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.
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!
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.
Christine
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 .
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!
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A&E waiting times would improve if you weren’t such idiots, say experts
06-01-15
ACCIDENT and emergency waiting times have worsened because Britain is so full of cretins, experts have confirmed.
Researchers found the key issue affecting hospital A&E provision was not funding or organisation, but the sheer heft of Britain’s collective stupidity.
Martin Bishop, a 33 year-old man who is currently sitting in an A&E department in Stevenage, said: “I’ve got a bit of a sore throat.”
Professor Henry Brubaker, from the Institute for Studies, added: “For f**k’s sake.”
According to the Institute, A&E waiting times have increased as Britain’s educational standards have plummeted.
Professor Brubaker said: “We experts call that ‘correlation’. Don’t look it up in a dictionary, because you’ll probably end up setting fire to yourself.
“In fact, don’t do anything or go anywhere. Just sit in the corner and shut your idiotic face.”
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Many a true word spoken in jest!
How about a "dummy" thermostat? Like you can turn it on the outside but inside it's locked and stays where you put it and she can dial it on high all she wants too! Or... now this is a long shot, you can put your heater chord inside a chew proof tubing so the bunnies won't electrify their life :) and be safe n warm in your haven.
If nothing else, I've learned to adapt to the inside weather changes here... and we won't mention the h*ll of menopause my first year... thank GOD that's over.
Stay warm tonight... you and the bunnies!
In her defense, I have to say that I know she is getting cold now. She is getting near the end of her life. My father was always freezing the last few years of his life. He would push the thermostat all the way up anytime he went past it. I've been going through the thermostat wars for 5 years now. Maybe we should have a ribbon "I'm a thermostat war survivor."
A tiring thing about it all is she battles at me so much, then blames me for being the one doing it. I get weary always being the bad guy.
Well, sigh, not as if she can really complain anymore... so I just do it, and close my vents and open my windows.
I would turn the heat down after she goes to bed, but it doesn't do any good. She gets up several times a night and puts the heat back on 80, so right now I'm being left with a choice of baking or freezing, since it is so cold out. But I do guess it is better than being on a park bench. :-/
As much as I'd love to debate how much shelter there is available for our homeless, it's so hard to actually determine whom is actually homeless by choice or by circumstances. There is a difference. I won't even go into how many foreclosed and abandoned houses sit empty and rotting.
Whenever there is a natural disaster, cold spell, hurricane, tornado... shelters open up for everyone. Now... those who choose to live homeless... that's another topic.
Pet's, unwanted tossed away pets, unwanted puppies, kitties, starving horses, cows, sheep, goats, lions, tigers ( oh yeah, lions n tigers are skin n bones in awful places) well, they do not have an option. They do not have voices.
Thankfully your pets had a nice warm loving place with food to go :)
Our dog and 3 cats came in from the weather last night and tonight also.
Are there enough homeless shelters for the number of homeless in society?