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ladee lol lots of great images floating through my mind now - and moose eyes for supper starri ! lol

gary is fun and a great story teller - recently he stopped by a farmhouse to get to know the people there as he had pastured some horses nearby - he knocked on the door - a voice with a thick russian accent said " Coome in! I Russian, I no spik english, I alcoholic - you wanna beer?

he says he is going to boil pronghorn heads soon so I will take a pic of them - think he is happy to have a woman who doesn't freak out about them - just heard we may be going camping to another a**end of AB - AB has many of them - better get out the WD40 and oil my joints. Climbing in and out of a tent - especially in the middle of the night when u have to pee is not easy - last time we went to inflatable mattress didn't inflate lordy i will be 74 soon!!! he is just a baby at 60

texas here I come - he would be right at home there - grew up rasing cattle, won prises for bullriding, and it isn't summer until it hits the 90's = he loves the heat
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We just want to scare them, not kill them..................on second thought I'm really starting to like that hiding by the bed......the col has plenty of room between the wall and the bed. I wonder what UPS charges to ship antlers?
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I don't know what they would charge, but I'll pay shipping if you make a u-tube video..lol... had not thought about putting them on us, would work I believe...at least make us feel good..being silly
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That's not being silly, it's call therapy !!!
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Emjo, you are sooo crazy!!! I don't need any cow patties right now, but thanks for the offer got enough sh#$ to deal with I don't want to add to it. Connor(little red) would have a ball with them patties I'm sure. Chasing me around the house with them!!! Yuck! I don't want no more gross stuff to have to touch, handle, or see. I'm praying that dad can keep on going to the bathroom on his own. Because if he doesn't that's where Stormy DRAWS THE LINE!!!!! The only shit I plan to clean up is mine and little reds. I've already gone far beyond what I thought I could ever do with all this mucus mess. Cleaning out False Teeth!!! That is another one that turns my stomach. I almost have to go to the toilet to gag or throw up. Dad will be thinking up some crazy shit for me to do. And I'm like come on you got to be kidding me... Please, Please don't ask me to do that. Like having to get a washrag and clean out( now get this) HIS BELLYBUTTON!!!! Who cleans out their bellybutton? Brush his teeth with ground up food everywhere...ewww. And clean out his ears with a rag. And don't even get me started on the FEET!!!!
Jam I like that idea about hiding behind the bed but his would have to be behind his chair because that's where he stays at all the time. I might have to borrow those antlers if you get hold of some.
Starri let me know if you and Jam decide to make all of us a video.I'm sure it would be funny as sh#$ with you girls. Ya'll have had me cracking up and laughing today. Sorry if I grossed ya'll out to bad. I figured I should share some of the fun I have at dads. LOL. ((((HUGS)))))
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Ladeeda, "caregiver hell" so that's where I am!! hehe Stormy, don't worry about grossing us out. I think we are all some pretty tough one's. I did home care for 12 yrs for a hospice and I think I've seen it all.
Well, I'm gonna try a new recipe today, so I'll be back this evening, hopefully. I hope you all have a blessed Sunday.
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stormy......do you know about that wonderful procedure called "pillow therapy"? If not, I would be happy to explain it to you.

THE COL IS IN TIME-OUT FOR 25 YEARS! Screw the friggin fence around the yard.....I'm putting it around the walls of her house........I'm open to suggestions now please....................It's hotter than the hinges of Hades and I turned the sprinkler on to water the garden, oh around 45 min. I went out to turn it off, then thought I would check on the col and make sure she wasn't hungry, thirsty, whatever. I open the door and look at her and she's wet. Yep, she just had to have 2 PIECES OF LEAF LETTUCE. And then she starts telling me she's fine and doesn't need to change. I asked her what she thought would have happened if she had fallen and couldn't get up.............oh P----- (her dog) would pick me up, not good enough, tell me again what would have happened. Oh I would have called you. How could we have heard you when you were outside on the other side of the house and I never thought for one iota of a second that she would walk right out there in the sprinkler! I told her she is grounded to the inside of her house.....a ball and chain maybe? Then when I told HER SON he just sits there and laughs. I guess after it's all said and done, it is kind of funny. But she's still in time-out. I really need those antlers..................
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I'd put col on one point and Target on the other to even it out.........call it rectal therapy..........
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Jam never heard of the pillow procedure. But you sure have peaked my interest... Please tell me more!!!!! I'm at home today because the baby is sick and he is asleep now we didn't get alot of sleep last night. And now I've got to wake him up and drag him over to dads to do the feeding tube thing, check sugar, insulin, change canula and suction him and hopefully that is all and we can come back home and not get hung up over there. I'll read about the pillow procedure when I get back Jam maybe in a hour or so....LOVE!!!
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As per my suggestion, it will now be called "antler therapy"... when the col tries something, just ask her , "now do you really want me to get the antlers?"
Really officer, I don't know why her heart stopped beating, we were just playing a game........and over she went....this is after the antlers are safely put away, you'll have time to do that before EMS gets there...
No officer I don't know why she has that look on her face, I could hear her screaming 'OH dear OH dear", ( when we all know she was screaming.... a deer, a deer) Maybe she was having a bad dream......
And yes Starri, this is how my mind works, when you suggested putting them on our elders, my mind went to putting them on us, think of the fun we could have....
And Jam, I don't think it would "exactly" be killing them, I lean more toward "over stimulation" and we had not been told of their recent heart condition complications...
They expect us to have a strong heart, strong stomach, strong back, so I think it is only fair that we get to have some fun sometimes..... they test the limits, I just feel that is what we would be doing..... testing their limits..... No??? No one ever lets me have any fun....I bet me coming in the door Monday morning with antlers on my head would get Marie up off her butt at least for a few minutes, Sonny would love it.. he'd want to put them on when we are in the yard picking up sticks.... and I would let him... just to watch Marie's eyes stick to her glasses....
Yes, I have officially entered the "dark side", it helps me to cope..... people may THINK they control us, but they can't stop what goes on in our minds.... deep sigh, I feel so much better... thanks for letting me share.... hugs.
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Or "rectal therapy" depending on what angle we come at them, or what they are doing when we decide to play..... And it will provide safe distance when we are changing pants... come on ya'll, think of the possibilities... the worst that is going to happen is we will hear " STEP AWAY FROM THE ANTLERS", no big deal, we've already been thru the worst and Seeme thinks jail is a spa, so we may as well take her word for it....anything to change our day to day scenery...
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LOL - Gary has a barn full of antlers somewhere - I should take orders lol - I will post pics of the pronghorn heads in my soup pot on facebook!

love the wild imaginations you all have!!! antler therapy!!!

hey don't think everyone else isn't thinking these things sometimes...just some have the courage to say them -

any of you related to jonathon winters by any chance?
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The first 15 should be free, then as it catches on, then charge for them, excuse the pun!!! I don't have the extra money to buy any and Styrofoam antlers just do not have the same "scare factor".... but tell Gary we are most interested....
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OMG......rectal therapy....I'm still rolling.......geez that's funny, especially the visual.....
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hmmm - you would like the mule/white tail cross ones - they have an extra spike on them and though smaller the pronghorns have a nice curve to them...
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There ya go Jam, and they do stuff in hospitals that are a lot more scary so yes, let's get a patent on that,,, I think there is one already on pillows,,, but Gary could be setting on (again, excuse the pun) a medical gold mine.....
On many occasions we have asked our friends on AC if they got up and strapped their pillows on like a six gun..... yes, it gets twisted, and a tad too far out there at times, but that's what happens in Caregiver Hell.....
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Just thought of something tho, since my charge broke my leg I am a little off balance, now what are the odds I would trip, antlers get twisted and I impaled MYSELF..... Gary must put a disclaimer on all antlers.... and those of you who knew Ruth, knew she would rip those things off my head and do ME some serious damage, God I miss her...
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here you are - mule deer/white tail cross - load up your holsters with that

the pronghorns are on my other computer -

nothing like as far out, ladee, as what you gals go through sometimes - truth really is stranger than fiction
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Ruth would probably have gone for the rectal therapy!
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Whatever would cause the most pain to the caregiver... yep, you're right....
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ladee it is strange that out of all these funnies and laughs you are feeling the missing of Ruth

several times the last few days i have laughed out loud for a while and then broke into tears over Gordie - and that is a good thing - they are there inside bottled up anyway

jam - you have done that to me a couple of times too

the freewheeling is definitely therapeutic and feeling one emotion tends to bring out others - or at least I am experiencing that - it is like a therapy session - laughter is such a great stress reliever and caregivers do experience a ton of stress and pain

(((((((hugs))))))
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emjo, there are things that will bring out things about Ruth that makes me miss her. I have noticed I have been talking about her more... she passed away in May, it hasn't been that long, and I did love that mean old lady... It was her family that caused me more stress than she did and she was a hand full, I still live in her house, hence trying to get out of here and on my own. But I can not go in her room. It smells like her and so many memories in that room....I shut the ac vents off in her room and bathroom, and have not been back in there since.... I hope that people don't think "paid" caregivers do not love some of their charges... no some things about some of them we don't like, but that is called life... but there has to be a heart set to be in this business and don't know on any given day if I was blessed or cursed... guess it depends on the day..... I do know that I am burnt out, had to go to work too soon after Ruth died... thank God Sonny is a dream to take care of, and most of the time I can ignore Marie's constant harping and complaining.. I can tell you if you weren't already a student of human nature, this job will make you one.. There are so many things "family" can say, do and get away with, that a paid caregiver would be fired for... always walking that fine line and staying professional takes it's toll just as being with a charge 24/7, which I was with Ruth....and still had to stay professional... I realized this week that I do need a break, a vacation, different scenery, and to not be stressed over money every single day.... so even if I could get off, I couldn't spend any money for fear I would not be able to pay my bills.... just a double edged sword sometimes.... but, I put my big girl panties on, put one foot in front of the other, and keep heading toward the future.. I can persevere if nothing else... and I am sorry still for the loss of your son... that will never go away, never.. so happy we could make you laugh a little today, that is my saving grace, seeing the humor in things..... hugs to you
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Hi everyone. I'm so tired, but this time it's because I had too much fun. My mom and little sister came to visit, and my sis and I went to the county fair, then today, I permanently dyed her hair blue without telling anyone, lol. We also dyed half the house blue in the process. Lucky for me I got the dye cleaned off everything before Grama noticed. Her hair looks kewl too.
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Jam, OMG I am soo loving the pillow procedure. That is too funny!!!! LMAO!!!! You girls are so crazy.... (((((Hugs)))))
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really tired tonite - will be back tomorrow ♥
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Life is a crock of sh*t. I wasted time having dreams, then I realized I'll never do the things people my age do, like have children. By the time I'm done here I'll be too old to have kids. Just a wasted life. I don't think I'm coming back here, people who need support are people who have hope and I have no reason to have any hope. Thanks for the friendships, even though they were short lived.
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Stormy when you get frustrated with your dad, just think about wearing those antlers and holding a pillow. You will start to smile and people will think you're crazy and will leave you alone. And who knows, maybe you could go to seeme's spa for a vacation......:)

Love ya,
Jam
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Well he**, just lost my entire post. Deb, there is hope and you deserve to have a life, I'm going to share with you what has been shared with me, "What would they do if you were not there?" if you walked out the door today and got hit by a bus, what would they do? As much as we would like to think that we can not be lived without, the truth of the matter is we can be replaced...just like a job you get fired from or quit, they can hire someone new to take your place. We've been taught all our lives that if we do not take care of someone else, we are being self centered and selfish, we're not. We have to recognize our own limitations

There is a way to find someone to help you, it's just a matter of digging, till you find it, kinda like finding things on the computer, you have to find different ways of phrasing it till you find what you are looking for. First place to start was your mom, they are her parents. She chose to refuse, ok, now on to the next step, contact social services.. medicaid? medicare? one of them will pay for someone to come in and help you take care of them, I can't remember for the life of me which one, but I know that Mom was offered that care and didn't qualify as she didn't get which ever one that was the one that would pay for it, Does grampa or gramma get military benefits? if so, check with the VA about getting assistance, Help is out there, you just have to find out where to find the information.

I'm kinda like a pitbull on a bone, when it comes to somethings, like finding out information on what I am needing. Check with your local Churches, hospital, senior center, hospice, etc.. someone somewhere has the information you need.

I keep telling hubby that there is nothing in this world that is impossible, if it can be thought of, it can be done, might take a little while, but it can be done. Years ago, authors thought and wrote about space travel, and here we are today, been to the moon, building a space station and trying to figure out how to inhabit other planets. Eventually we will be living on other planets, maybe not in our life times, maybe not our children's, or theirs, but the human race will be living on another planet..

On to happier notes, Ladies you all crack me up, thanks for the laughs this morning, Jam, offer still stands, I will pay for shipping if you will make a u-tube.. Ladee, I love your sense of humor, warped kinda like mine. Do S.O's qualify for pillow therapy as well?

Debating on another cup of coffee or getting some laundry together and take to Mom's and do it there while I am working on getting more stuff packed up. Coffee I think wins out for now..
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anyone want a dog? lol, those mutt's of mine seem to think that just going out on the deck and coming back in qualifies getting a treat, don't work that way, get off the deck, do your business, and then we will discuss a treat.

The cat will come in and insist on getting her treats, she'll eat if I escort her to her food bowl, and then she'll turn around and come in and start bugging me till I feed the dogs so that she can get in their food bowls, made her mad the other day, took and tossed her out of the house.

The two dogs will back out of their food bowls if she comes and sticks her head in there.. they cleaned out their food bowls when I had tossed her out, let her back in after they had finished and first thing she does is run for their bowls...bless her heart they were empty.. I got the evil eye for that one.

Hope that you all have peaceful easy days..
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Debbie, sorry you feel that way. Sounds like you are in the black hole. I guess things didn't go well with your mom? I thought you were having fun when you told us about the kewl blue hair.....what happened? I really enjoyed all the antler chatter. I was tired cause I forgot to give mom her melatonin the night before and she had me up every hour to hr and a half. Then I tried to super clean the master bathroom and the 10 ft ceilings and mom yelling for me were almost my undoing. I almost broke the vent fan in the bath trying to get it down and hang on at the same time. I just couldn't bring myself to get on that 4th step. Hubby was working on his truck and I didn't want to bother him. Everytime I found myself on that 4th step of the ladder, I had to go to the bathroom. Kinda funny....

Not done in the bathroom, but Kathy wants to tackle the living/dining area. Won't get far with having to take everything out of 2 cabinets and washing it. I haven't had a spring/fall cleaning like this done in 5 years. Guess I'll get the jukebox going and we can really get some stuff done. Yea, it's a real Rock-ola that has 45's and nothing newer than 1958 in it. So I can Sam Cooke and Brooks Benton and Clarence Carter my way through those rooms.

Did I tell you we are now counting down ---only 3 days left to the doctor visit that will give us options on surgery.....or not. And this whole week is going to be at or near 100.

Hope everyone manages to stay cool and have a good day...............
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