I'm tired of cooking/preparing 3 meals a day. It's just the two of us but boy oh boy can that woman eat!! She stays slimish, I get fattish. It's bad enough I do everything here much less start making her one thing and me the other. At times I feel guilty when I buy her fast food cuz of the nutritional value....not to mention I eat it too.
For anyone this would help a huge amount of heat is lost from the head so if mom or dad could be persuaded to keep their head covered it would help even in bed. Fingerless gloves with long cuffs are good especially for men. for women an old fashioned muff hanging from the neck an be on moms lap for her to slip her hands into is warm. Make some cloth bags filled with rice can be warmed in the microwave and used in various ways as warmers. I made a tiny one that I slip into my sheepskin mitts when I go to the lab to get my fingerstick for warfarin. The phlebotomist loves it!
still too cold here to work outdoors so im gonna bake bread and look into this blackberry jam a lady gave me . actually cleaned my kitchen too . isnt this the point where im supposed to be named time mags man of the year or something ?
bad thing about being single -- theres no one here to hear about how great i am .
ill have to settle for a clean ( fairly ) kitchen and the cleanest fingernails ive had in 6 months .
Christine
So we spent quality time going over the pre-printed list, line by line. Mom's hearing aids weren't working real well.... I would be asking in one ear if she needed MILK... if she didn't hear, Dad would be asking in the other ear. Once Mom caught on what we were asking she would quickly rattle off how many of said item she needed, what brand, what size, and in some cases the last 4 digits of the bar code that is on the product, and if she had a coupon.
Dad said he wants to take Mom back to the hearing doctor as the new hearing aid isn't working correctly. Well, one has to actually place the hearing aid far into the ear for it to work, and Mom is afraid doing that would hurt her ear.... [sigh]. Told Dad it's not the hearing aid, it's Mom's ears, there isn't anything that can be done to help her, and I can understand that frustration.
Stopped on the way out and introduced myself to "the neighbor" with the pibble on the leash in the cold :/ according to her they bring him in at night but while at work he's out.... I volunteered to give her an extra X-Large dog transport (with covered lid) that I have plus a cushy blanket. She said her husband was making him a dog house... hmmm. I shall see. He wasn't outside today/tonight so maybe she got the hint? Veronica, no, I am not afraid for my dogs, they are indoor dogs and very well cared for.
2 more weeks until my son arrives! It's either going to be a big YAY or a big reality bite to him. I'm thinking reality myself.... one never knows what one is going through until they live it. Plus, I'm saving work for him... hehe, I'm sure he will be ecstatic about that!
She's been "staring"... nowhere in particular, just staring. Plus, she's bent over... nothing happened, one day she leans to the left, the other the right, two days now, frontwards.
cause i needed his coat worse than he did .
i may have to compose a singing telegram for the gal whos 76 yr old dad is being " scammed " by the 74 yr old woman , on this thread cause i havent got the nerve up to revisit her thread yet .
na na na NA !!
well my dear old dad , is stinkin rich - h .
hes been hangin around , with a scammin b*tch .
theyre goin on a cruise , and it wont be cheap .
were all gonna lose , a percieved heap - p .
her friends have told us , she has no class .
but she can suck half a bed - sheet , up your ass -s .
Jeanette, when Mama is having her "more off than on days" she stares a lot too. and I don't know why but that does something to me that i can't describe and it wears on you...a LOT. she has not done that the last couple of days but I know it will happen again. I'm kind of bankrolling all these good moments so I can go back and revisit them when we have the bad days...the emotional roller coaster..it just goes on and on.. (((hugs)))
Something is just not right...I am monitoring her closely. She still doesn't have an appetite, just thirsty. Oh man....
On a Saturday night, the ER is about the best option unless you have an on call nurse or MD.