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I am choosing to not keep the house in nj. One of many many reasons is that when it snows they have an ordinance that says you have to have it all clear within 6 hours of the storm. Oh puleeze. None of the kids will shovel because this storm is so wet and the snow is heavy. now you have all these older ladies on fixed incomes out there shoveling because the pro services are $$$. The whole world is crazy. Boat!
good morning folks . pa still sleeping so im havin me time . deef u still shoveling snow ? ya shall take a break today , over do urself u ll havin a high chances of heart attacks ! maybe thats why ur moms holdin her breath cuz she doesnt want u outside , rather u in there with her , so no shovelingfor you today , i sorry . maybe tmr ? yep they pass the law here that u have to keep sidewalk clear for people to walk on em . hope and pray nobody slips on ur sidewalk and sue u cuz u did one lousey job shoveling . screw them ! im staying out in the country ! i shovel a place where i can wheel pa to the van thats about it . deef , no shovelng for ya today . gotta get myhindend a moving and get bfast a going for pa . he ll prob be waking up realy soon . i feel like ive been ran over by a herd of cows , mmm i always feel like that every morning . am tired ofthat feeling . wish i am 21 yrs old again :-( xoxo
Morning Friends, Deefer, I have heard of 3 reactions to holding breath, and I don't think you'd want to do them-cold water, slap, and ignore. Do you think she'll hold it till she passes out? Linda, I'm feeling the cows, and the bull on my shoulder. CG took the monitor last night, but I never sleep that well anymore. Too used to waking up every 2 hours. Can't be good for anyone. Things were quiet at 6:30 when I went down to get coffee, so maybe the new med kicked in. Bobbie, you need to get well-rested for Miz BoatTime! Maybe fruit juice fast for 3 days? You probably do that already, you so smart:) I'm gonna read last night now. Seems like a skeleton crew:( Well, we go with the flow at ebbtide, right Bobbie? Love you ALL, Hugs, Christina
Hey Christina, no I ain' so smart but I was just getting ready to make a carrot juice! i am cleaning a little at a time and there is a guy in the bilge working on the new holding tank and hopefully that will be done by the end of the day! Bowthruster should be here by Monday, oh please please. I think that I am crazy because I have been under construction in some form or another for so long and I just hate it. dinghy ride later. Better than Prozac. Actually a dinghy ride AND a Prozac may be in order......
You're right Linda... live in the country and don't put up with the citified idiocy. lovbob
May have my first panic/anxiety attack today! need to pay Merry today and Mom's LTC reimbursement check did not come yet! I called the insurance company and they said it was mailed yesterday, later than usual. And, they were supposed to fix the address glitch 6 weeks ago. They have been putting the wrong zip code and were notified by me over a month ago to change it. Guess what? Still not changed, so the check will go to the wrong post office and have to find it's way back here, probably not until the end of next week!!!Must be running behind due to the nasty weather, but that doesn't help me out. Mom and I both have bills to pay today, and no $ to do it with. Guess I will have to call my sibs and beg for a loan to get through to next week. I so hate this sh!t and being in this position, especially knowing they are all getting their bills paid on time with $ to spare. Of course they didn't have to give up their jobs 3 years ago! Bobbie, Wish I could use that boat time right now!!! Miz, Hope you guys have a wonderful time! You deserve it! Okay, what's it gonna be? Beer? Xanax? cast your votes!!!
deef- we shall have beer and xannax both ! maybe later we could have bobbie s coffee to treat out headaches ugh ? got pa up . a hellva mess to clean :-) . its all good , he says im so tired ohh im so tired , i ask him if he s too tired for bfast , he said oh no i can eat bfast . he s eating and crying at the same time , help me help me waaaa and take another bite , ohh help me hellpppp waaaa then another bite . non stop . over n over . yep its beer and xannie time , money wise always sucks . never fails , had 355.00 worth light bill , just barely had enuff topay the damn thing . i know it ll be higher next month cuz pa s been using ox machine every night , wonderful ! xoox
Awww, Linda. I feel so bad for you and your pa. His crying must tear you to pieces. You're such a good daughter and so patient. Beer and xannie time is right. Love & Big Time Hugs to You!!
thanks miz ... yes it breaks my heart . never dream that my dad would be like that . now he s laid back in his recliner watching the price is right . told him its janurary 28 th at 11 in the morning and its friday ! , he likes to know what day it is and such . other day i told him wow 2011 pa ! he shook his head . bet he s thinkin i didnt know i would live this long .
christina - am sorry u have a bull sittin on ur shoulders ! that sucks ! go to walmart and see if u can find the magnet bracelet . it would lessen up some pain . may take a week ? it took within a min for my hubby s pain to go away . my tennis elbow it took me about a week . ya shall try it ! they wanted to operate my hubby s shoulders he laugh and said nah ... bracelet only cost less than 8 bucks i think . i went the other day lookin for one , i found some but not my style . so i didnt get any . i think i may look online , i like the copper and magnet better , i gave mine to my sis cuz her knee was throbbin and she walked fine and i ask her about it she said oh i forgot all about the pain . she faithfuly wears em everyday , even takes shower with it , says im never takin it off .
jsomebody wooohoo gpa s outta the house . yeah yeah . so what ya and mom gonna do while he s gone ? hope its all good . how is ur plant doing in the basement . bet its doing good and happy to be away from ur mom . :-) ill be back again . need to go find me a beer and xannie . :-)
Deef, I am always late in paying my assistants. They understand. I give them what I can the due day, and the rest as soon as I can. This is life nowadays in Europe and in USA and people understand. Everybody accepts late payments. Don't shovel. Truecolors, keep your job! Keep it! Keep it!
I got seven more thank yous done today. I'm almost done. And, my ring is ready and hubby is picking it up now. I don't know if I told you all this or not but one of the little bitty diamonds came out. It needed repaired. It has felt weird not having it on.
Well, just got an oil delivery for Mom's heat and water. Oil went up 63 cents in the last 7 weeks! It is now $3.30/gallon. That's $485 for 3 1/2 weeks of heat and hot water for Mom. Gas will deliver for my side of the house next week. That will be another $500 to $600! Okay, gonna go stick my head in a snow pile and hope no one finds me!!!!!!!
Lord, Please have mercy and pour Your abundance into the lives of these beautiful Caregivers right now. Amen. Linda, I forgot what you said about the bracelet. I'll do that. Your Pa and my Mother--she just threw up at breakfast, after 100 mg of Trazodone last night. Gave it to her at 8 pm, she was still awake and Combative at 1 am. Then slept until 5, still very drowsy, sleeping in the dining chair with feet up, afghan over her at 10:30am. Canceled my design appt,. Sis should be here any minute, and I'm sorry things will not be that much FUN for her today. THink I'll leave her with Mother while I take CG to Walmart and the market. Maybe we'll take a detour to the BOAT...Deefer, I wish I had a small sack of money to give you. Lord, please. Elizabeth!!! YOU GO GIRL! WHOO HOO!! I am so proud of you, and feel your Exhilaration!!! JOB--I usually get a job when I need a break. No kidding. Can't do it now, but gardening, doing small design jobs, singing now and then, helps. Hi to Suessk, Selfish Sibs, Peach, Jam, Max/Austin--Love you girls! ComicCuz,Courageous Bobbie, MizBoattime girl, Rosella--the brass polisher extraordinaire, Jen, our Baker Girl, THE DEEFER EVERYTHING EXTRAORDINAIRE, BIGHEART LINDA XOXO,TRUECOLORS $XO$O!! chill, CC, Headbanger, our newer friends: LOVED, ONE and ALL. Have a good day. Waiting for the doc to call back and give me some advice: NOW what do we do?
christina - my dad was on trazodone . it didnt do anything for him . nurse was shocked , she said it would put a horse down . well not my dad , xannie does the job :-) oh deef i too wish i have a big garbage bag full of 100 dollar bills and share em with who needs em . we all shall buy a dollar lottery ticket and hope for the best . stick ur head in the snow and hope nobody finds u . mmm be careful dogs may come along and pee on u . :-) ok time to file pa s finger nails down , fun fun . he wont let me cut em with nail clippers , always jerkin his hands thinkin im going to nip his skin off . i quit doin it cuz he makes me nervouse , so filin em makes him relax and me too . christina -love that prayer u just said . i got online and found me a cute copper bracelet with diamonds on it for only 10 bucks ! and toe ring . im ordering it for me . screw walmart , they never have what i like . hope u find ones u like . miz , glad ure getting ur ring back today , yep my diamond fell out of my ring too and im still wearing it cuz other diamonds are still on it with one lit hole (missin one) . thats ok .
bobbie are u feeling better now after slurpin on carrots juice? , hope it doesnt give u the craps . xoxo
well, I don't like walmart, either, Linda. I like Target. Maybe I need to go online to find bracelet. Actually, all the crap they advertise on TV I see at Bed Bath and Beyond. I'll go there later and look. PIRATE QUEEN!!! Sorry I didn't read back far enough and see your return. So Happy{{{PQ}}}}. Love Johnny Depp, too. Loved him in Donnie BrascOMG, Chocolate with Juliet Binoche, What evah--he is the bomb. POC is my very favorite ride at Disneyland, when I HAVE to go there. Fortunately, the older I get, the less opportunities I have. haha Grandkids someday will reup my Pass. Until then, I avoid the crowd, just 25 minutes from my peaceful home. Linda, take a plastic bowl with warm sudsy water and let Pa soak his hands. Then take out, push cuticles back with a towel, file his nails with a black emery--made for acrylics(fast), then put a tiny bit of olive oil on each nail bed, rub in, then massage his hands and arms with Lubriderm or whatever you have. If I were there I'd do it for him then you, Babydoll;) My Mother is the only one I know with nerves in her toenails. Have to do it every month--she has a weird deformed bunion from wearing those damned pointy stilettos in the 50s. Me, I always wore clogs and loafers, so my feet are still pretty:))Best thing I've got going for me anymore!!! Doc called. No more Trazodone. Tonight, we go with Seroquel again. The drug NOT recommended or approved for elders with dementia, and can cause all sorts of things, but it works. SSK--How are you today? Any signs of company for you? Thinking of you all, with much {{{{{LOVE}}}} christina
I'm bored today , so I'm cooking. Cabbage, sweet potato and apple casserole, pork chops. I watched a movie yeaterday, The American, with George Clooney, in Italy. Today I have rented a children's movie called Open Season. Pirate had mentioned the Gnome movie and the new Pirates of the Carribean. Yesterday I was all stressed and depressed, but today I'm feeling OK, neutral. Like , oh well, what the hell? Hope those who are feeling bad today will make an emotional turn for the better.
Hi Sue! I felt your vibes, babe!!! OOOH. I have free movie tickets from Christmas and just looking for the perfect day to go. sigh. From down, to accepting, then to Neutral is a GOOD THING, ssk! Guess what comes next?!!! UP! Hoping for you that is soon:)) Sis here, fed Mother sugar free Jello, complaining her "pants are too loose". AAWWWW. Scrawny ass, anyway. OK--I'm 30 pounds overweight, but I workout like hell, drink lots of water, eat small amounts, so what is wrong with me? I drink 2 glasses of wine at night and eat See's candy a couple times a month. so what. Maybe a bag of Cheetos. so what. It's just not FAIR! WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!:(((Just kidding. hehee
Christina, thanks for your kind words. I Love Johnny Depp, too. Who doesn't? have you seen the movie where he was a mime? He was an amazing mime. (Benny and Joon) Deef, I am saving loads of money since I bought a pellet stove. Yes I know that you need more than one in a house that big, but I can tell you that I spend only 5 euros a day to heat the living room, which is the room where my mother lives, and the stove heats partially the rest of the ground floor, too. And it stays on all night, so if my mother loses her blanket, she is not cold. I hope I can buy one for my room (next year?) But I forgot the gas bills! That was a major nightmare. No one can understand you more than I do when you say that you want to hide in a heap of snow and wait until the bills are all paid! Linda, I must write a book: "Linda and Walmart". It seems to me you love it as much as I love the dentist. Bobbie, are you warmer, now?
ohhaahaha rossella u makin me smile so big that it hurts . i hate walmart . i go there cuz its the only store we have here in this small stinky town , rest of the stores went under cuz of walmart . so its all walmarts fault ! ahh its beer time , hubby gone to bed , he s going to work tmr and my kitchen looks awful ! i dont feel like do anything . so its beer time . deef ! ur beer is getting warm ! guess i ll have to drink it for ya . pellets , mmm we burn wood and its nice too . but why is my electri bill so damn high ! at least i dont have oil or gas , i used to have gas , got rid of em , tired paying 800 bucks to fill up the tank and oops running out by time spring came around ahh another 800 bucks plz . change it to electri furnace well now i get high electri bill plus wood , i just dont understand , oh yes i do this house is not insulated very well . ikeep telling husband it needs this and that , he said well ok go ahead ! uhh i dont know anything about it . all im good for is to cook and dirty up the kitchen and take care of pa . oh im stressing , beer !!
Hi Everyone. Work was stressful today. End of month stuff. Mail came late. Customers... I'm glad it's the weekend but I've not done well with weekends since Mom passed. Hubby and I plan to go out this weekend. I think we really need to. This house gets me down. Tired of Winter. Blah blah blah. One more week til boat time. I can't reach the girl who said she would take care of the kitties. It's so weird. She was so there for me when Mom was sick and now her phone is not taking calls and she's not responding to my texts. I'm really worried about her. I called a friend of hers and left a message but have not heard back. I wanted to get my nails and feet done for vacation but the friend that does that has not let me know when she can do it. I hate when things are unsettled. I guess I should not be bitching. I'm not up to my ass in snow or poop. Just worried and have that post traumatic stress thing. Not knowing where we will live, etc. My nephew's wife is in need of a liver/kidney transplant and she is at the top of the list but it could be a day and it could be a year. No way to know. This is my sister's son and daughter-in-law that no longer talks to me. Well, she talks to me if I speak to her first. Sorry, everyone. I am just a downer tonight. Maybe I need a zannie. :)
yep miz !! im drinking bud ice and its friday . hubby s in bed , dad s chowing down on cereal .im thinking wheres allmy friends ? ah theyre at home too lol . one is sick going both ends . one is just getting over the bad coughs . im bored . oh i bet bobbie would like to decorate ur nails ! go buy u sme fake nails stuff and take it down there . im sure bobbie will get em on for ya . hit a water waves and finger nails on crooked while ur hubbys driving the boat . that would be so much fun ! dont forget margaritta . :=)
Miz, find another catsitter. You can't trust her! Go to the vet, they always know the right people. I found most of my catsitters at the vet's, and they had animals, too. Sometimes, the vet himself has young relatives who want to earn some money.
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I am choosing to not keep the house in nj. One of many many reasons is that when it snows they have an ordinance that says you have to have it all clear within 6 hours of the storm. Oh puleeze. None of the kids will shovel because this storm is so wet and the snow is heavy. now you have all these older ladies on fixed incomes out there shoveling because the pro services are $$$.
The whole world is crazy.
Boat!
lovbob
Boat time!!
lovbob
pa still sleeping so im havin me time .
deef u still shoveling snow ? ya shall take a break today , over do urself u ll havin a high chances of heart attacks ! maybe thats why ur moms holdin her breath cuz she doesnt want u outside , rather u in there with her , so no shovelingfor you today , i sorry . maybe tmr ?
yep they pass the law here that u have to keep sidewalk clear for people to walk on em . hope and pray nobody slips on ur sidewalk and sue u cuz u did one lousey job shoveling . screw them ! im staying out in the country ! i shovel a place where i can wheel pa to the van thats about it .
deef , no shovelng for ya today .
gotta get myhindend a moving and get bfast a going for pa . he ll prob be waking up realy soon .
i feel like ive been ran over by a herd of cows , mmm i always feel like that every morning . am tired ofthat feeling .
wish i am 21 yrs old again :-( xoxo
Deefer, I have heard of 3 reactions to holding breath, and I don't think you'd want to do them-cold water, slap, and ignore. Do you think she'll hold it till she passes out?
Linda, I'm feeling the cows, and the bull on my shoulder. CG took the monitor last night, but I never sleep that well anymore. Too used to waking up every 2 hours. Can't be good for anyone. Things were quiet at 6:30 when I went down to get coffee, so maybe the new med kicked in. Bobbie, you need to get well-rested for Miz BoatTime! Maybe fruit juice fast for 3 days? You probably do that already, you so smart:)
I'm gonna read last night now. Seems like a skeleton crew:(
Well, we go with the flow at ebbtide, right Bobbie? Love you ALL, Hugs, Christina
no I ain' so smart but I was just getting ready to make a carrot juice!
i am cleaning a little at a time and there is a guy in the bilge working on the new holding tank and hopefully that will be done by the end of the day!
Bowthruster should be here by Monday, oh please please.
I think that I am crazy because I have been under construction in some form or another for so long and I just hate it.
dinghy ride later. Better than Prozac.
Actually a dinghy ride AND a Prozac may be in order......
You're right Linda... live in the country and don't put up with the citified idiocy.
lovbob
I so hate this sh!t and being in this position, especially knowing they are all getting their bills paid on time with $ to spare. Of course they didn't have to give up their jobs 3 years ago!
Bobbie, Wish I could use that boat time right now!!!
Miz, Hope you guys have a wonderful time! You deserve it!
Okay, what's it gonna be? Beer? Xanax? cast your votes!!!
got pa up . a hellva mess to clean :-) . its all good ,
he says im so tired ohh im so tired , i ask him if he s too tired for bfast , he said oh no i can eat bfast .
he s eating and crying at the same time , help me help me waaaa and take another bite , ohh help me hellpppp waaaa then another bite . non stop . over n over .
yep its beer and xannie time ,
money wise always sucks . never fails , had 355.00 worth light bill , just barely had enuff topay the damn thing . i know it ll be higher next month cuz pa s been using ox machine every night ,
wonderful !
xoox
miz
christina - am sorry u have a bull sittin on ur shoulders ! that sucks ! go to walmart and see if u can find the magnet bracelet . it would lessen up some pain . may take a week ? it took within a min for my hubby s pain to go away . my tennis elbow it took me about a week . ya shall try it !
they wanted to operate my hubby s shoulders he laugh and said nah ... bracelet only cost less than 8 bucks i think . i went the other day lookin for one , i found some but not my style . so i didnt get any . i think i may look online , i like the copper and magnet better , i gave mine to my sis cuz her knee was throbbin and she walked fine and i ask her about it she said oh i forgot all about the pain . she faithfuly wears em everyday , even takes shower with it , says im never takin it off .
jsomebody wooohoo gpa s outta the house . yeah yeah . so what ya and mom gonna do while he s gone ? hope its all good . how is ur plant doing in the basement . bet its doing good and happy to be away from ur mom . :-)
ill be back again . need to go find me a beer and xannie . :-)
This is life nowadays in Europe and in USA and people understand. Everybody accepts late payments.
Don't shovel.
Truecolors, keep your job! Keep it! Keep it!
Linda, I forgot what you said about the bracelet. I'll do that. Your Pa and my Mother--she just threw up at breakfast, after 100 mg of Trazodone last night. Gave it to her at 8 pm, she was still awake and Combative at 1 am. Then slept until 5, still very drowsy, sleeping in the dining chair with feet up, afghan over her at 10:30am. Canceled my design appt,. Sis should be here any minute, and I'm sorry things will not be that much FUN for her today. THink I'll leave her with Mother while I take CG to Walmart and the market. Maybe we'll take a detour to the BOAT...Deefer, I wish I had a small sack of money to give you. Lord, please.
Elizabeth!!! YOU GO GIRL! WHOO HOO!! I am so proud of you, and feel your Exhilaration!!! JOB--I usually get a job when I need a break. No kidding. Can't do it now, but gardening, doing small design jobs, singing now and then, helps.
Hi to Suessk, Selfish Sibs, Peach, Jam, Max/Austin--Love you girls! ComicCuz,Courageous Bobbie, MizBoattime girl, Rosella--the brass polisher extraordinaire, Jen, our Baker Girl, THE DEEFER EVERYTHING EXTRAORDINAIRE, BIGHEART LINDA XOXO,TRUECOLORS $XO$O!!
chill, CC, Headbanger, our newer friends: LOVED, ONE and ALL. Have a good day. Waiting for the doc to call back and give me some advice: NOW what do we do?
oh deef i too wish i have a big garbage bag full of 100 dollar bills and share em with who needs em . we all shall buy a dollar lottery ticket and hope for the best .
stick ur head in the snow and hope nobody finds u . mmm be careful dogs may come along and pee on u . :-)
ok time to file pa s finger nails down , fun fun . he wont let me cut em with nail clippers , always jerkin his hands thinkin im going to nip his skin off . i quit doin it cuz he makes me nervouse , so filin em makes him relax and me too .
christina -love that prayer u just said . i got online and found me a cute copper bracelet with diamonds on it for only 10 bucks ! and toe ring . im ordering it for me . screw walmart , they never have what i like . hope u find ones u like .
miz , glad ure getting ur ring back today , yep my diamond fell out of my ring too and im still wearing it cuz other diamonds are still on it with one lit hole (missin one) . thats ok .
bobbie are u feeling better now after slurpin on carrots juice? , hope it doesnt give u the craps . xoxo
PIRATE QUEEN!!! Sorry I didn't read back far enough and see your return. So Happy{{{PQ}}}}. Love Johnny Depp, too. Loved him in Donnie BrascOMG, Chocolate with Juliet Binoche, What evah--he is the bomb. POC is my very favorite ride at Disneyland, when I HAVE to go there. Fortunately, the older I get, the less opportunities I have. haha Grandkids someday will reup my Pass. Until then, I avoid the crowd, just 25 minutes from my peaceful home.
Linda, take a plastic bowl with warm sudsy water and let Pa soak his hands. Then take out, push cuticles back with a towel, file his nails with a black emery--made for acrylics(fast), then put a tiny bit of olive oil on each nail bed, rub in, then massage his hands and arms with Lubriderm or whatever you have. If I were there I'd do it for him then you, Babydoll;) My Mother is the only one I know with nerves in her toenails. Have to do it every month--she has a weird deformed bunion from wearing those damned pointy stilettos in the 50s. Me, I always wore clogs and loafers, so my feet are still pretty:))Best thing I've got going for me anymore!!!
Doc called. No more Trazodone. Tonight, we go with Seroquel again. The drug NOT recommended or approved for elders with dementia, and can cause all sorts of things, but it works.
SSK--How are you today? Any signs of company for you?
Thinking of you all, with much {{{{{LOVE}}}} christina
From down, to accepting, then to Neutral is a GOOD THING, ssk!
Guess what comes next?!!! UP! Hoping for you that is soon:))
Sis here, fed Mother sugar free Jello, complaining her "pants are too loose". AAWWWW. Scrawny ass, anyway. OK--I'm 30 pounds overweight, but I workout like hell, drink lots of water, eat small amounts, so what is wrong with me? I drink 2 glasses of wine at night and eat See's candy a couple times a month. so what. Maybe a bag of Cheetos. so what. It's just not FAIR!
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!:(((Just kidding. hehee
Deef, I am saving loads of money since I bought a pellet stove. Yes I know that you need more than one in a house that big, but I can tell you that I spend only 5 euros a day to heat the living room, which is the room where my mother lives, and the stove heats partially the rest of the ground floor, too. And it stays on all night, so if my mother loses her blanket, she is not cold.
I hope I can buy one for my room (next year?) But I forgot the gas bills! That was a major nightmare.
No one can understand you more than I do when you say that you want to hide in a heap of snow and wait until the bills are all paid!
Linda, I must write a book: "Linda and Walmart". It seems to me you love it as much as I love the dentist.
Bobbie, are you warmer, now?
i hate walmart . i go there cuz its the only store we have here in this small stinky town , rest of the stores went under cuz of walmart . so its all walmarts fault !
ahh its beer time , hubby gone to bed , he s going to work tmr and my kitchen looks awful ! i dont feel like do anything . so its beer time . deef ! ur beer is getting warm ! guess i ll have to drink it for ya .
pellets , mmm we burn wood and its nice too . but why is my electri bill so damn high ! at least i dont have oil or gas , i used to have gas , got rid of em , tired paying 800 bucks to fill up the tank and oops running out by time spring came around ahh another 800 bucks plz . change it to electri furnace well now i get high electri bill plus wood , i just dont understand , oh yes i do this house is not insulated very well . ikeep telling husband it needs this and that , he said well ok go ahead ! uhh i dont know anything about it . all im good for is to cook and dirty up the kitchen and take care of pa .
oh im stressing , beer !!
love,
miz
oh i bet bobbie would like to decorate ur nails ! go buy u sme fake nails stuff and take it down there . im sure bobbie will get em on for ya . hit a water waves and finger nails on crooked while ur hubbys driving the boat . that would be so much fun !
dont forget margaritta . :=)
Sometimes, the vet himself has young relatives who want to earn some money.