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.
It's like that old song - I'd rather leave while I'm in love…
(oops, had to get mom in the shower, back now...sigh)
I'm running behind on getting everything ready for this weekend/next week, so I know I'm going to be all day Saturday and Sunday getting it done - last minute as always. I'm probably doing too much, but the way I see it, the cleaning of cabinets, etc needed to be done, and when this step of the renovation is done, the house will look so much better, and all the cabinets will be clean, oven clean, fridge clean, etc. I'll just be glad when it's done.
Back to shredding - then on to my desk and hopefully I can finish the kitchen tonight.
Earlier this week I stopped in to see my parents, I volunteer to retrieve items that had fallen around Dad's desk, his computer, and his recliner: pieces of newspapers.... old photos the size of a large postage stamp [gosh people must have had excellent eyesight back then to see what is in these photos].... couple pencils.... paper clips... small ruler.... large magnifying glass that slipped between the cushion and arm of the recliner... twist tie.... couple blue Aleve... pocket size notebook [Dad's been looking everywhere for that].... and an old remote from a TV they no longer have.
It's like "American Pickers" on a small scale :)
Jessie, eating one cigarette won't kill her. But it will get rid of pinworms and tapeworms. LOL
i found out from loose lip cuz terry tonight that the only thing keeping edna and i from our drives is indeed PIA . not only im not upset about it , im quite relieved that it wasnt aps or nh who caused this atrocity and im deeply satisfied now that altho unable to discuss the details with me , all involved can see that this is vindication on pia's part and petty jealousy on cuz terrys part . they are hurting edna badly but edna sees thru them like they were jellyfish .. sometimes they embarrass her at nh with their phony overcompensation . they attend the family conferences , i dont . the meetings must be laughable to this extraordinarily professional staff . everybody is connected . they know pia made me choose between 24 - 7 with edna or my visit with g - kids . theres no contest , i made the best choice , even edna gets that ..
geez, back to peeling my apples for a while . i have a metric f*ckload of them ..
And the kids split into two groups at bed time - the ones whose parents had ticked malt extract and Haliborange tablets to have with their milk, and the ones whose parents had ticked cod liver oil. We felt doubly sorry for the latter because not only did they have to swallow it, but also it clearly meant their parents hated them. Although of course there were a few of us (sigh) whose parents hadn't got as far as sending the form back at all…
So what does Edna's POA imagine you're going to get up to on your drives? She's not thinking some kind of Thelma and Louis scenario, is she? Another POA lesson for us all: be REALLY careful who you pick for the job.
Boni, what about one of the new E Ciggs? They come in really nice packages and you can customize them for any occasion. Also the flavors are yummy and...and...you can choose the amount of nicotine put in them, slowly working your way down to nothing!!
Pure coconut water is loaded with potassium.... I drink it to keep my legs from wanting to move all night long!
Susan WOW!! Ive heard of spring cleaning but not fall cleaning.... ick. My dad has been gone 18 months today. Aside from a few items I gave to my brothers, it is all still here. His wallet sits where he left it, shaver is still in the drawer, so on and so on. Not an easy task, none of it.
I vaguely recall being made to drink cod liver oil? I also recall they used it to fertilize their tomatoes? Maybe they thought we'd grow better?
Cap, I saw a post on FB where this guy uses a drill to peel apples in a hot flash. Just impale the apple through the bit, take the apple peepler place on counter to support...turn on drill DONE!
Couple years ago I bought a bottle of cod liver oil and gave it a try.... OMG it tasted terrible, I don't recall it tasting that bad as a kid. Even the cat wouldn't touch it.
back a couple months ago i stayed with edna for over a week so pia could get nh paperwork in order . paperwork wasnt getting done, but worse , on the night i required relief , pia's kid / g kids showed up from down south for some kind of ignorotic party . they took edna for only a few minute visit and i walked on them . pia got stuck with edna and the paperwork task for bout the next ten days . ive been jerked around by family caregiver relief in the past with my sis .
anyway pia is getting even by denying us from leaving nh . its pretty sick . edna needs to get out occasionally , docs orders , but its not happening . edna is doing well at nh but misses our country truck rides . nasty person , pia ..
linda,
i brought home twice or three times as many apples tonight . i have a lot of canning to do . id can them chopped up with peels on them but i made apple rice once with unpeeled cut up apples and it made the rice bitter . im not really familiar with a food processor . i dont want applesauce , i just want cut up apples for baking . i dont mind the labor on them . its reconnecting me with who i was 7 yrs ago before going to moms house to live . its helping me to get myself back . canning has been my hobby for 30 yrs -- and boozemaking .. both sons have the " kitchen " ( cooking ) bug too . feminism is going to women right square on the ass one of these days . we'll be making the whole top of the hill smell delicious while theyre out fixing OUR cars if they want to get into OUR pants . suckers !!
I was shocked to read your MIL is bulemic at her age. I read one time that it does happen in the elderly. Do you think she is afraid to gain weight? I guess it is strange because we would guess there would be a point in a woman's life where being thin wouldn't be as important. I am surprised that someone with bulemia would live so long.
Hopefully my parents will start figuring out Plan B, because I just can't drive them to the hospital for their various doctor appointments... this driving had been the source of my minor panic issues but now it's over the cliff, so to say.
My sig other had delivered their groceries this morning [from an on-line service I use]... and Dad told him that he wants me to take him shoe shopping because newer shoes would help his knee [which I can understand] but Dad keeps forgetting I have a current health issue with my back and with a kidney stone. Guess Dad has fallen into the *me, me, me* column now.... [sigh]
With a bit of luck, it wouldn't take too long for the message to filter through. A nudge towards, as you say, Plan B…
What's going on with that stone? They're not just waiting for it to pass, I hope?
its a shame you couldnt trade responsibilities with a cousin . im saying your parents can wear you out . youve heard their incessant crap for a lifetime . " innocently " getting a cuz / friend to help with your parents as you trade off with their parents , in some situations could be crazy enough to work .
im sitting here canning apples today and discovering a million things about myself ranging from why my 18 yr marriage collapsed to who the hell i am . my family visited a guy and his wife once when i was maybe 6 yrs old . they had a beautiful old root cellar stocked with every concievable type of canned up food stuff . that striking image never left my head and never will . then there was aunt edna who prepared meager but delicious meals for us 3 kids when mom and dad were lacking in that area . she also was a woodsman , gardner , and " survivalist " . these are the influences in my life . my sons were raised in that exact setting except our home was handmade , old world , goth themed , and our cellar was slightly more modern with fluorescent lighting . i think i know who they are even as theyre out trying to find it themselves . i guess when i told my son a while back that he should pay attention for when he canned food someday ( and you will ) i told him , well he wont find himself until he does . that isnt my dream , its him and bluntmans reality . theyre halfway there as cooking buffs already . if they had better priorities both would have already built their first homes . not my problem , thats theirs to figure out .
edna was looking great yesterday at nh . those people are sharp . i hope shes around for me to hug tightly for years to come , senile or otherwise . she helped shape my family and future generations of same .
ill live to eat these m f ' n apples -- with my grandkids ..
To Veronica91 and CountryMouse... I had the ultrasound done yesterday and the stone is neatly tucked away so no urgency at the moment. Anywho, I do have an appointment with a kidney stone specialist. At least now the doctor waiting rooms are for ME for a change :)
Captain, wish I could call in my closest cousins but they are older than I am and still recovering from caring for their parent. Example, one cousin [also an only child] moved into a retirement community himself with his wife because he couldn't take care of his Mom's house and his house, too, which he had been doing for over 20 years... his Mom refused to move to assisted living/nursing home... she past at 100. He is still helping out his wife's Mom who is over 100 and still on her own. It's that generation, my Mom and her sisters and their mother were all tough women who usually got their way.