I'm tired of cooking/preparing 3 meals a day. It's just the two of us but boy oh boy can that woman eat!! She stays slimish, I get fattish. It's bad enough I do everything here much less start making her one thing and me the other. At times I feel guilty when I buy her fast food cuz of the nutritional value....not to mention I eat it too.
took my son to see dad and his gorgeous view of the Brownsville Timbers. The 8x10 gloss laminated pic plus his obit is still pinned to the giant fur tree. There are still some remnants of his ashes/bones that circled the tree... plus, the 4 bouquet of flowers I brought for all the siblings... well, you can still see the remnants hanging in the tree. They've been logging big time up there and it's changes so much since we left dad... his tree is untouched plus someone hung a green dog collar?...LOL, just what dad wanted, a dog buddy to play with amongst the timbers :) I loved it.
I have one important thing to mention. I hope to God I NEVER whine again about being lonely or missing people. We are more than fine. No longer will I deal with self entitled, selfish, their way or no way people. Never ever again.
The biggest happy of my day has been that Mama seems a lot better today...the nurse thinks...and I do too...that she has had a really bad sinus infection on top of just coming off a bad virus, so maybe that has been what was going on. It is hard to say...but for now she is comfortable and drinking her ensure so once again, it is one day at a time.
I've seen a smile a few times and that means the world to me. And now we have had the sunshine for three days in a row and that in and of itself is so uplifting....
crack - y ( heather ) has finally stopped asking me to look at her truck . until she learns some respect for machinery and learns to drive ( gas , brake , honk ) i wont attempt to help her keep a vehicle going . if i see brake dust a half inch thick on someones front rotors i wont be working on or even going near their brakes cause theyre an accident waiting to happen .
im using different muscles now laying stone and my shoulders feel like theyve been beaten with a lead pipe tonight . i have pain pills but if i eat em ill be hovering a foot above the bed tonight instead of sleeping . ' jellin ' like a class " d " felon ..
Yes, still enjoying my son, haha, he reminded me another reason I moved so far away... I seriously think I could live alone forever with just my animals. I could. Less stress, less work and more love n appreciation :)
Van went into and back out of the shop with a list of about 5 things to check over or fix, for $50. Can't complain about that! I thought for sure the serpentine belt needed to be replaced again - fortunately, it was just chirping like a cricket and needed a little spritz to make it stop. Belt is completely fine and the noise is gone. Oil changed, door lock button fixed (again), brake light fixed, antenna spritzed so it will go up/down without getting stuck, all fluids checked/topped off and brakes/tires checked for my trip.
Meeting myself coming and going this week trying to get everything done, but glad the van work is at least out of the way and didn't cost me an arm and a leg.
Jeanette, I hope you're enjoying the time with your son (or did enjoy, if he's already gone).
A few days ago mom developed a tiny sore on her upper gums... her teeth were bothering her. I've been putting campho stuff on it several times a day but it doesn't seem to be helping. This means her top teeth are out and feeding her is a challenge. She drinks 3 - 4 ensure's a day so I'm hoping she won't doesn't lose too much body mass. PB n J's, oatmeal, jello and anything she can gum is what she's eating... and ice cream. Hope this heals up soon... it's not helping at all !
Oh, I can add another whine... any sort of change in our routine changes mom's behavior as well. Everything goes whacko even more. Now add the extra stuff to do since we have a guest here and ... well, visits are nice but it's nice when things go back to that some ole routine. It's peaceful LOL!!
Now for my whine of the day -- I have a day full of tasks that need to be done, some for me, some for my mother. And I thought about how much harder I work now than ever before. Then I thought about the old rhyme, "A man works til set of sun, but a woman's work is never done." I thought how true it is. People at my age are normally slowing down. For me it seems to just get more and more. Golden years, my foot!
yahoo mail is on its face this am and i cant communicate with crack - y .
On the other hand, at least it will be fun spending the morning with them.
I have known abour the luminosity brain games for a while but it popped up on my screen last night so I decided to give it a try. Boy what a shock. My scores were in the teenage range which i would have expected to be the highest rather than the lowest. Part of the problem is that I am on a laptop and can't move the curser fast enough but that is no excuse for being unable to remember all the patterns. Ah well onward and upwards, brain training is in my future when things are slow on A/C
my mother didnt care to do much cooking but she was a great educator . as a kid i used to fantacize about being their hero in a post apolocolyptic setting or something similar . its been an honor to be each of thems closest companion at or near their end of life .
they will live on for generations hopefully . both my sons have been taught their frugality and ability to innovate . most of the females in the family consider mom and aunt to be backwards and ignorant . they are dead wrong and as unaccomplished as you would expect from such narrowmindedness .
I understand your needing respite care in order for you to get some rest...I think all of us understand that here....Please let us know more information and welcome here.... (((hugs)))
Lu
i dont have much to fuss about today . things are going well . if we can get our stonework moving briskly enough i think were going to do the brickwork on mikes house too . i dont like to lay brick but i dont want to see a half million dollar home slopped up either .
took edna her apple rice tonight and heather bought me some pork and a couple bags of beans . i dont think she has plans of leaving my one horse operation . not just every job out there right now is paying 12 bucks an hour . of course my friend betsy is jealous as hell . she thinks shes the best stone jointer in the world . lol
theyre both pretty good helpers and theyre usually as tickled as i am with the finished products . things are looking good around here . i bought a 1000 . 00 gas powered concrete saw ( tax writeoff ) today . thats how self employment works . either buy s*it or give the money to the irs .
The sun is beautiful here today. Brother came by and I decided to just tell him what a mess I have been and so I got all that out and he was very nice and very concerned and told me that I could call him anytime when I got that way ...he also brought me a fried chicken dinner and some blueberry pound cake! So we had a great visit...Mama acknowleged him being here which made him very happy too. What a nice day...Mama is sleeping well and seems to feel better still today. got her a good hot bath and trying to do that for her whenever she seems to need some pampering...I can tell she loves them. I imagine the good wamr washcloths feel relaxing to her tired self..Lord bless her....so thankful I have gotten hold of myself too...hope it stays that way...
Yesterday was the morning from HELL!! We both went to bed early so we'd be fresh for the ride to the airport. Somewhere along ... let's say 1:30 a.m. ish I hear a noise, get up to investigate, yup, mom had fallen and really bumped her head a good one. Blood everywhere... had to shampoo her carpet at 2:00 in the morning... she also scraped her arm a good one. Got her her all cleaned up, ice bagged her head... bandaged her arm tucked her back in the bed... she was up moving around again by 6:00 a.m. so we just stayed up... sigh. Left here around 10:00 to drive the 90 miles to Portland Airport. Guess what? I don't think the freaking airport is even IN PORTLAND! I'm not sure where it's at... after getting there over an hour late to scoop my son up I was totally mind exhausted. 90 miles in the pouring rain and fog... circling Portland a starving vulture looking for the damn airport... no signs that said Airport next left... I don't recall but seeing ONE sign for the airport and it lead me somewhere... not sure where... I WAS SO LOST! Finally had my son talk me through how to make my phone give me step by step directions but... the weather was so crappy I'd lose reception... and be lost again, finally an English speaking gas attendant said, turn right on 181st and keep going.... keep going meant another 20 miles? I swear, I don't know how I found it and couldn't begin to tell you where it is. Nope. A giant rain/fog blur... BUT my son is here and that alone made the hellish nightmare worth it.