The Caregiver... How are YOU doing today?

Janet..God Bless you! Am so sorry your mom is doing this! The ladies said pretty much the same as me.. Come back and unload. Is ther anyway you can get help to get in control of her finances ..especially since she is giving money to people that call.. Hugs and prayers.
Jam glad to hear about col! Has to take a load off your minds knowing she is doing better.
Stormy so glad you guys set dates to go on vacation..knowing when you are going will help you as you anticipate! Woohoo! Glad dad had a good time and got to fly kite! It is the little things that really make a difference.
Oooohhhh Seeme!!!!! I laughed and felt bad and laughed again! Thanks for sharing! I would have slapped my husband and killed him with looks too! Probably made him clean up the mess! Is he still paying for it! Hahahaha serves him right! And you mil really doesn't know how good she has it! I pray you guys help her get into a good place soon.
Poor dad had a dr. Appt. today at urologist for check up..all is well..but he told the doc that he could walk but I won't let him. Just had to say it is safer if you don't... Poor guy..he can hardly get up much less walk...l oh well he is in good spirits. Tomorrow he has appointmet with the hematologist. the procrit shot are helping his blood..I have noticed his arms aren't very bruised. Will talk to him about his rigid body and some other symptoms. .... Maybe dementia setting in...

Cmag..glad you checked in. Hope you let t all out at therapy tomorrow. Glad to hear your wife is slowly recuperating. hate to hear about your roof! Omg what a hassle and how frustrating! Glad your son is coming

Not too bad today. I called Dad about 8 times today from work. He did well, made himself something to eat and did some wash.
However, I'm resentful as hell because my sister does nothing. If she calls a couple times per week, we should be grateful. Hence, my father has no living friends, doesn't drive, all relatives his age are dead and I am his sole source of support/friendship/companionship. I am 59 and I feel that my life is over.

Dearest annecurrey,
I can totally relate to your story and your resentment. My mom has "early" dementia(hate to see advanced!!) and I too, am the only one doing anything to help her. My sister is so set on putting her in an Assisted Living Facility and yet she has only seen mom 1 time since before Christmas! Mom has been at my place since then and I really do need a break! I let her stay home over night Saturday and picked her up after work Sunday afternoon and she loved it!! Do I think she's ready to be alone, I don't know, but I know she has been seen by caseworkers, nurses and physical therapists and they say she should be ok. I just need to make sure she stays hydrated and that is my only huge concern. I resent it terribly when my sister questions my judgement and decisions and yet she has done nothing! I'll be 58 next month and know exactly how you feel. She does still dress herself, cook (microwave), do laundry and misses her kitty so much, so I decided to let her spend the night and be happy with her kitty. I'm ready for a break and tired of walking on eggshells. I also resent her not getting angry with my sister, but it takes nothing for her to get angry with me!

Trailer Park where...almost makes me wonder if it could be my landlord lol besides i am in Az prolly whole another state entirely...hubby has been up for the past 2 days straight...I finally told my doc about my heartburn and slight weakness in my chest and was given prevacid to control the acid part. I also found out I have follicular cysts which basicially mean nothing until they get bigger. I have been waiting forever for ssa to send me the award letter I need and have face to face with an agent for life insurance policies etc so I can make sure hubby can continue his home care assistant if not it will become real rough here soon.. Looking at my checking account I feel poor so poor it aint right yet I got to pay the sitter again for my son...and tomorrow is my daughter birthday she will be 7.....

Seeme-There are no words for that, except OMG too funny! Thanks for sharing.
Stormy-Good for you! Disney it is! It's so nice to have something to look forward to, eh?
Cmag-have a good day tomorrow and get things off your chest. Blessing to your wife and you.
Burned-Happy Birthday to your daughter. Take a deep breath...make party hats by decorating old newspaper, string Christmas lights in her bedroom, decorate a chair with scarves and let it be the Birthday Throne. Happy doesn't have to mean expensive. Hugs.
Anne and Cindy-Hugs to you both.
Well, what a night. I put up new knick knacs, cut Mom's hair, listened and made conversation like a good daughter, and then got yelled at. I posted a joke on FB, my Aunt told my Mom, and Mom took offense. How am I? Tired after working all day, tired from nighttime chores, not looking forward to it being chemo week, and I'm angry at being treated like a teenager. Just another day...
Good night and better tomorrows. Lord knows I could use some.

Good Morning Posse!

I think there is a button here that is pushed randomly to see when a post will just go POOF!!!!!! Which mine just did.....and it's too darn early to remember what I wrote....so just want to say that I have read everyone's posts.....I'm thinking of EACH of you today.....sending hugs and love to all.....Birthday wishes to little angels....razzberries to siblings and Aunts........bippity-bobbity-boo to stormy......Charmin, 409 and butt wipes to seeme.......sunny skies and no rain......and lots of Parmesan!!!!!!!

Happy Trails today!
Jam

Something is going to happen for each of us today, to show us how blessed we are... maybe something small, maybe something large, if we look for it, we'll see it... love to all today....hugs

Hubby and I talked with his sister last night.......she called us......and we got good feedback. She can't help financially, which is not necessary, but she is willing to come here for a family intervention to break it to mom that she can't go home to Maine. Again, we will just have to wait and see..........but it is good to know that all the sibs are in agreement............

I have been a lazy bug this morning, heck, the morning is almost gone.......I hope everyone has a very good day. Don't work too hard.......I am sending evles to help with the work and angels to lighten the load. For all of you having a busy week, I hope you can check in when you can.........hugs

I am baking her cake now and 2 morrow i take her bday shopping. I posted something on a family site that they have my sister removed shows how mature she is...just plain tired of her and how she acts towards i hate this better than thou attitude but gonna have a good day cuz its my daughter bday and playing music,

Such a nice and pretty day today. I got my kitchen n bathroom floor mopped. got breakfast n lunch done for the mnl and I and had to have a talk with her about being so negative everyday for that will make you feel bad. Of course, she won't to argue that she is too old to walk and that no one else around her age walks and that I don't know how she feels and bla, bla the same ole crap everyday. However, she will tell her doctor she is just fine and she gets out and does this/that and so much crap. That is why I had asked him in front of her what would be appropriate for her to walk and how often. So, I just reminded her that her dr. recommended her to walk half block every other and day then gradually a block. Of course she wanted to argue that he must had mention that a very long time ago so I reminded her yet, every bit of last week! I told her if she felt bad then i needed to get her back to see him. Well, we just got through walking a half a block while she complain the half the time but, I think she really enjoyed it too. For I also got her to sat in the backyard for a while while the boys-our dogs played and yes, I put a harness on both my cats to even enjoy a little sunshine. : ) So I received my blessing today and it helped get the mnl out of a negative mood. I hope y'all have a blessed day today too.

Dads iron is up in normal ranges..so we go back in 3 weeks to check iron and get another shot ..then down to once a month to keep iron in normal range. As for me..have been in a lousy mood. Don't know if I am just stir crazy or tired or both...am getting sleep but not rested... Blah!

Vic, glad to hear your dad's iron is back up to par and I bet he will be glad when it is only once a month too. You know sometimes when I get all stress and wired out I have a hard time to relax and have a good night rest. With u taking care of your dad and doing the errands U R probable tired. I use a background sounds like the hepa-filter or the ocean-waves tape to help relax me to fall asleep. have you tried something like that to help u get some rest. Lavender oil helps me too sometimes. I hope you R able to get some zzzzzzzzz.

cindyeb, i can so relate with your family situation, as sad as it is--for all concerned. My bro came over and took mom out to lunch yesterday, first time in a long time, he needed to bring a Christmas present here to see if we could exchange for the right size--mom bought him levis from sears, we gave him the gift receipt in case his size had changed, and sears would not exchange them because it had been over 3 mos since they were purchased! I was so surprised at sears, to deny an exchange when he presented the receipt?? Anyway, that was his main reason for coming, but mom enjoyed his visit and their lunch just the same. It makes her so happy when one of my siblings come to see her, it used to bother me that she treats them like royalty and me like slavery, but what the heck--she sees me every day for the past 20 years or so, so I guess I would get boring! She got impatient with me last night, and vice versa, because I keep trying to organize her room, which is where she spends all of her time; she wants EVERYTHING she ever might use to be within arm's reach while she lays in bed, so her nightstand is so crammed with crap that I cannot even set a cup down without making room, then try to not knock anything off, i don't want to do anything with it so cluttered and it looks terrible. She said that is the way she wants it, and for me to just worry about myself and not her things! Ooh, i how i wanted to say, "OK!," then take off somewhere peaceful and serene. My siblings are able to work full-time, go on long vacation cruises, be spontaneous and are thoughtful enough to tell us all about it--they even invited us once . . . but it fell thru. Yep, I am being me--a smart ars. It is true, from all appearances, they don't give it a second thought to talk about items they have purchased, whatever. I have learned that these people (my family, since my daddy passed away 3 yrs ago) are truly clueless that I may envy that they are still able to live semi-normal, productive lives, which is something that is foreign to me after 20+ years of caregiving my mother (mommy dearest). The change in the mum who brought me up and the female dog I know now is hard to phathom; I never saw sides of her that I see now, when my dad and she were married (35 yrs). Had she picked him over smoking, instead of choosing cigarettes over him, my life would have certainly been a lot different--I have to say for the better--but, who really knows for sure. I enjoyed living my own life for about 37 years, and things seem to have gone downhill since I gave it up, retiring at age 50 and drawing a welfare pension now. A homeowner since age 23, I am no longer because mumsy decided to sell via reverse mortgage. I signed a quitclaim since I could certainly not make house payments on my meager income. I now look forward to life in the big city, or should I say on the big city--streets when she goes. We put our life savings down on the home, 70 miles away from anyone I was close to, in 2007. You know the rest, buying in 2007 says it all. $250,000 down the old toilet. I didn't really want to buy at that time, but felt I had no choice with mom being disabled, a travel trailer was out of the question. and I never dreamed in my worst nightmare that the economy would take the dump that it has. When dad passed, mom's income doubled; when I retired, my income was cut by about 70%. She insists on holding on to her little nest egg, which keeps her from qualifying for Medicaid, which keeps me from being paid by the gov't; but do you think she would offer to pay me a meager salary for around-the-clock care? Hello. After a humiliating time, with me insisting that she share the wealth, she finally broke down and reluctantly is paying me a fraction of what she would be paying an outsider. Of course, she likes to throw it in my face that she now "gives" me money. I had a pretty nice savings and retirement fund going for myself prior to the co-habitation, so my money lasted me/us up until the 2007 downfall. I carried her for the most part until 2008 when dad left us--I think it was pretty thoughtless of him to do that! hehe, but I sure miss him, most every day; he was my rock and he and my youngest sister who suffers cerebral palsy since birth are the only family members I like to be around. Now, with 70 mi between us, I rarely see that sis because I have been the only one to visit her, bring her home on week-ends once a month, since dad remarried and lived out of state. This is awful long, sorry, but it is not required reading; I just had to let it out and am now having a good cry. Thank you for letting me share a very sad story with you.

BTW, when I read posts about narcissistic care recipients, does it sound like anybody in my story fits into that category?

Janet,it amazed me you still have a sense of humor, but guess you will either be laughing or crying, or both. If I had to count on my family, son included, I'd be up Sh*t Creek.... so, like you, I just fine tuned my humor to see me thru things I have no control over...
And maybe living in the 'streets' of the big city wil be very liberating... you'll have your own shopping cart, have your own cardboard box, your own 12 layer of clothes, you can mumble and laugh hystericaly if someone tries to bother you, and you may just have some peace of mind...And just think of all the interesting people you will meet... I may just join you... At least we will be free. hugs to you lady and thank you for sharing.. don't cry too long, it makes your eyes red and puffy..

Seeme-sounds like a good start to the situation, with the sibs all agreeing. Blessings.
Janet-thank you for sharing. You sound like an amazing woman.
Vic-Glad Dad is doing better. Hope you get some decent sleep. Hugs.
LD-if you're free tomorrow, wanna mop at my house??? LOL Sounds like a good day. And you're right, I bet she really did enjoy getting out and walking around.
Ladee-I wish I would have read your post this morning, maybe I would have looked harder for something to salvage this awful day.
Mom started again first thing this morning, demanding to see the FB post. I said NO. That was cool, maybe that was the good thing. Told her to drop it, it was over and wasn't about her anyway. That set the tone for the day at the hospital...walking away from me so fast the nurse didn't even know I was with her, snide/short comments, no conversation. Ended with me asking her if I'd done something to upset her. It was a real question...I would have fixed whatever I could. Her very nasty, dramatic, while rolling her eyes (I wish you all could have heard it, but most of you will know what I mean) reply was "I love you very much." How awful that a person could take those words and make them into something so hurtfull! Dad took me home then. It wasn't worth staying just making her madder. And it killed time for him, instead of just sitting there. He said it was a very long ride home with her. So he's in the doghouse too.
It should have been a happy day being the last chemo. But she wouldn't let it be. I took the day off work to be with her. And the IV broke, so she didn't get the whole treatment anyway. She starts radiation in 3 weeks. More fun to come.
Thanks for letting me vent. I was looking forward to a good day, but it wasn't meant to be. Hubby did suggest ordering delivery for dinner after he heard my story, so that was 2 good things. What a wasted day, almost.
Good night, and better tomorrows.

Good Morning Posse!

Reading everyone's posts this morning and just amazed at the strong women here.....I thought I had it bad with the col and her eye rolling, playing in poop and insisting she could drive just fine............

janet since you are the main care giver for your mom, have arrangements been made for POA or other means to manage your mom's affairs when she can't? Try to make some time for yourself....it doesn't have to be anything more than walk outside and read....but get away from Mom! It's frustrating how they can act like an itch that starts where you can't reach it...and the itching just gets worse and worse.
notlike.....don't you just want to reach up and pinch them when they start that eye-rolling? The col started that with me....the first time Target saw it....ooh he wasn't happy. Is your mom's behavior toward you caused by her illness or does she just have a mean streak? Give hubby a hug for suggesting delivery.....hope today is better for you.
burned....hope the birthday celebration was a success!
ladee...when you and janet take off for the streets find me a cart too.....I want to go, but we have to make sure we have a warm climate....I don't do cold weather anymore...lol....and we'll need a separate cart for all the rocks we'll be picking up along the way.
Vic...glad to hear Dad's iron level is good.....maybe he will feel better not having to go to the doctor so often and I know it will help you. I usually start to get restless this time of year also....wanting to get out but knowing it's just not quite warm enough to do anything yet. Could you and hubby maybe take a couple of days and get away?

Going to go pick up my new eyes today and Target wants to have lunch and go snoop around the new casino in the area.....hope everyone has a pleasant day and please try to take a few moments for yourself!

Happy Trails,
Jam

Well dad hasn't felt good for the past couple of days. He told sis yesterday that he thought he needed some antibiotics or to go to the doctor. So i called one of the drs and they called in some bactermia. Then sis tells me this morning that last night he coughed up some blood. His mucus has been dark brown and a terrible smell to it. Yuck!!! He is eating breakfast right now. So I'll see how today goes.... Love and hugs to you all stormyyyy

Notlike, it was really still a great day... for one thing you told her NO, and it was none of her business anyway... so she's mad, what else is new???
When I had the talk with Marie last week, told her I wasn't walking on egg shells anymore... she has actually been human, until lunch today, did her hateful critical voice about it... I just looked at her and said, " why don't you ground me and not let me cook for a week, that'll teach me"... of course she didn't think it was funny but Sonny and I did...no way was I going to apologize for the lunch when she had me doing three things at once... one meal out of a hundred isnt bad....excuse me, I just figured up how many meals I have cooked since being there at least 540, so f^^king what.... just felt good to not be upset....
I am sorry that she takes it out on you, and your dad is a big boy, he can handle himself with her.... you didn't do anything wrong, and I'm sorry you didn't get to have the day you thought it was going to be.... you are loved, you are a great daughter, and you are not alone.... hugs to you...
More later, laying this aching back down for a little while... love ya'll

Dearest Janetrose,
You could be describing my life. Right now I'm sitting here in tears wondering if I'm doing the right thing or not. I've decided to take my mom home tomorrow. She is still able to take care of herself and misses her kitty and I'm at the point where I can't take the mood swings and my impatience. My son and sister have called me every name in the book and threatened to report me to Adult Protective Services for gross neglect!! The thing is, they don't know that their case Worker has been on my side from the beginning! I'm so torn as to what to do! The guilt is making me sick. My nerves are frazzled. I don't know if she'll stay hydrated (a huge issue), whether she'll eat if I'm not there, but I have to give her a try. Nobody and I mean nobody has helped me at all. I took her in after she had carotid artery surgery when nobody else offered and now, I am the bad guy for making "terrible" decisions. I don't know what to do any more. I'm so depressed and sad and actually look forward to my part time job! Work has been slow and sporadic which hasn't helped either. Financially, it's been hard on me. I just wish I knew what to do and what is the right thing for my mom. I hope and pray she'll be safe and happy. That's all I ever wanted. I don't want applause or ovations for what I've done, I just want my family members to realize I've done everything I could without their help, just their opinions. I'll keep you posted, if I make it through tomorrow!!!! HUGS!

cindy, you'll get thru tomorrow, you've gotten thru all the other days. And no one but you can make this decision. It's not like you are doing a drive by and shoving her out of the car... you said you'd see how this works out... you have left your door open... but if you are waiting for the family to show any kind of support , well, you already have that answer.. I feel bad for you that you are even in the position to have to make this decision by yourself.... but give it a try.. you need the break and your mom needs to be home. So see how it works, if she does have to come back, then you'll cross that bridge when you get to it...
Make sure she has what she needs at her house, call and remind her to drink plenty of fluids, take a deep breath... and the family will be upset..so what... as long as the case worker is in agreement, then the family is only making noise.
Best of luck to you, prayers and angels, and let us know how things go... hugs

And thanks Jam, yes I would need an extra basket for the rocks... I can just see a convoy of homeless caregivers... what a fierce bunch that would be.... we'd have to push each other sometimes, but my ass is too big and my legs to fat to fit in the little seat, so we'd have to improvise... God knows we are a bunch of enterprising and imaginative folks, so it would look like the circus has come to town...
But we'd be laughing for a change...and I really don't think anyone would bother us, at least for the first few months... we'd still have the 'scowl' on our faces...We could have contests by the fire to see whose back hurts the worst, but telling ya'll now, I AIN'T COOKING.... if it doesn't come from the soup kitchen, ya'll are out of luck.... and no one would get to criticize or ridicule or roll their eyes. And we'd all have to be in charge of changing our own pants....
Just picture us going into Goodwill for our summer wardrobes.... I want anything that is loud, has sequins, glows in the dark.... come on ya'll I know you have something to add... let's get this clown car rolling.... love ya'll

Cindy-Blessings and hugs to you. You can do what needs to be done.
Ladee-As always, your posts remind me I am loved. I can't say thank you enough.
Jam-Mom has a mean streak a mile wide. I've spent years learning to be myself, now I get to learn how to deal with her at close quarters without becoming her.
I got tired of feeling sorry for myself all day. Even sat in the park after work just to think before coming home. So I told Mom how I felt about yesterday. I went back and forth between being sincere and just saying some things that were true, but not nice. Figure if I'm going to get in trouble no matter what, I might as well make it worth it. I feel better, and not like such a door mat. It probably won't make any real difference in the long run, but at least I'm not sitting here again feeling like a fool for putting up with her meaness. And I didn't even puke! LOL
Clown train...hmm. We'll look pretty funny toting all the dog houses and cat carriers. We've got alot of pets, and we treat them right! So here's this bunch of bag ladies with pampered pooches and king kitties, strolling along. We're strolling - the pets are riding in decked out shopping carts!
Good night, and better tomorrows.

Notlike, I am so proud of you.... YEEE HAAAA... that's Texan for you did good....
And your right, it won't change your mom... but now she knows you are going to say something... just like with Marie... the talk with her was not to try and change HER, but to give her a heads up that I was going to start speaking up when shes taking her life problems out on me...and you didn't even puke.... so it means it was time to stand up for yourself... this woman lives in your home.... she doesn't have to like what is happening in her life, but like Marie she has choices on how to handle it...and for every action there is a consequence, regardless of who you are...it can be a good consequence, seeing a smile on someones face because you said or did something thoughtful, or it can be the person you are abusing standing up for themselves....I want to tell Marie sometimes that my name isn't WELCOME and I am not here for you to step on...
So very proud of you girl, and you are NOTHING like your mom.... you and Vic are my inspiration on many days whethere either of you know it...
And yes, the pets.... Lord what a sight we are going to be.... but a 'happy' sight, and God knows we've earned it.... love ya, hugs to you and angels to help you to take the steps neccessary to continue on this part of your journey....

Good Morning Posse!

I'm adding a WOOTWOOT to ladee's YEEHAAAAAA........my goodness girls I'm very proud of you for standing up for yourselves!
cindy....if sis and son don't like that Mom is going home by her own wishes, perhaps they would like her moved to their homes or perhaps one of them would like to move in with Mom to take care of her. Sure we're all living proof that some elderly shouldn't be living on their own, but why some people think that when you reach a certain age you shouldn't be allowed to breath on your own............as ladee said if later on Mom is not able to care for herself then you can deal with that. Maybe you can sweetly suggest to sis that if she has so many opinions then she must be wanting to take on the care giver role. Enjoy your job and now just think of all the time you are going to have to be yourself again....that's what I am doing now......somewhere in the last 2 years I went away and I'm now working on finding ME.....
notlike....mom isn't going to change this late in the game but at least now you know you can stand up for yourself and not stand still for any berating over unmopped floors or the wrong bowl!
Maybe seeme can talk to Kathy about keeping the CLOWN TRAIN fed......now we need to decide where we're going to push our carts....any ideas?

Sending hugs and love and peace of mind today as you go about doing what needs to be done..........

Happy Trails,
Jam

Good morning all, hopefully this post will get thru, have lost the last two... love ya'll , ttyl...

Hello Everyone. Just checking in a minute. I am doing ok. It is still a challenge every day to deal with my parents, still a challenge to find a job, still a challenge to keep looking on the faith side. Things will work out eventually. Some times you just have to keep putting one foot in front of the other-kind of like hiking a rough hike up a mountain. Eventually though, if you keep going you will reach the goal. When I hike these beautiful mountains I find sometimes that the path is very difficult-rocky, steep, wet, slippery, muddy-whatever. But if I keep my mind on the beauty the other stuff doesn't matter. In this care giving walk when the road gets rough, I keep my mind on the ones who come along to help-the little "beauties" friends, a smile from a stranger, simple pleasures, the Unseen Hand that guides, all the little beauties that make the challenges bearable. Even this forum is a little beauty-a place of help, comfort and refuge. Take heart every one of you who are feeling discouraged and overburdened. You aren't alone, your life is graced with beauty. You are beautiful-in the service to others, in your faithful care, in what you bestow. And you are a "beauty" to some one today. Have a great day every one!

Speaking of ...my sister called me selfish ...of all things when I gave her money for rent and stuff etc back indy. I told her i am not gonna push the issue with my wedding dress and not to contact me. I am tired of her narrowmindedness and extreme narcissim ...i do not want her drama and she thinks its a competition ...everyone gets sick but she needs to get over her attitude and make adjustment...worst of all she needs to get some self realization and get out of her fantasy world that she accuses me of being in. She wants me to care about her situation when she doesnt give a damn except what her drama is. One the upside I will have life insurance here and hopefully the ssa letter be in the mail...I am just sick of it and yet i am the one bad one as usual but i could care less what family thinks and family is all relative ...blood use to stick together not be ridiculous.

Well dad turned 79 today. Didn't know what in the world to get him, what do you get someone that has everything? So i just picked him up a bird feeder and a hummingbird feeder, a card and i am making him a pizza. He likes watching the birds out of his den window so i thought i would add another one to his collection. He still doesn't feel all that great but i think the meds are helping some, his mucus is still pretty dark and he has been coughing up these terrible looking mucus plugs one was black yesterday. Yuck!!! Well i will chat with ya'll later. hugs stormyyyy

Here's a story I heard from a radio pastor lately. Hopefully, I will get it all down succinctly and you here will find a little bit to laugh about this evening. Ok. Here goes. A pastor's little kitty went up a tree. It was one of those sapling trees-too tall for the kitty to climb back down from and to willowly for a person to climb up. The pastor had this idea to tie a rope to the sapling and then to the bumper of his car. In doing so it was his hope that he could bend the tree just enough to rescue the kitty. After tying the rope to tree and bumper he then drove ever so slowly bending the tree-but then just when he was able to see that the kitten was in reach-the rope broke! The kitten was catapulted over two houses and beyond. The pastor was horrified! He looked for the kitty but nothing-no sight of him any where in the neighborhood. A week goes by and sadly the pastor realizes that some mistakes just can't be undone and he gives up looking for the kitty. One day he was in the grocery store and sees one of his parishoners buying cat food. This was strange as the woman always said she would NEVER own a cat. So the pastor approached her and asked if she had a change of heart. Pastor, she said, you will not believe what I am going to tell you-but I saw it with my own eyes. One day last week my little girl asked me for a kitten. I told her No unless God sends you one-you will never have a cat in this house! Well pastor, the woman continued, my little girl went out into the yard and kneeled down, folded her hands and prayed for God to send her a kitten. Pastor, I saw it with my own eyes or I wouldn't have believed it. But out of the sky flew a little kitten landing right in front of my little girl! God sent my little girl a kitten!

My fellow caregivers, sometimes what seems to be disasterous sometimes turns out to be wonderful. You never know when a "catapulted kitten" just might become an answer to prayer. Night All. Hope you all had a blessed day!