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Thanks for the kind words everyone. Don't know what we would do without each other! Linda, Kids! Don't you just love them to death!!! Tennessee, Sorry for your bad memories and hard times. I hope things will get better for all of us soon. Kaye, Thanks again for listening!
Egads, we are a sorry bunch! Broken toe? Kaye, girlfriend ... what to do - what to do ~
Back from Costco over $200 lighter. Enough food & papergoods for a while. Keeping Sir in Kleenex is a major expense. I always enjoy my local Costco. Both staff & customers. It's like we are all in this huge, bewildering place together. My friend since kindergarten worked there over the holiday season. They worked her ass off. If they had good part time shift's I think I'd have fun.
Came home to a message that Hawkeye's cremains are ready to pick up. Ouch ... I really should try to set up the sandblaster again ~ make some formal memorial tombstones. For such a born loner I'm sure getting tired of doing stuff solo lately. well ... excuse me kitties & puppies ... you are always nearby. *I just don't think they're up to moving the air compressor or bags of silica. Like Dad, if they hear me whine they'll want to help.
Where is my motovation??? I am wearing out this chair! Y'all are habit forming.
Rockette's scratching again. Had her bath a couple days ago & the stupid fleas are at her again. Blended up some dry oatmeal & baking soda today. Rubbed the powder onto her back & it seems to have helped. Now, to flip her over & dust her stomach. Hopefully it will soothe & dry the moisture which the fleas thrive on. We'll see!
COSTCO, I CAN NEVER COME OUT OF THAT STORE WITHOUT SPENDING LESS THAN $200.00 DEPENDS, ENSURE, BACON,EGGS,GRITS, AND PAPER TOWELS, PAPERS TOWELS SHE WON'T USE CLOTH HANKIES BETWEEN HER AND THE CAREGIVER THEY HAVE A THING FOR PAPERTOWELS. I FIND THEM IN THE SIDE OF THE CHAIR THE BED AND IN BOTH OF THEIR POCKETS. I USE TWO ROLLS A WEEK THAT A LOT WHEN YOUR TALKING ABOUT COSTCO PAPER TOWELS. AND DON'T FOR GET THE WASHING POWDER AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF,THAT SHE HAS TO HAVE EVERY MONTH TO MAKE SURE HER BODY STAYS CLEAN AND WELL OIL, THE FOOT CREAMS AND THE LIST GOES ON, EVERY TIME I SEE SOMETHING I WANT IN THERE I NEVER HAVE THE MONEY BECAUSE OF THESE THINGS I NEED EVERY MONTH. JUST VENTING
BGB, Not sure where you live, but look up Dollar Tree. The store has everything for $1 ! Paper towels, tissues, lotions, shampoos, body wash, body powder, Etc. I go there for all those things for Mom. As for diapers, order them online from a medical supply house. Cheaper by the case and much better quality. If you are interested, I let you know what brand and where to order them. Free shipping too!
Hope everyone had a good day. deefer sorry about that crappo coming down for your husbands employ I hope something goes well some how! You are right about the dollar store, it isn't all cheap no name brand stuff it is close out from other places so you can get really good stuff for a buck...
I had the MRI, was OK, strange, loud weird noises...but that is done, we shall see.
All is well with grandpa so he is GOING to Adult Day Health this FRIDAY! We shall see.....
Hi everybody. My telephone line has been cut for a week (and, as a consequence, I could not use Internet) because I had not paid the last bill. I called the telephone company every day, begging and begging and using every possible strategy- At last, a very nice young man decided to connect me again even if I have not paid the bill yet. This is a very difficult period for me, as far as $ is concerned, and I am working like crazy to climb the hill again. I spent the last hour to read your posts of the last week and I would like to give my contribution to the digging of the black hole... We are here to vent, right? I am going to super-vent! My mother has gotten very anxious lately. We discovered she had an UTI, we treated the UTI, I started to give her a Seroquel in the afternoon... But, as always, I see a problem when it comes, but I do not understand immediately what it really is. I focused and now I have the answer! My mother does not like to stay with me, in the evening. She is so well with the two women who take care of her during the day. They have families. so she spends the whole day among people, who chat and laugh. She comes back home at 6.30 (p.m) and she finds an exhausted daughter who sleeps too little, who is constantly tired, who has spent all day looking for a way to find money to get out of this mess. And she simply does not want to stay with me. She asks the lady who takes her home, to go with her, to go to sleep at her house. For the first half an hour I am kind and I tell her "you have been all day among people, you can stay home with me for a few hours. Then you'll go to bed and tomorrow, you will have another good day with your friends". After half an hour of her complaining and wanting to escape from my house I snap and I become disagreable. I know, I know, I know it's not her fault. Her brain does not work anymore. It hurts like hell that I am dedicating my life to her, that I give her 90% of my spare time, and if I do not have spare time, I find it, and I sleep even less in the night to work and make up for the time lost. I work a lot so that we do not go live under a bridge. I work for myself, for my animals, but for her, too, so that she has the essential things, her good dessert after dinner, her ice cream in the cafés, her rides in the car - to pay the salary of the ladies she loves so much. And what I have in exchange, is a person who loathes to be with me. I have understood that I have no more the right to have feelings, emotions. Everything has to pass through the brain. No more feeling just thoughts. I MUST NOT be hurt if my mother rejects me. I MUST be rational, at any time, at all costs. During my worst moments I feel guilty toward her because I do not have a family with which she can enjoy herself. I feel a loser because I have no kids, no husband, just an empty house for her, poor woman. I am sorry that my performances in life are not enough for her. And, of course, during my moments of rage, I think WHAT THE HELL! She has always been quite selfish, even when she was younger and normal. When I tell her: "well, if you do not want to live with me, you can go to a nursing home", she understands and she says "No, no, I want to stay with you, I love you so much". So, this makes me even more furious, because this means that she has a part of the brain which works very well and when she feels the danger of complaining too much, she stops complaining. Nevertheless, she spends all the night sat in front of the TV and she does not tell me anything, because she is angry with me, as I don't let her stay with her "friends". What was the first post of this thread? AWWWW LORD!
rip, aw, sweetie, I know how much you loved Hawkeye! Maybe it will bring you comfort having him so close. I hope so! Sand blasting monuments? You never cease to amaze me at your talents! Yep, broken toe...hobbling right along! Whole side of my foot is black & blue. It'll heal. Don't realize how important your little toe is until it's compromised! OUCH! Anyway...
deef, you're more than welcome! Anytime! Everything's gonna be ok! Keep us posted, ok? I'd like to know about the diapers for future reference, if you don't mind.
BGB, vent on Baby! That's what we're here for! deef's right that the Dollar Tree is a great place to get all of those kinds of products! They even have a cleaner that's called Awesome that is, well, awesome!
miz, how's the dark hole today?
tennessee, I'm sorry & I wish I could make it better for you! My heart goes out to you!
COSTCO? If you guys can't get out of there for less than $200 I know that I definately don't need to darken their door! lol
I'm sorry if I missed anybody! I do send hugs to ALL of you! Hope everybody will have an easy night!
Oh Rossella, I am so sorry that your mom is hurting your feelings. of course you're allowed to have feelings and emotions and I know and the women here know the frustrations of dealing with someone we've given everything up for treat us badly.
It's not right, but it is. We love you and are so happy to see you again. I wish I had a gold mine.
right now the Barbara B is doing what boats do: being a hole in the water you throw cash in but I wanted to have some ducats for Rossella and everybody. youknowwhatimean.
The wind is howling through the rigging and the sailboats are moaning. we're rocking more than I've experienced yet. Exciting and somewhat scary!!
We have 7 lines to the dock from every hausepipe and cleat and also around the big doodad on the bow that the anchor chain runs to.
Thank you everybody. I knew you would say the right things. People that don't go through the same things, usually say: "You have to be patient! It's not their fault". So, they talk to your brain again. You talk to the soul. Which is good. Bobbie thank you that you wish you could help me. The financial problems wiil find a solution... I am working very hard. It was just a bad period. It does not mean that we will swim in a pool full of gold coins, like Donald Duck's uncle (Uncle Scrooge?), but we will be better in one month or two. Thanks so much! I am as strong as a rock
Oh, Jen, yes! I am feeding them every day. They are already better. The youngest one, when he sees my car, he runs toward me, which means he is strong enough to run, now. He is always as meagre as hell, but if I continue to feed him every day, I think he will very well in a few weeks. I have to do it when the shepherds do not look at me. I am sure they have understood, but they are not telling anything. Hope it goes on like this!
Fell asleep watching the weather channel. boat rocks and I'm out. supposed to get a lot of rain today.
Deef! I hope that you and your husband make it through this time without him losing his job. sux. If he does lose his job, tell us what kind of cars they sell and we'll all tell everybody we know to never buy one of those things again. even used.
Miz! thinkoftheboat I'm going to keep fixing her so you can c'mon down!!
Linda!! love you hope you get some time to write today, I really love it when you growl. grrrrr
Everybody!! love you and have to get ready for the marine guy AKA boat angel.
good morning my fellowship . :-) woke up at 2 and see my husband scramble around to get readyfor work . his back hurts and there is not advil or motrin or anything . felt bad for him . off to work and heard dad crying so went to ckon him ahh he s wet . got him up and changed him and changed the bed and put himback to bed . im hungry he said , i said oh dad its 4 in the morning im not fixing no bfast yet . few hrs went by and i heard him whiney , ahh wet again . so got him up at 6 am and made him his bfast after i got him cleaned up . now he s happy camper sitting in the recliner watchin tv and slurpin his coffee . got so much crap to do today , houseplants outside needs to come on back inside for the winter . i have no dirt , no painpills , no dirt and what eles i dont have ? i need shoes !
yesterday i went with myhusband into the woods and he fired up his chainsaw while i load the truck up with woods . damn holy crap that wore me out and hurt my mans back . we re out of shape lol . once we get use to it we ll be fine . anyway my boots were falling apart , the heel bottom part just fell off , i thought oh thats great . i kept on working then my other one fell off too . wow wonderful ! so i shall get me new shoes now . i had that boots prob 19 yrs . lasted that long . im gonna try to get alot done around here today , i think since i went to bed at midnight and been up since 4 am , i may notget alot done . lol it be a nap time wooo .
bobbie ,, is there another hurricane coming ? my tv news didnt show me last night , just showed stinky indiana ohio ill and that was it . they never tell me anything i wanna know . maybe i missed it , well u hang on to that barbara b , tie her to every corner you can find . am glad ur boat is able to sit in water than in a black hole . wish you didnt have to do so much work to it . i know it cost ya more than a pretty dime , are you planning to live in it this winter ? it be so awesome if you could and move the boat down to keywest and u ll stay warm all winter long . wish i could be there . ok housework time and may go take a nap too . you all have a happy day and remmy to smile alot . even if its a fake one . xoxoox
Good Morning to all, It has been so busy here i , as usual have no time.... big surprise.... but dad is having his bfast mom having her coffee, he is clean and mom s kitchen is clean whoo hoo.... hope everyone is doing well. it has been a rough time lately for me. lots of emotions happening....this has been my full moon week. lol lol.... just hving those feelings of I DONT THINK I CAN DO THIS ANYMORE...., but they are begining to pass. i have been doing some baking, pies cookies bread, and eaten alot of it loll time to hit the stair master.... honestly, sometimes i just feel like a witch on a broom...dad has been ok, think there may be another uti brewing, can just tell. oh well the nurse will be in and i will ask her to collect a urine sample. good news picked out the paint for my new apt across the hall. definitely doing the beach cottage theme for sure positive energy for me. i need all i can get for sure. another positive note, planning some much needed respite time this month. have to hire someone for a couple of days, but it will be worth it..this time planning 48 hrs away.... after my last attempt i know i can not count on my sister at all so it was a good trial run, so now the hunt to find someone, any suggestions as i never have had to hire someone before, so i am a newbie at it lol... Imagine, just blogging here to my online sisterhood, has already broght a smile to my face.... i wish everyone a great day, be back later for sure, hopefully i can ctch up on whats going on with everyone...... HUGS TO ALL... ANGIE
Angie! C'mon down!! I'm serious! 48 hours!! I forgot where you are!! Too far away I'm sure to make it work but you are welcome any time.
Linda love you! grrr boots & backache!! man, those boots don't owe you a penny.
Boat costs a little, not like big yacht. Just have to do the stuff that it needs. little this and that and I have to wait in line with other boaters so it's not all about this boat. But to me it is!
Dont you worry, I will be there one day.. for sure.... all of you are what keeps me going for sure.... love the stories..... I am in massachusetts, never to far for sure..... ok off to shower for me, i am stinking for sure lol lol...... putting on some lipstick today and some real clothes lol lol no jammies to day........ love you all be back later......
Hi Everyone. I have gotten so far behind on here again. Am running on empty this morning. Rossella, I am so glad to see you. All the rest of you too. I hate that I don't have the energy to be more responsive on here. I will try later. Hugs to you all.
you know i have been trying to think of a way to get my grandmother awake during the day. i think a nap or two is fine but that sitting in that chair sleeping all day keeps them up all night. she will go to be around 7pm then she up around 2-3am thinking it's tilme to eat breakfast. she use to would not get out that bed til she see's the sun up. thursday night /friday morning 2:30am my husband hear's this big tump and then the word help. he's goes in her room and shes on the floor. her head hits the dresser. he ask her where was she going she was going to get coffee, thinking it was morning. i don't have to tell you the rest i spent the rest of the morning in the ER she stayed till Sunday what a rest i needed. shes ok, and everything back to the way it was, she still getting up all times of night/morning looking for coffee and breakfast. What's a girl to do?
Definitely a vent from me here...Yesterday was fine, I just had a Hydrogen Collider over my head, today I can't win...While cleaning out fart pants urinals I dropped the bleach bottle and splashed myself up to my ass in straight bleach, coulda been worse coulda been the urinal...had to get a quick shower, wash towels i used for the bleach, come back up I pick up his little milk container to put away and drop that behind me and , yes splash my ass again. Lovely. I wipe my legs off, put down paper towels go get mop and bucket fill it.........come back he is tracking the spilled milk all over the house one end the the other, and tried to put the milk container I had set in the sink int the fridge, (you know being helpful, why he thought it was IN THE SINK, I don't know) I said I had to wash it it fell on the floor.."oh" he says intelligently...Just die already you god damn pervert just die! Mop up well the house from door at back to kitchen end and bathroom, well bathroom first the bleach may help...considering he rolls in his own urine every day in hie peedle then trails it All over the HOUSE any wonder it smells like, well a bad nursing home here. Remove it? What and embarrass her father Hell No....Stupid stubborn bitch.
It is about 60 degrees out now I have all the doors and windows open, it should warm up in a bit to where even he won't insist on a jacket, like 83...
I am going to go read. Thank God for Historical Novels.
I hope everyone else is doing OK today. Take Care.
And then he gets up and instead of grabbing a few cookies he lets himself outside...down the stairs, into the yard...to sit in the sun. I go get the walker and put the brakes on with the seat down...Fine sit outside. You fall and break a hip well, the doctor told you the life expectancy for post hip break elderly....
Ouch ... bad vibes from the dry side! I hear ya, girlfriend. All the seniors seem cranky & out of it lately.
We should create a game. How many steps to reach the Dark Hole. I've seen people doing Treasure Hunts, etc. on FB ...
or is it the Black Hole? CFR, Miz!!!
Had 2 quick jobs from long time clients come in this morning. Nothing worth money. On is for a Helicopter Rescue company. Need legal lettering. In the old days I whip em out & run upto the airfield ... maybe go up for a spin.
And then ...he fell...yes saw it coming but I was right there...He tried to maneuver himself back inside and realized finally he IS past the walker stage....it got away from him, he couldn't pull it back and slipped slowly to the pavement. He just wanted to sit in the sun, but nothing is that easy anymore..it just isn't. He fell in slow mo so no injuries though he did land on my foot. what ever called 911 for a lift assist, they came all he was was dusty and annoyed but back in now havin coffee, and I thought bleach wash would be the worst of it...maybe I don't know, killed germs that would given me an infection who knows,,,,,,,,any how...Next?
things just a little to much in the Weed Belt here rip, hows things there in Fern Side?
AND then my mom called while he was on the ground...and said to me. "YOU had better call and make sure they know he is coming to Adult Day Health!" Like it is my fault he is going...well, it is isn't it, I wanted so free time to spend no money and try to clean his carpet after 24/7 365 for three years and even though she CAN'T stand to even push him in his wheel chair in the store I am the bad guy because I need a break. Bite Me!
I also need underwear. All mine are ripped, shredded and have holes and no I can't buy them myself because while being here 24/7 I am not paid for it and I can not go GET a paying job.... Ah yes my fault as well. Maybe I can get a night job. I am gonna check the want ads now...Anything to get out of here, even if I got to the job interview smelling like his piss! I have got to get out of here........................................
The Fern Side ... very appropriate for Western Washington. The weather has cleared, it's warm in the sun. Sir seems OK but the stupid Evergreen Trees are misting yellow pollen dust everywhere! Cars are yellow! People are sneezing! My broadleaf outdoor plants, (yeah, I grow non-producing for the tropical feeling) have a new, eerie color.
I thinks it affecting our brains .... Everyone is cranky.
back up Mary ... Banana & Canna Plants. Non native. There are Smokey the Bear trees everywhere around my yard. You wouldn't believe the clouds of pollen!
My Cherry trees are covered too! Achooooo
Hey, Jen. I found a 'push down pump squirter' that fit into bleach bottles. Can he actually use the urinal bottle? Dad never had that problem but was always hitting the can ... uh, toilet. Urge to go ... The prostrate growth was preventing the piss to pass.
If GFP gets to the catheter point, let me know. Might be good for both of you ...
I have tried many things ... made neoprine / velcro leg straps to the Urinary Collection bag. I attached a 5 " surgical tubing to the out flow valve. I have a bleach solution I squirt into it after draining & it tucks up under a velcro strapl
Not space aliens i can take space aliens on top of everything else bleh goway! Whoa, the pollen, have not had that just now, or there are not enough pine trees close by.....
Things just getting complicated here again. After what a two hour rest...
Jsomebody, i feel you, my grandmother just turn 89 this past August. let her tell it she's 90 and has been for a long time now. i'm in Cali and we've been having a heat wave Monday it was 115 yesterday it went down to 105. Monday i get home she's in her chair with a bed jacket on and a throw over her legs. (i don't have air) i walk in and ask are you HOT she told me she's so hot she don't know what to do. i took the jacket off and the throw, around 6:30 the sun started going down but it was still hot, i told her come outside and sit with me, she said no she'll stay in. well yesterday i had a few friends over, the house was still hot, my friends and i got us a cold drink (beer) and went to the back yard. Guess who wanted to come out side. Yes her. any other time you can't get her to come out. i had to stop what i was doing bring her down the stairs. i can bet you five mins had not passed and she wanted to go back in side. I know its the mind, but you don't know how much that gets under my skin. in my mind if you can sit in the house you can sit outside under the tree. Now if i hand not payed her any attention and let her sit, she would have gotten up to go inside and not made it, when will she get it she can't do it by herself anymore. she just took a fall on thursday night, sat in ER all day friday, you think it would still be fresh on her brain. anyway what's a girl to do.
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Linda, Kids! Don't you just love them to death!!!
Tennessee, Sorry for your bad memories and hard times. I hope things will get better for all of us soon.
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Back from Costco over $200 lighter. Enough food & papergoods for a while. Keeping Sir in Kleenex is a major expense.
I always enjoy my local Costco. Both staff & customers. It's like we are all in this huge, bewildering place together. My friend since kindergarten worked there over the holiday season. They worked her ass off. If they had good part time shift's I think I'd have fun.
Came home to a message that Hawkeye's cremains are ready to pick up. Ouch ...
I really should try to set up the sandblaster again ~ make some formal memorial tombstones.
For such a born loner I'm sure getting tired of doing stuff solo lately.
well ... excuse me kitties & puppies ... you are always nearby. *I just don't think they're up to moving the air compressor or bags of silica. Like Dad, if they hear me whine they'll want to help.
Where is my motovation??? I am wearing out this chair!
Y'all are habit forming.
Rockette's scratching again. Had her bath a couple days ago & the stupid fleas are at her again.
Blended up some dry oatmeal & baking soda today. Rubbed the powder onto her back & it seems to have helped.
Now, to flip her over & dust her stomach.
Hopefully it will soothe & dry the moisture which the fleas thrive on.
We'll see!
Later gang!
EVERY TIME I SEE SOMETHING I WANT IN THERE I NEVER HAVE THE MONEY BECAUSE OF THESE THINGS I NEED EVERY MONTH. JUST VENTING
Hope everyone had a good day. deefer sorry about that crappo coming down for your husbands employ I hope something goes well some how! You are right about the dollar store, it isn't all cheap no name brand stuff it is close out from other places so you can get really good stuff for a buck...
I had the MRI, was OK, strange, loud weird noises...but that is done, we shall see.
All is well with grandpa so he is GOING to Adult Day Health this FRIDAY! We shall see.....
My mother has gotten very anxious lately. We discovered she had an UTI, we treated the UTI, I started to give her a Seroquel in the afternoon... But, as always, I see a problem when it comes, but I do not understand immediately what it really is. I focused and now I have the answer!
My mother does not like to stay with me, in the evening. She is so well with the two women who take care of her during the day. They have families. so she spends the whole day among people, who chat and laugh. She comes back home at 6.30 (p.m) and she finds an exhausted daughter who sleeps too little, who is constantly tired, who has spent all day looking for a way to find money to get out of this mess. And she simply does not want to stay with me. She asks the lady who takes her home, to go with her, to go to sleep at her house. For the first half an hour I am kind and I tell her "you have been all day among people, you can stay home with me for a few hours. Then you'll go to bed and tomorrow, you will have another good day with your friends". After half an hour of her complaining and wanting to escape from my house I snap and I become disagreable. I know, I know, I know it's not her fault. Her brain does not work anymore. It hurts like hell that I am dedicating my life to her, that I give her 90% of my spare time, and if I do not have spare time, I find it, and I sleep even less in the night to work and make up for the time lost. I work a lot so that we do not go live under a bridge. I work for myself, for my animals, but for her, too, so that she has the essential things, her good dessert after dinner, her ice cream in the cafés, her rides in the car - to pay the salary of the ladies she loves so much. And what I have in exchange, is a person who loathes to be with me. I have understood that I have no more the right to have feelings, emotions. Everything has to pass through the brain. No more feeling just thoughts. I MUST NOT be hurt if my mother rejects me. I MUST be rational, at any time, at all costs. During my worst moments I feel guilty toward her because I do not have a family with which she can enjoy herself. I feel a loser because I have no kids, no husband, just an empty house for her, poor woman. I am sorry that my performances in life are not enough for her. And, of course, during my moments of rage, I think WHAT THE HELL! She has always been quite selfish, even when she was younger and normal. When I tell her: "well, if you do not want to live with me, you can go to a nursing home", she understands and she says "No, no, I want to stay with you, I love you so much". So, this makes me even more furious, because this means that she has a part of the brain which works very well and when she feels the danger of complaining too much, she stops complaining. Nevertheless, she spends all the night sat in front of the TV and she does not tell me anything, because she is angry with me, as I don't let her stay with her "friends".
What was the first post of this thread? AWWWW LORD!
deef, you're more than welcome! Anytime! Everything's gonna be ok! Keep us posted, ok? I'd like to know about the diapers for future reference, if you don't mind.
BGB, vent on Baby! That's what we're here for! deef's right that the Dollar Tree is a great place to get all of those kinds of products! They even have a cleaner that's called Awesome that is, well, awesome!
miz, how's the dark hole today?
tennessee, I'm sorry & I wish I could make it better for you! My heart goes out to you!
COSTCO? If you guys can't get out of there for less than $200 I know that I definately don't need to darken their door! lol
I'm sorry if I missed anybody! I do send hugs to ALL of you!
Hope everybody will have an easy night!
It's not right, but it is. We love you and are so happy to see you again. I wish I had a gold mine.
Keep venting!!
lovbob
The Barbara B
right now the Barbara B is doing what boats do: being a hole in the water you throw cash in but I wanted to have some ducats for Rossella and everybody. youknowwhatimean.
The wind is howling through the rigging and the sailboats are moaning. we're rocking more than I've experienced yet. Exciting and somewhat scary!!
We have 7 lines to the dock from every hausepipe and cleat and also around the big doodad on the bow that the anchor chain runs to.
Off to look at weather.com BRB.
lovbob
Bobbie thank you that you wish you could help me. The financial problems wiil find a solution... I am working very hard. It was just a bad period. It does not mean that we will swim in a pool full of gold coins, like Donald Duck's uncle (Uncle Scrooge?), but we will be better in one month or two. Thanks so much! I am as strong as a rock
Fell asleep watching the weather channel. boat rocks and I'm out.
supposed to get a lot of rain today.
Deef! I hope that you and your husband make it through this time without him losing his job. sux.
If he does lose his job, tell us what kind of cars they sell and we'll all tell everybody we know to never buy one of those things again. even used.
Miz! thinkoftheboat I'm going to keep fixing her so you can c'mon down!!
Linda!! love you hope you get some time to write today, I really love it when you growl. grrrrr
Everybody!! love you and have to get ready for the marine guy AKA boat angel.
lovbob
woke up at 2 and see my husband scramble around to get readyfor work . his back hurts and there is not advil or motrin or anything . felt bad for him . off to work and heard dad crying so went to ckon him ahh he s wet . got him up and changed him and changed the bed and put himback to bed . im hungry he said , i said oh dad its 4 in the morning im not fixing no bfast yet . few hrs went by and i heard him whiney , ahh wet again . so got him up at 6 am and made him his bfast after i got him cleaned up . now he s happy camper sitting in the recliner watchin tv and slurpin his coffee .
got so much crap to do today , houseplants outside needs to come on back inside for the winter . i have no dirt , no painpills , no dirt and what eles i dont have ? i need shoes !
yesterday i went with myhusband into the woods and he fired up his chainsaw while i load the truck up with woods . damn holy crap that wore me out and hurt my mans back . we re out of shape lol . once we get use to it we ll be fine . anyway my boots were falling apart , the heel bottom part just fell off , i thought oh thats great . i kept on working then my other one fell off too . wow wonderful ! so i shall get me new shoes now .
i had that boots prob 19 yrs . lasted that long .
im gonna try to get alot done around here today , i think since i went to bed at midnight and been up since 4 am , i may notget alot done . lol it be a nap time wooo .
bobbie ,, is there another hurricane coming ? my tv news didnt show me last night , just showed stinky indiana ohio ill and that was it . they never tell me anything i wanna know . maybe i missed it , well u hang on to that barbara b , tie her to every corner you can find . am glad ur boat is able to sit in water than in a black hole . wish you didnt have to do so much work to it . i know it cost ya more than a pretty dime , are you planning to live in it this winter ? it be so awesome if you could and move the boat down to keywest and u ll stay warm all winter long .
wish i could be there .
ok housework time and may go take a nap too . you all have a happy day and remmy to smile alot . even if its a fake one .
xoxoox
Jen, glad that the MRI is over. Hoping the results come back good.
Bobbie, hope the weather doesn't get bad down there for you! Have you seen little Shanghi anymore?
Kathy, any job info yet?
miz, everything's gonna be ok! We'll help you to get out & stay out of that black hole! What does your husband sell on EBay?
Linda, boy, you need to rest more than what you're getting! Wish I could help!
Mary, good morning! Saw a sign truck yesterday & though of you. T-Bones Signs...strange name.
castoff, you ok, today?
Anybody heard from SS or Angie or Pirate lately? Missing the rest of the crew!
Hope everybody has an easy day of it!
Imagine, just blogging here to my online sisterhood, has already broght a smile to my face.... i wish everyone a great day, be back later for sure, hopefully i can ctch up on whats going on with everyone...... HUGS TO ALL... ANGIE
Linda love you! grrr boots & backache!! man, those boots don't owe you a penny.
Boat costs a little, not like big yacht. Just have to do the stuff that it needs. little this and that and I have to wait in line with other boaters so it's not all about this boat. But to me it is!
she's here for you guys whenever you can make it.
lovbob
love,
miz
What's a girl to do?
It is about 60 degrees out now I have all the doors and windows open, it should warm up in a bit to where even he won't insist on a jacket, like 83...
I am going to go read. Thank God for Historical Novels.
I hope everyone else is doing OK today. Take Care.
We should create a game. How many steps to reach the Dark Hole. I've seen people doing Treasure Hunts, etc. on FB ...
or is it the Black Hole?
CFR, Miz!!!
Had 2 quick jobs from long time clients come in this morning. Nothing worth money.
On is for a Helicopter Rescue company. Need legal lettering. In the old days I whip em out & run upto the airfield ... maybe go up for a spin.
Grump ... grumpgrumpgrump ...
things just a little to much in the Weed Belt here rip, hows things there in Fern Side?
I also need underwear. All mine are ripped, shredded and have holes and no I can't buy them myself because while being here 24/7 I am not paid for it and I can not go GET a paying job.... Ah yes my fault as well. Maybe I can get a night job. I am gonna check the want ads now...Anything to get out of here, even if I got to the job interview smelling like his piss! I have got to get out of here........................................
The weather has cleared, it's warm in the sun.
Sir seems OK but the stupid Evergreen Trees are misting yellow pollen dust everywhere!
Cars are yellow! People are sneezing! My broadleaf outdoor plants, (yeah, I grow non-producing for the tropical feeling) have a new, eerie color.
I thinks it affecting our brains .... Everyone is cranky.
What did I hear on the news about UFO's recently?
There are Smokey the Bear trees everywhere around my yard. You wouldn't believe the clouds of pollen!
My Cherry trees are covered too! Achooooo
Hey, Jen. I found a 'push down pump squirter' that fit into bleach bottles.
Can he actually use the urinal bottle?
Dad never had that problem but was always hitting the can ... uh, toilet. Urge to go ...
The prostrate growth was preventing the piss to pass.
If GFP gets to the catheter point, let me know.
Might be good for both of you ...
I have tried many things ... made neoprine / velcro leg straps to the Urinary Collection bag. I attached a 5 " surgical tubing to the out flow valve. I have a bleach solution I squirt into it after draining & it tucks up under a velcro strapl
Nothing like what your dealing with!
Whoa, the pollen, have not had that just now, or there are not enough pine trees close by.....
Things just getting complicated here again. After what a two hour rest...
I know its the mind, but you don't know how much that gets under my skin. in my mind if you can sit in the house you can sit outside under the tree. Now if i hand not payed her any attention and let her sit, she would have gotten up to go inside and not made it, when will she get it she can't do it by herself anymore. she just took a fall on thursday night, sat in ER all day friday, you think it would still be fresh on her brain.
anyway what's a girl to do.