Think we are gonna have an early Fall here. Sorry Ted and Pirate have left but for may of us this site is of a time themed God Send, maybe they don't want the reminders of the pain or feel bad that they were so angry if the person has died, or are moving on in their lives and this blog was apart of their past. Things don't have to last forever for them to be of value. I am and will always be grateful I had a place to vent and grouse about shit no one really wants to be doing but does, and no one who hasn't done has an F%^%$@ing clue about! ( see Sib Thread eh? ) Still I think the thread would not be the same if bobbie wasn't here. It really wouldn't feel right. So few blogs really take on a life of their own as this one has and the ones that do seem to have a focus or moderator of some sort, other wise it feels to loose and random I think...
no , just shirt and tie..plans on flirting with the waitress does he..Barf...God let this end soon please...
Hello to everyone, have a good weekend, or what ever you can. I gotta go see if I can find my ID...Again....
The jokes were nice, too, but as you know I am a worshipper of Cats. (and a lover of dogs, of course)
Tonight I am here writing and my dogs are having a fight and my cats are having a fight and my mother doesn't want to go to bed and I have decided that tonight the world will go on without my intervention.
Going to get Mother in the shower now and get going for the day.
Love, Christina xoxo
just keep in touch with emails and nobody worries and wonder .
rafnel said on fb to tell you all hi and she thinks of you all often .
i prob wont leave this , meet wonderful people on this site and dont want u all to worry and wonder .
saw pamela posted the other day , wanted to know how to get rid of notification . i quicky said hi to her and no respose back . sad .. i love it when she posted .
well anyway . love ya all xoxox
looks like I didn't quite quit...
so now I'm done.
The doctor comes back and says, "Bob, I'm not going to beat around the bush. You have AIDS."
Gay Bob is devastated. "Doc, what can I do?"
Doc says, "Eat: 1 sausage, 1 head of cabbage, 20 unpeeled carrots drenched in hot sauce, 10 Jalapeno peppers, 40 walnuts, 40 peanuts, 1/2 box of Grape nuts cereal, and top it off with a gallon of prune juice."
Gay Bob asks hopefully, "Will that cure me, Doc?"
"No, but it should leave you with a better understanding of what your ass is really for."
ok, I'll quite.
For now.
lovbob (not the same Bob in the above story)
You might get the following:
They would have asked for directions.
They would have arrived on time.
They would have helped deliver the baby.
They would have cleaned the stables.
They would have brought practical gifts.
They would have made a casserole.
But what would have happened when they left?
You'd have heard:
"Did you see the sandals Mary was wearing with that gown?"
"I heard Joseph isn't even working right now."
"And that donkey they were riding has seen better days, too."
"Virgin, my a$$! I knew her in high school."
"That baby doesn't look anything like Joseph."
"Want to bet how long it will take to get my casserole dish back?"
"Did you see that drummer boy? He can beat my drum anytime!!!"
all rightie then....
lovbob
As we all know, sometimes we come face to face with the fact that it may be time to relocate. The big question is: where to? Here are some tips.
You can live in Phoenix, Arizona where.....
1. You are willing to park 3 blocks away because you found shade.
2. You've experienced condensation on your butt from the hot water in the toilet bowl.
3. You can drive for 4 hours in one direction and never leave town.
4. You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.
5. You know that "dry heat" is comparable to what hits you in the face when you open your oven door.
6. The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!
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You can Live in California where...
1. You make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy a house.
2. The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.
3. You know how to eat an artichoke.
4. You drive your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block party.
5. When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long it will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is.
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You can Live in New York City where...
1. You say "the city" and expect everyone to know you mean Manhattan.
2. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on a map.
3. You think Central Park is "nature,"
4. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual.
5. You've worn out a car horn.
6. You think eye contact is an act of aggression.
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You can Live in Maine where...
1. You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco.
2. Halloween costumes fit over parkas.
3. You have more than one recipe for moose.
4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight buttons.
5. The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter, and construction.
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You can Live in the Deep South where...
1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.
2. "y'all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural.
3. "He needed killin' " is a valid defense.
4. Everyone has 2 first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Mary Sue, Betty Jean, MARY BETH, etc.
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You can live in Colorado where...
1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.
2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and he stops at the day care center.
3. A pass does not involve a football or dating.
4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.
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You can live in the Midwest where...
1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.
2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.
3. You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day.
4. You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?"
5. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was different!"
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OR You can live in Florida where..
1. You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon.
2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind -- even houses and cars.
3. Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist.
4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.
5. Cars in front of you are often driven by headless people.
6. The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and snowbirds.
or you can get a boat.
lovbob
pa ate his bfast and fell asleep while holdin his coffee cup . oh my goodness .
think i ll take a nap too ! feelin lazy today , think its my sinus actn up .
cuz- love ur jokes !
my mind is blank guess i shall take a nap . have a good day you all xoxox