
Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
((((Hugs)))))
I had to go to social security today to become his designated representative and almost burst into tears in front of the nice man that was helping me. Caught myself, did okay for a while, and then it happened again. It was one of those days. It's so overwhelming to know that this is now my life, and his. God is and has been very good to us. I hope he lets me know how I'm supposed to live without the support of my best friend. What an awful disease!!!
My neighbor and friend had lung cancer ( never smoked ) and died a little over a year ago , she was 66 years old . Now her daughter died of a very aggressive breast cancer . 40 years old . She left behind a husband and 2 young children .
I agree some things have gotten more complicated to set up as you described .
I hope it gets straightened out soon for you and R .
And yes it is good not looking after our stubborn elders any longer. Thanksgiving was a bit more difficult this year than the past few . My sister now with Dementia a reminder of how my mother was. My mother died on Thanksgiving Day 7 years ago .
I didn’t invite sis and nephew to Thanksgiving this year . Sis had been angry at me for sticking up for nephew . I needed to keep calm with just our two kids and my daughter-in-law.
Sis seems to have for now forgotten how angry she was , so nephew is going to try to bring her Christmas . But that could change and her be angry again . 🤷♀️ We will see how that goes. I have a few weeks to mentally prepare for the reincarnation of Mom to be at my home . 😬 If they don’t come , I’ll drive out to visit next month.
I know nephew is feeling very isolated .
The difficulties of setting up TV services and choosing good mobile plans is on my mind, My old mobile plan recently added $6.00 a month. I thought I had a price fixed for a couple of years so I looked around for another one. I find the people I have to deal with re my old plan not good and there have been some account mess ups.
Between the mobile and the TV I have spend hours trying to find a good deal. I prefer to communicate with agents through chat as I can get a transcript and accents don't get in the way. There was over a $50 dollar difference in the TV bundle I was looking for depending on who I talked to. I grabbed the cheaper one and asked for someone to come and install it. Well, that didn't work I should install it myself. I said I'm 88 I don;' want to try that but got not cooperation. As well there was a goof up from when my internet was installed a couple of years ago which they couldn't figure out.
So yesterday I contacted another agent and got some information and I can call and get tech to come and install and they are looking into the goof up. Both G and I have trouble reading many instruction booklets as the print is very small and so light. Using a magnifying glass helps, but I would prefer someone to come here and do it.
Anyway, in the good old days, you called, got offered a couple of options, chose one and in less that 1/2 hr had it sorted and a tech came to the house and did his thing and all was well. I preferred that. It was much simpler.
Have a nice weekend .
Have a great day and don't overdo it! 🦃🥘🍠🥗🥧☕
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/opinion/caregiving-crisis.html
A change of clothing makes sense. The only time I have been evacuated (2016 for the forest fire) I had already packed to leave town for a visit so I had extras.
The 'emergency kit' information was interesting. I wouldn't have thought of 'a change of clothes' so you can take off what you are wearing and wash it!
Of course we need to know Margaret.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina has passed Darwin at category three strength, with the weather system's gale-force winds leaving a path of destruction as it continues west into the ocean.
Hoping you are okay and safety is redeemable for you and your neighbors.
Look on the floor between the washer dryer . I’ve also had socks stuck inside the leg of pants for a while before wearing them again .
There was a sign nailed to the post as well that said “lost soles”.
Looking closer I noticed there was only one of each pair of shoes.
No gray socks with a purple band. Just the lost soles.
So long story short, isn't it always to late when someone says that? Have you seen a gray sock with a purple band at the top?
Companicking.
Companicking: This is when a senior invents something to panic about because they want a bit of hysterics, or 'babying', or sympathy before the complaining begins. Start panicking first over some nonsense (real or imaginary) then let it progress into complaining, lashing out, and verbal abuse.
Companicking. Watch out for it.
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