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how much is 400 euros american dollars?
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More or less the same... It's a huge bill!
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i hate this panting she does with the sundowning...it gives me the creeps
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damn rossella why the big bill,,,,,i know I have to have two lights on in my mom's room most of the day and night...but electric bill is still reasonable
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Actually it's 560 dollars. Now you understand why I put my head agains the fridge hoping that the brain stopped to smoke...
For me it corresponds to 8 nights of work.
My mother is sleeping because she's been out all day and she is tired... Our password is "make her tired!"
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Pirate, I'm beginning to wonder if we are related. You had me laughing so bad. My grandparents spoke German in their house. Mom's maiden name is Friederich. My mom's name is Ann and she calls the bedrails "the Gate"....."Put the GD gate down!!"

Bless her heart (a Southern thing - once you say that, then you can talk about them) if I took her to the bathroom once today, I took her 50 times.....no lightning strikes....must not be lying. Was interrupted twice just typing this ...on neb machine off neb machine. If she would quit holding her breath every time she pees, wipes, and gets back in bed, she wouldn't have such a hard time breathing....well, she does have COPD.

Going to bed now. No more help till next Monday night. Time for one more smoke...then I'll pass it back........
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oh yes getting them tired is good, however my mom no longer moves so it's meds time.....still hear her panting...god I wish they would just prescribe a sedative instead of this shit meds....
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seem...well you know we are all related anywho...lol.....yeah she blabbers german to the caregiver and homeaide gal....the caregiver is having her teach her german words...well that is morning time...now she is panting during her sundowning..have to try and not look it's gross...perfect for the gross out thread...lol!
passing over to Seem...then you can pass back to Harde.....veeeeeh...ah ...wooooooooooooooosh! wink lol such fun! in cyberland...
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"oh I hate the sundowning sundowing sundowning...oh I hate the sundowning...please rescue me" sung to Ach du Lieber Augustine....lol
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I call Ruth Ruth Vader when she does that breathing thing,, drives me insane..
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Ach die lieber, Gott im Himmel....

Gee Rosella.....That is a hefty bill!! I have 10 foot ceilings and 2 little space heaters going all the time, all electric appliances and mine is almost half of that. Go to Paris, visit the Louvre, have coffee at a cafe on the sidewalk, and window shop on the Champs cause normal people can't afford to buy on that street. I went to McDonald's on the Champs and only bought fries...pomme frites ...is that German or French??
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Ruth Vadar ...........HYSTERICAL
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Pirate...

I can't believe we typed Ach du...der...die...das...never could get them straight lieber at the same time!
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pirate . ure so funny , had me grinnin ear to ear ,
well sis in law texted me and had me a big ole suprise !!! shebought us a ticketto concert ! BOB SEGAR whahooo , yeah yeah yeah , good seats too ! one for wheelchair and one for me tosit in it , gonna take dad s wheelchair cuz sis inlaw has had knee replacement and gonna need it :-) she wanted it to be speical cuz i have never been to no concert . ohmygosh im sooo exciting ! may 7th ! going to go to mexcian place and have us a good meal and a big fishbowl margaritta with salt around the rim plz . wait a min we dont have a desinagtion driver , crap ! ah make it small plz . pirate i may find us a corner ! oh i am so exciting ! maybe i llhave to take a sleeping pill tnite , minds a dreamin too much .
sundowner ohgosh , they spooks me , mil walks like shes a ghost ! u dont even see her feet a movin , it just float right on top of the carpet . my dad s eyes would dialte so big and eyes a movin around like he see s somethinghere and there , one time i fed him livers while he was sundownin , oh gosh what a animal ! ate like theres no tmr . eeek .
fed dad his fav big bowl of chill and a stacker ,from wendys one hr later waaa im hungry , i thought uhh , dad u just ate an hr ago , he said well when u get older u eat more and always hungry , oh ok i said . took him to bathroom and tucked him in bed and gave him his meds , havent givin himanything to eat yet . imagim he be livin on the toliet for a while !
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whew at least the panting is over and now just sleeping with a screwed up look on her face...great!
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been to the bathroom again....her legs are week, so I had to put the GD gate up.....won't sleep tonite!!!
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Ach du lieber...you use 'du'. lol...
last week I was trying to get her mind happy and to a happier time and I said okay mom what is the next line to "Im Himmel gibts kein bier, so wier trinking es hier"...Oktoberfest beer drinking song...translates to....your gonna love this..it was always my favorite...wait for it....it translates to..."In Heaven there is no beer, so we are going to drink it here!"...good one eh...now there children you have your german lesson for the day....lol.
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my mom finaLLy went poo after a week, at least it is not toothpaste mush time and at least solid banana's...lol Seem are we sharing the same mom...my mom's legs have no strength anymore either...
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Harde you have a good time at the concert and Rossella have a good time in France,..nice take a break you guys deserve it!!!!!!!

Ruth Vader...so at least it is constant....thought I was the only one....asked hospice nurse about it and said it was normal and the flushing of skin as well,thought she had a fever the other night and got thermometer out and was 97 twice...well sleeping now THANK THE HEAVENS...and the devil...lol
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seeme,,, thanks for explaining the "bless your heart" thing. Have said that all my life and people not from the south thinks it's sweet, Don't give all our southern secrets away girl... I will post on your wall the joke about "That's Nice". Have to get my friend to tell it to me again so I get it right...
G'nite everyone, going to bed and read.... hugs across the miles...
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nite nite Ladeeda.....hugs from the radiated west coast...lol wink
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oh crap I hear heaving breathing...again....lol...oh wait it stopped...
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Seemeride, thanks for the 'Bless her heart' explanation. My sis lives 10 minutes away and she is MIA, bless her heart. Oh, I love that. Bless her stingy selfish heart and make it generous and kind...LOL. Ok, I felt a little guilt... I guess that means I took it too far.
Laleeda, I'm going to think of you when I slice a banana for my uncle's cereal in the morning.
Good night. I hope everyone gets a good night's sleep.
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geez louise it is freezing here in cali tonight...just bumped up the heater more...gonna go get in pj's soon and mom's robe and get under a few covers and watch some tele...b/f is staying home tonight..at least I can sleep...with mom knocked out crossing fingers and no b/f's heavy breathing or snoring.....for cripes sakes...lol
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For all Golfers

Just doing my part

Stand proud you noble swingers of clubs and losers of balls
A recent study found the average golfer walks about 900 miles
a year..
Another study found golfers drink, on average, 22 gallons of
alcohol a year.
That means, on average, golfers get about 41 miles to the gallon .
Kind of makes you proud. You almost feel like a hybrid .
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A Biker's Story

A tough looking group of bikers were riding when they saw a girl about
to jump off a bridge, so they stop.

The leader, a big burly man, gets off his bike and says, "What are you
doing?"

"I'm going to commit suicide," she says.
While he did not want to appear insensitive, he didn't want to miss an
opportunity. He asked, "Well, before you jump, why don't you give me a
kiss?"

So, she does and it was a long, deep lingering kiss.
After she's finished, the biker says, "Wow! That was the best kiss I
have ever had. That's a real talent you are wasting. You could be
famous! Why are you committing suicide?"
"My parents don't like me dressing up like a girl..."
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A Letter to the Men's Helpline:

Hi, I really need your advice on a serious problem:

I have suspected for some time now that my wife has been cheating on me. The usual signs: if the phone rings and I answer, the caller hangs up; she goes out with the girls a lot. I try to stay awake to look out for her when she comes home but I usually fall asleep.

Anyway last night about midnight I hid in the shed behind the boat. When she came home she got out of someone's car buttoning her blouse, then she took her underpants out of her purse and slipped them on.

It was at that moment crouched behind the boat that I noticed a hairline crack in the outboard engine mounting bracket.

Is that something I can weld or do I need to replace it?
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Hey kt My name is Harv and I live in Michigan. The crew leader is my real cousin and I try to bring a little laughter to cover up all the tears you guys have during the days and nights. Love to ya all the Cuz
ps I wasn't on last night cause the lighning was real close and we had about a good 1/4" of ice on everything this morning
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I know very few things in German, one is "Haben sie Sacher torte?" because when I went to Germany and Austria with dad when we were young, my brother and I plunged ourselves in the Konditorei and we didn't get out until we had tasted them all- but my favorite one will always be the great Sacher.
Careshare, that pic with the plastic gloves rocks!
I plan to walk, walk walk in Paris and buy nothing unless I find a shop were they sell electronic devices on sale/at a very low price, so I save some money compared to Italy. I don't plan buying a Dior, or a Louis Vuitton bag.
I wonder why I had such a enormous bill and I think it's because I kept the electric stove in my room on, night and day, and they have computed now how much I consumed. I had very low bills during the winter. So I guess I am paying now for the whole winter consumption. Next year I hope I can buy a pellet stove for my room, too....
Scheisse!
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BTW I just knew about a lady I know, in Rome, another translator, who has an Alz mother and (the mother) had an attack of rage and she smashed the door with her fists and now she is in the ER. I'd like this lady to participate to the thread, too. She is bilingual english/italian so she will have no problems at all. So the contingency from Italy will rise to 2 people.
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