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.
I have recently told several people they are parked in a NO PARKING ZONE which is blocking the handicap ramps to stores and post offices. Oh they just want to run in and drop off their mail but they block the ramp. Bunch of lazy a** people that need to walk off some calories! I am going to be one of those people that gets stabbed or shot for opening my mouth and angering someone when I speak my mind standing up for the handicap.
Susan - In one state my mother received medicaid based on age alone. When we moved to another state she had to apply to that state for their medicaid and was turned down due to her income being to high. She was turned down THREE times, three different types of applications. It was so frustrating and Counsel On Aging was "helping" us too. We finally received the correct help from someone that understood the medicaid programs. I guess what I am saying is don't give up too quickly especially if your mother is evaluated for and shows signs of dementia. It may put your mother in a different category which would qualify her.
Aide started Monday.....grrrr.
To late for me to even whine. I have to get some sleep, try anyway. My mother's endoscopy procedure is this morning. Her PCP has just decreased her BP medicine since I dropped off her BP readings to his office. They were getting too low and she was becoming unresponsive. When you add low blood sugars you have one scared person...me. Who needs some sleep now.
Hope - I adore Colorado I wanna come too and as for shark swimming right now I am not bothered about the cage let em eat me - it's an eco way to go!
Sorry if I sound like Tony Robbins but one thing I learned during the time I took care of my Mom was that I am strong even though I never thought I was but now that I know I am I notice my family treats me with a little more respect than they used to and when they try to pull all their old s**t that they used to pull I just don't let it go anymore. I call them on it. If I have to burn some bridges along the way to get respect then so be it.
Maybe tonight I'll dream about Jude flying in the air rescuing me!!
But I guess at the end of the day we all do what we are comfortable doing. I know my Mom would of wanted us to stay close as a family but she hated the whole drunken party thing too so I'm sure she would understand if I don't go.
Jude good for you!! I live in Canada and we have designated parking places for handicapped and for pregnant women too. I would of probably done the same thing you did. For some reason since my Mom passed I've been looking for a good fight. All that pent up sorrow and anger I guess.
As far as all these facebook posts. Its exactly what one of you said. If they are having as much fun as they want us to think they wouldn't have time to post. I can't remember the last time I had any fun but I don't think I was rushing home to post on facebook.
Speaking of fun my sister just invited us to come to her husband's 60th surprise Birthday party. I am just not in to it. I know it will end up being a big drunk and for me its too soon after my Mom's passing. I'm trying to think up a good excuse why I can't go. Should I just be honest and say I think its too soon or do I run the risk of alienating my already distant alienated family.?
I just hate it when my family gets together. Everyone drinks too much cause nobody knows how to talk to each other sober. I end up hanging up against the wall like a wallflower because I refuse to drink too much just to make them feel more comfortable. Plus as I said, it seems too early to be having a party when my Mom just passed a month ago.
Good luck.!
Shame on him.
We have handicap spots here in all parking lots, it's required by law that all parking lots have them and the number of spots is designated by the size of the parking lot. It's frustrating to see people use them when they are not disabled -or at least not obviously so. I never confront them, because I don't know if they have a hidden disability, but in your case, you were totally in the right.
Heat alert in full effect here....hi 90's so no food sounds good at all. only things that sounds good is a liquid loaded with ice, vodka and a filler of ones choice, I happen to like lemonade with my vodka during these hot days. worst thing is I have not slept, literally in 2 days... back aches and legs are very achy as well which gives me restless legs and die which means...jerking/moving/bed hopping and zero sleep. I wish they'd give out the quinine again.... this isn't a first time for me ...tonic water hasn't enough quinine to squelch the bizarre feeling in your legs.
ugh, where the H*LL IS MY POOL oh yeah, 2 more days, If I don't melt by then.
and you know what? I DONT CARE