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.
Who else wants to go?
Goodnight Gershun! Goodnight Luckylu!
Tomorrow is another day!
I was having tea anyway.
Coffee in the mornings.
Have you an idea for today, Cwillie?
What kind of coffee did you bring?
I like a simple dark roast with milk and sugar, cream if I order out, nothing fancy. According to the web we canucks drink more coffee than just about anyone else in the world, following only the Netherlands and Finland. And why not, it's cheap, usually low calorie (no starbucks mega calorie concoctions allowed), warms you up in the winter and perks you up any time.
Coffee is plain and simple with non-dairy, but I limit it and now add boiling water, called cafe americano. I cooked an entire fantasy plate of scones, but it shut down the kindle, it was so hot!
I must have told 4 people that I was going to bed, at different times later and later. I really tried.
1) A cafe latte.
2) A white feather
3) The finger people (avatar was a thumbs up with black eyes, a thumbs up)
4) A group hug
5) Sign: Stay Calm and put your jammies on
6) Cute, but exit the teddy bear in the straight jacket
7) A beautiful cat hug
8) An ice cream cone
9) A blank white box to indicate "there are no words"
10) A heart shaped balloon with a teddy bear hanging on for dear life
11) A sleeping bear with zzzzzzz's coming ouf of it's mouth.
What else? Any ideas?
CMagnum,
You are the only upstanding guy that I know on AC, and I would personally like to invite you to join the Coffee Klatch ladies.
Bring some conversation, and I promise not to ask you to bring in the firewood.
Not an exclusionary thread at all, right?
Everyone is welcome. R.S.V.P. (and no one knew I took french in high school) Lol.
Did not know, until you mentioned it, that there was any such thing as a salt water pool!
Guess that is for the rich people?
I'd like to enjoy some green tea and scones with honey butter at our klatch.
I think the origin of Coffee Klatch is Swedish, Danish, or Norwegian.
Somebody help me out here?
Definition is:
"Coffee Klatch."
"a social occasion where people gather and talk about unimportant things".
There are actually coffee houses called coffee klatch.
Luckylu was correct.
or maybe an old woman or man holding hands with God.
These might be too sad but crying is good for the soul, so why not.
Well rich people who have pools - ha ha
But, our local park and some YMCAs have them - much easier on the skin without so many chemicals
It is so very much okay though, because last week I could not have changed my sheets without help and lots of pain. Tonight was a good night, believe it or not.
Hot cocoa sounds good - I always carry a pack with me in case mom wants some - just gave her small sips of cranberry juice in bed tonight - she is choking so easily now
Just ask, or maybe they will offer.
Do you think your mom needs to have her drinks thickened now MsMadge?
The custard cups, jello, and applesauce you had given your mother may be good for MsMadge's mother? Wish there was cranberry applesauce.
Thanks, Cwillie.
Can we still have our coffee, tea, and gather "to discuss unimportant things"? I think that there is finally something I am good at!
Have you heard the latest.....?
And what about those tweets...!
The problem I see with your question is that you brother CAN'T give you medical POA for your mom, it is not something that can be handed off to someone else, only your mother has the ability to add you as a secondary or remove your brother or give the NH permission to speak to you. Realistically there is not a lot you can do anyway since you live so far away and will presumably be returning home soon.
So, coffee, coffee, coffee!
We are so grateful for the hours, and SSDI allows him to keep his benefits beyond his trial work period. Just went ahead, got him to working (very part time) again, not knowing what benefits SS would take away, and reporting accurately. I know the gov't is not your friend, but in this instance it has worked for him. Not everyone has a job coach to help a person get and keep their job. I just wanted to report that one does not have to hide money from SS, especially when there is so little of it!
His work could end at anytime, and I am not worried.
Even though his good work is sub-par to his employer and they have him on what's called a "constructive discharge" plan, " we" are still trying. They take away your hours, give you a strange schedule no one could want to keep, but we are on it. Sometimes with his cooperation!! Lol!
Yum.