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Hope, can I come and stay with your kitties in their cattery for a weekend when you're done? Haha! Captain, that sounds really nice. Did you design it? Post a photo when you're done.
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Hahaha! Katie, I for one would pee myself if I saw a pair of yellow eyes looking in the window at me! I've had darling kitties before - they could be so mischievous. I only have dogs now - they can be a riot! One of my own and 3 grandpups that stay with me a lot. Some of the stuff they do. I laughed so hard picturing the kitties filling your hair with confetti - they were having a party! Itty bitty kitty party! Hahaha!
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Oh creepy ....I just noticed my post number about the tree monster in It Came From Hell has the last three digits 666 ......eeeeekkkkk :)
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Captain, that sounds really pretty. I wish you were closer and I would commission you to help me build my cattery. I am definitely going to get one done so I can put these little toots in there at night and they won't bug us as much...The great thing is the way our home is I am going to place it to where they will have the outdoor cattery and then can come inside to the basement, which is warm. I'm going to paint it pretty colors and have all kinds of walkways and platforms they can climb on and play on and sleep on and they will probably not even want to come in again...They will be safe from all the wildlife and from nosy neighbors ...it is a dream of mine. I can set the posts myself...and really won't be that much to frame it all up...I saw a gorgeous picture of one that I want to design it similar to and it has a little pond and fountain with a stone waterfall leading into the pond...the the waterfall has little ledges for the kids to climb and rescline on...I am going to take my time because I want it to be really nice for them...and it will help me out a LOT....
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I LOVE your idea about the big tree monster paying a visit to our siblings...hahaha...just the thought of it makes me very happy :) Thanks Katie ...lol
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Katie is right dee...it is more comical than anything else. Last night all I could find of that particular movie online was the trailer, so i just watched about 6 minutes and got a good chuckle out of it..then I found another oldie...The Screaming Skull...that one was the full length movie so I fell asleep to that..haha

You know, I can only imagine what my cats ... aka..the kids ....get into when I'm sleeping. I have woke up in the morning to find all kinds of mayhem ...I used to sleep through most of it but now I am so tuned in to listening for the slightest noise from Mama that I wake up when they start their rampage....Back before I moved home, I had fallen asleep on the sofa that night and just stayed there and the next morning got up and drifted outside with my coffee and my neighbor came outside and asked me what on earth I had in my hair...It appears the kids had shredded a paper and my hair was full of those pieces of paper...I almost got the image in my head of them sitting around me giggling and putting pieces of paper in "mom's" hair..people who know me know that when I say "the kids" I am talking about my cats because I don't have children... :)
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dee1963, that movie is really more comical than scary and the name makes the movie sound scarier. The tree monster with the big yellow eyes is pretty hilarious really and this movie looks like it was made for teenagers going to drive ins in the early 1960s. It is fun to watch as a diversion from real life. Maybe this tree monster could pay a visit to some of the sibling's homes that won't help with the caregiving...peer into their windows etc. I am being silly this morning, probably the result of too much coffee! I would be more worried about Hope's great cats turning her hallway into a disco again with that bunny light and the big band music as they did the other night. It makes us wonder what our pets do while we are sleeping!
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gotta work today but it should be kinda fun . were building a flower planter inside a basement egress well out of bolted together stone precut slabs . hard to exlain but the rear wall of it will be a 1-1/2 inch thick arched limestone plate . then the natural stone will butt up to the planter on 3 sides and arch over the top of the limestone rear wall . everybody out there is looking forward to it cause they know its going to be unique to the point of probably never being done before .
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Wow. Better stop reading AC posts right before I fall asleep. You would not believe the frustrating, bizarre & convoluted dream I had. Wait, you're caregivers, soooo yeah you would. Sheesh that was creepy and weird. Hope, how on earth do you not have nightmares watching those freaky movies? Let alone falling asleep to them?!
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Glad she has somewhere to whine. Shame someone couldn't refer her to here. But then we would have been inundated by who knows what. :)
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I am going to whine about the whiney lady I hear on the radio whining about taking care of her old dad. Like all of us are doing on a daily basis. So quit your whining lady.
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Got Mama ready for the night and all settled in..all my babies are in and asleep...and I am thinking if I can find that cool old movie mentioned the other night..."From Hell it Came"....I will watch that and fall asleep...haven't seen it in ages and always remember how scary it was when I was little..now I just think it will make me feel cozy and sleepy....

hope you get some time off Jeanette. My brother has recently started telling me if I need him to come just call him...trouble with that is, I have asked for time before and then I have to ask again, then again, and then he gets here so late that it is time to come back by the time I leave, and I am worn out and aggravated so I just gave up a long time ago...for me the way to go is going to be respite...once all the bugs have cleared away...Mama's still pretty frail now anyway so it would be mentally difficult for me to even think of not staying close by right now...

hope everyone has a peaceful night...
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Oh, I just noticed Sunday was on the table, Jeanette. Take Sunday and run with it. Maybe you can get a Monday thrown in, too. That would be great.
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Jeanette, isn't it funny how it's easier to do things next Monday? What happened to the Fri, Sat, and Sun in between? Let us know what happens next Monday.

I don't ask my brothers for help. One lives faraway, so couldn't help. The other is tied up with family and work. His family would probably help if I ask them, but I have a hard time asking for help. I can't really figure out what I need help with, anyway. I don't have to be here all the time yet. I would like my brother's help keeping Mom company, even if it is just to call her every few days. I do occasionally ask both brothers to call her. They do... but I really don't want to have to tell them to call her. They should know to do that themselves without Sis having to remind them like a nag.
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Operation "Ask For Help" has begun.

So far our texts have been....

"Hey, is it possible I can get a few hours break? Mom hasn't been sleeping so well and I am exhausted".



"Entirely Possible"

"Thank God. I am so tired. She's been pacing and talking all night long. So much so the dog slept on the couch.

"Fine, just need to know when so I can plan ahead".

"Surprise us. Days do not matter anymore as they just blend together, besides, your mother would like to visit with you I a m sure".

"Sunday, Monday??? Right in there"??

Sigh.
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thanks jessebelle ,
my buddy ' mickey ' who works with me sometimes , has legally adopted a young neice . mick is one of a kind . a bipolar control freak but a kicka** husband and father . the adopted girl is used to being spoiled to compensate for otherwise irresponsible parenting . its interesting to watch mick and his wife break the news to this kid that she aint in disneyland anymore and shed live like poor folk .
good , poor , folk ..
good for the state and county for choosing micks frugality over the weakness of doting grandparents .
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JessieBelle, I agree with you 100%. I see it with my sig other's grown daughter and her husband. Why on earth does one need a $200 pair of blue jeans. I know I am not impressed, in fact I am thinking I could pay $39 for a pair of jeans and put the rest into savings.

In the past 15 years they always have had 2 brand new cars with two car payments. Again, not impressed, but then again I am driving my beloved 19 year old Jeep. Her Dad's Jeep is also 19 years old. We save a ton of money keeping our old vehicles until the wheels fall off.

Their daughters want gymnastic lessons, horse riding lessons, cheer-leading camp, designer clothes... my gosh, these girls are still in grade school :P We had none of those things in grade school and we survived.

And the daughter wants a larger house. They have very little saved for any type of rainy day, and forget about retirement. That new house is just a pipe dream for them. Come on, kids, try to live BELOW your means.
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cant spring edna in the freezing weather but if shes still flakin around there on the right spring day , and would like to -- we will be going for a ride .
i think it best to just go , during an outdoor sitting session . i think there are people in the nh staff who would turn their heads and high 5 each other unless im badly misreading these bunch of women and men .
were going either way if edna holds up long enough . aint a mf ' in thing i could be charged with , and even if i were i always considered probation to be a bargain in comparison to the cost of a therapist . told a probation officer that once . hes probably still bustin a gut .
told another in marion indiana that i was going to go out to the state fish hatchery and FK fish for my 100 hours of community service . that poor sucker came unglued . his job is to keep a straight face and i made him spit his dentures plum across the room .
were GOING to blow that s*ithole some spring day and we aint gonna be apologising for it in the end .
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I'm afraid that the main thing we teach kids in the US today is that image is all that matters.
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It depends on the part of the country you live in, Capn. Down here in Alabama, homemaker-Mom is fine. One trouble I see in the middle-class US right now is that people spend so much money. They have been brought up to consume. They buy so much that many (or most) women have to go to work to keep from drowning in debt. I look up and down the road here and see young folks with a good house with two expensive SUVs in the driveway. One couple across the street buys so much that it's alarming. They replaced a room of furniture last week. The sofa they took out looked like it was nearly new to me.

I saw an article on Yahoo Finance a few days ago about how savings are low for younger people because they can't stop spending. An iPhone each year, a new iPad, a laptop, multiple app downloads, a new car, a closet of new clothes... and they can't figure out how to get the money to put a new roof on their house, which is under water already. So they borrow more. We are doing a poor job teaching our young folk that they don't need everything that they see advertised.
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Bob... is there no way you can spring Edna for just a small moment of happiness? Not just for her but you also? I worry... I already mentioned my grandmother's name was Edna. Strongest woman I have ever in my life been privileged to know.

Please give Aunt Edna a big strong hug and kiss from me and my mother. Edna is a strong name in our life and we'd like to wish her a happy journey ... d*mn. Sorry buddy....
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theres a solution for that now pam . some innovative sob has devised a paper dispenser that is just a vertical shaft sitting 4 inches off the wall . the guy might toss the empty cardboard roll at the cat but when he gets a new roll in his hands its a no brainer to drop it onto the vertical shaft .
many men dont play that ' hard way jones ' s*it . we'll invent something that eliminates the redundancy .
im one step worse tho . id wipe my a** with the cat and eliminate that paper search crap altogether -- but im just a little ahead of my time . others will catch on .
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aunt edna always considered homemaking to be her " job " and she was awesome at it and i love her for it . when i visit and care for her , her little chin is about an inch higher in the air than it probably oughtta be . shes got her a sawdust covered " man " and the confidence it gives her makes everyone whos paying any attention smile .
she took care of her parents and her man until all three died in her arms . she deserves to be coddled and comforted now .
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Captain, How many men does it take to change a roll of toilet paper?

Answer: None. It will never happen.
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all joking aside , there is a great article on the daily mail tonight about how overachieving females are trying to shame women who would otherwise be quite fulfilled to take care of a home and family just to further their own sexist and hateful agenda's . women have not fared well in this transition to career and self sufficiency . they often ( always ) carry an unequal workload and it isnt necessarily because the husbands are slackers . caring for a home and family is a fulltime and necessary job and its a pity that young women now feel the position makes them a second class citizen . its just not true . in frontier days the women were the backbone of the homestead and the men , crops , livestock ,and kids would have died without them . this stupid s*it has gone full circle and many western women are now realizing that theyve been exploited into the workforce and been ( tax ) penalized for doing so .
to the energetic and educated female achievers -- by all means achieve , but dont try to shame women who dont adhere to your ideals .
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hope, we are on the same page as I posted the same observation as you did. It was about siblings and their non helping ways.
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I collect light bulb jokes. I'm saving your version for a very old friend who will go teeheehee over it for a fortnight. [he should be so lucky]

Will this phase pass with Edna? Hope so, and hope it's quick. I think fear can be just as bad as pain, especially when you can't understand what it's about.

Well caught on the compressor.
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dont anyone pull a muslim / charlie hebdow scenario on me . i laugh at myself , i laugh at others and you can make all the sexist jokes in the world about men and its a guarantee ill laugh with you . we all just take ourselves too seriously imo ..
humor has to have a victim . life would really suck if we arent allowed to screw with each other .
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countrymouse,
you could switch the males and females in that joke and id still think it was funny . you know im not sexist but i love an off color joke .
saw my aunt just now . d*mmnt she anxious , agitated and wishes she knew why . im up front with her when she asks the right questions . i tell her that her memory and nerves are going to be a problem because her brain isnt healthy . she held my hand for a while , doc gave her the evening sedative and she got her kiss goodbye for the night . shes still fortunate at 91 and late dementia to be able to chuckle at small things and have rather incredible good sense about her . my mother fared much worse with the added complication of bipolar . ( as did the primary carer ) .
sure love my aunt . ill hold her hand to the last step of her lifes journey if i can .
saved myself 400 bucks today . i thought my old air compressor had shat the bed but it had mud dauber blockage in the air intake port .
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I saw something and now can't remember which question it was but it was someone who was relatively new and they got blown away for what they were asking...I meant to respond but now to be honest I don't think I did because I got sidetracked and now I don't even remember the question. I am sad when someone who is particularly new to our site and has a bad initial reception...And again, most everyone on there was kind an understanding but someone pounced on her and I also seem to remember it was someone else who was pretty new to the site....Lord this stuff hurts enough without being pummeled for making a comment or asking a question that someone didn't particularly like...
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